Feb 9 Julio Jaramillo, Ecuadorian pasillo and ranchera singer, dies of peritonitis at 42 Feb 15 Alex Bradford, American gospel composer and singer (Your Arms Too Short To Box With God), dies of a stroke at 51 Feb 27 Vadim Salmanov, Soviet Russian composer, dies at 65 Jan 1978 Deaths in Music by Year Mar 1978 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers