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Musicians Who Died on October 26

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  • 1607 Philipp Nicolai, German Lutheran pastor, poet, composer and hymnodist, dies at 52
  • 1678 John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86
  • 1706 Andreas Werkmeister, German organist and composer, dies at 60
  • 1733 Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and Baroque composer, dies at 74
  • 1749 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72
  • 1756 Johann Theodor Römhild, German organist and composer, chiefly of sacred music, dies at 72
  • 1823 Josef Preindl, Austrian organist and composer, dies at 67
  • 1858 Isac Baker Woodbury, American composer, and musicologist (The Dulcimer: Or the New York Collection of Sacred Music), dies at 39
  • 1867 John Fawcett, English composer, dies at 77
  • 1874 Peter Cornelius, German composer and teacher (The Barber of Baghdad), dies of liver issues at 49
  • 1903 Herbert Oakeley, English composer, dies at 73
  • 1903 Victorin de Joncières, French composer (Dimitiri), and music critic, dies at 64
  • 1935 Akos Buttykai, Hungarian composer, dies at 64
  • 1941 Victor Schertzinger, American composer and director (Uptown NY), dies at 53
  • 1955 Arne Eggen, Norwegian composer, dies at 74
  • 1956 Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist, composer, and lepidopterist, dies at 60
  • 1960 (Francis Drake) "Pat" Ballard, American songwriter ("Mr. Sandman", "Love Is Mine"), lyricist, script writer, and columnist, dies of a heart attack at 61
  • 1965 Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (Bavarian State Opera, 1922-36), dies at 77
  • 1966 Alma Cogan, British pop singer ("Dreamboat"; "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango"), dies of ovarian cancer at 34
  • 1975 Herman van San, Belgian classical and electro-acoustic composer, dies at 46
  • 1984 John Woods Duke, American composer, dies at 85
  • 1985 Karel Kupka, Czech composer and choirmaster, dies at 58
  • 1988 Herman Strategier, Dutch organist, conductor, and composer (Rembrandt Cantata; Shadow Out of Time), dies at 76
  • 1990 Guus Jansen, Dutch pianist, Hammond organist, and popular song composer ("Net als Toen" - Eurovison, 1957), dies at 79
  • 1992 Jerome Andrews, American-French dancer and choreographer, dies at 84
  • 1993 Harold Rome, American musical theater composer (Fanny; Pins and Needles), dies at 85
  • 1994 Wilbert Harrison, American R&B singer ("Kansas City"), dies at 65
  • 1995 John Sangster, Australian jazz composer (The Hobbit Suite), dies at 66
  • 1999 Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer ("No No Song"; "Joy To The World"; "I've Never Been To Spain"), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), dies of a heart attack at 61
  • 2003 Roberto Garcia Morillo, Argentine composer and music critic, dies at 92
  • 2006 Tillman Franks, American country music bassist, songwriter and artist manager (Webb Pierce), dies at 86
  • 2009 George Na'ope, Hawaiian-American musician, dancer and heritage preservationist, dies of cancer at 81
  • 2010 John King, American rock drummer (Steve Miller Band, 1972-74), dies at 63
  • 2016 Stuart Edwards, British guitarist (Edison Lighthouse - "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes"), dies of cancer at 73
  • 2019 Paul Barrere, American rock guitarist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), dies of liver cancer at 71
  • 2020 Stan Kesler, American session musician (Sun Studio), songwriter ("I Forgot to Remember to Forget"), and record producer (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs -"Wooly Bully"), dies of bone cancer at 92


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