Galerie verstorbener Musiker
- Arthur, Charline
- 02.09.1929 - 27.11.1987
- Sängerin, Gitarristin
- Todesursache: Altersschwäche
Charline Arthur (also Charlene Arthur, née Charline Highsmith; September 2, 1929 – November 27, 1987) was an American singer of boogie-woogie, blues, and early rockabilly. In 1950, Arthur began work as a singer and a disc jockey at the Texas radio station KERB. She left three years later after th...
- Butterfield, Paul
- 17.12.1942 - 04.05.1987
- Mundharmonikanist
- Todesursache: Alkohol-/Drogen
Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, and bandleader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his native Chicago, where he met Muddy Waters and othe...
- Chenier, Clifton
- 25.06.1925 - 12.12.1987
- Todesursache: Nierenversagen
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987) was an American musician known as a pioneer of zydeco, a style of music that arose from Creole music, with R&B, blues, and Cajun influences. He sang and played the accordion. Chenier won a Grammy Award in 1983.
Chenier was known as the King of Zy...
- Cotten, Elizabeth
- 05.01.1893 - 29.06.1987
- Gitarristin, Sängerin, Songwriterin
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (née Nevills; January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987) was an influential American folk and blues musician. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player, but played it upside down. This position meant that she played the bass li...
- Dalida
- 17.01.1933 - 03.05.1987
- Sängerin
- Todesursache: Überdosis (Schlafmittel)
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian: [joˈlanda kriˈstiːna dʒiʎˈʎɔtti]; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (French: [dalida], Italian: [daliˈda]; Arabic: داليدا), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dal...
- Fletcher, John
- 19.05.1941 - 07.10.1987
- Tuba
- Todesursache: schwere Gehirnblutung
- Herman, Woody
- 16.05.1913 - 29.10.1987
- Klarinettist, Sänger
Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. His bands often played music that was cutting e...
- King, Pete
- 13.08.1958 - 15.07.1987
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Hodenkrebs
- Lithman, Philip Charles
- 17.06.1949 - 01.07.1987
- Gitarrist, Sänger
Philip Charles Lithman (17 June 1949 – 1 July 1987), who performed under the stage name Snakefinger, was an English musician, singer and songwriter. A multi-instrumentalist, he was best known for his guitar and violin work and his collaborations with the Residents....
- McGhee, Howard
- 06.03.1918 - 17.07.1987
- Trompeter
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Howard McGhee (March 6, 1918 – July 17, 1987) was one of the first American bebop jazz trumpeters, alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingering and high notes. He had an influence on younger bebop trumpeters such as Navarro....
- McGlynn, Arty
- 13.08.1958 - 15.07.1987
- Gitarrist
Arty McGlynn (7 August 1944 – 18 December 2019) was an Irish guitarist born in Omagh, County Tyrone. In addition to his solo work, he collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band. The song I Want Tomorrow by Eny...
- O’Day, Molly
- 09.07.1923 - 05.12.1987
- Todesursache: Krebs
Molly O'Day (born Suzanne Dobson Noonan; October 16, 1909 – October 15, 1998) was an American film actress and the younger sister of Sally O'Neil....
- Pastorius, Jaco
- 01.12.1951 - 21.09.1987
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Schlägerei
John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius ( JAH-koh pass-TOR-ee-əss; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987), was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as ...
- Phillip Jaffe, Allan
- 24.04.1935 - 09.03.1987
- Tuba
Allan Phillip Jaffe (April 24, 1935, Pottsville, Pennsylvania – March 9, 1987, New Orleans) was an American jazz tubist and the entrepreneur who, along with his wife Sandra, developed Preservation Hall into a New Orleans jazz tradition. He played the sousaphone in the Preservation Hall house band....
- Rich, Buddy
- 30.09.1917 - 02.04.1987
- Schlagzeuger
- Todesursache: Herzinfarkt
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.
Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, United States. He discovered his affinity for jazz music...
- Stewart, Slam
- 21.09.1914 - 10.12.1987
- Bassist
- Todesursache: Herzinsuffizienz
Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double-bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20....
- Tosh, Peter
- 19.10.1944 - 11.09.1987
- Sänger, Gitarrist
- Todesursache: Todesstrafe
Peter Tosh (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican musician and reggae singer. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artis...