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Events in Music


Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1101 - 1,200 of 6,363

  • 1933-03-04 Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], Dutch jazz singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
  • 1933-03-05 Tommy Tucker [Robert Higginbotham], American R&B singer-songwriter, and piano player ("Hi-Heel Sneakers"), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1982)
  • 1933-03-08 Johnny Dollar, American country and rockabilly singer, born in Kilgore, Texas (d. 1986)
  • 1933-03-09 Lloyd Price, American R&B singer ("Lawdy Miss Clawdy"; "Stagger Lee"; "Personality"), born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 2021) [1]
  • 1933-03-25 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", born in Bermondsey, England (d. 2023)
  • 1933-04-13 Shani Wallis, Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver!), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
  • 1933-04-15 Roy Clark, American country and bluegrass singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Hee Haw; The Tonight Show), born in Meherrin, Virginia (d. 2018)
  • 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)

Willie Nelson (91 years old)

1933-04-29 American country singer-songwriter ("Crazy"; "On the Road Again"), born in Abbott, Texas

James Brown (1933-2006)

1933-05-03 American R&B, gospel, soul and funk singer-songwriter known as 'The Godfather of Soul' ("Sex Machine"; "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"; "Hot Pants"), born in Barnwell, South Carolina

  • 1933-05-07 Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer ‘the Nightingale of Kosovo’ and actress, born near Malishevë, Kosovo (d. 2020)
  • 1933-05-11 Carlos Lyra, Brazilian bossa nova guitarist and singer-songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1933-05-14 Frank Harte, Irish traditional singer and song collector, born in Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 2005)
  • 1933-05-22 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), born in Crumpsall, Lancashire (d. 2003)
  • 1933-06-15 Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005)
  • 1933-06-18 [Charles] Tommy Hunt, American soul singer (Flamingos - "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "Lovers Never Say Goodbye"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1933-06-20 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do the Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer, born in New York City (d. 2019)
  • 1933-06-24 Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 2017)
  • 1933-07-14 Del Reeves, American country music singer and guitarist, born in Sparta, North Carolina (d. 2007)
  • 1933-07-15 Frederico Davia, Italian operatic basso singer, and artistic director, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1996)
  • 1933-07-16 Sollie McElroy, American R&B singer (The Flamingos. 1953-54 - "Golden Teardrops"), born in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi (d. 1995)
  • 1933-07-22 Bertice Reading, American stage and screen actress and singer (The Jazz Train; Requiem For A Nun; Moon In The Gutter), born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
  • 1933-07-27 Nick Reynolds, American folk singer, tenor guitarist, and bongo player (The Kingston Trio, 1957-67 - "Tom Dooley"; "M.T.A."), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
  • 1933-07-29 Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and impresario (New Christy Minstrels), born in Leavenworth, Kansas (d. 2024)
  • 1933-08-15 Bobby Helms, American country music singer (Jingle Bell Rock), born in Bloomington, Indiana (d. 1997)
  • 1933-08-15 Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams - "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1933-08-16 Gary Clarke [Clarke F. L'Amoreaux], American actor (Hondo -"Captain Richards"; The Virginian -"Steve"), singer ("Tomorrow May Never Come"), and screenwriter (Get Smart), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1933-08-17 Mark Dinning, American pop singer (Teen Angel), born in Manchester, Oklahoma (d. 1986)
  • 1933-08-29 Ramses Shaffy, Dutch singer and cabaret actor (Zaak MP, Liefdesbekentenissen), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2009)

Conway Twitty (1933-1993)

1933-09-01 American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter ("Linda On My Mind"; "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)"), born in Friars Point, Mississippi

  • 1933-09-03 Tompall Glaser, American singer (Glaser Brothers - "Getting To Me Again"), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2013)
  • 1933-09-08 Asha Bhosle (née Mangeshkar), Indian playback singer, Guinness World Record for most recorded vocalist, born in Sangli, British India
  • 1933-09-18 (James Frederick) "Jimmie" Rodgers, American pop singer and guitarist ("Honey Comb" ; “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again”), born in Camas, Washington (d. 2021)
  • 1933-09-25 Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia), born in Victoria, British Columbia (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1933-09-30 Emily "Cissy" Houston [née Drinkard], American soul and gospel singer, and Whitney's mother, born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1933-10-17 Jeanine Deckers, Belgian singer-songwriter, and Dominican nun known as 'The Singing Nun' ("Dominique"), born in Laeken, Belgium (d. 1985)
  • 1933-10-21 Georgia Brown [Lilian Klot], British cabaret stage, and screen singer and actress (Oliver!; Shoulder To Shoulder), born in East End of London, England (d. 1992)
  • 1933-11-06 Joseph Pope, American singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1996)
  • 1933-11-10 Bobby Rush, American Blues musician, composer and singer (Rawer Than Raw), born in Homer, Louisiana
  • 1933-11-15 (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2023)
  • 1933-11-16 Garnet Mimms, American soul singer (The Enchanters - "Cry Baby"; "A Quiet Place"), born in Ashland, West Virginia
  • 1933-11-21 Jean Shepard, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (d. 2016)

Robert Goulet (1933-2007)

1933-11-26 American Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer, stage and screen actor (Camelot - "If Ever I Would Leave You"), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts

  • 1933-12-01 Lou Rawls, American soul singer-songwriter and producer ("You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", "Natural Man"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
  • 1933-12-15 Jesse Belvin, American pop singer, piano player (Mr. Easy), and songwriter (Earth Angel), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1960)
  • 1933-12-29 "Prez" Kenneth [Kidd], American blues singer and bass guitarist ("Devil Dealing"), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1995)
  • 1933-12-30 Perry Ford [Brian Pugh], British pop singer, session musician and songwriter (The Ivy League - "Tossing And Turning"), born in Lincoln, England (d. 1999)
  • 1933-12-31 Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville's "A-Team"), born in Winnsboro, Louisiana (d. 2010)
  • 1934-01-06 Bobby Lord, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Sanford, Florida (d. 2008)
  • 1934-01-29 Noel Harrison, British singer ("The Windmills of Your Mind"), and actor (Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - "Mark Slate"), born in London, England (d. 2013)
  • 1934-02-07 Earl King [Solomon Johnson], American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2003)
  • 1934-02-14 Florence Henderson, American actress (The Brady Bunch - "Carol"), and singer, born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016)
  • 1934-02-16 Harold "Hal" Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins), born in Port Jervis, New York (d. 2005)
  • 1934-02-16 Ted Taylor, American gospel and R&B-singer ("Be Ever Wonderful"), born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, (d. 1987)
  • 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)
  • 1934-03-02 Dottie Rambo [Joyce Luttrell], American gospel singer and songwriter, born in Madisonville, Kentucky (d. 2008)
  • 1934-03-04 Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs), born in Racine, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
  • 1934-03-17 Q. T. Macon, American blues singer and guitarist ("Blow Wind"), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1994)
  • 1934-03-23 Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor, born in Montréal, Québec (d. 2006)
  • 1934-03-25 Johnny Burnette, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Train Kept A-Rollin'"; "You're Sixteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1964)
  • 1934-03-31 John D. Loudermilk, American country singer and songwriter ("Tobacco Road"; "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2016)

Shirley Jones (90 years old)

1934-03-31 American Academy Award-winning actress (Elmer Gantry; Oklahoma!), and singer (Partridge Family), born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania

  • 1934-04-01 Jim Ed Brown, American country music singer-songwriter ("Here Today and Gone Tomorrow"; "Pop a Top"), and radio and television host (Nashville on the Road), born in Sparkman, Arkansas (d. 2015)
  • 1934-04-13 Horace Kay, American soul singer (Tams - "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"; "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1995)
  • 1934-04-19 Dickie Goodman, American parody singer and producer ("The Flying Saucer"; "Energy Crisis '74"; "Mr. Jaws"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
  • 1934-04-30 Jerry Lordan, English singer and composer ("Wonderful Land"), born in Paddington, London (d. 1995)
  • 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
  • 1934-05-03 Georges Moustaki [Giuseppe Mustacchi], Greek-Egyptian-French singer-songwriter ("Milord"; "Le Métèque"), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2013)
  • 1934-05-04 Frederik von Pallandt, Danish-Dutch pop singer and guitarist (Nina & Frederik), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1994)
  • 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)

Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)

1934-06-09 American soul singer-songwriter and performer ("Lonely Teardrops"; "Higher And Higher": "I Get the Sweetest Feeling"), born in Detroit, Michigan

  • 1934-06-15 Ruby Nash Curtis [Garnett], American pop and R&B singer (Ruby and the Romantics - "Our Day Will Come"; "Hey There Lonely Boy"), born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1934-06-24 Carl Hall [Caldwell], American soul singer ("You Don't Know Nothing About Love"; "What About You"), and session vocalist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
  • 1934-07-16 Denise LaSalle [Ora Denise Allen], American blues and R&B singer recognized as the "Queen of the Blues" (Trapped by a Thing Called Love), born in Leflore County, Mississippi (d. 2018)
  • 1934-07-24 Jimmy Holiday, American soul singer ("How Can I Forget"; Baby I Love You"), and songwriter ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart"), born in Sallis, Mississippi (d. 1987)
  • 1934-08-05 Vern Gosdin, American country singer ("Set 'Em Up Joe"), born in Woodland, Alabama (d. 2009)
  • 1934-08-15 Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer and composer (Mirza, Cornichons), born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1998)
  • 1934-08-16 Ketty Lester [Revoyda Frierson], American singer/actress (Love Letters), born in Hope, Arkansas
  • 1934-08-18 Ronnie Carroll, British singer (Walk Hand in Hand), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2015)
  • 1934-08-29 Gene Allison, American R&B-singer ("You Can Make It If You Try"), born in Pegram, Tennessee (d. 2004)
  • 1934-09-03 Freddie King, American blues singer ("Hideaway"; "Have You Ever Loved A Woman"), born in Gilmer, Texas (d. 1976)
  • 1934-09-07 Little Milton [James Milton Campbell], American blues singer and guitarist ("We're Gonna Make It"; "Grits Ain't Groceries"), born in Inverness, Mississippi (d. 2005)
  • 1934-09-16 Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners), born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland (d. 2008)

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016)

1934-09-21 Canadian writer and singer-songwriter ("Hallelujah"; "Death of Ladies Man"; "Suzanne"), born in Montreal, Quebec

  • 1934-09-30 Udo Jürgens [Bockelmann], Austrian-Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision Song Contest, 1966), born in Klagenfurt, Federal State of Austria (now Austria) (d. 2014)
  • 1934-10-13 Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer (Try to Remember), born in Chania, Crete, Greece
  • 1934-10-19 Dave Guard, American folk singer, songwriter and arranger (Kingston Trio - "Tom Dooley"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1991)
  • 1934-11-03 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2019)
  • 1934-11-10 Sherlie Matthews, American songwriter, session singer and producer (Motown Records), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1934-11-15 (Charles) Felton Jarvis, American record producer (Elvis Presley, 1966-77; Charley Pride; Willie Nelson), and singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1981)
  • 1934-11-17 Marion Montgomery [Marian Runnells], American-British jazz singer ("Maybe the Morning"), born in Natchez, Mississippi, (d. 2002)
  • 1934-11-19 Dave Guard, singer-songwriter (The Kingston Trio), born in San Francisco, California (1991)
  • 1934-11-24 Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), born in New York City (d. 2019)
  • 1934-12-01 Billy Paul [Paul Williams], American singer ("Me & Mrs. Jones"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
  • 1934-12-07 Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer ("It’s Impossible"; "Adoro"), born in Merida, Mexico (d. 2020) date disputed [1]
  • 1934-12-09 Junior Wells, American blues singer ("In My Younger Days"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1998)
  • 1934-12-21 Harmonica Slim [Travis Blaylock], American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter ("You Better Believe It"), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 1984)

Weddings in Music


Divorces in Music


Deaths in Music

Deaths 1101 - 1,200 of 2,327

  • 2001-02-21 Ronnie Hilton, British radio presenter and singer (Moonraker), dies at 75
  • 2001-02-22 John Farley, American folk singer and guitarist (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death), dies at 61
  • 2001-03-04 Glenn Hughes, American disco singer (The Village People (Biker)), dies of cancer at 50
  • 2001-03-10 Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, dies at 42
  • 2001-03-18 John Phillips, American singer and guitarist (Mama & Papas-California Dreaming), dies at 65
  • 2001-03-21 Anthony Steel, British actor and singer (Malta Story, The Wooden Horse), dies from lung cancer at 80
  • 2001-04-03 Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey, American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, dies at 74
  • 2001-04-06 Charles Pettigrew, American soul singer (Charles & Eddie - "Would I Lie To You?"), dies of cancer at 37
  • 2001-04-11 Harry Secombe, Welsh actor, comedian, singer and goon (The Goon Show; Oliver!), dies of cancer at 79
  • 2001-04-15 Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman], American punk rock singer and musician (The Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated"; Blitzkrieg Bop"; solo -"What a Wonderful World"), dies of lymphoma at 49
  • 2001-04-21 David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone singer (Dutch Radio Chorus), dies at 84
  • 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)
  • 2001-05-20 Renato Carosone, Italian canzone napoletana singer, pianist, songwriter ("Tu vuò fà l'americano" - "You Want to Be American"), and accordionist, dies at 81
  • 2001-05-22 Lorez Alexandria, American jazz and gospel singer (Alexandria the Great), dies at 71
  • 2001-06-07 Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones), dies of a heart attack at 49
  • 2001-06-11 Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (Échame a mi la culpa), dies at 77
  • 2001-07-03 Johnny Russell, American country songwriter (Act Naturally; Let's Fall To Pieces Together), singer and comedian dies of complications from diabetes at 61
  • 2001-07-05 Ernie K-Doe [Ernest Kador Jr.], American R&B singer ("Mother-in-Law"), dies of kidney failure and cirrhosis of the liver at 68
  • 2001-07-07 Fred Neil [Morlock], American songwriter, folk singer, guitarist (Everybody's Talkin'; Candy Man), and conservationist (Dolphin Project), dies from skin cancer at 65
  • 2001-07-18 Mimi Fariña, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Reflections In A Crystal Wind"), dies at 56
  • 2001-07-19 Judy Clay [Guions], American soul and gospel singer, dies from complications from a car accident at 62
  • 2001-07-24 Georges Dor [Dore], French Canadian author, playwright, radio broadcaster, singer and songwriter, dies at 70
  • 2001-08-02 Ron Townson, American singer (The 5th Dimension - "Up, Up and Away"), dies of kidney failure at 68
  • 2001-08-03 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan - The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, dies at 75
  • 2001-08-19 Betty Everett, American southern soul singer and pianist ("Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"), dies at 61
  • 2001-08-25 Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, dies in a plane crash in the Bahamas at 22
  • 2001-08-25 Philippe Léotard, French actor and singer (b. 1940)
  • 2001-08-29 (Graeme) "Shirley" Strachan, Australian singer (Skyhooks - "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word"; "Jukebox in Siberia"), TV host (Shirl's Neighbourhood), and carpenter (Our House), dies as pilot in a helicopter crash at 49
  • 2001-09-14 Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer, dies at 70
  • 2001-10-05 Aldo Jones [Albert Mansis], American rockabilly bassist and singer (Ben Vaughn Combo), dies of leukemia at 41
  • 2001-10-07 Jimmie Lloydd [Logdon], American country and rockabilly singer, dies at 79
  • 2001-10-13 Peter Doyle, Australian pop singer (The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), dies of throat cancer at 52
  • 2001-10-16 Etta Jones, American jazz singer ("Don't Go To Strangers"; "Save Your Love for Me"), dies of cancer at 72
  • 2001-10-22 Cliff Adams, British singer (The Stragazers; The Cliff Adams Singers), dies at 78
  • 2001-11-12 Albert Hague [Marcuse], German-American actor, singer and composer (Fame, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), dies of cancer at 73
  • 2001-11-23 O. C Smith, American jazz singer (Little Green Apples), dies at 69
  • 2001-11-24 Melanie Thornton, American pop-dance singer (La Bouche - "Be My Lover"), dies in a plane crash near Zürich, Switzerland, at 34

George Harrison (1943-2001)

2001-11-29 British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Here Comes The Sun"; solo - "If Not For You"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), dies of lung cancer at 58

  • 2001-11-29 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'"), dies of head injury after a fall at 32
  • 2001-12-13 Chuck Schuldiner, American heavy metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death; Control Denied), dies of brain cancer at 34
  • 2001-12-15 Rufus Thomas, American vaudevillian, singer-songwriter, and R&B musician known as "Mr. Swing" ("Walking the Dog", "Do the Funky Chicken"), dies of heart failure at 84
  • 2001-12-18 Gilbert Bécaud [François Gilbert Léopold Silly], French singer, pianist, composer and actor (Nathalie) known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances, dies at 74
  • 2002-01-02 Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen (Miss Finland, 1977), and pop singer, dies at 43

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

  • 2002-01-22 Sheldon Allman, American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter (Nevada Smith, Harris Against the World), dies at 77
  • 2002-02-01 Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (Touch of Class; Mozambique), dies at 76
  • 2002-02-02 Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. 1960)
  • 2002-02-10 Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer and songwriter, dies at 65

Waylon Jennings (1937-2002)

2002-02-13 American country singer and guitarist ("I'm A Ramblin' Man"), dies of diabetic complications at 64

  • 2002-02-16 Billy Ward, American singer and songwriter (Billy Ward and his Dominoes), dies at 80
  • 2002-03-04 Eric Flynn, British actor and singer (b. 1939)
  • 2002-03-15 Marshall Leib [Leibovitz], American pop singer (Teddy Bears - "To Know Him Is To Love Him"), and record producer, dies of a heart attack at 62
  • 2002-04-03 Fad Gadget [Francis Tovey], English singer and musician, dies of a heart attack at 45
  • 2002-04-05 Layne Staley, American rock singer and guitarist (Alice in Chains - Dirt), dies at 34
  • 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

  • 2002-06-21 Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger ("Everything Happens To Me"; "Angel Eyes"), dies at 88
  • 2002-06-26 Dolores Gray [Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein], American Tony Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (Designing Woman; Kismet; Destry Rides Again), dies of a heart attack at 78
  • 2002-06-29 Rosemary Clooney, American singer ("Come On-a My House") and actress (White Christmas), dies of lung cancer at 74
  • 2002-07-11 Rosco Gordon, American R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter ("Booted"; "No More Doggin'"), dies of a heart attack at 74
  • 2002-07-22 Marion Montgomery [Marian Runnells], American-British jazz singer ("Maybe the Morning"), dies of lung cancer at 67
  • 2002-08-14 Dave Williams, American rock singer (Drowning Pool), dies of heart failure due to undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at 30
  • 2002-08-25 William Warfield, American concert bass-baritone singer and actor (Show Boat), dies from neck injuries suffered in a fall at 82
  • 2002-09-07 Erma Franklin, American gospel and R&B singer ("Piece Of My Heart"), dies at 64
  • 2002-09-24 Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter, dies at 62
  • 2002-10-18 Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (b. 1950)

Richard Harris (1930-2002)

2002-10-25 Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting Life) and singer ("MacArthur Park"), dies of Hodgkin's disease at 72

