Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Jay Traynor
American singer (Jay and the Americans) · 02 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 2
Dennis Frederiksen
American rock singer (Angel · 18 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 18
Li Tai-hsiang
Taiwanese composer and folk songwriter · 02 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 2
John Cacavas
American television score composer (Kojak · 28 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 28
Bud Spangler
American jazz drummer · 16 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 16
Thomas Kurzhals
German composer and musician (Stern-Combo Meißen · 02 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 2
Pete Seeger
American folk singer and songwriter ("Turn! Turn! Turn!" · 27 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 27
Tabby Thomas
American blues musician · 01 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 1
Stephen Clapp
American violinist and music educator · 26 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 26
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer · 23 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 23
Khin Yu May
Burmese actress and singer · 23 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 23
Aram Gharabekian
Armenian conductor · 10 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 10
Danny McCulloch
English bassist (The Animals) · 29 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 29
Dallas Taylor
American drummer (Crosby · 18 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 18
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer · 08 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 8
Cynthia Layne
American jazz singer · 18 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 18
Maurizio Arcieri
Italian singer (The New Dada · 29 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 29
Origa
Russian singer (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) · 17 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 17
King Sporty
Jamaican-American reggae musician · 05 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 5
Ebbe Grims-land
Swedish composer and viola player · 27 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 27
Neil Levang
American musician (The Lawrence Welk Show) · 26 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 26
Demis Roussos
Egyptian-born Greek singer ("Forever and Ever") · 25 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 25
Demetrio González
Spanish-born Mexican actor (Dos Corazones y un Cielo) and singer · 25 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 25
Ervin Drake
American songwriter ("It Was a Very Good Year" · 15 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 15
Little Jimmy Dickens
American country music singer ("May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose") · 02 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 2 · Dickens
Trevor Ward-Davies
British bassist (Dave Dee · 13 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 13
Waldemar Kmentt
Austrian operatic tenor · 21 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 21
Ronnie Ronalde
British music hall singer and siffleur · 13 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 13
Edgar Froese
German musician (Tangerine Dream) · 20 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 20
Canserbero
Venezuelan rapper · 20 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 20
Lizabeth Scott
American actress (Dead Reckoning) and singer · 31 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 31
Ward Swingle
American musician (The Swingle Singers · 19 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 19
George Probert
American jazz musician and music editor · 10 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 10
Don Covay
American R&B singer and songwriter ("Chain of Fools") · 31 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 31
Oscar Hayes
American gospel musician · 19 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 19
Tim Drummond
American bassist (Bob Dylan · 10 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 10
Israel Yinon
Israeli conductor · 29 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 29
Vera Gornostayeva
Russian pianist and piano teacher · 19 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 19
Curtis Lee
American singer ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes") · 08 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 8
John Bilezikjian
Armenian oud musician · 19 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 19
Patsy Garrett
American singer and actress (Benji · 08 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 8
Chris Rainbow
Scottish rock musician (The Alan Parsons Project) · 22 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 22
John-Edward Kelly
American conductor and saxophonist · 12 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 12
Gérard Calvi
French film score composer (Asterix the Gaul) · 20 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 20 · Gerard
Sam Andrew
American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company) · 12 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 12
Anne Naysmith
British concert pianist · 10 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 10
Mats Olausson
Swedish keyboard player (Yngwie Malmsteen) · 18 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 18 · Athletes
Lesley Gore
American singer ("It's My Party" · 16 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 16
Joe B. Mauldin
American bassist (The Crickets) · 07 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 7 · Mauldin
Gavin Clark
British singer (UNKLE · 16 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 16
Tod Dockstader
American sound artist and electronic music composer · 27 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 27
Sergio Blanco
Spanish singer (Sergio y Estíbaliz) · 15 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 15
William Thomas McKinley
American composer and jazz pianist · 03 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 3 · McKinley
Ammouri Mbarek
Moroccan musician · 14 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 14
Mary Healy
American singer and actress (The 5 · 03 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 3
Andriy Kuzmenko
Ukrainian singer (Skryabin) · 02 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 2