Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1979

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Þórarinn Guðmundsson Classical, Vocal Music
Zdenka Ticharich
Zbigniew Turski Classical, Concerto, Symphony
Zbigniew Seifert 1960s - 1970s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop
Yuri Obiedov
Willson Osborne Classical, Chamber Music
Will Balfa International, North American Traditions, Cajun
Wild Cherry 1970s R&B, Funk, Disco
Wilbur Ware 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Whiteley Singleton
Walter Legge 1930s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera
Walter Larrimer Classical, Band Music
Walter Jentsch
Vincente Ascencio Classical, Chamber Music
Vicente Asencio 1940s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Vernon Brown Jazz, Dixieland, Swing
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoy 1940s - 1960s Classical, International, Ballet, Vocal Music, Choral
Van McCoy 1950s - 1970s R&B, Soul, Disco
Umberto Concerti Classical
Ture Gudmundsson International, Classical, Swedish Folk, Nordic Traditions, Vocal Music
Trash 1970s Pop/Rock, British Punk, Punk/New Wave
Tommy Leonetti Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock
Tommy Jackson 1950s - 1970s Country, International, Square Dance, Traditional Country, Western Swing, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Old-Timey
Tippy Armstrong R&B
Thelonious Monk Quartet 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
The Weasels 1970s Pop/Rock, L.A. Punk, Punk/New Wave, Heavy Metal
The Victims 1970s Pop/Rock
The Sweet Inspirations 1960s - 2020s R&B, Religious, Soul, Deep Soul, Black Gospel, Gospel
The Sutherland Brothers 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Runaways 1970s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Proto-Punk
The Prefects 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk, British Punk
The Outsiders 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, British Punk, Punk
The Now 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave
The New Legion Rock Spectacular 1970s Pop/Rock
The Mumps 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, New York Punk, Punk, American Punk
The Miamis 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Proto-Punk, American Punk, Power Pop
The Men 1970s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
The Jimmy Castor Bunch 1970s R&B, Funk, Soul, R&B Instrumental, Soul Jazz, Boogaloo, Disco
Electric Banana 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic/Garage, Freakbeat, Hard Rock, Album Rock, Film Music, Soundtracks
The Drones 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, British Punk, Punk, Punk Revival, Punk/New Wave
The Credibility Gap 1960s - 1970s Comedy/Spoken, Satire, Sketch Comedy, Comedy, Political Comedy, Observational Humor
The Chosen Few 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
The Buffalo Gals 1970s Country, Bluegrass
The Attack 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Freakbeat, Mod, Psychedelic/Garage
The Adverts 1970s Pop/Rock, British Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Teresa Feninger de Rogatis Classical, Keyboard
Terence Judd Classical, Keyboard
Teddy Smith Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Ted Auletta 1940s - 1970s Easy Listening, International, Exotica, Instrumental Pop, Celtic, Celtic Pop, Space Age Pop
Tarney-Spencer Band 1970s Pop/Rock