Wikipedia's Death in 2013 site reveals an unusually high number of notable Singers had passed away in March. For comparison, note the number of Singers found on Wikipedia's Death in 2013 and 2012 sites for the following months:
- 33 Singers out of 556 Notable Deaths in March 2013.
- 19 Singers out of 497 deaths in February 2013.
- 14 Singers out of 531 deaths in January 2013.
- 19 Singers out of 518 deaths in January 2012
- 14 Singers out of 416 deaths in February 2012.
- 13 Singers out of 458 deaths in March 2012.
- 14 Singers out of 408 deaths in April 2012
- 17 Singers out of 394 deaths in May 2012
- 11 Singers out of 399 deaths in June 2012
- 13 Singers out of 405 deaths in July 2012
- 13 Singers out of 535 deaths in December 2012.
The 33 notable singers dying in March 2013 is more than double the average of 14.7 singers dying per month as calculated from the 10 previous months !!
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Details re: 33 singer deaths as listed on Wikpedia's Deaths in 2013 site under March:
31
- Rod Allen, 45, Australian sport journalist (The Sydney Morning Herald) and media representative (West Sydney Wanderers FC), fall.[2] (* and country music singer as per his ?Wikipedia page)[2]
- Sanat Sinha, 86, Indian Bengali singer.[6]
30
29
- Franco Califano, 74, Italian lyricist, musician, singer and actor.[1]
27
- Enzo Jannacci, 77, Italian singer-songwriter, actor and stand-up comedian, cancer.[18]
25
- Gordon Stoker, 88, American musician (The Jordanaires).[52]
- Eddy Doorenbos, 91, Dutch jazz singer and composer.[73]
23
- Lawrence McKiver, 97, American gullah singer.[82]
- Sukhraj Aujla, 45, Indian folk singer, traffic collision.[108]
20
- Eddie Bond, 79, American rockabilly singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease [2]
- Emílio Santiago, 66, Brazilian singer, complications from a stroke.[15]
19
- Risë Stevens, 99, American operatic mezzo-soprano.[17]
18
- Floyd McRae, 80, American singer (The Chords), long illness.[28]
17
- Margarita Miglau, 87, Russian opera singer.[31]
- Jantje Koopmans, 89, Dutch singer.[12]
16
- Michael Rhodes, 89, American opera singer and vocal coach.[46]
- Jason Molina, 39, American singer-songwriter (Songs:Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.), multiple organ failure.[24]
14
- Bobby Smith, 76, American singer (The Spinners), complications of influenza and pneumonia.[28]
11
- Jack Greene, 83, American country music singer ("Statue of a Fool", "There Goes My Everything"), complications from Alzheimer's disease.[47]
- László Bódi, 47, Hungarian rock singer-songwriter (Republic), heart failure.[87]
10
- Sripada Pinakapani, 99, Indian musician.[101]
- Larisa Avdeyeva, 87, Russian opera singer.[110]
8
- Georgette Plana, 95, French singer.[119]
7
- Maria Pakhomenko, 75, Russian singer, pneumonia.[154]
- Claude King, 90, American country music singer ("Wolverton Mountain").[175]
6
- Jeffrey Skitch, 85, British opera singer and educator.[180]
- Chorão, 42, Brazilian musician (Charlie Brown Jr.).[191]
4
- Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, Canadian country-folk singer ("The Hockey Song"), natural causes.[193]
3
- Fran Warren, 87, American singer ("Sunday Kind of Love") and actress (Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd).[244]
- Hà Thị Cầu, 85, Vietnamese xẩm singer.[245]
- Müslüm Gürses, 59, Turkish singer and actor, complications from heart surgery.[253]
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- Bobby Rogers, 73, American soul singer and songwriter (The Miracles), complications from diabetes.[260]
- Jewel Akens, 79, American R&B singer ("The Birds and the Bees"), complications from back surgery.[285]
- Magic, 37, American rap vocalist (Sky's the Limit), traffic collision.[297]
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