Musicians Who Died on January 27

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Italian opera composer (Rigoletto, La Traviata), dies at 77

1904 Adam Münchheimer [Minchejmer], Polis composer, dies at 73
1930 Jean Hure, French composer and organist, dies at 52
1941 Iver Holter, Norwegian conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 1886-1911), and composer (St. Hans Kveld), dies at 90
1945 Gideon Klein, Moravian pianist and composer, dies in a Nazi labor camp at 26 (date approximate)
1947 Anna von Mildenburg, Austrian Wagnerian soprano, dies at 74
1949 Boris Asafiev, Russian composer and music critic, dies at 64
1954 Paul-Marie Masson, French musicologist (L’Opéra de Rameau), and composer, dies at 71
1956 Erich Kleiber, Austrian-Argentine conductor (Teatro Colón, 1937-49; NBC Symphony, 1947-48), dies at 65
1964 Lieb Glantz, Ukrainian-born tenor, composer and Zionist, dies at 65
1965 Theo Uden Masman, Dutch big band orchestra leader (The Ramblers), dies at 63
1969 Hanns Jelinek, Austrian composer, dies at 67

American gospel singer ("Whole World In His Hands"), dies of a heart failure at 60

1978 Marguerite Canal, French conductor and composer (1st woman in France to conduct an orchestra), dies at 87
1989 Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor [Okey Ka Fairy Ko!], dies at 70
1994 Eddie Calhoun, American jazz bassist, dies at 72
1994 Stanley Adams, American lyricist and songwriter ("What a Diff'rence a Day Makes"), dies from cancer at 86
1995 Geoffrey Parsons, Australian-British concert pianist, accompanist, and harpsichord player. dies of cancer at 65
1997 Gerald Marks, American songwriter ("All of Me"), dies at 96
2000 Friedrich Gulda, Austrian classical and jazz pianist and composer (Ineffable; Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra), dies at 69
2001 André Prévost, Canadian composer, dies at 66
2001 Stavros Damianides, Greek musician (b. 1941)
2006 Gene McFadden, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"), dies of lung cancer at 56 [1]
2006 Jan Frank Fischer, Czech composer, dies at 84
2006 Roger Durham Hannay, American composer and teacher, dies at 75

American folk singer (The Weavers - "Goodnight Irene") and activist, helped create the modern American folk music movement, dies at 94

2017 Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, dies at 86
2020 Alberto Naranjo, Venezuelan jazz drummer, composer and arranger, dies at 78
2022 Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro], Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter, bandoneón player, and trumpeter ("Volveré"; "Voy a Conquistarte"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 70
2023 Floyd Sneed, Canadian rock drummer (Three Dog Night - "Joy To The World"; Ohio Players), dies at 80