Guesch Patti passed away at age 80
Guesch Patti, the French singer best known for “Étienne,” died on June 22, 2026. She was 80. Born Patricia Porrasse on March 16, 1946, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, she built a career…
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Noël Deschamps death at age 83
Noël Deschamps, a French singer, died on June 21, 2026, in Châteauroux, France, one day before his 84th birthday. Born on June 22, 1942, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, then in German-occupied France,…
Robson Barros obituary: died at age 57
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. He was a composer. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Robson Barros obituary: died at age 57
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Akihiro Miwa death at age 91
Akihiro Miwa, the Japanese singer, actor and drag queen whose career spanned more than seven decades, died on June 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Akihiro Maruyama in Nagasaki on…
Mark Singer, died aged 75
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Désiré N’Kaoua dies at 93
Désiré N'Kaoua died on June 19, 2026. Tags Musicians, 19 June 2026, France, Gemini, Bois-d'arcy, Désiré, June 19, June 2026, N'Kaoua
Emile Straker dies at age 90
Emile Straker, the Barbadian singer and former lead vocalist of the calypso group the Merrymen, died on June 19, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Emile Straker on March 31,…
Kirsti Sparboe passed away at age 79
Kirsti Sparboe, a Norwegian singer and actress, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 7, 1946, in Tromsø, Norway, she began her career in…
Tay Keith obituary: died at age 29
Tay Keith, the American record producer behind songs including “Sicko Mode,” “Nonstop” and “Look Alive,” died on June 18, 2026. He was 29. Born Brytavious Lakeith Chambers on Sept. 20,…
Justin Cary died at age 50
Justin Cary, an American bass guitarist known for his work with Sixpence None the Richer, died on June 18, 2026, at age 50. A member of the Christian alternative rock…
Alex Bueno death at age 62
Alex Bueno, a Dominican singer and guitarist, died on June 18, 2026, at age 62. Born Alejandro Wigberto Bueno López on September 6, 1963, in Santiago Province, Dominican Republic, he…
Teddie Beverley dead at age 99
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Walter Parazaider passed away at age 81
Walter Parazaider, an American Hall of Fame woodwind musician and founding member of Chicago, died on June 17, 2026, at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Chicago…
Toney Lee dead at age 72
Toney Lee, an American singer, songwriter and record producer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 72. Born James Anthony Lee on September 12, 1953, he worked in garage house,…
Prasad Sawkar passed away at age 97
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Teddie Beverley dead at age 99
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Beau Williams dies at 76
Beau Williams, an American gospel singer, died on June 17, 2026, at age 76. Born in Houston on January 6, 1950, he began his career in 1982 and became known…
Obituary: Afsaneh Malek, dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Obituary: Afsaneh Malek, dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek, an Iranian singer, died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted for collaborations…
Bobby Prince dies at age 81
Bobby Prince, an American video game composer and sound designer, died on June 16, 2026. He was known professionally for work on landmark games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II:…
Obituary: Semahegn Belew, dead at age 58
Semahegn Belew, an Ethiopian singer known for traditional Gojjam songs, died on June 15, 2026. Born in Bahir Dar on September 27, 1967, he was also known as Seme Balageru.…
Fred Alexander dead
Fred Alexander died on June 15, 2026. He was a drummer. Tags Musicians, 15 June 2026, Alexander, America, Fred, June 15, June 2026
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Danny Simmons dies at 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Obituary: Ece İrtem, dead at age 35
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer, died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. He was a Russian artist known as a painter, musician and blogger. Born in Altai Krai in 1981,…
Abdullah Ibrahim passed away at age 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg," died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph Johannes Brand…
Barry Dransfield dies at age 79
Barry Dransfield died on June 14, 2026. He was an English folk singer and musician. Dransfield was also known as a British folk singer, fiddler, cellist and guitarist. Tags Musicians,…
Oliver Tree passed away at age 32
Oliver Tree, the American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, comedian and filmmaker, died on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 32. Born Oliver…
Dave Greenslade death at age 83
Dave Greenslade, the British composer and keyboardist known for his work with Colosseum and his own band Greenslade, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born David…
Lucas Frota death at age 21
Lucas Frota died on June 14, 2026. He was a Brazilian DJ and music producer. Frota was born in Rio de Janeiro in 2002 and died in the same city…
Annick Chartreux dies at age 83
Annick Chartreux, a French composer, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Anne-Marie Chartreux in Nancy in 1942, she studied at the Conservatoire Régional du Grand…
Richard Hill dead at age 81
Richard Hill died on June 13, 2026. He was a British composer. Tags Musicians, 13 June 2026, Britain, Hill, Richard, June 13, June 2026
Richard Hill dead at age 81
Richard Hill, the British composer, died on June 13, 2026. Tags Musicians, 13 June 2026, Britain, Hill, Richard, June 13, June 2026
Dee Palmer obituary: died at age 88
Dee Palmer, the English musician, arranger and composer best known for work with Jethro Tull, died on June 13, 2026. Born David Palmer on July 2, 1937, in Hendon, London,…
Frank Michael has died at age 79
Frank Michael, the Italian-born Belgian singer whose career spanned more than five decades, died on June 12, 2026, of lung cancer. Born Franco Gabelli in Bedonia, Italy, on May 7,…
Zack Roach dead
Zack Roach, an American guitarist, died on June 12, 2026. He was associated with Senses Fail, the American post-hardcore band formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 2001. The group was…
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian composer. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Russia, Sapozhnikov, Vladimir, June 11, June 2026
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov died on June 11, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian composer. Sapozhnikov was born on January 20, 1945. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Aquarius, Russia,…
Stranger Cole dead at age 83
Stranger Cole, the Jamaican singer whose career helped shape ska, rocksteady and reggae, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Wilburn Theodore Cole in Kingston, Jamaica,…
Obituary: Philip Booth, dead at age 66
Philip Booth, a British-Canadian singer known for the song “Ulterior Motives,” died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on…
Philip Adrian Booth passes away at age 66
Philip Adrian Booth, the British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist known for "Ulterior Motives," died on June 11, 2026, at age 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was…
Astar Shamir dies at 71
Astar Shamir died on June 11, 2026. She was an Israeli singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Astar, Israel, Shamir, June 11, June 2026
Titta Pretto death at age 93
Titta Pretto died on June 10, 2026. He was an Indian singer and comedian. Tags Actors, Musicians, 10 June 2026, Capricorn, India, Pretto, Titta, June 10, June 2026
Death of Jan Málek at age 88
Jan Málek died on June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and music director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
David Fairrington passes away at age 85
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Death of Manu Lann Huel at age 77
Manu Lann Huel, a French singer-songwriter and poet, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in 1949 and known for writing and performing in both Breton…
Death of Jan Málek at age 88
Jan Málek died June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
Bruno Turner dies at 95
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Janie Sell passes away at age 86
Janie Sell, an American singer and stage actress, died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born Jane Ann Sell in Detroit on October 1, 1939, she built a career…
Ruth Watson Henderson, died aged 93
Ruth Watson Henderson, a Canadian composer and pianist known for her choral music, died on June 9, 2026. She was 93. Born Ruth Louise Watson in Toronto on November 23,…
Michael Preston death at age 93
Michael Preston, the British actor and singer known for roles in Mad Max 2, Homicide and Bellbird, died on June 8, 2026. Born Jack Davis on May 14, 1934, in…
Sylwia Rajchert passes away at age 82
Sylwia Rajchert died on June 8, 2026. She was a Polish singer. Tags Musicians, 08 June 2026, Poland, Rajchert, Sylwia, June 2026, June 8
María Rosa Fugazot died at age 83
María Rosa Fugazot died on June 8, 2026. She was an Argentine actress, comedienne, singer and vedette. Born in Buenos Aires on December 20, 1942, she was also known as…
Nikke Ström, died aged 75
Nikke Ström, the Swedish musician best known as bassist for Nationalteatern, died on June 8, 2026, from complications of heart surgery. He was 75. Born in Karlskoga on June 8,…
Robert Greenidge passed away at age 76
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Obituary: Helmut Nadolski, dead at age 83
Helmut Nadolski, a Polish musician, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Gdynia on October 27, 1942, he became known as a bassist, composer, poet,…
Maria Haiduc dies at age 86
Maria Haiduc died on June 7, 2026. Tags Musicians, 07 June 2026, Haiduc, Maria, Romania, June 2026, June 7
Death of Yishai Levi at age 63
Yishai Levi, an Israeli Mizrahi music singer, died on June 7, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Rosh HaAyin on January 20, 1963, Levi began singing in clubs…
Ute Walther passed away at age 80
Ute Walther died on June 6, 2026. She was a German mezzo-soprano. Tags Musicians, 06 June 2026, Germany, Ute, Walther, June 2026, June 6
Death of Manoa Rasigatale at age 78
Manoa Rasigatale, a Fijian politician and historian, died on June 5, 2026, at age 78. Born on July 11, 1947, he also worked as a journalist, musician and television personality.…
Jokke Seppälä dead at age 72
Jokke Seppälä died on June 5, 2026. Tags Musicians, 05 June 2026, Finland, Jokke, June 2026, June 5, Seppälä
Marion Fossett died at age 71
Marion Fossett died on June 5, 2026. She was an Irish singer known for her work with the group Sheeba. No further details about her death were immediately available. Tags…
Ovidio Granados dead at age 84
Ovidio Granados, the Colombian vallenato accordionist and songwriter, died on June 5, 2026. He was 84. Born Ovidio Enrique Granados Melo in 1941 in the Mariangola neighborhood of Valledupar, in…
Talay Riley passes away at age 35
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter, died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Death of Steve Almaas at age 69
Steve Almaas died on June 5, 2026. He was an American musician known for his work with the Suicide Commandos, Beat Rodeo and the Del-Lords. He died of cancer. Tags…
Indio Solari has died at age 77
Indio Solari, the Argentine musician and singer known for leading Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, died on June 5, 2026, at age 77. Born Carlos Alberto Solari on…
Death of Anthony Head at age 72
Anthony Head, the English actor known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Merlin, died on June 5, 2026, from complications of pneumonia. Born Anthony Stewart Head on February…
Obituary: Ian Hampton, dead at age 79
Ian Hampton, the Scottish bassist who performed with Sparks, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 79. Associated with the art pop, art rock, glam rock, electronic, synth-pop…
Valentina Ignatyeva, died aged 77
Valentina Ignatyeva died on June 4, 2026. She was 77. Ignatyeva was a Russian actress, singer, director and theater teacher whose career began in 1970. Born in Tver on January…
John B. Williams passed away at age 85
John B. Williams, an American double bassist and bass guitarist known for his work on The Tonight Show and The Arsenio Hall Show, died on June 4, 2026, at age…
Lalith J. Rao obituary: died at age 83
Lalith J. Rao died on June 3, 2026. She was an Indian classical singer. Tags Musicians, 03 June 2026, India, Lalith, Rao, Scorpio, June 2026, June 3
Marita Monteleone dies at 68
Marita Monteleone died on June 3, 2026. She was an Argentine announcer and singer, known for her work in broadcasting and music. Born in Buenos Aires on September 12, 1957,…
Sterling Betancourt dies at 96
Sterling Betancourt, a Trinidad arranger and musician, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Laventille, near Port of Spain, Trinidad, on March 30, 1930, he…
James Blood Ulmer dead at age 86
James Blood Ulmer, the American guitarist and singer whose playing helped shape jazz, free funk and electric blues, died on June 3, 2026. He was 86. Born Willie James Ulmer…
