Editing 1983 in music (section)

==Deaths==
{{Births and deaths ToC|deaths|January–April deaths|May–August deaths|September–December deaths|unknown=yes}}

===January–April deaths===
====January deaths====
*[[January 5]] – [[Amy Evans]], operatic soprano and actress, 98
*[[January 7]] – [[Edith Coates]], operatic mezzo-soprano, 74
*[[January 12]] - [[Rebop Kwaku Baah]], rock and jazz percussionist with [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]] and [[Can (band)|Can]], 38
*[[January 28]] – [[Billy Fury]], singer, 42 (heart attack)
*[[January 31]] – [[Lorraine Ellison]], soul singer, 51

====February deaths====
*[[February 4]] – [[Karen Carpenter]], singer and drummer, 32 (cardiac arrest due to [[anorexia nervosa]])
*[[February 8]]
**[[Charles Kullman]], operatic tenor, 80
**[[Alfred Wallenstein]], cellist, 84
*[[February 12]] – [[Eubie Blake]], pianist, 96
*[[February 18]] – [[Leopold Godowsky, Jr.]], violinist and chemist, 82
*[[February 22]] – Sir [[Adrian Boult]], conductor, 93
*[[February 23]] – [[Herbert Howells]], organist and composer, 90
*[[February 28]] – [[Winifred Atwell]], Trinidadian pianist, 69

====March deaths====
*[[March 6]] – [[Cathy Berberian]], singer and composer, 57
*[[March 7]]
**<!--March 7-->[[Igor Markevitch]], Ukrainian composer and conductor, 70
**<!--March 7-->[[William Walton]], British composer, 80

====April deaths====
*[[April 4]] – [[Danny Rapp]] ([[Danny and the Juniors]]), 41 (suicide by gunshot)
*[[April 5]] – [[Cliff Carlisle]], country and blues singer, 79
*[[April 13]] – [[Dolo Coker]], jazz pianist and composer, 55
*[[April 14]] – [[Pete Farndon]] ([[The Pretenders]]), English bassist, 30 (drug overdose)
*[[April 17]] – [[Felix Pappalardi]], American producer and bassist, 43 (gunshot)
*[[April 23]] – [[Earl Hines]], American jazz pianist, 79
*[[April 30]]
**<!--April 30-->[[Muddy Waters]], blues singer and guitarist, 70 (heart attack)
**<!--April 30-->[[George Balanchine]], Russian-American choreographer, 79

===May–August deaths===
====May deaths====
*[[May 23]]
**[[George Bruns]], film composer, 68
**[[Finn Mortensen]], composer and music critic, 61
*[[May 25]] – [[Paul Quinichette]], saxophonist, 67

====June deaths====
*[[June 2]] – [[Stan Rogers]], folk musician, 33
*[[June 25]] – [[Alberto Ginastera]], Argentine composer, 67<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Ginastera {{!}} Argentine composer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alberto-Ginastera |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=27 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

====July deaths====
*[[July 4]] – [[Claus Adam]], cellist, 66
*[[July 5]] – [[Harry James]], bandleader, 67
*[[July 12]] – [[Chris Wood (rock musician)|Chris Wood]], rock musician, 39
*[[July 23]] – [[Georges Auric]], French composer, member of ''[[Les Six]]'', 84
*[[July 27]] – [[Jerome Moross]], composer, conductor and orchestrator, 69
*[[July 30]] – [[Howard Dietz]], lyricist, 86

====August deaths====
*[[August 2]] – [[James Jamerson]], bassist, 47
*[[August 3]] – [[Helge Bonnén]], pianist and composer, 87
*[[August 6]] – [[Klaus Nomi]], singer, 39 (complications from AIDS)
*[[August 13]] – [[Zdeněk Liška]], Czech film composer, 61
*[[August 14]] – [[Omer Létourneau]], pianist, organist, composer and conductor, 92
*[[August 17]] – [[Ira Gershwin]], American lyricist, 86
*[[August 24]] – [[Arkady Filippenko]], composer, 71

===September–December deaths===
====September deaths====
*[[September 5]] – [[John Gilpin (dancer)|John Gilpin]], dancer, 53 (heart attack)
*[[September 24]] – [[Isobel Baillie]], operatic soprano, 88
*[[September 25]] – [[Paul Jacobs (pianist)|Paul Jacobs]], American pianist, 53 (complications from AIDS)

====October deaths====
*[[October 16]]
**[[Øivin Fjeldstad]], violinist and conductor, 80
**[[George Liberace]], violinist and arranger, 72

====November deaths====
*[[November 3]] – [[Alfredo Antonini]], conductor, 82
*[[November 7]] – [[Germaine Tailleferre]], composer, only female member of ''Les Six'', 88<ref>{{cite book|first=Lindsey C.|last=Harnsberger|title=Essential Dictionary of Music: The Most Practical and Useful Music Dictionary for Students and Professionals|location=Los Angeles|publisher=Alfred Publishing Co.|year=1997|page=260|isbn=978-0-88284-728-3}}</ref>
*[[November 15]] – [[John Grimaldi]], English keyboard player and songwriter ([[Argent (band)|Argent]]), 28
*[[November 19]] – [[Tom Evans (musician)|Tommy Evans]], bassist of the rock group [[Badfinger]], 36 (suicide)

====December deaths====
*[[December 6]] – [[Lucienne Boyer]], French singer, 80
*[[December 11]] – [[Simon Laks]], Polish composer and violinist, 82
*[[December 28]] – [[Dennis Wilson]], American singer, songwriter and drummer, 39 (drowned)

===Death date unknown===
*''date unknown''
**[[Antonio Mairena]], Andalusian [[flamenco]] singer, 73 or 74
**[[Pat Smythe (pianist)|Pat Smythe]], Scottish-born jazz pianist, 59 or 60