  • 2002-11-03 (Anthony) "Lonnie" Donegan, British-Scottish singer-songwriter ( as "the King of Skiffle" ("Rock Island Line"; "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)"), known as the "King of Skiffle", dies after a heart attack at 71
  • 2002-11-05 Billy Guy [Frank Phillips], American baritone pop singer (The Coasters, 1955-73 - "Charlie Brown"; "Youngblood"), and record producer, dies of cardiovascular disease at 66
  • 2002-11-21 Hadda Brooks, American jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. 1916)
  • 2002-11-26 Polo Montañez, Cuban son cubano singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from injuries suffered in a car crash at 47
  • 2002-12-09 Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab), dies at 36
  • 2002-12-14 Ruth Kobart [Kahn], American actor and singer (King's Quest VII, Forum), dies at 78
  • 2002-12-22 Joe Strummer, British lead singer of the punk band "The Clash" (Rock the Casbah), dies at age 50

Maurice Gibb (1949-2003)

2003-01-12 English rock-pop-disco singer-songwriter and bassist (Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever), dies of cardiac arrest at 53

  • 2003-01-15 Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter ("Tutti Frutti"; You Always Hurt the One You Love": "Tampico"), dies at 87
  • 2003-02-01 Nancy Whiskey [Anne Wilson], Scottish folk singer and guitarist ("Freight Train"), dies at 67
  • 2003-02-19 Johnny Paycheck [Donald Lytle], American country singer ("ake This Job and Shove It"), dies after contracting emphysema and asthma at 64
  • 2003-03-08 Adam Faith [Terence Wright], English pop and rock singer ("What Do You Want?"; "Poor Me"), actor (Budgie; Love Hurts), and financial journalist, dies of a heart attack at 62
  • 2003-03-28 (Farrell) "Rusty" Draper, American country and pop singer ("The Shifting, Whispering Sands"; "Are You Satisfied?"), dies of pneumonia at 80
  • 2003-03-31 Tommy Seebach, Danish rock keyboardist, singer (Sir Henry and His Butlers), and songwriter (Eurovision), dies at 53
  • 2003-04-01 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), commits suicide at 46
  • 2003-04-02 (Charles) Edwin Starr [Hatcher], American soul and R&B singer ("War"), dies of a heart attack at 61
  • 2003-04-03 Homer Banks, American singer and songwriter ("Be What You Are"), dies at 61

Little Eva (1943-2003)

2003-04-10 American pop singer ("The Loco-motion"; "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"), dies of cervical cancer at 59

  • 2003-04-17 Earl King, American R&B and blues guitarists, singer, and songwriter ("Come On"; "Big Chief"), dies from diabetes-related complications at 69

Nina Simone (1933-2003)

2003-04-21 American jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and civil rights activist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), dies of breast cancer at 70

June Carter Cash (1929-2003)

2003-05-15 American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Carter Family; Johnny Cash Show), songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), and actress, dies from complications after heart valve replacement surgery at 73

  • 2003-06-11 William Marshall, American stage and screen actor, director, and operatic singer (Frederick Douglass: Slave and Statesman; Blacula; Scream Blacula Scream), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 78
  • 2003-06-15 Momo "Wandel" Soumah, Guinean jazz and world music saxophonist and singer (Matchowé; Circus Baobob), dies at about 77 [b. 1926, exact birthday undocumented]
  • 2003-07-04 André Claveau, French singer (b. 1915)

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
  • 2003-07-13 Compay Segundo [Máximo Muñoz-Telles], Cuban trova guitarist, singer, and composer (Buena Vista Social Club), dies at 95
  • 2003-07-15 Elisabeth Welch, American born British-based singer (Stormy Weather), dies at 99
  • 2003-07-16 Celia Cruz, Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning guaracha, salsa, and bolero singer (La Sonora Matancera, 1950-65), known as 'the Queen of Salsa', dies of cancer at 77
  • 2003-08-02 Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer ("It Ain't Half Hot Mum"), dies at 70
  • 2003-08-03 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48

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