It’s the first of a new month and so we pay tribute to the 40 people involved with the music industry who joined the great gig above during July.
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Sid Ramin, 100, American composer (West Side Story, Too Many Thieves, Stiletto), Oscar (1961), and Grammy winner (1961)
Bogusław Schaeffer, 90, Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist
02
Michael Colgrass, 87, American-born Canadian composer, Pulitzer Prize winner (1978)
Costa Cordalis, 75, Greek-born German schlager singer
Ibrahim Emin, 56, Azerbaijani rock bassist
Michelle Medina, 32, Ecuadorian singer, athlete, and TV presenter
Jacky Zimah, 63, Indonesian singer
03
Alan Rogan, 68, British guitar technician (The Who)
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Vivian Perlis, 91, American musicologist
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Paolo Vinaccia, 65, Italian jazz percussionist
06
Martin Charnin, 84, American lyricist (Annie, Two by Two, Hot Spot) and theatre director
João Gilberto, 88, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style
Thommy Gustafsson, 71, Swedish keyboardist
Gary LeMel, 80, American jazz singer and music executive (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Yannis Spathas, 68, Greek guitarist
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Jonathan Hodge, 78, British composer
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James Henke, 65, American music journalist (Rolling Stone) and museum curator (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Tunica Teixeira, 69, Brazilian sound designer and musical producer
09
Aaron Rosand, 92, American violinist
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Jerry Lawson, 75, American a cappella singer
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Eberhard Kummer, 78, Austrian singer
Arno Marsh, 91, American jazz saxophonist
Dick Richards, 95, American Hall of Fame drummer (Bill Haley & His Comets)
Joseph Rouleau, 90, Canadian bass opera singer
Russell Smith, 70, American singer-songwriter
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Carl Bertil Agnestig, 95, Swedish music teacher and composer
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Doug Flett, 83, Australian songwriter
Byambasuren Sharav, 66, Mongolian composer and pianist
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Johnny Clegg, 66, British-born South African singer and musician
Pat Kelly, c. 70, Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer
Bill Vitt, American drummer
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Bob Frank, 75, American singer-songwriter
Ruud Jacobs, 81, Dutch jazz musician and music producer
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Inger Berggren, 85, Swedish schlager singer
Yao Lee, 96, Chinese singer
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Ben Johnston, 93, American microtonal composer
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Daniel Rae Costello, 58, Fijian-born Samoan guitarist
Art Neville, 81, American singer-songwriter and keyboardist
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Anner Bylsma, 85, Dutch cellist
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Ras G, 39, American hip hop producer and disc jockey
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