Search Results for: American +Singer (Part 2)

Events in Music


Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 860

  • 1927-04-19 Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
  • 1927-07-05 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
  • 1928-04-05 Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters, 1953-59 - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1992)
  • 1928-05-23 Rosemary Clooney, American singer ("Come On-a My House"), and actress (White Christmas), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 2002)
  • 1928-06-12 Vic Damone [Vito Farinola], American singer (On the Street Where You Live), entertainer, actor and TV presenter (Vic Damone Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
  • 1928-07-12 Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1985)
  • 1928-12-31 Ross Barbour, American singer (4 Freshmen), born in Columbus, Indiana (d. 2011)
  • 1929-04-01 Jane Powell [Suzanne Burce], American singer and actress (Royal Wedding; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
  • 1929-04-16 Roy Hamilton, American singer (You'll Never Walk Alone), born in Leesburg, Georgia (d. 1969)
  • 1929-07-03 David Lynch, American singer (Platters - "Twilight Time"; "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1980)
  • 1929-07-09 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), born in Coeburn, Virginia (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1929-10-26 Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2000)
  • 1930-01-02 Julius La Rosa, American singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
  • 1930-04-01 Grace Lee Whitney, American singer and actress (Star Trek - "Yeoman Rand"), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2015)
  • 1930-04-12 Betty Clooney, American singer (Jack Paar Show), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 1976)
  • 1930-06-30 June Valli, American singer (Your Hit Parade), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1993)

Ray Charles (1930-2004)

1930-09-23 American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music ("Georgia On My Mind"; "Mess Around"; "Hit The Road, Jack"), born in Albany, Georgia

  • 1930-09-29 Billy Strange [William], American singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2012)

Sam Cooke (1931-1964)

1931-01-22 American singer and entrepreneur described as "the inventor of soul music" ("You Send Me"; "A Change Is Gonna Come"), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi

  • 1931-03-14 Phil Phillips [Baptiste], American singer-songwriter (Sea of Love), born in Crowley, Louisiana (d. 2020)
  • 1931-05-31 Huby Heard, American singer-songwriter (The God Squad), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2004)
  • 1931-07-06 Danny White, American singer and bandleader, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1996)
  • 1932-04-05 Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter, born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 2017)

Tiny Tim (1932-1996)

1932-04-12 American singer and ukulele player ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"), born in Manhattan, New York

  • 1932-07-06 Della Reese [Delloreese Patricia Early], American singer and actress (Della Reese Show; The Royal Family), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2017)
  • 1932-11-29 John Gary [Strader], American singer (Cold), born in Watertown, New York (d. 1998)

Little Richard (1932-2020)

1932-12-05 American singer-songwriter and rock 'n' roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), born in Macon, Georgia

