Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Frankie Paul
Jamaican musicianDied on Friday May 19th 2017
Robert Gutter
American conductorDied on Friday May 19th 2017
Chris Cornell
American musician and singer-songwriter (AudioslaveDied on Thursday May 18th 2017
Kevin Stanton
New Zealand rock guitarist (Mi-Sex)Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Casey Jones
American blues drummerDied on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Rosa Nell Speer
American gospel singer (Speer Family)Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Peter Kivy
American musicologistDied on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Derek Poindexter
American musicianDied on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Jimmy Copley
English drummerDied on Sunday May 14th 2017
Norma Procter
English opera singerDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Joachim Kaiser
German musicologist and editorDied on Friday May 12th 2017
Dave Pell
American jazz musician. Died on Wednesday May 10th 2017
Robert Miles
Italian electronic dance musician and record producerDied on Wednesday May 10th 2017
Christopher Boykin
American entertainer and musician (Rob & Big)Died on Wednesday May 10th 2017
Joanna Brouk
American electronic musician and composerDied on Saturday May 6th 2017
Francis Travis
American-born Swiss orchestral conductorDied on Saturday May 6th 2017
Olga Hegedus
British cellistDied on Thursday May 4th 2017
Agnes Giebel
German sopranoDied on Thursday May 4th 2017
Péter Komlós
Hungarian violinistDied on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
John Shifflett
American jazz musicianDied on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Nona Liddell
British violinistDied on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Vuk Kulenovic
Yugoslavian-born American composerDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Bruce Hampton
American musician (Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit). Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Col. Bruce Hampton
American musician (Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit). Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Erik Martin
German songwriter and editor (Muschelhaufen)Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Erkki Kurenniemi
Finnish musicianDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Endrik Wottrich
German tenorDied on Saturday April 29th 2017
Trustin Howard
American singerDied on Saturday April 29th 2017
Zoe Realla
American rapperDied on Saturday April 29th 2017
Zoe Raella
American rapperDied on Saturday April 29th 2017
Jerry Adriani
Brazilian singerDied on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Frank Dostal
German music producer and songwriter (Yes SirDied on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Kristine Jepson
American mezzo-sopranoDied on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Gordon Langford
English composerDied on Friday April 21st 2017
Lucky Akhand
Bangladeshi singer-composerDied on Friday April 21st 2017
Cuba Gooding Sr.
American soul singer and actorDied on Thursday April 20th 2017
Pat Fitzpatrick
Irish keyboardist (Aslan)Died on Wednesday April 19th 2017
Scotty Miller
American drummer (Instant Funk)Died on Wednesday April 19th 2017
Manfred Jung
German opera singerDied on Wednesday April 19th 2017
Stan Robinson
British jazz tenor saxophonist and flautistDied on Tuesday April 18th 2017
Rita Orlandi-Malaspina
Italian opera singerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Willy Cruz
Filipino songwriter and composerDied on Monday April 17th 2017
Martín Elías
Colombian vallenato singerDied on Sunday April 16th 2017
Allan Holdsworth
British guitarist and composer (BrufordDied on Sunday April 16th 2017
Alan Henderson
Northern Irish bassist (Them)Died on Saturday April 15th 2017
Reuben Allred
American pianistDied on Saturday April 15th 2017
Bruce Langhorne
American folk musician (Bob Dylan) and film scorer (The Hired Hand)Died on Saturday April 15th 2017
Barry “Frosty” Smith
American drummer (Lee MichaelsDied on Friday April 14th 2017
Kathleen Cassello
American operatic sopranoDied on Friday April 14th 2017
Banner Thomas
American bass guitarist (Molly Hatchet)Died on Friday April 14th 2017
Bob Wootton
American country guitarist (Johnny CashDied on Thursday April 13th 2017
José Miguel Class
Puerto Rican singerDied on Thursday April 13th 2017
Bob Cunningham
American jazz bassistDied on Thursday April 13th 2017
Mika Vainio
Finnish electronic and experimental musician (Pan Sonic)Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Toby Smith
British keyboardist (Jamiroquai)Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Keni Richards
American drummer (Autograph)Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Kim Plainfield
American jazz drummerDied on Thursday April 13th 2017
Peggy Hayama
Japanese singerDied on Thursday April 13th 2017
David Angel
British violinist (Maggini QuartetDied on Wednesday April 12th 2017
Linda Hopkins
American actress and blues and gospel singerDied on Tuesday April 11th 2017
Yuushi Matsuyama
Japanese composer and film scorerDied on Monday April 10th 2017
Louis Sarno
American musicologist and authorDied on Sunday April 9th 2017
María Luisa Ozaita
Spanish composerDied on Sunday April 9th 2017
Ryo Kagawa
Japanese folk singerDied on Saturday April 8th 2017
Leo J. Baroi
Bangladeshi singerDied on Friday April 7th 2017
David Peel
American singer and political activistDied on Friday April 7th 2017
Brenda Jones
American R&B singer (The Jones Girls)Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
L.A. Dre
American record producer and keyboardistDied on Thursday April 6th 2017
Kishori Amonkar
Indian classical singerDied on Monday April 3rd 2017
Elyse Steinman
American hard rock guitarist (Raging Slab)Died on Monday April 3rd 2017
Lonnie Brooks
American blues guitarist and singerDied on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Rosie Hamlin
American singer (Rosie and the Originals)Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Vivienne de Silva Boralessa
Sri Lankan singerDied on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Gabriel Mafa
Romanian musician (Negură Bunget)Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Clarece Candamio
American organistDied on Thursday March 30th 2017
Rainer Kussmaul
German violinistDied on Thursday March 30th 2017
Aldo Guibovich
Peruvian singer of Latin pop group Los Pasteles VerdesDied on Wednesday March 29th 2017
Arthur Blythe
American jazz alto saxophonist and composerDied on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Roberta Knie
American operatic sopranoDied on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Věra Špinarová
Czech singerDied on Monday March 27th 2017
Edward Grimes
American post-rock drummer (Rachel'sDied on Monday March 27th 2017
Jimmy Dotson
82 American musicianDied on Monday March 27th 2017
Clem Curtis
Trinidadian-born British singer (The Foundations)Died on Monday March 27th 2017