Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1979

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Charles Mingus 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Grant Green 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Jazz-Funk
Nino Rota 1920s - 1970s Stage & Screen, Classical, Avant-Garde, Film Music, Vocal Music, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks, Ballet, Opera, Modern Composition, Chamber Music
Stan Kenton 1930s - 1970s Jazz, Vocal, Big Band, Progressive Jazz, Traditional Pop
Arthur Fiedler 1910s - 1970s Classical, Easy Listening, Classical Pop, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Classical Crossover, Orchestral
Donny Hathaway 1960s - 1970s R&B, Film Score, Soul, Smooth Soul, Chicago Soul
Blue Mitchell 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Vocal, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Trumpet Jazz
Lester Flatt 1940s - 1970s Country, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass
Minnie Riperton 1960s - 1970s R&B, Chicago Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Uptown Soul, Pop-Soul
The Runaways 1970s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Proto-Punk
Dimitri Tiomkin 1920s - 1970s Stage & Screen, Classical, Easy Listening, Film Music, Soundtracks, Film Score, Original Score
Van McCoy 1950s - 1970s R&B, Soul, Disco
Alfred Deller 1950s - 1970s Classical, Vocal Music, Choral
Guiomar Novaës 1920s - 1960s Classical, International, Keyboard, Brazilian Traditions
The Mumps 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, New York Punk, Punk, American Punk
Lowell George 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll, Singer/Songwriter, Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
Paul Paray 1900s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Symphony, Vocal Music
Sid Vicious 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave, British Punk
Hello People 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop
Dorsey Burnette 1950s - 1970s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Rockabilly
Nadia Boulanger 1910s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Paul Dessau Classical, Vocal Music, Chamber Music
Pierre Bernac 1920s - 1950s Classical, Vocal Music
Anton Heiller 1950s - 1970s Classical, Electronic, Keyboard, Choral, Concerto
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi 1910s - 1950s Classical, International, Opera
Maria Caniglia Classical, Opera
Thelonious Monk Quartet 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Gasolin' 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
Kleenex 1970s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Fotomaker 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Power Pop
Ludwig Weber Classical, Opera
Roy Harris 1930s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Choral, Orchestral, Symphony, Vocal Music, Modern Composition
Ahmad Zahir 1960s - 1970s International, Pop/Rock, Middle Eastern Pop, Middle Eastern Traditions
Ivan Wyschnegradsky 1910s - 1960s Avant-Garde, Classical, Keyboard, Modern Composition, Chamber Music
Jimmy McCulloch 1970s Pop/Rock
Rebecca Clarke 1900s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
The Miamis 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Proto-Punk, American Punk, Power Pop
Jeanne Leleu 1910s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Ballet, Choral, Orchestral
Walter Legge 1930s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera
Vernon Brown Jazz, Dixieland, Swing
Bruno Coquatrix International, Classical, Stage & Screen, Opera, Vocal Music
Julia Perry 1940s - 1970s Classical, Choral, Concerto, Keyboard, Opera, Orchestral, Symphony, Vocal Music
Reginald "Guy" Bolton Stage & Screen
Ronald Binge 1930s - 1970s Easy Listening, Classical, Pop/Rock, Orchestral
Sunshine Sue 1940s - 1950s Country, Traditional Country, Early Country
The Men 1970s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
$27 Snap on Face 1970s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
A. Philip Randolph Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
Al Kealoha Perry 1930s - 1960s Easy Listening, International, Vocal, Hawaiian Pop, Oceanic Traditions, Exotica, Vocal Pop
Al Stillman 1930s - 1950s Vocal, Classical, Country, Traditional Pop, Film Score, Vocal Music