Feb 2 Richard Würz, German composer, and music critic, dies at 79 Feb 13 Jerry Burke, American easy-listening pianist and organ player (Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 1934-65), dies of cancer at 53 Feb 14 Désiré Inghelbrecht, French composer, conductor and writer, dies at 84 Nat King Cole (1919-1965) Feb 15 American jazz pianist and pop vocalist ("Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa"), dies of cancer at 49 Jan 1965 Deaths in Music by Year Mar 1965 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers