Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
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
Ray Charles
American musician (The Perry Como ShowDied on Tuesday April 7th 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
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…