Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Mick Abrahams
English guitarist and singer (Jethro Tull · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
Goldwire McLendon
American gospel singer. · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
Richard Barnes (musician) British singer and actor dead at age 81
Richard Barnes, the British singer and actor known for his work in pop music and television roles, died on December 19, 2025, aged 81. Born in Surrey in 1944, he began his professional music career with The Quiet Five, playing… · 19 December 2025 · December 2025
Phil Vinall
English record producer and engineer (Black Sea · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17 · Other
Marcel de Sade
Danish convicted fraudster and musician · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Sade
Max Eider
British guitarist (The Jazz Butcher) and songwriter · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
DJ Warras
South African radio and club DJ · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Other
Abdel Gadir Salim
Sudanese singer and bandleader · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Salim
John Boulter
British tenor (The Black and White Minstrel Show) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · Other
Richard Grégoire
Canadian film and television composer · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Yang Hsien
Taiwanese folk singer · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Joe Ely
American musician (The Flatlanders) · 15 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 15
Carl Carlton
American singer and songwriter (“Everlasting Love” · 14 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 14
Yang Xian
Taiwanese singer · 13 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 13
Brenda Lucas Ogdon English concert pianist dead at age 90
Brenda Lucas Ogdon, an English concert pianist, died on December 14, 2025, at the age of 90. She was known for her solo work and for her long-standing duet partnership with her husband, the pianist John Ogdon. · 14 December 2025 · December 2025
Abraham Quintanilla
American musician and talent manager (Selena) · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
Manny Guerra
American Tejano musician (Sunny and the Sunglows) and record producer · 12 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 12
Brent McLachlan
New Zealand drummer (Bailter Space) · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10
Ernest McCarty American bass player dead at age 84
Ernest McCarty, an American bass player, composer and playwright, died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player known for performing with Erroll Garner from 1970 until Garner’s… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Junior King South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, traffic collision dead at age 28
Junior King, a South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, died on December 11, 2025, in a traffic collision in Verkeerdevlei, Free State, South Africa. Born Dugulth Ferreira in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, around 1996 or 1997, he was also a… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Roberto Iniesta
Spanish singer (Extremoduro) · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9
Bernie Toorish
Canadian-American singer (The Four Lads) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Raul Malo
American singer and guitarist (The Mavericks) · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · Raúl
Peter McFarlane
Australian rock drummer (Finch · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Yaya Moektio
Indonesian musician drummer (Cockpit · 07 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 7
Rory MacLeod
American musician (Roomful of Blues) · 07 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 7
Anita Guerreiro
Portuguese actress and fado singer · 06 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 6
Rafael Ithier
Puerto Rican salsa musician · 06 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 6
Tetsu Yamauchi
Japanese bass player (Free) · 04 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 4 · Athletes
Budoy Marabiles
Filipino reggae singer (Junior Kilat) · 04 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 4 · Filipino
Ted Egan
Australian folk singer and civil servant · 03 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 3
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and blues guitarist · 03 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 3
Chubby Tavares
American singer (Tavares) · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29
Semion Duja
Moldovan composer and clarinetist · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28
Simion Duja
Moldovan composer and clarinetist · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28
Alonzo Saclag
Filipino musician and dancer · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28 · Filipino
Bob “Bongo” Starkie
Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks) · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28 · Starkie
Dino Nascimento
Brazilian bassist (Ira!) · 27 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 27
Maria de la Rosa
Latin singer (DelaRosa) · 26 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 26 · Rosa
Shpat Kasapi
Albanian singer-songwriter · 25 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 25
Dadou Pasquet
Haitian singer-songwriter and guitarist · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Hall of Fame reggae singer ("Many Rivers To Cross" · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23
Ian Lees
Australian bass guitarist (Moving Pictures) · 22 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 22
Lesyk Sam
Ukrainian singer (Dzidzio) · 21 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 21
Ray Monette
American musician (Rare Earth) · 21 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 21
Lesyk
Ukrainian singer (DZIDZIO) · 21 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 21
Iwan Zen
Indonesian singer and radio announcer · 20 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 20
Mani
English rock bassist (The Stone Roses · 19 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 19
Sara Jordan Powell
American gospel singer. · 19 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 19 · Powell
Humane Sagar
Indian playback singer (Baby · 16 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 16
Ellen Kessler
German singer (Kessler Twins) and actress · 16 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 16
Hilly Michaels
American musician (Sparks) · 14 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 14