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JERRY NOLAN = AMERICAN = = Rock Drummer = = member of = = New York Dolls {1972–1975} = = Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers {1975–1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1990} = |
Born: GERARD NOLAN 7 May 1946 Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 14 January 1992 New York City, USA |
45 | He was being treated for bacterial meningitis and bacterial pneumonia at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, he suffered a stroke and went into a coma from which he never recovered. According to childhood friend Peter Criss, Nolan apparently "caught meningitis from shooting up" heroin. He spent his final weeks on a life support system. |
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DEE MURRAY = ENGLISH = = Bassist for = = Elton John Band = |
Born: DAVID MURRAY OATES 3 April 1946 Southgate, London, ENGLAND | Died: 15 January 1992 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
45 | Cancer |
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CHARLIE VENTURA = AMERICAN = = Tenor Saxophonist and Bandleader = |
Born: CHARLES VENTURO 2 December 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 17 January 1992 Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA |
75 | |
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WILLIE DIXON = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer-Songwriter & Musician = |
Born: WILLIAM JAMES DIXON 1 July 1915 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA | Died: 29 January 1992 Burbank, California, USA |
76 | Heart Failure |
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JANE PICKENS LANGLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer = = member of = = The Pickens Sisters = |
Born: 10 August 1908 Macon, Georgia, USA | Died: 21 February 1992 Newport, Rhode Island, USA |
83 | Heart Failure |
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MARY OSBORNE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist = |
Born: MARY ORSBORN 17 July 1921 Minot, North Dakota, USA | Died: 4 March 1992 Bakersfield, California, USA |
70 | Liver Cancer |
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GEORGES DELERUE = FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: 12 March 1925 Roubaix, FRANCE | Died: 20 March 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA |
67 | |
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HARALD SÆVERUD = NORWEGIAN = = Composer = |
Born: HARALD SIGURD JOHAN SÆVERUD 17 April 1897 Bergen, NORWAY | Died: 27 March 1992 Bergen, NORWAY |
94 | |
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ARTHUR RUSSELL = AMERICAN = = Cellist and Disco Musician = |
Born: CHARLES ARTHUR RUSSELL, Jr. 21 May 1951 Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA | Died: 4 April 1992 New York City, New York, USA |
40 | Aids |
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JOHNNY SHINES = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: JOHN NED SHINES 26 April 1915 Frayser, Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 20 April 1992 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA |
76 | |
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YUTAKA OZAKI JAPANESE = = Singer = |
Born: 29 November 1965 Setagaya, Tokyo, JAPAN | Died: 25 April 1992 Tokyo, JAPAN |
26 | Pulmonary Edema |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN = FRENCH = = Composer, Organist, and Ornithologist = |
Born: OLIVIER-EUGÈNE-PROSPER-CHARLES MESSIAEN 10 December 1908 Avignon, FRANCE | Died: 27 April 1992 Paris, FRANCE |
83 | |
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TOIVO KÄRKI = FINNISH = = Composer, Musician, Music Producer and Arranger = |
Born: TOIVO PIETARI JOHANNES KÄRKI 3 December 1915 Pirkkala, FINLAND | Died: 30 April 1992 Helsinki, FINLAND |
76 | |
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TINY TIMBRELL = CANADIAN-born AMERICAN = = Session Musician and Master Guitarist = |
Born: HILMER J. TIMBRELL 15 January 1917 CANADA | Died: 7 May 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA |
75 | |
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LAWRENCE WELK = AMERICAN = = Musician, Accordionist, Bandleader, and Television Impresario = |
Born: 11 March 1903 Strasburg, North Dakota, USA | Died: 17 May 1992 Santa Monica, California, USA |
89 | |
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ETTORE CAMPOGALLIANI = ITALIAN = = Musician, Teacher and Composer = |
Born: 30 September 1903 | Died: 3 June 1992 |
89 | |
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ALFRED UHL = AUSTRIAN = = Composer, Violist, Music Teacher and Conductor = |
Born: 5 June 1909 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 8 June 1992 Vienna, AUSTRIA |
83 | |
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PETER ALLEN = AUSTRALIAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Entertainer = |
Born: PETER RICHARD WOOLNOUGH 10 February 1944 Tenterfield, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA | Died: 18 June 1992 San Diego, California, USA |
48 | AIDS |
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Sir CHARLES GROVES = ENGLISH = = Conductor = |
Born: CHARLES BARNARD GROVES 10 March 1915 London, ENGLAND | Died: 20 June 1992 London, ENGLAND |
77 | |
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ALLAN JONES = AMERICAN = = Actor and Tenor = |
Born: THEODORE ALLEN JONES 14 October 1907 Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 27 June 1992 New York, New York, USA |
84 | |
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CAMARÓN DE LA ISLA = SPANISH = = Flamenco Singer = |
Born: JOSÉ MONGE CRUZ 5 December 1950 San Fernando, Cádiz, SPAIN | Died: 2 July 1992 Badalona, Barcelona, SPAIN |
41 | Lung Cancer |
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ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA = ARGENTINE = = Tango Musician and Composer = |
Born: ÁSTOR PANTALEÓN PIAZZOLLA 11 March 1921 Mar Del Plata, ARGENTINA | Died: 4 July 1992 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
71 | |
