1985 Richard Yardumian, American composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68
1986 Richard E. Holz, American composer for brass band (Salvation Army), dies at 74
1990 Lew DeWitt, American country singer and composer (Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall"), dies of Crohn's disease complications at 52
1990 Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician (Kino), dies in a car accident at 28
1992 Jackie Edwards, Jamaican songwriter (Keep On Running), dies at 53 or 54
1995 Erbie Bowser, American blues and jazz pianist, dies at 77
1995 Jesse Thomas 'Babyface', American blues singer, dies at 84
2003 Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (Leevi and the Leavings), dies of a heart attack at 43
2004 Semiha Berksoy, Turkish operatic soprano (Istanbul Opera, 1940-72), dies of heart surgery complications at 94
2007 Dave Hassinger, American recording engineer and record producer, dies at 80
2007 Richard Bradshaw, British opera conductor (Canadian Opera Company, 1989-2007), dies of a heart attack at 63
2008 Jerry Wexler, American music producer who coined the term "rhythm and blues" (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan), dies from congestive heart failure at 91
2009 Jim Dickinson, American record producer (Mud Boy), dies at 67
2011 Betty Thatcher [Newsinger], English progressive rock lyricist (Renaissance - "Carpet of the Sun"; "Mother Russia"), dies of cancer at 67
2012 Bob Birch, American session and touring bassist (Elton John), commits suicide at 56
2014 Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), dies at 105
2016 Bobby Hutcherson, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player ("Little B's Poem"; SFJAZZ Collective), dies of emphysema at 75
2023 Joel Eric Suben, American conductor and composer, dies at 77