List of centenarians (musicians, composers and music patrons) explained

The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as musicians/singers, composers and music patrons – known for reasons other than their longevity. For more lists, see: Lists of centenarians.

NameLifespanAgeNotability
1920–2020 100 French jazz clarinetist and bandleader[1] [2]
1900–2001 100 Canadian pianist[3]
1909–2014 105 Italian-born American operatic soprano[4]
1874–1975 100 Luxembourg composer[5] [6]
Fedora Alemán1912–2018 105 Venezuelan singer[7]
1915–2015 100 American bandleader, arranger and composer[8]
Marshall Allen 1924– American saxophonist and bandleader[9]
1914–2017 102 Puerto Rican musician[10]
1894–1995 100 American composer[11]
1907–2013 106 German-American classical pianist and piano professor[12]
Ray Anthony 1922– American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor[13]
1920–2023 103 American composer[14]
1916–2017 100 Danish jazz violinist[15]
Dave Bartholomew1918–2019 100 American musician, bandleader and composer[16]
1888–1989 101 Russian-American composer and lyricist[17] [18]
1910–2011 100 American composer and classical pianist[19]
1908–2012 104 American composer[20]
1913–2013 100 Cuban singer[21]
1920–2022 101 Lithuanian-born Canadian composer[22]
1915–2017 101 Italian-born Argentine cellist, composer, conductor, arranger and musical archivist[23]
1908–2010 101 American country music singer-songwriter[24]
Charles Burrell 1920– American jazz bassist[25]
1872–1973 101 French classical composer, conductor and organist[26]
1920–2020 100 American TV and film composer[27]
1895–1996 101 American lyricist and theatre composer[28]
1913–2017 104 Italian organist, pianist, music educator and composer[29]
Elliott Carter1908–2012 103 American classical composer[30]
1908–2008 100 American harpist[31]
1900–2001 101 Italian soprano[32]
1916–2018 101 British singer[33]
1908–2010 101 American cellist[34]
1902–2002 100 American jazz drummer[35]
1917–2020 102 American opera conductor and composer[36]
1902–2010 108 Swiss tenor[37]
Jean Cussac 1922– French baritone and music director[38]
1920–2023 103 Indian folk musician[39]
1911–2016 104 French mezzo-soprano[40]
1899–2000 101 American singer-songwriter[41]
1920–2022 101 American hornist[42]
1918–2021 102 Cuban composer and conductor.[43]
1906–2007 100 American Latter Day Saint vocalist[44]
1921–2021 100 French operatic soprano[45]
1907–2015 107 British composer and pianist[46]
1915–2018 102 Polish violinist, translator and author.[47]
1913–2014 100 Polish pianist and composer[48]
1911–2014 102 Austrian musicologist[49]
1911–2014 103 American jazz trumpeter[50]
1915–2016 101 American pianist[51]
1904–2006 102 American accordionist[52]
1805–1906 101 Spanish baritone and singing teacher[53]
1910–2010 100 American composer[54]
1905–2007 102 American jazz saxophonist[55]
1914–2015 100 Jamaican-born British jazz bassist[56]
1899–2004 105 British harpist[57]
Stella Greka 1922– Greek singer and actress[58]
Kaiti Grey 1924– Greek singer and actress[59]
1899–2000 100 Scottish baritone[60]
1903–2014 110 Austro-Hungarian-born pianist and one of the oldest Holocaust survivors[61]
1915–2018 103 American pianist[62]
1909–2011 102 American singer and philanthropist; wife of Bob Hope[63]
1892–1993 100 Polish pianist[64]
Francis Jackson1917–2022 104 British organist, choral director and composer[65]
1913–2014 100 American singer and actor[66]
1898–1999 100 French composer[67]
1888–1997 108 Greek-American musician[68]
1908–2016 107 Indian musician[69]
Phyllis Kinney 1922– American-born singer and historian of Welsh folk music[70]
1903–2006 102 Ukrainian composer[71]
Pierre Labric 1921– French organist and composer[72]
1896–1997 100 French harpsichordist[73]
1912–2012 100 American singer[74]
1867–1972 104 American composer[75]
1905–2006 100 American Academy Award-nominated songwriter[76]
1913–2014 100 French composer[77]
1881–1984 103 French composer[78]
Leo Leandros1923–Greek musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer[79]
Everett Lee1916–2022 105 American conductor and violinist[80]
1921–2022 100 Scottish singer[81]
1922–2022 100 Finnish baritone singer.[82]
1898–2003 104 British pianist and composer[83]
