Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1971

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Alan Rawsthorne 1920s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music, Concerto, Film Score, Keyboard, Orchestral, Vocal Music, Symphony
Apollo Granforte 1900s - 1940s Classical, Opera
Booker T. & the MG's 1960s - 2010s R&B, R&B Instrumental, Memphis Soul, Soul, Southern Soul
Bulbous Creation 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Album Rock
Carl Ruggles 1910s - 1950s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Keyboard
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards 1910s - 1960s Vocal, Children's, Jazz, Comedy/Spoken, Early Jazz, Novelty, Traditional Pop, Vaudeville, Vocal Jazz, Comedy, Show/Musical
Derek and the Dominos 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, British Blues, Regional Blues, Singer/Songwriter
Dock Boggs 1920s - 1970s Folk, Blues, Country, International, Appalachian, Country Blues, North American Traditions, Old-Timey, Traditional Folk, Folk Revival
Duane Allman 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, Blues-Rock, Southern Rock, Album Rock, Slide Guitar Blues
Fausto Cleva 1920s - 1970s Classical, Opera
Fourmyula 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, New Zealand Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Psychedelic Pop
Gene Vincent 1950s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Homer & Jethro 1930s - 1970s Country, Comedy/Spoken, Comedy, Country Comedy, Traditional Country
Igor Stravinsky 1900s - 1960s Classical, New Age, Avant-Garde, Ballet, Neo-Classical, Chamber Music, Keyboard, Modern Composition, Orchestral
Iron Butterfly 1960s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Acid Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Jim Morrison 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Poetry, Spoken Word
Karl L. King 1910s - 1940s Classical, Band Music, Orchestral
King Curtis 1950s - 1970s R&B, R&B Instrumental, Southern Soul, Early R&B, Hard Bop, East Coast Blues, Soul Jazz, Soul
Lil Armstrong 1920s - 1960s Jazz, Blues, Vocal, Big Band, New Orleans Jazz, Swing, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Vocal Jazz, Classic Female Blues, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Louis Armstrong 1910s - 1970s Jazz, Vocal, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Traditional Pop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Marcel Dupré 1910s - 1960s Classical, Avant-Garde, Keyboard, Modern Composition
Max Steiner 1900s - 1960s Stage & Screen, Classical, Film Music, Film Score, Movie Themes, Original Score, Soundtracks
Miguel Matamoros 1920s - 1960s Latin, Conjunto, Mexican Traditions, Son, Trova, Tropical, Cuban Traditions
Rudolf Mauersberger Classical, Choral, Vocal Music
Sam & Dave 1960s - 1980s R&B, Deep Soul, Memphis Soul, Soul, Southern Soul
The Mamas & the Papas 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Folk-Rock, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic/Garage
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1960s - 1970s Blues, Pop/Rock, Chicago Blues, Blues-Rock, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues
The Poets 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Blues, British Blues, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Regional Blues
The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 1960s - 2020s R&B, Funk, Soul
Zez Confrey 1910s - 1940s Easy Listening, Classical, Jazz, Vocal, Keyboard, Ragtime, Tin Pan Alley Pop
"Captain" John Handy 1920s - 1960s Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
A. P. Herbert
Accolade 1960s - 1970s Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Prog-Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Adolph Weiss Classical, Orchestral
Alan P. Herbert Classical, Vocal Music
Albert Alain Classical, Keyboard
Aleksandr Tvardovsky Classical
Alexander Lightfoot Blues
Alexander Tsfasman Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock, Big Band, Keyboard
Alfred Desenclos 1930s - 1960s Classical, Chamber Music
Amber 1970s Pop/Rock
Amon Düül 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Kraut Rock
André d'Arkor Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Ann Pennington
Apostol Nikolaev-Strumsky Classical, Choral
Area Code 615 1960s - 1970s Country, Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Instrumental Country, Progressive Country
Arlester "Dyke" Christian 1960s - 1970s R&B, Funk
Armin Loos
Arnold Corns 1970s Pop/Rock