Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1989

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Vladimir Horowitz 1930s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Irving Berlin 1900s - 1970s Stage & Screen, American Popular Song, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Traditional Pop, Film Music, Show/Musical, Standards
Woody Shaw 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Neo-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Pérez Prado 1930s - 1980s Latin, Jazz, Latin Big Band, Mambo, Salsa, Tropical, Big Band, Cuban Traditions
King Tubby 1960s - 1980s Reggae, Dub, Roots Reggae, Sound System
Roy Eldridge 1920s - 1980s Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Ferrante & Teicher 1940s - 1980s Easy Listening, Classical, Pop/Rock, Classical Crossover, Classical Pop, Lounge, Orchestral/Easy Listening, Easy Pop, Keyboard, Piano/Easy Listening
Can 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Kraut Rock, Experimental Electronic, Art Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Keith Whitley 1970s - 1980s Country, New Traditionalist, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country
Gladys Knight & the Pips 1950s - 1980s R&B, Soul, Motown, Pop-Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul
Jethro Burns 1930s - 1980s Country, Folk, Jazz, Country Comedy, Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Instrumental Country, Progressive Bluegrass, String Bands, Swing
The Dream Syndicate 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Paisley Underground, American Underground, College Rock, Noise-Rock
The Style Council 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Sophisti-Pop, Synth Pop
Felt 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Post-Punk, Jangle Pop
Operation Ivy 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Ska-Punk, Third Wave Ska Revival
The S.O.S. Band 1970s - 2020s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Funk, Quiet Storm
Herbert von Karajan 1920s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Opera, Choral
'Til Tuesday 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Lu Watters 1920s - 1950s Jazz, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz
Guadalcanal Diary 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Jets 1980s - 2020s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop, Pop
Bull Moose Jackson 1940s - 1980s Blues, R&B, Dirty Blues, Early R&B, Jump Blues, Regional Blues, West Coast Blues
Steve McCall 1960s - 1980s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Opal 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Paisley Underground
Jan DeGaetani 1960s - 1980s Classical, Folk, Vocal Music, Choral, Opera
Antonio Janigro 1950s - 1970s Classical, Concerto, Chamber Music, Orchestral
Scott Ross 1970s - 1980s Classical, Easy Listening, Keyboard, Classical Pop
Zinka Milanov 1930s - 1960s Classical, Opera, Choral
The Triffids 1970s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock
The System 1980s R&B, Contemporary R&B
Out of the Blue 1980s Jazz, R&B, Hard Bop, Soul
Giuseppe Patanè 1950s - 1980s Classical, Opera
John Ogdon 1960s - 1980s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
John Pritchard 1950s - 1980s Classical, Opera
Grobschnitt 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, International, Art Rock, Prog-Rock, Central European Traditions, German
Emerald Web 1970s - 1990s Electronic, New Age, Ambient, Progressive Electronic, Contemporary Instrumental, Meditation/Relaxation
The Bears 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Power Pop
The Screaming Blue Messiahs 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock
Anton Dermota 1930s - 1970s Classical, Folk, Vocal Music, Opera, Choral
John Cipollina 1960s - 1980s Pop/Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
U-Men 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Noise-Rock, Grunge
Sneaky Feelings 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, New Zealand Rock
Y Kant Tori Read 1980s Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
Virgil Thomson 1920s - 1980s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Keyboard, Vocal Music
Johnny Green 1920s - 1980s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Film Music, Soundtracks, Traditional Pop, Vocal Music, Film Score
Salem 66 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Indie Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop
The Swimming Pool Q's 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, New Wave, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave
Sun & the Moon 1980s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
feedtime 1970s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Aussie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Noise-Rock
Dennis McGee 1920s - 1930s International, North American Traditions, Acadian, Cajun