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ALOYS FLEISCHMANN = IRISH = = Composer, Musicologist, Professor and Conductor = |
Born: 13 April 1910 Munich, GERMANY | Died: 21 July 1992 |
72 | |
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ALFRED DRAKE = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: ALFRED CAPURRO 7 October 1914 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 25 July 1992 New York City, New York, USA |
77 | Heart Failure, after a long fight with Cancer |
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MARY WELLS = AMERICAN = = Motown Singer = |
Born: MARY ESTHER WELLS 13 May 1943 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 26 July 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA |
49 | Laryngeal Cancer |
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WILLIAM MATHIAS = WELSH = = Composer = |
Born: 1 November 1934 Whitland, Carmarthenshire, WALES | Died: 29 July 1992 outside St Asaph Cathedral, at St Asaph, Denbighshire, North WALES (buried) |
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MICHEL BERGER = FRENCH = = Composer and Songwriter = |
Born: MICHEL JEAN HAMBURGER 28 November 1947 Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRANCE | Died: 2 August 1992 Ramatuelle, FRANCE |
44 | Heart Attack |
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JEFF PORCARO = AMERICAN = = Drummer, Songwriter, and Record Producer = = member of = = Toto {1977–1992} = |
Born: JEFFREY THOMAS PORCARO 1 April 1954 South Windsor, Connecticut, USA | Died: 5 August 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA |
38 | Heart Attack |
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JOHN CAGE = AMERICAN = = Composer, Music Theorist, Writer, Philosopher, and Artist = |
Born: JOHN MILTON CAGE Jr. 5 September 1912 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 12 August 1992 New York, USA |
79 | After a Stroke |
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MARK HEARD = AMERICAN = = Record Producer, Folk Rock Singer, and Songwriter = |
Born: JOHN MARK HEARD 16 December 1951 Macon, Georgia, USA | Died: 16 August 1992 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
40 | Heart Attack |
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Sir GERAINT EVANS = WELSH = = Operatic Baritone = |
Born: GERAINT LLEWELLYN EVANS 16 February 1922 Cilfynydd, Mid Glamorgan, WALES | Died: 19 September 1992 Aberystwyth, WALES |
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EDDIE KENDRICKS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = = co-founding member of = = The Temptations {1960-1971} = |
Born: EDWARD JAMES KENDRICK 17 December 1939 Union Springs, Alabama, USA | Died: 5 October 1992 Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
52 | Lung Cancer |
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HAROLD TRUSCOTT = BRITISH = = Composer, Pianist, Broadcaster and Writer on Music = |
Born: 23 August 1914 Seven Kings, east London, ENGLAND | Died: 7 October 1992 |
78 | |
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ROGER MILLER = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Actor = |
Born: ROGER DEAN MILLER, Sr. 2 January 1936 Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Died: 25 October 1992 Los Angeles, California, USA |
56 | Lung Cancer |
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RONNIE BOND = ENGLISH = = Drummer = = member of = = The Troggs {1964-1969} = |
Born: RONALD JAMES BULLIS 4 May 1940 Andover, Hampshire, ENGLAND | Died: 13 November 1992 Winchester, Hampshire, ENGLAND |
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TEDDY RILEY = AMERICAN = = New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader = |
Born: THEODORE RILEY 10 May 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 14 November 1992 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
68 | |
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SEVERINO GAZZELLONI = ITALIAN = = Flautist = |
Born: 5 January 1919 Roccasecca, ITALY | Died: 21 November 1992 Cassino, ITALY |
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ROY ACUFF "King of Country Music" = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer, Fiddler, and Promoter = |
Born: ROY CLAXTON ACUFF 15 September 1903 Maynardville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 23 November 1992 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
89 | |
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DANIEL SANTOS = PUERTO RICAN = = Singer and Composer of Bolero = |
Born: DANIEL DOROTEO SANTOS BETANCOURT 5 February 1916 Santurce, PUERTO RICO | Died: 27 November 1992 Ocala, Florida, USA |
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PAUL RYAN = ENGLISH = = Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer = |
Born: PAUL SAPHERSON 24 October 1948 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 29 November 1992 London, ENGLAND |
44 | Cancer |
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OTTO LINGTON = DANISH = = Composer, Orchestra Leader and Violinist = |
Born: OTTO CARL JOHAN LINGTON 5 August 1903 Copenhagen, DENMARK | Died: 15 December 1992 |
89 | |
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PHILIP FARKAS = AMERICAN = = Horn Player = |
Born: 5 March 1914 | Died: 21 December 1992 |
78 | |
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ALBERT KING = AMERICAN = = Blues Guitarist and Singer = |
Born: ALBERT NELSON 25 April 1923 Indianola, Mississippi, USA | Died: 21 December 1992 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
69 | |
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NATHAN MILSTEIN = RUSSIAN EMPIRE-born AMERICAN = = Virtuoso Violinist = |
Born: NATHAN MIRONOVICH MILSTEIN 13 January 1904 (O.S. 31 December 1903) Odessa, then part of the RUSSIAN EMPIRE (now in UKRAINE) | Died: 21 December 1992 London, ENGLAND |
88 | Heart Attack |
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NIKITA MAGALOFF = GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 21 February [O.S. 8 February] 1912 Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA | Died: 26 December 1992 Vevey, SWITZERLAND |
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