Manu Dibango (1933–2020), jazz musician, died of COVID-19

Manu Dibango was a saxophonist, vibraphonist, and songwriter from Cameroon who was known for mixing traditional African music with jazz and funk. His 1972 song “Soul Makossa” was an international hit.

Bill Rieflin (1960–2020), R.E.M., King Crimson, Ministry drummer

Bill Rieflin was a drummer who worked with R.E.M., King Crimson, and Ministry during a long music career. The Seattle musician started out with the punk bands the Telepaths and the Blackouts in the 1970s. He joined industrial rock band Ministry in the late 1980s. In 2003, he became the touring drummer for R.E.M. and recorded with them until the band called it quits in 2011. Most recently, he was the drummer and played keyboards with legendary English prog rock band King Crimson.

Stuart Gordon (1947–2020), director of “Re-Animator”

Stuart Gordon was best known for directing the horror comedy cult classic Re-Animator. The 1985affilm was about a medical student who invents an agent that can bring dead bodies back to life.Gordon followed that film with 1aFrom Beyond,1a another horror cult classic. He also co-createdthe Disney TV series 1aHoney, I Shrunk the Kids.1a Gordon was a Chicago native who started out in theater at the University of Wisconsin.

John F. Murray (1927–2020), top lung disease doctor

John F. Murray  was a doctor who spent his career studying and treating lung disease whose work will be instrumental in fighting COVID-19.