Mar 2 Charlie Christian, American jazz and swing guitarist (Benny Goodman Sextet), dies of tuberculosis at 25 [1] Mar 4 Yuliya Veysberg, Russian composer, dies at 62 Mar 12 Enric Morera i Viura, Spanish musician and composer, dies at 76 Mar 15 Alexander von Zemlinsky, Austrian composer, conductor, and arranger (The Mermaid; Lyric Symphony), dies from a stroke at 70 [1] Mar 20 Theodoro Valcarcel, composer, dies at 41 Mar 20 Vasily Kalafati, Russian composer (Cygany), dies in the siege of Leningrad during World War II at 73 Feb 1942 Deaths in Music by Year Apr 1942 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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