Musicians Who Died on September 14

Isadora Duncan (1877-1927)

American free form/interpretative dancer, dies at 50 due to her scarf becoming entangled in her car's wheel

1932 Jean Cras, French pianist, career naval officer, and composer (Polyphème; Harp Quintet), dies of cancer at 53
1936 Ossip Gabrilovich Russian-American pianist, conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1918-36), and composer, dies of stomach cancer at 58
1951 Fritz Busch, German conductor, dies at 61
1962 Marcel Delannoy, French composer, dies at 64
1964 Mary Howe, American composer and pianist (Sand), dies at 82
1975 Walter Herbert [Seligmann], German-American conductor, impresario (Houston Grand Opera, 1955- 72; San Diego Opera, 1965-77), and world champion bridge player, dies at 77
1979 Raymond Loucheur, French composer, dies at 80
1981 (Walter) "Furry" Lewis, American country blues guitarist and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 88 (or 82) [year of birth disputed]
1981 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, dies at 81
1982 Christian Ferras, French violinist and conductor, dies at 49
1982 Pablo Garrido, Chilean composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 77
1988 Melle Weersma, Dutch jazz arranger and composer ("Penny Serenade"), dies at 80
1989 [Dámaso] Pérez Prado, Cuban bandleader and musician, dies of a stroke at 71
1990 Wime de Craene, Flemish singer and composer, dies at 40
1993 Peter Tranchell, British composer, dies at 71
1996 Juliet Prowse, English-South African stage and screen actress and dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies of pancreatic cancer. at 59
1998 (Laten) Johnny Adams, American blues, jazz and gospel singer (Reconsider Me), dies of prostate cancer at 66
1999 Attila Bozay, Hungarian composer, dies at 60
1999 Hans Melchior Brugk, German composer, dies at 89
2001 Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer, dies at 70
2003 John Serry, Sr., American classical, jazz, and bolero accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator, dies at 88
2005 Mike Elliott, American jazz and session guitarist, and audio engineer, dies at 65
2005 Robert Wise, American Academy Award-winning film director (The Day the Earth Stood Still; West Side Story; The Sound Of Music), dies of heat failure at 91