A Tribute

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1928-1975

Duane Allman 1946-1971 (guitarist, Allman Brothers Band; Derek & the Dominos)

Jack Anglin 1916-1963 (guitarist/vocalist, Johnnie and Jack)

Louis Armstrong 1901-1971

Fred Astaire 1899-1987

Chet Atkins 1924-2001

Gene Autry 1907-1998

Hoyt Axton 1938-1999

Albert Ayler 1936-1970

Florence Ballard 1943-1976 (vocalist, The Supremes)

Stiv Bators 1956-1990 (vocalist, The Dead Boys; The Lords of the New Church)

Derek Bell 1936-2002 (harpist, The Chieftains)

Michael Bloomfield 1943-1981 (guitarist, The Butterfield Blues Band/The Electric Flag)

Marc Bolan 1947-1977 (guitarist/vocalist, T. Rex)

Tommy Bolin 1951-1976 (guitarist, Deep Purple)

John Bonham 1948-1980 (drummer, Led Zeppelin)

Sonny Bono 1935-1998

Dennis (D.) Boon 1958-1985 (guitarist/vocalist, The Minutemen)

David Box 1943-1964 (guitarist/vocalist, The Crickets)

Les Brown 1912-2001

Robert Buck 1958-2000 (guitarist, 10,000 Maniacs)

Jeff Buckley 1966-1997

Tim Buckley 1947-1975

Cliff Burton 1962-1986 (bassist, Metallica)

Paul Butterfield 1942-1987 (vocalist/harmonicas, The Butterfield Blues Band)

Karen Carpenter 1950-1983 (vocalist, The Carpenters)

Eric Carr 1950-1991 (drummer, Kiss)

Dave Carter 1952-2002

Randy Castillo 1952-2002 (drummer, Ozzy Osbourne; etc.)

Harry Chapin 1942-1981

Don Cherry 1936-1995

John Cipollina 1943-1989 (guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service)

Gene Clark 1944-1991 (guitarist/vocalist, The Byrds)

Steve Clark 1960-1991 (guitarist, Def Leppard)

Michael Clarke 1946-1993 (drummer, The Byrds)

Patsy Cline 1932-1963

Rosemary Clooney 1928-2002

Kurt D. Cobain 1967-1994 (guitarist/vocalist, Nirvana)

Brian Cole 1942-1972 (bassist, The Association)

Nat "King" Cole 1919-1965

Allen Collins 1952-1990 (guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

John Coltrane 1926-1967

Perry Como 1912-2001

Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas 1913-1963

Darby Crash (Jan Paul Breahm) 1959-1980 (vocalist, The Germs)

Jim Croce 1943-1973

Ian Curtis 1956-1980 (vocalist, Joy Division)

Rick Danko 1943-1999 (bassist/vocalist, The Band)

Bobby Darin 1936-1973

Sammy Davis, Jr. 1925-1990

Sandy Denny 1947-1978 (vocalist, Fairport Convention)

John Denver 1943-1997

Patty Donahue 1956-1996 (vocalist, The Waitresses)

Nick Drake 1948-1974

Harry "Sweets" Edison 1915-1999

Jerry Edmonton 1946-1994 (drummer, Steppenwolf)

Duke Ellington 1899-1974

Cass "Mama Cass" Elliot 1941-1974

John Entwistle 1944-2002 (bassist, The Who)

Tom Evans 1947-1983 (guitarist, Badfinger)

Keith Ferguson 1946-1997 (bassist, The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

Ella Fitzgerald 1917-1996

Lester Flatt 1914-1979

Tennessee Ernie Ford 1919-1991

Alan Freed 1922-1965 (disc jockey)

Lefty Frizzell 1928-1975

Tom Fogerty 1941-1990 (guitarist, Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Rhett Forrester 1956-1994 (vocalist, Riot)

Bobby Fuller 1942-1966 (guitarist/vocalist, Bobby Fuller Four)

Cassie Gaines 1948-1977 (backing vocalist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Steve Gaines 1949-1977 (guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Rory Gallagher 1949-1995

Jerry Garcia 1942-1995 (guitarist/vocalist, Grateful Dead)

Marvin Gaye 1939-1984

Lowell George 1945-1979 (guitarist/vocalist, Little Feat)

Stan Getz 1927-1991

Andy Gibb 1958-1988

John "Dizzy" Gillespie 1917-1993

Steve Gilpin 1950-1992 (vocalist, Mi-Sex)

John Glascock 1953-1979 (bassist, Jethro Tull)

Keith Godchaux 1948-1980 (keyboardist, Grateful Dead)

John Graas 1924-1962

Rick Grech 1946-1990 (bassist/vocalist, Blind Faith; Traffic; etc.)

Woody Guthrie 1912-1967

Bill Haley 1925-1981

Pete Ham 1947-1975 (guitarist/vocalist, Badfinger)

Tim Hardin 1941-1980

Addie Harris 1940-1982 (vocalist, The Shirelles)

George Harrison 1943-2001

John Hartford 1937-2001

Alex Harvey 1935-1982

Les Harvey 1947-1972 (guitarist, Stone the Crows)

Aaliyah (Haughton) 1979-2001

Hawkshaw Hawkins 1921-1963

Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1929-2000

Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970

Bob Hite 1945-1981 (vocalist, Canned Heat)

Billie Holiday 1915-1959

Buddy Holly 1936-1959

Johann Hölzl, "Falco" 1957-1998

John Lee Hooker 1920-2001

Shannon Hoon 1967-1995 (vocalist, Blind Melon)

Michael Houser 1962-2002 (guitarist, Widespread Panic)

Marc Hunter 1954-1998 (vocalist, Dragon)

Michael Hutchence 1960-1997 (vocalist, INXS)

Burl Ives 1909-1995

Al Jackson, Jr. 1934-1975 (drummer, Booker T. & the MG's)

Blind Lemon Jefferson 1897?-1929

Robert Johnson 1911-1938

Brian Jones 1942-1969 (guitarist, The Rolling Stones)

Eddie Jones, "Guitar Slim" 1926-1959

Louis "Grandpa" Jones 1913-1998

Janis Joplin 1943-1970

Wong Ka Kui 1962-1993 (vocalist/guitarist, Beyond)

Terry Kath 1946-1978 (guitarist, Chicago)

Tim Kelly 1963-1998 (guitarist, Slaughter)

Herbert Khaury, "Tiny Tim" 1933-1996

Rahsaan Roland Kirk 1936-1977

Paul Kossoff 1950-1976 (guitarist, Free)

Gene Krupa 1909-1973

Ronnie Lane 1946-1997

Huddie William Ledbetter, "Leadbelly" 1888-1949

Jon Lee 1969-2002 (drummer, Feeder)

Peggy Lee 1920-2002

John Lennon 1940-1980

(Wladziu Valentino) Liberace 1919-1987

Alan Lomax 1915-2002 (musicologist)

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes 1971-2002 (vocalist, TLC)

Frankie Lymon 1942-1968

Tony Lynch 1929-1981 (vocalist, The Platters)

Phil Lynott 1949-1986 (guitarist/vocalist, Thin Lizzy)

Kirsty MacColl 1959-2000

(Annunzio Paolo) Mantovani 1905-1980

Richard Manuel 1945-1986 (pianist/backing vocalist, The Band)

Bob Marley 1945-1981

Dean Martin 1917-1995

Linda McCartney 1941-1998 (keyboardist/backing vocalist, Wings)

Jimmy McCulloch 1952-1979 (guitarist, Stone the Crows; Wings)

Robbie McIntosh 1950-1975 (drummer, Average White Band)

Ron McKernan 1946-1973 (keyboardist, Grateful Dead)

Jonathan Melvin 1962-1996 (keyboardist, The Smashing Pumpkins)

Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) 1946-1991 (vocalist, Queen)

Charles Mingus 1922-1979

Keith Moon 1946-1978 (drummer, The Who)

Rushton Moreve 1948-1981 (bassist, Steppenwolf)

Jim Morrison 1943-1971 (vocalist, The Doors)

Billy Murcia 1951-1972 (drummer, The New York Dolls)

Brent Mydland 1952-1990 (keyboardist, Grateful Dead)

Fats Navarro 1923-1950

Rick Nelson 1940-1985

Harry Nilsson 1941-1994

Bradley Nowell 1968-1996 (vocalist, Sublime)

Criss Oliva 1963-1993 (guitarist, Savatage)

Roy Orbison 1936-1988

Eugene Ormandy 1899-1985

Benjamin Orr 1955-2000 (vocalist/bassist, The Cars)

John Panozzo 1948-1996 (drummer, Styx)

Felix Pappalardi 1939-1983 (bassist/vocalist, Mountain)

Gram Parsons 1946-1973

Selena (Quintanilla Perez) 1971-1995

Carl Perkins 1932-1998

Dave Peverett 1944-2000 (vocalist, Foghat)

Tracy Pew 1968-1996 (bassist, The Birthday Party)

Kristen Pfaff 1967-1994 (bassist, Hole)

John Phillips 1935-2001 (vocalist, The Mamas & the Papas)

Jeff Porcaro 1954-1992 (drummer, Toto)

Cozy Powell 1947-1998 (drummer, Rainbow; Whitesnake; Black Sabbath; etc.)

