May 2 Tomás Vačkář, Czech composer, dies at 17 May 5 Heinrich Gebhard, German-born American composer, dies at 84 May 6 Ted Weems [Wemyes], American jazz trombonist, violin player and big band bandleader (Somebody Stole My Girl; Heartache), dies of emphysema at 61 May 12 Stanisław Wiechowicz, Polish composer, dies at 69 May 24 Elmore James, American blues slide guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 45 May 28 Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, Soviet composer, dies at 60 Apr 1963 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1963 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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