Oct 9 Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, dies at 79 Oct 13 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, dies at 58 Oct 14 Rodolfo Halffter, Spanish composer, and music critic, dies at 86 Oct 16 Dana Suesse, American musician and songwriter ("You Ought To Be In Pictures"), dies at 77 Oct 19 Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies from complications of multiple sclerosis at 42 Oct 29 Woody Herman, American jazz clarinetist and composer (Thundering Herd), dies at 74 Sep 1987 Deaths in Music by Year Nov 1987 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers