Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
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
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
Steve Strange
British musician (Visage) · 12 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 12
Patrick Ngcobo
South African carnatic singer · 01 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 1
Mosie Lister
American gospel music singer-songwriter (The Statesmen Quartet) · 12 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 12
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
Johnny Helms
American jazz trumpet player and bandleader · 27 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 27
B.J. Crosby
American singer and actress (Smokey Joe's Cafe) · 27 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 27
John Renbourn
British guitarist (Pentangle) · 26 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 26
Andy Fraser
British musician (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · 16 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 16
Scott Clendenin
American bassist (Death · 24 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 24
Bruce Crump
American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet) · 16 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 16
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (Toto) · 15 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 15
Krishna Kalle
Indian playback singer · 15 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 15
Norman Scribner
American choral conductor · 22 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 22
Daevid Allen
Australian musician (Soft Machine · 13 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 13
Helen Landis
English singer and actress · 22 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 22
Jimmy Greenspoon
American keyboard player and composer (Three Dog Night) · 11 March 2015 · March 2015 · Athletes · March 11
Jørgen Ingmann
Danish musician ("Apache") · 21 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 21
Wayne Kemp
American country music singer and songwriter · 09 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 9
Shahir Krishnarao Sable
Indian Marathi folk singer-songwriter · 20 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 20 · Sable
Ralph Sharon
English-born American pianist and bandleader (Tony Bennett) · 31 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 31
A. J. Pero
American drummer (Twisted Sister · 20 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 20 · Pero
Jerry Brightman
American pedal steel guitarist (Buck Owens) · 09 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 9
Preston Ritter
American drummer (The Electric Prunes) · 30 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 30
Aniceto Molina
Colombian cumbia musician · 30 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 30
Michael Brown
American musician (The Left Banke) and songwriter ("Walk Away Renée") · 19 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 19
Jim McCann
Irish musician (The Dubliners) · 05 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 5
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician · 18 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 18
Vlada Divljan
Serbian musician (Idoli) · 05 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 5
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me") · 30 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 30 · King
Marty Napoleon
American jazz pianist · 27 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 27 · Napoleón
Batyrkhan Shukenov
Kazakh and Russian singer (A-Studio) · 28 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 28
Jack Ely
American singer ("Louie Louie") · 28 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 28
Guy LeBlanc
Canadian keyboard player (Nathan Mahl · 28 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 28 · Athletes
Richard LaSalle
American film score composer · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6