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Musicians, Composers and Music Industry 1995

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o Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis (Charles Thomas) (30 Nov 1925 - 28 Dec 1995)
Blues musician
o Shura Cherkassky (7 Oct 1909 - 27 Dec 1995)
Pianist
o Dean (Dino Crocetti) Martin (17 Jun 1917 - 25 Dec 1995)
Singer and actor
o Nicolas (Nikolai Leonidovich) Slonimsky (27 Apr 1894 - 25 Dec 1995)
Musicologist
o Don Anthony (1910 - 14 Dec 1995)
Bandleader and songwriter
o Nancy LaMott (30 Dec 1951 - 13 Dec 1995)
Singer
o Darren Robinson (1967 - 10 Dec 1995)
Singer
o Claire Polin (Schaff) (1 Jan 1926 - 6 Dec 1995)
Composer, flautist and musicologist
o John Trevor Key (10 Jul 1947 - 6 Dec 1995)
Photographer
o David Briggs (29 Feb 1944 - 26 Nov 1995)
Record producer
o Ambrose Thibodeaux (18 Oct 1903 - 25 Nov 1995)
Cajun accordionist
o Stuart Henry (24 Feb 1942 - 24 Nov 1995)
Disc Jockey
o Autry (Jr. Walker - born Oscar G. Mixon) DeWatt II (14 Jun 1931 - 23 Nov 1995)
Musician
o Ambrose Sam (1919 - 22 Nov 1995)
Creoloe Accordionist
o Peter Grant (5 Apr 1935 - 21 Nov 1995)
Rock band manager
o Smilin' Jim Eames (1924 - 21 Nov 1995)
Singer/songwriter
o Shirley Bergeron (1933 - 19 Nov 1995)
Singer/guitarist
o Peter John Welding (15 Nov 1935 - 17 Nov 1995)
Record producer
o Alan Hull (20 Feb 1945 - 17 Nov 1995)
Singer and composer
o Kristian Lundin (7 May 1973 - 15 Nov 1995)
Record producer
o Ralph (Hunsecker) Blane (26 Jul 1914 - 13 Nov 1995)
Songwriter
o Curley Fox (1910 - 12 Nov 1995)
Fiddler
o Kenneth S. Goldstein (17 Mar 1927 - 11 Nov 1995)
Folklorist/enthomusicologist
o Dan (Country Dick Montana) McLain (1955 - 8 Nov 1995)
Singer
o Jerry Daniels (1916 - 7 Nov 1995)
Singer and guitarist
o Norman Waterhouse Lees (17 Jul 1905 - 6 Nov 1995)
Jazz fan
o Laura Weber (1925 - 5 Nov 1995)
TV Host
o Florence Greenberg (1913 - 2 Nov 1995)
Record company founder
o Desmond Shawe-Taylor (29 May 1907 - 1 Nov 1995)
Critic
o Alan Dudley Bush (22 Dec 1900 - 31 Oct 1995)
Composer, pianist and teacher
o Lavad "Dr. Hepcat" Durst (9 Jan 1913 - 31 Oct 1995)
Vocal/piano
o Louis (Lou) Levy Jr. (29 Nov 1910 - 31 Oct 1995)
Music publisher
o Lloyd Lambert (4 Jul 1928 - 31 Oct 1995)
Bassist
o Brian Easdale (10 Aug 1909 - 30 Oct 1995)
Composer
o Maxene Andrews (3 Jan 1916 - 21 Oct 1995)
Singer
o Shannon Hoon (1967 - 21 Oct 1995)
SInger
o Raymond Rasberry (10 Mar 1930 - 20 Oct 1995)
Pianist/singer
o Don E. Cherry (18 Nov 1936 - 19 Oct 1995)
Jazz Musician
o Bryan Johnson (18 Jul 1926 - 18 Oct 1995)
Singer and actor
o Golfredo Corradetti (26 Oct 1915 - 13 Oct 1995)
Conductor
o Eleanor Aller (1917 - 12 Oct 1995)
Cellist
