Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Burnette, Dorsey
- 28.12.1932 - 19.08.1979
- Sänger, Songwriter, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Dorsey William Burnett Jr. (December 28, 1932 – August 19, 1979) was an American early rockabilly singer. With his younger brother Johnny Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison, he was a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. He is also the father of country musician and former Fleetwood Ma...
- Carter, Sara
- 21.07.1898 - 08.01.1979
Sara Elizabeth Carter (née Dougherty, later Bayes; July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on most of the recordings of the historic Carter Family ac...
- Deller, Alfred
- 31.05.1912 - 16.07.1979
- Sänger
Alfred George Deller, CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979), was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century.
He is sometimes referred to as the "godfather of the countertenor". His style in ...
- Fiedler, Arthur
- 17.12.1894 - 10.07.1979
Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with both the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Fiedle...
- Flatt, Lester
- 19.06.1914 - 11.05.1979
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American singer, bluegrass guitarist, and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs.
Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band du...
- George, Lowell
- 13.04.1945 - 29.06.1979
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Mundharmonikanist, Flötist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt (in Folge von Hepatitis und Übergewicht)
Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was the primary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat. Before forming Little Feat, he was a member of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers ...
- Glascock, John
- 02.05.1951 - 17.11.1979
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Herzklappenfehler
John Glascock (2 May 1951 – 17 November 1979) was a British musician. He was the bassist and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Carmen from 1972 to 1975; and the bass guitarist for progressive rock band Jethro Tull from 1976 until his death in 1979. Glascock died at the age of 28 as a resul...
- Izenzon, David
- 17.05.1932 - 08.10.1979
David Izenzon (May 17, 1932 – October 8, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist....
- Kenton, Stan
- 15.12.1911 - 25.08.1979
- Pianist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Alkohol
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into th...
- MacLise, Angus
- 04.03.1938 - 21.06.1979
- Schlagzeuger, Komponist
- Todesursache: Tuberkulose
Angus William MacLise (March 14, 1938 – June 21, 1979) was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band playing their first paid show....
- Manzecchi, Franco
- 10.09.1931 - 25.03.1979
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Herzerkrankung
Franco (Gian) Manzecchi (September 10, 1931, Ravenna – March 25, 1979, Konstanz) was an Italian drummer....
- Martin, Asa
- 28.06.1900 - 15.08.1979
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Asa F. Martin (June 25, 1900 – August 15, 1979) was an American old-time musician, singer, and guitarist who made many recordings during the 1920s and 1930s. He is best known for his collaborations with fiddle player Doc Roberts, for whom he played rhythm guitar. Roberts frequently played mandolin...
- McCoy, Van
- 06.01.1940 - 06.07.1979
- Produzent, Songwriter, Pianist, Sänger
- Todesursache: Herzanfall
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit "The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and produced songs by such recording artists as B...
- Mingus, Charles
- 22.04.1922 - 05.01.1979
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades a...
- Riperton, Minnie
- 08.11.1947 - 12.07.1979
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Brustkrebs
Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side....
- Sue, Sunshine
- 12.11.1915 - 13.06.1979
- Sängerin, Akkordeonistin
- Todesursache: Schlaganfall
Sue and Sunny were a British vocal duo of session singers operating in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Although sisters, their stage names were Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie. For three years (1969–1972), they were members of British pop group Brotherhood of Man....
- Vicious, Sid
- 10.05.1957 - 02.02.1979
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Heroin)
John Simon Ritchie (born Simon John Ritchie; 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subcultur...