LIVE/DEAD
In 1968, my parents reluctantly joined my mother’s younger sister, and her husband for a concert at a local catholic church near Zurich, a 1960’s concrete building. The singer was Champion Jack Dupree, who, like many american blues and jazz musicians, was touring Europe, where he could make a better living than in the US. There, the audience had long turned towards psychedelic and folk rock, losing interest in the older blues, soul and rock’n roll acts that had dominated the late 1950’s. At the time, I was only three years old, so I am not sure if I genuinely remember anything about that evening. But my parents told me that I was so thrilled with Champion Jack Dupree, that at one point, I slid out of the church bench and speeded towards the low stage where the singer played his piano. He picked me up with a big smile, and let me sit on his knee for the entire song.
Maybe that was the moment when I was first infected with the virus that would stay with me my whole life: american pop music, especially blues, jazz, soul, funk, and rock.
In 1991, I had already built a considerable record collection, wherever I went, I was roaming the record stores, thrift stores and flea markets. It was while I was living in Brussels, when I picked up a “Live” record by Lionel Hampton from 1954 at the marché aux puces. I contemplated the cover thinking that Hampton must be long dead, despite the word “Live” on the cover. (In fact, he was still alive, he would pass in 2002, aged 96).
I bought the record and the project was born. The simple paradox of record sleeves claiming “Live” for artists who are dead intrigued me. So from then on, I would buy every record that had the word LIVE and a picture of the artist on the cover, whenever I suspected that its star was dead. Sometimes I was wrong, but by definition, that error is temporary. By 2014, the collection has grown to more than 230 records, and it keeps growing.
I had shown it in various editions in Geneva, San Francisco, New York, Berlin, Warsaw and other cities. I always put a record player at the dis-posal of the audience, and sometimes I use the records for a DJ per-formance.
When I got invited for this publication, I found myself in Cape Cod with a two week’s deadline, and only my laptop’s content at my disposal. Sometimes in the past, I had photographed about one hundred of my “live” records, but the choice here is quite accidental. In the pages on the left side, one can find the complete list of all the artists in my “Live/Dead” collection, chronologically by dates of death, until October 2014. Naturally, that list will just keep growing in the future.
I had the great chance to see some of the musicians featured in this book alive in concert: Frank Zappa, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Lou Reed and Johnny Winter. I’d really wish they were all still alive.
Charlie Parker, Born Aug 29, 1920 in Kansas City, KS/ Died Mar 12, 1955 in New York, NY/ Alcohol and heroin addiction
Charlie Christian, Born July 29, 1916 in Dallas, TX / Died March 2, 1942 in New York, NY/
Tuberculosis
Fats Waller, Born May 21, 1904 in New York, NY/ Died Dec 15, 1943 in Kansas City, MO /
Passed of pneumonia aboard a train
Glenn Miller, Born Mar 1, 1904 in Clarinda, IA / Died Dec 15, 1944 in English Channel / Shot down aboard a plane in WW 2 Charlie Parker, Born Aug 29, 1920 in Kansas City, KS/ Died Mar 12, 1955 in New York, NY/ Alcohol and heroin addiction
Buddy Holly, Born Sep 7, 1936 in Lubbock, TX/ Died Feb 3, 1959 in Clear Lake, IA / Plane crash
Sidney Bechet, Born May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, LA / Died May 14, 1959 in Paris, France/ Cancer
Billie Holiday, Born Eleanora Fagan Gough on Apr 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA / Died Jul 17, 1959 in New York, NY/ Drug and alcohol abuse
Eric Dolphy, Jun 20, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA / Died Jun 29, 1964 in Berlin, Germany/
Diabetic coma
Billie Holiday, Born Eleanora Fagan Gough on Apr 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA/ Died Jul 17, 1959 in New York, NY/ Drug and alcohol abuse
John Coltrane, Born Sep 23, 1926 in Hamlet, NC/ Died Jul 17, 1967 in New York, NY/ Liver cancer after alcohol abuse
Sam Cooke, Born on Jan 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, MS/ Died Dec 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA/ Shot accidentally by the manager of the hotel where he was staying
Sam Cooke, Born on Jan 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, MS/ Died Dec 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA / Shot accidentally by the manager of the hotel where he was staying
Sonny Boy Williamson, Born Aleck Ford Miller on Dec 5, 1899 in Glendora, MS, Died May 25, 1965 in Helena, AR / Heart attack
John Coltrane, Born Sep 23, 1926 in Hamlet, NC/ Died Jul 17, 1967 in New York, NY/ Liver cancer after alcohol abuse
Stuff Smith, Born Hezekiah
Leroy Gordon Smith on Aug 14,
Otis Redding, Born Sep 9, 1941 in Dawson, GA/ Died Dec 10, 1967 in Madison, WI/ Plane crash
1909 in Portsmouth, OH/ Died Sep 25, 1967 in Munich,
Germany/ Cause unknown
Otis Redding, Born Sep 9, 1941 in Dawson, GA / Died Dec 10, 1967 in Madison, WI /
Plane crash
Wes Montgomery, Born Mar 6, 1925 in Indianapolis, IN / Died Jun 15, 1968 in Indianapolis, IN/ Heart attack
George Lewis, Born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon on July 13, 1900 in New Orleans, LA / Died Dec 31, 1968 in New
Orleans, LA / Cause unknown
George Lewis, Born Joseph Louis Francois Zenon on July 13, 1900 in New Orleans, LA, died December 31, 1968 in New Orleans, LA/ Cause unknown
Magic Sam, Born Samuel Maghett on Feb 14, 1937 in Grenada, MS/ Died Dec 1, 1969 in Chicago, IL/ Heart attack
Coleman Hawkins, Born Nov 21, 1904 in St. Joseph, MO/ Died May 19, 1969 in New York, NY/ Pneumonia
Judy Garland, Born Jun 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, MN / Died Jun 22, 1969 in London, UK / Accidental overdose of barbiturates
Josh White, Born Feb 11, 1914 in Greensboro, NC, Died Sep 5, 1969 in Manhasset, NY/ Failed heart surgery
Magic Sam, Born Samuel Maghett on Feb 14, 1937 in Grenada, MS/ Died Dec 1, 1969 in Chicago, IL / Heart attack
Janis Joplin, Born Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX/ Died Oct 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA/ Overdose
Jimi Hendrix, Born Nov 27, 1942 in Seattle, WA/ Died Sep 18, 1970 in London, England/ Suffocated after overdose
Jim Morrison, Born Dec 8, 1943 in Melbourne, FL/ Died Jul 3, 1971 in Paris, France/ Heart failure after drug and alcohol abuse
Johnny Hodges, Born Jul 25, 1907 in Cambridge, MA / Died May 11, 1970 in New York, NY/ Heart attack
Jimi Hendrix, Born Nov 27,
1942 in Seattle, WA / Died Sep 18, 1970 in London, UK /
Suffocated after overdose
Janis Joplin, Born Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX / Died Oct 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA /
Overdose
Albert Ayler, Born July 13, 1936 in Cleveland, OH/ Died Nov 5, 1970 in New York, NY/
King Curtis, Born Curtis Ousley on Feb 7, 1934 in Fort Worth, TX/ Died Aug 14, 1971 in New York, NY/ Stabbed to death
Mahalia Jackson, Born Oct 16, 1911 in New Orleans, LA/ Died Jan 27, 1972 in Evergreen Park, IL/ Heart disease
Jim Morrison, Born Dec 8, 1943 in Melbourne, FL / Died Jul 3, 1971 in Paris, France/ Heart failure after drug and alcohol abuse
Louis Armstrong, Born Aug 4, 1901 in New Orleans, LA / Died Jul 6, 1971 in New York, NY/ Heart ailment
Charlie Shavers, Born Aug 3, 1917 in New York, NY/ Died Jul 8, 1971 in New York, NY/
Throat cancer
King Curtis, Born Curtis Ousley on Feb 7, 1934 in Fort Worth, TX / Died Aug 14, 1971 in New York, NY/ Stabbed to death
Tubby Hayes, Born Edward Brian Hayes on Jan 30, 1935 in London, England/ Died Jun 8, 1973 in London, England/ Heart condition
Gary McFarland, Born Oct 23,
1933 in Los Angeles, CA/
Died Nov 3, 1971 in New
York, NY/ Poisoned in a bar
Mahalia Jackson, Born Oct
16, 1911 in New Orleans, LA/
Died Jan 27, 1972 in
Ever-green Park, IL / Heart disease
Kid Ory, Born Dec 25, 1886 in
La Place, LA / Died Jan 23,
1973 in Honolulu, HI/ Old age
Tubby Hayes, Born Edward
Brian Hayes on Jan 30, 1935
in London, UK / Died Jun 8,
1973 in London, UK / Heart
condition
Duke Ellington, Born Apr 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C./ Died May 24, 1974 in New York, NY/ Lung cancer and pneumonia
Tim Buckley, Born Feb 14, 1947 in Washington, D.C./ Died Jun 29, 1975 in Santa Monica, CA/ Heroin overdose
Stan Kenton, Born Dec 15 1911 in Wichita, KS/ Died Aug 25, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA/ Stroke
Cannonball Adderley, Born Julian Edwin Adderley on Sep 15, 1928 in Tampa, FL/ Died Aug 8, 1975 in Gary, IN/ Stroke
Ben Webster, Born Mar 27,
1909 in Kansas City, MO/ Died
Sep 20, 1973 in Amsterdam, NL
Natural causes
Jim Croce, Born Jan 10, 1943
Philadelphia, PA / Died Sep 20,
1973 in Natchitoches, LA / Plane
crash
Gene Krupa, Born Jan 15, 1909
in Chicago, IL/ Died Oct 16,
1973 in Yonkers, NY/ Leukemia
and heart failure
Bobby Timmons, Born Dec 19,
1935 in Philadelphia, PA / Died
Mar 1, 1974 in New York, NY/
Duke Ellington, Born Apr 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C./ Died May 24, 1974 in New York, NY/ Lung cancer and pneumonia Gene Ammons, Born Apr 14, 1925 in Chicago, IL / Died Aug 6, 1974 in Chicago, IL / Cancer Luis Alberto del Paraná, Born June 21, 1926 in Altos,
Paraguay/ Died on Sep 15, 1974/ Brain stroke
Richard Tucker, Born Aug 28, 1913 in New York, NY/ Died Jan 8, 1975 in Kalamazoo, MI/ Heart attack
Jackie “Moms” Mabley, Born
Elvis Presley, Born Jan 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS/ Died Aug 16, 1977 in Memphis, TN/ Drug abuse
Loretta Mary Aiken on Mar 19,
1897 in Brevard, NC/Died May
23, 1975 in White Plains, NY/
Heart Failure
Tim Buckley, Born Feb 14, 1947
in Washington DC/ Died Jun
29, 1975 in Santa Monica, CA/
Heroin overdose
Stan Kenton, Born Dec 15,
1911 in Wichita, KS/ Died Aug
25,1975 in Los Angeles, CA /
Stroke
Cannonball Adderley, Born
Julian Edwin Adderley on Sep
15, 1928 in Tampa, FL / Died
Aug 8, 1975 in Gary, IN/ Stroke
Donny Hathaway, Born Oct 1, 1945 in Chicago, IL/ Died Jan 13, 1979 in New York, NY/ Fall from the 15th floor
Howlin’ Wolf, Born Chester Arthur Burnett on Jun 10, 1910 in West Point, MS/ Died Jan 10, 1976 in Hines, IL / Car crash Vince Guaraldi, Born Jul 17, 1928 in San Francisco, CA / Died Feb 6, 1976 in Menlo Park, CA / Heart attack
Bobby Hackett, Born on Jan 31, 1915 in Providence, RI / Died Jun 7, 1976 in Chatham, MA / Heart attack
Paul Desmond, Born Nov 25, 1924 in San Francisco, CA / Died May 30, 1977 in New York, NY/ Lung cancer
Sid Vicious, Born John Simon Ritchie on May 10, 1957 in London, UK /Died Feb 2, 1979 in New York, NY/ Heroin overdose
Elvis Presley, Born Jan 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS/ Died Aug 16, 1977 in Memphis, TN / Drugs Bing Crosby, Born May 3, 1903 in Tacoma, WA / Died Oct 14, 1977 in La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain / Heart attack
Roland Kirk, Born Aug 7, 1936 in Columbus, OH / Died Dec 5, 1977 in Bloomington, IN /
Stroke
Louis Prima, Born December 7, 1911 in New Orleans, LA/ Died Aug 24, 1978 in New Orleans, LA / Brain tumor
Jacques Brel, Born Apr 8, 1929
in Brussels, Belgium/ Died Eddie Jefferson, Born Aug 3, 1918 in Pittsburgh, PA/ Died May 9, 1979 in Detroit, MI/ Shot to death
Oct 9, 1978 in Bobigny,France / Cancer
Charlie Mingus, Born Apr 22, 1922 in Nogales, AZ / Died Jan 5, 1979 in Cuernavaca, Mexico/ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Donny Hathaway, Born Oct 1, 1945 in Chicago, IL / Died Jan 13, 1979 in New York, NY/ Fall from the 15th floor
Grant Green, Born Jun 6, 1931 in St. Louis, MO/ Died Jan 31, 1979 in New York, NY/ Heart attack
Sid Vicious, Born John Simon
Ritchie on May 10, 1957 in Lester Flatt, Born Jun 19, 1914 in Overton County, TN/ Died May 11, 1979 in Nashville, TN/ Heart failure • Bill Monroe, Born Sep 13, 1911 in Rosine, KY/ Died Sep 9, 1996 in Springfield, TN/ Stroke
London, UK/ Died Feb 2,
1979 in New York, NY/
Heroin overdose Eddie Jefferson, Born Aug 3, 1918
in Pittsburgh, PA / Died May 9,
1979 in Detroit, MI /
Shot to death
Lester Flatt, Born Jun 19, 1914
in Overton County, TN / Died
May 11, 1979 in Nashville, TN /
Heart failure
Professor Longhair, Born Henry
Roeland Byrd on Dec 19, 1918
in Bogalusa, LA / Died Jan 30,
1980 in New Orleans,LA
Heart attack
Professor Longhair, Born Henry Roeland Byrd on Dec 19, 1918 in Bogalusa, LA/ Died Jan 30, 1980 in New Orleans, LA/ Heart attack
John Lennon, Born Oct 9,
1940 in Liverpool, UK / Died
Dec 8, 1980 in New York, NY/
Shot to death by a lunatic fan
Bill Evans, Born Aug 16, 1929
in Plainfield, NJ/ Died Sep 15,
1980 in New York, NY/
Hemorrhaging ulcer and
bronchial pneumonia
Virgil Fox, Born May 3, 1912
in Princeton, IL / Died Oct 25,
1980 in Palm Beach, FL /
Prostate cancer
Tim Hardin, Born Dec 23,
1941 in Eugene, OR / Died in
Hollywood CA, Dec 29, 1980/
Heroin overdose
John Lennon, Born in Liverpool on Oct 9, 1940/ Died Dec 8, 1980 In New York NY/ Shot to death by a lunatic fan
Bill Haley, Born Jul 6, 1925 in Highland Park, MI / Died Feb 9, 1981 in Harlingen, TX /
Heart attack
Michael Bloomfield, Born Jul 28, 1943 in Chicago, IL / Died Feb 15, 1981 in San Francisco, CA/ Overdose
Bob Marley, Born Feb 6, 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica / Died May 11, 1981 in Miami, FL /
Melanom
Mary Lou Williams, Born May 8, 1910 in Atlanta, GA / Died May 28, 1981 in Durham, NC/
Cancer
Tim Hardin, Born Dec 23, 1941 in Eugene, OR/ Died Dec 29, 1980 in Hollywood CA / Heroin overdose
Bob Marley, Born Feb 6, 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica/ Died May 11, 1981 in Miami, FL/ Melanom
Harry Chapin, Born Dec 7, 1942 in Greenwich Village, NY/ Died Jul 16, 1981 in Jericho, NY/ Car crash
Harry Chapin, Born Dec 7,
1942 in Greenwich Village, NY/ Died Jul 16, 1981 in Jericho, NY/ Car crash
Furry Lewis, Born Mar 6, 1893 in Greenwood, MS/ Died Sep 14, 1981 in Memphis, TN/
Old age
Lightnin Hopkins, Born Mar 15, 1912 in Centerville, TX / Died Jan 30, 1982 in Houston, TX / Esophageal cancer
Thelonious Monk, Born Oct 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, NC/ Died Feb 17, 1982 in Weehawken, NJ/ Stroke
Furry Lewis, Born Mar 6, 1893 in Greenwood, MS/ Died Sep 14, 1981 in Memphis, TN/ Old age
Murray the K, Born Murray Kaufman in New York on Feb 14, 1922 / Died in New York on Feb 21, 1982 / Cancer
Joe Tex, Born Aug 8, 1933 in Rogers, TX / Died Aug 13, 1982 in Navasota, TX / Heart attack Eubie Blake, Born February 7, 1883 in Baltimore, MD/ Died Feb 12, 1983 in New York, NY/ Old age
Earl Hines, born Dec 28, 1903 in Duquesne, PA/ Died Apr 22, 1983 in Oakland, CA / Natural causes
Lightnin Hopkins, Born Mar 15, 1912 in Centerville, TX/ Died Jan 30, 1982 in Houston, TX/ Natural causes
Muddy Waters, Born McKinley Morganfield on Apr 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork, MS/ Died Apr 30, 1983 in Westmont, IL / Died in his sleep
Joseph Benjamin J.B. Hutto, Born Apr 26, 1926 in Blackville, SC/ Died Jun 12, 1983 in
Chicago, IL / Cancer
Harry James, Born Mar 15, 1916 in Albany, GA / Died July 5, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV/
Lymphatic cancer
Marvin Gaye, Born Marvin
Pentz Gay, Jr. on Apr 2, 1939 in Washington DC/ Died Apr 1,
1984 in Los Angeles, CA /
Shot to death by his father Thelonious Monk, Born Oct 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, NC/ Died Feb 17, 1982 in Weehawken, NJ/ Stroke
Joe Tex, Born Aug 8, 1933 in Rogers, TX/ Died Aug 13, 1982 in Navasota, TX/ Heart attack
Earl Hines, born Dec 28, 1903 in Duquesne, PA/ Died Apr 22, 1983 in Oakland, CA / Natural causes
Muddy Waters, Born McKinley Morganfield on Apr 4, 1915 in Rolling Fork, MS/ Died Apr 30, 1983 in Westmont, IL/ Died in his sleep
Esther Phillips, Born on Dec
23, 1935 in Galveston, TX/
Died Aug 7, 1984 in Carson,
CA/ liver and kidney failure
George London, Born George
Burnstein, May 30, 1920 in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada /
Died March 23, 1985 in
Armonk, NY/ Heart attack
Piano Red, born Willie
Perryman on October 19, 1911
in Hampton, GA/ Died July 25,
1985 in Decatur, GA/ Cancer
Blind John Davis, Born John
Henry Davis on Dec 7, 1913 in
Hattiesburg, MS, Died Oct 12,
1985 in Chicago, IL Cause unknown
Benny Goodman, Born in
Chicago IL, May 30 1909/ Died in New York, NY, Jun 13, 1986/ Heart attack
Richard Eybner, Born Mar 17 1896, St. Pölten Austria / Died Jun 20, 1986 Vienna, Austria / Old age
Teddy Wilson, Born Nov 24, 1912 in Austin, TX / Died Jul 31, 1986 in New Britain, CT/ Cause unknown
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Born Mar 2, 1922 in New York, NY/ Died Nov 3, 1986 in Culver City, CA / Cause unknown
Marvin Gaye, Born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. on Apr 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C./ Died Apr 1, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA/ Shot to death by his father
Bola Sete, Born Djalma de An-drade on Jul 16, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Died Feb 14, 1987 in Greenbrae, CA / Lung cancer
Buddy Rich, Born Sep 30, 1917 in New York, NY/ Died Apr 2, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA / Heart attack
Paul Butterfield, Born Dec 17, 1942 in Chicago, IL / Died May 4, 1987 in Hollywood, CA /
Overdose
Glen Daly, Born Bartholomew Francis McCann McGovern Dick in 1930, Glasgow, Scot-land/ Died June 1987/ Cause
unknown Buddy Rich, Born Sep 30, 1917 in New York, NY/ Died Apr 2, 1987 in Los
Elizabeth Cotten, Born Jan 5, 1895 in Chapel Hill, NC/ Died Jun 29, 1987 in Syracuse, NY/ Old age
Peter Tosh, Born Winston McIn-tosh on Oct 19, 1944 in West-moreland, Jamaica / Died Sep 11, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica / Kidnapped and murdered
Woody Herman, Born May 16, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI/ Died October 29, 1987 in Los Ange-les, CA / Stress related
Clifton Chenier, Born Jun 25, 1925 in Opelousas, LA / Died Dec 12, 1987 in Lafayette, LA / Kidney disease
Glen Daly, Born Bartholomew Francis McCann McGovern Dick in 1930, Glasgow, Scotland / Died June 1987/ Cause unknown
Peter Tosh, Born Winston McIntosh on Oct 19, 1944 in Westmoreland, Jamaica/ Died Sep 11, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica/ Kidnapped and murdered
Elizabeth Cotten, Born Jan 5, 1895 in Chapel Hill, NC/ Died Jun 29, 1987 in Syracuse, NY/ Old age
Gil Evans, Born Ian Ernest Gilmore Green on May 13,
1912 in Toronto, Canada / Died Mar 20, 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico/ Natural causes
Nico, Born Christa Päffgen, Oct 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany/ Died Jul 18, 1988 in Ibiza
Spain/ Cerebral hemorrhage after bicycle accident
Eddie Vinson, Born Dec 18, 1917 in Houston, TX / Died Jul 2, 1988 in Los Angeles, CA / Heart attack
Roy Eldridge, Born on Jan 30, 1911 in Pittsburgh, PA / Died Feb 26, 1989 in Valley Stream,
NY/ Stroke Clifton Chenier, Born Jun 25, 1925 in Opelousas, LA/ Died Dec 12, 1987 in
Paul Guerrero, Born Nov 5, 1931 in New Braunfels, TX / Died Mar 3, 1989 in Dallas, TX/ Leukemia
Lou Monte, born Louis
Scaglione on Apr 2, 1917 in Lyndhurst, NJ/ Died Jun 11, 1989 in Pompano Beach, FL / Cause unknown
Jethro Burns, Born Kenneth C. Burns on Mar 10, 1920 in
Conasauga, TN / Died Feb 4, 1989 in Evanston, IL /
Prostate cancer
Nico, Born Christa Päffgen, Oct 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany/ Died Jul 18, 1988 in Ibiza Spain/ Cerebral hemorrhage after bicycle accident
Lou Monte, born Louis Scaglione on Apr 2, 1917 in Lyndhurst, NJ/ Died Jun 11, 1989/ Cause unknown
Eddie Vinson, Born Dec 18, 1917 in Houston, TX/ Died Jul 2, 1988 in Los Angeles, CA/ Heart attack
Woody Shaw, Born Dec 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, NC/ Died May 10, 1989 in New York, NY/ Got hit by a subway train, died later of complications
Sarah Vaughan, Born Mar 27, 1924 in Newark, NJ/ Died Apr 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA / Passed away while watching TV
Dexter Gordon, Born Feb 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA / Died Apr 25, 1990 in Philadelphia, PA/ Kidney failure
Sergio Franchi, Born Apr 6, 1926 in Cremona, Italy/ Died May 1, 1990 in Stonington, CT/
Cancer Jethro Burns, Born Kenneth C. Burns on Mar 10, 1920 in Conasauga, TN / Died
Sarah Vaughan, Born Mar 27, 1924 in Newark, NJ/ Died Apr 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA/ Passed away while watching TV
Woody Shaw, Born Dec 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, NC/ Died May 10, 1989 in New York, NY/ Got hit by a subway train, died later of complications
Sammy Davis Jr., Born Dec 8, 1925 in New York, NY/ Died May 16, 1990 in Beverly Hills, CA/ Lung cancer
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Born Oct 3, 1954 in Dallas, TX / Died Aug 27, 1990 in East Troy, WI/ Helicopter crash
Jorge Bolet, Born Nov 15, 1914 in Havana / Died Oct 16, 1990 in Mountain View, CA/ Heart failure after brain surgery
Serge Gainsbourg, Born Lucien Ginzburg on Apr 2, 1928 in
Paris, France/ Died Mar 2, 1991 in Paris, France/ Heart attack
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Born Oct 3, 1954 in Dallas, TX / Died Aug 27, 1990 in East Troy, WI/ Helicopter crash
Johnny Thunders, Born John Anthony Genzale Jr. on Jul 15, 1952 in Leesburg, FL / Died Apr 23, 1991 in New Orleans, LA/ Overdose
Stan Getz, Born Feb 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA / Died Jun 6, 1991 in Malibu, CA /
Liver cancer
Richard Holmes, Born May 2, 1931 in Camden, NJ/ Died Jun 29, 1991 in St. Louis, MO/
Heart attack
Miles Davis, Born May 26, 1926 in Alton, IL / Died Sep 28, 1991 in Santa Monica, CA /
Pneumonia, respiratory failure,
and a stroke Serge Gainsbourg, Born Lucien Ginzburg on Apr 2, 1928 in Paris, France/ Died
Stan Getz, Born Feb 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA/ Died Jun 6, 1991 in Malibu, CA / Liver cancer
Richard Holmes, Born May 2, 1931 in Camden, NJ / Died Jun 29, 1991 in St. Louis, MO/ Heart attack
Redd Foxx, Born Dec 9, 1922 in St. Louis, MO/ Died Oct 11 1991 in Los Angeles, CA / Heart attack
Freddy Mercury, Born Farrokh Bulsara on Sep 5, 1946 in
Zanzibar, Tanzania / Died Nov 24, 1991 in London/
Complications with AIDS
Rev. James Cleveland, Born Dec 5, 1932 in Chicago, IL /
Died Feb 9, 1991 in Culver City, CA / Cause unknown
Marlene Dietrich, Born Maria Magdalene Dietrich Von Losch on Dec 27, 1901 in
Schöneberg, Germany/ Died
Miles Davis, Born May 26, 1926 in Alton, IL/ Died Sep 28, 1991 in Santa Monica, CA / Pneumonia, respiratory failure, and a stroke
Astor Piazzolla, Born Mar 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina/ Died Jul 5, 1992 in Buenas Aires/ Heart failure
May 6, 1992 in Paris,
France/ Old age
Astor Piazzolla, Born Mar 11,
1921 in Mar del Plata,
Argentina / Died Jul 5, 1992 in
Buenas Aires/
Heart failure
Albert King, Born Apr 25, 1923
in Indianola, MS/ Died Dec 21,
1992 in Memphis, TN/
Heart attack
Dizzy Gillespie, Born John
Birks Gillespie on Oct 21,
1917 in Cheraw, SC/ Died
Jan 6, 1993 in Englewood, NJ/
Pancreatic cancer
Dizzy Gillespie, Born John Birks Gillespie on Oct 21, 1917 in Cheraw, SC/ Died Jan 6, 1993 in Englewood, NJ/ Pancreatic cancer
Albert Collins, Born Oct 1, 1932 in Leona, TX/ Died Nov 24, 1993 in Las Vegas, NV/ Cancer • A.C. Reed, Born Aaron Corthen Reed on May 9, 1926 in Wardell, MO/ Died Feb 24, 2004 in Chicago, IL/ Stroke
Sun Ra, Born Herman Sonny Blount on May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, AL / Died in Birmingham, AL on May 30, 1993/ Pneumonia
Kenny Drew, Born August 28, 1928 in New York, NY/ Died Aug 4, 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark / Cause unknown
J.R. Monterose, Born Frank An-thony Monterose on Jan 19,
1927 in Detroit, MI/ Died Sep 16, 1993 in Utica, NY/ Cause unknown
Albert Collins, Born Oct 1, 1932 in Leona, TX / Died Nov 24, 1993 in Las Vegas, NV/
Cancer Frank Zappa, Born Dec 21, 1940 in Baltimore, MD/ Died Dec 4, 1993 in Los
Frank Zappa, Born Dec 21, 1940 in Baltimore, MD/ Died
Dec 4, 1993 in Los Angeles,CA/ Lung cancer
Joe Pass, Born January 13, 1929 in New Brunswick, NJ/ Died May 23, 1994 in Los Angeles, CA/ Cancer
Carmen Mc Rae, Born Apr 8, 1920 in New York, NY/ Died Nov 10, 1994 in Beverly Hills, CA/ Emphysema
Rory Gallagher, Born Mar 2, 1948 in Ballyshannon, Ireland/ Died Jun 14, 1995 in London, UK / Pneumonia
Carmen Mc Rae, Born Apr 8, 1920 in New York, NY/ Died Nov 10, 1994 in Beverly Hills, CA / Emphysema
Jerry Garcia, Born Aug 1, 1942 in San Francisco, CA / Died
Aug 9, 1995 in San Francisco, CA/ Heart attack during rehab Junior Walker, Born Autry De Walt Mixon on Jun 14, 1931 in Blytheville, AR / Died Nov 23, 1995 in Battle Creek, MI/
Cancer
Ella Fitzgerald, Born Apr 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA / Died Jun 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills, CA / Natural causes
Bobby Enriquez, Born May 20 1943, in Bocolod City,
Philippines / Died Aug 6, 1996 in Bayonne, NJ/ Cause
unknown Junior Walker, Born Autry De Walt Mixon on Jun 14, 1931 in Blytheville, AR/ Died
Bill Monroe, Born Sep 13, 1911 in Rosine, KY/ Died Sep 9,
1996 in Springfield, TN/ Stroke Eddie Harris, Born Oct 20,
1934 in Chicago, IL / Died Nov 5, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA / Leukemia
Randy California, born Randy Craig Wolfe, Feb 20, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA / Died Jan 2, 1997 in Molokai, Hawaii /
Drowned in a rip tide after rescueing his son
Jeff Buckley, Born Nov 17, 1966 in Orange County, CA / Died May 29, 1997 in Memphis TN / Drowned at night in the
Mississippi river Bobby Enriquez, Born May 20 1943 in Bocolod City, Philippines / Died Aug 6,
Stéphane Grappelli, Born Jan 26, 1908 in Paris, France/ Died Dec 1, 1997 in Paris, France/ Old age
Laura Nyro, Born Oct 18, 1947 Bronx, NY/ Died Apr 8, 1997 in Danbury, CT/ Ovarian cancer Luther Allison, Born Aug 17, 1939 in Widener, AR/ Died Aug 12, 1997 in Madison, WI/
Lung cancer
Junior Wells, Born Dec 9, 1934 in Memphis, TN/ Died Jan 15, 1998 in Chicago, IL / Stroke Carl Perkins, Born Apr 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, TN/ Died Jan 19,
1998/ Throat cancer Jeff Buckley, Born Nov 17, 1966 in Orange County, CA/ Died May 29, 1997 in
Luther Allison, Born Aug 17, 1939 in Widener, AR/ Died Aug 12, 1997 in Madison, WI/ Lung cancer
Walter Zuber Armstrong, Born Sep 9 1936, /Died Mar 1, 1998 in Bellingham WA/ Cause unknown
Walter Zuber Armstrong, Born Sep 9, 1936 / Died Mar 1, 1998 in Bellingham WA/ Cause
unknown
Nelson Gonçalves, Born Jun 21, 1919 in Santana do Livra-mento, Rio Grande do Sul/ Died Apr 18, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Heart attack Frank Sinatra, Born Dec 12, 1915 in Hoboken, NJ/ Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, CA/ Heart attack
Buffalo Bob Smith, Born Robert Emil Schmidt on Nov 27, 1917, in Buffalo, New York/ Died July 29, 1998 in Hendersonville, NC/
Cause unknown Frank Sinatra, Born Dec 12, 1915 in Hoboken, NJ/ Died May 14, 1998 in Los
Damita Jo, Born Damita Jo DeBlanc on Aug 5, 1930 in Austin, TX/ Died Dec 25 1998 / Respiratory illness
Benny Waters, Born Jan 23,
1902 in Brighton, MD/ Died
Aug 11, 1998/ Old age
Damita Jo, Born Damita
Jo DeBlanc on Aug 5, 1930 in
Austin, TX/ Died Dec 25 1998 /
Respiratory illness
Michel Petrucciani, Born Dec
28,1962 in Orange, France/
Died Jan 6, 1999 in Manhattan,
NY/ Pulmonary infection
Jaki Byard, Born Jun 15, 1922
in Worcester, MA/ Died Feb 11,
1999 in New York, NY/ Gunned
Joe Williams, Born Joseph Goreed on Dec 12, 1918 in Cordele, GA / Died Mar 29, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV/
Natural causes
Al Hirt, Born Nov 7, 1922 in
New Orleans, LA / Died Apr 27, 1999/ Cause unknown
Leon Thomas, Born Oct 4,
1937 in East St. Louis, IL / Died May 8, 1999 in New York, NY/ Heart failure
Screaming Lord Sutch, Born David Edward Sutch on Nov 10, 1940 in Harrow, Middlesex, UK / Died Jun 16, 1999 in
South Harrow, London, UK /
Suicide Jaki Byard, Born Jun 15, 1922 in Worcester, MA/ Died Feb 11, 1999 in New York,
-Leon Thomas, Born Oct 4, 1937 in East St. Louis, IL/ Died May 8, 1999 in New York, NY/ Heart failure
Joe Williams, Born Joseph Goreed on Dec 12, 1918 in Cordele, GA/ Died Mar 29, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV/ Natural causes
Milt Jackson, Born Jan 1, 1923 in Detroit, MI/ Died Oct 9, 1999 in New York, NY/ Liver cancer Charles Earland, Born May 24, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA / Died Dec 11, 1999 in Kansas City, MO/ Heart failure
Grover Washington JR,
Born Dec 12, 1943 in Buffalo, NY/ Died Dec 17, 1999 in New York, NY/ Heart attack
Curtis Mayfield, Born Jun 3, 1942 in Chicago, IL / Died Dec 26, 1999/ Late complications after a stage accident in 1990 that left him paralyzed
Milt Jackson, Born Jan 1, 1923 in Detroit, MI/ Died Oct 9, 1999 in New York, NY/ Liver cancer • Ray Brown, Born on Oct 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA/ Died Jul 2, 2002 in Indianapolis, IN/ Died in his sleep • Teddy Edwards, Born Apr 26, 1924 in Jackson, MS/ Died Apr 20, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA/ Cause Unknown
Grover Washington JR, Born Dec 12, 1943 in Buffalo, NY/ Died in New York City, NY on Dec 17, 1999/ Heart attack
Nat Adderley, Born Nov 25,
1931 in Tampa, FL/ Died
Jan 2, 2000 in Lakeland,
FL/ Diabetes
Baden Powell de Aquino, Born
Aug 6, 1937 in Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil/ Died Sep 2, 2000 in Rio
De Janeiro, Brazil/ Pneumonia
Danniebelle Hall, Born 1937 in
Pittsburgh, PA/ Died Dec
28, 2000 in San Jose, CA/
Breast cancer
Perry Como, Born May 18,
1912 in Canonsburg, PA / Died
May 12, 2001 in Jupiter, FL /
Curtis Mayfield, Born Jun 3, 1942 in Chicago, IL / Died Dec 26, 1999/ Late complications after a stage accident in 1990 that left him paralyzed
John Lee Hooker, Born Aug 22, 1917 in Clarksdale, MS/ Died Jun 21, 2001 in Los Altos, CA / Natural causes
John Lee Hooker, Born Aug 22, 1917 in Clarksdale, MS/ Died Jun 21, 2001 in Los Altos, CA / Natural causes
Joe Henderson, Born April 24, 1937 in Lima, OH/ Died Jun 30, 2001 in San Francisco, CA /
Heart failure and emphysema Rufus Thomas, Born Mar 26, 1917 in Cayce, MS/ Died Dec 15, 2001 in Memphis, TN/
Heart failure
Gilbert Becaud, Born Oct 24, 1927 in Toulon/ Died Dec 18, 2001 in Paris, France/ Lung cancer
Rufus Thomas, Born Mar 26, 1917 in Cayce, MS/ Died Dec 15, 2001 in Memphis,TN / Heart failure
Hildegard Knef, Born Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef on Dec 28, 1925 in Ulm, Germany/ Died Feb 1, 2002 in Berlin, Germany/ Breast cancer
Ray Brown, Born on Oct 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA / Died Jul 2, 2002 in Indianapolis, IN/ Died in his sleep
Ray Corniff, Born Nov 6, 1916 in Attleboro, MA / Died Oct 12, 2002 in Escondido, CA / Died after a fall
Lionel Hampton, Born Apr 20, 1909 in Louisville, KY/ Died
Aug 31, 2002 in New York, NY/ Heart failure
Hildegard Knef, Born Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef on Dec 28, 1925 in Ulm, Germany/ Died Feb 1, 2002 in Berlin, Germany/ Breast cancer
Lionel Hampton, Born Apr 20, 1909 in Louisville, KY/ Died Aug 31, 2002 in New York, NY/ Heart failure
Warren Zevon, Born Jan 24, 1947 in Chicago, IL/ Died Sep 7, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA / Lung cancer
Waylon Jennings, Born Jun 15, 1937 in Littlefield, TX / Died
Feb 13, 2002 in Chandler, AZ / Complications from diabetes Mal Waldron, Born Aug 16, 1926 in New York, NY/ Died Dec 2, 2002 in Brussels,
Belgium/ Cancer
Mongo Santamaria, Born Apr 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba / Died Feb 1, 2003 in Miami, FL / Stroke
Nina Simone, Born Feb 21
1933 in Tryon, NC/ Died Apr 21 2003 in Carry-le Rouet, France/ Died in her sleep
Mal Waldron, Born Aug 16, 1926 in New York, NY/ Died Dec 2, 2002 in Brussels, Belgium/ Cancer
Ray Charles, Born Ray Charles Robinson on Sep 23, 1930 in Albany, GA/ Died Jun 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills, CA/ Liver disease
Herbie Mann, Born Apr 16,
1930 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Jul
1, 2003 in Santa Fe, NM /
Prostate cancer
Warren Zevon, Born Jan 24,
1947 in Chicago, IL / Died Sep
7, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA /
Lung cancer
Elvin Jones, Born Sep 9, 1927
in Pontiac, MI/ Died May 18,
2004 in Englewood, NJ / Heart
failure
Ray Charles, Born Ray
Charles Robinson on Sep 23,
1930 in Albany, GA/ Died Jun
10, 2004 in Beverly Hills, CA /
Joey Ramone, born Jeffrey Hyman on May 19, 1951 in Forest Hills, NY/ Died Apr 15, 2001 in New York, NY/
Lymphatic cancer
Dee Dee Ramone, Born Douglas Colvin on Sep 18,
1952 in Fort Lee, VA / Died Jun 5, 2002 in Hollywood, CA /
Overdose
Johnny Cash, Born Feb 26, 1932 in Kingsland, AR/ Died Sep 12, 2003 in Nashville, TN / Died in his sleep
A.C. Reed, Born Aaron Corthen Reed on May 9, 1926 in
Wardell, MO/ Died Feb 24, 2004 in Chicago, IL / Stroke
Joey Ramone, Born Jeffrey Hyman on May 19, 1951 in Forest Hills, NY/ Died Apr 15, 2001 in New York, NY/ Lymphatic cancer • Dee Dee Ramone, Born Douglas Colvin on Sep 18, 1952 in Fort Lee, VA/ Died Jun 5, 2002 in Hollywood, CA / Overdose • Johnny Ramone, Born John Cummings on Oct 8, 1948 in Long Island, NY/ Died Sep 15, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA/ Prostate cancer • Tommy Ramone, Born Thomas Erdelyi on Jan 29, 1949 in in Budapest, Hungary/ Died Jul 11, 2014 in Ridgewood, Queens, New York/ Bile duct cancer
Barney Kessel, Born Oct 17, 1923 in Muskogee, OK / Died May 6, 2004 in San Diego, CA/ Cancer
Johnny Ramone, Born John
Cummings, Oct 8, 1948 in Long Island, NY/ Died Sep 15, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA / Prostate cancer
Robert Merrill, Born Jun 4,
1917 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Oct 23, 2004 in New Rochelle, NY/ Cause unknown
Son Seals, Born Frank Seals on Aug 14, 1942 in Osceola, AR / Died Dec 20, 2004 in Chicago, IL / Complications with diabetes
Richard Tucker, Born Aug 28, 1913 in New York, NY/ Died Jan 8, 1975 in Kala-mazoo MI/ Heart attack • Robert Merrill, Born Jun 4, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Oct 23, 2004 in New Rochelle, NY/ Old age
Jimmy Smith, Born Dec 8, 1928 in Norristown, PA/ Died Feb 8, 2005 in Scottsdale, AZ/ Stroke
Jimmy Smith, Born Dec 8, 1928
in Norristown, PA / Died Feb 8,
2005 in Scottsdale, AZ/ Stroke
Bobby Short, Born Sep 15,1924
in Danville, IL/ Died Mar 21,
2005 in New York City, NY/
Leukemia
Brock Peters, Born Jul 2, 1927
in New York, NY/ Died Aug 23,
2005 in Los Angeles, CA /
Pancreatic cancer
Roy Brooks, Born Mar 9, 1938 in
Detroit/ Died Nov 15, 2005/
Cause unknown
Lou Rawls, Born Dec 1, 1935
in Chicago, IL / Died Jan 6,
2006 in Los Angeles, CA / Cancer
Sivuca, Born Severino Dias de Oliveira on May 26, 1930 in Itabaiana, Paraíba, Brazil/ Died Dec 14, 2006 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil/ Cancer
Lou Rawls, Born Dec 1, 1935 in Chicago, IL/ Died Jan 6, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA/ Cancer
Ray Barretto, Born Apr 29,
1929 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Feb 17, 2006 in Hackensack, NJ/ Heart failure
Billy Preston, Born Sep 9, 1946 in Houston, TX / Died Jun 6, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ / Coma caused by pericarditis
Anita O'Day, Born Oct 18, 1919 in Chicago, IL / Died Nov 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA / Pneumonia and Alzheimer
Sivuca, Born Severino Dias de Oliveira on May 26, 1930 in
Itabaiana, Paraíba, Brazil/ Died Dec 14, 2006 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil/ Cancer
James Brown, Born May 3, 1933 in Barnwell, SC/ Died Dec 25, 2006 in Atlanta, GA/ Pneumonia and heart failure
James Brown, Born May 3,
1933 in Barnwell, SC/ Died Dec 25, 2006 in Atlanta, GA /
Pneumonia and heart failure Alice Coltrane, Born Aug 27, 1937 in Detroit, MI/ Died Jan 12, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA / Respiratory failure
Don Ho, Born Aug 13, 1930 in Honolulu, HI/ Died Apr 14, 2007 in Honolulu, HI/ Heart failure
Andrew Hill, born June 30,
1937 in Chicago, IL / Died April 20, 2007 in Jersey City, NJ/
Lung cancer
Amanda Ambrose, Born April 18, 1925 in St. Louis/ Died Oct 26, 2007 in Tampa / Colon cancer
Amanda Ambrose, Born Apr 18, 1925 in St. Louis, MO/ Died Oct 26, 2007 in Tampa, FL /
Colon cancer
Robert Goulet, Born Nov 26, 1933 in Lawrence, MA / Died Oct 30, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA / Pulmonary fibrosis
Oscar Peterson, Born Aug 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada / Died Dec 23, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/ Old age
Buddy Miles, Born Sep 5, 1947 in Omaha, NE / Died Feb 26, 2008 in Austin, TX /
Congestive heart failure
Oscar Peterson, Born Aug 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ Died Dec 23, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/ Old age
Johnny Griffin, Born Apr 24, 1928 in Chicago, IL/ Died Jul 25, 2008 in Availles-Limouzine, France/ Old age
Johnny Griffin, Born Apr 24,
1928 in Chicago, IL/ Died Jul 25,
2008 in Availles-Limouzine,
France/ Heart attack
Isaac Hayes, Born Aug 20,
1942 in Covington, TN/ Died
Aug 10, 2008 in Memphis, TN/
Stroke
Merl Saunders, Born Feb 14,
1934 in San Mateo, CA/ Died
Oct 24, 2008 in San Francisco,
CA / Stroke
Odetta, Born Odetta Holmes
December 31, 1930 in
Birmingham, AL/ Died Dec 2,
2008 in New York, NY/
Freddie Hubbard, Born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN/ Died Dec 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA / Heart attack
Alain Bashung, Born Dec 1,
1947 in Paris, France/ Died Mar 14, 2009 in Paris, France/
Lung cancer
Mercedes Sosa, Born Jul 9, 1935 in San Miguel de
Tucumán, Argentina / Died Oct 4, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina/ Kidney failure
Teddy Pendergrass, Born Mar 26, 1950 in Kingstree, SC/ Died Jan 13, 2010 in Bryn Mawr, PA/ Colon cancer
Isaac Hayes, Born Aug 20, 1942 in Covington, TN/ Died Aug 10, 2008 in Memphis, TN/ Stroke
Big John Russell, Born Aug 30, 1943 in Paramaribo, Indonesia/ Died Sep 12, 2010 in Leusden NL/ Heart attack
Solomon Burke, Born Mar 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA / Died Oct 10, 2010 in Amsterdam, NL/ Pulmonary embolism upon arrival at Schipol Airport
Marion Brown, Born Sep 8, 1931 in Atlanta, GA/ Died Oct 12, 2010 in Hollywood, FL /
Late complications of a subway accident
Gregory Isaacs, Born Jul 15, 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica/ Died Oct 25, 2010 in London,
UK/ Lung cancer Alain Bashung, Born Dec 1, 1947 in Paris, France/ Died Mar 14, 2009 in Paris,
George Shearing, Born Aug 13, 1919 in London, UK / Died Feb 14, 2011 in New York, NY/
Congestive heart failure
Franz Josef Degenhardt, Born Dec 3, 1931 in Schwelm,
Germany/ Died Nov 14, 2011 in Quickborn, Germany/
Cause unknown
Johnny Otis, Born Dec 28, 1921 in Vallejo, CA/ Died Jan 17, 2012 in Altadena, CA / Old age
Earl Scruggs, Born Jan 6, 1924 in Flint Hill, NC, died Mar 28, 2012 in Nashville, TN /
Old age
Teddy Pendergrass, Born Mar 26, 1950 in Kingstree, SC/ Died Jan 13, 2010 in Bryn Mawr, PA/ Colon cancer
Tony Martin, Born Dec 25, 1913 in Oakland, CA/ Died Jul 27,
2012 in Los Angeles, CA / Old age
Dave Brubeck, Born December 6, 1920 in Concord, CA / Died Dec 5, 2012 in Norwalk, CT/ Heart failure
Donna Summer, Born Dec 31, 1948 in Boston, MA / Died May 17, 2012 in Naples, FL/ Lung cancer
Ravi Shankar, Born Apr 7, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,
India / Died Dec 11, 2012 in San Diego, CA/ Old age
Donna Summer, Born Dec 31, 1948 in Boston, MA/ Died May 17, 2012 in Naples, FL/ Lung cancer
Lou Reed, Born Mar 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Oct 27, 2013 in Southampton, NY/ Liver disease
Marva Whitney, Born May 1, 1944 in Kansas City, KS/ Died December 22, 2012 in Kansas City, KS/ Pneumonia
Kenny Ball, Born May 22, 1930 in Ilford, Essex, UK / Died
Mar 7, 2013 in Basildon, Essex, UK/ Pneumonia
Lou Reed, Born Mar 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died Oct 27,
2013 in Southampton, NY/ Liver disease
Yusef Lateef, Born Oct 9,
1920 in Chatanooga, TN/ Died Dec 23, 2013 in Shutesbury, MA/ Old age
Pete Seeger, Born May 3, 1919 in New York, NY/ Died Jan 27, 2014/ Old age
Tommy Ramone, Born Thomas Erdelyi January 29, 1949 in in Budapest, Hungary/ Died Jul 11, 2014 in Ridgewood,
Queens, New York / Bile duct cancer
Johnny Winter, Feb 23, 1944 in Beaumont, TX / Died Jul 16, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland / Cause of death still unknown
Johnny Winter, Feb 23, 1944 in Beaumont, TX/ Died Jul 16, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland/ Cause of death still unknown
