ON THIS DAY IN 1972 - BERRY OAKLEY DIES FOLLOWING MOTORCYCLE CRASH

On this day in 1972 – Berry Oakley dies following motorcycle crash

On this day in 1972 – The Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley was killed when his motorcycle hit a bus at the same intersection as former band member Duane Allman, who had died a year earlier. Oakley was 24 years old.

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