Obituary: Margriet Hermans, dead at age 72
Margriet Hermans, the Belgian singer, presenter and politician who served as a senator from 2007 to 2011, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 72. Born Margareta Maria…
Spider Webb died at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician, died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Homa Mirafshar has died at age 89
Homa Mirafshar, an Iranian poet and songwriter, died on June 2, 2026, at age 89, according to a death announcement. Born Homa Homayoun in Tehran on February 22, 1937, she…
Death of Peabo Bryson at age 75
Peabo Bryson, the American singer and songwriter known for “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” died on June 2, 2026, at age…
Death of Dame Dove Hepburn at age 46
Dame Dove Hepburn died on June 1, 2026. She was an Egyptian-British musician known as the editor for Epic Rap Battles of History. No further details were immediately available. Dame…
Areski Belkacem death at age 86
Areski Belkacem, a French singer, musician and composer, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 86. Also known simply as Areski, he was born on January 23, 1940,…
Robert Kya-Hill passes away at age 95
Robert Kya-Hill, the American actor born Robert Hill on December 4, 1930, died on May 31, 2026, at age 95. He also worked as a director, playwright, musician, composer and…
Dexter Wansel has died at age 75
Dexter Wansel died on May 31, 2026, at age 75. He was an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer. Born in Philadelphia on August 22, 1950, Wansel was also known…
Ronald LaPread obituary: died at age 75
Ronald LaPread, an American musician best known for his work with the Commodores, died on May 31, 2026. He was 75. LaPread was part of the funk, soul, R&B, pop…
Suman Kalyanpur passed away at age 89
Suman Kalyanpur, the Indian playback singer known for songs in Bidesiya, Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram and Vidhana Naach Nachawe, died on May 31, 2026. She was 89. Born Suman Hemmadi…
Foster Sylvers dead at age 64
Foster Sylvers, an American singer and member of the family group The Sylvers, died on May 30, 2026, at age 64 of prostate cancer. Born Foster Emerson Sylvers on February…
Joe Negri died at age 99
Joe Negri, an American jazz guitarist and educator, died on May 30, 2026, at age 99. Born Joseph Harold Negri on June 10, 1926, in Pittsburgh, he began performing on…
Pedro Ortaça, died aged 83
Pedro Ortaça died on May 29, 2026. He was a Brazilian musician. Tags Musicians, 29 May 2026, Brazil, Pedro, May 2026, May 29, Ortaça
Geoff Keating died at age 88
Geoff Keating, the British musician best known for his work with the vocal group The Master Singers, died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 88. He was part…
Doug Shaw passes away at age 42
Doug Shaw died on May 29, 2026. He was a British musician known for his work with Gang Gang Dance and White Magic. His death was announced on that date.…
Arnold Whittall dies at 90
Arnold Whittall, the British musicologist who wrote widely on 20th- and 21st-century classical music, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, on November…
Bjørn Tidmand passed away at age 86
Bjørn Tidmand, a Danish singer, died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Copenhagen on January 24, 1940, he began his career in 1959 after singing…
Věra Nerušilová, died aged 91
Věra Nerušilová died on May 26, 2026. She was a Czech singer. Tags Musicians, 26 May 2026, Czechia, May 2026, May 26, Nerušilová, Věra
Sonny Rollins passes away at age 95
Sonny Rollins, the American jazz saxophonist known for "Airegin," "Oleo" and "Doxy," died on May 25, 2026, at age 95. Born Walter Theodore Rollins on Sept. 7, 1930, in New…
Gary Foster dead at age 89
Gary Foster, an American musician and educator whose career spanned jazz, cool jazz, classical and pop, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Norman Gary Foster…
Zeudi Araya, died aged 75
Zeudi Araya, the Eritrean actress and film producer known for Mr. Robinson, Hearts and Armour and The Sinner, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on…
Betty Roe died at age 95
Betty Roe, an English composer, singer and vocal coach, died on May 24, 2026, aged 95. Roe, whose career also included work as a conductor, was active from 1976 to…
John Eaton dies at age 91
John Eaton, the American jazz pianist and musicologist, died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born John Livingston Eaton in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 1934, he…