January •
1 •
Gangsta Boo, 43, American rapper (
Three 6 Mafia) • Sebastian Marino, 57, American metal guitarist (
Overkill,
Anvil) •
Fred White, 67, American funk drummer (
Earth, Wind & Fire) •
2 •
Andrew Downes, 72, British classical composer • Kingsize Taylor, 83, British rock and roll singer and guitarist (
Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes) •
3 •
Joseph Koo, 91, Hong Kong film composer •
Notis Mavroudis, 77, Greek classical guitarist and composer •
Alan Rankine, 64, Scottish post-punk keyboardist and guitarist (
The Associates) •
4 •
Stan Hitchcock, 86, American country music singer and co-founder of
CMT •
Zoran Kalezić, 72, Serbian-Montenegrin folk singer •
Beeyar Prasad, 61, Indian film lyricist •
5 •
Mark Capps, 54, American sound engineer • Gordy Harmon, 79, American R&B and soul singer (
The Whispers) •
6 • Jeff Blackburn, 77, American rock guitarist and songwriter (
Blackburn & Snow,
Moby Grape) •
Danny Kaleikini, 85, American Hawaiian pop singer •
7 –
Aleksandr Kharchikov, 73, Russian folk singer-songwriter •
8 –
Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter •
9 •
Séamus Begley, 73, Irish folk fiddler and accordionist •
Dick Flood, 90, American country music singer-songwriter •
Magnar Mangersnes, 84, Norwegian classical organist and choral conductor •
Yoriaki Matsudaira, 91, Japanese classical composer •
10 •
Jeff Beck, 78, British rock guitarist (
The Yardbirds,
The Jeff Beck Group,
Beck, Bogert & Appice,
The Honeydrippers) •
Dennis Budimir, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist (
The Wrecking Crew) •
José Evangelista, 79, Spanish classical composer •
11 –
Yukihiro Takahashi, 70, Japanese electronic and rock drummer and singer (
Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Sadistic Mika Band,
METAFIVE) •
12 •
Robbie Bachman, 69, Canadian rock drummer (
Bachman-Turner Overdrive) •
Lisa Marie Presley, 54, American country rock singer-songwriter •
Laylaw, American hip hop record producer. •
13 • Keith Beaton, 72, American R&B singer (
Blue Magic) •
Ray Cordeiro, 98, Hong Kong disc jockey (
RTHK Radio 3) •
14 –
Matthias Carras, 58, German pop singer •
15 •
Doris, 75, Swedish pop singer •
Bruce Gowers, 82, British music video director •
C. J. Harris, 31, American country singer •
Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, Georgian singer •
16 –
Johnny Powers, American rockabilly singer and guitarist •
17 •
Van Conner, 55, American alternative rock bassist (
Screaming Trees) •
Manana Doijashvili, 75, Georgian classical pianist •
Leon Dubinsky, 81, Canadian folk composer •
Renée Geyer, 69, Australian pop singer • Larry Morris, 75, New Zealand garage rock singer (
Larry's Rebels) •
Richard Oesterreicher, 90, Austrian jazz guitarist and conductor •
18 •
David Crosby, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter (
The Byrds,
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) •
Victor Rasgado, 63, Mexican classical pianist and composer •
Gary Smith, American record producer (death announced on this date) •
Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz clarinetist •
19 – Alex Napier, 75, English hard rock drummer (
Uriah Heep) •
20 •
Stella Chiweshe, 76, Zimbabwean folk
mbira player •
Loïc Guguen, French opera singer •
Nick Todd, 87, American pop singer •
21 –
B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, American rapper •
22 •
Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, American classical and electronic composer and pianist •
Lin Brehmer, 68, American disc jockey and radio personality (
WXRT) •
Zhanna Pliyeva, 73, Georgian classical composer and pianist •
23 •
Carol Sloane, 85, American jazz singer •
Top Topham, 75, English blues rock guitarist (
The Yardbirds) •
26 •
Dean Daughtry, 76, American rock keyboardist (
The Candymen,
Classics IV,
Atlanta Rhythm Section) •
Peter McCann, 74, American songwriter and singer •
27 –
Floyd Sneed, 80, Canadian rock drummer (
Three Dog Night) •
28 •
Odd Børre, 83, Norwegian pop singer • David Challinor, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Sounds Like Sunset) •
Barrett Strong, 81, American R&B singer-songwriter •
Tom Verlaine, 73, American art punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Television) •
29 •
Heddy Lester, 72, Dutch pop singer •
Gabriel Tacchino, 88, French classical pianist •
31 • Donnie Marsico, 68, American rock singer (
The Jaggerz) •
Charlie Thomas, 85, American R&B singer (
The Drifters)
February •
1 •
Lucy Quintero, 74, Panamanian folk singer •
George Zukerman, 95, Canadian classical bassoonist •
2 •
Butch Miles, 78, American jazz drummer •
Tim Quy, 61, English post-punk percussionist and keyboardist (
Cardiacs) •
3 – Paul Janovitz, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (
Cold Water Flat) •
4 –
Vani Jairam, 77, Indian playback singer •
5 •
Phil Spalding, 65, English rock bassist (
GTR,
Original Mirrors,
Toyah) • Lillian Walker, 78, American R&B singer (
The Exciters) •
7 •
Mendelson Joe, 78, Canadian folk singer-songwriter • Steve Sostak, 49, American experimental rock singer and saxophonist (
Sweep the Leg Johnny) (death announced on this date) •
8 •
Burt Bacharach, 94, American pop songwriter and composer •
Dennis Lotis, 97, South African-born British swing singer •
10 •
AKA, 35, South African rapper • Joe Millar, 87, Northern Irish folk singer and musician (
The Irish Rovers) •
11 –
Tito Fernández, 80, Chilean folk singer-songwriter •
12 –
David Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (
De La Soul) •
13 •
