Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2001

Artist Active Genre & Styles
John Lee Hooker 1940s - 2000s Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Detroit Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Contemporary Blues
Joe Henderson 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Soul Jazz
Chet Atkins 1940s - 1990s Country, Country Boogie, Country-Pop, Finger-Picked Guitar, Instrumental Country, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Traditional Country
George Harrison 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic/Garage, AM Pop, Experimental
Perry Como 1930s - 1990s Vocal, Easy Listening, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Music
Aaliyah 1980s - 2000s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Pop
Jack McDuff 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz
John Fahey 1950s - 2000s Folk, Jazz, International, Blues, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar, New Acoustic, Folk-Blues, Global Jazz, Traditional Folk, Acoustic Blues
Tommy Flanagan 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
John Lewis 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Keyboard, Third Stream, Chamber Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Piano Jazz
John Hartford 1950s - 2000s Country, Religious, Folk, Pop/Rock, Neo-Traditional Folk, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Country-Rock, Gospel, Country-Pop, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Old-Timey, Traditional Country
Rufus Thomas 1930s - 2000s R&B, Blues, Memphis Soul, Soul, Southern Soul, Early R&B, Electric Memphis Blues, Funk, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues
Boozoo Chavis 1950s - 2000s International, North American Traditions, Zydeco, Cajun
Billy Higgins 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Free Jazz, Hard Bop
Les Brown 1930s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal, Band Music, Big Band, Sweet Bands, Swing, Traditional Pop
Red House Painters 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Sadcore, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Rock
J.J. Johnson 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Classical, Bop, Cool, Hard Bop, Third Stream, West Coast Jazz, Film Score, Jazz Instrument, Modern Big Band, Trombone Jazz
Harold Land 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Sandy Bull 1950s - 2000s Folk, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Folk, Global Jazz
Susannah McCorkle 1970s - 2000s Vocal, Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Cabaret
Norman Granz 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Standards
Rusty Kershaw 1940s - 2000s International, Country, Folk, Pop/Rock, North American Traditions, Traditional Country, Creole, Cajun, Country Boogie, Honky Tonk, String Bands, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Elastica 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Punk Revival, Indie Rock
Electronic 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Pizzicato Five 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Electronic, Alternative Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Indie Pop, J-Pop, Shibuya-Kei, Dance-Pop, House
Francis Bebey 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, International, African Traditions, Cameroonian, West African, Neo-Traditional
Chico O'Farrill 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Modern Big Band
Conte Candoli 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Cool, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Trombone Jazz, Hard Bop
Willie Neal Johnson 1950s - 2000s Religious, Traditional Gospel, Black Gospel, Gospel
Savage Garden 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Catatonia 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Post-Grunge
Isaac Stern 1950s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Piero Umiliani 1950s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Easy Listening, Jazz, Electronic, Easy Pop, Film Music, Film Score, Soundtracks, Library Music, Original Score, Swing
Larry Adler 1930s - 2000s Jazz, Swing, Orchestral
The Whitstein Brothers 1960s - 2000s Country, Close Harmony, Traditional Country
Iannis Xenakis 1950s - 1990s Classical, Avant-Garde, Electronic, Experimental Electronic, Modern Composition, Musique Concrète, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Keyboard, Microsound, Vocal Music
Joey Ramone 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, American Punk, New York Punk, Punk/New Wave, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Punk
Giuseppe Sinopoli 1970s - 1990s Classical, Easy Listening, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Igor Kipnis 1960s - 1990s Classical, Keyboard
Alberto Erede 1930s - 1970s Classical, Easy Listening, Opera, Orchestral
O.C. Smith 1950s - 2000s R&B, Jazz, Country Soul, Soul, Early R&B, Vocal Jazz, Pop-Soul
Peter Maag 1960s - 1990s Classical, Orchestral, Opera, Symphony, Concerto
Bl'ast! 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Punk, Punk/New Wave, American Underground, Hardcore Punk
John Phillips 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Soft Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll
Big Daddy Kinsey 1950s - 2000s Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Electric Delta Blues
Manny Albam 1930s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Cool, West Coast Jazz, Progressive Jazz
La Bouche 1990s - 2020s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Club/Dance, Euro-Dance, Dance-Pop, House
Acetone 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock, Slowcore
Van Stephenson 1980s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock
Moxy Früvous 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Folk, Vocal, Comedy/Spoken, Acappella, Comedy Rock, Contemporary Folk, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Comedy, Satire