Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Peter Callander
British songwriter and record producer
Died on Tuesday February 25th 2014
Frankie Kao
Taiwanese singer
Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Bob McQuillen
American contra dance musician
Died on Thursday February 6th 2014
Arthur Doyle
American jazz musician
Died on Saturday January 25th 2014
Ronny Jordan
English jazz guitarist
Died on Monday January 13th 2014
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Bryan Fairfax
Australian conductor
Died on Saturday January 11th 2014
Khin Yu May
Burmese actress and singer
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Aram Gharabekian
Armenian conductor
Died on Friday January 10th 2014
François Deguelt
French singer
Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2014
Josef Lammerz
German composer and organist
Died on Wednesday January 8th 2014
Roy Cicala dead at age 74
Roy Cicala, an American record producer and sound engineer,
died on January 22, 2014, aged 74. Also known as Roy Joel Cicala, he was born in New Haven on March…
Maciej Dunal
Polish actor and singer
Died on Wednesday January 8th 2014
Fred Bertelmann
German singer and actor
Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2014
H. Owen Reed
American composer
Died on Monday January 6th 2014
Joseph Willcox Jenkins
American composer and academic
Died on Friday January 31st 2014
Tony Pabón
American singer
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
K. P. Udayabhanu
Indian playback singer
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Alexander Ivashkin
Russian cellist
Died on Friday January 31st 2014
Ubaldo Continiello
Italian film composer
Died on Monday January 20th 2014
Nelson Ned
Brazilian singer
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Anna Gordy Gaye
American songwriter ("Baby
Died on Friday January 31st 2014
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor
Died on Monday January 20th 2014
Yashiki Takajin
Japanese singer-songwriter and television presenter
Died on Friday January 3rd 2014
William Motzing
American-born Australian composer
Died on Thursday January 30th 2014
Phil Everly
American singer and musician (The Everly Brothers)
Died on Friday January 3rd 2014
Stevie Woods
American R&B singer
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Udo Kasemets
Estonian-born Canadian composer
Died on Sunday January 19th 2014
Jay Traynor
American singer (Jay and the Americans)
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2014
Dwight Gustafson
American composer and conductor
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Dennis Frederiksen
American rock singer (Angel
Died on Saturday January 18th 2014
Li Tai-hsiang
Taiwanese composer and folk songwriter
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2014
John Cacavas
American television score composer (Kojak
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Bud Spangler
American jazz drummer
Died on Thursday January 16th 2014
Thomas Kurzhals
German composer and musician (Stern-Combo Meißen
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2014
Pete Seeger
American folk singer and songwriter ("Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Died on Monday January 27th 2014
Flavio Testi
Italian composer and musicologist
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2014
Rusty York
American musician
Died on Sunday January 26th 2014
Pierre F. Brault
Canadian composer
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2014
Tabby Thomas
American blues musician
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Stephen Clapp
American violinist and music educator
Died on Sunday January 26th 2014
Menachem Zilberman
Israeli comedian and songwriter
Died on Monday January 13th 2014
Milan Horvat
Croatian conductor
Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Lizabeth Scott
American actress (Dead Reckoning) and singer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2015
Ward Swingle
American musician (The Swingle Singers
Died on Monday January 19th 2015
George Probert
American jazz musician and music editor
Died on Saturday January 10th 2015
Oscar Hayes
American gospel musician
Died on Monday January 19th 2015
Tim Drummond
American bassist (Bob Dylan
Died on Saturday January 10th 2015
Israel Yinon
Israeli conductor
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Curtis Lee
American singer ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes")
Died on Thursday January 8th 2015
Paul Panhuysen
Dutch composer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
John Bilezikjian
Armenian oud musician
Died on Monday January 19th 2015
Patsy Garrett
American singer and actress (Benji
Died on Thursday January 8th 2015
Danny McCulloch
English bassist (The Animals)
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Dallas Taylor
American drummer (Crosby
Died on Sunday January 18th 2015
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2015
Riichiro Manabe
Japanese composer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Cynthia Layne
American jazz singer
Died on Sunday January 18th 2015
Lawrence Gushee
American musicologist
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2015
Maurizio Arcieri
Italian singer (The New Dada
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
King Sporty
Jamaican-American reggae musician
Died on Monday January 5th 2015
Ebbe Grims-land
Swedish composer and viola player
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2015
Gobinda Halder
Indian lyricist and composer
Died on Saturday January 17th 2015
Lance Diamond
American singer
Died on Sunday January 4th 2015
Neil Levang
American musician (The Lawrence Welk Show)
Died on Monday January 26th 2015
Pino Daniele
Italian singer and songwriter
Died on Sunday January 4th 2015
Demis Roussos
Egyptian-born Greek singer ("Forever and Ever")
Died on Sunday January 25th 2015
Kim Fowley
American record producer
Died on Thursday January 15th 2015
Bob Gilmore
British musicologist
Died on Friday January 2nd 2015
Demetrio González
Spanish-born Mexican actor (Dos Corazones y un Cielo) and singer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2015
Ervin Drake
American songwriter ("It Was a Very Good Year"
Died on Thursday January 15th 2015
Little Jimmy Dickens
American country music singer ("May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose")
Died on Friday January 2nd 2015
Kemal Monteno
Bosnian singer-songwriter
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Trevor Ward-Davies
British bassist (Dave Dee
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2015
Jeff Golub
American guitarist
Died on Thursday January 1st 2015
Waldemar Kmentt
Austrian operatic tenor
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Ronnie Ronalde
British music hall singer and siffleur
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2015
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Frank Glazer
American pianist and composer
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2015
Edgar Froese
German musician (Tangerine Dream)
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Elena Obraztsova
Russian mezzo-soprano
Died on Monday January 12th 2015
Canserbero
Venezuelan rapper
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
A. J. Masters
American singer and songwriter
Died on Monday January 12th 2015
Giacomo Rondinella
Italian singer and actor
Died on Wednesday February 25th 2015
John McCabe
British composer and pianist
Died on Friday February 13th 2015
Ariel Camacho
Mexican singer
Died on Wednesday February 25th 2015
Steve Strange
British musician (Visage)
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Joseph Alfidi
American pianist
Died on Monday February 2nd 2015
Tyzen Hsiao
Taiwanese composer
Died on Tuesday February 24th 2015
Richie Pratt
American jazz drummer
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Patrick Ngcobo
South African carnatic singer
Died on Sunday February 1st 2015
Robert Belfour
American blues musician
Died on Tuesday February 24th 2015