Tim Aymar, 59, American progressive metal singer (
Pharaoh,
Control Denied) •
Guido Basso, 85, Canadian jazz trumpeter •
Alain Goraguer, 91, French jazz pianist, arranger and composer •
Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, American R&B pianist •
Spencer Wiggins, 81, American soul singer •
14 •
Friedrich Cerha, 96, Austrian classical composter and conductor •
Peter Renkens, 55, Belgian new beat singer (
Confetti's) (death announced on this date) • Akira Tsuneoka, 51, Japanese pop punk drummer (
Hi-Standard) •
15 –
Raquel Welch, 82, American dance singer •
16 •
Chuck Jackson, 85, American R&B singer • Michael Kupper, 65, German heavy metal guitarist (
Running Wild) •
Maon Kurosaki, 35, Japanese pop singer •
Marilú, 95, Mexican bolero singer •
Tony Marshall, 85, German schlager and opera singer •
Alberto Radius, 80, Italian pop rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (
Formula 3) •
17 • Otis Barthoulameu, American pop punk singer and guitarist (
Fluf,
Olivelawn) (death announced on this date) •
Jerry Dodgion, 90, American jazz saxophonist and flautist •
Gerald Fried, 95, American film and television composer •
Kyle Jacobs, 49, American songwriter •
Vijay Kichlu, 92, Indian classical singer •
Hans Poulsen, 77, Australian soft rock singer-songwriter •
Tom Whitlock, 68, American pop rock songwriter •
19 – Davis Causey, 74, American Southern rock guitarist (
Sea Level) •
20 •
Bruce Barthol, 75, American psychedelic rock bassist (
Country Joe and the Fish) •
Victor Brox, 81, English blues singer •
Lyubomyr Futorsky, 50, Ukrainian rock singer (
Dead Rooster) • Tom Stephen, 68, Canadian blues rock drummer (
The Jeff Healey Band) •
21 •
Ron Altbach, 76, American rock keyboardist (
King Harvest,
Celebration) •
Jesse Gress, 67, American rock guitarist •
23 •
Slim Borgudd, 76, Swedish rock drummer (
Lea Riders Group) • Junnosuke Kuroda, 34, Japanese rock guitarist (
Sumika) •
25 –
Walter Ferguson, 103, Panamanian-born Costa Rican calypso singer-songwriter •
27 – Ismaïla Touré, 73, Senegalese Mbalax singer and percussionist (
Touré Kunda)
March •
1 •
Wally Fawkes, 98, British-Canadian jazz clarinettist •
Leon Hughes, 92, American R&B singer (
The Coasters) •
Neela Ramgopal, 87, Indian Carnatic singer •
Irma Serrano, 89, Mexican ranchera and corrido singer •
2 • Johnny Johnson, 80, American soul singer (
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon) •
Steve Mackey, 56, British indie rock bassist (
Pulp) and record producer •
Wayne Shorter, 89, American jazz saxophonist (
Miles Davis Quintet,
Weather Report,
The Jazz Messengers) •
Gothart Stier, 84, German classical singer, organist and conductor •
3 •
David Lindley, 78, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (
Kaleidoscope) •
Calvin Newton, 93, American gospel singer (
The Oak Ridge Boys,
Sons of Song) •
4 •
Sueli Costa, 79, Brazilian MPB composer and singer •
Robert Haimer, 69, American comedy rock singer-songwriter (
Barnes & Barnes) •
Michael Rhodes, 69, American country bassist (
The Notorious Cherry Bombs) •
Spot, 72, American record producer and engineer • James "Owl" Walsh, 74, American rock singer and keyboardist (
Gypsy) •
5 •
Arif Cooper, Jamaican reggae DJ and multi-instrumentalist •
Gary Rossington, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Rossington Collins Band) •
6 – Eric Alan Livingston, 38, American experimental metal multi-instrumentalist •
7 –
Michael Brimer, 89, South African-Australian classical organist and conductor •
8 • Jim Durkin, 58, American thrash metal guitarist (
Dark Angel) • Josua Madsen, 45, Danish thrash metal drummer (
Artillery) •
9 –
Robin Lumley, 74, British jazz keyboardist (
Brand X) •
10 •
Junior English, 71–72, Jamaican reggae singer •
Napoleon XIV, 84, American novelty singer-songwriter •
11 –
Costa Titch, 27, South African rapper •
12 –
Marek Kopelent, 90, Czech classical composer •
13 •
Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (
Weekend,
Working Week,
Afro Celt Sound System) •
Jim Gordon, 77, American rock drummer (
Derek and the Dominos,
The Wrecking Crew,
Traffic) and songwriter • Canisso, 57, Brazilian rock bassist (
Raimundos) •
14 •
Bobby Caldwell, 71, American singer-songwriter • Dix Denney, American punk guitarist (
The Weirdos,
Thelonious Monster) (death announced on this date) •
15 –
Théo de Barros, 80, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer (
Quarteto Novo) •
16 –
Tony Coe, 88, English jazz clarinetist and saxophonist •
17 •
Fuzzy Haskins, 81, American R&B and funk singer (
Parliament-Funkadelic,
The Parliaments) •
Fito Olivares, 75, Mexican cumbia saxophonist • Mick Slattery, 77, British space rock guitarist (
Hawkwind) •
20 –
Dmitry Nova, 34, Russian synthpop and house producer (
Cream Soda) •
21 •
Oleksandr Kozarenko, 59, Ukrainian classical pianist and composer •
Anita Thallaug, 85, Norwegian pop singer •
22 •
Tom Leadon, 70, American rock guitarist (
Mudcrutch) • Wayne Swinny, 59, American nu metal guitarist (
Saliva) •
23 • Luca Bergia, 54, Italian alternative rock drummer (
Marlene Kuntz) •
Keith Reid, 76, English psychedelic rock lyricist and songwriter (
Procol Harum) •
Peter Shelley, 80, English pop singer-songwriter •
25 •
Juca Chaves, 84, Brazilian comedy pop singer •
Nick Lloyd Webber, 43, English theatre and television composer •
26 –
Ray Pillow, 85, American country singer •
27 •
James Bowman, 81, English opera singer •
Daniel Chorzempa, 78, American classical organist and composer •
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, 99, Ethiopian classical pianist and composer •
Howie Kane, 81, American pop singer (
Jay and the Americans) (death announced on this date) •
Jocelyn Morlock, 53, Canadian classical composer •
Peggy Scott-Adams, 74, American blues and R&B singer •
28 •
Blas Durán, 73, Dominican bachata singer •
Sanath Nandasiri, 81, Sri Lankan playback and pop singer •
Ryuichi Sakamoto, 71, Japanese electronic keyboardist (
Yellow Magic Orchestra) and composer •
29 • Brian Gillis, 48, American pop singer (
LFO) •
Sweet Charles Sherrell, 80, American R&B and funk bassist (
The J.B.'s) •
30 • Alfio Cantarella, 81, Italian rock drummer (
Equipe 84) •
Mark Russell, 90, American musical comedy singer and pianist •
Ray Shulman, 73, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (
Gentle Giant), songwriter and record producer • Caroline "Care Failure" Kawa, 36, Canadian alternative rock singer (
Die Mannequin)
April •
2 •
Pedro Lavirgen, 92, Spanish opera singer •
Seymour Stein, 80, American music executive and founder of
Sire Records •
3 • Andrew Laing, British punk drummer (
Cockney Rejects) •
Rena Koumioti, 81, Greek new wave singer •
Jack Vreeswijk, 59, Swedish folk singer and composer •
4 –
Vivian Trimble, 59, American alternative rock keyboardist and singer (
Luscious Jackson,
Dusty Trails,
Kostars) •
5 –
Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger •
6 •
Paul Cattermole, 46, English pop singer (
S Club 7) •
Nora Forster, 80, German music promoter •
7 • Guy Bailey, British hard rock guitarist and songwriter (
The Quireboys) •
Ian Bairnson, 69, Scottish rock guitarist and saxophonist (
The Alan Parsons Project,
Pilot) •
Kidd Jordan, 87, American jazz saxophonist •
John Regan, 71, American hard rock bassist (
Frehley's Comet) •
Lasse Wellander, 70, Swedish pop guitarist (
ABBA) •
8 –
Bob Heatlie, 76, Scottish songwriter and record producer •
9 •
Karl Berger, 88, German jazz pianist •
Valter Dešpalj, 75, Croatian classical cellist • Chuck Morris, 46, American jam band percussionist (
Lotus) (body discovered on this date) •
11 – Cynara, 78, Brazilian bossa nova singer (
Quarteto em Cy) •
12 –
Jah Shaka, Jamaican dub and reggae sound system operator (death announced on this date) •
14 • Cliff Fish, 73, English pop bassist (
Paper Lace) •
Mark Sheehan, 46, Irish pop rock guitarist (
The Script) •
15 –
Peter Badie, 97, American jazz bassist •
16 –
Ahmad Jamal, 92, American jazz pianist •
17 •
Ivan Conti, 76, Brazilian jazz-funk drummer (
Azymuth) •
April Stevens, 93, American pop singer (
Nino Tempo & April Stevens) •
18 – Otis Redding III, 59, American funk and soul singer and guitarist (
The Reddings) •
19 •
Moonbin, 25, South Korean K-pop singer (
Astro) •
Ron "Patch" Hamilton, 72, American Christian pop singer-songwriter •
Martin Petzold, 67, German classical singer (
Thomanerchor) • Carlo Saba, 54, Indonesian jazz pop singer (
Kahitna) •
Federico Salvatore, 63, Italian pop singer-songwriter •
20 –
Pamela Chopra, 75, Indian playback singer •
21 –
Mark Stewart, 62, English post-punk singer-songwriter (
The Pop Group) •
22 –
Ron Cahute, 68, Canadian folk singer-songwriter and accordionist •
23 •
Keith Gattis, 52, American country singer-songwriter • Isaac Wiley Jr., 69, American funk drummer (
Dazz Band) •
24 – Lilian Day Jackson, 63, American disco singer (
Spargo) •
25 •
Harry Belafonte, 96, American calypso and pop singer • Ralph Humphrey, 79, American psychedelic rock drummer (
The Mothers of Invention) •
Manfred Weiss, 88, German classical composer •
26 –
Billy "The Kid" Emerson, 97, American rock and roll singer-songwriter (death announced on this date) •
27 –
Wee Willie Harris, 90, English rock and roll singer •
28 •
Tim Bachman, 71, Canadian rock guitarist (
Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
Brave Belt) •
Helge Engelke, 61, German hard rock guitarist (
Fair Warning) • Johnny Fean, 71, Irish Celtic rock guitarist (
Horslips,
Zen Alligators) •
Claude Gray, 91, American country music singer •
29 –
Don Sebesky, 85, American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and conductor •
30 –
Broderick Smith, 75, Australian rock singer and harmonica player (
Carson,
The Dingoes)
May •
1 •
Gordon Lightfoot, 84, Canadian folk singer-songwriter •
Pugh Rogefeldt, 76, Swedish psychedelic pop singer-songwriter •
3 • Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani, 75, Moroccan funk and gnawa singer (
Jil Jilala) • John Albert, 53, American punk guitarist and drummer (
Christian Death,
Bad Religion) •
Linda Lewis, 72, English pop and soul singer-songwriter •
4 •
Rob Laakso, 44, American indie rock guitarist (
Kurt Vile and the Violators,
Swirlies) •
Karaikudi Mani, 77, Indian Carnatic
mridangam player •
Jasmin Stavros, 68, Croatian pop singer •
5 •
Chris Strachwitz, 91, American record company founder and executive (
Arhoolie Records) •
Jack Wilkins, 78, American jazz guitarist •
6 –
Menahem Pressler, 99, German-born Israeli-American classical pianist (
Beaux Arts Trio) •
7 •
Grace Bumbry, 86, American opera singer •
Soňa Červená, 97, Czech opera singer •
Seán Keane, 76, Irish Celtic fiddler (
The Chieftains) •
8 –
Rita Lee, 75, Brazilian Tropicália and psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (
Os Mutantes) •
9 •
Liudmila Kovnatskaya, 82, Russian musicologist •
Jon Povey, 80, British rock drummer and keyboardist (
Pretty Things,
Bern Elliott and the Fenmen) •
Joaquin Romaguera, 90, American opera singer •
Günter Wewel, 88, German opera singer •
10 •
Rolf Harris, 93, Australian pop singer and multi-instrumentalist •
Stu James, 77, British rock singer (
The Mojos) •
11 –
Francis Monkman, 73, English progressive rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter (
Curved Air,
Sky,
Matching Mole) •
12 –
Dum-Dum, 54, Brazilian rapper (
Facção Central) •
13 – Arno Veimer|et, 50, Estonian hard rock guitarist and lyricist (
Terminaator) •
14 •
John Giblin, 71, Scottish rock and jazz bassist (
Brand X) •
Ingrid Haebler, 93, Austrian classical pianist •
15 –
Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz saxophonist (death announced on this date) •
16 •
Richard Landis, 77, American country singer-songwriter and record producer •
Lester Sterling, 87, Jamaican ska saxophonist (
The Skatalites,
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires) •
17 –
Algy Ward, 63, English punk and heavy metal bassist (
Tank,
The Damned,
The Saints) •
19 •
Pete Brown, 82, English rock singer and lyricist •
Andy Rourke, 59, English indie rock bassist (
The Smiths) •
20 •
Paul Desenne, 63, Venezuelan classical cellist and composer •
Sven Nyhus, 90, Norwegian folk fiddler •
21 •
Ed Ames, 95, American pop singer (
Ames Brothers) •
Thotakura Somaraju, 68, Indian film composer •
22 • Kirk Arrington, 61, American heavy metal drummer (
Metal Church) •
Ferus Mustafov, 72, Macedonian folk saxophonist •
Chas Newby, 81, British rock bassist (
The Beatles) •
23 • Mark Adams, 64, American doom metal bassist (
Saint Vitus) •
Redd Holt, 91, American jazz drummer (
The Ramsey Lewis Trio,
Young-Holt Unlimited) •
Floyd Newman, 91, American R&B and soul saxophonist (
The Mar-Keys,
The Memphis Horns) •
Sheldon Reynolds, 63, American funk and R&B guitarist (
Sun,
Commodores,
Earth, Wind & Fire) •
24 •
Javier Álvarez, 67, Mexican classical composer •
Jack Martin Händler, 75, Slovak classical violinist and conductor •
Bill Lee, 94, American jazz bassist and film composer •
George Maharis, 94, American pop singer •
Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss rock and R&B singer (
Ike & Tina Turner) •
25 •
Joy McKean, 93, Australian country singer-songwriter •
Jean-Louis Murat, 71, French pop singer-songwriter •
26 •
Jack Lee, 71, American power pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Nerves) •
Reuben Wilson, 88, American jazz organist •
28 -
George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish jazz saxophonist and music teacher of
Van Morrison •
31 – Dickie Harrell, 82, American rock and roll drummer (
Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps)
June •
1 •
Pacho El Antifeka, 42, Puerto Rican rapper • Roy Taylor, Irish pop rock singer and bassist (
Jump the Gun) •
Cynthia Weil, 82, American pop songwriter •
Kurt Widmer, 82, Swiss classical singer (death announced on this date) •
2 –
Kaija Saariaho, 70, Finnish classical composer •
4 •
Dora María, 89, Mexican folk singer •
George Winston, 74, American new age and R&B pianist •
5 –
Astrud Gilberto, 83, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer •
6 –
Tony McPhee, 79, English blues rock guitarist (
The Groundhogs) •
7 –
Banani Ghosh, Indian
Rabindra Sangeet singer •
8 –
Peter Belli, 79, Danish pop singer •
9 –
Niel Immelman, 78, South African classical pianist (death announced on this date) •
10 –
Yannis Markopoulos, 84, Greek classical and film composer •
11 –
Suna Kan, 86, Turkish classical violinist •
13 •
Christy Dignam, 63, Irish rock singer (
Aslan) • Blackie Onassis, 57, American alternative rock drummer (
Urge Overkill) •
14 –
Sharda, 85, Indian playback singer •
15 • Sergey Kolchin, 45, Russian rock guitarist (
Zemlyane) • Dan Lardner, American indie rock singer and guitarist (
QTY) (death announced on this date) • Luiz Schiavon, 64, Brazilian keyboardist (
RPM) •
16 –
Peter Dickinson, 88, English classical composer and musicologist •
17 –
Dave Maclean, 78, Brazilian pop rock singer-songwriter •
18 •
Big Pokey, 48, American rapper (
Screwed Up Click) •
Nasrollah Nasehpour, 82, Iranian radif singer • Krzysztof Olesiński, 70, Polish rock bassist (
Maanam) •
Cornel Țăranu, 88, Romanian classical composer •
Teresa Taylor, 60, American alternative rock drummer (
Butthole Surfers) •
19 •
Max Morath, 96, American ragtime pianist •
Gabriele Schnaut, 72, German opera singer • Ryan Siew, 26, Australian metalcore guitarist (
Polaris) •
20 •
Choi Sung-bong, 33, South Korean singer •
Vyacheslav Nagovitsin, 83, Russian classical composer •
John Waddington, 63, English post-punk guitarist (
The Pop Group,
Maximum Joy,
Perfume) •
Paolo Zavallone, 90, Italian disco singer •
22 •
Robert Black, 67, American classical bassist (
Bang on a Can All Stars) •
Peter Brötzmann, 82, German jazz saxophonist •
23 •
Sheldon Harnick, 99, American musical theater lyricist and songwriter •
Jesse McReynolds, 93, American bluegrass mandolinist, singer and songwriter (
Jim & Jesse) •
Lee Rauch, 58, American metal drummer (
Megadeth,
Dark Angel) •
24 •
Claude Barzotti, 69, Belgian pop singer •
Rachel Yakar, 87, French opera singer •
25 –
Tapas Das, 68, Indian rock singer-songwriter (
Moheener Ghoraguli) •
27 –
Bobby Osborne, 91, American bluegrass mandolinist and singer (
Osborne Brothers) •
30 •
Lord Creator, 87, Trinidad-born Jamaican calypso and ska singer-songwriter •
Monte Cazazza, American industrial composer and singer (death announced on this date) •
Rick Froberg, 55, American post-hardcore singer and guitarist (
Drive Like Jehu,
Hot Snakes,
Obits,
Pitchfork)
July •
2 –
Margaret Nisbett, 94, Australian opera singer •
3 •
Vicki Anderson, 83, American soul singer (death announced on this date) •
