Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2005

Artist Active Genre & Styles
1200 Techniques 2000s Rap
16 Horsepower 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Folk, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Folk
20/20 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Power Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Åge Hermansen Classical, Band Music
Al Casey 1930s - 2000s Jazz, Swing, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Al Downing R&B
Al McKibbon 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz
Alarich Wallner Classical
Albert Harris Jazz, Classical, Chamber Music
Albert Mangelsdorff 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Trombone Jazz
Alexander Brott 1930s - 1970s Classical, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto, Vocal Music
Alexei Sultanov 1990s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Alfred G. Aronowitz 1960s - 1970s Blues
Alfred Reed 1940s - 2000s Classical, Band Music, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Alfredo Rodriguez 1990s - 2020s Jazz, Latin, Cuban Jazz, Global Jazz, Salsa, Tropical, Latin Jazz, Cuban Traditions
Alonzo "Pookie" Johnson 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Amazing Blondel 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Folk, British Folk-Rock, Prog-Rock, British Folk
André Lamproye 1990s - 2000s Classical, Easy Listening, Chamber Music
Ángel Oliver Pina Classical, Keyboard
Arkadiy Alekseevitsj Slavorosov Pop/Rock
Arne Hammelboe Classical, Orchestral, Symphony
Arnie Lawrence 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Post-Bop
Arnold Cooke 1930s - 1980s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Symphony, Vocal Music
Arnold Weinstein Classical, Vocal, Vocal Music, Opera, Choral
Arthur Miller 1940s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Classical, Opera, Spoken Word, Symphony
Atombombpocketknife 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock
Auryn 2000s Pop/Rock
Baby Wayne 1990s Reggae, Dancehall, DJ/Toasting
Bang! Bang! 2000s Pop/Rock, Detroit Rock, Hard Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Barbara Pittman 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock
Barbie's Cradle 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Barry Cowsill 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock
Bart de Kemp Classical, Chamber Music
Basil Kirchin 1940s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Easy Listening, Experimental, Soundtracks, Experimental Electronic, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Exotica, Instrumental Pop, Space Age Pop
Bea Lilly 1940s - 1980s Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Bear vs. Shark 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Screamo, Emo, Indie Rock
Beloved 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Belvedere 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Hardcore Punk, Punk/New Wave
Ben Peters 1960s - 1980s Country
Benny Bailey 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz, Show/Musical
Big Al Downing 1950s - 2000s R&B, Country, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Traditional Country
Bill DeArango 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Free Jazz, Hard Bop
Bill Potts 1950s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop, Swing
Billy Pop/Rock
Billy Amstell Jazz
Billy Bauer 1940s - 1970s Jazz, International, Cool, Dutch, Western European Traditions
Birgit Nilsson 1940s - 1980s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Blade Icewood 2000s Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap
Blue Barron 1930s - 1950s Jazz, Sweet Bands, Big Band
Blue Barron & His Orchestra 1930s - 1940s Jazz