Index to music necrology : supplement to the 1985 necrology
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1987 |
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| The above item has biographical information on: |
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| Alwyn, William (b. 1905 d. 1985) | composer, flute |
| Askenase, Stefan (b. 1896 d. 1985) | piano, Soloist: Klavier |
| Barbini, Ernesto (b. 1907 d. 1985) | direttore d'orchestre, interprete |
| Best, Skeeter [Clifton] (b. 1914 d. 1985) | electric guitar, guitar |
| Blesh, Rudi [Rudolph] (Pickett) (b. 1899 d. 1985) | writer, record producer |
| Brice, Carol (Lovette Hawkins) (b. 1918 d. 1985) | cast, contralto |
| Carner, Mosco (b. 1904 d. 1985) | conferenziere, writer on music |
| Cecil, Winifred (b. 1907 d. 1985) | soprano, teacher of singing |
| Chajes, Julius (b. 1910 d. 1985 a. 1950) | composer, piano |
| Creston, Paul (b. 1906 d. 1985) | composer, musicisti |
| Davis, Blind John (b. 1913 d. 1985) | blues singer, piano |
| Duckles, Vincent Harris (b. 1913 d. 1985) | musicologist, librarian |
| Duvivier, George (b. 1920 d. 1985) | alto horn, bass (instrument) |
| Elmore, Robert Hall (b. 1913 d. 1985) | organ, composer |
| Ferrara, Franco (b. 1911 d. 1985) | conductor, direttore d'orchestre |
| France, William Edward (b. 1912 d. 1985) | organ, composer |
| Garovi, Josef (b. 1908 d. 1985) | composer |
| Gazzaniga, Arrigo (b. 1931 d. 1985) | piano, composer |
| Gilels, Emil (Grigor'yevch) (b. 1916 d. 1985) | piano |
| Glade, Coe (b. 1906 d. 1985) | cast, contralto |
| Glenn, Lloyd (b. 1909 d. 1985) | piano, arranger |
| Gomberg, Harold (b. 1916 d. 1985) | oboe, english horn |
| Harris, Rex (d. 1985) | writer |
| Jaroff, Serge (b. 1896 d. 1985) | choir master, conductor |
| Jewell, Derek (d. 1985) | critic |
| Jones, Jo (b. 1911 d. 1985) | director, drummer |
| Jones, Philly Joe (b. 1923 d. 1985) | drummer, drums |
| Keller, Hans Heinrich (b. 1919 d. 1985) | critic |
| Ketola, Markku (b. 1945 d. 1985) | organ, Kantor |
| Kouguell, Arkadie (b. 1898 d. 1985) | composer, conductor |
| Leavitt, Donald (Lee) (b. 1929 d. 1985) | librarian |
| Lodine, Robert (d. 1985) | organ, carilloneur |
| Lowinsky, Edward Elias (b. 1908 d. 1985) | musicologist |
| Marks, Johnny (b. 1909 d. 1985) | composer, drums |
| Mihalovici, Marcel (b. 1898 d. 1985) | composer, Komposition |
| Moeschinger, Albert Jean (b. 1897 d. 1985) | composer, Komposition |
| Moller, Max (b. 1915 d. 1985) | violin maker |
| Montgomery, Little Brother [Eurreal Wilford] (b. 1906 d. 1985) | blues pianist, jazz piano |
| Morini, Francesco (b. 1910 d. 1984) | composer |
| Morton, Benny [Henry Sterling] (b. 1907 d. 1985) | trombone |
| Nelson, Rick [Eric Hilliard] (b. 1940 d. 1985) | cast, rock & roll singer |
| Orthel, Leon (b. 1905 d. 1985) | composer, piano |
| Previtali, Fernando (b. 1907 d. 1985) | conductor, direttore d'orchestra |
| Price, Percival Frank (b. 1901 d. 1985 a. 1922-1925) | carilloneur, composer |
| Reutter, Hermann (b. 1900 d. 1985) | composer, Komponist |
| Riddle, Nelson (b. 1921 d. 1985) | arranger, cast |
| Rinaldi, Mario (b. 1903 d. 1985) | critic |
| Ristad, Eloise (d. 1985) | soprano, writer |
| Rosenberg, Hilding (Constatin) (b. 1892 d. 1985) | composer, conductor |
| Rosenstock, Josef (b. 1895 d. 1985) | conductor, Dirigent |
| Rudhyar, Dane (b. 1895 d. 1985) | composer, writer |
| Rufer, Josef (Leopold) (b. 1893 d. 1985) | musicologist |
| Sarabia, Guillermo (b. 1937 d. 1985) | baritone |
| Scelsi, Giacinto (b. 1905 d. 1988) | composer, Komposition |
| Schlamme, Martha (b. 1930 d. 1985) | singer, actress |
| Schneider, Mischa (b. 1903 d. 1985) | cello, music educator |
| Schwarz-Schilling, Reinhard (b. 1904 d. 1985) | composer, Dirigent |
| Sessions, Roger (Huntington) (b. 1896 d. 1985) | composer, piano |
| Siohan, Robert-Lucien (b. 1894 d. 1985) | composer, conductor |
| Smith, Muriel (b. 1923 d. 1985) | actress, theater singer |
| Turner, Big Joe (b. 1911 d. 1985) | jazz bluesman |
| Ursuleac, Viorica (b. 1894 d. 1985) | interprete, Sanger |
| Uzunov, Dimiter (b. 1922 d. 1985) | tenor |
| Voorberg, Marinus (b. 1920 d. 1985) | piano, organ |
| Vostrak, Zbynek (b. 1920 d. 1985) | composer, direttore d'orchestre |
| Wells, Dickie [William] (b. 1907 d. 1985) | cast, trombone |
| White, Eric Walter (b. 1905 d. 1985) | writer on music, administrator |
| Wooding, Sam [Samuel David] (b. 1895 d. 1985) | music director, piano |
| Yardumian, Richard (b. 1917 d. 1985) | composer |