Liz Anderson ~ American country music singer-songwriter, mother of Lynn Anderson ~ 81
Nicholas Ashford ~ R&B singer and songwiter with his wife Valerie Simpson for Motown in the 1960's to the 1980's with hits for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Marvelettes, Fifth Dimension, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Shirelles, Rufus, Chaka Kahn, Brothers Johnson, Teddy Pendergrass and even Ronnie Milsap as well as scoring hits as a singing duo ~ 70
Milton Babbitt ~ Avant garde composer, pianist and Moog synth pioneer ~ 96
Billy Bang ~ Jazz violinist with Sun Ra ~ 63
Ross Barbour ~ Singer with 1950's pop and jazz vocal group The Four Freshmen ~ 82
DeLois Barrett Campbell ~ American gospel singer w/The Barrett Sisters, starting in the 1930's but did not start recording until the 1960's w/ version of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful", later appeared in documentary "Say Amen somebody" ~ 85
John Barry ~ Film composer for James Bond movies, "Born Free","Out of Africa","Dances with Wolves" ~ 77
Aaron Beamish ~ A.K.A. Aaron Arsenic, drummer with Toronto punk bands Slow Motion Victory, Five Minutes to Glory, Sweet Lips and The Famous Monsters ~ 26
Graham Bean ~ Bermuda born jazz guitarist with Dizzy Gillespie ~ 81
Gordon Beck ~ English jazz pianist w/ Nucleus, Alan Holdsworth, Phill Woods ~ 75
John Bishop ~ American soul and jazz guitarist, heart attack ~ 65
J. Blackfoot ~ Soul singer from late 1960's to 1980's w/The Bar Kays, The Soul Children and solo ~ 65
Sean Bonniwell ~ Singer/keyboards w/1960's garage punk group The Music Machine. Did the classic "Talk Talk" ~ 71
John Bottomley ~ Canadian singer-songwriter ~ 50
Doyle Bramhall ~ Texas blues drummer and songwriter. Worked with Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmie Vaughn and the Fabulous Thunderbirds ~ 61
Theron Brison ~ A.K.A. Thee Ram, Funk bassist and teacher ~ 48
Bob Brookmeyer ~ American jazz valve trombonist w/Gerry Mulligan ~ 81
Joe Brooks ~ Songwriter ("You light up my life")and film score composer ("The Lords of Flatbush", "Eddie & the Cruisers") ~ 73
Kim Brown ~ Singer/guitarist w/ Finnish 1960's garage bands The Renegades and The Cadillacs ~ 61
Pearl Thurston Brown ~ Jazz and blues singer ~ 84
Bob Brunning ~ English Rock and Blues bassist w/ John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown ~ 68
Ray Bryant ~ Jazz pianist w/Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Melba Liston, and Coleman Hawkins, Carmen McRae and Aretha Franklin ~ 79
Slam Buckra ~ Blues guitarist w/ The Groove Palookas backing Albert King and Albert Collins ~ 64
George "Mojo" Buford ~ Blues harmonica player with Muddy Waters ~ 81
Carl Bunch ~ Drummer with Buddy Holly & The Cricketts and later for Hank Williams jr and Roy Orbison ~ 71
Bob Burnett ~ American musician with 1960's folk group The Highwaymen ~ 71
Philip "Fatis" Burrell ~ Jamaican reggae producer and record label head for XTerinator Records, Vena Records and Kings & Lions Records ~ 59
Roy Burris ~ Drummer country singer Merle Haggard ~ 79
Don Butler ~ American gospel singer, founder of Gospel Music Association ~ 80
Ron Byrd ~ Drummer for 1970's & 80's American roots rock band the Iron City Rockers ~ 61
Frankie Campagna Jr. ~ Guitarist with Neo-Rockabilly group Spector 45 ~ 24
John Du Cann ~ Singer/guitarist w/ British progressive rock band Atomic Rooster ~ 65
Jeanne Carroll ~ American blues singer ~ 80
Tod Cerney ~ Country/Blues and Pop Songwriter and session musician w/Etta James, Bread and Reastless Heart ~ 57
Grady Chapman ~ Singer w/Doo Wop group The Robins and The Coasters ~
Buddy Charleton ~ Bassist and pedal steel player w/ Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn ~ 82
