Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1977

Artist Active Genre & Styles
5000 Volts 1970s R&B, Pop/Rock, Disco
Abdel Halim Hafez 1950s - 1970s International, Arabic, Middle Eastern Traditions, Middle Eastern Pop
Ace 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pub Rock, Album Rock, Soft Rock
Alan Mills 1940s - 1970s International
Albert E. Brumley 1930s - 1970s Country, Religious, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Gospel
Alden Bunn 1940s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Electric Blues, Early R&B, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues, East Coast Blues
Alexander Tcherepnin 1910s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto
Aliosha Nikolaev Classical, Keyboard
Allman and Woman 1970s Pop/Rock, Southern Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock
Alwyn Surplice Classical, Choral
Andy Parker 1930s - 1950s Country, Pop/Rock
Annette Snell R&B
Antonio Machín 1930s - 1950s Latin, Latin Big Band, Son, Tropical, Cuban Traditions
Armand Hug 1920s - 1970s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Stride
Arnold B. Horwitt 1930s - 1960s Jazz, Classical, Show/Musical
Art Madigan
Arthur Jackson Blues, Classical, Opera, Show/Musical
Automatic Man 1970s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Baby Boy Warren 1940s - 1950s Blues, Detroit Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Blues
Back Door 1970s Jazz, Blues, Pop/Rock, Jazz-Rock
Baker Gurvitz Army 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock, British Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Bennie Green 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Bop, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz
Benny Moten 1940s - 1960s Jazz, Swing
Big Chief Ellis 1970s Blues, Piano Blues
Big John Wrencher 1960s - 1970s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues
Bill Boyd 1930s - 1950s Country, Folk, Western Swing, String Bands, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Billy Taylor, Jr. 1950s - 1970s Jazz
Billy Ternent 1960s Easy Listening
Bing Crosby 1920s - 1970s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, American Popular Song, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Swing, Vocal Music
Blackfoot Sue 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Blanche Thomas R&B
Bob Chester & His Orchestra Jazz, Pop/Rock, Big Band, Swing
Bobby Tate Pop/Rock
Booker T. Washington White Stage & Screen
Buddy Burton 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Blues, Early Jazz, Modern Electric Blues
Buddy Johnson 1930s - 1960s Blues, R&B, Jump Blues, Early R&B, New York Blues, Regional Blues
Bukka White 1920s - 1970s Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Pre-War Blues
Captain Beyond 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Prog-Rock
Cassie Gaines Pop/Rock
Cat Mother & the All Night News Boys 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Album Rock
Catherine Henderson 1920s - 1970s Blues, Classical, Keyboard, Orchestral
Cesare Nordio Classical, Keyboard
Charles Koff Easy Listening, Classical, Concerto
Charlie Chaplin 1890s - 1970s Stage & Screen, Classical, Soundtracks, Film Score
Christopher Dietz Classical, Chamber Music
Cleavant Derricks Religious, Gospel
Clément Jacob Classical, Chamber Music
Conrad Letendre Classical, Keyboard
Conspiracy 1970s Pop/Rock
Crucial Three Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave