19 – Greg Shaw, 55, music historian and record label owner October 25 – John Peel, 65, British DJ and broadcaster (heart attack) October 28 – Gil Melle, 72, film and television music composer November–December November 1 Mac Dre, 34, Bay Area rapper (highway shooting) Terry Knight, 61, lead singer of Terry Knight and the Pack and manager-producer of Grand Funk Railroad(stabbed in domestic dispute) November 12 – Usko Meriläinen, 74, Finnish composer November 13 John Balance, 42, British musician from Coil Ol' Dirty Bastard, 35, African American rapper (drug overdose) Carlo Rustichelli, 87, Italian film composer November 14 – Michel Colombier, 65, composer November 18 – Cy Coleman, 75, US composer November 19 – Terry Melcher, 62, musician and producer December 2 – Kevin Coyne, 60, singer, composer and guitarist December 5 – Bill Maybray, 60, lead singer of The Jaggerz (cancer) December 8 – Dimebag Darrell, 38, former Pantera guitarist (shot to death in Ohio) December 13 – Alex Soria, 39, guitarist for The Nils (suicide) December 14 – Sidonie Goossens, 105, harpist December 16 -Freddie Perren, 61, songwriter, producer, arranger and conductor December 19 – Renata Tebaldi, 82, operatic soprano December 20 – Son Seals, 62, blues musician December 26 – Sigurd Køhn, 45, Norwegian jazz saxophonist (tsunami) December 27 – Hank Garland, 74, Nashville session guitarist December 30 – Artie Shaw, 94, Swing Era Clarinetist and Bandleader Awards The following artists were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Jackson Browne, The Dells, George Harrison, Prince, Bob Seger, Traffic, Z Z Top ARIA Music Awards ARIA Music Awards of 2004 BRIT Awards 2004 BRIT Awards Country Music Association Awards 2004 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 2004 Juno Awards Juno Awards of 2004 MTV Video Music Awards 2004 MTV Video Music Awards Charts Triple J Hottest 100 Triple J Hottest 100, 2004 See also 2004 in music (UK) Record labels established in 2004 References External links For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see: KATS-FM New Rock 94.7 The Zone – WZZN-FM – Chicago Pause & Play's On The CD Front VH1 MTV Rolling Stone 2004-related lists Music-related lists Music by year