Aug 3 Edward "Corky" Cornelius, American jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman; Gene Krupa), dies of kidney failure at 28 Aug 12 Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 Aug 23 Paul Zilcher, German pianist, composer, and piano teacher, dies at 88 Jul 1943 Deaths in Music by Year Sep 1943 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers