Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
David Trendell
British organist and musical director
Died on Tuesday October 28th 2014
Allen Forte
American music theorist and musicologist
Died on Thursday October 16th 2014
Lynsey de Paul
English singer-songwriter ("Won't Somebody Dance with Me")
Died on Wednesday October 1st 2014
Shin Hae-chul
South Korean pop singer (N.EX.T)
Died on Monday October 27th 2014
Ertuğrul Oğuz Fırat
Turkish composer
Died on Thursday October 16th 2014
Jack Bruce
Scottish bassist (Cream
Died on Saturday October 25th 2014
Dharmaraj Thapa
Nepali folk singer
Died on Tuesday October 14th 2014
Alvin Stardust
English singer ("My Coo Ca Choo")
Died on Thursday October 23rd 2014
Isaiah “Ikey” Owens
American keyboardist
Died on Tuesday October 14th 2014
Jeanne Black
American country singer
Died on Thursday October 23rd 2014
Mats Rondin
Swedish cellist and composer
Died on Saturday October 11th 2014
Paul Nabor
Belizean musician
Died on Wednesday October 22nd 2014
Brian Lemon
British jazz pianist
Died on Saturday October 11th 2014
Elizabeth Forbes
British writer and musicologist
Died on Wednesday October 22nd 2014
Anita Cerquetti
Italian soprano
Died on Saturday October 11th 2014
Pavle Merkù
Slovene composer
Died on Monday October 20th 2014
Stephen Paulus
American composer
Died on Sunday October 19th 2014
Rita Shane
American operatic soprano
Died on Thursday October 9th 2014
James Levesque
American bassist (Agent Orange)
Died on Sunday October 19th 2014
Style Scott
Jamaican reggae drummer
Died on Thursday October 9th 2014
Christopher Hogwood
English conductor
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Joe Sample
American jazz musician (The Crusaders)
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Kerrie Biddell
Australian jazz and session singer
Died on Friday September 5th 2014
Kresimir Sipusch
Croatian-born Yugoslav composer and conductor
Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
John Gustafson
English singer and bassist (Ian Gillan Band
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Simone Battle
American singer (G.R.L.)
Died on Friday September 5th 2014
Erik van der Wurff
Dutch pianist and composer
Died on Monday September 22nd 2014
Peter Erős
81. Hungarian-American conductor
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Habib Wali Mohammad
Pakistani ghazal singer
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Alfred Prinz
Austrian composer and clarinetist
Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Salah El Mahdi
Tunisian musicologist and composer
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Mizchif
Zimbabwean rapper
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Odette Gartenlaub
French pianist and composer
Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Antoine Duhamel
French composer and conductor
Died on Thursday September 11th 2014
Hopeton Lewis
Jamaican singer
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Polly Bergen
American singer and actress (Cape Fear
Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Włodzimierz Kotoński
Polish composer
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Francisco Feliciano
Filipino composer and conductor
Died on Friday September 19th 2014
Oldřich František Korte
Czech composer and pianist
Died on Wednesday September 10th 2014
Gustavo Cerati
Argentine singer and musician (Soda Stereo)
Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Sheila Tracy
British broadcaster and musician (Big Band Special)
Died on Tuesday September 30th 2014
Milton Cardona
Puerto Rican jazz musician
Died on Friday September 19th 2014
Robert Young
Scottish guitarist (Primal Scream)
Died on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Antonis Vardis
Greek composer and singer
Died on Tuesday September 2nd 2014
Jadir Ambrósio
Brazilian musician and composer
Died on Tuesday September 30th 2014
Margie Day
American R&B singer
Died on Thursday September 18th 2014
Antonín Tučapský
Czech-born British composer
Died on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Cayo Sila Godoy
Paraguayan classical guitarist
Died on Tuesday September 2nd 2014
John Ritchie
New Zealand composer
Died on Monday September 29th 2014
George Hamilton IV
American country music singer (Abilene)
Died on Wednesday September 17th 2014
Firoza Begum
Bangladeshi singer
Died on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Jimi Jamison
American musician (Survivor)
Died on Monday September 1st 2014
Jakob Stämpfli
Swiss bass concert singer
Died on Sunday September 28th 2014
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
Petr Skoumal
Czech musician and composer
Died on Sunday September 28th 2014
Mary Speer
American southern gospel singer (Speer Family)
Died on Tuesday September 16th 2014
Magda Olivero
Italian operatic soprano
Died on Monday September 8th 2014
Lubomír Havlák
Czech opera singer
Died on Sunday September 28th 2014
Marjorie Thompson
American biologist and musician
Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Erhard Egidi
German cantor and organist
Died on Monday September 8th 2014
Gil Aldema
Israeli composer and conductor
Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
Jackie Cain
American jazz vocalist (Jackie and Roy)
Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Chinese-born Japanese actress (Eternity) and singer
Died on Sunday September 7th 2014
Jaak Joala
Estonian Soviet singer
Died on Thursday September 25th 2014
Peter Gutteridge
New Zealand singer and guitarist (The Clean
Died on Sunday September 14th 2014
Kwon Ri-se
South Korean singer (Ladies' Code)
Died on Sunday September 7th 2014
Priscilla Mitchell
American country music singer
Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Zhou Weizhi
Chinese musician and politician
Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Yoko Yamaguchi
Japanese songwriter and novelist
Died on Saturday September 6th 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
Josef Hrnčíř
Czech conductor
Died on Sunday August 31st 2014