Abbott, Bea, jazz vocalist, d. 3/20/2007 in Chicago, IL at 82. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Abelson, Dennis, horn teacher and player, d. 9/1/2007 at 56; b. 1951. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 2, February 2008.

Adam, Ian, British singer and voice teacher, d. 5/10/2007 at 64; b. 3/12/1943 in Fortrose, Scotland. Times Online, 5/22/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1820954.ece}.

Adams, Jeff "Quincy", recording engineer, d. 12/31/2007 in Albuquerque, NM at 51. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Agay, Denes, pianist, composer and editor, d. 1/24/2007 at 95; b. 1939 just outside Budapest, Hungary. New York Times On the Web, 2/4/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DD163AF937A35751C0A9619C8B63}.
also arranger and anthologist, d. in Los Altos, CA. baltimoresun.com, 1/29/2007 {http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.agay29jan29,1,3480529.story}.
b. in Budapest. Clavier, v. 46 no. 4, April 2007.

Aguilar, Antonio, Mexican mariachi singer and actor, d. 6/19/2007 in Mexico City at 88; b. in Zacatecas. STLtoday.com, 6/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_AGUILAR?SITE=MOSTP}; International Herald Tribune online, 6/20/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/arts/LA-A-E-MUS-Mexico-Obit-Antonio-Aguilar.php}; Yahoo!News, 6/20/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_us/deaths_3}; Boston.com, 6/21/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/21/antonio_aguilar_88_actor_and_mexican_mariachi_singer/}; suntimes.com, 6/21/2007 {http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/439326,CST-NWS-xaguilar22.article}; philly.com, 6/22/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070622_Antonio_Aguilar___Mariachi_singer__88.html}.
ranchera singer, b. 5/1919. New York Times On the Web, 6/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/21/obituaries/21aguilar.html}.
Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza; b. 5/17/1919 in Villanueva. Independent Online Edition, 6/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2692362.ece}.

Albers, Ken, pop singer, d. 4/19/2007 in Simi Valley, CA at 82; b. John Kenneth Albers 12/10/1924 in Woodbury, NJ. latimes.com, 4/21/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings21.1apr21,1,998220.story}.
also trumpeter and French hornist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Albrecht, Jeffrey Carter, rock keyboardist, guitarist, and singer, d. 9/3/2007 in Dallas, TX at 34. chron.com, 9/3/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5104808.html}; SFGate.com, 9/3/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/03/entertainment/e154620D86.DTL}; dallasnews.com, 9/3/2007 {http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/090407glalbrecht.9abfe1fe.html}; CNN.com, 9/4/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/04/people.musicianshot.ap/index.html}; New York Times On the Web, 9/5/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/us/05dallas.html}.

Ali, Luqman, jazz drummer, d. 8/13/2007 at 68. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Allen, Dick, jazz historian, d. 4/12/2007 in Dublin, GA at 80; b. 1/29/1927 near Milledgeville, GA. Yahoo!News, 4/14/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070414/ap_on_re_us/deaths_3}; Boston.com, 4/15/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/04/15/dick_allen_at_80_was_jazz_historian/}; Guardian Unlimited, 5/7/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2073845,00.html}.
also producer, writer, trombonist, and banjoist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 6, June 2007.

Allen, Jim, jazz pianist, d. 4/22/2007 in King, WI at 87. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Allison, Irl Leslie Jr., piano teacher, former president of the American College of Musicians, d. 11/20/2007; b. 11/18/1924 in Las Vegas, NM. Piano Guild Notes, v. 57 no. 4, Spring 2008.

Allitt, John Stewart, musicologist, d. 3/1/2007 in Coventry, England; b. 5/13/1934 in Calais, France. Independent Online Edition, 3/28/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2398844.ece}.

Alonso, Alberto Julio Rayneri, dancer, ballet master, and choreographer, d. 12/31/2007 in Gainesville, FL at 90; b. 5/22/1917 in Havana, Cuba. New York Times On the Web, 1/7/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/arts/07alonso.html}.

Ames, Joe, popular singer, d. 12/22/2007 near Mainz, Germany at 86; b. Joseph Urick 5/3/1921 in Malden, MA. Los Angeles Times online, 1/16/2008 {http://articles.latimes.com/2008/01/16/metro/me-passings16}.
d. in Eltville am Rhein. New York Times On the Web, 1/17/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/arts/17ames.html}.

Anelli, Armand, big-band trumpeter, d. 1/20/2007 in Euclid, OH at 85; b. in Manhattan, NY. Cleveland.com, 3/5/2007 {http://www.cleveland.com/obituary/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/117308720892460.xml&coll=2}.

Aquino, Jose Luis, Mexican trumpeter, d. 12/6?/2007 in southern Mexico at 33. Google News, 12/7/2007 {http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLRdEWFEcn1GMsGvtIlnqo0lWQRQD8TCO1LG4}.

Arden, Don, British rock manager, d. 7/21/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 81; b. Harry Levy 1/4/1926 in Manchester. Times Online, 7/24/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2132333.ece}.

Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", creole accordionist, d. 5/16/2007 at 91; b. 1915 near Duralde, LA. theadvertiser.com, 5/18/2007 {http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070518/NEWS01/705180302}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.
also singer, d. in Eunice, LA; b. in Duralde, LA. New York Times On the Web, 5/20/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/arts/music/20ardoin.html}.
b. 11/16/1915. Independent Online Edition, 5/21/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2565103.ece}.

Arpin, John, Canadian pianist, composer, arranger, and music director, d. 11/8/2007 in Toronto, Ontario at 70; b. 12/3/1936 in Port McNicoll, Ontario. CBC.ca, 11/13/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/11/13/john-arpin-obit.html}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Asmuni, Totok, Indonesian comedian and singer, d. 7/21/2007 in Mojokerto, East Java at 76. Jakarta Post online, 7/22/2007 {http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070722.A02&irec=1}.

Assunto, Frank Jr., Dixieland musician and lyricist, son of Frank Assunto, Sr., d. 8/10/2007 in New Orleans, LA; b. 12/25/1955 in Las Vegas, NV. nola.com, 8/26/2007 {http://obits.nola.com/NOLA/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=93305598}.
also guitarist and singer. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Atkins, Madeline Smith, organist, d. 7/17/2007 in Port Washington, NY at 75. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Audley, Thomas "Terrible Tom" Jr., jazz drummer, d. 2/28/2007 in Venice, FL at 83. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Aveling, Valda Rose, Australian pianist and harpsichordist, d. 11/21/2007 at 87; b. 5/16/1920 in Sydney. Telegraph.co.uk, 12/13/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=CGN0QYQFYWP0FQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/12/13/db1303.xml}; guardian.co.uk, 12/18/2007 {http://music.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2229071,00.html}; Harpsichord & Fortepiano, v. 12 no. 2, Spring 2008.

Avila, Juan, guitarist and guitar teacher, singer-songwriter, and social activist, d. 9/27/2007 in West Grove, PA at 56. philly.com, 10/2/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20071002_Juan_Avila__56__musician_and_activist.html}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Ayler, Donald, jazz trumpeter, d. 10/21/2007 in Northfield, OH at 65; b. 10/5/1942 in Cleveland, OH. JazzTimes.com, 11/6/2007 {http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?article=11275}; Guardian Unlimited, 11/16/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2211913,00.html}; cleveland.com, 1/19/2008 {http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1200735278190660.xml&coll=2}.
d. 10/27/2007. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Bade, Misty, jazz vocalist, d. 5/22/2007 in Palm Springs, CA at 65. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Badini, Carlo Maria, former superintendent of La Scala, d. 4/19/2007 in Bologna at 81; b. 1925. STLtoday.com, 4/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BADINI?SITE=MOSTP}; Boston.com, 4/22/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/04/22/carlo_badini_81_headed_la_scala/}.
d. at 81; b. 6/2/1915 [sic]. New York Times On the Web, 4/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/21/obituaries/21badini.html}; International Herald Tribune online, 4/22/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/22/news/obits.php}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 1, July 2007.
b. 6/2/1925. Times Online, 6/27/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1990728.ece}.
d. at 91. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 9/10, September/October 2007.

Baez, Albert V., scientist, father of Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña, d. 3/20/2007 in San Mateo County, CA at 94; b. in Puebla, Mexico. New York Times On the Web, 3/27/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/obituaries/27baez.html}.

Bagby, Steve (Stephen G.), jazz drummer and teacher, d. 6/27/2007 in Fort Lauderdale, FL at 66; b. in St. Louis, MO. MiamiHerald.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.miamiherald.com/512/story/158751.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Bagwell, Lee, jazz drummer, d. 3/26/2007 in Sydney, Australia at 85. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Baharlu, Mohammad, Iranian violinist and composer, d. at 78. Strad, v. 118, no. 1404, April 2007.

Baitzel, Edgar, opera administrator, d. 3/11/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 51; b. 1955. LA Opera online, 3/12/2007 {http://www.laopera.com/press/2006-07/031207/}; Opera America Newsline, v. 16 no. 7, April 2007.
b. in Koblenz, Germany. Yahoo!News, 3/13/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_re_us/deaths_6}.
d. 3/12/2007. Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007.
d. 3/11/2007; b. 5/17/1955. Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Baker, William Ernest, organbuilder, d. 8/31/2007 in Tucson, AZ at 69; b. 5/12/1938 in Denver, CO. Tracker, v. 52 no. 1, Winter 2008.

Balkwill, Bryan Havell, British conductor, d. 2/24/2007 at 84; b. 7/2/1922 in London. Telegraph.co.uk, 3/9/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/09/db0902.xml}.
d. 2/25/2007. Guardian Unlimited, 4/3/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2048616,00.html}.
d. 2/25/2007 in Beaconsfield. Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007.

Balliett, Whitney, jazz critic, d. 2/1/2007 in Manhattan at 80; b. 4/17/1926 in Manhattan. New York Sun online, 2/2/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=47897}; New York Times On the Web, 2/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/arts/music/03balliett.html}; NEWYORKER.COM, 2/5/2007 {http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/070212ta_talk_gopnik}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.
Whitney Lyon Balliett. washingtonpost.com, 2/2/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/01/AR2007020102097.html}; Independent Online Edition, 2/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2237646.ece}; Guardian Unlimited, 2/5/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2005883,00.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 4, April 2007.

Bampton, Rose, soprano/mezzo, d. 8/21/2007 in Bryn Mawr, PA at 99; b. in Ohio. STLtoday.com, 8/23/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BAMPTON?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. 11/28/1907 in Lakewood, OH. New York Times On the Web, 8/23/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/arts/music/23bampton.html}; Opera, v. 58 no. 11, November 2007; Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007.

Banducci, Enrico, impresario, d. 10/9/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 85; b. 1922. SFGate.com, 10/10/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/10/MNH4SNBLJ.DTL}.

Barber, Bill, pioneering jazz tubaist, d. 6/18/2007 in Bronxville, NY at 87; b. John William Barber 5/21/1920 in Hornell, NY. New York Times On the Web, 6/29/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/arts/music/29barber.html}; washingtonpost.com, 6/30/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/29/AR2007062902411.html}; Boston.com, 7/1/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/01/bill_barber_87_pioneer_in_melding_of_tuba_jazz/}; latimes.com, 7/2/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-barber2jul02,1,577549.story}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.
also played classical and theatrical gigs, d. in Copiague, NY. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.

Barberot, Ladner J. "Pat", big-band saxophonist and bandleader, d. 4/5/2007 at 81 in New Orleans, LA; b. 3/17/1926 in New Orleans, LA. nola.com, 4/7/2007 {http://www.nola.com/obituaries/t-p/index.ssf?/base/obits-33/1175924063305880.xml}.

Barcelona, Danny, jazz drummer, d. 4/1/2007 in San Gabriel, CA at 77; b. 7/23/1929 in Waipahu, HI. latimes.com, 4/9/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-barcelona9apr09,0,3390901.story}.
also bandleader. starbulletin.com, 4/6/2007 {http://starbulletin.com/2007/04/06/news/story11.html}; Yahoo!News, 4/10/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}; New York Times On the Web, 4/11/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/arts/music/11barcelona.html}; latimes.com, 4/14/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=87208741}.
b. 8/23/1929. Telegraph.co.uk, 4/18/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/18/db1802.xml}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 6, June 2007.
d. in Monterey Park, CA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Barrett, Herbert, manager, d. 11/5/2007 in Manhattan at 97; b. 5/31/1910 in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 11/17/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/17/arts/17barrett.html}; Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.
b. 5/21/1910. Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.

Barta, Marie L., pianist, organist, and teacher, d. 7/25/2007 in Manly, IA; b. 1917 in Manly, IA. Piano Guild Notes, v. 58 no. 1, Summer 2008.

Barzel, Ann, dance writer and historian, d. 2/12/2007 in Chicago, IL at 101. New York Times On the Web, 2/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/arts/dance/21barzel.html}.

Bates, "Lefty Guitar" (William H.), session guitarist (blues, jazz, R&B) and bandleader, d. 4/7/2007 in Chicago, IL at 87; b. in Leighton, AL. chicagotribune.com, 4/19/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0704180912apr19,1,7619343.story}.
William Lefty Bates. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Bates, Phil, British jazz bassist, d. ca. 7/5/2007 at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.
b. Philip Francis Bates 6/19/1931 in Brixton. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.

Batiste, Alvin, jazz clarinetist and educator, d. 5/6/2007 in New Orleans, LA. Yahoo!News, 5/6/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdsu/20070506/lo_wdsu/13265603}; STLtoday.com, 5/6/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BATISTE?SITE=MOSTP}; Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007.
also composer, pianist, and saxophonist, d. at 74; b. 11/7/1932 in New Orleans, LA. washingtonpost.com, 5/7/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/06/AR2007050601237.html}; Boston.com, 5/7/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/07/alvin_batiste_jazz_clarinetist_also_taught_at_university_at_74/}; AOL.com, 5/7/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/new-orleans-clarinetist-batiste-dies/20070507065409990001?cid=918}; latimes.com, 5/7/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-batiste7may07,1,5206497.story}; New York Times On the Web, 5/7/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/arts/07batiste.html}; Times Online, 5/12/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1779260.ece}; SunHerald.com, 5/12/2007 {http://www.sunherald.com/155/story/52296.html}; Guardian Unlimited, 6/1/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2092696,00.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.

Batten, Carol "Busy" Hall, pianist and combo leader, d. 3/31/2007 in Atlanta, GA at 80; b. 12/25/1926. ajc.com, 4/2/2007 {https://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/obits/stories/2007/04/02/metobbatten0402a.html}.

Bean, Calvert, musicologist and editor, d. 11/13/2007; b. 1/31/1928. Robert Wykes in personal conversation, 1/30/2008.

Beatty, Guitar Billie, gospel guitarist, d. 6/15/2007 in Washington, DC at 73; b. Arlington Billie Beatty in Mecklenburg County, NC. washingtonpost.com, 6/22/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062102276.html}; Boston.com, 6/25/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/25/billie_beatty_guitarist_in_gospel_quartets_73/}.

Beauvais, Jeanne, soprano, d. 6/25/2007; b. 9/19/1917 in New York, NY. Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007.

Beckett, John, Irish composer, keyboardist, and conductor, d. 2/5/2007; b. 2/5/1927. Guardian Unlimited, 3/5/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2026465,00.html}.

Beckford, Stanley, Jamaican reggaemento pioneer (singer and songwriter), d. 3/30/2007 at 65; b. 2/17/1942 in Portland parish. Guardian Unlimited, 4/17/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2058600,00.html}. d. in Riversdale, St. Catherine. Beat, v. 26 no. 2, 2007.

Bedasse, Alerth Rockfort, Jamaican singer and guitarist, d. 3/5/2007; b. 2/21/1928. Beat, v. 26 no. 2, 2007.

Bein, Robert, violin dealer and expert, d. 2/24/2007 in Chicago, IL at 56; b. 4/11/1950 near Cincinnati, OH. Strad, v. 118, no. 1407, July 2007.

Béjart, Maurice, French choreographer, d. 11/22/2007 in Lausanne, Switzerland at 80; b. Maurice Jean Berger 1/1/1927 in Marseille. New York Times On the Web, 11/23/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/arts/dance/23bejart.html}.

Belew, Bill, costume designer to Elvis and many others, d. 1/7/2007 in Palm Springs, CA at 76. CNN.com, 1/17/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/17/obit.belew.ap/index.html}.

Bell, Carey, blues harmonica player and bassist, d. 5/6/2007 in Chicago, IL at 70; b. Carey Bell Harrington 11/14/1936 in Macon, MS. Modern Guitars Magazine online, 5/7/2007 {http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003236.html}; washingtonpost.com, 5/8/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/07/AR2007050701714.html}; SFGate.com, 5/8/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/08/BAGO4PMUC01.DTL}; Boston.com, 5/8/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/08/carey_bell_70_harmonica_player_for_top_bluesmen/}; New York Times On the Web, 5/8/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/arts/08bell.html}; Yahoo!News, 5/8/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_re_us/deaths_4}; Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.

Bell, Richard, Canadian rock keyboardist and songwriter, d. 6/15/2007. The Band web site, 6/16?/2007 {http://theband.hiof.no/band_members/richard_bell.html}.
d. in Toronto, Ontario at 61. AOL.com, 6/19/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/joplin-the-band-sideman-richard-bell/20070619165209990001}; STLtoday.com, 6/19/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BELL?SITE=MOSTP}; Yahoo!News, 6/19/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}; philly.com, 6/20/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070620_Richard_Bell__musician.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Bennett, Earl Fred, a.k.a. "Sir Frederick Gas", film editor, voice actor, and sound effects specialist, d. 10/4/2007 in Woodland Hills, CA at 87; b. 11/5/1919 in Kansas City, KS. Big Cartoon Forum, 10/6/2007 {http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Error:%20Variable%20'hot_short_title'%20is%20not%20a%20code%20reference_P81829/}; latimes.com, 10/12/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings12oct12,1,6080285.story}; LA Daily News online, 11/5/2007 {http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7379546}.

Berger, Bernie, jazz reeds and piano player, d. 7/4/2007 in Clark, NJ at 76. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Bernabe, Paulino, Spanish luthier, d. 5/10/2007 in Madrid; b. 7/2/1932 in Madrid. Classical Guitar, v. 25 no. 11, July 2007; Soundboard, v. 33 no. 1-2, 2007.

Beverst, George E., teacher of piano, voice, and music theory, and composer, d. 2/10/2007 in Warren, MI at 77; b. 1930 in New York, NY. Daily Tribune, 2/12/2007 {http://www.dailytribune.com/stories/021207/obi_20070212005.shtml}.

Bicknell, Stephen, British organbuilder and historian, d. 8/18/2007 in London at 49; b. 12/20/1957 in Chelsea. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007; Tracker, v. 52 no. 1, Winter 2008.

Big Moe, rapper, d. 10/14/2007 in Houston, TX at 33; b. Kenneth Moore. Click2Houston.com, 10/15/2007 {http://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/14343634/detail.html}.

Bigham, Francis Edward "Eddie", pianist and bandleader, d. 7/28/2007 in Newtown Square, PA at 87. philly.com, 8/5/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070805_Pianist_for_rich__for_famous__for_ages.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Bird, Helen Marie, piano teacher and church organist, d. 2/9/2007 in Crystal Lake, IL at 76; b. in Chicago, IL. Piano Guild Notes, v. 57 no. 1, Summer 2007.

Bitgood, Roberta, a.k.a. Roberta Wiersma music minister, organist, composer, and voice teacher, d. 4/15/2007 in New London, CT at 99; b. 1/15/1908 in New London, CT. American Organist, v. 41 no. 6, June 2007; Tracker, v. 51 no. 3, Summer 2007; Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, v. 13 no. 2, 2007.

Blair, Janet, actress and singer, d. 2/19/2007 in Santa Monica, CA at 85; b. Martha Janet Lafferty 1921 in Altoona, PA. AOL.com, 2/21/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/tv/articles/_a/1940s-actress-janet-blair-dies-at-85/20070221070309990001}; STLtoday.com, 2/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BLAIR?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. Martha Jane Lafferty 4/23/1921. Independent Online Edition, 2/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2293444.ece}.

Blakey, Evelyn, jazz vocalist, d. 8/16/2007 in New York, NY at 59. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Blocker, Dave, jazz vocalist, d. 9/6/2007 in Newark, NJ at 67. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Bloomstrom, James, jazz drummer, d. 8/26/2007 in Portland, OR at 75; b. 12/15/1931 in Seattle, WA. Columbian.com, 8/31/2007 {http://www.columbian.com/obituaries/viewObit.cfm?obit=3598}.
d. at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Bluv, a.k.a. Benjamin M. Love, gospel (and multiple other popular genres) multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, arranger, and producer, d. 1/4/2007 in Milwaukee, WI at 38; b. in Milwaukee. JSOnline, 1/13/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552512}.

Blyth, Alan, British critic, d. 8/14/2007 in Lavenham at 78; b. 7/31/1929. Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007.

Bodanya, Natalie, soprano and teacher, d. 3/4/2007 in Santa Barbara, CA at 98; b. Natalie Bodanskaya 8/23/1908 in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 3/10/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/obituaries/10bodanya.html}; Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Bonfils, Jean, French organist, musicologist, and editor, d. 11/26/2007 in Rennes at 86; b. 4/21/1921 in Saint-Étienne, Loire. American Organist, v. 42 no. 7, July 2008.

Booker, Johnny, skiffle singer and guitarist, d. 3/19/2007 in Vancouver, BC; b. John Martyn Booker 7/16/1934 in London. Independent Online Edition, 3/26/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2393341.ece}.

Borgstede, Bob, jazz guitarist, d. 5/3/2007 in Lincoln, NE at 56. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.
d. in St. Louis, MO at 27; b. 6/11/1979. Personal email from Kara Baldus, friend, 8/20/2007.

Bornemann, Fritz, German theater architect, d. 5/28/2007 at 95; b. 2/1912. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 7, July 2007.

Bortolotti, Mauro, Italian composer, d. 11/14/2007 at 80; b. 11/26/1926 in Narni. Nuova Rivista Musicale Italiana, v. 41 no. 4, October/December 2007.

Boule Noire, Canadian multigenre singer, guitarist, and songwriter, d. 6/18/2007 in Montreal, Quebec at 55; b. Georges Thurston 12/29/1951 in Bedford, Quebec. globeandmail.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070705.OBTHURSTON03/TPStory/Obituaries}.

Bourque, Patrick, Canadian country bassist, d. 9/25/2007 in Montreal at 29; b. 9/27/1977 in Montreal. CBC.ca, 9/27/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/09/27/patrick-bourque.html}.

Brackett, Leonard, jazz producer, d. 4/26/2007 in Rockwell, NC at 81. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Bradley, J. Robert (John Robert Lee), gospel and classical singer, d. 5/3/2007 in Nashville, TN at 87; b. in Memphis, TN. New York Times On the Web, 5/4/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/arts/music/04bradley.html}.

Bradshaw, Richard, British opera and choral conductor, d. 8/15/2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 63; b. 1944 in Rugby. globeandmail.com, 8/16/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070816.wbradshaw0816/BNStory/Entertainment/home}; New York Times On the Web, 8/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/18/arts/music/18bradshaw.html}; Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007; Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007; Opera America, Winter 2007.
b. 4/26/1944. Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007.

Bragg, George, choral conductor, d. 5/31/2007 in Fort Worth, TX at 81. dallasnews.com, 6/7/2007 {http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/obituaries/stories/DN-braggobit_07met.ART0.West.Edition1.4325d13.html}.
b. 1/24/1926 in Meridian, MS. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Braye, Bob "Eyarb", jazz drummer, d. 2/25/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 66. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Brecker, Michael, jazz tenor saxophonist, d. 1/13/2007 in New York City at 57; b. 1949 in Philadelphia. Newsday.com, 1/13/2007 {http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--obit-brecker0113jan13,0,95642.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork}; AOL.com, 1/14/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/grammy-winning-saxophonist-brecker-dies/20070114092109990001}; New York Times On the Web, 1/14/2007 {www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/nyregion/14brecker.html}; chicagotribune.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0701150004jan15,1,4871404.story}; Rolling Stone, no. 1020, 2/22/2007; Down Beat, v. 74 no. 3, March 2007.
Michael Leonard Brecker; b. 3/29/1949. washingtonpost.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/14/AR2007011401003.html}; Boston.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/15/michael_brecker_57_was_leading_tenor_saxophonist/}.
also composer. VOANews.com, 1/17/2007 {http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-01/2007-01-17-voa73.cfm}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 3, March 2007.
d. 1/12/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Brewer, Teresa, jazz singer, d. 10/17/2007 in New Rochelle, NY at 76; b. 1931 in Toledo, OH. STLtoday.com, 10/17/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BREWER?SITE=MOSTP}; cbs4.com, 10/17/2007 {http://cbs4.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_290211629.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1039, 11/15/2007.
b. Theresa Breuer 5/7/1931. New York Times On the Web, 10/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/arts/18brewer.html}.
b. 3/7/1931. Guardian Unlimited, 10/19/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2194476,00.html}.
b. Theresa Veronica Breuer 5/7/1931. Independent Online Edition, 11/19/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3174402.ece}.
Teresa Brewer, bassist [sic]. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Brock, Buddy, big band bandleader, d. 4/21/2007 in Washington state at 82; b. Clarence L. "Buddy" Brock Jr. 9/27/1924 in Houston, TX. chron.com, 4/29/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4759824.html}.
d. in Sequim, WA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Brodie, Paul Zion, Canadian classical saxophonist, d. 11/19/2007 in Toronto, Ontario at 73; b. 4/10/1934 in Montreal, Quebec. globeandmail.com, 11/24/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071124.OBBRODIE24/TPStory/Obituaries/}; TheStar.com, 11/24/2007 {http://416-777-7777.com/entertainment/article/279034}.

Brodsky, Joel, music photographer, d. 3/1/2007 in Stamford, CT; b. 10/7/1939 in New York. Independent Online Edition, 3/6/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk//eceRedirect?articleId=2332013}; Rolling Stone, no. 1023, 4/5/2007.
Joel Lee Brodsky; b. in Brooklyn. New York Times On the Web, 3/31/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31brodsky.html}.

Broido, Arnold, music publisher, d. 10/25/2007 in Haverford, PA at 87. NewMusicBox, 10/29/2007 {http://www.newmusicbox.org/printerfriendly.nmbx?id=5307}; Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.
b. 1920. Instrumentalist, v. 62 no. 5, December 2007.

Brooks, Donnie, a.k.a. Johnny Faire, rock singer, d. 2/23/2007 in Panorama City, CA at 71; b. John Dee Abohosh 2/6/1936 in Dallas, TX. latimes.com, 2/28/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-brooks28feb28,1,5016584.story}.

Brooks, Gene, choral director and music professor, d. 7/21/2007 in Edmond, OK at 71; b. 6/15/1926 near Rush Springs, OK. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Brown, Darren "Wiz", British blues singer and guitarist, d. 1/31?/2007 at 44; b. in Tooting, south London. Guardian Unlimited, 2/1/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/otherlives/story/0,,2003017,00.html}.

Brown, George Edward, jazz drummer, d. 6/25/2007 in Paris, France at 66. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Brown, Sophie Feuermann, pianist, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Browne, George, Trinidadian singer, guitarist, and actor, d. 3/23/2007; b. Edric Browne 5/4/1920 in Port of Spain. Guardian Unlimited, 4/7/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2051839,00.html}.

Brownlow, Jack, jazz pianist, d. 10/27/2007 in Wenatchee, WA at 84. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Bruce, Carol, actress and singer on stage and screen, d. 10/9/2007 in Woodland Hills, CA at 87; b. Shirley Levy 11/15/1919 in Great Neck, NY. latimes.com, 10/14/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings14oct14,1,5650179.story}; Independent Online Edition, 10/17/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3067208.ece}.

Budden, Julian Medforth, British musicologist, radio producer and host, d. 2/28/2007; b. 4/9/1924 in Hoylake, Merseyside. Guardian Unlimited, 3/7/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2028119,00.html}; Opera America Newsline, v. 16 no. 7, April 2007.
d. in Florence; b. in Hoylake, Cheshire. Independent Online Edition, 3/26/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2393342.ece}; Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007.

Bull, Storm, pianist, teacher, author, and composer, d. 7/22/2007 in Mesa, AZ; b. 1913 in Chicago, IL. Laurie Sampsel on MLA-L, 7/23/2007.

Bulson, Howard, lounge pianist, d. 5/7/2007 in Seattle, WA at 72; b. 5/11/1934 in Mexico, MO seattlepi.com, 5/8/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2553909.ece}.

Bundles, Stack, rapper, d. 6/11/2007 in Queens, NY at 24; b. Rayquon Elliot. STLtoday.com, 6/12/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_STACK_BUNDLES?SITE=MOSTP}.

Burdette, Wayne, jazz bassist, d. 5/15/2007 in Charleston, SC at 56. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Burley, Fulton, tenor, Disneyland performer, d. 5/7/2007 in Carlsbad, CA at 84; b. in Toronto, Ontario. latimes.com, 5/17/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-burley17may17,1,3897896.story}; Boston.com, 5/18/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/18/fulton_burley_at_84_vocalist_longtime_disneyland_performer/}.

Burnam, Edna Mae, author and composer, d. 4/27/2007 in Sacramento, CA; b. 1907. Clavier, v. 46 no. 8, October 2007.

Burns, Richard, rock musician, d. 11/5/2007 in Camarillo, CA at 64; b. 1943 in Woodbine, IA. VenturaCountyStar.com, 11/10/2007 {http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/nov/10/member-of-60s-band-the-dartells-dies/}.

Burt, Ron, New Zealand guitarist, d. 10/8/2007 in Wellington?; b. 1928 in West Ham, London, England. Classical Guitar, v. 26 no. 5, January 2008.

Burwell, Paul, jazz drummer, d. 2/4/2007 in England at 57. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Byrd, Bobby, soul keyboardist and vocalist, d. 9/12/2007 in Loganville, GA at 73. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.
also bandleader; b. 8/15/1934 in Toccoa, GA. Rolling Stone, no. 1036, 10/4/2007.

Calvert, Casey, rock guitarist and singer, d. 11/23/2007 in Washington, DC at 25. AOL.com, 11/26/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/hawthorne-heights-guitarist-dies-on-bus/20071126160509990001}.
d. 11/24/2007 at 26; b. 1981. Rolling Stone, no. 1042/1043, 12/27/2007 / 1/10/2008.

Camara, Dale (Huling), hornist, d. 12/7/2007. CIM Notes, Summer 2008.

Cambon, Elise Murray, organist, music minister, choir director, and music professor, d. 12/30/2007 in New Orleans, LA at 90. American Organist, v. 42 no. 3, March 2008.

Campbell, Elaine, Canadian lyricist, d. 8/11/2007 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island at 81; b. Elaine Helen Leiterman 9/15/1925 in South Porcupine, Ontario. globeandmail.com, 8/16/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070816.OBCAMPBELL16/TPStory/}.

Campbell, Jimmy, British singer and songwriter, d. 2/12/2007 in Liverpool; b. 1/4/1944 in Liverpool. Independent Online Edition, 2/14/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2268053.ece}.

Campbell, Robert, musicologist, d. 12/19/2007. AMS Newsletter, v. 38 no. 2, August 2008.

Camporeale, Marc Lawrence, rock musician, d. 10/28/2007; b. 1961. New York Times On the Web, 11/25/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE1DB173AF936A15752C1A9619C8B63}.
d. in the Otis Reservoir in Massachusetts at 46. cbs3springfield.com, 10/29/2007 {http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/10875016.html}.

Cantero, Jose Luis, Spanish singer, d. 6/19/2007 at 69. philly.com, 6/21/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070621_Jose_Luis_Cantero___Spanish_singer__69.html}.
a.k.a. El Fary; b. in Madrid. Yahoo!News, 6/19/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}.
José Luis Cantero Rada, also actor, d. in Madrid; b. 8/20/1937. Independent Online Edition, 6/21/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2686789.ece}.

Cargill, Henson, country singer, d. 3/24/2007 in Oklahoma City, OK at 66. STLtoday.com, 3/27/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_CARGILL?SITE=MOSTP}; CBS NEWS online, 3/27/2007 {http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/27/ap/entertainment/main2613519.shtml}.
b. in Oklahoma City, OK. latimes.com, 3/28/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings28.1mar28,1,3620879.story}.

Carson, Bill (Billie Rae), rock guitarist and guitar designer, "test pilot of the Stratocaster", d. 2/15/2007; b. 7/8/1926. Guardian Unlimited, 5/14/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2078708,00.html}.
d. in Nashville, TN; b. in Meridian, OK. Independent Online Edition, 6/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2614577.ece}.

Carson, Margaret, classical music publicist, d. 10/11/2007 in Manhattan at 96; b. 1911 in Salt Lake City, UT. New York Times On the Web, 10/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/arts/music/13carson.html}; Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.
b. 7/11/1911. Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.

Carson, Sal, jazz trumpeter, d. ca. 10/9/2007 at 86. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Carver, Ralph E., organist and organ restorer, d. 5/31/2007 in Mashpee, MA at 91. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Cathaway, Rick, rock bassist, guitarist, and teacher, d. 5/20/2007 in Ventura County, CA; b. 11/2/1946 in Burbank, CA. Ventura County Star, 5/23/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/venturacountystar/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=88262530}.

Chace, Frank, jazz reeds player, d. 12/28/2007 in Evanston, IL at 83. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Chamberlain, Gerald, trombonist, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Cheatham, Jimmy, jazz trombonist, bandleader, and teacher, d. 1/12/2007 in San Diego, CA at 83 [sic]; b. 6/18/1924 in Birmingham, AL. SignOnSandDiego.com, 1/17/2007 {http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/obituaries/20070117-9999-7m17cheatham.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 3, March 2007.
b. James R. Cheatham. Independent Online Edition, 1/20/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2169228.ece}.
d. at 82. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Cheren, Mel, pioneering disco record publisher and cover artist, d. 12/7/2007 in New York City at 74; b. 1/21/1933 in Everett, MA. New York Sun online, 12/11/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/67809}.
d. in Manhattan; b. Melvin Cheren. New York Times On the Web, 12/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/arts/21cheren.html}.

Childers, Buddy, jazz trumpeter, d. 5/24/2007. Mike Vax on Trumpet Players International Network (mailing list) 5/25/2007, forwarded by "Gordo" to alt.obituaries 5/25/2007.
Marion "Buddy" Childers, also bandleader, d. in Los Angeles, CA; b. 2/12/1926 in St. Louis, MO. Independent Online Edition, 5/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2591492.ece}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.
d. in Ojai, CA at 81. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Chinnock, Bill, guitarist, keyboardist, and singer-songwriter, d. 3/8?/2007 in Yarmouth, ME at 59. WCSH6.com, 3/8/2007 {http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=54426}.
d. 3/7/2007. Rolling Stone, no. 1023, 4/5/2007.

Chism, Chico, blues drummer and singer, d. 1/28/2007 in Phoenix, AZ at 79; b. Napoleon Chism 5/23/1927 Shreveport, LA. Tucson Citizen online, 1/29/2007 {http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/40112.php}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Christie, Gratia, mezzo, d. 2/15/2007 in New York City. New York Times, 2/25/2007.

Chrisye, Indonesian popular singer, d. 3/30/2007 in Cipete, South Jakarta at 58; b. Chrismansyah Rahardi. JakartaPost.com, 4/1/2007 {http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070401.A03&irec=2}.

Cillario, Carlo Felice, conductor and violinist, d. 12/13/2007 in Bologna at 92; b. 2/7/1915 in Mendoza, Argentina. Telegraph.co.uk, 12/26/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=NIXFSU1CDLOZNQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2007/12/21/db2102.xml}.
b. in San Rafael, Mendoza. Opera, v. 59 no. 3, March 2008.

Clare, Natalia, ballerina, d. 4/8/2007 in Torrance, CA at 87; b. 9/3/1919 in Los Angeles, CA. New York Times On the Web, 4/20/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/arts/dance/20clare.html}.

Clark, Mahlon, jazz clarinetist, d. 9/20/2007 in Van Nuys, CA at 84. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Clark, Milton Jr., singer and actor, d. 5/31/2007 in Media, PA at 48; b. in Philadelphia, PA. philly.com, 6/14/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070614_Milton_Clark_Jr____Singer__actor__48.html}.

Clark, Mike, drummer and studio owner, d. 2/1/2007 in Cumming, GA at 63; b. in Atlanta, GA. cbs46.com, 2/6/2007 {http://www.cbs46.com/Global/story.asp?S=6046420}.

Clay, Philippe, French popular singer, d. 12/13/2007; b. Philippe Mathevet 3/7/1927 in Paris. guardian.co.uk, 1/16/2008 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jan/16/france.arts}.

Cochran, Charles, country pianist, arranger, and songwriter, d. 6/7/2007 at 71; b. in Midway, PA. TENNESSEAN.com, 6/8/2007 {http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070608/ENTERTAINMENT01/70608092}.

Cohen, Harvey, film and television composer and orchestrator, d. 1/14/2007 in Los Angeles at 55; b. in Massachusetts. STLtoday.com, 1/15/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_COHEN?SITE=MOSTP}.
also played piano and several wind instruments; b. in Brookline, MA. ContraCostaTimes.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/16466518.htm}.

Colantonio, Emily, piano teacher, d. 8/2/2007 in Needham, MA at 93; b. in Needham, MA. Boston.com, 8/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/06/emily_colantonio_taught_piano_to_thousands_at_93/}.

Coleman, Kent, violin teacher, d. 6/19/2007 in Bellevue, WA at 51. seattletimes.com, 6/21/2007 {http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003756377_colemanobit21.html}.

Collins, Ada Wrenne Weeks, a.k.a. "Groovy Granny", country-gospel guitarist and pianist, d. 8/17/2007 in Beech Island, SC at 97; b. in Tullahoma, TN. Yahoo!News, 8/20/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_re_us/deaths}.

Collins, Burt, jazz trumpeter, d. 2/23/2007 in Philadelphia, PA at 75. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Colovas, George, a.k.a. Jamie Coe, rock singer and club owner, d. 1/21/2007 in Livonia, MI at 71; b. in Highland Park, MI. freep.com, 1/27/2007 {http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/NEWS08/70127011}.

Coltrane, Alice, jazz pianist, widow of John Coltrane, d. 1/12/2007 in West Hills, CA at 69; b. Alice McLeod in Detroit. AOL.com, 1/14/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/jazz-pianist-alice-coltrane-dies-in/20070114172609990001}; Down Beat, v. 74 no. 3, March 2007.
also composer and organist; b. 8/27/1937. New York Times On the Web, 1/14/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-coltrane14jan14,1,7953112.story}; chicagotribune.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0701150006jan15,1,5657838.story}.
also vibes player. New York Times On the Web, 1/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/arts/music/15colt.html}.
also harpist and bandleader. Independent Online Edition, 1/16/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2157386.ece}; Rolling Stone, no. 1020, 2/22/2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 3, March 2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Compton, Sam Ray Jr., luthier, d. 2007 at 52. Strad, v. 118, no. 1409, September 2007.

Condon, Les, British jazz trumpeter and pianist, d. 11/2007 at 77; b. Richard Leslie Condon 2/23/1930 in Kennington, London. Jazz Journal International, v. 61 no. 2, February 2008.

Conkling, Donna King, pop singer, d. 6/20/2007 in Plano, TX at 88; b. Donna Olivia Driggs 9/3/1918 in Sanford, CO. latimes.com, 6/22/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-kingdonna22jun22,1,4496988.story}; Boston.com, 6/23/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/23/donna_king_conkling_singer_with_the_king_sisters_at_88/}.

Conlin, Joseph H., impresario, d. 3/5/2007 in West Palm Beach, FL; b. 2/12/1928 in Chicago, IL. Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Connell, John, British bass, d. 3/23/2007 at 50; b. 4/11/1956 in Glasgow. Times Online, 6/6/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1890074.ece}.
d. in Blackpool. Opera, v. 58 no. 8, August 2007.

Cook, Richard David, British jazz writer, editor, and record producer, d. 8/25/2007 in London; b. 2/7/1957 in Kew, Surrey. Independent Online Edition, 9/1/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2917315.ece}; New York Times On the Web, 9/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/arts/music/13cook.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 11, November 2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Cooper, Alan, jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist, d. 8/22/2007 in England at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Cooper, Albert, British luthier and violin collector, d. at 94. Strad, v. 118, no. 1406, June 2007.
also dealer, d. 4/4/2007 at 93; b. 11/24/1913. Guardian Unlimited, 6/27/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2112226,00.html}.

Cox, Norrie (Norman S.), jazz clarinetist and bandleader, d. 3/7/2007 in Milwaukee, WI at 75; b. in England. JS Online, 3/14/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=577846}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Crabtree, Alan Robert, Canadian organist, d. 11/8/2007 in Thornbury, Ontario at 73; b. 4/1/1934 in Toronto. American Organist, v. 42 no. 4, April 2008.

Crawford, Hubie, jazz bassist, d. ca. 10/29/2007 in Detroit, MI at 61. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Crespin, Régine, French soprano, d. 7/5/2007 in Paris at 80; b. 1927 in Marseilles [sic]. Playbill Arts online, 7/5/2007 {http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6743.html}.
d. 7/4/2007; b. 2/23/1927. New York Times On the Web, 7/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/arts/music/06crespin.html}.
d. 7/5/2007; b. in Marseille. International Herald Tribune online, 7/5/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/05/arts/EU-A-E-STG-France-Obit-Crespin.php}; Yahoo!News, 7/6/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}; latimes.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-crespin6jul06,1,803950.story}; Boston.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/06/regine_crespin_diva_noted_for_magnetism/}.
d. 7/5/2007; b. in Marseilles [sic]. Times Online, 7/7/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2039457.ece}; Independent Online Edition, 7/9/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2747717.ece}; Opera America Newsline, v. 16 no. 10, July/August 2007.
d. 7/4/2007; b. in Marseille. washingtonpost.com, 7/7/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070601959.html}.
d. 7/6/2007. Opera, v. 58 no. 9, September 2007.

Crumbaugh, Paul G., jazz trombonist, d. 3/17/2007 in Chicago, IL at 92; b. 1915 in Indiana. chicagotribune.com, 4/7/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0704060377apr07,1,6898446.story}.

Culver, Christopher, music professor and jazz trombonist, d. 3/7/2007 at 54. Newsday.com, 3/8/2007 {http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-lipost085122108mar08,0,7024028.story}.

Curfman, David R., neurosurgeon, organist, and choirmaster, d. 7/24/2007 in Washington, DC at 65; b. 1/2/1942 in Bucyrus, OH. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Curtis, Pat, pianist and teacher, d. 7/23/2007 in Virginia Beach, VA at 78; b. Edwin Moore Curtis Jr. 1929 in Norfolk, VA. PilotOnline.com, 7/24/2007 {http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=129003&ran=170850}.

Dallas, Frank "Sonny", jazz bassist, d. 7/22/2007 in Long Island, NY at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Dangerfield, Tony (Anthony Stuart), British rock singer and bassist, d. 7/20/2007 in London; b. 8/31/1944 in Wolverhampton. Independent Online Edition, 8/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2883798.ece}.

Daniels, Dinah, classical music administrator, d. 3/11/2007 in Pittsburgh, PA at 60; b. in Newton, MA. post-gazette.com, 3/15/2007 {http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07074/769629-122.stm}.

Daniels, Stan, TV writer and producer and Broadway songwriter, d. 4/6/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 72; b. in Toronto. CNN.com, 4/11/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/11/obit.daniels.ap/index.html}.

Danzer, Georg, Austrian pop singer and songwriter, d. 6/21/2007 in St. Pölten; b. 10/7/1946 in Vienna. Independent Online Edition, 6/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2723189.ece}.

Datz-Pyle, Debbi, Hollywood orchestra contractor, d. 6/17/2007. SoundtrackNet, 6/17/2007 {http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=1010}.

D'Auri, Gino, flamenco guitarist, d. 1/26/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 69; b. in Rome. latimes.com, 2/12/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dauri12feb12,1,4863605.story}.

Davey, Arthur Eugene, jazz saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist, d. 5/13/2007 in Denver, CO at 103. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Davidson, Erika, opera photographer, d. 3/21/2007 in New York, NY; b. 7/19/1926 in Frankfurt, Germany. Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Davis, Art, jazz bassist, d. 7/29/2007 in Long Beach, CA at 73; b. 12/5/1933 in Harrisburg, PA. latimes.com, 8/4/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-davis4aug04,1,1205120.story}; STLtoday.com, 8/4/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ART_DAVIS?SITE=MOSTP}; Chron.com, 8/8/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/5029677.html}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1410, October 2007.
Arthur D. Davis, also bandleader and psychologist. Independent Online Edition, 8/10/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2851409.ece}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.
Arthur David Davis; b. 12/6/1934. Guardian Unlimited, 8/28/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2157143,00.html}.
d. at 72. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Davis, Brian, British jazz writer and researcher, d. 2/26/2007 in Cornwall. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 4, April 2007.

Davis, Humphrey Stewart Jr., jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and musical director, d. 5/12/2007 in New Orleans, LA; b. 11/14/1949. nola.com, 5/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/opinion/l23vegan.html}.
d. in Tulane, LA at 57. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Davis, James B., gospel singer and bandleader, d. 4/17/2007 in Philadelphia, PA at 90. New York Times On the Web, 4/28/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/arts/28jdavis.html}.
James B. Davis Sr.; b. 6/6/1916 in Greenville, SC. Yahoo!News, 4/28/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_re_us/deaths_14}; latimes.com, 4/29/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-davis29apr29,1,3273698.story}.
James Bodie Davis, also songwriter. SFGate.com, 4/30/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/30/BAGHFPHV841.DTL}; Times Online, 5/12/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1779258.ece}.
d. at 91. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Davis, Tex, a.k.a. Sheriff Tex Davis, a.k.a. William Beuregard Davis, rock/country songwriter, manager, and promoter, d. 8/29/2007 in Nashville, TN at 93; b. William Douchette in Connecticut. TENNEESSEAN.com, 8/30/2007 {http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070830/ENTERTAINMENT01/708300428/0/ENTERTAINMENT01}.

Dawes, Thomas W., rock musician and jingle writer, d. 10/13/2007 in Manhattan at 64; b. 7/25/1943 in Albany, NY. New York Times On the Web, 11/2/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/arts/02dawes.html}.

Day, Roger Cooper, British printer and amateur (but accomplished) organist, pianist, clarinetist, cellist, ukelele player, and composer, d. 4/8/2007; b. 6/14/1933 in Berlin, Germany. Telegraph.co.uk, 5/31/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/31/db3103.xml}.

Day, Sonny, New Zealander blues-rock musician, d. 8/10/2007 in Auckland. nzherald.co.nz, 8/10/2007 {http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10456967}.

de Brossard, Yolande, French musicologist, d. 2007; b. 1917. Revue de Musicologie, v. 94 no. 2, 2008.

De Carlo, Yvonne, actress and singer, d. 1/8/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 84. Playbill online, 1/10/2007 {http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104795.html}.
d. in Woodland Hills, CA; b. Margaret Yvonne Middleton 9/1/1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Independent Online Edition, 1/12/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2145104.ece}.

de Toledano, Ralph, jazz writer, d. 2/3/2007 in Washington, DC at 90. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Deacon, Rob (Robert Andrew), British record producer, d. 9/8/2007 at 42; b. 8/6/1965 in Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. Guardian Unlimited, 10/10/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2187245,00.html}.

deLay, Paul, blues harmonica player, d. 3/7/2007 in Portland, OR at 55. kgw.com, 3/8/2007 {http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8NNMRD82.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
b. in Portland, OR. Salem-News.com, 3/7/2007 {http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march072007/delay_dies_3607.php}.

Delp, Brad, rock singer and guitarist, d. 3/9/2007 in Atkinson, NH at 55. Variety.com, 3/9/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960892.html}; AOL.com, 3/9/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/articles/_a/brad-delp-lead-singer-of-boston-dies-at/20070309190909990001}; Yahoo!News, 3/9/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_us/deaths_10}; latimes.com, 3/10/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings10.1mar10,1,6181366.story}.
b. 1951 in Danvers, MA. New York Times On the Web, 3/10/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/10/arts/music/10cnd-delp.html}; Boston.com, 3/10/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/10/brad_delp_55_lead_singer_for_bestselling_70s_band_boston/}; SFGate.com, 3/11/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/11/BAGDBOJC751.DTL}.
d. 3/10/2007. philly.com, 3/11/2007 {http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/obituaries/16877354.htm}.
Bradley E. Delp, d. 3/9/2007; b. 6/12/1951. Independent Online Edition, 3/12/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2350005.ece}; Seoul Times online, 3/14?/2007 {http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=4939}; Rolling Stone, no. 1023, 4/5/2007.

Dennis, Kent S., chemist, organist, organ teacher, and orchestra administrator, d. 1/1/2007 in Midland, MI at 78; b; 6/25/1928 in Donora, PA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 4, April 2007.

DePriest, Akbar, jazz drummer, d. 5/2/2007 at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

DeRhodes, Jon, jazz saxophonist and pianist, d. 6/5/2007 in Kent, England at 44. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Deveney, (Gerard) Matt, rock keyboardist and singer, d. 6/5/2007 in South Boston, MA at 35. Boston.com, 6/9/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/09/matt_deveney_35_musician_in_grateful_dead_cover_bands/}.

Devinu, Giusy, Italian soprano, d. 5/2/2007 in Selargius (Cagliari) at 46; b. 5/11/1960 in Cagliari. Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007.

Dickenson, Jean, coloratura soprano, d. 1/26/2007 in Briarcliff Manor, NY; b. 12/10/1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opera News, v. 71 no. 11, May 2007.

Dineen, William, organist and music critic, d. 7/26/2007 in Greenville, RI at 91. American Organist, v. 42 no. 2, February 2008.

Disco D, hip-hop DJ and producer, d. 1/23/2007 in Washington, DC at 26; b. David Shayman. freep.com, 1/25/2007 {http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070125/ENT04/701250322/1010/NEWS08}.

Dodd, Mary Ann, organist and author, d. 1/1/2007 in Cooperstown, NY; b. Mary Ann Howell 9/6/1931 in Pullman, WA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 5, May 2007.

Doherty, Denny, rock singer and songwriter, d. 1/19/2007 in Mississauga, Ontario at 66; b. in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CNN.com, 1/19/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/19/obit.doherty.ap/index.html}; TheShowBuzz.com, 1/19/2007 {http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/19/people_late_great/main2379091.shtml}; New York Times On the Web, 1/20/2007 {www.nytimes.com/2007/01/20/arts/music/20doherty.html}.
b. 11/29/1940. BBC NEWS online, 1/20/2007 {http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6281309.stm}; ninemsn.com.au, 1/20/2007 {http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/abc/20070120/17/entertainment/18305}; Rolling Stone, no. 1019, 2/8/2007.

Dolan, Joe, Irish pop star, d. 12/26/2007 in Dublin; b. in Mullingar in Westmeath. RTÉ.ie Entertainment, 12/26/2007.
d. at 68. STLtoday.com, 12/27/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_DOLAN?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Times On the Web, 12/29/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/arts/music/29dolan.html}.
b. 10/16/1943. Independent.co.uk, 12/28/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/joe-dolan-charttopping-romantic-singer-767063.html}.

Dolukhanova, Zara, Russian mezzo, d. 12/5/2007; b. Zara Makarian 3/5/1918 in Moscow. Opera News, v. 72 no. 9, March 2008.

Donlin, Rae Anne, coffeehouse owner/folk music promoter, d. 3/13/2007 in Newton, MA at 68; b. Rae Anne Wilson. Boston.com, 3/15/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/15/rae_anne_donlin_nurtured_folk_music_with_passim_coffeehouse/}.

Dorn, Joel, jazz record producer, d. 12/17/2007 in New York City at 65; b. 4/7/1942. hyenarecords.com, 12/18/2007 {http://www.hyenarecords.com/node/671}; latimes.com, 12/19/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dorn19dec19,1,2791730.story}; Rolling Stone, no. 1044, 1/24/2008; Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.
d. in Manhattan; b. in Yeadon, PA. New York Times On the Web, 12/19/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/arts/19dorn.html}.
b. in Philadelphia, PA. washingtonpost.com, 12/19/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/18/AR2007121802023.html}.

Dr. Jockenstein, a.k.a. Roderick G. "Rod" King, d.j., d. 4/30/2007 in St. Louis, MO at 55. STLtoday.com, 4/30/2007 {http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/1E504CAB19284F3A862572CD0061F4AF?OpenDocument}.

Drabowicz, Wojciech, Polish baritone, d. 3/27/2007 in Poznan; b. 3/24/1966 in Poznan. Independent Online Edition, 4/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2496665.ece}; Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 6, June 2007; Opera News, v. 72 no. 2, August 2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 7, July 2007.

Dreznes, Christine E., record store owner, d. 6/21/2007 in Chicago, IL at 89; b. 11/19/1917 in Chicago, IL. suntimes.com, 6/24/2007 {http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/440916,CST-NWS-XDREZ24.article}.

Drummond, R. Paul, choral director and music professor, d. 9/27/2007 at 60; b. 1947. Choral Journal, v. 48 no. 5, November 2007.

Druzhinin, Feodor, Russian violist, d. 2007 at 75. Strad, v. 118, no. 1409, September 2007.

Dube, Lucky, South African reggae singer, d. 10/18/2007 in Johannesburg at 43. AOL.com, 10/19/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/african-reggae-star-lucky-dube-killed/20071019064409990001}; BBC NEWS online, 10/19/2007 {http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7052050.stm}; CBC.ca, 10/19/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/10/19/lucky-dube-killed.html}; Economist.com, 10/25/2007 {http://economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10015816}; Independent on Saturday, 10/28/2007 {http://www.tios.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=1017&fArticleId=nw20071028140133771C319758}.
Lucky Philip Dube, also songwriter; b. 8/3/1964 near Ermelo. Times Online, 10/19/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2696899.ece}.
d. in Rosettenville. New York Times On the Web, 10/20/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/world/africa/20safrica.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1039, 11/15/2007.

DuBrow, Kevin, heavy metal singer, d. 11/26/2007 in Las Vegas, NV at 52. AOL.com, 11/26/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/quiet-riot-singer-dubrow-found-dead/20071126132709990001}; STLtoday.com, 11/26/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_DUBROW?SITE=MOSTP}; CNN.com, 11/26/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/26/obit.dubrow/index.html}.
Kevin Mark DuBrow, also songwriter, d. 11/25/2007; b. 10/29/1955. New York Times On the Web, 11/27/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27dubrow.html}; Independent Online Edition, 11/28/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3201549.ece}; Rolling Stone, no. 1042/1043, 12/27/2007 / 1/10/2008.
b. in Los Angeles, CA. Times Online, 12/11/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3030661.ece}.

