List of centenarians (musicians, composers and music patrons)

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.

Name Lifespan Age Reason for notabilityClaude Abadie 1920–2020 100 French jazz clarinetist and bandleaderLee Adams 1924– American musical theatre lyricistNotice of 100th birthday of Lee Adams, talkinbroadway.com. Accessed September 27, 2024.The great Lee Adams turns 100 years old today, broadwayworld.com. Accessed September 27, 2024.Frances Adaskin 1900–2001 100 Canadian pianist 1925– American sopranoLicia Albanese 1909–2014 105 Italian-born American operatic sopranoPol Albrecht 1874–1975 100 Luxembourgish composerProfile, musicpublishers.lu. Accessed 9 February 2024.Lotty Brau-Breck, Péil Schlechter, Jean Probst, "Personnalités de la vie culturelle de jadis au Limpertsberg" , Ons stad, No 18, 1985. Fedora Alemán 1912–2018 105 Venezuelan singerFalleció la soprano venezolana Fedora Alemán, a sus 105 años Van Alexander 1915–2015 100 American bandleader, arranger and composerMarshall Allen 1924– American saxophonist and bandleaderBartolo Alvarez 1914–2017 102 Puerto Rican musicianIn Memoriam: Bartolo Álvarez, Founder of Casa LatinaRobert Alexander Anderson 1894–1995 100 American composerKatja Andy 1907–2013 106 German-American classical pianist and piano professorRay Anthony 1922– American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actorWalter Arlen 1920–2023 103 American composerSvend Asmussen 1916–2017 100 Danish jazz violinistGopiram Bargayn Burabhakat 1925–2026 101 Indian Sattriya artisthttps://www.indiatodayne.in/amp/assam/story/assam-padma-shri-sattriya-artist-gopiram-bargayan-burabhakat-dies-at-103-1450868-2026-09-15https://web.archive.org/web/20210126143502/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=253&at=3Dave Bartholomew 1918–2019 100 American musician, bandleader and composerUltimate Classic Rock: Rock Pioneer Dave Bartholomew Turns 100Bethany Beardslee 1925– 100 American SopranoIrving Berlin 1888–1989 101 Russian-American composer and lyricistRalph Berkowitz 1910–2011 100 American composer and classical pianistBernard Bierman 1908–2012 104 American composerEsther Borja 1913–2013 100 Cuban singerDavid Botwinik 1920–2022 101 Lithuanian-born Canadian composerJosé Bragato 1915–2017 101 Italian-born Argentine cellist, composer, conductor, arranger and musical archivistSlim Bryant 1908–2010 101 American country music singer-songwriterCharles Burrell 1920–2025 104 American jazz bassistHenri Büsser 1872–1973 101 French classical composer, conductor and organistEmil Cadkin 1920–2020 100 American TV and film composerEmil Milton CadkinIrving Caesar 1895–1996 101 American lyricist and theatre composerMatilde Capuis 1913–2017 104 Italian organist, pianist, music educator and composerElliott Carter 1908–2012 103 American classical composerAlice Chalifoux 1908–2008 100 American harpistGina Cigna 1900–2001 101 Italian sopranoHelen Clare 1916–2018 101 British singerOrlando Cole 1908–2010 101 American cellistChris Columbus 1902–2002 100 American jazz drummerAnton Coppola 1917–2020 102 American opera conductor and composerHugues Cuénod 1902–2010 108 Swiss tenorJean Cussac 1922–2026 103 French baritone and music directorThanga Darlong 1920–2023 103 Indian folk musicianDeva Dassy 1911–2016 104 French mezzo-sopranoJimmie Davis 1899–2000 101 American singer-songwriterVincent DeRosa 1920–2022 101 American hornist Annette Richardson Dinwoodey 1906–2007 100 American Latter Day Saint vocalistRenée Doria 1921–2021 100 French operatic soprano; Roy Douglas 1907–2015 107 British composer and pianistHelena Dunicz-Niwińska 1915–2018 102 Polish violinist, translator and author.Zmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów Jan Ekier 1913–2014 100 Polish pianist and composerHellmut Federhofer 1911–2014 102 Austrian musicologistMaria Zhorella Fedorova1915–2017101Austrian-born American soprano"Maria Zhorella obituary", The New York Times, 25 June 2017, accessed 15 March 2021Lionel Ferbos 