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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 JIMMY HASSELL = AMERICAN = = Musician = guitarist/co-lead singer in The First Edition {1972–1976} |
Born: | Died: 6 January 2004 |
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 VALFAR = NORWEGIAN = = Singer = lead singer and founder of Norwegian black/folk metal band Windir |
Born: TERJE BAKKEN 3 September 1978 Sogndal, NORWAY | Died: 14 January 2004 Reppastølen in the Sogndal Valley, NORWAY |
25 | Hypothermia |
 CZESLAW NIEMEN = POLISH = = Rock Singer = |
Born: CZESŁAW JULIUSZ WYDRZYCKI 16 February 1939 in Stare Wasiliszki, Nowogródek Voivodeship, POLAND (now BELARUS) | Died: 17 January 2004 Warsaw, POLAND |
64 | Cancer |
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TOM ROWE = AMERICAN = = Bass Player and Singer = member of the folk trios Schooner Fare Turkey Hollow |
Born: THOMAS J. ROWE 4 November 1950 Lewiston, Maine, USA | Died: 17 January 2004 Portland, Maine, USA |
53 | Complications from the Cancer treatment |
 BILLY MAY = AMERICAN = = Big Band and Pop Music Arranger = |
Born: EDWARD WILLIAM MAY, Jr 10 November 1916 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 22 January 2004 San Juan Capistrano, California, USA |
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 ANN MILLER = AMERICAN = = Actress, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: JOHNNIE LUCILLE COLLIER 12 April 1923 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 22 January 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | Lung Cancer |
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MEL PRITCHARD = BRITISH = = Musician = drummer of Barclay James Harvest |
Born: MELVYN PAUL PRITCHARD 20 January 1948 Oldham, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 28 January 2004 Greenfield, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND |
56 | Heart Attack |
 ALVINO REY = AMERICAN = = Bandleader and Guitarist = |
Born: ALVIN McBURNEY 1 July 1908 Oakland, California, USA | Died: 2 February 2004 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
95 | |
 CORNELIUS BUMPUS = AMERICAN = = Musician = member of The Doobie Brothers Steely Dan |
Born: CORNELIUS BUMPUS, Jr. 7 May 1945 Dallas, Texas, USA | Died: 3 February 2004 Sioux City, Iowa, USA |
58 | Heart Attack |
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CEM KARACA = TURKISH = = Singer and Composer = |
Born: MUHTAR CEM KARACA 5 April 1945 Antakya, TURKEY | Died: 8 February 2004 Istanbul, TURKEY |
58 | Heart Attack |
 DORIS TROY = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: DORIS ELAINE HIGGINSEN 6 January 1937 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 16 February 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
67 | Emphysema |
 BART HOWARD = AMERICAN = = Composer and Pianist = |
Born: HOWARD JOSEPH GUSTAFSON 1 June 1915 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA | Died: 21 February 2004 Carmel, Putnam County, New York, USA |
88 | |
 DON CORNELL = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: LUIGI VARLARO 21 April 1919 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 23 February 2004 Aventura, Florida, USA |
84 | Emphysema and Diabetes |
 JOHN McGEOCH = SCOTTISH = = Guitarist = member of Magazine Visage Siouxsie and the Banshees The Armoury Show Public Image Ltd Pacific |
Born: JOHN ALEXANDER McGEOCH 25 August 1955 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, SCOTLAND | Died: 4 March 2004 Launceston, Cornwall, ENGLAND |
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 PEGGY DeCASTRO = DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-born AMERICAN = = Singer = = eldest of the DeCastro Sisters = |
Born: 24 January 1921 Cibao, PUERTO RICO | Died: 6 March 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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 VILÉM TAUSKÝ = CZECH = = Conductor and Composer |
Born: 20 July 1910 Přerov, CZECH REPUBLIC | Died: 16 March 2004 London, ENGLAND |
93 | |
 VYTAS BRENNER = VENEZUELAN = = Musician, Keyboardist, Guitarist and Composer = |
Born: 19 September 1946 Tübingen, GERMANY | Died: 18 March 2004 Salzburg, AUSTRIA |
57 | Heart Attack |
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JAN BERRY = AMERICAN = = Singer = member of Jan and Dean |
Born: WILLIAM JAN BERRY 3 April 1941 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 26 March 2004 |
62 | After he suffered a seizure eight days before his 63rd birthday |
 GABRIELLA FERRI = ITALIAN = = Singer = |
Born: 18 September 1942 Rome, ITALY | Died: 3 April 2004 Corchiano, province of Viterbo, ITALY |
62 | after falling from a third-floor balcony in an apparent suicide |
 HARRY BABBITT = AMERICAN = = Singer = with Kay Kyser & his Orchestra |
Born: 2 November 1913 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 9 April 2004 Aliso Viejo, California, USA |
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 JACEK KACZMARSKI = POLISH = = Singer, Songwriter, Poet and Author = |
Born: 22 March 1957 Warsaw, POLAND | Died: 10 April 2004 Gdańsk, POLAND |
47 | Laryngeal Cancer |
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HANS GMÜR = SWISS-GERMAN = = Theatre Author, Director, Composer and Producer = |
Born: 1 February 1927 Chur, SWITZERLAND | Died: 15 April 2004 Nottwil, SWITZERLAND |
77 | Complications of a Back Operation |
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RAY CONDO = CANADIAN = = Rockabilly Singer, Saxophonist, and Guitarist = |
Born: RAY TREMBLAY 16 May 1950 Hull, Quebec, CANADA | Died: 15 April 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA |
53 | Heart Attack |
 FELIX HAUG = SWISS = = Musician = drummer and keyboard player of Double {1981-1987} |
Born: 27 March 1952 Zürich, SWITZERLAND | Died: 1 May 2004 Uster, SWITZERLAND |
52 | Heart Attack |
 COXSONE DODD = JAMAICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: CLEMENT SEYMOUR DODD 26 January 1932 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 5 May 2004 Kingston, JAMAICA |
72 | Heart Attack |
 JOHN WHITEHEAD = AMERICAN = = R&B Artist = |
Born: 10 July 1948 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 11 May 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
55 | Shot Dead |
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JOHN LaPORTA = AMERICAN = = Jazz Clarinetist, Composer and Educator = |
Born: 13 April 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 12 May 2004 Sarasota, Florida, USA |
84 | Complications of a Stroke |
 ELVIN JONES = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = notably with the John Coltrane Quartet {1960-1966} |
Born: ELVIN RAY JONES 9 September 1927 Pontiac, Michigan, USA | Died: 18 May 2004 Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
76 | Heart Failure |
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GATEMOUTH MOORE = AMERICAN = = Blues and Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jockey, = = Community Leader and Pastor = |
Born: ARNOLD DWIGHT MOORE 8 November 1913 Topeka, Kansas, USA | Died: 19 May 2004 Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA |
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GUNDARS MAUŠEVICS = LATVIAN = = Guitarist = member of Brainstorm {1989-2004} |
Born: | Died: 23 May 2004 between Riga and Jelgava, LATVIA |
29 | Car Accident |
 IRENE MANNING = AMERICAN = = Actress, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: INEZ HARVUOT 17 July 1912 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 28 May 2004 San Carlos, California, USA |
91 | Congestive Heart Failure |
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BILLBOARD = AMERICAN = = Rapper = = (The Game's best friend) = |
Born: | Died: 2 June 2004 |
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 IONA BROWN = BRITISH = = Conductor and Violinist = |
Born: ELIZABETH IONA BROWN 7 January 1941 Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND | Died: 5 June 2004 Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND |
63 | Cancer |
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RAY CHARLES = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Composer = |
Born: RAY CHARLES ROBINSON 23 September 1930 Albany, Georgia, USA | Died: 10 June 2004 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
73 | Liver Disease |
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JIMMY ARNOLD = CANADIAN = = Singer = first tenor with The Four Lads |
Born: JAMES F. ARNOLD 4 January 1932 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 15 June 2004 Sacramento, California, USA |
72 | Lung Cancer |
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JACKIE PARIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: CARLO JACKIE PARIS 20 September 1924 Nutley, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 June 2004 Manhattan, New York, USA |
79 | Complications of Bone Cancer |
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SYREETA WRIGHT = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: RITA WRIGHT 3 August 1946 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 6 July 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA |
57 | Congestive Heart Failure, a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatments she was receiving for Breast and Bone Cancer |
 CARLOS KLEIBER = GERMAN-born AUSTRIAN = = Conductor = |
Born: KARL LUDWIG BONIFACIUS KLEIBER 3 July 1930 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 13 July 2004 Konjšica near Litija, SLOVENIA [buried] |
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JERRY GOLDSMITH = AMERICAN = = Composer = = Academy Award winner = |
Born: JERRALD KING GOLDSMITH 10 February 1929 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 21 July 2004 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
75 | Colon Cancer |
 ILLINOIS JACQUET = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: JEAN-BAPTISTE ILLINOIS JACQUET 30 October 1919 Broussard, Louisiana, USA | Died: 22 July 2004 Queens, New York, USA |
84 | Heart Attack |
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SACHA DISTEL = FRENCH = = Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: ALEXANDRE SACHA DISTEL 29 January 1933 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 22 July 2004 Rayol-Canadel, FRANCE |
71 | |
 RICK JAMES = AMERICAN = = Funk Singer, Musician and Composer = |
Born: JAMES AMBROSE JOHNSON Jr. 1 February 1948 Buffalo, New York, USA | Died: 6 August 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA |
56 | Heart Failure |
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ARGENTINO LEDESMA = ARGENTINIAN = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 6 August 2004 |
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TONY MOTTOLA = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = |
Born: ANTHONY C. MOTTOLA 18 April 1918 Kearny, New Jersey, USA | Died: 9 August 2004 Denville, New Jersey, USA |
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DAVID RAKSIN = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 4 August 1912 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 9 August 2004 Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA |
92 | |
 ELMER BERNSTEIN = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 4 April 1922 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 18 August 2004 Ojai, California, USA |
82 | Cancer |
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MARÍA ANTONIETA PONS = CUBAN-born MEXICAN = = Film Actress and Dancer = |
Born: 11 July 1922 Havana, CUBA | Died: 20 August 2004 Mexico City, MEXICO |
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LAURA BRANIGAN = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Actress = |
Born: LAURA ANN BRANIGAN 3 July 1952 Brewster, New York, USA | Died: 26 August 2004 East Quogue, New York, USA |
52 | Brain Aneurysm |
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CARL WAYNE = BRITISH = = Singer and Actor = associated acts: The Move The Hollies |
Born: COLIN DAVID TOOLEY 18 August 1943 at Dudley Road Hospital, Winson Green, Birmingham, ENGLAND | Died: 31 August 2004 Birmingham, ENGLAND |
61 | Oesophageal Cancer |
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BILLY DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Record Producer and Singer = |
Born: ROQUEL DAVIS 11 July 1932 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 2 September 2004 New Rochelle, New York, USA |
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 JURAJ BENEŠ = SLOVAK = = Composer, Teacher and Pianist = |
Born: 2 March 1940 Trnava, SLOVAKIA | Died: 11 September 2004 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA |
64 | |
 FRED EBB = AMERICAN = = Lyricist = |
Born: 8 April 1928 Manhattan, New York City, USA | Died: 11 September 2004 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
72 | Heart Attack |
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JOHN BULLER = BRITISH = = Composer = |
Born: 7 February 1927 London, ENGLAND | Died: 12 September 2004 Sherborne, Dorset, ENGLAND |
77 | |
 JOHNNY RAMONE = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = founding member of The Ramones |
Born: JOHN WILLIAM CUMMINGS 8 October 1948 Queens, New York, USA | Died: 15 September 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA |
55 | Prostate Cancer |
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IZORA ARMSTEAD = AMERICAN = = Singer = member of The Weather Girls |
Born: IZORA RHODES | Died: 16 September 2004 San Leandro, California, USA |
62 | Heart Failure |
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JOHN PEEL = BRITISH = = Disc Jockey, Radio Presenter, Record Producer and Journalist = |
Born: JOHN ROBERT PARKER RAVENSCROFT 30 August 1939 Heswall, ENGLAND | Died: 25 October 2004 Cusco, PERU |
65 | Heart Attack |
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GIL MELLÉ = AMERICAN = = Artist, Jazz Musician and Film Composer = |
Born: GILBERT JOHN MELLÉ 31 December 1931 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | Died: 28 October 2004 Malibu, California, USA |
72 | Heart Attack |
 MAC DRE = AMERICAN = = Rapper and Record Producer = |
Born: ANDRE LOUIS HICKS 5 July 1970 Oakland, California, USA | Died: 1 November 2004 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
34 | Highway Shooting |
 USKO MERILÄINEN = FINNISH = = Composer = |
Born: USKO AATOS MERILÄINEN 27 January 1930 Tampere, FINLAND | Died: 12 November 2004 Helsinki, FINLAND [buried] |
74 | |
 JOHN BALANCE = ENGLISH = = Musician and Poet = co-founder of = Coil |
Born: GEOFFREY LAURENCE BURTON 16 February 1962 Mansfield, ENGLAND | Died: 13 November 2004 |
42 | |
 OL' DIRTY BASTARD = AFRICAN AMERICAN = = Rapper = |
Born: RUSSELL TYRONE JONES 15 November 1968 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 13 November 2004 New York City, New York, USA |
35 | Drug Overdose |
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CARLO RUSTICHELLI = ITALIAN = = Film Composer = |
Born: 24 December 1916 Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, ITALY | Died: 13 November 2004 Rome, Lazio, ITALY |
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MICHEL COLOMBIER = FRENCH = = Composer, Songwriter, Arranger, and Conductor = |
Born: 23 May 1939 Lyon, FRANCE | Died: 14 November 2004 Santa Monica, California, USA |
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 CY COLEMAN = AMERICAN = = Composer, Songwriter, and Jazz Pianist = |
Born: SEYMOUR KAUFMAN 14 June 1929 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 18 November 2004 New York City, New York, USA |
75 | Cardiac Arrest |
 DIMEBAG DARRELL = AMERICAN = = musician and songwriter = founding member of Pantera Damageplan |
Born: DARRELL ABBOTT 20 August 1966 Arlington, Texas, USA | Died: 8 December 2004 Columbus, Ohio, USA |
38 | Shot to Death |
 ALEX SORIA = CANADIAN = = Guitarist = founding member of The Nils {1978-2004} Chino {1999} |
Born: 1965 Montreal, CANADA | Died: 13 December 2004 Montreal, CANADA |
39 | Suicide, ended his life on a train track |
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SIDONIE GOOSSENS = BRITISH = = Harpist = |
Born: ANNIE SIDONIE GOOSSENS 19 October 1899 Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire, ENGLAND | Died: 14 December 2004 Reigate, Surrey, ENGLAND |
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 RENATA TEBALDI = ITALIAN = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: RENATA ERSILIA CLOTILDE TEBALDI 1 February 1922 Pesaro, ITALY | Died: 19 December 2004 San Marino, ITALY |
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 SON SEALS = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: FRANK SEALS 14 August 1942 Osceola, Arkansas, USA | Died: 20 December 2004 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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 SIGURD KØHN = NORWEGIAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: SIGURD EYSTEIN KØHN 6 August 1959 Kristiansand, NORWAY | Died: 26 December 2004 Khao Lak, THAILAND |
45 | Drowned after being struck by the Tsunami |
 ARTIE SHAW = AMERICAN = = Clarinetist, Composer, Bandleader, and Actor = |
Born: ARTIE JACOB ARSHAWSKY 23 May 1910 New York City, USA | Died: 30 December 2004 Thousand Oaks, California, USA |
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