Jan 5 (Catherine) "Kitty" Cheatham, American folk singer and children's music singer-songwriter, dies at 81 Jan 7 Adamo Didur, Polish operatic bass singer (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1908-32), dies at 71 Jan 17 Gottfried Rudinger, German composer, dies at 59 Jan 18 Feliks Nowowiejski, Polish organist and composer, dies at 68 Jan 29 Sidney Jones, British conductor and composer (The Geisha, A Gaiety Girl), dies at 84 Dec 1945 Deaths in Music by Year Feb 1946 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers