Famous Singers in History (Part 17)

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Events in Music

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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1601 - 1,700 of 4,997

1943-12-29 Rick Danko, Canadian bassist and singer (The Band - "Stage Fright"), born in Blayney, Ontario (d. 1999)

John Denver

1943-12-31 John Denver, American country singer ("Sunshine On My Shoulders"; "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 1997)

1944-03-26 Diana Ross [Earle], American singer (The Supremes - "Stop! In The Name Of Love"; "You Can't Hurry Love"; "I Hear A Symphony"), and actress (Lady Sings Blues; Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan

Singer and Actress Diana Ross — Singer and Actress
Diana Ross

Barry White

1944-09-12 Barry White [Carter], American singer ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"; "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2003)

Weddings in Music

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Divorces in Music

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Deaths in Music

Deaths 1601 - 1,698 of 1,698

2018-08-05 Charlotte Rae, American character actress, comedian, singer and dancer (Edna-Facts of Life), dies at 92
2018-08-14 Jill Janus, American singer (Huntress), commits suicide at 43

Aretha Franklin

2018-08-16 Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter known as "The Queen of Soul" (Respect) and first female performer inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1987), dies of pancreatic cancer at 76

2018-09-27 Marty Balin [Buchwald], American singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), dies at 76
2018-10-01 Charles Aznavour [Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian], French-Armenian singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum), dies at 94
2018-10-24 Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer (Polk Salad Annie), dies at 75
2018-11-15 Roy Clark, American country singer (Hee Haw, The Tonight Show), dies at 85
2018-11-21 Devin Lima [Harold Lima], American singer (LFO), dies of cancer at 41
2018-12-06 Pete Shelley [Peter McNeish], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buzzcocks "Going Steady"), dies at 63
2018-12-06 Andrew Frierson, pioneering African American opera singer, dies at 94
2018-12-28 Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr Hook), dies at 81
2018-12-31 Dean Ford (Thomas McAleese), Scottish singer-songwriter (Marmalade), dies from complications relating to Parkinson's disease at 72 [1]
2019-01-12 Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), dies at 95
2019-01-15 Carol Channing, American actress, singer and comedian (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly), dies at 97
2019-01-16 Rita Vidaurri, American Ranchera singer, dies at 94
2019-01-21 Maxine Brown, American country music singer (Browns), dies at 87
2019-01-23 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean singer and musician (Tuku music), dies at 66
2019-01-29 James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Somewhere Out There"; "Just Once"), dies of brain cancer at 66
2019-02-17 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), dies of a stroke at 86 [1]
2019-02-23 Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer and activist, dies from complications of a stroke at 83
2019-02-24 Malcolm "Mac" Wiseman, American bluegrass singer, dies at 93

Keith Flint

2019-03-04 Keith Flint, English singer, musician and dancer (Prodigy), found dead after committing suicide at 49

2019-03-10 Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), dies at 65
2019-03-15 David White, American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors - "At The Hop": Leslie Gore - "You Don't Own Me"), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
2019-03-22 Scott Walker [Noel Scott Engel], American-born British singer-songwriter and composer (The Walker Brothers), dies of cancer at 76
2019-04-10 Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter with 18 No. 1 country hits ("Once In A Blue Moon"; "Angel In Disguise"), dies from cerebral atrophy at 77
2019-04-16 Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (The Party, Sierra Sue), dies at 101
2019-04-24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, dies at 74
2019-05-09 Freddie Starr, English comedian & singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), dies at 76

Doris Day

2019-05-13 Doris Day [Kappelhoff], American singer, animal welfare activist and actress known as the "girl next door" actress (Pillow Talk, The Man Who Knew Too Much), dies of pneumonia at 97

Kenny Rogers

2020-03-20 Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Gambler, Through the Years) and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), dies of natural causes at 81

2020-03-22 Eric Weissberg, American singer and musician (Duelling Banjos), dies of Alzheimer’s at 80
2020-03-22 Julie Felix, American-born British-based folk-rock singer-songwriter, and BBC presenter (The Frost Report; Once More With Felix), dies at 81
2020-03-28 Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You), dies at 91
2020-03-29 Joe Diffie, American country singer and guitarist (Home), dies of COVID-19 complications at 61

Bill Withers

2020-03-30 Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and rhythm & blues musician ("Ain't No Sunshine"; "Lean on Me"; "Just The Two Of Us"), dies of heart complications at 81

2020-03-31 Cristina [Monet Zilkha], American dance-pop singer songwriter (Sleep It Off), dies at 64
2020-04-07 John Prine, American country folk singer-songwriter ("Hello In There"; "Angel From Montgomery"; "Paradise"), dies of Covid-19 complications at 73
2020-04-28 Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (Tossin' and Turnin'), dies at 95
2020-05-05 Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)) dies of a heart attack at 74 [1]
2020-05-06 Millie Small, Jamaican singer (My Boy Lollipop), dies of a stroke at 72

Little Richard

2020-05-09 Little Richard [Wayne Penniman], American singer-songwriter and rock 'n' roll pioneer (Tutti Frutti), dies at 87

2020-05-10 Betty Wright [Bessie Norris], American R&B singer-songwriter (Clean Up Woman), dies at 66
2020-05-11 John "Moon" Martin, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You), dies at 74
2020-05-22 Mory Kanté, Guinean singer and kora harp player (Yé ké yé ké), dies at 70
2020-06-07 Frank Bey [Bass], American blues singer-songwriter (All My Dues Are Paid), dies at 74
2020-06-08 Bonnie Pointer, American pop singer (Pointer Sisters - "Jump"; "I'm So Excited"), dies at 69
2020-06-18 Vera Lynn 'the Forces Sweetheart', English singer (We'll Meet Again), dies at 103
2020-06-27 (Lionel) Frederick "Freddy" Cole, American jazz singer and pianist, dies at 88 [1]
2020-06-29 Hachalu Hundessa, Ethiopian singer songwriter (Waa'ee Keenyaa), shot and killed at 34
2020-07-06 Charlie Daniels, American singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia), dies at 83
2020-07-08 Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (Glee), drowns at 33
2020-07-12 Rod Bernard, American "swamp pop" singer ("Allons Danser Colinda"), dies at 79 [1]
2020-07-12 Judy Dyble, British folk singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention), dies of lung cancer at 71
2020-07-17 Zizi Jeanmaire, French dancer, singer and actress (Carmen), dies at 96
2020-07-21 Annie Ross, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - "Twisted") and actress, dies from emphysema and heart disease, at 89 [1]
2020-08-11 Trini Lopez [Trinidad Lopez], Mexican American singer and guitarist (If I Had a Hammer), dies of COVID-19 at 83
2020-08-24 Tony Colton [Chalk], British singer-songwriter, and record producer (Head, Hands, and Feet), dies of kidney failure at 68
2020-09-08 Simeon Coxe, American songwriter, singer and psychedelic synthesizer player (Silver Apples), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 82 [1]
2020-09-11 [Frederick] "Toots" Hibbert, Jamaican singer-songwriter (The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"), dies with COVID-19 symptoms at 77 [1]
2020-09-23 Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, dies at 93 [1]
2020-09-25 S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Telegu playback singer (The Jewel of Shiva) dies of COVID-19 at 74
2020-09-29 Mac Davis, American country music singer-songwriter (Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me) and actor (North Dallas Forty) dies following heart surgery at 78 [1]
2020-10-08 Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer, dies at 80 [1]
2020-10-16 Johnny Bush, American country singer, dies at 85
2020-10-19 Tony Lewis, British rock singer-songwriter and bass player (The Outfield - "Your Love"), dies at 62
2020-10-28 Billy Joe Shaver, American country singer-songwriter (When I Get My Wings), dies of a stroke at 81
2020-10-31 Rance Allen, American gospel singer and musician (Rance Allen Group - Miracle Worker), dies at 71
2020-11-14 Des O'Connor, British television presenter, singer and comedian, dies at 88 [1]
2020-11-23 Hal Ketchum, American country singer (Small Town Saturday Night), dies at 67
2020-12-12 Charley Pride, American country singer (Sweet Country), dies of Covid-19 complications at 86 [1]
2020-12-21 K. T. Oslin, American country singer (80's Ladies), dies at 78 [1]
2020-12-28 Armando Manzanero, Mexican composer and singer (It’s Impossible, Adoro), dies at 86 [1]
2021-01-18 (James Frederick) "Jimmie" Rodgers, American pop singer and guitarist ("Honey Comb" ; “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again”), dies of kidney disease at 87 [1]
2021-01-22 James Purify, American R&B singer ("I'm Your Puppet"), dies of Covid-19 complications at 76
2021-03-15 Doug Parkinson, Australian pop and rock singer (Focus - "Dear Prudence"), dies at 74
2021-03-23 Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), dies of leukemia at 70
2021-04-14 Norman "Rusty" Young, American pedal-steel guitarist, singer and songwriter (Poco - "Rose of Cimarron"; "Crazy Love"), dies of a heart attack at 75

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