Oct 11 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, Russian-Soviet composer, dies at 64 Oct 23 Ralph Rainger [Reichenthal], American song and film composer (Thanks for the Memory; Love In Bloom), dies in a plane crash at 41 Aug 1942 Deaths in Music by Year Nov 1942 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers