January •
1 •
Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper •
Marty Grebb, 74, American rock keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist (
The Buckinghams,
Chicago) •
Tommy Hancock, 90, American country singer •
2 –
Lorraine Chandler, 73, American soul singer •
3 – Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish rock guitarist (
The Spotnicks) •
4 –
Emanuel Borok, 75, Russian-born American classical violinist •
5 – Martin Griffin, British space rock drummer (
Hawkwind,
Hawklords) •
7 –
Neil Peart, 67, Canadian progressive rock drummer and lyricist (
Rush) •
8 –
Edd Byrnes, 87, American actor and pop singer •
9 • Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish folk accordionist (
The Alexander Brothers) •
Bobby Comstock, 78, American rock and roll singer •
10 –
Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist •
11 –
Maceo Woods, 87, American gospel musician •
13 • Demetri Callas, 77, American rock guitarist and singer (
The Four Seasons) •
Hylda Sims, 87, British skiffle guitarist •
14 •
Steve Martin Caro, 71, American baroque pop singer (
The Left Banke) •
Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican classical guitarist •
Guy Deplus, 95, French chamber music clarinetist • Barry Mayger, 73, English pop bassist (
Chicory Tip) •
Bruno Nettl, 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist •
15 –
Chris Darrow, 75, American country and rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (
Kaleidoscope,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) •
18 • Dennis Garcia, 67, Filipino pop rock bassist (
Hotdog) •
David Olney, 71, American folk singer-songwriter •
19 •
Dan Andrei Aldea, 69, Romanian progressive rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (
Sfinx) •
Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (
Heath Brothers) •
Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer •
Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian classical singer •
21 –
Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish pop singer (
Peaches & Herb) •
24 •
Joe Payne, 35, American metal bassist (
Divine Heresy,
Nile) •
Sean Reinert, 48, American metal drummer (
Cynic,
Death,
Æon Spoke) •
25 • Bob Gullotti, 71, American free jazz drummer (
Surrender to the Air) • Vernon Sandusky, 80, American rock singer and guitarist (
The Chartbusters) •
26 –
Bob Shane, 85, American folk singer and guitarist (
The Kingston Trio) •
27 –
Reed Mullin, 53, American sludge metal drummer (
Corrosion of Conformity) •
28 – Bob Nave, 75, American bubblegum pop keyboardist (
The Lemon Pipers) •
30 –
Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist (
Preservation Hall Jazz Band,
Harry Connick Jr.)
February •
1 • Harold Beane, 73, American funk guitarist (
Funkadelic) •
Andy Gill, 64, British post-punk guitarist (
Gang of Four) •
Peter Serkin, 72, American classical pianist •
2 •
Kofi B, Ghanaian highlife singer •
Ivan Král, 71, Czech-American rock bassist and songwriter (
The Patti Smith Group) •
4 •
Andrew Brough, New Zealand indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (
Straitjacket Fits) •
Buddy Cage, 73, Canadian folk pedal steel guitarist (
New Riders of the Purple Sage,
Great Speckled Bird) •
Ljiljana Petrović, 80, Serbian pop singer •
6 • Lynn Evans, 95, American pop singer (
The Chordettes) • Diego Farias, 27, American progressive metalcore guitarist (
Volumes) •
Nello Santi, 88, Italian classical conductor •
7 •
Nexhmije Pagarusha, 86, Albanian-Kosovan pop singer •
Steve Weber, 76, American folk singer and guitarist (
The Holy Modal Rounders) •
8 –
Robert Conrad, 84, American actor and singer •
9 –
Sergei Slonimsky, 87, Russian classical composer •
10 –
Lyle Mays, 66, American jazz fusion keyboardist (
Pat Metheny Group) •
11 –
Joseph Shabalala, 78, South African isicathamiya and mbube singer (
Ladysmith Black Mambazo) •
12 •
Paul English, 87, American country drummer •
Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter •
13 •
Buzzy Linhart, 76, American folk rock singer-songwriter • Jacob Thiele, 40, American indie rock keyboardist (
The Faint) •
14 •
Reinbert de Leeuw, 81, Dutch classical pianist and conductor •
Sonam Sherpa, 48, Indian blues rock guitarist (
Parikrama) •
15 – Cavan Grogan, 70, Welsh rock and roll singer (
Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers) •
16 • Pearl Carr, 98, British pop singer (
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson) •
Graeme Allwright, 93, New Zealand-French folk and jazz singer-songwriter •
17 •
Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer •
Andrew Weatherall, 56, British electronic musician (
Two Lone Swordsmen,
The Sabres of Paradise) and record producer •
18 –
Jon Christensen, 78, Norwegian jazz drummer •
19 •
Bob Cobert, 95, American composer •
Pop Smoke, 20, American rapper •
24 •
David Roback, 61, American alternative rock and dream pop guitarist (
Mazzy Star,
Rain Parade,
Opal) •
Jahn Teigen, 70, Norwegian pop and progressive rock singer (
Popol Ace,
Prima Vera) •
26 •
Hans Deinzer, 86, German classical clarinetist •
Sergei Dorensky, 88, Russian classical pianist •
27 –
Lillian Offitt, 81, American blues and R&B singer •
28 – Mike Somerville, 67, American rock guitarist and songwriter (
Head East) •
29 •
Odile Pierre, 87, French classical organist and composer •
Bill Smith, 93, American classical and jazz clarinetist
March •
2 •
Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech country singer •
Susan Weinert, 54, German jazz fusion guitarist •
Peter Wieland, 89, German pop singer •
3 • Les Cauchi, 77, American pop singer (
Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge) •
Alf Cranner, 83, Norwegian folk singer •
4 –
Barbara Martin, 76, American R&B singer (
The Supremes) •
6 •
McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist •
Elinor Ross, 93, American opera soprano •
7 •
Jim Owen, 78, American country singer-songwriter •
Laura Smith, Canadian folk singer-songwriter •
9 •
Keith Olsen, 74, American psychedelic rock bassist (
The Music Machine) and record producer •
Eric Taylor, 70, American folk singer-songwriter •
10 •
Marcelo Peralta, 59, Argentine jazz saxophonist •
Beba Selimović, 80, Bosnian folk singer •
11 –
Charles Wuorinen, 81, American classical composer •
12 –
Don Burrows, 91, Australian jazz multi-instrumentalist •
14 •
Phil Phillips, 94, American pop singer-songwriter •
Eva Pilarová, 80, Czech jazz singer •
Genesis P-Orridge, 70, British industrial singer, songwriter and bassist (
Throbbing Gristle,
Psychic TV,
Thee Majesty) •
Diane Ray, 74, American pop singer •
16 •
Sergio Bassi, 69, Italian folk rock singer-songwriter • Ted Cahill, 72, American garage rock guitarist (
The Magic Mushrooms) • Jason Rainey, 53, American thrash metal guitarist (
Sacred Reich) •
17 –
Thái Thanh, 85, Vietnamese-American pop singer •
19 –
Aurlus Mabélé, 66, Congolese soukous singer •
20 •
Kenny Rogers, 81, American country and pop singer-songwriter • Jerry Slick, 80, American psychedelic rock drummer (
The Great Society) •
21 –
Hellmut Stern, 91, German classical violinist •
Lee Konitz, 92, American jazz saxophonist •
Gary McSpadden, 77, American gospel singer (
The Imperials,
Gaither Vocal Band,
The Oak Ridge Boys) •
16 •
Christophe, 74, French singer-songwriter • Dušan Vančura, 82, Czech folk singer and bassist (
Spirituál kvintet) •
17 •
Giuseppi Logan, 84, American jazz multi-instrumentalist •
Matthew Seligman, 62, British new wave bassist (
Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club,
The Soft Boys,
Thompson Twins) •
19 •
Alexander Vustin, 76, Russian composer •
Ian Whitcomb, 78, British pop singer-songwriter •
Emina Zečaj, 91, Bosnian sevdalinka singer •
21 •
Derek Jones, 35, American metalcore guitarist (
Falling in Reverse) •
Jacques Pellen, 63, French jazz guitarist •
