January •
1 –
Mighty Bomber, 93, Trinidadian calypso singer •
2 • Ana Bejerano, 60, Spanish pop singer (
Mocedades) •
Kenny J, 69, Trinidadian calypso and soca singer •
Traxamillion, 42, American hip hop producer • Jay Weaver, 42, American Christian rock bassist (
Big Daddy Weave) •
3 – Lewis Jordan, 74, American pop guitarist and singer (
The Jordan Brothers) •
4 • Jessie Daniels, 58, American R&B singer (
Force MDs) • Andrzej Nowak, 63, Polish heavy metal guitarist (
TSA) •
5 •
Dale Clevenger, 81, American classical French hornist •
Neil Nongkynrih, 51, Indian classical pianist •
6 •
Carlo Meliciani, 92, Italian opera singer •
Calvin Simon, 79, American funk singer (
Parliament-Funkadelic) •
Yoram Taharlev, 83, Israeli pop lyricist •
7 •
Harpdog Brown, 59, Canadian blues singer and harmonica player • Koady Chaisson, 37, Canadian folk banjoist (
The East Pointers) •
Bobby Harrison, 82, British psychedelic rock drummer and singer (
Procol Harum,
Freedom,
Snafu) • Marc Dé Hugar, 52, Australian glam metal guitarist (
Candy Harlots) •
R. Dean Taylor, 82, Canadian pop singer-songwriter •
8 •
Marilyn Bergman, 93, American pop lyricist •
Ramdas Kamat, 90, Indian Marathi theatre singer •
Michael Lang, 77, American tour promoter and producer •
9 •
Maria Ewing, 71, American opera singer •
James Mtume, 76, American jazz and R&B multi-instrumentalist (
Mtume) •
Desmond de Silva, 78, Sri Lankan pop and baila singer •
10 •
Gerry Granahan, 89, American rock and roll and pop singer-songwriter •
Francis Jackson, 104, British classical organist and composer •
Khan Jamal, 75, American jazz vibraphonist •
Burke Shelley, 71, British heavy metal singer and bassist (
Budgie) •
11 • Bruce Anderson, 72, American experimental rock guitarist (
MX-80) • Martin Carrizo, 50, Argentine rock and heavy metal drummer (
A.N.I.M.A.L.,
Indio Solari) • Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, American pop and R&B singer (
The Dixie Cups) •
Jordi Sabatés, 73, Spanish sunshine pop and classical pianist (
Pic-Nic) •
12 •
Everett Lee, 105, American classical violinist and conductor •
Waiphot Phetsuphan, 79, Thai Luk Thung singer •
Ronnie Spector, 78, American R&B and pop singer (
The Ronettes) •
13 •
CPO Boss Hogg, 52, American rapper • Fred Parris, 85, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (
The Five Satins) •
Sonny Turner, 82, American R&B singer (
The Platters) •
Fred Van Hove, 84, Belgian free jazz pianist •
14 •
Dallas Frazier, 82, American country singer-songwriter • Greg Webster, 84, American funk drummer (
Ohio Players) •
15 •
Ralph Emery, 88, American radio disc jockey •
Jon Lind, 73, American folk rock and pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Howdy Moon) • Rachel Nagy, 48, American blues rock singer (
The Detroit Cobras) •
Beverly Ross, 87, American pop singer-songwriter (
Ronald & Ruby) •
16 –
Carmela Corren, 83, Israeli-Austrian pop singer •
17 –
Armando Gama, 67, Portuguese pop singer •
18 •
Dick Halligan, 78, American jazz rock multi-instrumentalist (
Blood, Sweat & Tears) and film composer •
Freddie Hughes, 78, American gospel and soul singer •
Tito Matos, 53, American bomba percussionist (
Viento de Agua) •
19 –
Badal Roy, 82, Indian-American jazz fusion tabla player •
20 •
Meat Loaf, 74, American rock singer • Tom Smith, 65, American experimental rock multi-instrumentalist (
To Live and Shave in L.A.,
Peach of Immortality) •
Elza Soares, 91, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer •
Karolos Trikolidis, 74, Austrian classical conductor •
21 –
Terry Tolkin, 62, American music journalist and music executive (
Elektra Records), coined the term "
alternative music" •
22 •
Kirti Shiledar, 69, Indian classical singer • Don Wilson, 88, American surf rock guitarist (
The Ventures) •
23 –
Beegie Adair, 84, American jazz pianist •
24 •
Osvaldo Peredo, 91, Argentine tango singer • Boris Pfeiffer, 53, German folk metal multi-instrumentalist (
In Extremo) •
25 •
Hardev Dilgir, 82, Indian folk lyricist •
Andy Ross, 66, British punk rock singer and guitarist (
Disco Zombies) and music executive (
Food Records) •
Pat King, 77–78, Scottish progressive rock bassist (
Manfred Mann's Earth Band) •
26 –
Janet Mead, 84, Australian Christian music singer •
27 •
Alain Bancquart, 87, French classical composer •
Diego Verdaguer, 70, Argentine-Mexican pop singer •
29 –
Sam Lay, 86, American blues drummer (
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band) •
30 •
Jon Appleton, 83, American electronic composer, co-inventor of the
Synclavier •
Philip Paul, 96, American jazz, blues, and R&B drummer •
Hargus "Pig" Robbins, 84, American country and rock pianist •
Norma Waterson, 82, British folk singer (
The Watersons) •
31 •
Alejandro Alonso, 69, Mexican Christian rock guitarist •
Jimmy Johnson, 93, American blues guitarist • Trey Johnson, 53, American rock singer and guitarist (
Sorta)
February •
1 • Hiroshima, Japanese hardcore punk drummer (
GISM) •
Glenn Wheatley, 74, Australian rock bassist (
The Masters Apprentices) •
Leslie Parnas, 90, American classical cellist •
Jon Zazula, 59, American record executive (
Megaforce Records) •
2 • Endo Anaconda, 66, Swiss pop singer-songwriter (
Stiller Has) •
Joe Diorio, 85, American jazz guitarist • Willie Leacox, 74, American folk rock drummer (
America) •
3 –
Donny Gerrard, 75, Canadian pop rock singer (
Skylark) •
4 •
Kerry Chater, 76, Canadian rock bassist and songwriter (
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap) •
Gianluca Floris, 57, Italian opera singer •
5 •
Rubén Fuentes, 95, Mexican classical and mariachi violinist •
Damodar Hota, 86, Indian classical singer •
6 •
George Crumb, 92, American classical composer •
Syl Johnson, 85, American blues guitarist •
Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Indian playback singer •
7 –
Zbigniew Namysłowski, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist •
8 – Bruce Greig, 54, American death metal guitarist (
Misery Index,
Dying Fetus) •
9 •
Betty Davis, 77, American funk singer •
Ian McDonald, 75, British progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (
King Crimson,
Foreigner) •
Nora Nova, 93, Bulgarian pop singer •
10 •
Walter Barylli, 100, Austrian classical violinist •
Brian Dunning, 71, Irish classical and Celtic flautist (
Nightnoise) • Roman Kostrzewski, 61, Polish thrash metal singer (
Kat) • Owen Moran, 62, British new wave bassist (
Cook da Books) • Steve Salas, 70, American Latin musician (
El Chicano,
Tierra) •
11 –
Mike Rabon, 78, American rock singer and guitarist (
The Five Americans) •
12 • Miguel Vicens Danus, 78, Spanish pop-rock bassist (
Los Bravos) •
Howard Grimes, 80, American soul drummer (
Hi Rhythm Section) •
Bob DeMeo, 66, American jazz drummer •
13 –
King Louie Bankston, 49, American power pop and garage rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Exploding Hearts) •
14 •
Ralf Bursy, 66, German pop singer •
Sandy Nelson, 83, American rock and roll drummer • Roger Segal, 49, American punk rock bassist (
Trashlight Vision) •
15 •
Bappi Lahiri, 69, Indian disco singer and composer •
Sandhya Mukherjee, 90, Indian playback singer •
Vivi l'internationale, 75, Beninese pop singer •
16 –
Ramón Stagnaro, 67, Peruvian folk guitarist •
17 • Dallas Good, 48, Canadian rock singer and guitarist (
The Sadies) • David Tyson, 62, American R&B singer (
The Manhattans) •
18 • Christopher Scicluna, 62, Maltese pop singer-songwriter (
Chris and Moira) • Scotty Wray, 64, American country guitarist (
The Wrays) •
19 •
Gary Brooker, 76, British progressive rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Procol Harum,
The Paramounts,
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) •
Nightbirde, 31, American pop singer •
20 •
Sami Clark, 73, Lebanese pop singer •
Jamal Edwards, 31, British music entrepreneur and DJ •
Sam Henry, 65, American punk drummer (
Wipers,
The Rats,
Napalm Beach) •
Joni James, 91, American pop singer •
Nils Lindberg, 88, Swedish classical composer and pianist •
Teruhiko Saigō, 75, Japanese pop singer • Setha Sirichaya, 77, Thai rock singer (
The Impossibles) •
Martin Yeritsyan, 90, Armenian classical violinist •
21 –
Bernardas Vasiliauskas, 83, Lithuanian classical organist •
22 •
Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish jazz trumpeter (
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) •
Mark Lanegan, 57, American alternative rock singer-songwriter (
Screaming Trees,
The Gutter Twins,
Queens of the Stone Age) •
Josephine Veasey, 91, British opera singer •
23 •
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, 77, Brazilian jazz and classical guitarist •
Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepali folk singer •
Jaakko Kuusisto, 48, Finnish classical violinist •
Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper •
Antonietta Stella, 92, Italian opera singer •
24 – Don Craine, 76, British R&B singer and guitarist (
Downliners Sect) •
25 •
Alibaba Mammadov, 93, Azerbaijani mugham singer •
MC Skibadee, 46, British rapper • Nicky Tesco, 66, British punk rock singer (
The Members) •
26 –
Snootie Wild, 36, American rapper
March •
1 •
Warner Mack, 86, American country singer-songwriter • Richard Pratt, 69, American R&B singer (
Blue Magic) •
2 – Chuck Criss, 36, American indie folk multi-instrumentalist (
Freelance Whales) •
3 –
Denroy Morgan, Jamaican-American reggae singer •
4 –
Jimbeau Hinson, 70, American country singer-songwriter •
5 •
Patricio Renán, 77, Chilean pop rock singer •
Jeff Howell, 60, American rock bassist (
Foghat,
Outlaws,
Savoy Brown) •
Lil Bo Weep, 22, American and Australian rapper •
6 • Mike Cross, 57, American alternative rock guitarist (
Sponge) •
Pau Riba i Romeva, 73, Spanish folk rock guitarist •
8 • John Dean, 80, American blue-eyed soul singer (
The Reflections) •
Grandpa Elliott, 77, American soul and blues singer and harmonica player • Ziggy Sigmund, Canadian punk and alternative rock guitarist (
Slow,
Econoline Crush) •
Isao Suzuki, 89, Japanese jazz bassist •
9 –
Richard Podolor, 86, American rock and roll guitarist (
The Pets) and record producer •
10 •
Bobbie Nelson, 91, American country pianist (
The Family) • Gennadiy Pavlik, 52, Ukrainian classical and traditional folk singer (
Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir) •
Jessica Williams, 73, American jazz pianist •
11 •
Guayo Cedeño, 48, Honduran rock singer •
Brad Martin, 48, American country singer •
Timmy Thomas, 77, American soul singer •
12 • Barry Bailey, 73, American rock guitarist (
Atlanta Rhythm Section) •
Traci Braxton, 50, American R&B singer (
The Braxtons) •
Kandikonda, 48, Indian film lyricist •
Pete St. John, 90, Irish folk singer-songwriter •
13 •
Li Guangxi, 92, Chinese opera singer •
Mary Lee, 100, Scottish jazz singer •
14 –
Eric Mercury, 77, Canadian R&B singer •
15 •
Dennis González, 67, American free jazz trumpeter •
Barbara Maier Gustern, 82, American vocal coach and musical theater singer •
16 •
Barbara Morrison, 72, American jazz singer •
Bobby Weinstein, 92, American pop songwriter •
18 –
Bernabé Martí, 93, Spanish opera singer •
19 –
Michail Jurowski, 76, Russian classical conductor •
21 –
LaShun Pace, 60, American gospel singer •
22 •
Eva Castillo, 52, Filipino pop singer •
Pierre Papadiamandis, 85, French pop pianist and singer •
23 –
Zinaida Ignatyeva, 84, Russian classical pianist •
24 •
Randy Cornor, 67, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist •
John McLeod, 88, Scottish classical composer •
25 •
Taylor Hawkins, 50, American alternative rock drummer (
Foo Fighters,
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders) •
Bobby Hendricks, 84, American R&B singer (
The Drifters) •
Philip Jeck, 69, British avant garde and electronic composer and turntablist •
Keith Martin, 55, American R&B singer •
26 •
Jeff Carson, 58, American country singer •
Bang Jun-seok, 51, South Korean film composer •
Tina May, 60, British jazz singer • Keaton Pierce, 31, American post-hardcore singer (
Too Close to Touch) •
28 –
Mira Calix, South African electronic composer •
29 •
Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki, 90, Greek folk singer •
Jun Lopito, 64, Filipino rock guitarist • Donald "Tabby" Shaw, 66, Jamaican reggae singer (
Mighty Diamonds) •
30 • Francisco González, 68, American Chicano rock mandolinist and harpist (
Los Lobos) •
Tom Parker, 33, British pop singer (
The Wanted) •
Nathaniel Ian Wynter, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (
Bob Marley and the Wailers) •
31 – Fred Johnson, 80, American doo-wop singer (
The Marcels)
April •
1 •
C. W. McCall, 93, American country singer • Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, 70, Jamaican reggae singer (
Mighty Diamonds) •
Roland White, 83, American bluegrass mandolinist (
Kentucky Colonels,
Nashville Bluegrass Band,
Country Gazette) •
4 –
Joe Messina, 93, American R&B guitarist •
5 •
Bobby Rydell, 79, American rock and roll singer •
Paul Siebel, 84, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist •
6 •
Helen Golden, 81, Dutch pop singer •
Wen Hsia, 93, Taiwanese pop singer •
7 –
Birgit Nordin, 88, Swedish opera singer •
8 • Wade Buff, 87, American pop singer (
The Dream Weavers) • Con Cluskey, Irish pop musician (
The Bachelors) •
Nagai Sriram, 41, Indian Carnatic violinist •
9 •
Chris Bailey, 65, Kenyan-born Australian punk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Saints) • John Rossi, American blues rock drummer (
Roomful of Blues) •
10 – Mario Martínez, Spanish new wave guitarist (
La Unión) •
12 • David Freel, 64, American indie rock singer and guitarist (
Swell) • Charles E. McCormick, 75, American R&B singer (
Bloodstone) •
13 •
Archie Eversole, 37, German-born American rapper • Tim Feerick, American post-hardcore bassist (
Dance Gavin Dance) •
Gloria Parker, 100, American jazz marimba and glass harp player •
14 •
Orlando Julius, 79, Nigerian afrobeat saxophonist •
Trygve Thue, 71, Norwegian rock guitarist •
16 –
Bill Bourne, 68, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter (
Tri-Continental) •
17 • Roderick Clark, 49, American R&B singer (
Hi-Five) •
Prafulla Kar, 83, Indian playback singer •
DJ Kay Slay, 55, American hip hop disc jockey •
Radu Lupu, 76, Romanian classical pianist •
Hollis Resnik, 67, American musical theater singer and actress •
18 •
Nicholas Angelich, 51, American classical pianist •
Harrison Birtwistle, 87, British classical composer • José Luis Cortés, 70, Cuban timba flutist (
NG La Banda) •
Jerry Doucette, 70, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist •
Andrzej Korzyński, 82, Polish classical composer •
Janez Matičič, 95, Slovenian classical composer •
20 –
Guitar Shorty, 89, American blues guitarist •
22 –
Jan Rot, 64, Dutch pop singer-songwriter •
23 –
Arno, 72, Belgian rock singer (
TC Matic) •
24 •
Willi Resetarits, 73, Austrian cabaret singer •
Andrew Woolfolk, 71, American R&B saxophonist (
Earth, Wind & Fire) •
25 •
Susan Jacks, 73, Canadian pop singer-songwriter (
The Poppy Family) and record producer •
Henny Vrienten, 73, Dutch ska singer-songwriter and bassist (
Doe Maar) •
Shane Yellowbird, 42, Canadian country singer •
26 •
Julie Daraîche, 83, Canadian country singer • Randy Rand, American hard rock bassist (
Autograph) •
Klaus Schulze, 74, German electronic keyboardist and synthesizer player (
Tangerine Dream,
Ash Ra Tempel) •
27 •
Judy Henske, 85, American folk singer-songwriter •
Walter Rossi, 74, Italian-Canadian rock singer and guitarist (
Influence,
Luke & The Apostles) •
29 •
Allen Blairman, 81, American jazz drummer •
Roberto Lecaros, 77, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist •
Tarsame Singh Saini, 54, British Asian fusion singer •
30 •
Ray Fenwick, 75, British rock guitarist (
The Syndicats,
The Spencer Davis Group,
Ian Gillan Band) •
Naomi Judd, 76, American country singer (
The Judds) •
Max Riebl, 30, Australian opera singer •
Gabe Serbian, American hardcore punk guitarist and drummer (
The Locust,
Dead Cross)
May •
1 •
Ric Parnell, 70, British hard rock drummer (
Atomic Rooster,
Spinal Tap) •
Régine Zylberberg, 92, Belgian torch singer •
2 –
María José Cantilo, 68, Argentine folk singer-songwriter •
4 •
Richard Connolly, 94, Australian television and liturgical composer •
Albin Julius, 54, Austrian martial industrial multi-instrumentalist (
Der Blutharsch,
The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud) •
Howie Pyro, 61, American punk rock bassist (
D Generation,
Danzig) •
6 –
Jewell, 53, American R&B singer •
7 –
Mickey Gilley, 86, American country singer-songwriter •
9 –
Minoru Nojima, 76, Japanese classical pianist •
10 •
Richard Benson, 41, British progressive rock guitarist and singer-songwriter •
Doug Caldwell, 94, New Zealand jazz pianist •
Kjell Lönnå, 85, Swedish classical composer and choir leader •
Shivkumar Sharma, 84, Indian classical santoor player (
Shiv–Hari) •
11 •
William Bennett, 86, British classical flautist • Trevor Strnad, 41, American melodic death metal singer (
The Black Dahlia Murder) •
Alexander Toradze, 69, Georgian-born American classical pianist •
12 •
Djalu Gurruwiwi, 86, Aboriginal Australian traditional yiḏaki player • Ben Moore, 80, American soul and gospel singer (
James & Bobby Purify,
The Blind Boys of Alabama) •
13 •
Teresa Berganza, 89, Spanish opera singer •
Lil Keed, 24, American rapper •
Rosmarie Trapp, 93, Austrian-born American choral singer (
Trapp Family) •
14 –
Robert Cogoi, 82, Belgian pop singer •
15 •
Deborah Fraser, 56, South African gospel singer •
Ricky Gardiner, 73, Scottish rock guitarist (
Beggars Opera) •
17 •
Rick Price, 77, British rock bassist (
The Move,
Wizzard) •
Vangelis, 79, Greek progressive rock and ambient keyboardist (
Aphrodite's Child) and film composer •
18 •
Cathal Coughlan, 61, Irish indie rock singer-songwriter (
Microdisney,
The Fatima Mansions) •
Bob Neuwirth, 82, American singer-songwriter •
19 –
Bernard Wright, 58, American jazz and funk singer and keyboardist •
21 –
Yam Bing-yee, 90, Chinese opera singer •
23 –
Thom Bresh, 74, American country singer •
25 –
Jean-Louis Chautemps, 90, French jazz saxophonist •
26 •
Andy Fletcher, 60, British new wave and alternative rock keyboardist (
Depeche Mode) •
Alan White, 72, British progressive rock drummer (
Yes,
Plastic Ono Band) •
29 • Steve Broughton, 72, British psychedelic rock drummer (
Edgar Broughton Band) •
Ronnie Hawkins, 87, American-Canadian rock and roll singer •
Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, Indian rapper and singer •
30 –
Paul Vance, 92, American pop songwriter •
31 •
KK, 53, Indian playback singer •
Ingram Marshall, 80, American classical composer •
Kelly Joe Phelps, 62, American blues singer-songwriter and slide guitarist •
Dave Smith, American sound engineer, founder of
Sequential, and co-creator of the
Prophet-5 June •
1 – Deborah McCrary, 67, American gospel singer (
The McCrary Sisters) •
2 •
Hal Bynum, 87, American country songwriter •
Gracia Montes, 86, Spanish cobla singer •
Bhajan Sopori, Indian classical santoor player •
3 •
El Noba, 25, Argentine cumbia singer •
Grachan Moncur III, 85, American jazz trombonist •
4 •
Alec John Such, 70, American hard rock bassist (
Bon Jovi) •
Trouble, 34, American rapper •
6 –
Jim Seals, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter (
The Champs,
Seals and Crofts) •
9 •
Commander Tom, 59, German house and trance disc jockey •
Julee Cruise, 65, American dream pop singer-songwriter •
11 –
Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, Nigerian highlife singer-songwriter •
12 •
Gabe Baltazar, 92, American jazz saxophonist •
Roman Bunka, 70, German jazz fusion guitarist and oud player •
14 –
Joel Whitburn, 82, American
Billboard charts historian •
16 •
Big Rude Jake, 57, Canadian neo-swing singer-songwriter and bandleader •
Ivonne Haza, 83, Dominican opera singer •
Rino Vernizzi, 75, Italian jazz and classical bassoonist •
18 –
Adibah Noor, 51, Malaysian pop singer •
19 •
Jim Schwall, 79, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Siegel–Schwall Band) •
Brett Tuggle, American rock keyboardist (
Fleetwood Mac,
Steppenwolf) •
20 –
Dennis Cahill, 68, American Irish folk guitarist (
The Gloaming) •
21 – Lewis Elliott, 84, American bassist (
J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers) •
22 –
Patrick Adams, 72, American disco arranger and producer (
The Universal Robot Band,
Musique) •
23 •
Massimo Morante, 70, Italian progressive rock guitarist (
Goblin) •
Yuri Shatunov, 48, Russian pop rock singer (
Laskovyi Mai) •
Leluț Vasilescu, 66, Romanian rock drummer
July •
1 –
Irene Fargo, 59, Italian pop and theater singer •
2 – Tristan Goodall, 48, Australian blues guitarist (
The Audreys) •
3 •
Miu Chu, 40, Taiwanese pop singer • Antonio Cripezzi, 76, Italian pop singer and keyboardist (
I Camaleonti) •
4 –
Alan Blaikley, 82, British pop songwriter •
5 –
Manny Charlton, 80, Scottish hard rock guitarist (
Nazareth) •
7 –
Adam Wade, 87, American pop singer •
8 –
Alam Khan, 78, Bangladeshi film composer •
9 –
Barbara Thompson, 77, British jazz saxophonist (
Colosseum,
United Jazz + Rock Ensemble) •
10 •
Andrew Ball, 72, British classical pianist •
Chantal Gallia, 65, Algerian-born French pop singer and humorist •
11 –
Monty Norman, 92, British film composer •
12 •
Bramwell Tovey, 69, British classical conductor and composer •
Jan Wijn, 88, Dutch classical pianist •
13 •
A. B. Crentsil, 72, Ghanaian highlife guitarist •
Rubina Qureshi, 81, Pakistani classical singer •
14 – William Hart, 77, American R&B singer (
The Delfonics) •
15 –
Paul Ryder, 58, English alternative dance bassist (
Happy Mondays) •
16 –
Idris Phillips, 64, American jazz and folk pianist and guitarist •
17 –
César Pedroso, 75, Cuban songo and timba pianist (
Los Van Van,
Pupy y Los que Son, Son) •
18 •
Vincent DeRosa, 101, American classical French hornist •
Povl Dissing, 84, Danish pop singer and guitarist •
Bhupinder Singh, 82, Indian ghazal and playback singer •
19 •
Michael Henderson, 71, American jazz fusion bassist and R&B singer •
Q Lazzarus, 59, American new wave singer •
Richard Seal, 86, British classical organist and conductor •
20 •
Alice Harnoncourt, 91, Austrian classical violinist • Richard Harvey, Australian rock drummer (
Divinyls,
The Party Boys,
Joe Walsh) • Frederick Waite Jr., 55, English reggae drummer (
Musical Youth) •
22 •
Núria Feliu, 80, Spanish jazz and folk singer •
Kenichi Ōkuma, 56, Japanese video game music composer •
23 •
Mike Pela, 72, British record producer and mixing engineer •
Zayar Thaw, 41, Burmese rapper (
Acid) •
24 • Vittorio De Scalzi, 72, Italian progressive rock singer and guitarist (
New Trolls) • Bob Heathcote, 58, American crossover thrash bassist (
Suicidal Tendencies) •
25 •
Martin How, 90, British classical organist and composer •
Sandy Roberton, British record producer •
26 –
Darío Gómez, 71, Colombian pop and ranchera singer •
27 •
JayDaYoungan, 24, American rapper •
Mick Moloney, 77, Irish-American folk singer and folklorist •
Tom Springfield, 88, British folk pop singer-songwriter (
The Springfields) •
28 –
Bernard Cribbins, 93, English pop singer and actor •
29 – Jim Sohns, 75, American rock singer (
The Shadows of Knight) •
30 •
Archie Roach, 66, Australian folk singer-songwriter • Raymond Raposa, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter (
Castanets) •
31 •
Nirmala Mishra, 83, Indian playback singer •
Mo Ostin, 95, American record executive
August •
1 –
Rosa de Castilla, 90, Mexican ranchera singer •
3 –
Nicky Moore, 75, British heavy metal singer (
Samson) •
4 •
Sam Gooden, 87, American soul singer (
The Impressions) • Ray Major, 73, British rock guitarist (Mott,
British Lions,
The Yardbirds) •
5 •
Judith Durham, 79, Australian pop-folk singer (
The Seekers) •
Michael Lang, 80, American jazz and classical pianist •
6 •
Daniel Lévi, 60, French pop singer-songwriter •
David Muse, 73, American country rock flautist, keyboardist and saxophonist (
Firefall,
The Marshall Tucker Band) •
Torgny Söderberg, 77, Swedish schlanger songwriter •
7 •
Ernesto Cavour, 82, Bolivian folk singer (
Los Jairas) •
Gord Lewis, 65, Canadian punk rock guitarist (
Teenage Head) •
8 •
Lamont Dozier, 81, American songwriter and record producer (
Holland–Dozier–Holland) and singer •
Darryl Hunt, 72, English folk punk bassist (
The Pogues) •
Olivia Newton-John, 73, Australian pop and country singer-songwriter •
9 –
Jussi Hakulinen, 57, Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Yö) •
10 –
Abdul Wadud, 75, American jazz and classical cellist •
11 •
Darius Campbell Danesh, 41, Scottish pop singer •
Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer •
Bill Pitman, 102, American jazz, pop, and rock guitarist (
The Wrecking Crew) •
Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian playback singer •
12 –
Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, 94, Iranian musical instrument maker •
14 –
Svika Pick, 72, Israeli songwriter •
15 •
Steve Grimmett, 62, English heavy metal singer (
Grim Reaper,
Onslaught,
Lionsheart). • Hans Magnusson, 73, Swedish dansband saxophonist (
Thorleifs) • Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African kwaito singer-songwriter (
TKZee) •
16 •
Kal David, 79, American blues singer and guitarist •
Matti Lehtinen, 100, Finnish opera singer •
18 –
Rolf Kühn, 92, German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist •
19 –
Ted Kirkpatrick, 62, American Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter (
Tourniquet) •
20 •
Helen Grayco, 97, American pop singer •
Nayyara Noor, 71, Pakistani playback and ghazal singer • Paul Tesluk, 82, American rock and roll organist (
Johnny and the Hurricanes) •
21 –
Monnette Sudler, 70, American jazz guitarist •
22 •
Jerry Allison, 82, American rock and roll drummer and songwriter (
The Crickets), and singer • Stuart Anstis, 48, British extreme metal guitarist (
Cradle of Filth) •
Jaimie Branch, 39, American free jazz trumpeter and composer •
Fredy Studer, 72, Swizz jazz fusion drummer • Piotr Szkudelski, 66, Polish rock drummer (
Perfect) •
Margaret Urlich, 57, New Zealand pop singer •
23 –
Creed Taylor, 93, American jazz trumpeter, record producer and music executive •
25 •
Joey DeFrancesco, 51, American jazz organist, saxophonist and trumpeter •
Mable John, 91, American R&B singer (
The Raelettes) •
26 –
Hana Zagorová, 75, Czech pop singer •
27 •
Georges Al Rassi, 42, Lebanese Khaliji singer •
Manolo Sanlúcar, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist •
29 •
Luke Bell, 32, American country singer •
John P. Varkey, 52, Indian alternative rock guitarist (
Avial) and film composer •
31 –
Mark Shreeve, 65, British electronic composer and synthesizer player (
Redshift)
September •
1 –
Bamba Bakya, 49, Indian playback singer •
2 •
Jordi Cervelló, 86, Spanish classical composer •
Drummie Zeb, 62, British reggae drummer and singer (
Aswad) •
4 •
Wes Freed, 58, American artist and album cover designer (
Drive-By Truckers,
Lauren Hoffman) •
Edward Hulewicz, 84, Polish pop singer •
John Till, 76, Canadian blues rock guitarist (
Full Tilt Boogie Band,
The Revols) •
5 –
Lars Vogt, 51, German classical composer •
7 • Jimbo Doares, 78, American rock and roll guitarist (
The Swingin' Medallions) • Dave Sherman, 55, American doom metal bassist and singer (
Spirit Caravan,
Earthride,
Wretched) •
8 •
Marciano Cantero, 62, Argentine rock singer and bassist (
Enanitos Verdes) •
Sonny West, 85, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist •
9 •
Carol Arnauld, 61, French pop singer •
Herschel Sizemore, 87, American bluegrass mandolinist •
Trevor Tomkins, 81, British jazz fusion drummer (
Gilgamesh) •
10 •
Paulino Bernal, 83, American Tex-Mex accordionist •
Jorja Fleezanis, 70, American classical violinist •
Choichi Terukina, 90, Japanese Ryukyuan sanshin player •
12 •
Dennis East, 73, South African hard rock singer-songwriter (
Stingray) •
Ramsey Lewis, 87, American jazz pianist and composer •
PnB Rock, 30, American rapper •
13 •
Kornelije Kovač, 80, Serbian progressive rock keyboardist (
Korni Grupa,
Indexi) and classical composer •
Jesse Powell, 51, American R&B singer •
14 • David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (
Soilwork,
The Night Flight Orchestra) •
Jim Post, 82, American folk singer-songwriter (
Friend & Lover) •
Paul Sartin, 51, British folk singer and multi-instrumentalist (
Bellowhead,
Faustus,
Belshazzar's Feast) •
16 –
Marva Hicks, 66, American soul singer •
18 –
Diane Guérin, 74, Canadian pop singer •
21 •
Ray Edenton, 95, American country and rock guitarist •
Anton Fier, 66, American alternative rock drummer (
The Feelies,
The Golden Palominos,
The Lounge Lizards) •
22 •
Stu Allan, 60, British eurodance DJ (
Clock) •
John Hartman, 72, American rock drummer (
The Doobie Brothers) •
24 •
Sue Mingus, 92, American record producer •
Pharoah Sanders, 81, American jazz saxophonist •
26 –
Joe Bussard, 86, American record collector •
27 •
Boris Moiseev, 68, Russian pop singer • Christian Hummer, 32, Austrian indie rock keyboardist (
Wanda) •
28 –
Coolio, 59, American rapper •
29 –
Prins Póló, 45, Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter •
30 —
Walkie T, 27, Russian rapper
October •
1 •
Stamatis Kokotas, 88, Greek folk singer •
Kevin Locke, 68, American traditional folk
flautist • Bin Valencia, 61, Argentine heavy metal drummer (
Almafuerte) •
2 –
Mary McCaslin, 75, American folk singer-songwriter •
3 – Mon Legaspi, 54, Filipino hard rock bassist (
Wolfgang) •
4 •
Jean Gallois, 93, French musicologist and classical violinist •
Loretta Lynn, 90, American country singer-songwriter •
5 •
Lenny Lipton, 82, American folk lyricist •
Ann-Christine Nyström, 76, Swedish pop singer •
6 •
Adriana Breukink, Dutch classical recorder player and instrument maker •
Fred Catero, 89, American record producer and engineer •
Ivy Jo Hunter, 82, American R&B songwriter •
Jody Miller, 80, American country singer •
Judy Tenuta, 65, American comedy music singer-songwriter •
7 •
Ronnie Cuber, 80, American jazz saxophonist •
Toshi Ichiyanagi, 89, Japanese classical pianist •
Art Laboe, 97, American radio disk jockey •
Jure Robežnik, 89, Slovenian jazz pianist •
8 –
Charlie Brown, 80, American radio disk jockey •
9 •
Andres Cuervo, 34, Colombian pop singer-songwriter •
Chuck Deardorf, 68, American jazz bassist •
Josep Soler i Sardà, 87, Spanish classical and opera composer •
10 •
Anita Kerr, 94, American country and pop singer and arranger •
Leon Schidlowsky, 91, Chilean-Israeli classical composer •
11 •
Angela Lansbury, 96, British-American theater singer and actress •
Willie Spence, 23, American R&B singer •
12 • Monsta O, 56, American rapper (
Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.) •
Yurii Kerpatenko, 46, Ukrainian conductor, orchestrator and accordionist •
13 •
Fuzzy, 83, Danish multi-genre composer •
Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta, 78, Congolese rumba saxophonist •
Susanna Mildonian, 82, Italian-born Belgian classical harpist • Christina Moser, 70, Swiss new wave singer-songwriter (
Krisma) • Steve Roberts, 68, British punk drummer (
U.K. Subs) •
Mike Schank, 56, American film composer and guitarist •
Joyce Sims, 63, American R&B-dance singer-songwriter •
14 –
Mariana Nicolesco, 73, Romanian opera singer •
15 • Noel Duggan, 73, Irish folk singer and guitarist (
Clannad,
The Duggans) •
Mikaben, 41, Haitian compas and dancehall singer-songwriter •
Marty Sammon, 45, American blues and ragtime keyboardist •
17 –
Michael Ponti, 84, German classical pianist •
18 • Franco Gatti, 80, Italian pop singer (
Ricchi e Poveri) •
Robert Gordon, 75, American rockabilly singer •
19 • Geoff Nuttall, 56, Canadian chamber music violinist (
