Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1961

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zdenek Folprecht Classical, Chamber Music
York Bowen 1900s - 1950s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Wolfgang Steinitz Classical, Vocal Music
Winky Tharp Jazz
Wilbur Sweatman 1910s - 2000s Jazz, Ragtime, Early Jazz, Dixieland
Werner Richard Heymann Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, Classical, Comedy, Film Score, Vocal Music
Walter Wilhelm Götze Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Walter Goetze 1910s - 1930s Classical, Opera
Wallingford Riegger 1910s - 1950s Classical, Orchestral, Ballet, Chamber Music, Choral, Concerto, Keyboard, Symphony, Vocal Music
Vladimir Sofronitsky 1930s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard
Velma Middleton 1930s - 1960s Jazz, Vocal, Dixieland, Standards
Vaclav Talich 1920s - 1950s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony
Uuno Klami 1930s - 1950s Classical, Concerto, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Symphony
Trio Matamoros 1920s - 1960s Latin, International, Tropical, Bolero, Western European Traditions, Sonero, Son, Latin Pop
Tommy McClennan 1930s - 1940s Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Blues
Thomas Jefferson Scott
Thomas Beecham 1900s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Opera, Symphony
Theodore Chanler 1920s - 1950s Classical, Vocal Music
The Velvets 1960s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Teen Queens 1950s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Girl Groups
The Sparkletones 1950s - 1960s Pop/Rock, Rockabilly
The Robins 1940s - 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock
The Pentagons 1950s - 1960s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Mastersounds 1950s - 1960s Jazz, Cool
The Ivy Three 1960s Vocal
The Fontane Sisters 1940s - 1960s Vocal, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
The Five Satins 1950s - 2020s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Early Pop/Rock
The Edsels 1950s - 2020s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Delroys 1950s - 1980s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
The Chordettes 1940s - 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Vocal, Girl Groups, Harmony Vocal Group, Vocal Pop, Early Pop/Rock, American Popular Song, Doo Wop
The Chevrons 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Rock & Roll
The Carpets 1950s - 1960s R&B
Sticks McGhee & His Buddies Pop/Rock, R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Electric Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Urban Blues
Sticks McGhee 1940s - 1950s Blues, R&B, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Electric Blues
Simmie Dooley Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Scott LaFaro 1950s - 1960s Jazz, Cool, Modal Music, Post-Bop
Ruggero Vené
Rosario Bourdon Stage & Screen, Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Roffredo Caetani Classical, Keyboard
Robert M. Crawford Classical, Band Music
Robert Crawford 1920s - 1950s Pop/Rock, Show/Musical
Riverboat Five 1950s - 1960s Jazz, Dixieland
Ragnar Althén International, Classical, Vocal Music
Peter Dawson 1910s - 1930s Vocal, Folk, Classical, Sea Shanties, Opera, Vocal Music, Choral
Percy Grainger 1900s - 1950s Classical, Avant-Garde, Band Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Choral, Modern Composition
Paul Wittgenstein 1920s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Chamber Music
Noah Lewis 1920s - 1930s Blues, Country, Jug Band, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues
Ninon Vallin 1910s - 1950s Classical, International, Opera, Vocal Music
Nils-Eric Fougstedt 1940s - 1950s Classical, Choral, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Nick LaRocca 1910s - 1930s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz