Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Adderley, Cannonball
- 15.09.1928 - 08.08.1975
- Saxophonist
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.
Adderley is perhaps best remembered by the general public for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", which was written for him by his...
- Alexander, Dave
- 03.06.1947 - 10.02.1975
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Lungenödem
- Baker, Josephine
- 03.06.1906 - 12.04.1975
Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), also spelled Joséphine Baker, was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 Fren...
- Bryant, Elbridge
- 28.09.1939 - 26.10.1975
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Leberzirrhose
The Temptations are an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in ...
- Buckley, Tim
- 14.02.1947 - 29.06.1975
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk.
His commercial peak came with the 1969 album Happy Sad, reaching No. 81 ...
- Frizzell, Lefty
- 21.03.1928 - 19.07.1975
- Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country and honky-tonk singer-songwriter.
Frizzell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as influencing prominent country singers such as George Jones, Me...
- Ham, Pete
- 27.04.1947 - 23.04.1975
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Suizid
Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh musician and songwriter who was the lead vocalist and composer of the rock band Badfinger from 1961 until his death in 1975. He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide number one hit for Harry Nilsson that has become a stand...
- Jackson Jr., Al
- 27.11.1935 - 01.10.1975
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Albert J. Jackson Jr. (November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975) was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Records and produced their own instrumentals. Jackson was affectionately dubbed "The H...
- McGee, Sam
- 01.05.1894 - 21.08.1975
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Traktorunfall
Sam McGee may refer to:
"The Cremation of Sam McGee", a poem written by Robert W. Service
Sam McGee, an American country musician of the McGee Brothers duo...
- Robertson, Eck
- 20.11.1887 - 15.02.1975
- Violinist
Alexander Campbell "Eck" Robertson (born November 20, 1887, in Delaney, Arkansas, died February 15, 1975, in Borger, Texas) was an American fiddle player, mostly known for commercially recording the first country music songs in 1922 with Henry Gilliland (1845 - 1924)....
- Robertson, Jeannie
- 17.04.1908 - 13.03.1975
- Sängerin
Regina Christina Robertson (21 October 1908 – 13 March 1975) was a Scottish folk singer.
She is known for her version of the traditional song "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day", otherwise known as "Jock Stewart", which was covered by Archie Fisher, The Dubliners, The McCalmans, The Tannahill Wea...
- Schostakowitsch, Dmitri
- 25.09.1906 - 09.08.1975
- Komponist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
- Stolz, Robert
- 25.08.1880 - 27.06.1975
- Komponist, Dirigent
Robert Elisabeth Stolz (German: [ˈʁoːbɐ̯t ˈʃtɔl̩ts]; 25 August 1880 – 27 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music....
- Taylor, Hound Dog
- 12.04.1915 - 17.12.1975
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Lungenkrebs
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12, 1917 – December 17, 1975) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer....
- Thain, Gary
- 15.05.1948 - 08.12.1975
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Unfall
Gary Mervin Thain (15 May 1948 – 8 December 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep.
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- Vinson, Walter
- 02.02.1901 - 22.04.1975
- Gitarrist, Sänger
Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks, worked with Bo Chatmon and his brothers, and co-wrote the blues standard "Sitting on Top of the World". He is erroneously known as Walter Vin...
- Walker, T-Bone
- 28.05.1910 - 16.03.1975
- Gitarrist, Sänger, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "T...
- Wills, Bob
- 06.03.1905 - 13.05.1975
- Violinist
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 19...