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Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
![]() HARALD AGERSNAP = DANISH = = Composer, Conductor, Cellist, and Pianist = |
Born: HARALD SØLTOFT AGERSNAP 2 March 1899 | Died: 16 January 1982 |
92 | |
![]() ELIS REGINA = BRAZILIAN = = Singer = |
Born: ELIS REGINA CARVALHO COSTA 17 March 1945 Porto Alegre, BRAZIL | Died: 19 January 1982 São Paulo, BRAZIL |
36 | Accidental Cocaine, Alcohol, and Temazepam interaction |
TOMMY TUCKER = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer-Songwriter and Pianist = |
Born: ROBERT HIGGINBOTHAM 5 March 1933 Springfield, Ohio, USA | Died: 22 January 1982 Newark, New Jersey, USA |
48 | Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning |
![]() STANLEY HOLLOWAY = ENGLISH = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: STANLEY AUGUSTUS HOLLOWAY 1 October 1890 London, ENGLAND | Died: 30 January 1982 Littlehampton, West Sussex, ENGLAND |
91 | Stroke |
![]() LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS = AMERICAN = = Country Blues Singer, Songwriter, = = Guitarist, and occasional Pianist = |
Born: SAMUEL JOHN HOPKINS 15 March 1912 Centerville, Texas, USA | Died: 30 January 1982 Houston, Texas, USA |
69 | Esophageal Cancer |
![]() ALEX HARVEY = SCOTTISH = = Rock Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: ALEXANDER JAMES HARVEY 5 February 1935 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 4 February 1982 Zeebrugge, BELGIUM |
46 | Heart Attack |
![]() THELONIOUS MONK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist and Composer = |
Born: THELONIOUS SPHERE MONK 10 October 1917 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA | Died: 17 February 1982 Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
64 | Stroke |
![]() NATHANIEL SHILKRET = AMERICAN = = Composer, Conductor, Clarinetist, Pianist, = = Business Executive, and Music Director = |
Born: NAFTULE SCHÜLDKRAUT 25 December 1889 New York City, USA | Died: 18 February 1982 Franklin Square, New York, USA |
92 | |
![]() MURRAY THE K = AMERICAN = = Disc Jockey = |
Born: MURRAY KAUFMAN 14 February 1922 New York City, USA | Died: 21 February 1982 Los Angeles, USA |
60 | Cancer |
![]() CHAO YUEN REN = CHINESE-AMERICAN = = Linguist, Educator, Scholar, Poet, and Composer = |
Born: 3 November 1892 Tianjin, Qing Empire, CHINA | Died: 25 February 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
89 | |
![]() JOHN BELUSHI = AMERICAN = = Comedian, Actor and Musician = = entertainer of The Blues Brothers fame = |
Born: JOHN ADAM BELUSHI 24 January 1949 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 5 March 1982 Hollywood, California, USA |
33 | Drug Overdose |
![]() RANDY RHOADS = AMERICAN = = Heavy Metal Guitarist = |
Born: RANDALL WILLIAM RHOADS 6 December 1956 Santa Monica, California, USA | Died: 19 March 1982 Leesburg, Florida, USA |
25 | Plane Crash |
![]() AILEEN STANLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: MAUDE ELSIE AILEEN MUGGERIDGE 21 March 1893 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 24 March 1982 Los Angeles, California, USA |
89 | |
FERDINANDO GARIMBERTI = ITALIAN = = Violin Maker = |
Born: 6 January 1894 Mamiano di Traversetolo, ITALY | Died: 26 March 1982 Milan, ITALY |
88 | |
![]() CARL ORFF = GERMAN = = Composer = = Famous for the choral work "Carmina Burana" = |
Born: CARL HEINRICH MARIA ORFF 10 July 1895 Munich, GERMANY | Died: 29 March 1982 Munich, GERMANY |
86 | |
![]() SAM COSLOW = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Singer = |
Born: 27 December 1902 New York City, USA | Died: 2 April 1982 New York City, USA |
79 | |
![]() BURT SHEVELOVE = AMERICAN = = Musical Theater Playwright, Lyricist, Librettist, and Director = |
Born: 19 September 1915 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 8 April 1981 London, ENGLAND |
66 | |
![]() WILLIAM PRIMROSE = SCOTTISH = = Violist and Teacher = |
Born: 23 August 1904 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 1 May 1982 Provo, Utah, USA |
77 | |
![]() CAL TJADER = AMERICAN = = Latin Jazz Musician = |
Born: CALLEN RADCLIFFE TJADER, Jr. 16 July 1925 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 5 May 1982 Manila, PHILIPPINES |
56 | Heart Attack |
NEIL BOGART = AMERICAN = = Music Executive = = owner of Casablanca Records = |
Born: NEIL SCOTT BOGATZ 3 February 1943 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 8 May 1982 Los Angeles, California, USA |
39 | Cancer and Lymphoma |
![]() HUMPHREY SEARLE = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: 26 August 1915 Oxford, ENGLAND | Died: 12 May 1982 London, ENGLAND |
66 | |
RENZO ROSSELLINI = ITALIAN = = Film Composer = |
Born: 2 February 1908 Rome, ITALY | Died: 13 May 1982 Monti Carlo, MONACO |
74 | |
JOËLLE MOGENSEN = FRENCH = = Singer = |
Born: JOËLLE CHOUPAY-MOGENSEN 3 February 1953 Long Island, New York, USA | Died: 15 May 1982 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, FRANCE |
29 | Pulmonary Edema |
LEON RENÉ = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: 6 February 1902 Covington, Louisiana, USA | Died: 30 May 1982 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | |
![]() ART PEPPER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist = |
Born: ARTHUR EDWARD PEPPER, Jr. 1 September 1925 Gardena, California, USA | Died: 15 June 1982 Los Angeles, California, USA |
56 | Brain Hemorrhage |
JAMES HONEYMAN-SCOTT = ENGLISH = = Rock Guitarist, Songwriter = = founding member of = = The Pretenders = |
Born: 4 November 1956 Hereford, Herefordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 16 June 1982 London, ENGLAND |
25 | Heart Failure from Cocaine use |
![]() WINGY MANONE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Singer, and Bandleader = |
Born: JOSEPH MATTHEWS MANONE 13 February 1900 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 9 July 1982 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
82 | |
![]() SONNY STITT = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: EDWARD BOATNER, Jr. 2 February 1924 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 22 July 1982 Washington, D.C., USA |
58 | Heart Attack |
![]() KEITH GREEN = AMERICAN = = Contemporary Christian Music Pianist, Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: KEITH GORDON GREEN 21 October 1953 Sheepshead Bay, New York, USA | Died: 28 July 1982 Garden Valley, Texas, USA |
28 | Plane Crash |
![]() JOE TEX = AMERICAN = = Southern Soul Singer = |
Born: JOSEPH ARRINGTON, Jr. 8 August 1935 Rogers, Texas, USA | Died: 13 August 1982 Navasota, Texas, USA |
49 | Heart Attack |
![]() CLIFFORD CURZON = ENGLISH = = Pianist = |
Born: CLIFFORD MICHAEL CURZON 18 May 1907 Islington, London, ENGLAND | Died: 1 September 1982 |
75 | |
FEDERICO MORENO TORROBA = SPANISH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 3 March 1891 Madrid, SPAIN | Died: 12 September 1982 Madrid, SPAIN |
91 | |
CHRISTIAN FERRAS = FRENCH = = Violinist = |
Born: 17 June 1933 Le Touquet, FRANCE | Died: 14 September 1982 Paris, FRANCE |
49 | Suicide |
![]() MANOS LOÏZOS = GREEK CYPRIOT = = Composer = |
Born: 22 October 1937 Alexandria, EGYPT | Died: 17 September 1982 Moscow, USSR |
44 | After several Strokes |
![]() GLENN GOULD = CANADIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: GLENN HERBERT GOULD 25 September 1932 Toronto, CANADA | Died: 4 October 1982 Toronto, CANADA |
50 | Stroke |
![]() ELSIE RANDOLPH = ENGLISH = = Actress, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: 9 December 1904 London, ENGLAND | Died: 15 October 1982 London, ENGLAND |
77 | |
![]() JAKOV GOTOVAC = CROATIAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 11 October 1895 Split (then part of AUSTRIA-HUNGARY) now CROATIA | Died: 16 October 1982 Zagreb (then SFR YUGOSLAVIA) now CROATIA |
87 | |
![]() MARIO DEL MONACO = ITALIAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: 27 July 1915 Florence, ITALY | Died: 16 October 1982 Mestre, ITALY |
67 | |
ADRIANO CORREIA DE OLIVEIRA = PORTUGUESE = = Composer and Singer = |
Born: ADRIANO MARIA CORREIA GOMES DE OLIVEIRA 9 April 1942 Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, PORTUGAL | Died: 16 October 1982 Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, PORTUGAL |
40 | Vascular Accident |
WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER = BRITISH = = Organist and Composer = |
Born: WILLIAM SOUTHCOMBE LLOYD WEBBER 11 March 1914 London, ENGLAND | Died: 29 October 1982 London, ENGLAND |
68 | |
![]() AL HAIG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: ALAN WARREN HAIG 19 July 1922 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 16 November 1982 New York City, New York, USA |
60 | Heart Attack |
![]() DAVID BLUE = AMERICAN = = Folk Music Singer-Songwriter and Actor = |
Born: STUART DAVID COHEN 18 February 1941 Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Died: 2 December 1982 New York, New York, USA |
41 | Heart Attack |
MARTY ROBBINS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Multi-Instrumentalist, = = and Racing Driver = |
Born: MARTIN DAVID ROBINSON 26 September 1925 Glendale, Arizona, USA | Died: 8 December 1982 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
57 | Died after quadruple coronary bypass surgery |
ROY WEBB = AMERICAN = = Film Music Composer = |
Born: 3 October 1888 New York City, USA | Died: 10 December 1982 |
94 |
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