Artists who died in / bands disbanded in April, 1988
|
Artist
|
Active |
Genre & Styles |
| Pony Poindexter
|
1940s - 1980s |
Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz |
| Ocie Stockard
|
1930s - 1940s |
Country, Western Swing |
| Linda Batista
|
1930s - 1960s |
Latin, International, Brazilian Traditions, Samba, MPB |
| Leroy Kirkland
|
1940s - 1960s |
Pop/Rock |
| Junior Pettis
|
|
Blues |
| John Reardon
|
1950s - 1980s |
Vocal, Show/Musical |
| Johan Franco
|
1950s |
Classical, Chamber Music, Choral, Keyboard, Symphony, Vocal Music |
| James McCracken
|
1960s - 1980s |
Classical, Opera, Choral |
| George Rock
|
1940s - 1970s |
Comedy/Spoken, Jazz, Classical, Dixieland, Novelty, Song Parody, Trad Jazz, Comedy, Vocal Music |
| George McCoy
|
|
Country |
| Edward Burke
|
|
Jazz |
| Dave Prater
|
1960s - 1970s |
R&B, Deep Soul, Memphis Soul, Soul, Southern Soul |
| Coleman "Daddy Rabbit" Pettis
|
|
Blues |
| Chelo Silva
|
1930s - 1980s |
Latin, International, Bolero, Mexican Traditions, Tex-Mex, Western European Traditions |
| Cesar Bresgen
|
1950s - 1980s |
Classical, Choral, Keyboard, Chamber Music |
| Carolyn Franklin
|
1960s - 1980s |
R&B, Soul |
| Candy Green
|
1980s |
Pop/Rock |
| Brook Benton
|
1940s - 1980s |
R&B, Early R&B, Soul |
| B.W. Stevenson
|
1970s - 1980s |
Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Soft Rock, AM Pop, Country-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock |