Musicians who passed away in 2015 RREVERB info 2015/12/29 Information (English) JULY M.S. Viswanathan, John Taylor, Jon Vickers 2: SLAVKO AVSENIK (age 85) was a Slovene composer and musician who produced more than 1,000 songs. He is viewed as a Slovenian cultural icon. 6: MASABUMI KIKUCHI (age 75) was a Japanese jazz pianist and composer known for his eclectic music that ranges from vanguard classical to fusion and digital music. He worked with Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis. He died in Manhattan from a subdural hematoma. 12: Mexican singer/songwriter and musical superstar JOAN SEBASTIAN (age 64) was a victim of cancer. 10: JON VICKERS (age 88) was a Canadian heldentenor with a huge, powerful voice and solid technique. In 1960 he joined the Metropolitan Opera. He became world famous for a wide range of German, French and Italian roles. 10: American rapper and member of the hip hop group Outlawz HUSSEIN FATAL (real name Bruce Edward Washington, age 38), collaborated with late Tupac Shakur. He died in a car accident. 14: M.S. VISWANATHAN (age 87), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director and composer. He is known for having incorporated various genres of world music into Indian cinema music, and blending new trends such as western music and disco with Indian classical tunes. 15: ALAN CURTIS (age 81) was an American harpsichordist, musicologist, and conductor of baroque opera. He worked with Gustav Leonhardt, with whom he subsequently recorded a number of the Bach concerti for multiple harpsichords. 15: HOWARD RUMSEY (age 97) was an American jazz double-bassist primarily known for his leadership of the Los Angeles group the Lighthouse All-Stars in the 1950s, one of the primary modern jazz institutions on the west coast 17: British jazz pianist JOHN TAYLOR (age 72) formed formed the trio Azimuth, with Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler in 1977. He later worked with Jan Garbarek, Enrico Rava, Gil Evans, Lee Konitz… 19: VAN ALEXANDER (age 100) was an American composer, arranger and conductor for film scores that worked in Hollywood in the 50s and 60s. He also arranged and conducted for variety shows starring Mickey Rooney, Dean Martin and many others. 20: German/Swiss experimental/krautrock/ambient/electronic musician DIETER MOEBIUS (age 71) died of cancer after a prolific career as one of the most influent actors of the electronic scene, in solo or with Kluster/Cluster, Harmonia and collaborators Brian Eno, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Gerd Beerbohm. 21: Guitarist JUSTIN LOWE (age 32) had quit the heavy metal band After the Burial a few days before his body was found beneath a bridge in Somerset, Wisconsin. 21: Actor, folk singer and composer THEODORE BIKEL (age 91) was born in Vienna but started his career in Tel Aviv in his teens. In 1959, he co-founded the Newport Folk Festival and sang in the Broadway version of The Sound of Music. He was president of the Associated Actors and Artists of America. 21: Guitarist DAVE BLACK (age 62) replaced Mick Ronson in the Spiders from Mars when they regrouped (without Bowie) and recorded an album in 1976. 22: Rock pianist EDDIE HARDIN (age 66) was part of the Spencer Davis Group (1968-73) before assiociated himself with Pete York (1969-95). He also recorded a dozen solo records. 23: Country music singer DARON NORWOOD (age 49) was found unresponsive in his bedroom. 24: MARIO SERENI (age 87) was an Italian baritone, who held for many years leading roles at the New York Metropolitan Opera, notably with Maria Callas and Alfredo Kraus in 1958. 26: She was the sole daughter of star Whitney Houston and rapper Bobby Brown, in a musical family that included Dionne Warwick and grandmother Cissy Houston. BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN (age 22) recorded a few duets with her mother before passing away. 31: Country singer LYNN ANDERSON (age 67) died of pneumonia. She had many hits in the 70s and successful acting career. Go to August Réagissez à cet article / Comment this article commentaires / comments
