Aug 5 Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies of a heart attack at 46 Aug 9 Marion Eugene Bauer, American composer, dies at 57 Aug 28 Bob Gordon, American cool jazz baritone saxophonist, dies in a car accident at 27 Jul 1955 Deaths in Music by Year Sep 1955 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers