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Musicians Who Died on March 10

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  • 1701 Johann Schelle, German composer, dies at 52
  • 1716 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, Austrian composer, dies at 48
  • 1832 Muzio Clementi, Italian-English pianist, composer, music publisher, and piano maker, dies at 80
  • 1861 Joseph-François Snel, Belgian composer, dies at 67
  • 1866 Antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, Italian-French composer and music publisher, dies at 87
  • 1870 (Isaac) Ignaz Moscheles, Bohemian piano virtuoso, friend of Beethoven, teacher of Mendelssohn, conductor, and composer, dies at 75 [1]
  • 1875 Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, French composer, dies at 84
  • 1888 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist and composer, dies at 57
  • 1897 Teodulo Mabellini, Italian composer, dies at 79
  • 1900 Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, Danish composer, dies at 94
  • 1901 Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, Russian composer, dies at 38
  • 1910 Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), dies at 85
  • 1922 Arthur Hervey, Irish orchestral and operatic composer, and musicologist, dies at 67
  • 1922 Horace Wadham Nicholl, British composer, dies at 73
  • 1963 Irving Aaronson, American jazz pianist and big band lbandeader, dies of a heart attack at 68

Ina Boyle (1899-1967)

Irish composer (Glencree; The Magic Harp), dies of cancer at 68

Ina Boyle
  • 1967 Yiorgos Batis, Greek composer and rebetiko musician, dies at about 82
  • 1971 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, American composer (Deep Forest, The Desolate City), dies at 92
  • 1974 Quinto Maganini, American composer (The Argonauts), dies at 76
  • 1975 Léopold Samuel, Belgian composer, dies at 91
  • 1977 E. Power Biggs, British classical organist and composer (CBS; Bach), dies at 70
  • 1981 Bill Hopkins, English composer, dies of a heart attack at 37

Andy Gibb (1958-1988)

British singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (Bee Gees - "I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), dies of myocarditis at 30

Andy Gibb
  • 1988 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, English composer, dies at 79
  • 1989 Doc Green, American pop baritone vocalist (The Drifters - "Under the Boardwalk"; "Up on the Roof"), dies of cancer at 54
  • 1992 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek composer and musician (b. 1925)
  • 1995 Alexander Hyatt King, English musicologist and Mozart scholar, dies at 84
  • 1995 Hendrik van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at 79
  • 1997 (Dolores) LaVern Baker [Evans], American pop and R&B vocalist ("Jim Dandy"; "I Cried A Tear"), dies of cardiovascular disease at 67
  • 2001 Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, dies at 42
  • 2004 Dave Blood [Schulthise], American rock bassist (The Dead Milkmen -"Punk Rock Girl"), dies from a drug overdose at 47
  • 2005 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), dies of pneumonia at 53
  • 2005 Mindy Jostyn, American session and touring vocalist, violinist, guitarist, accordionist, and harmonica player (New York Rock and Soul Revue; Billy Joel; Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon; Cyndi Lauper), and singer-songwriter ("Five Miles From Hope"; "Coming Home"), dies of cancer at 48
  • 2006 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), dies at 73
  • 2008 Charles "Chuck" and "Bing" Day, American session guitarist, bassist and blues performer dies at 65
  • 2010 (Doyle) "Nick" Taylor, American rock guitarist (Bloodrock), dies in a car accident at 63
  • 2010 Édgar Valcárcel, Peruvian pianist and composer, dies at 77
  • 2010 Micky Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Man), dies of a brain tumor at 63
  • 2012 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92
  • 2014 Shirley Scott, American swing and blues organist (with Stanley Turrentine), dies of heart failure at 67
  • 2016 Ernestine Anderson, American jazz vocalist and blues singer, dies at 87
  • 2016 Gogi Grant [Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg], American singer ("The Wayward Wind"), dies at 91
  • 2016 Keith Emerson, English rock keyboardist (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), commits suicide at 71
  • 2017 (Joan) "Joni" Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge "We Are Family"), dies at 60
  • 2017 Gido Kokars, Latvian choral conductor, dies at 95
  • 2019 Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), dies at 65
  • 2021 Stephen Scott, American composer (Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise), and educator (Colorado College), dies from complications of dementia at 76
  • 2022 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), dies at 73
  • 2024 Karl Wallinger, Welsh rocker and songwriter (The Waterboys, 1983-85; World Party - "Give It All Away"; "Ship Of Fools"), dies of a stroke at 66


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