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2000 Frank Patterson, Irish tenor, dies at 61
1997 Alvinio Misciano, Italian tenor, killed in a fall from a window 1996 Richard Versaille, tenor, dies at 63 1996 Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83 1995 Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64 1995 John E. Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist, dies at 63 1995 "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66 1994 Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70 1994 William Usselton, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies at 68 1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75 1994 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77 1994 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66 1993 Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61 1992 George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies 1992 Leonardo del Ferro, Keyser, U.S. epic tenor, dies 1991 Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies 1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 1988 Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71 1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 1988 James McCracken, U.S. tenor, dies at 61 1986 Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75 1986 Ken Ludwig's "Lend me a Tenor," premieres in London 1984 Jan Peerce, Perelmuth, operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke 1975 Richard Tucker, Reuben Ticker, U.S. tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61 1973 Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies 1969 Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77 1966 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 1965 Tito [Raffaele A] Schipa, Italian tenor/composer (Rondine), dies at 76 1961 James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 1960 Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish epic tenor, dies at 49 1958 Karl Erb, German tenor, dies on 81st birthday 1952 Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band 1948 Richard Tauber, Austria/British tenor/composer (Lehar), dies at 55 1946 Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors 1946 Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor (Mein Lebensmarchen), dies at 72 1943 Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots 1941 Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1941 Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly 1940 Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophonist/director, Paradiso 1939 Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, born in Italy, Italian operatic tenor 1935 Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961 1935 Jacques Urlus, tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth), dies at 68 1931 John E. Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist 1930 Fritz Wunderlich, Kusel Germany, tenor, Stuttgart 1955-58 1929 Ottmar MA Fraai, Curacaos/Dutch tenor 1927 Alfred Kraus, Las Palmas Canary Islands, tenor, La Scala 1927 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player 1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey 1926 James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme 1926 Jon[athan Stewart] Vickers, Prince Albert, Canada, tenor 1926 Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1925 Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six 1923 Franco Corelli, born in Anconia, Italy, tenor, Don Jose-Carmen 1923 Dexter Gordon, U.S., tenor saxophonist/actor, Connection 1921 John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor, Komische Oper, West-Berlin 1919 Earnest Haefliger, Swiss tenor, Stadtische Oper Berlin 1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player 1917 Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy 1916 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player 1914 Wolfgang Windgassen, born in Annemasse, Germany, tenor, Stuttgart Opera 1913 Richard Tucker, Reuben Ticker, born in Brooklyn, New York, Tenor, New York Met Opera 1912 Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone 1912 Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1911 Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director, Netherlands Opera 1911 Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish tenor 1910 Peter Pears, Farnham England, tenor, Death in Venice 1909 Ben Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist 1908 Frederic Anspach, Belgian tenor 1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1904 Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57 1904 Jan Peerce, Jacob Pincus Perelmuth, New York City, tenor, New York Met Opera 1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival 1901 Torsten Ralf, Swedish tenor, Daphne 1898 Julius Patzak, Austrian tenor singer 1892 Louis van Tulder, Dutch tenor, From Office Stool to High C 1892 Richard Tauber, Ernst Seiffert, Austria/British, tenor/conductor 1890 Beniamino Gigli, Italy, tenor, Enzo-La Gioconde 1890 Lauritz Melchior, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, baritone tenor, National Symphony 1889 Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer, La Rondine 1877 Karl Erb, German tenor 1873 Leo Slezak, Austria tenor/actor, Othello 1873 Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor, Faust 1867 Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor, Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth 1850 Jean de Reszke, Polish tenor 1775 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer 1341 Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies |
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