Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1986

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Rein Ploom Classical, Band Music
René Mertzig Classical, Chamber Music
Rev. Pearly Brown 1930s - 1970s Blues, Blues Gospel, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues
Rich Wilson Country
Richard Manuel 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Rites of Spring 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
Roba Stanley Pop/Rock, Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Country
Robbie Basho 1960s - 1980s Folk, International, Progressive Folk, Raga, Experimental, Indian Classical, Indian Subcontinent Traditions
Robert Alda 1950s - 1970s Stage & Screen
Robert Andreasian
Robert Whitney 1940s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony
Roy Cohn Classical
Ruby Falls Country
Rudy Vallée 1920s - 1980s Vocal, Show/Musical, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
Sammy Gray Pop/Rock
Santuário 1980s Pop/Rock
Scatman Crothers 1950s - 1970s R&B, Blues, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Rock & Roll
Serge Lifar
Simone de Beauvoir 1940s - 1970s Comedy/Spoken
Sippie Wallace 1910s - 1980s Blues, Classic Female Blues, Piano Blues
Some Philharmonic 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Sonny Terry 1930s - 1980s Blues, Folk, R&B, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Field Recordings, Folk-Blues, Harmonica Blues, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues, East Coast Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Early R&B, Acoustic Blues
Stjepan Sulek Classical, Chamber Music
Stuart Broomer & John Mars 1970s - 1980s Jazz
Talas 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Heavy Metal
Taxi Girl 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, French Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Cold Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock
TC Matic 1980s Pop/Rock, International, French, Western European Traditions
Teddy Kotick 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Bop
Teddy Wilson 1920s - 1980s Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Téléphone 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, International, French Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, French, Western European Traditions
Tex Fletcher Country
Tex Withers
Thad Jones 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Standards, Trumpet Jazz
The Arrows 1980s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Bongos 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Power Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Boomtown Rats 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk, Punk/New Wave, British Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock
The Clash 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, British Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Dance-Rock
The Dells 1950s - 2010s R&B, Soul, Chicago Soul, Early R&B, Pop-Soul, Smooth Soul, Doo Wop, Northern Soul, Uptown Soul
The Duke of Paducah 1960s Country, Country Comedy
The Easybeats 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Rock & Roll, AM Pop, British Invasion
The Emotions 1960s - 2020s R&B, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul, Disco
The Firm 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock
The Headpins 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal
The Opposition 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk
Thick Pigeon 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Thorgeir Stubo 1970s - 1980s Jazz, Modern Creative, Post-Bop
Translator 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock
Utopia 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Arena Rock, Power Pop, Soft Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Vaclav Smetacek 1930s - 1980s Classical, International, Orchestral, Concerto
Vincente Minnelli 1930s - 1980s