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GENE HARRIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: EUGENE HAIRE 1 September 1933 Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA | Died: 16 January 2000 Boise, Idaho, USA |
66 | |
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DORIS COLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Shirelles |
Born: 2 August 1941 Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA | Died: 4 February 2000 Sacramento, California, USA |
58 | Breast Cancer |
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BIG PUN (short for BIG PUNISHER) = AMERICAN of PUERTO RICAN background = = Rapper and Actor = |
Born: CHRISTOPHER LEE RIOS 10 November 1971 The Bronx, New York City, USA | Died: 7 February 2000 White Plains, New York, USA |
28 | Heart Attack |
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DAVE PEVERETT = BRITISH = = Singer and Rhythm Guitarist = associated acts: Foghat |
Born: DAVID JACK PEVERETT 16 April 1943 Dulwich, South East London, UK | Died: 7 February 2000 Orlando, Florida, USA |
56 | Complications from cancer |
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SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, and Actor = |
Born: JALACY HAWKINS 18 July 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 12 February 2000 Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRANCE |
70 | After surgery to treat an aneurysm |
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OFRA HAZA = ISRAELI = = Singer, Actress and International Recording Artist = |
Born: BAT-SHEVA OFRA HAZA 19 November 1957 Hatikva, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL | Died: 23 February 2000 Ramat Gan, ISRAEL |
42 | AIDS-related pneumonia |
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GEORGE SIRAVO = AMERICAN = = Composer, Arranger, Conductor, = = Saxophonist, and Clarinetist = |
Born: 2 October 1916 Staten Island, New York, USA | Died: 28 February 2000 Medford, Oregon, USA |
83 | |
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DENNIS DANELL = AMERICAN = = Musician, bassist, guitarist = associated acts: "SOCIAL DISTORTION" |
Born: DENNIS ERIC DANELL 24 June 1961 Seattle, Washington, USA | Died: 29 February 2000 |
38 | Brain Aneurysm |
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WALTER DANA = POLISH-AMERICAN = = Pianist, Composer and Singer = |
Born: WŁADYSŁAW DANIŁOWSKI 26 April 1902 Warsaw, POLAND | Died: 4 March 2000 Miami Beach, USA |
97 | |
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PEE WEE KING = AMERICAN = = Country Musician and Songwriter = |
Born: JULIUS FRANK ANTHONY KUCZYNSKI 18 February 1914 Abrams, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 7 March 2000 |
86 | Heart Attack |
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GENE "EUGENE" ANDRUSCO = CANADIAN-born = = Actor, Record Producer, Engineer, Composer and Musician = |
Born: GENE ANDRUSCO 6 April 1961 Fort Frances, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 20 March 2000 Huntington Beach, California, USA |
38 | Brain Aneurysm |
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IAN DURY = ENGLISH = = Rock and Roll Singer-Songwriter, = = Bandleader, Artist, and Actor = associated acts: "Kilburn and The High Roads" {1971-1975} "Ian Dury and The Blockheads" {1977-2000} |
Born: IAN ROBINS DURY 12 May 1942 Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK | Died: 27 March 2000 |
57 | Died of metastatic liver cancer |
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VICKI SUE ROBINSON = AMERICAN = = Theatre and Film Actress and Singer = = closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music = |
Born: 31 May 1954 Harlem, New York, USA | Died: 27 April 2000 Wilton, Connecticut, USA |
45 | Cancer |
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JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL = FRENCH = = Flautist = |
Born: JEAN-PIERRE LOUIS RAMPAL 7 January 1922 Marseille, FRANCE | Died: 20 May 2000 Paris, FRANCE |
78 | |
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LUDOVÍT RAJTER = SLOVAK = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 30 July 1906 Pezinok, SLOVAKIA | Died: 6 July 2000 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA |
93 | |
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WLADYSLAW SZPILMAN = JEWISH-POLISH = = Pianist who survived the Holocaust = |
Born: 5 December 1911 Sosnowiec, CONGRESS POLAND, RUSSIAN EMPIRE | Died: 6 July 2000 Warsaw, POLAND |
88 | |
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JARO FILIP = SLOVAK = = Musician, Composer, Humorist, Dramaturgist, Actor, = = Columnist and Promoter of the Internet in Slovakia = |
