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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 GIORGIO GABER = ITALIAN = = Singer, Composer, Actor, Playwright, Musician = |
Born: GIORGIO GABERSCIK 25 January 1939 Milan, ITALY | Died: 1 January 2003 Montemagno near Camaiore, in Tuscany, ITALY |
63 | Cancer |
 RON GOODWIN = ENGLISH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: RONALD ALFRED GOODWIN 17 February 1925 Plymouth, Devon, ENGLAND | Died: 8 January 2003 Newbury, Berkshire, ENGLAND |
77 | |
 MICKEY FINN = ENGLISH = = Musician = percussionist and bongo player with T.Rex |
Born: MICHAEL NORMAN FINN 3 June 1947 Thornton Heath, Surrey, England, UK | Died: 11 January 2003 Croydon, Surrey, UK |
55 | Alcohol-related Liver problems |
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MAURICE GIBB = BRITISH = = Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, = = and Record Producer = member of The Bee Gees |
Born: MAURICE ERNEST GIBB 22 December 1949 Douglas, Isle of Man | Died: 12 January 2003 in Miami Beach Hospital, Florida, USA |
53 | Complications resulting from a Twisted Intestine |
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DORIS FISHER = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: 2 May 1915 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 15 January 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
87 | |
 NELL CARTER = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: NELL RUTH HARDY 13 September 1948 Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Died: 23 January 2003 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
54 | Heart disease complicated by diabetes |
 MONGO SANTAMARÍA = AFRO-CUBAN = = Latin Jazz Percussionist = |
Born: RAMÓN SANTAMARÍA RODRÍGUEZ 7 April 1917 Havana, CUBA | Died: 1 February 2003 Miami, Florida, USA |
85 | After suffering a stroke |
 LOU HARRISON = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: LOU SILVER HARRISON 14 May 1917 Portland, Oregon, USA | Died: 2 February 2003 Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
85 | |
 JOHNNY PAYCHECK = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist = = and Grand Ole Opry member = |
Born: DONALD EUGENE LYTLE 31 May 1938 Greenfield, Ohio, USA | Died: 19 February 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
64 | Contracting emphysema and asthma after a lengthy illness |
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TY LONGLEY = AMERICAN = = Musician = guitarist and vocalist of Great White |
Born: 4 September 1971 Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 20 February 2003 West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA |
31 | The Station nightclub fire |
 HOWIE EPSTEIN = AMERICAN = = Musician, Songwriter, Producer = bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Born: HOWARD NORMAN EPSTEIN 21 July 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 23 February 2003 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA |
47 | Complications related to drug use |
 HANK BALLARD = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = |
Born: JOHN HENRY KENDRICKS 18 November 1927 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 2 March 2003 Los Angeles, USA |
74 | Throat Cancer |
 MALCOLM WILLIAMSON = AUSTRALIAN = = Composer = |
Born: MALCOLM BENJAMIN GRAHAM CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON 21 November 1931 Sydney, AUSTRALIA | Died: 3 March 2003 Cambridge, ENGLAND |
71 | |
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ADAM FAITH = BRITISH = = Teen Idol, Singer, Actor, Producer = = and Financial Journalist = |
Born: TERENCE (TERRY) NELHAMS-WRIGHT 23 June 1940 East Acton, London, ENGLAND | Died: 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND |
62 | Heart Attack |
 LESLIE CHEUNG = HONG-KONG born CANADIAN = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: LESLIE CHEUNG KWOK-WING 12 September 1956 Kowloon, BRITISH HONG KONG | Died: 1 April 2003 Central, HONG KONG |
46 | Suicide, by jumping off the 24th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong |
 EDWIN STARR = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer = |
Born: CHARLES EDWIN HATCHER 21 January 1942 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 2 April 2003 Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND |
61 | Heart Attack |
 BABATUNDE OLATUNJI = NIGERIAN = = Drummer, Educator, Social Activist, and Recording Artist = |
Born: 7 April 1927 Ajido, Lagos State, NIGERIA | Died: 6 April 2003 Salinas, California, USA |
75 | Diabetes |
 LITTLE EVA = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: EVA NARCISSUS BOYD 29 June 1943 Belhaven, North Carolina, USA | Died: 10 April 2003 Kinston, North Carolina, USA |
59 | Cervical Cancer |
 EARL KING = AMERICAN = = Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter, most active in Blues Music = |
Born: EARL SILAS JOHNSON IV 7 February 1934 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 17 April 2003 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