St. Lawrence String Quartet) •
Joanna Simon, 84, American opera singer •
20 •
Atarah Ben-Tovim, 82, British classical flautist •
Bettye Crutcher, 83, American R&B singer •
Lucy Simon, 82, American composer and folk singer (
The Simon Sisters) •
Tsin Ting, 88, Taiwanese film singer •
21 –
Robert Gordy, 91, American music publishing executive and recording artist •
22 – Luiz Galvão, 87, Brazilian psychedelic rock and MPB songwriter (
Novos Baianos) •
23 •
Don Edwards, 86, American Western singer •
Libor Pešek, 89, Czech classical conductor •
Galina Pisarenko, 88, Russian opera singer •
24 •
Christine Farnon, 97, American music executive • Gregg Philbin, American rock bassist (
REO Speedwagon) •
25 •
Branislav Hronec, 81, Slovak classical pianist and conductor • Paul Stoddard, American metalcore singer (
Diecast) •
26 •
Lia Origoni, 103, Italian opera and musical theater singer •
Agustín Ramírez, 70, Mexican Grupera singer-songwriter (
Los Caminantes) •
27 –
Geraldine Hunt, 77, American R&B singer •
28 •
Jerry Lee Lewis, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist •
D. H. Peligro, 63, American punk rock drummer (
Dead Kennedys,
Red Hot Chili Peppers) •
29 • Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Low Roar) •
Robin Sylvester, British jam band bassist (
RatDog) •
30 • John McGale, 66, Canadian blues rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (
Offenbach) •
Anthony Ortega, 94, American jazz clarinetist •
31 • Michal Ambrož, 68, Czech rock singer and guitarist (
Jasná Páka) • Patrick Haggerty, 78, American country singer-songwriter (
Lavender Country) •
Danny Javier, 75, Filipino pop and OPM singer (
APO Hiking Society)
November •
1 •
Tsuneo Fukuhara, 89, Japanese classical composer •
Takeoff, 28, American rapper (
Migos) •
Joseph Tarsia, 88, American recording engineer and studio owner (
Sigma Sound Studios) •
2 –
Atilio Stampone, 96, Argentine tango pianist and composer •
3 •
Gerd Dudek, 84, German jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist •
Noel McKoy, 62, British soul singer •
4 – Nicole Josy, 76, Belgian pop singer (
Nicole and Hugo) •
5 •
Daniele Barioni, 92, Italian opera singer •
Aaron Carter, 34, American pop singer and rapper •
Tyrone Downie, 66, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (
Bob Marley and The Wailers) • Carmelo La Bionda, 73, Italian disco producer and songwriter (
La Bionda) • Mimi Parker, 55, American indie rock singer and drummer (
Low) •
6 •
Ali Birra, 72, Ethiopian folk singer •
Hurricane G, 52, American rapper •
Tame One, 52, American rapper (
Artifacts,
Leak Bros,
The Weathermen) •
7 • Sergey Kuznetsov, 58, Russian pop rock keyboardist and songwriter (
Laskovyi Mai) •
Jeff Cook, 73, American country guitarist (
Alabama) •
8 •
Will Ferdy, 95, Belgian pop singer •
Claes-Göran Hederström, 77, Swedish schlager singer •
Pierre Kartner, 87, Dutch schlager singer-songwriter •
Dan McCafferty, 76, Scottish hard rock singer-songwriter (
Nazareth) •
9 •
Gal Costa, 77, Brazilian Tropicália singer •
Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian pop singer •
Garry Roberts, 72, Irish new wave guitarist (
The Boomtown Rats) •
10 • Chris Koerts, 74, Dutch pop rock guitarist (
Earth and Fire) •
Nik Turner, 82, British space rock flautist and saxophonist (
Hawkwind,
Inner City Unit,
Space Ritual) •
11 •
Keith Levene, 65, British post-punk guitarist (
Public Image Ltd.,
The Clash) •
Rab Noakes, 75, Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Stealers Wheel) •
12 –
Gene Cipriano, 94, American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist (
The Wrecking Crew) •
14 –
Jerzy Połomski. 89, Polish folk and pop singer •
15 •
John Rex Reeves, 86, American country singer-songwriter •
Jin Tielin, 82, Chinese vocal coach •
16 –
Mick Goodrick, 77, American jazz guitarist •
17 •
Azio Corghi, 85, Italian classical composer •
Ken Mansfield, 85, American record producer •
B. Smyth, 30, American R&B singer •
18 –
Ned Rorem, 99, American classical composer •
19 •
Nico Fidenco, 89, Italian pop singer •
Danny Kalb, 80, American blues rock guitarist (
The Blues Project) •
20 •
Joyce Bryant, 95, American pop singer •
Riho Sibul, 64, Estonian rock singer and guitarist (
Ultima Thule) •
21 –
Wilko Johnson, 75, British pub rock guitarist and songwriter (
Dr. Feelgood) •
22 •
Erasmo Carlos, 81, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter •
Pablo Milanés, 79, Cuban nueva trova singer-songwriter •
23 •
Hugo Helmig, 24, Danish pop singer • Shel Macrae, 77, British pop rock singer and guitarist (
The Fortunes) •
25 •
Irene Cara, 63, American pop singer-songwriter and actress •
Charles Koppelman, 82, American music executive and pop singer (
The Ivy Three) •
Don Newkirk, 56, American film composer and record producer •
Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer •
26 –
Louise Tobin, 104, American jazz singer •
27 –
Jake Flint, 37, American Red Dirt country singer •
30 •
Christine McVie, 79, British rock and blues singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Fleetwood Mac,
Chicken Shack) • Steve Smith, British punk singer (
Red Alert)
December •
1 •
Haralds Sīmanis, 71, Latvian pop singer • Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish dansband organist (
Vikingarna) •
Andrew Speight, 58, Australian jazz saxophonist •
2 •
Jo Carol Pierce, 78, American folk rock singer-songwriter •
Laila Storch, 101, American classical oboist •
3 • Jess Barr, 46, American alternative country guitarist (
Slobberbone) •
Jamie Freeman, 57, British folk singer-songwriter •
Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop and schlager singer (
Idolerna,
Hep Stars,
Svenne and Lotta) •
Volodymyr Kozhukhar, 81, Ukrainian classical composer •
Bobby Naughton, 78, American jazz vibraphonist and pianist •
Alexandre Zelkine, 84, French folk singer •
4 •
Manuel Göttsching, 70, German Krautrock and electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (
Ash Ra Tempel,
Ashra) •
Bob McGrath, 96, American actor and singer •
5 –
Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer •
6 •
Jet Black, 84, British punk rock drummer (
The Stranglers) •
Hamish Kilgour, 65, New Zealand indie rock drummer and singer (
The Clean,
Bailter Space) •
Edino Krieger, 94, Brazilian avant garde composer •
7 –
Roddy Jackson, 70, American rockabilly singer and pianist •
8 –
Yitzhak Klepter, 72, Israeli psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (
The Churchills,
Kaveret) •
9 •
Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino pop rock singer • Gaston Bogaerts, 101, Belgian Latin soul percussionist (
The Chakachas) •
Herbert Deutsch, 90, American composer and inventor (
Moog synthesizer) •
Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan pop singer •
10 •
John Aler, 73, American opera singer •
J. J. Barnes, 79, American R&B singer •
Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Lavani singer •
Tracy Hitchings, 60, British progressive rock singer (
Landmarq) •
Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese Soukous singer •
Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer •
José Ángel Trelles, 78, Argentine tango singer •
Kihnu Virve, 94, Estonian folk singer •
11 –
Angelo Badalamenti, 85, American film and television composer and arranger •
12 –
Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer •
13 • Sol Amarfio, 84, Ghanaian-British afro rock drummer (
Osibisa) • Benjamin Bossi, 69, American new wave saxophonist (
Romeo Void) •
Grand Daddy I.U., 54, American rapper •
Luis "Checho" González, 89, Chilean folk singer •
Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan soul and pop singer •
Bayan Northcott, 82, British classical composer and music critic •
Lalo Rodríguez, 64, Puerto Rican salsa singer •
Kim Simmonds, 75, British rock guitarist (
Savoy Brown) •
14 •
Djene Djento, Cameroonian makossa singer-songwriter • Koji Ryu, 60, Japanese rock drummer (
C-C-B) •
15 • Bertha Barbee, 82, American R&B singer (
The Velvelettes) •
Dino Danelli, 78, American rock drummer (
The Rascals) •
Shirley Eikhard, 67, Canadian country singer-songwriter •
16 • Rick Anderson, 75, American new wave bassist (
The Tubes) •
Jean-Paul Corbineau, 74, French folk singer-songwriter (
Tri Yann) •
Charlie Gracie, 86, American rock and roll singer and guitarist •
17 •
Urmas Sisask, 62, Estonian classical composer • Yuji Tanaka, 65, Japanese rock drummer (
Anzen Chitai) •
18 •
Martin Duffy, 55, British alternative rock keyboardist (
Felt,
Primal Scream) •
Terry Hall, 63, British ska and new wave singer-songwriter (
The Specials,
Fun Boy Three,
The Colourfield,
Vegas) •
Wim Henderickx, 60, Belgian classical composer and percussionist •
19 •
Claudisabel, 40, Portuguese pop singer •
Stanley Drucker, 93, American classical clarinetist •
Sandy Edmonds, 74, British-New Zealand pop singer •
20 • Randy Begg, 71, Canadian pop drummer (
Wednesday) • Iain Templeton, British alternative rock drummer (
The La's,
Shack) •
21 • Harvey Jett, 73, American Southern rock guitarist (
Black Oak Arkansas) •
Bilqees Khanum, Pakistani classical singer • Mauro Sabbione, 65, Italian pop keyboardist (
Matia Bazar) •
22 •
Thom Bell, 79, Jamaican-born American soul songwriter and arranger •
Big Scarr, 22, American rapper •
Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 79, American blues singer and guitarist •
23 •
David Dalton, 88, American classical violist •
Maxi Jazz, 65, British electronic singer-songwriter (
Faithless) •
Madosini, 78, South African traditional
Uhadi musical bow player •
Massimo Savić, 60, Croatian art rock and pop singer (
Dorian Gray) •
24 – Mampintsha, 40, South African kwaito singer (
Big Nuz) •
25 •
Camilo Azuquita, 76, Panamanian salsa singer •
Brian Cassar, 86, British rock and roll singer and guitarist •
Paul Fox, American record producer (
XTC,
Phish,
10,000 Maniacs) •
26 •
Penda Dallé, 64, Cameroonian makossa guitarist •
Lasse Lönndahl, 94, Swedish pop singer •
27 •
Jo Mersa Marley, 31, Jamaican reggae singer •
Harry Sheppard, 94, American jazz vibraphonist •
28 • Scott Nash, Australian hard rock bassist (
Asteroid B-612) •
Black Stalin, 81, Trinidadian calypso singer •
Linda de Suza, 74, Portuguese pop singer •
29 •
Eduard Artemyev, 85, Russian film composer • Giovanni Pezzoli, 70, Italian pop rock drummer (
Stadio) •
Ian Tyson, 89, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (
Ian & Sylvia) •
31 •
Jeremiah Green, 45, American indie rock drummer (
Modest Mouse) •
Anita Pointer, 74, American R&B singer (
The Pointer Sisters) ==Musical films==