Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1965

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Nat King Cole 1930s - 1960s Vocal, Jazz, R&B, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Vocal Pop, Early R&B
Sonny Boy Williamson II 1930s - 1960s Blues, R&B, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Early R&B
Spike Jones 1930s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, Comedy, Music Comedy, Novelty, Satire, Song Parody, Big Band, Swing, Orchestral
Edgard Varèse 1910s - 1960s Classical, Avant-Garde, Experimental Electronic, Modern Composition, Musique Concrète, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Vocal Music
The "5" Royales 1950s - 1960s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Doo Wop
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 1950s - 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Rock & Roll
George Melachrino 1940s - 1960s Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Mood Music, Orchestral, Easy Pop, Classical Pop, Film Score
Hans Knappertsbusch 1910s - 1950s Classical, Opera, Symphony, Orchestral
Myra Hess 1920s - 1930s Classical, Jazz, Keyboard, Concerto
Henry Cowell 1900s - 1960s Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Avant-Garde Music, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Global Jazz, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Tito Schipa 1920s - 1950s Classical, International, Opera, Vocal Music, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
Franz Völker 1930s - 1940s Classical, International, Opera
Bill Black 1950s - 1960s Pop/Rock, R&B, Jazz, Instrumental Rock, Memphis Soul, Soul, Big Band
Rafael Hernández 1900s - 1960s Latin, Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop, Latin Pop, Tropical
Paul & Paula 1960s Pop/Rock, Vocal, Early Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop
Albert Schweitzer Classical, Keyboard
Billy Ward & the Dominoes 1950s - 1960s R&B, Vocal, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Doo Wop, Harmony Vocal Group, Rock & Roll
The In Crowd 1960s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Invasion, Freakbeat, Psychedelic/Garage, Soul
Nina Koshetz 1910s - 1920s Classical, Vocal Music, Opera
Aloys Fornerod Classical, Choral, Keyboard, Orchestral
Jack Lacey 1930s - 1960s Jazz
Jean Apotheloz
Judy Holliday 1940s - 1960s Vocal, Classical, Show/Musical, Standards, Traditional Pop
T.S. Eliot Comedy/Spoken, Stage & Screen, Classical, Poetry, Show/Musical, Spoken Word, Choral
The Jelly Beans 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Early R&B, Girl Groups, Soul
"Little" Mike McKendrick 1920s - 1960s Jazz
Aaron Avshalomov 1920s - 1950s Classical, Ballet, Concerto, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Al Nevins 1950s Pop/Rock
Alan Freed 1950s Pop/Rock, Comedy/Spoken, R&B, Speeches, Spoken Word, Rock & Roll, Early R&B
Anatoly Butskoy Classical
Angelo Luiso Classical, Orchestral
Anthon van der Horst Classical, Symphony
Antonio Ricci Signorini Classical, Chamber Music
Arthur Schutt 1910s - 1950s Jazz, Classical, Early Jazz, Show/Musical, Keyboard, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Avery Robinson Jazz, Classical, Vocal Music
Bambis 1960s Pop/Rock, R&B, British Invasion, Early R&B, Rock & Roll
Beatrice Harrison Classical, Concerto
Benny Peyton 1910s - 1950s Jazz
Big Mike McKendrick
Blues by Five 1960s Pop/Rock, Blues, Blues-Rock, British Blues, Regional Blues
Bob McCord & the Vibrations 1960s Pop/Rock
Boyd Atkins 1920s - 1950s Blues
Bud & Travis 1950s - 1960s Folk, Traditional Folk, Folk Revival, Folk-Pop
Buster Harding Jazz, Swing
Buster Moten 1930s - 1940s Jazz
Carl Kress 1930s - 1960s Jazz, Swing, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Carlo Allegretti Classical, Orchestral
Cecil Brower 1930s - 1960s Country, Western Swing
Charles Harrison 1910s Vocal, American Popular Song, Tin Pan Alley Pop
Charles Kennedy Scott Classical, Choral