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Compiled by George Graham
As broadcast on WVIA-FM 12/26/2001
Time once again for another of our regular year-end features, our musical
obituary page, in which we note the passing of some notable musical figures
during the year. This was such a newsworthy year that the deaths of these
people often did not get much coverage in the media. As usual, a few are
household names, while many others are people whose influence is perhaps better
known than their names. I'll read them in chronological order of passing. We'll
start with a major jazz figure who died at the end of 2000:
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Milt Hinton, jazz bassist, 90, Dec. 19, 2000
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Harold Rhodes, invented the Rhodes piano, 89, Jan. 4
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Les Brown, jazz band leader, 88, Jan . 5,
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Jack McDuff, jazz organist, 74, Jan 22
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Hal Blair, songwriter for Elvis Presley among others, 85, Feb. 2
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J.J. Johnson, jazz trombonist, 77, Feb. 3
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Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers, co-wrote "Happy Trails", 93, Feb. 7
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Buddy Tate, jazz saxophonist & clarinetist, 85, Feb. 10
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George T. Simon, drummer and jazz writer, 88, Feb. 13
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John Fahey, acoustic guitar great, 61, Feb. 22
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Glenn Hughes, the "biker" in the Village People, 50, Mar. 4
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Benny Martin, country & bluegrass fiddler, 72, Mar. 13
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John Phillips of Mamas & Papas, 65, Mar. 18
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Moe Kauffman, Canadian saxophonist, flute player & composer, Mar. 27
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John Lewis, jazz pianist, composer, MJQ founder, 80, Mar. 27
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Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey, bluesman, 74, Apr. 4
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Sandy Bull, 60s guitarist, 60, Apr. 11
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Harry Secombe, British theatrical singer, original Goon Show cast member 79, Apr. 11
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Joey Ramone, punk rock innovator, 49, Apr. 15
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Billy Higgins, jazz drummer, 64, May 3
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Boozoo Chavis, Zydeco musician, bandleader, 70, May 5
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Perry Como, crooner, 87, May 12
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Susannah McCorkle, jazz singer, 55, May 19
- Tony Ashton, Brisish rock keyboard
man (was part of Paice, Ashton & Lord), 55, May 28
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John Hartford, folk musician, composer, 63, June 4
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Tommy Eyre, British rock keyboard man, had worked with Joe Cocker, 51, May 21
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John Lee Hooker, blues great, 83, June 21
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Chico O'Farrill, jazz composer, bandleader, 80, June 29
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Chet Atkins, country guitar great, 77, June 30
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Joe Henderson, jazz saxophonist, 64, June 30
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Ernie K-Doe, R&B artist, 65, July 5
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Fred Neil, 60s folk composer, wrote "Everybody's Talkin'", 64, July 7
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Mimi Fariña, folksinger, sister of Joan Baez 56, July 17
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Milt Gabler, producer, founded Commodore Records, 90, July 20
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Harold Land, jazz saxophonist, 73, July 27
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Leon Wilkeson, Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist, 49, July 27
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Ron Townson, member of the Fifth Dimension, 68, Aug. 2
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Larry Adler, harmonica innovator, 87, Aug. 7
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Cal Collins, jazz guitarist, Aug. 26
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Flip Phillips, jazz saxophonist, 86, Aug. 17
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Aaliyah (Aaliyah Dana Haughton), pop/rap star, 22, Aug. 25
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Isaac Stern, classical violin virtuoso, 84, Sept. 22
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Eddie Miller, bluegrass mandolinist, Oct. 3
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Manny Albam, jazz composer, bandleader, 79, Oct. 9
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Jay Livingston, lyricist for "Silver Bells" among others, 86, Oct. 12
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Etta Jones, jazz vocalist, 72, Oct. 16
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Spike Robinson, jazz saxophonist, 71, Oct. 29
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Tommy Flanagan, jazz pianist, 71, Nov. 16
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Ralph Burns, jazz pianist, 79, Nov. 21
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O.C. Smith, soul singer ("Little Green Apples"), 65, Nov. 23
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Champ Hood, Texas rock guitarist, associate of Lyle Lovett, 49, Nov. 3
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Norman Granz, jazz producer, record label founder, 83, Nov. 22
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George Harrison, Beatle, 58, Nov. 29
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Grady Martin, Nashville guitar innovator, 72, Dec. 3
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Rufus Thomas, R&B artist, 84, Dec. 15
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Stuart Adamson, lead singer of band "Big Country," 43, Dec. 16
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Clifford T. Ward, British singer-songwriter, 57, Dec. 21
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Ralph Sutton, jazz pianist, 79, Dec. 30
Also passing away in 2001, on a date I could not determine was:
- David "Panama" Francis, veteran jazz drummer, 82
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