Growing record collection of LIVE records by dead stars, 1991-2015

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249 records as of July 19, 2015

 

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Growing Record collection of LIVE records by dead stars.

249 records as of July 19, 2015

 

Johann Sebastian Bach, Born Mar 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany/ Death Jul 28, 1750 in Leipzig, Germany/ Diabetes

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Born Jan 27 in Salzburg, Austria, 1756, Died Dec 5 1791 in Vienna, Austria/ Poor health

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/ Died of pneumonia aboard a train

Glenn Miller, Born Mar 1, 1904 in Clarinda, IA/ Died Dec 15, 1944 in English Channel/ Disappeared aboard a plane in WW 2

Fletcher Henderson, Born December 18, 1897 in Cuthbert, GA/ Died December 29, 1952 in New York, NY/ Stroke

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 (both)

Eric Dolphy, Jun 20, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA/ Died Jun 29, 1964 in Berlin, Germany/ Diabetic coma

Sam Cooke, Born on Jan 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, MS/ Died Dec 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA/ Shot by a hotel manager

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, 1909 in Portsmouth, OH/ Died Sep 25, 1967 in Munich, Germany

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 December 31, 1968 in New Orleans, LA/ Cause unknown

Coleman Hawkins, Born Nov 21, 1904 in St. Joseph, MO/ Died May 19, 1969 in New York, NY/ Pneumonia

Judy Garland, Born June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, MN/ Died June 22, 1969 in London, England, 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

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, England/ Suffocated after overdose

Janis Joplin, Born Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX/ Died Oct 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA/ Drug overdose

Albert Ayler, Born July 13, 1936 in Cleveland, OH, Died November 5, 1970 in New York, NY/ Drowned in the East River

Jim Morrison, Born Dec 8, 1943 in Melbourne, FL/ Died Jul 3, 1971 in Paris, France/ Heart failure 

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 (live at Smalls)

Gary McFarland, Born October 23, 1933 in Los Angeles, CA/ Died November 3, 1971 in New York, NY/ Poisoned in a New York City bar

Charlie Manna, Born October 6, 1920 Bronx NY/ Died November 9, 1971, New York NY/ Cancer

Mahalia Jackson, Born Oct 16, 1911 in New Orleans, LA/ Died Jan 27, 1972 in Evergreen Park, IL/ Heart disease

Lee Morgan, Born Jul 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA/ Died Feb 19, 1972 in New York, NY/ Shot to death by his wife

Clancy Hayes, Born November 14, 1908 in Caney, KS/ Died March 3, 1972 in San Francisco, CA

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, England/ Died Jun 8, 1973 in London, England/ Heart condition

Ben Webster, Born Mar 27, 1909 in Kansas City, MO/ Died Sep 20, 1973 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands/ Natural causes

Jim Croce, Born Jan 10, 1943 in 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/ Cirrhosis of the liver

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 Eugene Ammons on 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 September 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 Mar 19, 1897 in Brevard, NC/ Died May 23, 1975/ Old age

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

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 Robert Leo Hackett on Jan 31, 1915 in Providence, RI/ Died Jun 7, 1976 in Chatham, MA/ Heart attack

Casey Anderson, Born Oct 5, 1934 Chicago, Illinois/ Died c. 1976 probably in Altadena, California/ Severe diabetes

Paul Desmond, Born November 25, 1924 in San Francisco, CA/ Died May 30, 1977 in New York, NY/ Lung cancer

Elvis Presley, Born Jan 8, 1935 in Tupelo, MS/ Died Aug 16, 1977 in Memphis, TN/ Overdose

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 August 24, 1978 in New Orleans, LA/ Brain tumor

Jacques Brel, Born Jacques Romain Georges Brel on Apr 8, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium/ Died 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/ Died after fall from a window, suspected suicide

Grant Green, Born Jun 6, 1931 in St. Louis, MO/ Died Jan 31, 1979 in New York, NY/ Drug-related illness

Sid Vicious, Born John Simon Ritchie on May 10, 1957 in London, England/ Died Feb 2, 1979 in New York, NY/ Heroin Overdose

Eddie Jefferson, Born Edgar Jefferson on Aug 3, 1918 in Pittsburgh, PA/ Died May 9, 1979 in Detroit, MI/ Shot to death

Lester Flatt, Born Lester Raymond Flatt on 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

John Lennon,  Born in Liverpool on Oct 9, 1940/ Died Dec 8, 1980 In New York NY/ Murdered 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, Illinois/ Died in Palm Beach, Florida, Oct 25, 1980/ Prostate cancer

Tim Hardin, Born Dec 23, 1941 in Eugene, OR/ Died Dec 29, 1980/ Drug overdose

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/ Drug overdose

Bob Marley, Born Feb 6, 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica/ Died May 11, 1981 in Miami, FL/ Cancer

Mary Lou Williams, Born May 8, 1910 in Atlanta, GA/ Died May 28, 1981 in Durham, NC/ Bladder cancer

Zarah Leander, Born Mar 15, 1907 in Karlstad, Schweden/ Died June 23, 1981 in Stockholm, Schweden/ Cerebral haemorrhage

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/ Natural causes

Lightnin Hopkins, Born Mar 15, 1912 in Centerville, TX/ Died Jan 30, 1982 in Houston, TX/ Natural causes

Thelonious Monk, Born Oct 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, NC/ Died Feb 17, 1982 in Weehawken, NJ/ Stroke

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 February 12, 1983 in New York, NY/ Old age

Earl Hines, born December 28 1903 in Duquesne, PA/ Died April 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

J.B. Hutto, Born Joseph Benjamin Hutto on Apr 26, 1926 in Blackville, SC, Died Jun 12, 1983 in Chicago, IL/ Cancer

Harry James, Born March 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, D.C./ Died Apr 1, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA/ Shot by his father

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, June 13, 1986/ Heart attack

Richard Eybner, Born March 17 1896, St. Pölten Austria/Died June 20, 1986 Vienna, Austria/ Cause unknown

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

Bola Sete, Born Djalma de Andrade 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/ Drug overdose

Glen Daly, Born Bartholomew Francis McCann McGovern Dick in 1930, Glasgow Scotland  / Died June 1987/ Cause unknown

Elizabeth Cotten, Born Jan 5, 1895 in Chapel Hill, NC/ Died Jun 29, 1987 in Syracuse, NY/ Old age

Peter Tosh, Born Winston McIntosh on Oct 19, 1944 in Westmoreland, Jamaica/ Died Sep 11, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica/ Murdered

Woody Herman, Born May 16, 1913 in Milwaukee, WI/ Died October 29, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA/ Stress related

Clifton Chenier, Born Jun 25, 1925 in Opelousas, LA/ Died Dec 12, 1987 in Lafayette, LA/ Kidney disease

Gil Evans, Born Ian Ernest Gilmore Green on May 13, 1912 in Toronto, Ontario, 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 Orbison, Born April 23, 1936 in Vernon, TX/ Died December 6, 1988 in Madison, TN/ Heart Attack

Roy Eldridge, Born on Jan 30, 1911 in Pittsburgh, PA/ Died Feb 26, 1989 in Valley Stream, NY/ Stroke

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/ Old age

Jethro Burns, Born Kenneth C. Burns on Mar 10, 1920 in Conasauga, TN/ Died Feb 4, 1989 in Evanston, IL/ Prostate cancer

Woody Shaw, Born Dec 24, 1944 in Laurinburg, NC/ Died May 10, 1989 in New York, NY/ Got hit by a subway train, died of later 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

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 during brain surgery

Bob Wallis, Born Jun 3, 1934 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (UK)/ Died Jan 10, 1991 in England/ Ill health

Serge Gainsbourg, Born Lucien Ginzburg on Apr 2, 1928 in Paris, France/ Died Mar 2, 1991 in Paris, France/ Heart attack

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

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/ AIDS

Rev. James Cleveland, Born Dec 5, 1932 in Chicago, IL/ Died Feb 9, 1991 in Culver City, CA

Marlene Dietrich, Born Maria Magdalene Dietrich Von Losch on Dec 27, 1901 in Schöneberg, Germany/ Died May 6, 1992 in Paris, France/ Natural causes

Astor Piazzolla, Born Mar 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina/ Died Jul 5, 1992 in Buenas Aires/ Stroke

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

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 August 4, 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark/ Cause unknown

J.R. Monterose, Born Frank Anthony 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 Angeles, CA/ 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, England/ Pneumonia

Jerry Garcia,Born Aug 1, 1942 in San Francisco, CA/ Died Aug 9, 1995 in San Francisco, CA/ Heart attack

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 Roberto Delprado Yulo Enriquez in Bocolod City on May 20 1943, Philippines/ Died Aug 6, 1996/ Natural causes

Hans Peter Heinzl, Born Feb 1, 1942 in Vienna, Austria, Died Sept 2 in Vienna, Austria, 1996/ Pancreatic cancer

Bill Monroe, Born William Smith Monroe on 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/ Bone cancer and kidney disease

Randy California, born Randy Craig Wolfe, Feb 20, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA/ Died Jan 2, 1997 in Molokai, Hawaii/ Drowned while rescuing his son

Jeff Buckley, Born Nov 17, 1966 in Orange County, CA/ Died May 29, 1997 in Memphis TN/ Drowned 

Stéphane Grappelli, Born Jan 26, 1908 in Paris, France/ Died Dec 1, 1997 in Paris, France/ Old age

Laura Nyro, Born Oct 18, 1947 in The Bronx, NY/ Died April 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 December 9, 1934 in Memphis, TN/ Died January 15, 1998 in Chicago, IL/ Heart attack

Carl Perkins, Born Carl Lee Perkins on Apr 9, 1932 in Tiptonville, TN, Died Jan 19, 1998/ Throat cancer

Walter Zuber Armstrong, Born Sep 9 1936, /Died Mar 1, 1998 in Bellingham WA/ Cause unknown

Nelson Gonçalves, Born June 21, 1919/ Died April 18, 1998/ 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, Nov 27, 1917 in Buffalo, New York/ Died July 29, 1998 in Hendersonville, North Carolina/ Cause unknown

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 John Byard on Jun 15, 1922 in Worcester, MA/ Died Feb 11, 1999 in New York, NY, Gunned down 

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/ Died at home

Leon Thomas, Born Oct 4, 1937 in East St. Louis, IL/ Died May 8, 1999/ Heart failure

Milt Jackson, Born Jan 1, 1923 in Detroit, MI/ Died Oct 9, 1999 in New York, NY/ Liver cancer

Screaming Lord Sutch, Born David Edward Sutch on Nov 10, 1940 in Harrow, Middlesex, England/ Died Jun 16, 1999 in South Harrow, London, England/ Cause unknown

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 in New York City, NY on Dec 17, 1999/ Heart attack

Curtis Mayfield, Born Jun 3, 1942 in Chicago, IL/ Died Dec 26, 1999/ Paralyzed after a stage accident in 1990, he died of later complications

Nat Adderley, Born Nathaniel Adderley on Nov 25, 1931 in Tampa, FL/ Died Jan 2, 2000, in Lakeland, Florida/ Natural causes

Baden Powell, Born Roberto Baden Powell de Aquino August 6, 1937 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil/ Died September 26, 2000 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil/ Pneumonia triggered by diabetes

Perry Como, Born May 18, 1912 in Canonsburg, PA/ Died May 12, 2001 in Jupiter, FL/ Died in his sleep

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 June 30, 2001 in San Francisco, CA/ Heart failure after a long battle with 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/ Cause unknown

Danniebelle Hall, Born 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA/ Died December 28, 2000/ Cancer

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 fall

Lionel Hampton, Born Apr 20, 1909 in Louisville, KY/ Died Aug 31, 2002 in New York, NY/ Heart failure

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 April 7, 1922 in Havana, Cuba/ Died February 1, 2003 in Miami, FL / Died following a stroke

Teddy Edwards, Born Apr 26, 1924 in Jackson, MS/ Died Apr 20, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA/ Cause Unknown

Nina  Simone, Born Feb 21 1933 in Tryon, NC/ Died Apr 21 2003 in Carry-le Rouet, France/ Died in her sleep

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 Elvin Ray Jones on 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/ Liver disease

Joey Ramone, born Jeffrey Hyman Born May 19, 1951 in Forest Hills, NY/ Died Apr 15, 2001 in New York, NY/  Lymphatic cancer

Dee Dee Ramone, Born Douglas Colvin Sep 18, 1952 in Fort Lee, VA/ Died Jun 5, 2002 in Hollywood, CA/ Drug 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

Barney Kessel, Born October 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

Son Seals, Born Frank Seals on Aug 14, 1942 in Osceola, AR/ Died Dec 20, 2004 in Chicago, IL/ Complications with diabetes

Jimmy Smith, Born Dec 8, 1928 in Norristown, PA/ Died Feb 8, 2005 in Scottsdale, AZ/ Natural causes

Bobby Short, Born Sep 15, 1924 in Danville, IL/ Died Mar 21, 2005 in New York City, NY/ Leukemia

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Born May 27, 1946 in Osted, Denmark/ Died April 19, 2005 in Ishoej, Copenhagen, Denmark/ Heart failure

Brock Peters, Born July 2, 1927 in New York, NY/ Died August 23, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA/ Pancreatic cancer

Roy Brooks, Born Mar 9, 1938 / Died Nov 15, 2005 in Detroit/ Cause unknown

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

Buck Owens, Born Alvis Edgar Owens on Aug 12, 1929 in Sherman, TX/ Died Mar 24, 2006 in Bakersfield, CA/ Throat cancer

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 advanced Alzheimer's disease

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

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

Robert Goulet, Born Nov 26, 1933 in Lawrence, MA/ Died Oct 30, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA/ Rare form of 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 September 5, 1947 in Omaha, NE/ Died February 26, 2008 in Austin, TX/ Congestive heart failure

Danny Davis, Born May 29, 1925 in Dorchester, MA/ Died June 12, 2008 in Nashville, TN/ Heart attack

Johnny Griffin, Born Apr 24, 1928 in Chicago, IL/ Died Jul 25, 2008 in Availles-Limouzine, France/ Old age

Isaac Hayes, Born Aug 20, 1942 in Covington, TN/ Died Aug 10, 2008 in Memphis, TN/ Stroke due to high blood pressure

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 December 2, 2008 in New York, NY/ Heart disease 

Freddie Hubbard, Born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN/ Died Dec 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA/ Heart attack

Alain Bashung, Born December 1, 1947 in Paris, France/ Died March 14, 2009 in Paris, France/ Lung cancer

Mercedes Sosa, born July 9, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, died October 4, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina/ Kidney disease

Teddy Pendergrass, Born March 26, 1950 in Kingstree, SC/ died January 13, 2010 in Bryn Mawr, PA/ Colon cancer

Rob McConnell, Born Robert Murray Gordon, February 14, 1935 in London, Ontario, Canada/ Died May 1, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada/ Cancer

Big John Russell, Born John Russell Aug 30 1943 in Paramaribo, Indonesia/ Died Sep 12, 2010 in Leusden NL/ Heart failure

Solomon Burke, Born March 21, 1940 in Philadelphia, PA/ Died October 10, 2010 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands/ Pulmonary embolism upon arrival at Schipol Airport 

Marion Brown, Born Sep 8, 1931 in Atlanta, GA/ Died Oct 12 2010/ Subway accident

Gregory Isaacs, Born July 15, 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica/ Died October 25, 2010 in London, England/ Lung cancer

George Shearing, Born August 13, 1919 in London, England/ Died February 14, 2011 in New York, NY/ Congestive heart failure

Franz Josef Degenhardt, Born Dec 3, 1931 in Schwelm, Westfalen/ Died November 14, 2011 in Quickborn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany/ Cause unknown

Johnny Otis, Born December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, CA/ Died January 17, 2012 in Altadena, CA/ Old age

Earl Scruggs, Born January 6, 1924 in Flint Hill, NC, died March 28, 2012 in Nashville, TN/ Old age

Tony Martin, Born December 25, 1913 in Oakland, CA, Died July 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA/ Old age

Dave Brubeck, Born December 6, 1920 in Concord, CA/ Died December 5, 2012 in Norwalk, CT/ Heart failure

Donna Summer, Born December 31, 1948 in Boston, MA/ Died May 17, 2012 in Naples, FL/ Lung cancer

Ravi Shankar, Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India/ Died December 11, 2012 in San Diego, CA/ Old age

Marva Whitney, Born May 1, 1944 in Kansas City, KS/ Died December 22, 2012 in Kansas City, KS/ Pneumonia

George Gruntz, Born Jun 24, 1932 in Basel, Switzerland/ Died Jan 10, 2013 in Basel, Switzerland/ Natural causes

Kenny Ball, Born May 22, 1930 in Ilford, Essex, England/ Died March 7, 2013 in Basildon, Essex, England/ Pneumonia

Georges Moustaki, Born May 3, 1934 Alexandria, Egypt/ Died May 23, 2013, Nice, France/ Emphysema

David Garrick, Born September 12, 1945 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England/ Died August 23, 2013 in Wirral, England/Cause unknown 

Lou Reed, Born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY/ Died October 27, 2013 in Southampton, NY/ End-stage liver disease

Yusef Lateef, Born October 9, 1920 in Chatanooga, TN/ Died December 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 July 11, 2014 in Ridgewood, Queens, New York/ Bile duct cancer

Paul Horn, Born Mar 17, 1930 in New York, NY/ Died June 29, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada/ Old age

Johnny Winter, Born Feb 23 1944 in Beaumont, TX/ Died  July 16, 2014 in Zürich, Switzerland/ Emphysema combined with pneumonia

Joe Cocker, Born May 20, 1944 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England/ Died December 22, 2014 in Crawford, CO/ Lung cancer

James Last, Born April 17, 1929 in Bremen, Germany/ Died June 9, 2015 in Palm Beach, FL/ Old age

Ornette Coleman, Born March 9, 1930 in Fort Worth, TX/ Died June 11, 2015 in New York, NY/ Cardiac arrest

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

Marvin Gaye

Born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. on Apr 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C./ Died Apr 1, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA/ Shot by his father

Sarah Vaughan

Born Mar 27, 1924 in Newark, NJ/ Died Apr 3, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA/ Passed away while watching TV