• Obituaries of Notable People in the Music Category



  • Christel Goltz, 96 (1912 - 2008)

    Christel  Goltz

    Vienna, Austria - Soprano Christel Goltz, a stalwart of the Vienna State Opera who performed in German-language roles across the world in the 1950s, died early Saturday, the opera said. She was 96. Goltz died in Baden, Austria, where she had lived at the Hilde Wagener Home for older artists since her retirement. Born in Germany, Goltz started her career at the State Opera in Dresden...

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  • Mitch Mitchell, 61 (1947 - 2008)

    Mitch  Mitchell

    PORTLAND, Ore. - Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61. An employee at Portland's Benson Hotel called police after discovering Mitchell's body. Erin Patrick, a deputy medical examiner, said Mitchell apparently died of natural causes. An autopsy was...

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  • Miriam Makeba, 76 (1932 - 2008)

    Miriam  Makeba

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world--jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte,...

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  • Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds (2008)

    Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds

    PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) _ Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds, the rockabilly singer and songwriter whose lone hit "Endless Sleep" in the 1950s ushered in a wave of tragic teen pop songs, died Nov. 7. He was 75. Reynolds, who was inducted into Nashville's Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1999, died in Palm Desert, said his musician friend Alan Clark, who toured with Reynolds in the 1980s. ...

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  • Jheryl Busby (2008)

    Jheryl  Busby

    LOS ANGELES Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59. Busby was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter. "It was a possible accident or else he died of natural causes," Winter said. Busby was...

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