Musicians Who Died on June 5

Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)

German pianist, romantic composer (Der Freischutz; Oberon), and lithographer, dies of tuberculosis at 39

1852 Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, Polish composer, dies at 45
1861 Tomás Genovés y Lapetra Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (The Abduction), dies at 55
1868 Anselm Hüttenbrenner, Austrian composer, dies at 73
1885 Julius Benedict, German opera composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80
1894 Immanuel Faisst, German composer, dies at 70
1908 Luca Fumagalli, Italian pianist and composer (Luigi XI), dies at 71
1916 Mildred J. Hill, American composer and musician ("Good Morning To All" which later became "Happy Birthday To You"), dies at 56
1927 Paul Lacombe, French composer, dies at 89
1944 Riccardo Zandonai, Italian composer, dies at 61
1969 Renaat Veremans, Flemish organist, composer, and conductor (Flemish Opera, Antwerp, 1921-44), dies at 75
1977 "Sleepy" John Estes, American Blues musician ("Drop Down Mama"), dies at 78
1990 Jim Hodder, American drummer, and singer (Steely Dan, 1972-74), drowns in his home swimming pool at 42

American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter ("Linda On My Mind"; "Honky Tonk Heroes"), dies in surgery at 59

1994 Ish Kabbible [Merwyn A Bogue], American comedian and cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86
1995 Bettina Vernon, Austrian 'Bodenwieser' dancer, dies at 75 [1]
1995 Jan Decadt Flemish composer, dies at 81
1999 Mel Tormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), dies at 73
2002 Curtis Amy, American jazz musician (Way Down), dies at 72
2002 Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin], American punk rock bassist (Ramones. 1974-89 - "I Wanna Be Sedated"), dies of a heroin overdose at 51
2003 Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor, dies at 98
2004 Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor, dies of cancer at 63
2009 Boris Pokrovsky, Russian operatic stage director, dies at 97
2009 Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter, dies of a drug overdose at 31
2010 Arne Nordheim, Norwegian conductor and composer (Aftonland; Canzona per orchestra; Poly-poly), dies at 78
2016 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera), dies at 94
2022 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"), dies at 70
2023 Astrud Gilberto (née Weinert), Brazilian samba singer ("The Girl From Ipanema"), dies at 83