Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Marianne Clausen
Danish musicologist and choir conductor
Died on Wednesday September 17th 2014
Gerald Wilson
American jazz musician
Died on Monday September 8th 2014
David Anderle
American record producer (The Doors)
Died on Monday September 1st 2014
Josef Hrnčíř
Czech conductor
Died on Sunday August 31st 2014
Kåre Kolberg
Norwegian composer
Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Yvette Giraud
French singer and actress
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2014
Bobbie Clarke
British drummer
Died on Sunday August 31st 2014
Kenny Drew, Jr.
American jazz pianist and composer
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2014
Victoria Mallory
American singer and actress
Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Daladier Arismendi
Colombian singer
Died on Sunday August 3rd 2014
Olga Voronets
Russian mezzo-soprano folk singer
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Glenn Cornick
British bassist (Jethro Tull)
Died on Thursday August 28th 2014
Licia Albanese
Italian-born American operatic soprano
Died on Friday August 15th 2014
Rosetta Hightower
American R&B singer (The Orlons)
Died on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Pierre Brabant
Canadian composer and pianist
Died on Thursday August 28th 2014
Rick Parashar
American record producer (Pearl Jam
Died on Thursday August 14th 2014
Michael Johns
Australian singer-songwriter (American Idol)
Died on Friday August 1st 2014
Joe Bethancourt
American folk musician
Died on Thursday August 28th 2014
Buddy Jones
American bluegrass musician
Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Rod de’Ath
Welsh drummer (Rory Gallagher)
Died on Friday August 1st 2014
Sandy Wilson
English composer and lyricist (The Boy Friend)
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Frans Brüggen
Dutch musician
Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Velva Darnell
American country singer
Died on Tuesday August 12th 2014
Peter Sculthorpe
Australian composer (Kakadu)
Died on Friday August 8th 2014
Gábor Gabos
Hungarian pianist
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Simon Scott
British artist and musician
Died on Friday August 8th 2014
Yehezkel Braun
Israeli composer
Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Henry Stone
American record company executive and record producer (TK Records)
Died on Thursday August 7th 2014
Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan
Turkish poet and songwriter
Died on Sunday August 24th 2014
Cristina Deutekom
Dutch coloratura soprano opera singer
Died on Thursday August 7th 2014
Aldo Donati
Italian singer
Died on Sunday August 24th 2014
Frank Shipway
British conductor
Died on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Inga Juuso
Norwegian singer and actress
Died on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Rafael Santa Cruz
Peruvian cajon musician and actor
Died on Monday August 4th 2014
Jean Redpath
Scottish folk singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday August 21st 2014
Jake Hooker
Israeli-born American pop musician (Arrows)
Died on Monday August 4th 2014
Saado Ali Warsame
Somali singer-songwriter and politician
Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2014
Frankie Dunlop
American jazz drummer
Died on Monday July 7th 2014
Norman Leyden
American conductor
Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2014
Gugi Waaka
New Zealand Māori musician
Died on Saturday July 5th 2014
Don Lanier
American songwriter
Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2014
Sharifah Aini
Malaysian singer
Died on Saturday July 5th 2014
James Govan
American singer
Died on Friday July 18th 2014
Myer Fredman
British-Australian conductor
Died on Friday July 4th 2014
Ernie Lancaster
American blues musician
Died on Thursday July 17th 2014
Peter Dawkins
New Zealand-born Australian record producer (Dragon
Died on Thursday July 3rd 2014
Johnny Winter
American Hall of Fame blues guitarist
Died on Wednesday July 16th 2014
Oscar Yatco
Filipino conductor and violinist
Died on Tuesday July 1st 2014
Dick Wagner
American rock guitarist (The Frost
Died on Wednesday July 30th 2014
Betty Cody
Canadian-born American country music singer
Died on Tuesday July 1st 2014
Idris Muhammad
American jazz drummer
Died on Tuesday July 29th 2014
Lorin Maazel
American conductor
Died on Sunday July 13th 2014
Giorgio Gaslini
Italian pianist and composer
Died on Tuesday July 29th 2014
Tommy Ramone
Hungarian-born American Hall of Fame record producer and drummer (The Ramones)
Died on Friday July 11th 2014
Johnny Rebb
Australian rock and roll singer
Died on Monday July 28th 2014
Eilene Hannan
Australian opera singer
Died on Friday July 11th 2014
Carlo Bergonzi
Italian operatic tenor
Died on Friday July 25th 2014
Charlie Haden
American jazz bassist and bandleader
Died on Friday July 11th 2014
Yoo Chae-yeong
South Korean singer
Died on Thursday July 24th 2014
Ken Thorne
British composer (Superman II
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2014
Christian Falk
Swedish singer and bassist (Imperiet)
Died on Thursday July 24th 2014
John Spinks
British guitarist
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2014
Ik-Hwan Bae
South Korean violinist
Died on Thursday July 24th 2014
Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín
Paraguayan composer and violinist
Died on Wednesday July 9th 2014
Jaan Arder
Estonian singer (Apelsin)
Died on Thursday July 24th 2014
Lois Johnson
American country music singer
Died on Monday July 7th 2014
Jimmy C. Newman
American country music singer
Died on Saturday June 21st 2014
Khagen Mahanta
Indian folk singer
Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Norman Sheffield
British rock drummer (The Hunters)
Died on Friday June 20th 2014
Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi
Indian classical dancer and musician
Died on Wednesday June 11th 2014
David Brown
British musicologist
Died on Friday June 20th 2014
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Spanish conductor and composer
Died on Wednesday June 11th 2014
Daniel Nazareth
Indian composer and conductor
Died on Thursday June 19th 2014
Gerry Goffin
American Hall of Fame lyricist ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Died on Thursday June 19th 2014
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist (Song for My Father
Died on Wednesday June 18th 2014
Alan Douglas
American record producer (Jimi Hendrix) and sound engineer (Eric Clapton)
Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Johnny Mann
American composer
Died on Wednesday June 18th 2014
Peter Pragas
Malaysian composer
Died on Monday June 30th 2014
John McClure
American Grammy Award-winning record producer
Died on Tuesday June 17th 2014
Aaron Sachs
American jazz musician
Died on Thursday June 5th 2014
J. M. Rajaratnam
Sri Lankan accountant and executive (Singer Corporation)
Died on Monday June 16th 2014
Seymour Barab
American composer and cellist
Died on Saturday June 28th 2014