Nigeria, Aug. 31 -- . In memory of Dolly Parton

When the king of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, died on 2 August, 1997, the world stood still. He had conquered the music world from Africa, reinventing African jazz in his own unique way and wielding his lyrics as a weapon of social emancipation.

Michael Jackson's death on 25 June, 2009, also shook the world, especially considering that he was at the height of his glory and only 50 years old. The King of Pop redefined the concept of dancing, revolutionising James Brown's electric moves with a touch of the extraterrestrial.

Famous Deaths

The revolving door between mortality and the hereafter has hosted many notable passers-through in the last 15 years: Amy Winehouse, 2011; Whitney Housto...