Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Nusrat Badr
Indian lyricist ("Dola Re Dola") · 25 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 25
Joe Payne
American metal bassist (Divine Heresy · 25 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 25
Calder Prescott
New Zealand jazz musician and broadcaster (Otago Access Radio) · 24 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 24
Franz Mazura
Austrian operatic bass-baritone · 24 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 24
Guy Thomas
Belgian-born French songwriter · 23 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 23 · French
Barry Mayger
British musician (Chicory Tip) · 22 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 22
Meritxell Negre
Spanish singer (Peaches and Herb) · 22 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 22
Robert Parker
American R&B singer ("Barefootin'") · 20 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 20
Dan Andrei Aldea
Romanian rock musician (Sfinx) · 19 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 19 · Aldea
Sunanda Patnaik
Indian classical singer · 19 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 19
Jo Heng
Singaporean lyricist · 19 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 19
Dennis Garcia
Filipino rock bassist (Hotdog) · 19 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 19 · Filipino · García
Puerto Plata
Dominican musician · 17 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 17
Barry Tuckwell
Australian horn player and conductor · 17 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 17
Maxim Golovin
Russian film composer (Savages · 17 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 17
Chris Darrow
American musician (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · 17 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 17
Bruno Nettl
Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist · 16 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 16 · Czech
Steve Martin Caro
American singer (The Left Banke) · 15 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 15 · Caro
Hylda Sims
English folk musician and poet · 15 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 15
Naděžda Kniplová
Czech operatic soprano · 14 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 14 · Czech
Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti
Paraguayan violinist · 13 January 2020 · January 2020 · Taglioretti · January 13
Petar Introvič
Czech blues singer (Bluesberry) · 11 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 11 · Czech
Wolfgang Dauner
German jazz fusion pianist · 10 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 10
Neil Peart
Canadian rock drummer and lyricist (Rush) · 10 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 10
Tom Alexander
Scottish musician (The Alexander Brothers) · 10 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 10
Martin Griffin
English rock drummer (Hawkwind · 08 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 8
Junko Hirotani
Japanese singer · 07 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 7
Emanuel Borok
Soviet-born American violinist (Boston Symphony Orchestra · 06 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 6
Marty Grebb
American keyboardist (The Band · 02 January 2020 · January 2020 · January 2
Norma Tanega
American singer-songwriter/painter/experimental musician · 30 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 30
Arlindo Júnior
Brazilian musician (Parintins Folklore Festival) · 30 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 30 · Junior
Jerry Herman
American composer (Hello · 27 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 27
Nguyễn Văn Tý
Vietnamese composer · 27 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 27 · Nguyen
Sleepy LaBeef
American rockabilly singer · 27 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 27
Peter Schreier
German operatic tenor and conductor · 26 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 26
Dave Riley
American bassist (Big Black) · 25 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 25
Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis
Brazilian musician (Programa do Jô) · 22 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 22 · Reis
Bira
Brazilian musician (Programa do Jô) · 22 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 22
Abbey Simon
American classical pianist · 20 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 20 · Simón
Arty McGlynn
Northern Irish guitarist · 18 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 18
Roy Loney
American singer and musician (Flamin' Groovies) · 13 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 13
Jiří Jirmal
Czech classical guitarist · 13 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 13 · Czech
Jack Scott
Canadian rock and roll singer · 13 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 13
Jerry Naylor
American musician (The Crickets) · 11 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 11
Simon Streatfeild
British conductor and violist · 11 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 11 · Simón
Marie Fredriksson
Swedish singer (Roxette) · 10 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 10
Juice Wrld
American rapper ("All Girls Are the Same" · 08 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 8
Christopher Finzi
British orchestral conductor · 05 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 5
Rosa Morena
Spanish flamenco-pop singer and actress · 04 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 4
Jacques Morgantini
French record producer and promoter · 03 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 3 · French
Shaaban Abdel Rahim
Egyptian shaabi singer · 03 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 3 · Rahim
Greedy Smith
Australian musician (Mental As Anything) · 03 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 3
Stuart Fraser
Australian guitarist (Noiseworks · 02 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 2
Irving Burgie
American songwriter ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" · 01 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 1
Michael Lai
Chinese composer and actor (Police Story · 01 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 1
Siu-Tin Lai
Chinese composer and actor (Police Story · 01 December 2019 · December 2019 · December 1
Lord Burgess
American songwriter ("Jamaica Farewell") · 30 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 30
Padú del Caribe
Aruban musician and songwriter · 30 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 30 · Caribé
Juninho Berin
Brazilian Samba singer and songwriter · 29 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 29
Eddie Duran
American jazz guitarist · 28 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 28 · Durán
Martin Armiger
Australian musician (The Sports) and composer · 28 November 2019 · November 2019 · November 28