1941 Gustav "Gus" Kahn, German-American lyricist ("It Had to Be You"; "Makin' Whoopee"; "I'll See You in My Dreams"), dies of a heart attack at 54
1948 Sven Holger Körling, Swedish organist, music teacher, and composer of children's songs, dies at 69
1953 Kathleen Ferrier, English contralto singer (Orfeo Ed Evridice), dies of cancer at 41
1971 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, Dutch composer, dies at 79
1974 Harry Carney, American tenor and baritone jazz saxophonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1927-74), dies at 64
1975 Alberto Hemsi, Turkish born composer and collector of Sephardic Jews music, dies at 78
1977 Giorgos Papasideris, Greek country singer, composer and lyricist, dies at 75
1978 Tibor Serly, Hungarian violinist and composer (American Elegy), dies at 76
1980 Maurice Martenot, French cellist, WWI radio telegrapher, and instrument inventor (ondes Martenot), dies at 81 [1]
1988 Ernst Hermann Meyer, German composer, dies at 82
1990 B.J. Wilson, British session and touring rock drummer (Procol Harum, 1967-77; Joe Cocker), dies of a drug overdose complications and pneumonia at 43
1993 Manke Nelis [Cornelis Pieters], Dutch singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73
1995 Christopher Keene, American conductor and musician, dies at 48
1996 Watkins Shaw, British musicologist, dies at 85
1998 Anatol Vieru, Romanian-Jewish composer (Ultimele zile, ultimele ore/The Last Days, the Last Hours), and pedagogue, dies at 72
2008 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American hard rock bassist (Marilyn Manson), dies of a suspected drug overdose at 39
2011 Antonio Iglesias Álvares, Spanish pianist, composer, educator and critic, dies at 93
2011 Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), dies of a drug overdose at 40
2011 Roger Williams [Louis Jacob Weertz], American popular music pianist ("Born Free"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 87
2013 Larry Verne, American novelty song singer (Mr. Custer), dies of heart failure at 77
2013 Philip Chevron, Irish musician (Pogues - "Peace & Love"), dies from esophageal cancer at 56
2015 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (I Should Have Known Better), dies at 64
2016 Don Ciccone, American singer-songwriter (The Critters - "Mr. Dieingly Sad"; The Hit Men), dies of a heart attack at 70
2017 Grady Tate, American jazz drummer (Oliver Nelson, Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith), and singer, dies of complications from Alzheimer disease at 85 [1]
2019 (Malcolm) "Molly" Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band, 1972-83 - "Pick Up the Pieces"), dies of cancer at 74
2020 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, dies at 80 [1]
2021 Everett Morton, Nevisian-born English drummer and percussionist (English Beat), dies at 71
2023 Stewkey [Robert Antoni], American power pop-rock vocalist and keyboard player (Nazz - "Open My Eyes", "Hello It's Me), dies of cancer at 75
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