Artists who died in Washington, D.C.

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Woodrow Wilson 1910s Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
William J. Stannard Classical, Band Music
William Howard Taft Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
Water Water 1990s - 2000s Rap
Wally Garner Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, New Orleans Jazz Revival
Tyrone Brunson 1970s - 1990s R&B, Funk
Todd Duncan 1930s - 1990s Vocal, Classical, Stage & Screen, Cast Recordings, Opera, Show Tunes, Musicals, Show/Musical, Vocal Music
The Muffins 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Avant-Prog, Prog-Rock, Fusion, Modern Creative, Improvisation
Teddy Smith Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Tandyn Almer 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Sunshine Pop, AM Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Sonny Stitt 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Sonny Okosun 1960s - 2000s Reggae, International, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Reggae, African Traditions, Nigerian, West African
Rory Felton 1970s - 2010s R&B
Robert Northern 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Bop, Global Jazz, Hard Bop, Modern Creative
Rick Henderson 1940s - 1950s Jazz
Richard Wayne Dirksen Classical, Choral
Richard Bales 1990s Folk, Classical, Choral, Traditional Folk
Ralph Rinzler Country
Paul Rinzler
Ovie Alston Jazz
Otto Hardwick 1920s - 1940s Jazz, Big Band, Swing
Nicholas Maw 1950s - 2000s Classical, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Concerto, Vocal Music
Nelson A. Miles Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Nell Tangemann
Muluken Melesse 1960s - 2020s International, Pop/Rock, African Traditions, East African, Ethiopian Pop
Morrie Ryskind Classical, Show/Musical
Mattie Johnson Religious, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel
Louis Mitchell
Little Benny Pop/Rock, R&B, Funk
Lee Atwater 1990s Blues
John Quincy Adams Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
John Malachi Jazz, Bop, Swing
Joel E. Siegel Jazz
Joe Meadows Country
Joe Harper Blues
Jimmy Jackson 1990s - 2000s Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Vocal Jazz
James Ray 1950s - 1960s R&B, Soul, Early R&B
Herman Berlinski 1930s - 2000s Classical, Choral, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Orchestral
Hazel Dickens 1950s - 2010s Folk, Country, International, Neo-Traditional Folk, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Political Folk, Protest Songs, Appalachian, Close Harmony, North American Traditions, String Bands
Harold Lucas R&B
Harold Ickes Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
Hal Worthington
General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing 1910s Comedy/Spoken, Speeches, Spoken Word
Frederick Douglass Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Flora Molton 1980s Religious, Gospel
Felix Grant Jazz
Everett McKinley Dirksen 1920s - 1960s Comedy/Spoken, Spoken Word
Eugene Istomin 1950s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Concerto
Ester Mae Scott 1970s Pop/Rock
Emile Berliner Pop/Rock, Classical, Orchestral, Symphony