Ralph Stanley

Ralph Stanley

male, 82 years old
Roy Lee Center, Charlie Sizemore, DoctorateofMusic, Clinch Mountain Boys, Grand Ole Opry member, guitar…United States National Medal of Arts recipient, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor, bluegrass music, Man of Constant Sorrow
Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927) is an American bluegrass musician. Stanley was born in Big Spraddle Creek, Virginia, near Stratton,...
Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk

male, deceased (1992)
The Lawrence Welk Show, Roughrider Award, buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Polka musician, Bandleader, German-American…Hollywood Walk of Fame, DoctorateofMusic
Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 - May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario, hosting "The Lawrence Welk...
Jamey Aebersold

Jamey Aebersold

male, 70 years old
American jazz double-bassist, American jazz saxophonist, music educator, University of Louisville, American, compact disc…DoctorateofMusic, Doctorate of Music by Indiana University, Doctorate of Music from Indiana University
Jamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator. His "Play-A-Long" series of instructional book and CD...
Trichy Sankaran

Trichy Sankaran

male, 67 years old
musician, Indo-Canadian, tamil, kanjira, Hindu, Canadian…carnatic music, recipient of the OCUFA Award, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, DoctorateofMusic, University of Victoria, B
Vidwan Trichy Sankaran (b. Poovalur, Madras Presidency, India, July 27, 1942) is a South Indian percussionist, composer, scholar, and educator. He...
Larnelle Harris

Larnelle Harris

male
American, WHAS Crusade for Child, Western Kentucky University alumni, Performer of Christian music, gospel singer, 700 Club…Points of Light Foundation, DoctorateofMusic
Larnelle Harris is a Gospel singer, songwiter and recording artist. During his 30-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five...

Margaret Sutherland

female, deceased (1984)
The Young Kabbarli, The Four Temperaments, Haunted Hills, Australian, composer, Opera composer…DoctorateofMusic, University of Melbourne, Australian Music Centre, unique in Australian music
Margaret Sutherland (November 20, 1897 - 12 August 1984) was an Australian composer, pioneering women's involvement in music. Her major works...
Violet Archer

Violet Archer

female, deceased (2000)
university of alberta, Quebecers of French descent, Canadian of Italian descent, indie rock, Member of the Order of Canada, composer…Order of Canada, University of Windsor, university of calgary, Canadian Music Centre, university of toronto
Violet Archer was a Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Born Violet Balestreri in Montreal, Quebec, her family...
Bert Jansch

Bert Jansch

male, 66 years old
Folk rock musician, guitarist, Folk Awards, Herbert Jansch, Lifetime Achievement Award, Pentangle…folk music, DoctorateofMusic
Herbert Jansch (born 3 November 1943), known as Bert Jansch, is a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in...
Evgeny Kissin

Evgeny Kissin

male, 38 years old
virtuoso, Jewish person, ProMS, classical music, Anna Pavlovna Kantor, Piano Concerto…Gnessin School of Music, DoctorateofMusic
Evgeny Igorevich Kissin is a virtuoso classical pianist. Kissin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family. At age 11 months, he reportedly was able to...

Johannes Brahms

male
string quartet, duke, music, New, university of Breslau, new German school…DoctorateofMusic, Court of Weimar, Director of the concerts
Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg . His father, Johann Jakob Brahms, came to Hamburg from Schleswig-Holstein seeking a career as a town...