Duffy, John Charles, musicologist, chorister, choral conductor, and music critic, d. 3/15/2007 in Gettysburg, PA at 64. Mark DeVoto on AMS-L, 3/24/2007.

Duke, Jay, jazz drummer, d. 1/17/2007 in Montclair, NJ at 80. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Duskin, Big Joe, boogie-woogie pianist, d. 5/6/2007 in Cincinnati, OH at 86. FOX19.com, 5/6/2007 {http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=6477071&nav=0zHF}.
b. in Alabama. Yahoo!News, 5/8/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070509/ap_on_re_us/deaths_4}.
d. 5/5/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Dykstra, Andrea, musicologist, d. 12/18/2007. AMS Newsletter, v. 38 no. 2, August 2008.

Dymiotis, Phanos (Theophanis Nicolau), composer and violinist, d. 3/10/2007 on Route 301 near Middletown, DE at 41; b. on Cyprus. washingtonpost.com, 3/23/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/22/AR2007032202070_2.html}.

Eaton, Sidney F., organbuilder, d. 11/16/2007 in North Reading, MA at 99; b. 5/29/1908 in North Reading, MA. Tracker, v. 52 no. 2, Spring 2008.

Eben, Petr, Czech composer, d. 10/24/2007 in Prague at 78; b. 1/22/1929. MSN.com, 10/25/2007 {http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=281027&affid=100055}; Google News, 10/25/2007 {http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj4yj37U9DWYfLMh8iNpt2MokknA}.
also organist; b. in &Zhacek;amberk. Independent Online Edition, 10/27/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3101964.ece}; American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008; Organ, v. 86, no. 343, Mary/May 2008.

Ebsen, Vilma, dancer, teacher, and actress, sister of Buddy Ebsen, d. 3/12/2007 in Thousand Oaks, CA at 96. STLtoday.com, 3/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_EBSEN?SITE=MOSTP}.

Edwards, Esmond, recording executive, d. 1/20/2007 in Santa Barbara, CA; b. 10/29/1927 in Nassau, Bahamas. latimes.com, 1/27/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStoryPrint&PersonID=86152357}.
d. in Pasadena, CA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Elaheh, Iranian classical singer, d. 8/15/2007 in Iran at 73; b. Bahar Gholam Hosseinin, 4/7/1934. Times Online, 8/31/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2358244.ece}.

Emmanuel, Terry (Terrence Lloyd), singer, dancer, and actor, d. 4/2/2007 in Overbrook, PA at 56; b. in Philadelphia, PA. philly.com, 4/6/2007 {http://www.philly.com/dailynews/obituaries/20070406_Terry_Emmanuel__56__entertainer_with_many_roles.html}.

Enck, Lieselotte, German soprano, d. 1/23/2007 at 89; b. 1918. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 3, March 3007.

Englert, Giuseppe G., composer and organist, d. 3/29/2007 in Paris, France at 80; b. 1927 in Fiesole, Italy. American Organist, v. 41 no. 7, July 2007.

Essien, Gabe, jazz clarinetist, d. 10/10/2007 at 72. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Evans, Edgar, British tenor, d. 2/22/2007 at 94; b. 6/9/1912 in Cwrt Newydd, Cardiganshire. Telegraph.co.uk, 2/26/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/26/db2602.xml}.
d. in London. Opera News, v. 71 no. 11, May 2007.
d. in Harrow; b. near Cwrt Newydd. Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007.

Evans, Frank, British jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger, d. 2007; b. 1930. Classical Guitar Magazine, v. 25 no. 8, April 2007.

Evans, Ray, Hollywood songwriter, d. 2/15/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 92; b. 2/4/1915 in Salamanca, NY. latimes.com, 3/1/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ex-evansobit16feb17,0,6578096.story}; New York Times On the Web, 2/17/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/arts/music/17evans.html}; AOL.com, 2/19/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/songwriter-ray-evans-dies-at-92/20070217094809990001}.

Eyermann, Tim (Albert Timothy), jazz winds player, bandleader, and teacher, d. 5/1/2007 in Miami, FL at 60; b. in Pittsburgh, PA. washingtonpost.com, 5/14/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051301151.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Eytle, Tommy (Thomas Daniel Hicks), British actor, singer, and guitarist, d. 6/19/2007 in Reading; b. 7/16/1926 in Georgetown, Guyana. Independent Online Edition, 6/29/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2720049.ece}.

Ezell, Ralph, country bassist, engineer, and manager, d. 11/30/2007 in Pickstown, SD at 54; b. in Newton, County, MS [sic]. Sequoyah County Times On the Web, 12/13/2007 {http://www.sequoyahcountytimes.com/articles/2007/12/13/news/frontd.txt}.

Fahey, Brian, British big-band arranger and composer, d. 4/4/2007 at 87; b. 4/25/1919 in Margate, Kent. Times Online, 5/17/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1804677.ece}.
also bandleader, d. in England. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Fairley, E. (Edward) Lee, music librarian and cellist, d. 5/19/2007 in Arlington, VA at 89; b. in Hannibal, NY. washingtonpost.com, 5/25/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/24/AR2007052402320.html}.

Farquhar, David, New Zealander composer and music professor, d. at 79 in Victoria?; b. 1928 in Cambridge. Radio New Zealand News online, 5/8/2007 {http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200705081708/death_of_composer_david_farquhar}.

Farrell, Bill, pop singer, d. 6/30/2007 in Rancho Mirage, CA; b. Bill Fiorelli. latimes.com, 7/10/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=90481587}.
also pianist, d. at 81. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Feldstein, Sandy, composer, percussionist, and publishing executive, d. 8/30/2007; b. 1940. Instrumentalist, v. 62 no. 5, December 2007.

Felton, Hilton Clay Jr., jazz pianist, musical director, and composer, d. 2/13/2007 in Washington, DC at 60; b. in Norfolk, VA. washingtonpost.com, 2/17/2070 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021602040.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Fennell, Elizabeth Ludwig, music publisher and arranger, d. 4/20/2007 at 90. Instrumentalist, v. 61 no. 11, June 2007.

Fetsch, Bill "Dr. Jazz", jazz drummer and d.j., d. 3/5/2007 in Portland, OR at 79. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Fields, Freddie, Hollywood producer, studio executive, and agent, d. 12/11/2007 in Beverly Hills, CA at 84; b. Fred Feldman 7/12/1923 in Ferndale, NY. New York Times On the Web, 12/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/13/arts/13fields.html}.

Fisher, Ian, rock singer, d. 10/22/2007 on Koh Samui, Thailand; b. Scott Harrison Fisher 9/26/1956. seattlepi.com, 11/5/2007 {http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/125088.asp}.

Flesch, Siegfried, German musicologist, d. 12/2007; b. 10/11/1933 in Suhl. Newsletter of the American Handel Society, v. 22 no. 3, Winter 2007.

Fogelberg, Dan, rock singer and songwriter, d. 12/16/2007 in Maine at 56. USATODAY.com, 12/16/2007 {http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-12-16-fogelberg-obit_N.htm}; STLtoday.com, 12/17/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_FOGELBERG?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Times On the Web, 12/17/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/17/arts/music/17fogelberg.html}.
b. Daniel Grayling Fogelberg 8/13/1951. Undercover HD, 12/16/2007 {http://www.undercoverhd.com/news/Story.aspx?id=3653}; Rolling Stone, no. 1044, 1/24/2008.
b. in Peoria, IL. latimes.com, 12/17/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fogelberg17dec17,1,2933289.story}; Independent Online Edition, 12/18/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dan-fogelberg-softrock-singersongwriter-765720.html}; Times Online, 12/18/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3064882.ece}.

Foldi, Andrew, bass, d. 11/21/2007 in Federal Way, WA at 81; b. 7/20/1926 in Budapest. New York Times On the Web, 12/1/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/arts/01foldi.html}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.
d. 11/27/2007. Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Folley, Lawrence, British baritone, d. 1/14/2007 in Greenock, Renfrewshire; b. 12/6/1928 in Benoni, South Africa. Independent Online Edition, 3/7/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2334874.ece}; Opera, v. 58 no. 4, April 2007.

Folson, Eileen, jazz cellist, d. 2/4/2007 in New York City, NY at 50. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Fontheim, Joachim, German opera director, d. at 85. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 6, June 2007.
d. 5/8/2007 in Krefeld. Orchester, v. 55 no. 8, September 2007.

Ford, Jim, country and soul singer-songwriter, d. 11/18/2007 at 66; b. 8/23/1941. Times Online, 12/14/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3046528.ece}.

Fourie, Johnny, South African jazz guitarist, d. 8/19/2007 at 70. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 10, October 2007.

Fox, Paul "Foxy", British punk guitarist and songwriter, d. 10/21/2007 at 56; b. 4/11/1951 in Bermondsey, south London. Guardian Unlimited, 10/22/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2196342,00.html}.
also singer, d. in London. Independent Online Edition, 10/31/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3112800.ece}.

Franca, Celia, Canadian ballerina, d. 2/19/2007 in Ottawa at 85; b. Celia Franks 6/25/1921 in London. New York Times On the Web, 2/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/obituaries/22franca.html}.

Freeland, Mark, rock guitarist, d. 6/14/2007 in Buffalo, NY. Buffalo News online, 6/16/2007 {http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/story/100082.html}.

Freeman, Russell Edward, organist and music director, d. 11/26/2007 in Greenville, NC at 61. American Organist, v. 42 no. 5, May 2008.

Freiner, Glenn, professor of piano, organ, and voice, d. 1/12/2007 at 79. Opus, v. 23 no. 5, February 2007.

Frigo, Johnny, jazz violinist and bassist, d. 7/4/2007 in Chicago, IL at 90; b. in Chicago, IL. KWQC-TV6 online, 7/4/2007 {http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6748076}; globeandmail.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wobitfrigo0705/BNStory/Entertainment/home}; STLtoday.com, 7/5/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_FRIGO?SITE=MOSTP}; MiamiHerald.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.miamiherald.com/804/story/160729.html}; Forbes.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/05/ap3887807.html}; SFGate.com, 7/5/2007 {http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/04/entertainment/e213215D11.DTL}; New York Times On the Web, 7/7/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/arts/07frigo.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007; Downbeat, v. 74 no. 8, September 2007; Strad, v. 118, no. 1409, September 2007.
b. John Virgil Frigo 12/27/1916. washingtonpost.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070501899.html}; Boston.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/06/johnny_frigo_90_jazz_bassist_violinist_helped_write_standards/}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.
d. 7/5/2007. Times Online, 7/16/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2080507.ece}.

Fritsch, Richard Elvin "Rick", organist, d. 6/5/2007 in Lancaster, PA at 52; b. in Lancaster, PA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 9, September 2007.

Frohman, Carole Joan, Broadway singer and actress, professor of interior design, d. 3/16/2007 in North Miami, FL at 76; b. 7/22/21930 in Brooklyn, NY. MiamiHerald.com, 3/23/2007 {http://www.miamiherald.com/512/story/50817.html}.

Fryer, Fritz, British rock singer and guitarist, d. 9/2/2007 in Lisbon; b. David Roderic Carnie Fryer 12/6/1944 in Rochdale, Lancashire. Independent Online Edition, 9/8/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2941921.ece}.
also lyricist, d. 9/9/2007; b. David Roderick Carney Fryer at Oldham, Lancashire. Telegraph.co.uk, 10/13/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/13/db1303.xml}.

Fuller, Albert, early-music harpsichordist, conductor, teacher, and author, d. 9/22/2007 in Manhattan at 81; b. 7/21/1926 in Washington, DC. New York Times On the Web, 9/25/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/arts/25fuller.html}.
also organist and editor. American Organist, v. 41 no. 12, December 2007.

Furst, Janos, Hungarian violinist and conductor, d. 1/3/2007 in Paris at 71; b. 1935 in Budapest. latimes.com, 1/6/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings6.5jan06,1,5816864.story}.
János Fürst; b. 10/10/1935. ireland.com, 1/6/2007 {http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/obituaries/2007/0106/1167776792935.html}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1403, March 2007.

Gaber, George, percussionist and professor, d. 11/21/2007 in Bloomington, IN at 91. wthitv.com, 11/23/2007 {http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7399530}.
d. ca 11/22/2007. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Gabriel, George, vice president of BMI, d. 2/22/2007 in Sarasota, FL at 97; b. 10/17/1909 in New York. HeraldTribune.com, 3/1/2007 {http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/NEWS/703010404/-1/xml}.

Gallagher, Bill, jazz clarinetist, d. 10/22/2007 in Barnegat, NJ at 69. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Gardner, Zan, jazz and blues vocalist, d. 5/1/2007 in Philadelphia, PA; b. 5/2/1948; b. Suzanne Gardner Lagerman in Bryn Mawr, PA. philly.com, 5/6/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070506_Nontraditional_singer_became_Phila__standard.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Garies, John A. "Johnny", Christian-rock singer, guitarist, pianist, drummer, and songwriter, d. 8/5/2007 in Houston, TX at 54. Chron.com, 8/8/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/deaths/5039152.html}.

Garvin, Dwane, R&B drummer, d. 7/11/2007 in Scottsdale, AZ at 61; b. in Indianapolis, IN. IndyStar.com, 7/14/2007 {http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070714/LOCAL/707140480/1196}.

Gasparian, Gohar, Armenian opera singer, d. 5/10/2007 in Yerevan at 83; b. 1924 in Egypt. ArmeniaNow.com, 5/11/2007 {http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=2201&CID=2243&IID=1133&lng=eng}.

Gates, Keith Robert, composer and music professor, d. 5/22/2007 in Lake Charles, LA; b. 9/29/1948 in Johnstown, PA. Johnson Funeral Home online, 5/23?/2007 {http://www.johnsonfuneralhome.net/ASIMAS/johnsonfh/obituaryDescription.jsp?domain_id=131&deceased_id=101757}.

Gefaell, Robert, jazz promoter, d. 8/6/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 84. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Genova, Vince, jazz pianist, d. 1/17/2007 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia at 64. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Genzmer, Harald, German composer, d. 12/16/2007 in München (Munich) at 98; b. 2/9/1909 in Blumenthal (Bremen). Musik und Kirche, v. 78 no. 2, March/April 2008; Schott Aktuell : The Journal, March/April (no. 2) 2008.

George, George W., film and Broadway producer, d. 11/7/2007 in Manhattan at 87; b. George Warren Goldberg 2/8/1920 in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 11/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/theater/15george.html}.

Gerber, Pierre, Swiss luthier, d. 9/6/2007 in Lausanne; b. 3/27/1912 in Lausanne. Strad, v. 119, no. 1414, February 2008.

Getz, Pierce Allen, organist, music director, choral conductor, and professor of music, d. 3/30/2007 in Hershey, PA at 77; b. 11/4/1929 in Denver, PA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 6, June 2007.

Gewirtz, Sharon Fay, violinist, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Giantomasi, Vince, jazz drummer, d. 6/22/2007 in New Jersey at 54. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Gilbert, Peggy, jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and arranger, d. 2/12/2007 in Burbank, CA at 102; b. Margaret Knechtges 1/17/1905 in Sioux City, IA. latimes.com, 2/18/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gilbert18feb18,1,7935828.story}; philly.com, 3/3/2007 {http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/obituaries/16824755.htm}.
b. Margaret Fern Knechtges. New York Times On the Web, 2/25/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/arts/music/25gilbert.html}.
also vocalist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
also clarinetist, violinist, vibes player, and contractor. Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, v. 13 no. 2, 2007.

Glover, Ruby, jazz singer, d. 10/20/2007 in Baltimore, MD at 77. Baltimore Times Online, 10/29/2007 {http://www.btimes.com/News/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=83398&sID=4}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Gocher, Charles, rock percussionist, d. 2/19/2007 in Seattle, WA at 54. Pitchfork, 2/21/2007 {http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41296-sun-city-girls-charles-gocher-rip}.

Goins, Ray Elwood, bluegrass banjoist, d. 7/2/2007 in Pikeville, KY at 71; b. 1/3/1936 in Bramwell, WV. CMT.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1564058/20070705/id_0.jhtml}.

Goldstein, Richie, junk percussionist and teacher, d. 4/29/2007 in Jamaica Plain, MA at 59. Boston.com, 5/4/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/04/richie_goldstein_added_rhythm_smiles_to_kids_lives/}.

Goltzer, Albert, oboist, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Gomes, James, jazz drummer, d. 1/18/2007 in Buffalo, NY at 69. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Gomez, Sergio, Mexican singer, d. 12/2/2007 somewhere between Morelia and Puerto Vallarta. SFGate.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/12/03/entertainment/e210919S65.DTL}.

Gomez, Tito, Puerto Rican salsa singer, d. 6/12/2007 in Cali, Colombia at 59; b. in Juana Díaz. latimes.com, 6/14/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gomez14jun14,1,6099636.story}; Boston.com, 6/16/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/16/tito_gomez_at_59_vocalist_fronted_salsa_bands_of_new_york_colombia_and_puerto_rico/}.

Gonzalez, Chito, dance orchestra leader and multi-instrumentalist, d. 6/9/2007 in El Paso, TX at 74; b. 1932 in Chihuahua. elpasotimes.com, 6/13/2007 {http://www.elpasotimes.com/entertainment/ci_6126783}.

Goulet, Robert, American popular singer and actor, d. 10/30/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 73; b. in Massachusetts. CNN.com, 10/30/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/30/obit.robert.goulet.ap/index.html}; seattlepi.com, 10/30/2007 {http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ae/337441_gouletobit31.html}.
Robert Gerard Goulet; b. 11/26/1933 in Lawrence, MA. New York Times On the Web, 10/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/music/30cnd-goulet.html}; latimes.com, 10/31/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goulet31oct31,0,2903288,full.story}; Independent Online Edition, 11/1/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3115502.ece}; Times Online, 11/1/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2780208.ece}.

Graham, Colin, opera director, d. 4/6/2007 in St. Louis, MO; b. 1931. Email from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 4/6/2007.
also librettist; d. in Creve Coeur, MO at 75; b. in London. STLtoday.com, 4/7/2007 {http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/visitstlouis/story/424168FB6D19DEEF862572B60011E19F?OpenDocument}; New York Times On the Web, 4/9/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/arts/09graham.html}; latimes.com, 4/11/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-graham11apr11,1,6343524.story}; Opera, v. 58 no. 6, June 2007; Opera America Newsline, v. 16 no. 8, May 2007.
also designer; b. 9/22/1931. Telegraph.co.uk, 4/9/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/09/db0901.xml}.
b. in Hove. Times Online, 4/9/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1629548.ece}; Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Grand, Murray, cabaret accompanist and composer, d. 3/7/2007 in New York City at 87; b. 1919 in Philadelphia, PA. New York Sun online, 3/12/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/50238}.

Grant, Milt, pop d.j. and radio station owner, d. 4/28/2007 in Fort Lauderdale, FL at 83; b. 5/13/1923 in New York City. New York Sun online, 5/9/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/54079}.

Graves, Anita Jeanne Shiflett, organist, choir director, and teacher, d. 9/16/2007 at 86; b. 9/20/1920 in Lincoln, IL. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Greeley, George, pianist, arranger, conductor, and composer, d. 5/26/2007 in Sherman Oaks, CA at 89; b. in Westerly, RI. Variety.com, 5/30/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966003.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Green, Manny, big-band bandleader, d. 7/30/2007 at 86; b. Manuel Greenberg in Galveston, TX. Galveston County Daily News E-Edition, 8/1/2007 {http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=308fe4f0ea39ac35}.
also trumpeter and vocalist, d. in Galveston, TX. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Griffin, Merv, singer, pianist, talk show host, and impresario, d. 8/12/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 82; b. Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. 7/6/1925 in San Mateo, CA. CNN.com, 8/12/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/12/griffin.obit.ap/index.html}; New York Times On the Web, 8/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/arts/television/13griffin.html}.

Griffin, Victor, dancer, singer, and actor, d. 2/3/2007 in Syosset, NY at 88; b. in Pittsburgh, PA. Variety.com, 2/9/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959116.html}.

Grime, Kitty, British jazz writer, pianist, lyricist, and singer, d. 8/10/2007 at 77; b. Mary Christine Godfrey Grime 1/21/1930 in Derby. Guardian Unlimited, 9/29/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2179632,00.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 11, November 2007.
d. 8/7/2007 in London. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Gross, David Alan, jazz saxophonist, d. 5/14?/2007. JazzCorner.com, 5/14/2007 {http://www.jazzcornertalk.com/speakeasy/showthread.php?p=637638}.
d. 5/7/2007. New York Times, 5/23/2007.
d. ca. 5/7/2007 in New York City, NY at ca. 62. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Grunschlag, Toni, pianist and teacher, d. 1/12/2007. New York Times On the Web, 1/14/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9505EED61E3AF937A25752C0A9619C8B63}.

Guarrera, Frank, lyric baritone, d. 11/23/2007 in Bellmawr, NJ at 83; b. 12/3/1923 in Philadelphia, PA. New York Times On the Web, 11/27/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27guarrera.html}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008; Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Guerra, Paul, producer of puppet opera, d. 8/8/2007 in Chicago, IL at 63; b. 1944 in Texas. chicagotribune.com, 8/18/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-hed_guerra_18aug18,0,789082.story}.

Guida, Frank J., songwriter and record store owner, d. 5/19/2007 in Virginia Beach, VA at 84; b. in Palermo, Italy. PilotOnline.com, 5/20/2007 {http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=125057&ran=231717}.
also producer and label owner; b. 5/26/1922. Times Online, 6/30/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2007455.ece}.

Guigui, Efrain, conductor and clarinetist, d. 6/18/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 81; b. in Panama. burlingtonfreepress.com, 6/19/2007 {http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070619/NEWS02/706190308/1007}; Yahoo!News, 6/19/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}.

Gunnell, Rik (Richard Carl Percival), British music promoter, d. 6/3/2007 at 75; b. 7/23/1931 in Hausbruch, Germany. Guardian Unlimited, 6/18/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2105154,00.html}.

Hadley, Jerry, tenor, d. 7/18/2007 in Poughkeepsie, NY at 55; b. in Illinois. CNN.com, 7/18/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/18/obit.hadley.ap/index.html}; STLtoday.com, 7/18/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HADLEY?SITE=MOSTP}; NPR online, 7/19/2007 {http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12100749}.
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Haefliger, Ernst, Swiss lyric tenor and teacher, d. 3/17/2007 in Davos at 87; b. 7/6/1919 in Davos. STLtoday.com, 3/18/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HAEFLIGER?SITE=MOSTP}; http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/swiss-opera-singer-ernst-haefliger-dies/20070318111109990001}; International Herald Tribune online, 3/18/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/03/18/news/obits.php}; ABC News online, 3/18/2007 {http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2960996}; Guardian Unlimited, 3/20/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2037874,00.html}; New York Times Online, 3/20/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/arts/music/20haefliger.html}; Independent Online Edition, 6/6/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2617409.ece}; Orchester, v. 55 no. 5, May 2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 7, July 2007.

Hahn, Lance, punk singer and guitarist, d. 10/21/2007 at 40. Pitchfork, 10/22/2007 {http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/46561-j-churchs-lance-hahn-rip}.
b. 1967. Rolling Stone, no. 1039, 11/15/2007.

Hakes, Martha Jean, early-music soprano and music professor, d. 5/24/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 77; b. 3/6/1930 in Muscatine, IA. New York Times On the Web, 6/3/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E2DE143AF930A35755C0A9619C8B63}.

Haley, Kay Wood, organist, chorister, and teacher of organ and voice, d. 7/10/2007 in Fairhope, AL at 90; b. 3/26/1917 in Sumner, IL. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Hampton, Aletra, jazz pianist and singer, d. 11/12/2007 in Indianapolis, IN at 92. wthr.com, 11/13/2007 {http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7353278}; wishtv.com, 11/13/2007 {http://www.wishtv.com/global/story.asp?s=8945}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Hampton, Virtue, jazz musician, d. 1/2007 in Indianapolis, IN. wishtv.com, 11/13/2007 {http://www.wishtv.com/global/story.asp?s=8945}.

Handford, Peter Thomas, Oscar-winning British sound recordist, d. 11/6/2007 in Wickham Skeith, Suffolk; b. 3/21/1919 in Four Elms, Kent. Independent Online Edition, 11/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3209847.ece}.

Haneda, Kentaro, Japanese pianist, arranger, and composer, d. 6/2/2007 at 58; b. in Tokyo. MSN-Mainichi Daily News, 6/4/2007 {http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/news/20070604p2a00m0et020000c.html}.

Hanley, Ellen, actress and singer, d. 2/12/2007 in Norwalk, CT at 80; b. in Lorain, OH. STLtoday.com, 2/13/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HANLEY?SITE=MOSTP}; washingtonpost.com, 2/13/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/13/AR2007021300625.html}; New York Times On the Web, 2/14/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/theater/14hanley.html}.

Hanley, Jerry, tenor, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Harding, James, British writer on music and theatre, d. 6/21/2007 at 78; b. 5/30/1929 in Bath. Guardian Unlimited, 10/31/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/obituary/0,,2201990,00.html}.

Harman, Carter, composer, music critic, author, and record producer, d. 1/23/2007 in Stowe, VT at 88; b. 6/14/1918 in Brooklyn. New York Times On the Web, 1/31/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/arts/music/31harman.html}.
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Harris, Joe, dresser at the San Francisco Opera, d. 6/9/2007 in Pacific Heights, CA at 82; b. 1924 in Oklahoma City, OK. SFGate.com, 6/20/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/20/BAGDGQIB4G1.DTL}; Yahoo!News, 6/20/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_us/deaths_3}.

Harris, Leonard, jazz reeds player, d. 10/24/2007 in Las Vegas, NV at 78. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Harrold, Frank, founder and director of the Memorial Lancers Drum & Bugle Corps, d. 3/3/2007 in Breckenridge Hills, MO at 84; b. in Kinloch, MO. Cadence, v. 33 no. 2, February 2007.

Harsanyi, Janice, soprano and professor of voice, d. 3/21/2007 in Tallahassee, FL at 77. Tallahassee.com, 3/22/2007 {http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/BREAKINGNEWS/703220375}.

Hart, Kitty Carlisle, actress and singer, widow of Moss Hart, d. 4/17/2007 in New York City at 96; b. Catherine Conn 9/3/1910 in New Orleans, LA. CNN.com, 4/18/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/18/obit.hart.ap/index.html}; STLtoday.com, 4/18/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HART?SITE=MOSTP}; latimes.com, 4/18/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-ex-carlisle18apr19,1,5458164.story}; seattletimes.com, 4/19/2007 {http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/obituaries/2003672567_kittyobit19.html}; SFGate.com, 4/19/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/19/MNGD8PB55C1.DTL}; Independent Online Edition, 4/20/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2465893.ece}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 1, July 2007.
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Hawkins, John, Canadian composer, pianist, and professor, d. 1/14/2007 in Toronto, Ontario; b. 7/26/1944 in Montreal, Quebec. University of Toronto website, ca. 1/16/2007 {http://www.music.utoronto.ca/about/News/IMHawkins.htm}.

Hayes, Jerry A., singer, songwriter, drummer, and guitarist, d. 1/21/2007 in Memphis, TN at 61; b. in Springdale, AK. Morning News online, 1/23/2007 {http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/01/23/news/012407szhayesobit.txt}.

