1907 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64
1937 Giovanni Salviucci, Italian composer, dies at 29
1977 Gabriel Mekler, Israeli-American songwriter and record producer (Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Janis Joplin, Etta James), dies in a motorcycle crash at 32
1977 Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, dies at 78
1991 Charlie Barnet, saxophonist (Cherokee), dies of pneumonia at 77
1991 Dottie West [Dorothy Marsh], American country singer ("Here Comes My Baby"; with Kenny Rogers - "What Are We Doin' in Love"), dies from internal injuries sustained in a car crash at 58
1991 Margaret Ramsay, vocalist, dies
1994 Ladislav Holoubek, Slovak conductor (Košice Opera, 1966-81), and composer (Rodina), dies at 81
1994 Louis Myers, American blues guitarist and harmonica player, dies at 64
1995 Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45
1997 Belle Stewart, Scottish traditional singer, dies at 91
1997 Natko Devčić, Croatian composer, dies at 83
1999 Klement Slavický, Czech composer (Sinfonietta No. 4 - Pax hominibus in universo orbi), dies at 88 [1]
2000 David Brown, American rock bassist (Santana, 1967-71, 1974-76), dies of liver and kidney failure at 53
2002 Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist, dies at 98
2003 Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and orchestra leader (Ripley's Game), dies at 82
2006 Astrid Varnay, Swedish soprano (Met Opera 1941-56), dies at 88
2012 Ian Parrott, British-Welsh composer (The Black Ram), dies at 96
2014 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian rock singer-songwriter (Soda Stereo), dies of cardiac arrest after 4 years in a coma at 55
2014 Włodzimierz Kotoński, Polish composer, dies at 89
2015 Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez, Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials), dies at 80
2020 Gary Peacock, American jazz bassist (Keith Jarrett Trio), dies at 85 [1]
2022 John Till, Canadian rock guitarist (Full Tilt Boogie Band), dies at 76
2023 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 80 [1]
2023 Steve Harwell, American rock singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth, 1994-2021 - "All Star", "I'm A Believer"), dies of liver failure at 56 [1]
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