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Musicians, Composers and Music Industry 1997

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o Floyd Cramer (27 Oct 1933 - 31 Dec 1997)
Pianist
o Ewart G. Abner (12 May 1923 - 27 Dec 1997)
Record company executive
o Alan Fluck (2 Feb 1928 - 24 Dec 1997)
Musical educationalist
o Anthea Joseph (27 Oct 1940 - 24 Dec 1997)
Music producer
o Johnny Coles (3 Jul 1926 - 22 Dec 1997)
Trumpeter
o Jimmy Rogers (James A. Lane) (3 Jun 1924 - 19 Dec 1997)
Blues musician
o Francis Paudras (1935 - 26 Nov 1997)
Designer and jazz fan
o Robert Palmer (1945 - 20 Nov 1997)
Rock critic
o Frank Joseph Kofsky (18 Nov 1935 - 19 Nov 1997)
Teacher and writer
o Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell (27 Jul 1942 - 29 Sep 1997)
Journalist and musician
o Edmund Falkiner (29 Jun 1938 - 20 Sep 1997)
Jazz saxophinist And probation officer
o Jimmy Witherspoon (8 Aug 1932 - 18 Sep 1997)
Singer
o Stikkan (Stig) Anderson (25 Jan 1931 - 12 Sep 1997)
Music entrepreneur
o Belle Stewart (18 Jul 1906 - 4 Sep 1997)
Singer
o Duncan Swift (21Feb 1943 - 8 Aug 1997)
Jazz pianist
o Tony Williams (12 Dec 1945 - 23 Feb 1997)
Jazz musician
o Eric William Fenby (22 Apr 1906 - 18 Feb 1997)
Musician
o Brian Connolly (McManus) (5 Oct 1945 - 9 Feb 1997)
Musician
o Danil Shafran (13 Jan 1923 - 7 Feb 1997)
Cellist
o Anthony Cuthbert Baines (6 Oct 1912 - 3 Feb 1997)
Writer and curator
o Chico Science (Francisco Franca) (1966 - 2 Feb 1997)
Musician
o Richard Berry (11 Apr 1935 - 23 Jan 1997)
Musician
o Charles Craig (3 Dec 1919 - 23 Jan 1997)
Opera Singer
o Billy (William) MacArthur Mackenzie (27 Mar 1957 - 22 Jan 1997)
Singer
o Wally Whyton (23 Sep 1929 - 22 Jan 1997)
Musician and broadcaster
o Colonel Tom Parker (Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk) (26 Jun 1909 - 21 Jan 1997)
Show business manager
o Myfanwy Piper (28 Mar 1911 - 18 Jan 1997)
Librettist
o Charlie (Charles Alfred) Galbraith (13 Aug 1920 - 16 Jan 1997)
Jazz trombonist
o Cavan O'Connor (1 Jul 1899 - 11 Jan 1997)
Singer
o George Handy (Joseph Hendleman) (17 Jan 1920 - 8 Jan 1997)
Musician
o Carole Carr (26 Mar 1928 - 8 Jan 1997)
Singer and actress
o Sándor Végh (17 May 1912 - 7 Jan 1997)
Violinist, teacher and conductor
o Sándor Végh (17 May 1912 - 7 Jan 1997)
Violinist, teacher, conductor
o Burton Lane (2 Feb 1912 - 3 Jan 1997)
Composer
o Randy California (Wolfe) (20 Feb 1951 - 2 Jan 1997)
Rock guitarist
o Townes Van Zandt (7 Mar 1944 - 1 Jan 1997)
Musician
o Georges Guétary (Lambros Worloou) (8 Feb 1915 - 13 Sep 1997)
Singer
o Roy Huskey Jr. (- 6 Sep 1997)
Bassist


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