Chandrasena Thalangama
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
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Vladislav Chernushenko
Russian conductor
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Margaret Ross
American singer (The Cookies)
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Gabe Lopez
American songwriter and producer
Died 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 bassist
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yoichiro Yoshikawa
Japanese composer
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yuri Rymanov
Russian guitarist (Lyube)
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Marie Rouanet
French singer and writer
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Abhijit Majumdar
Indian singer and music director
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Stefania Stella
Italian actress and singer
Died on Friday January 23rd 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 songwriter
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Rob Hirst
Australian musician (Midnight Oil)
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Billy Parker
American country music singer and DJ
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Anders Möller
Swedish musician (Black Ingvars
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Stephen “Cat” Coore
Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World)
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Osvaldo Díaz
Chilean singer
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Guillermo Rendón García
Colombian composer and organist
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Joxean Llorente
Spanish choral conductor
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Marikena Monti
Argentine actress and singer
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Rubén Patagonia
Argentine singer
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tucker Zimmerman
American singer-songwriter
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raju Bandara
Sri Lankan singer
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Tony Dallara
Italian singer
Died 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 singer
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Quemil Yambay
Paraguayan musician
Died 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 Days
Died 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 Pink
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Michael Kemner
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben)
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Rebecca Kilgore
American singer
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Álvaro Peña-Rojas
Chilean-German singer and songwriter
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Dieudonné Larose
Haitian singer
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Prashant Tamang
Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok)
Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Yeison Jiménez
Colombian singer
Died 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 conductor
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Igor Blazhkov
Ukrainian conductor
Died 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 songwriter
Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Andrew Carter
English composer and conductor
Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Mike Embro
Canadian drummer (Razor)
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Andrew Bodnar
English bass guitarist (The Rumour)
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Elsje de Wijn
Dutch actress and singer
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Calboni M’Bani
French rapper
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Johnny Legend
American rockabilly musician
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Ritva Auvinen
Finnish opera singer
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Mesut İktu
Turkish operatic baritone
Died 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 composer
Died 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 academic
Died 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 violinist
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Gustave Botiaux
French tenor
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Ricardo Daniel Pereyra
Argentine tango singer
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Peter Sattmann
German actor and musician
Died 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…
Monic Cecconi-Botella French pianist, composer and academic dead at age 89
Monic Cecconi-Botella, a French pianist, music educator and composer,
died on December 28, 2025. Born in Courbevoie on September 30, 1936, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Maurice…
Ants Soots
Estonian conductor
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Gary Graffman
American classical pianist
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Robert Massard
French singer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Latha Walpola
Sri Lankan singer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Marcia Rodd Actress dead at age 87
Marcia Rodd, an American actress, singer and director known for Little Murders, Shelter and Handle with Care,
died on December 27, 2025, at age 87. Born in Lyons, Kansas, on…
Jonathan Powell British pianist and musicologist dead at age 56
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor,
died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano…
Stu Phillips
Canadian-American country singer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Tony Ocasio
Puertorican singer (Los Chicos)
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Perry Bamonte
English Hall of Fame guitarist (The Cure
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Justus Zeyen
German pianist and accompanist
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Pate Mustajärvi
Finnish musician (Popeda)
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Don Bryant American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter dead at age 83
Don Bryant, the American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter known for "I Can't Stand the Rain,"
died on December 26, 2025, at age 83. Born Donald Maurice Bryant on…
Robert Mosci American jazz musician and pianist dead at age 72
Robert Mosci, an American jazz musician and pianist,
died on December 25, 2025. Also a singer and songwriter, he was known for his long-standing performances at New York City piano…
Iurie Mahovici
Moldovan composer and pianist
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Isaiah Jackson American conductor dead at age 80
Isaiah Jackson, an American conductor and academic teacher,
died on December 24, 2025, at age 80. He was music director of the Royal Ballet in London from 1987 to 1990…
Cosimo Filane
Canadian singer
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025