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composer

composer

person who is an author of music in any form

622
Memorial Pages

622 memorial pages of people whose profession was composer

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Portrait of Louie Bellson (1924–2009) – memorial page

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Louie Bellson

07/06/1924 – 02/14/2009

84 years

American jazz drummer

Los Angeles
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Portrait of Lukas Foss (1922–2009) – memorial page

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Lukas Foss

08/15/1922 – 02/01/2009

86 years

American composer

Manhattan
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Portrait of Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) – memorial page

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Freddie Hubbard

04/07/1938 – 12/29/2008

70 years

American jazz trumpeter

Sherman Oaks
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Portrait of Mikel Laboa (1934–2008) – memorial page

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Mikel Laboa

06/15/1934 – 12/01/2008

74 years

Basque singer-songwriter from Donostia

San Sebastián
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Portrait of Miriam Makeba (1932–2008) – memorial page

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Miriam Makeba

03/04/1932 – 11/09/2008

76 years

South African singer and civil rights activist

Castel Volturno
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Portrait of Yma Sumac (1922–2008) – memorial page

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Yma Sumac

09/13/1922 – 11/01/2008

86 years

Peruvian-American singer

Los Angeles
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Portrait of Jimmy Carl Black (1938–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Jimmy Carl Black

02/01/1938 – 11/01/2008

70 years

American musician

Siegsdorf
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Portrait of Muslim Magomayev (1942–2008) – memorial page

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Muslim Magomayev

08/17/1942 – 10/25/2008

66 years

Soviet-Azerbaijani singer

Moscow
11
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Portrait of Neal Hefti (1922–2008) – memorial page

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Neal Hefti

10/29/1922 – 10/11/2008

85 years

American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger

Los Angeles
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MK
Portrait of Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) – memorial page

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Mauricio Kagel

12/24/1931 – 09/18/2008

76 years

Argentine-German composer

Köln
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RW
Portrait of Richard Wright (1943–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Richard Wright

07/28/1943 – 09/15/2008

65 years

English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd

London
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Portrait of Jerry Reed (1937–2008) – memorial page

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Jerry Reed

03/20/1937 – 09/01/2008

71 years

American singer and actor

Nashville
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Portrait of Josef Tal (1910–2008) – memorial page

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Josef Tal

09/18/1910 – 08/25/2008

97 years

Israeli composer

Jerusalem
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Portrait of Dorival Caymmi (1914–2008) – memorial page

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Dorival Caymmi

04/30/1914 – 08/16/2008

94 years

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter

Rio de Janeiro
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Portrait of Ronnie Drew (1934–2008) – memorial page

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Ronnie Drew

09/16/1934 – 08/16/2008

73 years

Irish musician

Dublin
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JW

Memorial

Jerry Wexler

01/10/1917 – 08/15/2008

91 years

American music producer, journalist

Sarasota
1
IH
Portrait of Isaac Hayes (1942–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Isaac Hayes

08/20/1942 – 08/10/2008

65 years

American musician and actor

Memphis
2
JG
Portrait of Johnny Griffin (1928–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Johnny Griffin

04/24/1928 – 07/25/2008

80 years

American musician

Availles-Limouzine
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Portrait of George Carlin (1937–2008) – memorial page

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George Carlin

05/12/1937 – 06/22/2008

71 years

American stand-up comedian

Santa Monica
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Portrait of Esbjörn Svensson (1964–2008) – memorial page

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Esbjörn Svensson

04/16/1964 – 06/14/2008

44 years

Swedish jazz pianist

Stockholm
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BD
Portrait of Bo Diddley (1928–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Bo Diddley

12/30/1928 – 06/02/2008

79 years

American guitarist

McComb
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JG

Memorial

Jimmy Giuffre

04/26/1921 – 04/24/2008

86 years

American jazz clarinet and saxophone player

Pittsfield
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NS

Memorial

Norman Smith

02/22/1923 – 03/03/2008

85 years

British recording engineer, producer, musician

East Sussex
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JH
Portrait of Jeff Healey (1966–2008) – memorial page

Memorial

Jeff Healey

03/25/1966 – 03/02/2008

41 years

Canadian musician

Toronto
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