Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1982

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Thelonious Monk 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Lightnin' Hopkins 1940s - 1980s Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Blues Revival, Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues
The Jam 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, British Punk, Mod Revival, New Wave, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Glenn Gould 1940s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, Keyboard, Concerto, Modern Composition
Marty Robbins 1940s - 1980s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Rockabilly, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Early Pop/Rock, Film Score
Cal Tjader 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Easy Listening, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cool, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Mood Music
Big Joe Williams 1930s - 1970s Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Delta Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Regional Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Country Blues
Sweet 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Glitter, Glam Rock
The Shirelles 1950s - 1980s R&B, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock, Early R&B, AM Pop
Art Pepper 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Film Score, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Joe Tex 1950s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Funk, Disco, Early R&B
Al Haig 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Patrick Cowley 1970s - 1980s Electronic, Stage & Screen, Club/Dance, Hi-NRG, Post-Disco, Soundtracks
Adam and the Ants 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave
Michael Smith 1980s Reggae, Dub Poetry
The Records 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Power Pop
Arthur Rubinstein 1900s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto, Chamber Music
Josef K 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
The Singers Unlimited 1960s - 1980s Vocal, Jazz, Acappella, Harmony Vocal Group, Vocal Pop, Standards, Traditional Pop
The Glaser Brothers 1950s - 1980s Country, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Traditional Country
Dixie Dregs 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Southern Rock, Fusion
National Health 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Canterbury Scene, Prog-Rock
Randy Rhoads 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Latin, Rock & Roll, Frat Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Mexican Traditions, Tex-Mex
Keith Green 1960s - 1980s Religious, Inspirational, CCM, Contemporary Christian, Gospel
Clifford Curzon 1930s - 1970s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Leonid Kogan 1950s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Atomic Rooster 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock
Mario del Monaco 1940s - 1970s Classical, International, Latin, Opera, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
Nathaniel Shilkret 1910s - 1950s Vocal, Classical, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Dance Bands, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Swing
William Primrose 1930s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Richard & Linda Thompson 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Folk, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Plastic Bertrand 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, International, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, French, French Rock, Western European Traditions
Rossington Collins Band 1980s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Southern Rock
Skids 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, British Punk, Punk/New Wave, New Wave
The Jags 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Mod Revival, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave
Maria Jeritza 1910s - 1930s Classical, Opera
Carl Orff 1920s - 1970s Classical, New Age, Avant-Garde, Neo-Classical, Choral, Modern Composition, Opera
Stillwater 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Southern Rock
The Kingbees 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Rockabilly Revival, Roots Rock
Pearl Harbor & the Explosions 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Psychobilly
Human Sexual Response 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Punk, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave
Christian Ferras 1950s - 1970s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto
Wilfrid Pelletier 1920s - 1960s Classical, Orchestral, Opera
Human Switchboard 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Om 1970s - 1990s Jazz, Pop/Rock, International, Electronic, Fusion, Alternative/Indie Rock, Art Rock, Prog-Rock, Space Rock, Worldbeat, Electronica
Chiemi Eri International, Japanese Traditions
Federico Moreno Torroba 1920s - 1980s Classical, International, Latin, Opera, Chamber Music
Supreme Jubilees 1970s - 1980s R&B, Religious, Gospel, Soul
The Subhumans 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave