Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1985

Artist Active Genre & Styles
"Rockin" Dave Allen 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Blues, R&B
A440 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Abe Burrows Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical, Film Score
AD 1980s Pop/Rock
Airrace 1980s Pop/Rock
Al Terry Country
Albert Moeschinger 1920s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Keyboard
Alí Primera Latin
Andrew Brown 1960s - 1980s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Anne Baxter 1940s - 1970s Stage & Screen
Annette Hanshaw 1920s - 1930s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Early Jazz, Torch Songs, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes
Anton Karas 1940s - 1960s International, Stage & Screen, Vocal, Classical, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Film Music, Soundtracks, Film Score
Antonino Votto 1920s - 1960s Classical, Opera
Araci Cortes 1920s - 1960s International
Armand Jump Jackson 1940s - 1960s Blues, Jump Blues
Articles of Faith 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Punk Revival
Artur Gelbrun Classical, Chamber Music
Aurra 1980s - 2010s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Post-Disco
Automatic Pilot 1980s Pop/Rock
Axewitch 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
B-Movie 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
Barbara Cowsill Pop/Rock
Belfegore 1980s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Benny Barnes Country
Benny Morton 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Beno Blachut 1940s - 1970s Classical, Opera, Choral
Bernard Shore Classical, Concerto
Biagio Marin 1920s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Poetry, Spoken Word
Big Joe Turner 1920s - 1980s Blues, R&B, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Boogie-Woogie, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Regional Blues, Urban Blues, West Coast Blues, Jazz Blues, Rock & Roll
Big Memphis Ma Rainey 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Blues, Country, Classic Female Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early Jazz, Jug Band
Bitches Sin 1980s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Blackouts 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Industrial
Blind John Davis 1930s - 1980s Blues, Jazz, Piano Blues, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Boogie-Woogie
Bob Anderson Blues
Bob Shad 1970s Jazz
Bobby Neal 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll
Brass Construction 1960s - 1980s R&B, Funk, Disco, Post-Disco, Soul, Contemporary R&B
Calvin Jackson 1940s - 1960s Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Bop
Carl Jones Blues
Carlos Galhardo 1930s - 1960s Latin, International, Brazilian Traditions
Carmody 1980s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Synth Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Carolina Crackerjacks 1930s - 1970s Country
Cedric Wallace Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Cemal Resit Rey 1920s - 1960s Classical, Concerto, Opera, Vocal Music
Charlie Holmes 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Early Jazz, Swing
Charlie Munro
Chris Woods 1950s - 1970s Jazz, Blues, Bop, Jump Blues, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Comateens 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Cootie Williams 1920s - 1970s Jazz, Blues, R&B, Jazz Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Swing, West Coast Blues, Big Band, Jump Blues, Early R&B, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Culture Shock 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Anarchist Punk