Florian Schneider, 73, German krautrock and electronic multi-instrumentalist (
Kraftwerk,
Organisation) •
22 •
Bootsie Barnes, 82, American jazz saxophonist •
Marcos Mundstock, 77, Argentine comedy music singer and multi-instrumentalist (
Les Luthiers) •
23 •
Fred the Godson, 35, American rapper • Kamit Sanbayev, 78, Kazakh rock singer (
Dos Mukasan) •
24 •
Hamilton Bohannon, 78, American R&B and disco percussionist and music producer •
Phil Broadhurst, 70, New Zealand jazz pianist • Harold Reid, 80, American country singer-songwriter (
The Statler Brothers) •
25 •
Alan Abel, 91, American classical percussionist • Ronald Frangipane, 75, American session keyboardist (
The Archies) •
26 –
Big Al Carson, 66, American blues singer •
27 •
Lynn Harrell, 79, American classical cellist •
Troy Sneed, 52, American gospel singer • Scott Taylor, British new wave guitarist (
Then Jerico) •
28 –
Bobby Lewis, 95, American R&B singer •
29 •
Martin Lovett, 93, British classical cellist (
Amadeus Quartet) •
Stezo, 52, American rapper •
30 •
Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian afrobeat and rock drummer (
Fela Kuti and Afrika '70,
The Good, the Bad & the Queen) •
Óscar Chávez, 85, Mexican pop singer •
Sam Lloyd, 56, American a cappella singer (
The Blanks)
Date unknown •
Ceybil Jefferies, American house and R&B singer
May •
1 •
Richard Cole, 72, American jazz saxophonist • Tavo Limongi, 52, Mexican nu metal guitarist (
Resorte) •
2 •
Cady Groves, 30, American country singer-songwriter •
Idir, 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter •
Jonathan Kelly, 72, Irish folk rock singer-songwriter • Erwin Prasetya, 48, Indonesian alternative rock bassist (
Dewa 19) •
3 •
Rosalind Elias, 90, American opera singer •
Dave Greenfield, 71, British punk and new wave keyboardist (
The Stranglers) • Bob Lander, 78, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (
The Spotnicks) •
Lorne Munroe, 95, Canadian-born American classical cellist •
4 • John Erhardt, American indie rock musician (
Wussy,
Ass Ponys) •
Frederick C. Tillis, 90, American jazz saxophonist •
Dragan Vučić, 65, Macedonian pop singer •
5 •
Sweet Pea Atkinson, 74, American dance-rock singer (
Was (Not Was)) •
Sonny Cox, 82, American jazz saxophonist •
Didi Kempot, 53, Indonesian campursari singer •
Ciro Pessoa, 62, Brazilian post-punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Titãs,
Cabine C) •
Kiing Shooter, 24, American rapper •
Millie Small, 73, Jamaican ska and reggae singer-songwriter •
6 •
Norbert Balatsch, 92, Austrian choral conductor •
Brian Howe, 66, British rock singer-songwriter (
Bad Company) •
7 •
İbrahim Gökçek, 41, Turkish folk rock bassist (
Grup Yorum) •
Andre Harrell, 59, American record producer, songwriter, rapper (
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), and founder of Uptown Records •
Ty, 47, British rapper •
8 –
Mark Barkan, 85, American songwriter, record producer, and musical director for
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour •
9 • Joe Hupp, 78, American rock musician (
The Smoke Ring) •
Little Richard, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist •
10 •
David Corrêa, 82, Brazilian samba singer •
Betty Wright, 66, American soul and R&B singer and songwriter •
11 –
Moon Martin, 74, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist •
12 – Takami Asano, Japanese psychedelic rock guitarist (
Godiego) •
13 •
Gabriel Bacquier, 95, French opera singer •
Yoshio, 60, Mexican pop singer •
14 –
Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican rock guitarist (
Malo,
Santana) •
15 •
Denny DeMarchi, 57, Canadian rock keyboardist (
Alias,
The Cranberries) •
Sergio Denis, 71, Argentine pop singer •
Phil May, 75, British rock singer-songwriter (
Pretty Things) •
17 •
Lucky Peterson, 55, American blues singer, guitarist and organist •
Peter Thomas, 94, German film composer •
19 –
Willie K, 59, American folk ukuleleist •
21 •
Berith Bohm, 87, Swedish opera singer •
Bobby Digital, 59, Jamaican dancehall producer •
Neil Howlett, 85, British opera singer •
22 • Steve Hanford, 50, American punk rock drummer (
Poison Idea) •
Mory Kanté, 70, Guinean folk singer and kora player •
KJ Balla, 23, American rapper • Klaus Selmke, 70, German rock drummer (
City) •
24 •
Jimmy Cobb, 91, American jazz drummer (
Miles Davis Quintet) •
Lily Lian, 103, French pop singer •
Al Rex, 91, American rock and roll bassist (
Bill Haley & His Comets) •
25 –
Bucky Baxter, 65, American folk and rock guitarist •
26 •
Brendan Bowyer, 81, Irish rock and roll singer •
Charlie Monttana, 58, Mexican rock singer •
Lennie Niehaus, 90, American jazz saxophonist and film composer •
27 –
Evaldo Gouveia, 91, Brazilian MPB singer •
28 –
Bob Kulick, 70, American hard rock guitarist (
Balance,
Kiss,
W.A.S.P.) •
30 •
Mady Mesplé, 89, French opera singer •
John Nzenze, 79–80, Kenyan rock and jazz guitarist •
31 •
Bob Northern, 86, American jazz French hornist • Kjeld Wennick, 76, Danish banjoist and singer (
Jan & Kjeld)
June •
1 •
Majek Fashek, 57, Nigerian reggae singer and songwriter •
Joey Image, 63, American punk rock drummer (
Misfits) •
2 –
Chris Trousdale, 34, American pop singer (
Dream Street) •
4 •
Marcello Abbado, 93, Italian classical pianist and composer •
Rupert Hine, 72, British jazz-rock singer and keyboardist (
Quantum Jump) •
Steve Priest, 72, British glam rock guitarist (
The Sweet) •
5 –
Marjan, 72, Iranian pop singer •
7 •
Frank Bey, 74, American blues singer •
Floyd Lee, 86, American blues singer and guitarist •
8 •
James Hand, 67, American country singer •
Bonnie Pointer, 69, American R&B singer (
The Pointer Sisters) •
9 •
Paul Chapman, 66, Welsh hard rock guitarist (
UFO,
Lone Star) •
Pau Donés, 53, Spanish pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Jarabe de Palo) •
12 • Dodo Doris, 71, Congolese soukous drummer (
Orchestra Super Mazembe) •
Ricky Valance, 84, Welsh pop singer •
14 •
Keith Tippett, 72, British free jazz and progressive rock pianist (
King Crimson,
Centipede) •
15 • Rocky Isaac, 73, American pop-rock drummer (
The Cherry People) •
Nana Tuffour, 66, Ghanaian highlife singer •
16 – Yohan, 28, South Korean K-pop singer (
TST) •
17 –
Hugh Fraser, 67, Canadian jazz pianist and trombonist •
18 •
Hux Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae guitarist (
Toots and the Maytals) •
Vera Lynn, 103, British pop singer •
19 –
A. L. Raghavan, 86, Indian playback singer •
20 –
Aaron Tokona, 45, New Zealand alternative rock guitarist (
Weta,
Cairo Knife Fight,
Fly My Pretties) •
21 •
Jeet Singh Negi, 95, Indian folk singer-songwriter •
Joan Pau Verdier, 73, French nòva cançon singer •
23 –
Margarita Pracatan, 89, Cuban novelty singer •
24 •
Michael Hawley, 58, American classical pianist and academic •
Claude Le Péron, 72, French rock bassist •
25 •
Huey, 32, American rapper • Graeme Williamson, Canadian new wave singer and guitarist (
Pukka Orchestra) •
26 –
Tami Lynn, 81, American soul singer •
27 •
Pete Carr, 70, American rock, pop and soul guitarist (
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section,
Hour Glass,
LeBlanc & Carr) •
Freddy Cole, 88, American jazz singer and pianist •
Tom Finn, 71, American baroque pop guitarist (
The Left Banke) •
Mats Rådberg, 72, Swedish country singer and guitarist •
28 –
Simon H. Fell, 61, British jazz bassist •
29 • Steppa J. Groggs, 32, American rapper (
Injury Reserve) •
Johnny Mandel, 94, American jazz and film composer •
Benny Mardones, 73, American soft rock singer-songwriter •
Willie Wright, 80, American soul singer
July •
1 •
Max Crook, 83, American pop rock keyboardist •
Joe Penny, 92, American country music singer •
3 – J. Marvin Brown, 66, American soul singer (
The Softones) •
5 •
Cleveland Eaton, 80, American jazz bassist (
Ramsey Lewis Trio) •
John Marascalco, 89, American songwriter and record producer •
6 •
Charlie Daniels, 83, American country singer-songwriter and fiddler •
Andrew Kishore, 64, Bangladeshi playback singer •
Ennio Morricone, 91, Italian film composer •
8 –
Naya Rivera, 33, American pop singer and actress •
10 –
Eddie Gale, 78, American jazz trumpeter (
Sun Ra's Arkestra) •
11 •
Gabriella Tucci, 90, Italian opera singer •
Rich Priske, 52, Canadian rock bassist (
Matthew Good Band) •
12 •
Rod Bernard, 79, American swamp pop singer •
Judy Dyble, 71, British folk singer-songwriter and autoharpist (
Fairport Convention,
Trader Horne) •
Eleanor Sokoloff, 106, American classical pianist •
14 •
J. J. Lionel, 72, Belgian pop singer • Raúl Pagano, Argentine rock keyboardist (
Bersuit Vergarabat) •
16 •
Ken Chinn, 57, Canadian punk rock singer (
SNFU) •
Jamie Oldaker, 68, American country drummer (
The Tractors) •
Víctor Víctor, 71, Dominican folk singer and guitarist •
18 –
Haruma Miura, 30, Japanese pop singer and actor •
19 –
Emitt Rhodes, 70, American pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (
The Merry-Go-Round,
The Palace Guard) •
21 •
Dobby Dobson, 77, Jamaican reggae singer •
Annie Ross, 89, British-American jazz singer (
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) •
Mieko Hirota, 73, Japanese
kayokyoku singer •
22 –
Tim Smith, 59, British progressive rock singer and guitarist (
Cardiacs,
The Sea Nymphs,
Spratleys Japs) •
24 –
Regis Philbin, 88, American television personality and singer •
25 •
Peter Green, 73, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Fleetwood Mac) •
CP Lee, 70, British comedy rock singer and guitarist (
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias) •
27 • Denise Johnson, 56, British alternative rock singer (
Primal Scream) • Miss Mercy, 71, American psychedelic rock singer (
The GTOs) •
28 • Pepe Cardona, 72, American pop-rock singer (
Alive 'N Kickin') •
Bent Fabric, 95, Danish classical pianist and composer •
29 • Balla Sidibé, 79, Senegalese son cubano singer and timbalero (
Orchestra Baobab) •
Malik B., 47, American rapper (
The Roots) •
30 •
Randy Barlow, 77, American country singer •
Sonam Tshering Lepcha, 92, Indian folk singer •
31 –
Bill Mack, 88, American country singer-songwriter
August •
2 •
Leon Fleisher, 92, American classical pianist • Steve Holland, 66, American Southern rock guitarist (
Molly Hatchet,
Gator Country) •
Larry Novak, 87, American jazz pianist •
4 •
Tony Costanza, 52, American heavy metal drummer (
Machine Head,
Crowbar) •
5 •
Agathonas Iakovidis, 65, Greek folk singer • Jan Savage, 77, American garage rock guitarist (
The Seeds) •
6 •
Wayne Fontana, 74, British pop singer (
The Mindbenders) •
Vern Rumsey, 47, American post-hardcore and indie rock bassist (
Unwound,
Blonde Redhead,
Household Gods) •
7 –
Mark Wirtz, 76, French pop singer •
9 •
Salome Bey, 80, American-born Canadian soul singer •
Martin Birch, 71, British music producer and recording engineer •
10 – Don Martin, New Zealand new wave bassist (
Mi-Sex) •
11 •
Belle du Berry, 54, French chanson singer (
Paris Combo) • Pat Fairley, 76, Scottish pop rock singer and bassist (
Marmalade) •
Trini Lopez, 83, American pop singer •
13 –
Steve Grossman, 69, American jazz fusion saxophonist •
14 •
Julian Bream, 87, British classical guitarist •
Ewa Demarczyk, 79, Polish cabaret singer and poet •
Valentina Legkostupova, 54, Russian pop singer •
Pete Way, 69, English rock bassist (
UFO,
Waysted,
Fastway) •
16 –
Emman, 21, Filipino pop singer •
17 –
Jasraj, 90, Indian classical singer •
18 • Ron Heathman, American rock guitarist (
Supersuckers) • Sean Pentecost, Australian alternative metal drummer (
Superheist) •
Hal Singer, 100, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader •
19 •
Randall Craig Fleischer, 61, American classical conductor •
Todd Nance, 57, American jam band drummer (
Widespread Panic) •
20 •
