Musicians Who Died on Jan. 1

In Memoriam: Musicians Who Died on Jan. 1.

We, of course, prefer to remember the musicians who were born and congratulate their anniversaries. But today is a special date, and we want to remember the Musicians Who Died on January.

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• JAKOB HASSLER (1569-1622), German organist, harpsichordist and composer of the Renaissance born in Nuremberg, brother of the better known Hans Leo Hasler.

• PIETRO SANMARTINI (1636-1701), Italian Baroque organist and composer born in Florence. In 1669 he was employed as a musician at the Medici court and in 1686 he was appointed Kapellmeister of the Cathedral of Florence, a position he held until his death in 1701.

• LOUIS-MAURICE DE LA PIERRE (1697-1753), French composer born in Versailles.

• EMANUELE BARBELLA (1718-1777), Italian violinist, composer and educator born in Naples.

• JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS (1713-1780), German organist and composer of the Baroque born in Buttelstedt. One of J.S. Bach’s favorite students, he left numerous compositions for organ, some of them edited by Bach himself at his own expense. He also left concertos, symphonies, trios and sonatas for various instruments.

• JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735-1782), German musician and composer born in Leipzig, eleventh son of Johan Sebastian Bach, also known as the ‘Milanese Bach’ or the ‘London Bach’.

• CHRISTLIEB SIEGMUND BINDER (1723-1789), German organist, harpsichordist and composer born in Dresden.

FEDELE FENAROLI (1730-1818), Italian composer and educator born in Naples. His pupils included Domenico Cimarosa, Nicola Antonio Zingarelli, Silvestro Palma, Luigi Mosca, Vincenzo Lavigna, Carlo Coccia, Michele Carafa, Traugott, Maximilian Eberwein, Saverio Mercadante and Giuseppe Liberali, among others.

JOSEPH MIROSLAV WEBER (1854-1906), Czech violinist, organist and composer born in Prague.

CYRILL KISTLER (1848-1907), German composer, theorist, pedagogue and music publisher born in Großaitingen, Swabia.

CLETO ZABALA (1847-1912), Spanish composer, pianist and conductor born in Bilbao. He was director of the Orfeón Bilbaíno (later the Choral Society of Bilbao) and composed several choral works as well as operas, zarzuelas and pasodobles.

BLAGOJE BERSA (1873-1934), Croatian classical composer born in Dubrovnik. From 1919 until his death he was professor of composition at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. He was the author of two operas, two symphonic poems and a piano trio among other works.

ADOLPHE MARÉCHAL (1867-1935), Belgian tenor born in Liège whose career with the French and Italian repertoires took him to France and England. He made his debut with Don José at Covent Garden in 1902.

CHARLES HACKETT (1889-1942), American tenor born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He made his debut in 1919 at the Metropolitan, where he stayed for three seasons. She also sang at the Lyric Opera in Chicago from 1923 to 1934.

JAROSLAV JEZEK (1906-1942), Czech pianist, conductor and composer born in Prague, author of works of classical music, jazz and soundtracks.

HERMANN ZILCHER (1881-1948), German composer, pianist and conductor born in Frankfurt.

WILLEM LANDRÉ (1874-1984), Dutch composer born in Amsterdam.

FRANCISCO PAREDES HERRERA (1891-1952), Ecuadorian composer born in Cuenca. He composed pasodobles, pasacalles, boleros, sanjuanitos, yaravíes, dancers and above all pasillos of great beauty, for which he has rightly been called “The King of the Ecuadorian Pasillo”.

HANK WILLIAMS (1923-1953), American singer-songwriter born in Mount Olive (Alabama), country music icon and one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century.

LUDOMIR ROZYCKI (1883-1953), Polish composer and conductor born in Warsaw. He was the author of operas (“Casanova”, “Eros i Psyche”), ballets (“Pan Twardowski”) and works for piano.

DAVID BROEKMAN (1899-1958), Dutch-born American composer and conductor He was the author of numerous soundtracks between 1929 and 1935.

FULTON MCGRATH (1907-1958), American jazz pianist and composer born in Superior, Wisconsin. He worked with Red Nichols, the Dorsey brothers, Bunny Berigan, the Boswell Sisters and Joe Venuti among others, as well as working as a session musician. He was co-author of the songs “Shim sham shimmy” and “Mandy is two”.

JUAN BAUTISTA PLAZA (1898-1965), Venezuelan composer and musicologist of classical music born in Caracas. In the 1920s he was a professor of harmony and composition at the National School of Music in Caracas and in 1945 he created and directed until 1962 the Preparatory School of Music, today the Juan Manuel Olivares School. Among his works are: Miserere (1924), Las Horas (1930), Fuga criolla (1931), 7 canciones criollas (1932), Misa de Réquiem (1933), Sonatina venezolana (1934), El picacho abrupto (1936), Fuga romántica venezolana (1950), Cuatro ritmos de danzas (1952), Elegía (1953) and Misa litúrgica de la esperanza (1962).

MOON MULLICAN (1909-1967), American country pianist and singer-songwriter born in Polk County (Texas) who, ten years before the genre emerged, was already practicing what would be called rock and roll. Combining elements of hillbilly, jazz, and blues, he created a vigorous sound that was a direct influence on musicians such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams, Bill Haley, and Elvis Presley.

SALTY HOLMES (1909–1970), American actor and country musician born in Glasgow, Kentucky. He specialized in the harmonica that he played in the style of Sonny Terry, imitating the human voice. With the Prairie Ramblers he performed on Chicago radio stations until the fifties. He became friends with Gene Autry who invited him to participate in several films starring Autry.

JUNIE COBB (1896-1970), American multi-instrumentalist, singer and bandleader born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He played with King Oliver and Jimmie Noone in the 1920s and subsequently led his own bands.

MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888-1972), Paris-born French actor, entertainer and singer, international star of musical comedy and a true French icon of the 20th century.

WALTER E. “JACK” ROLLINS (1906-1973), American country songwriter born in Keyser, West Virginia, co-writer, among other songs, of “Frosty the Snowman” and “Here Comes Peter Cottontail”.

ALTON “SLIM” MOORE (1908–1978), American jazz trombonist born in Selma, Alabama. He worked with, among others, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter and Fletcher Henderson.

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ADOLPH DEUTSCH (1897-1980), British composer, conductor and arranger born in London hired by Warner Bros. where he remained until 1946 highlighting his work in film noir films with Humphrey Bogart: “The Last Refuge”, “All Through the Night”, “The Blind Passion”, and “The Maltese Falcon”. Later with MGM he won three Oscars as orchestrator for “Annie Get Your Gun” (1950), “Seven Girlfriends for Seven Brothers” (1954) and “Oklahoma!” (1955). He was also in charge of the orchestration of Billy Wilder”s “The Apartment”.

HEPHZIBAH MENUHIN (1920-1981), American concert pianist, writer and human rights activist born in San Francisco. She was the sister of violinist Yehudi Menuhin.

ALEXIS KORNER (1928-1984), French-born British musician considered one of the pioneers of British R&B and a launcher of musicians who were staples in the 1960s.

JEANETTE JACOBS (1950-1982), American pop singer, member of the New York girl group The Cake. He also worked with Dr. John and Ginger Baker. She was in a relationship with Jimi Hendrix and married Chris Wood, a member of Traffic.

HERMANN REUTTER (1900-1985), German classical pianist and composer born in Stuttgart, author of operas, concertos for piano and orchestra, choral and chamber pieces, ballets, symphonic works and more than 200 songs.

JAMES CLAY (1935–1994), American hard bop saxophonist and flutist born in Dallas, Texas. He recorded five albums between 1957 and 1992 as a leader and worked with Don Cherry, Hank Crawford, Billy Higins, Red Mitchell, Wes Montgomery and Bill Perkins, among others.

DANILO APONTE (1956-1988), Venezuelan musician and teacher, bassist of the bands Daiquiri and Le Cardiú Jazz Trio. He studied in Boston at the Berklee College of Music and also played with Ilan Chester, Luz Marina, Frank Quintero and the Simón Bolívar National Symphony Orchestra.

BUCK RAM (1907-1991), Chicago-born American composer and producer of popular music, author of numerous hits by The Platters, such as “Only You”, “The Great Pretender” and “Twilight Time”.

DEWEY JACKSON (1900–1994), American jazz trumpeter and cornetist born in St. Louis He played with various bands on the Mississippi steamers in the 1920s and 1930s.

TED HAWKINS (1936-1995), American soul blues singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Biloxi (Mississippi), a true unknown in his country until shortly before his death.

BRYAN HARVEY (1956-2006), American guitarist and singer born in Richmond (Virginia), leader of the folk rock duo House of Freaks, active in the second half of the eighties.

JESS STACY (1904-1995), American jazz pianist born in Bird”s Point, Missouri. He worked with the orchestras of Benny Goodman, Bob Crosby and Tommy Dorsey.

HAMISH IMLACH (1940-1996), Scottish musician and folk singer born in Calcutta, India, popular in Germany and the Scandinavian countries. He influenced John Martyn and Billy Connolly.

TOWNES VAN ZANDT (1944-1997), American country folk singer-songwriter born in Fort Worth, Texas, according to AllMusic: “one of the greatest folk and country artists of his generation”. Labeled as a cult musician, he never had a successful album and even had difficulty keeping his albums published. Even so, he had a small and loyal fan base thanks to songs such as “If I needed you”, “No place to fall” and “Pancho and Lefty” which was No. 1 for Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

IVAN GRAZIANI (1945-1997), Italian singer-songwriter and rock guitarist born in Teramo, Abruzzo. Between 1974 and 1994 he published fifteen albums.

HAGOOD HARDY (1937-1997), Canadian composer, pianist and vibraphonist born in Angola, Indiana, known for his 1975 hit “The Homecoming”. He played in the bands of Martin Denny, Gigi Gryce, Herbie Mann, and George Shearing.

CAL VALENTINE (1937-1997), blues and pop singer and guitarist born in Dallas (Texas). In the fifties he was part of vocal groups such as the Five Notes, Five Masks and Five Stars.

DAVE SCHILDKRAUT (1925–1998), New York-born American jazz alto saxophonist He worked with Louis Prima, Buddy Rich, Anita O”Day, Stan Kenton, Pete Rudolo, Miles Davis, George Handy, Ralph Burns, and Tito Puente, among others.

TSANG-HOUEI HSU (1929-2001), Taiwanese musician, composer and educator born in Taichü Prefecture.

VITÍN AVILÉS (1930-2004), Puerto Rican singer born in Mayagüez, interpreter of Afro-Antillean music, especially boleros also known as “The singer of love”.

HUGH DAVIES (1943-2005), British composer, musicologist and luthier born in Exmouth, Devon. He was assistant to Karlheinz Stockhausen.

MAGNÚS BLÖNDAI JÓHANSSON (1925-2005), Icelandic pianist, composer and conductor. He was a pioneer in the 50s and 60s of avant-garde and electronic music in Iceland. He stopped composing in the 70s and in 1980 he presented his Adagio for strings, celesta and percussion that marked a change in his compositional style.

WERNER HOLLWEG (1936–2007), German tenor and opera director born in Solingen.

CHARLES FAMBROUGH (1950-2011), American jazz composer, producer and bassist, member in the 80s of Art Blakey”s Jazz Messengers.

DEL REEVES (1932-2007), American country singer born in Sparta (North Carolina) known mainly for his “novelty” songs of the 60s such as “Girl on the Billboard” or “The Belles of Southern Bell”.

JULIUS HEGYI (1923-2007), New York-born American violinist and conductor, specialist in works by Beethoven and Brahms.

RON ASHETON (1948-2009), American musician born in Washington D.C., founding member, guitarist and bassist of the band The Stooges from 1967 to 1974.

WALTER HAYNES (1928–2009), American steel guitarist, songwriter and producer He worked with Patsy Cline, J.J. Cale, Everly Brothers, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jean Shepard and Del Reeves, among others.

JOHN POZDRO (1923-2009), American composer born in Chicago, author of three symphonies, choral works, chamber music, small orchestral pieces and works for piano and carillon.

LHASA DE SELA (1972-2010), Mexican-American singer born in Big Indian (New York) whose style combined traditional Mexican music with klezmer and rock.

