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Wesley Lawrence Willis (May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was an American musician and visual artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, Willis began a career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music tradition.
January 3 – The Beatles begin their first tour of 1963 with a five-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do", beginning with a performance in Elgin. [ 1 ] January 4 – At Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on jukeboxes.
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1960s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
1962 – Corey Hart, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer; 1963 – David Leigh, holder of the Sir Samuel Hall Chair of Chemistry at the University of Manchester; 1963 – Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician, 38th Prime Minister of Hungary; 1963 – Wesley Willis, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2003)
Singer Born in Chicago Terry Hanck: Blues saxophonist and singer Born in Chicago [13] Herbie Hancock: Apr 12, 1940: Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Born in Chicago Eddie Harris: Oct 20, 1934: Nov 5, 1996: Jazz saxophonist Born in Chicago Elizabeth Eden Harris (a.k.a. CupcakKe) May 31, 1997: Rapper Born in Chicago Shawntae Harris (a.k.a ...
In May 2001, ABC's Nightline in the US broadcast a well-received short documentary about Cassidy, a labor of love from Nightline correspondent Dave Marash who was a fan of her music. [29] Over the weekend, all five of Cassidy's albums occupied Amazon.com 's best sellers list top spots. [ 30 ]
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
Acadian country singer-songwriter and guitarist: 75: May 29, 2024: Maisonnette, New Brunswick, Canada: Medically assisted suicide following cancer diagnosis [127] Doug Dagger The Generators: 56: May 30, 2024: Los Angeles, California, US: Cancer [128] Ed Mann Keyboardist and percussionist: 69: May 31, 2024: Undisclosed [129] Colin Gibb Black ...