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This document is an extract from the necrology file of the Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, available online at http://library.wustl.edu/units/music/necro/index.html. It comprises those names that are listed in the dictionaries and encyclopedias following the double bar (||); note that a few individuals appear in those works under a variant name, or under a group name. Variant information is given following the initial report of death without any attempt to resolve the conflict. Obituary notices are listed chronologically within each element of the entry.
I would like thank my colleagues at Gaylord Music Library, Brad Short and Emily Heslop, who kept me supplied with a steady stream of obituaries. Thanks also to my wife, Rosemary Hahn, for more obituaries, and for proofreading.
Corrections or contributions to the Necrology may be addressed to the editor: Paul Hahn, Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, Campus Box 1061, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 or by e-mail: manynote@wustl.edu.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS CITED
Baker Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (9th ed., 2001) EPM4 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed., 2006) Grove The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001) GroveAmer The New Grove Dictionary of American Music (1986) GroveJazz The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2d ed., 2002) GroveOpera The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992) GroveWomen The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (1994) IWWM-Cla International Who's Who in Classical Music (22nd ed., 2006) IWWM-Pop International Who's Who in Popular Music (8th ed., 2006)
2006 NECROLOGY
Aldulescu, Rada, Romanian cellist and pedagogue, d. at 83; b. in Piteasca-Pasarea. Strad, v. 117, no. 1394, June 2006. || IWWM-Cla
Alexander, Roland, jazz tenor saxophonist, d. 6/14/2006 in Brooklyn, NY at 76. Cadence, v. 32 no. 8, August 2006. || GroveJazz
Alias, Don (Charles Donald), jazz percussionist, d. 3/28/2006 in Manhattan at 66 in New York City. New York Times On the Web, 4/5/2006; Cadence, v. 32 no. 5, May 2006; Chamber Music, v. 23 no. 4, August 2006. || GroveJazz
Allyson, June, actress and dancer, d. 7/8/2006 in Ojai, CA at 88; b. Eleanor Geisman 10/7/1917. AOL.com, 7/11/2006. || EPM4, Grove
Arnold, Malcolm, Sir, British composer, d. 9/23/2006 in Norwich at 84. bbc.co.uk, 9/24/2006; International Herald Tribune online, 9/24/2006; Classical Guitar Magazine, v. 25 no. 3, November 2006; Strad, v. 117, no. 1400, December 2006. Malcolm Henry Arnold, also trumpeter; b. 10/21/1921 in Northampton. Independent Online Edition, 9/25/2006; Gramophone, v. 84, no. 1012, November 2006; Opera News, v. 71 no. 6, December 2006. also conductor. Telegraph.co.uk, 9/25/2006. || Baker, EPM4, Grove, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla
Baker, Etta, blues guitarist, d. 9/23/2006 in Fairfax, VA at 93. AOL.com, 9/25/2006; newsobserver.com, 9/26/2006; washingtonpost.com, 9/26/2006; latimes.com, 9/27/2006. also vocalist, d. 9/24/2006. Cadence, v. 32 no. 11, November 2006. || EPM4
Barrett, Syd, British rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, d. 7/7/2006 in Cambridge at 60; b. Roger Keith Barrett 1/6/1946 in Cambridge. CNN.com, 7/11/2006; First Post, 7/11/2006; chicagotribune.com, 7/11/2006; Times Online, 7/11/2006; bbc.co.uk, 7/11/2006; Independent Online Edition, 7/11/2006; Guardian Unlimited, 7/11/2006; Boston.com, 7/12/2006; Telegraph.co.uk, 7/12/2006; SFGate.com, 7/12/2006; Detroit News Online, 7/12/2006; Rolling Stone, no. 1006, 8/10/2006. || EPM4
Barretto, Ray, Latin jazz percussionist, d. 2/17/2006 in Hackensack, NJ at 76. AOL.com, 2/17/2006; Boston.com, 2/18/2006; Rolling Stone, no. 996, 3/23/2006; Cadence, v. 32 no. 4, April 2006. || EPM4, GroveAmer, GroveJazz
Bell, Aaron, jazz bassist, d. 1/23/2006 in Bronx, NY at 82. Cadence, v. 32 no. 3, March 2006. || GroveJazz
Benbow, Steve, British folk guitarist, singer, and music director, d. 11/17/2006 in London; b. 11/29/1931 in London. Independent Online Edition, 11/22/2006. || EPM4, IWWM-Pop
