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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 RICHARD TUCKER = AMERICAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: RIVN (RUBIN) TICKER 28 August 1913 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 8 January 1975 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |
61 | Heart Attack |
 MAX LORENZ = GERMAN = = Wagnerian Tenor = |
Born: 10 May 1901 Düsseldorf, GERMANY | Died: 11 January 1975 Salzburg, AUSTRIA |
73 | |
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PAUL BEAVER = AMERICAN = = Electronic Jazz Keyboardist = |
Born: 1926 | Died: 16 January 1975 |
49 | |
 TOTI DAL MONTE = ITALIAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: ANTONIETTA MENEGHEL 27 June 1893 Mogliano Veneto, in the Province of Treviso, ITALY | Died: 26 January 1975 Pieve di Soligo, ITALY |
81 | Circulatory Disorders |
 BORIS BLACHER = GERMAN = = Composer and Librettist = |
Born: 19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1903 Manchurian town of Niuzhuang, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA | Died: 30 January 1975 Berlin, GERMANY |
72 | |
 UMM KULTHUM = EGYPTIAN = = Singer, Songwriter, and Actress = |
Born: FATIMA IBRAHIM 31 December 1898 Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Khedivate of EGYPT | Died: 3 February 1975 Cairo, EGYPT |
76 | |
 LOUIS JORDAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: LOUIS THOMAS JORDAN 8 July 1908 Brinkley, Arkansas, USA | Died: 4 February 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA |
66 | |
 DAVE ALEXANDER = AMERICAN = = Musician (Bassist) = = Member of = The Stooges {1967-1970} = |
Born: DAVID MICHAEL ALEXANDER 3 June 1947 | Died: 10 February 1975 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
27 | Pulmonary Edema |
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ERIC THIMAN = ENGLISH = = Composer, Conductor and Organist = |
Born: ERIC HARDING THIMAN 12 September 1900 Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 13 February 1975 London, ENGLAND |
74 | |
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LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA = ITALIAN = = Composer = |
Born: 3 February 1904 Pisino d'Istria (current Pazin, CROATIA) | Died: 19 February 1975 Florence, ITALY |
71 | Edema of the Lungs |
 LIONEL TERTIS = ENGLISH = = Viola Player = |
Born: 29 December 1876 West Hartlepool, ENGLAND | Died: 22 February 1975 Wimbledon, London, ENGLAND |
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CORNEL CHIRIAC = ROMANIAN = = Journalist, Radio Producer, Record Producer and Jazz Drummer = |
Born: 8 May 1941 Uspenkova, Bessarabia, SOVIET UNION | Died: 4 March 1975 Munich, GERMANY |
33 | Stabbed near his car, in a Munich parking lot |
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SANDY BROWN = SCOTTISH = = Jazz Clarinetist, Band Leader and Acoustic Engineer = |
Born: ALEXANDER BROWN 25 February 1929 Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA | Died: 15 March 1975 London, UK |
46 | Heart Attack |
 T-BONE WALKER = AFRICAN-AMERICAN = = Blues Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist = |
Born: AARON THIBEAUX WALKER 28 May 1910 Linden, Texas, USA | Died: 16 March 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA |
64 | |
 Sir ARTHUR BLISS = ENGLISH = = Composer and Conductor = = Master of the Queen's Musick = |
Born: ARTHUR EDWARD DRUMMOND BLISS 2 August 1891 Barnes, London, ENGLAND | Died: 27 March 1975 London, ENGLAND |
83 | |
 JOSEPHINE BAKER = AFRICAN-AMERICAN FRENCH = = Dancer, Jazz and Pop Music Singer, and Actress = |
Born: FREDA JOSEPHINE McDONALD 3 June 1906 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 12 April 1975 Paris, FRANCE |
68 | |
 MICHAEL FLANDERS = ENGLISH = = Lyricist, Actor, Humorist and Singer = = Member of = = Flanders and Swann {1956-1967} = |
Born: MICHAEL HENRY FLANDERS 1 March 1922 London, England, UK | Died: 14 April 1975 Betws-y-Coed, Wales, UK |
53 | Intracranial Berry Aneurysm |
 PETE HAM = WELSH = = Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist = = Member of = = The Iveys {1961-1969} = = Badfinger {1969-1975} = |
Born: PETER WILLIAM HAM 27 April 1947 Swansea, WALES | Died: 24 April 1975 Surrey, ENGLAND |
27 | Suicide |
 CONCHITA BADÍA = SPANISH = = Operatic Soprano and Pianist = |
Born: CONCEPCIÓ BADIA I MILLÀS 14 November 1897 Barcelona, SPAIN | Died: 2 May 1975 Barcelona, SPAIN |
77 | |
 BOB WILLS = AMERICAN = = Western Swing Musician, Songwriter, and Bandleader = |
Born: JAMES ROBERT WILLS 6 March 1905 Limestone County, Texas, USA | Died: 13 May 1975 Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
70 | Pneumonia |
 LEROY ANDERSON = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 29 June 1908 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 18 May 1975 Woodbury, Connecticut, USA |
66 | Cancer |
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FRIDA LEIDER = GERMAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 18 April 1888 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 4 June 1975 Berlin, GERMANY |
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 ROBERT SCHMERTZ = AMERICAN = = Architect and Folk Musician = |
Born: ROBERT WATSON SCHMERTZ 4 March 1898 Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 7 June 1975 Ben Avon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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DON ROBEY = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: DON DEADRIC ROBEY 1 November 1903 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 16 June 1975 Houston, Texas, USA |
72 | Heart Attack |
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DAVID TAMKIN = JEWISH AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 28 August 1906 Chernigov, RUSSIAN EMPIRE (Chernihiv, UKRAINE) | Died: 21 June 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA |
68 | |
 TIM BUCKLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: TIMOTHY CHARLES BUCKLEY III 14 February 1947 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 29 June 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA |
28 | Drug Overdose |
 GILDA DALLA RIZZA = ITALIAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 12 October 1892 Verona, ITALY | Died: 5 July 1975 Milan, ITALY |
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ERNST FISCHER = GERMAN = = Composer = |
Born: 10 April 1900 Magdeburg, GERMANY | Died: 10 July 1975 Locarno, SWITZERLAND |
75 | |
 ZUTTY SINGLETON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: ARTHUR JAMES SINGLETON 14 May 1898 Bunkie, Louisiana, USA | Died: 14 July 1975 New York City, USA |
77 | |
 LEFTY FRIZZELL = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer-Songwriter and Honky-Tonk Singer = |
Born: WILLIAM ORVILLE FRIZZELL 31 March 1928 Corsicana, Texas, USA | Died: 19 July 1975 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
47 | Stroke |
 JULIAN CANNONBALL ADDERLEY = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: JULIAN EDWIN ADDERLEY 15 September 1928 Tampa, Florida, USA | Died: 8 August 1975 Gary, Indiana, USA |
46 | |
 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH = SOVIET = = Composer = |
Born: DMITRI DMITRIYEVICH SHOSTAKOVICH 25 September 1906 Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA | Died: 9 August 1975 Moscow, RUSSIA |
68 | Lung Cancer |
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NEVA CARR GLYN = AUSTRALIAN = = Operatic Contralto = |
Born: NEVA JOSEPHINE MARY CARR GLYN 10 May 1908 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA | Died: 10 August 1975 AUSTRALIA |
67 | Cerebral Haemorrhage |
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GEORG OTS = ESTONIAN = = Opera singer = |
Born: 21 March 1920 Petrograd, RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERATIVE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC | Died: 5 September 1975 Tallinn, ESTONIA |
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BILL SPROUSE Jr. = AMERICAN = = Christian Evangelist, Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 5 September 1975 |
26 | Heart Attack |
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SHELTON BROOKS = CANADIAN-born AFRICAN AMERICAN = = Composer of Popular Music and Jazz = |
Born: 4 May 1886 Amherstburg, Dominion of CANADA | Died: 6 September 1975 Los Angeles County, California, USA |
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 VINCENT LOPEZ = AMERICAN = = Bandleader and Pianist = |
Born: 30 December 1895 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 20 September 1975 North Miami, Florida, USA |
79 | |
 FLORA PERINI = ITALIAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 20 November 1887 Rome, ITALY | Died: 23 September 1975 |
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AL JACKSON, Jr. = AMERICAN = = R&B Drummer = |
Born: ALAN JACKSON 27 November 1935 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 1 October 1975 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
39 | Shot |
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OLIVER NELSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Arranger, Composer, and Bandleader = |
Born: OLIVER EDWARD NELSON 4 June 1932 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 28 October 1975 Los Angeles, USA |
43 | Heart Attack |
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JOHN SCOTT TROTTER = AMERICAN = = Arranger and Conductor = |
Born: 14 June 1908 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Died: 29 October 1975 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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GARY THAIN = NEW ZEALAND-born = = Rock Bassist = = Member of = = Uriah Heep {Feb 1972-Feb 1975} = |
Born: GARY MERVIN THAIN 15 May 1948 Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND | Died: 8 December 1975 Norwood Green, London, ENGLAND |
27 | Heroin Overdose |
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MONGEZI FEZA = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter and Flautist = |
Born: 1945 Queenstown, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 14 December 1975 London, ENGLAND |
30 | Pneumonia |
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NOBLE SISSLE = AFRICAN-AMERICAN = = Jazz Composer, Lyricist, Bandleader, Singer, and Playwright = |
Born: NOBLE LEE SISSLE 10 July 1889 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Died: 17 December 1975 Tampa, Florida, USA |
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HOUND DOG TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: THEODORE ROOSEVELT TAYLOR 12 April 1915 Natchez, Mississippi, USA | Died: 17 December 1975 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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 BERNARD HERRMANN = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: MAX HERMAN 29 June 1911 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 24 December 1975 North Hollywood, California, USA |
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 TILLY LOSCH = AUSTRIAN-born = = Dancer, Choreographer, Actress and Painter = |
Born: OTTILIE ETHEL LEOPOLDINE LOSCH 15 November 1903 Vienna, AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE | Died: 24 December 1975 New York City, New York, USA |
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JULIO CUEVA = CUBAN = = Trumpeter, Bandleader and Composer = |
Born: 12 April 1897 Trinidad, CUBA | Died: 25 December 1975 Havana, CUBA |
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