Haygood, Amelia Da Costa Stone, record publisher, d. 3/19/2007 at 87; b. 1919 in Gainesville, FL. Playbill Arts online, 3/26/2007 {http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6217.html}.
d. in Santa Monica, CA; b. 7/15/1919. New York Times On the Web, 3/29/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/obituaries/29haygood.html}; Boston.com, 3/31/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/31/amelia_haygood_87_founder_of_delos_classical_record_label/}; washingtonpost.com, 3/31/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/30/AR2007033002235.html}.

Haynes, Eugene Jr., pianist, d. 2/5/2007 in Belleville, IL at 80. STLtoday.com, 2/9/2007 {http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/66A12AFBC9F63CD68625727D001492FA?OpenDocument}.

Hazlewood, (Barton) Lee, singer, songwriter, and producer, d. 8/4/2007 in Henderson, NV at 78. STLtoday.com, 8/6/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_LEE_HAZLEWOOD?SITE=MOSTP}; AOL.com, 8/7/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/story/_a/songwriter-lee-hazelwood-dies/20070806125609990001}; Yahoo!News, 8/7/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}.
b. 7/9/1929 in Mannford, OK. Guardian Unlimited, 8/6/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2142293,00.html}; New York Times On the Web, 8/7/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/obituaries/07hazlewood.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1034, 9/6/2007.

Healy, Harold H. Jr., opera administrator, d. 3/4/2007 in New York, NY; b. 8/27/1921 in Denver, CO. Opera News, v. 71 no. 11, May 2007.

Healy, John P., children's theatre founder and director, d. 8/26/2007 in Cameron Park, CA; b. 10/12/1951 in Brooklyn, NY. MercuryNews.com, 8/30/2007 {http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_6757485}.

Hedges, Howard, jazz trombonist, d. 10/15/2007 in Homer, AK at 52. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Hefner, Donald Lee, oboist and music professor, d. 6/29/2007 in Washington, DC at 75; b. in Chicago, IL. washingtonpost.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302142_2.html}.

Hegyi, Julius, music professor, conductor, and violinist, d. 1/1/2007 in Phoenix, AZ at 83; b. in New York. Boston.com, 1/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/06/julius_hegyi_83_music_professor_and_conductor/}.

Heiller, Erna Kopitz, pianist and harpischordist, d. 2/4/2007 in Vienna, Austria at 85. American Organist, v. 41 no. 6, June 2007.

Heinemann, Jane Elizabeth, music teacher, pianist, and accordianist who entertained troops with her music in WWII, d. 6/29/2007 in Milwaukee, WI at 89; b. 9/25/1917 in Wausau, WI. JSOnline.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=629072}.

Heinze, Noel E., organist and choir director, d. 12/14/2007 in Riceville, NC at 67; b. in Cincinnati, OH. American Organist, v. 42 no. 4, April 2008; Tracker, v. 52 no. 2, Spring 2008.

Henderson, Billy, Motown singer, d. 2/2/2007 at 67. dailycomet.com, 2/3/2007 {http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070203/APN/702033067}.
William Henderson, d. in Daytona Beach, FL; b. 8/9/1939 in Detroit, MI. Independent Online Edition, 2/6/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2241418.ece}; Telegraph.co.uk, 2/7/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/07/db0702.xml}.

Henderson, Ruth Lloyd, organist and music teacher, d. 9/5/2007 in Hamilton, Bermuda at 54; b. 9/23/1952 in Moncton, New Brunswick. American Organist, v. 41 no. 12, December 2007.

Hendl, Walter, conductor, music school head, pianist, and composer, d. 4/10/2007 in Erie, PA at 90; b. 1/12/1917 in West New York, NJ. goerie.com (Erie Times-News online), 4/12/2007; Boston.com, 4/14/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/04/14/walter_hendl_at_90_former_director_of_famed_eastman_school_of_music/}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007; Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 6, June 2007.

Hendrickson, Alton "Al", jazz guitarist, mandolinist, and singer, d. 7/19/2007 in North Bend, OR at 87; b. Alton Reynolds Hendrickson 5/10/1920 in Eastland, TX. The Big Cartoon Forum, 7/25/2007 {http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=78993}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Hennessy, Christie, Irish folk singer and songwriter, d. 12/11/2007 at 62; b. Edward Christopher Ross 11/19/1945 in Tralee, County Kerry. Guardian Unlimited, 12/20/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2229863,00.html}.

Hennigan, Jack, organist, pianist, teacher, and choirmaster, d. 11/11/2007 in Pelham Manor, NY at 64; b. 1943 in Scranton, PA. American Organist, v. 42 no. 4, April 2008.

Henriques, Kevin, British jazz journalist and critic, d. 12/2007 at 72. Jazz Journal International, v. 61 no. 3, March 2008.

Herbort, Heinz Josef, German music critic, d. at 73 in Hamburg; b. in Bochum. Orchester, v. 55 no. 1, January 2007

Herman, Gerald W. Sr., organist and choir director, d. 8/25/2007 in Gainesville, FL at 81; b. 11/9/1925. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Herman, "Judah" (Jacques Thamsanqa), a.k.a. Judah Brown, South African Rastafarian, reggae (and other genres) singer and bandleader, d. 4/2/2007 near Stilfontein; b. 4/8/1968 in Capetown. Sunday Times Online, 4/19/2007 {http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/OnCamera/Article.aspx?id=436986}.

Herring, John C. "Scooter", rock manager, d. 11/10/2007 in Macon, CA at 67. Ledger-Enquirer.com, 11/13/2007 {http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/175914.html}.
b. in Thomasville, GA. macon.com, 11/13/2007 {http://www.macon.com/149/story/185262.html}.

Herzel, Theodore C., organist and music director, d. 9/28/2007 in York, PA at 79; b. 10/10/1927 in Conshohocken, PA. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Heschel, Sylvia Straus, pianist, d. 3/26/2007 in Manhattan at 94; b. in Philadelphia, PA. Newsday.com, 3/26/2007 {http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--obit-heschel0326mar26,0,4945321.story}.

Hess, Dan, ska singer, d. d. 5/4/2007 in Baltimore, MD at 30; b. in Washington, DC. washingtonpost.com, 6/24/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR2007062301156.html}.

Hidas, Frigyes, Hungarian composer, d. 3/7/2007 at 78. Orchester, v. 55 no. 5, May 2007.

Hill, Andrew, jazz composer, pianist, bandleader, and teacher, d. 4/20/2007 in Jersey City, NJ at 75; b. 6/30/1931 in Chicago, IL. All About Jazz, 4/20/2007 {http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=13551}; STLtoday.com, 4/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HILL?SITE=MOSTP}; KansasCity.com, 4/20/2007 {http://www.kansascity.com/414/story/78515.html}; latimes.com, 4/20/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/sns-ap-obit-hill,1,7236819.story}; New York Times On the Web, 4/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/21/arts/21hill.html}; Boston.com, 4/22/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/04/22/andrew_hill_75_was_composer_in_post_bop_era/}; washingtonpost.com, 4/22/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101064.html}; Guardian Unlimited, 4/23/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2063170,00.html}; SFGate.com, 4/23/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/23/BAGHQPDJ6J1.DTL}; Independent Online Edition, 4/25/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2483861.ece}; Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 6, June 2007.

Hill, Tainy, jazz trumpeter, d. 7/19/2007 in Tucson, AZ at 92. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Hill, Tyrone, jazz trombonist, d. 3/12/2007 in Philadelphia, PA at 59. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
d. 3/11/2007 at 58; b. in North Philadelphia. philly.com, 4/13/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070413_Tyrone_Hill__58__trombonist_with_Sun_Ra.html}.

Hines, Jerome, a.k.a. Jah Jerry, Jamaican pioneering ska guitarist and songwriter, d. 8/13/2007 in Kingston, b. 1927. Independent Online Edition, 8/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2883799.ece}.
d. at 80; b. Jerome Gladstone Haynes 5/27/1927 in Kingston. Beat, v. 27 no. 2, 2008.

Hitchcock, Hugh Wiley, musicologist, d. 12/5/2007 in Manhattan at 84; b. 9/28/1923 in Detroit, MI. Personal email from Bruce MacIntyre, forwarded to MLA-L 12/5/2007 by William Shank; New York Times On the Web, 12/9/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/nyregion/09hitchcock0.html}; Times Online, 12/14/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3047180.ece}; Bulletin of the Society for American Music, v. 34 no. 1, Winter 2008; Opera News, v. 72 no. 9, March 2008; American Organist, v. 42 no. 3, March 2008; Early Music America, v. 14 no. 1, Spring 2008; AMS Newsletter, v. 38 no. 2, August 2008.
Wiley H. Hitchcock. Revue de Musicologie, v. 94 no. 2, 2008.

Ho, Don (Donald Tai Loy), Hawaiian popular singer, d. 4/14/2007 in Honolulu, HI at 76; b. 8/13/1930 in Honolulu, HI. CNN.com, 4/14/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/14/don.ho.obit.ap/index.html}; International Herald Tribune online, 4/14/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/15/arts/NA-A-E-MUS-US-Obit-Ho.php}; honoluluadvertiser.com, 4/15/2007 {http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770414007}; STLtoday.com, 4/15/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HO?SITE=MOSTP}; seattletimes.com, 4/15/2007 {http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artsentertainment/2003667144_donhobit15.html}; AOL.com, 4/15/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/tiny-bubbles-crooner-don-ho-dies/20070414200609990001}.
b. in Kaka‘ako in Honolulu. New York Times On the Web, 4/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/arts/music/15ho.html}.
also organist. Independent Online Edition, 5/12/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2534022.ece}.
d. in Waikiki. Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007.

Hodges, Johnny, jazz and R&B singer, d. 4/24/2007 in Edina, MN at 59; b. in Detroit, MI. StarTribune.com, 4/27/2007 {http://www.startribune.com/466/story/1149933.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Hoggard, Lara G., educator, conductor, and author, d. 2007; b. 1915. Choral Journal, v. 47 no. 11, May 2007.

Holden, Stanley, ballet dancer and teacher, d. 5/11/2007 in Thousand Oaks, CA at 79; b. Stanley Waller 1/27/1928 in London, England. New York Times On the Web, 5/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/arts/dance/15holden.html}.

Holloway, James Matthew, choral conductor, pianist, and organist, d. 12/30/2007 in Alexandria, VA at 53; b. in Jackson, MS. washingtonpost.com, 1/2/2008 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/01/AR2008010101872.html}.

Hollweg, Werner Friedrich, German tenor, d. 1/1/2007 in Freiburg im Breisgau; b. 9/13/1936 in Solingen. bach-cantatas.com, 1/2/2007 {http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Hollweg-Werner.htm}; Independent Online Edition, 1/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2125381.ece}; Opera, v. 58 no. 4, April 2007; Opera News, v. 71 no. 11, May 2007.

Holly, Doyle, country bassist, d. 1/13/2007 in Nashville, TN at 70; b. Doyle Floyd Hendricks 6/30/1936 in Perkins, OK. latimes.com, 1/16/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-holly16jan16,1,3138024.story}; CantonRep.com, 1/17/2007 {http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=20&ID=330691}.

Holmes, Eugene, baritone, d. 1/19/2007; b. 1934 in Brownsville, TN. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 3, March 2007.

Honda, Yuko, violinist and teacher, d. 4/14?/2007 in Bellevue, WA at 61; b. in Japan. United Press International online, 4/14/2007 {http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/04/14/violinist_yuko_honda_dead_at_61/}.

Hooten, Edith H., organist and music director, d. 5/22/2007 in Tampa, FL at 80; b. 1/10/1927 in Berea, KY. American Organist, v. 41 no. 8, August 2007.

House, Mary Elaine Wallace, professor of voice, opera director, and author, d. 1/12/2007 in Dallas, TX; b. 1919 in Lincoln, NE. NOA NOtes, v. 30 no. 1, January/February 2007.

Howe, Jim, jazz bassist and teacher, d. 10/12/2007 in Portsmouth, NH at 61. Seacoastonline.com, 10/16/2007 {http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS/710160392}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Hudson, Pookie, doo wop singer and songwriter, d. 1/16/2007 in Capitol Heights, MD at 72; b. Thornton James Hudson 6/11/1934 in Des Moines, IA. AOL.com, 1/17/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/doo-wop-singer-pookie-hudson-dies-at-72/20070117182709990001}; STLtoday.com, 1/17/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HUDSON?SITE=MOSTP}.
James "Pookie" Hudson. washingtonpost.com, 1/18/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/17/AR2007011702035.html}.

Hughey, John, country steel guitarist, d. 11/18/2007 in Nashville, TN at 73; b. in Elaine, AR. CMT.com, 11/19/2007 {http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1574573/20071119/twitty_conway.jhtml}.

Humer, August, organist and harpsichordist, d. 1/17/2007 in Linz, Austria at 59. American Organist, v. 41 no. 4, April 2007.

Hummel, Helen T., organist, d. 1/1/2007 in Kansas City, KS at 91; b. 3/22/1915 in Kansas City, KS. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Hunt, Howard "Slim", Rev., gospel singer, guitarist, and bandleader, d. 2/25/2007 in Goldsboro, NC at 72; b. in Walnut Grove, MS. Goldsboro News-Argus online, 2/26/2007 {http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2007/02/26/gospel_singer_slim_hunt_dies_at_72/index.shtml}.

Hunter, Joe, jazz pianist, d. around 2/2/2007 in Detroit, MI at 79. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Hutton, Betty, actress and singer, d. sometime before 3/12/2007 in Palm Springs, CA at 86; b. Betty June Thornburg 2/26/1921 in Battle Creek, MI. STLtoday.com, 3/12/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HUTTON?SITE=MOSTP}; EXAMINER.com, 3/12/2007 {http://www.examiner.com/a-615369~Betty_Hutton__energetic_star_of__50s_musicals__is_dead_at_86.html}; CNN.com, 3/13/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/13/obit.hutton.ap/index.html}; battlecreekenquirer.com, 3/13/2007 {http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070313/NEWS01/303130009/1002}; detnews.com, 3/13/2007 {http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070313/OBITUARIES/703130438/1033/rss27}; Telegraph.co.uk, 3/14/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/14/db1401.xml}.
d. 3/11/2007; b. Elizabeth June Thornburg. New York Times On the Web, 3/14/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/movies/14hutton.html}; Independent Online Edition, 3/14/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2355928.ece}; Guardian Unlimited, 3/20/2007 {http://film.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/0,,2033457,00.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Huxley, Laura Archera, violinist, film editor, therapist, widow of Aldous Huxley, d. 12/13/2007 in Los Angeles, CA; b. 11/2/1911 in Turin, Italy. Independent Online Edition, 12/17/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3258041.ece}.

Imbrie, Andrew, composer, d. 12/5/2007 in Berkeley, CA at 86; b. 1921 in New York City. SFGate.com, 12/8/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/08/BAJITPTL6.DTL}.
b. 4/6/1921. New York Times On the Web, 12/9/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/arts/09imbrie.html}.

Immendorf, Jörg, d. 5/28/2007 at 61. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 7, July 2007.

Ingpen, Joan, British artists' agent and opera administrator, d. 12/29/2007 in Brighton at 91; b. 1/3/1916 in London. Opera, v. 59 no. 3, March 2008.

Ingram, Luther, R&B/soul/gospel singer and songwriter, d. 3/19/2007 in St. Louis, MO at 69. FOXNews.com, 3/20/2007 {http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259742,00.html}.
Luther Thomas Ingram, d. in Belleville, IL; b. 11/30/1937 in Jackson, TN. Independent Online Edition, 4/7/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2430089.ece}; Rolling Stone, no. 1024, 4/19/2007.

Inselmann, Rudolf "Rudy" O., organist and teacher, d. 7/6/2007 in Newport Beach, CA at 72; b. 8/25/1934 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Ivery, Marchel, jazz tenor saxophonist, d. 10/30/2007 in Dallas, TX at 69. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

James, Kerwin, d. 10/5/2007 in Houston, TX at 35. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

James, Nicky, British rock singer, d. 10/8/2007 at 64; b. Mick Nicholls 4/1943 in Tipton. expressandstar.com, 10/12/2007 {http://www.expressandstar.com/2007/10/12/tributes-to-moody-star-nicky/}.

Janácek, Bedrich, organist, d. 6/1/2007 in Lund, Sweden at 87; b. 5/18/1920 in Prague. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Jefferson, Ron, jazz drummer, d. 5/7/2007 at 81; b. in New York. JazzTimes.com, 5/12/2007 {http://www.jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?article=11108}.
d. in New York City, NY. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Jefford, Ruth Hurst, violinist and pilot, d. 1/9/2007 in Wasilla, AK at 92. adn.com, 1/11/2007 {http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/aviation/story/8554069p-8447748c.html}.

Jenkins, Leroy, jazz and classical violinist, composer, and teacher, d. 2/24/2007 in Manhattan at 74. New York Times On the Web, 2/26/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/arts/music/26jenkins.html}; chicagotribune.com, 2/28/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0702280240feb28,1,7361771.story}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
b. 3/11/1932 in Chicago, IL. Guardian Unlimited, 3/16/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2035251,00.html}; Times Online, 3/18/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1527426.ece}.

Jensen, Allie R., pianist, violist, organist, gambist, and teacher, d. 10/31/2007; b. 1954. Piano Guild Notes, v. 58 no. 1, Summer 2008.

Jimenez, Generoso "Togo", jazz trombonist, d. 9/15/2007 in Coral Gables, FL at 90. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Johanos, Donald, American conductor, d. 5/29/2007 in Naples, FL at 79; b. in Iowa. Honolulu Advertiser online, 5/30/2007 {http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/May/30/br/br8435671029.html}.
b. in Cedar Rapids, IA. New York Times On the Web, 6/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/arts/06johanos.html}.
b. 2/10/1928. latimes.com, 6/7/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings7.1jun07,1,1997476.story}.
Donald George Johanos. Independent Online Edition, 7/10/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2750480.ece}.

Johnson, Dave, trumpeter, d. 6/6/2007 in Manassas, VA at 72; b. in Dayton, OH. washingtonpost.com, 7/8/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070701126.html}.

Johnson, Kelly, British rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, d. 7/15/2007 in London; b. 6/20/1958 in London. Independent Online Edition, 7/17/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2776144.ece}; Guardian Unlimited, 7/23/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2132366,00.html}.

Johnson, "Peerie Willie" (William Henry), British folk guitarist, d. 5/22/2007 in Lerwick, Shetland; b. 12/10/1920 in Shetland. Independent Online Edition, 5/29/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2591493.ece}.

Johnson, Russell, architectural acoustician, d. 8/7/2007 in Manhattan at 83; b. Frederick Russell Johnson 9/14/1923 in Berwick, PA. New York Times On the Web, 8/10/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/arts/10johnson.html}; Symphony, v. 58 no. 5, September/October 2007.

Johnstone, Janet Olcott, pianist, d. 2/8/2007 in Pt. Manalapan, FL. New York Times On the Web, 2/11/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E0D8163AF932A25751C0A9619C8B63}.

Jones, Buck, country singer, d. 3/18/2007 off Interstate 30 near Royse City, TX at 33. AOL.com, 3/19/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/country-singer-buck-jones-killed-in/20070319070209990001}; United Press International online, 3/19/2007 {http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/Country_singer_dies_in_hitandrun/20070319-035327-3379r/}.

Jones, Derek, British organ pipe maker, d. 2007; b. 1933. Organ, v. 86, no. 340, May/July 2007.

Jones, Tad, music historian, d. 1/1/2007 in New Orleans, LA at 54. NOLA.com, 1/3/2007 {http://www.nola.com/obituaries/t-p/index.ssf?/base/obits-33/1167806728232110.xml}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 2, February 2007.

Jorgenson, Bill, bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, d. 2/5/2007 in Green Bay, WI at 76. postcrescent.com, 2/5/2007 {http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/APC05/302050027/1033/APCent}.

Joriyama, Take, jazz drummer, d. 5/27/2007 in Brooklyn, NY at ca. 36. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Jourdan, Pierre, French opera producer, d. 8/16/2007 in Fleurines at 74; b. 9/21/1932 in Cannes. Opera, v. 59 no. 1, January 2008.

Joyce, Joseph M. (Joe), Irish folk accordianist and singer, d. 7/22/2007 in East Durham, NY at 77; b. in Boston, MA. Boston.com, 7/27/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/27/joseph_m_joyce_captured_the_sound_spirit_of_ireland_on_his_accordion/}.

Kaminski, Isabelle B., pianist, d. 8/9/2007 in Trenton, NJ at 96; b. in Trenton, NJ. Piano Guild Notes, v. 58 no. 1, Summer 2008.

Karp, Natalia, pianist, d. 7/9/2007 at 96; b. Natalia Weissman 2/27/1911 in Krakow, Poland. Telegraph.co.uk, 7/11/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/11/db1102.xml}; Times Online, 7/14/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2072592.ece}.
a.k.a. Natalia Karpf; d. in England. Guardian Unlimited, 7/11/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2123366,00.html}.

Kausland, Grethe, Norwegian singer and actress, d. 11/16/2007. esctoday.com, 11/16/2007 {http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9634}.

Kaye, Ben, Canadian songwriter, publisher, and manager, d. 2/3/2007 in Montreal, Quebec at 68. SOCAN online, 2/7/2007 {http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/news/BenKayeObit.jsp}.

Kaye, Mary, Hawaiian guitarist and singer, d. 2/17/2007 in Las Vegas, NV at 83; b. Mary Kaaihue. Las Vegas Sun online, 2/17/2007 {http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/feb/17/021710613.html}; Yahoo!News, 2/19/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070220/ap_on_re_us/deaths_3}.
also pianist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Kaye, Norman, Australian actor, organist, composer, and music teacher, d. 5/29/2007 in Sydney at 80. theage.com.au, 5/31/2007 {http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/modest-quietly-intense-actor-dies/2007/05/30/1180205330874.html}.

Kaye, Robin, British flamenco guitarist and teacher, d. 12/22/2007 in Hull at 67. Classical Guitar, v. 26 no. 7, March 2008.

Kendall, Jim (James Mikel), Usenet Beatles enthusiast, founder of rec.music.beatles, d. 8/10/2007 in Livermore, CA at 53; b. in Spokane, WA. "abby then" on alt.obituaries, 8/15/2007; SpokesmanReview.com, 8/14?/2007 {http://www.spokesmanreview.com/class/notices/?ID=458105}.

Khrennikov, Tikhon Nikolayevich, Russian composer and pianist, d. 8/14/2007 in Moscow at 94; b. 6/10/1913 in Yelets. New York Times On the Web, 8/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/15/arts/music/15khrennikov.html}; STLtoday.com, 8/15/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_KHRENNIKOV?SITE=MOSTP}; Economist.com, 8/30/2007 {http://www.economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9721710}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007; Opera, v. 59 no. 1, January 2008.
Tichon Chrennikow. Orchester, v. 55 no. 11, November 2007.

Kidd, Michael, choreographer, d. 12/23/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 92; b. Milton Greenwald in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 12/25/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/arts/dance/25kidd.html}.

Kieltyka, Witold "Vitek", Polish extreme metal drummer, d. 11/1 or 2/2007 in Novozybkov, Russia at 23. Ultimate Metal Forum, 11/2/2007 {http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/nevermore/345592-decapitated-drummer-witold-vitek-kieltyka-dead-23-a.html}.

Killam, Rosemary N., music theorist, d. 5/3/2007 at 67; b. 5/13/1939 in Poplar Bluff, MO. Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, v. 13 no. 2, 2007.

Kimble, James William "Jimmy", rock drummer, d. at 54; b. 9/10/1952 in Detroit, MI. latimes.com, 4/11/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=87172377}.

Kimler, Adrianne E., pianist and teacher, d. 7/27/2007 at 57. American Liszt Society Newsletter, v. 24 no. 1, Winter/Spring 2008.

King, Herb, jazz drummer, d. 11/6/2007 in Newbedford, MA [sic] at 64. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

King, Thea, British clarinetist, d. 6/26/2007 in London; b. 12/26/1925 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Independent Online Edition, 6/29/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2720052.ece}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Kirby, Frank E., musicologist, d. 3/24/2007 at 78; b. in New York City. Lake Forest College website, 3/29?/2007 {http://www.lakeforest.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=569}.
Frank E. Kirby II, d. in Skokie, IL. chicagotribune.com, 4/2/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0704010384apr02,1,1934963.story}.

Kirkwood, Pat, British actress and singer, d. 12/25/2007 in Ilkley at 86; b. 2/24/1921 in Scotland. STLtoday.com, 12/26/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_KIRKWOOD?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Times On the Web, 12/29/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/29/theater/19kirkwood.html}.

Klein, Rudolf, Austrian musicologist, d. 2007; b. 1920. Österreichische Musikzeitschrift, v. 62 no. 7, July 2007.

Kleinow, "Sneaky" Pete, pedal steel guitarist, animator, special effects artist, and director of commercials, d. 1/6/2007 in Petaluma, CA at 72. SFGate.com, 1/8/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2007/01/08/entertainment/e192422S22.DTL}; AOL.com, 1/9/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/flying-burrito-brother-sneaky-pete-dies/20070109065209990001}; philly.com, 1/10/2007 {http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/obituaries/16422814.htm}; washingtonpost.com, 1/13/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202175.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1019, 2/8/2007.
Peter E. Kleinow; b. 1934 in South Bend, IN. Independent Online Edition, 1/10/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2140236.ece}.
b. 8/20/1934. latimes.com, 1/10/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-kleinow10jan10,0,4871706.story}; Boston.com, 1/12/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/12/pete_kleinow_virtuoso_of_steel_guitar/}.

Klett, Shirley, writer, d. 1/5/2007 in Maryland at 78. Cadence, v. 34 no. 7/8/9, July/August/September 2008.

Kniaz, Abe, hornist and teacher, d. 2007; b. 1923 in Milwaukee, WI. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Knight, Evelyn, torch singer, d. 9/28/2007 in San Jose, CA at 89; b. 12/31/1917 in Reedville, VA. washingtonpost.com, 10/28/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/27/AR2007102701264.html}; MercuryNews.com, 10/29/2007 {http://www.mercurynews.com/obituaries/ci_7310514}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Konhäuser, Ruth, German professor of harp, d. 10/4/2007 at 76; b. in Kuschten Kreis Meseritz. Orchester, v. 55 no. 12, December 2007.

Konte, Mamadou, Senegalese music producer, d. 6/20/2007 in Dakar at 65. France 24 online, 6/21/2007 {http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070621183046.erat0go2&cat=culture}.

Korte, Steven J., organist, d. 1/1/2007 in Canton, OH at 49; b. in Dayton, OH. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Krawitz, Doc, jazz clarinetist, d. 5/12/2007 in West Brandywine, PA at 91. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Kristal, Hilly, club owner and punk promoter, d. 8/28/2007 in New York, NY at 75. AOL.com, 8/29/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/story/ar/_a/cbgb-founder-hilly-kristal-dies/20070829112209990001}; CNN.com, 8/29/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/29/obit.hillykristal.ap/index.html}.
b. Hillel Kristal 1931 in New York City. New York Sun online, 8/30/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/61613}.
also singer; b. 9/23/1931 in Hightstown, NJ. Independent Online Edition, 8/31/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2914356.ece}.
d. in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 8/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/arts/music/30kristal.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1035, 9/20/2007.

