Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1963

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Patsy Cline 1940s - 1960s Country, Pop/Rock, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country, Rockabilly
Dinah Washington 1940s - 1960s Jazz, Blues, Vocal, R&B, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Jump Blues, Early R&B
Édith Piaf 1930s - 1960s Vocal, International, Cabaret, French Pop, Torch Songs, Vocal Pop
The Louvin Brothers 1940s - 1960s Country, Religious, Bluegrass, Close Harmony, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Bluegrass-Gospel, Gospel
Beny Moré 1940s - 1960s Latin, International, Latin Big Band, Son, Mambo, Bolero, Western European Traditions, Rumba, Tropical, Cuban Traditions, Sonero
Ernesto Lecuona 1920s - 1960s Latin, Classical, Pop/Rock, Keyboard, Cuban Traditions, Latin Pop
Herbie Nichols 1930s - 1960s Jazz, Post-Bop, Bop, Swing, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Felix Slatkin 1930s - 1950s Classical, Easy Listening, Jazz, Chamber Music, Exotica, Lounge, Orchestral, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Fritz Reiner 1910s - 1950s Classical, Orchestral, Choral, Concerto, Opera, Symphony
Paul Hindemith 1910s - 1960s Classical, Modern Composition, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Concerto
Ferenc Fricsay 1930s - 1950s Classical, Orchestral, Opera, Choral, Concerto, Symphony
Amelita Galli-Curci 1900s - 1930s Classical, Vocal, Opera
Benno Moiseiwitsch 1900s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto
Francis Poulenc 1910s - 1960s Classical, Avant-Garde, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Vocal Music, Modern Composition
John F. Kennedy 1950s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Orchestral, Speeches, Vocal Music, Spoken Word
Rosa Raisa 1910s - 1930s Classical, Opera
Jean Cocteau 1930s Jazz, Classical, Vocal Music, Opera
László Lajtha 1920s - 1950s Classical, Folk, Symphony, Chamber Music, Ballet, Choral, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Robert Frost Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Spoken Word, Vocal Music, Choral
William Carlos Williams Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Vocal Music, Spoken Word, Choral
Abe Schwartz 1910s - 1930s International, Classical, Jewish Music, Klezmer, Vocal Music
Abraham Ellstein 1990s - 2000s International, Classical, Show/Musical, Film Score
Addison Farmer Jazz
Alamiro Giampieri Classical, Concerto, Chamber Music, Opera
Aldous Huxley Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Vocal Music, Spoken Word
Alec Templeton 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Classical, Jazz-Pop, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Alexander Jemnitz Classical, Chamber Music
Alexandre Labinsky Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Alfred Fritsch Classical
American Jazz Ensemble 1960s Jazz, Post-Bop, Bop, Hard Bop
Anthony Collins Classical, Electronic, Concerto, Symphony, Film Score, Orchestral
Archibald Joyce 1910s Jazz, Classical, British Dance Bands, Ragtime, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Arizona Dranes 1920s Blues, Religious, Folk, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Gospel, Spirituals, Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, String Bands
Arthur Jones Pop/Rock
Arthur Q. Smith Country
Artur Lemba 1900s - 1950s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Choral, Concerto, Opera, Symphony, Vocal Music
Axel Stordahl Vocal, Classical, Traditional Pop, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
B.F. Shelton 1920s Folk, International, Country, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Old-Timey
Bernard Wladowski Classical, Choral
Bill Grauer, Jr. Jazz
Billy Burns Jazz
Bob Scobey 1930s - 1960s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Swing
Bobby Jaspar 1950s - 1960s Jazz, Cool, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
C.S. Lewis Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Carlo Buti 1930s - 1940s International, Classical, Vocal Music, Italian Folk, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
Carlos Pagliuchi Classical
Carmen Amaya 1930s - 1960s International, Flamenco, Western European Traditions
Casa Loma Orchestra 1920s - 1960s Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Castor McCord Jazz
Charles "Specs" Wright 1950s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz