17 April – Calum Kennedy, singer, 77 18 April - John Burch, pianist, composer and bandleader, 74 19 May – Freddie Garrity, singer (Freddie and the Dreamers), 69 20 June - Maurice Bevan, operatic bass-baritone and composer, 85 29 June - Joyce Hatto, pianist and teacher, 77 5 July - Don Lusher, trombonist, 82 7 July - Syd Barrett, singer, songwriter, guitarist and founding-member of Pink Floyd, 60 (pancreatic cancer) 1 August - John Mole, bass guitarist, 57 8 August - Michael Hurd, composer and musicologist, 77 28 August - Pip Pyle, drummer (Hatfield and the North and Gong), 56 4 September - Clive Lythgoe, pianist, 79 21 September - Boz Burrell, bass guitarist of Bad Company and King Crimson, 60 23 September – Malcolm Arnold, composer, 84 18 October – Anna Russell, singer and comedian, 94 26 October - John Kentish, operatic tenor, 96 19 November - Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist, 87 6 December - Wiz, singer, guitarist, (Mega City Four), 44 7 December - Desmond Briscoe, composer, sound engineer and studio manager, 81 9 December - Freddie Marsden, drummer of Gerry & The Pacemakers 17 December – Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five), 63 30 December - Robert Ashfield, organist, choirmaster and composer, 95 See also 2006 in British radio 2006 in British television 2006 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2006 2006 in Swiss music References External links BBC Radio 1's Chart Show The Official Charts Company British music Music British music by year