Deaths 201 - 228 of 228
- Nov 13 Jan Konopásek, Czech-American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, dies at 88
- Nov 14 Des O'Connor, British television presenter, singer and comedian, dies at 88 [1]
- Nov 23 Hal Ketchum, American country singer (Small Town Saturday Night), dies at 67
- Nov 25 Duris Maxwell [Ted Lewis], Canadian session and touring drummer (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers; Powder Blues Band), dies of heart failure at 74
- Dec 3 André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer, dies at 84
- Dec 3 Noah Creshevsky, American electroacoustic composer, dies of cancer at 75
- Dec 4 Bassam Saba, Lebanese violinist, oud, and nay player (New York Arabic Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble), dies of COVID-19 complications at 62 [1]
- Dec 6 Petras Bingelis, Lithuania conductor, founder and artistic director (Kaunas State Choir, 1969-2020), dies of COVID-19 at 77
- Dec 8 Harold Budd, American avant-garde ambient pianist and composer (The Pavilion of Dreams), dies of COVID-19 at 84 [1]
- Dec 12 Charley Pride, American country singer (Sweet Country), dies of COVID-19 complications at 86 [1]
- Dec 15 Charles Shere, American contemporary classical composer, broadcaster, music critic, and educator, dies at 85
- Dec 17 Stanley Cowell American jazz pianist (Heath Brothers), record label co-founder (Strata-East), and educator, dies from hypovolemic shock at 79
- Dec 19 Pelle Alsing, Swedish drummer (Roxette - "Listen to Your Heart"), dies at 60
- Dec 20 Chad Stuart [David Stuart Chadwick], English pop-rock vocalist and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy), songwriter, and producer, dies of pneumonia at 79
- Dec 20 Fanny Waterman, English concert pianist and teacher (Leeds International Piano Competition), dies at 100 [1]
- Dec 21 K. T. Oslin, American country singer (80's Ladies), dies at 78 [1]
- Dec 23 Leslie West [Weinstein], American rock guitarist (Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"; "Theme for an Imaginary Western"), dies of cardiac arrest at 75 [1]
- Dec 24 Geoff Stephens, English songwriter and record producer ("The Crying Game"; The New Vaudeville Band - "Winchester Cathedral", "There's a Kind of Hush"), dies of complications from COVID-19 at 86
- Dec 24 Ivry Gitlis, Israeli classical violin virtuoso, dies at 98
- Dec 25 Jaan Rääts, Estonian pianist, orchestral and film score composer, dies at 88
- Dec 25 Tony Rice, American bluegrass guitarist (J.D. Crowe and the New South), dies at 69 [1]
- Dec 28 Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer (It’s Impossible, Adoro), dies at 86 [1]
- Dec 28 Fou Ts'ong, Chinese-British concert pianist, dies of COVID-19 at 86
- Dec 28 Paul-Heinz Dittrich, German contemporary classical composer and teacher, dies at 90
- Dec 29 Claude Bolling, French jazz and classical cross-over pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio), dies at 90 [1] [2]
- Dec 29 Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters - "Sincerely"; "Sugartime"), dies at 89
- Dec 30 Alto Reed [Thomas Cartmell], American saxophonist (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band), dies of colon cancer at 72
- Dec 30 Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), sometimes known as "The Senator", dies at 97 [1]
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