Obituaries for musicians in 1997

Last Update: 04/01/2010 - Total (up to now): 85. If you can contribute with more data, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com

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December/1997:

• Floyd Cramer Jr (31/December/1997)
• Jackie Landry (vocals) (23/December/1997)
• Johnny Coles (trumpet) (21/December/1997)
• Jimmy Rogers (guitar) (19/December/1997)
• Nicolette Larson (vocals) (18/December/1997)
• Kurt Winter (15/December/1997)
• Simon Jeffes (guitar) (12/December/1997)
• Glenn Morrow (keyboards) (05/December/1997)
• Michael Hedges (guitar) (01/December/1997)
• Stephane Grappelli (violin) (01/December/1997)

November/1997:

• Fenton Robinson (25/November/1997)
• Michael Hutchence (vocals) (22/November/1997)
• Rainer Ptacek (guitar) (12/November/1997)
• Tommy Tedesco (guitar) (10/November/1997)
• Epic Soundtracks (drums) (06/November/1997)

October/1997:

• Harry Goodman (22/October/1997)
• Big Nick Nicholas (sax) (21/October/1997)
• Henry Vestine (guitar) (20/October/1997)
• Buxton Glen (19/October/1997)
• John Denver (vocals) (12/October/1997)
• Jonas Bruce (keyboards) (08/October/1997)

September/1997:

• Buddy Stewart (19/September/1997)
• Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals) (18/September/1997)
• Stig Anderson (producer) (12/September/1997)
• Roy M ´Junior´ Husky (bass) (06/September/1997)
• Tony Defontes (03/September/1997)

August/1997:

• Tete Montoliu (keyboards) (24/August/1997)
• Eleanor O Guest (23/August/1997)
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (vocals) (16/August/1997)
• Luther Allison (guitar) (12/August/1997)
• Dick Marx (keyboards) (12/August/1997)
• Fela Kuti (02/August/1997)

July/1997:

• Peter Cowap (guitar) (16/July/1997)
• Johnny Copeland (guitar) (03/July/1997)

June/1997:

• Arthur Prysock (vocals) (21/June/1997)
• Lawrence Payton (vocals) (20/June/1997)
• Bobby Helms (vocals) (19/June/1997)
• John Wolters (drums) (16/June/1997)
• Bob Burgess (trombone) (09/June/1997)
• Fred Kemp (sax) (06/June/1997)
• Johnny ´Hammond´ Smith (keyboards) (04/June/1997)
• Ronnie Lane (bass) (04/June/1997)
• Doc Cheatham (trumpet) (02/June/1997)

May/1997:

• West Arkeen (30/May/1997)
• Jeff Buckley (29/May/1997)
• Willie Woods (guitar) (27/May/1997)
• Horst Lippmann (producer) (18/May/1997)
• Thelma Carpenter (vocals) (15/May/1997)
• Ernie Fields (keyboards / trombone) (11/May/1997)
• Larry Wilkins (guitar) (06/May/1997)
• Gordon Gaines (guitar) (02/May/1997)

April/1997:

• Keith Ferguson (bass) (29/April/1997)
• LaVern Baker (vocals) (10/April/1997)
• Laura Nyro (vocals) (08/April/1997)

March/1997:

• Kenny Moore (keyboards) (24/March/1997)
• Harold Melvin (24/March/1997)
• Ronnie Barron (keyboards) (21/March/1997)
• Bobby Chouinard (drums) (08/March/1997)
• Ralph Bass (producer) (05/March/1997)
• Martin Smith (drums) (02/March/1997)

February/1997:

• Tony Williams (drums) (23/February/1997)
• Zachary Breaux (guitar) (20/February/1997)
• Charles Moffett (drums) (14/February/1997)
• Brian Connolly (vocals) (09/February/1997)

January/1997:

• Jack Halloran (backing vocals) (24/January/1997)
• Richard Berry (vocals) (23/January/1997)
• Billy MacKenzie (22/January/1997)
• Keith Diamond (producer) (18/January/1997)
• Kenny Pickett (vocals) (10/January/1997)
• Mike Mann (keyboards) (06/January/1997)
• Randy California (guitar) (02/January/1997)
• Townes Van Zandt (vocals) (01/January/1997)
• Hagood Hardy (percussion) (01/January/1997)
• Ivan Graziani (guitar) (01/January/1997)

1997:

• Paul Minns (oboe) (1997)
• Kieran White (vocals) (1997)
• Dennis Lambert (vocals / guitar) (1997)
• Graham Maitland (keyboards) (1997)
• Mick Cook (drums) (1997)
• Pete Coombes (guitar) (1997)
• Jim Ferguson (vocals) (1997)
• Johnny Mince (clarinet) (1997)
• Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) (1997)
• Ralph Middlebrooks (trumpet / trombone) (1997)
• Howard Pickup (guitar) (1997)

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