Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Ace, Johnny
- 09.06.1929 - 25.12.1954
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
John Marshall Alexander Jr. (June 9, 1929 – December 25, 1954), known by the stage name Johnny Ace, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. He had a string of hit singles in the mid-1950s. He emerged as a prominent figure in postwar R&B and gained fame with hits such as "My Song", "Cross My Heart...
- Alexander, Texas
- 12.09.1900 - 16.04.1954
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Syphilis
Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was an American blues singer from Jewett, Texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, but no direct kinship has been established. It has also been asserted that he was the uncle of the Texas country blues guit...
- Celestin, Papa
- 01.01.1884 - 15.12.1954
- Trompeter, Sänger
Oscar Phillip Celestin (January 1, 1884 – December 15, 1954), better known by his stage name Papa Celestin, was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader....
- Davis, Dick
- 15.04.1917 - 26.01.1954
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Dick Davis may refer to:
Dick Davis (musician) (1917–1954), American tenor saxophonist who played with Eddie Calhoun
Dick Davis (politician) (1921–1999), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Dick Davis (defensive end) (1938–2021), American football defensive end
Dick Davis (running back) (born 194...
- Furtwängler, Wilhelm
- 25.01.1886 - 30.11.1954
- Dirigent
Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (UK: FOORT-veng-glər, US: -lər; German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfʊɐ̯tvɛŋlɐ] ; 25 January 1886 – 30 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. ...
- Gowans, Brad
- 03.12.1903 - 08.09.1954
- Posaunist, Klarinettist, Trompeter, Saxophonist, Arrangeur
- Todesursache: Folgen eines Kreislaufkollaps
Arthur Bradford "Brad" Gowans (December 3, 1903, Billerica, Massachusetts – September 8, 1954, Los Angeles) was an American jazz trombonist and reedist.
Gowans' earliest work was on the Dixieland jazz scene, playing with the Rhapsody Makers Band, Tommy DeRosa's New Orleans Jazz Band, and Perley Br...
- Green, Lil
- 22.12.1919 - 14.04.1954
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Lil Green (probably born Lillie May Johnson; December 22, 1901 (some sources give 1905, 1910 or 1919) – April 14, 1954) was an American classic female blues singer and songwriter. She was among the leading female rhythm and blues singers of the 1940s, with a sensual soprano voice. Gospel singer R...
- Johnson, Dink
- 28.10.1892 - 29.11.1954
The Dink is an upcoming American sports comedy film about the sport of pickleball directed by Josh Greenbaum, written by Sean Clements, and produced by Ben Stiller and Jake Johnson. The cast includes Johnson, Stiller, Chloe Fineman, Christine Taylor, Patton Oswalt, Martin Kove, Mary Steenburgen and ...
- Jordan, Charley
- 01.01.1890 - 15.11.1954
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Lungenentzündung
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 is a live album by Keith Richards, released on 10 December 1991 in the United States and 24 February 1992 in the United Kingdom. Recorded during a brief American tour in support of Richards debut solo album Talk Is Cheap in late 1988, Richards is su...
- Murray, Billy
- 25.05.1877 - 17.08.1954
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzkrankheit
Billy Murray may refer to:
Billy Murray (actor) (born 1941), English actor
Billy Murray (baseball) (1864–1937), American baseball manager
Billy Murray (singer) (1877–1954), American singer
Billy Murray (boxer) (1892–1926), American boxer
Billy Murray (footballer) (1922–1992), English footba...
- Newton, Frankie
- 04.01.1906 - 11.03.1954
Frankie Newton (born William Frank Newton; January 4, 1906 – March 11, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter from Emory, Virginia, United States. He played in several New York City bands in the 1920s and 1930s, including those led by Lloyd Scott, Charlie "Fess" Johnson, Chick Webb, Benny Carter, Sa...
- Rose, Fred
- 24.08.1898 - 01.12.1954
- Pianist, Sänger, Komponist
Wilhelm Backhaus ('Bachaus' on some record labels) (26 March 1884 – 5 July 1969) was a German pianist and pedagogue. He was particularly well known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin and Brahms. He was also much admired as a chamber musician....
- Widmann, Kurt
- 02.03.1906 - 27.11.1954
- Todesursache: Hirnschlag
- Wilson, Garland
- 13.06.1909 - 31.05.1954
- Sänger
Garland Lorenzo Wilson (June 13, 1909 – May 31, 1954) was an American jazz pianist who accompanied Nina Mae McKinney. Wilson was a boogie-woogie and stride pianist....









