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Musicians Who Died on July 20

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  • 1732 Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Italian mandolin and theorbo player, and composer, dies at 50 or 51 [birth year disputed]
  • 1752 John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85
  • 1762 Christoph Nichelmann, German composer and harpsichordist, dies at 44
  • 1808 François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, French composer, dies at 66
  • 1825 Joseph-Denis Doche, French composer, dies at 58
  • 1868 Antoine Prumier, French harpist and composer, dies at 75
  • 1868 Johann Friedrich Kittl, Czech composer, dies at 62
  • 1898 Yuri Karlovich Arnold, Russian composer, dies at 86
  • 1908 Federico Chueca, Spanish composer, dies at 62
  • 1914 Leo van Gheluwe, Belgian composer, dies at 76
  • 1936 Arthur Battelle Whiting, American composer and teacher, dies at 75
  • 1946 Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, American trombonist and plunger mute pioneer (Duke Ellington Orchestra), dies of a stroke at 42
  • 1957 Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46
  • 1959 Harry Fox [Arthur Carringford], American vaudeville dancer, comedian and actor (Talent Scout), dies at 77
  • 1968 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies at 60
  • 1969 Roy Hamilton, American singer (You'll Never Walk Alone), dies at 40
  • 1977 Gary Kellgren, American music producer who co-founded The Record Plant studios, drowns in a swimming pool, along with his girlfriend, at 38
  • 1984 Gail Kubik, American composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69
  • 1991 Earl Robinson, American composer, dies in a car accident at 81
  • 1995 Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, Czech-Russian lyric soprano, dies at 85
  • 1998 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, dies at 74
  • 2000 Mabel Scott, American gospel and R&B vocalist (Boogie Woogie Santa Claus), dies at 85
  • 2001 Werner Haentjes, German conductor and composer of operas and film scores, dies at 77
  • 2007 Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (Zulu, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate), dies of a stroke at 79
  • 2007 Tammy Faye Bakker (Messner), American Christian singer and former wife of Jim Bakker (The PTL Club), dies at 65
  • 2008 Artie Traum, American folk guitarist, songwriter, producer, and filmmaker, dies of ocular cancer at 65
  • 2009 Ria Brieffies, Dutch singer (b. 1957)
  • 2010 Mirjana Lewis (née Vrbanic), Croat-American classical pianist and harpsichord player, dies at 74
  • 2016 Wayne Carson, American country musician and songwriter ("Always On My Mind"; "The Letter"), dies at 73
  • 2017 Chester Bennington, American singer and songwriter (Linkin Park), commits suicide at 41
  • 2020 Mickey McGee, American session and touring drummer (Linda Ronstadt; Jackson Browne; Flying Burrito Brothers; Juice Newton), and songwriter ("I'll Never Love Again"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 72
  • 2021 Chuck E. Weiss, American blues and rock songwriter, vocalist, and muse (Rickie Lee Jones; Tom Waits), dies of cancer at 76 [1]
  • 2021 Françoise Arnoul, French actress and composer (French Cancan; Jacko & Lise), dies at 90
  • 2021 Jerry Granelli, American-Canadian jazz drummer (Vince Guaraldi Trio; Mose Allison), dies at 80


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