Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
José López Calo
Spanish musicologist · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10 · Other · Calo
Betty Wright
American soul and R&B singer ("Clean Up Woman") · 09 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 9
Little Richard
American Hall of Fame singer and songwriter ("Tutti Frutti" · 08 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 8
Ibrahim Gökçek
Turkish bass player (Grup Yorum) · 07 May 2020 · Athletes · May 2020 · May 7
Vũ Đức Sao Biển
Vietnamese composer and writer · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 7 · Biển
John Erhardt
American musician (Wussy · 06 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 6
Brian Howe
English rock singer (Bad Company) · 06 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 6
Willy Hautvast
Dutch composer and conductor · 06 May 2020 · May 2020 · Dutch · May 6
Sweet Pea Atkinson
American singer (Was (Not Was)) · 06 May 2020 · Atkinson · May 2020 · May 6
Florian Schneider
German electronic musician (Kraftwerk) · 05 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 5
Frederick C. Tillis
American jazz saxophonist and composer · 05 May 2020 · May 2020 · Tillis · May 5
Millie Small
Jamaican singer ("My Boy Lollipop") · 05 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 5
Kjell Karlsen
Nowegian composer and bandleader · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Ciro Pessoa
Brazilian singer-songwriter (Titãs · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Bob Lander
Swedish rock musician (The Spotnicks) · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Dave Greenfield
English keyboardist (The Stranglers) · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Aldir Blanc
Brazilian physician and songwriter · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Dragan Vučić
Macedonian composer and singer · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Rosalind Elias
American operatic mezzo-soprano · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · Elías · May 3
Cady Groves
American singer and songwriter · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Ki Daophet Niuhuang
Laotian singer · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · Niuhuang · May 2
Richie Cole
American jazz saxophonist and composer · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 2
Keedaophet Noohouang
Laotian singer · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 2
Idir
Algerian singer · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 2
Tavo Limongi
Mexican guitarist and singer (Resorte) · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Ranu Devi Adhikari
Nepali singer · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · Adhikari · April 30
Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer (Fela Kuti · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29
Bobby Lewis
American singer ("Tossin' and Turnin'") · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29
David Boe
American organist and pedagogue · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29
Young Jessie
American R&B singer (The Flairs · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29
India Adams
American singer and actress · 27 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 27
Scott Taylor
British guitarist (Then Jerico) · 27 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 27
Troy Sneed
American gospel musician · 26 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 26
Big Al Carson
American blues singer · 26 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 26 · Carson
Alton “Big Al” Carson
American blues singer · 26 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 26 · Carson
Vytautas Barkauskas
Lithuanian composer · 24 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 24
Harold Reid
American singer (Statler Brothers) · 24 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 24
Kamit Sanbayev
Kazakh singer (Dos Mukasan) · 23 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 23
Fred the Godson
American DJ and rapper · 23 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 23 · Godson
Kenny Young
Israeli-born American songwriter · 22 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 22
El Príncipe Gitano
Spanish flamenco singer and actor · 22 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 22 · Gitano
Derek Jones
American rock guitarist (Falling in Reverse) · 21 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 21
Jacques Pellen
French jazz guitarist · 20 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 20 · French
Jan Talich, Sr.
Czech violinist and violist (Talich Quartet) · 20 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 20 · Czech
Ian Whitcomb
English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and author · 20 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 20
Emina Zečaj
Bosnian sevdalinka singer · 20 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 20
Horacio Fontova
Argentinian Singer (Yo Quiero una novia pechugona) · 19 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 19
Eileen Croxford Parkhouse
British cellist and pedagogue · 18 April 2020 · April 2020 · Parkhouse · April 18
Arlene Saunders
American operatic soprano · 18 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 18
Matthew Seligman
British new wave bassist (The Soft Boys · 17 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 17
Ceybil Jefferies
American house and R&B singer · 16 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 16
Eddie Cooley
American songwriter ("Fever") and singer ("Priscilla") · 16 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 16
Tantinho da Mangueira
Brazilian samba singer and songwriter (Estação Primeira de Mangueira) · 16 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 16
Kishen Bholasing
Surinamese singer · 15 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 15
Lee Konitz
American jazz composer and alto saxophonist · 15 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 15
Gary McSpadden
American Southern Gospel singer (The Imperials · 14 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 14
Betty Bennett
American jazz and big band singer · 14 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 14
Kasongo wa Kanema
Congolese musician (Orchestra Super Mazembe) · 14 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 14 · Kanema
Moraes Moreira
Brazilian guitarist and singer (Novos Baianos) · 12 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 12
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz fusion guitarist and composer · 12 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 12 · Ryō
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist · 12 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 12 · Dutch · Dijk
Shanti Hiranand
Indian classical singer · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Lucie Dolène
French actress and singer · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11 · French