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HAROLD SUMBERG = AMERICAN-born CANADIAN = = Violinist, Teacher, Conductor, and Adjudicator = |
Born: 25 August 1905 Rochester, New York, USA | Died: 6 January 1994 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
88 | |
 HARRY NILSSON = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter = |
Born: HARRY EDWARD NILSSON III 15 June 1941 in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 15 January 1994 Agoura Hills, California |
52 | Heart attack |
 GEORGES CZIFFRA = HUNGARIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 5 November 1921 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 15 January 1994 Senlis, FRANCE |
72 | |
 RUDOLF SCHWARZ CBE = AUSTRIAN-born BRITISH = = Conductor = |
Born: 29 April 1905 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 30 January 1994 London, ENGLAND |
88 | |
 TIANA LEMNITZ = GERMAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 26 October 1897 Metz, GERMANY | Died: 5 February 1994 Berlin, GERMANY |
96 | |
 WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI = POLISH = = Composer = |
Born: WITOLD ROMAN LUTOSŁAWSKI 25 January 1913 Warsaw, POLAND | Died: 7 February 1994 Warsaw, POLAND |
81 | |
 RAYMOND SCOTT = AMERICAN = = Composer, Band Leader, Pianist, Engineer, = Recording Studio Maverick, and Electronic Instrument Inventor = |
Born: HARRY WARNOW 10 September 1908 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 8 February 1994 North Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
85 | |
 PAPA JOHN CREACH = AMERICAN = = Blues Violinist = |
Born: JOHN HENRY CREACH 28 May 1917 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania USA | Died: 22 February 1994 Los Angeles, California USA |
76 | |
 DINAH SHORE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actress = |
Born: FRANCES ROSE SHORE 29 February 1916 Winchester, Tennessee, USA | Died: 24 February 1994 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
77 | |
 YVONNE FAIR = AFRICAN-AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: 3 June 1942 Virginia, U.S.A. | Died: 6 March 1994 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
51 | Undisclosed causes |
 DANNY BARKER = AFRICAN-AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Composer = |
Born: DANIEL MOSES BARKER 13 January 1909 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 13 March 1994 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
85 | Cancer |
 NICOLAS FLAGELLO = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 15 March 1928 New York City, USA | Died: 16 March 1994 New Rochelle, New York, USA |
66 | |
 EPHRAIM LEWIS = ENGLISH = = Soul/Neo-Soul and R&B Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: 1968 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 18 March 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
25-26 | It was ruled a suicide. The coroner ruled that Lewis had jumped from a fourth floor balcony. The exact events that occurred on that day are disputed. The LAPD were present during his jump and what exactly transpired has not been agreed upon. Some reports indicated that Lewis had been stunned with a Taser after a hyperactive exchange. Lewis was taking methamphetamines at the time. His death remains controversial to this day. |
 DAN HARTMAN = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer = |
Born: DANIEL EARL HARTMAN 8 December 1950 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 22 March 1994 Westport, Connecticut, USA |
43 | Brain tumour |
 DONALD SWANN = BRITISH-AZERBAIJANI = = Composer, Pianist and Entertainer = = part of = = "Flanders and Swann" = |
Born: DONALD IBRAHÍM SWANN 30 September 1923 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK | Died: 23 March 1994 London, England, UK |
70 | |
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ROWLAND GREENBERG = NORWEGIAN = = Jazz Musician, (Trumpet) = |
Born: ROWLAND CHARLES WENTWORTH GREENBERG 28 August 1920 Oslo, NORWAY | Died: 2 April 1994 Oslo, NORWAY |
73 | |
 KURT COBAIN = AMERICAN = = Musician and Artist = = member of = = "Nirvana" = |
Born: 20 February 1967 Aberdeen, Washington, USA | Died: 5 April 1994 Seattle, Washington, USA |
27 | self-inflicted shotgun wound |
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LEE BRILLEAUX = ENGLISH = = Rhythm-and-Blues Singer and Musician = = member of = = British band Dr Feelgood = |
Born: JOHN LEE COLLINSON 10 May 1952 Durban, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 7 April 1994 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, ENGLAND |
41 | Lymphoma |
 LARRY DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Electric Texas Blues and Soul Blues Musician = |
