Jan 11 Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883) Jan 13 Blanche Ring, American singer ("In The Good Old Summer Time"), and stage and screen actress, dies at 89 Jan 14 Henry Geehl, English composer, dies at 79 Jan 15 Francesco Maria Saraceni, Italian composer, dies at 49 Jan 16 Janos Viski, Hungarian composer, dies at 54 Jan 21 John Joseph Becker, American composer and conductor, dies a day before his 75th birthday Dec 1960 Deaths in Music by Year Feb 1961 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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