Mo Foster, 78, English rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (
Affinity,
Fancy,
RMS) •
Sudakshina Sarma, 88, Indian borgeet singer •
4 •
Jenő Jandó, 71, Hungarian classical pianist •
Canelita Medina, 84, Venezuelan salsa singer •
Robin Tamang, 60, Nepalese hard rock singer •
5 •
Rob Agerbeek, 85, Indonesian-born Dutch jazz pianist •
Anthony Gilbert, 88, British classical composer •
Coco Lee, 48, Hong Kong-American pop singer-songwriter •
Ralph Lundsten, 86, Swedish classical composer •
Martin Stevens, 69, Canadian pop singer •
George Tickner, 76, American rock guitarist (
Journey,
Frumious Bandersnatch) (death announced on this date) •
6 •
Graham Clark, 81, English opera singer •
Peter Nero, 89, American pop and classical pianist and conductor (
Philly Pops) •
Caleb Southern, 53, American record producer •
8 •
Victor Pikayzen, 90, Russian classical violinist •
Özkan Uğur, 69, Turkish rock bassist (
MFÖ) •
10 •
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, 89, German jazz multi-instrumentalist •
Bob Segarini, 77, American-Canadian rock singer-songwriter (
The Wackers) •
11 •
Toni Carbone, 62, Italian new wave bassist (
Denovo) •
Sam Cutler, 80, English tour manager (
The Rolling Stones,
Grateful Dead) •
Yuzo Toyama, 92, Japanese classical composer •
12 –
André Watts, 77, American classical pianist •
14 – Anthony Meo, American hardcore punk drummer (
Biohazard) (death announced on this date) •
15 –
Chen Mao-shuen, 87, Taiwanese classical composer •
16 –
Jane Birkin, 76, English-French pop singer •
17 •
DJ Deeon, 56, American house DJ and producer •
João Donato, 88, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist •
Walt Groller, 92, American polka accordionist • Marc Herrand, 98, French pop and chanson singer (
Les Compagnons de la chanson) •
19 –
Mark Thomas, 67, British film composer •
21 •
Hafiz Abdelrahman, Sudanese traditional and classical flautist •
Tony Bennett, 96, American pop singer • Neal Langford, 50, American indie rock bassist (
The Shins) (death announced on this date) •
Chollathee Tharnthong, 85, Thai
luk thung composer and singer •
22 • Peter Austin, 78, Jamaican ska singer (
The Clarendonians) •
Vince Hill, 89, English pop singer •
Knut Riisnæs, 77, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and flautist •
23 –
Raymond Froggatt, 81, English pop singer and songwriter •
24 •
Leny Andrade, 80, Brazilian jazz singer •
Brad Houser, 62, American alternative rock bassist (
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians,
Critters Buggin) •
Dóris Monteiro, 88, Brazilian pop singer •
Cecilia Pantoja, 79, Chilean bolero singer-songwriter •
25 –
Andreas Tsoukalas, 60, Greek pop singer-songwriter •
26 •
Randy Meisner, 77, American country rock singer-songwriter and bassist (
Eagles,
Poco) •
Sinéad O'Connor, 56, Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter •
Surinder Shinda, 70, Indian Punjabi singer •
27 –
Ruth W. Greenfield, 99, American classical pianist •
28 •
Jim Parker, 88, British classical composer •
Tommi Stumpff, 65, German EBM singer and multi-instrumentalist •
29 – Manolo Miralles, 71, Spanish folk singer (
Al Tall) •
31 – Anders Stenmo, 67, Swedish-Austrian pop drummer (
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung) (death announced on this date)
August •
1 •
Alexander Kolker, 90, Russian film composer •
Dom Minasi, 80, American jazz guitarist •
3 –
Carl Davis, 86, American-born British film composer and conductor •
4 –
John Gosling, 75, British rock keyboardist (
The Kinks) •
5 –
Tristan Honsinger, 73, American free jazz cellist •
6 –
David LaFlamme, 82, American psychedelic rock singer and violinist (
It's a Beautiful Day) •
7 •
Gillian Bibby, 77, New Zealand classical composer and pianist •
DJ Casper, 58, American dance DJ and songwriter •
Erkin Koray, 82, Turkish Anatolian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist •
Toussaint McCall, 89, American R&B singer •
8 –
Sixto Rodriguez, 81, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter •
9 •
Peppino Gagliardi, 83, Italian pop singer •
Robbie Robertson, 80, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Band) •
10 – Brad Thomson, American mathcore guitarist (
The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) (death announced on this date) •
11 •
Ron Peno, 68, Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter (
Died Pretty) • Carlos Camacho, 73, Puerto Rican pop singer (
Los Hispanos) •
Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-American country fiddler •
12 •
Vilayil Faseela, 63, Indian
Mappila songs singer •
Berit Lindholm, 88, Swedish opera singer •
13 •
Clarence Avant, 92, American music executive •
Magoo, 50, American rapper and songwriter (
Timbaland & Magoo) •
14 –
Jessica Cash, 84, British opera singer •
15 –
Arnold Östman, 83, Swedish classical conductor •
16 •
Jerry Moss, 88, American recording executive •
Renata Scotto, 89, Italian opera singer •
17 •
Bobby Eli, 77, American soul and funk guitarist (
MFSB), songwriter, and record producer •
Gary Young, 70, American indie rock drummer (
Pavement) •
18 – Ray Hildebrand, 82, American pop singer-songwriter (
Paul & Paula) •
19 •
Gloria Coates, 89, American-born German classical composer •
Václav Patejdl, 68, Slovak pop rock singer and keyboardist (
Elán) •
20 – Luc Smets, 76, Belgian rock singer and keyboardist (
The Pebbles) •
21 – Denis LePage, 74, Canadian disco singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Lime) •
22 •
Toto Cutugno, 80, Italian pop singer-songwriter •
Vaccine, 43, American dubstep producer •
23 –
Bob Feldman, 83, American pop singer (
The Strangeloves), songwriter, and record producer •
24 •
Bernie Marsden, 72, English hard rock guitarist (
Whitesnake) and songwriter • Sakevi Yokoyama, Japanese hardcore punk singer (
GISM) •
25 –
Carlos Gonzaga, 99, Brazilian rock singer •
26 •
Bosse Broberg, 85, Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer • John Kezdy, 64, American punk singer (
The Effigies) •
27 •
Robert Hale, 90, American opera singer (death announced on this date) •
Brian McBride, 53, American ambient multi-instrumentalist (
Stars of the Lid,
Bell Gardens) (death announced on this date) •
Denyse Plummer, 69, Trinidadian calypso and gospel singer •
28 •
August 08, 31, American R&B singer-songwriter • James Casey, 40, American jam band saxophonist (
Trey Anastasio Band) •
29 –
Peter King, 84, Nigerian Afrobeat and jazz multi-instrumentalist •
30 –
Jack Sonni, 68, American rock guitarist (
Dire Straits)
September •
1 • Robert Becerra, 64, American punk guitarist (
Stains) •
Jimmy Buffett, 76, American country rock singer-songwriter •
Milka Stojanović, 86, Serbian opera singer •
2 –
Walter Arlen, 103, Austrian-American classical composer and music critic •
3 –
José Sébéloué, 74, French pop guitarist and singer (
La Compagnie Créole) •
4 •
Teté Caturla, 85, Cuban pop singer (
Cuarteto d'Aida) •
Steve Harwell, 56, American alternative rock singer (
Smash Mouth) •
Sherali Joʻrayev, 76, Uzbek folk singer •
Tail Dragger Jones, 82, American blues singer •
Gary Wright, 80, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Spooky Tooth) •
5 • Tom Davies, 48, British-American stoner rock bassist (
Nebula) •
Joe Fagin, 83, British pop singer (death announced on this date) •
Bruce Guthro, 62, Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter (
Runrig) •
Richard Laviolette, 41, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter •
Anatol Ugorski, 80, Russian-born German classical pianist •
6 •
Larry Chance, 82, American doo-wop singer (
The Earls) •
Richard Davis, 93, American jazz bassist •
Malini Rajurkar, 82, Indian classical singer •
Steve Roden, 59, American lowercase composer and synthesizer player •
7 •
Charles Gayle, 84, American jazz saxophonist and pianist •
María Jiménez, 73, Spanish bolero and ranchera singer •
Margherita Rinaldi, 88, Italian opera singer •
8 –
Mylon LeFevre, 78, American Christian rock singer •
10 •
Evgeny Brazhnik, 78, Russian classical conductor •
Brendan Croker, 70, English country rock guitarist (
The Notting Hillbillies) •
Charlie Robison, 59, American country singer-songwriter • Matthew Stewart, 41, American ska punk trumpeter (
Streetlight Manifesto) •
11 –
Dedi Graucher, 62, Israeli religious singer •
12 •
Beytocan, 67, Turkish-born Swedish Kurdish folk singer •
MohBad, 27, Nigerian Afrobeats rapper and singer-songwriter •
13 •
Manik Bhide, 88, Indian Hindustani classical singer •
Roger Whittaker, 87, British folk singer-songwriter •
14 – Fred Lewis, 72, American funk percussionist (
Lakeside) •
15 •
Franco Migliacci, 92, Italian pop lyricist •
Suzanne Sarroca, 96, French opera singer • Paul Woseen, 56, Australian hard rock bassist and songwriter (
The Screaming Jets) •
16 •
Nikolai Dobronravov, 94, Russian pop and estrada lyricist • Irish Grinstead, 43, American R&B singer (
702) •
Milo Hrnić, 73, Croatian pop singer •
John Marshall, 82, English jazz fusion and progressive rock drummer (
Nucleus,
Soft Machine,
Centipede) •
17 –
Lies Adji Rachman, 78, Indonesian pop singer (
Dara Puspita) •
19 •
Lou Deprijck, 77, Belgian pop singer-songwriter and record producer •
Stephen Gould, 61, American opera singer •
20 • Katherine Anderson, 79, American R&B singer (
The Marvelettes) •
Yaacov Bergman, 78, Israeli classical conductor • Kent Stax, American hardcore punk drummer (
Scream) •
21 –
Robert W. Smith, 64, American classical trumpeter and composer •
22 •
Mike Henderson, 70, American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (
The SteelDrivers) •
Peter Horton, 82, Austrian pop guitarist and singer (death announced on this date) •
Stan Klees, 91, Canadian businessman (
RPM) and record executive •
Alejandro Meerapfel, 54, Argentine opera singer •
Dieter Schneider, 86, German schlager lyricist •
23 •
François Glorieux, 91, Belgian classical conductor and composer •
Terry Kirkman, 83, American sunshine pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (
The Association) •
24 •
Felix Ayo, 90, Spanish-born Italian baroque and chamber violinist (
I Musici) •
Barry Olivier, 87, American folk guitarist, guitar teacher and founder of the
Berkeley Folk Music Festival •
25 –
David McCallum, 90, Scottish easy listening composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist •
27 –
Dom Famularo, 70, American jazz drummer •
28 –
Stephen Ackles, 57, Norwegian rock and roll singer and pianist •
29 •
Jon Fausty, 74, American sound and recording engineer • Ron Howden, 78, English progressive rock drummer (
Nektar) •
30 •
Russell Batiste Jr., 57, American funk and jazz fusion drummer (
The Meters,
Vida Blue,
Papa Grows Funk) •
Russell Sherman, 93, American classical pianist
October •
1 •
Julian Bahula, 85, South African jazz drummer (
Jabula) •
Patricia Janečková, 25, Slovak opera singer •
Joy Webb, 91, British gospel singer (
The Joystrings) • Ricky Wolff, 78, South African pop singer (
White Plains) •
2 •
Herbert Handt, 97, American opera singer and conductor •
Lefteris Hapsiadis, 69, Greek laïko and rebetiko lyricist •
3 •
Jacqueline Dark, 55, Australian opera singer •
Lena McLin, 95, American classical and religious composer and music teacher •
5 –
Bruno Filippini, 78, Italian pop singer •
6 –
Maurice Bourgue, 83, French classical oboist, composer, and conductor •
7 –
Reiner Goldberg, 83, German opera singer •
8 –
Ritchie Routledge, 73, British rock singer and guitarist (
The Cryin' Shames) •
9 • Hugh Friel, 71, Irish new wave drummer (
The Atrix) •
Steven Lutvak, 64, American musical theater composer •
Buck Trent, 85, American country multi-instrumentalist •
11 –
Rudolph Isley, 84, American R&B singer-songwriter (
The Isley Brothers) •
12 •
Michael Cooper, 71, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (
Inner Circle,
Third World) •
Aérea Negrot, 43, Venezuelan house DJ and singer (
Hercules and Love Affair) •
13 –
Garry Mapanzure, 25, Zimbabwean Afropop singer •
14 – Gary Nuñez, 71, Puerto Rican plena and bomba bassist (
Plena Libre) •
16 –
Gennady Gladkov, 88, Russian film composer •
17 –
Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer and pianist •
18 –
Dwight Twilley, 72, American power pop singer-songwriter •
19 •
The 45 King, 62, American hip hop record producer and DJ •
Lasse Berghagen, 78, Swedish schlager singer •
Atsushi Sakurai, 57 Japanese alternative rock singer-songwriter (
Buck-Tick) •
22 –
Gregg Sutton, 74, American country rock bassist (
Lone Justice) and songwriter •
23 •
Chronis Aidonidis, 95, Greek folk singer •
Angelo Bruschini, 62, English alternative rock and trip-hop guitarist (
The Blue Aeroplanes,
Massive Attack) •
István Láng, 90, Hungarian classical composer •
Mervin Shiner, 102, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist •
24 •
Lily Afshar, 63, Iranian classical guitarist •
Ricardo Iorio, 61, Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist (
Almafuerte,
Hermética,
V8) •
Steve Riley, 67, American hard rock drummer (
Keel,
W.A.S.P.,
L.A. Guns) •
25 –
Zdeněk Mácal, 87, Czech classical conductor •
26 •
Goa Gil, 72, American psytrance and goa trance DJ •
Rigo Star, 68,
Congolese
soukous guitarist and composer •
27 –
Axali Doëseb, 69, Namibian anthem composer •
29 –
Heath, 55, Japanese visual kei bassist (
X Japan)
November •
1 •
Pierre Dutour, 91, French classical and jazz trumpeter, composer, and conductor •
Leela Omchery, 94, Indian classical singer and musicologist •
Vladimir Urbanovich, 85, Russian opera singer •
Vic Vergeat, 72, Italian rock guitarist and singer-songwriter •
2 •
Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist •
Evgeniy Shiryaev, 80, Russian classical composer •
Yuri Temirkanov, 84, Russian classical conductor •
3 – Pete Garner, 61, British alternative rock bassist (
The Stone Roses) (death announced on this date) •
5 •
Ryland Davies, 80, Welsh opera singer •
Lolita Rodrigues, 94, Brazilian pop singer •
6 •
Nadira Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer • Sean Martin, 26, English indie pop singer and guitarist (
The Night Café) (death announced on this date) •
7 – C-Knight, 52, American rapper (
The Dove Shack) •
9 •
R.L. Boyce, 68, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist •
Junko Ohashi, 73, Japanese pop singer •
10 –
Johnny Ruffo, 35, Australian dance pop singer •
11 • Luis Carlos Gil, 72, Spanish pop singer (
Trigo Limpio) •
Conny Van Dyke, 78, American pop singer •
Angelita Vargas, 77, Spanish flamenco singer •
12 –
Mohammed al Amin, 80, Sudanese folk singer-songwriter and oud player •
13 –
Ivo Kuusk, 86, Estonian opera singer •
14 –
Buzy, 66, French pop singer •
15 •
P. K. Narayanan Nambiar, 96, Indian traditional
mizhavu player •
Karl Tremblay, 47, Canadian folk singer (
Les Cowboys Fringants) (death announced on this date) •
16 • George "Funky" Brown, 74, American funk drummer and songwriter (
Kool & the Gang) •
Thành Được, 89, Vietnamese
cải lương singer •
17 •
Christiane Bervoets, 75, Belgian pop singer •
Seóirse Bodley, 90, Irish classical composer •
Charlie Dominici, 72, American progressive metal singer (
Dream Theater,
Dominici) (death announced on this date) •
Claude Kahn, 88, French classical pianist •
18 –
David Del Tredici, 86, American classical composer •
19 •
Ninie Doniah, 56, Malagasy
salegy singer and composer •
Catherine Christer Hennix, 75, Swedish minimalist and drone multi-instrumentalist and composer •
Sara Tavares, 45, Portuguese pop and jazz singer •
20 –
Mars Williams, 68, American new wave and jazz fusion saxophonist (
The Waitresses,
The Psychedelic Furs,
Liquid Soul) •
21 •
Chad Allan, 80, Canadian rock singer, guitarist and keyboardist (
The Guess Who,
Brave Belt) •
Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer •
22 •
Jean Knight, 80, American soul and funk singer (death announced on this date) •
Phil Quartararo, 67, American music industry executive •
24 –
Jukka Haavisto, 93, Finnish swing accordionist and vibraphonist •
25 • Julio Anderson, 74, Chilean folk rock bassist (
Los Jaivas) •
Les Maguire, 81, English pop rock keyboardist and saxophonist (
Gerry and the Pacemakers). • Akzhol Meirbekov, 73, Kazakh rock singer (
Dos Mukasan) •
Yngvar Numme, 79, Norwegian pop singer (
Dizzie Tunes) •
B. Sasikumar, 74, Indian carnatic violinist •
26 •
Brian Godding, 78, Welsh jazz rock guitarist (
Blossom Toes,
Centipede). •
Geordie Walker, 64, English post-punk guitarist and songwriter (
Killing Joke,
The Damage Manual) •
28 •
Queenzy Cheng, 37, Malaysian pop singer •
John Colianni, 61, American jazz pianist •
29 –
Scott Kempner, 69, American rock guitarist (
The Dictators,
The Del-Lords) •
30 –
Shane MacGowan, 65, Irish Celtic punk singer-songwriter (
The Pogues).
