May 12 Martin Lamble, British folk-rock drummer (Fairport Convention, 1966-69), killed in a vehicle crash at 19
May 19 Coleman Hawkins, American jazz musician who virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz, dies at 64
May 23 Jimmy McHugh, American composer ("I Can't Give You Anything But Love"; "On the Sunny Side of the Street"; "I'm In The Mood For Love"), dies at 74
May 30 Gaston Brenta, Belgian composer, dies at 66
May 30 John Cipollini, guitarist, dies of ephysema at 45
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