How do I...
Find out if a musician is living or dead?

The Gaylord Music Library at Washington University maintains an extensive, online
Necrology File.

TheLexis-Nexisdatabase provides access to the obituaries from hundreds of national and local newspapers. This database can be accessed from on campus only.

Notes, the journal of the Music Library Association, has an obituary index in each issue.

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