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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 LHASA = AMERICAN-born = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: LHASA DE SELA 27 September 1972 Big Indian, New York, USA | Died: 1 January 2010 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA |
37 | Breast Cancer |
 GREGORY SLAY = AMERICAN = = Musician (drummer) and Songwriter = founding member of "REMY ZERO" |
Born: GREGORY SCOTT SLAY 10 May 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 1 January 2010 Bodega Bay, California, USA |
40 | Cystic Fibrosis |
 TONY CLARKE = ENGLISH = = Rock Music Record Producer and Guitarist = best known for producing: "The Moody Blues" {1966-1979} "The Four Tops" {1972} "Clannad" {1984} |
Born: ANTHONY RALPH CLARKE 21 August 1941 Coventry, ENGLAND | Died: 4 January 2010 Brighton, ENGLAND |
68 | Emphysema |
 WILLIE MITCHELL = AMERICAN = = Trumpeter, Bandleader, Soul, R&B, = = Rock and Roll, Pop and Funk Record Producer and Arranger = |
Born: WILLIAM LAWRENCE MITCHELL 1 March 1928 Ashland, Mississippi, USA | Died: 5 January 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
81 | Cardiac Arrest |
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ERIC SHARK = ENGLISH = = Singer = member of Deaf School |
Born: THOMAS JOHN DAVIS 1950 | Died: 7 January 2010 |
59 | Lung Failure |
 NED THEALL = AMERICAN = = Trumpet Player = member of The Boogie Kings |
Born: 26 November 1937 Abbeville, Louisiana, USA | Died: 9 January 2010 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
72 | Stomach aneurysm |
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DANNIE FLESHER = AMERICAN = = Co-Founder of Wax Trax! Records = |
Born: | Died: 10 January 2010 Hope, Arkansas, USA |
58 | Pneumonia |
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DICK JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Big Band Clarinetist who also = = played the Alto Saxophone and Flute = |
Born: RICHARD BROWN JOHNSON 1 December 1925 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 10 January 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
84 | After a short illness |
 YABBY YOU = JAMAICAN = = Reggae singer and Record Producer = |
Born: VIVIAN JACKSON 14 August 1946 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 12 January 2010 |
63 | Brain Aneurysm |
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BRIAN DAMAGE = AMERICAN = = Drummer = associated acts: Misfits |
Born: BRIAN KEATS | Died: 12 January 2010 |
46 | Liver Cancer |
 JIMMY O = HAITIAN = = Musician = member of Barikad Crew |
Born: JEAN JIMMY ALEXANDRE 9 March 1974 Port-au-Prince, HAITI | Died: 12 January 2010 Port-au-Prince, HAITI |
35 | Earthquake Victim |
 ED THIGPEN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: EDMUND LEONARD THIGPEN 28 December 1930 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 January 2010 Copenhagen, DENMARK |
79 | |
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EDDIE EDGEHILL = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Valentines The Del-Kings |
Born: | Died: 13 January 2010 |
74 | Heart Attack |
 TEDDY PENDERGRASS = AMERICAN = = R&B/Soul Singer and Songwriter = lead singer of "Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes" {1972-1975} |
Born: THEODORE DEREESE PENDERGRASS 26 March 1950 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 13 January 2010 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA |
59 | Respiratory failure after surgery for Colon Cancer |
 JAY REATARD = AMERICAN = = Garage Punk Singer and Guitarist = associated acts: The Reatards Lost Sounds Nervous Patterns The Final Solutions Digital Leather Angry Angles Terror Visions Bad Times Evil Army |
Born: JIMMY LEE LINDSEY Jr. 1 May 1980 Lilbourn, Missouri, USA | Died: 13 January 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
29 | Cocaine Toxicity |
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BOBBY CHARLES = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Swamp Pop Musician = |
Born: ROBERT CHARLES GUIDRY 21 February 1938 Abbeville, Louisiana, USA | Died: 14 January 2010 Louisiana, USA |
71 | |
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CHILTON PRICE = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: CHILTON SEARCY 25 December 1913 near Fern Creek, Kentucky, USA | Died: 14 January 2010 Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
96 | |
 EARL WILD = AMERICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: ROYLAND EARL WILD 26 November 1915 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 23 January 2010 Palm Springs, USA |
