1973: David "Stringbean" Akeman (58) bluegrass banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw.(he and his wife, Estelle, were murdered in their home by burglars)
1994: Carmen McRae (74) US singer, pianist; worked with Count Basie, Mercer Ellington and solo artist ()
1997: Tommy Tedesco (67) session guitarist, Frank Zappa, Cher, The Beach Boys, The Supremes and more ()
2002: Johnny Griffith (67) keyboard, member of the Motown records house band; played the Steinway grand piano, the Hammond B-3 organ, the Wurlitzer electric piano, the Fender Rhodes, and the celeste and harpsichord.()
2006: Gerald LeVert (40) US R&B soul baritone singer; The LeVerts, LSG, solo. He was the most sensual, powerful baritone R&B singer of his generation (died at home in his sleep of a sudden, unexpected heart attack)
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