Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1978

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Louis Prima 1930s - 1970s Jazz, Blues, Vocal, R&B, Jump Blues, Swing, Traditional Pop, Dixieland, Early R&B
Sex Pistols 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Punk, British Punk, Punk/New Wave
Small Faces 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Mod, Psychedelic/Garage, AM Pop
Sandy Denny 1960s - 1970s Folk, Pop/Rock, British Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, British Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Jacques Brel 1950s - 1970s Vocal, Pop/Rock, International, Cabaret, French Pop, Vocal Pop, Show/Musical
Joe Venuti 1920s - 1970s Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, Swing, Mainstream Jazz
The Walker Brothers 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Baroque Pop, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Don Ellis 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Film Score, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modal Music, Trumpet Jazz
Henry Cow 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Avant-Prog, Art Rock, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Improvisation, Modern Composition, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Canterbury Scene
Chris Bell 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Sneakers 1970s Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
Bay City Rollers 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Power Pop
Dead Boys 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New York Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Rare Earth 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, R&B, Album Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Acid Rock, Soul, Motown
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Lafayette Afro Rock Band 1970s International, R&B, Jazz, Funk, Afro-beat, Disco, Jazz-Funk
Aram Khachaturian 1920s - 1970s Classical, Stage & Screen, Avant-Garde, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard, Modern Composition
Carlos Chávez 1920s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Modern Composition, Symphony
Alexander Kipnis 1910s - 1940s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Keith Moon 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Herbert Alsen 1930s - 1950s Classical, Opera, Choral
Robert Heger Classical, Opera
William Steinberg 1920s - 1970s Classical, Stage & Screen, Concerto, Orchestral
Heavy Metal Kids 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Roy Ayers Ubiquity 1970s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Ice 1970s R&B, Pop/Rock, International, Jazz, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Afro-beat, Worldbeat
Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender 1920s - 1940s Classical, International, Opera
Carlo Tagliabue 1920s - 1950s Classical, Opera
Maro Ajemian 1950s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Ballet, Chamber Music
William Grant Still 1920s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Vocal Music, Ballet, Symphony
Harry Bertoia 1970s Avant-Garde, Sound Sculpture
Cesare Andrea Bixio International, Classical, Vocal Music
Howard Swanson Classical, Vocal Music
Lee Morris 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock
2.3 1970s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk
A Bolha 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Latin, Latin Rock, Rock en Español
Adele Bloesch-Stöcker Classical, Keyboard
Advertising 1970s Pop/Rock, Power Pop
Airlord 1970s Pop/Rock
Al Benson Jazz
Alan Richardson 1930s - 1960s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Alcides Gerardi 1940s - 1960s International
Alick Nkhata 1940s - 1970s International, African Traditions, Afro-beat, Central African, Zairean
Alix Combelle 1930s - 1940s Jazz, Vocal, Continental Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Standards, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Almôndegas 1970s International
Alton Moore 1930s - 1960s Jazz
Alvarenga e Ranchinho 1930s - 1970s Latin
American Flyer 1970s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Back Street Crawler 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock
Be Bop Deluxe 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock