Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1989

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Znowhite 1980s Pop/Rock, Speed/Thrash Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Zinka Milanov 1930s - 1960s Classical, Opera, Choral
Zelma O'Neal 1920s - 1930s Vocal
Yasushi Akutagawa Classical, Orchestral
Yannis Papaioannou Classical
Yana R&B
Yan Frenkel Classical, International, Vocal Music
Y Kant Tori Read 1980s Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
Woody Shaw 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Neo-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Witold Rowicki 1950s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Concerto
Win 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
William Hibbard 1960s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, Chamber Music, Modern Composition, Orchestral, Vocal Music
William Alden Hibbard Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Vocal Music
Will Glahé 1930s - 1960s Pop/Rock
Will Bradley 1920s - 1980s Jazz, Sweet Bands, Swing, Big Band, Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz
Wilgar Campbell 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock
Wild Bill Davison 1920s - 1960s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz Revival
Whistlin' Alex Moore 1920s - 1980s Blues, Piano Blues
Wendell Keeney Classical, Keyboard, Orchestral
Weather Theatre Pop/Rock
We Ate Plato 1990s Pop/Rock
Wasted Youth 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal, Punk/New Wave
Walter Bjerborg Classical, Vocal Music
Wally Heider 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Pop/Rock
Vladimir Horowitz 1930s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Vivian Carter 1950s - 1960s Blues
Virus 1980s - 1990s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Latin, Rock en Español, Techno, Trance, Club/Dance, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Virgil Thomson 1920s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Vinnie Vincent Invasion 1980s Pop/Rock, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop-Metal
Vincent Crane Pop/Rock
Undine Smith Moore 1950s - 1970s Classical, Vocal Music
Ulises Carrion Avant-Garde, Comedy/Spoken, Poetry, Spoken Word
U-Men 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Noise-Rock, Grunge
Tri Atma 1970s - 1980s New Age, Classical, Adult Alternative, Ethnic Fusion
Trevor Lucas 1960s Folk, Pop/Rock, British Folk, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Tony de Matos 1940s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Vocal, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Baroque Pop
Tomás Garbizu
Tiny Grimes 1930s - 1980s Jazz, Blues, R&B, Bop, Early R&B, Jump Blues, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Urban Blues
Time Toy 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock
Thomas Canning Classical, Keyboard, Orchestral
The Vernons Pop/Rock
The Triffids 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock
The System 1980s R&B, Contemporary R&B
The Style Council 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Sophisti-Pop, Synth Pop
The Spinners 1950s - 1980s Folk, British Folk
The Screaming Blue Messiahs 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock
The S.O.S. Band 1970s - 2020s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm
The Rude Boys 1980s Reggae, Alternative/Indie Rock, Third Wave Ska Revival, Ska
The Monitors 1960s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Motown