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Musicians Who Died on October 13

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  • 1680 François Roberday, French Baroque organist and composer, dies during an epidemic at 56
  • 1701 Andreas Anton Schmelzer, Austrian composer, dies at 47
  • 1777 Dismas Hatas, Czech composer, dies at 52
  • 1805 Johann Christoph Kuhnau, German composer, church musician choral director, and teacher, dies at 70
  • 1819 Giovanni Battista Gaiani, Italian organist and composer, dies at 61
  • 1855 Gottfried Rieger, Czech composer, dies at 91
  • 1958 Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik, Russian composer, dies at 59 (b. 1899)
  • 1959 Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer and musicologist (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
  • 1970 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
  • 1974 Josef Krips, Austrian conductor (London Symphony, 1950-54; Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63; San Francisco Symphony, 1964-70), dies of lung cancer at 72
  • 1979 Rebecca Clarke, British-American violist and classical composer (Morpheus), dies at 93
  • 1980 Philip "Gabby" Pahinui, Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer, dies of a heart attack at 59
  • 1987 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, dies at 58
  • 1995 Golfredo Corradetti, Canadian conductor, dies at 79
  • 2000 Britt Woodman, American jazz trombonist (Duke Ellington; Charles Mingus; Lionel Hampton), dies of respiratory issues at 80
  • 2001 Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), dies of throat cancer at 52
  • 2007 Tom Dawes, American rock musician and composer who wrote music for commercial jingles ("Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz” for Alka-Seltzer and “7Up, the Uncola”), dies at 64
  • 2009 Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American pop singer ("Here in My Heart"), and actor (The Godfather), dies of a heart attack at 82
  • 2009 Roger Nixon, American composer, dies at 88
  • 2010 General Johnson, American soul singer and songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), and songwriter ("Patches"; "Want Ads"), dies of lung cancer at 69
  • 2013 Tommy Whittle, British jazz tenor saxophonist (Ted Heath; BBC Show Band), and bandleader, dies of pneumonia on his 87th birthday
  • 2016 Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove), dies at 93
  • 2018 Annapurna Devi [Roshanara Khan], Indian classical surbahar (bass sitar) player, and music teacher, dies at 91
  • 2019 Steve Cash, American country-rock vocalist, songwriter, and harmonica player (Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue", "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"), and author (Meq trilogy), dies at 73


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