Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
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
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
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
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
Saado Ali Warsame
Somali singer-songwriter and politician
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
Myer Fredman
British-Australian conductor
Died on Friday July 4th 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
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
Pierre D’Archambeau
Belgian-born American violinist
Died on Monday June 16th 2014
Doc Neeson
Australian musician (The Angels)
Died on Wednesday June 4th 2014
Bobby Womack
American Hall of Fame R&B singer ("Harry Hippie") and songwriter ("I Can Understand It")
Died on Friday June 27th 2014
Attia Sharara
Egyptian composer and conductor
Died on Sunday June 15th 2014
James Alan Shelton
American bluegrass guitarist (Ralph Stanley)
Died on Tuesday June 3rd 2014
Julius Rudel
Austrian-born American Grammy Award-winning conductor and director (New York City Opera
Died on Thursday June 26th 2014
Sara Widén
Swedish opera singer (Royal Swedish Opera)
Died on Friday June 13th 2014
Mary Rodgers
American composer (Once Upon a Mattress) and children's author (Freaky Friday)
Died on Thursday June 26th 2014
Jim Keays
Australian rock musician (The Masters Apprentices)
Died on Friday June 13th 2014
Maciej Łukaszczyk
Polish pianist
Died on Monday June 2nd 2014
Teenie Hodges
American rhythm and blues guitarist (Hi Rhythm Section) and songwriter ("Take Me to the River"
Died on Sunday June 22nd 2014
Dhondutai Kulkarni
Indian Jaipur-Atrauli gharana singer
Died on Sunday June 1st 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
Tommy Blom
Swedish radio host and singer (Tages)
Died on Sunday May 25th 2014
Tommie Wright
American pianist and composer (Florida State Seminoles fight song)
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Anand Modak
Indian musician and film composer
Died on Friday May 23rd 2014
