Greg Brown, an American musician and songwriter known for his work with Cake and Deathray, died on February 5, 2026. Born Gregory Paul Brown in Sacramento, California, on January 3, 1970, he was a founding member of Cake and played… · 05 February 2026 · February 2026
Tommy Crook, an American guitarist, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 81. Thomas Paul Crook was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 16, 1944, and lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, throughout his life. He began playing guitar at… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
François Beukelaers, the Belgian actor and stage director, died on February 4, 2026. Born in Vilvoorde on February 2, 1938, he was also a singer and educator whose career ran from 1965 to 2026. Herman Teirlinck encouraged him to study… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
Tōsha Meishō, a Japanese hayashi musician, died on February 4, 2026. Born Isao Nakagawa in Tokyo in 1941, he was one of a long line of Tōsha school musicians specializing in musical accompaniment for kabuki theatre. He began studying under… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
The Elegants, the American doo-wop vocal group formed in 1958 in South Beach, Staten Island, New York, died on February 4, 2026. The group was started by Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carman Romano and James Moschello. Before their… · 04 February 2026 · February 2026
S. P. Venkatesh, the Indian film score composer and music director known for his work in Malayalam cinema, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Also credited as Sangeetharajan or Sangeetha Raja, he worked primarily in Malayalam… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Ron Kenoly, an American Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter, died on February 3, 2026, at age 81. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on December 6, 1944, he grew up there and began his music career after leaving the United States… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Lamonte McLemore, an American singer, actor, composer and photographer who was a founding member of The 5th Dimension, died on February 3, 2026, at age 90. Born Herman Lamonte McLemore in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 17, 1935, he was… · 03 February 2026 · February 2026
Alfonso Buller, an English MC, dancer and music promoter, died on February 2, 2026. Best known as the co-founder of the sound system MVITA, he was a key figure in the Madchester scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Yuan Wei-jen, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and music producer, died on February 2, 2026. Born on June 24, 1968, he rose to fame in 1991 as part of the duo Fanren with Mo Fan, winning the Golden Melody Award for Best… · China · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Slave, the American Ohio-based funk band formed in Dayton in 1975 by trombonist Floyd Miller and trumpeter Steve Washington, died on February 2, 2026. The group was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and worked in funk, R&B,… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Chuck Negron, an American singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night, died on February 2, 2026, of heart failure and COPD in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. Born Charles Negron… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Kenneth Joseph Peplowski, an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, died on February 2, 2026, at age 66. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 23, 1959, he was known primarily for playing swing music. For more than a decade, he… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026
Fernando Esteso, a Spanish actor and singer best known for his film appearances with Andrés Pajares, died on February 1, 2026, in Valencia, Spain, at the age of 80. Born in Zaragoza on February 16, 1945, he began performing as… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Don Adams, an American country singer, died on February 1, 2026. Born in Ross County, Ohio, on January 4, 1941, he often supported George Jones, including on Live at Dancetown U.S.A. (1965), and also sang with Johnny Paycheck. Adams was… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
Graham Morgan, an Australian drummer and teacher of drumming, died on February 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Melbourne on April 30, 1937, he was educated at Melbourne Grammar School. In 1962, he travelled to Los Angeles to study under… · 01 February 2026 · February 2026
American percussionist and drummer (Santana · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
American musician (ELO Part II) · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30
Moroccan singer · 29 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 29
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer, died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel during his school years. He studied violin at the City… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where… · 30 January 2026 · January 2026
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Swiss musician and painter · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28 · Swiss
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman") · 28 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 28
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer · 27 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 27
American jazz pianist and composer · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26
French baritone and music director · 26 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 26 · French · Other
American singer (The Cookies) · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
American songwriter and producer · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie) · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25
American bassist (Funkadelic) · 25 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 25 · Nelson
Russian guitarist (Lyube) · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
French singer and writer · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · French
Indian singer and music director · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
American singer (The Sentimentalists) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Homare Suguro, a Japanese actor and singer, died on January 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on June 1, 1940, he worked for Shochiku Geino and was active from 1961 to 2026. Suguro made… · 23 January 2026 · January 2026
German bass guitarist (Scorpions) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
Australian musician (Midnight Oil) · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
American country music singer and DJ · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Swedish musician (Black Ingvars · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World) · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Coore
Spanish choral conductor · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees) · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
Jim Wearne, an American musician, died on January 15, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a Cornish-American musician who lived most of his life in the Chicago area of northern Illinois. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Kenny Morris, an English drummer and painter best known as the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, died on January 15, 2026, aged 68. Born Kenneth Ian Morris on February 1, 1957, he joined the band in February… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Dogardisc, the stage name of Colombian champeta singer and songwriter Ismael Simancas, died on January 15, 2026. Born in Cartagena, Colombia, he was an important figure in the Colombian coastal genre of champeta and was described by El Tiempo as… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Paraguayan musician · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score) · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Forte
English singer (The Good Old Days · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
British guitarist (Black Midi) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
English record producer (In the Land of Grey and Pink · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11 · Other
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Haitian singer · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
American musician (Grateful Dead) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
British drummer (Renaissance) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
American television composer (The Fairly OddParents · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97. Born Theodore Nicholas Sflotsos on October 2, 1928, in Missoula,… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
German composer (Sirenen – Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens) · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
American country music songwriter · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Canadian drummer (Razor) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
English bass guitarist (The Rumour) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Dutch actress and singer · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Dutch · Wijn
French rapper (Ärsenik) · 03 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 3 · French
American rockabilly musician · 02 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 2