GREGORY STAY (1970–2010), American drummer and percussionist, founding member of the post-grunge band Remy Zero

MARIN CONSTANTIN (1925-2011), Romanian composer and conductor born in Urleta. He achieved worldwide prominence thanks to his knowledge of Renaissance music, Baroque, Gregorian songs, as well as traditional Romanian music. He was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1992.

GIL GARFIELD (1933-2011), American musician and singer born in Los Angeles, member of the trio The Cheers, with whom he achieved a top 10 in 1955 with the song “Black denim trousers”.

• FRANKIE CAMPAGNA (1986-2011), American musician, leader and guitarist of the punk band Spector 45 formed in Dallas in 2003.

ANDRES FRANDSEN (1960-2012), Danish musician, singer, actor and television presenter born in Copenhagen. In 1991, he won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song “Lige der hvor hjertet slår”, composed by Michael Elo. 

FLEMMING JORGENSEN (1947–2011), Danish musician and actor, lead vocalist and bassist of the pop band Bamses Venner

VERNE LANGDON (1941-2011), American musician, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, make-up artist and producer born in Oakland, California, known for the songs “Pipe dreams” and “The neanderthal stomp”.

ALBERT RAISNER (1941-2011), French harmonica player born in Apolda (Germany), founder in the 50s of the Raisner Trio. On the other hand, he was an iconic French TV presenter comparable to Ed Sullivan in the United States. He hosted the program “Age Tendre et Tetes de Bois”, which featured artists such as The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Hallyday and Claude Francois from 1961 to 1966.

DAVID GURLAND (1967-2011), New York-born American cabaret actor and singer. He was a member of the vocal band Uptown Express.

FRED MILANO (1939-2012), American doo wop singer born in the Bronx, NY, member of the group Dion and The Belmonts, famous in the late 50s for songs such as “I wonder why”, “A teenager in love” and “Where or when”.

NINA MIRANDA (1925-2012), Uruguayan tango singer and composer, based in Argentina since the 50s.

YAFA YARKONI (1925-2012), Israeli singer, known as the “War Singer”, due to her frequent appearances before the Israel Defense Forces.

• PATTI PAGE (1927–2014), American country and traditional pop singer born in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was one of the most popular female artists of the 50s, selling more than 100 million of her albums, including “Tennessee waltz”, her most emblematic hit.

ANNIE DE REUVER (1917-2016), Dutch singer born in Rotterdam, very popular in the 40s and 50s. 

PIERRE CULLAZ (1935-2014), French modern jazz guitarist born in Paris. He began playing the cello and in 1949 he decided on the guitar. He worked with, among others, Michel Hausser, Art Simmons, Martial Solal, Eddy Louis, Claude Bolling, André Hodeir, Iván Jullien, Michel Legrand, Stephan Grappelli, Buck Clayton, Golden Gate Quartet and Guy Lafitte, as well as accompanying singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Claude Nougaro.

TABBY THOMAS (1929-2014), singer, guitarist and pianist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, specializing in swamp blues, one of the best-known musicians in Baton Rouge, where he ran his own blues club, “Tabby”s Blues Box and Heritage Hall”, since the early 70s.

MILAN HORVAT (1919-2014), Croatian conductor born in Pakrac. He was honorary principal conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic and conducted, among others, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.

JEFF GOLUB (1955–2015), American contemporary rock and jazz guitarist born in Akron, Ohio. Known mainly for his work in Rod Stewart”s band between 1988 and 1995, he released between 1988 and 2015 twelve solo albums and three as leader of the instrumental band Avenue Blue.

MATTHEW COGLEY (1984-2015), British rock musician, guitarist and lead vocalist of the melodic rock band Failsafe, founded in Preston in 2000. They released four albums between 2005 and 2012.

DONNA DOUGLAS (1933-2015), American actress and singer born in Pride, Louisiana, known for her role in the series “The Beverly Hillbillies”. As a singer he recorded several gospel and country albums between the 70s and 80s.

GILBERTO MENDES (1922-2016), Brazilian classical composer born in Santos. He was the author of cantatas, motets, orchestral music, chamber pieces and avant-garde works.

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• DAVID A. SAYLOR (1963-2017), compositor, productor musical y cantante estadounidense nacido en Norfolk. En los años 80 se trasladó al Reino Unido y posteriormente se radicó en España. Cantó en bandas como Wild Rose, Push UK y Andy Rock y grabó cinco álbumes en solitario. 

MEMO MORALES (1937-2017), Venezuelan singer born in Maracaibo. He sang in numerous orchestras, including Billo”s Caracas Boys, with which he spent 12 years. Later he worked as a soloist and in the 80s he formed the orchestras La Nuestra and La Gran Orquesta de Cheo y Memo.

JOAN BENSON (1925–2020), American classical keyboardist born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He made his debut as a harpsichordist at the Carmel Bach Festival in 1963 and gave numerous concerts in the United States, Europe and the East. From 1968 to 1976, he taught at Stanford University before joining the faculty of the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he served as a professor until 1987. In 1980 he joined the faculty of the Aston Magna Festival in Massachusetts. He was credited with reviving interest in playing the fortepiano.

ROBERT MANN (1920-2018), American violinist, composer and conductor born in Portland, Oregon, one of the founders in 1946 of the Juilliard String Quartet and a member for more than 50 years until his retirement in 1997.

TEDDY EDELMANN (1941-2018), Danish musician and singer born in Copenhagen. He was a member of The Ready Rock Boys and The Caravans in the “60s. In 1970 he joined the quartet Teddy, Chano, Jan & John with whom he recorded hits such as “Ikke flere penge, fyret fra mit job” and “Jeg vil bo på Vesterbro”. In 1973 the group disbanded and Teddy and Chano Tietzo continued as a duo until 1978. In the 80s Teddy achieved a great solo success with “Himmelhunden”.

BETTY WILLIS (1941-2018), American soul singer born on a farm in Mississippi. At the age of two he moved with his family to California where he began his career singing on the nightclub circuit. She recorded solo albums and with Ray Lockart as Betty and Ray Ray between 1965 and 1968. He quit music and worked in the postal service. After retiring and despite having a family in Santa Ana (California), he preferred to live as a homeless man on the street. She was murdered at the age of 76 by an unknown person in a parking lot in Santa Ana where she was sleeping.

JOAN GUINJOAN (1931-2019), Catalan composer of contemporary music born in Riudoms, Tarragona. He conducted prestigious orchestras in Europe and America and received several awards. He was a finalist for the IRCA World Record Prize (New York) and worked as a music critic for the Diario de Barcelona and as an advisor for institutions such as the Municipal Institute of Education of Barcelona.

KRIS KELMI (1955-2019), Moscow-born Russian-Soviet pop and rock pianist, composer and singer. He was a member of the bands Leap Summer, Autograph and Rock-Atelier and his biggest hits were “Night Rendezvous”, “Closing the ring” and “Tired taxi”.

SHANE BISNETT (1987-2019), American bassist and vocalist member between 2009 and 2011 of the band Ice Nine Kills.

TOMMY HANCOCK (1929-2020), American violinist born in Lubbock, Texas, credited as the “godfather of “west texas music”. He led the swing band Roadside Playboys.

JAAP SCHRÖDER (1925-2020), Dutch violinist and conductor born in Amsterdam. In the 1960s he was a founding member of the Dutch early music group Concerto Amsterdam and made recordings with Gustav Leonhardt, Anner Bylsma, Frans Brüggen and others. He served as conductor and concert director for the Academy of Early Music and in 1982 was named visiting music director of the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

CHAD MORGAN (1933-2025), Australian country music singer and guitarist born in Wondai, Queensland. He was known for his vaudeville style, comedic lyrics, prominent teeth, and stage persona.

• JEAN-MICHEL DEFAYE (1932-2025), French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor born in Saint-Mandé, known for his collaboration with the French poet and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré.

• RUSS NORTH (1965-2025), English singer born in Benchill, Cheshire, known for his role in the heavy metal band Cloven Hoof. North was with Cloven Hoof several times, from 1987 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2009. In 2011, he was asked to return to the band, but left for the last time in 2012 under strange circumstances.

MARTY GREBB (1945-2020), American guitarist, saxophonist and keyboardist born in Chicago In addition to being a member of The Buckinghams between 1966 and 1968, he later played with artists such as Leon Russell, Elton John, Muddy Waters, Chicago, The Band and, especially, Bonnie Raitt, whose band he was part of for 25 years. He recorded two solo albums “Smooth Sailin” (1999) and “High Steppin” (2009).

LEXII ALIJAI (1998–2020), American rapper born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2017 he released his debut studio album, “Growing Pains”. He died at age 21 from a fatal mixture of fentanyl and ethanol.

MISTY MORGAN (1945-2021), American country singer born in Buffalo, New York. She formed with her husband the duo Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan. They recorded 14 singles between 1969 and 1976, including the No. 1 on the country charts, “Tennessee Bird Walk”.

LIAM REILLY (1955-2021), Irish keyboardist and singer-songwriter born in Dundalk. He was a member of the rock group Bagatelle and participated as a soloist in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 coming second with the song “Somewhere in Europe”.

CARLOS DO CARMO (1939-2021), Portuguese fado singer born in Lisbon. He represented Portugal in Eurovision 1976 with the song “Flor de verde pinho”. Other hits were “Os putos”, “Um homem na cidade”, “Canoas do Tejo”, “Lisboa menina e moça”, “Duas lágrimas de orvalho” and “Bairro Alto”.

GEORGE GERDES (1948-2021), American actor and singer-songwriter born in Queens, New York. He recorded a couple of albums in the early 70s. He later developed an acting career appearing in numerous TV series of the 80s and 90s.

MICK BOLTON (1948–2021), Lancashire-born British keyboardist He worked with Mott the Hoople (1973) and the Dexys Midnight Runners (1985/96) among others. He was Linda McCartney”s private teacher.

NICK COLIONNE (?-2022), American jazz guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He achieved eight number 1s on the smooth jazz charts and released a dozen albums.

FRED WHITE (1955–2023), Chicago-born American drummer Brother of Maurice and Verdine White, he was a member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire in their most successful period (1974-1984).

LÁZARO VALDÉS (1940-2023), Cuban son and jazz musician, composer and arranger born in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of Havana. Son of percussionist Oscar Valdés, after playing in various big bands in the 50s and 60s, he joined Benny Moré”s Banda Gigante as pianist and musical director. He was in charge of leading the orchestra after Moré”s death in 1963, continuing his musical legacy for several years. Later he worked with his own bands such as Son Jazz with which he recorded albums such as the albums “Manteca” and “La Malagueña”. He was the father of fellow musician and pianist Lazarito Valdés, leader of the group Bamboleo.

SEBASTIAN MARINO (1965–2023), American guitarist born in Rochester, New York. He was a member of the bands Anvil (1989–1995), Ramrod (1992–1994), and Overkill (1995–2000).

WAYNE OSMOND (1951-2025), American musician and singer born in Ogden, Utah, guitarist and one of the original members of the Osmond Brothers, a children”s group formed in 1958 with his three brothers Alan, Merrill and Jay who were later joined by Donny and Jimmy. They were very popular on TV at the time and appeared regularly on the Andy Williams and Jerry Lewis shows. In the seventies they came to rival Jackson V on the charts with songs such as “One bad apple”, “Double lovin”, “Yoýo”, “Down by the lazy river” and “Love me for a reason”.

LEO DAN (1942-2025), Argentine actor, singer and composer born in Villa Atamisqui, Santiago del Estero. He was, along with Palito Ortega and Leonardo Favio, one of the Argentine singers of the New Wave who were popular in the 60s and 70s. During his long career he published more than seventy albums in Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Spain and his fondness for Mexican music led him to record numerous mariachis with which he gained popularity in Mexico where his voice was very well received.

NORA ORLANDI (1933–2025), Italian composer of film music born in Voghera. She composed soundtracks for spaghetti westerns, eurospy and gialli films during the 1960s and was best known for “Dies Irae”, a short piece she wrote and performed for Sergio Martino”s “The Strange Vice of Madame Wardh” (1971), which was later reused in Quentin Tarantino”s Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004).

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