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Deaths in Music on June 24

  • 1724 Johann Theile, German composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
  • 1882 Joseph Joachim Raff, German opera composer (Cavatine), dies at 60
  • 1891 Ann Mounsey, English composer, dies at 80
  • 1913 Frank Lynes, American composer, dies at 55
  • 1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", American singer, dies at about 64

Person of interestCarlos Gardel

1935 Carlos Gardel, Argentine singer and the most prominent figure in the history of tango, dies in a plane crash at 44

Singer Carlos Gardel
Singer
Carlos Gardel
  • 1936 Nandor Zsolt, composer, dies at 49
  • 1944 Rio Gebhardt, German composer, dies at 36
  • 1952 Lodewijk Mortelmans, Belgian composer, dies at 84
  • 1987 (John Herbert) "Jackie" Gleason, American comedian, (The Jackie Gleason Show; The Honeymooners), actor (Requiem For A Heavyweight; The Hustler), composer, and conductor (Music for Lovers Only), , dies of colon cancer at 71
  • 1992 Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs
  • 1992 Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
  • 2004 Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter (b. 1957)
  • 2007 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, dies at 32
  • 2013 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo), dies of cancer at 58
  • 2016 Bernie Worrell, American keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), dies at 72


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