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NICK VENET = AMERICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: NIKOLAS KOSTANTINOS VENETOULIS 3 December 1936 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Died: 2 January 1998 Eastside Los Angeles, USA |
61 | Burkitt's Lymphoma |
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MAE QUESTEL = AMERICAN = = Singer and actress = the voice of: Betty Boop Olive Oyl Little Audrey Little Lulu |
Born: MAE KWESTEL 13 September 1908 Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 4 January 1998 New York, New York, USA |
89 | Alzheimer's Disease |
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SONNY BONO = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Sonny & Cher |
Born: SALVATORE PHILLIP BONO 16 February 1935 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 5 January 1998 South Lake Tahoe, California, USA |
62 | Died from injuries sustained when he struck tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. |
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OWEN BRADLEY = AMERICAN = = Country/Rockabilly Musician and Record Producer = |
Born: WILLIAM OWEN BRADLEY 21 October 1915 Westmoreland, Tennessee, USA | Died: 7 January 1998 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
82 | |
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Sir MICHAEL TIPPETT = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT 2 January 1905 Eastcote, London, ENGLAND | Died: 8 January 1998 London, ENGLAND |
93 | Stroke |
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KLAUS TENNSTEDT = GERMAN = = Conductor = |
Born: 6 June 1926 Merseburg, GERMANY | Died: 11 January 1998 Kiel, GERMANY |
71 | |
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PHYLIS NELSON = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: 3 October 1950 Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Died: 12 January 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA |
47 | Breast Cancer |
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JUNIOR WELLS = AMERICAN = = Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist = |
Born: AMOS WELLS BLAKEMORE Jr. 9 December 1934 Memphis, Tennessee or West Memphis, Arkansas USA | Died: 15 January 1998 Chicago, Illinois USA |
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JUNIOR KIMBROUGH = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: DAVID KIMBROUGH 28 July 1930 Hudsonville, Mississippi, USA | Died: 17 January 1998 Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA |
67 | Heart Attack |
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CARL PERKINS = AMERICAN = = Rockabilly Musician = |
Born: CARL LEE PERKINS 9 April 1932 Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 19 January 1998 Jackson, Tennessee, USA |
65 | Complications following a series of strokes |
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FAT PAT = AMERICAN = = Rapper = |
Born: PATRICK LAMARK HAWKINS 4 December 1970 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 3 February 1998 Houston, Texas, USA |
27 | Shot |
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CARL WILSON = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer = associated acts: The Beach Boys {1961-1998} |
Born: CARL DEAN WILSON 21 December 1946 Hawthorne, California, USA | Died: 6 February 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA |
51 | Lung Cancer |
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FALCO = AUSTRIAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Rapper = |
Born: JOHANN (HANS) HÖLZEL 19 February 1957 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 6 February 1998 Between Villa Montellanoand Puerto Plata, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
40 | Car Accident |
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BOB MERRILL = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Theatrical Composer, Lyricist, and Screenwriter = |
Born: HENRY ROBERT MERRILL LEVAN 17 May 1921 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 February 1998 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
76 | Suicide |
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GRANDPA JONES = AMERICAN = = Banjo Player and "Old Time" Country and Gospel Music Singer = = Star of Hee Haw = |
Born: LOUIS MARSHALL JONES 20 October 1913 Niagara, Kentucky, USA | Died: 19 February 1998 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
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ROCKIN' SIDNEY = AMERICAN = = R&B, Zydeco, and Soul Musician = |
Born: SIDNEY SIMIEN 9 April 1938 Lebeau, Louisiana, USA | Died: 25 February 1998 Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA |
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TODD DUNCAN = AMERICAN = = baritone opera singer and actor = = first Porgy in 'Porgy and Bess' = |
Born: ROBERT TODD DUNCAN 12 February 1903 Danville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 28 February 1998 Washington D.C., USA |
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ROGER CHRISTIAN = BRITISH = = Musician = associated acts: The Christians {1983-1995} |
Born: 13 February 1950 Liverpool, ENGLAND | Died: 8 March 1998 |
48 | Brain Tumour |
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JUDGE DREAD = ENGLISH = = Ska and Reggae Performer = |
Born: ALEXANDER MINTO HUGHES 2 May 1945 Snodland, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 13 March 1998 The Penny Theatre in Canterbury, Kent, ENGLAND |
52 | Heart attack as he walked off stage after performing |
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ROZZ WILLIAMS = AMERICAN = = Vocalist and Musician = associated acts: Christian Death {1979-1985} |
Born: ROGER ALAN PAINTER 6 November 1963 Pomona, California, USA | Died: 1 April 1998 West Hollywood, California, USA |
34 | Suicide (hanging) |
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ROB PILATUS = GERMAN = = Model, Dancer, and Singer = associated acts: "Milli Vanilli" {1988-1990, 1997-1998} |
Born: ROBERT PILATUS 8 June 1965 Munich, GERMANY | Died: 2 April 1998 Friedrichsdorf, GERMANY |
32 | Suspected alcohol and prescription pill overdose |
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COZY POWELL = ENGLISH = = Drummer = |
Born: COLIN FLOOKS 29 December 1947 Cirencester, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND | Died: 5 April 1998 Bristol, England |
50 | Car Accident |
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TAMMY WYNETTE = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: VIRGINIA WYNETTE PUGH 5 May 1942 Tremont, Mississippi, USA | Died: 6 April 1998 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
55 | Blood Clot in her Lung |
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WENDY O. WILLIAMS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Actress = associated acts: "The Plasmatics" {1978-1983, 1987} |
