January •
1 –
Memo Morales (79), Venezuelan rumba singer •
2 –
Auriel Andrew (69), Indigenous Australian country singer •
4 –
Bade Fateh Ali Khan (82), Pakistani classical music and Khyal singer •
6 –
Sylvester Potts (78), American R&B singer (
the Contours) •
7 –
Jerzy Kossela (74), Polish rock guitarist (
Czerwone Gitary) •
8 –
Peter Sarstedt (75), British folk pop singer •
10 –
Buddy Greco (90), American jazz singer and pianist •
11 –
Tommy Allsup (83), American rock and roll guitarist •
13 •
Horacio Guarany (91), Argentine folklore singer • Richie Ingui (69), American soul singer (
Soul Survivors) •
14 –
John Boudreaux (80), American jazz and soul drummer •
15 –
Greg Trooper (61), American alternative country singer and songwriter •
16 •
William Onyeabor (70), Nigerian funk singer-songwriter •
Steve Wright (66), American power pop bassist and songwriter (
The Greg Kihn Band) •
18 –
Mike Kellie (69), British psychedelic rock and power pop drummer (
Spooky Tooth,
The Only Ones) •
19 –
Loalwa Braz (63), Brazilian pop and lambada singer (
Kaoma) •
20 • Ronald "Bingo" Mundy (76), American singer (
The Marcels) •
Joey Powers (82), American pop singer •
Tommy Tate (71), American soul singer •
21 • Karl Hendricks (46), American alternative rock singer (
The Karl Hendricks Trio) •
Walter "Junie" Morrison (62), American funk keyboardist (
The Ohio Players,
Parliament-Funkadelic) • Maggie Roche (65), American folk singer (
The Roches) •
22 •
Jaki Liebezeit (78), German experimental rock drummer (
Can) •
Pete Overend Watts (69), British glam rock bassist and singer (
Mott the Hoople,
British Lions) •
23 –
Bobby Freeman (76), American pop and R&B singer •
24 •
Gil Ray (60), American power pop drummer (
Game Theory,
The Loud Family) •
Butch Trucks (69), American rock drummer (
The Allman Brothers Band,
Les Brers) •
25 –
Ronnie Davis (66), Jamaican reggae singer (
The Tennors,
The Itals) •
27 –
Stan Boreson (91), American comedian, accordionist and singer •
28 •
Guitar Gable (79), American blues singer and guitarist •
Geoff Nicholls (68), British rock musician and keyboardist (
Black Sabbath,
Quartz) •
Alexander Tikhanovich (64), Belarusian pop singer (
Verasy) •
29 –
Elkin Ramírez (54), Colombian hard rock singer (
Kraken) •
30 – James Laurence (27), American hip hop musician and producer (
Friendzone) (death announced on this date) •
31 •
Deke Leonard (72), British progressive rock guitarist (
Man) •
John Wetton (67), British progressive rock singer, bassist, and songwriter (
Asia,
King Crimson)
February •
1 –
Robert Dahlqvist (40), Swedish alternative rock guitarist and singer (
The Hellacopters,
Thunder Express,
Dundertåget) •
4 –
Steve Lang (67), Canadian rock bassist (
April Wine) •
5 •
David Axelrod (85), American jazz musician and producer •
Sonny Geraci (70), American pop and rock singer (
Climax,
The Outsiders) •
7 –
Svend Asmussen (100), Danish jazz violinist •
8 •
Rina Matsuno (18), Japanese pop singer (
Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku) •
Tony Särkkä (44), Swedish black metal multi-instrumentalist •
11 –
Jarmila Šuláková (87), Czech folk singer •
12 •
Al Jarreau (76), American jazz singer •
Damian (52), British pop singer •
13 • Trish Doan (31), American heavy metal bassist (
Kittie) (death announced on this date) •
E-Dubble (34), American rapper •
16 –
Pericoma Okoye (81), Nigerian traditional music singer •
17 •
Peter Skellern (69), English easy listening singer-songwriter and pianist • Dave Yorko (73), American rock and roll guitarist (
Johnny and the Hurricanes) •
18 –
Clyde Stubblefield (73), American funk and soul drummer (
James Brown,
The J.B.'s) •
19 –
Larry Coryell (73), American jazz fusion guitarist •
20 –
Huang Feili (99), Chinese classical music conductor •
