Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1956

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Yves Nat 1930s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
William Lester
Will Oakland 1910s - 1920s Vocal
Will Batts Blues, Country, Jug Band, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues
Wilhelm Zehle Classical, Band Music
Walther Hensel Classical, Chamber Music
Walter Gieseking 1910s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Walter de la Mare Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Vocal Music, Spoken Word
Walter Collins Classical, Orchestral, Film Score
Walter Brown 1940s - 1950s Blues, Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jump Blues
Walerian Bierdiajew Classical
Viola McCoy 1920s - 1930s Blues, Classic Female Blues, Pre-War Blues, Country Blues
Victor Young 1930s - 1950s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock, Classical, Cast Recordings, Film Music, Show Tunes, Soundtracks, Traditional Pop, Film Score, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
Vasily Nechaev Classical, Chamber Music
Valaida Snow 1930s - 1950s Vocal, Jazz, R&B, American Popular Song, Swing, Vocal Pop, Early R&B, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Continental Jazz
Una Mae Carlisle 1930s - 1940s Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Swing, Vocal Jazz
Tozan Nakao
Tommy Johnson 1910s - 1950s Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues
Tommy Fulford Jazz
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Tommy Dorsey 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Sweet Bands, Swing
Thomas de Hartmann 1910s - 1940s Classical, International, Stage & Screen, Keyboard, Film Music, Soundtracks, Vocal Music
The Wrens 1950s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Whispers 1950s R&B
The Teen Kings 1940s - 1950s Pop/Rock, Country, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
The Rip-Chords 1950s R&B
The Ray-O-Vacs 1950s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blues, Jazz, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Jive
The Prairie Ramblers 1930s - 1940s Country, Bluegrass, Cowboy, Jug Band, Traditional Bluegrass
The Million Dollar Quartet 1950s Pop/Rock, Country, Religious, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Gospel, Southern Gospel, Spirituals, Bluegrass-Gospel
The Metronome All-Stars 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Bop, Swing
The Maddox Brothers & Rose 1930s - 1950s Country, Country Boogie, Traditional Country, Bakersfield Sound
The Dream Weavers 1950s Vocal, Vocal Pop, Harmony Vocal Group
The Dorsey Brothers 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Swing, Big Band
The Dell Tones 1950s Pop/Rock
The Carter Family 1920s - 1950s Country, International, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Close Harmony
Sven Sköld
Stan Golestan Classical, Orchestral
Spike Jones & His City Slickers 1940s - 1950s Comedy/Spoken, Comedy, Orchestral
Silvio Ranieri Classical, Chamber Music
Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko 1930s - 1950s Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music, Concerto
Sergei Wassilenko Classical
Rogelio Huguet y Tagell Classical, Chamber Music
Robert Orlando Morgan
Richie Powell Jazz, Bop
René L. Becker 1900s - 1920s Classical, Keyboard
Reinhold Glière 1900s - 1950s Classical, Ballet, Chamber Music, Concerto, Opera, Orchestral, Symphony, Vocal Music
Rabbi Israel Goldfarb Pop/Rock
Pekka Attinen Classical, Choral
Peder Jørgensen Gram 1900s - 1950s Classical, Concerto