Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1983

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Muddy Waters 1940s - 1980s Blues, Blues Revival, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues
Roxy Music 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Glam Rock, Proto-Punk, Dance-Rock
Merle Travis 1930s - 1980s Country, International, Instrumental Country, Country Boogie, Finger-Picked Guitar, Traditional Country, Country-Folk
Carpenters 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Soft Rock
Earl Hines 1920s - 1980s Jazz, Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing, Stride, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Harry James 1930s - 1980s Jazz, Vocal, Sweet Bands, Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop, Jazz Instrument, Orchestral, Trumpet Jazz
Ira Gershwin 1910s - 1980s Stage & Screen, Vocal, Easy Listening, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, American Popular Song, Musicals, Show/Musical, Film Score, Opera, Vocal Music
Thin Lizzy 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, British Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Arena Rock
James Booker 1950s - 1980s Blues, Jazz, R&B, Acoustic New Orleans Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B, Early R&B
Eubie Blake 1900s - 1970s Jazz, Stage & Screen, Classical, Ragtime, Keyboard, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes
Willie Bobo 1940s - 1980s Latin, Jazz, Boogaloo, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Latin Soul, Latin Folk
Badfinger 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Power Pop, AM Pop, Album Rock, Soft Rock
Minor Threat 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Punk, American Underground, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave, Straight-Edge
The Birthday Party 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, No Wave, Goth Rock
Johnny Hartman 1940s - 1980s Vocal, Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
The Dramatics 1960s - 2020s R&B, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul
Rufus 1970s - 1980s R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm, Soul
J.B. Hutto 1950s - 1980s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Chicago Blues
Walter Jackson 1950s - 1980s R&B, Chicago Soul, Northern Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Early R&B
The Fleetwoods 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, R&B, Doo Wop, AM Pop
Roy Milton 1920s - 1970s Blues, R&B, Jazz, Jump Blues, Early R&B, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues, Jazz Blues
The Standells 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll
Dennis Wilson 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Pylon 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, American Underground, College Rock, Post-Punk
Firefall 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary
Funky 4 + 1 1970s - 1980s Rap, Old-School Rap, Electro
A Taste of Honey 1970s - 1980s R&B, Disco, Contemporary R&B, Post-Disco, Quiet Storm
Liquid Liquid 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental, Post-Punk, Electro, Post-Disco
Fun Boy Three 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Jimmy Liggins 1940s - 1960s Blues, Jazz, R&B, Boogie-Woogie, Jump Blues, Early R&B
Bow Wow Wow 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Dance-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Au Pairs 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave
LiLiPUT 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
Adrian Boult 1930s - 1970s Classical, Pop/Rock, Orchestral, Concerto
Stan Rogers 1970s - 1980s Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, British Folk, Political Folk, Traditional Folk, Sea Shanties
Vanity 6 1980s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
Cathy Berberian 1950s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, International, Modern Composition, International Folk, Opera, Vocal Music
Haircut One Hundred 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Dance-Rock, Punk/New Wave
The Embarrassment 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Post-Punk, Indie Rock
Herbert Howells 1910s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Choral, Vocal Music, Keyboard, Modern Composition
Igor Markevitch 1920s - 1980s International, Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Ballet, Chamber Music, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Paul Jacobs 1950s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard
Yazoo 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, New Wave, Synth Pop, Club/Dance, Post-Punk
Felix Pappalardi 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
Pigbag 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk
Ideal 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Uncle Walt's Band 1970s - 1980s Country, Folk, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Progressive Country
Werner Egk Classical, Opera, Symphony
Tancredi Pasero Classical, Opera
Karen Carpenter 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary