Artists who died in / bands disbanded in August, 1984

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Ann Christy 1970s - 1990s International
Babe Russin 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Bop, Swing
Bob Burnet Jazz, Swing
Bobo Jenkins 1950s - 1970s Blues, Electric Blues
Bodine 1980s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
Charles Whittenberg Classical, Chamber Music
Esther Phillips 1940s - 1980s R&B, Jazz, Blues, Jazz Blues, Regional Blues, Soul, West Coast Blues, Early R&B, Pop-Soul
Hammie Nixon 1920s - 1980s Blues, Harmonica Blues
Harmonica Frank Floyd 1950s - 1980s Blues, Memphis Blues, Pre-War Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Dirty Blues, Harmonica Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Isidore "Tuts" Washington Blues
Isidore Washington
Joe Thomas 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Blues, Jazz-Funk, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Jump Blues, Saxophone Jazz
Klaus Mitffoch 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, International, New Wave, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Central European Traditions, Polish
Lenny Breau 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Post-Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Bop
Luchi de Jesus Pop/Rock
Norman Petty 1940s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Classical, Rockabilly, Vocal Music
Percy Mayfield 1940s - 1960s R&B, Blues, Early R&B, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, Soul, Urban Blues, West Coast Blues
Peter Wishart 1950s - 1960s Classical, Choral, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Richard Burton 1940s - 1980s Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Truman Capote 1950s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Show/Musical, Spoken Word, Vocal Music
Tuts Washington 1980s Blues, Jazz, Acoustic New Orleans Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Modern Electric Blues, New Orleans Blues, Regional Blues, Piano Blues