Musicians Who Died in December 1996

Dec 6 Trevor Key, British photographer and graphic designer, known for his album cover art (Mike Oldfield; Phil Collins; New Order; OMD), dies of a brain tumor at 48 [1]
Dec 9 Patty Donahue, American new wave rock singer (The Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"; "Christmas Wrapping), dies of lung cancer at 40
Dec 10 Faron Young, American country and honky-tonk singer ("Hello Walls"; "It's Four in the Morning"), and actor (Hidden Guns; Daniel Boone, Trailblazer), commits suicide at 64
Dec 10 John Duffey, bluegrass guitarist, dobro, and mandolin player (Country Gentlemen), dies of a heart attack at 62
Dec 13 Mae Barnes [Stith], American dancer and jazz singer ("The Sunny Side Of The Street"), dies of cancer at 89 (or older, year of birth disputed)
Dec 14 Norman Hackforth, British musician and radio broadcaster (Noel Coward; Twenty Questions), dies at 88
Dec 15 Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), dies at 50
Dec 17 Francesco Siciliani, Italian opera administrator, dies at 85
Dec 17 Irving Caesar, American lyricist and theater composer (Tea for Two; Just A Gigilo; Sometimes I'm Happy; Animal Crackers In My Soup), dies at 101 [1]
Dec 17 Ruby Murray, Irish singer ("Heartbeat"; "Softly, Softly"), dies of liver cancer at 61
Dec 17 Wayne Barlow, American composer, dies at 84
Dec 18 Arthur Jacobs, English musicologist (Penguin Dictionary of Music), dies at 74
Dec 23 Krešimir Fribec, Croatian composer, dies at 88
Dec 23 Rina Ketty [Cesarina Picchetto], Italian singer (J'attendrai), dies at 85
Dec 23 Ronnie Scott [Schatt], British jazz saxophonist and club-owner, dies at 69
Dec 27 Johnny Heartsman [Eastman], American R&B, soul and electric blues session musician and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 60
Dec 29 Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
Dec 31 Frederico Davia, Italian operatic basso singer, and artistic director, dies at 63

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