Artists who died in Philadelphia, PA

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Zero Mostel 1940s - 1970s Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Musicals, Film Score, Show/Musical
William "Poogie" Hart 1970s - 2000s R&B, Philly Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Soul
Willa Ward 1930s - 1940s Religious, Gospel
Wilbur Ware 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Washboard Slim Blues
Vincent Persichetti 1930s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Band Music, Choral, Orchestral
Tommy Potter 1940s - 1950s Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop
Tommy Bryant 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Swing, Trumpet Jazz
Tom Glazer 1940s - 1970s Children's, Comedy/Spoken, Folk, Comedy, Novelty, Children's Folk, Educational, Folksongs, Nursery Rhymes, Sing-Alongs, Traditional Folk, Political Folk
Thornel Schwartz 1960s Jazz, Bop, Soul Jazz, Swing
The Angelic Gospel Singers 1940s - 2000s Religious, Black Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Country Gospel
Tammi Terrell 1960s R&B, Pop/Rock, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, AM Pop
T.J. De Blois 2000s Pop/Rock
Skip James 1920s - 1960s Blues, Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Piano Blues, Acoustic Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1910s - 1970s Religious, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Classic Female Blues, Blues Gospel, Gospel, Jump Blues, Early R&B, Spirituals, Jazz Blues, Black Gospel
Shirley Scott 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Shirley Brickley Pop/Rock
Septimus Winner Classical, Vocal Music
Ruth Davis 1960s Religious, Gospel, Black Gospel, Traditional Gospel
Rufus Harley 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Rudy Pompilli 1950s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll
Ronnie Dyson 1960s - 1990s R&B, Soul
Ron Kersey 1970s - 1980s R&B
Roger Segal 1990s - 2010s
Robert Arthur, Jr. 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Stage & Screen, Radio Plays, Soundtracks, Spoken Word
Raynor Taylor Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Raymond Edwards R&B
Philly Joe Jones 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Hard Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop
Philip Phile Classical, Orchestral
Pete Briggs Jazz
Pearl Bailey 1940s - 1960s Vocal, R&B, Traditional Pop, Early R&B, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
Paul Robeson 1920s - 1960s Vocal, Religious, Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Traditional Pop, Vocal Music
Norman Harris 1970s R&B, Philly Soul, Disco, Soul
Nicola Moscona Classical, Opera, Choral
Nevett Bartow Classical, Choral, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Concerto
Nehemiah James Blues
Morris Magic Slim Holt Blues
Mieczyslaw Horszowski 1930s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto
McNair Ilgenfritz
Max Rudolf Classical, Opera
Max de Schauensee
Marion Williams 1940s - 1990s Religious, Black Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Gospel
Margaret Allison 1940s - 2000s Religious, Traditional Gospel, Gospel, Black Gospel, Country Gospel
Magic Slim 1950s - 2010s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues
Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke 1940s - 1960s Religious, Black Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel
Ma Si-cong 1930s - 1980s Classical, Chamber Music, Symphony, Vocal Music
Louis Gesensway Classical, Orchestral
Lex Humphries 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Khan Jamal 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Jazz Instrument
Kenneth S. Goldstein Folk