Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1976

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Freddie King 1950s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Early R&B, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues
Howlin' Wolf 1930s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Early R&B, Electric Memphis Blues, Piano Blues, Jive, Jump Blues
Vince Guaraldi 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Holiday, Classical, Cool, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Holidays, Christmas, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Film Score
Jimmy Reed 1940s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Blues Revival, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Early R&B
Mott the Hoople 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk
Johnny Mercer 1930s - 1970s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Standards, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz
Phil Ochs 1960s - 1970s Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Political Folk, Protest Songs, Singer/Songwriter
Paul Robeson 1920s - 1960s Vocal, Religious, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Traditional Pop, Vocal Music
Jimmy Garrison 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Post-Bop
Grand Funk Railroad 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Boogie Rock, Detroit Rock, Hard Rock, Album Rock
James Gang 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Arena Rock
Mance Lipscomb 1960s - 1970s Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Regional Blues, Songster, Blues Revival
Benjamin Britten 1920s - 1970s Classical, Opera, Chamber Music, Choral, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Tommy Bolin 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Fusion, Heavy Metal
Paul Kossoff 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, Hard Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock
Santo & Johnny 1950s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Easy Listening, Instrumental Pop, Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Early Pop/Rock
Lily Pons 1920s - 1970s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Géza Anda 1940s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
David Munrow 1960s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music, Choral
Lotte Lehmann 1910s - 1950s Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Opera, Vocal Music, Spoken Word
Rudolf Kempe 1930s - 1970s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Choral, Concerto, Opera
Count Ossie 1950s - 1970s Reggae, Nyahbinghi, Ska
Gregor Piatigorsky 1920s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Lighthouse 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Jazz-Rock
Jean Martinon 1940s - 1970s Classical, Orchestral, Concerto, Symphony, Choral
Maggie Teyte 1910s - 1950s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Elisabeth Rethberg 1910s - 1930s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Vince Guaraldi Trio 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Holiday, Christmas, Cool, West Coast Jazz, Holidays, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Alexander Brailowsky 1920s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Francesco Merli 1920s - 1940s Classical, Opera
Harold Darke 1910s - 1970s Classical, Religious, Choral, Keyboard, Gospel
Louis Charles Robinson 1950s - 1970s Folk
Friedrich Hollaender Jazz, Vocal, Classical, Vocal Music, Keyboard
Guitar Shorty 1950s - 1970s Blues, Country Blues
Lavender Country 1970s - 2020s Country, Folk, Pop/Rock, Progressive Country, Political Folk, Contemporary Country, Country-Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Walter Piston 1920s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, New Age, Modern Composition, Neo-Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony
Rosalind Russell 1930s - 1960s Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show/Musical
S.O.S. 1970s Jazz, Avant-Garde, Electronic, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental, Modern Creative, Improvisation, Free Jazz
'Big' Jim Wynn
A Fina Flor Do Samba 1970s - 1980s Folk, International, Brazilian Traditions, Choro, Samba, Western European Traditions
Abel Baer 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Classical, Vocal Music
Adriaan Roland Holst Classical
Ady Rosner 1930s - 1940s Jazz, Continental Jazz, Big Band
Agostino Gabucci Classical
Akio Yashiro 1940s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Concerto, Symphony
Al Jones Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Albert Burbank 1920s - 1950s Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland
Alois Melichar 1930s Classical, International, Stage & Screen, Vocal Music, Opera, Film Score
Anton Profes
Argent 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Prog-Rock, AM Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock