Music
| Name | Life | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Allen | (1944–1992) | Australian born songwriter and singer; wrote the expatriate's anthem "I Still Call Australia Home". | |
| Andy Bell | (born 1964) | British musician; singer of the synthpop duo Erasure. | |
| Nadja Benaissa | (born 1982) | German musician; member of the girl group No Angels. | |
| Black Randy | (1952–1988) | American leader of west coast art-punk soul band Black Randy and the Metrosquad. | |
| Jorge Bolet | (1914–1990) | Cuban pianist and conductor, well remembered for his performances and recordings of large-scale Romantic music. | |
| Cazuza | (1958–1990) | Brazilian singer and composer. | |
| Stuart Challender | (1947–1991) | Australian conductor; second Australian-born Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony (1987–91), | |
| David Cole | (1963–1995) | American dance music producer, part of C+C Music Factory | |
| Patrick Cowley | (1950–1982) | American synthesizer artist. | |
| Robbin Crosby | (1960–2002) | American guitarist nicknamed "The King", member of the glam metal band Ratt. | |
| Tony De Vit | (1957–1998) | British club disc jockey | |
| Bobby DeBarge | (1956–1995) | Singer, member of the American musical band DeBarge. | |
| Paul Delph | (1957–1996) | Singer and musician based in Los Angeles. | |
| Kiki Djan | (1957–2004) | Ghanaian singer, member of the musical band Osibisa. | |
| Eazy-E | (1963–1995) | American rapper, member of gangsta rap group N.W.A. | |
| Youri Egorov | (1954–1988) | Soviet classical pianist, defected to the Netherlands. | |
| Patrick Esposito Di Napoli | (1964–1994) | French Canadian singer | |
| Tom Fogerty | (1941–1990) | American musician who played rhythm guitar in Creedence Clearwater Revival, elder brother of John Fogerty, the lead singer and guitar player in that band. | |
| Andy Fraser | (born 1952) | British musician who played bass guitar in the influential 1970s group Free. Wrote the hit "All Right Now". | |
| Ray Gillen | (1959–1993) | American singer, best known for his work with the bands Black Sabbath and Badlands. | |
| Paul Giovanni | (1933–1996) | American playwright, actor, director, singer and musician, best known for writing the music for the film The Wicker Man | |
| Kenny Greene | (1969–2001) | American R&B singer from the group Intro. | |
| Howard Greenfield | (1936–1986) | American songwriter; was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991. | |
| Steven Grossman | (1952–1991) | American singer-songwriter from the 1970s. | |
| Calvin Hampton | (1938–1984) | American organist and sacred music composer. | |
| Dan Hartman | (1950–1994) | American singer, songwriter and record producer. | |
| Ofra Haza | (1957–2000) | Israeli singer; gained international recognition with the single "Im Nin'alu". | |
| Jerry Herman | (born 1933) | American composer/lyricist; composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. | |
| Fred Hersch | (born 1955) | American contemporary jazz pianist. | |
| Paul Jabara | (1948–1992) | American actor and songwriter: wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning hit "Last Dance." | |
| Paul Jacobs | (1930–1983) | American pianist. | |
| Jobriath | (1946–1983) | American Glam Rock musician. | |
| Holly Johnson | (born 1960) | British singer, former lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. | |
| Bernard Kabanda | (1959–1999) | Ugandan guitarist. | |
| Fela Kuti | (1938–1997) | Nigerian musician and political activist. | |
| Héctor Lavoe | (1946–1993) | Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer. | |
| Paul Lekakis | (born 1966) | American singer and actor | |
| Liberace | (1919–1987) | American pianist and entertainer. | |
| Andreas Lundstedt | (born 1972) | Swedish musician best known as a member of the pop-disco group, Alcazar. | |
| Philly Lutaaya | (1951–1989) | Ugandan composer and musician, AIDS prevention activist in Africa. | |
| Billy Lyall | (1953–1989) | British keyboard player; member of Pilot and the Bay City Rollers. | |
| Jimmy McShane | (1957–1995) | Frontman of the Italian musical band Baltimora. | |
| Freddie Mercury | (1946–1991) | British musician and lead singer of the band Queen. | |
| Jacques Morali | (1947–1991) | French disco composer, and co-creator of the Village People. | |
| Alan Murphy | (1953–1989) | English guitarist. Worked with Kate Bush and Level 42, among others. | |
| Klaus Nomi | (1944–1983) | German countertenor singer. | |
| Stephen Oliver | (1950–1992) | English composer; known for his operas. | |
| Chuck Panozzo | (born 1948) | American bass player; founding member of the rock band Styx. | |
| Lonnie Pitchford | (1955–1998) | American blues musician and instrument maker. | |
| Louis Potgieter | (1951–1993) | South African singer, fronted the German novelty act Dschinghis Khan. | |
| Sharon Redd | (1945–1992) | American disco singer. | |
| Scott Ross | (1951–1989) | American harpsichordist. | |
| Frankie Ruiz | (1958–1998) | Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer. | |
| Arthur Russell | (1951–1992) | American disco artist and cellist. | |
| Renato Russo | (1960–1996) | Brazilian founder and leader of the rock band, Legião Urbana. | |
| Gil-Scott Heron | (1949–2011) | American poet, musician, author and spoken word performer known as 'The Godfather of Rap' | |
| Mano Solo | (1963–2010) | French singer | |
| Jermaine Stewart | (1957–1997) | American pop singer. | |
| Sylvester | (1944–1988) | American disco artist and drag performer. | |
| Umanji | (c. 1968–2008) | South African musician and songwriter. | |
| António Variações | (1944–1984) | Portuguese musician and songwriter. First known case in Portugal among famous people. | |
| Ricky Wilson | (1953–1985) | American guitarist; original member of The B-52's. | |
| Miki Zone | (died 1986) | American musician; member of Man 2 Man. | |
| Zombo | (1979–2008) | South African singer, songwriter and music producer, best known as a member of kwaito group Abashante. |
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“The harp that once through Tara’s halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara’s walls As if that soul were fled.”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)
“Slow, slow, fresh fount, keep time with my salt tears;
Yet slower yet, oh faintly gentle springs:
List to the heavy part the music bears,
“Woe weeps out her division when she sings.”
Droop herbs and flowers;
Fall grief in showers;
“Our beauties are not ours”:
Oh, I could still,
Like melting snow upon some craggy hill,
Drop, drop, drop, drop,
Since nature’s pride is, now, a withered daffodil.”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
“Have you ever been up in your plane at night, alone, somewhere, 20,000 feet above the ocean?... Did you ever hear music up there?... It’s the music a man’s spirit sings to his heart, when the earth’s far away and there isn’t any more fear. It’s the high, fine, beautiful sound of an earth-bound creature who grew wings and flew up high and looked straight into the face of the future. And caught, just for an instant, the unbelievable vision of a free man in a free world.”
—Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)