Musicians Who Died on February 10
- 1774 Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, dies at 44
- 1783 James Nares, British organist, harpsichord player and scared music composer, dies at 67
- 1816 Jean Paul Égide Martini, German-French Classical composer, dies at 74
- 1832 Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, Italian composer, dies at 84
- 1876 Johan August Söderman, Swedish composer, dies at 43
- 1905 Ignacy Krzyzanowski, Polish composer, dies at 78
- 1917 Émile Pessard, French pianist, concert and comic opera composer, and teacher (Maurice Ravel, Jacques Ibert), dies at 73
- 1927 Laura Netzel (née Pistolekors), Finnish-Swedish pianist, composer, concert organizer, and humanitarian, dies at 87
- 1950 Armen Tigran Tigranyan, Armenian music composer and conductor, dies at 70
- 1951 Joseph Bovet, Swiss composer and conductor (Fribourg folk music), dies at 71
- 1961 Velma Middleton, American jazz vocalist (Louis Armstrong's big bands and small groups), dies from complications of a stroke at 43
- 1975 Dave Alexander, American rock bassist (The Stooges, 1967-70), dies of pneumonia exacerbated by alcoholism at 27
- 1977 Grace Williams, Welsh composer (1st British woman to score a feature film), dies at 70
- 1986 "Uncle" Art Satherley, British-American record producer (1968 Academy of Country Music Award), dies at 96
- 1987 Ray Colignon (sometimes none as "Coco"), Belgian jazz and easy listening pianist, Hammond organist, and bandleader, dies at 80
- 1988 Don Patterson, American jazz organist (Hip Cake Walk; Holiday Soul), dies at 51
- 1988 Paolo Renosto, Italian composer, dies at 52
- 1991 Walter Klien, Austrian pianist, dies of cancer at 62
- 1997 Lou Bennett, American bebop pianist, and jazz organist, dies at 70
- 2000 Ronald Roseman, American oboist, composer, and music professor, dies of cancer at 66
- 2001 George "Buddy" Tate, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 87
- 2002 Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer and songwriter, dies at 65
- 2006 J. Dilla [James Dewitt Yancey], American rapper and producer (Donuts), dies of a heart attack at 32
- 2010 Max Schubel, American composer (Opus One Records), dies at 77
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