o Jimmy Nash (1948 - 10 Oct 1995)
Record company owner
o Christopher Keene (21 Dec 1946 - 8 Oct 1995)
Musician
o Walter "Crash" Morgan (1960 - 6 Oct 1995)
Drummer
o Hugh Charles (24 Jul 1907 - 6 Oct 1995)
Songwriter and impressario
o Dick Henry Jurgen (9 Jan 1910 - 5 Oct 1995)
Bandleader
o Norman Ewart Thurston (15 Apr 1921 - 2 Oct 1995)
Musician
o Seger Pillot Ellis (4 Jul 1904 - 29 Sep 1995)
Pianist and vocalist
o Christopher Shaw (30 Jul 1924 - 27 Sep 1995)
Composer, pianist, coach, translator and critic
o Booker T. Laury (2 Sep 1914 - 23 Sep 1995)
Blues pianist/vocalist
o Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins (6 Mar 1933 - 22 Sep 1995)
Folk musician and composer
o Vernell Townsend (1931 - 21 Sep 1995)
Blues and gospel singer
o Louis "Mr. Bo" Collins (7 Apr 1932 - 19 Sep 1995)
Blues SInger
o Geoffrey Stokes (1940 - 12 Sep 1995)
Rock and Roll Writer
o Lawrence Bernard "Larry" Gales (25 Mar 1936 - 12 Sep 1995)
Bassist
o Ida Carroll (1 Dec 1905 - 9 Sep 1995)
Musician
o Joni Gail Abbott (26 Aug 1959 - 6 Sep 1995)
MTV Exec
o James "Pigmeat" Jarrett (8 Dec 1899 - 5 Sep 1995)
Pianist
o Vaclav Neummann (29 Sep 1920 - 2 Sep 1995)
Conductor
o Holmes Sterling Morrison (29 Aug 1942 - 30 Aug 1995)
Musician
o Big Dee (Difosco Erwin) Irwin (4 Aug 1932 - 27 Aug 1995)
Singer/songwriter/producer
o Ronald Anthony White Jr. (5 Apr 1938 - 26 Aug 1995)
Singer
o R.B. Hudmon (1954 - 25 Aug 1995)
R&B and Soul Singer
o Gary Crosby (15 Jun 1933 - 24 Aug 1995)
Singer/Actor
o Dwayne Rudolph Goettel (1 Feb 1964 - 23 Aug 1995)
Musician
o Anatole Fistoulari (20 Aug 1907 - 21 Aug 1995)
Conductor
o John E. Gilmore (28 Sep 1931 - 20 Aug 1995)
Tenor Saxophonist
o Paul Foster (12 Jul 1920 - 20 Aug 1995)
Singer
o Pierre Schaeffer (14 Aug 1910 - 19 Aug 1995)
Composer and radio innovator
o William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis (24 Nov 1918 - 17 Aug 1995)
Musician
o John Priestly McCartjy (1933 - 16 Aug 1995)
Detroit DJ
o Robert "Bobby" Debarge (1959 - 16 Aug 1995)
R&B Musician
o Erbie Bowser (5 May 1918 - 15 Aug 1995)
Pianist
o Jesse Thomas (3 Feb 1911 - 13 Aug 1995)
Blues singer
o Martin Louis "Marty" Paich (23 Jan 1925 - 12 Aug 1995)
Jazz arranger
o Herbert Whitton (John) Sumsion (19 Jan 1899 - 11 Aug 1995)
Organist and composer
o Phil Harris (24 Jun 1906 - 11 Aug 1995)
Singer and bandleader
o Jerry (Jerome John) Garcia (1 Aug 1942 - 9 Aug 1995)
Musician
o Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields (5 Dec 1915 - 3 Aug 1995)
Drummer
o Jose Bernabe Marino Barreto y Casanova (11 Jun 1907 - 3 Aug 1995)
Pianist, vocalist, bandleader
o Robert L. "Bob" Talley (1920 - 1 Aug 1995)
Pianist
o Rodwell (Biggie Tembo) Marasha (30 Sep 1958 - 30 Jul 1995)
Musician
o Miklos Rozsa (18 Apr 1907 - 27 Jul 1995)
Composer
o Doris Mae Akers (21 May 1923 - 27 Jul 1995)
Gospel SInger/songwriter
o Laurindo Almeida (2 Sep 1918 - 26 Jul 1995)
Composer and guitarist
o Osvaldo Pugliese (2 Dec 1905 - 25 Jul 1995)
Musician and composer
o Charl;ie Rich (12 Dec 1932 - 25 Jul 1995)
Singer
o Jerry (Jeremiah Patrick) Lordam (30 Apr 1934 - 24 Jul 1995)
Songwriter/compser
o Floyd McDaniel (21 Jul 1915 - 23 Jul 1995)
Blues singer/guitarist
o Bob Rundick (1943 - 23 Jul 1995)
Poet/DJ
o Percy Humphrey (13 Jan 1905 - 22 Jul 1995)
Musician
o Dave Clark (6 Mar 1909 - 22 Jul 1995)
Music promoter/songwriter
o Edwin "Russell" House (1930 - 21 Jul 1995)
Saxophonist
o Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller (7 Sep 1909 - 20 Jul 1995)
Singer
o Sydney Lipton (14 Dec 1905 - 19 Jul 1995)
Bandleader/violin
o Joe Hutton (16 Aug 1923 - 17 Jul 1995)
Northumbrian piper and shepherd
o Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr. (1929 - 15 Jul 1995)
Vocalist
o Ernie Furtado (1923 - 12 Jul 1995)
Bassist
o Earl Coleman (12 Aug 1925 - 12 Jul 1995)
Singer
o Alan David Marks (14 May 1946 - 12 Jul 1995)
Pianist and composer
o Gábor Ormai (1 Sep 1954 - 7 Jul 1995)
Viola Player
o Ivor Keys (8 Mar 1919 - 6 Jul 1995)
Musician and teacher
o Brad Lee Sexton (11 Nov 1947 - 3 Jul 1995)
Bass guitarist
o Robert "Wolfman Jack" Weston Smith (21 Jan 1938 - 1 Jul 1995)
Disc Jockey
o Phyllis Hyman (6 Jul 1950 - 30 Jun 1995)
Jazz Singer
o Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor (18 Apr 1925 - 27 Jun 1995)
Musician
o Prez "Kidd" Kenneth (29 Dec 1933 - 27 Jun 1995)
Blues singer/guitarist
o Dennis Gomm (30 Mar 1911 - 20 Jun 1995)
Musician
o Rory Gallagher (2 Mar 1948 - 14 Jun 1995)
Guitarist
o David Parry (Jun 1942 - 13 Jun 1995)
Guitarist
o Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (5 Jan 1920 - 12 Jun 1995)
Pianist
o Lovelace Watkins (6 Mar 1938 - 11 Jun 1995)
Singer
o Ernest Anderson (25 May 1910 - 10 Jun 1995)
Publicist
o Frank Chacksfield (9 May 1914 - 9 Jun 1995)
Conductor and arranger
o Sheikh Iman (2 Jul 1918 - 8 Jun 1995)
Oud player and singer
o Imam Elissa (2 Jul 1918 - 6 Jun 1995)
Singer
o James Anderson (26 Jun 1953 - 6 Jun 1995)
Writer
o Ernest Borneman (15 Apr 1915 - 4 Jun 1995)
Sexual researcher, psychotherapist, writer and musicologist
o Ulyses Simpson Kay (17 Jan 1917 - 27 May 1995)
Composer
o C.W. Stubblefield (7 Mar 1931 - 27 May 1995)
Music Promoter
o Ron Weatherburn (31 Jan 1934 - 26 May 1995)
JAzz pianist
o Dick Curless (17 Mar 1932 - 25 May 1995)
Singer/songwriter
o Mike Pyne (2 Sep 1940 - 24 May 1995)
Jazz Pianist
o Mick pyne (2 Sep 1940 - 24 May 1995)
Jazz Pianist
o Gordon Reynolds (30 Jun 1921 - 18 May 1995)
Musician
o Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle (23 Apr 1923 - 17 May 1995)
Singer
o Perry Lederman (1942 - 15 May 1995)
Folk singer
o Johnny Van Derrick (11 Aug 1926 - 15 May 1995)
Jazz violinist
o Jimmy Raney (20 Aug 1927 - 10 May 1995)
Jazz guitarist
o Marshall Royal (12 May 1912 - 9 May 1995)
Jazz Sax/Clarinet
o Carroll Best (1931 - 8 May 1995)
Bluegrass banjo
o Teresa Teng (1953 - 8 May 1995)
Singer
o Ray McKinley (18 Jun 1910 - 7 May 1995)
Drummer
o Leanoard "Red" Truss (1947 - 6 May 1995)
R&B Singer
o Thomas Eden Binkley (26 Dec 1931 - 5 May 1995)
Musician
o Louis Krasner (21 Jun 1903 - 4 May 1995)
Violinist
o Lonesome Sundown (12 Dec 1928 - 23 Apr 1995)
Blues singer/guitarist
o Don Pullen (25 Dec 1941 - 22 Apr 1995)
Pianist and composer
o "King" Herbert Whitaker (1928 - 19 Apr 1995)
Tenor Sax
o Cleo Brown (8 Dec 1903 - 15 Apr 1995)
Pianist
o James Daniel "Danny" Turner (8 Mar 1920 - 14 Apr 1995)
Saxophonist
o Burl (Burl Icle Ivanhoe) Ives (14 Jun 1909 - 14 Apr 1995)
Actor and Singer
o Chris Pyne (14 Feb 1939 - 12 Apr 1995)
Trombonist
o Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards (1950 - 10 Apr 1995)
Singer, actor and songwriter
o Julius Arthur Hemphill (24 Jan 1938 - 2 Apr 1995)
Saxophonist
o Carl M. Story (29 May 1916 - 31 Mar 1995)
Fiddler
o Selena Quintanilla (16 Apr 1971 - 31 Mar 1995)
Tejano Musician
o Rozelle Claxton (5 Feb 1913 - 30 Mar 1995)
Pianist and arranger
o Paul A. Rothchild (18 Apr 1935 - 30 Mar 1995)
Record producer
o Carl E. Jefferson (1920 - 29 Mar 1995)
Record company owner
o Eddie (E.C. WIlliams) Wiggins (1916 - 29 Mar 1995)
Alto saxophone and comedian
o Chet Gierlach (31 May 1919 - 27 Mar 1995)
Music publisher/composer
o Eric (Eazy-E) Wright (7 Sep 1963 - 26 Mar 1995)
Rapper
o Joey Long (1932 - 24 Mar 1995)
Blues/cajun guitarist
o Ripley L. Ingram (1930 - 23 Mar 1995)
Singer
o Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar (15 Mar 1934 - 23 Mar 1995)
Composer/songwriter
o Norman Schwartz (1928 - 21 Mar 1995)
Record Producer
o Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless (1 Aug 1911 - 19 Mar 1995)
Priest, folk musician
o Frederic Ramsey Jr. (29 Jan 1915 - 18 Mar 1995)
Folklorist and author
o Charles Drain (31 May 1939 - 18 Mar 1995)
Singer
o Sunnyland (Albert Luandrew) Slim (5 Sep 1907 - 17 Mar 1995)
Blues pianist
o Sydney Simone (1914 - 16 Mar 1995)
Band leader
o Gerard Thomas Victory (24 Dec 1921 - 14 Mar 1995)
Composer
o Leo Kaplan (1905 - 13 Mar 1995)
ASCAP Lawyer
o Alexander Hyatt-King (18 Jul 1911 - 10 Mar 1995)
Mozart Scholar
o John Arthur Neill Lambert (15 Jul 1926 - 7 Mar 1995)
Composer, teacher, organist
o Delroy George Wilson (5 Oct 1948 - 6 Mar 1995)
Singer
o Vivian Stanshall (21 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1995)
Songwriter and comic
o Eden Ahbez (15 Apr 1908 - 4 Mar 1995)
Songwriter
o Howard Yanks (3 Jun 1929 - 3 Mar 1995)
Founder of the Philadelphia folk festival
o Hugo Cole (6 Jul 1917 - 2 Mar 1995)
Musician and Critic
o Herman "Ace" Wallace (18 Jun 1925 - 28 Feb 1995)
Blues guitarist/singer
o Max Rudolf (15 Jun 1902 - 28 Feb 1995)
Conductor
o Terence Weil (8 Dec 1921 - 25 Feb 1995)
Cellist and teacher
o Richard Nicholson (8 Nov 1905 - 24 Feb 1995)
Musician
o Melvin (David Melvin English) Franklin (12 Oct 1942 - 23 Feb 1995)
Singer
o Eddie Williams (12 Jun 1912 - 18 Feb 1995)
Blues/Jazz Bassist
o Dennis (Denny Cordell) Cordell-Laverack (1943 - 18 Feb 1995)
Rock music producer
o John Rhea "Yank" Lawson (3 May 1911 - 18 Feb 1995)
Trumpeter
o Uta Graf (5 Jan 1915 - 17 Feb 1995)
Singer and teacher
o Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair (11 Jan 1927 - 13 Feb 1995)
Saxophonist
o Terence Beckles (1 Dec 1912 - 12 Feb 1995)
Pianist and Teacher
o Earring George Mayweather (27 Sep 1928 - 12 Feb 1995)
Blues Harmonica Player
o Tony Secunda (24 Aug 1940 - 12 Feb 1995)
Rock band manager
o Arthur S. Taylor (6 Apr 1929 - 6 Feb 1995)
Jazz Drummer
o Frederick Craig Riddle (20 Apr 1912 - 5 Feb 1995)
Violist
o Turner Fodrell (1928 - 3 Feb 1995)
Blues singer/guitarist
o George Richard James (7 Dec 1906 - 30 Jan 1995)
Saxophonist
o Geoffrey Penwill Parsons (15 Jun 1929 - 26 Jan 1995)
Piano accompnaist
o Christopher Francis Palmer (9 Sep 1946 - 22 Jan 1995)
Orchestrator and Author
o Charles Baskerville (1940 - 18 Jan 1995)
Vocalist
o Isador Caplan (17 Apr 1912 - 17 Jan 1995)
Lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer
o William Dillard (20 Jul 1911 - 16 Jan 1995)
Trumpeter and singer
o Sollie McElroy (16 Jul 1933 - 15 Jan 1995)
Singer
o Alexander Gibson (11 Jan 1926 - 14 Jan 1995)
Conductor
o Francis Lopez (1917 - 12 Jan 1995)
Songwriter
o Louis (Loulou) Gasté (18 Mar 1908 - 8 Jan 1995)
Songwriter
o Arthur LEavins (14 Jul 1917 - 7 Jan 1995)
Violinist
o James Clay (8 Sep 1935 - 6 Jan 1995)
Saxophonist
o Leonard Hirsch (19 Dec 1902 - 4 Jan 1995)
Violinist
o Al Duncan (8 Oct 1927 - 3 Jan 1995)
Drummer
o Tony (Antonio Monopoli) Monopoly (1944 - 1995)
Singer
o Ezra Achlin (1916 - 1995)
Conductor
o Jess Stacy (11 Aug 1904 - 1 Jan 1995)
Pianist
o Timour Haider (1976 - 1995)
Guitarist and singer
o Ted Hawkins (28 Oct 1936 - 1 Jan 1995)
Singer/guitarist
o Fred Woods (1932 - 1995)
Folk record producer
o Kurt Neimand (1970 - Mar 1995)
Bass player
o Edward Pollock (9 May 1899 - Jun 1995)
Saxophone/Clarinet
o David Cole (1963 - Jan 1995)
Record producer


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