Obituaries for musicians in 2003

Last Update: 17/02/2010 - Total (up to now): 125. If you can contribute with more data, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com

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December/2003:

• Johnny Bedder (guitar) (26/December/2003)
• Foggy Lyttle (guitar) (25/December/2003)
• Hans Koller (sax) (22/December/2003)

November/2003:

• Michael Hakes (guitar) (19/November/2003)
• Greg Ridley (bass) (19/November/2003)
• Michael Kamen (keyboards / arranger) (18/November/2003)
• Arthur Conley (vocals) (17/November/2003)
• Don Gibson (vocals) (17/November/2003)
• Speedy West (steel guitar) (15/November/2003)
• Shaun Solomon (bass) (15/November/2003)
• Tony Thompson (drums) (12/November/2003)
• Lance Dickerson (drums) (10/November/2003)
• Buddy Arnold (sax) (09/November/2003)
• Bernard Brightman (producer) (09/November/2003)
• Guy Speranza (vocals) (08/November/2003)
• Bobby Hatfield (vocals) (05/November/2003)
• George Kawaguchi (drums) (01/November/2003)

October/2003:

• Ron Davies (vocals) (30/October/2003)
• Elliott Smith (vocals) (21/October/2003)
• Mildred Jones (vocals) (20/October/2003)
• Carl Fontana (trombone) (09/October/2003)
• Tom King (trumpet) (06/October/2003)
• Mick Cowdroy (06/October/2003)
• Chubby Jackson (bass) (01/October/2003)

September/2003:

• Ted Wood (drums) (29/September/2003)
• Shawn Lane (guitar) (26/September/2003)
• Robert Palmer (vocals) (26/September/2003)
• Charles Dungey (bass) (22/September/2003)
• Tary Owens (producer) (21/September/2003)
• Frank Lowe (sax) (19/September/2003)
• Sheb Wooley (vocals) (16/September/2003)
• Michael Knust (guitar) (15/September/2003)
• Billy Sanders (guitar) (14/September/2003)
• Johnny Cash (vocals) (12/September/2003)
• Warren Zevon (vocals) (07/September/2003)
• David Waibel (bass) (02/September/2003)

August/2003:

• Tony Jackson (bass) (18/August/2003)
• Stephen Miller (keyboards) (17/August/2003)
• Andrew Pryce Jackman (keyboards) (15/August/2003)
• Roy C Ames (producer) (14/August/2003)
• Ava Aldridge (vocals) (12/August/2003)
• Bill Perkins (sax) (09/August/2003)
• Grover Mitchell (trombone) (06/August/2003)
• Mike Tompson (sax) (04/August/2003)
• Roger Voudouris (guitar) (03/August/2003)

July/2003:

• Sam Phillips (producer) (30/July/2003)
• Aaron Bell (bass) (28/July/2003)
• Erik Braunn (guitar) (25/July/2003)
• Benny Carter (sax / trumpet) (12/July/2003)
• John Purdell (producer) (10/July/2003)
• Skip Battin (guitar / bass) (06/July/2003)
• Barry White (vocals) (04/July/2003)
• Jim Cotton (engineer) (02/July/2003)
• Herbie Mann (flute) (01/July/2003)

June/2003:

• Greg Dwinnell (producer) (21/June/2003)
• Peanuts Hucko (sax / clarinet) (20/June/2003)
• Ethan James / Ralph Burns Kellogg (keyboards) (19/June/2003)
• Volker Kriegel (guitar) (15/June/2003)
• Jimmy Knepper (trombone) (14/June/2003)
• Harold Ashby (sax) (13/June/2003)
• Edwin Swanston (keyboards / arranger) (13/June/2003)
• Tommy Perkins (drums) (07/June/2003)
• Dave Rowberry (keyboards) (06/June/2003)
• Billy Hodges (trumpet) (01/June/2003)

May/2003:

• Mickie Most (producer) (30/May/2003)
• Almir Chediak (producer) (26/May/2003)
• June Carter Cash (vocals) (15/May/2003)
• Harry Hess (guitar) (12/May/2003)
• Noel Redding (bass) (11/May/2003)
• Dewey Terry (vocals) (11/May/2003)
• Martin Jenner (guitar) (07/May/2003)
• Gerry Shephard (guitar) (06/May/2003)
• John V Baker (guitar) (05/May/2003)
• Jerry Rusch (horn) (05/May/2003)
• Nigel Hammond (drums) (04/May/2003)

April/2003:

• Doc Pittman (28/April/2003)
• Nina Simone (vocals) (21/April/2003)
• Teddy Edwards (sax) (20/April/2003)
• Walter Fuller (trumpet) (20/April/2003)
• Earl King (guitar) (17/April/2003)
• Richie Borkan (keyboards) (16/April/2003)
• Allen Eager (sax) (13/April/2003)
• Little Eva (vocals) (10/April/2003)
• Frederick Grady (drums) (09/April/2003)
• Frederick Bernard Grady (drums) (09/April/2003)
• Babatunde Olatunji (percussion) (06/April/2003)
• Homer Banks (producer) (03/April/2003)
• Edwin Starr (vocals) (02/April/2003)

March/2003:

• Chris Michie (guitar) (27/March/2003)
• Ian Samwell (producer) (13/March/2003)
• Tom Boras (sax) (12/March/2003)
• Adam Faith (vocals / producer) (07/March/2003)
• Linton Garner (keyboards) (06/March/2003)
• Richard Felts (horn) (05/March/2003)
• John Ridge (vocals) (04/March/2003)
• Hank Ballard (vocals) (02/March/2003)
• Jimmy Bilsbury (vocals) (March/2003)

February/2003:

• Earl Forest (vocals) (26/February/2003)
• Tom Hall (vocals / guitar) (25/February/2003)
• Howie Epstein (bass) (23/February/2003)
• Esther Ridgeway (vocals) (22/February/2003)
• Ty Longley (guitar) (20/February/2003)
• Johnny Paycheck (vocals) (18/February/2003)
• Dr Richie Moore (engineer) (16/February/2003)
• Michel Graillier (keyboards) (12/February/2003)
• Chuck Lampkin (drums) (10/February/2003)
• Bill Matthews (vocals) (10/February/2003)
• Ruby Braff (trumpet) (09/February/2003)
• Claude Pepper (drums) (04/February/2003)
• Tony Bell (guitar / arranger) (04/February/2003)
• Mongo Santamaria (percussion) (01/February/2003)
• Timothy Moore (keyboards) (01/February/2003)

January/2003:

• Cy Touff (trumpet) (24/January/2003)
• Paul Haines (21/January/2003)
• Joe Zinkan (bass) (15/January/2003)
• Maurice Gibb (vocals) (12/January/2003)
• Micky Finn (percussion) (11/January/2003)
• Bill Russo (trombone) (11/January/2003)
• Ken Hamann (engineer) (10/January/2003)
• Ron Goodwin (arranger) (08/January/2003)
• King Biscuit Boy (harmonica) (05/January/2003)
• Bob England (vocals) (January/2003)

2003:

• Don Lamond (drums) (2003)
• Webster Young (trumpet) (2003)
• Chuck Carter (sax) (2003)

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