69 | Diabetes-related complications |
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CONRAD LEONARD = BRITISH = = Composer and Pianist = |
Born: GEORGE CONRAD LEONARD 10 October 1898 South Norwood, Croydon, London, ENGLAND | Died: 19 April 2003 |
104 | |
 NINA SIMONE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Arranger, = = and activist in the Civil Rights Movement = |
Born: EUNICE KATHLEEN WAYMON 21 February 1933 Tryon, North Carolina, USA | Died: 21 April 2003 Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, FRANCE |
70 | Breast Cancer |
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FELICE BRYANT = AMERICAN = = Hall of Fame songwriter = |
Born: MATILDA GENEVIEVE SCADUTO 7 August 1925 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 22 April 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, USA (buried) |
77 | |
 NOEL REDDING = ENGLISH = = Rock Musician = bassist of The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
Born: DAVID NOEL REDDING 25 December 1945 Folkestone, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 11 May 2003 Clonakilty, County Cork, IRELAND |
57 | Shock haemorrhage due to oesophageal varices in reaction to cirrhosis of the liver |
 JUNE CARTER CASH = AMERICAN = = Musician and Singer = |
Born: VALERIE JUNE CARTER 23 June 1929 Maces Spring, Virginia, USA | Died: 15 May 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
73 | Complications following Heart-Valve replacement surgery |
 LUCIANO BERIO = ITALIAN = = Composer = |
Born: 24 October 24, 1925 Oneglia (now part of Imperia), ITALY | Died: 27 May 2003 Rome, ITALY |
77 | |
 MICKIE MOST = ENGLISH = = Record Producer = |
Born: MICHAEL PETER HAYES 20 June 1938 Aldershot, Hampshire, ENGLAND | Died: 30 May 2003 London, ENGLAND |
64 | Mesothelioma |
 DAVE ROWBERRY = ENGLISH = = Musician and Songwriter = piano and organ player with The Animals {1965-1966} |
Born: DAVID ERIC ROWBERRY 4 July 1940 Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, UK | Died: 6 June 2003 Hackney, East London, UK |
62 | Ulcer Haemorrhage |
 HERBIE MANN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Flautist = |
Born: HERBERT JAY SOLOMON 16 April 1930 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 1 July 2003 Pecos, New Mexico, USA |
73 | Prostate Cancer |
 ANDRÉ CLAVEAU = FRENCH = = Singer = |
Born: 17 December 1911 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 4 July 2003 Brassac, Tarn-et-Garonne, FRANCE |
91 | |
 BARRY WHITE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer = |
Born: BARRY EUGENE CARTER 12 September 1944 Galveston, Texas, USA | Died: 4 July 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
58 | Renal Failure |
 BEBU SILVETTI = ARGENTINE-born MEXICAN = = Pianist, Composer, Conductor, Arranger, = = and Record Producer = |
Born: JUAN FERNANDO SILVETTI ADORNO 27 March 1944 Quilmes, ARGENTINA | Died: 5 July 2003 Coral Gables, Florida, USA |
59 | Respiratory Failure caused by complications from lung cancer treatment |
 BUDDY EBSEN = AMERICAN = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: CHRISTIAN LUDOLF EBSEN, Jr. 2 April 1908 Belleville, Illinois, USA | Died: 6 July 2003 Torrance, California, USA |
95 | Respiratory Failure |
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IZHAK GRAZIANI = BULGARIA-born ISREALI = = Conductor = |
Born: 4 August 1924 Ruse, BULGARIA | Died: 7 July 2003 |
79 | |
 BENNY CARTER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger and Bandleader = |
Born: BENNETT LESTER CARTER 8 August 1907 Harlem, New York, USA | Died: 12 July 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
95 | Complications of Bronchitis |
 CELIA CRUZ = CUBAN = = Salsa Singer = |
Born: ÚRSULA HILARIA CELIA DE LA CARIDAD CRUZ ALFONSO 21 October 1925 Havana, CUBA | Died: 16 July 2003 Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA |
77 | Brain Cancer |
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ROSALYN TURECK = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Harpsichordist = |
Born: 14 December 1914 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 17 July 2003 New York City, New York, USA |
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ERIK KEITH BRANN aka ERIK BRAUNN = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = member of Iron Butterfly {1967-1969, 1974-1977} |
Born: RICK DAVIS 11 August 1950 Pekin, Illinois, USA | Died: 25 July 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
52 | Cardiac Arrest |
 RICHARD WAYNE DIRKSEN = AMERICAN = = Musician and Composer, Organist and Choirmaster = |
Born: 8 February 1921 Freeport, Illinois, USA | Died: 26 July 2003 Washington, D.C., USA |
81 | |
 BOB HOPE = AMERICAN = = Comedian, Vaudevillian, Actor, Singer, Dancer, = = Athlete and Author = |
Born: LESLIE TOWNES HOPE 29 May 1903 Eltham, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 27 July 2003 Toluca Lake, California, USA |
