1981 Seymour Österwall, Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader and composer, dies at 73
1986 Joe Thomas, American jazz tenor saxophonist, vocalist (Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra), bandleader, and undertaker, dies at 77
1989 Antonia Brico, Dutch-American conductor and pianist, dies at 87
1991 Jackie Verdell, American gospel singer (The Davis Sisters, 1955-66), pop singer-songwriter ("Why Not Give Me A Chance") and session vocalist (Wilson Picket; Van Morrison), dies at 53
1995 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, American jazz drummer, dies at 79
1998 Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and musicologist, dies after a series strokes at 63
1999 Leroy Vinnegar, American jazz and session bassist (Shelly Manne; Teddy Edwards; Les McCann), dies of a heart attack at 71
2001 Lars Johan Werle, Swedish avant-garde composer (Pentagram; Resan - The Journey), singer, and jazz musician, dies at 75
2003 (John) Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (Get Used To It), dies of liver disease at 48
2006 Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (Love; National Recording Company), dies of leukemia at 61
2006 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Austro-British soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), dies at 90
2008 Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
2010 Bobby Hebb, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Sunny"), dies of lung cancer at 72
2016 Matt Higgins Doran, American composer (Roland the Minstrel Pig; Faculty Meeting), pedagogue (St. Mary's College), and magician, dies at 94
2019 Henri Belolo, French disco music producer and songwriter (The Village People; The Ritchie Family), dies at 82
2019 Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, dies of cancer at 64
2023 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 86 [1]