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Birthdays 801 - 900 of 6,334

  • 1927-02-22 Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters; 3 Redheads from Seattle), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)

Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)

1927-03-01 Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso singer ("Banana Boat Song"), actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, born in Harlem, New York

  • 1927-03-05 Jack Cassidy, American stage and screen actor (Shangri-La; The Eiger Sanction: She Loves Me; Columbo), and Grammy Award-winning singer, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia (d. 1976)
  • 1927-03-15 Carl Smith, American country singer ("Deep Water"; "Ten Thousand Drums"; "Why, Why"), born in Maynardville, Tennessee (d. 2010)
  • 1927-03-18 Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey, American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, born near Pleasant Grove, Mississippi (d. 2001)
  • 1927-04-01 Amos Milburn, American R&B singer and pianist ("One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
  • 1927-04-16 Edie Adams [Edith Enke], American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian (Murial Cigar), born in Kingston, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
  • 1927-04-19 Don Barbour, American singer (The Four Freshmen), born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana (d. 1961)
  • 1927-04-22 (Lorenzo) "Laurel" Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Caribbean pop and ska music, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2005)
  • 1927-06-13 Slim Dusty [David Kirkpatrick], Australian country music singer-songwriter, born in Kempsey, New South Wales (d. 2003)
  • 1927-07-02 Brock Peters [George Fisher], American actor and singer (Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird), born in New York City (d. 2005)
  • 1927-07-05 Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
  • 1927-07-06 Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter ("Ya la pagarán"; "La Caraqueña"), born in Tarija, Bolivia (d. 2004)
  • 1927-07-07 Charlie Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 2011)
  • 1927-07-09 Ed Ames [Edmund Dantes Urick], American popular singer (Ames Brothers - "My Cup Runneth Over"), and actor (Daniel Boone - "Mingo"), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1927-07-27 Guy Carawan, American folk singer and folklorist (popularized "We Shall Overcome"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
  • 1927-08-12 Porter Wagoner, American country singer, discovered Dolly Parton ("Y'All Come"; "A Satisfied Mind"), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2007)
  • 1927-08-29 Marion Williams, American gospel singer (Stars of Faith), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1994)
  • 1927-09-01 Tommy Evans, American doo-wop, and R&B singer (Drifters, 1956-62 - "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in Wayne County, Michigan (d. 1984)
  • 1927-10-07 Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American pop singer ("Here in My Heart"), and actor (The Godfather), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
  • 1927-10-08 (Georgeanne) "Gigi" Durston, American cabaret and big band singer (Sonny Kendis Show; Russ Case Orchestra), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1927-10-13 Anita Kerr [née Grilli], American pop and country singer, composer, and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2022) [1] [2]
  • 1927-10-14 (Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1927-10-24 Gilbert Bécaud [François Gilbert Léopold Silly], French singer, pianist, composer and actor (Nathalie) known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances, born in Toulon, France (d. 2001)
  • 1927-10-25 Barbara Cook, American stage singer and actress (The Music Man), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2017)
  • 1927-10-28 Dame Cleo Laine, British actress and jazz-pop singer ("Flesh to a Tiger"), born in Middlesex, England
  • 1927-11-07 Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (Zulu, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate), born in Margam, Wales (d. 2007)
  • 1927-11-08 Chris Connor [Mary Jean Loutsenhizer], American jazz singer ("I Wonder What Became of Me"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2009)
  • 1927-11-08 Ivo Vinco, Italian operatic bass singer, born in Verona, Italy (d. 2014)
  • 1927-11-08 Ken Dodd, British singer and comedian described as "the last great music hall entertainer", born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England (d. 2018)

Patti Page (1927-2013)

1927-11-08 American pop singer ("With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming"; "Tennessee Waltz"), born in Claremore, Oklahoma

  • 1927-11-11 Mose Allison, American jazz and blues piano player, singer, and composer ("Everybody's Cryin' Mercy"; "Your Mind Is on Vacation"), born in Tippo, Mississippi (d. 2016)

Andy Williams (1927-2012)

1927-12-03 American pop singer ("Moon River"; "Days of Wine and Roses"; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"), born in Wall Lake, Iowa

  • 1927-12-03 Isabelle Harriet Lucas, Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland, Comics), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1997)
  • 1927-12-23 (Cornelius) "Pinocchio" James, American jazz and R&B singer (Lionel Hampton Revue), born in Macon, Georgia
  • 1928-01-09 Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter, born in Polignano A Mare, Apulia (d. 1994)
  • 1928-01-12 Ruth Brown, American actress and singer sometimes known as the "Queen of R&B" ("So Long"; "Teardrops From My Eyes"), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2006)
  • 1928-01-23 Ken Errair, American pop-jazz singer (Four Freshmen, 1953-55 - "Graduation Day"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1968)
  • 1928-02-01 Debbie Dean [Reba Smith], American pop singer and songwriter (Motown), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 2001)
  • 1928-02-15 (Mary) Norma Procter, British contralto singer, born in Cleethorpes, England (d. 2017)
  • 1928-02-17 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2013)

Fats Domino (1928-2017)

1928-02-26 American rhythm & blues piano player, singer, and star of the early rock ’n’ roll era ("Blueberry Hill"; "Blue Monday"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

  • 1928-02-26 Monique Leyrac, French Canadian singer ("Mon Pays"), and actress (Act of the Heart), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2019)
  • 1928-02-29 McHenry Boatwright, American operatic singer, born in Tennille, Georgia (d. 1994)
  • 1928-03-01 Willie Mitchell, American R&B, pop, and soul singer, songwriter, producer, and arranger, born in Ashland, Mississippi (d. 2010)
  • 1928-03-09 Keely Smith [Dorothy Keely], American jazz and pop singer (w/ husband Louis Prima -"That Old Black Magic"; "I Wish You Love"), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 2017)
  • 1928-03-10 Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song, The Violet Seller), born in Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain (d. 2013)
  • 1928-03-26 Carole Carr [Carless], British singer and actress (Down Among the Z Men), born in London, England (d. 1997)
  • 1928-03-31 (William) "Lefty" Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)"; "Saginaw, Michigan"), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 1975)
  • 1928-04-02 Serge Gainsbourg [Lucien Ginsburg], French singer-songwriter, record producer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"; "Requiem pour un twister"), and actor, born in Paris (d. 1991) [1]
  • 1928-04-04 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), born in Stepney, England (d. 2022)
  • 1928-04-05 Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters, 1953-59 - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1992)
  • 1928-04-10 Marilyn Maye, American cabaret and standards singer, born in Wichita, Kansas [1]
  • 1928-04-10 Rosco Gordon, American R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter ("Booted"; "No More Doggin'"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2002)
  • 1928-05-03 Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
  • 1928-05-14 Will "Dub" Jones, American bass singer (The Coasters - "Charlie Brown"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2000)
  • 1928-05-22 Roscoe Robinson, American gospel and soul singer, born in Dermott, Arkansas
  • 1928-05-23 Jeannie Carson [Shufflebottom], British-born comedian, actress, singer and dancer (As Long as They're Happy; An Alligator Named Daisy), born in Yorkshire, England
  • 1928-05-23 Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter, social and political activist, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 1998)
  • 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)
  • 1928-07-02 Line Renaud [Jacqueline Ente], French pop and cabaret singer, actress, and AIDS activist, born in Pont-de-Nieppe, France
  • 1928-07-08 Norma Donaldson, American stage and screen singer and actress (Across 110th Street; Poetic Justice; The Young And The Restless), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1994)
  • 1928-07-09 Vince Edwards, American actor, director, and singer (Ben Casey, The Devil's Brigade, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
  • 1928-07-11 Andrea Veneracion, Filipina singer, choral conductor (Philippine Madrigal Singers), composer, arranger, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2013)
  • 1928-07-12 Barbara Cowsill, American singer and rock band mother (The Cowsills - "Hair"; "We Can Fly"), born in Cranston, Rhode Island (d. 1985)
  • 1928-08-10 Eddie Fisher, American pop singer ("Oh My Papa"; "Lady of Spain"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
  • 1928-08-10 Jimmy Dean, American country and rockabilly singer ("Big Bad John"), television host (Jimmy Dean Show), actor (Diamonds Are Forever), and sausage maker, born in Plainview, Texas (d. 2010)
  • 1928-08-16 Ann Blyth [Anne Blythe], American Academy Award-winning actress (Kismet; Mildred Pierce), and singer, born in Mount Kisco, New York
  • 1928-08-16 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican-American blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player (Have Mercy On Me), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2011)
  • 1928-08-16 Eydie Gormé [Edithe Gormezano], American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop singer ("Blame It On The Bossa Nova"; Steve and Eydie), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2013)
  • 1928-08-29 Bobby Carcassés, Cuban jazz and Latin music singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader, born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1928-09-28 "Tuli" Naphtali Kupferberg, American poet and singer (Fugs), born in New York City (d. 2010)
  • 1928-09-28 Koko Taylor [Cora Walton], American blues singer known as the "Queen of the Blues", born in Millington, Tennessee (d. 2009)
  • 1928-11-11 Ernestine Anderson, American jazz vocalist and blues singer, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2016)
  • 1928-11-15 C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries, Jr.], American country singer ("Convoy"), born in Audubon, Iowa (d. 2022)
  • 1928-11-18 Sheila Jordan (née Dawson), American jazz singer and songwriter, born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1928-11-25 Etta Jones, American jazz singer ("Don't Go to Strangers"; "Save Your Love for Me"), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 2001)
  • 1928-11-25 James "Jimmy" Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1928-12-12 Lonesome Sundown [Cornelius Green III], American blues singer and guitarist, born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (d. 1995)
  • 1928-12-15 Jerry Wallace, American country and pop singer ("Primrose Lane"; "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"), born in Guilford, Missouri (d. 2008)
  • 1928-12-20 Charles Donald Adams, British bass-baritone opera singer (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company,; Gilbert and Sullivan For All), born in Bristol, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
  • 1928-12-23 Chronis Aidonidis, Greek folk and traditional music singer, born in Karoti, Greece (d. 2023)
  • 1928-12-29 Bernard Cribbins, British character actor (Old Jack’s Boat; Doctor Who – “Wilfred Mott”; The Railway Children), voice-over artist (The Wombles; Jackanory), and novelty song singer (Right Said Fred), born in Oldham, Lancashire, England (d. 2022)
  • 1928-12-31 Ross Barbour, American singer (4 Freshmen), born in Columbus, Indiana (d. 2011)
  • 1929-01-05 Wilbert Harrison, American R&B singer ("Kansas City"; "Let's Work Together"), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 1994)
  • 1929-01-14 Billy Walker, American country music singer and guitarist ("Charlie's Shoes"), born in Ralls, Texas (d. 2006)
  • 1929-01-22 (Elijah) Doug Quattlebaum, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Softee Man Blues), born in Florence, South Carolina (d. 1996)
  • 1929-02-17 Dame Patricia Routledge, British stage and screen actress and singer (Keeping Up Appearances; Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters), born in Tranmere, Birkenhead
  • 1929-02-22 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), born in Altadena, California (d. 2016)
  • 1929-02-28 Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer (Royal Opera), born in Matane, Quebec (d. 2019)
  • 1929-03-05 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, born in Monticello, Mississippi (d. 1967)
  • 1929-03-13 Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2020)
  • 1929-04-01 Jane Powell [Suzanne Burce], American singer and actress (Royal Wedding; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
  • 1929-04-06 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress (Touch Of Evil; Bob Cummings Show), and nightclub singer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1972)

Jacques Brel (1929-1978)

1929-04-08 Belgian singer, songwriter, actor, director and composer (Le Far West; Pain in the A--), born in Schaerbeek, Belgium

  • 1929-04-08 Walter Berry, Austrian lyric bass-baritone singer, ex-husband of Christa Ludwig, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
  • 1929-04-16 Ed Townsend, American doo-wop singer, songwriter, and producer ("For Your Love"; Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"), born in Fayetteville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
  • 1929-04-16 Roy Hamilton, American singer (You'll Never Walk Alone), born in Leesburg, Georgia (d. 1969)
  • 1929-04-24 Rajkumar [Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Muthuraju], Indian actor and singer in Kannada cinema and cultural icon, born in Gajanur, Madras, India (d. 2006)

Weddings in Music


Divorces in Music


Deaths in Music

Deaths 801 - 900 of 2,318

  • 1994-09-03 Major Lance, American soul singer ("The Monkey Time"; "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um"), dies between 52 and 55 [year of birth disputed]
  • 1994-09-08 Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies of lung cancer at 70
  • 1994-09-22 Mattie Moss Clark, American gospel singer, and music minister, dies of diabetes complications at 69
  • 1994-09-23 Dalton Reed, American soul singer, dies of heart failure at 42
  • 1994-09-28 Urmas Alender, Estonian rock singer-songwriter and musician (Ruja), died in ferry sinking in the Baltic Sea at 40
  • 1994-09-29 Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer, murdered at 26
  • 1994-09-29 John Heddle Nash, English operatic singer, dies at 68
  • 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]
  • 1994-10-26 Wilbert Harrison, American R&B singer ("Kansas City"), dies at 65
  • 1994-11-05 McHenry Boatwright, American operatic singer (Clarence Cameron White's "Ouanga"; Dave Brubeck's "The Gates of Justice"), dies of cancerat 66
  • 1994-11-10 Carmen McRae, American jazz singer and pianist ("Dream of Life"), dies from complications of a stroke at 74
  • 1994-11-16 Dan J. Smith, British harmonica player and gospel singer-songwriter, dies at 83
  • 1994-11-16 Dino Valenti [Chester Powers, Jr], American rock guitarist and singer (Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Fresh Air"), dies at 57
  • 1994-11-16 Harvey Watkin, Sr, American gospel singer (The Canton Spitituals), dies at 64

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 L V Johnson, American session soul and R&B guitarist and Chicago blues singer-songwriter ("Don't Cha Mess with My Money, My Honey or My Woman"), dies at 47
  • 1994-11-22 Norma Donaldson, American singer and actress (Poetic Justice; 5 Heartbeats), dies at 68
  • 1994-11-26 Nimrod Workman, American folk singer, dies at 99
  • 1994-12-08 Antônio Carlos Jobim [Tom Jobim], Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer (Getz/Gilberto), dies from pulmonary embolism at 67
  • 1994-12-09 Garnett Silk [Garnet Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (Hey Mama Africa; Greenline), dies in a house fire while trying to save his mother at 28
  • 1994-12-14 Mary Ann McCall, American singer, dies at 75
  • 1994-12-24 Buddy Ace, [Jimmie Lee Land] American Texas blues singer, dies of a heart attack while performing at 57
  • 1994-12-29 Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58
  • 1995-01-01 Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist (The Next Hundred Years), dies of a stroke at 58
  • 1995-01-14 Ruby Starr [Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak], American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas), dies of a brain tumor at 44
  • 1995-01-15 Sollie McElroy, American R&B singer (The Flamingos. 1953-54 - "Golden Teardrops"), dies at 61
  • 1995-01-16 William Dillard, American jazz trumpeter and Broadway singer dies from complications of Lupus, at 83 [1]
  • 1995-01-19 Gene MacLellan, Canadian singer-songwriter ("Snowbird"; "Put Your Hand in the Hand"), takes his own life at 56
  • 1995-01-23 Bill Horton, American doo-wop singer (The Silhouettes - "Get A Job"), dies at 65
  • 1995-02-03 Turner Fodrell, American blues and folk singer, and guitarist, dies at 66
  • 1995-02-17 Uta Graf, German born American singer and teacher, dies at 80
  • 1995-02-28 (Herman) "Ace" Wallace, American St. Louis blues guitarist and singer, dies at 69
  • 1995-03-05 (Victor) "Vivian" Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - "I'm The Urban Spaceman"; Magical Mystery Tour), dies in a fire at his home, at 51
  • 1995-03-06 Delroy Wilson, Jamaican ska and reggae singer ("Cool Operator"), dies from cirrhosis of the liver at 46
  • 1995-03-17 Sunnyland Slim, American jazz, blues singer and pianist (Delta Blues), dies at 87
  • 1995-03-18 Charles Drain, American soul singer, dies at 65
  • 1995-03-23 Alan Barton, English singer (Smokie, Black Lace), dies in a bus crash at 41
  • 1995-03-23 Ripley L. Ingram, American singer, dies at 65
  • 1995-03-29 Jimmy McShane, Irish singer (Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy"), dies of AIDS at 37
  • 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
  • 1995-04-14 Burl Ives, American folk singer ("A Little Bitty Tear"; "Silver And Gold"), actor (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof), and snowman (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), dies from complications of mouth cancer at 85
  • 1995-04-23 Lonesome Sundown [Cornelius Green III], American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66

Ginger Rogers (1911-1995)

1995-04-25 American vaudeville, stage and screen dancer, singer (Top Hat), and Academy Award-winning actress (Kitty Foyle; Stage Door), dies at 83

  • 1995-05-06 Leonard "Red" Truss, American R&B singer (The Steelers - "Get It From The Bottom"), dies at 47
  • 1995-05-08 Teresa Teng [Li-chun], Taiwanese pop singer ("Aijin"; "The Power Of Love"; "Airport"), and actress, dies from a severe asthma attack at 42
  • 1995-05-15 Perry Lederman, American folk and blues singer and guitarist, dies at 52
  • 1995-05-16 Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), dies at 70
  • 1995-05-17 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, dies at 72
  • 1995-05-25 Dick Curless, American country music singer-songwriter (A Tombstone Every Mile), dies of stomach cancer at 63
  • 1995-06-07 "Sheikh" Imam [Eissa], Egyptian folk and protest singer-songwriter, dies at 76
  • 1995-06-11 Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as "The Black Sinatra" (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), dies of leukemia at 58
  • 1995-06-19 Murray Dickie, Scottish opera singer and director, dies at 71
  • 1995-06-27 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61
  • 1995-06-30 Phyllis Hyman, American jazz singer (Prime of My Life), commits suicide at 45
  • 1995-07-04 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres'"Lisa";, Gigi), comedian, singer and socialite, dies at 76
  • 1995-07-12 Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, dies of cardiac arrest at 69
  • 1995-07-23 Floyd McDaniel, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80
  • 1995-07-24 Jerry Lordan, English singer and composer (Wonderful Land), dies at 61
  • 1995-07-25 Charlie Rich, American country singer ("Behind Closed Doors"; "The Most Beautiful Girl"), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 62
  • 1995-07-27 Doris Mae Akers, American gospel singer-songwriter (Sky Pilot Choir - "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"), dies at 72