Born: JAROSLAV FILIP 22 June 1949 Hontianske Moravce, SLOVAKIA | Died: 11 July 2000 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA |
51 | Heart Attack |
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PAUL YOUNG = ENGLISH = = Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: "Sad Café" {1976-1989} "Mike + The Mechanics" {1985-1999} |
Born: PAUL YOUNG 17 June 1947 Benchill, Wythenshawe, Manchester, ENGLAND | Died: 15 July 2000 Altrincham, Manchester, ENGLAND |
53 | Heart Attack |
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OSCAR SHUMSKY = AMERICAN = = Violinist and Composer = |
Born: 23 March 1917 Philadelphia, USA | Died: 24 July 2000 Rye, New York, USA |
83 | |
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JEROME SMITH = AMERICAN = = Rhythm Guitarist = associated acts: "KC and the Sunshine Band" {1973-2000} |
Born: 18 June 1953 Miami, Florida, USA | Died: 28 July 2000 Miami, Florida, USA |
47 | accident on a construction site in Miami where he was working as a bulldozer operator |
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NAZIA HASSAN = PAKISTANI = = Pop Singer-Songwriter, Lawyer and Social Activist = |
Born: 3 April 1965 Karachi, Sindh, PAKISTAN | Died: 13 August 2000 London, ENGLAND |
34 | Lung Cancer |
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STANLEY TURRENTINE = AMERICAN = = Tenor Saxophonist = |
Born: STANLEY WILLIAM TURRENTINE 5 April 1934 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 12 September 2000 New York City, USA |
66 | Stroke |
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BENGT HAMBRAEUS = SWEDISH = = Organist, Composer and Musicologist = |
Born: 29 January 1928 Stockholm, SWEDEN | Died: 21 September 2000 Glen Roy, Ontario, (in Glengarry County), near Montreal, Quebec, CANADA |
72 | |
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CARL SIGMAN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: 24 September 1909 Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York | Died: 26 September 2000 Manhasset, Town of North Hempstead, New York, USA |
91 | |
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BENJAMIN ORR = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter = associated acts: The Cars {1976-1988} |
Born: BENJAMIN ORZECHOWSKI 8 September 1947 Lakewood, Ohio, USA | Died: 3 October 2000 Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
53 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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JULIE LONDON = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: JULIE PECK 26 September 1926 Santa Rosa, California | Died: 18 October 2000 Encino, California, USA |
74 | Cardiac Arrest |
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= JAMAICAN = = Drummer = |
Born: WINSTON RICHARDS 16 September 1944 Duckenfield, JAMAICA | Died: 27 October 2000 |
56 | Cancer |
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CARLOS GUASTAVINO = ARGENTINE = = Composer = |
Born: 5 April 1912 Santa Fe Province, ARGENTINA | Died: 28 October 2000 Santa Fe Province, ARGENTINA |
88 | |
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STEVE ALLEN = AMERICAN = = Television Personality, Musician, Composer, = = Actor, Comedian, and Writer = |
Born: STEPHEN VALENTINE PATRICK WILLIAM ALLEN 26 December 1921 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 30 October 2000 Los Angeles, California, USA |
78 | Heart Attack |
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BRIAN BOYDELL = IRISH = = Composer = |
Born: 17 March 1917 Howth, County Dublin, IRELAND | Died: 8 November 2000 Howth, County Dublin, IRELAND |
83 | |
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DICK MORRISSEY = BRITISH = = Jazz Musician and Composer = |
Born: RICHARD EDWIN MORRISSEY 9 May 1940 Horley, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 8 November 2000 Deal, Kent, ENGLAND |
60 | Cancer |
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DJ SCREW = AMERICAN = = Hip-Hop DJ = |
Born: ROBERT EARL DAVIS, Jr. 20 July 1971 Smithville, Texas, USA | Died: 16 November 2000 Houston, Texas, USA |
29 | Codeine Overdose in addition to mixed drug intoxication |
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KIRSTY MACCOLL = ENGLISH = = Singer = |
Born: KIRSTY ANNA MacCOLL 10 October 1959 Croydon, ENGLAND | Died: 18 December 2000 Cozumel, MEXICO |
41 | Boating Accident |
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NICK MASSI = AMERICAN = = Bass Singer and Bass Guitarist = associated acts: "The Four Seasons" {1960-September 1965} |
Born: NICHOLAS MACIOCI 19 September 1927 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 24 December 2000 West Orange, New Jersey, USA |
73 | Cancer |
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