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Musicians Who Died on June 20

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  • 1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German-British viola player and composer, dies at 63
  • 1833 Philip Knapton, English organist and composer, dies at 44
  • 1837 Giovanni Furno, Italian composer and famous music teacher in Naples, dies at 89
  • 1842 Michael Umlauf, Austrian violinist, composer and conductor (premiere of Beethoven's 9th), dies at 60
  • 1888 Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, dies at 66
  • 1890 Theodore Lajarte, French writer on music and composer, dies at 63
  • 1922 Vittorio Monti, composer, dies at 54
  • 1923 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer, dies at 85
  • 1925 Wilhelm Posse, German composer, dies at 72
  • 1940 Jehan Alain, French organist and composer, dies fighting for the French Army in WWII Battle of Saumur at 29
  • 1948 George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, dies at 61
  • 1965 Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), dies in a car crash at 41
  • 1975 Daniel Ayala Pérez, Mexican violinist, conductor, and composer, dies at 68
  • 1980 Allan Pettersson, Swedish violist and composer (Symphony No. 7), dies at 68
  • 1984 Hans Studer, Swiss composer, dies at 73
  • 1991 Malcolm Frager, American concert pianist, dies at 56
  • 1992 Nikolay Nikolayevich Sidel'nikov, Russian composer, dies at 62
  • 1995 Dennis Gomm, British composer and musician, dies at 84
  • 1997 Lawrence Payton, American pop & soul singer (Four Tops - "I'll Be There"), dies at 59
  • 1999 Ernie Wilkins, American jazz saxophonist, arranger (Count Basie, Harry James), and bandleader, dies after suffering a stroke at 76
  • 2006 Claydes Charles Smith, American musician (Kool & The Gang), dies at 57
  • 2008 Antonio Bibalo, Italian-Norwegian pianist, contemporary classical and opera composer (The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder; Ghosts), dies at 86
  • 2011 Jerome Rosen, American composer, dies at 89
  • 2011 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), dies at 79
  • 2016 Bill Ham [Billy Mack Ham], American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top), dies at 79
  • 2017 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), dies at 42


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