Clarence Clemons ~ Sax player with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band on all their hits, also recorded with Jackson Browne, Aretha Franklin ("Freeway of love") and Lady Ga Ga as well as solo ~ 69
Terry Clements ~ Drummer w/ Gordon Lightfoot on many of his hits ~ 64
Loy Clingman ~ Arizona Rockabilly Singer later ran VIV Records ~ 88
James Graham Collier ~ British jazz bassist/composer and writer ~ 74
Scott Columbus ~ Drummer w/ Heavy Metal band Manowar ~ 54
Rick Coonce ~ Drummer w/ 1960's garage band The Grass Roots
Wilma Lee Cooper ~ Country singer from 1938 to the 1960's with husband Stony Cooper who died in 1977. Wilma continued to perform on occasion until last year. ~ 90
Tommy Crain ~ Guitarist w/Charlie Daniels Band ~ 59
Smiley Culture ~ Jamaican reggae singer and DJ ~ 48
Beryl Davis ~ English big band singer w/Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra and The Four Girls singing group, with Jane Russell, Rhonda Fleming, and Connie Haines ~ 87
Danny DeGennaro ~ Guitarist for American 1970's country rock band Kingfish ~ 56
Eric Delaney ~ British Jazz drummer w/ Sir George Shearing ~ 87
Gaye Delorme ~ Canadian guitarist/composer, did the music for Cheech & Chong's "Earache my eye", worked with Powder Blues Band, Lenny Breau, David Foster ~ 64
Clem DeRossa ~ American jazz drummer, director of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) ~ 86
Joel DiGregorio ~ American keyboardist (The Charlie Daniels Band) ~ 67
Hazel Dickens ~ 1960's Bluegrass and Folk singer/bassist w/ Alice Gerrard ~ 75
Jean Dinning ~ Singer with 1950's pop vocal group The Dinning Sisters. She also co-wrote her brother Mark Dinning's, hit "Teen Angel" ~ 86
Frank Driggs ~ Jazz record producer and archivist/historian worked on re-issued recordings by Fletcher Henderson, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa and Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (for which he received a Grammy in 1991) ~ 90
Harry Drukous ~ Singer/keyboardist w/ 1970's power pop group Earthquake
Derek Dugger ~ Rockabilly drummer w/Wanda Jackson, Big Al Dowling, Mack Stevens ~ 47
Cornell Dupree ~ Jazz bassist w/Archie Shepp, Grover Washington Jr., Snooky Young, Miles Davis, Lena Horne, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis ~ 69
David Honeyboy Edwards ~ Last of the old delta blues singers from the 1930's. Played with Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Son House, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev Gary Davis through the folk blues revival of the 1960's until this year. He was just in town last year in fact. ~ 96
Esther Gordy Edwards ~ Sister of Barry Gordy and one of the founders of Motown Records ~ 91
Charles Fambrough ~ Jazz Double bassist w/Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Art Blakey, Grover Washington Jr., McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis and Freddie Hubbard. ~ 51
Freddie Ferrara ~ 1950's Doo Wop singer w/The Del-Satins, The Brooklyn Bridge
Fraser Finlayson ~ Toronto blues harmonica player with The Cameo Blues Band and others ~ 61
Wild Man Fischer ~ Real name Larry, Infamous schizophrenic street person busker recorded by Frank Zappa in 1969 which are considered by some to be classics of "outsider art". A later album was the first release on Rhino Records ~ 66
Bob Flanigan ~ Vocalist and bassist/trombonist with 1950's jazz and pop vocal group group The Four Feshmen ~ 84
Frank Foster ~ American jazz saxophonist and flautist with Count Basie ~ 82
Dolores Fuller ~ Actress wife of Ed Wood Jr. also songwriter "Rock a Hula Baby" recorded by Elvis Presley and Jr. Brown ~ 88
Garcia ~ Half of duo Buckner & Garcia who had novelty hits in the 1980's with "Pac Man fever" and the "WKRP Theme" ~ 63
Carl Gardner ~ Vocalist w/ The Coasters (Charlie Brown", "Yakkety Yak", "Poison Ivy", "Along came Jones", "Searchin'", I'm a hog for you") ~ 83
Michael Garrick ~ English jazz pianist and composer and poet ~ 78
Buddy Gask ~ British rock and roll singer (Showaddywaddy) ~ 64
Earl Gilliam ~ Texas blues pianist w/Sam Lightin’ Hopkins, Albert Collins, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Little Joe Washington, T-Bone Walker, Albert King, Gatemouth Brown & solo ~ 81
Johnny Giosa ~ Drummer for 1980's hair metal band The Bullet Boys ~ 42
Andrew Gold ~ American singer-songwriter ("Lonely Boy", "Thank You for Being a Friend") ~ 59
David Gold ~ Canadian singer/guitarist/bassist for death metal band The Woods of Ypres ~ 31
Billy Grammer ~ Honky Tonk singer who recorded the original versions of "Detroit City" (by Mel Tillis) and "Gotta travel on" which became a crossover hit in 1959. ~ 85
Dobie Gray ~ 1960's Soul singer ~ 71
Robert Grill ~ Singer for 1960's American Garage band The Grass Roots, ("Live for today") ~ 67
Freddie Gruber ~ Jazz drummer w/ Charlie Parker, later teacher for Niel Peart (of Rush), Frank Zappa's Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith of Journey and Chick Corea drummer Dave Weckl. ~ 84
Barry Lee Hall jr. ~ Trumpet player w/ Duke Ellington ~ 61
Charles Hamm ~ American musicologist and historian ~ 86
Ronnie Hammond ~ Singer w/The Atlanta Rhythm Section ~ 60
Jack Hardy ~ Folk singer/guitarist and founder of Fast Folk Magazine ~ 63
Jet Harris ~ Bassist for The Shadows 1950's and 60's instrumental group and backing band w/Cliff Richard ~ 71
Keef Hartley ~ British drummer for The Keef Hartley band who played Woodstock, also played in The Artwoods and Rory Storm & The Hurricanes ~ 67
Warren Hellman ~ American investor, founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festivals ~ 77
Mean Steve Hocura ~ AKA Mean Steve Piano, Toronto Rockabilly pianist with The Razorbacks, Handsome Ned, Jack DeKeyser and solo, also radio host
Carl Hodges ~ R & B singer and guitarist ("Meet me in the bottoms")~ 80
Loleatta Holloway ~ 1970's disco singer ~ 64
Gladys Horton ~ Singer with the Motown group Marvelettes ("Please Mister Postman", "I'll keep on holding on")~ 65
Ferlin Husky ~ 1950's and 60's country singer ("Wings of a dove") ~ 85
Harvey James ~ English/Australian Guitarist w/Sherbert,Mississippi,Ariel ~ 58
Big Jack Johnson ~ Blues singer/guitarist ~ 70
Buddy Jones ~ Drummer w/Patsy Cline, Faron Young, Leon Young, Red Sovine ~ 83
Charles Kaman ~ Inventor who founded Ovation Instruments that became the Ovation Guitar Company which introduced one of the first production solid body electric guitars. He later founded Kaman Aircraft Company ~ 92
Laura Kennedy ~ Bassist with New York 1980's punk-funk band The Bush Tetras
Phil Kennemore ~ Bassist with 1980's metal band Y & T ~ 58
Kathy Kirby ~ British 1960's pop vocalist w/hits like "Secret Love" ~ 72
Eddie Kirkland ~ Blues singer/guitarist w/John Lee Hooker and Otis Redding ~ 88
Don Kirshner ~ Pop producer,songwriter and impresario w/The Monkees and TV host ~ 77
Alex Kirst ~ Drummer w/Iggy Pop and The Nymphs ~ 47
Moogy Klingman ~ Keyboardist w/Tod Rundgren and progrock band Utopia ~ 61
Lloyd Knibb ~ Drummer for 1960's Jamaican ska founders The Skatalites ~ 80
Rick Kulwicki ~ Guitarist for Denver Grunge band The Fluid and garage band The Buckingham Squares ~ 49
Gene Kurtz ~ 1960's Bassist/songwriter with Roy Head on "Treat her right" ~ 69
Jani Lane ~ Singer for 1980's hair metal band Warrant w/hit "Cheery Pie" ~ 47
Oscar Lawson ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Royal Jesters ~ 74
Barbra Lea ~ Jazz singer ~ 82
Richard Leacock ~ Documentary film maker, made "Monterrey Pop" ~ 89
St. Clair Lee ~ Vocalist with 1970's pop/disco group The Hues Corporation ("Rock the boat") ~ 66
Christiane Legrand ~ French jazz singer from the 1950's & 60's. Also on 1973 Procol Harum album Grand Hotel ~ 81
