Musicians Who Died on November 3

  • 1711 Ferdinand Tobias Richter, Austrian Baroque composer, dies at 60
  • 1803 Henri Moreau, Flemish composer, dies at 75
  • 1832 Pietro Generali, Italian composer, dies at 59
  • 1904 Gaston Serpette, French composer, dies at 57
  • 1911 Salvador Giner y Vidal, Spanish composer, dies at 79
  • 1913 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, Prussian pianist, composer and music director (Royal Theatre of Hanover, 1867-87), dies at 83
  • 1936 Filip Lazar, Romanian composer, dies at 42
  • 1945 Alessandro Longo, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 80
  • 1958 Harry Revel, (nĂ© Glaser), Latvian-American film score composer (Sitting Pretty; Gay Divorcee), dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 52
  • 1959 Friedrich Niggli, Swiss composer (Buechfinkeliedli; Nach dem Regen), dies at 83
  • 1964 John Henry Barbee, American blues guitarist and singer, dies of a heart attack at 58
  • 1966 Eric Spear, British film and TV composer (Coronation Street theme), dies at 58
  • 1983 Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American Emmy Award-winning conductor (CBS Symphony; Columbia Pan-American Orchestra), and composer (The Great City), dies during heart surgery at 82
  • 1983 Bob Scholte, Dutch vocalist, dies at 81
  • 1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American jazz saxophonist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band), dies of cancer at 65
  • 1993 Leon Theremin, Russian-Soviet electronic musical instrument inventor, dies at 97
  • 1995 Eddie Pola [Sidney Edward Pollacsek], American radio and TV producer, and lyricist ("The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"; "I Love The Way You Say Goodnight"), dies at 88
  • 1995 Isang Yun, Korean-born German composer, dies at 78
  • 1998 Martha O'Driscoll, American film actress, dancer and socialite (Young and Willing, Blonde Alibi), dies at 76
  • 2002 (Anthony) "Lonnie" Donegan, British-Scottish singer-songwriter ( as "the King of Skiffle" ("Rock Island Line"; "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)"), known as the "King of Skiffle", dies after a heart attack at 71
  • 2004 Joe Bushkin, American jazz pianist (Bunny Berigan; Tommy Dorsey; Bing Crosby), composer ("Oh! Look At Me Now"), and TV host (A Couple of Joes), dies of pneumonia at 87
  • 2006 Paul Mauriat, French easy listening orchestra leader, composer, and arranger ("Love Is Blue"), dies at 81
  • 2008 Jean Fournet, French conductor, dies at 95
  • 2010 (Cecil) Hotep Idris Galeta, South African jazz pianist, composer, and educator, dies of an asthma attack at 69
  • 2010 James "Jim" Clench, Canadian bassist and songwriter (April Wine; Bachman-Turner Overdrive), dies of lung cancer at 61
  • 2010 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies of heart failure at 81
  • 2016 Kay Starr [Katherine Starks], American pop singer ("Wheel of Fortune"), dies at 94