23 •
Horace Parlan (86), American jazz pianist •
Leon Ware (77), American funk singer and songwriter •
25 • Rick Chavez, American progressive metal singer and guitarist (
Drive) •
Toshio Nakanishi (61), Japanese new wave guitarist (
Plastics) •
Bill Paxton (61), American new wave keyboardist (
Martini Ranch) and actor
March •
1 –
Hiroshi Kamayatsu (78), Japanese rock singer (
The Spiders,
Vodka Collins) •
2 –
Gata Cattana (26), Spanish rapper •
3 •
Jim Fuller (69), American surf rock guitarist (
The Surfaris) •
Lyle Ritz (87), American rock bassist and ukuleleist (
The Wrecking Crew) •
Danny Spooner (80), British-born Australian folk singer •
4 •
Valerie Carter (64), American rock singer and songwriter •
Edi Fitzroy (61), Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer •
Tommy Page (46), American pop singer •
6 •
Ritchie Adams (78), American songwriter and singer (
The Fireflies) •
Lars Diedricson (66), Swedish rock singer (
Snowstorm) •
Alberto Zedda (89), Italian conductor and musicologist •
7 –
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya (46), Indian folk singer •
8 •
Dave Valentin (64), American jazz flutist •
Wordsayer (47), American rapper (
Source of Labor) •
10 –
Joni Sledge (60), American R&B and disco singer (
Sister Sledge) •
11 •
Evan Johns (60), American rockabilly guitarist (
The LeRoi Brothers) •
Ángel Parra (73), Chilean folk singer •
Don Warden (87), American country slide guitarist •
12 – Joey Alves (63), American hard rock rhythm guitarist (
Y&T) •
13 • Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, American funk singer (
Parliament-Funkadelic) • John Lever (55), British post-punk drummer (
The Chameleons) •
15 •
Phil Garland (75), New Zealander folk singer •
Vicky (69), Colombian pop singer •
16 –
James Cotton (81), American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter •
18 –
Chuck Berry (90), American rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter •
20 •
Buck Hill (90), American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist •
Tony Terran (90), American rock and pop trumpeter (
The Wrecking Crew) •
21 – Gabriel "Negru" Mafa (42), black metal drummer (
Negură Bunget) •
22 •
Sib Hashian (67), American rock drummer (
Boston) •
Sven-Erik Magnusson (74), Swedish pop singer and guitarist (
Sven-Ingvars) •
23 –
Sebastián (63), Argentine cuarteto singer •
24 • Vincent Falcone (78), American pianist (
Frank Sinatra) and conductor •
Pete Shotton (75), British skiffle percussionist and washboardist (
The Quarrymen) •
25 – Edward Grimes (43), American post-rock drummer (
Rachel's) •
26 •
Alessandro Alessandroni (92), Italian film composer and classical guitarist •
Jimmy Dotson (83), American blues singer and songwriter •
27 –
Clem Curtis (76), Trinidadian-British singer (
The Foundations) •
28 – Terry Fischer (70), American pop singer (
The Murmaids) •
30 –
Rosie Hamlin (71), American pop singer (
Rosie and the Originals)
April •
1 •
Lonnie Brooks (83), American blues singer and guitarist •
Ikutaro Kakehashi (87), Japanese engineer, founder of
Roland Corporation, manufacturer of electronic musical instruments •
Wycliffe Noble (91), British gospel singer (
The Joystrings) and architect •
3 – Brenda Jones (62), American singer (
The Jones Girls) •
5 –
Paul O'Neill (61), American progressive metal composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter (
Trans-Siberian Orchestra,
Savatage) •
6 –
David Peel (74), American folk singer and songwriter •
7 –
Ben Speer (86), American gospel singer (
Speer Family) •
8 – Keni Richards (60), American rock drummer (
Autograph) •
9 • Alan Henderson (72), Northern Irish rock bassist (
Them) •
Bob Wootton (75), American country guitarist (
