1619 Thomas Campion, English physician, composer, poet (Poemata), dies at 53
1643 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian keyboard virtuoso (organist at St. Peter's Basilica, 1608-28 and 1634-43), and late Renaissance/early Baroque dies at 59
1693 Benedict Schultheiss, German composer, dies at 39
1928 Jacob Adolf Hägg, Swedish composer, dies at 77
1932 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, killed in a car accident at 25
1956 Henriette Renié, French harp prodigy, composer, and teacher, dies at 80
1964 Sergius Kagen, American pianist and composer, dies at 54
1965 Boleslav Vomácka, Czech composer (Vodntk - The Water Sprite), critic, and musicologist (Josef Suk), dies at 77
1970 Lucille Hegamin, American blues singer ("Jazz Me Blues", "Arkansas Blues"), and entertainer, dies at 75
1972 Victor Babin, Russian-American concert pianist (Vronsky & Babin), composer, and educator (Cleveland Institute, 1961-72) composer, dies at 63
1972 Vladimir Golschmann, French-American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 1931-57), dies at 78 [1]
1974 Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (Moanin'), dies of cirrhosis, at 38
1976 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer, dies at 66
1980 John Jacob Niles, American composer and singer, dies at 87
1982 Charlie Spivak, Ukrainian-American big band trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 75
1985 Eugene List, American concert pianist and teacher (Eastman School of Music), dies at 66
1991 Frank Esler-Smith, English-Australian rock keyboardist (Air Supply), dies at 42
1991 Louis Saguer, German born French composer (Lili Merveille), dies at 83
1991 Scott Huston, American composer, dies at 74
1994 Alexei Haieff, Russian-American composer (Princess Zondilda), dies at 79
1994 Sandro Fuga, Italian composer and pianist, dies at 87
1994 Timothy Andrew James Souster, British composer, dies at 51
1994 Walter Kent, American composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82
1996 (Elijah) Doug Quattlebaum, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Softee Man Blues), dies at 67
2006 Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5), dies at 54
2007 Joel Brodsky, American photographer, credited with photographing over 400 album covers, dies of a heart attack at 67 [1]
2013 Rafael Puyana, Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957), dies at 81
2015 Orrin Keepnews, American jazz producer and founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records labels, dies at 91
2016 Martha Wright [Wiederrecht;], American stage, concert and radio singer and actress (South Pacific; The Sound Of Music)), dies at 92
2021 Ralph Peterson Jr., American jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers; Fo'tet), and educator (Berklee), dies of cancer at 58
2022 Conrad Janis, American actor (Mork & Mindy - "Fred"; Quark; Bonino), and traditional jazz trombonist (Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band), dies at 94
2022 Warner Mark [McPherson], American country music singer-songwriter (Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)); Talkin' to the Wall), dies at 86
2023 Wally Fawkes [pen name Trog], British-Canadian cartoonist and jazz clarinetist, dies at 98