Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Mingo Lewis
American percussionist and drummer (SantanaDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő
Hungarian singerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley
American musician (ELO Part II)Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Abdelhadi Belkhayat
Moroccan singerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Martin Bruns Swiss baritone and academic dead at age 65
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…
H. Robert Reynolds American musician and conductor dead at age 91
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…
Nigel Ogden
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Wojciech Michniewski
Polish composer and conductorDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nilton César
Brazilian singerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hardy Hepp
Swiss musician and painterDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bryan Loren
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman")Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Maroochy Barambah
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singerDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Kazuhito Yamashita
Japanese guitaristDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Danny Coughlan
British singer and guitaristDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Richie Beirach
American jazz pianist and composerDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Jean Cussac
French baritone and music directorDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
António Chainho
Portuguese musicianDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Chandrasena Thalangama
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricistDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Vladislav Chernushenko
Russian conductorDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Margaret Ross
American singer (The Cookies)Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Gabe Lopez
American songwriter and producerDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Sly Dunbar
Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie)Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Billy Bass Nelson
American bassist (Funkadelic)Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Béla Lattmann
Hungarian jazz bassistDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Yoichiro Yoshikawa
Japanese composerDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Abhijit Majumdar
Indian singer and music directorDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Homare Suguro Japanese actor and singer dead at age 85
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…
Francis Buchholz
German bass guitarist (Scorpions)Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Yaw Sarpong
Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriterDied on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Rob Hirst
Australian musician (Midnight Oil)Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Billy Parker
American country music singer and DJDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Anders Möller
Swedish musician (Black IngvarsDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Stephen “Cat” Coore
Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World)Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Osvaldo Díaz
Chilean singerDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Guillermo Rendón García
Colombian composer and organistDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Joxean Llorente
Spanish choral conductorDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Marikena Monti
Argentine actress and singerDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Jaan Ross
Estonian musicologist and psychologistDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Rubén Patagonia
Argentine singerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raju Bandara
Sri Lankan singerDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Tony Dallara
Italian singerDied on Friday January 16th 2026
Kenny Morris
English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees)Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Jim Wearne American musician dead at age 75
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…
Kenny Morris English drummer dead at age 68
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…
Dogardisc Colombian champeta singer and songwriter, diabetes dies
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…
Melania Pérez
Argentinian singerDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Quemil Yambay
Paraguayan musicianDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
John Forté
American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score)Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Sheila Bernette
English singer (The Good Old DaysDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin
British guitarist (Black Midi)Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Dave Hitchcock
English record producer (In the Land of Grey and PinkDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Michael Kemner
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben)Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Rebecca Kilgore
American singerDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Álvaro Peña-Rojas
Chilean-German singer and songwriterDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Dieudonné Larose
Haitian singerDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Prashant Tamang
Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok)Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Yeison Jiménez
Colombian singerDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Terry Sullivan
British drummer (Renaissance)Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Ted Nichols Composer dead at age 97
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.…
Ihor Blazhkov
Ukrainian conductorDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Igor Blazhkov
Ukrainian conductorDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Rolf Riehm
German composer (Sirenen – Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens)Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Jim McBride
American country music songwriterDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Andrew Carter
English composer and conductorDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Andrew Bodnar
English bass guitarist (The Rumour)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Calboni M’Bani
French rapperDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Johnny Legend
American rockabilly musicianDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Ritva Auvinen
Finnish opera singerDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Mesut İktu
Turkish operatic baritoneDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Hayden Thompson American rockabilly musician dead at age 87
Hayden Thompson, an American singer, songwriter and rockabilly musician, died on December 31, 2025, at age 87. Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Thompson was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of…
Bobby Gosh American musician and singer-songwriter dead at age 89
Bobby Gosh, an American musician and singer-songwriter known for writing “A Little Bit More,” died on December 31, 2025, at age 89. Born Robert Gosch on May 31, 1936, in…
Rudi Spring
German composerDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Andy Billups
British bass guitarist (The Hamsters)Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Richard Smallwood
American gospel singer ("Total Praise")Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Denny Tsao
Taiwanese singer and actor (Westgate Tango) (body discovered on this date)Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Elías Barreiro
Cuban guitarist and academicDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher Writer, journalist, biographer dead at age 75
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation…
James Akins Musician dead at age 69
James Milton Akins, an American tubist and music professor best known for his association with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, died on December 29, 2025, at age 69. Born in Savannah,…
Rochelle Abramson
American violinistDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Gustave Botiaux
French tenorDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Ricardo Daniel Pereyra
Argentine tango singerDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Maria Pellegrini Canadian operatic soprano dead at age 86
Maria Pellegrini, the Canadian operatic soprano, died on December 28, 2025. Born in Pretoro, Italy, on July 15, 1939, she emigrated to Canada with her family in 1958 and became…