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Opera singer
1937 - 2009
Grammy-winning ‘Wagnerian Queen’ who drew ovations on both sides of the Atlantic
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Motown drummer
1934 - 2009
Drummer who helped create Motown's funk sound
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Conductor
1948 - 2008
Prolific conductor and international champion of British music
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Musician and actor
1937 - 2008
Grammy-winning country musician, Elvis collaborator and star of ‘Smokey and the Bandit’
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Soul singer
1942 - 2008
Pioneering soul singer and producer best known for contributions to ‘Shaft’ and ‘South Park’
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Jazz pianist
1925 - 2007
Canadian jazz pianist called the 'Maharajah of the Keyboard'
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Country musician
1932 - 2003
Quintessential country music singer with crossover appeal
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Soul musician
1942 - 1999
Icon of soul and funk pioneer whose songs inspired generations of black Americans
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Singer
1917 - 1996
‘First Lady of Song’ who popularised the American Songbook
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Composer
1924 - 1994
Composer famous for Moon River and the Pink Panther theme
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