August 24, 1915, June 14, 1969

Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. With fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952, Harris is genera ...

December 8, 1943, July 3, 1971

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet best remembered as the lead singer of the Doors. Because of his songwriting, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surr ...

August 4, 1901, July 6, 1971

Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer and singer who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different era ...

January 6, 1940, July 6, 197

Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) professionally known as Van McCoy. was an American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor. He is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song "The ...

November 14, 1953, July 5, 1992

Paul Wayne Hackman (November 14, 1953 – July 5, 1992) was a Canadian guitarist who performed with the rock band Helix from 1976 until his death in a road accident. Among the hits which contain his playing are the #32 Canadian single "Rock You" and the #20 ...

September 5, 1964, July 3, 1993

David Rubinstein, also known as Dave Insurgent (September 5, 1964 – July 3, 1993), was an American singer and co-founder of the New York-based hardcore punk band Reagan Youth. Rubenstein founded the band with guitarist Paul Bakija when both were in Forest ...

August 25, 1965, July 7, 1993

Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the nascent grunge rock scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 during the recording of The Gits second album. The crime we ...

September 24, 1952, July 3, 1999

Mark Sandman (September 24, 1952 – July 3, 1999) was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer. He was an indie rock icon and longtime fixture in the Boston/Cambridge music scene, best known as the ...

15 March 1960, 4 July 2000

Chuck Briggs (15 March 1960 - 4 July 2000) was an American punk rock guitarist, notably working with the U.S. Bombs. He was featured on the albums Garibaldi Guard, War Birth and Never Mind the Opened Minds. During the 1980s, he played with a number of ...

July 27, 1964, July 4, 2000

Yuri Nikolaevich Klinskikh (Russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Клински́х) (July 27, 1964 — July 4, 2000) was a Russian musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, founder rock band Sektor Gaza. Also known as Yuri Hoi. During the years 1982—1984 he served in the ar ...

September 12, 1944, July 4, 2003

Barry White (born Barry Eugene Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American composer and singer-songwriter. A three-time Grammy Award–winner known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came i ...

October 22, 1942, July 18, 1966

Robert Gaston "Bobby" Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Love's Made a Fool of You" and his cover of "I Fought the Law", recorded with his mid-1960s group, the Bobby Fuller Four ...

April 16, 1929, July 20, 1969

Roy Hamilton (April 16, 1929 – July 20, 1969) was an American singer, who achieved major success in the United States R&B and pop charts in the 1950s. He is best known for his recordings of "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Unchained Melody" and "You Can Have H ...

November 8, 1947, July 12, 1979

Minnie Julia Riperton-Rudolph(November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979),known professionally as Minnie Riperton, was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You". She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from 1 ...

July 19, 1948, July 23, 1980

Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was a musician best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Keith Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Concord, California. He met and marrie ...

December 7, 1942, July 16, 1981

Harry Forster Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", "Sniper", "Flowers Are Red", and the No. 1 hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated hum ...

24 June 1944, 12 July 1983

Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood (24 June 1944—12 July 1983) was a founder member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason. Born in Quinton,a suburb of Birmingham, Chris Wood had an interest in mu ...

December 11, 1926, July 25, 1984

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" in 1952, which became her biggest hit. It spent seven weeks at number o ...

16 October 1938, 18 July 1988

Nico (born Christa Päffgen; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988) was a German singer-songwriter, lyricist, composer, musician, fashion model, and actress who became famous as a Warhol superstar in the 1960s. She is known for her vocals on the Velvet Undergroun ...

1943, 1989

Vic Maile (1943 – 1989) was a British record producer. After starting his career as sound engineer with Pye mobile studios for The Animals on their song, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", Maile worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, ...