Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1966

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Bud Powell 1940s - 1960s Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Mississippi John Hurt 1900s - 1960s Blues, Folk, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Delta Blues, Field Recordings, Regional Blues, Pre-War Blues, Songster
Lenny Bruce 1940s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Beat Poetry, Satire, Standup Comedy, Comedy, Observational Humor, Political Comedy, Spoken Word
The Stanley Brothers 1940s - 1960s Country, Folk, Religious, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Close Harmony, Gospel, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Country-Pop
Jan & Dean 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, R&B, Early Pop/Rock, Surf, AM Pop, Rock & Roll, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Doo Wop
The Crystals 1960s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Doo Wop, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Rock & Roll, Early R&B
Sophie Tucker 1900s - 1960s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Blues, American Popular Song, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Vaudeville, Classic Female Blues
Fritz Wunderlich 1950s - 1960s Classical, Vocal Music, Opera
Gaspar Cassadó 1920s - 1950s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Sylvia Telles 1950s - 1960s Latin, International, Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Samba, Brazilian Pop, Brazilian Traditions
Jan Kiepura 1920s - 1960s Classical, Vocal, International, Opera, Central European Traditions, Polish, Vocal Music, Film Score
Hermann Scherchen 1910s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Choral, Concerto, Opera, Symphony
Johnny St. Cyr 1910s - 1960s Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
The Hullaballoos 1960s Pop/Rock, British Invasion
Friends 1960s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Anna Akhmatova Folk, Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Yury Shaporin 1920s - 1950s Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Film Score, Keyboard, Symphony, Opera, Vocal Music
Alan Cohen 2000s Pop/Rock
Pierre Mercure Classical, Concerto, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Quincy Porter 1920s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Symphony
The Betterdays 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, British Invasion, British Blues
Trolls 1960s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
Vittorio Giannini 1920s - 1960s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music, Choral, Band Music, Chamber Music, Symphony, Keyboard
A Band of Angels 1960s Pop/Rock
Ada Reeve 1900s - 1950s Stage & Screen
Adalgiso Ferraris Classical, Orchestral
Adrian Roland 1960s Country, Honky Tonk
Albert Groz Classical
Alexis Roland-Manuel Classical, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Alfred Mendelssohn
Allan Roberts 1930s - 1940s Vocal, Jazz, Standards
Alma Cogan 1940s - 1960s Pop/Rock, Vocal, Early Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop
André Baugé 1920s - 1930s Classical, Pop/Rock, Vocal, Opera, French Pop
Annaabee-Nox Pop/Rock
Antoni Massana
Arcady Dubensky Classical, Vocal Music, Orchestral, Concerto
Arno Landmann Classical, Keyboard
Arthur Lourié 1910s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music, Keyboard
Arthur Meulemans 1910s - 1940s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard, Orchestral, Symphony
Arthur Waley Folk, Classical, Vocal Music
August Louis Baeyens Classical
Baltasar Samper Classical, Chamber Music
Barry Young 1960s Pop/Rock
Bernardo De Pace Classical, Chamber Music
Big Slim the Lone Cowboy Country
Big Slim, The Lone Cowboy
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas 1960s Pop/Rock, Merseybeat, British Invasion
Billy Kyle 1930s - 1940s Jazz, Classical, Swing, Opera
Billy Rose 1920s - 1950s Vocal