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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 ALEXIS KORNER = BRITISH = = Blues Musician and Radio Broadcaster = |
Born: ALEXIS ANDREW NICHOLAS KOERNER 19 April 1928 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 1 January 1984 Westminster, London, ENGLAND |
55 | Cancer |
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VASSILIS TSITSANIS = GREEK = = Songwriter and Bouzouki Player = |
Born: ΒΑΣΊΛΗΣ ΤΣΙΤΣΆΝΗΣ 18 January 1915 Trikala, GREECE | Died: 18 January 1984 London, ENGLAND |
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 JACKIE WILSON also known as Mr. Excitement = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer and Performer = |
Born: JACK LEROY WILSON, Jr. 9 June 1934 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 21 January 1984 Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA |
49 | Pneumonia |
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SAMUEL GARDNER = AMERICAN of RUSSIAN origin = = Violinist and Composer = |
Born: 25 August 1891 RUSSIA | Died: 23 January 1984 New York, USA |
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 LUKE KELLY = IRISH = = Singer, Folk Musician and Actor = = member of = = The Dubliners = |
Born: 17 November 1940 Sheriff Street, Dublin, IRELAND | Died: 30 January 1984 Dublin, IRELAND |
43 | Brain Tumour |
 ETHEL MERMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: ETHEL AGNES ZIMMERMANN 16 January 1908 Astoria, Queens, New York City, USA | Died: 15 February 1984 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
76 | Brain Cancer |
 IMOGEN HOLST = ENGLISH = = Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Teacher = = and Festival Administrator = |
Born: IMOGEN CLARE HOLST 12 April 1907 Richmond, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 9 March 1984 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, ENGLAND |
76 | Heart Failure |
 MARVIN GAYE = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: MARVIN PENTZ GAY, Jr. 2 April 1939 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 1 April 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA |
44 | Shot Dead by His Own Father |
 JIMMY KENNEDY = IRISH-born BRITISH = = Songwriter = |
Born: 20 July 1902 near Omagh, in NORTHERN IRELAND | Died: 6 April 1984 Cheltenham, ENGLAND |
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 HRYHORY KYTASTY = UKRAINIAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: HRYHORIY TROKHYMOVYCH KYTASTY 17 January 1907 Kobeliaky, Poltava, UKRAINE | Died: 6 April 1984 behind St. Andrew's Memorial Church in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA (buried) |
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 JUAN TIZOL = PUERTO RICAN = = Trombonist and Composer = |
Born: 22 January 1900 Vega Baja, PUERTO RICO | Died: 23 April 1984 Inglewood, California, USA |
84 | |
 COUNT BASIE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist, Organist, Bandleader, and Composer = |
Born: WILLIAM JAMES BASIE 21 August 1904 Red Bank, New Jersey, USA | Died: 26 April 1984 Hollywood, Florida, USA |
79 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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GORDON JENKINS = AMERICAN = = Arranger, Composer and Pianist = |
Born: GORDON HILL JENKINS 12 May 1910 Webster Groves, Missouri, USA | Died: 1 May 1984 Malibu, California, USA |
73 | Lou Gehrig's disease |
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SANFORD GOLD = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: 9 June 1911 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 29 May 1984 Miami, Florida, USA |
72 | |
 MOHAMED MOOGE LIIBAAN = SOMALI = = Singer and Instrumentalist = |
Born: MAXAMED MOOGE LIIBAAN 1945 Hargeisa, BRITISH SOMALILAND | Died: June 1984 |
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GORDON JACOB = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: GORDON PERCIVAL SEPTIMUS JACOB 5 July 1895 London, ENGLAND | Died: 8 June 1984 Saffron Walden, Essex, ENGLAND |
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 MEREDITH WILLSON = AMERICAN = = Composer, Songwriter, Flutist, Conductor and Playwright = |
Born: ROBERT MEREDITH WILLSON 18 May 1902 Mason City, Iowa, USA | Died: 15 June 1984 Santa Monica, California, USA |
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MADELEINE SIBILLE = FRENCH = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 25 February 1895 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 19 July 1984 Paris, FRANCE |
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LORENZ FEHENBERGER = GERMAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: 24 August 1912 Oberweidach, Upper Bavaria, GERMANY | Died: 29 July 1984 Munich, GERMANY |
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 PAUL LE FLEM = FRENCH (BRETON) = = Composer and Music Critic = |
Born: 18 March 1881 Radon, Orne, FRANCE | Died: 31 July 1984 Lézardrieux, FRANCE |
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BABE RUSSIN = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: IRVING RUSSIN 18 June 1911 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 4 August 1984 |
73 | |
 TUTS WASHINGTON = AMERICAN = = Louisiana Blues Pianist = |