Kucera, Ernie, polka bandleader, d. 7/9/2007 in Homestead Lake, NE at 87. columbustelegram.com, 7/11/2007 {http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2007/07/11/news/news4kucera.txt}.

Kurmangaliev, Erik, Russian countertenor, d. 11/13/2007 in Moscow at 47; b. Erik Salim-Meruet in Kazakhstan. Variety online, 11/16/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976171.html}.

Kurylewicz, Andrzej, jazz pianist, trumpeter, and composer, d. 4/13/2007 in Warszaw, Poland at 74. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

La Rue, Hélène Thérèse, British musician, musicologist, and museum curator, d. 7/13/2007 in Oxford; b. 12/4/1951 in Croydon, Surrey. Independent Online Edition, 8/3/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2831073.ece}; Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society, v. 26 no. 2, Summer 2007; Galpin Society Journal, v. 61, April 2008.

Lachonas, Christopher, tenor, d. 3/4/2007 in Goodyear, AZ; b. 2/13/1926 in Chicago, IL. Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.

Lad, John F., violist, d. 1/23/2007 in New York City; b. 9/24/1945. New York Times On the Web, 1/28/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E1D71F3AF93BA15752C0A9619C8B63}.

Laine, Frankie, popular singer, d. 2/6/2007 in San Diego, CA at 93; b. Frank LoVecchio 3/30/1913 in Chicago, IL. STLtoday.com, 2/7/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_LAINE?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. Francesco Paolo LoVecchio. latimes.com, 2/6/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ex-laine6feb07,0,5808785.story}; New York Times On the Web, 2/7/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/arts/music/07laine.html}; Guardian Unlimited, 2/8/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2007948,00.html}; Independent Online Edition, 2/8/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2248751.ece}; Telegraph.co.uk, 2/8/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/08/db0801.xml}.
b. Frank Paul Lo Vecchio. Times Online, 2/8/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1350519.ece}.
d. in Los Angeles. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Landau, Irene Gabriel, ballet dancer, d. 2/19/2007 in Brushton, NY at 70. New York Times On the Web, 2/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/arts/music/21landau.html}.

Landau, Siegfried, conductor, d. 2/19/2007 in Brushton, NY at 85; b. 9/4/1921 in Berlin. New York Times On the Web, 2/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/arts/music/21landau.html}.

Lane, Joe "Bebop", Australian jazz vocalist, d. 4/13/2007 in Sydney at 80. JazzTimes.com, 4/21/2007 {http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?article=11086}.
also drummer. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Lang, Scot, Canadian guitarist, composer, arranger, painter, and poet, d. 4/29/2007 in Montreal, Quebec; b. 9/2/1952 in Montreal, Quebec. Montreal Gazette online, 5/6/2007 {http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/insight/story.html?id=bc61325f-c957-4b2d-a83e-0509ede676e3}.
also pianist. globeandmail.com, 6/14/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070614.OBLANG14/TPStory/}.

Larman, Howard, folk radio host and producer of festivals and fairs, d. 4/21/2007 in West Hills, CA at 73; b. 1933 in Chicago, IL. latimes.com, 4/26/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-larman26apr26,1,3972606.story}.

Larson, Anna B., composer, lyricist, and playwright, d. 3/14/2007 in Takoma Park, MD at 66; b. in Knoxville, TN. washingtonpost.com, 3/24/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032301716.html}.

Law, Richard William Evan, British banker and writer on opera, d. 6/18/2007 at 81; b. 5/17/1926. Times Online, 6/20/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1957519.ece}.
d. 6/17/2007 in London; b. in London. Opera, v. 58 no. 8, August 2007.

Lawrence, Joy E., organist and public school teacher, d. 1/27/2007 at 81. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Lawson, Walter, hornist, horn maker and technician, d. 2007; b. 1923. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Leahy, Anne, musicologist, organist, and teacher, d. 2007; b. 1961. Bach Notes, no. 8, Fall 2007.

L'Ecuyer, John J. "Jack", organist, pianist, choir director, and piano teacher, d. 5/9/2007 in Merrimack, NH at 70. American Organist, v. 41 no. 9, September 2007.

Leidland, Hilde, German soprano, d. at 52. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.

Leman, John, choral director and music professor, d. 9/21/2007 in Cincinnati, OH at 67; b. 5/1/1940 in Peoria, IL. Choral Journal, v. 48 no. 5, November 2007.

Lentine, Joe, musician, band teacher, and music store owner, d. 4/9/2007 in Akron, OH at 85; b. 5/31/1921 in South Fork, PA. MontereyHerald.com, 4/12/2007 {http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/ohio/news/17065801.htm}.

Leonard, Everett W., organist, d. 6/9/2007 in Katy, TX at 96; b. 3/4/1911 in Franklin, NH. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Lerner, Mimi, mezzo, d. 3/29/2007 in Oakland, PA at 61; b. Mimi Lipczer 1945 in Sambor, Poland. post-gazette.com, 3/30/2007 {http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07089/773797-122.stm}.
b. 1946. Playbill Arts online, 4/2/2007 {http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6253.html}.
b. Emilia Lipczer 1946. New York Times On the Web, 4/14/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/obituaries/14lerner.html}.
b. 5/20/1945. Opera News, v. 71 no. 12, June 2007.
d. in Pittsburgh, PA at 61; b. Emilia Lipczer. Opera, v. 58 no. 7, July 2007.

Lesher, Charlotte, mother and executor of Joey Ramone, d. 1/27/2007 in New York. Rolling Stone, no. 1020, 2/22/2007.

LeTang, Henry Christian, tap dancer, teacher, and choreographer, d. 4/26/2007 in Las Vegas, NV at 91; b. 6/19/1915 in Harlem. New York Times On the Web, 5/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/obituaries/03LeTang.html}.

Leuchtmann, Horst, d. 4/10/2007. Musikforschung, v. 60 no. 2, April-June 2007.

Levin, Floyd, jazz historian, record producer, and lyricist, d. 1/29/2007 in Studio City, CA at 83. dailynews.com, 2/1/2007 {http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_5130721}.
d. around 2/1/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.
d. at 84. Popular Music and Society, v. 30 no. 2, May 2007.
d. 1/29/2007; b. 9/24/1922 in Minneapolis, MN. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 4, April 2007.

Levine, Gaye, jazz cellist and club manager, d. 5/25/2007 on Sanibel, FL at 53. news-press.com, 5/26/2007 {http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070526/NEWS01/705260423/1075}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Levitt, Rod, jazz trombonist and arranger, d. 5/8/2007 in Wardsboro, VT at 77. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.
also composer, d. at 78 [sic]; b. 9/16/1929 in Portland, OR. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.

Lewis, Herbie, jazz bassist and educator, d. 5/17/2007 in Minneapolis, MN at 66; b. 2/17/1941. Jazz Police, 5/22/2007 {http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7002/79/}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Lewis, Wallace, bluegrass gospel singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader, d. 5/16/2007; b. 7/6/1928. NBC Augusta, 5/18/2007 {http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/local/7565392.html}.

Liebl, Karl, German tenor, d. 1/19/2007 in Wiesbaden at 91; b. 6/16/1915 in Schiltberg, Kreis Aichach (Upper Bavaria). Opera, v. 48 no. 4, April 2007.

Liedtke, Tanja, Australian dancer and choreographer, d. 8/17/2007 in Sydney at 29; b. in Stuttgart, Germany. New York Times On the Web, 8/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/arts/dance/22liedtke.html}.

Liles, Brent, punk bassist, d. 1/18/2007 in Placentia, CA at 43; b. in Fullerton, CA. AOL.com, 1/24/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/articles/_a/ex-social-distortion-bassist-dies/20070124154009990001}; CNN.com, 1/24/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/24/obit.liles.ap/index.html}.

Limonick, Natalie, pianist, accompanist, and vocal coach, d. 12/1/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 87; b. in New York. latimes.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-limonick4dec04,1,6541218.story}.

Linkletter, Jack, television host, son of Art Linkletter, d. 12/18/2007 in Cloverdale, CA at 70; b. Arthur Jack Linkletter 11/20/1937 in San Francisco, CA. New York Times On the Web, 12/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/arts/television/21linkletter.html}.

Loeung, Bun, Cambodian traditional musician, d. 5/24/2007 in St. Paul, MN at 78; b. in Cambodia. StarTribune.com, 5/30/2007 {http://www.startribune.com/466/story/1216140.html}.

Long, Corin Walter, British bassist and teacher, d. 3/29/2007 at 40; b. 9/12/1966 in King's Lynn. Times Online, 5/22/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1820954.ece}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1406, June 2007.

Lorillard, Elaine, jazz festival founder, d. 11/26/2007 in Newport, RI at 93; b. Elaine Guthrie 10/11/1914 in Tremont, ME. New York Times On the Web, 11/28/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/arts/music/28lorillard.html}.

Lowther, Aetna Johnson, church pianist and chorister, d. 6/10/2007 in Buffalo, NY at 92; b. 1/6/1915 in Gurdon, AR. Buffalo News online, 6/15/2007 {http://www.buffalonews.com/obituaries/story/99317.html}.

Loyde, Lobby, Australian rock guitarist, d. 4/21/2007 in Melbourne, Victoria at 65; b. John Baslington Lyde 1941 in Longreach, Queensland. Herald Sun online, 4/22/2007 {http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21600151-5006024,00.html}; ABC Online, 4/23/2007 {http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s1904624.htm}.

Lucien, Jon, jazz vocalist, d. 8/18/2007 at 65; b. on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. STLtoday.com, 8/21/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_LUCIEN?SITE=MOSTP}.
d. in Orlando, FL; b. Lucien Harrigan. New York Times On the Web, 8/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/arts/music/22lucien.html}.
also songwriter; b. 1/8/1942. Guardian Unlimited, 10/4/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2182870,00.html}.
also pianist and guitarist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Lutcher, Nellie, jazz vocalist and pianist, d. 6/8/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 94; b. in Lake Charles, LA. AmericanPress.com, 6/9/2007 {http://www.americanpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1212&Itemid=105}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.
b. 10/15/1915. Independent Online Edition, 6/11/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2643064.ece}.
b. 10/12/1912. Guardian Unlimited, 6/14/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2102320,00.html}.
b. 10/15/1912. New York Times On the Web, 6/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/arts/15lutcher.html}.

Lutz, Queva Jayne, jazz club owner, d. 2/22/2007 in New York City; b. in Harlingen, TX. New York Times, 2/25/2007.

Luzzati, Emanuele, Italian opera designer and animator, d. 1/26/2007 in Genoa at 85; b. in Genoa. AOL.com, 1/27/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/articles/_a/oscar-nominated-director-luzzati-dies/20070127140109990001}.

Mackenzie, Henry, jazz reeds player, d. 9/2/2007 in Surrey, England at 84. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

MacKenzie, Joan, British folk (Gaelic) singer, d. 5/13/2007 in Edinburgh; b. Seonag NicCoinnich 9/2/1929 in Stornoway, Western Isles. Independent Online Edition, 6/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2614575.ece}.

Magid, Lee, music producer, d. 3/31/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 80; b. in Manhattan. Variety.com, 4/23/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963655.html}.

Maher, James, historian of popular song, d. 7/18/2007 in Manhattan at 90; b. 1/23/1917 in Cleveland, OH. New York Sun online, 7/26/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/59205}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Makem, Tommy, Irish folk singer and songwriter, d. 8/1/2007 in Dover, NH at 74; b. in Ireland. STLtoday.com, 8/2/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MAKEM?SITE=MOSTP}; recordonline.com, 8/4/2007 {http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/NEWS/708040326/-1/NEWS}.
b. 11/4/1932 in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. New York Times On the Web, 8/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/arts/03makem.html}; Times Online, 8/3/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2189558.ece}; Guardian Unlimited, 8/3/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2140618,00.html}.
Thomas James Makem. Independent Online Edition, 8/4/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2833836.ece}.

Malfatti, Lorenzo, baritone and teacher, d. 11/23/2007 in Pittsburgh, PA at 84; b. 9/11/1923 in Pittsburgh, PA. post-gazette NOW, 11/25/2007 {http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07329/836597-85.stm}; Cincinnati.Com, 11/28/2007 {http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20071128/NEWS0104/711280398/}.

Mallandaine, Jean, English singing coach, d. 11/13/2007 in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire at 73; b. 8/23/1934 in Worthing, Sussex. Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Manchey, Margaretta, organist, 6/2/2007 in Fayetteville, PA at 95. American Organist, v. 41 no. 9, September 2007.

Mann, Henry Ray, organist, choir director, and organbuilder, d. 6/30/2007 in Grennville, MI at 72; b. 9/19/1934 in Richmond, VA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Manoogian, Vartan, violinist, professor, and festival organizer, d. 7/12/2007 in Spain at 71; b. 1936 in Baghdad. Capital Times, 7/13/2007 {http://www.madison.com/tct/news/201218}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1409, September 2007.

Marie-Jeanne, ballerina, d. 12/28/2007 in Austin, TX at 87; b. Marie-Jeanne Pelus in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 1/3/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/arts/03marie-jeanne.html}.

Marson, John, British harpist, composer, and author, d. 2/4/2007; b. 9/19/1932. Guardian Unlimited, 5/31/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/31/db3103.xml}.

Martin, Janis, rockabilly singer, "The Female Elvis", d. 9/3/2007 in Durham, NC at 67. New York Times On the Web, 9/5/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/arts/music/05martin.html}.
Janis Darlene Martin, d. in Danville, VA; b. 3/27/1940 in Sutherlin, VA. Independent Online Edition, 9/6/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2934311.ece}; Rolling Stone, no. 1036, 10/4/2007.

Martin, Wayne, jazz trombonist and organist, d. 5/27/2007 at 77. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Mason, Fairfax B., actress and singer, d. 6/11/2007 in Plainfield, NJ at 78; b. in Springfield, MA. NJ.com, 6/13/2007 {http://obits.nj.com/StarLedger/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=89031141}.

Mason, Vito E., choral conductor and educator, d. 2007; b. 1913. Choral Journal, v. 49 no. 12, June/July 2009.

Mathieson, Bruce E., organist, d. 7/19/2007 in Morgantown, WV at 50; b. 6/1/1957 in Holyoke, MA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Matsumura, Teizo, Japanese classical composer and poet, d. 8/6/2007 at 78; b. 1/15/1929 in Kyoto. Times Online, 9/4/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2381094.ece}.

Matthews, Kenneth W., organist and music director, d. 1/19/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 54; b. in Atlanta, GA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 5, May 2007.

Mauro, John W., dance band clarinetist and saxophonist, d. 6/20/2007 in Upper Darby, PA at 96. philly.com, 6/23/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070623_John_W__Mauro___Musician__dispatcher__96.html}.

McBride, Robert Guyn, composer and music professor, d. 7/1/2007; b. 2/20/1911 in Tucson, AZ. Cue Sheet (blog), 7/16/2007 {http://blogs.azpm.org/b/cue-sheet/2007/7/16/robert-mcbride/}.

McCorkle, George, rock guitarist and songwriter, d. 6/29/2007 in Lebanon, TN at 60. TENNESSEAN.com, 6/30/2007 {http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/ENTERTAINMENT01/706300345}; philly.com, 7/2/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070702_George_McCorkle___Rock_musician__60.html}.
d. in Nashville, TN; b. 1947 in Chester, SC. Independent Online Edition, 7/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2737097.ece}.

McCredie, Eric, British singer and guitarist, d. 10/6/2007 in Glasgow; b. 7/17/1945 in Glasgow. Independent Online Edition, 10/18/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3070547.ece}.

McDonald, Daniel, actor and singer, d. 2/15/2007 in New York City at 46; b. in Scranton, PA. STLtoday.com, 2/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MCDONALD?SITE=MOSTP}.

McGuire, Robert V., organist, pianist, choirmaster, organbuilder, and piano technician, d. 11/12/2007 in Haines City, FL at 79; b. in Chicago, IL. American Organist, v. 42 no. 4, April 2008.

McMillan, Aaron, Australian concert pianist and composer, d. 5/14/2007 in Sydney at 30. brisbanetimes.com.au, 5/14/2007 {http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/music/talented-pianists-life-claimed-by-cancer/2007/05/14/1178995072817.html}.

McMillan, Terry Lee, country harmonica player and percussionist, d. 2/2/2007 in Pigeon Forge, TN at 53; b. 10/12/1953 in Lexington, NC. CMT.com, 2/4/2007 {http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1551563/02042007/brooks_garth.jhtml}.

McNair, Barbara, actress and singer, d. 2/4/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 72. AOL.com, 2/5/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/articles/_a/actress-singer-barbara-mcnair-dies/20070205143709990001}; EXAMINER.com, 2/5/2007 {http://www.examiner.com/a-548112~Barbara_McNair__singer_who_found_success_in_Hollywood__dies.html}.
b. Barbara Joan McNair 3/4/1934. New York Times On the Web, 2/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/06/arts/television/06mcnair.html}; Independent Online Edition, 2/7/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2245098.ece}.

McPhail, Natalie Fowler, jazz singer, d. 1/15/2007 in Farmington Hills, MI at 81; b. Natalie Fowler in Cambridge, MA. freep.com, 1/20/2007 {http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070120/NEWS08/701200365/1010/NEWS08}.
d. 1/22/2007 [sic]. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Medress, Hank, pop singer and producer, d. 6/18/2007 in New York at 68. latimes.com, 6/21/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings21.2jun21,1,3358735.story}.
d. in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 6/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/22/arts/music/22medress.html}; STLtoday.com, 6/23/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MEDRESS?SITE=MOSTP}; Boston.com, 6/23/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/23/hank_medress_68_member_of_the_tokens/}; AOL.com, 6/24/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/lion-sleeps-tonight-singer-medress-dies/20070623152509990001}; philly.com, 6/24/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070624_Hank_Medress___Doo-wop_singer__68.html}.
d. 6/19/2007; b. 11/19/1938 in Brooklyn, NY. Independent Online Edition, 6/23/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2697833.ece}.

Melia, Hazel M., organist, music minister, and piano teacher, d. 3/19/2007 in Summerville, SC; b. in Dorchester, SC. American Organist, v. 42 no. 2, February 2008.

Mell, Albert, violinist and musicologist, d. 2007 at 89. Strad, v. 118, no. 1409, September 2007.

Melly, George, British jazz singer, critic, and author, d. 7/5/2007 in London at 80; b. 1926 in Liverpool. bbc.co.uk, 7/5/2007 {http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6272552.stm}; STLtoday.com, 7/5/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MELLY?SITE=MOSTP}; Boston.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/06/george_melly_80_jazz_singer_critic/}.
b. Alan George Heywood Melly 8/17/1926. New York Times On the Web, 7/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/arts/music/06melly.html}; Times Online, 7/5/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2031293.ece}; Independent Online Edition, 7/6/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2739726.ece}.
d. 7/4/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Mendoza, Lydia, pioneering Tejano singer, guitarist, and songwriter, d. 12/20/2007 in San Antonio, TX at 91; b. 5/12/1916 in Houston, TX. latimes.com, 12/30/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-mendoza30dec30,1,3409235.story}.

Menotti, Gian Carlo, Italian composer, d. 2/1/2007 in Monaco at 95; b. 7/1911. Yahoo!News, 2/1/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_en_mu/obit_menotti}; AOL.com, 2/1/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/composer-gian-carlo-menotti-dies-at-95/20070201151109990001}; STLtoday.com, 2/1/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MENOTTI?SITE=MOSTP}; Choral Journal, v. 47 no. 9, March 2007.
also conductor, pianist, and librettist, d. at 97 [sic]; b. 7/7/1911 in Cadegliano. Telegraph.co.uk, 2/2/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/02/db0201.xml}; Times Online, 2/3/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1318674.ece}; Opera News, v. 71 no. 10, April 2007.
d. in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Independent Online Edition, 2/3/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2211596.ece}.
also director and administrator. Opera, v. 48 no. 4, April 2007.

Merian, Leon, jazz trumpeter, d. 8/15/2007 in Bradenton, FL at 83. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Mershon, Norman Eugene, rock singer, d. 11/7/2007 in West Orange, NJ; b. 4/29/1950. New York Times On the Web, 11/25/2007 {http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504EEDB173AF936A15752C1A9619C8B63}.

Meyer, Arnvid, jazz trumpeter, d. 8/28/2007 in Denmark at 80. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Meyer, Leonard B., musicologist, pioneer in music cognition, d. 12/31/2007 in Manhattan at 89; b. in New York City. New York Times On the Web, 1/2/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/arts/02meyer.html}.
d. 12/30/2007. Music Perception, v. 25 no. 3, February 2008.
d. 12/30/2008; b. 1918. AMS Newsletter, v. 38 no. 2, August 2008.

Michael, Marion, German actress and singer, d. 10/2007 in Gartz, Brandenburg at 66; b. Marion Ilonka Michaela Delonge 1940 in Königsberg/Kaliningrad. Variety online, 11/6/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975504.html}.

Miller, Peter, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, d. 4/18/2007 in Berlin, Germany at 60. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Miller, Ron, songwriter, d. 7/23/2007 in Santa Monica, CA at 74; b. in Chicago, IL. STLtoday.com, 7/24/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MILLER?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. 1933. Times Online, 8/13/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2245969.ece}.

Miller, Sally Dow, pianist and teacher, d. 3/6/2007 in Royal Oak, MI at 76; b. in Detroit, MI. detnews.com, 3/14/2007 {http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070314/OBITUARIES/703140403/1263}.

Mills, Kyle, hornist, d. 5/12/2007 near Marion, MT at 31; b. 1976. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Mills, Thomas P., organist, choir director, teacher, conductor, and composer, d. 11/15/2007 in Port St. Lucie, FL. American Organist, v. 42 no. 9, September 2008.

Minucci, Ulpio, pianist, composer, and music director, d. 3/9/2007 in Brentwood, CA at 89; b. 6/29/1917 in Italy. latimes.com, 3/14/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=86789965}.

Mirrey, Rodger, British collector of early keyboard instruments, d. 4/8/2007. Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society, v. 26 no. 2, Summer 2007.
James Rodger Mirrey; b. 11/30/1919. Galpin Society Journal, v. 61, April 2008.

Mirvish, Ed, theatrical producer, d. 7/11/2007 in Toronto, Ontario at 92; b. 7/24/1914 in Colonial Beach, VA. Big Cartoon Database, 7/11/2007 {http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=78636}.

Mistak, Alvin F., music critic, teacher, and orchestra director, d. 2/26/2007. Instrumentalist, v. 61 no. 9, April 2007.

Mizerit, Klaro, Canadian conductor, d. 1/3/2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia at 92; b. 8/12/1914 in Monfalcone, Italy. CBC.CA, 1/4/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/01/04/klaro-mizerit.html}.

Moiseyev, Igor, Russian choreographer, d. 11/2/2007 in Moscow at 101; b. 1/21/1906 in Kiev. STLtoday.com, 11/2/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_MOISEYEV?SITE=MOSTP}.
Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev. New York Times On the Web, 11/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/arts/dance/03moiseyev.html}.

Mooney, Grover, jazz drummer, d. 10/24/2007 in the Boston, MA area at 60. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Morawetz, Oskar, Canadian composer, d. 6/13/2007 in Toronto, Ontario. globeandmail.com, 6/15/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20070615.93105092/BDAStory/BDA/}.
also professor, d. at 90; b. 1/1917 in Czechoslovakia. TheStar.com, 6/15/2007 {http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/225623}; cbc.ca, 6/16/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/06/16/oskar-morawetz-obit.html}.

Morgan, Frank, jazz alto saxophonist, d. 12/14/2007 in Minneapolis, MN at 73; b. in Minneapolis, MN. JSOnline, 12/15/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=697198}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.
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Morgan, Mac, bass-baritone and professor of voice, d. 6/12/2007 in Carrollton, GA at 89; b. 6/25/1917 in Texarkana, TX. New York Times On the Web, 6/20/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/obituaries/20morgan.html}.

Morrell, Tom, country, swing, and jazz steel guitarist, d. 1/29/2007 in East Dallas, TX at 68; b. 1938 in Dallas, TX. DallasNews.com, 1/31/2007 {http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-obitmorrell_0131gl.ART.State.Edition2.297024c.html}.
d. in Little Elm, TX. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Morris, Gareth Charles Walter, British flautist and teacher, d. 2/14/2007 at 86; b. 5/13/1920 at Clevedon, Somerset. Times Online, 2/27/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1443622.ece}; Guardian Unlimited, 2/28/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2022771,00.html}.

Mosca, Sal, jazz pianist and teacher, d. 7/28/2007 in White Plains, NY at 80. New York Times On the Web, 8/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/05mosca.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007; Down Beat, v. 74 no. 10, October 2007.
Salvatore Joseph Mosca, b. 4/27/1927 in Mount Vernon, NY. Guardian Unlimited, 8/9/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2144442,00.html}.
d. in Mount Vernon, NY. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.

Moss, Bill, gospel singer, d. 6/25/2007 in the Detroit, MI area at 76; b. 1931 in Selma, AL. Yahoo!TV, 6/29/2007 {http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/104001/news/urn:newsml:cp.org:20070629:TV-20040019__ER:1}; philly.com, 7/1/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070701_Bill_Moss___Gospel_singer__76.html}.

Moulton, Bill, jazz bassist, d. 12/10/2007 in Buffalo, NY at 81. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Moyse, Louis, flutist, pianist, festival organizer, composer, conductor, and teacher, d. 7/30/2007 in Barre, VT at 94; b. 1912 in the Netherlands. Rutland Herald Online, 7/31/2007 {http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/NEWS03/707310351}; New York Times On the Web, 8/9/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09moyse.html}.
b. 8/14/1912 in Scheveningen, the Netherlands. Telegraph.co.uk, 9/4/2007 {www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/04/db0402.xml}; American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Muldrow, Ronald, jazz guitarist, d. 1/31/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 57; b. 2/2/1949 in Chicago, IL. latimes.com, 2/11/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-muldrow11feb11,1,992596.story}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Muller, Albert Carl, luthier, d. 1/27/2007 on California Highway 50 at 87; b. in San Francisco, CA. sacbee.com, 1/28/2007 {http://www.sacbee.com/300/story/114693.html}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1404, April 2007.

Mumford, Don, jazz drummer, d. 7/6/2007 in Des Moines, IA at 53. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Munnelly, Tom, Irish collector of folk songs, d. 8/30/2007; b. 5/25/1944 in Rathmines in Dublin. Guardian Unlimited, 9/6/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/obituary/0,,2163069,00.html}.

Murphy, Alpen "Al" Gardner, actor and singer, d. 4/24/2007 in Washington, DC at 76; b. in Bronxville, NY. washingtonpost.com, 4/27/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702208_3.html}.

Murray, Thomas Wilson, hornist, d. 4/29/2007 in Colorado Springs, CO; b. 7/24/1925 in Omaha, NE. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Nagel-Heyer, Hans, jazz record producer, d. 3/29/2007 in Germany at 65. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007. b. 1941. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 5, May 2007.

Nagrin, Lee, performance artist, d. 6/7/2007 in Manhattan at 78. New York Times On the Web, 6/12/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/arts/12nagrin.html}.

Nayyar, Omkar Prasad "OP", Hindi film composer and music director, d. 1/28/2007 at 81; b. 1/16/1926 in Punjab. Guardian Unlimited, 2/20/2007 {http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,,2017130,00.html}.

