May 2 Tadeusz Jarecki, Polish composer and conductor, dies at 66 May 4 George Enesco, Romanian violinist, conductor, and composer (Romanian Dances), dies at 73 May 17 Francesco Balilla Pratella, Italian composer, dies at 75 May 25 Wardell Gray, American swing and bebop jazz tenor saxophonist, dies at 34 May 31 Raoul Gunsbourg, French composer, impresario and opera director (Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 1892-1951), dies at 95 Apr 1955 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1955 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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