1911–2014 103 American jazz trumpeterIrving Fields 1915–2016 101 American pianistPaul Le Flem1881–1984103French composerAnthony Galla-Rini 1904–2006 102 American accordionistManuel García 1805–1906 101 Spanish baritone and singing teacherJohn Gerrish 1910–2010 100 American composerTerry Gibbs 1924– American jazz vibraphonist and band leaderPeggy Gilbert 1905–2007 102 American jazz saxophonistColeridge Goode 1914–2015 100 Jamaican-born British jazz bassistSidonie Goossens 1899–2004 105 British harpistStella Greka 1922–2025 102 Greek singer and actressKaiti Grey 1924–2025 100 Greek singer and actressDoreen Hall 1921–2025 103 Canadian violinistViolet Hensley 1916–2026 American old time fiddler and luthierRoy Henderson 1899–2000 100 Scottish baritoneAlice Herz-Sommer 1903–2014 110 Austro-Hungarian-born pianist and one of the oldest Holocaust survivorsRandolph Hokanson 1915–2018 103 American pianistDolores Hope 1909–2011 102 American singer and philanthropist; wife of Bob HopeMieczysław Horszowski 1892–1993 100 Polish pianistFrancis Jackson 1917–2022 104 British organist, choral director and composerHerb Jeffries 1913–2014 100 American singer and actorJudy Johnson 1924–2025 100 American pop singerBetsy Jolas 1926– French-American composerMaurice Journeau 1898–1999 100 French composerGeorge Katsaros 1888–1997 108 Greek-American musicianAbdul Rashid Khan 1908–2016 107 Indian musicianPhyllis Kinney 1922–2026 103 American-born singer and historian of Welsh folk musicHilkka Kinnunen 1925– Finnish actress and opera singerMykola Kolessa 1903–2006 102 Ukrainian composerGyörgy Kurtág 1926– Hungarian composerPierre Labric 1921– French organist and composerMarcelle de Lacour 1896–1997 100 French harpsichordistMarjorie Lane 1912–2012 100 American singerMargaret Ruthven Lang 1867–1972 104 American composerJohnny Lange 1905–2006 100 American Academy Award-nominated songwriterAnita Lasker-Wallfisch 1925– German-British cellistAndré Lavagne 1913–2014 100 French composerLeo Leandros 1923–2025 102 Greek musician, composer, singer, songwriter, lyricist and record producerDave Lee 1926– British jazz pianistEverett Lee 1916–2022 105 American conductor and violinistMary Lee 1921–2022 100 Scottish singerMatti Lehtinen 1922–2022 100 Finnish baritone singerLaulajalegenda Matti Lehtinen on kuollut satavuotiaana Conrad Leonard 1898–2003 104 British pianist and composerGisela Litz 1922–2023 100 German contralto opera singerHuey Long 1904–2009 105 American jazz singerLawrence Lucie 1907–2009 101 American jazz musicianAlice Ludes 1912–2017 104 American singerNonie Lynch 1910–2011 101 Irish singerDame Vera Lynn 1917–2020 103 British actress, singer and songwriterStanislav Lyudkevych1879–1979100Ukrainian composerWade Mainer 1907–2011 104 American country music singer and banjoistLéo Marjane 1912–2016 104 French singerRobert Massard 1925–2025 100 French operatic baritoneDraga Matković 1907–2013 105 German classical pianistSir Robert Mayer 1879–1985 105 German-born British music patron and philanthropistAlbert J. McNeil 1920–2022 102 American choral conductor, ethnomusicologist and authorKirke Mechem 1925– American composerBuddy Moreno 1912–2015 103 American singer, bandleader and radio personalityJane Morgan 1924–2025 101 American singer and recording artistBlanche Honegger Moyse 1909–2011 101 Swiss-born American conductorMarcel Mule 1901–2001 100 French classical saxophonistAlfredo Diez Nieto 1918–2021 102 Cuban composer and conductorMurió Alfredo Diez Nieto, decano de la música de concierto en Cuba Phil Nimmons 1923–2024 100 Canadian jazz musician and composerMagda Olivero 1910–2014 104 Italian sopranoLia Origoni 1919–2022 103 Italian singerLeo Ornstein 1895–2002 106 Ukrainian-born American pianist and composerUncle Charlie Osborne 1890–1992 101 American Appalachian Mountains musicianAldo Parisot 1918–2018 100 Brazilian-born American cellistBeloved, longtime faculty cellist Aldo Parisot dies at 100Johnny Pate 1923– American jazz bassist and record