Dec 12 Joseph Gibbs, English composer and organist, dies at 88 Dec 14 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 Dec 25 John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40 Nov 1788 Deaths in Music by Year Jan 1789 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers