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Musicians Who Died on February 18

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  • 1745 Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, dies at 67
  • 1790 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, German composer and violinist, dies at 67
  • 1799 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
  • 1829 Jan Křtitel Kuchař, Czech organist, harpsichordist, mandolin player, composer, and opera conductor, dies at 77
  • 1833 Georg Johann Schinn, German composer, dies at 64
  • 1833 Ignac Ruzitska, Austrian composer, dies at 55
  • 1846 Giovanni Liverati, Italian composer, dies at 73
  • 1885 Charlotte Sainton-Dolby, English contralto and composer, dies at 61
  • 1939 Ludwig Bonvin, composer, dies at 89
  • 1956 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95
  • 1959 Alfred Alessandrescu, Romanian composer, dies at 65
  • 1959 Eric Zeisl, Austrian-American composer (Requiem Ebraico), dies of a heart attack at 53
  • 1959 Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, dies at 66
  • 1966 Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
  • 1967 Manuel Palau Boix, Spanish composer (Conservatory of Valencia), dies at 74
  • 1980 Gale Robbins [Betty Gale Murphy], American singer and actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies of lung cancer at 58
  • 1982 Nathaniel Shilkret, American conductor and musician (Victor Salon Orchestra), dies at 92
  • 1985 Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge], Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam), dies at 58
  • 1988 Joe Loco [José Esteves, Jr], American Latin jazz pianist and arranger, dies from complications of diabetes at 67
  • 1993 Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), dies of heart defect at 24
  • 1995 Dennis "Denny" Cordell, British rock music and record producer (The Moody Blues, Leon Russell), dies of lymphoma at 51
  • 1995 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, American jazz trumpeter (Dogtown Blues, Stormy Weather), dies of a heart attack at 84
  • 1995 Robert "Bob" Stinson, American rock guitarist (The Replacements), dies of organ failure at 35
  • 1997 Eric Fenby, English composer and president (Delius Society), dies at 90
  • 2002 Nathan Perelman, Soviet Russian pianist and pedagogue, dies at 95
  • 2009 (Fird) "Snooks" Eaglin, American blues and R&B guitarist and singer, dies at 72
  • 2009 Miika Tenkula, Finnish heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Sentenced), dies of a heart attack at 34
  • 2011 Carlos Veerhoff, Argentine-born German composer, dies at 84
  • 2013 Damon Harris, African-American soul singer (The Temptations-My Girl), dies from prostate cancer at 62
  • 2013 Kevin Ayers, British progressive rocker (Soft Machine; Joy of a Toy), dies at 68
  • 2014 Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer, dies at 99
  • 2015 Willie C. Jackson, American doo wop baritone vocalist (The Spaniels- "Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite"), dies at 79
  • 2021 Carman Licciardello, American Christian music singer-songwriter ("The Champion"; "Radically Saved"), dies of post-surgical complications at 65
  • 2021 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper and songwriter (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), dies at 52 [1]
  • 2023 Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), dies at 68


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