1695: Henry Purcell (36) English composer
1953: Lawrence James "Larry" Shields (60) US jazz clarinetist; he joined the Original Dixieland Jass Band in November of 1916. The following year that band made the first jazz phonograph records, propelling Shield's playing to national prominence ()
1974: Frank Martin (84) Swiss composer
1995: Peter Grant (60) manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and a record executive for Swan Song Records. He is widely credited with improving pay and conditions for musicians in dealings with concert promoters (heart attack)
1995: Matthew Ashman (35) Guitarist, Adam And The Ants/ Bow Wow Wow (complications caused by diabetes)
2002: Hadda Brooks (86) US jazz singer, pianist, composer; she began to mutate from swing jazz and boogie-woogie into the sort of rhythm & blues that helped lay the foundation for rock & roll (heart failure)
2006: Robert Lockwood, Jr. (91) American blues guitarist
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