100 | Pneumonia |
 SAM PHILLIPS = AMERICAN = = Musician, Businessman, Record Executive, = = Music Producer, and Disc Jockey = |
Born: SAMUEL CORNELIUS PHILLIPS 5 January 1923 Florence, Alabama, USA | Died: 30 July 2003 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
80 | Respiratory Failure |
 DON ESTELLE = BRITISH = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: RONALD EDWARDS 22 May 1933 Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 2 August 2003 Rochdale, ENGLAND |
70 | |
 TITE CURET ALONSO = PUERTO RICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: CATALINO CURET ALONSO 12 February 1926 Guayama, PUERTO RICO | Died: 5 August 2003 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
77 | Heart Attack |
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JULIUS BAKER = AMERICAN = = Flautist = |
Born: 23 September 1915 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 6 August 2003 Danbury, Connecticut, USA |
87 | |
 GREGORY HINES = AMERICAN = = Dancer, Actor, Singer, and Choreographer = |
Born: GREGORY OLIVER HINES 14 February 1946 New York City, USA | Died: 9 August 2003 Los Angeles, USA |
57 | Liver Cancer |
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CARMITA JIMÉNEZ = PUERTO RICAN = = Singer = |
Born: 3 August 1939 San Lorenzo, PUERTO RICO | Died: 10 August 2003 Caguas, PUERTO RICO |
64 | Cancer |
 ED TOWNSEND = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Attorney = |
Born: EDWARD BENJAMIN TOWNSEND 16 April 1929 Fayetteville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 13 August 2003 San Bernardino, California, USA |
74 | |
 WESLEY WILLIS = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Visual Artist = |
Born: WESLEY LAWRENCE WILLIS 31 May 1963 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 21 August 2003 Skokie, Illinois, USA |
40 | Complications from Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
 IMPERIO ARGENTINA = ARGENTINE SPANISH = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: MARÍA MAGDALENA NILE DEL RÍO 26 December 1910 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 22 August 2003 Benalmádena, Málaga, SPAIN |
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LOLA BOBESCO = BELGIAN of ROMANIAN origin = = Violinist = |
Born: LOLA VIOLETA ANA-MARIA BOBESCO 9 August 1921 Craiova, ROMANIA | Died: 4 September 2003 Spa, BELGIUM |
82 | |
 TIBOR VARGA = HUNGARIAN = = Violinist and Conductor = |
Born: 4 July 1921 Győr, HUNGARY | Died: 4 September 2003 Grimisuat, SWITZERLAND |
82 | |
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GISELE MacKENZIE = CANADIAN = = Singer, Actress and Commercial Spokesperson = |
Born: GISÈLE MARIE LOUISE MARGUERITE LaFLÈCHE 10 January 1927 Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA | Died: 5 September 2003 Burbank, California, USA |
76 | Colon Cancer |
 WARREN ZEVON = AMERICAN = = Rock Singer-Songwriter and Musician = |
Born: WARREN WILLIAM ZEVON 24 January 1947 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 7 September 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
56 | Pleural Mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the pleura, a thin membrane around the lungs and chest lining |
 JOHNNY CASH = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, Actor, and Author = |
Born: J. R. CASH 26 February 1932 Kingsland, Arkansas, USA | Died: 12 September 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
71 | Complications from Diabetes |
 JOHN SERRY, Sr. = AMERICAN = = Concert Accordionist, Organist, Composer, Arranger = |
Born: GIOVANNI SERRAPICA 29 January 1915 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 14 September 2003 Long Island, New York, USA |
88 | After a brief illness |
 SLIM DUSTY = AUSTRALIAN = = Country Music Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist and Producer = |
Born: DAVID GORDON KIRKPATRICK 13 June 1927 Nulla Nulla Creek, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA | Died: 19 September 2003 Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
76 | After a protracted battle with Lung and Kidney Cancer |
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ROBERT PALMER = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter and Musician = |
Born: ROBERT ALLEN PALMER 19 January 1949 Batley, Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 26 September 2003 Paris, France |
54 | Heart Attack |
 DONALD O'CONNOR = AMERICAN = = Actor, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: DONALD DAVID DIXON RONALD O’CONNOR 28 August 1925 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 27 September 2003 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
78 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 DENIS QUILLEY = ENGLISH = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: DENIS CLIFFORD QUILLEY 26 December 1927 Islington, North London, ENGLAND | Died: 5 October 2003 London, ENGLAND |
75 | Liver Cancer |
