Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
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
Gérard Calvi
French film score composer (Asterix the Gaul)
Died on Friday February 20th 2015
Sam Andrew
American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Warren Thomson
Australian pianist
Died on Thursday February 19th 2015
Anne Naysmith
British concert pianist
Died on Tuesday February 10th 2015
Mats Olausson
Swedish keyboard player (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Died on Wednesday February 18th 2015
Dave Cloud
American musician
Died on Wednesday February 18th 2015
Marvin David Levy
American composer
Died on Monday February 9th 2015
Andrzej Koszewski
Polish composer
Died on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Müzeyyen Senar
Turkish singer
Died on Sunday February 8th 2015
Lesley Gore
American singer ("It's My Party"
Died on Monday February 16th 2015
Joe B. Mauldin
American bassist (The Crickets)
Died on Saturday February 7th 2015
Ezra Laderman
American composer
Died on Saturday February 28th 2015
Gavin Clark
British singer (UNKLE
Died on Monday February 16th 2015
Celina González
Cuban singer and songwriter
Died on Wednesday February 4th 2015
Tod Dockstader
American sound artist and electronic music composer
Died on Friday February 27th 2015
Sergio Blanco
Spanish singer (Sergio y Estíbaliz)
Died on Sunday February 15th 2015
William Thomas McKinley
American composer and jazz pianist
Died on Tuesday February 3rd 2015
Josefino Cenizal
Filipino composer
Died on Friday February 27th 2015
Ammouri Mbarek
Moroccan musician
Died on Saturday February 14th 2015
Mary Healy
American singer and actress (The 5
Died on Tuesday February 3rd 2015
Sadiq Fakir
Pakistani singer
Died on Thursday February 26th 2015
Keith Copeland
American jazz drummer
Died on Saturday February 14th 2015
Andriy Kuzmenko
Ukrainian singer (Skryabin)
Died on Monday February 2nd 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
Mosie Lister
American gospel music singer-songwriter (The Statesmen Quartet)
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Anita Darian
American singer
Died on Sunday February 1st 2015
Chris Rainbow
Scottish rock musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
Died on Sunday February 22nd 2015
Erik Amundsen
Norwegian jazz musician
Died on Sunday February 22nd 2015
Désiré Dondeyne
French composer
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Preston Ritter
American drummer (The Electric Prunes)
Died on Monday March 30th 2015
Peter Katin
British pianist
Died on Thursday March 19th 2015
Inezita Barroso
Brazilian folk singer
Died on Sunday March 8th 2015
Aniceto Molina
Colombian cumbia musician
Died 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 pianist
Died on Saturday March 28th 2015
Samuel Charters
American music historian and musician
Died on Wednesday March 18th 2015
Vlada Divljan
Serbian musician (Idoli)
Died on Thursday March 5th 2015
Johnny Helms
American jazz trumpet player and bandleader
Died on Friday March 27th 2015
Nazmi Yükselen
Turkish folk singer
Died on Monday March 16th 2015
Orrin Keepnews
American jazz record producer
Died 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 songwriter
Died on Monday March 16th 2015
John Renbourn
British guitarist (Pentangle)
Died on Thursday March 26th 2015
Andy Fraser
British musician (John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Died on Monday March 16th 2015
Scott Clendenin
American bassist (Death
Died on Tuesday March 24th 2015