1987 Kenny Price, American country singer ("Walking on New Grass"; "Happy Tracks"), dies of a heart attack at 56
1991 Jeri Southern [Genevieve Hering], American jazz singer ("You Better Go Now"; "Joey"), dies of a heart attack at 64
1993 Kenny Drew, American-Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64
2005 Little Milton [James Milton Campbell], American blues singer and guitarist ("Grits Ain't Groceries"), dies at 70
2005 Nick Perito, American pianist, accordion player, arranger and orchestra leader (Perry Como; Muzak; The Don Knotts Show), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 81
2006 John Locke, American rock keyboardist (Spirit -"I Got A Line On You"), dies of cancer at 62
2007 Lee Hazlewood, American country singer and songwriter ("Summer Wine"; "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"), dies of renal cancer at 78
2009 Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), dies at 82
2015 Gerd Natschinski, German composer, dies at 86
2016 Patrice Munsel [Munsil], American operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1943-58; Patrice Munsel Show), dies at 91
2022 Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), dies at 87
2023 John Gosling, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks, 1970-78 - "Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), dies at 75
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