May 7 Bertha "Chippie" Hill, American blues and vaudeville singer (King Oliver's Jazz Band), struck and killed by a car in New York City at 45 May 17 Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 May 26 Antonina Nezhdanova, Russian soprano (Bolshoi Theater), dies at 77 Apr 1950 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1950 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers