Artists who died in / bands disbanded in August, 2004

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Elmer Bernstein 1950s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Easy Listening, Beat Poetry, Cast Recordings, Film Music, Instrumental Pop, Musicals, Original Score, Soundtracks, Spoken Word, Film Score
Rick James 1960s - 2000s R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm, Contemporary R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Laura Branigan 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance
Gérard Souzay 1940s - 1970s Classical, Vocal Music, Choral, Opera
Hans Vonk 1970s - 2000s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto, Opera, Ballet
David Raksin 1930s - 1980s Stage & Screen, Classical, Pop/Rock, Film Music, Original Score, Soundtracks, Film Score, Vocal Music
Bernard Odum 1960s - 1970s R&B, Funk, Soul
Carl Wayne 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Classical, Show/Musical
Charlie Waller 1990s - 2000s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Don Tosti 1930s - 2000s Latin, Jazz, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Latin Big Band, Mexican Traditions, Tex-Mex
Edmund Kurtz Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Granville Edwards 1950s - 2000s Jazz
Isidro Lopez 1950s - 1960s Latin, Mexican Traditions, Tejano
Jim Beebe 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Dixieland, Mainstream Jazz
Joe Barry 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, International, Blues, Cajun, North American Traditions, Swamp Pop, Modern Electric Blues
Johnny Bragg 1950s R&B, Doo Wop, Early R&B
Martin Banks Jazz
Melvin Endsley 1950s - 1960s Country, Blues, Pop/Rock, Country Blues, Rockabilly, Traditional Country
Muriel Angelus 1920s - 1940s Stage & Screen
My Hotel Year 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Emo, Indie Rock, Post-Grunge
Pete Strange Jazz
Tony Mottola 1930s - 1980s Easy Listening, Holiday, Jazz, Guitar/Easy Listening, Christmas, Holidays
William "Pat" Best Vocal
Willie Egan 1950s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Piano Blues, Rock & Roll