- 1612 Ercole Bottrigari, Italian composer, dies at 81
- 1712 Johann Michael Zächer, Austrian composer, dies at 61
- 1716 Heinrich Georg Neuss, German composer, Lutheran theologian, and poet, dies at 62
- 1755 Francesco Durante, Neapolitan composer,and teacher dies at 71
- 1803 Charles Broche, French composer, dies at 51
- 1819 Nicolas Roze, French composer, dies at 74
- 1884 Louis Lacombe, French pianist and composer, dies at 65
- 1904 Sigurd Lie, Norwegian composer and conductor, dies of tuberculosis at 33
- 1940 Walter Kollo, German operetta and popular song composer, dies at 62
- 1963 Arnold Foster, English composer, dies at 66
- 1976 Louis Fourestier, French cellist, composer (Polynice; Patria), conductor (Paris Opera, 1938-65), and pedagogue (Paris Conservatoire, 1945-65), dies at 84
- 1977 Mary Ford [Iris Colleen Summers], American vocalist (with Les Paul - "How High The Moon"), dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 53
- 1978 Beryl Booker, American swing and cool jazz pianist (Dinah Washington), dies at 56
- 1981 Boyd Neel, English conductor (Story of an Orchestra), dies at 76
- 1983 Adele Sebastian, American jazz flute player and vocalist (The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra), dies of kidney failure at 27
- 1983 Freddy Martin, American orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin) and tenor saxophonist, dies at 76
- 1983 William Elliott, American actor (Bridget Loves Bernie - "Otis"; Adam-12- "Officer Grant"), and jazz drummer, dies at 49
- 1987 Robert Schollum, Austrian composer, dies at 74
- 1989 Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts; Louisiana Story), dies at 92
- 1993 Ronnie Aldrich, British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, dies of prostate cancer at 77
- 1999 Anna Mae Winburn, African American bandleader of all female big band (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), dies at 86
- 2003 Ronnie Dawson, American rockabilly guitarist (Rockabilly Hall of Fame, 1998), dies of cancer at 64 [1]
- 2011 Marv Tarplin, American guitarist and songwriter (The Miracles, 1958-73 - "The Tracks of My Tears"), dies at 70
- 2012 César Bolaños, Peruvian electro-acoustic and experimental musician and composer, dies at 81
- 2016 Oscar Brand, Canadian-born American folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 96
- 2017 Alam Thomas "Tom" Paley, American folk musician (New Lost City Ramblers), dies at 89
Jessye Norman (1945-2019)
American opera singer (sang at two presidential inaugurations), dies at 74
- 2021 Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese television and video game composer (Dragon Quest), and Nanjing Massacre denialist, dies at 90
- 2022 Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, dies at 68
- 2023 Russell Batiste Jr., American drummer The Meters, 1989-2000; The Funky Meters, 2000-15; Vida Blue), dies of a heart attack at 57
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