Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Mark Adams
American metal bassist (Saint Vitus)
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer ("Proud Mary"
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Bill Lee
American jazz musician and composer
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Toni De La Ploiești
Romanian pop-folk singer
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Sheldon Reynolds
American guitarist & vocalist Earth
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Chas Newby
British bassist (The Beatles)
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Kirk Arrington
American drummer (Metal Church)
Died on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Paul Desenne
Venezuelan cellist and composer
Died on Sunday May 21st 2023
Thotakura Somaraju
Indian film music composer
Died on Sunday May 21st 2023
Richard Landis
American musician
Died on Sunday May 21st 2023
Andy Rourke
English bassist (The Smiths)
Died on Friday May 19th 2023
Abdul Karim Abdul Qader
Kuwaiti singer
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Joe A. Garcia
Native American leader and musician
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Bernt Rosengren
Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
John Giblin
Scottish bass player
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Francis Monkman
English musician (Curved Air
Died on Monday May 15th 2023
Ingrid Haebler
Austrian pianist
Died on Monday May 15th 2023
Arno Veimer
Estonian guitarist (Terminaator)
Died on Sunday May 14th 2023
Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi
Italian musicologist
Died on Saturday May 13th 2023
John Albert
American musician (Christian Death
Died on Friday May 12th 2023
Federico Savina
Italian musician and teacher
Died on Thursday May 11th 2023
Liudmila Kovnatskaya
Russian musicologist
Died on Wednesday May 10th 2023
Grace Bumbry
American opera singer
Died on Monday May 8th 2023
Jack Wilkins
American jazz guitarist
Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Soňa Červená
Czech opera singer
Died on Sunday May 7th 2023
Menahem Pressler
German-born Israeli-American pianist
Died on Saturday May 6th 2023
Susan Frykberg
New Zealand electroacoustic composer
Died on Saturday May 6th 2023
Rob Laakso
American musician (Kurt Vile and the Violators
Died on Saturday May 6th 2023
Linda Lewis
British singer ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo")
Died on Thursday May 4th 2023
Claude Gray
American country music singer-songwriter ("Family Bible)"
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Velho Milongueiro
Brazilian singer and composer
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani
Moroccan singer (Jil Jilala) and actor
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Yang Hsiao-ping
Chinese pop singer and actress
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Souli Sabah
Greek singer and actress
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2023
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer ("The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Ralph Humphrey
American rock drummer (The Mothers of Invention)
Died on Monday May 1st 2023
Broderick Smith
Australian musician (Carson
Died on Monday May 1st 2023
Johnny Fean
Irish guitarist (Horslips)
Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Tim Bachman
Canadian guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
MoneySign Suede
rapper
Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Billy “The Kid” Emerson
American singer-songwriter (Red Hot)
Died on Thursday April 27th 2023
Peter Badie
American jazz bass player
Died on Wednesday April 26th 2023
Lilian Day Jackson
American Dutch singer (Spargo (band))
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Harry Belafonte
American musician
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Isaac Wiley Jr.
American drummer (Dazz Band)
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Ron Cahute
Canadian singer-songwriter and accordionist
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Kostyantyn Starovytskyy
Ukrainian conductor
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2023
Aleksei Muravlyov
Russian composer (The White Poodle
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2023
Sergio Rendine
Italian composer
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2023
Mark Stewart
English musician (The Pop Group)
Died on Friday April 21st 2023
Nikita Storojev
Russian-American operatic singer
Died on Friday April 21st 2023
Moonbin
South Korean singer (Astro)
Died on Thursday April 20th 2023
Ron “Patch” Hamilton
American Christian singer
Died on Thursday April 20th 2023
Pamela Chopra
Indian playback singer
Died on Thursday April 20th 2023
Carlo Saba
Indonesian vocalist of band Kahitna
Died on Thursday April 20th 2023
Akira Tamba
Japanese-born French composer and musicologist
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Moon Bin
South Korean singer (Astro)
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Otis Redding III
American singer (The Reddings)
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Martin Petzold
German classical tenor
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Federico Salvatore
Italian singer-songwriter and comedian
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
April Stevens
American singer
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Morena Marjanović
Croatian pop singer and reality star
Died on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Booker Newberry III
American singer and keyboardist
Died on Monday April 17th 2023
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
Died on Sunday April 16th 2023
Harrison Bankhead
American jazz double bassist
Died on Sunday April 16th 2023
Cliff Fish
British bass guitarist (Paper Lace)
Died on Sunday April 16th 2023
Danny Schur
Canadian composer (Strike!)
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Bob Heatlie
Scottish songwriter
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Guy Bayley
British guitarist and songwriter (The Quireboys)
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Karl Berger
German jazz pianist
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Lasse Wellander
Swedist musician
Died on Monday April 10th 2023
Ian Bairnson
Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
Died on Saturday April 8th 2023
John Regan
American bass guitarist (Frehley's Comet)
Died on Friday April 7th 2023
Paul Cattermole
English singer (S Club 7)
Died on Friday April 7th 2023
Vivian Trimble
American musician (Luscious Jackson)
Died on Friday April 7th 2023
Andrew Laing
British drummer (Cockney Rejects
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2023
Jack Vreeswijk
Swedish singer and composer
Died on Tuesday April 4th 2023
Rockstar Ramani Ammal
Indian playback singer (Kathavarayan
Died on Tuesday April 4th 2023
Gloria Bosman
South African jazz singer
Died on Tuesday April 4th 2023
Philip Balsam
Canadian songwriter (Fraggle Rock)
Died on Monday April 3rd 2023
Caroline Kawa
Canadian singer (Die Mannequin)
Died on Monday April 3rd 2023