1920–2021 100 Cuban musicologist[84] [85]
1922–2023 100 German contralto opera singer[86]
1904–2009 105 American jazz singer[87]
1907–2009 101 American jazz musician[88]
1912–2017 104 American singer[89]
1910–2011 101 Irish singer[90]
1917–2020 103 British actress, singer and songwriter[91]
1907–2011 104 American country music singer and banjoist[92]
1912–2016 104 French singer[93]
1907–2013 105 German classical pianist[94]
1879–1985 105 German-born British music patron and philanthropist[95]
1920–2022 102 American choral conductor, ethnomusicologist and author[96]
1912–2015 103 American singer, bandleader and radio personality[97]
Jane Morgan 1924– American singer and recording artist[98]
1909–2011 101 Swiss-born American conductor[99]
1901–2001 100 French classical saxophonist[100]
1923–2024 100 Canadian jazz musician and composer[101]
1910–2014 104 Italian soprano[102]
1919–2022 103 Italian singer[103] [104]
1895–2002 106 Ukrainian-born American pianist and composer[105]
1890–1992 101 American Appalachian Mountains musician[106]
1918–2018 100 Brazilian-born American cellist[107]
1907–2007 100 American brass band leader[108]
1910–2012 102 British variety singer[109]
1920–2022 102 American guitarist and session musician (The Wrecking Crew)[110]
1912–2015 103 Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslav and Serbian pianist[111]
1916–2016 100 British film and television composer[112]
1910–2014 103 American composer, conductor and author[113]
1894–1996 101 Italian composer and singer; wife of fellow composer Ottorino Respighi[114]
1916–2018 101 Hungarian classical concert pianist[115]
1902–2010 107 American organist[116]
1920–2021 100 Spanish singer[117]
1910–2011 100 Trinidadian musician, vocalist and bandleader[118]
1915–2016 100 British opera singer[119]
1895–1996 100 American violinist[120]
1917–2022 104 American record producer and founder of Specialty Records[121]
1902–2003 100 American jazz trombonist[122]
1916–2016 100 Argentine composer and pianist[123]
1763–1869 106 Italian soprano[124]
1916–2017 101 American singer[125]
1908–2019 111 Italian composer[126] [127]
1909–2013 104 Canadian-born American gospel music singer and songwriter[128]
1917–2018 101 American multi-instrumental jazz musician and composer[129]
1921–2023 102 American country singer, songwriter and guitarist[130]
1917–2018 101 American conductor[131]
1919–2020 100 American bandleader and saxophonist[132]
1894–1995 101 Russian-American composer and conductor[133]
1912–2020 107 American musician[134] [135]
Eleanor Sokoloff1914–2020 106 American pianist[136]
1914–2016 101 Norwegian classical composer and organist[137]
1908–2008 100 Croatian and Argentine violinist[138]
1921–2022 101 American oboist[139]
1911–2015 103 American soprano[140]
1902–2005 103 Austro-Hungarian composer and pianist[141]
1908–2011 103 American musician[142]
1885–1987 102 American hymn composer[143]
1918–2022 104 American singer[144]
1916–2018 101 Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor and organist[145] [146]
Juan Vicente Torrealba1917–2019 102 Venezuelan harpist and composer[147]
1911–2012 101 Polish-born American violinist and educator[148]
1911–2011 100 American bandleader and composer[149]
1921– Turkish classical composer[150]
1910–2010 100 British composer[151]
1917–2017 100 American vocalist and big band singer[152]
Elisabeth Waldo 1918– American violinist, composer, songwriter, conductor and ethnomusicologist[153]
1919–2021 102 British choral conductor and composer[154] [155]
1919–2019 100 American jazz saxophonist and composer[156]
1910–2018 107 American gospel harmonicist[157]
1920–2021 100 German classical oboist, conductor and academic teacher[158]
1899–2000 100 Russian singer[159]
1917–2019 101 German operatic soprano[160] [161]
1921–2021 100 Italian violinist and teacher[162]
1917–2021 103 Swiss composer and jazz pianist[163]
1915–2017 101 Austrian-born American soprano[164]
1910–2017 106 Polish pianist[165]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claude Abadie a fêté ses 100 ans.. tsfjazz.com. 16 January 2020. 23 May 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Le clarinettiste Claude Abadie est décédé – Les brèves – News. www.tsfjazz.com.