 EUGENE ISTOMIN = AMERICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: EUGENE GEORGE ISTOMIN 26 November 1925 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 10 October 2003 Washington, USA |
77 | Liver Cancer |
 ELLIOTT SMITH = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Musician = |
Born: STEVEN PAUL SMITH 6 August 1969 Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Died: 21 October 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
34 | Suicide, self-inflicted stab wounds |
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TONY CAPSTICK = ENGLISH = = Comedian, Actor, Musician and Broadcaster = |
Born: JOSEPH ANTHONY GLEEMOGS CAPSTICK 27 July 1944 Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 23 October 2003 Wentworth, Yorkshire, ENGLAND |
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ROSIE NIX ADAMS = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: ROZANNA LEA NIX 13 July 1958 Madison, Tennessee, USA | Died: 24 October 2003 Clarksville, Tennessee, USA |
45 | Carbon Monoxide from a propane space heater, used without ventilation, in the bus |
 FRANCO CORELLI = ITALIAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: DARIO FRANCO CORELLI 8 April 1921 Ancona, ITALY | Died: 29 October 2003 Milan, ITALY |
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BOBBY HATFIELD = AMERICAN = singer with "THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS" |
Born: 10 August 1940 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 5 November 2003 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA |
63 | Overdose of cocaine had precipitated a fatal heart attack |
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TONY THOMPSON = AMERICAN = = Session Drummer = member of Chic The Power Station |
Born: ANTHONY TERRENCE THOMPSON 15 November 1954 USA | Died: 12 November 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA |
48 | Kidney Cancer |
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GENE ANTHONY RAY = AMERICAN = = Actor, Dancer, and Choreographer = |
Born: EUGENE ANTHONY RAY 24 May 1962 Manhattan, New York, USA | Died: 14 November 2003 New York City, New York, USA |
41 | Stroke |
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DOROTHY LOUDON = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: 17 September 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 15 November 2003 New York City, New York, USA |
78 | |
 ARTHUR CONLEY = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer |
Born: 4 January 1946 McIntosh County, Georgia, USA | Died: 17 November 2003 Ruurlo, NETHERLANDS |
57 | Intestinal Cancer |
 DON GIBSON = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Country Musician = |
Born: DONALD EUGENE GIBSON 3 April 1928 Shelby, North Carolina (Cleveland County), USA | Died: 17 November 2003 Shelby, North Carolina, USA (buried) |
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MICHAEL KAMEN = AMERICAN = = Composer, Orchestral Arranger, Orchestral Conductor, = = Song Writer, and Session Musician = |
Born: 15 April 1948 New York, USA | Died: 18 November 2003 London, England |
55 | Heart Attack |
 SOULJA SLIM = AMERICAN = = Rapper, Songwriter and Musician |
Born: JAMES ADARRYL TAPP Jr. 9 September 1977 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 26 November 2003 Gentilly, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
26 | Homicide, shot four times; three times in the chest, and once in the face |
 THEKRA = TUNISIAN = = Singer = |
Born: THEKRA MOHAMMED ABDULLAH AL DALI 16 September 1966 Oued Ellil, TUNISIA | Died: 28 November 2003 Cairo, EGYPT |
37 | Shot by her husband |
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RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ = CUBAN = = Pianist = |
Born: RUBÉN GONZÁLEZ FONTANILLS 26 May 1919 Santa Clara, CUBA | Died: 8 December 2003 Havana, CUBA |
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GARY STEWART = AMERICA = = Country Musician and Songwriter = |
Born: GARY RONNIE STEWART 28 May 1944 Jenkins, Kentucky, USA | Died: 16 December 2003 Fort Pierce, Florida, USA |
59 | Suicide, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck |
 DAVE DUDLEY = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer = |
Born: DAVID DARWIN PEDRUSKA 3 May 1928 Spencer, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 22 December 2003 Danbury, Wisconsin, USA |
75 | Heart Attack |
 VESTAL GOODMAN = AMERICAN = = Southern Gospel Singer = |
Born: VESTAL FREEMAN 13 December 1929 Fyffe, Alabama USA | Died: 27 December 2003 Florida, USA |
74 | Influenza Complications |
 ANITA MUI = HONG KONG = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: ANITA MUI YIM-FONG 10 October 1963 Mong Kok, BRITISH HONG KONG | Died: 30 December 2003 Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Happy Valley, HONG KONG |
40 | She eventually lost her battle to cervical cancer and died of respiratory complications leading to lung failure |
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