2013 Grammy In Memoriam
The In Memoriam Segment at the 2013 Grammys broadcast on Sunday, February 10, 2013, began with Chick Correa and a “Take Five” tribute to Dave Brubeck.
Here is the list of artists included, by the month they died:
- Davy Jones (d. 2/29/2012)
- Earl Scruggs (d. 3/28/2012)
- Levon Helm (d. 4/19/2012)
- Adam Yauch (d. 5/4/2012)
- Donna Summer (d. 5/17/2012)
- Chuck Brown (d. 5/16/2012)
- Doug Dillard, The Dillards (d. 5/16/2012)
- Dietrich Fischer (d. 5/18/2012)
- Carrie Smith (d. 5/20/2012)
- Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees (d. 5/20/2012)
- Herb Reed, The Platters (d. 6/4/2012)
- Andy Griffith (d. 7/3/2012)
- Kitty Wells (d. 7/16/2012)
- Jimmy Jones (d. 8/2/2012)
- Scott McKenzie (d. 8/18/2012)
- Joe South (d. 9/5/2012)
- Dorothy McGuire, McGuire Sisters (9/7/2012)
- Andy Williams (d. 9/25/2012)
- Cleve Duncan, The Penguins (d. 11/7/2012)
- Dave Brubeck (d. 12/5/2012)
- Jenny Rivera (d. 12/9/2012)
- Ravi Shankar (d. 12/11/2012)
- Marva Whitney (d. 12/22/2012)
- Fontella Bass (d. 12/26/2012)
- Patti Page (d. 1/1/2013)
- Patty Andrews, Andrews Sisters (1/30/2013)
Musicians remembered included:
- Mickey Baker, guitarist (d. 11/27/2012)
- Doc Watson, guitarist (d. 6/29/2012)
- Mike Auldridge, guitarist (d. 12/29/2012)
- Jon Lord, Deep Purple organist (d. 7/16/2012)
- Ed Cassidy, Spirit drummer (d. 12/6/2012)
- Ronnie Montrose, guitarist (d. 3/3/2012)
- Billy Strange, session musician (d. 2/22/2012)
- Big Jim Sullivan, guitarist (d. 10/2/2012)
- Yomo Toro, musician (d. 6/20/2012)
- Paquito Hechavarria, pianist (d. 9/27/2012)
- Luis Alberto Spinetta, “El Flaco”, musician (d. 2/2/2012)
- Maurice Andre, trumpeter (d. 2/25/2012)
- Red Holloway, saxophonist (d. 2/25/2012
- Bob Babbitt, bassist (d. 7/16/2012)
- Bob Welch, musician (d. 6/7/2012)
- Bob Birch, musician (d. 8/15/2012)
- Andrew Love, musician (d. 4/12/2012)
Lyricists and Composers included:
- Frank Wilson, Motown songwriter (d. 9/27/2012)
- Hal David, lyricist (d. 9/1/2012)
- Marvin Hamlisch, composer (d. 8/6/2012)
- Richard Adler, lyricist, composer (d. 6/21/2012)
- Elliott Carter, composer (d. 11/5/2012)
Individuals who made significant contributions to the music industry:
- Dick Clark, rock ‘n roll impresario (d. 4/18/2012)
- Frances Preston, music exec (d. 6/13/2012)
- Rick Blackburn, music exec (d. 11/30/2012)
- Donna Hilley, music exec (d. 6/20/2012)
- Frank Barsalona, talent agent (d. 11/22/2012)
- Chris Lighty, music exec (d. 8/30/2012)
- Gil Friesen, music exec (d. 12/13/2012)
- Jim Marshall, amplifier pioneer (d. 4/5/2012)
- George Marino, studio engineer (d. 6/4/2012)
- Howard Hilson Scott, engineer (d. 9/22/2012)
- Al Delory, producer (d. 2/5/2012)
- Alan Mintz, entertainment attorney (d. 5/2/2012)
- David Braun, entertainment attorney (d. 1/28/2013)
- Claude Nobs, festival organizer (d. 1/10/2013)