Elvis Presley 1935-1977

Gertrude Pridgett, "Ma Rainey" 1886-1939

Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin) 1952-2002 (bassist, The Ramones)

Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Hyman) 1951-2001 (vocalist, The Ramones)

Johnnie Ray 1927-1990

Otis Redding 1941-1967

Jimmy Reed 1925-1976

Keith Relf 1943-1976 (vocalist, The Yardbirds)

Randy Rhoads 1956-1982 (guitarist, Quiet Riot; Ozzy Osbourne)

Charlie Rich 1932-1995

J. P. Richardson, "The Big Bopper" 1930-1959

Minnie Riperton 1947-1979

Marty Robbins 1925-1982

Paul Robi 1931-1989 (vocalist, The Platters)

Stan Rogers 1949-1983

Mick Ronson 1946-1993

Stefanie Sargent 1968-1992 (guitarist, 7 Year Bitch)

Joe Schermie 1948-2002 (bassist, Three Dog Night)

Bon Scott 1946-1980 (vocalist, AC/DC)

Tupac Shakur 1971-1996

Sonny Sharrock 1940-1994

Will Shatter 1956-1987 (vocalist, Flipper)

Bobby Sheehan 1968-1999 (bassist, Blues Traveler)

Frank Sinatra 1915-1998

Hillel Slovak 1962-1988 (guitarist, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Bessie Smith 1894-1937

Mike Smith 1942-2001 (drummer, Paul Revere & the Raiders)

Dusty Springfield 1939-1999

Layne Staley 1967-2002 (vocalist, Alice In Chains)

B. W. Stevenson 1949-1988

Jud Strunk 1936-1981

Stuart Sutcliffe 1940-1962 (bassist, The Beatles)

Oliver (Swofford) 1945-2000

Vincent Taylor 1949-1974 (guitarist, Sha Na Na)

Gary Thain 1948-1975 (bassist, Uriah Heep)

Rufus Thomas 1917-2001

Johnny Thunders (John Anthony Genzale, Jr.) 1952-1991 (guitarist, The New York Dolls)

Peter Tosh 1944-1987

Ernest Tubb 1914-1984

Conway Twitty 1933-1993

Ritchie Valens 1941-1959

Dave Van Ronk 1936-2002

Ronnie Van Zant 1948-1977 (vocalist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Stevie Ray Vaughan 1954-1990

Sid Vicious 1957-1979 (bassist, The Sex Pistols)

Christopher Wallace, "The Notorious B. I. G." 1972-1997

Grover Washington, Jr. 1943-1999

Muddy Waters 1915-1983

Keith Whitley 1955-1989

Danny Whitten 1943-1972 (guitarist, Crazy Horse)

Dave Williams 1972-2002 (vocalist, Drowning Pool)

Hank Williams 1923-1953

Lamar Williams 1947-1983 (bassist, Allman Brothers Band)

Rozz Williams 1963-1998 (vocalist, Christian Death)

Tony Williams 1928-1992 (vocalist, The Platters)

Tony Williams 1945-1997

Wendy O. Williams 1950-1998 (vocalist, The Plasmatics)

Alan Wilson 1943-1970 (guitarist/vocalist/harmonicas, Canned Heat)

Carl Wilson 1946-1998 (guitarist/vocalist, The Beach Boys)

Dennis Wilson 1944-1983 (drummer/vocalist, The Beach Boys)

J. Frank Wilson 1941-1991

Ricky Wilson 1953-1985 (guitarist, The B-52's)

Leon Wilkeson 1952-2001 (bassist, Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Kurt Winter 1946-1997 (guitarist, The Guess Who)

Andrew Wood 1966-1990 (vocalist, Mother Love Bone)

Chris Wood 1944-1983 (wind instruments, Traffic)

Allen Woody 1956-2000 (bassist, Allman Brothers Band; Gov't Mule)

Frank Zappa 1940-1993

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