1894 Robert Prescott Stewart, Irish composer, organist, conductor, and teacher, dies at 68
1916 Enrique Granados, Spanish concert pianist, and composer (Goyescas), drowns crossing the English Channel when his ferry is sunk by a German torpedo attack at 48
1918 Théophile "Théo" Ysaÿe, Belgian composer and pianist, dies at 53
1921 Déodat de Séverac, French composer (Cerdaña), dies at 48
1962 (John) Jean Goldkette, French jazz pianist and bandleader, dies of a heart attack at 69
1966 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 64
1967 Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, dies at 63 [1]
1977 Saburō Moroi, Japanese composer and educator, dies at 73
1985 George London, Canadian bass-baritone (Rigoleto- "Monterone"), dies at 64
1989 Arnett Cobb, American jazz tenor saxophonist (Lionel Hampton), dies at 70
1994 David Van Vactor, American classical composer (Chaconne), dies at 87
1994 Tommy Benford, American jazz drummer, dies at 88
1995 Joey Long, American blues and cajun guitarist, dies at 62
1996 Maria Lucia Beltran Alcayaga, singer, dies at 66
1997 Harold Melvin, American soul and R&B singer (The Blue Notes - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"), dies at 57
2000 Al Grey, American jazz trombonist (Snap Your Fingers), dies at 74
2003 Dave Dallwitz, South Australian jazz and classical pianist, bandleader, composer, and visual artist, dies at 88
2008 Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, American gospel, neo-soul, and session guitarist (Mighty Clouds of Joy; Raphael Saadiq; D'Angelo), dies of complications from diabetes at 52 [1]
2008 Neil Aspinall, British music executive (The Beatles), dies of lung cancer at 66
2009 Uriel Jones, American jazz and session drummer (Motown's Funk Brothers), dies from complications of a heart attack at 74
2010 Jim Marshall, American photographer (The Beatles final concert in San Francisco; Woodstock Festival), dies at 74
2010 Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests - "16 Candles"; Brooklyn Bridge), dies at 70
2012 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, dies at 83
2015 Maria Radner, German operatic contralto, specializing in Wagner, dies in a plane crash at 33
2015 Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein), dies in plane crash at 54
2018 José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan conductor, pianist and teacher (El Sistema), dies at 78
2018 Lys Assia, Swiss singer who won the 1st Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, dies at 94
2020 Bill Rieflin, American rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails; R.E.M.; King Crimson. 2013-20), dies of cancer at 59
2020 Gerard Schurmann, Dutch-British conductor, and composer of classical music (The Double Heart), and film scores, (The Bedford Incident), dies at 96
2020 Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician (Soul Makossa), dies of COVID-19 at 86
2021 Rudolf Kelterborn, Swiss composer, conductor (Swiss German RSO, 1974-80), and educator (Basel Music Academy, 1983-94), dies at 79
2023 Dolores White, American composer, pianist, and pedagogue, dies at 90
2024 Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer ("Chinese Opera"), conductor, contemporary music advocate, and teacher, dies at 80
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