Jun 6 D. H. Th. Vollenhoven, Dutch composer and philosopher, dies at 85 Jun 6 Lester "Shad" Collins, American jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger (Chick Webb; Lester Young: Cab Calloway), dies at 67 Jun 14 Theodore Karyotakis, Greek classical composer, dies at 74 May 1978 Deaths in Music by Year Jul 1978 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers