Jan. 2

Jay Traynor

Rock singer: Jay & the Americans

70

Jan. 3

Phil Everly

One of the Every Brothers

74

Jan. 9

Roy Campbell, Jr.

Jazz trumpeter

Jan. 16

Bud Spangler

Jazz drummer

75

Jan. 18

Dennis Frederiksen

Rock singer, (Le Roux, Toto)

62

Jan. 19

Steven Fromholz

Texas singer-songwriter

68 (shooting)

Jan. 27

Pete Seeger

Folk Music legend

94

Feb. 2

Bunny Rugs

Reggae musicians (Third World)

65

Feb. 8

Dick Berk

Jazz drummer, bandleader

74

Feb. 11

Sean Potts

Irish Musician (the Chieftains)

83

Feb. 16

Ray Kennedy

Songwriter (Beach Boys, the Babys)

67

Feb. 18

Maria Franziska von Trapp

Member of family from Sound of Music

99

Mar. 12

Med Flory

Jazz saxophonist (Supersax), actor

87

Mar. 13

Al Harewood

Jazz drummer

90

Apr. 3

Arthur Smith

Composer, wrote "Guitar Boogie," :Dueling Banjos"

93

Apr. 4

Wayne Henderson

Trombonist with the Crusaders

74

Apr. 7

George Shuffler

Bluegrass hall of famer with Stanley Bros.

88

Apr. 11

Jesse Winchester

Singer-songwriter

69

Apr. 14

Armando Peraza

Jazz & Latin percussionist

89

May 9

Frank Strazzeri

Jazz pianist

84

May 9

Joe Wilder

Jazz trumpeter

92

May 11

Ed Gagliardi

Bassist of Foreigner

62

May 25

Herb Jeffries

Jazz and traditional pop singer

100

June 12

Jimmy Scott

Jazz singer

88

June 18

Horace Silver

Jazz pianist, composer

85

June 21

Jimmy C. Newman

Country singer

86

June 27

Bobby Womack

R&B singer-songwriter

70

June 29

Paul Horn

Jazz and new age flutist

84

July 7

Frankie Dunlop

Jazz drummer

85

July 11

Charlie Haden

Jazz bassist, composer

76

July 16

Johnny Winter

Blues-rock guitar great

70

July 17

Ernie Lancaster

Blues musician

60

July 18

Lionel Ferbos

New Orleans jazz trumpeter

103

July 29

Idris Muhammad

Jazz drummer

74

July 30

Dick Wagner

Rock guitarist, played with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed

71

Aug. 2

Rosetta Hightower

Rock/soul singer (The Orlons)

70

Aug. 3

Kenny Drew, Jr.

Jazz pianist

56

Aug. 15

John Blake, Jr.

Jazz violinist

67

Aug. 21

Jean Redpath

Scottish folk singer

77

Aug. 31

Jimi Jamison

Rock musician, member of Survivor

63

Sep. 8

Gerald Wilson

Jazz bandleader, composer

96

Sep. 11

Bob Crewe

Songwriter, producer (Four Seasons)

82

Sep. 12

Joe Sample

Jazz keyboardist, composer (The Crusaders)

75

Sep. 12

John Gustafson

British rock singer (Roxy Music, Ian Gillen Band)

72

Sep. 15

Jackie Cain

Jazz vocalist (Jackie & Roy)

86

Sep. 16

Mary Speer

Gospel singer (Speer Family)

89

Sep. 17

George Hamilton

Country singer

77

Sep. 18

Kenny Wheeler

Jazz trumpeter, composer

84

Sep. 19

U. Srinivas

Indian musician

45

Oct. 1

Lynsey de Paul

English singer-songwriter

64

Oct. 4

Paul Revere

Rock musician (Paul Revere & the Raiders)

76

Pct. 11

Brian Lemon

British jazz pianist

77

Oct. 16

Tim Hauser

Jazz singer, founding member of Manhattan Transfer

72

Oct. 19

Raphael Ravenscroft

British saxophonist ("Baker Street")

60

Nov. 2

Michael Coleman

Blues guitars, singer & songwriter

58

Nov. 2

Acker Bilk

British jazz clarinetist ("Stranger on the Shore")

85

Nov. 2

Chris White

Jazz bassist

78

Nov. 6

Maggie Boyle

English folk singer

57

Nov. 23

Chris White

British folk musician (Incredible String Band)

71

Dec. 2

Bobby Keys

Saxophonist with Rolling Stones, others

70

Dec. 14

Joe Carr

Bluegrass musician

63

Dec. 19

Larry Smith

Record producer (Run DMC)

63

Dec. 22

Joe Cocker

Rock singer

70

Dec. 24

Buddy DeFranco

Jazz clarinetist

91