Ethella Chupryk (from her Wikipedia page)
December 2019
31: Vic Juris, 66, American jazz guitarist, liver cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Juris
30: Harry Kupfer, 84, German opera director.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kupfer
29: Neil Innes, 75, English comedian (Monty Python), musician (The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) and writer, heart attack; Arlindo Júnior [pt], 51, Brazilian musician (Parintins Folklore Festival), cancer; Norma Tanega, 80, American musician, singer-songwriter and artist, cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Innes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Tanega
(In the 1960s she had a hit with the single “Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog”!)
28: Thanos Mikroutsikos, 72, Greek composer and politician, Minister of Culture (1994–1996);
Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine composer, singer and poet; Erzsébet Szonyi, 95, Hungarian composer and music pedagogue, vice-president of the International Society for Music Education (1970–1974).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos_Mikroutsikos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzsebet_Szonyi
27: Garrett List, 76, American trombonist, vocalist and composer; Jack Sheldon, 88, American trumpeter (The Merv Griffin Show), singer (“I’m Just a Bill”) and voice actor (Schoolhouse Rock!); Art Sullivan, 69, Belgian singer, pancreatic cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_List
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sheldon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Sullivan
26: Jerry Herman, 88, American composer (Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles) and lyricist, pulmonary disease; Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer; Nguyen Van Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Herman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepy_LaBeef
25: Ethella Chupryk, 55, Ukrainian pianist; Peter Schreier, 84, German operatic tenor and conductor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethella_Chupryk (Photo IJMBS Agency)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schreier
24: Kelly Fraser, 26, Canadian Inuktitut pop singer and songwriter, suicide; Dave Riley, 59, American bassist (Big Black), throat cancer; Allee Willis, 72, American Hall of Fame songwriter (“I’ll Be There for You”, “September”) and lyricist (The Color Purple), cardiac arrest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Fraser
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Riley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allee_Willis
Willis co-wrote hit songs including “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind & Fire. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for “I’ll Be There For You”, which was used as the theme song for the sitcom Friends, and won two Grammy Awards for Beverly Hills Cop and The Color Purple, the latter of which was also nominated for a Tony Award. Her compositions sold over 60 million records and she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.
22: Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian musician (Programa do Jô), stroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubirajara_Penacho_dos_Reis
20: Robert Creech, 91, Canadian horn player and arts administrator.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Creech
18: Patxi Andión, 72, Spanish singer-songwriter, musician and actor (The Compass Rose), traffic collision: Alain Barrière, 84, French singer (“Elle était si jolie”); Kenny Lynch, 81, English singer (“You Can Never Stop Me Loving You”), actor (Carry On Loving, The Playbirds) and entertainer; Arty McGlynn, 75, Irish guitarist (Patrick Street); Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patxi_Andi%C3%B3n
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Barriere
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Lynch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arty_McGlynn
17: Jacques Grimbert, 90, French conductor and choral director.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Grimbert
15: Monique Leyrac, 91, Canadian singer and actress; Jud Phillips Jr., 71, American music industry executive (Mercury Records), cancer (no bio given).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Leyrac
14: Irv Williams, 100, American jazz saxophonist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Williams
13: Roy Loney, 73, American singer and guitarist (Flamin’ Groovies); Emil Richards, 87, American percussionist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamin’_Groovies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Richards
12: Dalton Baldwin, 87, American pianist; Jack Scott, 83, Canadian-American rock singer and songwriter (“My True Love”, “Burning Bridges”).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Baldwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Scott_(singer)
Scott had more US singles (19), in a shorter period of time (41 months), than any other recording artist except for The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and Connie Francis. He wrote all of his own hits, except one: “Burning Bridges.”
11: Jirí Jirmal, 94, Czech classical guitarist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiri_Jirmal
10: Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-American composer and electronic musician (“Popcorn”).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershon_Kingsley