94 | Congestive Heart Disease |
 DAG FRØLAND = NORWEGIAN = = Comedian, Revue Artist and Singer = |
Born: 16 September 1945 Volda, NORWAY | Died: 26 January 2010 Oslo, NORWAY |
64 | |
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JOHNNY DANKWORTH = ENGLISH = = Jazz Composer, Saxophonist and Clarinetist = = Husband of jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine = |
Born: JOHN PHILLIP WILLIAM DANKWORTH 20 September 1927 Woodford, Essex, ENGLAND | Died: 6 February 2010 |
82 | |
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TONY TAYLOR = ENGLISH = = Singer = lead singer of Twisted Tower Dire |
Born: | Died: 6 February 2010 |
42 | Motorcycle Accident |
 DOUG FIEGER = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: The Knack {1978–1981, 1986–1992, 1994, 1996–2010} Sky {1970-1973} (US band) Triumvirat The Sunset Bombers |
Born: DOUGLAS LARS FIEGER 20 August 1952 Oak Park, Michigan, USA | Died: 14 February 2010 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
57 | Cancer |
 LEE FREEMAN = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = associated acts: Strawberry Alarm Clock |
Born: 8 November 1949 Burbank, California, USA | Died: 14 February 2010 Bay Area, San Francisco, USA |
60 | Cancer |
 KATHRYN GRAYSON = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: ZELMA KATHRYN ELISABETH HEDRICK 9 February 1922 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA | Died: 17 February 2010 Los Angeles, California, USA |
88 | |
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CHILLY B = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Newcleus |
Born: BOB CRAFTON | Died: 23 February 2010 |
47 | Stroke |
 T-BONE = AMERICAN = = Musician and Bassist = associated acts: Hall & Oates Saturday Night Live Band Elvis Costello Frank Manzi |
Born: TOM WOLK 24 December 1951 Yonkers, New York, USA | Died: 27 February 2010 Pawling, New York, USA |
58 | Stroke |
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RON BANKS = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Dramatics |
Born: | Died: 4 March 2010 |
58 | Heart Attack |
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AMALIE CHRISTIE = NORWEGIAN = = Classical Pianist, Author and Anthroposophist = |
Born: 21 December 1913 Vang, Hedmark, NORWAY | Died: 4 March 2010 Bærum, NORWAY |
96 | |
 LOLLY VEGAS = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: Pat and Lolly Vegas Redbone |
Born: CANDIDO VASQUEZ-VEGAS 1939 Coalinga, California, USA | Died: 4 March 2010 Reseda, California, USA |
70 | Lung Cancer |
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MARK LINKOUS = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer = associated acts: Sparklehorse {1995-2010} Dancing Hoods Tom Waits Daniel Johnston PJ Harvey Fennesz Danger Mouse House of Freaks |
Born: FREDERICK MARK LINKOUS 9 September 1962 Arlington, Virginia, USA | Died: 6 March 2010 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
47 | Suicide by shooting |
 TONY CAMPISE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: ANTHONY SEBASTIAN CAMPISE 22 January 1943 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 7 March 2010 Austin, Texas, USA |
67 | |
 EVELYN DALL = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: 8 January 1918 The Bronx, New York City, USA | Died: 10 March 2010 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
92 | After an extended illness |
 ALEX CHILTON = AMERICAN = = Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer = associated acts: Box Tops Big Star Tav Falco's Panther Burns Terry Manning |
Born: WILLIAM ALEXANDER CHILTON 28 December 1950 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 17 March 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
59 | Heart Attack |
 MARVA WRIGHT = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer = |
Born: MARVA MARIA WILLIAMS 20 March 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 23 March 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
62 | |
 HERB ELLIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist = associated acts: Oscar Peterson |
Born: MITCHELL HERBERT ELLIS 4 August 1921 Farmersville, Texas, USA | Died: 28 March 2010 Los Angeles, California, USA |
88 | Alzheimer's disease |
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MALCOLM MCLAREN = BRITISH = = Musician, Impresario, Visual Artist, Performer = = Clothes Designer and Boutique Owner = |
Born: MALCOLM ROBERT ANDREW MCLAREN 22 January 1946 Stoke Newington, London, ENGLAND | Died: 8 April 2010 SWITZERLAND |
64 | Died of mesothelioma cancer |
 PETER STEELE = AMERICAN = = Singer and Bassist = associated acts: Fallout {1979-1982} Carnivore {1982-1987, 2006-2010} Type O Negative {1989–2010} |
Born: PETRUS THOMAS RATAJCZYK 4 January 1962 Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 14 April 2010 New York City, New York, USA |
48 | Aortic Aneurysm (initially reported as heart failure) |
 GURU = AMERICAN = = Rapper, Producer, Actor = associated acts: DJ Premier Gang Starr Gang Starr Foundation Krumbsnatcha Big L Jeru the Damaja Group Home M.O.P. |
Born: KEITH EDWARD ELAM 17 July 1961 Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 19 April 2010 New York City, New York, USA |
48 | Multiple Myeloma |
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LUDVIGSEN = NORWEGIAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: GUSTAV LORENTZEN 28 September 1947 Bergen, NORWAY | Died: 21 April 2010 Outside Bergen, NORWAY |
62 | Cardiac Arrest |
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MORRIS PERT = SCOTTISH = = Composer, Drummer/Percussionist, and Pianist = |
Born: MORRIS DAVID BROUGH PERT 9 September 1947 Arbroath, SCOTLAND | Died: 27 April 2010 Balchrick, Kinlochbervie, SCOTLAND |
62 | |
 ROY CARRIER = AMERICAN = = Zydeco Musician = associated acts: The Night Rockers |
Born: JOSEPH ROY CARRIER 11 February 1947 Lawtell, Louisiana, USA | Died: 3 May 2010 |
63 | |
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EDDIE L. JACKSON = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = associated acts: Brenda & The Tabulations |
Born: | Died: 3 May 2010 |
63 | Brain Aneurysm |
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DAVE FISHER = AMERICAN = = Singer and Musician = associated acts: The Highwaymen |
Born: 19 July 1940 | Died: 7 May 2010 |
69 | |
 LENA HORNE = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: LENA MARY CALHOUN HORNE 30 June 1917 Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 9 May 2010 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
92 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 HANK JONES = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist and Bandleader = |
Born: HENRY JONES Jr. 31 July 1918 Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA | Died: 16 May 2010 Bronx, New York, USA |
91 | |
 RONNIE JAMES DIO = AMERICAN = = Heavy Metal Vocalist and Songwriter = associated acts: Elf {1970-1975} Rainbow {1975-1979} Black Sabbath {1979-1982, 1991-1992, 2007} Dio {1982-1991, 1993-2010} Hear 'N Aid {1985} Heaven & Hell {2006-2010} |
Born: RONALD JAMES PADAVONA 10 July 1942 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA | Died: 16 May 2010 Houston, Texas, USA |
67 | Stomach Cancer |
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LARRY DALE = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer, Guitarist and Session Musician = |
Born: ENNIS L. LOWERY 7 January 1923 Hungerford, Texas, USA | Died: 19 May 2010 New York, USA |
87 | |
 PAUL GRAY = AMERICAN = = Musician and Songwriter = bassist, backing vocalist, and a founding members of Slipknot {1995-2010} |
Born: PAUL DEDRICK GRAY 8 April 1972 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 24 May 2010 Johnston, Iowa, USA |
38 | Overdose of morphine, and had also shown signs of "significant heart disease" |
 JUDY LYNN = AMERICAN = = Country Singer = |
Born: JUDY LYNN VOITEN 16 April 1936 Boise, Idaho, USA | Died: 26 May 2010 Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA |
74 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 SLIM BRYANT = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist and Radio Personality = |
Born: THOMAS HOYT BRYANT 7 December 1908 Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Died: 28 May 2010 Dormont, Pennsylvania, USA |
101 | |
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KRISTIAN BERGHEIM = NORWEGIAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: 6 June 1926 Bærum, NORWAY | Died: 30 May 2010 |
83 | |
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ARNE NORDHEIM = NORWEGIAN = = Composer = |
Born: 20 June 1931 | Died: 5 June 2010 |
78 | |
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TONY PELUSO = AMERICAN = = Guitarist, Record Producer and Vocalist = associated acts: The Carpenters {1972-1983} The Abstracts |
Born: ANTHONY F. PELUSO 28 March 1950 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 5 June 2010 Los Angeles, California, USA |
60 | Heart Disease |
 MARVIN ISLEY = AMERICAN = = Musician, Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Arranger, Composer, Singer = associated acts: The Isley Brothers Isley-Jasper-Isley |
Born: 18 August 1953 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 6 June 2010 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
56 | Complications of Diabetes |
 STUART CABLE = WELSH = = Rock Drummer and Broadcaster = associated acts: "STEREOPHONICS" {1992-2003} |
Born: 19 May 1970 Aberdare, SOUTH WALES | Died: 7 June 2010 Llwydcoed, Aberdare, SOUTH WALES |
40 | Choked to death on his own vomit during his sleep |
 OLIVER N'GOMA = GABONESE = = Singer and Guitarist = |
Born: 23 March 1959 Mayumba, GABON | Died: 7 June 2010 Libreville, GABON |
51 | Renal Failure |
 CRISPIAN ST PETER = BRITISH = = Pop Singer = |
Born: ROBIN PETER SMITH 5 April 1939 Swanley, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 8 June 2010 Swanley, Kent, ENGLAND |
71 | After a long illness |
 JIMMY DEAN = AMERICAN = = Country Mmusic Singer, Television Host, Actor, and Businessman = |
Born: JIMMY RAY DEAN 10 August 1928 Plainview, Texas, USA | Died: 13 June 2010 Varina, Virginia, USA |
81 | |
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BUSI MHLONGO = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Singer, Dancer and Composer = |
Born: BUSISIWE VICTORIA MHLONGO 28 October 1947 Inanda, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 15 June 2010 Durban, SOUTH AFRICA |
62 | Cancer |
 BILL DIXON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Composer, Visual Artist, and Educator = |
Born: 5 October 1925 Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 16 June 2010 |
84 | After suffering from an undisclosed illness |
 GARRY SHIDER = AMERICAN = = Musician and Guitarist = associated acts: Parliament-Funkadelic |
Born: GARRY MARSHALL SHIDER aka: DIAPER MAN STARCHILD 24 July 1953 Plainfield, New Jersey, USA | Died: 16 June 2010 Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA |
56 | Brain Cancer |
 PETE QUAIFE = ENGLISH = = Bass Guitarist = associated acts: The Kinks {1964-1969} Mapleoak {1969-1971} |
Born: PETER ALEXANDER GREENLAW KINNES 31 December 1943 Tavistock, Devon, ENGLAND | Died: 23 June 2010 Copenhagen, DENMARK |
66 | Kidney Failure |
 FRED ANDERSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Tenor Saxophonist = |
Born: 22 March 1929 Monroe, Louisiana, USA | Died: 24 June 2010 |
81 | |
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BENNY POWELL = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trombonist = associated acts: Lionel Hampton Count Basie |
Born: BENJAMIN GORDON POWELL Jr 1 March 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 26 June 2010 Manhattan, New York, USA |
80 | Following back surgery |
 EL SHAKA = MEXICAN = = Banda Singer = |
Born: JOSÉ SERGIO VEGA CUAMEA aka: SERGIO VEGA 12 September 1969 Ejido Hornos, Sonora, MEXICO | Died: 26 June 2010 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, MEXICO |
40 | Murdered |
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RAMMELLZEE = AMERICAN = = Visual Artist, Graffiti Writer, Performance Artist, = = Hip Hop Musician, Art Theoretician, and Sculptor = |
Born: late 1960 Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA | Died: 28 June 2010 Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA |
49 | |
 ILENE WOODS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: JACQUELINE RUTH WOODS 5 May 1929 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA | Died: 1 July 2010 Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA |
81 | Suffering from Alzheimer's disease |
 HARVEY FUQUA = AMERICAN = = Rhythm-and-Blues Singer, Songwriter, = = Record Producer, and Record Label Executive = associated acts: The Moonglows Etta James Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell Spinners Johnny Bristol New Birth Sylvester |
Born: 27 July 1929 Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 6 July 2010 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
80 | Heart Attack |
 SUGAR MINOTT = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Singer, Producer and Sound-System Operator = |
Born: LINCOLN BARRINGTON MINOTT 25 May 1956 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 10 July 2010 Saint Andrew Parish, JAMAICA |
54 | |
 WALTER HAWKINS = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = |
Born: WALTER LEE HAWKINS 18 May 1949 Oakland, California, USA | Died: 11 July 2010 Ripon, California, USA |
61 | Pancreatic Cancer |
 TULI KUPFERBERG = AMERICAN = = Poet and Singer = associated acts: The Fugs |
Born: NAPHTALI KUPFERBERG 28 September 1923 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 12 July 2010 New York City, New York, USA |
86 | Kidney Failure and Sepsis |
 OLGA GUILLOT "Queen Of Bolero" = CUBAN = = Singer = |
Born: 9 October 1922 Santiago de Cuba, CUBA | Died: 12 July 2010 Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
87 | An Infarction |
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GENE LUDWIG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Organist = |
Born: 4 September 1937 Twin Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 14 July 2010 Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA |
72 | |
 HANK COCHRAN = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter, = = brother of Eddie Cochran = associated acts: Patsy Cline Willie Nelson Eddie Cochran |
Born: GARLAND PERRY COCHRAN 2 August 1935 Isola, Mississippi | Died: 15 July 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
74 | |
 YANDÉ CODOU SÈNE = SENGALESE = = Singer = associated acts: Youssou N'Dour Safi Faye Ousmane Sembene Rémi Jegaan Dioh Doudou N'Diaye Rose Joseph Gai Ramaka Phillippe Cosson Richard Sadler Frederic Sichler Daniel Toscan du Plantier Oumy Samb |
Born: 1932 Somb, in SENEGAL | Died: 15 July 2010 Gandiaye, SENEGAL |
78 | |
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KNUT STENSHOLM = NORWEGIAN = = Drummer = associated acts: Sambandet, (Åge Aleksandersen's backing band) {1978-1987} Valley Boys |
Born: KNUT RAGNAR STENSHOLM 6 April 1954 | Died: 15 July 2010 |
56 | After a long period of illness |
 FRED CARTER, Jr. = AMERICAN = = Guitarist, Singer, Producer and Composer = |
Born: FRED F. CARTER, Jr. 31 December 1933 Winnsboro, Louisiana, USA | Died: 17 July 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
76 | Following a Stroke |
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ANDY HUMMEL = AMERICAN = = Bassist and Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Big Star |
Born: JOHN ANDREW HUMMEL 26 January 1951 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 19 July 2010 Weatherford, Texas, USA |
59 | Cancer |
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WILLY B = NORWEGIAN = = Musician and Popular Culture Writer = |
Born: WILLY BAKKEN 24 June 1951 Furnes, NORWAY | Died: 23 July 2010 Grorud, Oslo, NORWAY |
59 | Cancer |
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AL GOODMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Moments Ray, Goodman & Brown |
Born: WILLIE ALBERT GOODMAN 31 March 1943 Jackson, Mississippi, USA | Died: 26 July 2010 Hackensack, New Jersey, USA |
67 | Heart Failure after undergoing surgery |
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BICE = JAPANESE = = Singer-Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: | Died: 26 July 2010 |
36 | |
 BEN KEITH = AMERICAN = = Guitarist, Steel Guitarist, Musician and Producer = associated acts: Neil Young Great Speckled Bird |
Born: BENNETT KEITH SCHAEUFELE 6 March 1937 Fort Riley, Kansas, USA | Died: 26 July 2010 La Honda, California, USA |
73 | Blood Clot in the Lung |
 SCAR = AMERICAN = = Singer = founding member of Cannibal & The Headhunters |
Born: RICHARD LOPEZ 1945 | Died: 30 July 2010 |
65 | Lung Cancer |
 MITCH MILLER = AMERICAN = = Oboist, Conductor, Recording Pproducer = = and Recording Industry Executive = |
Born: MITCHELL WILLIAM MILLER 4 July 1911 Rochester, New York, USA | Died: 31 July 2010 New York, New York, USA |
99 | After a short illness |
 MITCH JAYNE = AMERICAN = = Bassist = associated acts: The Dillards |
Born: MITCHELL FRANKLIN JAYNE 5 July 1928 Hammond, Indiana, USA | Died: 2 August 2010 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA |
82 | |
 BOBBY HEBB = AMERICAN = = R&B/Soul Singer, Musician, Songwriter, = = Recording Artist, and Performer = |
Born: ROBERT VON HEBB 26 July 1938 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 3 August 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
72 | Lung Cancer |
 CHRIS DEDRICK = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Free Design |
Born: 12 September 1947 Delevan, New York, USA | Died: 6 August 2010 |
62 | Cancer |
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CATFISH COLLINS = AMERICAN = = Rhythm Guitarist = = and brother to Bootsy Collins = associated acts: James Brown Parliament/Funkadelic Deee-Lite |
Born: PHELPS COLLINS 17 October 1943 | Died: 6 August 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
66 | Cancer |
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TED KOWALSKI = CANADIAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Diamonds |
Born: | Died: 8 August 2010 |
79 | |
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DANA DAWSON = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer and Actress = |
Born: 7 August 1974 Jamaica Queens, New York, USA | Died: 10 August 2010 New York, New York, USA |
36 | Colon Cancer |
 RICHIE HAYWARD = AMERICAN = = Drummer = associated acts: The Factory Fraternity of Man Little Feat Bonnie Raitt The Band Eric Clapton Robert Plant |
Born: RICHARD HAYWARD 6 February 1946 Des Moines, Iowa, USA | Died: 12 August 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA |
64 | Complications due to Liver Cancer |
 ABBEY LINCOLN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter, and Actress = |
Born: ANNA MARIE WOOLDRIDGE 6 August 1930 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 14 August 2010 New York, New York, USA |
80 | |
 AHMAD ALAADEEN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: 24 July 1934 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Died: 15 August 2010 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
76 | Bladder Cancer |
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ROBERT WILSON = AMERICAN = = Bass Guitarist = associated acts: The Gap Band |
Born: | Died: 15 August 2010 Palmdale, California, USA |
53 | Heart Attack |
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MAC TONTOH = BRITISH = = Trumpet Player and Songwriter = associated acts: Osibisa |
Born: KWEKU ADABANKA TONTO 1940 | Died: 17 August 2010 |
69 | |
 KENNY EDWARDS = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Bassist, Guitarist = = Mandolinist, and Session Musician = associated acts: Stone Poneys Linda Ronstadt Bryndle Canned Heat |
Born: KENNETH MICHAEL EDWARDS 10 February 1946 | Died: 18 August 2010 |
64 | After battles with cancer and a blood disorder |
 MICHAEL BEEN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Guitarist = associated acts: The Call |
Born: MICHAEL KENNETH BEEN 17 March 1950 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 19 August 2010 Hasselt, BELGIUM |
60 | Heart Attack |
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CHARLES HADDON = ENGLISH = = Singer = associated acts: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool |
Born: 1988 London, ENGLAND | Died: 20 August 2010 Hasselt, BELGIUM |
22 | Suicide |
 BILL PHILLIPS = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer = |
Born: 28 January 1936 Canton, North Carolina, USA | Died: 23 August 2010 |
74 | |
 MIKE EDWARDS = ENGLISH = = Cellist and Music Teacher = member of the Electric Light Orchestra {May 1972-November 1974} |
Born: MICHAEL EDWARDS 31 May 1948 West London, ENGLAND | Died: 3 September 2010 Devon, ENGLAND |
62 | |
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RICH CRONIN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: LFO |
Born: RICHARD BURTON CRONIN 30 August 1974 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 8 September 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
36 | After suffering a stroke secondary to his leukemia due to complications from medicine he was taking to offset GVHD (graft-versus-host disease), which he had been struggling with since the transplant |
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KING COLEMAN = AMERICAN = = Rhythm and Blues Musician, = = Disc Jockey, Actor, Baptist Minister = associated acts: James Brown |
Born: CARLTON COLEMAN 20 January 1932 Tampa, Florida, USA | Died: 11 September 2010 Miami, Florida, USA |
78 | |
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ARROW = MONSERRATIAN = = Soca Musician = |
Born: ALPHONSUS CELESTINE EDMUND CASSELL 16 November 1949 Montserrat, WEST INDIES | Died: 15 September 2010 Montserrat, WEST INDIES |
60 | After battling cerebral cancer for two years |
 BUDDY COLLETTE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: WILLIAM MARCEL COLLETTE 6 August 1921 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 19 September 2010 Los Angeles, California, USA |
89 | |
 LEONARD SKINNER = AMERICAN = = High school gym teacher; Realtor; Bar owner = = and namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd = |
Born: FORBY LEONARD SKINNER 11 January 1933 Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Died: 20 September 2010 Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
77 | Alzheimer's disease |
 EDDIE FISHER = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actor = = ex-husband of Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, = = father of Carrie Fisher = |
