Journals Of Life. Online memorials. Virtual memory books of people who died on (12/02/1990

Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American classical composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly A...
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Bill Evans (William John Evans)

09/16/1929 - 10/15/1980

William John Evans, known as Bill Evans (August 16, 1929–September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmica...
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Peter Tosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh)

10/19/1944 - 09/11/1987

Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a major member of the musical band The Wailers (1963-1974), and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as...
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Robert Leroy Johnson

05/08/1911 - 08/16/1938

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues singer and musician. His landmark recordings from 1936–1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generat...
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Royland Earl Wild

10/26/1915 - 01/23/2010

Royland Earl Wild (November 26, 1915 – January 23, 2010) was an American pianist widely recognized as a leading virtuoso of his generation. Harold C. Schonberg called him a "super-virtuoso in theHorow...
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Fred Steiner

02/24/1923 - 06/23/2011

Fred Steiner (February 24, 1923 – June 23, 2011) was an American composer, conductor, orchestrator, film historian and arranger for television, radio and film.

Amalia Rodrigues

07/23/1920 - 10/06/1999

Amália da Piedade Rodrigues, (July 23, 1920 – October 6, 1999), also known as Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer and actress.

James Louis Johnson

01/22/1924 - 02/04/2001

J. J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson, January 22, 1924, Indianapolis, Indiana; died February 4, 2001) was a United States jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as...
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Ted Lewis (Theodore Leopold Friedman)

06/06/1892 - 08/25/1971

Theodore Leopold Friedman, better known as Ted Lewis (June 6, 1892 – August 25, 1971), was an American entertainer, bandleader, singer, and musician. He led a band presenting a combination of jazz, hokey comedy, and...
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Clifford Brown

10/30/1930 - 06/26/1956

Clifford Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956), aka "Brownie," was an influential and highly rated American jazz trumpeter. He died aged 25, leaving behind only four years' worth of recordings. Nonetheles...
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Earl King

02/07/1934 - 04/17/2003

Earl King (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of well known standards such as "Come On" (covered by Jimi Hendrix) and Professor Longhair...
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Lou Rawls (Louis Allen Rawls)

12/01/1933 - 01/06/2006

Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer.

Lorenzo Aitken

04/22/1927 - 07/17/2005

Lorenzo Aitken (April 22, 1927 – July 17, 2005), better known as Laurel Aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of Jamaican ska music . He is often referred to as the "Godfather of ska

Tupac Amaru Shakur

06/16/1971 - 09/13/1996

Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists i...
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Nat King Cole

03/17/1919 - 02/15/1965

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular...
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