  • 1932-12-14 Abbe Lane, American singer and wife of Xavier Cugat (Xavier Cugat Show), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1933-04-13 Shani Wallis, Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver!), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
  • 1933-04-24 Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter ("Cry to Me"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2007)
  • 1933-04-29 Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter ("Love's Been Good to Me"; "Jean"; "Without A Worry In The World"), and poet (Lonesome Cities), born in Oakland, California (d. 2015)
  • 1933-08-15 Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams - "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1933-09-03 Tompall Glaser, American singer (Glaser Brothers - "Getting To Me Again"), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2013)
  • 1933-11-06 Joseph Pope, American singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1996)
  • 1934-02-16 Harold "Hal" Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins), born in Port Jervis, New York (d. 2005)
  • 1934-02-18 Bobby Taylor, American singer and producer who discovered "The Jackson 5" (Motown Records), born in Washington, D.C. (birth year contested-1939) (d. 2017)
  • 1934-02-18 Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
  • 1934-03-04 Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
  • 1934-05-03 Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio], American singer (Four Seasons - "Sherry"; "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1934-06-01 (Charles) "Pat" Boone, American singer ("Tutti Frutti"), actor (April Love; The Cross and The Switchblade; No More Mr. Nice Guy) and TV personality (The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1934-06-02 Johnny Carter, American singer (The Flamingos, The Dells), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
  • 1934-08-16 Ketty Lester [Revoyda Frierson], American singer/actress (Love Letters), born in Hope, Arkansas
  • 1934-12-01 Billy Paul [Paul Williams], American singer ("Me & Mrs. Jones"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
  • 1935-05-29 Sylvia Robinson, American singer (Mickey & Sylvia - "Love Is Strange"; solo - "Pillow Talk"), record producer, and record label executive (Sugar Hill Records), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2011)
  • 1935-06-25 Eddie Floyd, American singer and composer (California Girl, Falcons), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • 1935-07-21 Kaye Stevens, American singer and comedienne (Jerry Lewis Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
  • 1935-08-30 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas - "California Dreaming"), born in Parris Island, South Carolina (d. 2001)
  • 1935-10-15 Barry McGuire, American singer-songwriter ("Eve of Destruction"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1936-02-08 Larry Verne, American singer ("Mr. Custer"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2013)
  • 1936-02-19 Bob Engemann, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2013)
  • 1936-03-18 Robert Lee Smith, American singer (Tams - "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1936-05-14 Bobby Darin [Walden Robert Cassotto], American singer ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish-Splash"; "Beyond The Sea"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1973)
  • 1936-06-11 Jud Strunk, American singer-songwriter ("Daisy a Day"), and comedian (Laugh-In), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1981)
  • 1936-06-14 Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)
  • 1936-06-22 Verne Allison, American singer (Dells - "Open Up My Heart"), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1936-07-14 Gloria Lambert, American singer (Sing Along With Mitch), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2013)
  • 1936-10-26 Bruce Belland, American singer (Tim Conway Hour), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1936-10-28 Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist ("The Next Hundred Years"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1995)
  • 1937-02-20 David Ackles, American singer-songwriter (American Gothic), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1999)
  • 1937-05-15 (Trinidad) "Trini" Lopez, American singer and guitarist ("If I Had A Hammer"; "Lemon Tree"), and actor (The Dirty Dozen), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1937-06-02 Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter ("Handy Man"), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2012)
  • 1937-12-12 Connie Francis [Concetta Franconero], American singer and actress (Where the Boys Are), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1937-12-16 Jim Glaser, American singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again), born in Spalding, Nebraska
  • 1937-12-30 (Noel) Paul Stookey, American singer, songwriter and musician (Peter, Paul, & Mary - "The Wedding Song (There Is Love)"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1938-01-14 Jack Jones, American singer (Love Boat Theme), born in Los Angeles, California

Etta James (1938-2012)

1938-01-25 American singer ("Roll With Me"; "At Last"), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1938-02-11 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer-songwriter ("Monster Mash"), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
  • 1938-03-06 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as "The Black Sinatra" (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey (d. 1995)
  • 1938-04-20 Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter ("It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'"; "Poetry In Motion"), born in Jacksonville, Florida
  • 1938-05-15 Lenny Welch, American singer (Since I Fell for You), born in New York
  • 1938-06-29 Billy Storm [Spicer], American singer (Valiants - "This Is The Night"), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2000)

Bill Withers (1938-2020)

1938-07-04 American singer-songwriter and rhythm & blues musician ("Ain't No Sunshine"; "Lean On Me"), born in Slab Fork, West Virginia

  • 1938-11-05 Joe Dassin, French-American singer (Les Champs-Élysées), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1980)
  • 1938-11-06 Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Missouri (d. 2019)
  • 1938-11-06 P. J. Proby [James Marcus Smith], American singer, songwriter and actor (Hold Me, Three Week Hero), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1938-11-07 Dee Clark, American singer ("Raindrops"), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 1990)
  • 1938-11-12 Mort Shuman, American singer, and songwriter, with Doc Pomus ("Viva Las Vegas"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in New York City (d. 1991)
  • 1939-01-10 Scott McKenzie, American singer (San Francisco), born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida (d. 2012)
  • 1939-03-07 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
  • 1939-03-13 Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1939-04-05 Ronald "Ronnie" White, American singer (The Miracles - "Shop Around"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1995)
  • 1939-04-23 Ray Peterson, American singer ("Tell Laura I Love Her"), born in Denton, Texas (d. 2005)
  • 1939-05-14 Troy Shondell, American singer ("This Time (We’re Really Breaking Up)"), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 2016)
  • 1939-08-16 Eric Weissberg, American singer and musician (Duelling Banjos), born in New York (d. 2020)
  • 1939-08-18 Johnny Preston, American singer (Running Bear), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2011)
  • 1939-08-21 Ernie Maresca, American singer and songwriter ("Runaround Sue"; "The Wanderer"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
  • 1939-09-05 John Stewart, American singer (Kingston Trio, 1961-67), and songwriter ("Daydream Believer"), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
  • 1939-09-17 Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter ("Angel on My Shoulder"; "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"), born in North Hollywood, California
  • 1939-09-24 Sonny Turner, American singer (The Platters, 1959-70 - "With This Ring", The Metrotones), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 2022)
  • 1939-10-09 (Overton Vertis) "O.V." Wright, American singer, born in Lenow, Tennessee, (d. 1980)
  • 1939-10-30 Eddie Holland, American singer ("Jamie"), lyricist, vocal arranger, and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland - "Heat Wave"; "Where Did Our Love Go"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1939-10-30 Norman West, American singer (The Soul Children - "Hearsay,"; "Give 'em Love"), born in Lake Providence, Louisiana
  • 1939-11-19 Warren "Pete" Moore, American singer (Miracles - "Tears of a Clown"), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1939-11-26 David White, American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors - "At The Hop": Leslie Gore - "You Don't Own Me"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)

Tina Turner (1939-2023)

1939-11-26 American singer (Ike & Tina - "Proud Mary"; solo -"What's Love Got To Do With It"), born in Nutbush, Tennessee [1]

  • 1939-12-01 Dianne Lennon, American singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1939-12-17 Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do"; "Just My Imagination"), born in Union Springs, Alabama (d. 1992)
  • 1940-01-09 Jimmy Boyd, American singer ("I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"), and actor (Bachelor Father - "Howard"), born in Jayess, Mississippi (d. 2009)
  • 1940-02-10 Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter ("Peaceful"), born in Washington Heights, New York City (d. 2009)
  • 1940-02-29 Gretchen Christopher, American singer (The Fleetwoods), born in Olympia, Washington

Weddings in Music


Divorces in Music


Deaths in Music

Deaths 101 - 200 of 310

  • 1993-07-07 Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)
  • 1993-12-10 Alice Tully, American singer and patroness (Carnegie Hall), dies at 91
  • 1994-01-22 Rhett Forrester, American singer (Riot) (b. 1956)

Dinah Shore (1917-1994)

1994-02-24 American singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet), actress and TV personality (Dinah Shore Show; Nabisco DS Championship), dies of ovarian cancer at 76

  • 1994-04-04 (Virginia) "Ginny" Simms, American singer (Kay Kyser Band), actress (Night and Day), and radio star, dies of a heart attack at 80 [1]
  • 1994-06-08 William Marshall, American singer, bandleader and actor (State Fair, Pennsylvanians), dies at 76
  • 1994-07-21 Dorothy Collins [Marjorie Chandler], Canadian-American singer and actress (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67
  • 1994-10-02 Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson [Peggy Lou Snyder], American singer and actress (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; Follow the Fleet), dies of heart failure at 85 [1]

Cab Calloway (1907-1994)

1994-11-18 American singer, bandleader ("Minnie the Moocher"; "The Jumpin' Jive"), writer, radio host, and actor (The Blues Brothers), dies at 86

  • 1994-11-22 Norma Donaldson, American singer and actress (Poetic Justice; 5 Heartbeats), dies at 68
  • 1994-12-14 Mary Ann McCall, American singer, dies at 75
  • 1995-01-01 Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist (The Next Hundred Years), dies of a stroke at 58
  • 1995-02-17 Uta Graf, German born American singer and teacher, dies at 80
  • 1995-03-23 Ripley L. Ingram, American singer, dies at 65
  • 1995-03-31 Selena [Quintanilla-Pérez], Mexican-American singer-songwriter known as the Queen of Tejano music (Grammy-1994), killed by a fan at 23
  • 1995-06-11 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as "The Black Sinatra" (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), dies of leukemia at 58
  • 1995-08-11 (Wonga) Phil Harris], American singer, actor (The Jungle Book; The Aristocrats; Robin Hood), comedian, and orchestra leader (The Jack Benny Program; The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show), dies of a heart attack at 91
  • 1995-08-24 Gary Crosby, American singer (with Bing -"Play a Simple Melody"), and actor (The Bill Dana Show -"Eddie"; Mardi Gras), dies of lung cancer at 62
  • 1995-08-26 Ronnie White, American singer (The Miracles - "Shop Around"), dies of leukemia at 57
  • 1995-12-13 Nancy LaMott, American singer, dies of cancer at 43

Dean Martin (1917-1995)

1995-12-25 American singer ("That's Amore"; "Everybody Loves Somebody"; "Sway"), comedian and actor (Martin and Lewis, The Dean Martin Show), dies of throat cancer at 78

  • 1996-01-05 Danny White, American singer and bandleader, dies at 84
  • 1996-01-06 Johnny Johnston, American singer and actor (Make that Spare), dies at 80
  • 1996-03-17 Terry Stafford, American singer (b. 1941)
  • 1996-03-31 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer and songwriter (The Gun Club), dies at 37
  • 1996-05-11 Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (Uncle Walt's Band), dies in a plane crash in the Florida Everglades at 46
  • 1996-05-18 Kevin Gilbert, American singer, composer and instrumentalist (Toy Matinee; Tuesday Night Music Club), dies of accidental asphyxiation at 29
  • 1996-09-09 Bill Monroe, American singer known as the "Father of Bluegrass" ("Blue Moon of Kentucky"), dies at 84
  • 1996-09-13 Silas Roy Crain, American singer, Founder of Soul Stirrers Gospel Quartet, dies at 85
  • 1996-11-02 Eva Cassidy, American singer, dies of cancer at 33
  • 1997-01-01 Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter ("Pancho and Lefty"), dies of a heart attack at 52
  • 1997-01-22 Ron Holden, American singer (b. 1939)
  • 1997-01-23 Richard Berry, African-American singer and musician (Louie Louie), dies at 61
  • 1997-04-08 Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter ("Wedding Bell Blues"; "Stoned Soul Picnic"; "And When I Die"), dies of ovarian cancer at 49
  • 1997-04-19 El Duce [Eldon Wayne Hoke], American singer and drummer (The Mentors), dies from a "misadventure" on a train-track at 39
  • 1997-04-26 Gene Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers), dies of cancer at 73
  • 1997-07-05 Mrs. Miller, American singer (A Lover's Missouri), dies at 89
  • 1998-04-06 Wendy O. Williams, American singer (Plasmatics) (b. 1949)
  • 1998-04-19 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek; The Magic Sword; Monroes), dies of a heart attack at 74

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)

1998-05-14 American singer (Strangers in the Night; My Way; The Summer Wind) and actor (From Here to Eternity; Guys and Dolls), known as the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", dies at 82

  • 1998-06-12 Theresa Merritt [Hines], American singer and actress (The Wiz; That's My Mama), dies of skin cancer at 75
  • 1998-12-11 [James] Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot), dies in a car accident at 30
  • 1998-12-25 Bryan MacLean, American singer, musician and songwriter (Love) (b. 1946)
  • 1998-12-30 Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)
  • 1999-01-10 Frank Parker, American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party), dies at 95
  • 1999-02-03 Gwen Guthrie, American singer ("Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"), dies of cancer at 48
  • 1999-02-14 Buddy Knox, American singer and songwriter (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey), dies at 65
  • 1999-03-02 David Ackles, American singer-songwriter (American Gothic), dies of lung cancer at 62
  • 1999-06-05 Mel Tormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), dies at 73
  • 1999-07-01 Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle), dies at 72
  • 1999-07-03 Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter and musician (Morphine; Treat Her Right), dies of a heart attack at 46
  • 1999-07-04 Ruby Johnson, American singer (I'll Run Your Hurt Away), dies at 63
  • 1999-11-13 Donald Mills, American singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 84
  • 1999-12-17 Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter known as the "the Arizona Cowboy", and actor (Frontier Doctor - "Dr. Baxter"), dies at 78

Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999)

1999-12-26 American singer-songwriter and soul musician ("Freddie's Dead"; "Superfly"), dies from complications of type 2 diabetes at 57

  • 2000-04-21 Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires), dies at 70
  • 2000-10-18 Julie London, American singer ("Cry Me A River") and actress (Emergency - "Nurse McCall"), dies at 74
  • 2000-11-05 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), dies at 101
  • 2001-03-18 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), dies at 65
  • 2001-04-24 Al Hibbler, American singer ("Unchained Melody"), dies at 85
  • 2001-05-12 (Pierino) Perry Como, American singer ("Catch A Falling Star") and TV personality (The Perry Como Show), dies at 89
  • 2001-05-19 Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
  • 2001-06-07 Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones), dies of a heart attack at 49
  • 2001-08-02 Ron Townson, American singer (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up and Away"), dies of kidney failure at 68
  • 2001-08-25 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas at 22

Peggy Lee (1920-2002)

2002-01-21 American singer ("Fever"; "Is That All There Is?"), songwriter ("Mañana"), and actress (Pete Kelly's Blues; Lady and the Tramp), dies of a heart attack at 81

  • 2002-02-02 Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
  • 2002-02-16 Billy Ward, American singer and songwriter (Billy Ward and his Dominoes), dies at 80
  • 2002-04-20 Alan Dale, American singer (Alan Dale Show), dies at 76

Lisa Lopes (1971-2002)

2002-04-25 American singer (TLC), dies in a car crash at 30

  • 2002-06-29 Rosemary Clooney, American singer ("Come On-a My House") and actress (White Christmas), dies of lung cancer at 74
  • 2002-09-24 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, dies at 62
  • 2003-01-15 Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter ("Tutti Frutti"; You Always Hurt the One You Love": "Tampico"), dies at 87
  • 2003-04-03 Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter ("Be What You Are"), dies at 61

Barry White (1944-2003)

2003-07-04 American singer ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"; "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"), dies at 58

  • 2003-07-06 Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds), dies at 69
  • 2003-08-03 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48
  • 2003-11-05 Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"), dies of acute cocaine toxicity at 63
  • 2003-11-17 Arthur Conley, American singer ("Sweet Soul Music"), dies of intestinal cancer at 57
  • 2004-01-04 Jake Hess, American singer (b. 1927)
  • 2004-01-12 Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Just When I Needed You Most"), dies of leukemia at 48
  • 2004-02-23 Carl Anderson, American singer (b. 1945)
  • 2004-03-27 Adán Sánchez, Mexican-American singer, dies from injuires sustained in a single vehicle accident at 19
  • 2004-03-30 (Rosemary) "Timi" Yuro, American singer ("Hurt"), dies at 63

Ray Charles (1930-2004)

2004-06-10 American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music ("Georgia On My Mind"; "Mess Around"; "Hit The Road, Jack"), dies at 73

  • 2004-07-06 Syreeta Wright, American singer (b. 1946)
  • 2004-07-29 James Hubert "Huby" Heard, American singer-songwriter (The God Squad), dies at 73
  • 2004-08-26 Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter (Gloria), dies of a brain aneurysm at 52 [1]
  • 2005-01-25 Ray Peterson, American singer (Tell Laura I Love Her), dies at 65
  • 2005-03-10 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), dies of pneumonia at 53
  • 2005-05-10 David Wayne, American singer (Metal Church) (b. 1958)
  • 2005-05-29 Oscar Brown, American singer, songwriter ("Brown Baby"; "Forbidden Fruit"), playwright, and poet, dies from complications of osteomyelitis at 78
  • 2005-07-01 Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops - "I Can't Help Myself"), and songwriter ("What's Going On"), dies from lung cancer at 69
  • 2005-07-11 Frances Langford, American singer (I'm In The Mood For Love), entertainer (Armed Forces Hour; USO tours), actress (All-American Co-Ed; Born To Dance), and philanthropist, dies of congestive heart failure at 92
  • 2005-08-23 Harold "Hal" Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins), dies in a road accident at 71
  • 2005-09-16 Constance Moore, American singer and actress (Buck Rogers; Show Business; Atlantic City), dies at 85
  • 2005-10-16 "Len" Dresslar, American singer and voice actor (b. 1925)
  • 2005-10-16 David Reilly, American singer ("God Lives Underwater"), dies at 34
  • 2005-11-23 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), dies at 78
  • 2006-02-17 Bill Cowsill, American singer and musician (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "The Rain, The Park, And Other Thing"), dies of emphysema at 58

Search Help


You searched our Music channel, more results may be available for other channels