(cerebral and pulmonary oedema), Free (born 1950). 26 – Duster Bennett, British singer and guitarist (car accident), Fleetwood Mac (born 1946). May 14 – Keith Relf, English singer (cardiac arrest due to electrocution), The Yardbirds (born 1940). 17 – Lars Gullin, Swedish saxophonist (born 1928). 29 – Willie Maiden, American saxophonist and arranger (born 1928). 30 – Rube Bloom, Jewish-American songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, singer, and author (born 1902). April 7 – Jimmy Garrison, American upright bassist (born 1934). 12 – Ted Buckner, American saxophonist (born 1913). June 7 – Bobby Hackett, American trumpeter, cornetist, and guitarist (born 1915). July 10 – Mike Pratt, English actor, musician, songwriter, and screenwriter (born 1931). 12 – Buddy Featherstonhaugh, English saxophonist (born 1909). September 8 – August Agbola O'Browne, Nigerian-Polish drummer (born 1895). October 3 Victoria Spivey, American singer and songwriter (born 1906). Herb Flemming, American trombonist and vocalist (born 1898). 11 – Connee Boswell, American singer (born 1907). December 4 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (drug-induced suffocation), Deep Purple (born 1951). 28 – Freddie King, American guitarist and singer (born 1934). Births January 10 – Freddy Wike, Norwegian drummer. 23 – Harmen Fraanje, Dutch pianist and composer. February 11 – Gretchen Parlato, American singer. 20 – Ben Wendel, Canadian-American saxophonist, composer, bassoonist, and pianist, Kneebody. 22 – Julia Biel, British singer, songwriter, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist. 26 – Karl Strømme, Norwegian trumpeter. March 1 – Andreas Mjøs, Norwegian vibraphonist, percussionist, guitarist, record producer, and composer, Jaga Jazzist. 10 – Ane Brun, singer and songwriter. 16 – Erlend Jentoft, Norwegian saxophonist and composer. 27 – Tia Fuller, American saxophonist, composer, and educator. April 10 – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (died 2006). 17 – Kjetil Steensnæs, Norwegian guitarist. 30 – Radek Nowicki, Polish saxophonist. May 10 – Torbjörn Zetterberg, Swedish upright bassist and composer. 20 – Ferenc Nemeth, Hungarian drummer and composer. June 3 Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Norwegian singer, songwriter, cabaret artist. Roger Arntzen, Norwegian upright bassist, In The Country. 6 – Emilie-Claire Barlow, Canadian singer and voice actress. 10 – Kinan Azmeh, Syrian clarinetist. 17 – Kjetil Møster, Norwegian reedist and composer, The Core and Ultralyd. 21 – Jarle Bernhoft, Norwegian singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and lyricist. July 7 Erja Lyytinen, Finnish guitarist and singer-songwriter. Orlando le Fleming, English upright bassist, composer and former cricketer, OWL Trio. August 6 – Jonas Westergaard, Danish upright bassist. September 4 – Alex Pangman, Canadian singer. 15