The Tennessee Three) •
10 – Banner Thomas (62), American hard rock bassist (
Molly Hatchet) •
11 •
J. Geils (71), American blues, rock and jazz guitarist (
The J. Geils Band) • Scotty Miller (65), American drummer (
Instant Funk) •
Toby Smith (46), English acid jazz keyboardist, songwriter and producer (
Jamiroquai) •
12 – Barry "Frosty" Smith (71), American rock drummer (
Sweathog,
Soulhat) •
14 –
Bruce Langhorne (78), American folk singer •
15 • Tim Goshorn, 62, American country rock guitarist and singer (
Pure Prairie League) •
Allan Holdsworth (70), British jazz fusion guitarist (
Gong,
Soft Machine,
U.K.) •
Matt Holt (39), American heavy metal singer (
Nothingface) •
Sylvia Moy (78), American songwriter •
19 –
Dick Contino (87), American accordionist and singer •
20 –
Cuba Gooding Sr. (72), American soul and R&B singer (
The Main Ingredient) •
23 –
Jerry Adriani (70), Brazilian rock singer •
27 • Jeff Decker, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (
Thor) •
John Shifflett (64), American jazz bassist •
28 –
Joanna Brouk (68), American electronic music composer
May •
1 •
Bruce Hampton (70), American rock and jazz fusion singer and guitarist (
Hampton Grease Band,
Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit) •
Erkki Kurenniemi (75), Finnish electronic music composer •
2 – Kevin Garcia (41), American indie rock bassist (
Grandaddy) •
3 •
Casey Jones (77), American blues drummer (
Johnny Winter) • C'el Revuelta, American punk rock bassist (
Black Flag) •
Saxa (83), Jamaican ska saxophonist (
The Beat) •
4 –
Katy Bødtger (84), Danish singer (
Eurovision Song Contest 1960) •
5 –
Clive Brooks (67), British progressive rock drummer (
Egg) •
9 •
Michael Parks (77), American country singer and actor •
Robert Miles (47), Swiss-born Italian electronic dance record producer, composer and DJ •
10 • Bonaldo "Burt" Bonaldi (90), American pop singer (
The Gaylords) • Pierre DeMudd (64), American trumpeter and singer (
Dazz Band) •
11 –
İbrahim Erkal (50), Turkish folk singer •
12 –
Bill Dowdy (84), American jazz drummer (
The Three Sounds) •
13 –
Jimmy Copley (63), British rock drummer •
14 – Keith Mitchell, American dream pop drummer (
Mazzy Star) •
17 –
Chris Cornell (52), American alternative rock singer and songwriter (
Soundgarden,
Audioslave,
Temple of the Dog) •
18 –
Frankie Paul (51), Jamaican dancehall singer •
20 •
Jimmy Dale (81), British-Canadian film and television composer • Ace Still, American doom metal singer (
Goatlord) •
21 •
Kenny Cordray (62), American rock guitarist and songwriter •
Jimmy LaFave (61), American folk singer and songwriter •
Tulsa Pittaway (42), South African indie rock drummer (
Watershed,
Evolver One) •
22 •
Rosa Speer (94), American gospel singer (
Speer Family) •
Zbigniew Wodecki (67), Polish pop singer and violinist •
25 –
Saucy Sylvia (96), Canadian-born American comedy music singer and pianist •
27 •
Gregg Allman (69), American rock singer, songwriter and keyboardist (
The Allman Brothers Band) • Guillermo Sanchez, Argentinian heavy metal bassist (
Rata Blanca) •
29 – Arleen Lanzotti (73), American pop singer (
The Delicates) •
31 –
Bern Nix (69), American jazz guitarist
June •
2 –
Aamir Zaki (49), Pakistani psychedelic rock guitarist •
6 •
Sandra Reemer (66), Dutch pop singer •
Vin Garbutt (68), British folk singer and songwriter •
8 –
Norro Wilson (79), American country music singer, songwriter and record producer •
11 –
Rosalie Sorrels (83), American folk singer and songwriter •
12 –
Geri Allen (60), American jazz pianist •
16 –
Eliza Clívia (37), Brazilian forro singer •
17 –
Thara Memory (68), American jazz trumpeter •
18 –
Chris Murrell (60), American gospel and jazz singer •
20 •
Prodigy (42), American rapper (
Mobb Deep) • Bo Wagner (72), American marimba player (
Starbuck) •
21 –
Belton Richard (77), American Cajun accordionist •
22 –
Jimmy Nalls (66), American blues rock guitarist (
Sea Level) •
25 –
Dave Evans (66), American bluegrass singer and banjoist •
28 • Gary DeCarlo (75), American pop singer and songwriter (
Steam) • Nic Ritter (37), American thrash metal drummer (
Warbringer) • Dave Rosser (50), American alternative rock guitarist (
The Afghan Whigs) •
30 – Don Rea (88), American pop singer (
The Gaylords)
July •
3 –
Rudy Rotta (66), Italian blues rock guitarist •
4 –
John Blackwell, Jr. (43), American funk and R&B drummer (
D'Angelo,
The New Power Generation) •
5 –
Pierre Henry (89), French musique concrète composer •
6 • Mick Bund, British post-punk bassist (
Felt) •
Melvyn "Deacon" Jones (73), American soul keyboardist (
Baby Huey & the Babysitters) •
9 –
Erik Cartwright (66), American blues rock guitarist (
Foghat) •
12 • Marc 'Blaash' Michaelson, American black metal drummer (
Bahimiron) •
Tamara Miansarova (86), Russian pop singer •
Ray Phiri (70), South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist •
13 •
Simon Holmes (54), Australian jangle pop guitarist (
The Hummingbirds) •
Egil Kapstad (76), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer • Chris Wong Won (53), American rapper (
2 Live Crew) •
14 •
Mahi Beamer (88), American-Native Hawaiian folk singer and pianist • David Zablidowsky (38), American hard rock bassist (
Adrenaline Mob,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra) •
16 –
Wilfried (67), Austrian pop singer •
17 – Peter Principle (63), American post-punk bassist (
Tuxedomoon) •
19 •
Barbara Weldens (35), French pop singer and songwriter •
Graham Wood (45), Australian jazz pianist •
20 •
Chester Bennington (41), American hard rock singer and songwriter (
Linkin Park,
Stone Temple Pilots,
Dead by Sunrise) •
Andrea Jürgens (50), German schlager singer •
21 •
Errol Dyers (65), South African jazz guitarist •
Geoff Mack (94), Australian country singer and songwriter •
Kenny Shields (69), Canadian hard rock singer (
Streetheart) •
Paapa Yankson (73), Ghanaian highlife singer •
22 •
Polo Hofer (72), Swiss pop singer • Bobby Taylor (83), American soul singer (
Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers) •
25 •
Michael Johnson (72), American country singer and songwriter •
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (46), Indigenous Australian folk singer and guitarist •
27 –
Billy Joe Walker Jr. (64), American country music record producer •
28 –
D.L. Menard (85), American Cajun music singer •
31 –
Chuck Loeb (61), American jazz guitarist (
Fourplay)
August •
1 –
Goldy McJohn (72), Canadian hard rock keyboardist (
Steppenwolf) •
2 –
Daniel Licht (60), American film and television composer •
4 •
Luiz Melodia (66), Brazilian MPB singer • Joe Romano 67, American bassist (
The Fun and Games) •
8 –
Glen Campbell (81), American country music singer and songwriter •
11 –
Segun Bucknor (71), Nigerian soul and funk keyboardist and guitarist •
19 –
Bea Wain (100), American big band singer (
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra) •
20 –
Jerry Lewis (91), American actor and pop singer •
21 –
Sonny Burgess (88), American rockabilly singer •
22 –
John Abercrombie (73), American jazz fusion guitarist •
24 •
Pete Kuykendall (79), American bluegrass banjoist •
Larry Marshall (75), Jamaican reggae singer •
26 –
Wilson das Neves (81), Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist •
28 –
Melissa Bell (53), British R&B and soul singer (
Soul II Soul) •
29 –
Larry Elgart (95), American jazz bandleader and alto saxophonist •
30 –
Skip Prokop (73), Canadian rock and jazz fusion drummer (
Lighthouse,
The Paupers)
