Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1997

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zurab Anjaparidze Classical, Opera
Zsolt Durkó Classical, Choral
Zachary Breaux 1990s Jazz, Easy Listening, Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz, Instrumental Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Yuliy Mejtus Classical, Chamber Music
Yank Rachell 1930s - 1980s Blues, Country, Country Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Jug Band, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues, St. Louis Blues
X-Legged Sally 1990s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Prog-Rock, Avant-Prog, Experimental Rock, Jazz-Funk, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental
Willie Woods Blues
William S. Burroughs 1950s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Beat Poetry, Spoken Word
William Farley Smith Classical
William "Hoss" Allen 1960s - 1970s R&B, Early R&B
Wilfred Josephs 1960s - 1990s Stage & Screen, Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Film Music, Film Score, Keyboard, Orchestral, Soundtracks, TV Music
WhiteHeart 1980s - 1990s Religious, Christian Rock, Contemporary Christian, Gospel, CCM
White Heaven 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
West Arkeen 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock
Walter Trampler Stage & Screen
Walt Mink 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Pop Punk
Wally Whyton 1960s - 1990s Folk, Contemporary Folk
Wally Rose 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Dixieland, Ragtime, Stride
Walid Akl Classical, Keyboard
Vojin Komadina Classical
Vladimír Sommer Classical, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Virna Lisi 1980s - 1990s International
Virgilio Expósito International, Classical, Latin
Vince Carbone Vocal, Jazz, Big Band
Vent 414 1990s Pop/Rock
Veneration 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Detroit Rock
The Van Pelt 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Emo
Trusty 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
Tracy Pendarvis 1950s Pop/Rock
Toxodeth 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Townes Van Zandt 1960s - 1990s Folk, Country, Pop/Rock, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Singer/Songwriter
Toshiro Mayuzumi 1940s - 1990s Classical, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Experimental Electronic, Musique Concrète, Global Jazz, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Symphony
Tony! Toni! Toné! 1980s - 2010s R&B, Contemporary R&B, New Jack Swing
Tony Williams 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Fusion, Hard Bop, Post-Bop
Tony Mckay 1960s - 1990s Folk, International, Caribbean Traditions
Tommy Turrentine 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Tommy Tedesco 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Classical, Concerto, Bop, Fusion
Tom Parker Latin, Pop/Rock
Thomas M. Kuras Classical, Keyboard
Thiagarajan Sadasivam International
Thelma Carpenter 1930s - 1990s Vocal
The Warmers 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
The VSS 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock
The Notorious B.I.G. 1990s Rap, East Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Pop-Rap
The Modern Jazz Quartet 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Cool, Third Stream, Bop
The Lost Dogs 1990s Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock
The Illustrious Theatre Orchestra 1990s Classical, New Age, Contemporary Instrumental, Classical Crossover
The Bluegrass Cardinals 1970s - 1990s Country, Religious, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Gospel
The Autocollants 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Lo-Fi