Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1999

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Grover Washington, Jr. 1960s - 1990s Jazz, R&B, Alternative R&B, Crossover Jazz, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Saxophone Jazz, Contemporary R&B, Pop
Curtis Mayfield 1950s - 1990s R&B, Blaxploitation, Chicago Soul, Funk, Soul, Soundtracks, Uptown Soul, Psychedelic Soul, Smooth Soul, Film Score
Milt Jackson 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Standards, Chamber Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Third Stream, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
The Band 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Charles Brown 1940s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, Urban Blues, West Coast Blues, Early R&B, Texas Blues
Mel Tormé 1920s - 1990s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Children's, Holiday, Religious, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, West Coast Jazz, American Popular Song, Bop, Vocal Pop, Cool, Show/Musical
Dennis Brown 1960s - 1990s Reggae, Lovers Rock, Smooth Reggae, Dancehall, Ragga
Lowell Fulson 1940s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Pop/Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues, Early R&B, Soul-Blues, Urban Blues, Texas Blues
Augustus Pablo 1970s - 1990s Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae
Pavement 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Noise Pop
Charlie Byrd 1950s - 1990s Jazz, International, Vocal, Bop, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Standards, Swing
Al Hirt 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz Revival, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Hank Snow 1930s - 1990s Country, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Honky Tonk, Country Boogie
Doug Sahm 1940s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Latin, Country, Mexican Traditions, Tex-Mex, Roots Rock, Blues-Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll, Americana, Progressive Country
Dusty Springfield 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock, R&B, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Invasion, Pop-Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, Soul, AM Pop, Smooth Soul, Adult Contemporary
Art Farmer 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Show/Musical, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Joe Williams 1930s - 1990s Vocal, Jazz, Standards, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop
Harry "Sweets" Edison 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Love and Rockets 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Goth Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Dance-Rock
Lester Bowie 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Free Funk, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Pop, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Trumpet Jazz
Moondog 1950s - 1990s Avant-Garde, Classical, New Age, Avant-Garde Music, Modern Composition, Vocal Music, Choral, Minimalism, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Anthony Newley 1940s - 1990s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Pop/Rock, Music Hall, Traditional Pop, Cast Recordings, Musicals, Vocal Pop, AM Pop, Show/Musical, Standards, Film Score, Vocal Music
Hoyt Axton 1960s - 1990s Country, Country-Pop, Country-Folk, Traditional Country
Charles Earland 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Mainstream Jazz
Fabrizio de André 1950s - 1990s Pop/Rock, International, Italian Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
The Jesus Lizard 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock
Michel Petrucciani 1970s - 1990s Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop
Ernest Gold 1940s - 1980s Stage & Screen, Classical, Film Music, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks, TV Music
The Boo Radleys 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Dream Pop, Shoegaze, Indie Pop
Mahlathini 1960s - 1990s International, Pop/Rock, African Traditions, Mbaqanga, South African Pop, Southern African, Afro-Pop
Morphine 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Blackstreet 1990s - 2010s R&B, Contemporary R&B
Whiskeytown 1990s Pop/Rock, Country, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Americana, Alternative Pop/Rock, Roots Rock
Roger 1970s - 1990s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Funk
Jaki Byard 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop, Stride, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Third Stream
Beau Jocque 1990s International, Creole, North American Traditions, Zydeco, Cajun
Joe Higgs 1950s - 1990s Reggae, Roots Reggae
The Auteurs 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Glam, Britpop
Gwen Guthrie 1970s - 1990s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Post-Disco, Soul
Shel Silverstein 1950s - 1990s Folk, Children's, Comedy/Spoken, Country, Children's Folk, Comedy, Contemporary Folk, Folk Revival, Folksongs, Music Comedy, Novelty, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country
Software 1980s - 1990s New Age, Electronic, Ambient, Progressive Electronic, Adult Alternative, Contemporary Instrumental
Fred Hopkins 1970s - 1990s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative, Film Score, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Manfredo Fest 1960s - 1990s Jazz, International, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, Latin Jazz, Fusion, Global Jazz
Yehudi Menuhin 1920s - 1990s Classical, Jazz, Chamber Music, Global Jazz, Continental Jazz, Concerto, Orchestral
Boxcar Willie 1970s - 1990s Country, Country Comedy, Traditional Country
Katie Webster 1950s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, New Orleans Blues, Louisiana Blues, Early R&B, Swamp Blues
Leroy Vinnegar 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Cool
Rex Allen 1930s - 1980s Country, Cowboy
Material 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Dance-Rock, Funk, Post-Disco, Post-Punk, Ambient
Don & Dewey 1950s - 1990s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, Rock & Roll