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 PAUL CHAMBERS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Bassist = |
Born: PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR CHAMBERS, Jr. 22 April 1935 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 4 January 1969 New York City, New York, USA |
33 | Tuberculosis |
 PEE WEE RUSSELL = AMERICAN = = Jazz Clarinetist = |
Born: CHARLES ELLSWORTH RUSSELL 27 March 1906 Maplewood, Missouri, USA | Died: 15 February 1969 Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
62 | |
 ERNEST ANSERMET = SWISS = = Conductor = |
Born: ERNEST ALEXANDRE ANSERMET 11 November 1883 Vevey, SWITZERLAND | Died: 20 February 1969 Geneva, SWITZERLAND |
85 | |
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CONSTANTIN SILVESTRI = ROMANIAN = = Conductor and Composer = |
Born: CONSTANTIN-NICOLAE SILVESTRI 31 May 1913 Bucharest, ROMANIA | Died: 23 February 1969 London, ENGLAND |
55 | Cancer |
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BILLY COTTON = ENGLISH = = Bandleader, Musician, Radio Personality, Singer = |
Born: WILLIAM EDWARD COTTON 6 May 1899 Smith Square, London, ENGLAND | Died: 25 March 1969 Wembley, London, ENGLAND |
69 | |
 FORTUNIO BONANOVA = SPANISH = = Baritone Singer = |
Born: JOSEP LLUIS MOLL 13 January 1895 Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, SPAIN | Died: 2 April 1969 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
74 | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
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FERNANDO ORTIZ = CUBAN = = Essayist, Anthropologist, Ethnomusicologist = = and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture = |
Born: FERNANDO ORTIZ FERNÁNDEZ 16 July 1881 | Died: 10 April 1969 Havana, CUBA |
88 | |
 BENNY BENJAMIN nicknamed "Papa Zita" = AMERICAN = = Musician = = drummer for the Motown studio band = = The Funk Brothers = |
Born: WILLIAM BENJAMIN 25 July 1925 Mobile, Alabama, USA | Died: 20 April 1969 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
43 | Stroke |
 KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA = POLISH = = Film Music Composer and Jazz Pianist = |
Born: KRZYSZTOF TRZCIŃSKI 27 April 1931 Poznań, POLAND | Died: 23 April 1969 |
37 | Haematoma |
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JULIUS KATCHEN = AMERICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 15 August 1926 Long Branch, New Jersey, USA | Died: 29 April 1969 Paris, FRANCE |
42 | Cancer |
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ELLA LOGAN = SCOTTISH-born AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: GEORGINA LOGAN 6 March 1910 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 1 May 1969 Burlingame, California, USA |
59 | Cancer |
 COLEMAN HAWKINS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: COLEMAN RANDOLPH HAWKINS 21 November 1904 Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA | Died: 19 May 1969 New York, New York, USA |
65 | Liver Disease |
 NISA = ITALIAN = = Lyricist = |
Born: NICOLA SALERNO 11 March 1910 Naples, ITALY | Died: 22 May 1969 Naples, ITALY |
59 | |
 JIMMY McHUGH = AMERICAN = = Composer and Pianist = |
Born: JAMES FRANCIS McHUGH 10 July 1894 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 23 May 1969 |
74 | |
 MISSISSIPPI JOE CALLICOTT = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: 10 October 1900 Nesbit, Mississippi, USA | Died: May 1969 Nesbit, Mississippi, USA |
68 | |
 WYNONIE HARRIS nicknamed "MR. BLUES" = AMERICAN = = R & B Singer = |
Born: 24 August 1915 Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Died: 14 June 1969 Los Angeles, California, USA |
53 | Esophageal Cancer |
 RITA ABATZI = GREEK = = Rebetiko Musician = |
Born: 1903 or 1914 Smyrna (now Izmir), in the Aidin Vilayet of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE | Died: 17 June 1969 Egaleo (Athens), GREECE |
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 JUDY GARLAND = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actress, and Vaudevillian = |
Born: FRANCES ETHEL GUMM 10 June 1922 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA | Died: 22 June 1969 Chelsea, London, ENGLAND, UK |
47 | Overdose of Barbiturates |
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BRIAN JONES = ENGLISH = = Multi-Instrumentalist = = Founder and original bandleader of = = The Rolling Stones = |
Born: LEWIS BRIAN HOPKIN JONES 28 February 1942 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND | Died: 3 July 1969 Hartfield, Surrey, ENGLAND |
27 | Drowned in his own Swimming Pool |
 WILHELM BACKHAUS = GERMAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 26 March 1884 Leipzig, GERMANY | Died: 5 July 1969 Villach, AUSTRIA |
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 FRANK LOESSER = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: FRANK HENRY LOESSER 29 June 1910 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 28 July 1969 New York City, New York, USA |
59 | Lung Cancer |
 THEODOR W. ADORNO = GERMAN = = Philosopher, Sociologist, and Composer = |
Born: THEODOR LUDWIG WIESENGRUND 11 September 1903 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, GERMAN EMPIRE | Died: 6 August 1969 Visp, Valais, SWITZERLAND |
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JACOB DO BANDOLIM = BRAZILIAN = = Mandolin Player and Composer = |
Born: JACOB PICK BITTENCOURT 14 December 1918 Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL | Died: 13 August 1969 Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL |
50 | Heart Attack |
 JOSH WHITE = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: JOSHUA DANIEL WHITE 11 February 1914 Greenville, South Carolina, USA | Died: 5 September 1969 Manhasset, New York, USA |
55 | On Operating Table |
 SKIP JAMES = AMERICAN = = Delta Blues Singer, Guitarist, Pianist and Songwriter = |
Born: NEHEMIAH CURTIS JAMES 9 June 1902 Bentonia, Mississippi, USA | Died: 3 October 1969 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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 NATALINO OTTO = ITALIAN = = Singer = |
Born: NATALE CODOGNOTTO 24 December 1912 Cogoleto, ITALY | Died: 4 October 1969 Milan, ITALY |
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 TOMMY EDWARDS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: THOMAS J. EDWARDS 17 February 1922 Richmond, Virginia, USA | Died: 22 October 1969 Henrico County, Virginia, USA |
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 POPS FOSTER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: GEORGE MURPHY FOSTER 19 May 1892 near McCall in Ascension Parish near Donaldsonville in south Louisiana, USA | Died: 29 October 1969 San Francisco, USA |
77 | |
 RICARDO AGUIRRE = VENEZUELAN = = Folk Musician and = = Gaita Zuliana Singer and Composer = |
Born: RICARDO JOSÉ AGUIRRE GONZÁLEZ 9 May 1939 Maracaibo, VENEZUELA | Died: 8 November 1969 Maracaibo, VENEZUELA |
30 | Vehicular Accident |
 TED HEATH = ENGLISH = = Musician and Bandleader = |
Born: GEORGE EDWARD HEATH 30 March 1902 Wandsworth, London, ENGLAND | Died: 18 November 1969 Virginia Water, Surrey, ENGLAND |
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 SPADE COOLEY = AMERICAN = = Swing Musician and Murderer = |
Born: DONNELL CLYDE COOLEY 17 December 1910 Grand, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 23 November 1969 Oakland, California, USA |
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MAGIC SAM = AMERICAN = = Chicago Blues Musician = |
Born: SAMUEL GENE MAGHETT 14 February 1937 Hendersonville, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA | Died: 1 December 1969 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
32 | Heart Attack |
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WALTHER AESCHBACHER = SWISS = = Conductor and Composer = |
Born: WALTHER GOTTLIEB AESCHBACHER 2 October 1901 | Died: 6 December 1969 |
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WILBUR HATCH = AMERICAN = = Pianist, Composer and Conductor = |
Born: WILBUR JACKSON HATCH 24 May 1902 Mokena, Will County, Illinois, USA | Died: 22 December 1969 Studio City, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
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MARCEL LaFOSSE = FRENCH = = Musician and Trumpeter = = with the = = Boston Symphony Orchestra = |
Born: 1895 | Died: 1969 |
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