Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1969

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Wynonie Harris 1930s - 1960s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Jump Blues
William Flanagan Classical, Vocal Music
Wilhelm Backhaus 1910s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Wilbur Harden 1950s - 1960s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop
Wesley Tourtellotte Classical, Stage & Screen
Wendell Hall 1920s - 1930s Vocal, Blues, Minstrel, Tin Pan Alley Pop
Walther Aeschbacher Classical, Chamber Music
W. Lee O'Daniel 1930s Country
Vincenzo Davico Classical, Vocal Music
Vesselin Stoyanov
Vernon Duke 1930s - 1950s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Traditional Pop, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Show/Musical, Vocal Music, Ballet, Chamber Music
Van Denman Thompson Classical
Ultimate Spinach 1960s Pop/Rock, Acid Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Turquoise 1960s Pop/Rock, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
Tony Spargo 1910s - 1960s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Big Band
Tony Sbarbaro 1910s - 1920s Jazz
Tony Pastor 1920s - 1960s Vocal, Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Traditional Pop, American Popular Song
Tony Fruscella 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Tommy Edwards 1940s - 1960s R&B, Early R&B
Tom Arnold 1920s - 1960s Pop/Rock
Timebox 1960s Pop/Rock, Blues, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Blues, British Invasion, Mod, Regional Blues, Soul, British Psychedelia, Hard Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, AM Pop
Thomas Matthews Classical, Choral
These Vizitors 1960s Pop/Rock
Theodor W. Adorno 1920s - 1930s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Symphony
The Wilde Flowers 1960s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Canterbury Scene, Psychedelic/Garage
The Wailers 1950s - 1960s Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Instrumental Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll
The Unrelated Segments 1960s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Punk, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
The United States of America 1960s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
The Ugly's 1960s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Psychedelic/Garage
The Twilights 1960s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
The Tol-Puddle Martyrs 1960s Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
The Tiffany Shade 1960s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic/Garage, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic
The Thyme 1960s Pop/Rock
The Sundowners 1960s Pop/Rock, R&B, British Invasion, Early R&B
The Stark Reality 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, R&B, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Prog-Rock, Funk
The Stained Glass 1960s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Garage Rock, Acid Rock
The Staccatos 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock
The Soul Clan 1960s R&B, Soul, Southern Soul
The Sheppards 1950s - 1960s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Chicago Soul, Soul
The Shangri-Las 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
The Shanes 1960s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Merseybeat, Swedish Pop/Rock
The Sandpipers 1960s Pop/Rock
The Sallyangie 1960s Pop/Rock, Folk, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, British Folk-Rock
The Royalettes 1960s - 2000s R&B, Soul, Girl Groups
The Rockets 1960s Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Phantoms 1960s Pop/Rock
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Sunshine Pop
The New Hobbits 1960s Pop/Rock, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
The Munx 1960s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Sunshine Pop