Born: ISIDORE WASHINGTON 24 January 1907 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 5 August 1984 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
77 | After having a Heart Attack |
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MARGARET SUTHERLAND = AUSTRALIAN = = Composer = |
Born: MARGARET ADA SUTHERLAND 20 November 1897 | Died: 12 August 1984 |
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EMIL NEWMAN = AMERICAN = = Music Director and Conductor = |
Born: 20 January 1911 New Haven, Connecticut, USA | Died: 30 August 1984 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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 CARLO ZECCHI = ITALIAN = = Pianist, Music Teacher and Conductor = |
Born: 8 July 1903 Rome, ITALY | Died: 31 August 1984 Salzburg, AUSTRIA |
81 | |
 DORA LABBETTE = ENGLISH = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: DOROTHY BELLA LABBETT 4 March 1898 Purley, London, ENGLAND | Died: 3 September 1984 |
86 | |
 ARTHUR SCHWARTZ = AMERICAN = = Composer and Film Producer = |
Born: 25 November 1900 Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 3 September 1984 Kintnersville, Pennsylvania, USA |
83 | |
 ERNEST TUBB nicknamed "The Texas Troubadour" = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = = and one of the pioneers of Country Music = |
Born: ERNEST DALE TUBB 9 February 1914 Crisp, Texas, USA | Died: 6 September 1984 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
70 | Emphysema |
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HERMAN SHERMAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader = |
Born: HERMAN EDWARD SHERMAN, Sr. 28 June 1923 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 10 September 1984 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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TRUMMY YOUNG = AMERICAN = = Swing Trombonist = |
Born: JAMES YOUNG 12 January 1912 Savannah, Georgia, USA | Died: 10 September 1984 San Jose, California, USA |
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CHARLES LYNCH = IRISH = = Concert Pianist = |
Born: CHARLES EDGEWORTH CAGNEY LYNCH 22 October 1906 Parkgariff, County Cork, IRELAND | Died: 15 September 1984 County Cork, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND |
77 | |
 STEVE GOODMAN = AMERICAN = = folk music singer-songwriter = = best known for = = "City of New Orleans" = |
Born: STEVEN BENJAMIN GOODMAN 25 July 1948 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 20 September 1984 Seattle, Washington, USA |
36 | Leukaemia |
 LINA BRUNA RASA = ITALIAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 24 September 1907 Padua, ITALY | Died: October 1984 Milan, ITALY |
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CARL VON GARAGULY = HUNGARIAN = = Violinist and Conductor = |
Born: 28 December 1900 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 4 October 1984 |
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 JIŘÍ JELÍNEK = CZECH = = Painter, Illustrator, Jazz Trumpeter, and Popular Singer = |
Born: 6 July 1922 Tisa u Žlutic, CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Died: 16 October 1984 Prague, CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
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BUDD JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: ALBERT J. JOHNSON III 14 December 1910 Dallas, Texas, USA | Died: 20 October 1984 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
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JOHN WOODS DUKE = AMERICAN = = Composer and Pianist = |
Born: 30 July 1899 Cumberland, Maryland, USA | Died: 26 October 1984 |
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 LEONARD ROSE = AMERICAN = = Cellist = |
Born: 27 July 1918 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 16 November 1984 White Plains, New York, USA |
66 | Leukemia |
 ALEXANDER MOYZES = SLOVAK = = Composer = |
Born: 4 September 1906 Kláštor pod Znievom, SLOVENSKO | Died: 20 November 1984 Bratislava, SLOVENSKO |
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 RAZZLE = ENGLISH = = Musician = = drummer of = = Hanoi Rocks {1982-1984} = |
Born: NICHOLAS CHARLES DINGLEY 2 December 1960 Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, ENGLAND | Died: 8 December 1984 Redondo Beach, California, USA |
24 | Car Accident |
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MAX SCHÖNHERR = AUSTRIAN = = Composer, Arranger and Conductor = |
Born: 23 November 1903 Marburg an der Drau, GERMANY known today as Maribor, SLOVENIA | Died: 13 December 1984 Baden bei Wien, AUSTRIA |
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 JAN PEERCE = AMERICAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: JACOB PINCUS PERELMUTH 3 June 1904 Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, USA | Died: 15 December 1984 New Rochelle, New York, USA |
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JOSÉ LUIS RODRÍGUEZ VÉLEZ = PANAMANIAN = = Composer, Orchestra Director, Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Guitarist = |
Born: 12 March 1915 Santiago de Veraguas, PANAMA | Died: 21 December 1984 Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA |
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