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ADOLPH DEUTSCH = ENGLISH/AMERICAN = = Composer, Conductor and Arranger = |
Born: 20 October 1897 London, ENGLAND | Died: 1 January 1980 Palm Desert, California, USA |
82 | |
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AMOS MILBURN = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer and Pianist = |
Born: JOSEPH AMOS MILBURN 1 April 1927 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 3 January 1980 Houston, Texas, USA |
52 | Stroke |
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POLEY McCLINTOCK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: 1900 | Died: 6 January 1980 |
80 | |
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GEORGEANNA TILLMAN = AMERICAN = = Pop and R&B singer = = original member of = = The Marvelettes = |
Born: GEORGEANNA MARIE TILLMAN 6 February 1944 Inkster, Michigan, USA | Died: 6 January 1980 Inkster, Michigan, USA |
35 | Lupus and Sickle Cell Anemia |
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LARRY WILLIAMS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Pianist = |
Born: LAWRENCE EUGENE WILLIAMS 10 May 1935 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 7 January 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA |
44 | Suspected Suicide, Gunshot wound to the head |
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ANDRE KOSTELANETZ = RUSSIAN-born AMERICAN = = Conductor and Arranger = |
Born: AVRAM NAUMOVICH KOSTELYANETZ 22 December 1901 Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA | Died: 13 January 1980 HAITI |
78 | Pneumonia |
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JIMMY DURANTE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Pianist, Comedian, and Actor = |
Born: JAMES FRANCIS DURANTE 10 February 1893 Manhattan, New York, USA | Died: 29 January 1980 Santa Monica, California, USA |
86 | Pneumonia |
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PROFESSOR LONGHAIR = AMERICAN = = New Orleans Blues Singer and Pianist = |
Born: HENRY ROELAND BYRD 19 December 1918 Bogalusa, Louisiana, USA | Died: 30 January 1980 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
61 | |
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JERRY FIELDING = AMERICAN = = Conductor and Music Director = |
Born: JOSHUA ITZHAK FELDMAN 17 June 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 17 February 1980 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
57 | Heart Failure |
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GALE ROBBINS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: BETTY GALE ROBBINS or BETTY GALE MURPHY 7 May 1921 Chicago, Illinois, USA (or Mitchell, Indiana, USA) | Died: 18 February 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA |
58 | Lung Cancer |
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BON SCOTT = SCOTTISH-born AUSTRALIAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter = = lead singer of = = AC/DC {1974-1980} = |
Born: RONALD BELFORD SCOTT 9 July 1946 Forfar, SCOTLAND, UK | Died: 19 February 1980 East Dulwich, London, ENGLAND, UK |
33 | Alcohol Poisoning |
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WINIFRED WAGNER = ENGLISH-born GERMAN = = Daughter-in-Law of Richard Wagner, = = close friend of Adolf Hitler = |
Born: WINIFRED MARJORIE WILLIAMS 23 June 1897 Hastings, ENGLAND | Died: 5 March 1980 Überlingen, GERMANY |
82 | |
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ANNA JANTAR = POLISH = = Singer = |
Born: ANNA MARIA SZMETERLING 10 June 1950 Poznań, POLAND | Died: 14 March 1980 Warsaw, POLAND |
29 | Air Crash |
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JESSICA DRAGONETTE = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: JESSICA VALENTINA DRAGONETTE 14 February 1900 Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 18 March 1980 New York, USA |
80 | Heart Attack |
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JACOB MILLER = JAMAICAN = = Reggae artist = |
Born: 4 May 1952 Mandeville, JAMAICA | Died: 23 March 1980 Kingston, JAMAICA |
27 | Car Accident |
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WALTER SUSSKIND = CZECH-born BRITISH = = Conductor, Teacher and Pianist = |
Born: JAN WALTER SUSSKIND 1 May 1913 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC | Died: 25 March 1980 Berkeley, California, USA |
66 | |
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JOHN POULOS = AMERICAN = = Drummer = = member of = = The Buckinghams = |
Born: 1948 | Died: 26 March 1980 |
32 | Drug Overdose |
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DICK HAYMES = ARGENTINIAN-born AMERICAN = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: RICHARD BENJAMIN HAYMES 13 September 1918 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 28 March 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA |
61 | Lung Cancer |
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MANTOVANI = ITALIAN-born BRITISH = = Orchestra Leader and Composer = |
Born: ANNUNZIO PAOLO MANTOVANI 15 November 1905 Venice, Veneto, ITALY | Died: 29 March 1980 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, ENGLAND |
74 | |
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RED SOVINE = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: WOODROW WILSON SOVINE 7 July 1917 Charleston, West Virginia, USA | Died: 4 April 1980 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
62 | |
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KATHERINE KENNICOTT DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Composer, Pianist = = author of the famous Christmas tune = = "The Little Drummer Boy" = |
Born: 25 June 1892 St. Joseph, Missouri, USA | Died: 20 April 1980 Littleton, Massachusetts, USA |
87 | |
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TOMMY CALDWELL = AMERICAN = = Musician = = bassist and original frontman of = = The Marshall Tucker Band {1973-1980} = |
Born: THOMAS MICHAEL CALDWELL 9 November 1949 Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | Died: 28 April 1980 Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA |
30 | Car Accident |
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IAN CURTIS = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter and Musician = = lead singer of = = Joy Division {1976-1980} = |
Born: IAN KEVIN CURTIS 15 July 1956 Stretford, Lancashire, ENGLAND, UK | Died: 18 May 1980 Macclesfield, Cheshire, ENGLAND, UK |
23 | Suicide by Hanging |
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TED SHAPIRO = AMERICAN = = Composer, Pianist, and Sheet Music Publisher = |
Born: 31 October 1899 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 26 May 1980 Bay Harbor, Florida, USA |
80 | |
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CARL RADLE = AMERICAN = = Rock Bassist = |
Born: CARL DEAN RADLE 18 June 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 30 May 1980 |
37 | Kidney Infection |
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BOB NOLAN = CANADIAN-born AMERICAN = = Country Singer, Songwriter and Actor = |
Born: ROBERT CLARENCE NOBLES 13 April 1908 Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA | Died: 16 June 1980 Newport Beach, California, USA |
72 | Heart Attack |
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ALLAN PETTERSSON = SWEDISH = = Composer = |
Born: GUSTAF ALLAN PETTERSSON 19 September 1911 Granhammar in Västra Ryd parish in the province of Uppland, SWEDEN | Died: 20 June 1980 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
68 | |
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BERT KAEMPFERT = GERMAN = = Composer, Bandleader and Arranger = |
Born: BERTHOLD HEINRICH KÄMPFERT 16 October 1923 Barmbek, Hamburg, GERMANY | Died: 21 June 1980 Majorca, SPAIN |
56 | Stroke |
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BARNEY BIGARD = AMERICAN = = Jazz Clarinetist = |
Born: ALBANY LEON BIGARD 3 March 1906 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 27 June 1980 Culver City, California, USA |
74 | |
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JOSÉ ITURBI = SPANISH = = Conductor, Pianist and Harpsichordist = |
Born: JOSÉ ITURBI BÁGUENA 28 November 1895 Valencia, SPAIN | Died: 28 June 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA |
84 | |
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A. J. POTTER = IRISH = = Composer and Teacher = |
Born: ARCHIBALD JAMES POTTER 22 September 1918 Belfast, IRELAND | Died: 5 July 1980 Greystones, County Wicklow, IRELAND |
61 | |
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MALCOLM OWEN = ENGLISH = = Musician = = lead singer of = = The Ruts {1977-1980} = |
Born: 1954 | Died: 14 July 1980 |
26 | Heroin Overdose |
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BEN SELVIN known as "The Dean of Recorded Music" = AMERICAN = = Musician, Bandleader, and Record Producer = |
Born: BENJAMIN BERNARD SELVIN 5 March 1898 | Died: 15 July 1980 |
82 | |
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KEITH GODCHAUX = AMERICAN = = Musician and Songwriter = = keyboardist with = = The Grateful Dead {1971-1979} = |
Born: KEITH RICHARD GODCHAUX 19 July 1948 Seattle, Washington, USA | Died: 23 July 1980 Marin County, California, USA |
32 | Car Accident |
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VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY = RUSSIAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Poet, Actor = |
Born: VLADIMIR SEMYONOVICH VYSOTSKY 25 January 1938 Moscow, RUSSIAN SFSR, SOVIET UNION | Died: 25 July 1980 Moscow, SOVIET UNION |
42 | Heart Failure |
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MOHAMMED RAFI = INDIAN = = Singer = |
Born: 24 December 1924 Kotla Sultan Singh, Punjab, BRITISH INDIA (now in Punjab, INDIA) | Died: 31 July 1980 Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA |
55 | Heart Attack |
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HAROLD ADAMSON = AMERICAN = = Lyricist = |
Born: 10 December 1906 Greenville, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 August 1980 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
73 | |
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JOE DASSIN = AMERICAN-born FRENCH = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: JOSEPH IRA DASSIN 5 November 1938 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 20 August 1980 Papeete, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA |
41 | Heart Attack |
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MILIZA KORJUS = ESTONIAN-POLISH = = Opera Singer and Actress |
Born: MILIZA ELIZABETH KORJUS 18 August 1909 Warsaw, POLAND | Died: 26 August 1980 Culver City, California, USA |
71 | |
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BLIND ARVELLA GRAY = AMERICAN = = Blues, Folk and Gospel Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: JAMES DIXON 28 January 1906 Somerville, Texas, USA | Died: 7 September 1980 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
74 | |
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LILLIAN RANDOLPH = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: CASTELLO RANDOLPH 14 December 1898 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 12 September 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA |
81 | Cancer |
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BILL EVANS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: WILLIAM JOHN EVANS 16 August 1929 Plainfield, New Jersey, USA | Died: 15 September 1980 New York City, New York, USA |
51 | Combination of Peptic Ulcer, Cirrhosis, Bronchial Pneumonia, and untreated Hepatitis |
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JOHN BONHAM = ENGLISH = = Drummer = = member of = = Led Zeppelin {1968-1980} = |
Born: JOHN HENRY BONHAM 31 May 1948 Redditch, Worcestershire, ENGLAND | Died: 25 September 1980 Clewer, Berkshire, ENGLAND |
32 | Alcohol Poisoning |
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VIRGIL FOX = AMERICAN = = Organist = |
Born: VIRGIL KEEL FOX 3 May 1912 Princeton, Illinois, USA | Died: 25 October 1980 Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
68 | Cancer |
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STEVE PEREGRIN TOOK = ENGLISH = = Musician = = member of = = Tyrannosaurus Rex {1967-1969} = = Pink Faries {1969-1970} = = Shagrat {1970-1971} = |
Born: STEPHEN ROSS PORTER 28 July 1949 Eltham, London, ENGLAND | Died: 27 October 1980 North Kensington, London, ENGLAND |
31 | Choking |
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DARBY CRASH aka BOBBY PYN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = = member of = = The Germs = |
Born: JAN PAUL BEAHM 26 September 1958 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 7 December 1980 Hollywood, California, USA |
22 | Suicide by Heroin Overdose |
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JOHN LENNON = BRITISH = = Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist = = member of = = The Beatles = |
Born: JOHN WINSTON LENNON 9 October 1940 Liverpool, ENGLAND | Died: 8 December 1980 New York, USA |
40 | Shot Dead by Mark David Chapman |
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SIGGIE NORDSTROM = AMERICAN = = Model, Actress, Entertainer, Socialite = = lead singer of = = The Nordstrom Sisters = |
Born: SIGFRED ANN NORDSTROM 14 June 1893 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 24 December 1980 |
87 | |
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TIM HARDIN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: JAMES TIMOTHY HARDIN 23 December 1941 Eugene, Oregon, USA | Died: 29 December 1980 Los Angeles, USA |
39 | Heroin Overdose |
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ROBERT PETE WILLIAMS = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: 14 March 1914 Zachary, Louisiana, USA | Died: 31 December 1980 Rosedale, Louisiana, USA |
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