Musicians Who Died on June 28

  • 1742 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, dies at 52
  • 1788 Johann Christoph Vogel, German composer, dies at 32
  • 1798 Pierre Dutillieu, French-Italian opera composer, dies at 44
  • 1806 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, German composer, dies at 64
  • 1855 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, Italian composer, dies at 86
  • 1857 Joseph Fischhof, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 53
  • 1872 Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, German composer, dies at 66
  • 1876 August Wilhelm Ambros, Austrian Czech musicologist (History of Music), dies at 59
  • 1890 Edouard Gregoir, Belgian composer, dies at 67
  • 1891 Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer, dies at 63
  • 1910 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, dies at 67
  • 1950 Henry Balfour Gardiner, English composer and musician, dies at 72
  • 1957 Ede Poldini, Hungarian composer (La poupée valsante; The Vagabond and the Princess), dies at 88
  • 1965 (Ernest) "Red" Nichols, American jazz cornetist, composer and jazz bandleader (His Five Pennies - "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider"; "Bugler's Lament"), dies of a heart attack at 60 [1]
  • 1979 Paul Dessau, German composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Never Trust a Woman), dies at 84
  • 1980 José Iturbi, Spanish concert pianist and conductor who appeared in nearly a dozen 1940s MGM musicals, dies at 84
  • 1980 Yoshiro Irino, Japanese composer, dies at 58
  • 1981 Floyd "Candy" Johnson, American jazz saxophonist (Andy Kirk; Count Basie; Bill Doggett), and educator, dies at 59
  • 1981 Peter Paul Kreuder, German-Austrian pianist and film score composer, dies at 75
  • 1982 Harry Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70
  • 1992 Vitya Vronsky, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), and educator (Cleveland Institute), dies at 82
  • 1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria Italian bass opera singer (Boris Godunov), dies at 79
  • 1993 [Jesus Christ] "GG" Allin, American punk rock singer, dies of accidental heroin overdose at 36
  • 1996 Willard McMurry, American blues record label executive (Trumpet Records), dies at 89
  • 2009 Tom Wilkes, American photographer, art director, poster and album cover designer (George Harrison; Rolling Stones; Carpenters, Sir Doug; Janis Joplin; Sandpipers), dies at 69
  • 2010 Bill Aucoin, American rock band manager(KISS, 1973-82; Billy Idol, 1981-86), dies of prostate cancer surgey complications at 66
  • 2012 Éric Gaudibert, Swiss composer, pianist, and teacher, dies at 75
  • 2014 Seymour Barab, American cellist (Philip Glass Ensemble), and composer of fairy tale operas (Little Red Riding Hood), dies at 93
  • 2016 Scotty Moore, American guitarist (for Elvis), dies at 84
  • 2016 Sergei Cortez, Chilean-Belarusian composer (Jubilee and The Bear; Giordano Bruno), dies at 81