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HENRI CHOPIN = FRENCH = = Avant-Garde Poet and Musician = |
Born: 18 June 1922 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 3 January 2008 Dereham, Norfolk, ENGLAND |
85 | |
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ROD ALLEN = ENGLISH = = Singer = original member of The Fortunes {1963-2008} |
Born: RODNEY BAINBRIDGE 31 March 1944 Leicester, ENGLAND | Died: 10 January 2008 Coventry, ENGLAND |
63 | Liver Cancer |
 DAVE DAY = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = member of The Monks |
Born: DAVID HAVLICEK | Died: 10 January 2008 |
66 | Heart Attack |
 PETE CANDOLI = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter = |
Born: WALTER JOSEPH CANDOLI 28 June 1923 Mishawaka, Indiana, USA | Died: 11 January 2008 Studio City, California, USA |
84 | Prostate Cancer |
 SERGEJ LARIN = RUSSIAN = = Tenor = |
Born: 9 March 1956 Daugavpils, LATVIA | Died: 13 January 2008 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA |
51 | Following a long illness |
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MADELEINE MICHAUD = FRENCH = = Actress and Librettist = |
Born: 22 March 1902 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 17 January 2008 Paris, FRANCE |
105 | |
 ANDY PALACIO = BELIZEAN = = Punta Musician = |
Born: ANDY VIVIAN PALACIO 2 December 1960 Barranco, Toledo District, BRITISH HONDURAS (now BELIZE) | Died: 19 January 2008 Belize City, BELIZE |
47 | "A massive and extensive stroke to the brain, a heart attack and respiratory failure." |
 TREVOR TAYLOR aka SUPA T = GERMAN = = Singer = member of Bad Boys Blue |
Born: TREVOR OLIVER TAYLOR 11 January 1958 Montego Bay, JAMAICA | Died: 19 January 2008 Cologne, GERMANY |
50 | Heart Attack |
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JOHN STEWART = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = associated with The Cumberland Three The Kingston Trio {1961-1967} |
Born: JOHN COBURN STEWART 5 September 1939 San Diego, California, USA | Died: 19 January 2008 San Diego, California, USA |
68 | Suffered a massive Stroke or Brain Aneurysm |
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TOMMY McQUATER = SCOTTISH = = Jazz Trumpeter = |
Born: THOMAS MOSSIE McQUATER 4 September 1914 Maybole, Ayrshire, SCOTLAND | Died: 20 January 2008 London, ENGLAND |
93 | |
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EVELYN BARBIROLLI = BRITISH = = Oboist = |
Born: EVELYN ROTHWELL 24 January 1911 Wallingford-on-Thames, Berkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 25 January 2008 |
97 | |
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MILES KINGTON = BRITISH = = Journalist, Musician and Broadcaster = a double bass player for Instant Sunshine {1972-1998} and other groups |
Born: MILES BERESFORD KINGTON 13 May 1941 Downpatrick, County Down, NORTHERN IRELAND | Died: 30 January 2008 Limpley Stoke, near Bath, ENGLAND |
66 | After a short illness |
 JACKIE ORSZACZKY = HUNGARIAN = = Jazz Bass-Guitarist and Composer = |
Born: MIKLÓS JÓZSEF ORSZÁCZKY 8 May 1948 Józsefváros, Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 3 February 2008 Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
59 | Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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TATA GÜINES = CUBAN = = Percussionist and Composer = |
Born: FEDERICO ARÍSTIDES SOTO ALEJO 30 June 1930 Güines, Havana, CUBA | Died: 4 February 2008 Havana, CUBA |
77 | |
 FREDDIE BELL = AMERICAN = = Musician = leader of Freddie Bell and the Bellboys |
Born: FERDINANDO DOMINICK BELLO 29 September 1931 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 10 February 2008 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA |
76 | |
 INGA NIELSEN = DANISH = = Soprano = |
Born: 2 June 1946 Holbæk, DENMARK | Died: 10 February 2008 Copenhagen, DENMARK |
61 | A Stroke, following a battle with Cancer |
 HENRI SALVADOR = FRENCH = = Comedian and Singer = |
Born: 18 July 1917 Cayenne, FRENCH GUIANA | Died: 13 February 2008 Paris, FRANCE |
90 | Ruptured Aneurysm |
 WILLIE P. BENNETT = CANADIAN = = Folk-Music Singer and Song Writer, = = Harmonica Player, and Mandolinist = |
Born: WILLIAM PATRICK BENNETT 26 October 1951 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 15 February 2008 Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA |
56 | Heart Attack |
 YEGOR LETOV = RUSSIAN = = Punk Singer = |
Born: IGOR FYODOROVICH LETOV 10 September 1964 Omsk, USSR | Died: 19 February 2008 Omsk, USSR |
43 | Heart Failure |
 TEO MACERO = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist, Record Producer and Composer = |
Born: ATTILIO JOSEPH MACERO 30 October 1925 Glens Falls, New York, USA | Died: 19 February 2008 Riverhead, New York, USA |
82 | In his sleep, having long suffered from Pneumonia |
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JOE GIBBS = JAMAICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: JOEL ARTHUR GIBSON 14 October 1942 Salt Spring, St. James, JAMAICA | Died: 22 February 2008 |
65 | Heart Attack |
 LARRY NORMAN = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter, = = Record Label Owner, and Record Producer = |
Born: LARRY DAVID NORMAN 8 April 1947 Corpus Christi, Texas, USA | Died: 24 February 2008 Salem, Oregon, USA |
60 | After a lengthy illness |
 STATIC MAJOR = AMERICAN = = Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer = |
Born: STEPHEN ELLIS GARRETT 11 November 1974 Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 25 February 2008 Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
33 | A rare condition called Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune disorder with hallmark symptoms of muscle weakness and fatigue |
 BUDDY MILES = AMERICAN = = Drummer, Vocalist, Composer, and Producer = a founding member of The Electric Flag {1967} member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys {1969-1970} founder & leader of The Buddy Miles Express The Buddy Miles Band |
Born: GEORGE ALLEN MILES, Jr. 5 September 1947 Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Died: 26 February 2008 Austin, Texas, USA |
60 | Congestive Heart Disease |
 RAYMOND KĀNE = AMERICAN = = Slack-Key Guitarist = |
Born: RAYMOND KALEOALOHAPOINA'OLEOHELEMANU KĀNE 2 October 1925 Koloa, Kaua'i, HAWAII | Died: 27 February 2008 Honolulu, HAWAII |
82 | |
 IVAN REBROFF = GERMAN, allegedly of RUSSIAN ancestry = = Singer = |
Born: HANS-ROLF RIPPERT 31 July 1931 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 27 February 2008 Frankfurt, GERMANY |
76 | After a long illness |
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MIKE CONLEY = AMERICAN = = Punk Singer = member of M.I.A. |
Born: | Died: 28 February 2008 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
48 | |
 MIKE SMITH = BRITISH = = Singer and Producer = lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Dave Clark Five |
Born: MICHAEL GEORGE SMITH 6 December 1943 Edmonton, North London, ENGLAND | Died: 28 February 2008 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND |
64 | Pneumonia |
 JEFF HEALEY = CANADIAN = = Jazz and Blues-Rock Vocalist, Guitarist, and Songwriter = |
Born: NORMAN JEFFREY HEALEY 25 March 1966 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 2 March 2008 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
41 | Lung Cancer |
 GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO = ITALIAN = = Tenor = |
Born: 24 July 1921 Motta Sant'Anastasia, a village near Catania, Sicily, ITALY | Died: 3 March 2008 Santa Maria Hoè, north of Milan, ITALY |
86 | |
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HURRICANE SMITH = ENGLISH = = Musician, Record Producer and Engineer = |
Born: NORMAN SMITH 22 February 1923 Edmonton, North London, ENGLAND | Died: 3 March 2008 East Sussex, ENGLAND |
85 | |
 LEONARD ROSENMAN = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 7 September 1924 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 4 March 2008 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA |
83 | Heart Attack |
 ALUN HODDINOTT = WELSH = = Composer = |
Born: 11 August 1929 Bargoed, Glamorganshire, WALES | Died: 11 March 2008 Swansea, WALES |
78 | |
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BILL BOLICK = AMERICAN = = Country Musician = half of The Blue Sky Boys |
Born: 28 October 1917 East Hickory, North Carolina, USA | Died: 13 March 2008 |
90 | |
 MIKEY DREAD = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Musician, Singer, Composer, Author, = = Record Producer, and Broadcaster = |
Born: MICHAEL GEORGE CAMPBELL 4 June 1954 Port Antonio, JAMAICA | Died: 15 March 2008 Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
53 | Brain Tumor |
 OLA BRUNKERT = SWEDISH = = Musician = session drummer for = ABBA |
Born: 15 September 1946 Örebro Olaus Petri Parish, SWEDEN | Died: 16 March 2008 Mallorca, SPAIN |
61 | Fatal Cut |
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DANIEL MacMASTER = CANADIAN = = Singer = lead vocalist for Bonham |
Born: DANIEL STEWERT MacMASTER 11 July 1968 Barrie, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 16 March 2008 Thunder Bay, Ontario, CANADA |
39 | Group A streptococcal infection |
 KLAUS DINGER = GERMAN = = Musician and Songwriter = associated with: Neu! La Düsseldorf La! Neu? Kraftwerk Die Engel des Herrn sub-tle. Lilac Angels Fritz Muller 1-A Düsseldorf Thomas Dinger Japandorf |
Born: 24 March 1946 Scherfede, Westphalia, GERMANY | Died: 21 March 2008 |
61 | Heart Failure |
 SHUSHA GUPPY = IRANIAN = = Folk-Singer and Composer = |
Born: SHAMSI ASSĀR 24 December 1935 Tehran, IRAN | Died: 21 March 2008 London, ENGLAND |
72 | |
 CACHAO = CUBAN = = Double Bassist, Bandleader and Composer = |
Born: ISRAEL LÓPEZ VALDÉS 14 September 1918 Habana Vieja, La Habana, CUBA | Died: 22 March 2008 Coral Gables, Florida, USA |
89 | Kidney Failure |
 NEIL ASPINALL = ENGLISH = = Music Industry Executive = road manager & personal assistant to The Beatles |
Born: NEIL STANLEY ASPINALL 13 October 1941 Prestatyn, Denbighshire, WALES | Died: 24 March 2008 New York City, New York, USA |
66 | Lung Cancer |
 ALLAN GANLEY = ENGLISH = = Jazz Drummer and Arranger = |
Born: ALLAN ANTHONY GANLEY 11 March 1931 Tolworth, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 29 March 2008 |
77 | |
 SEAN LEVERT = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Actor = associated with: Gerald Levert LeVert LSG Johnny Gill The Rude Boys The O'Jays Men At Large |
Born: SEAN EDWARD LEVERT 28 September 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 30 March 2008 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
39 | Complications from Sarcoidosis |
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LARRY BROWN = AMERICAN = = Vocalist = original member of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
Born: LAWRENCE LLOYD BROWN Sr. | Died: 6 April 2008 |
63 | Respiratory Condition |
 SEAN COSTELLO = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: 16 April 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 15 April 2008 Atlanta, USA |
28 | Accidental Drug Overdose |
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BLINKY = BRITISH = = Drummer = associated with: Mark Leeman Five The Nice Brian Davison's Every Which Way Refugee Gong |
Born: BRIAN DAVISON 25 May 1942 Leicester, UK | Died: 15 April 2008 Horns Cross, Bideford, Devon, UK |
65 | |
 DANNY FEDERICI = AMERICAN = = Rock Multi-Instrumentalist = associated with: The E Street Band Mary Cutrufello |
Born: DANIEL PAUL FEDERICI 23 January 1950 Flemington, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 April 2008 New York City, New York, USA |
58 | Melanoma |
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BEBE BARRON = AMERICAN = = Electronic Music Pioneer = |
Born: CHARLOTTE MAY WIND 16 June 1925 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Died: 20 April 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
82 | |
 VL MIKE = AMERICAN = = Rap Artist = |
Born: MICHAEL ALLEN 19 January 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 20 April 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
32 | Shot |
 PAUL DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: PAUL LAVON DAVIS 21 April 1948 Meridian, Mississippi, USA | Died: 22 April 2008 Meridian, Mississippi, USA |
60 | Heart Attack |
 TRISTRAM CARY = ENGLISH-AUSTRALIAN = = Composer = |
Born: TRISTRAM OGILVIE CARY 14 May 1925 Oxford, England, UK | Died: 24 April 2008 Adelaide, AUSTRALIA |
82 | |
 JIMMY GIUFFRE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: JAMES PETER GIUFFRE 26 April 1921 Dallas, Texas, USA | Died: 24 April 2008 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA |
86 | Pneumonia |
 HUMPHREY LYTTELTON = BRITISH = = Jazz Musician, Composer, Radio Presenter, and Cartoonist = |
Born: HUMPHREY RICHARD ADEANE LYTTELTON 23 May 1921 Eton, Berkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 25 April 2008 London, ENGLAND |
86 | |
 HENRY BRANT = CANADIAN=born AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: HENRY DREYFUS BRANT 15 September 1913 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA | Died: 26 April 2008 Santa Barbara, California, USA |
94 | |
 FRANCES YEEND = AMERICAN = = Soprano = |
Born: FRANCES LEONE LYNCH 28 January 1913 Vancouver, Washington, USA | Died: 27 April 2008 |
95 | |
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MICKY WALLER = BRITISH = = Drummer = |
Born: MICHAEL WALLER 6 September 1941 Hammersmith, London, UK | Died: 29 April 2008 London, UK |
66 | Liver Failure |
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KISHAN MAHARAJ = INDIAN = = Tabla Player = |
Born: PANDIT KISHAN MAHARAJ 3 September 1923 Benares, United Provinces, BRITISH INDIA | Died: 4 May 2008 Khajuri near Varanasi, INDIA |
84 | |
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JERRY WALLACE = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer = |
Born: 15 December 1928 Guilford, Missouri, USA | Died: 5 May 2008 Corona, California, USA |
79 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 FRANZ JACKSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: FRANZ ROBERT JACKSON 1 November 1912 | Died: 6 May 2008 Dowagiac, Michigan, USA |
95 | |
 EDDY ARNOLD = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer = |
Born: RICHARD EDWARD ARNOLD 15 May 1918 Henderson, Tennessee, USA | Died: 8 May 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
89 | |
 LARRY LEVINE = AMERICAN = = Audio Engineer = |
Born: 8 May 1928 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 8 May 2008 Encino, California, USA |
80 | Emphysema |
 LEYLA GENCER = TURKISH = = Soprano = |
Born: AYŞE LEYLA ÇEYREKGIL 10 October 1928 Polonezköy (near Istanbul) TURKEY | Died: 10 May 2008 Milan, ITALY |
79 | |
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DOTTIE RAMBO = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = |
Born: JOYCE REBA LUTTRELL 2 March 1934 Madisonville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 11 May 2008 Mount Vernon, Missouri, USA |
74 | Bus Accident |
 JOHN RUTSEY = CANADIAN = = Drummer = co-founding member of Rush |
Born: 23 July 1952 | Died: 11 May 2008 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
55 | Heart Attack, related to complications from diabetes |
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ALEXANDER COURAGE = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: ALEXANDER MAIR COURAGE Jr. 10 December 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 15 May 2008 Pacific Palisades, California, USA |
88 | A Series of Strokes |
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BOB FLORENCE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Big Band Leader = |
Born: ROBERT CHASE FLORENCE 20 May 1932 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 15 May 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
75 | Pneumonia |
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WILFRID MELLERS = ENGLISH = = Music Critic, Musicologist and Composer = |
Born: WILFRID HOWARD MELLERS 26 April 1914 Leamington, Warwickshire, ENGLAND | Died: 17 May 2008 |
94 | |
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SIEGMUND NISSEL = AUSTRIAN-born BRITISH = = Violinist = |
Born: SIEGMUND WALTER "SIGI" NISSEL 3 January 1922 Munich, GERMANY | Died: 21 May 2008 London, ENGLAND |
86 | |
 UTAH PHILLIPS = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: BRUCE DUNCAN PHILLIPS 15 May 1935 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 23 May 2008 Nevada City, California, USA |
73 | Heart Disease |
 JIMMY McGRIFF = AMERICAN = = Jazz Organist = |
Born: JAMES HARRELL McGRIFF 3 April 1936 Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 24 May 2008 Voorhees Township, New Jersey, USA |
72 | Multiple Sclerosis |
 CAMU TAO = AMERICAN = = Rapper, Singer and Producer = associated acts: S.A. Smash The Weathermen MHz Legacy Central Services Nighthawks. Couch Boys |
Born: TERO SMITH 26 June 1977 Columbus, Ohio, USA | Died: 25 May 2008 |
30 | Lung Cancer |
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EARLE HAGEN = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: EARLE HARRY HAGEN 9 July 1919 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 26 May 2008 Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
88 | |
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DANNY MOSS = BRITISH = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: DENNIS MOSS 16 August 1927 Redhill, Surrey, England, UK | Died: 28 May 2008 Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
80 | |
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CAMPBELL BURNAP = BRITISH = = Jazz Trombonist, Vocalist and Broadcaster = |
Born: CAMPBELL CRICHTON MACKINNON BURNAP 10 September 1939 Derby, ENGLAND | Died: 30 May 2008 |
68 | Cancer |
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NAT TEMPLE = BRITISH = = Big Band Leader = |
Born: NATHAN TEMPLE 18 July 1913 Stepney, London, ENGLAND | Died: 30 May 2008 near Woking, Surrey, ENGLAND |
94 | |
 AL JONES = BRITISH = = Folk Musician = |
Born: ALUN ASHWORTH-JONES 31 October 1945 Saffron Walden, Essex, UK | Died: 1 June 2008 |
62 | |
 BO DIDDLEY = AMERICAN = = Rock and Roll and Blues Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: ELLAS OTHA BATES (as child, changed to ELLAS McDANIEL) 30 December 1928 McComb, Mississippi, USA | Died: 2 June 2008 Archer, Florida, USA |