  3. Encyclopedia: Dorenfeld. Joanne. Nygaard King. Betty. Frances Marr Adaskin. The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Dominion Institute. 9 January 2012.
  4. News: Smith. Tim. Saluting Licia Albanese on her 100th birthday. The Baltimore Sun. 22 July 2013. 25 July 2013.
  5. https://musicpublishers.lu/albrecht-pol/ Profile
  6. http://onsstad.vdl.lu/index.php?id=242&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Bcat%5D=44&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=534&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=240&cHash=20159b6940 Lotty Brau-Breck, Péil Schlechter, Jean Probst, "Personnalités de la vie culturelle de jadis au Limpertsberg"
  7. http://informe21.com/arte-y-espectaculos/fallecio-la-soprano-venezolana-fedora-aleman-a-sus-105-anos Falleció la soprano venezolana Fedora Alemán, a sus 105 años
  8. Web site: Van Alexander, US bandleader turned composer, died aged 100. BBC. 20 July 2015. 20 July 2015.
  9. Web site: As he turns 100, Marshall Allen looks back on his life in the shadow of Sun Ra. CBS 42. 24 May 2024. 26 May 2024.
  10. https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/centrovoices/arts-culture/memoriam-bartolo-álvarez-founder-casa-latina In Memoriam: Bartolo Álvarez, Founder of Casa Latina
  11. Web site: An Alpha Thetan / Pi Kappa Alphan You Ought to Know: Robert Alexander Anderson '16. Logan Cheek. 6 November 2018.
  12. Web site: Katja Andy obituary. . 2 April 2024.
  13. Web site: The secret to reaching 100? For Ray Anthony, his trusty trumpet and a fondness for bombshells. Los Angeles Times. 25 January 2022. 7 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Walter Arlen: Uraufführung zum 100er. wien.orf.at. 31 July 2020. 5 June 2021. de.
  15. News: Lautrup. John. Tillykke: Svend Asmussen fylder 100 år. Congratulations: Svend Asmussen is 100 years old. Billed Bladet. da. 28 February 2016. 11 March 2016.
  16. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/dave-bartholomew/ Ultimate Classic Rock: Rock Pioneer Dave Bartholomew Turns 100
  17. News: Irving Berlin, Nation's Songwriter, Dies. Berger. Marilyn. Marilyn Berger. The New York Times. 23 September 1989. 20 August 2019.
  18. News: Obituary: Irving Berlin. The Independent. 24 September 1998. 18 July 2021.
  19. News: Steinberg. David. Join party with Chamber Soloists. Albuquerque Journal. 27 September 2010. 2 October 2010.
  20. News: Simon. Stephanie. Composer Bernard Bierman Celebrates Centennial. Ny1.com. 28 August 2008. 6 September 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080905205007/http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/85255/composer-bernard-bierman-celebrates-centennial/Default.aspx. 5 September 2008.
  21. News: Muere la cantante cubana Esther Borja. BBC Mundo. 18 December 2013. 6 January 2014. es.
  22. News: David Botwinik obituary. 14 February 2022.
  23. News: Falleció José Bragato a los 101 años. La Nación. 19 July 2017. 27 October 2018. es. 20 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720033046/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2045251-fallecio-jose-bragato-a-los-101-anos. dead.
  24. News: Slim Bryant feiert seinen 100. Geburtstag. Country.de. 7 December 2008. 7 December 2008. de.
  25. Web site: Music legend Charlie Burrell celebrates 100th birthday. 9News. 4 October 2020.
  26. Web site: Henri Büsser. Oxfordreference.com. 27 October 2018.
  27. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mission-hills-ca/emil-cadkin-9954255 Emil Milton Cadkin
  28. News: Severo. Richard. Richard Severo. Irving Caesar, Lyricist of Timeless Hits Like 'Tea for Two', Dies at 101. The New York Times. 18 December 1996. 27 October 2018.
  29. Web site: Necrologio: Matilde Capuis (1913-2017). Conservatorio Torino. February 2017. 26 September 2017. it.
  30. News: US composer Elliott Carter celebrates 100th birthday. https://web.archive.org/web/20081215180612/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iyHXhW73CzIaCjaGtALhwdK3QaEQ. dead. December 15, 2008. Agence France-Presse. 11 December 2008. 11 December 2008.
  31. News: Rosenberg. Donald. Former Cleveland Orchestra harpist Alice Chalifoux dies at 100. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1 August 2008. 4 August 2008.
  32. News: Kozinn. Allan. Allan Kozinn. Gina Cigna, Operatic Soprano, Dies at 101. The New York Times. 4 July 2001. 9 December 2009.
  33. Web site: Kituno . Nick. Tributes paid to one of television's earliest songstresses who has died at 101. Your Local Guardian. 28 September 2018. 21 March 2021.
  34. News: Stearns. David Patrick. Orlando Cole, cellist and Curtis teacher, dies. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 January 2010. 22 March 2021.
  35. Web site: Christopher Columbus: 1902-2002. Jazzhouse.org. 22 March 2021.
  36. News: Maestro Anton Coppola celebrates 100th birthday by conducting more original compositions. Tampa Bay Times. 10 April 2017. 10 April 2017.
  37. News: Fox. Margalit. Margalit Fox. Hugues Cuénod Dies at 108; Versatile, Light-Voiced Tenor. The New York Times. 7 December 2010. 8 December 2010.
  38. News: Gujan-Mestras : ancien doubleur de chansons pour Disney, Jean Cussac a fêté ses 100 ans. subscription. Jacky Donzeaud. fr. 3 June 2022. Sud Ouest. 10 June 2022.
  39. News: Famous Tripura Rosem player Thanga Darlong dies at 103. Deccan Herald. 3 December 2023. 4 December 2023. Press Trust of India.
  40. Web site: Franse mezzosopraan Deva Dassy overleden (105). Operanederland.nl. 17 April 2016. 22 February 2017. nl.
  41. Web site: "My Sunshine" singer Jimmie Davis dead at 101. https://archive.today/20130129170747/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472470/my-sunshine-singer-jimmie-davis-dead-at-101.jhtml. 29 January 2013. Mtv.com. 21 October 2012. dead.
  42. Web site: Hornlegende Vincent DeRosa im Alter von 101 Jahren gestorben1. klassik.com. 19 July 2022.
  43. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/musica/murio-alfredo-diez-nieto-decano-de-la-musica-de-concierto-en-cuba Murió Alfredo Diez Nieto, decano de la música de concierto en Cuba
  44. Web site: Obituary: Annette Richardson Dinwoodey7. Deseret News. 23 January 2007. 27 October 2018.
  45. Web site: Renée Doria, doyenne de l'art lyrique français. Laurent Bury. 12 February 2021. 21 August 2023. Première Loge. fr.
    Web site: Renée Doria, grande soprano colorature française, est morte. Louis-Valentin Lopez. France Musique. fr. 9 March 2021. 21 August 2023.
  46. News: Roy Douglas, composer – obituary. The Daily Telegraph. 25 March 2015. 27 March 2015.
  47. https://pwm.com.pl/pl/aktualnosci/szczegoly/3459398,odeszla-helena-dunicz-niwinska.html Zmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów
  48. News: Jan Ekier – 100 years old today!. The News (Radio Poland). 29 August 2013. 13 February 2017.
  49. News: Hellmut Federhofer verstorben. Allgemeine Zeitung. Mainz. de. 5 May 2014.
  50. News: Stacey. Plaisence. Jazz Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos Dies. ABC News. 19 July 2014. 13 February 2017.
  51. News: 100-Year-Old Piano Man Honored In Manhattan. WCBS-TV. 8 August 2015. 13 February 2017.
  52. Web site: Anthony Galla-Rini, 102; Accordionist Strove to Raise the Instrument's Profile. Claire. Noland. 11 August 2006. Articles.latimes.com. 27 October 2018.
  53. Web site: Manuel Patricio Rodriguez Garcia (1805-1906): The 'inventor of the laryngoscope' and world-renowned singing teacher. ENT & Audiology News. 27 October 2018.
  54. Web site: Gerrish. Jim. Frederick Goode. 100th Birthday Celebration of John O. Gerrish. East Orange Interactive Museum. August 2010. 14 October 2010.
  55. News: Fox. Margalit. Margalit Fox. Peggy Gilbert, 102, Dies; Led Female Jazz Ensembles. The New York Times. 25 February 2007 . 18 April 2014.
  56. Web site: Great Brit Jazz bassist Coleridge Goode dies aged 100. 5 October 2015. 6 October 2015.
  57. News: Sidonie Goossens. 16 December 2004. 27 October 2018. Telegraph.co.uk.
  58. Web site: 2022-04-01 . Η Στέλλα Γκρέκα γίνεται 100 ετών . 2022-04-01 . ertnews.gr . el.
  59. Web site: 2024-05-15 . Η Καίτη Γκρέυ έγινε 100 ετών: Η φωτογραφία από τα γενέθλιά της . 2024-05-15 . in.gr . el.
  60. News: Kozinn. Allan. Allan Kozinn. Roy Henderson, 100, Scottish Baritone and Teacher. The New York Times. 21 March 2000. 27 October 2018.
  61. News: Duchen. Jessica. I played Chopin as they sent my family to their deaths. The Jewish Chronicle. 11 March 2010. 4 August 2010.
  62. News: Graf. Heather. Marking a milestone with music: 100-year-old pianist performs. KREM. 25 June 2015. 26 June 2015.
  63. News: Gates. Anita. Dolores Hope, Singer and Bob Hope's Widow, Dies at 102. The New York Times. 20 September 2011. 20 September 2011.
  64. News: Allan Kozinn. Allan Kozinn. Mieczyslaw Horszowski Is Dead; Pianist, 100, Mastered the Greats. The New York Times. 24 May 1993. 27 July 2013.
  65. Web site: Musician and composer celebrates his 100th birthday. York Press. 16 October 2017 . 27 October 2018.
  66. News: McLellan. Dennis. Herb Jeffries, Hollywood's first black singing cowboy, dies at 100. Los Angeles Times. 25 May 2014. 26 May 2014.
  67. Web site: Biography. Journeau.com. 27 October 2018.
  68. News: Obituary: George Katsaros. The Independent. 6 July 1997. 2 November 2021.
  69. Mohan. Shriya. Centenarian Tempo. Tehelka Magazine. 6. 37. Anant Media. 19 September 2009. 10 November 2009. dead. https://archive.today/20130104201423/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=Ne190909centenarian_tempo.asp. 4 January 2013.
  70. Web site: Phyllis Kinney. The musician from Michigan . Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru . 21 August 2022.
