;January •
8 –
Otmar Suitner (87), Austrian conductor •
10 –
Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist •
13 •
Teddy Pendergrass (59), American R&B singer •
Jay Reatard (29), American indie rock singer •
18 –
Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer (
Kate & Anna McGarrigle) •
26 –
Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and variety artist ;February •
6 –
John Dankworth (82), English jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer •
13 –
Dale Hawkins (73), American rockabilly singer •
14 –
Doug Fieger (54), American power pop singer and guitarist (
The Knack) •
23 – Chilly B (47), American electro rapper (
Newcleus) •
27 –
Larry Cassidy (56), British post-punk singer and guitarist (
Section 25) ;March •
4 –
Amalie Christie (96), Norwegian pianist •
6 –
Mark Linkous (47), American alternative rock singer (
Sparklehorse) •
7 –
Tony Campise (67), American jazz saxophonist •
17 –
Alex Chilton (59), American power pop singer (
The Box Tops,
Big Star) •
23 –
Marva Wright (62), American blues and jazz singer •
28 –
Herb Ellis (88), American jazz guitarist ;April •
8 –
Malcolm McLaren (64), British new wave musician and rock manager •
13 –
Steve Reid (66), American jazz drummer •
14 –
Peter Steele (48), American heavy metal singer (
Type O Negative) •
18 – Devon Clifford (30), Canadian indie rock drummer (
You Say Party) •
19 –
Guru (43), American rapper (
Gang Starr) •
21 –
Gustav Lorentzen (62), Norwegian folk singer and entertainer in
Knutsen & Ludvigsen (
Cardiac arrest) •
29 –
Johannes Fritsch (68), German composer and violist ;May •
5 –
Alfons Kontarsky (77), German pianist •
9 –
Lena Horne (92), American jazz singer •
16 •
Ronnie James Dio (67), American heavy metal singer (
Elf,
Rainbow,
Black Sabbath,
Dio,
Heaven & Hell) •
Hank Jones (91), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer •
23 – Billy Francis (68), American rock keyboardist (
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) •
24 –
Paul Gray (38), bassist for
Slipknot •
30 –
Kristian Bergheim (83), Norwegian jazz saxophonist ;June •
5 –
Arne Nordheim (78), Norwegian composer •
6 –
Marvin Isley (56), American R&B bassist (
The Isley Brothers) •
7 –
Stuart Cable (40), British alternative rock drummer (
Stereophonics) •
16 –
Garry Shider (56), American funk guitarist (
Parliament-Funkadelic) •
21 •
Larry Jon Wilson (69), American country singer •
Chris Sievey (54), British singer and comedian •
23 –
Pete Quaife (68), British rock bassist (
The Kinks) •
24 –
Fred Anderson (81), American jazz tenor saxophonist ;July •
10 –
Sugar Minott (54), Jamaican reggae singer •
12 –
Tuli Kupferberg (80), American psychedelic musician and poet (
The Fugs) •
15 –
Knut Stensholm (56), Norwegian drummer (
Sambandet) •
19 –
Andy Hummel (59), American power pop bassist (
Big Star) •
23 –
Willy Bakken (59), Norwegian guitarist and popular culture writer •
26 –
Al Goodman (67), American R&B singer (
Ray, Goodman & Brown) ;August •
3 –
Bobby Hebb (72), American singer-songwriter and musician •
6 •
Catfish Collins (66), American funk guitarist (
The J.B.'s,
Parliament-Funkadelic) • Chris Dedrick (63), American sunshine pop singer, guitarist and arranger (
The Free Design) •
14 –
Abbey Lincoln (80), American jazz singer •
19 –
Michael Been (60), American alternative rock singer and bassist (
The Call) ;September •
3 –
Mike Edwards (62), American rock cellist (
Electric Light Orchestra) •
13 –
Jarosław Kukulski (66), Polish composer ;October •
5 –
Jack Berntsen (69), Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer •
10 –
Solomon Burke (70), American R&B singer •
16 –
Eyedea (28), American rapper (
Eyedea & Abilities) •
20 –
Ari Up (48), British post-punk singer (
The Slits) •
25 –
Gregory Isaacs (59), Jamaican reggae singer ;November •
25 –
Peter Christopherson (55), British industrial musician (
Throbbing Gristle,
Psychic TV,
Coil) ;December •
9 –
James Moody (85), American jazz saxophonist •
26 –
Teena Marie (54), American R&B singer and bassist. •
28 –
Billy Taylor (89), American jazz pianist •
30 –
Bobby Farrell (61), Aruban singer (
Boney M) ==Songs released in 2010==