Of all the musicians that died early, which one would you really want to bring back to life in their day. Let's set a guideline that they had to be 35 or younger, and have played on no more than 4 albums. I'll start:
1st: Jim Croce. why? His only 2 records were chock full of songs that we all know and sing along to this day. His musicality and lyricism are at the pinnacle of singer/songwriter craft.
close 2nd: Bradley Nowell of Sublime.
Quoted from bigehrl:Shannon Hoon - Blind Melon
Wow, forgot about this one. good selection!
Quoted from Dayhuff:Andrew Wood--Mother Love Bone
I must give a listen....never heard of that band.
Quoted from dothedoo:1st: Cliff Burton - Metallica
2nd: Randy Rhoads - Quiet Riot and Ozzy
+1 I have a feeling Cliff Burton was far more important in the early development of Metallica songs than anyone gives credit for. I'm pretty sure Hetfield has said the same. There are early videos of them playing with him on Youtube, you can easily see how great he was even though he has no problem being behind the limelight. Who knows where they might have gone with him, they were (and still are) fantastic in the early days, but the newer stuff can be a bit uneven, depending on your tastes.
Quoted from StoneyCreek:I must give a listen....never heard of that band.
Yeah check them out, the origins of Pearl Jam. Plus some where's theirs a interview with Andrew sitting in a bar with a Blackout game right behind him. 
John
Quoted from StoneyCreek:and have played on no more than 4 albums.
Sorry about not following the OP's rules but I can't help myself:
1- Keith Moon
2- Jim Morrison
The original rule of 4 albums does make sense with the OPs original idea. Otherwise, you could just talk about all of those who died young. And that means one thing: Hendrix.
Quoted from xsvtoys:The original rule of 4 albums does make sense with the OPs original idea.
Not many answers here are following OPs 'rule' even Croce had 5 studio albums.
Hoon and Curtis are solid answers. Jerry Garcia probably played on closer to 104 studio albums
Quoted from CrazyLevi:The big bopper
falco
Sylvester
Peter “James” Bond
“Smoking” Joe Frazier
+1 on the Big Bopper, the the others not so much.
Falco=40
Sylvester=41
the other two are a research project. although a quick search on Peter Bond reveals that he retired after 10 years and is still alive?
Quoted from boscokid:Not many answers here are following OPs 'rule' even Croce had 5 studio albums.
guilty! I missed the first two records that didn't chart at all.
Quoted from StoneyCreek:+1 on the Big Bopper, the the others not so much.
Falco=40
Sylvester=41
the other two are a research project. although a quick search on Peter Bond reveals that he retired after 10 years and is still alive?
I didn't like your dumb ground rules so I made my own. Anybody born any time, real or fictional, who made records and died!
Peter "James" Bond was one of Spinal Tap's many drummers; I believe he died in a freak gardening accident. They were never the same without him.
Smoking Joe Frazier had golden pipes!
Quoted from boscokid:In before Levi posts a video of 'Party All The Time"
Oh shit
Yeah, both Eddie Murphy’s career and Rick James need immediate resurrection.
Quoted from boscokid:In before Levi posts a video of 'Party All The Time"
Even better, an all time classic
Went with Lemmy, but then saw the rules, and couldn't delete my post, so apologies for bending the rules... I'll still go with Lemmy.
Quoted from illawarra92:bon scott - ac/dc just weren't the same without him
Read somewhere that Brian Johnson has never done "It's a Long Way to the Top(If You Wanna Rock and Roll)out of respect to Scott
Quoted from boscokid:Read somewhere that Brian Johnson has never done "It's a Long Way to the Top(If You Wanna Rock and Roll)out of respect to Scott
I think the band just doesn’t want to hire a bagpipe player these days.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I think the band just doesn’t want to hire a bagpipe player these days.
I tease my wife I am gonna get some bagpipes just so I can play this song!
I can't believe no one has said Kurt Cobain
Others I'd like to see - I'll give y'all an eclectic mix
Amy Winehouse
Andrew Wood - I'll second his inclusion - he was such a huge part of the early grunge
Buddy Holly
Patsy Cline
Tupac (although he also did 5 albums)
Ronnie Van Zatt
and finally....
Hank Williams - although he was well above the 4 album cut-off.... but if he hadn't died he would have cut records for decades
Quoted from Dayhuff:Yeah check them out, the origins of Pearl Jam. Plus some where's theirs a interview with Andrew sitting in a bar with a Blackout game right behind him.
John
Here you go.
John
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