Musicians Who Died in December 2010

Dec 13 Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer, dies from surgery complications at 67
Dec 13 Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), commits suicide at 63
Dec 17 Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vliet], American rock musician, complications from multiple sclerosis at 69
Dec 19 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), dies at 80
Dec 19 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, dies of pancreatic cancer at 78
Dec 20 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, dies at 98
Dec 20 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), dies at 81
Dec 24 Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (Joanna tentata), dies at 80
Dec 26 Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Square Biz"; "Lovergirl"), dies at 54
Dec 28 Agathe von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer (oldest von Trapp child), dies at 97
Dec 28 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show) and broadcaster (NPR), dies after a heart attack at 89 [1]
Dec 30 Bobby Farrell, Aruban singer (Boney M) (b. 1949)