Jerry Garcia (1942-1995)

1995-08-09 American rock and bluegrass guitarist, singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead - "Uncle John's Band"; "Ripple"; "Brokedown Palace"), and painter, dies of a heart attack at 53

  • 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
  • 1995-08-15 Jesse Thomas 'Babyface', American blues singer, dies at 84
  • 1995-08-20 Paul Foster, American gospel singer (The Soul Stirrers), dies at 75
  • 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
  • 1995-08-25 R B Hudmon, R&B/Soul Singer, dies at 41
  • 1995-08-26 Ronnie White, American singer (The Miracles - "Shop Around"), dies of leukemia at 57
  • 1995-09-01 Benay Venuta [Benvenuta Rose Crooke], American actress, singer and dancer (Annie Get Your Gun; Call Me Mister), dies of lung cancer at 84
  • 1995-09-19 Mr. Bo [Louis Collins], American electric blues guitarist and singer, dies at 63
  • 1995-09-21 Vernell Townsend, American blues and gospel singer, dies at 64
  • 1995-09-23 Lawrence "Booker T." Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, dies at 81
  • 1995-10-20 Raymond Rasberry, American gospel pianist, songwriter, and singer, dies at 65
  • 1995-10-21 Maxene Andrews, American pop and sing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"; "Rum and Coca-Cola"), dies of a heart attack at 79
  • 1995-10-31 Dr. Hepcat [Lavad Durst], American blues piano player and singer-songwriter, radio DJ and baseball broadcaster, dies at 82
  • 1995-11-04 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, dies of lymphatic cancer at 50
  • 1995-11-07 Jerry Daniels, singer/guitarist, dies at 79
  • 1995-11-17 Alan Hull, British folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor"), dies of a heart attack at 50
  • 1995-11-19 Bruce Trent [William Butters], British stage singer and actor (Stars In Battledress; The Burning Boat), dies at 83
  • 1995-11-19 Shirley Bergeron, American Cajun singer and guitarist, dies at 62
  • 1995-11-21 Smilin' Jim Eames, singer/songwriter, dies at 71
  • 1995-12-09 Benny Lee, Scottish singer and actor (Are You Being Served), dies at 79
  • 1995-12-11 Arthur Mullard, English actor, comedian and singer (Romany Jones), dies at 82
  • 1995-12-11 John Heawood, Canadian actor, singer and choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), dies at 75
  • 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

  • 1996-01-01 Hamish Imlach, Scottish folk-comic singer-songwriter ("Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice"), dies at 55
  • 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
  • 1996-01-17 Mostafa Sid Ahmed, Sudanese singer (b. 1953)
  • 1996-01-17 Robert Covington, American drummer and singer, dies at 54
  • 1996-01-20 Arley "Buster" Benton, American blues singer and guitarist, dies at 63

Gene Kelly (1912-1996)

1996-02-02 American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and film director (An American in Paris; On The Town; Singin' in the Rain), dies of a stroke at 83

  • 1996-02-07 Tiny Winters [Frederick Gittens], English jazz bassist and singer, dies at 87
  • 1996-02-13 Daniel Womack, American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player, dies at 91
  • 1996-02-14 Taiguara [Chalar da Silva], Brazilian singer and songwriter, dies at 50
  • 1996-02-15 Margaret Courtenay, Welsh actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies of cancer at 72
  • 1996-02-16 (Walter) "Brownie" McGhee, American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80
  • 1996-02-17 Evelyn Laye, English actress and singer (Sun Child), dies at 95
  • 1996-02-17 Gus Hardin [Carolyn Ann Blankenship], American country singer, dies at 50
  • 1996-03-01 (Elijah) Doug Quattlebaum, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (Softee Man Blues), dies at 67

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