Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1988

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zenas Sears 1950s R&B
Yves Baudrier
Yevgeny Mravinsky 1940s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto
Xero Slingsby 1980s Jazz
William Wordsworth 1940s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music
William Smith Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
William Horncloud 1950s - 1960s International, Native American, North American Traditions
Willi Kollo 1940s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Cabaret, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Music, Opera, Torch Songs
Washboard Doc Blues
Warlock 1980s Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Walter Schmidt-Binge Classical, Vocal Music
Wall of Voodoo 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop, Post-Punk
Vladimir Peskin Classical
Víctor Tevah Classical
Vaughn Horton Country
Ulysses Livingston Jazz, Early Jazz Vocals, Vocal Jazz
Tommy Potter 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop
Tom Adair 1940s - 1960s Vocal, Classical, Vocal Pop, Vocal Music
Tim Parr 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Avant-Prog, Experimental Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Prog-Rock
Thomas E. Barker
Thomas Coleman Sellers R&B
The Weather Prophets 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, C-86
The Three O'Clock 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Neo-Psychedelia, Paisley Underground
The Sting Rays 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Psychobilly
The Sound 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Reddings 1980s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Quiet Storm
The Red Scare 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Real Impossibles 1980s Pop/Rock, Power Pop
The Mice 1980s Pop/Rock
The Madness 1980s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Ska Revival
The Lords of the New Church 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Goth Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Litter 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
The Klezmorim 1970s - 1980s International, Jewish Music, Klezmer
The Johnson Mountain Boys 1970s - 1990s Country, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
The JetSet 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Mod Revival
The Housemartins 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop
The Cruzados 1980s Pop/Rock, Latin Rock
The Communards 1980s Pop/Rock, Club/Dance, Dance-Pop, Alternative Dance
The Bootheels 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Garage Punk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
The Bible 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
Terraplane 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Talulah Gosh 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Twee Pop, C-86
Talib Rasul Hakim 1960s - 1980s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Sylvester 1970s - 1980s R&B, Club/Dance, Disco, Hi-NRG, Post-Disco, Funk
Sy Oliver 1930s - 1980s Jazz, Classical, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Vocal Music
Svend Westergaard Classical, Chamber Music
Surf Punks 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Surf Revival, Punk/New Wave
Supersax 1970s - 1980s Jazz, Bop