Neeley (Gerle), Marilyn, pianist, teacher, and administrator, d. 5/30/2007 in Silver Spring, MD at 69; b. in Los Angeles, CA. baltimoresun.com, 6/2/2007 {http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.gerle02jun02,1,19800.story}; Boston.com, 6/3/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/03/at_69_marilyn_neeley_gerle_piano_professor/}; washingtonpost.com, 6/4/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/03/AR2007060301306.html}; American Liszt Society Newsletter, v. 24 no. 1, Winter/Spring 2008.

Nelson, Jimmy, jazz vocalist, d. 7/29/2007 in Houston, TX at 88. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Newman, Danny, opera publicist, d. 12/1/2007 in Chicago, IL at 88; b. in Chicago, IL. suntimes.com, 12/3/2007 {http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/677615,CST-NWS-xnewm03web.article}.
d. in Lincolnwood, IL; b. 1919. New York Times On the Web, 12/11/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/arts/11newman.html}; Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.
d. in Lincolnwood, IL; b. 1/24/1919. Opera News, v. 72 no. 9, March 2008.

Newsom, Tommy, a.k.a. "Mr. Excitement", former backup Tonight Show bandleader and saxophonist, d. 4/28/2007 in Portsmouth, VA at 78; b. 1929 in Portsmouth, VA. CNN.com, 5/1/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/obit.newsom.ap/index.html}.
also composer and arranger; b. Thomas Penn Newsom 2/25/1929. washingtonpost.com, 5/1/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043000547.html}; latimes.com, 5/1/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-newsom1may01,1,5360393.story}; New York Times On the Web, 5/1/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/arts/01newsom.html}; SFGate.com, 5/1/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/01/BAGGQPIGUB1.DTL}; Guardian Unlimited, 6/27/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2112171,00.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.
d. in Norfolk, VA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Noble, David William, music critic, d. 1/31/2007 in Chicago, IL at 66; b. 1940. Daily Herald online, 2/7/2007 {http://www.dailyherald.com/news/dupagestory.asp?id=278098}.

Norman, Gene, jazz producer, d. 5/10/2007 at 89. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.
not producer, but dance instructor. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Norup, Bent, Danish baritone, d. at 70. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 6, June 2007.

O'Banion, John, singer and actor, d. 2/14/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 59; b. in Kokomo, IN. Variety.com, 2/26/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960168.html?categoryId=25&cs=1}.

O'Reilly, Dermot, Canadian folk singer, guitarist, and mandolinist, d. 2/17/2007 in St. John's, Newfoundland in his mid-60s; b. in Ireland. CTV.ca, 2/17/2007 {http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070217/oreilly_obit_070217/20070217}.

Ohanesian, David, Romanian baritone, d. 10/1/2007 at 80. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.
b. 1/6/1927 in Bucharest. Opera, v. 59 no. 1, January 2008.

Oppenheim, David, dean of N.Y.U. School of Arts, record producer, and clarinetist, d. 11/14/2007 in New York City at 85; b. 4/13/1922 in Detroit, MI. New York Times On the Web, 12/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/arts/03oppenheim.html}.

Oramas, Faustino, Cuban popular singer, d. 3/27/2007 at 95; b. 6/4/1911 in eastern Cuba. STLtoday.com, 3/27/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ORAMAS?SITE=MOSTP}; latimes.com, 3/29/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings29.3mar29,1,6503259.story}; Boston.com, 3/31/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/31/faustino_oramas_95_sang_in_buena_vista_social_club/}.
also songwriter; b. date uncertain, possibly 1911. Yahoo!News, 3/27/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070327/people_nm/cuba_musician_dc_1}.
also guitarist, d. in Holguin at 95; b. in Holguin. Rolling Stone, no. 1024, 4/19/2007.

Osadebe, Stephen Osita, Nigerian highlife bandleader and songwriter, d. 5/11/2007 in Waterbury, CT; b. in Nigeria. latimes.com, 5/19/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-osadebe19may19,1,5511002.story}; Boston.com, 5/20/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/20/chief_stephen_osita_osadebe_71_titan_of_highlife_music/}.
b. 3/17/1936 in Atani, Nigeria. Independent Online Edition, 5/22/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk//eceRedirect?articleId=2567956&pubId=55}.

Osborne, Mike, British jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and pianist, d. 9/19/2007 in Hereford; b. Michael Evans Osborne 9/28/1941 in Hereford. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 11, November 2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Osmond, George, father of Donny and Marie Osmond and the Osmond Brothers, d. 11/6/2007 in Provo, UT at 90. STLtoday.com, 11/6/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_OSMOND?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Times On the Web, 11/7/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/arts/07osmond.html}.
b. 1917. Rolling Stone, no. 1040, 11/29/2007.

Osmond-Smith, David, British musicologist, d. 5/30/2007 in Rodmell, East Sussex; b. 12/27/1946 in Worthing, West Sussex. Independent Online Edition, 6/13/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2650969.ece}.
d. 5/31/2007 at 60. Guardian Unlimited, 6/22/2007 {http://education.guardian.co.uk/obituary/story/0,,2108655,00.html}.

Palankay, Klara, Hungarian mezzo, d. 1/24/2007 in Budapest at 85. Yahoo!News, 1/24/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070124/ap_en_mu/obit_palankay_1}.
Klára Palánkay, d. at 82. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 3, March 2007.

Pallavicini, Vito, Italian songwriter, d. 8/16/2007 in Vigevano at 83. ANSA.it, 8/16/2007 {http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/musica/news/2007-08-16_116128909.html}.

Panasevich, Leo, violinist, d. 5/5/2007 in Needham, MA at 85; b. in Brooklyn, NY. Boston.com, 5/20/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/20/leo_panasevich_was_violinist_with_bso_for_46_years_at_85/}.

Parr, Terry, British costume designer, d. 5/18/2007 in Cardiff at 60; b. 6/29/1946 in London. Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007.

Paskalis, Kostas, Greek baritone, d. 2/9/2007 at 77; b. 1929. Playbill Arts online, 2/15/2007 {http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6030.html}.
d. in Athens; b. 9/1/1929 in Levadia. Opera News, v. 71 no. 11, May 2007; Independent Online Edition, 6/1/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2600467.ece}.
b. in Livadia. Opera, v. 58 no. 5, May 2007.

Paterson, Alan, hornist, d. 4/27/2007; b. 1949. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Paul, Tibor Josef, radio host, d. 12/10/2007 in San Diego, CA at 81; b. 9/14/1926 in Hungary. latimes.com, 12/20/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-paul20dec20,1,7449370.story}.

Paulin, Ernest "Doc", jazz trumpeter, d. 11/20/2007 in New Orleans, LA at 100; b. in Wallace, LA. nola.com, 11/20/2007 {http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/11/jazz_pioneer_doc_paulin_100_di.html}.
d. in Marrero, LA. WDSU.COM, 11/21/2007 {http://www.wdsu.com/news/14658132/detail.html}; 24.com, 11/22/2007 {http://www.24.com/news/?p=enta&i=762084}.
also vocalist, d. in Marrero, LA. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Pavarotti, Luciano, Italian tenor, d. 9/6/2007 in Modena at 71; b. 10/12/1935 in Modena. AOL.com, 9/6/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/story/ar/_a/opera-superstar-luciano-pavarotti-dies/20070905142309990001}; TMZ.com, 9/6/2007 {http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/06/legendary-tenor-pavarotti-dead-at-71/}; Symphony, v. 58 no. 6, November/December 2007; Rolling Stone, no. 1036, 10/4/2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007; Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007; Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007; Orchester, v. 55 no. 11, November 2007.
d. near Modena. New York Times On the Web, 9/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/06/arts/music/06pavarotti.html}.

Payne, Cecil McKenzie, jazz baritone saxophonist, flautist, and bandleader, d. 11/27/2007 in Camden, NJ at 84; b. 12/14/1922 in New York, NY. Independent Online Edition, 11/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3209849.ece}; Times Online, 12/24/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3090558.ece}.
b. in Brooklyn. Guardian Unlimited, 11/30/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2219447,00.html}.
d. in Stratford, NJ. New York Times On the Web, 12/4/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/arts/music/04payne.html}; washingtonpost.com, 12/11/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/10/AR2007121001830.html}.
b. 12/22/1922. Telegraph.co.uk, 12/1/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=KBAG1KN13BD5PQFIQMFSFF4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/12/01/db0102.xml}; Jazz Journal International, v. 61 no. 1, January 2008.
d. in Brooklyn. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Pazdro, Ania, d. 6/8/2007 in Paris; b. Ania Mendychowska 9/1/1950 in Varsovie. Avant Scène Opéra, no. 240, 2007.

Peña, Zayda, Mexican singer, d. 12/1/2007 in Matamoros at 28. Chron.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5348991.html}.
Zayda Pena. SFGate.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/12/03/entertainment/e210919S65.DTL}.

Pendleton, Danny (Daniel Mark), rock steel guitarist and bandleader, d. 2/23/2007 in Annapolis, MD at 69; 8/9/1937 in Pittsburgh, PA. Annapolis Capital online, 2/26/2007 {http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/02_26-39/FOR}.

Pennington, Michele, folk (and filk) musician, d. 3/12/2007. Harold Groot on rec.music.filk, 3/13/2007.

Perissi, Richard, hornist, d. 11/8/2007; b. 1921. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 2, February 2008.

Perry, Bill, jazz guitarist and vocalist, d. 7/17/2007 in Sugarloaf, NY at 49. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Peruggini, Rocco, Italian guitarist, d. 3/16/2007 in Piacenza at 44; b. 7/3/1962 in Foggia. Fronimo, no. 35, no. 138, April 2007.

Petersen, Linda, music author, editor, and educator, d. 3/8/2007 at 51. Instrumentalist, v. 61 no. 11, June 2007.

Peterson, John, rock drummer, d. 11/11/2007 at 65. Entertainment Insiders, 12/2007 {http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/nov07obituaries.php}.

Peterson, Oscar, Canadian jazz pianist, d. 12/23/2007 in Mississauga, Ontario at 82. New York Times On the Web, 12/24/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-OscarPeterson.html}.
b. in Montreal. washingtonpost.com, 12/25/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401993.html}.
b. 1925. Rolling Stone, no. 1044, 1/24/2008; Keyboard, v. 34 no. 3, March 2008.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson. Jazz Journal International, v. 61 no. 2, February 2008.
also composer. Downbeat, v. 75 no. 3, March 2008.
d. in Mississauqa [sic]. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Picken, Laurence Ernest Rowland, British biologist, musicologist (ethno- and non), keyboardist, and composer, d. 3/16/2007 in Cambridge; b. 7/16/1909 in Nottingham. Independent Online Edition, 3/31/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2408017.ece}; Ethnomusicology Forum, v. 17 no. 2, November 2008.

Pickett, Bobby "Boris", pop singer and songwriter, d. 4/25/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 69. AOL.com, 4/26/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/monster-mash-singer-pickett-dies-at-69/20070426152509990001}; Courier News Online, 4/26/2007 {http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/FRONT01/70426019}; CNN.com, 4/26/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/26/obit.pickett.ap/index.html}; STLtoday.com, 4/26/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_PICKETT?SITE=MOSTP}; Yahoo!News, 4/26/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_re_us/deaths_10}; New York Times On the Web, 4/27/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/arts/music/27pickett.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007.
b. Robert George Pickett 2/11/1938 in Somerville, MA. latimes.com, 4/27/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-pickett27apr27,1,5305219.story}.

Pimlott, Steven, British theater director, d. 2/14/2007 near Colchester at 52. STLtoday.com, 2/15/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_PIMLOTT?SITE=MOSTP}; d. at 53; b. 4/18/1953 in Stockport. New York Times On the Web, 2/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/theater/18pimlott.html}.
d. in Colchester at 53. Opera, v. 48 no. 4, April 2007.

Pimp C, rapper, d. 12/4/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 33; b. Chad Butler in Texas. AOL.com, 12/4/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/rapper-pimp-c-found-dead-in-hotel/20071204155209990001}; Billboard.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003680929}; UPI.com, 12/4/2007 {http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/12/04/rapper_pimp_c_dead_at_33/7786/}; houstonist, 12/4/2007 {http://houstonist.com/2007/12/04/pimp_c_found_de.php}; STLtoday.com, 12/5/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_PIMP_C?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. 12/29/1973 in Port Arthur, TX. Independent.co.uk, 12/11/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pimp-c-rapper-with-ugk-764314.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1042/1043, 12/27/2007 / 1/10/2008.
d. in West Hollywood, CA. New York Times On the Web, 12/5/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/arts/music/05pimpc.html}.

Pinkney, Bill, pop singer, d. 7/4/2007 in Daytona Beach, FL at 81; b. 8/15/1925 in Dalzell, SC. WLTX.COM, 7/4/2007 {http://www.wltx.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=51244}; globeandmail.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070705.wobitpinkney0705/BNStory/Entertainment/home}; New York Times On the Web, 7/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/arts/music/06pinkney.html}; Boston.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/06/bill_pinkney_81_original_bass_in_50s_group_the_drifters/}; Rolling Stone, no. 1032, 8/9/2007.

Pitt, Alan, bass-baritone, d. 1/16/2007 in Bonduel, WI; b. Allen Albert Pitt Jr., 6/9/1928 in Milwaukee, WI. JSOnline, 1/17/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=554113}.

Pittis, Florian, Romanian actor and folk musician, d. 8/5/2007 in Bucharest at 63. STLtoday.com, 8/6/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_PITTIS?SITE=MOSTP}; Yahoo!News, 8/7/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/deaths_1}; Boston.com, 8/7/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/07/florian_pittis_romanian_radio_host/}.

Pohren, Donn, American flamencologist, d. 11/5/2007 in Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain. World Music Central, 11/7/2007 {http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php/Flamenco_writer_donn_pohren_dies_madrid}.
b. in Minneapolis, MN. Personal email from Arthur J. Ness, 11/12/2007; Classical Guitar, v. 26 no. 5, January 2008.

Pomeroy, Herb, jazz trumpeter, d. 8/11/2007 in Gloucester, MA at 77; b. Irving Herbert Pomeroy III in Gloucester, MA. Boston.com, 8/14/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/08/14/jazz_trumpeter_herb_pomeroy_dies_after_battle_with_cancer/}.
d. at 76; b. 4/15/1930. Telegraph.co.uk, 9/1/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/31/db3104.xml}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 10, October 2007; Down Beat, v. 74 no. 11, November 2007.
also bandleader, d. on Rust Island, MA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Pomponio-Zárate, Graciela, Argentinian guitarist, d. 2/2007 at 80 or 81. Classical Guitar, v. 26 no. 5, January 2008.

Poole, Rod, jazz guitarist, d. 5/13/2007 in Hollywood, CA at 45. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Posselt, Ruth, violinist and teacher, d. at 95. Strad, v. 118, no. 1405, May 2007.

Potter, David, bassist and teacher, d. 5/22/2007 in Denver, CO at 75; b. 1/7/1932 in Malden, MA. denverpost.com, 6/2/2007 {http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_6048235}.

Poulain, Jean-Paul, cabaret singer, d. 4/24/2007 in Augusta, ME at 62. BostonHerald.com, 4/25/2007 {http://news.bostonherald.com/national/northeast/view.bg?articleid=196707}.

Poulsen, Montell, jazz bassist, d. 5/10/2007 in Baltimore, MD at ca. 83. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Powell, Specs, jazz drummer, d. 9/15/2007 in San Marcos, CA at 85; b. Gordon Powell 6/5/1922 in New York City. New York Times On the Web, 9/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/arts/21powell.html}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 11, November 2007; Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Powers, Harry, musicologist, d. 3/15/2007 in California. Personal email from "Scott", forwarded to AMS-L 3/19/2007 by Bob Kosovsky.

Preves, Alice, violist and teacher, d. at 65. Strad, v. 118, no. 1402, February 2007.

Price, Topper, bluesman, d. 5/16/2007 in Birmingham, AL at 54; b. in Mobile, AL. AllAboutJazz.com, 5/20/2007 {http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news_print.php?id=13891}.
Terry O'Neil "Topper" Price, blues-rock singer and harmonica player; b. in Plateau, AL. Birmingham News online, 5/18/2007 {http://www.al.com/entertainment/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/117947670541900.xml&coll=2}.
Terry (Topper) Price. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Primich, Gary, jazz harmonica player, d. 9/23/2007 in Austin, TX at 49. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Prince, Robert, film and television composer, arranger, and producer, d. 3/4/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 78; b. in New York. Variety.com, 3/6/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960646.html}.

Pritts, Roy, jazz saxophonist, d. 6/20/2007 in Aurora, CO at 70. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Proeski, Tose, Macedonian pop star, d. 10/16/2007 in Nova Gradiska, Croatia at 26. BBC NEWS online, 10/16/2007 {http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7046808.stm}.

Protero, Dodi, soprano, d. 4/22/2007 in New York, NY; b. 3/13/1931 in Toronto. Opera News, v. 72 no. 1, July 2007.

Purslow, Frank, British folk music singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, teacher, author, and editor, d. at 81. Witney Gazette online, 5/17/2007 {http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/display.var.1406089.0.folk_music_man_dies_81.php}.

Quaglieri, Al, jazz trumpeter and pianist, d. 4/29/2007 at 80. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Queen, Mary Jane, folk banjoist and singer, d. 6/29/2007 in Sylva, NC at 93; b. in Jackson County, NC. CITIZEN-TIMES.com, 7/6/2007 {http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770705135}.

Quesenberry, Jake, bluegrass musician, d. 7/3/2007 in Palo Alto, CA at 77; b. in Pikeville, KY. GilroyDispatch.com, 7/7/2007 {http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=219074}.

Quigley, Thomas Joseph, former president of the National Symphony Orchestra Association, d. 7/1/2007 in Potomac, MD at 83; b. in Mount Carmel, PA. washingtonpost.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/04/AR2007070401582.html}.

Raben, Peer, German film composer, d. 1/21/2007 in Munich at 66; b. 1940 in Bavaria. Der Tagesspiegel Online, 1/23/2007 {http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/archiv/23.01.2007/3036777.asp}.
also composed for theater; b. Wilhelm Rabenbauer 6/2/1940 in Bavaria. Guardian Unlimited, 3/15/2007 {http://film.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/0,,2034061,00.html}.

Ralston, Wendell E., professor of piano, d. 8/16/2007. Piano Guild Notes, v. 58 no. 1, Summer 2008.

Ramsey, Gordon Clark, English professor and organist, d. 6/21/2007 in Hartford, CT at 66; b. 5/28/1941. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Randell, Lynne, pop singer, d. 6/8/2007 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; b. 1950 in Liverpool, England. Independent Online Edition, 6/12/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2646295.ece}.

Randolph, Boots, jazz saxophonist, d. 7/3/2007 in Nashville, TN at 80; b. 1927 in Paducah, KY. TENNESSEAN.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.fairviewobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070703/ENTERTAINMENT01/70703041}.
b. Homer Louis Randolph. STLtoday.com, 7/4/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_RANDOLPH?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Times On the Web, 7/4/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/04/arts/music/04randolph.html}; Boston.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/04/boots_randolph_saxophonist_was_top_sessions_player_at_80/}; philly.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070705_Boots_Randolph___Nashville_musician__80.html}.
b. Homer Louis Randolph III 6/3/1927. washingtonpost.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070301650.html}; Independent Online Edition, 7/5/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2737100.ece}; Times Online, 7/7/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2039442.ece}.
d. 7/2/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 8, August 2007.

Randolph, Herman, clarinetist and teacher, d. 8/5/2007 in Houston, TX at 76. Chron.com, 8/9/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5042654.html}.

Raven, Paul Vincent, British rock guitarist, d. 10/20/2007 in France at 46; b. 1/16/1961 in Wolverhampton. BLABBERMOUTH.NET, 10/21/2007 {http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=83199}; Telegraph.co.uk, 10/22/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/22/db2203.xml}.
bassist; d. in Geneva, Switzerland. Rolling Stone, no. 1039, 11/15/2007.

Reeves, Del, country singer, guitarist, and songwriter, d. 1/1/2007 in Centerville, TN at 74; b. Franklin Delano Reeves 7/14/1932 in Sparta, NC. washingtonpost.com, 1/2/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010201022.html}; ShowBuzz.com, 1/2/2007 {http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/02/music_country/main2324048.shtml}; TENNESSEAN.com, 1/3/2007 {http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007701030428}; Boston.com, 1/7/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/07/del_reeves_74_opry_star_known_for_hit_songs_offbeat_humor/}.
d. at 73; b. 7/14/1933. latimes.com, 1/3/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-reeves3jan03,0,6911559.story}.

Reilly, Charles Nelson, actor, director, comedian, television personality, and singer, d. 5/25/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 76; b. in the Bronx. New York Times On the Web, 5/28/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/theater/28reilly.html}; AOL.com, 5/28/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/tv/articles/_a/comic-actor-charles-nelson-reilly-dies/20070528074609990001}; CNN.com, 5/29/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/reilly.obit.ap/index.html}.
b. 1/13/1931. Opera News, v. 72 no. 2, August 2007.

Relf, Bobby, soul singer, songwriter, and producer, d. 11/21/2007 in Bakersfield, CA; b. Robert Nelson Relf 1/10/1937 in Los Angeles, CA. Independent Online Edition, 2/12/2008 {http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bobby-relf-half-of-the-soul-duo-bob--earl-781056.html}.

Remsen, Lester E., trumpeter and teacher, d. 1/31/2007 in Los Angeles at 88; b. 6/7/1918 in Akron, NY. latimes.com, 2/4/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=86336701}.

Reuter, Rolf, German music director and conductor, d. in Berlin at 81. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.
d. 9/11/2007 at 80. Orchester, v. 55 no. 11, November 2007.
d. at 80; b. 10/7/1926 in Leipzig. Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Richards, Carol, popular singer, d. 3/16/2007 in Vero Beach, FL at 84; b. Carol June Vosburgh 6/6/1922 in Harvard, IL. latimes.com, 3/23/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-richards23mar23,1,2317015.story}; Boston.com, 3/24/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/24/carol_richards_84_recorded_silver_bells_with_bing_crosby/}.

Richards, Doris, mother of Keith Richards, d. 4/21/2007 in Britain at 91. AOL.com, 4/24/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/rolling-stone-keith-richards-mother-dies/20070424070009990001}.

Richardson, Doug, jazz tenor saxophonist, d. around 1/25/2007 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Richardson, Harriette Slack, organist, choirmaster, music director, teacher, and composer, d. 8/8/2007 in Springfield, VT at 86; b. 7/3/1920 in Springfield, VT. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Ricks, Jerry, blues guitarist, d. 12/10/2007 in Croatia at 67; b. in Philadelphia, PA. STLtoday.com, 12/10/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_RICKS?SITE=MOSTP}.
d. 12/18/2007. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Riesco Grez, Carlos, Chilean composer, d. 2007; b. 1925. Revista Musical Chilena, v. 61, no. 208, July/December 2007.

Riley, Doug, a.k.a. Doctor Music, Canadian composer, arranger, and pianist, d. 8/27/2007 in Calgary, Alberta at 62; b. 4/24/1945 in Toronto, Ontario. cbc.ca, 8/28/2007 {http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2007/08/28/doug-riley-obit.html}.
jazz organist/keyboardist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Riley, Herman, jazz saxophonist, d. 4/14/2007 in Culver City, CA at 73; b. 8/31/1933 in New Orleans, LA. latimes.com, 4/25/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-riley25apr25,1,6820529.story}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.
b. in Algiers, New Orleans, LA. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.

Rivera, Mario, jazz reeds, d. 8/10/2007 in New York, NY at 68. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Roach, Max (Maxwell), pioneering jazz drummer and composer, d. 8/16/2007 in Manhattan at 83; b. 1/10/1924 in New Land, NC. New York Times On the Web, 8/16/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/arts/music/16cnd-roach.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007; Rolling Stone, no. 1034, 9/6/2007.
d. 8/15/2007. CNN.com, 8/16/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/16/obit.roach.ap/index.html}; STLtoday.com, 8/17/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ROACH?SITE=MOSTP}.
Maxwell Lemuel Roach, d. 8/16/2007. New York Sun online, 8/17/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/60744}.
also bandleader, d. 8/16/2007; b. in Newland, NC. Times Online, 8/18/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2279973.ece}; Down Beat, v. 74 no. 11, November 2007.
d. 8/16/2007; b. in New Land, NC. Independent Online Edition, 8/18/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2874094.ece}.
d. 8/15/2007; b. in New York. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 10, October 2007.

Robbins, Evelyn Wall, organist, choirmaster, and teacher of organ, piano, and voice, d. 2/5/2007 in Atlanta, GA; b. in Lake City, SC. American Organist, v. 41 no. 6, June 2007.

Robinson, Frederick C., social worker and tenor, d. 4/25/2007 in St. Louis, MO at 61. STLtoday.com, 4/29/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/stltoday/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=87669183}.

Robinson, Michael Kevin, blues/R&B guitarist, d. 5/2/2007 in Gary, IN at 50. post-trib.com, 5/11/2007 {http://www.post-trib.com/news/381260,robinsonobit.article}.

Robinson, Paul S., organist and music professor, d. 2/15/2007 in Winston-Salem, NC at 99; b. 3/8/1907 in New Wilmington, PA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 5, May 2007.

Robinson, "Weepin'" Willie, blues singer, d. 12/30/2007 in Boston, MA at 81; b. in Atlanta, GA. Google News, 12/31/2007 {http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBxZ00bNAESMTHOQ6dRB-z8ldK1wD8TSFND01}.
d. 12/23/2007 in Boston, MA at 81. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Rochetti, Marv, orchestra leader and trumpeter, d. 5/19/2007 in Petaluma, CA at 81; b. 1925 in Michigan. Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 5/26/2007 {http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070526/NEWS/705260323/1052/OBITS}.

Rodgers, Oliver, violin acoustician, d. 2007 in Kennett Square, PN at 91. Strad, v. 118, no. 1411, November 2007.

Romero, Aldemaro, jazz pianist, d. 9/15/2007 in Caracas, Venezuela at 79. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Romero, Charlie, jazz clarinetist, d. ca. 11/22/2007 in Escondido, CA at 80. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Rosas Pfingsthorn, Fernando, Chilean conductor, d. 2007; b. 1931. Revista Musical Chilena, v. 61, no. 208, July/December 2007.

Rose, Norman, cantor, d. 7/26/2007 in Southfield, MI at 86; b. in Rochester, NY. Freep.com, 7/29/2007 {http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070729/NEWS08/707290630/1010/NEWS08}.

Rose, Sydney, British producer and impresario, d. 4/30/2007 at 68. Variety.com, 5/8/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964512.html}.

Rosen, Gary, family-friendly singer, songwriter, and guitarist, author of "Teddy Bear's Picnic", d. 4/14/2007 in Brattleboro, VT; b. in New Haven, CT. Boston.com, 5/19/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/19/gary_rosen_musician_who_created_childrens_classic_teddy_bears_picnic/}.

Rosengarden, Bobby (Robert Marshall), jazz drummer and bandleader, d. 2/27/2007 in Sarasota, FL at 82; b. 4/23/1924 in Elgin, IL. New York Times On the Web, 3/2/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/obituaries/02rosengarden.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 4, April 2007.

Ross-Neill, Dixie, vocal coach, d. 5/28/2007 in Montreal, Quebec at 67; b. 5/28/1940 in Lincolnton, NC. globeandmail.com, 6/9/2007 {http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070609.OBNEILL09/TPStory/}.

