Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2004

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Ray Charles 1940s - 2000s R&B, Pop/Rock, Blues, Early R&B, Soul, Country Soul, Piano Blues, Pop-Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Jazz Blues, Urban Blues, AM Pop
Artie Shaw 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Big Band, Sweet Bands, Swing, Film Score
Elmer Bernstein 1950s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Classical, Comedy/Spoken, Easy Listening, Beat Poetry, Cast Recordings, Film Music, Instrumental Pop, Musicals, Original Score, Soundtracks, Spoken Word, Film Score
Jerry Goldsmith 1950s - 2000s Stage & Screen, Classical, Film Music, Original Score, Soundtracks, Spy Music, Film Score
Elvin Jones 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz
Rick James 1960s - 2000s R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm, Contemporary R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock
Barney Kessel 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Guitar Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Ol' Dirty Bastard 1980s - 2000s Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
Illinois Jacquet 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Blues, Bop, Hard Bop, Jump Blues, Swing, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Skeeter Davis 1950s - 2000s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country-Rock, Traditional Country
The McGuire Sisters 1940s - 2000s Vocal, Easy Listening, Harmony Vocal Group, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
Coil 1980s - 2000s Electronic, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dark Ambient, Experimental, Experimental Electronic, Industrial, Ambient House, Alternative Dance, Drone, Alternative Pop/Rock
Luna 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Rodney Dangerfield 1930s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Comedy, Standup Comedy, Blue Humor
The Beta Band 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Electronica, Trip-Hop, Alternative Pop/Rock
Timbaland & Magoo 1990s - 2000s Rap, Pop-Rap
Moloko 1990s - 2000s Electronic, Pop/Rock, Acid Jazz, Club/Dance, Electronica, House, Trip-Hop, Alternative Dance, Alternative/Indie Rock
Kevin Coyne 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Blues-Rock
Renata Tebaldi 1940s - 1970s Classical, International, Opera, Italian Music, Western European Traditions
James Williams 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Malachi Favors 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Modern Creative
Laura Branigan 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance
Son Seals 1950s - 2000s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Carlos Kleiber 1950s - 1990s Classical, Opera, Symphony, Concerto
Gérard Souzay 1940s - 1970s Classical, Vocal Music, Choral, Opera
Hans Vonk 1970s - 2000s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto, Opera, Ballet
Iona Brown 1960s - 2000s Classical, Easy Listening, Children's, Orchestral, Concerto, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Nicolai Ghiaurov 1950s - 2000s Classical, Opera
Robert Merrill 1960s - 1980s Classical, Stage & Screen, Vocal, Choral, Musicals, Opera, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings
Tin Hat Trio 1990s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde, International, Vocal, Cabaret, European Folk, Modern Composition, Modern Creative, Chamber Jazz
All About Eve 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Goth Rock, Shoegaze
Carlos Paredes 1960s - 1970s International, Jazz, Worldbeat, Global Jazz, European Folk
Timi Yuro 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, R&B, Brill Building Pop, Country Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Soul, AM Pop, Pop-Soul
Carl Anderson 1960s - 2000s R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary Jazz
Cy Coleman 1950s - 1990s Stage & Screen, Jazz, Show/Musical, Cast Recordings, Jazz Instrument, Musicals, Piano Jazz, Show Tunes
David Raksin 1930s - 1980s Stage & Screen, Classical, Pop/Rock, Film Music, Original Score, Soundtracks, Film Score, Vocal Music
Phyllis Dillon 1960s - 2000s Reggae, Rocksteady, Reggae-Pop, Lovers Rock
Dale Warland Singers 1970s - 2000s Classical, Vocal, Children's, Choral, Vocal Pop
Frederick Fennell 1940s - 1990s Classical, Easy Listening, Band Music, Classical Pop, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Peter Ustinov 1940s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, International, Classical, Spoken Word, Central European Traditions, Opera, Comedy
Damageplan 2000s Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge
Lizzy Mercier Descloux 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Electronic, Experimental, No Wave, Post-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Club/Dance
Lazy Cowgirls 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Roots Rock
Martyn Bennett 1990s - 2000s Folk, International, Electronic, Celtic, Celtic Fusion, Traditional Scottish Folk, Worldbeat, Celtic Folk, Techno
Robert Quine 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
A.C. Reed 1960s - 1990s Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Soul-Blues, Electric Chicago Blues
Raful Neal 1950s - 1990s Blues, Louisiana Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Harmonica Blues, Swamp Blues
Claude "Fiddler" Williams 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Vocal, Swing, Early Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Trad Jazz
Claude Helffer Classical, International, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Cem Karaca 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock