Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1979

Artist Active Genre & Styles
$27 Snap on Face 1970s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
A. Philip Randolph Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
Ahmad Zahir 1960s - 1970s International, Pop/Rock, Middle Eastern Pop, Middle Eastern Traditions
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
Alba Rosa Viëtor Classical, Chamber Music
Albert Préjean 1930s - 1940s Classical, French Pop, Vocal Music, Opera
Alfred Deller 1950s - 1970s Classical, Vocal Music, Choral
Alice Delysia 1900s - 1930s Stage & Screen
Alison Travers Classical, Vocal Music
Alpha Band 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Roots Rock
Alusa Fallax 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Angus MacLise 1960s - 1970s Avant-Garde, International, Pop/Rock, Classical, Experimental, Minimalism, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll
Anton Heiller 1950s - 1970s Classical, Electronic, Keyboard, Choral, Concerto
Anton Heller
Aquarian Dream 1970s - 1980s R&B, Disco, Funk, Soul
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen 1930s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Religious, Radio Shows, Spoken Word
Arthur Fiedler 1910s - 1970s Classical, Easy Listening, Classical Pop, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Classical Crossover, Orchestral
Asa Martin 1920s - 1930s Country, Old-Timey, Traditional Country
Avery Claflin
Axe 1970s Pop/Rock
Beaver Brothers 1970s Pop/Rock
Ben Weber
Ben Weber 1930s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Vocal Music, Chamber Music, Symphony
Benny Davis 1910s - 1950s Vocal
Big in Japan 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave
Bill Rank 1920s - 1970s Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz
Blue 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Power Pop
Blue Mitchell 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Vocal, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Trumpet Jazz
Bob Newman 1950s Pop/Rock, Country, Truck Driving Country
Boleslaw Szabelski 1930s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Concerto, Symphony
Bond 1970s Pop/Rock
Bruno Coquatrix International, Classical, Stage & Screen, Opera, Vocal Music
Brush Arbor 1970s - 1990s Country, Religious, Country Gospel, Gospel
Capitão Furtado 1920s - 1960s International
Carl Martin 1930s - 1970s Blues, East Coast Blues, Regional Blues, Songster, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Vaudeville Blues
Carlos Vieco Latin
Carlos Vieco Ortiz
Catapult 1970s Pop/Rock
Celebration 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Celestine Ukwu 1990s International
Charles Kynard 1960s - 1970s Jazz, Soul Jazz
Charles M. W. Shadwell
Charles Mingus 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Charles Seeger Folk
Charlie Moore 1950s - 1990s Religious, Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Country Gospel, Gospel
Chris Etienne Pop/Rock
CJ & Co. 1970s R&B, Disco
Cleo Page 1950s - 1970s Blues