79 | Heart Failure |
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BILL FINEGAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist and Arranger = |
Born: WILLIAM JAMES FINEGAN 3 April 1917 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 4 June 2008 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
91 | Pneumonia |
 ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIC = SERBIAN-ROMANI = = Musician = |
Born: 16 April 1936 Niš, KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA | Died: 8 June 2008 Niš, SERBIA |
72 | Heart Attack |
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DANNY DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Country Music Band Leader, Trumpet Player, = = Vocalist and Producer = founder and leader of The Nashville Brass |
Born: GEORGE JOSEPH NOWLAN 29 May 1925 Randolph, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 12 June 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
83 | Heart Attack |
 JAMELÃO = BRAZILIAN = = Samba Singer = |
Born: JOSÉ BISPO CLEMENTINO DOS SANTOS 12 May 1913 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL | Died: 14 June 2008 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL |
95 | Multiple Organ Failure |
 ESBJÖRN SVENSSON = SWEDISH = = Jazz Pianist = founder of Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) |
Born: BROR FREDRIK ESBJÖRN SVENSSON 16 April 1964 Skultuna, SWEDEN | Died: 14 June 2008 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
44 | Scuba Diving Accident |
 MARGARET KITCHIN = SWISS = = Pianist = |
Born: 23 March 1914 Montreux, SWITZERLAND | Died: 16 June 2008 London, ENGLAND |
94 | |
 CYD CHARISSE = AMERICAN = = Dancer and Actress = |
Born: TULA ELLICE FINKLEA 8 March 1922 Amarillo, Texas, USA | Died: 17 June 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
86 | Heart Attack |
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IRA TUCKER = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = member of The Dixie Hummingbirds |
Born: IRA B. TUCKER 17 May 1925 Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | Died: 24 June 2008 |
83 | Cardiovascular Disease |
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RAYMOND LEFÈVRE = FRENCH = = Easy Listening Musician = |
Born: 20 November 1929 Calais, FRANCE | Died: 27 June 2008 |
78 | |
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DAIHACHI OGUCHI = JAPANESE = = Drummer = |
Born: 27 February 1924 JAPAN | Died: 27 June 2008 JAPAN |
84 | Car Accident |
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LEONARD PENNARIO = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: 9 July 1924 Buffalo, New York, USA | Died: 27 June 2008 La Jolla, California, USA |
83 | Parkinson's disease |
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ÁNGEL TAVIRA = MEXICAN = = Violinist and Composer = |
Born: ÁNGEL TAVIRA MALDONADO 3 July 1924 Corral Falso in the municipality of Ajuchitlán del Progreso, Guerrero, which lies in the region known as Tierra Caliente, MEXICO | Died: 30 June 2008 |
83 | Kidney Complications |
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MEL GALLEY = BRITISH = = Musician, Singer-Songwriter = associated with: Finders Keepers Trapeze Whitesnake Phenomena |
Born: MELVILLE JOHN GALLEY 8 March 1948 Cannock, Staffordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 1 July 2008 Heath Hayes and Wimblebury, Staffordshire, ENGLAND |
60 | Esophagus Cancer |
 NATASHA SHNEIDER = LATVIAN-RUSSIAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Singer, Musician, Actress = |
Born: NATALIA MIKHAILOVNA SCHNEIDERMAN 22 May 1956 Riga, LATVIAN SSR | Died: 2 July 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
52 | Cancer |
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OLIVER SCHROER = CANADIAN = = Fiddler and Composer = |
Born: 18 June 1956 Vandeleur, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 3 July 2008 |
52 | Leukemia |
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BOBBY DURHAM = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: 3 February 1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 6 July 2008 Genoa, ITALY |
71 | |
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HUGH MENDL = BRITISH = = Record Producer, A&R Representative, and Manager = |
Born: HUGH REES CHRISTOPHER MENDL 6 August 1919 London, ENGLAND | Died: 7 July 2008 Torbay, Devon, ENGLAND |
88 | |
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GERALD WIGGINS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist and Organist = |
Born: GERALD FOSTER WIGGINS Sr. 12 May 1922 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 13 July 2008 Encino, California, USA |
86 | |
 JO STAFFORD = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: JO ELIZABETH STAFFORD 12 November 1917 Coalinga, California, USA | Died: 16 July 2008 Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA |
90 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 TAUNO MARTTINEN = FINNISH = = Composer = |
Born: 27 September 1912 Helsinki, FINLAND | Died: 18 July 2008 Turenki, FINLAND |
95 | |
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DENNIS TOWNHILL = BRITISH = = Organist and Composer = |
Born: DENNIS WILLIAM TOWNHILL 29 May 1925 Lincoln, ENGLAND | Died: 18 July 2008 |
83 | |
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ARTIE TRAUM = AMERICAN = = Folk Musician and Composer = |
Born: ARTHUR ROY TRAUM 3 April 1943 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 20 July 2008 Bearsville, near Woodstock, New York, USA |
65 | Cancer |
 JOE BECK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist = |
Born: 29 July 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 22 July 2008 Woodbury, Connecticut, USA |
62 | Lung Cancer |
 NORMAN DELLO JOIO = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: NICODEMO DeGIOIO 24 January 1913 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 24 July 2008 East Hampton, New York, USA |
95 | |
 HIRAM BULLOCK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Fusion Guitarist = |
Born: HIRAM LAW BULLOCK 11 September 1955 Osaka, JAPAN | Died: 25 July 2008 Manhattan, New York, USA |
52 | Throat Cancer |
 JOHNNY GRIFFIN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: JOHN ARNOLD GRIFFIN III 24 April 1928 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 25 July 2008 Mauprévoir, near Availles-Limouzine, FRANCE |
80 | Heart Attack |
 HORST STEIN = GERMAN = = Conductor = |
Born: HORST WALTER STEIN 2 May 1928 Elberfeld, GERMANY | Died: 27 July 2008 Vandœuvres, SWITZERLAND |
80 | |
 WENDO KOLOSOY = CONGOLESE = = Rumba Musician = |
Born: ANTOINE KALOSOYI (var. NKOLOSOY) 25 April 1925 Mushie, Mai-Ndombe District, BELGIAN CONGO | Died: 28 July 2008 Kinshasa, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
83 | |
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LEE YOUNG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer and Singer = |
Born: 7 March 1914 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 31 July 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
94 | |
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ERIK DARLING = AMERICAN = = Folk Musician = |
Born: 25 September 1933 Baltimore, Maryland, USA | Died: 3 August 2008 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA |
74 | Lymphoma |
 LOUIS TEICHER = AMERICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: LOUIS MILTON TEICHER 24 August 1924 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 3 August 2008 Highlands, North Carolina, USA |
83 | Heart Failure |
 NICOLA RESCIGNO = ITALIAN-AMERICAN = = Conductor = |
Born: 28 May 1916 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 4 August 2008 Viterbo, ITALY |
92 | While awaiting surgery on his broken femur |
 ROBERT HAZARD = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: ROBERT RIMATO 21 August 1948 Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 5 August 2008 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
59 | After surgery for pancreatic cancer |
 REG LINDSAY = AUSTRALIAN = = Country Music Singer, Songwriter, = = Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer = = and Radio and Television Personality. = |
Born: REGINALD JOHN LINDSAY 7 July 1929 Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA | Died: 5 August 2008 Newcastle, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
79 | |
 ISAAC HAYES = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer = |
Born: ISAAC LEE HAYES Jr. 20 August 1942 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 10 August 2008 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
65 | Stroke |
 ALEXANDER SLOBODYANIK = UKRAINIAN-born = = Pianist = |
Born: 5 September 1941 UKRAINE | Died: 10 August 2008 Morristown, New Jersey, USA |
66 | |
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DON HELMS = AMERICAN = = Steel Guitarist = |
Born: DONALD HUGH HELMS 28 February 1927 New Brockton, Alabama, USA | Died: 11 August 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
81 | Complications of Heart Surgery and Diabetes |
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DONALD ERB = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 17 January 1927 Youngstown, Ohio, USA | Died: 12 August 2008 Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
81 | |
 LITA ROZA = ENGLISH = = Singer = |
Born: LILIAN PATRICIA LITA ROZA 14 March 1926 Liverpool, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 14 August 2008 London, ENGLAND |
82 | |
 JERRY WEXLER = AMERICAN = = Music Journalist turned Music Producer = |
Born: GERALD WEXLER 10 January 1917 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 15 August 2008 Sarasota, Florida, USA |
91 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 DORIVAL CAYMMI = BRAZILIAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Painter = |
Born: 30 April 1914 Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL | Died: 16 August 2008 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL |
94 | Kidney Cancer and Multiple Organ Failure |
 RONNIE DREW = IRISH = = Folk Musician = associated with: The Dubliners The Pogues |
Born: JOSEPH RONALD DREW 16 September 1934 Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, IRELAND | Died: 16 August 2008 Dublin, County Dublin, IRELAND |
73 | Following his long illness with Cancer |
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JOHNNY MOORE = JAMAICAN = = Trumpeter = associated with: The Skatalites Bunny Wailer Bob Marley |
Born: JOHN ARLINGTON MOORE 5 October 1938 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 16 August 2008 Kingston, JAMAICA |
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PERVIS JACKSON = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = associated with: The Spinners {original member} |
Born: 17 May 1938 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 18 August 2008 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
70 | Cancer |
 LeROI MOORE = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = associated with: Dave Matthews Band {founding member} |
Born: LeROI HOLLOWAY MOORE 7 September 1961 Durham, North Carolina, USA | Died: 19 August 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
46 | Pneumonia |
 PHIL GUY = AMERICAN = = Blues Guitarist = |
Born: PHILIP GUY 28 April 1940 Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA | Died: 20 August 2008 Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA |
68 | Prostate Cancer |
 JERRY FINN = AMERICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: JERMONE GREGORY FINN 31 March 1969 Ventura, California, USA | Died: 21 August 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
39 | Cerebral Hemorrhage followed by a Massive Heart Attack |
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BUDDY HARMAN = AMERICAN = = Session Drummer = |
Born: MURREY MIZELL HARMAN, Jr. 23 December 1928 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 21 August 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
79 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 PEHR HENRIK NORDGREN = FINNISH = = Composer = |
Born: 19 January 1944 Saltvik, Åland Islands, FINLAND | Died: 25 August 2008 Veteli, FINLAND |
64 | |
 JERRY REED = AMERICAN = = Country Musician = |
Born: JERRY REED HUBBARD 20 March 1937 Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Died: 1 September 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
71 | Complications from Emphysema |
 ARNE DOMNÉRUS = SWEDISH = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: SVEN ARNE DOMNÉRUS 20 December 1924 Katarina-Sofia, SWEDEN | Died: 2 September 2008 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
83 | |
 NICOLE LAI = SINGAPORE-based MALAYSIAN CHINESE = = Singer-Songwriter, Backing Vocalist, = = Vocal Trainer and Performer = |
Born: LAI PEI YEE 26 February 1974 Penang, MALAYSIA | Died: 6 September 2008 SINGAPORE |
34 | Skin Cancer |
 CHRISTIAN DUDEK = GERMAN = = Drummer = associated with: Sodom Destruction Bathory |
Born: 1966 Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY | Died: 7 September 2008 |
42 | Liver Failure |
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DINO DVORNIK = CROATIAN = = Singer, Songwriter and Music Producer = |
Born: 20 August 1964 Split, CROATIA | Died: 7 September 2008 Zagreb, CROATIA |
44 | He had overdosed on tablets for Hepatitis C which he was suffering from. He was also severely depressed. |
 PETER GLOSSOP = BRITISH = = Opera Singer = |
Born: 6 July 1928 Wadsley, Sheffield, ENGLAND | Died: 7 September 2008 Rousdon, Devon, ENGLAND |
80 | |
 JASON STUART = BRITISH = = Keyboardist = associated with: Hawkwind {2005-2008} |
Born: 20 December 1968 | Died: 8 September 2008 |
39 | Aneurysm on the Brain |
 KUNNAKUDI VAIDYANATHAN = INDIAN = = Violinist = |
Born: VAIDYANTHAN RAMASWAMY SHASTRI 2 March 1935 Kunnakudi, Madras Presidency, BRITISH INDIA | Died: 8 September 2008 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA |
73 | |
 HECTOR ZAZOU = FRENCH = Composer and Producer = |
Born: 11 July 1948 Sidi Bel Abbès, FRENCH ALGERIA | Died: 8 September 2008 Paris, FRANCE |
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BHEKI MSELEKU = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: BHEKUMUZI HYACINTH MSELEKU 3 March 1955 Durban, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 9 September 2008 London, UK |
53 | Diabetes-Related |
 VERNON HANDLEY = BRITISH = = Conductor = |
Born: VERNON GEORGE HANDLEY 11 November 1930 Enfield, London, ENGLAND | Died: 10 September 2008 Monmouth, Monmouthshire, WALES |
77 | |
 MARJORIE THOMAS = BRITISH = = Opera and Oratorio Singer = |
Born: MARJORIE GWENDOLEN THOMAS 5 June 1923 Sunderland, ENGLAND | Died: 12 September 2008 |
85 | After a long illness |
 CHARLIE WALKER = AMERICAN = = Country Musician = |
Born: 2 November 1926 Copeville, Texas, USA | Died: 12 September 2008 Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA |
81 | Colon Cancer |
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RICHARD WRIGHT = BRITISH = = Keyboardist = associated with: Pink Floyd Zee Syd Barrett David Gilmour Anthony Moore |
Born: RICHARD WILLIAM WRIGHT 28 July 1943 Hatch End, Middlesex, ENGLAND | Died: 15 September 2008 London, ENGLAND |
65 | Lung Cancer |
 NORMAN WHITFIELD = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and producer = |
Born: NORMAN JESSE WHITFIELD 12 May 1940 Harlem, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 16 September 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
68 | Diabetic Complications |
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ANDREI VOLKONSKY = RUSSIAN = = Composer, Conductor and Harpsichordist = |
Born: ANDREI MIKHAYLOVICH VOLKONSKY 14 February 1933 Geneva, SWITZERLAND | Died: 16 September 2008 Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE |
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OPAL COURTNEY Jr. = AMERICAN = = R&B/Doo-Wop Singer = associated with: The Spaniels |
Born: 22 November 1936 | Died: 18 September 2008 |
71 | Heart Attack |
 MAURICIO KAGEL = GERMAN-ARGENTINE = = Composer = |
Born: 24 December 1931 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 18 September 2008 Cologne, GERMANY |
76 | After a long illness |
 EARL PALMER = AMERICAN = = Session Drummer = = Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame = associated with: Fats Domino Little Richard The Wrecking Crew |
Born: EARL CYRIL PALMER 25 October 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 19 September 2008 Banning, California, USA |
83 | After a long illness |
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DICK SUDHALTER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter, Scholar, Critic, = = and Album Annotator = |
Born: RICHARD SUDHALTER 28 December 1938 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 19 September 2008 New York City, New York, USA |
69 | Pneumonia |
 NAPPY BROWN = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer = |
Born: NAPOLEON BROWN GOODSON CULP 12 October 1929 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | Died: 20 September 2008 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
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 CONNIE HAINES = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: YVONNE MARIE ANTOINETTE JaMAIS 20 January 1921 Savannah, Georgia, USA | Died: 22 September 2008 Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA |
87 | Myasthenia Gravis |
 VICE VUKOV = CROATIAN = = Singer = |
Born: VINKO VUKOV 3 August 1936 Šibenik, KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA | Died: 24 September 2008 Zagreb, CROATIA |
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HORATIU RADULESCU = ROMANIAN-FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: 7 January 1942 Bucharest, ROMANIA | Died: 25 September 2008 Paris, FRANCE |
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BERNADETTE GREEVY = IRISH = = Mezzo-Soprano = |
Born: 3 July 1940 Clontarf, Dublin, IRELAND | Died: 26 September 2008 |
68 | Following a short illness |
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YONTY SOLOMON = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: JONATHAN SOLOMON 6 May 1937 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 26 September 2008 London, ENGLAND |
71 | Brain Tumour |
 NICK REYNOLDS = AMERICAN = = Folk Musician = |
Born: NICHOLAS WELLS REYNOLDS 27 July 1933 San Diego, California, USA | Died: 1 October 2008 San Diego, California, USA |
75 | Acute Respiratory Disease |
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JOHNNY "J" = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Music Producer and Rapper = |
Born: JOHNNY LEE JACKSON 28 August 1969 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MEXICO | Died: 3 October 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA |
39 | Allegedly jumped off an upper tier of the prison in an apparent suicide |
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LEVI KEREAMA = AUSTRALIAN = = Musician = |
Born: 1981 | Died: 4 October 2008 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA |
27 | After falling from a Brisbane hotel building |
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AL GALLODORO = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: ALFRED J. GALLODORO 20 June 1913 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 4 October 2008 Oneonta, New York, USA |
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 GIDGET GEIN = AMERICAN = = Bassist = associated with: Marilyn Manson {second bassist & co-founder} Dali Gaggers |
Born: BRADLEY MARK STEWART 11 September 1969 Hollywood, Florida, USA | Died: 8 October 2008 Burbank, California, USA |
39 | Suspected Drug Overdose |
 ALTON ELLIS = JAMAICAN = = Rocksteady Musician = |
Born: ALTON NEHEMIAH ELLIS 1 September 1938 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 10 October 2008 London, ENGLAND |
70 | Cancer |
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DAVE WRIGHT = ENGLISH = = Rhythm Guitar and, Vocals = associated with: The Troggs |
Born: DAVID FREDERICK WRIGHT 21 January 1944 Winchester, Hampshire, ENGLAND | Died: 10 October 2008 Winchester, Hampshire, ENGLAND |
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RUSS HAMILTON = BRITISH = = Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: RONALD HULME 19 January 1932 Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 11 October 2008 Buckley, NORTH WALES |
76 | |
 NEAL HEFTI = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Composer, and Arranger = |
Born: NEAL PAUL HEFTI 29 October 1922 Hastings, Nebraska, USA | Died: 11 October 2008 Toluca Lake, California, USA |
85 | Throat Cancer |
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GUS CHAMBERS = BRITISH = = Vocalist = associated with: The Specials Grip Inc The Squad |
Born: GARY CHAMBERS 31 May 1958 Coventry, ENGLAND | Died: 13 October 2008 Coventry, ENGLAND |
50 | Accidental death because of mixture of his medication and alcohol |
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FRANKIE VENOM = CANADIAN = = Vocalist = associated with: Teenage Head |
Born: FRANK KERR | Died: 15 October 2008 |
51 | Following a battle with Throat Cancer |
 LEVI STUBBS = AMERICAN = = Vocalist = associated with: The Four Tops |
Born: LEVI STUBBLES 6 June 1936 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 17 October 2008 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
72 | |
 PETER GORDENO = BURMESE = = Dancer, Recording Artist, Cabaret Singer, = = Choreographer, and Occasional Actor = |
Born: 20 June 1939 Rangoon, BURMA | Died: 18 October 2008 London, ENGLAND |
69 | Cancer |
 DAVE McKENNA = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: 30 May 1930 | Died: 18 October 2008 Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA |
78 | Lung Cancer |
 DEE DEE WARWICK = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer = |
Born: DELIA JUANITA WARRICK 25 September 1945 Newark, New Jersey, USA | Died: 18 October 2008 Essex County, New Jersey, USA |
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MERL SAUNDERS = AMERICAN = = Musician = associated with: The Dinosaurs Legion of Mary Saunders/Garcia Band Rainforest Band |
Born: 14 February 1934 San Mateo, California, USA | Died: 24 October 2008 San Francisco, California, USA |
74 | After fighting infections as a result of complications related to the stroke |
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RAY ELLIS = AMERICAN = = Record Producer, Arranger and Conductor = |
Born: 28 July 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 27 October 2008 Encino, California, USA |
85 | Complications from Melanoma |
 MIKE BAKER = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated with: Shadow Gallery {1985-2008} Ayreon {guest vocalist: 2004} |
Born: MICHAEL ALLEN BAKER 2 September 1963 | Died: 29 October 2008 |
45 | Heart Attack |
 FRANK NAVETTA = AMERICAN = = Punk Rock Guitarist = associated with: Descendents {co-founder 1979-1983} |
Born: 6 March 1962 Manhattan Beach, California, USA | Died: 31 October 2008 Eugene, Oregon, USA |
46 | Diabetic Coma |
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JACK RENO = AMERICAN = = Country Singer = |
Born: 30 November 1935 Bloomfield, Iowa, USA | Died: 1 November 2008 Florence, Kentucky, USA |
72 | Brain Cancer |
 JIMMY CARL BLACK = AMERICAN = = Drummer = associated with: The Mothers of Invention Muffin Men Captain Beefheart Geronimo Black The Grandmothers Black, Brown and Blue Strange News From Mars |
Born: JAMES CARL INKANISH, Jr. 1 February 1938 El Paso, Texas, USA | Died: 1 November 2008 Siegsdorf, GERMANY |
70 | Lung Cancer |
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NATHANIEL MAYER = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = |
Born: 10 February 1944 | Died: 1 November 2008 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
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BYRON LEE = JAMAICAN = = Musician, Record Producer, and Entrepreneur = leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires |
Born: BYRON ALOYSIUS ST. ELMO LEE 27 June 1935 Christiana, Manchester, JAMAICA | Died: 4 November 2008 Kingston, JAMAICA |
73 | Bladder Cancer |
 JODY REYNOLDS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist = |
Born: RALPH JOSEPH REYNOLDS 3 December 1932 Denver, Colorado, USA | Died: 7 November 2008 Palm Desert, California, USA |
75 | Liver Cancer |
 MIRIAM MAKEBA = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Actress = |
Born: ZENZILE MIRIAM MAKEBA 4 March 1932 Prospect Township, Johannesburg, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 9 November 2008 Castel Volturno, ITALY |
76 | Heart Attack |
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ALAN HAZELDINE = BRITISH = = Conductor and Pianist = |
Born: 5 July 1948 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 10 November 2008 London, ENGLAND |
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WANNES VAN DE VELDE = BELGIAN = = Flemish Singer, Musician, poet and Artist = |
Born: WILLY CECILE JOHANNES VAN DE VELDE 29 April 1937 Antwerp, BELGIUM | Died: 10 November 2008 Antwerp, BELGIUM |
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 MITCH MITCHELL = BRITISH = = Drummer = associated with: Johnny Harris and the Shades The Pretty Things The Riot Squad The Who Georgie Fame The Jimi Hendrix Experience Gypsy Sun and Rainbows The Dirty Mac Jack Bruce Larry Coryell Ramatam Gypsy Sun Experience |
Born: JOHN GRAHAM MITCHELL 9 July 1946 Ealing, Middlesex, ENGLAND | Died: 12 November 2008 Portland, Oregon, USA |
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MC BREED = AMERICAN = = Rapper = |
Born: ERIC MILES BREED 12 June 1971 Flint, Michigan, USA | Died: 22 November 2008 Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA |
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 RICHARD HICKOX = BRITISH = = Conductor = |
Born: RICHARD SIDNEY HICKOX 5 March 1948 Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | Died: 23 November 2008 Swansea, Wales, UK |
60 | Dissecting Thoracic Aneurysm |
 MICHAEL LEE = ENGLISH = = Drummer = associated with: Page and Plant Robert Plant The Cult Echo & the Bunnymen Aerosmith Thin Lizzy Lenny Kravitz Jeff Martin Little Angels The Quireboys |
Born: MICHAEL GARY PEARSON 19 November 1969 Darlington, County Durham, ENGLAND | Died: 24 November 2008 Darlington, County Durham, ENGLAND |
39 | Epileptic Seizure |
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KENNY MacLEAN = SCOTTISH-CANADIAN = = Bassist = member of Platinum Blonde |
Born: KENNETH IRVING MacLEAN 9 January 1956 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 24 November 2008 |
52 | Heart Related Problem |
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PEKKA POHJOLA = FINNISH = = Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer and Producer = |
Born: 13 January 1952 FINLAND | Died: 27 November 2008 |
56 | Alcoholism |
 MUNETAKA HIGUCHI = JAPANESE = = Drummer = associated with: Lazy {1973-1981} Loudness {1981-1993; 2000-2008} Sly {1994-1998} |
Born: 24 December 1958 Nara, Nara, JAPAN | Died: 30 November 2008 Osaka, JAPAN |
49 | Hepatocellular Carcinoma, a type of Liver Cancer |
 ODETTA = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer, Actress, Guitarist, Songwriter, = = and a Civil and Human Rights Activist = |
Born: ODETTA HOLMES 31 December 1930 Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Died: 2 December 2008 New York City, New York, USA |
77 | Heart Disease |
 DENNIS YOST = AMERICAN = = Singer = lead vocalist of Classics IV |
Born: 20 July 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 7 December 2008 Hamilton, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
65 | Respiratory Failure |
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STEVE ISHAM = AMERICAN = = Keybordist = associated with: Autograph {1983-1989} |
Born: STEVEN ISHAM | Died: 9 December 2008 |
56 | After battling Liver Cancer |
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JAY E. WELCH = AMERICAN = = Musician = |
Born: JAY EVARD WELCH 6 November 1925 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Died: 15 December 2008 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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 DAVEY GRAHAM = BRITISH = = Guitarist and Songwriter |
Born: DAVID MICHAEL GORDON GRAHAM 26 November 1940 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, ENGLAND | Died: 15 December 2008 |
68 | Lung Cancer |
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SANDEÉ = AMERICAN = = Freestyle Singer = member of Exposé |
Born: SANDRA TOLA CASAÑAS 19 January 1962 | Died: 15 December 2008 Hollywood, Florida, USA |
46 | Severe Seizure |
 JOHN SEAN BYRNE = IRISH-born AMERICAN = = Musician = guitarist, vocalist and founding member of Count Five |
Born: 16 November 1947 Dublin, IRELAND | Died: 15 December 2008 |
61 | As a result of a long battle with Diabetes and cirrhosis of the Liver |
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FELICIANO VIERRA TAVARES = CAPE VERDEAN AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Guitarist = |
Born: FELICIANO VIERRA TAVARES Sr. 29 October 1920 Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Died: 17 December 2008 Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA |
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 EARTHA KITT = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actress, Dancer, Activist and Comedian = |
Born: EARTHA MAE KEITH 17 January 1927 North, South Carolina, USA | Died: 25 December 2008 Weston, Connecticut, USA |
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ROBERT WARD = AMERICAN = = Blues and Soul Guitarist = |
Born: ROBERT JERYL WARD 15 October 1938 Luthersville, Georgia, USA | Died: 25 December 2008 Dry Branch, Georgia, USA |
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ROQUE CORDERO = PANAMANIAN = = Composer = |
Born: 16 August 1917 Panama City, PANAMA | Died: 27 December 2008 Dayton, Ohio USA |
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VINCENT FORD = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Songwriter = |
Born: c. 1940 | Died: 28 December 2008 Kingston, JAMAICA |
68 | Diabetes |
 FREDDIE HUBBARD = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter = |
Born: FREDERICK DEWAYNE HUBBARD 7 April 1938 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Died: 29 December 2008 Sherman Oaks, California, USA |
70 | Complications caused by a Heart Attack |
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