singer and percussionist of Sad Café and Mike + The Mechanics, 53 (heart attack) 21 July – Iain Hamilton, composer, 78 20 August – Nancy Evans, operatic mezzo-soprano, 85 22 October – Fred Pratt Green, Methodist minister and hymnwriter, 97 3 November – Robert Sherlaw Johnson, pianist, composer and music writer, 68 8 November – Dick Morrissey, tenor saxophonist, 60 (cancer) 16 November – Russ Conway, pianist, 75 18 December – Kirsty McColl, singer-songwriter, 41 (speedboat accident) 23 December – Jimmy Shand, accordionist ("The Bluebell Polka"), 92 24 December – Allan Smethurst ("The Singing Postman"), 73 See also 2000 in British music charts 2000 in British radio 2000 in British television 2000 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2000 References British music by year