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Musicians Who Died on June 20
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1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German-British viola player and composer, dies at 63
1833 Philip Knapton, English organist and composer, dies at 44
1837 Giovanni Furno, Italian composer and famous music teacher in Naples, dies at 89
1842 Michael Umlauf, Austrian violinist, composer and conductor (premiere of Beethoven's 9th), dies at 60
1888 Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, dies at 66
1890 Theodore Lajarte, French writer on music and composer, dies at 63
1922 Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54
1923 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
1925 Wilhelm Posse, German composer, dies at 72
1940 Jehan Alain, French organist and composer, dies fighting for the French Army in WWII Battle of Saumur at 29
1948 George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, dies at 61
1965 Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), dies in a car crash at 41
1975 Daniel Ayala PĂ©rez, Mexican violinist, conductor, and composer, dies at 68
1980 Allan Pettersson, Swedish violist and composer (Symphony No. 7), dies at 68
1984 Hans Studer, Swiss composer, dies at 73
1991 Malcolm Frager, American concert pianist, dies at 56
1992 Nikolay Nikolayevich Sidel'nikov, Russian composer, dies at 62
1994 Louis Benjamin, British showman, organized Royal Variety performances, dies at 71
1995 Dennis Gomm, British composer and musician, dies at 84
1997 Lawrence Payton, American pop & soul singer (Four Tops - "I'll Be There"), dies at 59
1999 Ernie Wilkins, American jazz saxophonist, arranger (Count Basie, Harry James), and bandleader, dies after suffering a stroke at 76
2006 Claydes Charles Smith, American musician (Kool & The Gang), dies at 57
2008 Antonio Bibalo, Italian-Norwegian pianist, contemporary classical and opera composer (The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder; Ghosts), dies at 86
2011 Jerome Rosen, American composer, dies at 89
2011 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), dies at 79
2016 Bill Ham [Billy Mack Ham], American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top), dies at 79
2017 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), dies at 42
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