I think I would like to hear what Janis would be doing.
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There are quite a few, but if I had to pick one I think it would be Nick Drake.
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Wow. There are a lot of great candidates. But I think I’d choose Hendrix.
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Amy Winehouse …
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I’ll second that one.
I thought about Joplin, Hendrix, Morrison. But, IMO, they were already losing mojo before their deaths. Could always have changed, I realize. But Winehouse died in her prime with only two studio albums. She had a jazz/r&b blend with expressiveness and phrasing that was just stunning. I would love to hear what would have been next.
There is a posthumous album - Lioness: Hidden Treasures - that has some excellent tracks and worth a listen.
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Ian Curtis.
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Phil Lynott
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Jeff Buckley
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Robert Johnson
That’s a tough question, Phil Lynott for sure, Bon Scott another. Kurt would be one as well and I would love to have seen what the Manic Street Preachers would have been like with Richey as I haven’t liked anything they have done since he disappeared.
So I’ll go with Richey James Edwards.
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Actually I will also choose the Stone Roses, their music definitely died prematurely 
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Jim Morrison is a good choice. So is Duane Allman. But my pick would be Ronnie Van Zant. Who knows what Lynyrd Skynyrd might have done if that plane doesn’t crash…
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John Lennon for me and a double album naturally.
.sjb
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Walter Becker
Stevie Ray Vaughn
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Rory Gallagher
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I guess anyone that passed away even 1 year before they should have died “prematurely”…
I suspect the idea was to name artists that died young AND had there best years ahead of them, not behind them…
I viewed 67 years old as being a bit premature, but I’m sure some of those could have been dog years with the rock star life.
I guess I should have put Karen Carpenter 
Mark Hollins.
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I have no idea who that is…enlighten me.