The Premier Online Music & Entertainment Directory   music minder Search For:    In Table: Albums Birthdates Businesses Entertainers Hits Lyrics Memorials On This Day   Home Entertainers Businesses About Contact Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > Memorials Menu > List Memorials MEMORIALS Search Results for Year: 1980 Click on an Entertainer's name in the list to view more details about that Entertainer. Click on a date in the list to view other Entertainers who died on the same date.   Number of Records Matching Query: 48   LARRY WILLIAMS   Date Died: Wednesday 2 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, songwriter, pianist., USA Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to the head, Suicide. AMOS MILBURN   Date Died: Thursday 3 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, Pianist, USA Cause of Death: Heart attack GEORGEANNA TILLMAN   Date Died: Sunday 6 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, USA Cause of Death: Not known CARL WHITE   Date Died: Monday 7 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, Composer , USA Cause of Death: Tonsillitis ANDRE KOSTELANETZ   Date Died: Sunday 13 January 1980 Description: Conductor and arranger, USA EDWARD LEWIS   Date Died: Tuesday 29 January 1980 Description: Record Director. UK Cause of Death: Natural Causes JIMMY DURANTE   Date Died: Tuesday 29 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Comedian, pianist, USA Cause of Death: Pneumonia PROFESSOR LONGHAIR   Date Died: Wednesday 30 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, Pianist, USA WARREN SMITH   Date Died: Wednesday 30 January 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA Cause of Death: Heart attack DAVID JANSSEN   Date Died: Wednesday 13 February 1980 Description: Actor, USA Cause of Death: Heart failure BON SCOTT   Date Died: Tuesday 19 February 1980 Description: Vocalist, Australia. Cause of Death: Alcohol poisoning JANET VOGEL   Date Died: Thursday 21 February 1980 Description: Vocalist, USA Cause of Death: Suicide by carbon monoxide poison in garage JACOB MILLER   Date Died: Sunday 23 March 1980 Description: Vocalist, Jamaican Cause of Death: Car accident JON POULOS   Date Died: Wednesday 26 March 1980 Description: Drummer, USA Cause of Death: Heart failure - Drug related MANTOVANI   Date Died: Saturday 29 March 1980 Description: Conductor, Italy ALFRED HITCHCOCK   Date Died: Wednesday 2 April 1980 Description: Director, Producer, UK Cause of Death: Kidney Failure MORRIS STOLOFF   Date Died: Wednesday 16 April 1980 Description: Musical composer. USA IAN CURTIS   Date Died: Sunday 18 May 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Composer Cause of Death: Suicide CARL RADLE   Date Died: Friday 30 May 1980 Description: Bassist, USA Cause of Death: Alcohol and Drug Abuse BOB NOLAN   Date Died: Monday 16 June 1980 Description: Vacolist, Actor BERT KAEMPFERT   Date Died: Saturday 21 June 1980 Description: Trumpeter, Band Leader, Composer, Germany Cause of Death: Stroke BARNEY BIGARD   Date Died: Friday 27 June 1980 Description: Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Band Leader, Composer, Conductor CULLEY HOLT   Date Died: Saturday 28 June 1980 Description: Vocalist, USA FRANK CORDELL   Date Died: Sunday 6 July 1980 Description: Composer, Arranger and Conductor MALCOM OWEN   Date Died: Monday 14 July 1980 Description: Vocalist Cause of Death: Drug Overdose BEN SELVIN   Date Died: Tuesday 15 July 1980 Description: Bandleader, record producer BEN SELVIN   Date Died: Tuesday 15 July 1980 Description: Band leader, Record producer and innovator in recorded music. Cause of Death: Heart attack BERT KEYES   Date Died: Monday 21 July 1980 Description: Composer, USA Cause of Death: Not Known KEITH GODCHAUX   Date Died: Wednesday 23 July 1980 Description: Keyboardist, USA Cause of Death: Automobile accident PETER SELLERS   Date Died: Thursday 24 July 1980 Description: Actor, Drummer, UK Cause of Death: Heart failure GEORGE SCOTT   Date Died: Tuesday 5 August 1980 Description: Bassist Cause of Death: Not known HAROLD ADAMSON   Date Died: Sunday 17 August 1980 Description: Composer. USA BILL EVANS   Date Died: Monday 15 September 1980 Description: Pianist, USA Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the liver and Bronchial Pneumonia. DICK STABLE   Date Died: Thursday 18 September 1980 Description: Saxophonist, USA JOHN BONHAM   Date Died: Thursday 25 September 1980 Description: Drummer, UK Cause of Death: Accident BOBBY LESTER   Date Died: Wednesday 15 October 1980 Description: Vocalist, US Cause of Death: Lung Cancer PAT HARE   Date Died: Sunday 26 October 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA Cause of Death: Cancer STEVE PEREGRINE TOOK   Date Died: Monday 27 October 1980 Description: Drummer, UK Cause of Death: Died from Choking LOUIS ALTER   Date Died: Wednesday 5 November 1980 Description: Composer of music, lyricist, USA STEVE MCQUEEN   Date Died: Friday 7 November 1980 Description: Actor, USA Cause of Death: Lung cancer MAE WEST   Date Died: Wednesday 12 November 1980 Description: Actress, Comedian, Singer, USA Cause of Death: Stroke FRANK LUTHER   Date Died: Sunday 16 November 1980 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Pianist, USA OV WRIGHT   Date Died: Sunday 16 November 1980 Description: Vocalist, USA Cause of Death: Heart failure KATHRYN CRAWFORD   Date Died: Sunday 7 December 1980 Description: Actress, Singer, USA JOHN LENNON   Date Died: Monday 8 December 1980 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , Composer, UK Cause of Death: Assassinated KEITH CHRISTIE   Date Died: Tuesday 16 December 1980 Description: Trombonist, UK TIM HARDIN   Date Died: Monday 29 December 1980 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA Cause of Death: Overdose of Heroin and Morphine SONNY BURKE   Date Died: Wednesday 31 December 1980 Description: Composer of songs, USA         Copyrights:   © Music Minder & Mark Reynolds IT Consulting   All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.