Born: 4 December 1936 Kansas City, Missouri, USA or Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA | Died: 19 April 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
57 | |
 JOE PASS = AMERICAN of SICILIAN descent = = Jazz Guitarist = |
Born: JOSEPH ANTHONY JACOBI PASSALACQUA 13 January 1929 New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | Died: 23 May 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
65 | |
 ERIC GALE = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Session Guitarist = |
Born: ERIC J. GALE 20 September 1938 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 25 May 1994 Baja, California, MEXICO |
55 | |
 SONNY SHARROCK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist = |
Born: WARREN HARDING SHARROCK 27 August 1940 Ossining, New York, USA | Died: 25 May 1994 Ossining, New York, USA |
53 | Heart Attack |
 RED RODNEY = AMERICAN = = Bop and Hard Bop Trumpeter = |
Born: ROBERT ROLAND CHUDNICK 27 September 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 27 May 1994 |
66 | |
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BOPS JUNIOR = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: OLIVER JACKSON 28 April 1933 Detroit, USA | Died: 29 May 1994 New York City, USA |
61 | |
 HERVA NELLI = ITALIAN-born = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: 9 January 1909 Florence, ITALY | Died: 31 May 1994 Sharon Country Manor, Connecticut, USA |
85 | Leukemia |
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EARLE WARREN = AMERICAN = = Alto Saxophonist and Occasional Singer = |
Born: 1 July 1914 Springfield, Ohio, USA | Died: 4 June 1994 |
79 | |
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ROBERT BEADELL = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 18 June 1925 | Died: 11 June 1994 |
68 | |
 HENRY MANCINI = AMERICAN = = Composer, Conductor and Arranger = |
Born: ENRICO NICOLA MANCINI 16 April 1924 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 14 June 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
70 | Pancreatic Cancer |
 MANOS HADJIDAKIS = GREEK = = Composer and Theorist of Greek Music = |
Born: 23 October 1925 Xanthi, GREECE | Died: 15 June 1994 Athens, GREECE |
68 | Acute Pulmonary Edema |
 KRISTEN PFAFF = AMERICAN = = Bass Guitarist = = member of = = Janitor Joe {1992-1993} = = Hole {1993-1994} = |
Born: KRISTEN MARIE PFAFF 26 May 1967 Buffalo, New York, USA | Died: 16 June 1994 Seattle, Washington, USA |
27 | Heroin Overdose |
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KIN VASSY = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Performer, = = Co-Lead Singer and Guitarist of = = The First Edition {1969–1972} = |
Born: CHARLES KINDRED VASSY 16 August 1943 Carrollton, Georgia, USA | Died: 23 June 1994 |
50 | Lung Cancer |
 KURT EICHHORN = GERMAN = = Conductor = |
Born: KURT PETER EICHHORN 4 August 1908 Munich, GERMANY | Died: 29 June 1994 Murnau, GERMANY |
85 | |
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MARION WILLIAMS = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = |
Born: 29 August 1927 Miami, Florida, USA | Died: 2 July 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
66 | |
 DJ TRAIN = AMERICAN = = Producer = |
Born: CLARENCE LARS | Died: 26 July 1994 |
Smoke Inhalation | |
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ANNE SHELTON = BRITISH = = Singer = |
Born: PATRICIA JACQUELINE SIBLEY 10 November 1923 Dulwich, London, ENGLAND | Died: 31 July 1994 Herstmonceux, Sussex, ENGLAND |
70 | |
 DOMENICO MODUGNO = ITALIAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Guitarist, = = and later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament = |
Born: 9 January 1928 Polignano a Mare, Apulia, ITALY | Died: 6 August 1994 Lampedusa, Sicily, ITALY |
66 | |
 ROY CASTLE = ENGLISH = = Musician and All-Round Entertainer = |
Born: 31 August 1932 Scholes, West Riding of Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 2 September 1994 Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND |
62 | Lung Cancer |
 MAJOR LANCE = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = |
Born: 4 April, 1939 Winterville, Mississippi, USA | Died: 3 September 1994 Decatur, Georgia, USA |
55 | Heart Disease |
 NICKY HOPKINS = ENGLISH = = Session Musician, Keyboardist = |
Born: NICHOLAS CHRISTIAN HOPKINS 24 February 1944 Perivale, North London, England | Died: 6 September 1994 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
50 | Complications from Intestinal Surgery |
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MAX KAMINSKY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader = |
Born: 7 September 1908 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 6 September 1994 |
85 | |
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ERIC CROZIER = BRITISH = = Theatrical Director and Opera Librettist = |
Born: 14 November 1914 London, ENGLAND | Died: 7 September 1994 Granville, FRANCE |
79 | |
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JOHN STEVENS = ENGLISH = = Drummer = = founding member of = = The Spontaneous Music Ensemble = |
Born: JOHN WILLIAM STEVENS 10 June 1940 Brentford, Middlesex, ENGLAND | Died: 13 September 1994 Ealing, London, ENGLAND |
54 | |
 JULE STYNE = BRITISH-AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: JULIUS KERWIN STEIN 31 December 1905 London, England, UK | Died: 20 September 1994 Manhattan, New York, USA |
88 | Heart Failure |
 URMAS ALENDER = ESTONIAN = = Singer and Musician = |
Born: 22 November 1953 Tallinn, ESTONIA | Died: 24 September 1994 Baltic Sea |
40 | Drowned in MS Estonia sinking |
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CHEB HASNI = ALGERIAN = = Raï Musician = |
Born: HASNI CHAKROUN 1 February 1968 Oran, ALGERIA | Died: 29 September 1994 Oran, ALGERIA |
26 | Murdered |
 DANNY GATTON = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = |
Born: DANIEL WOOD GATTON Jr. 4 September 1945 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 4 October 1994 Newburg, Maryland, USA |
49 | Shot Himself |
 MARTHA RAYE = AMERICAN = = Comic Actress and Singer = |
Born: MARGY REED 27 August 1916 Butte, Montana, USA | Died: 19 October 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
78 | Pneumonia |
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SHLOMO CARLEBACH = GERMAN-born Jewish AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: 14 January 1925 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 21 October 1994 en route by air to CANADA |
69 | Heart Failure |
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JIMMY MILLER = AMERICAN = = Record Producer and Musician = |
Born: JAMES MILLER 23 March 1942 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 22 October 1994 Denver, Colorado |
52 | Liver Failure |
 WILBERT HARRISON = AMERICAN = = Rhythm and Blues Singer, Pianist, Guitarist and Harmonica Player = |
Born: WILBERT HUNTINGTON HARRISON 5 January 1929 Charlotte, North Carolina USA | Died: 26 October 1994 Spencer, North Carolina, USA |
65 | Stroke |
 ROBERT WHITE = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = = member of = = The Funk Brothers = |
Born: ROBERT WILLIE WHITE 19 November 1936 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 27 October 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA |
57 | Complications from Open Heart Surgery |
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LESTER SILL = AMERICAN = = Record Label Executive = |
Born: 13 January 1918 Los Angeles, USA | Died: 31 October 1994 Los Angeles, USA |
76 | |
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FRED "SONIC" SMITH = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = = member of = = MC5 = |
Born: FREDERICK DEWEY SMITH 14 September 1949 West Virginia, USA | Died: 4 November 1994 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
45 | Heart Attack |
 SHORTY ROGERS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter = |
Born: MILTON RAJONSKY 14 April 1924 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 7 November 1994 Van Nuys, California, USA |
70 | |
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Dame ELIZABETH VIOLET MACONCHY, Mrs. LE FANU DBE = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: ELIZABETH MACONCHY 19 March 1907 Broxbourne, Hertfordshire | Died: 11 November 1994 |
87 | |
 CAB CALLOWAY = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Scat singer = |
Born: CABELL "CAB" CALLOWAY III 25 December 1907 Rochester, New York, USA | Died: 18 November 1994 Hockessin, Delaware, USA |
86 | |
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VIC LEGLEY = FRENCH-born BELGIAN = = Violist and Composer = |
Born: 18 June 1915 Hazebrouck, FRANCE | Died: 28 November 1994 Ostend, BELGIUM |
79 | |
 ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM = BRAZILIAN = = Bossa Nova Composer and Songwriter |
Born: ANTONIO CARLOS BRASILEIRO DE ALMEIDA JOBIM 25 January 1927 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Died: 8 December 1994 New York, USA |
67 | |
 GARNETT SILK = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Musician and Rastafarian = |
Born: GARNET DAMOIN SMITH 2 April 1966 Manchester, JAMAICA | Died: 9 December 1994 Mandeville, JAMAICA |
28 | House fire |
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