Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1980

Artist Active Genre & Styles
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Willy Werner Göttig Classical
Willie James Lyons 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
William Kroll Classical, Chamber Music
William Denny 1930s - 1970s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard
Willi Reich Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Wilhelm Weismann Classical, Vocal Music, Choral
Wet Willie 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Warren Smith 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country
Walter Süsskind Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Concerto, Opera
Waldir Azevedo 1930s - 1970s Latin, International, Choro, Western European Traditions, Brazilian Traditions
Vladimir Vysotsky 1960s - 1980s Folk, Vocal, International, Jazz, Russian Folk, Cabaret, Russian Traditions
Virgil Fox 1930s - 1970s Classical, Easy Listening, Holiday, Keyboard, Christmas, Classical Pop, Wedding Collections, Carols, Holidays, Organ/Easy Listening
Violinski 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Art Rock
Vinícius de Moraes 1920s - 1980s Latin, International, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Pop, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, MPB, Samba
Végh Quartet 1940s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music
Valzinho 1930s - 1960s Latin, International, Choro, Western European Traditions
Uncle Homer Walker Folk, International, Country, Field Recordings, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Old-Timey
Uli Denker Pop/Rock
Twinkeyz 1970s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Tsolak Bekarian 1970s Classical, Chamber Music
Triana 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Toy Love 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, New Zealand Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Tony Gooden Blues
Tommy Caldwell Pop/Rock
Tim Hardin 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Folk, Blues, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Blues
The Tremblers 1990s Pop/Rock, Electronic, Bass Music, Club/Dance
The Trammps 1970s - 2020s R&B, Disco, Philly Soul, Soul
The Tourists 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Teen Idles 1980s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave, Straight-Edge
The Rumour 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Pub Rock, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll
The Nerves 1970s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Motors 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Pub Rock, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Montclairs 1960s - 1980s R&B, Smooth Soul, Northern Soul, Philly Soul, Soul
The Merton Parkas 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave
The Lilly Brothers 1930s - 1980s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
The Ledford String Band
The Heart of Gold Band 1980s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll
The Flys 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Power Pop
The Flowers 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk
The Fabulous Poodles 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Pub Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
The Doll 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Dillards 1960s - 2020s Country, Pop/Rock, Folk, Bluegrass, Country-Rock, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Neo-Traditional Folk, Traditional Folk, Old-Timey
The Count Bishops 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Pub Rock
The Cooper Brothers 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Southern Rock
The Brides of Funkenstein 1970s - 1980s R&B, Funk
The Brecker Brothers 1970s - 2000s Jazz, R&B, Crossover Jazz, Funk, Fusion
Ted Shapiro 1920s Jazz
Ted Lundy 1960s - 1970s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Teachers Pet 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave