Musicians Who Died in May 1992

Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)

May 6 German American actress and singer (The Blue Angel, Shanghai Express), dies in Paris at 90

May 10 Joan Merrill, American pop vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74
May 10 Sylvia Syms [Blagman], American jazz and cabaret singer and actress ("I Could Have Danced All Night"; South Pacific - "Bloody May"), dies of a heart attack at 74
May 15 Barbara Lee, American pop singer (Chiffons - He's So Fine; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?), dies at 44
May 16 Chalino Sánchez, Mexican musician, murdered at 31
May 17 Lawrence Welk, American accordionist and orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89
May 17 Leonardo del Ferro [Keyser], American operatic tenor, dies at 71
May 19 Hans Vogt, German composer, dies at 81
May 22 Gyorgy Ranki, Hungarian composer, dies at 84
May 23 Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer, composer, and guitarist, dies at 84
May 26 George Morrow, American jazz double-bassist (Max Roach and Clifford Brown; Sonny Rollins), dies at 66
May 29 Peter "Ollie" Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), dies of a heart attack at 43
May 29 Rudolf Alberth, German conductor, and composer, dies at 74
May 30 Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 72
May 31 Karl-Erik Welin, Swedish composer, dies at 58