Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2002

Artist Active Genre & Styles
*NSYNC 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Pop, Teen Pop, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance
7 Angels 7 Plagues 2000s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal, Punk/New Wave
Abe Most 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Swing
Abunai! 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Space Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Experimental Rock, Folk-Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Jangle Pop
Ada Falcon 1920s - 1930s Latin
Adam Aleksander
Adolph Green 1940s - 1960s Stage & Screen, Classical, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
Akira Ishikawa 1960s - 2000s International, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Funk, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Modal Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, African Jazz, African Traditions, Global Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Al Tinney Jazz, R&B, Bop, Early R&B
Alan Dale 1940s - 2000s Vocal, Traditional Pop
Alan Lane 1960s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Film Score
Alan Lomax 1930s - 2000s Folk, Blues, International, Field Recordings, Traditional Folk, Work Songs, Italian Folk, Western European Traditions
Alan Shulman Pop/Rock, Jazz, Classical, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Concerto, Orchestral
Alex Baroni 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, International, Italian Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
Alexander Serikov 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock
Allan Gittler 1950s - 2000s Jazz
American Steel 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Ska-Punk
Amparo Montes 1950s Latin, International, Bolero, Latin Pop, Western European Traditions
Andy Garcia 1980s - 1990s Vocal, Cabaret, Show Tunes
Anthony Milner
Anton Guadagno 1950s - 1990s Classical, Holiday, Opera, Vocal Music
Arma Angelus 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave, Heavy Metal
Arne Hellan Classical
Arthur 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Singer/Songwriter
Arthur Lee Harper 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic/Garage, Singer/Songwriter
Arthur Lee Maye 1950s - 1960s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
Arthur Lyman 1940s - 2000s Easy Listening, Jazz, Lounge, Exotica, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Arvell Shaw 1950s Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Swing
As Friends Rust 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Baker Millian Blues
Bashful Brother Oswald 1920s - 1990s Country, Old-Timey, Traditional Country
Beecher Kirby
Ben Cohen Jazz, Trad Jazz
Ben Lindgren 1990s - 2000s Avant-Garde
Bertold Hummel 1950s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Ballet, Choral, Keyboard, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera
Big Bo McGee 1990s - 2000s Blues
Big John Patton 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Big Lucky Carter 1990s Blues
Big Mello 1990s - 2000s Rap, Electronic, Hardcore Rap, Southern Rap, Texas Rap, Bass Music, Club/Dance, Party Rap
Bill Berry 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Swing, Progressive Jazz, Big Band, Early Jazz
Bill Brunskill
Bill Collins 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock
Billy Byrne Jazz
Billy Guy 1970s R&B, Comedy/Spoken, Comedy
Billy Krechmer 1920s - 1930s Jazz, Dixieland, Swing
Billy Moore 1950s - 1960s International
Billy Ward 1950s - 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Doo Wop
Black Widows 2000s Pop/Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Bob Berg 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Keyboard, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Bobbi Martin 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock