1956 Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist, composer, and lepidopterist, dies at 60
1960 (Francis Drake) "Pat" Ballard, American songwriter ("Mr. Sandman", "Love Is Mine"), lyricist, script writer, and columnist, dies of a heart attack at 61
1965 Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor (Bavarian State Opera, 1922-36), dies at 77
1966 Alma Cogan, British pop singer ("Dreamboat"; "I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango"), dies of ovarian cancer at 34
1975 Herman van San, Belgian classical and electro-acoustic composer, dies at 46
1984 John Woods Duke, American composer, dies at 85
1985 Karel Kupka, Czech composer and choirmaster, dies at 58
1988 Herman Strategier, Dutch organist, conductor, and composer (Rembrandt Cantata; Shadow Out of Time), dies at 76
1990 Guus Jansen, Dutch pianist, Hammond organist, and popular song composer ("Net als Toen" - Eurovison, 1957), dies at 79
1992 Jerome Andrews, American-French dancer and choreographer, dies at 84
1993 Harold Rome, American musical theater composer (Fanny; Pins and Needles), dies at 85
1994 Wilbert Harrison, American R&B singer ("Kansas City"), dies at 65
1995 John Sangster, Australian jazz composer (The Hobbit Suite), dies at 66
1999 Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer ("No No Song"; "Joy To The World"; "I've Never Been To Spain"), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), dies of a heart attack at 61
2003 Roberto Garcia Morillo, Argentine composer and music critic, dies at 92
2006 Tillman Franks, American country music bassist, songwriter and artist manager (Webb Pierce), dies at 86
2009 George Na'ope, Hawaiian-American musician, dancer and heritage preservationist, dies of cancer at 81
2010 John King, American rock drummer (Steve Miller Band, 1972-74), dies at 63
2016 Stuart Edwards, British guitarist (Edison Lighthouse - "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes"), dies of cancer at 73
2019 Paul Barrere, American rock guitarist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), dies of liver cancer at 71
2020 Stan Kesler, American session musician (Sun Studio), songwriter ("I Forgot to Remember to Forget"), and record producer (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs -"Wooly Bully"), dies of bone cancer at 92