producer/arrangerErnest "Doc" Paulin 1907–2007 100 American brass band leaderAlf Pearson 1910–2012 102 British variety singerBill Pitman 1920–2022 102 American guitarist and session musician (The Wrecking Crew)Andreja Preger 1912–2015 103 Austro-Hungarian-born Yugoslav and Serbian pianistHarry Rabinowitz 1916–2016 100 British film and television composerH. Owen Reed 1910–2014 103 American composer, conductor and authorElsa Respighi 1894–1996 101 Italian composer and singer; wife of fellow composer Ottorino RespighiLívia Rév 1916–2018 101 Hungarian classical concert pianistElhunyt Rév Lívia, a zongora Callasa, accessed 29 March 2018 Rosa Rio 1902–2010 107 American organistDiamantina Rodríguez 1920–2021 100 Spanish singerEdmundo Ros 1910–2011 100 Trinidadian musician, vocalist and bandleaderThomas Round 1915–2016 100 British opera singerOlga Rudge 1895–1996 100 American violinistThe Letters of T.S. EliotArt Rupe 1917–2022 104 American record producer and founder of Specialty RecordsJoseph Salemi 1902–2003 100 American jazz trombonistGeorge BorgmanHoracio Salgán 1916–2016 100 Argentine composer and pianistMargaret Vardell Sandresky 1921– American composer, organist and teacherTeresa Saporiti 1763–1869 106 Italian sopranoKeefe, Simon, "Saporiti, Teresa" in Cliff Eisen and Simon P. Keefe (eds.), The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia, Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 444. María Teresa Linares Savio 1920–2021 100 Cuban musicologistRinden tributo a María Teresa Linares en Villa Clara en su centenario (+ Fotos), trabajadores.cu. Accessed 5 January 2024.Fallece en La Habana María Teresa Linares, oncubanews.com. Accessed 5 January 2024.Luther Saxon 1916–2017 101 American singerCecilia Seghizzi 1908–2019 111 Italian composerZdeněk Šesták 1925–2026 100 Czech composerGeorge Beverly Shea 1909–2013 104 Canadian-born American gospel music singer and songwriterShep Shepherd 1917–2018 101 American multi-instrumental jazz musician and composerNAMM: Shep ShepherdMervin Shiner 1921–2023 102 American country singer, songwriter and guitaristEd Simons 1917–2018 101 American conductorHal Singer 1919–2020 100 American bandleader and saxophonistRuth Slenczynska 1925–2026 101 American pianistNicolas Slonimsky 1894–1995 101 Russian-American composer and conductorViola Smith 1912–2020 107 American musicianVadukul, Alex (6 November 2020)."Viola Smith, 'Fastest Girl Drummer in the World', Dies at 107", The New York Times.Eleanor Sokoloff 1914–2020 106 American pianistLeif Solberg 1914–2016 101 Norwegian classical composer and organistLjerko Spiller 1908–2008 100 Croatian and Argentine violinistLaila Storch 1921–2022 101 American oboistSally Sweetland 1911–2015 103 American sopranoJenő Takács 1902–2005 103 Austro-Hungarian composer and pianistBill Tapia 1908–2011 103 American musicianTillit Sidney Teddlie 1885–1987 102 American hymn composerLouise Tobin 1918–2022 104 American singerRoman Toi 1916–2018 101 Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor and organistJuan Vicente Torrealba 1917–2019 102 Venezuelan harpist and composerRoman Totenberg 1911–2012 101 Polish-born American violinist and educatorOrrin Tucker 1911–2011 100 American bandleader and composerİlhan Usmanbaş 1921–2025 103 Turkish classical composerStanley Vann 1910–2010 100 British composerBea Wain 1917–2017 100 American vocalist and big band singerElisabeth Waldo 1918–2026 107 American violinist, composer, songwriter, conductor and ethnomusicologistFanny Waterman 1920–2020 100 English pianist and educatorStephen Wilkinson 1919–2021 102 British choral conductor and composerIrv Williams 1919–2019 100 American jazz saxophonist and composerElder Roma Wilson 1910–2018 107 American gospel harmonicistHelmut Winschermann 1920–2021 100 German classical oboist, conductor and academic teacherIzabella Yurieva 1899–2000 100 Russian singerHilde Zadek 1917–2019 101 German operatic soprano"Hilde Zadek dead at 101", The New York Times, 24 Februa