- 1799 John Randall, British composer, dies at 82
- 1816 Johann Paul Schulthesius, German composer, dies at 67
- 1817 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss composer and politician, dies at 67
- 1823 Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 69
- 1867 Wiktor Każyński, Polish composer, dies at 54
- 1870 Joaquin Gaztambide, Spanish composer (Una vieja), dies at 48
- 1875 Ferdinand Laub, Czech composer and violinist, dies at 43
- 1889 William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66
- 1918 Willem Coenen, Dutch pianist and composer, dies at 81
- 1924 Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, dies at 79
- 1938 Cyril Rootham, English composer, dies at 62
- 1967 Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
- 1968 Manuel Gómez Carrillo, Argentine composer, dies at 85
- 1972 Jimmy Carroll, American pianist (Most Important People), dies at 58
- 1973 Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American baritone tenor (National Symphony), dies at 82
- 1976 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73
- 1976 Robert de Roos, Dutch composer, dies at 69
- 1984 Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76
- 1985 Jack Miller, Ameerican orchestra leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89
- 1990 Robin Harris, American comedian and actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies of a heart attack at 36
- 1995 Charles Drain, American soul singer, dies at 65
- 1995 Fred Ramsey, American jazz writer, dies at 80
- 1995 Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss opera composer (Romeound Julia; Raskolnikov; Das Flaschenteufel), dies at 84
- 1999 Lillian McMurry (née Shedd), American blues producer, audio engineer, and record label owner (Trumpet Records - Sonny Boy Williamson II; Elmore James), dies of a heart attack at 77 [1]
- 2001 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), dies at 65
- 2002 Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor, dies at 58
- 2004 (Huberdina) "Erna" Spoorenberg, Dutch soprano (Vienna State Opera, De Nederlandse Opera), and voice teacher, dies at 78
- 2006 Dan Gibson, musician (b. 1922)
- 2007 Alec Wyton, English-born American composer, dies at 85
- 2011 Jet Harris [Terence Harris], English rock bassist (Drifters), dies of cancer at 71
- 2012 Jalal Zolfonun, Iranian composer (Gol-e Sadbarg), setar (Persian lute) player, and teacher, dies of a heart attack at 74
- 2014 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, dies from complications of lung cancer at 66
Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
American rock n' roll guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Roll Over Beethoven"; "Sweet Little Sixteen"), dies at 90
- 2017 Don Hunstein, American photographer of musicians, dies at 88
- 2017 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, dies at 80
- 2023 (Rodolfo) "Fito" Olivares, Mexican-American Tejano saxophonist and songwriter ("Juana La Cubana; "El Colesterol"), dies of cancer at 75
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