Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Basie, Count
- 21.08.1904 - 26.04.1984
- Pianist, Komponist
- Todesursache: Krebs
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, c...
- Dailey, Albert
- 16.06.1939 - 26.06.1984
- Pianist, Komponist
Albert Preston Dailey (June 16, 1939 – June 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist....
- Dexter, Al
- 04.05.1905 - 28.01.1984
- Gitarrist, Songwriter
Clarence Albert Poindexter (May 4, 1905 – January 28, 1984), known best as Al Dexter, was an American country musician and songwriter.
He is best known today for his most popular song, "Pistol Packin' Mama", a 1943 hit which was one of the most popular recordings of the World War II years, and ...
- Elliott, Don
- 21.10.1926 - 05.07.1984
- Trompeter, Schlagzeuger, Sänger, Komponist, Produzent, Posaunist
Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – June 5, 1984), known as Don Elliott, was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career....
- Gaye, Marvin
- 02.04.1939 - 01.04.1984
- Sänger
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen vom eigenen Vater
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", he helped to shape the sound of Motown and soul music in the 1960s and 1970s. A cultur...
- Hoffmann, Günter
- 04.10.1951 - 15.03.1984
- Sänger
- Todesursache: Suizid
Günter Hoffmann may refer to:
Günter Hoffmann (cyclist) (born 1939), German Olympic cyclist
Günter Hoffmann (1951–1984), German singer, part of the duet Hoffmann & Hoffmann with his brother, Michael Hoffmann
Günther Hoffmann-Schönborn (1905–1970), officer in the German Wehrmacht...
- Hopkins, Claude
- 24.08.1903 - 19.02.1984
Claude C. Hopkins (April 24, 1866 – September 1932) was an American advertising executive and author. He introduced the slogan in advertising and popularised the use of test campaigns, especially using coupons in direct mail, to properly attribute marketing spend....
- Kelly, Luke
- 17.11.1940 - 30.01.1984
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Hirntumor
Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland. Born into a working-class household in the city, he moved to England in his late teens and became involved in the folk music revival there. After returning to Dublin in the early 1960...
- Korner, Alexis
- 19.04.1928 - 01.01.1984
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Pianist
- Todesursache: Tumor (Lunge/Gehirn)
Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1...
- Moss, Buddy
- 16.01.1914 - 19.10.1984
- Gitarrist, Mundharmonikanist, Sänger
Eugene "Buddy" Moss (January 16, 1914 – October 19, 1984) was an American blues musician. He is one of two influential Piedmont blues guitarists to record in the period between Blind Blake's final sessions in 1932 and Blind Boy Fuller's debut in 1935 (the other being Josh White). A younger contemp...
- Nixon, Hammie
- 22.01.1908 - 17.08.1984
- Mundharmonikanist, Gitarrist
Hammie Nixon (January 22, 1908 – August 17, 1984) was an American blues harmonica player....
- Thornton, Big Mama
- 11.12.1926 - 25.07.1984
- Sängerin, Songwriterin, Mundharmonikanistin
- Todesursache: Alkohol
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B.
The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul described Thornton by saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound frame, and exuberant stage manner had audiences stomping their fe...
- Tubb, Ernest
- 09.02.1914 - 06.09.1984
- Sänger, Gitarrist, Songwriter
- Todesursache: Lungenemphysem
Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941), marked the rise of the honky-tonk style of music.
In 1948, he w...
- Walcott, Collin
- 24.04.1945 - 08.11.1984
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Autounfall
Collin Walcott (April 24, 1945 – November 8, 1984) was an American sitar and tabla player in the jazz and world music genres....
- Washington, Tuts
- 24.01.1907 - 05.08.1984
- Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Isidore "Tuts" Washington (January 24, 1907 – August 5, 1984) was an American blues pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
He taught himself to play the piano at age 10 and studied with the New Orleans jazz pianist Joseph Louis "Red" Cayou. In the 1920s and 1930s, he was a leading pla...
- Wilson, Jackie
- 09.06.1934 - 21.01.1984
- Sänger
- Todesursache: ermordet (erschossen)
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in the 20th century. Among Wi...