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Musicians Who Died on January 30

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  • 1774 František Tůma, Czech composer, dies at 69
  • 1774 Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone], Italian-French violinist and composer, dies at 71
  • 1797 Johann Abraham Sixt, German organist, harpsichord player, and composer, dies at 40
  • 1827 Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, German composer, dies at 53
  • 1860 Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, Portuguese violinist, hornist and composer (Adoração ao Sol), dies at 44
  • 1881 Jaak Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer, dies at 58
  • 1890 Karl Merz, German-American composer (Brainard's Musical World), dies at 53
  • 1925 Jakab Gyula Major, Hungarian pianist and composer, dies at 66
  • 1927 Friedrich Ernst Koch, German composer, dies at 64
  • 1945 William Busch, British composer, dies at 43
  • 1963 Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (Concert champêtre; Les Biches), dies of a heart attack at 64
  • 1972 Karel Boleslav Jirak, Czech composer and pedagogue, dies at 81
  • 1975 Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), dies at 72
  • 1976 Beau De Glen "Mance" Lipscomb, American blues singer and guitarist ("Shine On, Harvest Moon"), dies of a stroke at 80
  • 1980 Professor Longhair [Henry Roeland Byrd], American boogie-woogie, New Orleans R&B, and mambo pianist and singer ("Tipitina": "Go To The Mardis Gras"), dies from a heart attack at 61
  • 1982 Riccardo Nielsen, Italian composer (99th Psalm; La via di Colombo), dies at 73

Lightnin Hopkins (1912-1982)

American blues musician (Ball of Twine), dies of esophageal cancer at 69

Lightnin Hopkins
  • 1984 Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player (The Dubliners), dies at 43
  • 1986 Ticker Freeman, American pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74
  • 1989 Ruth Shaw Wylie, American composer (Spring Madness; Psychogram; Nova), and educator (Wayne State University, 1949-69), dies at 72
  • 1994 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, American blues singer ("Sittin' Here Cryin'"), dies at 64
  • 1994 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, American jazz vocalist and trumpeter (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies at 86
  • 1994 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), dies at 78
  • 1995 George James, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 88
  • 1996 Bob Thiele, American radio broadcaster, and record producer (John Coltrane; B.B. King), dies of kidney failure at 73
  • 1997 Héctor Campos Parsi, Puerto Rican classical music composer, dies at 75
  • 1998 Richard Cassilly, American tenor, dies at 70
  • 2002 Carlo Karges, German guitarist and songwriter (Nena - "99 Luftballons"), dies of liver failure at 50
  • 2002 Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), dies at 79
  • 2003 Joan Franks Williams, American contemporary classical composer, and promoter (founder of New Dimensions in Music (NDM)), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 72
  • 2005 Martyn Bennett [-Knight], Canadian-Scottish celtic-fusion piper, pianist, and composer, dies of cancer at 33
  • 2005 Wes Wehmiller, American touring and session bass guitarist (Duran Duran; Missing Persons), dies of thyroid cancer at 33
  • 2008 Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, Icelandic classical, choral, and jazz composer (Samstæður; Fyrir þitt friðarorð - For Your Peace), dies at 79
  • 2011 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), dies at 77
  • 2013 Patty Andrews, American pop and swing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies at 94
  • 2013 Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 74
  • 2015 Ezra Sims, American composer of microtonal music, dies at 88
  • 2018 Mark Salling, American actor and musician (Glee), commits suicide at 35
  • 2019 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 79
  • 2022 Hargus “Pig” Robbins, American Nashville session piano player (Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween), dies at 84 [1]
  • 2022 Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator and co-developer of the Synclavier, dies at 83
  • 2022 Norma Waterson, British folk music revivalist, and singer-songwriter, dies at 82
  • 2024 Chita Rivera, American Tony Award winning dancer, singer, and actress (West Side Story; Bye Bye Birdie; Sweet Charity; Chicago), dies at 91 [1] [2]


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