Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2015

Phil Woods

Band: solo artist
Position: saxophonist
Died: Sept. 29, 2015
Cause of death: emphysema
Age: 83
Distinction: Played solos on Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" (1977), Steely Dan's "Doctor Wu" and Paul Simon's "Have a Good Time" (both in 1975).