Index to music necrology : 1986 necrology
| Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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| 1987 |
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| The above item has biographical information on: |
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| Adams, Mark (d. 1986) | organ |
| Adams, Pepper [Park] (b. 1930 d. 1986) | baritone sax, clarinet |
| Ammann, Benno (b. 1904 d. 1986) | composer, conductor |
| Arlen, Harold (b. 1905 d. 1986) | cast, composer |
| Arnold, Denis Midgley (b. 1926 d. 1986) | musicologist |
| Asch, Moe [Moses] (b. 1905 d. 1986) | editor, recording executive |
| Ashby, Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (b. 1932 d. 1986) | harp, piano |
| Banerjee, Nikhil (b. 1931 d. 1986) | sitar virtuoso |
| Bentley, Ronald (d. 1986) | stage director |
| Bernhardt, Clyde (b. 1905 d. 1986) | trombone, singer |
| Blankenburg, Walter (b. 1903 d. 1986) | theologian, musicologist |
| Boyden, David (Dodge) (b. 1910 d. 1986) | musicologist |
| Brenner, Engelbert (d. 1986) | organ builder, english horn |
| Cehanovsky, George (b. 1892 d. 1986) | baritone, vocals |
| Connelly, Richard B. (d. 1986) | organ |
| Cox, Walden B. (d. 1986) | organ |
| Creed, Linda (b. 1949 d. 1986) | singer, songwriter |
| Cunkle, Frank (b. 1905 d. 1986) | composer, organ |
| Dansby, William (Roland) (b. 1942 d. 1986) | bass |
| Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" (b. 1922 d. 1986) | bass, librettist |
| Desarzens, Victor (b. 1908 d. 1986) | conductor, direttore |
| Donnell, Robert (b. 1910 d. 1986) | carilloneur, composer |
| Dorsey, Lee (b. 1924 d. 1986) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Duchesne, Rafael (b. 1900 d. 1958) | composer |
| Durufle, Maurice (b. 1902 d. 1986) | organ, composer |
| Elliott, Victoria (b. 1922 d. 1986) | sangerinde, soprano |
| Farrell, Joe (b. 1937 d. 1986) | flute, tenor saxophone |
| Fenyes, Szaboles (b. 1912 d. 1986 a. 1958-1967) | composer |
| Ferrauto, August (b. 1903 d. 1986) | interprete, tenor |
| Fischer, Karl (b. 1900 d. 1986) | Kapelmeister |
| Foggin, Myers (b. 1908 d. 1986) | conductor, piano |
| Fournier, Pierre (Leon Marie) (b. 1906 d. 1986) | cello |
| Freeman, Ticker (b. 1911 d. 1986) | composer |
| Fromm-Michaels, Ilse (b. 1888 d. 1986) | piano, composer |
| Fuchs, Harry L. (d. 1986) | conductor |
| Gelatt, Roland (d. 1986) | critic, editor |
| Gibbs, John (b. 1937 d. 1986) | baritone, vocals |
| Gillesberger, Hans (b. 1909 d. 1986) | choral director |
| Goodman, Benny [Benjamin David] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, cast |
| Gorodnitzki, Sascha (b. 1904 d. 1986) | piano |
| Goss, John (d. 1986) | conductor |
| Greenfield, Howard (d. 1986) | composer, lyricist |
| Grobe, Donald (Roth) (b. 1929 d. 1986) | interprete, Sanger |
| Grumiaux, Arthur (b. 1921 d. 1986) | Soloist: Violine, violin |
| Gutnikow, Boris (b. 1931 d. 1986) | violin |
| Harrison, Guy Fraser (b. 1894 d. 1986) | conductor, organ |
| Harrison, Sidney (b. 1903 d. 1982) | piano, music educator |
| Heidt, Horace (b. 1901 d. 1986) | piano, vocals |
| Heim, Frederick William (d. 1986) | flute, pianiste |
| Hicks, David (d. 1986) | director |
| Isley, O'Kelly (b. 1937 d. 1986) | singer |
| Jackson, Ruth (d. 1986) | organ, piano |
| Jarboro, Caterina (b. 1903 d. 1986) | singer |
| Keppard, Louis (b. 1888 d. 1986) | guitar, tuba |
| Kessler, Jack (b. 1906 d. 1986) | violin |
| Klein, Manny [Emmanuel] (b. 1908 d. 1986) | trumpet, orchestra |
| Kotick, Teddy [Theodore John] (b. 1928 d. 1986) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Kraber, Tony (d. 1986) | cast, singer |
| Kraus, Lili (d. 1986) | piano |
| Krebs, Lotte (d. 1986) | piano |
| Krondes, James John (b. 1925 d. 1986) | composer, lyricist |
| Lang, Philip Emil Joseph (b. 1911 d. 1986) | orchestrator, arranger |
| Laycock, Geoffrey Newton Stephen (b. 1927 d. 1986) | composer, hymnologist |
| Layton, Dewey (b. 1923 d. 1986) | organ builder |
| Lebowsky, Stanley R. (b. 1926 d. 1986) | Broadway conductor, cast |
| Lefebure, Yvonne Elise (b. 1898 d. 1986) | Klavier, piano |
| Lerner, Alan Jay (b. 1918 d. 1986) | cast, composer |
| Lynott, Phil [Philip Parris] (b. 1951 d. 1986) | bass guitar, rock musician |
| Lyons, Jimmy [James] (b. 1932 d. 1986) | alto saxophone, vocals |
| Maddy, Fay Pettit (d. 1986) |
| Magidson, Herbert Adolph (b. 1906 d. 1986) | composer, lyricist |
| Manuel, Richard (b. 1943 d. 1986) | rock pianist |
| Martinotti, Bruno (b. 1936 d. 1986) | conductor, direttore d'orchestra |
| Masini, Galliano (b. 1896 d. 1986) | interprete, tenor |
| McHose, Allen Irvine (b. 1902 d. 1986) | music theorist, music educator |
| Meyer, Charles T. (b. 1900 d. 1986) | organ pipe maker |
| Michalak, Thomas (d. 1986) | conductor, music director |
| Mignone, Francisco (Paulo) (b. 1897 d. 1986) | composer, Dirigent |
| Milinkovic, Georgine (b. 1913 d. 1986) | mezzo-soprano, soprano |
| Miller, Frank (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cello |
| Miska, Herbert (d. 1986) | violin |
| Mobley, Hank [Henry] (b. 1930 d. 1986) | tenor saxophone |
| Moennig, William Herrman (b. 1905 d. 1986) | violin maker |
| Montgomery, Merle (b. 1904 d. 1986) | composer, leader of national music organisations |
| Morgana, Nina (b. 1895 d. 1986) | soprano |
| Nunn, Bobby (b. 1925 d. 1986) | bass, vocals |
| Otto, Wilhelm (b. 1907 d. 1986) | tenor |
| Papas, Sophocles (b. 1893 d. 1986) | publisher, composer |
| Pears, Peter (Neville Luard) (b. 1910 d. 1986) | interprete, Sanger |
| Peeters, Flor (b. 1903 d. 1986) | composer, organ |
| Proto, Secondo (d. 1986) | violin |
| Radcliffe, Philip (FitzHugh) (b. 1905 d. 1986) | writer on music, composer |
| Rainier, Priaulx (b. 1903 d. 1986) | composer |
| Reed, Dean (d. 1986) |
| Reynolds, Tommy [Thomas A.] (b. >1917 d. 1986) | bandleader, clarinet |
| Roberts, Wendell [Corky] (d. 1986) | saxophone, guitar |
| Rocca, Lodovico (b. 1895) | composer, compositore |
| Rubbra, Edmund [Charles Edmund] (b. 1901 d. 1986) | composer, piano |
| Rubio, Samuel (b. 1912 d. 1986) | musicologist |
| Russell, Curly [Dillion] (b. 1917 d. 1986) | bass (instrument), bass |
| Sayles, Emanuel (Rene) [Manny] (b. 1907 d. 1986) | banjo, guitar |
| Schlein, Irving (b. 1905 d. 1986) | conductor, piano |
| Schmidek, Kurt (b. 1919 d. 1986) | composer, Lied und Oratorium |
| Schon, Kenneth (d. 1986) | bass-baritone |
| Sharp, Maurice (d. 1986) | flute, music educator |
| Shawhan, John F. (d. 1986) | pipe organ maker |
| Smetacek, Vaclav (b. 1906 d. 1986) | conductor, Dirigent |
| Smith, Jimmy Don (d. 1986) | rhythm guitar, singer |
| Smith, Kate [Katheryn Elizabeth] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | cast, harp |
| Sokol, Martin (d. 1986) | opera enthousiast, producer |
| Stanley, Roba (b. 1910 d. 1986) | country singer |
| Steuterman, Adolph (b. 1893 d. 1986) | organ, piano |
| Stricklin, Al (b. 1908) | piano |
| Terry, George N. (b. 1906 d. 1986) | piano, arranger |
| Terry, Sonny (b. 1911 d. 1986) | book seller, cast |
| Thomas, Joe [Joseph Vankert] (b. 1909 d. 1986) | tenor saxophone |
| Trimble, Lester (Albert) (b. 1923 d. 1986) | composer, critic |
| Vallee, Rudy (b. 1901 d. 1986) | bandleader, cast |
| Vassilieff, Vladimir (d. 1986) | piano, arranger |
| Wallace, Sippie (b. 1898 d. 1986) | piano, singer |
| Warner, Robert Austin (b. 1912 d. 1986) | conductor, music educator |
| Warrack, Guy (Douglas Hamilton) (b. 1900 d. 1986) | conductor, composer |
| Watson, Claire (b. 1927 d. 1986) | interprete, Soloist: Gesang |
| Welting, Patricia (d. 1986) | soprano |
| Wilson, Teddy [Theodore Shore] (b. 1912 d. 1986) | cast, piano |
| Yancey, Estella "Mama" (b. 1896 d. 1986) | blues singer |