May 1 Gordon Jenkins, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73 May 4 Diana Dors [Fluck], British actress and singer (Berserk!, Steaming), dies of cancer at 52 May 14 Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies May 25 Piet Ketting, Dutch pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 79 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1983 Deaths in Music 1985