Frankie Banali, 68, American hard rock drummer (
Quiet Riot,
W.A.S.P.) •
Justin Townes Earle, 38, American folk singer-songwriter • Mike Kirkland, 82, American folk musician (
The Brothers Four) •
Jack Sherman, 64, American funk rock guitarist (
Red Hot Chili Peppers) •
Piotr Szczepanik, 78, Polish pop singer •
22 •
Walter Lure, 71, American punk rock guitarist (
The Heartbreakers) •
D. J. Rogers, 72, American soul singer •
23 •
Peter King, 80, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist •
Charlie Persip, 91, American jazz drummer •
24 – Riley Gale, 34, American thrash metal singer (
Power Trip) •
25 •
Georges Bœuf, 82, French opera composer and saxophonist •
Mick Hart, Australian folk singer •
Gerry McGhee, 58, British-Canadian hard rock singer (
Brighton Rock) •
27 •
Archana Mahanta, 71, Indian folk singer • Mike Noga, 43, Australian alternative rock drummer (
The Drones,
Legends of Motorsport)
September •
1 • John Meyer, 67, Australian rock slide guitarist (
Rose Tattoo,
Chain) • Ian Mitchell, 62, British pop rock bassist (
Bay City Rollers) •
Erick Morillo, 49, Colombian-American house and eurodance DJ (
Reel 2 Real) •
2 – Alexander Priko, 46, Russian pop rock keyboardist (
Laskovyi Mai) •
3 –
Bill Pursell, 94, American easy listening composer •
4 •
Gary Peacock, 85, American jazz double-bassist •
Lucille Starr, 82, Canadian country singer •
6 –
Bruce Williamson, 49, American R&B singer (
The Temptations) •
7 –
Xavier Ortiz, 48, Mexican pop singer (
Garibaldi) •
8 • Simeon Coxe, 82, American electronic rock singer and synthesizer player (
Silver Apples) •
Vexi Salmi, 77, Finnish pop rock lyricist •
9 •
Ronald Bell, 68, American funk saxophonist (
Kool & The Gang) •
Sid McCray, 63, American punk rock singer (
Bad Brains) •
10 – Danny Webster, 61, American funk singer and guitarist (
Slave) •
11 •
Toots Hibbert, 77, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (
Toots & The Maytals) •
Reggie Johnson, 79, American jazz bassist •
12 – Edna Wright, 76, American R&B singer (
Honey Cone) •
14 •
Al Kasha, 83, American pop songwriter •
Peter Starkie, 72, Australian rock guitarist (
Skyhooks,
Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) •
16 –
Roy C, 81, American soul singer •
18 • Georgia Dobbins, 78, American R&B singer (
The Marvelettes) and songwriter • Pamela Hutchinson, 62, American R&B singer (
The Emotions) •
19 •
Lee Kerslake, 73, British hard rock drummer (
Uriah Heep,
Ozzy Osbourne,
Toe Fat) • Dave Kusworth, 60, British indie rock singer (
Jacobites) •
21 •
Hamdi Benani, 77, Algerian pop singer and violinist •
Tommy DeVito, 92, American pop singer and guitarist (
The Four Seasons) •
Roy Head, 79, American country singer-songwriter •
Ira Sullivan, 89, American jazz trumpeter •
23 •
Juliette Gréco, 93, French chanson singer •
W. S. Holland, 85, American country drummer (
The Tennessee Three,
The Great Eighties Eight) •
24 –
Max Merritt, 79, New Zealand soul singer-songwriter and guitarist •
25 –
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 74, Indian playback singer •
26 •
Masayoshi Kabe, 70, Japanese rock guitarist and bassist (
The Golden Cups,
Speed, Glue & Shinki,
Vodka Collins) • Mark Stone, American hard rock bassist (
Van Halen) •
Jimmy Winston, 75, British rock keyboardist (
Small Faces) •
28 –
Jackie Dennis, 77, Scottish pop singer •
29 •
Mac Davis, 78, American country singer-songwriter •
Rocco Prestia, 69, American funk bassist (
Tower of Power) •
Helen Reddy, 78, Australian-American pop singer
October •
2 – Lisa Schouw, Australian pop singer (
Girl Overboard) •
3 •
Karel Fiala, 95, Czech opera singer • Anthony Galindo, 41, Venezuelan pop singer (
Menudo,
MDO) •
6 •
Johnny Nash, 80, American pop and reggae singer-songwriter •
Eddie Van Halen, 65, Dutch-born American hard rock guitarist and keyboardist (
Van Halen) •
7 –
Ray Pennington, 86, American country singer-songwriter •
8 •
Brian Locking, 81, British rock and roll bassist (
The Shadows) •
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, 80, Iranian classical singer •
9 •
David Refael ben Ami, 70, Israeli religious singer •
Pierre Kezdy, 58, American punk rock bassist (
Naked Raygun,
Pegboy,
Strike Under) •
11 •
Harold Betters, 92, American jazz trombonist • Rajan, 87, Indian film composer (
Rajan–Nagendra) •
12 •
Jon Gibson, 80, American minimalist multi-instrumentalist (
Philip Glass Ensemble) •
Kim Massie, 62, American blues and soul singer •
13 –
Saint Dog, 44, American rapper (
Kottonmouth Kings) •
14 –
Paul Matters, Australian hard rock bassist (
AC/DC) •
15 – Dave Munden, 76, British rock and roll drummer (
The Tremeloes) •
16 •
Johnny Bush, 85, American country singer-songwriter •
Gordon Haskell, 74, British progressive rock and jazz singer and bassist (
King Crimson,
The Fleur de Lys) •
P. S. Narayanaswamy, 86, Indian Carnatic singer •
17 –
Toshinori Kondo, 71, Japanese jazz trumpeter •
18 • Alfredo Cerruti, 78, Italian comedy rock musician and producer (
Squallor) •
Naâma, 84, Tunisian pop singer •
José Padilla, 64, Spanish ambient DJ and producer • Maisa Tsuno, 29, Japanese indie rock guitarist (
Akai Ko-en) •
Chet "JR" White, 40, American indie rock bassist (
Girls) •
19 •
Spencer Davis, 81, Welsh rock guitarist (
The Spencer Davis Group) •
Tony Lewis, 62, British pop rock singer and guitarist (
The Outfield) •
21 •
Zero Babu, 80, Indian playback and Carnatic singer •
Viola Smith, 107, American swing and classical drummer •
22 •
Margie Bowes, 79, American country singer •
K. Deep, 79, Burmese folk singer •
23 –
Jerry Jeff Walker, 78, American country singer-songwriter •
25 •
Dolores Abril, 81, Spanish copla singer •
Jan Boerman, 97, Dutch electronic composer •
Rosanna Carteri, 89, Italian opera singer •
Mahesh Kanodia, 83, Indian Gujarati film singer •
26 –
Stan Kesler, 92, American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter •
28 •
Cano Estremera, 62, Puerto Rican salsa singer •
Billy Joe Shaver, 81, American country singer-songwriter •
29 – Denise Ferri, 76, American pop singer (
The Delicates) •
30 – Božidar Tanaskovic, Serbian alternative rock bassist (
Bjesovi) •
31 • Rance Allen, 71, American gospel singer, guitarist and keyboardist (
The Rance Allen Group) •
Marc Fosset, 71, French jazz guitarist •
MF Doom, 49, British-American rapper (
KMD,
Madvillain)
November •
1 •
Pedro Iturralde, 91, Spanish jazz saxophonist •
Phil K, 51, Australian electronic DJ (
Lostep) •
Nikki McKibbin, 42, American pop rock singer • Ronnie Peel, Australian rock guitarist (
The La De Da's,
Thunderclap Newman) • Esteban Santos, 69, Spanish pop singer (
Bravo) •
2 –
T. N. Krishnan, 92, Indian Carnatic violinist •
4 –
Ken Hensley, 75, British rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist (
Uriah Heep,
Toe Fat,
The Gods) •
5 •
Len Barry, 78, American soul singer •
Reynaert, 65, Belgian pop singer •
Ossi Runne, 93, Belgian pop trumpeter and conductor •
6 • Stefano D'Orazio, 72, Italian pop drummer (
Pooh) •
King Von, 26, American rapper •
Jim Radford, 92, British folk singer-songwriter •
Timur Selçuk, 74, Turkish pop singer and pianist •
7 •
Cándido Camero, 99, Cuban jazz percussionist •
Bones Hillman, 62, New Zealand alternative rock bassist (
Midnight Oil,
The Swingers,
Suburban Reptiles) •
8 –
Oscar Benton, 71, Dutch blues singer •
10 –
Alec Baillie, American punk rock bassist (
Choking Victim,
Leftöver Crack) •
11 • Adrian Cionco, 48, Argentine rock bassist (
La Mosca Tsé - Tsé) •
MO3, 28, American rapper •
Andrew White, 78, American jazz saxophonist •
12 – Jim Tucker, 74, American pop rock guitarist (
The Turtles) •
13 •
Kićo Slabinac, 76, Croatian folk singer •
Doug Supernaw, 60, American country singer •
14 •
Des O'Connor, 88, English comedian and pop singer •
Eugenia Ratti, 87, Italian opera singer •
16 –
Bruce Swedien, 86, American recording engineer •
18 • László Benkő, 77, Hungarian progressive rock keyboardist (
Omega) • Dominic Grant, 71, British pop singer (
Guys 'n' Dolls) •
Tony Hooper, 81, British folk rock guitarist (
Strawbs) •
21 – Tamás Mihály, 73, Hungarian progressive rock bassist (
Omega) •
23 –
Hal Ketchum, 67, American country singer-songwriter •
25 •
Duris Maxwell, 74, Canadian rock drummer •
Flor Silvestre, 90, Mexican ranchera and huapango singer and actress •
Camilla Wicks, 92, American classical violinist •
26 •
Allan Botschinsky, 80, Danish jazz trumpeter •
Cecilia Fusco, 87, Italian opera singer •
Jamir Garcia, 42, Filipino nu metal singer (
Slapshock) •
28 – Piotr Strojnowski, 62, Polish reggae singer and guitarist (
Daab) •
29 –
Miša Aleksić, 67, Serbian hard rock bassist (
Riblja Čorba) •
30 – Jack Wray, 81, American doo-wop singer (
The Earls)
December •
1 – Dan Morrison, Australian ska punk drummer (
Area-7) •
2 •
Volodymyr Huba, 81, Ukrainian film composer •
Ron Mathewson, 76, British jazz bassist •
3 –
André Gagnon, 84, Canadian pianist, composer, and arranger •
4 – Kenny Jeremiah, 78, American garage-rock singer (
Soul Survivors) •
6 –
Džej Ramadanovski, 56, Serbian folk pop singer •
7 •
LD Beghtol, 55, American experimental rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (
LD & the New Criticism,
Flare Acoustic Arts League,
The Magnetic Fields) •
Howard Wales, 77, American jazz and rock keyboardist •
8 –
Harold Budd, 84, American avant-garde composer and poet •
9 •
Sean Malone, 50, American progressive rock bassist (
Gordian Knot,
Cynic) •
Jason Slater, 49, American alternative rock bassist (
Third Eye Blind,
Snake River Conspiracy,
Brougham) •
10 –
Kenneth Alwyn, 95, British classical composer and conductor •
11 – Ubirany, 80, Brazilian samba hand-repique player (
Fundo de Quintal) •
12 –
Charley Pride, 86, American country singer •
13 – Andrey Sapunov, 64, Russian rock guitarist and bassist (
Voskreseniye) •
14 – Paulinho, 68, Brazilian soft rock singer (
Roupa Nova) •
15 • Albert Griffiths, 74, Jamaican reggae singer and guitarist (
The Gladiators) • Corlynn Hanney, 75, American pop-soul singer (
The Groop) • Sam Jayne, 46, American indie rock singer and guitarist (
Love as Laughter,
Lync) •
16 –
Carl Mann, 78, American rockabilly singer •
17 •
Jeff Clayton, 66, American jazz saxophonist •
Stanley Cowell, 79, American jazz pianist (
Heath Brothers) •
19 • Pelle Alsing, 60, Swedish pop rock drummer (
Roxette) • Clay Anthony, 61, American hard rock bassist (
Junkyard) • Pepe Salvaderi, Italian rock guitarist (
Dik Dik) •
20 – Chad Stuart, 79, British folk-pop singer and guitarist (
Chad & Jeremy) •
21 –
K. T. Oslin, 78, American country singer-songwriter •
23 • John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, 56, American rapper (
Whodini) •
Leslie West, 75, American hard rock singer and guitarist (
Mountain,
West, Bruce and Laing,
The Vagrants) •
24 •
Ivry Gitlis, 98, Israeli classical violinist •
Mojmir Sepe, 90, Slovenian classical composer and conductor •
Geoff Stephens, 86, English songwriter and record producer, founder of
The New Vaudeville Band •
25 –
Tony Rice, 69, American bluegrass guitarist (
New South) •
26 –
Tito Rojas, 65, Puerto Rican salsa singer •
27 –
Richard Lewis Spencer, 78, American funk and soul singer and saxophonist (
The Winstons) •
28 •
Paul-Heinz Dittrich, 90, German composer •
Armando Manzanero, 85, Mexican Mayan musician •
29 •
Claude Bolling, 90, French jazz pianist and composer •
Hugh X. Lewis, 90, American country music singer-songwriter • Phyllis McGuire, 89, American pop singer (
The McGuire Sisters) •
Rudy Salas, 72, American R&B and soul guitarist (
El Chicano,
Tierra) •
30 •
Frank Kimbrough, 64, American jazz pianist •
Alto Reed, 72, American rock saxophonist (
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) •
Eugene Wright, 97, American jazz bassist (
Dave Brubeck Quartet) ==See also==