Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 1996

Artist Active Genre & Styles
The Kinks 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock
Ella Fitzgerald 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Vocal, Blues, Bop, Standards, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, American Popular Song
2Pac 1980s - 1990s Rap, Bay Area Rap, Gangsta Rap, G-Funk, Hardcore Rap
Ramones 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, American Punk, New York Punk, Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock
The Velvet Underground 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Proto-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock
Les Baxter 1940s - 1970s Easy Listening, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Classical, Exotica, Lounge, Jazz-Pop, Classical Crossover, Film Score, Original Score, Soundtracks
Bill Monroe 1920s - 1990s Country, Religious, Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Gospel, Traditional Bluegrass, Close Harmony, Traditional Country, Old-Timey
Gerry Mulligan 1940s - 1990s Jazz, Vocal, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz, West Coast Jazz, American Popular Song, Vocal Pop, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz, Standards
Johnny "Guitar" Watson 1950s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Pop-Soul, Regional Blues, Soul, Funk, Modern Electric Blues, Early R&B
Eddie Harris 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Mainstream Jazz, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Brownie McGhee 1930s - 1990s Blues, R&B, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Folk-Blues, East Coast Blues, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues, Blues Revival, Early R&B, Pre-War Country Blues
George Burns 1900s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Stage & Screen, Vocal, Comedy, Radio Plays, Radio Shows, Soundtracks, Spoken Word, Standup Comedy, Vaudeville
Siouxsie and the Banshees 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, British Punk, College Rock, Goth Rock, Post-Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave, Dance-Rock
Timothy Leary 1960s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Ambient, Club/Dance, Psychedelic/Garage, Spoken Word
Arrested Development 1980s - 2020s Rap, Alternative Rap, Southern Rap, Political Rap
Sublime 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Ska-Punk, Third Wave Ska Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock
Gene Kelly 1930s - 1990s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Musicals, Film Score, Show/Musical
The Gun Club 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, American Underground, Roots Rock, College Rock, Psychobilly, Hard Rock
David Tudor 1950s - 1990s Avant-Garde, Classical, Pop/Rock, Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde Music, Keyboard, Electro-Acoustic, Process-Generated, Concerto
Bill Doggett 1930s - 1990s R&B, Jazz, Blues, Early R&B, Swing, Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jump Blues
Bob Gibson 1950s - 1990s Folk, Children's, Folksongs, Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk
Extreme 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Pop-Metal, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, Hair Metal
Pale Saints 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Shoegaze, Indie Pop, Noise Pop
Les Rallizes Dénudés 1960s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Japanese Rock, Psychedelic, Noise-Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Heavenly 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Twee Pop, Indie Rock
Patsy Montana 1930s - 1990s Country, Traditional Country, Cowboy, Yodeling
Jawbreaker 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Punk
The Forester Sisters 1980s - 1990s Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Progressive Country
William Clarke 1960s - 1990s Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Harmonica Blues
Bob Thiele 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Early Pop/Rock
Jimmy Rowles 1940s - 1980s Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, West Coast Jazz, Cool, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards
Oingo Boingo 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Dance-Rock, College Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Synth Pop
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Surf Revival
Rafael Kubelik 1920s - 1990s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Concerto
Mercer Ellington 1930s - 1990s Jazz, Swing, Big Band
Belly 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Indie Rock
Sergiu Celibidache 1940s - 1980s Classical, Orchestral, Symphony, Choral, Concerto
Minnie Pearl 1930s - 1990s Country, Comedy/Spoken, Country Comedy, Traditional Country, Comedy
The Divinyls 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Art Porter 1990s Jazz, Bop, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Jeffrey Lee Pierce 1970s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, College Rock, Indie Rock, Punk Blues
Barney Wilen 1950s - 1990s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Bop, Post-Bop
Big Chief 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Detroit Rock
Eric's Trip 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
The Friends of Distinction 1960s - 1990s R&B, Pop-Soul, Soul, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Soul, AM Pop
Tiny Tim 1960s - 1990s Comedy/Spoken, Pop/Rock, Vocal, AM Pop, Cabaret, Novelty, Vaudeville, Vocal Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Comedy
Eva Cassidy 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Band of Susans 1980s - 1990s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock, Noise-Rock
Mieczyslaw Weinberg 1940s - 1990s Classical, Chamber Music, Orchestral, Keyboard, Opera, Vocal Music, Concerto, Symphony
Pilar Lorengar 1950s - 1980s Classical, Opera