Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
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
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
Claudio Spies
Chilean-born American composer · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11 · Cláudio
André Stordeur
Belgian electronic musician · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Travis Nelsen
American drummer (Okkervil River) · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Steve Farmer
American musician (The Amboy Dukes) and songwriter ("Journey to the Center of the Mind") · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Eddy Davis
American jazz musician (Woody Allen) · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Richard Teitelbaum
American electronic music composer · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Andy González
American jazz and Latin dance bassist · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
Jymie Merritt
American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers) · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11
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
Big George Brock
American blues harmonicist and singer · 11 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 11 · Brock
Dmitri Smirnov
Russian-born British composer (Tiriel · 08 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 8
Michel Wiblé
Swiss composer and teacher · 08 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 8 · Swiss
Andrzej Adamiak
Polish bass guitarist · 08 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 8
John Prine
American singer-songwriter ("Sam Stone" · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Dieter Reith
German pianist and organist · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Vaughan Mason
American music producer (Raze · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Helin Bölek
Turkish singer (Grup Yorum) · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Patrick Gibson
French drummer and singer (Gibson Brothers) · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7 · French
DJ Miller
Rwandan DJ and musician · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Hal Willner
American music producer (Saturday Night Live · 07 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 7
Nirmal Singh Khalsa
Indian singer and priest (Darbar Sahib) · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1 · Khalsa
Ruben Melogno
Uruguayan vocalist and cartoonist · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1 · Rubén
Lou ‘L. A.’ Kouvaris
Greek-born American guitarist (Riot) · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · Kouvaris · April 1 · Greek
Alan Merrill
American musician (Arrows) and songwriter ("I Love Rock 'n' Roll") · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1
Joe Diffie
American country singer-songwriter ("Home" · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1
Riachão
Brazilian samba composer and singer · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1
Louise Ebrel
French singer (Les Ramoneurs de menhirs) · 01 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 1 · French