Born: EDWIN JOHN FISHER 10 August 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 22 September 2010 Berkeley, California, USA |
82 | Complications from hip surgery |
 BUDDY MORROW = AMERICAN = = Jazz Bandleader and Trombonist = associated acts: Sharkey Bonano Artie Shaw Tommy Dorsey Paul Whiteman Bob Crosby The Tonight Show Band |
Born: MUNI ZUDEKOFF aka: MOE ZUDEKOFF 8 February 1919 New Haven, Connecticut, USA | Died: 27 September 2010 |
91 | |
 ED WILEY Jr. = AMERICAN = = R&B Saxophonist, Singer = |
Born: 14 March 1930 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 27 September 2010 Garner, North Carolina, USA |
80 | After an injury from a fall |
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JACK BERNTSEN = NORWEGIAN = = Philologist, Songwriter and Folk Singer = |
Born: JOAKIM JAN ARIL BERNTSEN 14 October 1940 Kjøpsvik, Tysfjord, NORWAY | Died: 5 October 2010 Svolvær, NORWAY |
69 | |
 T. LAVITZ = AMERICAN = = Keyboard Player = associated acts: Dixie Dregs Jazz Is Dead Jefferson Starship Widespread Panic |
Born: TERRY LAVITZ 16 April 1956 New Jersey, USA | Died: 7 October 2010 |
54 | |
 ALBERTINA WALKER "Queen of Gospel Music" = AMERICAN = = gospel singer, songwriter, actress, and humanitarian = associated acts: Sisters of Glory Robert Anderson James Cleveland The Caravans Mahalia Jackson Inez Andrews Shirley Caesar Dorothy Norwood O'landa Draper |
Born: 29 August 1929 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 8 October 2010 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
81 | |
 JOAN SUTHERLAND = AUSTRALIAN = = Opera Soprano = |
Born: JOAN ALSTON SUTHERLAND 7 November 1926 Sydney, AUSTRALIA | Died: 10 October 2010 Les Avants, Vaud, SWITZERLAND |
83 | Cardiopulmonary Failure "the heart just gave out" |
 SOLOMON BURKE = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer and Preacher = |
Born: 21 March 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 10 October 2010 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, NETHERLANDS |
70 | Pulmonary Embolism |
 GENERAL NORMAN JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer = Associated acts: Chairmen of the Board The Showmen |
Born: 23 May 1941 Norfolk, Virginia, USA | Died: 13 October 2010 Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
69 | Complications of lung cancer or Recovering from recent knee surgery |
 EYEDEA = AMERICAN = = Musician, Rapper and Poet = associated acts: Eyedea & Abilities {1999-2010} The Orphanage Carbon Carousel Face Candy Atmosphere Sage Francis Blueprint Aesop Rock Illogic Carnage the Executioner |
Born: MICHEAL DAVID LARSEN aka: OLIVER HART 9 November 1981 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | Died: 16 October 2010 |
28 | Accident, from respiratory depression, caused by opiate derivatives |
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DENIS SIMPSON = JAMAICAN-born CANADIAN = = Actor and Singer = associated acts: The Nylons (original singer) {1978-1979} |
Born: DENNIS ANTHONY LEOPOLD SIMPSON 4 November 1950 St. Ann's Bay, JAMAICA | Died: 22 October 2010 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
59 | Brain Hemorrhage |
 GREGORY ISAACS = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Singer, Songwriter = |
Born: 15 July 1951 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 25 October 2010 London, England, UK |
59 | Lung Cancer |
 JAMES MOODY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = associated acts: Dizzy Gillespie Kenny Barron Jon Faddis Eddie Jefferson Johnny Coles Todd Coolman Rufus Reid Gil Fuller Milt Jackson |
Born: 26 March 1925 Savannah, Georgia, USA | Died: 9 December 2010 San Diego, California, USA |
85 | Cancer |
 CAPTAIN BEEFHEART = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Composer = = Painter, Poet, Author, Record Producer, and Film Director = associated acts: The Magic Band Frank Zappa The Mothers of Invention Gary Lucas The Tubes Jack Nitzsche Zoot Horn Rollo Mallard Jeff Cotton Rockette Morton Winged Eel Fingerling The Mascara Snake John "Drumbo" French Ry Cooder Eric Drew Feldman Moris Tepper |
Born: DON GLEN VLIET aka: CAPTAIN BEEFHEART BLOODSHOT ROLLIN' RED DON VAN VLIET 15 January 1941 Glendale, California, USA | Died: 17 December 2010 Arcata, California, USA |
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 BILLY TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: WILLIAM TAYLOR 24 July 1921 Greenville, North Carolina, USA | Died: 28 December 2010 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
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