Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Wayne Kemp
American country music singer and songwriterDied on Monday March 9th 2015
Shahir Krishnarao Sable
Indian Marathi folk singer-songwriterDied on Friday March 20th 2015
Nkululeko Habedi
South African rapperDied on Monday March 9th 2015
Ralph Sharon
English-born American pianist and bandleader (Tony Bennett)Died on Tuesday March 31st 2015
A. J. Pero
American drummer (Twisted SisterDied on Friday March 20th 2015
Jerry Brightman
American pedal steel guitarist (Buck Owens)Died on Monday March 9th 2015
Preston Ritter
American drummer (The Electric Prunes)Died on Monday March 30th 2015
Peter Katin
British pianistDied on Thursday March 19th 2015
Inezita Barroso
Brazilian folk singerDied on Sunday March 8th 2015
Aniceto Molina
Colombian cumbia musicianDied on Monday March 30th 2015
Michael Brown
American musician (The Left Banke) and songwriter ("Walk Away Renée")Died on Thursday March 19th 2015
Jim McCann
Irish musician (The Dubliners)Died on Thursday March 5th 2015
Ronald Stevenson
Scottish composer and pianistDied on Saturday March 28th 2015
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musicianDied on Wednesday March 18th 2015
Johnny Helms
American jazz trumpet player and bandleaderDied on Friday March 27th 2015
Nazmi Yükselen
Turkish folk singerDied on Monday March 16th 2015
Orrin Keepnews
American jazz record producerDied on Sunday March 1st 2015
B.J. Crosby
American singer and actress (Smokey Joe's Cafe)Died on Friday March 27th 2015
Don Robertson
American songwriterDied on Monday March 16th 2015
John Renbourn
British guitarist (Pentangle)Died on Thursday March 26th 2015
Andy Fraser
British musician (John Mayall & the BluesbreakersDied on Monday March 16th 2015
Bruce Crump
American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet)Died on Monday March 16th 2015
Roy Douglas
British composerDied on Monday March 23rd 2015
Krishna Kalle
Indian playback singerDied on Sunday March 15th 2015
Norman Scribner
American choral conductorDied on Sunday March 22nd 2015
Daevid Allen
Australian musician (Soft MachineDied on Friday March 13th 2015
Jackie Trent
English singer-songwriter and actressDied on Saturday March 21st 2015
Carlo Ubaldo Rossi
Italian composer and music producerDied on Wednesday March 11th 2015
Sharon Tandy
South African singerDied on Saturday March 21st 2015
Jimmy Greenspoon
American keyboard player and composer (Three Dog Night)Died on Wednesday March 11th 2015
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me")Died on Thursday April 30th 2015
Marty Napoleon
American jazz pianistDied on Monday April 27th 2015
Batyrkhan Shukenov
Kazakh and Russian singer (A-Studio)Died on Tuesday April 28th 2015
Guy LeBlanc
Canadian keyboard player (Nathan MahlDied on Tuesday April 28th 2015
Gary Brain
New Zealand conductorDied on Monday April 20th 2015
Richard LaSalle
American film score composerDied on Monday April 6th 2015
Sid Tepper
American songwriter ("Red Roses for a Blue Lady")Died on Saturday April 25th 2015
Wally Lester
American singer (The Skyliners)Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2015
Lois Lilienstein
Canadian actress and singer (SharonDied on Friday April 24th 2015
Kunihiko Kase
Japanese musicianDied on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Nimal Mendis
Sri Lankan singer and songwriterDied on Friday April 17th 2015
Richard Anthony
French singerDied on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Johnny Kemp
Bahamian singer ("Just Got Paid")Died on Friday April 17th 2015
Gary Ignacio
Filipino rock musician (Alamid)Died on Saturday April 18th 2015
Margo Reed
American jazz musicianDied on Thursday April 16th 2015
Bill Arhos
American musicianDied on Sunday April 12th 2015
Percy Sledge
American R&B singerDied on Wednesday April 15th 2015
Keith McCormack
American singer and songwriter (Sugar Shack)Died on Saturday April 11th 2015
Milton DeLugg
American composerDied on Tuesday April 7th 2015
Juan Carlos Cáceres
Argentine tango musician and painterDied on Monday April 6th 2015
Claudio Prieto
Spanish composerDied on Monday April 6th 2015
Billy Butler
American soul singerDied on Thursday April 2nd 2015
Tut Taylor
American bluegrass musician (The Great Dobro Sessions)Died on Friday April 10th 2015
Nagore E. M. Hanifa
Indian politician and playback singerDied on Thursday April 9th 2015
David L. Kaplan
Canadian professor and conductorDied on Wednesday April 8th 2015
Ray Charles
American musician (The Perry Como ShowDied on Tuesday April 7th 2015
John-Edward Kelly dead at age 56, American conductor and saxophonist
John-Edward Kelly, an American conductor and saxophonist, died on February 12, 2015, at age 56. Born in Fairfield, California, on October 7, 1958, he began music studies in Belleville, Illinois,…
Vera Gornostayeva dead at age 85, Russian pianist and piano teacher
Vera Gornostayeva, the Russian pianist and piano teacher, died on January 19, 2015. Born in Moscow on October 1, 1929, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where Heinrich Neuhaus was…
Jimmy Fontana dead at age 78, Italian singer-songwriter
Jimmy Fontana, the Italian singer-songwriter born Enrico Sbriccoli, died on September 11, 2013, in Rome at the age of 78. Born in Camerino in 1934, he built a career as…