Deaths 201 - 241 of 241
- Nov 5 Eddie Harris, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Freedom Jazz Dance"), dies of congestive heart failure at 62
- Nov 5 Paula Hinton, British ballet dancer, dies at 72
- Nov 6 Ion Dumitrescu, Romanian classical and film score composer (The Sun Rises), dies at 83
- Nov 7 Carmell Jones, American bebop jazz and session trumpet player (Bud Shank; Horace Silver), dies of heart failure at 60
- Nov 8 Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), dies at 76
- Nov 11 Jo Baker, American blues-rock vocalist (Elvin Bishop), dies of liver disease at 48
- Nov 12 Gwen Catley, English soprano, dies at 90
- Nov 13 Bill Doggett, American jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organist ("Honky Tonk"; "Funky Whistler"), pianist and arranger (The Inkspots; Ella Fitzgerald), dies of a heart attack at 80
- Nov 13 Jack Ryland, American rock bassist (Three Dog Night, 1973-75 - "The Show Must Go On"; "Play Something Sweet"), dies at 45
- Nov 16 Jack Popplewell, British composer and playwright (If I Should Fall In Love Again), dies at 87
- Nov 18 Douglas Guest, British organist, choir master (Westminster Abbey, 1963-81), conductor, and composer (For the Fallen), dies at 80 [1]
- Nov 19 Edward Kassner, Austrian-born music publisher, dies at 76
- Nov 21 Bernard Rose, British organist, soldier, composer, and academic, dies at 80
- Nov 23 Art Porter, saxophonist, dies at 35
- Nov 24 Edison Vasalievich Denisov, Russian avant-garde composer (Sun of the Incas), dies at 67
- Nov 26 Dame Joan Hood Hammond, Australian operatic soprano, dies at 84
- Nov 26 May Moxon, Scottish dance producer, dies at 91
- Nov 28 Anna Pollak, English mezzo-soprano, dies at 84
- Nov 28 Charles Bressler, American tenor, specializing in early music (New York Pro Musica, 1953-63), and educator, dies at 70
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Nov 30 American musician ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), dies of a heart attack at 64
- Dec 1 Irving Gordon, American songwriter ("Unforgettable"; "Me, Myself, And I"), dies of multiple myeloma cancer at 81
- Dec 5 Peter Hall, British folklorist and musician, dies at 60
- Dec 5 Wilf Carter, country singer, dies at 91
- Dec 6 Trevor Key, British photographer and graphic designer, known for his album cover art (Mike Oldfield; Phil Collins; New Order; OMD), dies of a brain tumor at 48 [1]
- Dec 9 Patty Donahue, American new wave rock singer (The Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"; "Christmas Wrapping), dies of lung cancer at 40
- Dec 10 Faron Young, American country and honky-tonk singer ("Hello Walls"; "It's Four in the Morning"), and actor (Hidden Guns; Daniel Boone, Trailblazer), commits suicide at 64
- Dec 10 John Duffey, bluegrass guitarist, dobro, and mandolin player (Country Gentlemen), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Dec 13 Mae Barnes [Stith], American dancer and jazz singer ("The Sunny Side Of The Street"), dies of cancer at 89 (or older, year of birth disputed)
- Dec 14 Norman Hackforth, British musician and radio broadcaster (Noel Coward; Twenty Questions), dies at 88
- Dec 15 Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), dies at 50
- Dec 17 Francesco Siciliani, Italian opera administrator, dies at 85
- Dec 17 Irving Caesar, American lyricist and theater composer (Tea for Two; Just A Gigilo; Sometimes I'm Happy; Animal Crackers In My Soup), dies at 101 [1]
- Dec 17 Ruby Murray, Irish singer ("Heartbeat"; "Softly, Softly"), dies of liver cancer at 61
- Dec 17 Wayne Barlow, American composer, dies at 84
- Dec 18 Arthur Jacobs, English musicologist (Penguin Dictionary of Music), dies at 74
- Dec 23 Krešimir Fribec, Croatian composer, dies at 88
- Dec 23 Rina Ketty [Cesarina Picchetto], Italian singer (J'attendrai), dies at 85
- Dec 23 Ronnie Scott [Schatt], British jazz saxophonist and club-owner, dies at 69
- Dec 27 Johnny Heartsman [Eastman], American R&B, soul and electric blues session musician and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 60
- Dec 29 Mireille Hartuch, singer/songwriter, dies at 90
- Dec 31 Frederico Davia, Italian operatic basso singer, and artistic director, dies at 63
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