September •
1 –
Mick Softley (77), British folk singer and songwriter •
2 –
Dave Hlubek (66), American rock guitarist and songwriter (
Molly Hatchet) •
3 –
Walter Becker (67), American jazz rock guitarist, bassist and songwriter (
Steely Dan) •
4 –
Earl Lindo (64), Jamaican reggae keyboardist (
Bob Marley and the Wailers) •
5 – Rick Stevens (77), American R&B singer (
Tower of Power) •
6 –
Holger Czukay (79), German experimental rock bassist (
Can) •
8 • Troy Gentry (50), American country singer (
Montgomery Gentry) •
Don Williams (78), American country singer •
11 – Virgil Howe (41), British alternative rock drummer (
Little Barrie) •
12 • Riem de Wolff (74), Dutch-Indonesian rock and roll singer (
The Blue Diamonds) • Josh Schwartz (45), American alternative country guitarist (
Beachwood Sparks) • Jessi Zazu (28), American garage rock singer and songwriter (
Those Darlins) •
13 –
Grant Hart (56), American alternative rock singer, songwriter and drummer (
Hüsker Dü) •
17 –
Laudir de Oliveira (77), Brazilian rock and jazz percussionist (
Chicago) •
18 –
Mark Selby (56), American blues rock singer and guitarist •
21 –
Cees Bergman (65), Dutch glam rock singer (
Catapult) •
22 • Ammon Tharp (75), American soul singer and drummer (
Bill Deal and the Rhondels) • Eric Eycke (41), American heavy metal singer (
Corrosion of Conformity) •
23 –
Charles Bradley (68), American soul singer •
27 •
CeDell Davis (91), American blues guitarist •
Joy Fleming (72), German pop singer •
Hiromi Hayakawa (34), Japanese-born Mexican pop singer •
30 –
Tom Paley (89), American folk guitarist and banjoist (
New Lost City Ramblers)
October •
2 –
Tom Petty (66), American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Traveling Wilburys,
Mudcrutch) •
4 –
Janis Hansen (74), American pop and bossa nova singer (
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66,
The Carnival) •
5 • Alvin DeGuzman, American post-hardcore guitarist (
The Icarus Line) • Rodrigo BVevino (42), British heavy metal singer (
Avenger) •
6 –
Bunny Sigler (76), American soul singer, songwriter and record producer •
7 – Jimmy Beaumont (76), American doo-wop singer (
The Skyliners) •
8 –
Grady Tate (85), American jazz drummer and singer •
16 • Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi (56), Congolese afro-pop
lkembist () • Iain Shedden (60), Australian punk rock drummer (
The Saints) •
17 •
Gord Downie (53), Canadian rock singer and songwriter (
The Tragically Hip) •
18 –
Eamonn Campbell (70), Irish folk singer and guitarist (
The Dubliners) •
21 –
Martin Eric Ain (50), American-Swiss heavy metal bassist (
Celtic Frost) •
22 •
Al Hurricane (81), American folk singer and songwriter •
Scott Putesky (49), American heavy metal guitarist (
Marilyn Manson) •
George Young (70), British-born Australian rock guitarist and songwriter (
The Easybeats,
Flash and the Pan) •
24 •
Fats Domino (89), American rock and roll singer and pianist • Larry Ray (63), American power pop guitarist (
Outrageous Cherry) •
27 • Mike Hudson (61), American punk rock singer (
The Pagans) •
Dick Noel (90), American big band singer •
28 • Bruce Black, American power metal drummer (
Meliah Rage) • Daichi Shimoda, Japanese deathcore vocalist (Victim of Deception) •
29 •
Muhal Richard Abrams (87), American free jazz pianist •
Billy Mize (88), American country singer and steel guitarist • Keith Wilder (65), American funk singer (
Heatwave)
November •
1 •
Katie Lee (98), American folk singer • Scott Wily, American death metal singer (
Vital Remains) •
2 –
María Martha Serra Lima (72), Argentinean bolero singer •
3 •
Gaetano Bardini (91), Italian opera singer •
Naomi Sego (86), American gospel singer (
The Sego Brothers and Naomi) •
5 •
Robert Knight (72), American soul singer •
Louis Roney (96), American opera tenor •
7 •
Paul Buckmaster (71), British rock and orchestral arranger and conductor •
Robert De Cormier (95), American folk arranger •
Pentti Glan (71), Finnish rock drummer (
Mandala,
Lou Reed,
Alice Cooper) •
9 –
Fred Cole (69), American garage rock singer and guitarist (
The Lollipop Shoppe,
Dead Moon) •
10 –
Chuck Mosley (57), American alternative rock singer (
Faith No More) •
11 –
Chiquito de la Calzada (85), Spanish flamenco singer •
12 – Chad Hanks (46), American metal bassist (
American Head Charge) •
15 • Bonnie Flower (63), American sunshine pop singer (
Wendy and Bonnie) •
Lil Peep (21), American rapper •
16 – Michael "Dik Mik" Davies (73), British space rock keyboardist (
Hawkwind) •
17 –
Rikard Wolff (59), Finnish pop singer and actor •
18 •
Ben Riley (84), American jazz drummer •
Malcolm Young (64), Australian hard rock guitarist (
AC/DC) •
19 •
Ronnie Butler (80), Bahamanian calypso singer •
Warren "Pete" Moore (79), American R&B singer (
The Miracles) •
Della Reese (86), American gospel singer •
Mel Tillis (85), American country singer •
20 –
Laila Sari (82), Indonesian children's music singer •
21 •
David Cassidy (67), American pop singer and actor •
Wayne Cochran (78), American soul singer and songwriter •
22 –
Tommy Keene (59), American power pop singer and songwriter •
23 •
John Coates Jr. (79), American jazz pianist •
Jon Hendricks (96), American jazz singer •
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (55), Russian opera singer •
24 •
Mitch Margo (70), American doo-wop singer and songwriter (
The Tokens) •
Clotilde Rosa (87), Portuguese classical harpist •
Bari Siddiqui (63), Bangladeshi folk singer and flautist •
26 – Patrick Bourgeois (54), Canadian rock singer and guitarist (
Les B.B.) •
27 –
Robert Popwell (66), American rock and jazz bassist (
The Young Rascals,
The Crusaders) •
28 –
Shadia (86), Egyptian pop singer •
29 –
Robert Walker (80), American blues guitarist •
30 •
Jim Nabors (87), American actor and singer • Zé Pedro (61), Portuguese new wave guitarist (
Xutos & Pontapés)
December •
2 •
Norihiko Hashida (72), Japanese folk singer and songwriter (
The Folk Crusaders) •
Mundell Lowe (95), American jazz guitarist •
5 –
Johnny Hallyday (74), French rock singer •
7 –
Sunny Murray (81), American free jazz drummer •
8 –
Gloria Ann Taylor (73), American soul singer •
12 •
Pat DiNizio (62), American power pop singer and guitarist (
The Smithereens) •
Willie Pickens (86), American jazz pianist •
13 • Dave Christenson (54), American new wave singer (
Stabilizers) •
Warrel Dane (56), American heavy metal singer (
Sanctuary,
Nevermore) •
Rory O'Donoghue (68), Australian rock and pop guitarist •
16 •
Ralph Carney (61), American rock and jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (
Tin Huey) •
Richard Dobson (75), American country singer and songwriter •
Michael Prophet (60), Jamaican reggae singer •
Keely Smith (89), American jazz singer •
17 –
Kevin Mahogany (59), American jazz singer •
18 –
Kim Jong-hyun (27), South Korean K-pop singer and songwriter (
Shinee) •
19 • Jim Forrester (43), American hard rock bassist (
Sixty Watt Shaman) •
Leo Welch (85), American gospel blues singer and guitarist •
21 •
Roswell Rudd (82), American free jazz trombonist •
Marilyn Tyler (91), American opera singer •
22 – Pam the Funkstress, American hip hop DJ (
The Coup) •
25 – Nao (56), Japanese heavy metal vocalist (
United) •
28 •
Rose Marie (94), American actress, singer and comedienne •
Curly Seckler (98), American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist (
Foggy Mountain Boys,
Nashville Grass) •
31 –
Maurice Peress (87), American conductor and music educator ==Musical films==