Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Tommy Allsup
American rockabilly and swing musician · 11 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 11
Buddy Greco
American jazz and pop singer and pianist · 10 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 10
Crazy Toones
American rap DJ · 09 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 9 · Musicians
Peter Sarstedt
English singer-songwriter ("Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?") · 08 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 8
Johnny Dick
Australian drummer (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs · 08 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 8
Sylvester Potts
American soul singer (The Contours) · 08 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 8
Eddie Kamae
American musician (Sons of Hawaii) · 08 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 8
Mike Gaborno
American musician (Manic Hispanic) · 05 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 5
Auriel Andrew
Australian country musician · 05 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 5
Georges Prêtre
French orchestral and opera conductor · 04 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 4
Memo Morales
Venezuelan singer · 01 January 2017 · January 2017 · January 1
Carole Smith
American songwriter ("Don't Keep Me Hangin' On") · 27 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 27
Alphonse Mouzon
American jazz drummer and record label owner · 26 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 26
Jiří Smetana
Czech musician and producer · 26 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 26
George Michael
British singer and member of Wham! · 25 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 25
Mick Zane
American musician (Malice) · 24 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 24
Ruud Merx
Dutch musical composer and trombonist (Johann Strauss Orchestra · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
Weston Noble
American music educator and conductor · 22 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 22
Antonio Membrado
Spanish classical guitarist · 20 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 20
Gordie Tapp
Canadian country singer and entertainer · 19 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 19
Valerie Gell
British singer and guitarist (The Liverbirds) · 17 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 17
Alan Thicke
Canadian actor (Growing Pains) and songwriter · 14 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 14
George Mantalis
American pop singer (The Four Coins) · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13
Jim Lowe
American singer-songwriter (Green Door) · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13
Palani Vaughan
American Hawaiian music singer · 12 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 12
Joe Ligon
American gospel singer (Mighty Clouds of Joy). · 12 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 12
Esma Redžepova
Macedonian Romani singer · 11 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 11
Mohamed Tahar Fergani
Algerian singer · 09 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 9 · Fergani
Greg Lake
English singer and musician (King Crimson · 08 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 8
Chelsea Dolan
American musician and radio personality (KALX) · 08 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 8
Julia Gomelskaya
Ukrainian composer. car accident · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7
Mona Maraachli
Lebanese female singer · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Elisabeth Carron
American operatic soprano · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Adam Sagan
American drummer (Circle II Circle · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Mark Gray
American country singer and songwriter (Take Me Down. The Closer You Get) · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
Radim Hladík
Czech musician (Blue Effect) · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
Wayne Duncan
Australian musician (Daddy Cool) · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
Micky Fitz
British punk singer (The Business) · 02 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 2
Amar Ezzahi
Algerian singer · 02 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 2
Diz Russell
American singer (The Orioles) · 29 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 29
Martin Stone
British guitarist and bookseller · 29 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 29
Ray Columbus
New Zealand rock singer (Ray Columbus & the Invaders) · 29 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 29
Colonel Abrams
American musician ("Trapped") · 27 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 27
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and accordionist · 26 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 26
Ben Zion Shenker
American rabbi and composer · 25 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 25 · Shenker
Hod O’Brien
US american jazz pianist · 23 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 23 · O'Brien
M. Balamuralikrishna
Indian Carnatic musician and composer · 22 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 22
Don Waller
American music journalist and singer (Imperial Dogs) · 22 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 22
Craig Gill
British rock drummer (Inspiral Carpets) · 22 November 2016 · November 2016 · November 22