Jerry Leiber ~ R& B and Rock & Roll songwriter with Mike Stoller from the 1950's to 1970's with dozens and dozens of hits for Elvis Presley, The Coasters, Drifters, Ben E King, Big Mama Thorton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Searchers, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five and others too numerous to list here ~ 78
Aimee Leonard ~ Ottawa folkrock singer ~ 27
Jackie Leven ~ Scottish guitarist with 1980's new wave band Doll By Doll as well as folk rock solo albums under names like "John St Field" and "Sir Vincent Lone" and worked with John Foxx ~ 61
Tony Levin ~ British jazz drummer ~ 71
Eddie Joe Lewis (aka Eddie Joe Guess) - R&B singer and songwriter (wrote, "Son Of A Twister" for Jack Harris And The Arabians ) also worked with Ike And Tina Turner, The Jackson 5, Double Exposure, The Five Stairsteps, Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers and The Chi-Lites. ~ 69
Barry Llewellyn ~ Jamaican musician, founding member of The Heptones ~ 63
George Louvin ~ Singer/guitarist w/ 1950's country duo The Louvin Brothers ~ 83
Ross MacManus ~ English trumpet player and singer/song writer. Father of Elvis Costello ~ 84
Mel McDaniel ~ American country singer 1980's & 90's ~ 68
Gene McDaniels ~ American 1960's R&B singer and songwriter w/hits "Tower of Strength", "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" by himself and "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Roberta Flack ~ 76
Andrew McDermott ~ Singer for British Prog Metal band Threshold ~ 45
Buster Magness ~ Steel guitar player w/ western swing band of Johnny Lee Wills ~ 87
Eddie Marshall ~ American Jazz/Fusion/Soul drummer w/Stan Getz, Jon Hendricks, The Pointer Sisters, Dionne Warwick and his own fusion bands The Fourth Way & Bebop & Beyond ~ 73
Hugh Martin ~ American composer (Have yourself a merry little Christmas) ~ 96
Reinhold Marxhausen ~ American sound artist and sculpter inventor, teacher, author and painter ~ 89
Huey P. Meaux ~ AKA "The Crazy Cajun", 1960's Louisiana record producer for Freddy Fender, The Sir Douglass Quintet, Gene Summers ~ 82
Liz Meyer ~ American singer songwriter ~ 59
Alphonse (Fonce) Mizell ~ 1970's R&B and Jazz Record producer along with his brother Larry with Motown and Blue Note Records. Had hits with the Jackson 5, A Taste of Honey, Mary Wells, Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond Smith ~ 68
Garry Moore ~ Irish Guitarist w/Thin Lizzy later solo artist ~ 58
Joe Morello ~ Jazz drummer w/Dave Brubeck, Stan Kenton, Art Pepper, Hank Garland ~ 82
Greg Morris ~ Singer for 1980's Toronto punk band Johnny Onslaught
Bill Morrissey ~ American singer-songwriter, worked with Dave Alvin and Morphine ~ 59
Paul Motian ~ Jazz drummer w/Bill Evans, also played with Paul Bley, Keith Jarrett, Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, Joe Castro, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz and even Arlo Guthrie (Motian performed briefly with Guthrie in 1968-69, and performed with the singer at Woodstock) ~ 80
Alex Napier ~ Bassist w/Rockabilly/blues band The LeRoi Bros also played with Charlie Sexton, Stevie Ray Vaughn ~ 60
Zim Ngqawana ~ South African jazz saxophonist w/Hugh Masekela & Archie Shepp ~ 51
Jimmy Norman ~ American R&B singer/songwriter/producer. Worked with Irma Thomas, Jimi Hendrix, The Coasters, Bob Marley. Co-wrote "Time is on my side" ~ 74
Walter Norris ~ American jazz pianist w/Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Mose Allison ~ 79
Henrik Ostergaard ~ Singer for Glam Metal band Dirty Looks ~ 47
Monte Owens ~ Singer with Doo Wop groups The Mello Moods and The Solitaires
Hume Paton ~ Lead guitar for the underrated 1960's Scottish Mod group The Poets. No big hits but "That's the way it's gonna be" has turned up on many Nuggets comps and in the film "Factory Girl". Drummer Alan Weir died in 2010.
Dan Peek ~ Singer/songwriter w/1970's pop group America ("Horse with no name") ~ 60
Bobby Phillips ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Cadillacs ("Speedo")
James Phillips ~ Sax player w/ swing revivalists The Cherry Poppin Daddies ~ 49
John Pickett ~ Singer with vocal group The Picks, sang backups with Buddy Holly ~ 77
Richie Pickett ~ New Zealand country rock singer ~ 56
Pinetop Perkins ~ Chigago Blues pianist and singer w/Muddy Waters, Sonnyboy Williams, BB King and solo ~ 97
Bobby Poe ~ 1950's rock and roll singer and band leader ~ 77
Steve Popovich ~ Head of American 1970's record label Cleavland International Records (Meatloaf, BJ Thomas) ~ 68
Johnny Preston ~ 1950's and 60's pop rock singer "Running Bear" ~ 77
Seth Putnam ~ Vocalist w/American metal band Anal Cunt ~ 43
Wardell Quezergue ~ New Orleans 1950's & 60's R&B songwriter/producer w/ hits with Professor Longhair, “Iko Iko” by the Dixie Cups, “Barefootin’ ” by Robert Parker, “Groove Me” by King Floyd, “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight. ~ 81
Gerry Rafferty ~ Scottish 1970's pop star w/Stealers Wheel, duo with Billy Connally ~ 63
Carl Rainge ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Spaniels ("Goodnight Sweetheart", "If I don't have you") ~ 74
Mike Reaves ~ Guitarist w/ American metal band Full Devil Jacket ~ 52
Jack Richardson ~ Canadian record producer for The Guess Who, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, The Staccatos, Badfinger, Moxy, Poco, Max Webster. A Juno Award winner and Member of the Order of Canada. Father of music producer Garth Richardson ~ 81
Zoogz Rift ~ Prog-Punk guitarist and painter ~ 57
Sam Rivers ~ Bebop and Free Jazz sax, clarinet and flute player solo and w/Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Anthony Braxton ~ 86
Thomas Roady ~ Drummer for country/bluegrass singer Ricky Scaggs ~ 62
Gil Robbins ~ American folk singer (The Highwaymen) and actor, father of Tim Robbins ~ 80
Alys Robi ~ Canadian Jazz singer ~ 88
Bobby Robinson ~ Record producer and owner of the first black owned rock and roll labels Fire, Red Robin, Enjoy and Fury Records. Produced Elmore James, Big Boy Crudup, Gladys Knight, Buster Brown, Tarheel Slim, Lee Dorsey, The Shirelles later Kool Mo Dee and Grandmaster Flash ~ 94
Coco Robicheaux ~ New Orleans blues musician and singer ~ 64
Johnny Roselli ~ 1950's Italian-American pop singer ~ 85
Suze Rotolo ~ 1960's political activist and author, girlfriend of Bob Dylan, cover model on "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ~ 67
Robert Rozelle ~ Bassist w/ classic 1960's psyche/garage band Love ~
Alan Rubin ~ A.K.A Mr Fabulous Trumpter with the Blues Brothers. Also with Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Sting, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Ray Charles ~ 68
Chuck Ruff ~ American rock drummer (Edgar Winter, Sammy Hagar) ~ 60
Martin Rushent ~ UK record producer w/The Human League, Soft Cell, Buzzcocks, Stranglers, 999, Pete Shelley, Dr Feelgood, Altered Images, Generation X, The dBs, Raybeats, The Go-Gos, T Rex, Fleetwood Mac, Gentle Giant, Shirley Bassey ~ 62
Calvin Russel ~ American Folk singer/guitarist known for protest songs ~ 62
Mark Ryan ~ British guitarist w/ Adam & the Ants and Steve Strange ~ 51
Taiji Sawata ~ Bassist with Japanese metal bands X Japan and Loudness ~ 49
Marvin Sease ~ American Blues and Gospel singer ~ 64
Mack Self ~ 1950's rockabilly singer for Sun Records, later recorded country ~ 81
Eddie Serrato ~ Drummer for 1960's Garage band Question Mark & the Mysterions ~ 65
Sir George Shearing ~ British jazz pianist ~ 91
Allen Smith ~ Big Band jazz tumpet player w/The Hellcats Navy Band, also with Benny Goodman, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. ~ 85
Gerard Smith ~ Bassist w/ TV On the Radio ~ 36
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith ~ American blues drummer & harmonica player w/Muddy Waters, later moved to Canada and became a singer & bandleader with several award winning albums. Also appeared (with John Lee Hooker) in the movie "The Blues Brothers" ~ 75
Cory Smoot ~ Guitarist with Gonzo Metal band Gwar ~ 34
Phoebe Snow ~ 1960's folk singer/songwriter ~ 60
Frankie Sparcello ~ American thrash metal bassist w/Exhorder
Melvin Sparks ~ Jazz and R&B guitarist w/Sonny Stitt ~ 64
Billie Jo Spears ~ American country music singer ~ 74
Benny Spellman, 79, American R&B singer recorded (but did not write) the original version of "Fortune Teller" since covered by the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant & Alison Krause and The Chains~ 79
Mike Starr ~ Bassist for 1990's grunge band Alice in Chains and Sun Red Sun ~ 44
Kaye Stevens ~ 1950's & 60's pop and big band singer, sang with the Rat Pack and in Bob Hope's USO shows. Became a soap opera actress and later a Christian singer ~ 76
Dag Stokke ~ Keyboardist for Norwegian glam metal band TNT ~ 44
B.Jeff Stone ~ 1950's & 60's Rockabilly singer songwriter who worked with The Newsboys and later w/ Marty Robbins, Willie Nelson, ~ 75
Dirk Strahlmeier ~ Guitarist w/ Metal band Sodom
Poly Styrene ~ Singer for 1970's punk band X Ray Spex (real name Marianne Joan Elliott-Said) w/hits; "Oh Bondage Up Yours!", "Identity" and "Germ Free Adolescents" ~ 53
Hubert Sumlin ~ Blues guitarist on many of Howlin Wolf's hits on Chess Records ~ 80
Bill Tapia ~ Hawaiian ukelele player believed to be the worlds oldest active professional musician ~ 109
Dan Terry ~ American Big Band trumpet player, w/Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan & Yma Sumac. Also played on soundtracks for "The Hustler" and "The Manchurian Candidate" ~ 87
Betty Thatcher ~ 67 ~ Poet and lyricist w/ early 1970's UK Prog Rock band Renaissance
Andy Tielman ~ Dutch/Indonesian guitarist from 1960's ~ 75
Bob Thurman ~ Guitarist w/1980's St Louis hardcore band White Suburban Youth and zine writer
Dutch Tilders ~ Dutch born blues guitarist/harmonica w/ John Mayal, Taj Mahal, Johnny O'Keefe, BB king, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee ~ 69
Frankie Toler ~ Rock drummer (The Allman Brothers Band, Gregg Allman Band, Marshall Tucker Band) ~ 59
Mark Tulin ~ Bassist for The Electric Prunes and The Smashing Pumpkins ~ 62
Myra Tyler ~ Jazz singer from 1930's on ~ 94
Phil Vane ~ Vocalist for metal band Extreme Noise Terror ~ 46
Al Vega ~ Boston based Jazz pianist w/Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Billy Holiday ~ 90
Cato Walker (Cato T. Walker III) ~ Saxophonist, manager and promoter. Worked with Lou Rawls, The Bar-Kays and B.B. King, Ran the record label, Strick 9. ~ 61
John Walker ~ (John Maus) ~ Singer and bassist for 1960's melodramatic pop group The Walker Brothers ("The Sun ain't gonna shine anymore") ~ 67
Mike Waterson ~ British 1960's folk singer w/The Watersons and Blue Murder ~ 70
Don Wayne ~ American country music songwriter w/hits like "Saginaw Michigan" for Lefty Frizzell, also songs for Conway Twitty, Lorretta Lynn and Carl Smith ~ 78
Mikey Welsh ~ Bassist for 1990's alt rock group Weezer ~ 40
Margaret Whiting ~ 1940's and 50's pop singer ("That Old Black Magic","Moonlight in Vermont" and duets "Baby, It's Cold Outside" w/Johnny Mercer and Silver Bells w/Jimmy Wakely) also TV host and sitcom star ~ 86
Doc Williams ~ 1930's and 40's Old time country singer, founder of Wheeling Records ~ 96
Pat Williams ~ Jazz and R & B trumpet player w/Lionel Hampton, Nancy Wilson, The Temptations and B.B. King. ~ 68
Vesta Williams ~ American 1980's R&B singer ~ 50
Amy Winehouse ~ Multi Grammy Award winning British R&B singer ~ 27
Randy Wood ~ Founder of Dot Records 1950's & 60's label for Roy Head, Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs, Tiny Hill & The Hilltoppers, Jimmy Rodgers, Louis Prima, Pat Boone, The Surfaris, The Chantays, Gary Usher, Mac Wiseman, Nervous Norvus, Roy Clark, Sanford Clark, Mac Curtis, Lonnie Donnegan, Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Keruac, Count Basie, The Mills Bros, Robin Luke, The Four Lads ~94
Paul Yandell ~ Country guitarist with Chet Atkins, played w/Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Dolly Parton, Steve Wariner, Hank Thompson, Perry Como, Roger Whitaker, Kitty Wells, The Louvin Bros, Les Paul, Woody Herman, The Everly Bros. and Mary Chapin Carpenter ~ 76
Piotr Żyżlewicz ~ Drummer for Polish Prog Rock band (Voo Voo) ~ 46
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