Sep 5 Al Killian, American big band and swing jazz trumpeter, and occasional bandleader, murdered by his landlord at 33 Sep 11 Rudolf Palm, Curaçaoan pianist and composer, dies at 70 Sep 15 Vojtěch Říhovský, Czech composer, dies at 79 Aug 1950 Deaths in Music by Year Oct 1950 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers