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Necrology Index

This column is an extract from the necrology file of the Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, available online at http://library.wustl.edu/units/music/necro/index.html. It comprises those names that are listed in the dictionaries and encyclopedias following the double bar (||); note that a few individuals appear in those works under a variant name, or under a group name. Variant information is given following the initial report of death without any attempt to resolve the conflict. Obituary notices are listed chronologically within each element of the entry.

I would like to thank my colleagues at Gaylord Music Library, Brad Short and Emily Heslop, who kept me supplied with a steady stream of obituaries. Thanks also to my wife, Rosemary Hahn, for more obituaries, and for proofreading.

Corrections or contributions to the Necrology may be addressed to the editor: Paul Hahn, Gaylord Music Library, Washington University, Campus Box 1061, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, or by e-mail: manynote@wustl.edu.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Cited

Baker Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (9th ed., 2001)
EPM3 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3d ed., 1998)
Grove The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001)
GroveAmer The New Grove Dictionary of American Music (1986)
GroveJazz The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2d ed., 2002)
GroveOpera The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992)
GroveWomen The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (1994)
IWWM-Cla International Who's Who in Classical Music (20th ed., 2004)
IWWM-Pop International Who's Who in Popular Music (6th ed., 2004)

2004 Necrology

Alley, Vernon, jazz bassist, d. 10/2/2004 in San Francisco at 89; b. 1915 in Winnemucca, NV. latimes.com, 10/8/2004. d. 10/3/2004. Cadence, v. 30 no. 11, November 2004.||GroveJazz

Allison, Gene, R&B singer, d. 2/28/2004 in Nashville at 69; b. Versie Eugene Allison in Pegram, TN. latimes.com, 3/15/2004; Chamber Music, v. 21 no. 3, June 2004.|| EPM3

Andrasy, Gabor, American bass, d. 7/14/ 2004 in Holiday, FL; b. 5/30/1943 in Oradea, Romania. Opera News, v. 69 no. 4, October 2004.||IWWM-Cla

ApIvor, Denis, British composer and doctor, d. 5/27/2004 in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England; b. 4/14/1916 in Collinstown, West Meath, England. Independent .co.uk, 6/3/2004; Classical Guitar, v. 22 no. [End Page 974] 11, July 2004.||Baker, Grove, GroveOpera, IWWM-Cla

Ardley, Neil, jazz keyboardist and arranger, d. 2/23/2004 at 64. Cadence, v. 30 no. 4, April 2004. composer and bandleader, d. at 66; b. 5/26/1927 in Wallington, Surrey, England. Jazz Journal International, v. 57 no. 4, April 2004.||EPM3, GroveJazz

Babbitt, Harry, big band singer, d. 4/9/ 2004 in Aliso Viejo, CA at 90; b. in St. Louis. New York Times online, 4/26/2004. d. in Alisa Viego, CA. Cadence, v. 30 no. 6, June 2004.||EPM3

Barnes, Max D., country songwriter, d. 1/11/2004 in Nashville at 67; b. in Hardscratch, IA. latimes.com, 1/14/2004; Journal of Country Music, v. 23 no. 3. Max Duane Barnes. New York Times online, 1/20/2004.||EPM3

Bell, Susanne (Susi), music librarian, d. 4/28/2004 in Boston, MA; b. 1923 in Vienna. Personal e-mail from John Bell (son), 4/29/2004.

Berini, Bianca, mezzo, d. 7/14/2004 in Milan; b. 12/20/1928 in Trieste. Opera News, v. 69 no. 4, October 2004.||IWWM-Cla

Bernhart, Milt, big band trombonist, d. 1/22/2004 in Glendale, CA at 77; b. in Valparaiso, IN. latimes.com, 1/27/2004. also trumpeter. Cadence, v. 30 no. 3, March 2004. b. 5/25/1926. Jazz Journal International, v. 57 no. 3, March 2004. || GroveJazz

Bernstein, Elmer, film composer, d. 8/18/2004 in Ojai, CA at 82; b. 4/4/1922 in New York City. latimes.com, 8/19/2004; New York Times online, 8/19/2004; AOL.com, 8/19/2004; CNN.com, 8/19/2004; Boston.com, 8/20/2004; Cadence, v. 30 no...

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