Musicians Who Died on January 10

1967 Vilém Petrželka, Czech composer, dies at 77
1968 Josue Teofilo Wilkes, Argentine composer, dies at 85
1969 John Brownlee, Australian operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-57), dies at 69
1972 Al Goodman, Russian-American orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81
1972 Sverre Jordan, Norwegian composer, orchestra conductor and pianist (Norwegian Rapsody), dies at 82
1974 Eddie Safranski, American jazz double bassist and orchestra leader (Jonathan Winters Show), dies at 55
1976 Howlin' Wolf [Chester Arthur Burnett], American blues musician (Smokestack Lightnin', Killing Floor), dies of complications during kidney surgery at 65
1978 Don Gillis, American composer (Symphony 5½ - A Symphony for Fun), dies at 65
1978 Zeb Turner [William Grishaw], American country-rockabilly guitarist, singer-songwriter ("Chew Tobacco Rag"; "It's A Sin"), and disc jockey, dies at 62
1982 Lazar Weiner, Russian-born American composer, dies at 84
1985 Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)
1986 Joe Farrell, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 48
1987 Marion Hutton [Thornburg], American singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1938-42), and actress (In Society), dies of cancer at 67 [1]
1989 Donald Voorhees, American conductor (Bell Telephone Hour), dies at 85
1993 Diana Adams, ballerina, dies

1995 Fred Böhler, Swiss jazz bandleader, pianist, and early proponent of the Hammond organ, dies at 82
1997 Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window
1999 (Elbert) "Sonny" Forriest, American guitarist (The Coasters; Ray Charles; Hank Crawford), dies at 64
1999 Frank Parker, American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party), dies at 95
1999 Primož Ramovš, Slovenian avant-garde composer (Za Harmoniko; Tryptychon), pedagogue, and library director (Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 1945-87), dies at 77
2000 Sam Jaffe, American music and film producer (Born Free, The Fighting Sullivans), dies at 98
2005 Margherita Carosio, Italian soprano (b. 1908)
2008 (Walter) "Pete" Candoli, American jazz, big band, and session trumpeter (Woody Herman; Stan Kenton; Henry Mancini; The Brothers Candoli), dies of prostate cancer at 84
2010 Mano Solo [Emmanuel Cabut], French singer, dies from multiple aneurisms at 46
2011 Bosko Petrovic, Croatian jazz musician, founder of the Zagreb Jazz Quartet, dies at 75
2011 Liana Alexandra, Romanian pianist and composer, dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 63
2011 Margaret Whiting, American singer (It Might As Well Be Spring, Time After Time), dies at 86
2014 Aram Gharabekian, Armenian conductor (National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia; Boston SinfoNova, 1983-96), dies at 58
2015 Timothy Lee Drummond, American musician, dies at 74

David Bowie (1947-2016)

English rock singer-songwriter ("Space Oddity"; "Changes"; "Ziggy Stardust"; "Heroes"), mime, and actor (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; Labyrinth), dies of cancer at 69

2017 (Armando) "Buddy" Greco, American jazz and pop singer ("Ooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty"; "The Lady Is A Tramp"), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), dies at 90
2018 "Fast" Eddie Clarke, British guitarist (Fastway, Motörhead), dies from pneumonia at 67
2018 Wiesje Backer, Dutch ballet dancer, actress. and playwright, dies at 79
2020 Wolfgang Dauner, German jazz-fusion pianist and composer (United Jazz + Rock Ensemble), dies at 84
2021 Sydney Hodkinson, Canadian-American classical composer and educator (Eastman School, 1973-99), dies at 86
2022 Francis Jackson, British organist, composer (East Acklam; A Time of Fire), and music director (York Minster, 1946-82), dies at 104
2022 Gerry Granahan, American rockabilly singer-songwriter (Dickey Doo & The Dont's - "Click-Clack"), record producer, and label executive, dies at 89
2022 Khan Jamal [Warren Cheeseboro], American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player (Sounds of Liberation; Creative Art Ensemble), dies of kidney failure at 75 [1]