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 encylopedias 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 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 email: manynote@wustl.edu.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Cited

2005 Necrology

Adkins, Hasil, rockabilly musician, d. 4/26/2005 in Charleston, WV at 67; b. in Boone County, WV. latimes.com, 4/29/ 2005. d. near Madison, WV at 68. New York Times On the Web, 4/30/2005. d. 4/25/ 2005. Rolling Stone, no. 974, 5/19/2005. || EPM3

Aitken, Laurel, "Godfather of Ska", d. 7/17/2005 in England at 78; b. Oliver Stephens 4/22/1927 in Cuba. Beat, v. 24 no. 5, 2005. || EPM3

Albanese, Francesco, Italian tenor, d. 6/ 11/2005 in Rome; b. 8/13/1912 in Naples. Opera News, v. 70 no. 5, November 2005. b. at Torre del Greco, Naples. Opera, v. 56 no. 11, November 2005. || GroveOpera

Allen, Ricky, blues/soul singer, d. 5/29/ 2005 at 69. Sing Out!, v. 49 no. 3, Fall 2005. || EPM3

Aprahamian, Felix, English critic, d. 1/15/2005. Martin Anderson on AMS-L, 1/15/2005. d. in London; b. 6/5/1914 in London. Organ, v. 84, no. 331, February– May 2005; Diapason, v. 96 no. 3, March 2005; Musical Times, v. 146, no. 1890, Spring 2005. also organ specialist. Gramophone, v. 82, no. 991, April 2005. b. 6/1/ 1914. American Organist, v. 39 no. 5, May 2005. || Grove

Arvanitas, George, jazz pianist, d. ca. 9/24/2005 in France at 74. Cadence, v. 31 no. 11, November 2005. || GroveJazz

Bailey, Benny, jazz trumpeter, d. 4/14/ 2005 in Amsterdam at 79; b. Ernest Harold Bailey 8/13/1925 in Cleveland. New York Times On the Web, 5/9/2005; Cadence, v. 31 no. 6, June 2005; Jazz Journal International, v. 58 no. 7, July 2005. || EPM3, GroveJazz [End Page 926]

Baker, Robert, organist and choirmaster, d. 1/24/2005 in Hamden, CT at 88; b. 1916 in Pontiac, IL. Diapason, v. 96 no. 3, March 2005. Robert Stevens Baker. American Organist, v. 39 no. 4, April 2005. || GroveAmer

Baldry, "Long" John, British blues singer, d. 7/21/2005 in Vancouver, BC at 64. AOL.com, 7/22/2005; latimes.com, 7/23/2005; CNN.com, 7/25/2005; New York Times On the Web, 7/25/2005; Rolling Stone, no. 981, 8/25/2005. b. in East Maddon, England. philly.com, 7/24/2005. d. 7/22/2005. Cadence, v. 31 no. 9, September 2005. || EPM3, IWWM-Pop

Barron, Blue, big-band leader, d. 7/16/ 2005 in Baltimore, MD at 91; b. Harry Freidman 11/19/1913 in Cleveland, OH. New York Times On the Web, 7/23/2005. b...