Rostropovich, Mstislav Leopoldovich, Russian cellist and conductor, d. 4/27/2007 in Moscow at 80; b. 3/27/1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan. STLtoday.com, 4/27/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ROSTROPOVICH?SITE=MOSTP}; Yahoo!News, 4/27/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_en_mu/obit_rostropovich_11}; washingtonpost.com, 4/27/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042700480_pf.html}; latimes.com, 4/28/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-rostropovich28apr28,1,2381576,full.story}; Economist.com, 5/10/2007 {http://economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_JTQNTTV&CFID=4820567&CFTOKEN=34222334}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 1, July 2007; Symphony, v. 58 no. 4, July/August 2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 7, July 2007.
also composer. VOANews.com, 4/27/2007 {http://www.voanews.com/english/Entertainment/2007-04-27-voa17.cfm}.
also pianist. Guardian Unlimited, 4/28/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2067560,00.html}; New York Times On the Web, 4/28/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/arts/28rostropovich.html}; SFGate.com, 4/28/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/28/MNGF2PHDCM1.DTL}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1406, June 2007.
Mstislav Leopoldvich Rostropovich. Telegraph.co.uk, 4/27/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/27/nros127.xml}.

Rovere, Gilbert, jazz bassist, d. ca. 3/10/2007 in France at 67. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Rowen, Ruth Halle, musicologist, d. 1/5/2007. AMS Newsletter, v. 38 no. 2, August 2008.

Rowland, Christopher, British violinist, quartet leader, and teacher, d. 6/6/2007 at 60; b. 12/21/1946 in Barnet, north London. Guardian Unlimited, 6/13/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2101397,00.html}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1408, August 2007.
Christopher Selwyn Rowland, d. in Manchester; b. in Barnet, Herfordshire. Independent Online Edition, 6/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2692377.ece}.

Rrurrumbu Burarrawanga, George, indigenous Australian rock'n'roll frontman, d. 6/10/2007 on Elcho Island, Northern Territory at 50; b. on Elcho Island. Daily Telegraph online, 6/11/2007 {http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21882975-5005941,00.html}.
d. in Galiwinku; b. 1957 in Galiwinku. Independent Online Edition, 6/18/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2669893.ece}; Times Online, 6/30/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2007456.ece}.

Ruacan, Nükhet, Turkish jazz singer, d. 5/7/2007 in Istanbul at 56. Today's Zaman online, 5/8/2007 {http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=110590}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Rubinstein, Leslie, music writer, d. 9/22/2007 in Gelnview, IL; b. 6/21/1939 in Pueblo, CO. Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.

Ruby, Beatrice, a.k.a. Bea Abbott, jazz singer, d. 3/20/2007 in Chicago, IL at 82; b. 1925. chicagotribune.com, 3/26/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0703260018mar26,1,3818245.story}.

Ruhl, Jack R., organist, pianist, and teacher, d. 9/7/2007 in Fort Wayne, IN at 82; b. 8/23/1925 in Fort Wayne, IN. American Organist, v. 41 no. 12, December 2007.

Russo, Aaron, music manager and film producer, d. 8/24/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 64; b. 1943 in Brooklyn, NY. STLtoday.com, 8/25/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_RUSSO?SITE=MOSTP}.

Rutherford, Paul, British jazz trombonist, d. 8/5/2007 at 67; b. 2/29/1940 in Greenwich. Guardian Unlimited, 8/10/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2145685,00.html}.
d. 8/6/2007 in London; b. in London. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 10, October 2007.
d. 8/5/2007. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Ruuth, Marianne, jazz writer, d. 6/2/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 76. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Sakai, Izumi, Japanese pop singer, d. 5/26/2007 in Tokyo at 40. Mainichi Daily News online, 5/28/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/spartanburg/obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonID=88286414}.

Salgo, Sandor, conductor, d. 1/20/2007 in Stanford, CA at 97; b. 1909 in Budapest, Hungary. marinij.com, 1/24/2007 {http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_5074083}.

Salisbury, Barbara, British rock publicist, d. 11/28?/2007 in Lowestoft at ca. 57 or 58; b. in Taunton, Somerset. Guardian Unlimited, 11/29/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/otherlives/story/0,,2218718,00.html}.

Santos, Juma, jazz percussionist, d. 9/10/2007 in Chicago, IL at about 65. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Sappington, Ralph, jazz trumpeter, d. 5/12/2007 at 55. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Saussy, Tupper, song and jingle writer, bandleader, and pianist, d. 3/16/2007 in Nashville, TN at 70. NashvillePost.com, 3/19/2007 {http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2007/3/19/a_belle_meade_renegade_a_nashville_original}.
b. Frederick Tupper Saussy III. latimes.com, 3/28/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings28.2mar28,1,4014096.story}.

Schaefer, Will H., composer, arranger, and conductor, d. 6/30/2007 in Palm Springs, CA at 78; b. in Kenosha, WI. chippewa.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2007/07/04/ap-state-wi/d8q65ko00.txt}.
d. in Cathedral City, CA. STLtoday.com, 7/5/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_SCHAEFER?SITE=MOSTP}.
d. in Palm Desert, CA; b. 11/23/1928. thedesertsun.com, 7/7/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/thedesertsun/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=90282156}.

Schantz, Bruce V., organbuilder, d. 1/5/2007 in Orrville, OH at 93; b. 10/17/1913 in Orrville, OH. American Organist, v. 41 no. 3, March 2007; Tracker, v. 51 no. 2, Spring 2007.

Schmidt, Dietmar N., d. 8/2007 at 69. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.

Schmitt, Elizabeth Ann Towne, organ historian, d. 6/26/2007; b. 6/20/1939 in Oak Park, IL. Tracker, v. 51 no. 4, Fall 2007.

Schoenfeld, Eleonore, cellist and music professor, d. 1/1/2007 in La Canada Flintridge, CA at 81; b. in Slovenia. SFGate.com, 1/5/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/01/05/state/n215240S02.DTL}.
Eleanore Schoenfeld. Strad, v. 118, no. 1403, March 2007.

Schreiber, Joseph William, organist, choirmaster, and music director, d. 9/20/2007 in Mountain Brook, AL at 77; b. 8/14/1930 in New Albany, IN. American Organist, v. 41 no. 12, December 2007.

Schreyer, Lowell, banjo player, d. 11/9/2007 in Mankato, MN at 78. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Schrieber, Emma Jean LeRoy, piano tecacher, d. 4/2/2007; b. 7/20/1918 in Lansing, MI. Piano Guild Notes, v. 57 no. 1, Summer 2007.

Schubert, Günter, German conductor and professor, d. in Osnabrück at 83. Orchester, v. 55 no. 7-8, July-August 2007.

Schuler, Robert C., husband of soprano Patrice Munsel and producer of her television show, d. 12/25/2007 in the New York Adirondacks; b. 4/30/1917 in Winona, MN. Opera News, v. 72 no. 9, March 2008.

Schuller, Johnette Eakin, music minister and organist, d. 9/21/2007 in Brewster, MA at 66; b. in Bangkok, Thailand. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Schutz, Buddy, jazz drummer, d. 2/24/2007 in Newton, NJ at 92. Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007.

Schwaen, Kurt, German composer, d. at 98. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.
d. in Berlin; b. 1909 in Kattowitz (Katowice), Poland. Orchester, v. 55 no. 12, December 2007.

Schwartz, Tony, media consultant, art director, advertising executive, urban folklorist, radio host, sound designer, and professor, d. 6/14/2007 in Manhattan at 84; b. Anthony Schwartz 8/19/1923 in Manhattan. New York Times online, 6/16 (not 17)/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/business/media/16cnd-schwartz.html}.

Scott, Donald, British actor and singer, d. 5/18/2007 at 87; b. 10/4/1919. Times Online, 6/7/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1899937.ece}.

Scott, Freddie, R&B singer, d. 6/4/2007; b. 4/24/1933 in Providence, RI. Independent Online Edition, 6/6/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1890074.ece}.

Scott, Tony, jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, pianist, singer, producer, and bandleader, d. 3/28/2007. "Gordo" on alt.obituaries, 3/29/2007.
also composer, arranger, conductor, alto and bari saxophonist, and flutist; b. Anthony Joseph Sciacca 6/17/1921 in Morristown, NJ. Tony Scott Official Site, {http://www.tonyscott.it/welcome.htm}.
d. in Rome at 85. New York Times On the Web, 3/31/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31scott.html}; STLtoday.com, 3/31/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_SCOTT?SITE=MOSTP}; Boston.com, 4/1/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/04/01/tony_scott_85_jazz_musician/}; washingtonpost.com, 4/1/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101119.html}; Independent Online Edition, 4/2/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2412739.ece}; Times Online, 4/7/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1623739.ece}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 5, May 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 5, May 2007.

Sellick, Phyllis Doreen, British pianist, d. 5/26/2007 at 95; b. 6/16/1911 at Ilford, Essex. Telegraph.co.uk, 5/28/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/28/db2802.xml}.
b. in Newbury Park, Ilford. Guardian Unlimited, 5/30/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2090806,00.html}.
d. in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. Independent Online Edition, 6/2/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2606424.ece}.

Sengpiel, Jennifer, oboist, d. 5/12/2007 near Marion, MT at 25. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Sengstack, Lynn, music publisher, d. 12/10?/2007. Charles Slater on MLA-L, 12/10/2007.

Setzer, Elmer, violinist, d. at 86. Strad, v. 118, no. 1404, April 2007.

Severtsen, Herbert A., organist/choirmaster, jazz pianist, and piano technician, d. 10/1/2007 in Spokane, WA at 77; b. 3/4/1930 in New York, NY. American Organist, v. 42 no. 2, February 2008.

Shaffer, Jeanne E., singer, composer, radio host, and professor, d. 4/9/2007 at 81; b. 5/25/1925 in Knoxville, TN. Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, v. 13 no. 2, 2007.

Shanker, Chari, opera production director, d. 8/19/2007. Opera America, Winter 2007.

Shapiro, Eudice, violinist and teacher, d. 9/2007 at 93. Guardian Unlimited, 9/28/2007 {http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/sasha_abramsky/2007/09/farewell_to_a_friend.html}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1411, November 2007.

Shapiro, Harvey, cellist and teacher, d. 10/25/2007; b. 1911 in New York. Strad, v. 119, no. 1413, January 2008.

Sharron, Marti, songwriter and producer, d. 3/15/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 56; b. Martha Vanessa Sharron in Ohio. latimes.com, 3/25/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings25.2mar25,1,3750738.story}.

Shaw, David, writer for stage (including musicals), screen, and television, d. 7/27/2007 in Beverly Hills, CA at 90; b. Samuel David Shamforoff 8/27/1916 in Brooklyn, NY. New York Times On the Web, 8/9/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09shaw.html}.

Sheldon, Bert, singer and comedian, d. 4/15/2007 in Miami, FL at 83; b. in The Bronx. MiamiHerald.com, 4/19/2007 {http://www.miamiherald.com/512/story/79037.html}.

Sheppard, Frederick "Shep", jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (saxes, bass, flute), d. 1/21/2007 in Phoenix, AZ at 61; b. in New Orleans, LA. NOLA.com, 1/27/2007 {http://www.nola.com/obituaries/t-p/index.ssf?/base/obits-33/1169883070214980.xml}.

Shurtleff, Michael, casting director for stage and screen, d. 1/28/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 86; b. Charles Gordon Shurtleff 7/3/1920 in Oak Park, IL. New York Times On the Web, 2/12/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/arts/12shurtleff.html}.

Sievewright, Alan, British impresario, d. 1/23/2007 in London at 72; b. in Edinburgh. The Stage online, 1/25/2007 {http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/15719/opera-impresario-alan-sievewright-dies-at-72}.
b. 5/12/1934. Guardian Unlimited, 3/2/2007 {http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2024958,00.html}.

Sills, Beverly, soprano and opera administrator, d. 7/2/2007 in Manhattan, New York, NY at 78; b. Belle Silverman 5/25/1929 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. New York Times On the Web, 7/2/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/arts/03cnd-03Sills.html}; Opera News Online, 7/2/2007 {http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/news/pressrelease.aspx?id=1426}; washingtonpost.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070300002.html}; Yahoo!News, 7/3/2007 {http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_en_mu/obit_beverly_sills}; SFGate.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/03/BAG6NQQ0BU1.DTL}; International Herald Tribune online, 7/3/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/03/news/sills.php}; Independent Online Edition, 7/4/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2733229.ece}; Symphony, v. 58 no. 5, September/October 2007.
b. Belle Miriam Silverman. STLtoday.com, 7/3/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_BEVERLY_SILLS?SITE=MOSTP}; Boston.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/03/beverly_sills_peoples_diva_dies/}; Guardian Unlimited, 7/4/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2117668,00.html}; Opera America Newsline, v. 16 no. 10, July/August 2007; Opera News, v. 72 no. 3, September 2007; Opera, v. 58 no. 9, September 2007.

Simpson, Derek, British cellist and teacher, d. 2007 at 79; b. 1928 in Nottinghamshire. Strad, v. 118, no. 1410, October 2007.
d. 6/22/2007 in England. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Sippy, G.P. (Gopaldas Parmanand), Indian filmmaker and director, d. 12/25/2007 in Mumbai at 93; b. in Hyderabad. New York Times On the Web, 12/27/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/arts/27Sippy.html}.

Skyrm, Sally (Sarah Elizabeth), music librarian, d. 1/25/2007 in Potsdam, NY at 81; b. 2/21/1925 in Sharon, PA. Ed Komara on MLA-L, 2/27/2007.

Slack, Adrian, British opera director and administrator, d. 5/21/2007 in Brighton at 57; b. 8/23/1949. Opera, v. 58 no. 8, August 2007.

Slinger, Cees, Dutch jazz pianist, d. 9/29/2007 in The Hague at 77. All About Jazz, 9/30/2007 {http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=15370}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Smale, Jim, jazz trombonist, d. 8/5/2007 in Sarasota, FL at about 74. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Small, Howard Don, organist and choral conductor, d. 7/13/2007 in Minneapolis, MN at 74; b. 12/7/1932 in Selma, AL. American Organist, v. 41 no. 10, October 2007.

Smith, Craig, conductor and pianist, d. 11/14/2007 in Boston, MA at 60; b. 1947 in Lewiston, ID. Boston.com, 11/15/2007 {http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/11/15/craig_smith_60_with_emmanuel_he_created_a_nexus_of_joy_and_music/}; Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.
b. 1/31/1947. latimes.com, 11/22/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-smith22nov22,1,3866818.story}; New York Times On the Web, 11/19/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/19/arts/19smith.html}; Times Online, 12/3/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2987516.ece}; American Organist, v. 42 no. 2, February 2008; Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008; Opera, v. 59 no. 3, March 2008; Early Music America, v. 14 no. 1, Spring 2008.

Smith, Diana Barker, pianist, d. 2007? Chamber Music, v. 25 no. 1, February 2008.

Smith, Lowell Dennis, ballet dancer, d. 10/22/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 56; b. 6/5/1951. New York Times On the Web, 11/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/arts/dance/03smith.html}.

Smith, Marvin "Sweet Louie", R&B singer, d. 12/15/2007 in the Caribbean at 68. USATODAY.com, 12/17/2007 {http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-12-17-marvin-smith-obit_N.htm}.

Smith-Stoops, Lou Ann, organist and choir director, d. 3/25/2007 in Hagerstown, MD at 59; b. 7/21/1947 in Joplin, MO. American Organist, v. 41 no. 7, July 2007.

Smuin, Michael, dancer, choreographer, and ballet director, d. 4/23/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 68; b. in Missoula, MT. STLtoday.com, 4/24/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_SMUIN?SITE=MOSTP}.
d. 4/24/2007.; b. 10/13/1938. New York Times On the Web, 4/25/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/obituaries/25smuin.html}.

Souci, Les, musician (guitar, harmonica, piano, voice), political activist, and cabdriver, d. 6/6/2007 in Washington, DC at 56. washingtonpost.com, 7/15/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/14/AR2007071401125.html}.

Speight, John, jazz pianist, teacher, and promoter, d. 1/21/2007 in Manly, Australia at 71. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Spelman, Marian, soprano, d. 1/23/2007 in Westwood, OH at 85. Cincinnati.Com, 1/24/2007 {http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/NEWS01/701240378}.

Spencer-Churchill, Arabella, British rock festival founder, granddaughter of Winston Churchill, d. 12/21/2007 in Glastonbury at 58; b. 10/31/1949. New York Times On the Web, 12/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/obituaries/22churchill.html}.

Spoelstra, Mark, folk and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, d. 2/25/2007 in Pioneer, CA at 67; b. in Kansas City, MO. Recordnet.com, 2/28/2007 {http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/A_NEWS/702280325}.
also teacher, d. in Pioneer, CA; b. 6/30/1940. Independent Online Edition, 3/14/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2355941.ece}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Spratt, Edward N. "Jack", musician, bandleader, and music publisher, d. 7/12/2007 in Virginia Beach, VA at 91; b. in Springfield, OH. Email from Christine Spratt, forwarded by Clinton F. Nieweg 7/23/2007.

St. John, Mark, rock guitarist, d. 4/5/2007 at 51; b. Mark Norton 2/7/1956 in Hollywood, CA. KNAC.COM, 4/5/2007 {http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5460}; AOL.com, 4/8/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/ex-kiss-guitarist-mark-st-john-dies/20070408090609990001}; CNN.com, 4/9/2007 {http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/09/music.kiss.reut/index.html}.
d. in Los Angeles; b. Mark Leslie Norton. Independent Online Edition, 4/9/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2434978.ece}.

Stamz, Richard, d.j., d. 6/12/2007 in Chicago, IL at 101; b. 4/10/1906 in Memphis, TN. suntimes.com, 6/15/2007 {http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/429590,CST-NWS-xstamz15a.article}.

Standifer, Floyd, jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, and other instruments, d. 1/22/2007 in Seattle, WA at 78; b. in Wilmington, NC. heraldsun.com, 1/24/2007 {http://www.heraldsun.com/state/6-812289.cfm}.
also vocalist. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Stanley, Joe (Melvin Joseph), multigenre tenor saxophonist and singer, d. 1/7/2007 in Glenn Dale, MD at 71; b. in Washington, DC. washingtonpost.com, 1/13/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202181.html}.

Staton, Dakota, jazz and blues singer, d. 4/10/2007 in Manhattan at 76; b. 6/3/1930 in Pittsburgh, PA. New York Times On the Web, 4/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/obituaries/13staton.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.
b. in Homewood, PA. post-gazette.com, 4/12/2007 {http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07102/777427-100.stm}; Independent Online Edition, 5/17/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2553909.ece}; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 6, June 2007.

Stein, Herman, film composer, d. 3/15/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 91; b. in Philadelphia, PA. Variety.com, 3/22/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961656.html}.
b. 8/19/1915. New York Times On the Web, 3/24/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/obituaries/24stein.html}; latimes.com, 3/25/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-stein25mar25,1,7541420.story}; Boston.com, 3/26/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/26/herman_stein_91_wrote_music_for_horror_movies/}.

Stein, Linda, former manager of the Ramones, d. 10/30/2007 in Manhattan at 62. ABC News online, 10/31/2007 {http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3802915}.
b. 1945. Guardian Unlimited, 11/6/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2205805,00.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1040, 11/29/2007.

Stern, Daniel, jazz writer and cellist, d. 1/24/2007 in Houston, TX at 79. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Stevens, Eleanor L., handbell player, d. 7/12/2007 in Rockport, MA at 78; b. in Tiffin, OH. Boston.com, 7/20/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/20/eleanor_l_stevens_78_handbell_ringer/}.

Stevens, Milton Lewis Jr., trombonist, d. 7/30/2007 in Denver, CO at 64; b. in Great Barrington, MA. washingtonpost.com, 8/3/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/02/AR2007080202299.html}.

Stewart, Mike (Michael Addison), blues guitarist and record collector, d. 10/11/2007 at 64; b. 9/18/1943 in North Carolina. Guardian Unlimited, 11/8/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2206964,00.html}.

Stich-Randall, Teresa, soprano, d. 7/17/2007 in Vienna, Austria at 79; b. in New Hartford, CT. courant.com, 7/21/2007 {http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctrandallobit.artjul21,0,426918.story}; STLtoday.com, 7/24/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_STICH_RANDALL?SITE=MOSTP}; washingtonpost.com, 7/25/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/24/AR2007072402210.html}; Orchester, v. 55 no. 8, September 2007.
b. 12/24/1927. Opera, v. 58 no. 10, October 2007.
b. in West Hartford, CT. Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007.

Stockhausen, Karlheinz, German composer and conductor, d. 12/5/2007 in Kuerten. stockhausen.org, 12/7/2007 {http://www.stockhausen.org/stockhasuen_passes.html}.
d. at 79; b. 1928 in a village near Cologne. Guardian Unlimited, 12/7/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/dec/07/germany.classicalmusic}; Google News, 12/10/2007 {http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j2OLVL0rWGZE0bskTr5kVlUqJLag}; Strad, v. 119, no. 1414, February 2008.
b. 8/22/1928 in Burg Mödrath, near Cologne. Telegraph.co.uk, 12/7/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/08/db0801.xml}.
b. in Modrath, near Cologne. latimes.com, 12/8/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-stockhausen8dec08,1,4683325.story}; Independent Online Edition, 12/10/2007 {http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/karlheinz-stockhausen-composer-acclaimed-as-a-genius-for-his-work-in-electronic-music-764099.html}.
d. in Kuerten-Kettenberg. New York Times On the Web, 12/8/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/arts/music/08stockhausen-1.html}; American Organist, v. 42 no. 3, March 2008.
d. in Kürten-Kettenberg; b. in Mödrath, near Cologne. Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Stoll, Jon, classical and bluegrass violinist/fiddler and violist, d. 3/28/2007 in West Allis, WI at 68; b. John Stoll. JS Online, 4/2/2007 {http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=585310}.

Stone, Marshall, church music director, organist, choirmaster, and organ builder, d. 3/17/2007 in Seattle, WA at 76; b. in Seattle. washingtonpost.com, 3/26/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501208.html}.
b. 12/21/1930. American Organist, v. 41 no. 7, July 2007.

Story, Vernon, jazz tenor saxophonist, d. 4/20/2007 in Rio Vista, CA at 84. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.

Strauss, Bill, musical satirist, founder of the Capitol Steps, d. 12/18/2007 in McLean, VA at 60; b. William Arthur Strauss 2/5/1947 in Chicago, IL. New York Times On the Web, 12/21/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/21strauss.html}.

Strong, Frank, jazz trombonist, d. 4/25/2007 at 78. Cadence, v. 33 no. 7, July 2007.

Strunk, Roger L. "Rod", a.k.a. Rod Lauren, singer and actor, d. 7/11/2007 in Tracy, CA at 68; b. in Fresno, CA. Tracy Press, 7/12/2007 {http://tracypress.com/content/view/10155/2242/}.

Sudigala, Rudy, jazz accordionist and bandleader, d. 11/1/2007 at 78. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Sulkin, Herbie, pianist and bandleader, d. 3/27/2007 in Lake Worth, FL at 99; b. in Waltham, MA. Boston.com, 3/30/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/30/herbie_sulkin_99_pianist_and_society_band_leader/}.

Sullivan, John, luthier, d. 4/21/2007 in Portland, OR; b. 4/6/1954. American Lutherie, no. 90, Summer 2007.

Sundiata, Sekou, a.k.a. Robert Franklin Feaster, jazz poet and percussionist, d. 7/18/2007 in Valhalla, NY at 58. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Svoboda, Karel, Czech composer, d. 1/29/2007 in Jevany, Central Bohemia at 68. CeskéNoviny.cz, 1/29/2007 {http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/index_view.php?id=233576}.

Swimmer, Saul, film director and music documentarian, d. 3/3/2007 in Miami, FL at 70; b. in Uniontown, PA. International Herald Tribune online, 3/20/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/20/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Saul-Swimmer.php}.
b. 4/25/1936. Independent Online Edition, 3/22/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2381042.ece}.

Syrios, Eugene Lamarr, rock and blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader d. 4/8/2007 in San Diego, CA at 65; b. 2/7/1942 in Georgia. NCTimes.com, 4/14/2007 {http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/04/15//obituaries/feature/4_14_0721_18_55.txt}.

Szabo, Eszter, German opera producer, d.; b. 1965 in Budapest. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 11, November 2007.

Tartak, Marvin, pianist, scholar, and critic, d. 7/29/2007 in San Francisco, CA at 77; b. 1930 in Milwaukee, WI. SFGate.com, 8/3/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/03/BAL3RC8TB1.DTL}.

Tate, Clarence "Tater", bluegrass fiddler and bassist, d. 10/17/2007 in Jonesborough, TN; b. 2/4/1931 in Gate City, VA. Independent Online Edition, 11/2/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3121144.ece}.

Taylor, Susanne L., organist and choir director, d. 9/10/2007 in Mount Pleasant, SC at 89; b. 6/6/1918 in Savannah, GA. American Organist, v. 42 no. 2, February 2008; Tracker, v. 52 no. 1, Winter 2008.

Taylor, Tyrone, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and record producer, d. 12/1/2007 at 53; b. 1954 in St. Elizabeth. Guardian Unlimited, 12/17/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2228567,00.html}; Times Online, 1/15/2008 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3186504.ece}.

Taylor, Zola, R&B singer, d. 4/30/2007 in Riverside County, CA at 69. STLtoday.com, 5/1/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_TAYLOR?SITE=MOSTP}; Advocate online, 5/1/2007 {http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/entertainment/sns-ap-obit-taylor,0,5916991.story}; Boston.com, 5/7/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/07/zola_taylor_trailblazing_vocalist_with_platters/}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.
d. in Los Angeles, CA; b. 3/17/1934 in Los Angeles, CA. Independent Online Edition, 5/2/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2502066.ece}; Telegraph.co.uk, 5/3/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/03/db0302.xml}.
d. in Riverside, CA. latimes.com, 5/2/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-taylor2may02,1,7129869.story}; Rolling Stone, no. 1027, 5/31/2007.

Tee, Willie, jazz/R&B keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and producer, d. 9/11/2007 in New Orleans, LA at 63; b. Wilson Turbinton 1944 in New Orleans, LA. New York Times On the Web, 9/13/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/arts/music/13turbinton.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1036, 10/4/2007.
also played funk and soul. nola.com, 9/11/2007 {http://blog.nola.com/living/2007/09/wilson_willie_tee_turbinton_de.html}.
b. 2/6/1944. Times Online, 10/2/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2568998.ece}.
d. in Baton Rouge, LA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Terrigno, Nicholas J., teacher of math, science, and music, big-band trumpeter, and jazz bassist, d. 3/20/2007 in Cleveland, OH at 82; b. 1925. CLEVELAND.COM, 3/26/2007 {http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1174898324226370.xml&coll=2}.

Tessman, Herman, Army Band saxophonist, d. 7/12/2007 in Bethesda, MD at 63; b. in Springfield, MN. washingtonpost.com, 7/20/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/19/AR2007071902510.html}.

Tetley, Glen, American choreographer, d. 1/26/2007 in West Palm Beach, FL at 80; b. Glenford Andrew Tetley Jr. 2/3/1926 in Cleveland, OH. New York Times On the Web, 1/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/arts/dance/30tetley.html}.

Texidor, Joe, jazz drummer, d. 10/19/2007 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at ca. 75. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Thaw, David, opera singer, d. at 78; b. in the U.S.A. Orchester, v. 55 no. 1, January 2007.

Thévet, Lucien, French hornist, d. 2007; b. 6/3/1914 in Beauvais. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 1, October 2007.

Thomas, Ralph Charles Jr., FDA offical, singer, and minister, d. 6/26/2007 in Cheverly, MD at 84; b. in Frederick, MD. washingtonpost.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/02/AR2007070201821_3.html}.

Thomasson, Hughie, rock guitarist, d. 9/9/2007 in Brooksville, FL. outlawsmusic.com, 9/10/2007 {http://www.outlawsmusic.com/}; skynyrd.net, 9/10/2007 {http://www.skynyrd.net/ht.htm}; TBO.com, 9/10/2007 {http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/sep/10/guitarist-remembered-generosity/}; Commercial Dispatch Online, 9/13/2007 {http://www.cdispatch.com/articles/2007/09/13/columns/swoope/swoope9837.txt}.
d. at 55. St. Petersburg Times online, 9/11/2007 {http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/11/Hillsborough/Southern_rock_icon_di.shtml}.
b. Hugh Edward Thomasson Jr.. CMT.com, 9/11/2007 {http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1569480/20070911/lynyrd_skynyrd.jhtml}.
b. 8/1952 in Tampa, FL. Times Online, 10/2/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2569036.ece}.
also songwriter. Rolling Stone, no. 1036, 10/4/2007.

Thompson, Hank, country singer, d. 11/6/2007 in Keller, TX at 82; b. in Waco, TX. STLtoday.com, 11/7/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_HANK_THOMPSON?SITE=MOSTP}.
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Thompson, Tony, R&B singer, d. 6/1/2007 in Waco, TX. United Press International online, 6/4/2007 {http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/06/04/hifive_singer_dead/2359/}.
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Thorpe, Billy, Australian rocker, d. 2/28/2007 in Sydney at 60; b. in England. smh.com.au, 2/28/2007 {http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rock-legend-billy-thorpe-dies/2007/02/28/1172338656660.html}.

Thow, John, composer and music professor, d. 3/4/2007 in Berkeley, CA at 57; b. 1949 in Los Angeles, CA. SFGate.com, 3/9/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGREOIB1H1.DTL}; New York Times On the Web, 3/14/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/arts/music/14thow.html}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
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Thresh, John Allen, tenor, pianist, and organist, d. 2/24/2007 in Mobile, AL at 86; b. in Baton Rouge, LA. al.com, 2/2/7/2007 {http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1172571599203330.xml&coll=3}.

Thurston, Colin, record producer and engineer, d. 1/18?/2007. Undercover.com.au, 1/19/2007 {http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1362}.

Tipton, Thomas, baritone, d. at 80; b. in America. Orchester, v. 55 no. 12, December 2007.

Tirao, Cacho, Argentinean guitarist and composer, d. 5/30/2007 in Buenos Aires at 66; b. Oscar Emilio Tirao 4/5/1941 in Berazategui. Buenos Aires Herald online, 5/31/2007 {http://www.buenosairesherald.com/entertainment/note.jsp?idContent=389330}; washingtonpost.com, 6/7/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602509.html}; Boston.com, 6/8/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/08/cacho_tirao_66_argentine_guitar_virtuoso/}; Classical Guitar, v. 25 no. 11, July 2007.

Tirrell, Helen A., music director and organist, d. 10/6/2007 in Cooperstown, NY at 69; b. 1/29/1938 in Ashland, ME. American Organist, v. 42 no. 1, January 2008.

Todd, Arthur William, popular singer and guitarist, d. 10/10/2007 in Honolulu, HI at 93; b. in Baltimore, MD. baltimoresun.com, 10/17/2007 {http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bal-md.ob.todd17oct17,0,1750136.story}.

Togashi, Masahiko, jazz percussionist, d. 8/22/2007 in Kanagawa, Japan at 67. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Toth, Andor, violinist, d. at 81. Strad, v. 118, no. 1404, April 2007.

Tracey, Edmund, British opera administrator and translator, d. 3/23/2007 at 79; b. 11/14/1927 in Preston, Lancashire. Opera, v. 58 no. 6, June 2007.

Tracy, Robert, dance writer, d. 6/7/2007 in Manhattan at 52; b. in Boston, MA. New York Times On the Web, 6/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/18/arts/18tracy.html}.

Tumkovsky, Antonina, ballet dancer and teacher, d. 1/19/2007 in Valley Cottage, NY at 101; b. 8/21/1905 in Kiev. New York Times On the Web, 1/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/arts/dance/22tumkovsky.html}.

Turbinton, Earl, jazz saxophonist, d. 8/3/2007 in Baton Rouge, LA at 65. nola.com, 8/3/2007 {http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/08/new_orleans_jazz_pioneer_turbi.html}.
d. in New Orleans, LA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Turnbull, Walter, singer, choral director, arranger, founder of the Boy's Choir of Harlem, d. 3/23/2007 in New York City at 62; b. in Greenville, MS. STLtoday.com, 3/23/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_TURNBULL?SITE=MOSTP}; New York Sun online, 3/23/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/51093}; Boston.com, 3/24/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/03/24/walter_turnbull_at_62_boys_choir_of_harlem_founder/}.
Walter J. Turnbull, d. in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 3/24/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/obituaries/24turnbull.html}.

Turner, Ike, rock pioneer, d. 12/12/2007 in San Marcos, CA at 76. TMZ.com, 12/12/2007 {http://www.tmz.com/2007/12/12/ike-turner-has-died/}; AOL.com, 12/12/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/rock-legend-ike-turner-dies-at-76/20071212162909990001}; latimes.com, 12/12/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-turner13dec13,1,813081.story}; Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.
b. 11/5/1931 in Clarksdale, MS. The National Ledger online, 12/12/2007 {http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=20&num=17675}; Rolling Stone, no. 1044, 1/24/2008.
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Isear Luster Turner. New York Sun online, 12/13/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/67963}.

Turner, "Uncle" John, blues drummer, d. 7/26/2007 in Austin, TX at 62. Chron.com, 7/26/2007 {http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5003898.html}.

Tyers, John, operatic and Broadway baritone, d. 6/20/2007 in Los Gatos, CA at 92. Variety.com, 6/26/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967701.html}.
b. 8/13/1914. MercuryNews.com, 7/3/2007 {http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6290104}.

Tyzack, Michael Rodney, painter and jazz trumpeter, d. 2/11/2007 on John's Island, SC; b. 8/3/1933 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Independent Online Edition, 4/19/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2461435.ece}.

U;Nee, a.k.a. Lee Hye-ryeon, South Korean pop singer and actress, d. 1/21/2007 in Seo-gu, Incheon; b. Hur Youn. Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition), 1/22/2007 {http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701220006.html}.

Uber, David Albert, composer, conductor, trombonist, and music professor, d. 6/29/2007 at 85. Rutland Herald, 7/2/2007.
b. 1921. Instrumentalist, v. 62 no. 2, September 2007.

Umeki, Miyoshi, actress and singer, d. 8/28/2007 in Licking, MO at 78; b. 5/8/1929 in Otaru, Japan. AOL.com, 9/6/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/story/ar/_a/oscar-winner-miyoshi-umeki-dies-at-78/20070906071109990001}.

Valdengo, Giuseppe, Italian baritone, d. 10/3/2007 in Aosta; b. 5/24/1914 in Turin. Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.

Valdés, Carlos "Patato", jazz conga drummer, d. 12/4/2007 in Cleveland, OH at 81; b. in Havana, Cuba. New York Times On the Web, 12/6/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/music/06valdes.html}.
Carlos "Patato" Valdez; b. 1926. Beat, v. 27 no. 1, 2008.
d. in New York, NY. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Van, Bobby, saloonkeeper and pianist, d. 11/27/2007 in Nassau County, New York at 64; b. Robert Craig Van Velsor 8/1/1943 in Baldwin, NY. New York Times On the Web, 11/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/obituaries/30van.html}.

van der Staak, Pieter, Dutch guitarist, composer, and teacher, d. 2007; b. 1930 in the Netherlands. Classical Guitar, v. 26 no. 5, January 2008.

Vargyas, Lajos, Hungarian ethnomusicologist and folklorist, d. 2007; b. 1914 in Budapest. Studia Musicologica, v. 49 no. 3-4, 2008.

Vaughan Williams, Ursula, British librettist, widow of Ralph Vaughan Williams, d. 10/23/2007 in London at 96; b. Joan Ursula Penton Lock 1919 in Malta. Google News, 10/25/2007 {http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj4yj37U9DWYfLMh8iNpt2MokknA}.

Vega, German, Puerto Rican singer, d. 6/11/2007 in Tampa, FL at 75; b. in Salinas, Puerto Rico 6/1921. DailyComet.com, 6/13/2007 {http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070613/APN/706131770}; philly.com, 6/16/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070616_German_Vega___Latin_musician__75.html}.

Venudor, Peter, a.k.a. Paul Visser, jazz discographer, d. ca. 7/5/2007 in the Netherlands at ca. 75. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Vincent, Lee, jazz violinist, bassist, and bandleader, d. 12/12/2007 in Pennsylvania at 91. Cadence, v. 34 no. 4/5/6, April/May/June 2008.

Viola, Al, session guitarist and mandolinist, d. 2/21/2007 in Studio City, CA at 87; b. 6/16/1919 in Brooklyn. latimes.com, 2/23/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-viola23feb23,1,6169734.story}; New York Times On the Web, 2/25/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/nyregion/25viola.html}.
d. at 88. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Vogel, Martin, d. 4/1/2007. Musikforschung, v. 60 no. 2, April-June 2007.

von Schmidt, Eric, folk music performer and composer, d. 2/2/2007 in Fairfield, CT at 75; b. 5/28/1931 in Westport, NY. New York Times On the Web, 2/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/arts/music/03schmidt.html}.

von Trapp, Werner, tenor, of the Trapp Family Singers, also cellist (and other instruments), and music school founder, d. 10/11/2007 in Waitsfield, VT at 91; b. 1915 in Zell am See, Austria. STLtoday.com, 10/13/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_VON_TRAPP?SITE=MOSTP}; MiamiHerald.com, 10/13/2007 {http://www.miamiherald.com/776/story/270671.html}; latimes.com, 10/14/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings14oct14,1,5650179.story}; New York Times On the Web, 10/15/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/arts/music/15trapp.html}.
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Wagner, Alan Cyril, television executive and radio host, d. 12/18/2007 in Manhattan at 76; b. 10/1/1931 in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 12/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/arts/22wagner.html}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 9, March 2008.

Wagner, Gudrun, German opera festival administrator, d. 11/28/2007 in Bayreuth at 63. STLtoday.com, 11/28/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_GUDRUN_WAGNER?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. 6/15/1944 in Allenstein. Opera News, v. 72 no. 8, February 2008.
b. Gudrun Allenstein. Opera, v. 59 no. 2, February 2008.

Wagoner, Porter, country singer, d. 10/28/2007 in Nashville, TN at 80; b. in West Plains, MO. MercuryNews.com, 10/28/2007 {http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_7308196PUTURLHERE}; HDNews.net, 10/28/2007 {http://www.hdnews.net/Print/p0232_BC_Deaths_10_29_0581}; STLtoday.com, 10/30/2007 {http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/3CFD4CCBB831234286257384000CEC97?OpenDocument}.
Porter Wayne Wagoner; b. 8/12/1927 near West Plains, MO. CMT.com, 10/28/2007 {http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1572922/20071028/wagoner_porter.jhtml}; TENNESSEAN.com, 10/29/2007 {http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071029/ENTERTAINMENT01/71028029}; New York Times On the Web, 10/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/arts/music/30wagoner.html}; Guardian Unlimited, 10/31/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2201936,00.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1040, 11/29/2007.
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b. in Howell County, Missouri. Reuters online, 10/30/2007 {http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2940989020071030}.

Walker, Charles Norman, theatrical designer and organ enthusiast, d. 10/8/2007 in Griffin, GA at 66. Tracker, v. 52 no. 1, Winter 2008.

Walker, Melvin C., gospel d.j., d. 6/28/2007 in Mineola, NY at 70. Newsday.com, 7/5/2007 {http://www.newsday.com/news/obituaries/ny-liwalk045281674jul05,0,7683879.story}.

Walker, Tom, jazz guitarist, d. 7/20/2007 in Tucson, AZ at 58. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Wallace, Ian, session drummer, d. 2/22/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 60. Tennessean.com, 2/24/2007 {http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070224/ENTERTAINMENT01/702240334/1005/RSS04}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.
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also songwriter, producer, and engineer; b. 9/29/1946. Independent Online Edition, 2/28/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2311341.ece}.

Wallace, Roy, British recording engineer, d. 8/18/2007 in London; b. 7/7/1927 in London. Independent Online Edition, 10/13/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article3055846.ece}.

Wallis, Ruth, singer and writer of risque songs, d. 12/22/2007 in Wallingford, CT at 87. Variety.com, 12/26/2007 {http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117978171.html}.
d. in South Killingly, CT; b. Ruth Shirley Wohl 1/5/1920 in New York City. New York Times On the Web, 1/3/2008 {http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/arts/03wallis.html}.

Wallowitch, John, cabaret singer, pianist, and songwriter, d. 8/15/2007 in New York City at 81; b. in South Philadelphia, PA. TheaterMania.com, 8/15/2007 {http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/11388}.
d. in the Bronx. New York Times On the Web, 8/16/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/16/arts/music/16wallowitch.html}.

Walsh, Thommie (Thomas J.), dancer and choreographer, d. 6/16/2007 in Auburn, NY at 57. STLtoday.com, 6/18/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_WALSH?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. 3/15/1950. New York Times On the Web, 6/19/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/theater/19walsh.html}.

Walters, John Howard, violinist and violist, d. at 90. Strad, v. 118, no. 1401, January 2007.

Washington, Annetta "Cotton Candy", blues singer, d. 12/25/2007 in Kansas City at 76. KansasCity.com, 12/25/2007 {http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/418327.html}.

Wasserman, Paul, music publicist, d. 11/18/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 73; b. 7/30/1934 in The Bronx, NY. latimes.com, 11/20/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-wasserman20nov20,1,1861771.story}; New York Times On the Web, 11/22/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/arts/22wasserman.html}.

Waterhouse, William, British bassoonist and scholar, d. 11/5/2007 at 76; b. 2/18/1931. Times Online, 11/17/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2885400.ece}.
d. in Florence. Galpin Society Journal, v. 61, April 2008.

Watkins, Earl Thomas Jr., jazz drummer, d. 7/1/2007 at 87; b. 1/29/1920 in San Francisco, CA. Guardian Unlimited, 8/3/2007 {http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2140619,00.html}.
d. in San Francisco, CA. Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007; Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 9, September 2007.

Watkins, Lyndell P. Sr., music professor, critic, organist, pianist, and choir director, d. 11/13/2007 in Cleveland, MS at 85; b. 9/14/1922 in Kensett, AR. American Organist, v. 42 no. 3, March 2008; Tracker, v. 52 no. 2, Spring 2008.

Weger, Harry, country singer, d. 4/23/2007 in Terre Haute, IN at 80. TribStar.com, 4/25/2007 {http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_115232003.html}.

Weinstein, Abe, producer of the Hawaaiian [sic] International Jazz Festival, d. around 1/31/2007 in Honolulu, HI. Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Weisman, Ben, songwriter and pianist, d. 5/20/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 85; b. 11/16/1921. International Herald Tribune online, 5/22/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/22/america/NA-GEN-US-Obit-Ben-Weisman.php}.
b. in Providence, RI. latimes.com, 5/23/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-weisman23may23,0,3753010.story}; Boston.com, 5/24/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/24/ben_weisman_85_wrote_songs_for_elvis_presley/}.

Weiss, Hyman "Hy", record publisher, d. 3/20/2007 at 84; b. 2/12/1923 in Romania. Times Online, 3/30/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1588677.ece}.
d. in Englewood, NJ. New York Times On the Web, 3/31/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/31/obituaries/31weiss.html}; latimes.com, 4/2/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings2.2apr02,1,3968138.story}; Rolling Stone, no. 1024, 4/19/2007.

Welker, Gerald, conductor, d. 2/10/2007. Instrumentalist, v. 61 no. 11, June 2007.

Wells, Ronnie, jazz singer and voice teacher, d. 3/7/2007 in Silver Spring, MD at 64; b. Veronica Burke. JazzTimes.com, 3/12/2007 {http://jazztimes.com/columns_and_features/news/detail.cfm?article=11046}.

Wells-Elliston, Ronnie, jazz vocalist, d. 3/7/2007 in Maryland at 64. Cadence, v. 33 no. 4, April 2007.

Werber, Frank, original manager of the Kingston Trio, d. 5/19/2007 in New Mexico; b. 1930. Official Kingston Trio Website, 5/23?/2007 {http://kingstontrio.com/html/kt_news.htm}.
Frank Nicholas Werber, d. in Silver City, NM; b. 1929 in Cologne, Germany. SFGate.com, 6/8/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/08/BAGMQQBTJF1.DTL}.

Werth, George Peter, trumpeter, d. 5/7/2007 in Fair Oaks, CA at 88. latimes.com, 7/22/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/latimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=91197779}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 9, September 2007.

Wescoat, Donald Eldon, musical director for the stage, composer, arranger, pianist, d. 5/19/2007 in Sun Valley, CA at 61; b. 9/16/1945 in Riverside, CA. SFGate.com, 5/26/2007 {http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/26/BAGLRQ24FQ1.DTL}.

West, Mary, violinist and teacher, d. 2007 at 97. Strad, v. 118, no. 1410, October 2007.

Westerman, Floyd Red Crow, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota musician, actor, and activist, d. 12/13/2007 in Los Angeles, CA at 71; b. 1936. NativeTimes.com, 12/13/2007 {http://nativetimes.com/index.asp?action=displayarticle&article_id=9182}.
singer and songwriter; b. 8/17/1936 on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Sioux reservation in South Dakota. New York Times On the Web, 12/18/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/arts/18westerman.html}.

Wetmore, Dick, jazz violinist (also played horns and composed), d. 1/4/2007 in Indianapolis, IN at 79; b. Richard Byron Wetmore in Glen Falls, NY. Boston.com, 1/15/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/01/15/dick_wetmore_79_was_adventurous_player_of_jazz_violin/}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 2, February 2007.

White, Carla, jazz vocalist, d. 5/9/2007 in New York City, NY at 55. Cadence, v. 33 no. 6, June 2007.
b. Carla Ruth White 9/15/1951 in Oakland, CA. Jazz Journal International, v. 60 no. 7, July 2007.

White, Evelyn Davidson, choral conductor and music professor, d. 7/2/2007 in Washington, DC at 86; b. Evelyn Amanda Davidson 2/1/1921 in Charlotte, NC. washingtonpost.com, 7/29/2007 {http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR2007072801181.html}.

Whitley, Gordon T., organist, choirmaster, and chorister, d. 4/20/2007 in Suffolk, VA at 66; b. 11/16/1940 in Suffolk. American Organist, v. 41 no. 7, July 2007.

Whitted, Virtue Hampton, jazz singer and bassist, d. 1/17/2007 in Indianapolis, IN at 84; b. in Middletown, OH. Journal and Courier Online, 1/18/2007 {http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS09/70118028}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Wiedebusch, Theo, German choral conductor, d. 5/2007 at 68. Opernwelt, v. 48 no. 7, July 2007.

Williams, Chickie, country singer and songwriter, d. 11/18/2007 in Wheeling, WV at 88; b. Jessie Wanda Crupe 1919 in Bethany, WV. Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register online, 11/21/2007 {http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/502570.html}; Herald-Dispatch.com, 11/21/2007 {http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1119742492}.

Williams, John Edward, organist and choirmaster, d. 3/16/2007 in Spartanburg, SC at 87. American Organist, v. 41 no. 7, July 2007; Tracker, v. 51 no. 3, Summer 2007.

Williams, Lawton, country songwriter, d. 7/26/2007 in Fort Worth, TX at 85; b. 7/24/1922 in Troy, TN. Tennessean.com, 7/27/2007 {http://www.dicksonherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/ENTERTAINMENT01/70727083}; STLtoday.com, 7/27/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_WILLIAMS?SITE=MOSTP}; AOL.com, 7/28/2007 {http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/story/_a/lawton-williams-fraulein/20070728085709990001}; dallasnews.com, 7/30/2007 {http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/obituaries/stories/DN-williamsob_30met.ART.State.Edition1.42924c7.html}.

Williams, Sam, South African actor, singer, composer, playwright, and director, d. 2/21/2007 in Pretoria. Mail & Guardian Online, 2/28/2007 {http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=300595&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/}.

Williams, Trevor James, British violinist, d. 5/11/2007 at 78; b. 2/10/1929 in Acton, West London. Times Online, 6/27/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1990742.ece}; Strad, v. 118, no. 1407, July 2007.

Wilson, Anthony H. (Tony), British manager, record publisher, and nightclub owner, d. 8/10/2007 at 57; b. 2/20/1950 in Salford, England. NME.COM, 8/10/2007 {http://www.nme.com/news/tony-wilson/30262}.
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Wilson, David, rock bassist, d. 4/1/2007 in Upland, CA at 67; b. 4/2/1939 in Victorville, CA. sbsun.com, 4/6/2007 {http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5605620}.

Wilson, Jack, jazz pianist, saxophonist, and vibraphonist, d. 10/5/2007 in North Port, NY at 71. Cadence, v. 34 no. 1/2/3, January/February/March 2008.

Wilson, John Howard, organbuilder, d. 10/30/2007 in Long Beach, CA at 67; b. in Stanton, VA. American Organist, v. 42 no. 5, May 2008.

Wilson, Josie, record producer, d. 2/19/2007 in Seattle, WA at 91; b. 4/29/1915 in Tacoma, WA. seattlepi.com, 2/24/2007 {http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/305018_wilson24.html}.

Wilson, Roy G., organist, choir and band director, and songwriter, d. 5/31/2007 in El Paso, TX at 92; b. 9/29/1915 near House, NM. American Organist, v. 41 no. 11, November 2007.

Winkler, Martin, music publisher, d. 1/2/2007 in Boca Raton, FL at 85. Newsday, 1/5/2007.

Wittig, Martin H., organist, d. 1/18/2007 in North Little Rock, AR at 66; b. 8/12/1940 in Waymart, PA. American Organist, v. 41 no. 5, May 2007.

Wright, Carl, actor, comedian, tap dancer, emcee, and songwriter, d. 5/19/2007 in Chicago, IL at 75; b. in Orlando, FL. STLtoday.com, 5/20/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_WRIGHT?SITE=MOSTP}.

Wright, Dave, British pilot, pianist, organist, and composer/songwriter, d. at 85; b. 7/14/1921 at Haworth, West Yorkshire. Telegraph.co.uk, 6/15/2007 {http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/15/db1502.xml}.

Wright, Elmer, street musician, d. 1/27/2007 at 92 in St. Petersburg, FL; b. in Sadieville, KY. St. Petersburg Times Online, 2/1/2007 {http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/01/Northpinellas/The_Pier_was_guitaris.shtml}.

Wright, Gordon, conductor, d. 2/14/2007 in Indian, AK at 72; b. in Brooklyn. New York Times On the Web, 2/17/2007 {www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/arts/music/17wright.html}.
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Wuensch, Gerhard Josef, Canadian composer and theorist, d. 6/8/2007 in London, Ontario at 81. London Free Press online, 6/11/2007 {http://www.lfpress.ca/cgi-bin/adsonline.cgi?report=yes&s=announcements&d=classifieds&x=announcements&s_category=0015&s_start=&rows_to_view=25&s_keywords=wuensch}.

Wyatt, "Colonel" Gene, guitar teacher, d. 5/23/2007 in Spartanburg, SC at 77; b. in Spartanburg, SC. GoUpstate.com, 5/25?/2007 {http://www.legacy.com/spartanburg/obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonID=88286414}.

Wyler, Gretchen, actress, singer, and dancer, d. 5/27/2007 in Camarillo, CA at 75; b. Gretchen Patricia Wienecke 2/16/1932 in Oklahoma City, OK. latimes.com, 5/28/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-wyler28may28,1,5369559.story}; Boston.com, 5/29/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/29/gretchen_wyler_75_actress_and_animal_rights_advocate/}; New York Sun online, 5/29/2007 {http://www.nysun.com/article/55374}; New York Times On the Web, 5/30/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/theater/30wyler.html}.
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Wyton, Alec, organist, choirmaster, composer, and teacher, d. 3/18/2007 in Danbury, CT at 85; b. in England. New York Times On the Web, 3/23/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/arts/music/23wyton.html}.
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Yahaghi, Parviz, Iranian violinist, d. at 71. Strad, v. 118, no. 1404, April 2007.

Yancich, Milan, hornist, teacher, author, and publisher, d. 8/7/2007; b. 1921. Horn Call, v. 38 no. 2, February 2008.

Yarbrough, Nat, jazz drummer, d. 8/9/2007 in Denver, CO at 70. Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007.

Yoshizawa, Masakazu, traditional Japanese flutist, d. 10/24/2007 in San Gabriel, CA at 57; b. 9/10/1950 in Takayama, Japan. latimes.com, 11/16/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-yoshizawa16nov16,1,1721521.story}; STLtoday.com, 11/17/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_YOSHIZAWA?SITE=MOSTP}.
b. in Kawai, near Takayama. Times Online, 12/11/2007 {http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3030643.ece}.

Young, Eldee, jazz bassist, d. 2/12/2007 in Thailand at 71; b. 1936. chicagotribune.com, 2/14/2007 {http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0702140082feb14,1,5199077.story}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 3, March 2007.

Yurchenco, Henrietta, ethnomusicologist, radio producer, announcer, and interviewer, d. 12/10/2007 in Manhattan at 91; b. Henrietta Weiss 3/22/1916 in New Haven, CT. New York Times On the Web, 12/14/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/arts/14yurchenco.html}.
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Zaccaria, Nicola, Greek bass, d. 7/24/2007 in Athens; b. Nicolas Angelos Zachariou 3/9/1923 in Athens. Independent Online Edition, 8/30/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2906307.ece}; Opera News, v. 72 no. 5, November 2007.

Zaret, Hy, lyricist, d. 7/2/2007 in Westport, CT at 99. STLtoday.com, 7/3/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ZARET?SITE=MOSTP}; International Herald Tribune online, 7/3/2007 {http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/03/arts/NA-A-E-MUS-US-Obit-Zaret.php}; Boston.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/07/04/hy_zaret_99_wrote_words_to_unchained_melody/}; philly.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20070704_Hy_Zaret___Wrote_a_top_song__99.html}; Rolling Stone, no. 1032, 8/9/2007.
b. Hyman Harry Zaritsky 8/21/1907 in Manhattan. New York Times On the Web, 7/3/2007 {http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/03/arts/03zaret.html}; Independent Online Edition, 7/4/2007 {http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2733232.ece}; latimes.com, 7/4/2007 {http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-zaret4jul04,1,54428.story}.

Zawinul, Joe, jazz keyboardist, d. 9/11/2007 in Vienna, Austria at 75; b. in Vienna. STLtoday.com, 9/11/2007 {http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_ZAWINUL?SITE=MOSTP}; All About Jazz, 9/11/2007 {http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=15110}; Cadence, v. 33 no. 10/11/12, October/November/December 2007; Keyboard, v. 33 no. 11, November 2007.
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Zehm, Friedrich, German composer and editor, d. 12/4/2007; b. 1/22/1923. Schott Aktuell : The Journal, March/April (no. 2) 2008.