Bergman, Erik, Finnish composer, conductor, critic, and teacher, d. 4/24/2006 in Helsinki at 94; b. 11/24/1911 in Uusikaarlepyy. Opera, v. 57 no. 7, July 2006. || Baker, Grove, IWWM-Cla
Bevan, Maurice Guy Smallman, British baritone, d. 6/20/2006 at 85; b. 3/10/1921. Telegraph.co.uk, 7/21/2006; Playbill Arts online, 7/28/2006. || IWWM-Cla
Bjoner, Ingrid, Norwegian soprano, d. 9/4/2006 in Oslo; b. 11/8/1927 in Krakstad. Opera News, v. 71 no. 5, November 2006. || Baker, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla
Blowers, Johnny, jazz drummer, d. 7/17/2006 in Westbury, NY at 95. Cadence, v. 32 no. 10, October 2006. || EPM4, GroveJazz
Booker, Walter, jazz bassist, d. 11/24/2006 in Manhattan at 72; b. 12/17/1933 in Prairie View, TX. latimes.com, 11/29/2006. || GroveJazz
Brown, Ruth, R & B singer, d. 11/16/2006 in Las Vegas, NV at 78; b. Ruth Weston 1/12/1928 in Portsmouth, VA. AOL.com, 11/17/2006; New York Times On the Web, 11/17/2006; STLtoday.com, 11/18/2006; Boston.com, 11/18/2006; chicagotribune.com, 11/18/2006. also actress, d. 11/17/2006 in Henderson, NV.; b. Ruth Alston Weston. d. 11/17/2006 in Las Vegas, NV. latimes.com, 11/18/2006; SFGate.com, 11/18/2006; seattletimes.com, 11/18/2006; USATODAY.com, 11/20/2006. || Baker, EPM4, IWWM-Pop
Bruce, Tommy (Thomas Charles), British popular singer, d. 7/10/2006 in Watford, Hertfordshire; b. 7/16/1937 in Stepney, London. Independent Online Edition, 7/13/2006. || EPM4
Burch, John, British jazz pianist, d. 4/18/2006; b. John Burchell 1/6/1932 in London. Guardian Unlimited, 5/18/2006; Cadence, v. 32 no. 7, July 2006. || Baker, GroveJazz
Burrell, Raymond "Boz", rock bassist, d. 9/21/2006 in Spain. Yahoo!Finance, 9/22/2006. || IWWM-Pop
Butterfield, Don, studio tuba player, d. 11/27/2006 in Clifton, NJ at 83; b. in Centralia, WA. STLtoday.com, 11/29/2006; dailyrecord.com, 11/29/2006. || GroveJazz
Caldwell, Sarah, American conductor and opera director, d. 3/23/2006 in Portland, ME at 82; b. 3/6/1924 in Maryville, MO. New York Times On the Web, 3/24/2006; CNN.com, 3/24/2006; SFGate.com, 3/25/2006; latimes.com, 3/25/2006; chicagotribune.com, 3/25/2006; washingtonpost.com, 3/25/2006; Opera News, v. 70 no. 12, June 2006; Chamber Music, v. 23 no. 4, August 2006; Opera, v. 57 no. 7, July 2006. b. in Montana. Gramophone, v. 84, no. 1006 June 2006. || Baker, GroveAmer, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla
Camden, Anthony, oboist, d. 3/7/2006 in Australia; b. 4/26/1938 in Britain. Gramophone, v. 84, no. 1006 June 2006. || IWWM-Cla
Cameron, John Allan, Canadian Celtic musician, d. 11/22/2006 in Toronto at 67; b. in Cape Breton. cbc.ca, 11/22/2006; TheStar.com, 11/22/2006. || IWWM-Pop
Carter, Janette, last original member of the country-music Carter Family, d. 1/22/2006 in Holston Valley, TN at 82. AOL.com, 1/23/2006; Boston.com, 1/25/2006; washingtonpost.com, 1/25/2006; Sing Out!, v. 50 no. 2, Summer 2006. d. in Kingsport, TN. New York Times On the Web, 1/24/2006; Rolling Stone, no. 994, 2/23/2006. || EPM4
Christos, Marianna, soprano and voice teacher, d. 4/15/2006 in Stamford, CT; b. 3/2/1948 in Beaver, PA. Opera News, v. 71 no. 1, July 2006; Opera, v. 57 no. 7, July 2006. || IWWM-Cla
Cohn, George "Sonny", jazz trumpeter, d. 11/7/2006 in Chicago, IL at 81. JazzTimes.com, 11/15/2006. || GroveJazz
Colby, Edward, music librarian, d. 9/22/2006 at 94. Mimi Tashiro on MLA-L, 9/27/2006. Edward Eugene Colby, d. in San Jose, CA; b. 7/5/1912 in Oakland, CA. ARSC Newsletter, no. 112, Fall 2006. || GroveAmer
Colzani, Anselmo, Italian baritone, d. 3/19/2006 in Milan at 87. latimes.com, 3/21/2006. b. 3/28/1918 in Budrio, near Bologna, Italy. New York Times On the Web, 3/24/2006; Gramophone, v. 84, no. 1006 June 2006; Opera News, v. 70 no. 12, June 2006; Opera, v. 57 no. 7, July 2006. || GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla
Comden, Betty, Broadway lyricist and librettist, d. 11/23/2006 in Manhattan at 89; b. 1917 in Brooklyn, NY. globeandmail.com, 11/23/2006. b. Elizabeth Cohen 5/3/1917. New York Times On the Web, 11/24/2006; SFGate.com, 11/24/2006; chicagotribune.com, 11/24/2006; detnews.com, 11/24/2006. also actress. Independent Online Edition, 11/27/2006. also screenwriter; b. in Russia. Guardian Unlimited, 11/27/2006. ||...
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