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Musicians Who Died in June 1966

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  • Jun 1 Papa Jack Laine, American musician and pioneering bandleader, dies at 92
  • Jun 6 Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash at 27
  • Jun 12 Hermann Scherchen, German conductor (Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, 1922-50), and music theorist (Lehrbuch des Dirigierens -Treatise on Conducting), dies at 74
  • Jun 12 Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), dies at 81
  • Jun 16 German Galynin, Russian composer, dies at 44
  • Jun 19 Marjan Kozina, Slovene composer, dies at 59
  • Jun 29 Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, dies at 82


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