Musicians Who Died in 1967

Mar 6 Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, (Psalmus Hungaricus; Hary Janos), dies at 84
Mar 8 Herman "Ivory" Chittison, American jazz pianist (Harlem Rhythm Makers), dies at 58

Ina Boyle (1899-1967)

Mar 10 Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), dies of cancer at 68

Mar 10 Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and rebetiko musician, dies at about 82
Mar 11 Geraldine Farrar, soprano/actress (Such Sweet Compulsion), dies at 85
Mar 16 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80
Mar 18 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
Mar 24 Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, dies at 63 [1]
Mar 25 Renato Cellini, Italian conductor (b.c.1913)
Mar 27 David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), dies at 69
Mar 31 Hieronim Feicht, composer, dies at 72
Apr 4 Al Lewis, American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher (Blueberry Hill, You Gotta Be a Football Hero), dies at 65
Apr 4 Mischa Elman, Ukraine-American violinist, dies at 76
Apr 17 Henry "Red" Allen, American jazz trumpeter, dies of pancreatic cancer at 59
Apr 28 Oscar Comras, American drummer, bandleader, and namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park, dies at 51
Apr 29 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 38
May 4 Bengt Axel von Torne, Finnish composer, dies at 75
May 8 LaVerne Andrews, American pop and swing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies of cancer at 55
May 9 Philippa Schuyler, African-American child classical piano prodigy, composer, and journalist, dies in a helicopter crash in Vietnam at 35
May 12 Julius Kalas, Czech composer, dies at 64
May 15 Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, dies at 74
May 17 John Wesley Work III, African-American composer, musicologist and scholar of African-American folklore and music, dies at 65
May 19 Elmo Hope, American bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, dies of heart failure at 43

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

May 22 American poet (Weary Blues), playwright (Mulatto), and librettist (Troubled Island), dies at 65

May 23 Carl-Henrik Norin Swedish jazz saxophonist, and composer ("Mississippi Mood"), dies at 47
May 29 Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, Mexican composer, dies at 69
May 31 Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer ("Take The 'A' Train"), dies of esophageal cancer at 51
Jun 8 Elliot Griffis, American composer, dies at 74
Jun 9 Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, Polish composer, dies at 64
Jun 22 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79

John Coltrane (1926-1967)

Jul 17 American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), dies of liver cancer at 40

Jul 26 Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch classical composer, critic, and musicologist dies at 79
Jul 31 Marios Varvoglis, Greek composer (Behind the Barbed Wire Fence), dies at 81
Aug 7 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, dies at 75
Aug 8 Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71
Aug 10 John Francis Larchet, Irish arranger (Irish national anthem), composer (By the Waters of Moyle), and musical director (Abbey Theatre - Dublin, 1908-35), dies at 83
Aug 12 (William) "Buster" Bailey, American jazz clarinetist (WC Handy; King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band; Fletcher Henderson; Noble Sissle; John Kirby), and bandleader, dies of a heart attack at 65
Aug 24 Amanda Randolph, American jazz and blues piano player and singer; stage, radio, and screen actress (The Laytons; Amos 'n Andy - "Ramona"; Danny Thomas Show - "Louise"), and restaurateur, dies of a stroke at 70
Aug 26 Andres Sas, Belgian Peruvian composer, dies at 67

Brian Epstein (1934-1967)

Aug 27 English music entrepreneur and manager (Beatles), dies of an accidental barbiturate overdose at 32

Sep 15 Hans Haug, Swiss classical composer, dies at 67
Sep 20 Henri Mulet, French organist, cellist, and composer (Carillon-Sortie; Esquisses Byzantines), dies at 88
Sep 25 (Hezekiah) "Stuff" Smith, American jazz violinist, vocalist, and composer ("It's Wonderful"; "You'se A Viprer"), dies at 58 [1]
Oct 2 Albertina Rasch, Austrian-born American ballerina and choreographer, dies at 76
Oct 3 Malcolm Sargent, British organist, composer, and conductor (Last Night of Proms, 1947-66), dies at 72
Oct 3 Walter Muller von Kulm, Swiss composer, dies at 68

Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)

Oct 3 American folk singer-songwriter ("This Land Is Your Land"), peace activist, and father of Arlo, dies of Huntington's disease at 55

Oct 10 Ervin Major, Hungarian composer, dies at 66
Nov 5 Robert Nighthawk [McCollum], American blues singer, electric slide guitarist, and harmonica player ("Annie Lee Blues"), dies of heart failure following a stroke at 57
Nov 7 Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71
Nov 10 Ida Cox (nee Prather), American blues singer and vaudeville performer, dies at 79, 73, or 71 [year of birth disputed]
Nov 11 Harry Seymour, American composer, actor (Tenderfoot), dies of a heart attack at 76
Nov 13 Harriet Cohen, British pianist, dies at 71
Nov 13 Pierre Moulaert, Belgian composer, dies at 60
Nov 22 Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer and librarian, dies at 86
Nov 27 (Héctor) Ettore Panizza, Argentinian composer (Aurora; Bizancio). and opera conductor, dies at 92
Dec 8 John Mills, Sr., American singer (Mills Brothers) (b. 1889)
Dec 10 Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha Luz, Brazilian composer, dies at 71
Dec 10 Carl Cunningham, American drummer (The Bar-kays - "Soul Finger"), killed in Otis Redding plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin crash at 19
Dec 10 Jimmy King, American guitarist (The Bar-kays - "Soul Finger"), dies in Otis Redding plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin crash at 18

Otis Redding (1941-1967)

Dec 10 American soul singer-songwriter ("(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"; "Respect"), dies in a plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin at 26

Dec 10 Phalin Jones, American soul and R&B saxophonist (The Bar-kays - "Soul Finger"), dies in Otis Redding plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin at 19
Dec 10 Ron Caldwell, American soul and R&B keyboardist (The Bar-kays - "Soul Finger"), dies in Otis Redding plane crash in Lake Monona, Wisconsin at 18
Dec 11 Richard Stöhr, Austrian composer, dies at 93
Dec 11 Victor De Sabata, Italian conductor and composer (II Macigno), dies at 75
Dec 23 Richard Flury, Swiss composer, dies at 71
Dec 24 Karl Ristenpart, German conductor, dies of a heart attack at 67
Dec 29 Paul Whiteman "The King of Jazz", American orchestra leader (Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77
Dec 30 Bert Berns, American songwriter ("Twist And Shout"; "Piece Of My Heart"; "Hang On Sloopy") and producer ("Under The Boardwalk"; "Brown-Eyed Girl"), dies of heart failure at 38