Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1959

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Yrjö Kilpinen 1920s - 1950s Classical, Avant-Garde, Vocal Music, Modern Composition
Wanda Landowska 1910s - 1940s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Tony Hollins Blues, Pop/Rock, Acoustic Blues
The Vipers 1950s - 1960s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Skiffle
The Sapphires 1950s Vocal
The Quarrymen 1950s Pop/Rock, Vocal, Rock & Roll, Skiffle, Vocal Pop
The Ospreys 1950s R&B
The Mello-Harps 1950s R&B
The Jodimars 1950s Pop/Rock, Rockabilly
The Genies 1950s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Five Crowns 1950s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Echos 1950s Country
The Easy Riders 1950s Folk, Folk Revival
The Crescendos 1960s Pop/Rock, Blues, R&B, Doo Wop, Regional Blues, Rock & Roll, Swamp Blues, Early R&B
The Chandeliers 1950s R&B, Doo Wop
The Cashmeres 1940s - 1950s R&B
The Big Bopper 1950s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
The Avalons 1940s - 1950s R&B
Stanley Bate Classical, Concerto
South German Radio Chorus Classical, Choral
Sonnie Hale
Sidney Bechet 1900s - 1950s Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Shadow Wilson 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Sara Wennerberg-Reuter Classical, Keyboard
Sam M. Lewis 1910s - 1930s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop
Rudolf Mengelberg Classical, Vocal Music
Rosetta Duncan 1920s - 1950s Stage & Screen, Vocal, Musicals, Vaudeville
Rodgers & Hammerstein 1940s - 1950s Stage & Screen, Vocal, Jazz, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Musicals, Musical Theater, Traditional Pop, Composer Songbook, Vocal Jazz, Cabaret, Vocal Pop
Rocketones R&B
Robin Milford 1920s - 1950s Classical, Vocal Music, Choral, Concerto, Opera, Orchestral, Keyboard
Robert Morton Nance Folk
Ritchie Valens 1950s Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, Rock & Roll
Rex Griffin 1930s - 1950s Country, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country
Raffaele D'Alessandro Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Pedro Humberto Allende Saron Classical, Keyboard
Paul Malengreau Classical, Keyboard
Patience and Prudence 1950s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Early Pop/Rock
Otto Hoser
Omer Simeon 1920s - 1950s Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Olga Knipper Classical
Nils Bolander Classical
Minor Hall Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
May Harrison Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Maxwell Anderson 1920s - 1950s Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Vocal Music, Show/Musical
Max Hempel Classical, Band Music
Max D'Ollone Classical, Concerto, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Maryla Jonas 1940s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard
Mario Lanza 1940s - 1950s Vocal, Classical, Stage & Screen, Traditional Pop, Vocal Music, American Popular Song, Opera, Standards, Cast Recordings, Musical Theater
Margarete Teschemacher 1930s - 1940s Classical, Opera
Mack Gordon 1920s - 1950s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Film Music, Show Tunes, Soundtracks, Traditional Pop, Vaudeville, Vocal Music, Film Score