Jun 7 Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), dies at 69 Jun 26 Erno Rapee, American conductor and composer (Radio City Music Hall), dies at 54 Jun 26 Nikolay Tcherepnin, Russian composer of ballets, dies at 72 May 1945 Deaths in Music by Year Aug 1945 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers