Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1981

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zarah Leander 1930s - 1940s Vocal, Stage & Screen, International, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Central European Traditions, German, Torch Songs
Youth Brigade 1980s Pop/Rock, Straight-Edge, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave, Punk
Yasuji Kiyose
Yachts 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
XL Capris 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock
Wings 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Rock & Roll, AM Pop
Windsong Vocal
William Cat Anderson 1940s - 1950s Jazz
Willi Träder
Will Osborne 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Will Hudson 1930s - 1940s Jazz, Classical, Vocal, Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Music, Concerto, Film Score, Orchestral
Wencheng Lü International, Classical, Chinese Classical, Chinese Traditions, Keyboard
Welcome 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Walter Cooper
Walter "Foots" Thomas 1940s Jazz
Wallace Cheese Read 1990s International, North American Traditions, Creole, Cajun
Voyager 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock
Victor Assis Brasil 1960s - 1980s International, Brazilian Traditions
Uranus 1980s Pop/Rock
Ty Hunter & The Voice Masters Pop/Rock
Ty Hunter Pop/Rock
Thomas Hugh Burton Pop/Rock
Theoretical Girls 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, No Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Zippers 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Power Pop
The Zeros 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, American Punk, L.A. Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Vapors 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Power Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival
The Undisputed Truth 1970s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Funk, Pop-Soul, Motown, Psychedelic Soul
The Threat 1970s - 1980s
The Thought Criminals 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave
The Sports 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll
The Sirens 1980s Pop/Rock
The Screamers 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, L.A. Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Projected Passion Revue Pop/Rock
The Pointed Sticks 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, New Wave, Power Pop
The Players Association 1970s - 1980s R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm, Jazz-Funk, Disco
The Odds 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Mod Revival, Alternative/Indie Rock, Ska
The Name 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival
The Lambrettas 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave
The Gangsters 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock
The Five Stairsteps 1960s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul, AM Pop
The Chords 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave, Punk
The Blackbyrds 1970s - 2020s R&B, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Blaxploitation, Film Music
The Beakers 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Bags 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, L.A. Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Babys 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Art Bears 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Avant-Prog, Experimental Rock, Art Rock, Prog-Rock
The Anita Kerr Singers 1950s - 1980s Country, Vocal, Easy Listening, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Easy Pop
The Amazing Rhythm Aces 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Soft Rock
The All Saved Freak Band 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Religious, Contemporary Christian, Jesus Rock
Testors 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, American Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave