Musicians Who Died in 1993

Feb 3 Reid Miles, American photographer, and album cover art designer (Blue Note Records, 1955-67), dies at 65
Feb 14 Buddy Pepper, American pianist and composer ("Vaya Con Dios"), dies of heart failure at 70
Feb 15 George Wallington [Giacinto Figlia], Italian-American jazz pianist, composer ("Lemon Drop"; "Godchild"), and bandleader, dies at 68
Feb 18 Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), dies of heart defect at 24
Feb 25 Eddie Constantine, American singer and actor (Alphaville, License to Kill, Lucky Jo, It Lives Again), dies from a heart attack at 79
Feb 25 Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies
Feb 25 Toy Caldwell, American Southern-rock musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies of cocaine induced cardio-respiratory failure at 45
Feb 27 Marģeris Zariņš, Latvian composer and writer, dies at 82
Feb 27 Marlena Davis, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"; "South Street"), dies of lung cancer at 48
Feb 28 Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (42nd Street; Dames), dies of kidney cancer at 83
Mar 3 Carlos Montoya, Spanish-American flamenco guitarist (Suite Flamenca), dies of heart failure at 89
Mar 3 Cyril Collard, French composer, director, and actor (A Nos Amours), dies at 35
Mar 4 Art Hodes, Ukrainian-born American jazz, blues pianist and editor (Jazz Record), dies at 88
Mar 6 Walther Geiser, Swiss violist, composer and conductor, dies at 95
Mar 7 Arnold Franchetti, Italian American composer, dies at about 84

Mar 7 Earl Wrightson, American actor and singer (Pinafore, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue), dies of heart failure at 77
Mar 8 Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love), dies at 78 of a stroke
Mar 9 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), dies of cancer at 79
Mar 11 Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76
Mar 12 Alex Taylor, American southern rock singer, dies after a heart attack at 46
Mar 12 June Valli, American singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62
Mar 13 Rocky Dijon [Kwasi Dzidzornu] Ghanaian rock and R&B percussionist (The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal, Stevie Wonder), dies at 61
Mar 15 Anthony Bowles, British music director (Jesus Christ Superstar; Evita), dies of AIDS complications at 61
Mar 16 Johnny Cymbal [Blair], American pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Mr. Bass Man"), and record producer, dies of a heart attack at 48
Mar 19 Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at 30
Mar 19 Karen Dalton (née Cariker); American country blues and folk singer, guitarist, and banjo player (In My Own Time). dies of AIDS related complications at 55
Mar 22 Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91
Mar 22 Phia Berghout, Dutch harpist, dies at 83
Mar 27 Clifford Jordan, American jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
Mar 31 Mitchell Parish [Michael Pashelinsky], Lithuanian-American lyricist ("Stardust"; "It's Wonderful"; "Moonlight Serenade"; "Sweet Lorraine"), dies at 92 [1]

Apr 1 Nicanor Zabaleta, Spanish harpist, dies at 86
Apr 4 Bep [Alberta B] Ogterop [Rita la Roche], singer, dies

Marian Anderson (1897-1993)

Apr 8 American contralto and celebrated singer (My Lord, What a Morning), dies of congestive heart failure at 96

Apr 19 Blas Galindo, Mexican composer (A la Patria), dies at 83
Apr 19 Steve Douglas [Kreisman], American session and touring saxophonist and flautist (Phil Spector; Duane Eddy; Beach Boys), dies of a heart attack at 54
Apr 23 Daniel Jones, Welsh composer, dies at 80
Apr 29 Mick Ronson, English rock guitarist (David Bowie's Spiders From Mars), and producer (Mott the Hoople; Lou Reed), dies of liver cancer at 46
May 8 Kees Deenik, Dutch singer, bandleader, and broadcaster, dies at 78-ish
May 9 Iván Patachich, Hungarian contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, dies at 70
May 16 Marv Johnson, American R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer ("You Got What It Takes"; "(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains"), dies of a stroke at 54
May 22 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish-American pianist, dies at 100
May 26 Cor de Groot, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer (Vernissage), dies at 78
May 28 Charles "Doctor" Ross, American blues singer and guitarist (Doctor Ross the Harmonica Boss), dies at 67
May 30 Sun Ra [Herman Blount], American jazz pianist (The Arkestra), dies at 79
Jun 3 Aubrey Frank, British jazz saxophonist, and educator, dies on his 72nd birthday

Conway Twitty (1933-1993)

Jun 5 American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter ("Linda On My Mind"; "Honky Tonk Heroes"), dies in surgery at 59

Jun 7 Louie Ramirez, American salsa and Latin jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, composer, and record producer, dies of a heart attack at 55
Jun 8 Roberto Caamaño, Argentine composer, dies at 69
Jun 9 Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence; Follies), dies of brain cancer at 72
Jun 9 Arthur Alexander, American singer-songwriter ("Lonely Just Like Me"), whose songs were covered by The Beatles ("Anna"), The Rolling Stones ("You Better Move On"), and Bob Dylan ("Sally Sue Brown"), dies of a heart attack at 53 [1]
Jun 13 John Campbell, American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 41
Jun 21 Ticho Parly, Danish tenor, dies at 64
Jun 25 Miroslav Klega, Czech composer (Pantomime Suite), dies at 67
Jun 28 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria Italian bass opera singer (Boris Godunov), dies at 79
Jun 28 [Jesus Christ] "GG" Allin, American punk rock singer, dies of accidental heroin overdose at 36
Jun 29 Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer dies of complications from AIDS at 46
Jul 1 Ray Elliott, Irish rock and jazz saxophonist, flutist, and keyboard player (Them), dies of brain cancer at 54
Jul 7 Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)
Jul 11 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82
Jul 15 William S. Harvey, American graphic designer and album cover artist (The Doors; The Stooges; Tim Buckley), dies at 72
Jul 19 Szymon Goldberg, Polish-American violinist, and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra). dies at 84
Jul 21 Richard Tee [Ten Ryk], American jazz and session pianist, and arranger (Paul Simon - "Slip' Slidin' Away"; Peter Gabriel - "In Your Eyes"; Grover Washington, Jr - "Just The Two Of Us"), dies of prostate cancer at 49
Jul 30 Donald Myrick, American saxophonist ("If Leaving Me Is Easy, One More Night), is fatally shot by police during a narcotics investigation at 53
Jul 31 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing" English musician (The Wonder Stuff), dies at 29
Aug 4 Kenny Drew, American-Danish jazz pianist (Moonlight Desert), dies at 64
Aug 5 (Alexander) "Duke" Burrell, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (Louisiana Shakers; Louis Jordan; Johnny Otis), dies at 73
Aug 5 Eugen Suchoň, Slovak organist and composer (Krútňava (The Whirlpool); Psalm of the Carpathian Lands; Kaleidoscope), and music educator, dies at 84
Aug 5 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band; McCoys), dies of heart failure at 45
Aug 7 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
Aug 8 Lou van Rees, Dutch jazz and pop music impresario, dies at 77
Aug 10 Euronymous [Øystein Aarseth], Norwegian black-metal guitarist and producer (Mayhem), stabbed to death by a musical rival at 25
Aug 17 Johnny Sayles, American soul singer ("I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"), dies of a heart attack at 56
Aug 17 Phil Seymour, American rock and power pop musician, singer, and songwriter (The Dwight Twilley Band), dies of lymphoma at 41
Aug 21 Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier), dies of cancer at 54
Aug 26 Rockin Dopsie Sr. [Alton Jay Rubin], American zydeco singer, and accordion player, dies of a heart attack at 61
Sep 1 Eugen Malmstén, Finnish jazz trumpeter, singer, bandleader, and songwriter, dies at 86
Sep 1 Neon Park [Martin Muller], American illustrator of album covers (Little Feat; Frank Zappa), dies of ALS at 52
Sep 5 René Klijn, Dutch singer (Mr Blue), dies of AIDS at 30)
Sep 7 Lefty Dizz [Walter Williams], American Chicago-style blues guitarist and singer, dies of esophageal cancer at 56
Sep 9 Helen O'Connell, American big-band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - "Green Eyes"; "Anapola"), and TV host (Today Show, 1956-58), dies of cancer at 74
Sep 11 Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-born American conductor, dies at 81
Sep 11 Luis Antonio Escobar, Colombian composer and musicologist, dies at 68
Sep 12 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist, pianist, composer (Te Deum Laudamus; Blätterlos), and educator, dies at 82
Sep 14 Peter Tranchell, British composer, dies at 71
Sep 15 (Nii Moi) "Speedy" Acquaye, Ghanaian drummer, percussionist and fire-eater (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; Ginger Baker's Airforce), dies of cancer at 62
Sep 15 Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72
Sep 19 András Mihály, Hungarian composer, dies at 75
Sep 19 Bruce Ferden, American conductor (NY, Washington, Amsterdam), dies at 44
Sep 24 Ian Stuart Donaldson, British punk rocker (Screwdriver), dies in a car crash at 36
Sep 28 Fraser MacPherson, Canadian jazz saxophonist (b. 1928)
Sep 30 Ronnie Aldrich, British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, dies of prostate cancer at 77
Oct 2 Ahmed Abdul-Malik [Jonathan Tim, Jr.], American jazz double bassist and oud player (Odetta; Thelonius Monk), dies at 66
Oct 4 Varetta Dillard, American R&B singer ("Mercy, Mr. Percy"; "Easy, Easy Baby"; "Johnny Has Gone"), and civil rights activist, dies of cancer at 60 [1]
Oct 7 Agnes de Mille, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning dancer and choreographer (Rodeo; Oklahoma!), dies at 88
Oct 8 Manke Nelis [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73
Oct 10 Catherine Collard, French concert pianist (Schumann; Brahms), and teacher, dies of cancer at 46
Oct 11 Jess Thomas, American tenor known for his singing in Richard Wagner operas, dies at 66
Oct 11 Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay], American contemporary classical pianist, composer, and educator (University of Buffalo, 1973-93), dies of AIDS at 52
Oct 15 Ken E. Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra), dies of AIDS at 34
Oct 17 Criss Oliva, American musician (Savatage), dies at 30
Oct 22 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, Venezuelan musician and composer, dies at 80
Oct 26 Harold Rome, American musical theater composer (Fanny; Pins and Needles), dies at 85
Nov 3 Leon Theremin, Russian-Soviet electronic musical instrument inventor, dies at 97
Nov 7 Adelaide Hall, American-English musical theatre, cabaret, and jazz singer (Cotton Club; "Creole Love Call" with Duke Ellington), dies at 92 [1]
Nov 9 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), dies of cancer at 63
Nov 11 Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter, big band leader, and composer ("Tuxedo Junction:' "After Hours"), dies at 79
Nov 11 Olavi Pesonen, Finnish composer, dies at 84
Nov 16 Lucia Popp, Czech/Austria soprano (Vienna Opera), dies at 54
Nov 23 Tatiana Nikolajeva, Russian pianist (Bach), dies at 69
Nov 24 Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin'; Don't Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), dies of cancer at 61
Nov 26 César Guerra-Peixe, Brazilian violinist and composer (Brasilia Symphony), dies at 79
Nov 27 Jerry Hunt, American experimental composer and video artist, commits suicide at 49
Nov 28 Camillo Togni, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 71
Nov 28 Jerry Edmonton, Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf), dies at 47
Nov 30 David Houston, American country music singer (Almost Persuaded), dies at 57
Dec 1 Peter John Wood, British session and touring rock keyboardist, and songwriter, dies at 43
Dec 1 Peter Wood, English session and touring rock keyboardist (Sutherland Bros and Quiver; Al Stewart; Joan Armatrading; Lou Reed), dies of injuries from a fall at 43

Frank Zappa (1940-1993)

Dec 4 American rock guitarist, composer, (Mothers of Invention - "Peaches en Regalia"; "Baby Snakes"), activist, and filmmaker (200 Motels), dies from prostate cancer at 52

Dec 5 Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms), commits suicide using a pistol at 32
Dec 10 Alice Tully, American singer and patroness (Carnegie Hall), dies at 91
Dec 12 Mary Jarred, British mezzo-soprano and contralto singer (The Rake's Progress), dies at 94
Dec 16 Charizma [Charles Hicks], American rapper, killed in a mugging at 20
Dec 19 Michael Clarke, American rock drummer (The Byrds, 1964-67 - "Turn! Turn! Turn!"; Flying Burrito Brothers, 1969-71; Firefall, 1974-80), dies of liver failure at 47
Dec 29 Yvonne Desportes, French composer (Seven Abstract Poems), dies at 86 [1]
Dec 30 Arthur "Schneeze" Rollini, American big band jazz tenor saxophonist, dies at 81
Dec 30 Mack David, American songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at 81

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