1648 Thomas Ford, English composer and lutenist to the royal court, dies (b. 1580)
1770 Gian Francesco de Majo, Italian composer, dies at 38
1826 Louise Reichardt, German composer of lieder and scared songs, educator, and choral conductor, dies at 47
1856 William Knyvett, British singer and composer, dies at 77
1862 Alexey Verstovsky, Russian composer, dies at 63
1931 Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian composer (Gergana), dies at 50
1936 Ernestine Schumann-Heink (née Rössler), Austrian-American contralto (Bayreuth Festival, 1896-1914; Metropolitan Opera, 1899-1932), dies of leukemia at 75
1943 Paul Charles Rene Landormy, French musicologist, music critic, and composer, dies at 74
1955 James P. Johnson, American pianist and jazz composer (Charleston), dies at 64
1958 Marcelle Meyer, French concert pianist specializing in both contemporary classical (Les Six) and Baroque revivalist (Bach; Rameau) repertoires, dies of a heart attack while at the keyboard at 61
1959 Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer, cellist, guitarist, and conductor (Bachianas Brasileiras), dies at 72
1979 John Glascock, British bass guitarist and singer (Carmen, 1972-75; Jethro Tull, 1976-79 - "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young To Die"), dies of congenital heart valve defect at 28
1981 Bob Eberly [Eberle], American big band singer (Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra), dies of a heart attack at 65 [1]
1982 Eduard Tubin, Estonian-Swedish composer and conductor, dies at 77
1987 Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81
1989 Emerson Buckley, American conductor (Greater Miami Opera, 1950-86), dies at 73
1991 Rudolf Petzold, German educator and composer, dies at 83
1995 Alan Hull, British folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor"), dies of a heart attack at 50
1995 Pete Welding, American music writer (Down Beat), musicologist (Testament Records), and jazz and blues record producer (Doug Quattlebaum), dies of a heart attack at 60
1997 Wilfred Josephs, British composer (Rebecca; Requiem), dies at 70
2001 Michael Karoli, German rock guitarist (Can), dies of cancer at 53 (b. 1948)
2003 Arthur Conley, American singer ("Sweet Soul Music"), dies of intestinal cancer at 57
2003 Don Gibson, American country musician ("Sweet Dreams"), dies at 75
2003 Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains], Punjabi Bhangra singer ("Lakk Tunoo Tunoo"; "Dupatta Tera Satrang Da"), dies of cardiac arrest at 41
2006 Flo Sandon's, Italian singer (won Sanremo Music Festival - Viale d'autunno), dies at 82
2006 Ruth Brown, American actress and singer sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B" ("So Long"; "Teardrops From My Eyes"), dies at 78
2008 George Stephen Morrison, American admiral and father of The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison
2008 Guy Peellaert, Belgian graphic artist, photographer (Rock Dreams), movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -"Diamond Dogs'; Rolling Stones - "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"), dies of cancer at 74
2014 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer "(What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), dies at 78
2017 William Mayer, American composer (A Death in the Family; Brief Candle; Octagon), dies from heart failure at 91
2021 Dave Frishberg, American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and lyricist ("I'm Just A Bill"; "Van Lingle Mungo"), dies at 88
2021 Keith Alison, American session and touring guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1968-75), and songwriter, dies at 79
2023 Abe Stoklasa, American country music songwriter and musician, dies at 36
2023 Seóirse Bodley, Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin), dies at 90 [1]
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