This post lists famous Musicians who died this year. Per wikitree.com I am:

29 degrees from Ozzy Osbourne
20 degrees from Richard Chamberlain
22 degrees from Cleo Dankworth
23 degrees from Connie Franconero
20 degrees from Garth Hudson
30 degrees from Tom Lehrer
24 degrees from Charles Mangione
21 degrees from Melba Montgomery
25 degrees from Chad Morgan
26 degrees from Sylvester Stewart
20 degrees from Johnny Tillotson
25 degrees from Peter Yarrow

More info on them:

Ozzy Osbourne, legendary heavy metal singer, also known for his family's reality TV
show.

Richard Chamberlain, actor and singer who became a teen idol in the title role on the TV
show "Dr. Kildare."

"Cleo Laine" Dankworth, British singer known for her vast vocal range and ability to
blend jazz, classical, and popular music.

Connie Francis, chart-topping female pop singer of the late 1950s and '60s.

Garth Hudson, Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and occasional actor best
known as the keyboardist and sonic architect of The Band.

Tom Lehrer, musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician.

Chuck Mangione, flugelhorn player, composer, and bandleader known for blending jazz,
pop, and classical influences into a smooth, accessible style.

Melba Montgomery, country music singer and songwriter.

Chad "The Sheik of Scrubby Creek" Morgan, Australian country music singer and guitarist known for his vaudeville style of comic country and western and folk songs.

"Sly Stone" Stewart, musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as the front
man of the influential band Sly and the Family Stone.

Johnny Tillotson, singer-songwriter best known for the song, "Poetry in Motion."

Peter Yarrow, singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

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