Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1988

Artist Active Genre & Styles
2nd Chapter of Acts 1970s - 1980s Religious, CCM, Contemporary Christian, Gospel
3 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Aggression 1980s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
Al Cohn 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Al Hall 1930s - 1970s Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Al Hall 1930s - 1950s Jazz
Albert Benz
Alfred Van Straten
Amerigo Marino Jazz
André Navarra 1940s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Andy Gibb 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Disco
Angry Samoans 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Anne-Marie Chorinsky-Hardegg Classical, Chamber Music
Antal Doráti 1920s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera
Antonio Amenduni
Antonio Estévez Latin, Classical, Orchestral
Araci de Almeida 1950s - 1980s Latin, International, Brazilian Pop, Samba, MPB, Brazilian Traditions
Aristide Sauvage Classical, Chamber Music
Arrigo Tassinari Classical, Concerto
Art Monroe 1980s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Swing
Arwel Hughes 1930s - 1980s Classical, Choral, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Opera
Atomkraft 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal
Autry Inman 1950s - 1960s Country
Azra 1970s - 1980s International, Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
B.W. Stevenson 1970s - 1980s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Soft Rock, AM Pop, Country-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Ball and Pivot 1980s Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
Banjophobia 1980s Jazz, Early Jazz
Beatnik Beatch 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
The Bent Backed Tulips 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, College Rock, Hard Rock, Jangle Pop
Bernie Cash
Beulah Bryant Pop/Rock
Big Black 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore
Bill Harris 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Swing
Billy Butterfield 1930s - 1980s Jazz, Vocal, Dixieland, Swing, Traditional Pop, Mainstream Jazz, Dance Bands, Jazz Instrument, Standards, Trumpet Jazz
Billy Daniels 1940s - 1970s Vocal, Jazz, Cabaret, Vocal Jazz, American Popular Song
Blessed Death 1980s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
Blue Rose 1980s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Bob & Ray 1940s - 1980s Comedy/Spoken, Radio Shows, Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Satire, Spoken Comedy, Spoken Word
Bob Woodfork Blues
Bobby Guyer 1930s - 1980s Jazz, Dixieland, Mainstream Jazz, Swing
Body Electric 1980s Pop/Rock
Bog-Shed Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, C-86
Brenda Bell Blues
Brick 1970s - 2020s R&B, Disco, Funk, Soul
Brook Benton 1940s - 1980s R&B, Early R&B, Soul
Brother John Rydgren 1960s - 1980s Comedy/Spoken, Pop/Rock, Spoken Word, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage
Bruce Haack 1950s - 1980s Electronic, Avant-Garde, Children's, Easy Listening, Pop/Rock, Computer Music, Educational, Experimental Electronic, Obscuro, Space Age Pop
Buck Clarke 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Modern Creative
Buddy Enlow Jazz
Burrill Phillips 1930s - 1960s Classical, Choral, Concerto, Orchestral