  71. Web site: Kolessa, Mykola. Encyclopediaofukraine.com. 27 October 2018.
  72. Web site: Les 100 ans de Pierre Labric, doyen des organistes français. ResMusica. 30 June 2021.
  73. Web site: Fondation Marcelle & Robert De Lacour musique et danse. 2016. Fondation Marcelle & Robert De Lacour profiles. 15 December 2016. fr.
  74. News: Marjorie Lane, singer at MGM, dies at 100. 15 October 2012. Variety.
  75. Web site: All the Heart of Me: The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang – The Choirs, Soloists and Orchestra of The Crane School of Music. Delos Music. 27 October 2018.
  76. Web site: Johnny Lange. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703094713/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8bc2fe7. dead. July 3, 2022. Bfi.org.uk. 27 October 2018.
  77. News: André LAVAGNE. Le Figaro. fr. 25 March 2014. 10 April 2014.
  78. Web site: Grand Piano: Paul Le Flem. Naxos.com. 27 October 2018.
  79. Web site: 2023-08-24 . Λέο Λέανδρος: Τα 100 έφτασε ο Έλληνας συνθέτης-φαινόμενο! - Βίντεο του συγγραφέα Γιάννη Βίτσα απο τα γενέθλιά του με τραγούδια φυσικά eirinika.gr . 2023-08-24 . www.eirinika.gr . en.
  80. Web site: Happy 100th Birthday Everett Lee, Trailblazing Conductor. WQXR-FM. Terrance McKnight. 31 August 2016. 3 January 2017.
  81. Web site: McLaughlin. Martyn. 13 August 2021. 'An exceptional comedic talent': Tributes paid to British dance band star Mary Lee for 100th birthday. 16 August 2021. The Scotsman.
  82. https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000009010528.html Laulajalegenda Matti Lehtinen on kuollut satavuotiaana
  83. News: Conrad Leonard. 11 May 2003. 27 October 2018. The Daily Telegraph. London.
  84. http://www.trabajadores.cu/20200816/rinden-tributo-a-maria-teresa-linares-en-villa-clara-en-su-centenario-fotos/ Rinden tributo a María Teresa Linares en Villa Clara en su centenario (+ Fotos)
  85. https://oncubanews.com/cultura/musica/fallece-en-la-habana-maria-teresa-linares/ Fallece en La Habana María Teresa Linares
  86. News: Contralto Gisela Litz passed away at the age of 100. 20 August 2023. Pizzicato. Luxembourg. 18 August 2023.
    Web site: Lebrecht. Norman. Norman Lebrecht. German Contralto Dies, 100. 20 August 2023. Slipped Disc. 18 August 2023.
  87. News: Funeral held for Jazz guitarist Huey Long. Khou.com. 26 October 2009. 17 October 2010. https://archive.today/20130127023213/http://www.khou.com/news/local/66056697.html. 27 January 2013. dead.
  88. News: Eligon. John. Living to 100, and Looking Back on a Legacy of New York Jazz. The New York Times. 19 December 2007. 1 March 2008.
  89. Web site: Alice Ludes obituary. Legacy.com. 13 March 2017.
  90. News: Lynch, Nonie: Death notice. The Irish Times. 1 October 2011. 9 January 2012.
  91. Web site: Vera Lynn's new album a record breaker. The Times. 10 March 2017. 10 March 2017.
  92. News: Grimes. William. William Grimes (journalist). Wade Mainer, a Pioneer of Bluegrass Banjo, Dies at 104. The New York Times. 15 September 2011. 17 September 2011.
  93. Web site: Hazéra. Hélène. Léo Marjane a 100 ans. Franceculture.fr. 2 September 2012. 14 September 2012. fr.
  94. Web site: Draga Matković im Alter von 105 Jahren gestorben. Domus Mea. 9 August 2013. 5 September 2013. de.
  95. Web site: Sir Robert Mayer. Londonremembers.com. 27 October 2018.
  96. Web site: UC Davis College of Letters and Science. 30 September 2020. 12 July 2021.
  97. Web site: Radio interview with Buddy Moreno. Wyyr.com. 14 July 2012. 31 July 2014.
  98. Web site: Singer and Broadway star Jane Morgan celebrating 100th birthday in Ogunquit. centralmaine. 22 June 2024. 5 July 2024.
  99. Web site: Blanche Moyse's 100th Birthday. Events Calendar. Brattleboro Music Center. 23 September 2009. 2 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110623025218/http://www.bmcvt.org/events/icalrepeat.detail/2009/09/23/157/-/MTI0NzYxMjgwMmV2dDEwOA. 23 June 2011. dead.
  100. Web site: Mieux connaître le saxophone: Interview de Marcel Mule. Swiss-jazz.ch. 27 October 2018. fr.
  101. Web site: Legendary B.C. jazz musician Phil Nimmons turns 100. CBC. 3 June 2023.
  102. News: Soprano Magda Olivero dies at 104 years old. Ansa.it. 8 September 2014. 8 September 2014.
  103. Web site: 26 October 2019. La Maddalena, una via dedicata alla diva Lia Origoni. 19 June 2021. Gallura Oggi il quotidiano di Olbia e della Gallura Notizie da Olbia, eventi in Gallura. it-IT.
  104. Web site: Palmesi . Daniele . Clemente . Federico . Origoni Lia . tototruffa2002.it . it . 21 June 2021.
  105. News: Midgette. Anne. Anne Midgette. Leo Ornstein, 108, Pianist And Avant-Garde Composer. The New York Times. 5 March 2002. 27 October 2018.
  106. Web site: Uncle Charlie Osborne – The June Appal Recordings. Appalshop. 27 October 2018.
  107. https://music.yale.edu/2018/12/29/beloved-longtime-faculty-cellist-aldo-parisot-dies-at-100/ Beloved, longtime faculty cellist Aldo Parisot dies at 100
  108. Web site: Ernest "Doc" Paulin Passes. 5 June 2008. Wwoz.org. 27 October 2018.
  109. News: Kilvington. Joanna. Entertainer Alf Pearson reaches 100. 7 February 2019. Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  110. Web site: Bill Pitman, Revered Studio Guitarist, Is Dead at 102. The New York Times. 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
  111. News: Sales . Ben . Andreja Preger, Jewish anti-Nazi partisan, dies at 104 . . 21 December 2015 . 22 February 2017.
  112. Web site: Harry Rabinowitz – Chariots of Fire, The Remains of the Day, The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley – is 100 today. 26 March 2016. Classical Source. 30 March 2016. 9 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409115325/http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_news.php?id=3630. dead.
  113. News: H. Owen Reed obituary. Athens Banner-Herald. 8 January 2014. 8 January 2014.
  114. Web site: A Visit to Elsa Respighi: Rome, May 1984. Toccata Classics – Toccata Press. 27 October 2018.
  115. http://www.delmagyar.hu/szeged_hirek/elhunyt_rev_livia_a_zongora_callasa/2555023/ Elhunyt Rév Lívia, a zongora Callasa
  116. Web site: Rosa Rio. Tampa Theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20120118102531/http://www.tampatheatre.org/Rosa.php. 18 January 2012. 18 November 2010. 13 February 2017. dead.
  117. Web site: Diamantina Rodríguez, tonada asturiana, fallece. El Comercio. 21 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
  118. News: Branagh. Ellen. Edmundo Ros dies aged 100. The Independent. 24 October 2011. 22 March 2021.
  119. Web site: Tenor Thomas Round wordt 100 jaar. Opera Nederland. 18 October 2015. 3 November 2015. nl.
  120. https://books.google.com/books?id=tTeLDgAAQBAJ&dq=olga+rudge+1895+1996&pg=PT586 The Letters of T.S. Eliot
  121. Web site: Happy 100th to Rock Hall of Famer/Western PA Native Art Rupe. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rich Kienzle. 18 September 2017. 2 March 2020.
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