June 20 Musicians Who Died on June 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German-British viola player and composer, dies at 63 1833 Philip Knapton, English organist and composer, dies at 44 1837 Giovanni Furno, Italian composer and famous music teacher in Naples, dies at 89 1842 Michael Umlauf, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (premiere of Beethoven's 9th), dies at 60 1888 Cesare Dominiceti, Italian composer, dies at 66 1890 Theodore Lajarte, French writer on music and composer, dies at 63 1922 Vittorio Monti, Italian violinist, mandolin player, conductor, and composer (Csárdás), dies at 54 1923 Joseph Leopold Röckel, German-British composer, music publisher, and teacher, dies at 85 1925 Wilhelm Posse, German composer, dies at 72 1940 Jehan Alain, French organist and composer, dies fighting for the French Army in WWII Battle of Saumur at 29 1948 George Frederick Boyle, Australian-American composer, dies at 61 1965 Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), dies in a car crash at 41 1975 Daniel Ayala Pérez, Mexican violinist, conductor, and composer, dies at 68 1980 Allan Pettersson, Swedish violist and composer (Symphony No. 7), dies at 68 1984 Hans Studer, Swiss composer, dies at 73 1991 Malcolm Frager, American concert pianist, dies at 56 1992 Nikolay Nikolayevich Sidel'nikov, Russian composer, dies at 62 1995 Dennis Gomm, British composer and musician, dies at 84 1997 Lawrence Payton, American pop & soul singer (Four Tops - "I'll Be There"), dies at 59 1999 Ernie Wilkins, American jazz saxophonist, arranger (Count Basie, Harry James), and bandleader, dies after suffering a stroke at 76 2006 Claydes Charles Smith, American musician (Kool & The Gang), dies at 57 2008 Antonio Bibalo, Italian-Norwegian pianist, contemporary classical and opera composer (The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder; Ghosts), dies at 86 2011 Jerome Rosen, American composer, dies at 89 2011 [Anna] Ottilie Patterson, Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band), dies at 79 2016 Bill Ham [Billy Mack Ham], American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top), dies at 79 2017 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), dies at 42