1970 Heino Eller, Estonian composer (Koit (Dawn); Videvik (Twilight)), pedagogue (Tallinn Conservatory, 1940 -70), and teacher of Arvo Pärt, dies at 83
1975 Don Robey, American record label executive and record producer, dies at 71
1979 (William Jennings Bryan) "Ben" Weber, American composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62
1982 James Honeyman-Scott, English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), overdoses on drugs at 25
1984 Harmonica Slim [Travis Blaylock], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter ("You Better Believe It"), dies at 49
1986 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), dies at 84
1990 Eva Turner, British operatic soprano, dies at 98
1991 Vicki Brown, British pop, rock session vocalist, and contemporary classical singer, dies of breast cancer at 51
1994 Boris Alexandrov, Russian conductor (Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble), dies at 88
1994 Kristen Pfaff, American rock bassist (Hole, 1993-94), dies of heroin overdose at 27
1997 John Wolters, American drummer (Dr. Hook -"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman"), dies at 52
1999 (David) "Screaming Lord" Sutch, English rocker ("Jack The Ripper"), and politician (founder of Official Monster Raving Loony Party), commits suicide at 58
2000 Richard Dufallo, American clarinetist and conductor, dies at 67
2001 Adam Popovich, Serbian-American musician, director and composer, dies at 91
2007 Pattie D'Arcy, American musical theater, session and touring vocalist (Cher), dies at 54
2010 Garry Shider, American funk and psychedelic soul guitarist and musical director (Parliament-Funkadelic), dies of brain and lung cancer at 56
2010 Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Resurrection Symphony), dies at 79
2014 Pierre D'Archambeau, American concert violinist, dies at 87
2018 Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1951-61; USSR State Radio, 1961-74; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony, 1983-91), dies at 87