Born: WENDY ORLEAN WILLIAMS 28 May 1949 Webster, New York, USA | Died: 6 April 1998 Storrs, Connecticut, USA |
48 | Suicide by Self-inflicted Gunshot |
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TOM CORA = AMERICAN = = Cellist and Composer = |
Born: THOMAS HENRY CORRA 14 September 1953 Virginia, USA | Died: 9 April 1998 FRANCE |
44 | Malignant Melanoma |
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LILLIAN BRIGGS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Trombonist = |
Born: LILLIAN BIGGS 3 June 1998 Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 11 April 1998 Miami, Florida, USA |
65 | Lung Cancer |
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ROSE MADDOX = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter and Fiddle Player = |
Born: ROSELEA ARBANA MADDOX 15 August 1925 Boaz, Alabama, USA | Died: 15 April 1998 Ashland, Oregon, USA |
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LINDA McCARTNEY = AMERICAN = = Photographer, Keyboardist and Vocalist = = first wife of PAUL McCARTNEY {1969-1998} = associated acts: "WINGS" {1971-1981} |
Born: LINDA LOUISE EASTMAN 24 September 1941 New York, USA | Died: 17 April 1998 Tucson, Arizona, USA |
56 | Breast Cancer |
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HIDETO "HIDE" MATSUMOTO = JAPANESE = = Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer = |
Born: 13 December 1964 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, JAPAN | Died: 2 May 1998 Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, JAPAN |
33 | Hanging (apparently accidental) |
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EDDIE RABBITT = AMERICAN = = Country Singer = |
Born: EDWARD THOMAS RABBITT 27 November 1941 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 7 May 1998 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
56 | Lung Cancer |
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ALICE FAYE = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: ALICE JEANE LEPPERT 5 May 1915 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 9 May 1998 Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
83 | Stomach Cancer |
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FRANK SINATRA = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actor and Producer = |
Born: FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA 12 December 1915 Hoboken, New Jersey, USA | Died: 14 May 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA |
82 | Heart Attack |
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STEVE SANDERS = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: The Oak Ridge Boys {1981-1995} = |
Born: 17 September 1952 Richland, Georgia, USA | Died: 10 June 1998 Cape Coral, Florida, USA |
45 | Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head |
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LOUNÈS MATOUB = ALGERIAN = = Berber Kabyle Singer, Poet, Thinker and Mandole Player = |
Born: 24 January 1956 Tizi Ouzou Province, ALGERIA | Died: 25 June 1998 ALGERIA |
42 | Assassinated |
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ROY ROGERS = AMERICAN = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: LEONARD FRANKLIN SLYE 5 November 1911 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 6 July 1998 Apple Valley, California, USA |
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O'LANDA DRAPER = AMERICAN = = Choir Director, Songwriter, Singer, Musician = associated acts: O'Landa Draper and the Associates (gospel choir) |
Born: 29 September 1964 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 21 July 1998 |
33 | Renal Failure |
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ANDRÉ GERTLER = HUNGARIAN-born = = Violinist and Teacher = |
Born: 26 July 1907 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 23 July 1998 Brussels, BELGIUM |
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ALFRED SCHNITTKE = SOVIET and GERMAN = = Composer = |
Born: 24 November 1934 Engels in the Volga-German Republic of the RSFSR, SOVIET UNION | Died: 3 August 1998 Hamburg, GERMANY |
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GENE PAGE = AMERICAN = = Conductor, Composer, Arranger and Record Producer = |
Born: EUGENE EDGAR PAGE, Jr. 13 September 1939 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 24 August 1998 Westwood, California, USA |
58 | Long Term Illness |
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CHARLIE FEATHERS = AMERICAN = = Country Music and Rockabilly Musician = |
Born: CHARLES ARTHUR FEATHERS 12 June 1932 Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA | Died: 29 August 1998 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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BETTY CARTER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Singer = |
Born: LILLIE MAE JONES 16 May 1929 Flint, Michigan, USA | Died: 26 September 1998 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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GENE AUTRY = AMERICAN = = Actor and Country Singer = |
Born: ORVON GROVER AUTRY 29 September 1907 Tioga, Texas, USA | Died: 2 October 1998 Studio City, California, USA |
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FRANKIE YANKOVIC also known as "America's Polka King" = AMERICAN = = Polka Musician = |
Born: FRANK JOHN YANKOVIC 28 July 1915 Davis, West Virginia, USA | Died: 14 October 1998 New Port Richey, Florida, USA |
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WARREN WIEBE = AMERICAN = = Vocalist and Session Artist = |
Born: WARREN RAY WIEBE 18 July 1953 San Diego, California, USA | Died: 25 October 1998 |
45 | Suicide |
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ROLAND ALPHONSO = JAMAICAN = = Tenor Saxophonist = |
Born: 12 January 1931 Havana, CUBA | Died: 20 November 1998 Los Angeles, USA |
67 | After suffering a second burst blood vessel, and spending four days in a coma |
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BARBARA ACKLIN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: BARBARA JEAN ACKLIN 28 February 1943 Oakland, California, USA | Died: 27 November 1998 Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
55 | Pneumonia |
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LYNN STRAIT = AMERICAN = = Lead Singer and Lyricist = associated acts: "Snot" {1995-1998} |
Born: JAMES LYNN STRAIT 7 August 1968 Manhasset, New York, USA | Died: 11 December 1998 Santa Barbara, California, USA |
30 | Car Accident |
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KARL DENVER = SCOTTISH = = Singer = |
Born: ANGUS MURDO McKENZIE 16 December 1931 Springburn, Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 21 December 1998 Manchester, ENGLAND |
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