Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Billy Joe Walker Jr.
American musician and record producerDied on Wednesday July 26th 2017
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Australian musicianDied on Tuesday July 25th 2017
Abby Nicole
American country singerDied on Tuesday July 25th 2017
Polo Hofer
Swiss musicianDied on Monday July 24th 2017
Paapa Yankson
Ghanaian highlife musicianDied on Monday July 24th 2017
Jan Stulen
Dutch conductor (Residentie OrchestraDied on Sunday July 23rd 2017
Bobby Taylor
Canadian soul singer (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers)Died on Sunday July 23rd 2017
Amir Fryszer Guttman
Israeli singerDied on Sunday July 23rd 2017
Komanduri Krishnamachari
Indian violinistDied on Sunday July 23rd 2017
Kommanduri Krishnamachari
Indian violinistDied on Saturday July 22nd 2017
Maya Glezarova
Russian violinistDied on Saturday July 22nd 2017
Errol Dyers
South African jazz guitarist and composerDied on Saturday July 22nd 2017
Daniel Lewis
American conductorDied on Saturday July 22nd 2017
Geoff Mack
Australian country singer-songwriter ("I've Been Everywhere")Died on Friday July 21st 2017
Wilindoro Cacique
Peruvian musician of Amazonian cumbia (Juaneco y Su Combo)Died on Friday July 21st 2017
Andrea Jürgens
German schlager singerDied on Thursday July 20th 2017
Barbara Weldens
French singerDied on Thursday July 20th 2017
Chester Bennington
American musicianDied on Thursday July 20th 2017
José Bragato
Italian-born Argentine cellistDied on Thursday July 20th 2017
Simon Holmes
Australian musician (The Hummingbirds)Died on Thursday July 20th 2017
Blaoui Houari
Algerian singerDied on Wednesday July 19th 2017
Graham Wood
Australian jazz pianistDied on Wednesday July 19th 2017
Thor Lindsay
American record producer (Tim/Kerr)Died on Monday July 17th 2017
Roland Cazimero
American guitarist (The Brothers Cazimero)Died on Monday July 17th 2017
Kayton Roberts
American steel guitaristDied on Monday July 17th 2017
Giannis Kalatzis
Greek singerDied on Sunday July 16th 2017
David Zablidowsky
American bassist (Adrenaline MobDied on Sunday July 16th 2017
Imran Usmanov
Russian Chechen folk singerDied on Saturday July 15th 2017
Mahi Beamer
American singerDied on Saturday July 15th 2017
Egil Kapstad
Norwegian jazz pianistDied on Friday July 14th 2017
Fresh Kid Ice
American rapper (2 Live Crew)Died on Thursday July 13th 2017
Tamara Miansarova
Soviet and Russian pop singerDied on Thursday July 13th 2017
Ray Phiri
South African jazz musicianDied on Wednesday July 12th 2017
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini
Italian organistDied on Wednesday July 12th 2017
Paquita Rico
Spanish actress and singer (¡Viva lo imposible!Died on Sunday July 9th 2017
Melvyn “Deacon” Jones
American blues musicianDied on Sunday July 9th 2017
Pierre Henry
French composerDied on Thursday July 6th 2017
Zdeněk Juračka
Czech guitaristDied on Thursday July 6th 2017
Rudy Rotta
Italian blues guitarist and singer. Died on Wednesday July 5th 2017
John Blackwell
American funk and jazz drummerDied on Tuesday July 4th 2017
Karunamaya Goswami
Bangladeshi musicologistDied on Sunday July 2nd 2017
Sabita Chowdhury
Indian singerDied on Friday June 30th 2017
Eliza Clívia
Brazilian singerDied on Thursday June 29th 2017
Sudhin Das
Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet musicianDied on Thursday June 29th 2017
Gary DeCarlo
American singer and songwriter (Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye)Died on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Dave Rosser
American guitarist (Afghan WhigsDied on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Geri Allen
American jazz pianistDied on Tuesday June 27th 2017
Jimmy Chi
Australian playwright and composer (Bran Nue Dae)Died on Monday June 26th 2017
Harry Prime
American big band singerDied on Saturday June 24th 2017
Jimmy Nalls
American rock guitarist (Sea Level)Died on Saturday June 24th 2017
Gunter Gabriel
German singerDied on Thursday June 22nd 2017
Belton Richard
American musicianDied on Thursday June 22nd 2017
Ludger Rémy
German harpsichordist and conductorDied on Wednesday June 21st 2017
Chris Murrell
American jazz singerDied on Tuesday June 20th 2017
Kyla Greenbaum
British pianistDied on Tuesday June 20th 2017
Paul Zukofsky
American violinist and conductorDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Philip Gossett
American musicologistDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Norro Wilson
American country music songwriter ("A Very Special Love Song"Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Corneliu Stroe
Romanian drummer and percussionistDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Rosalie Sorrels
American folk singerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Aamir Zaki
Pakistani guitaristDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sir Jeffrey Tate
British conductorDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Malcolm Lipkin
English composerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Skipp Pearson
American jazz musicianDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sandra Reemer
Dutch singer ("Als het om de liefde gaat"Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Vin Garbutt
British folk singer (When the Tide TurnsDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Jan Høiland
Norwegian singerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Prince Udaya Priyantha
Sri Lankan artist and singerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Jiří Bělohlávek
Czech conductorDied on Thursday June 1st 2017
Curtis Womack
American soul singer (The Valentinos)Died on Tuesday May 30th 2017
Saucy Sylvia
Canadian-born American comedian and singerDied on Monday May 29th 2017
Marcus Intalex
British disc jockey and record producerDied on Sunday May 28th 2017
Claudia Hellmann
German opera singerDied on Sunday May 28th 2017
Gregg Allman
American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and musician (The Allman Brothers Band)Died on Saturday May 27th 2017
Wajahat Attre
Indian composerDied on Friday May 26th 2017
Bill Dowdy
American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds)Died on Thursday May 25th 2017
Barbara Smith Conrad
American opera singerDied on Thursday May 25th 2017
Kenny Cordray
American guitarist and songwriterDied on Wednesday May 24th 2017
Irio De Paula
Brazilian guitarist and composerDied on Wednesday May 24th 2017
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummerDied on Wednesday May 24th 2017
George Reiff
American musicianDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2017
Joy Byers
American pop songwriter ("What's A Matter Baby" "It Hurts Me")Died on Monday May 22nd 2017
Jimmy LaFave
American folk musicianDied on Monday May 22nd 2017
Natalia Shakhovskaya
Russian cellistDied on Sunday May 21st 2017
Leo Kristi
Indonesian singerDied on Sunday May 21st 2017