Musicians Who Died in March 1997

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997)

Mar 9 American rapper (Life After Death), shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at 24

Mar 10 (Dolores) LaVern Baker [Evans], American pop and R&B vocalist ("Jim Dandy"; "I Cried A Tear"), dies of cardiovascular disease at 67
Mar 11 Hugo Weisgall, American composer (4 Impressions), dies at 84
Mar 17 Jermaine Stewart, American R&B singer (We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off), dies of cancer at 37
Mar 24 Harold Melvin, American soul and R&B singer (The Blue Notes - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"), dies at 57
Mar 31 Arthur Cunningham, American composer, dies at 68