Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Erik Amundsen
Norwegian jazz musician
Died on Sunday February 22nd 2015
Désiré Dondeyne
French composer
Died on Thursday February 12th 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
Helen Landis
English singer and actress
Died on Sunday March 22nd 2015
Erol Büyükburç
Turkish composer and singer
Died on Thursday March 12th 2015
Jackie Trent
English singer-songwriter and actress
Died on Saturday March 21st 2015
Carlo Ubaldo Rossi
Italian composer and music producer
Died on Wednesday March 11th 2015
Sharon Tandy
South African singer
Died on Saturday March 21st 2015
Jimmy Greenspoon
American keyboard player and composer (Three Dog Night)
Died on Wednesday March 11th 2015
Jørgen Ingmann
Danish musician ("Apache")
Died on Saturday March 21st 2015
Wayne Kemp
American country music singer and songwriter
Died on Monday March 9th 2015
Shahir Krishnarao Sable
Indian Marathi folk singer-songwriter
Died on Friday March 20th 2015
Nkululeko Habedi
South African rapper
Died 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 Sister
Died 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 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
Bruce Crump
American rock drummer (Molly Hatchet)
Died on Monday March 16th 2015
Lil’ Chris
British singer-songwriter
Died on Monday March 23rd 2015
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (Toto)
Died on Sunday March 15th 2015
Roy Douglas
British composer
Died on Monday March 23rd 2015
Krishna Kalle
Indian playback singer
Died on Sunday March 15th 2015
Norman Scribner
American choral conductor
Died on Sunday March 22nd 2015
Daevid Allen
Australian musician (Soft Machine
Died on Friday March 13th 2015
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer ("Stand by Me")
Died on Thursday April 30th 2015
Marty Napoleon
American jazz pianist
Died 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 Mahl
Died on Tuesday April 28th 2015
Gary Brain
New Zealand conductor
Died on Monday April 20th 2015
Richard LaSalle
American film score composer
Died 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 (Sharon
Died on Friday April 24th 2015
Kunihiko Kase
Japanese musician
Died on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Nimal Mendis
Sri Lankan singer and songwriter
Died on Friday April 17th 2015
Richard Anthony
French singer
Died 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 musician
Died on Thursday April 16th 2015
Bill Arhos
American musician
Died on Sunday April 12th 2015
Percy Sledge
American R&B singer
Died on Wednesday April 15th 2015
Keith McCormack
American singer and songwriter (Sugar Shack)
Died on Saturday April 11th 2015
Nagore E. M. Hanifa
Indian politician and playback singer
Died on Thursday April 9th 2015
David L. Kaplan
Canadian professor and conductor
Died on Wednesday April 8th 2015
Ray Charles
American musician (The Perry Como Show
Died on Tuesday April 7th 2015
Milton DeLugg
American composer
Died on Tuesday April 7th 2015
Juan Carlos Cáceres
Argentine tango musician and painter
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Claudio Prieto
Spanish composer
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Julie Wilson
American singer and actress
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Billy Butler
American soul singer
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2015
Roel Cortez
Filipino singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2015
Tut Taylor
American bluegrass musician (The Great Dobro Sessions)
Died on Friday April 10th 2015
John-Edward Kelly dead at age 56
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,…