December •
1 –
Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer •
2 –
Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer. •
3 •
Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk singer •
Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian hard rock singer and guitarist (
April Wine) •
4 • John Hyatt, British post-punk singer (
The Three Johns) •
Vlado Pravdić, 73, Bosnian hard rock keyboardist (
Bijelo Dugme) •
5 •
Mama Diabaté, 63, Guinean folk singer and multi-instrumentalist •
Denny Laine, 79, English rock guitarist and songwriter (
Wings,
The Moody Blues) •
6 –
Michel Sardaby, 88, French jazz pianist •
7 •
Ramón Ayala, 96, Argentine folk singer-songwriter •
Terry Baucom, 71, American bluegrass singer and banjoist (
Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out) •
Lola Dee, 95, American pop singer •
8 –
Nidra Beard, 71, American soul and funk singer (
Dynasty) (death announced on this date) •
10 – Cayle Sain, 31, American metal drummer (
Twitching Tongues). (death announced on this date) •
11 •
Jeffrey Foskett, 67, American pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Beach Boys) •
Richard Kerr, 78, English singer-songwriter (death announced on this date) •
Essra Mohawk, 75, American jazz rock singer-songwriter •
Zahara, 36, South African Afro-soul singer •
12 • Roderick McLeod, Australian psychedelic rock singer (
The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time) •
Ole Paus, 76, Norwegian
ballad singer-songwriter •
13 – Travis Dopp, American post-hardcore guitarist (
Small Brown Bike) •
14 – Giorgos Tolios, 58, Greek post-punk drummer (
Trypes) •
15 •
Anup Ghoshal, 78, Indian playback singer and film composer •
Bob Johnson, 79, British folk rock singer and guitarist (
Steeleye Span) •
16 •
Óscar Agudelo, 91, Colombian bolero singer •
Colin Burgess, 77, Australian rock drummer (
AC/DC,
The Masters Apprentices) (death announced on this date) •
Carlos Lyra, 90, Brazilian bossa nova singer and composer •
Tim Norell, 68, Swedish pop songwriter (
Norell Oson Bard). •
17 •
Amp Fiddler, 65, American funk singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Enchantment,
Parliament,
Funkadelic) •
Jim Ladd, 75, American disc jockey and radio personality (
KMET,
KLOS,
Sirius XM), •
Mike Maxfield, 79, English pop rock guitarist and songwriter (
The Dakotas). (death announced on this date) •
18 •
Ronnie Caryl, 70, English rock guitarist (
Flaming Youth) •
Susanna Parigi, 62, Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist •
19 •
Gunther Emmerlich, 79, German opera singer and jazz banjoist • Russell Hunter, 76, British psychedelic rock drummer (
Pink Fairies,
The Deviants) •
Bram Inscore, 41, American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (
Electrocute), producer and songwriter •
20 –
Eric Moyo, 41, Zimbabwean gospel singer •
22 • Laura Lynch, 65, American country singer and bassist (
The Dixie Chicks) •
Heike Matthiesen, 59, German classical guitarist •
23 •
Murad Kajlayev, 92, Russian classical composer and conductor •
Lisandro Meza, 86, Colombian cumbia singer and accordionist •
24 •
Vasilis Karras, 70, Greek
laïko singer •
Alice Parker, 98, American choral composer and conductor •
Willie Ruff, 92, American jazz bassist and French hornist •
25 –
Thanh Điền, 56, Vietnamese
Đờn ca tài tử guitarist •
26 •
Tony Oxley, 85, English avant-garde jazz drummer •
Tom Smothers, 86, American comedy and folk singer and guitarist (
Smothers Brothers) •
27 • Michael Gibbons Jr, American crossover thrash guitarist (
Leeway) •
Mbongeni Ngema, 68, South African lyricist and composer •
28 •
Francis Dhomont, 97, French electroacoustic composer •
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 54, Peruvian rock singer-songwriter (
Arena Hash) •
Tommy Talton, 74, American rock guitarist (
We the People,
Cowboy) •
29 –
Les McCann, 88, American jazz pianist •
30 –
Bhavani Shankar, 66–67, Indian Hindustani classical
pakhawaj drummer •
31 • Shmulik Bilu, 71, Israeli pop singer (
Milk and Honey) •
O. S. Thyagarajan, 76, Indian
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