Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1977

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zero Mostel 1940s - 1970s Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Musicals, Film Score, Show/Musical
Yvonne Printemps 1910s - 1940s Vocal, Stage & Screen, International, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, French, Western European Traditions
Yakov Flier 1930s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Witold Friemann Classical, Vocal Music
Witch 1970s - 2020s R&B, International, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic/Garage, Southern African, Zambian, Indie Rock, African Traditions, Disco
Willie Trice 1930s - 1970s Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Willie Jones 1940s - 1970s Jazz
Willie James Lacey Blues
William Powell 1960s - 1970s R&B
William Garnet James Classical, Vocal Music
Wilbert Ellis Blues
Wigwam 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Widowmaker 1970s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Walter Kraft 1950s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Chamber Music, Choral
Walter Johnson 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Early Jazz, Swing
Wally Cirillo 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Waldo de los Rios 1930s - 1970s Easy Listening, Latin, Instrumental Pop
Victims 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave
Venus & the Razorblades 1970s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Tufano & Giammarese Band 1970s Pop/Rock
Tudor Dumitrescu Classical, Keyboard
Troy Martin 1930s - 1960s Country
Tjens Couter 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock
Thornel Schwartz 1960s Jazz, Bop, Soul Jazz, Swing
Thomas Shaw 1970s - 1990s Blues
Thomas Schippers 1950s - 1970s Classical, Opera, Choral, Orchestral
The Supremes 1960s - 1970s R&B, Motown, Soul, Girl Groups, Pop-Soul, AM Pop, Uptown Soul
The Stampeders 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
The Seguins 1970s Pop/Rock
The New Order 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, American Punk, Punk/New Wave, Proto-Punk
The Meters 1960s - 2020s R&B, Funk, New Orleans R&B, Soul
The Marketts 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Instrumental Rock, Surf
The Invaders 1970s Pop/Rock
The Exciters 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Girl Groups
The Ducks 1970s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Bar Band, American Trad Rock, Blues-Rock
The Alegre All-Stars 1960s - 1970s Latin, Jazz, Charanga, Cuban Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Tropical
Terry Shand Jazz, Classical, Pop/Rock, Vocal Music
Teddi King 1940s - 1970s Vocal, Standards, Traditional Pop
Tarheel Slim 1950s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Electric Blues, Early R&B, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues, East Coast Blues
Target 1970s Pop/Rock
T. Rex 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Sunburst 1970s International, Pop/Rock, R&B, East African, Tanzanian, African Traditions, Funk
Stoney Cooper 1940s - 1970s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country
Steve Gaines 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
Stellákis Perpiniádhis International, Mediterranean Traditions, Rembetika, Greek
St. Louis Jimmy Oden 1930s - 1960s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, St. Louis Blues
Sphinx 1970s R&B, Club/Dance, Disco, Euro-Dance
Sonny Criss 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Slik 1970s Pop/Rock
Sleepy John Estes 1920s - 1970s Blues, Country Blues, Memphis Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Regional Blues, Pre-War Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Electric Country Blues