Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1985

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zoot Sims 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Žarko Jovanović Classical
Yul Brynner 1940s - 1980s Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical
Yona Wallach Classical
Yashima Hideaki Classical, Vocal Music
Wynn Stewart 1950s - 1980s Country, Bakersfield Sound, Traditional Country, Honky Tonk
Wolfgang Wijdeveld Classical, Vocal Music
Willy Alberti 1940s - 1970s Pop/Rock
Willie Perryman 1950s - 1980s Blues, Jazz, R&B, Piano Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Early R&B
Willie Mabon 1940s - 1980s Blues, R&B, Piano Blues, Early R&B, Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
William Alwyn 1920s - 1970s Classical, Avant-Garde, Film Score, Chamber Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony, Vocal Music, Keyboard, Modern Composition
Wilfrid Brambell 1960s - 1970s Comedy/Spoken
Werly Fairburn 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Country, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Wayne King 1930s - 1980s Easy Listening, Jazz, Dance Bands
Vladimir Jankélévitch International, Classical
Viorica Ursuleac 1930s - 1950s Classical, Opera
Van Roland Edwards
USA for Africa 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Toontje Lager 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave
Tony Aless 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Bop, Cool
Ton Steine Scherben 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Rock & Roll
Tommy Jarrell 1960s - 1980s Folk, Country, International, Appalachian, Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, North American Traditions, Old-Timey, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Folk, Field Recordings
Tommy Blake 1950s Pop/Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Thomas C. Kelly Classical, Orchestral, Choral
Theodor Holdheim Classical, Orchestral
The Vatican Commandos 1980s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Trend 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Pop Punk
The Sylvers 1950s - 1980s R&B, Disco, Soul, Funk
The Sugarhill Gang 1970s - 2020s Rap, Old-School Rap
The Singing Nun 1960s - 1980s Folk, Classical, Vocal Music
The Sequence 1970s - 1980s Rap, Old-School Rap, Contemporary R&B
The New Bull Moose Party Band 1980s Jazz, Dixieland
The Loft 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
The Last 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Punk, L.A. Punk, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave
The Intruders 1960s - 1980s R&B, Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Philly Soul, Pop-Soul, Rock & Roll, Soul, AM Pop
The Go-Go's 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Surf, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Girls 1980s R&B, Funk
The Fatback Band 1970s - 2020s R&B, Disco, Funk
The Criss-Penridge Alliance 1980s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
The Chaperones 1950s R&B, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Box 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
The Bluebells 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Jangle Pop
The Allies 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Tex Williams 1940s - 1970s Country, Western Swing, Traditional Country
Teixeirinha 1950s - 1980s Latin, International, Brazilian Folk, Brazilian Traditions, Forro
T.H.S. 1980s Pop/Rock
Swans Way 1980s Pop/Rock
Sussman Lawrence 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Power Pop
Subhumans 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Anarchist Punk
Stringband 1970s - 1980s Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Folk