1/6 Lou Rawls, 72. Velvet-voiced singer of such hits as "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing."1/19 Wilson Pickett, 64. Fiery soul music pioneer ("Mustang Sally.")
3/25 Buck Owens, 76. Flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped country music ("Act Naturally.")
4/5 Gene Pitney, 66. The Rockville Rocket; singer with a string of hits ("Town Without Pity.")
4/11 June Pointer, 52. Youngest of hitmaking Pointer Sisters ("I'm So Excited.") Cancer.
6/6 Billy Preston, 59. Singer-keyboardist ("Nothing From Nothing"); played with the Beatles. Heart infection; kidney failure.
11/10 Gerald Levert, 40. Fiery R&B singer ("Casanova.")
11/23 Anita O'Day, 87. One of most respected 1940s jazz vocalists.
12/9 Georgia Gibbs, 87. Hitmaking 1950s singer ("Kiss of Fire," "Dance With Me, Henry.")
12/14 Ahmet Ertegun, 83. Founder of Atlantic Records; popularized Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin.
12/25 James Brown, 73. The pompadoured dynamo of music for a half-century; classic singles included "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)."
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