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Musicians Who Died on July 30

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  • 1655 Sigmund Theophil Staden, German composer, dies at 47
  • 1781 Augustin Ullinger, German composer, dies at 35
  • 1936 Adolf Philipp, composer, dies at 72
  • 1943 Benjamin Dale, British composer (Before the Paling of the Stars; The Flowing Tide), and educator (Royal Academy), dies at 58
  • 1957 Sem Dresden, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 76
  • 1958 Alexander Albrecht, Slovak composer, dies at 72
  • 1968 Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69
  • 1970 George Szell, Hungarian-born American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70), dies at 73
  • 1973 Erich Katz, German-born American composer and musicologist, dies at 72
  • 1974 Lev Knipper, Russian-Soviet composer (Poem of the Komsomol Fighter; Tales of a Plaster God), and secret agent, dies at 75
  • 1978 Aasan Ferit Alnar, Turkish classical composer, dies at 72
  • 1980 Norman Lloyd, American pianist, author and composer, dies at 70
  • 1981 Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, dies at 88
  • 1983 Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist ("Dancing In The Dark"; "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans"), and MGM executive, dies of Parkinson's disease at 86
  • 1985 Peter Knight, English musical arranger, conductor, and composer, dies at 68
  • 1987 Ramón González Barrón, Spanish composer, dies at 89
  • 1993 Donald Myrick, American saxophonist ("If Leaving Me Is Easy, One More Night), is fatally shot by police during a narcotics investigation at 53
  • 1995 Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), takes his own life at 36
  • 2000 Max Showalter (sometimes known as Casey Adams), American actor (Kansas; Niagara: Hello Dolly!; 10), pianist and composer, dies of cancer at 83
  • 2003 Sam Phillips, American record producer and founder of Sun Records and Sun Studios, dies at 80
  • 2004 Jan Hanus, Czech composer, dies at 89
  • 2005 (Eli) "Lucky" Thompson, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist (Stan Kenton - Cuban Fire!; Milt Jackson; Miles Davis - Walkin'), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 81
  • 2006 Anthony Galla-Rini, American concert accordionist,and arranger, dies at 102
  • 2010 Otto Joachim, German-Canadian composer, dies at 99
  • 2010 Zlatko Pibernik, Croatian composer and music teacher, dies at 83
  • 2014 Dick Wagner, American rock guitarist (the Frost), dies at 71
  • 2015 Lynn Anderson, American country singer (I Never Promised you a Rose Garden), dies of a heart attack at 67
  • 2016 Gloria DeHaven, American musical actress (Step Lively), dies at 91
  • 2021 Jacob Desvarieux, French zouk singer, and guitarist (Kassav'), dies of COVID-19 at 65
  • 2022 Archie Roach, Aboriginal Australian blues singer-songwriter (Took The Children Away), dies at 66
  • 2022 [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"), dies at 89


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