Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Heinrich Schiff
Austrian cellistDied on Friday December 23rd 2016
Sven Zetterberg
Swedish blues musicianDied on Thursday December 22nd 2016
Weston Noble
American music educator and conductorDied on Thursday December 22nd 2016
Betty Loo Taylor
American jazz pianistDied on Thursday December 22nd 2016
Abdul Gafur Hali
Bangladeshi singerDied on Wednesday December 21st 2016
Andrew Dorff
American songwriterDied on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Antonio Membrado
Spanish classical guitaristDied on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Gordie Tapp
Canadian country singer and entertainerDied on Monday December 19th 2016
Léo Marjane
French singerDied on Monday December 19th 2016
Gustavo Quintero
Colombian singer-songwriterDied on Sunday December 18th 2016
Valerie Gell
British singer and guitarist (The Liverbirds)Died on Saturday December 17th 2016
Arnie Norse
Norwegian singer and entertainerDied on Friday December 16th 2016
Ajit Varman
Indian composerDied on Friday December 16th 2016
Karel Husa
Czech-born American composerDied on Thursday December 15th 2016
Päivi Paunu
Finnish singerDied on Thursday December 15th 2016
Betsy Pecanins
American born Mexican singerDied on Wednesday December 14th 2016
Alan Thicke
Canadian actor (Growing Pains) and songwriterDied on Wednesday December 14th 2016
Bunny Walters
New Zealand singerDied on Tuesday December 13th 2016
George Mantalis
American pop singer (The Four Coins)Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Barrelhouse Chuck
American blues musicianDied on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Damião Experiença
Brazilian singer and musicianDied on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Lucila Campos
Peruvian singerDied on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Ahuva Ozeri
Israeli singerDied on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Jim Lowe
American singer-songwriter (Green Door)Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Palani Vaughan
American Hawaiian music singerDied on Monday December 12th 2016
Esma Redžepova
Macedonian Romani singerDied on Sunday December 11th 2016
Mohamed Tahar Fergani
Algerian singerDied on Friday December 9th 2016
Elliott Schwartz
American composerDied on Friday December 9th 2016
Chelsea Dolan
American musician and radio personality (KALX)Died on Thursday December 8th 2016
Julia Gomelskaya
Ukrainian composer. car accidentDied on Wednesday December 7th 2016
Junaid Jamshed
Pakistani musicianDied on Wednesday December 7th 2016
Mona Maraachli
Lebanese female singerDied on Tuesday December 6th 2016
Elisabeth Carron
American operatic sopranoDied on Tuesday December 6th 2016
Adam Sagan
American drummer (Circle II CircleDied on Tuesday December 6th 2016
Herbert Hardesty
American jazz musicianDied on Monday December 5th 2016
Gigliola Frazzoni
Italian opera singerDied on Monday December 5th 2016
Mark Gray
American country singer and songwriter (Take Me Down. The Closer You Get)Died on Sunday December 4th 2016
Ivar Thomassen
Norwegian folk singer-songwriterDied on Sunday December 4th 2016
Radim Hladík
Czech musician (Blue Effect)Died on Sunday December 4th 2016
Wayne Duncan
Australian musician (Daddy Cool)Died on Sunday December 4th 2016
Lionel Stoléru
French politician and conductorDied on Saturday December 3rd 2016
Kamilló Lendvay
Hungarian composerDied on Friday December 2nd 2016
Micky Fitz
British punk singer (The Business)Died on Friday December 2nd 2016
Amar Ezzahi
Algerian singerDied on Friday December 2nd 2016
Aleksei Maslennikov
Russian tenorDied on Thursday December 1st 2016
Allan Zavod
Australian pianistDied on Wednesday November 30th 2016
Diz Russell
American singer (The Orioles)Died on Tuesday November 29th 2016
Martin Stone
British guitarist and booksellerDied on Tuesday November 29th 2016
Ray Columbus
New Zealand rock singer (Ray Columbus & the Invaders)Died on Tuesday November 29th 2016
Carlton Kitto
Indian jazz guitaristDied on Monday November 28th 2016
Alexander Yossifov
Bulgarian composerDied on Monday November 28th 2016
Colonel Abrams
American musician ("Trapped")Died on Sunday November 27th 2016
Shirley Bunnie Foy
American jazz musicianDied on Saturday November 26th 2016
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and accordionistDied on Saturday November 26th 2016
Fred Stobaugh
American songwriterDied on Saturday November 26th 2016
Ben Zion Shenker
American rabbi and composerDied on Friday November 25th 2016
Tayssir Akla
Syrian composer and conductorDied on Wednesday November 23rd 2016
Hod O’Brien
US american jazz pianistDied on Wednesday November 23rd 2016
M. Balamuralikrishna
Indian Carnatic musician and composerDied on Tuesday November 22nd 2016
Don Waller
American music journalist and singer (Imperial Dogs)Died on Tuesday November 22nd 2016
Jean-Claude Risset
French composerDied on Tuesday November 22nd 2016
Craig Gill
British rock drummer (Inspiral Carpets)Died on Tuesday November 22nd 2016
Balamuralikrishna
Indian musicianDied on Tuesday November 22nd 2016
Hugh McDonald
Australian musician (Redgum)Died on Monday November 21st 2016
Saki Kaskas
Greek video game music composerDied on Monday November 21st 2016
Raynoma Gordy Singleton
American songwriter (Motown) and record producerDied on Saturday November 19th 2016
Sharon Jones
American singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings)Died on Saturday November 19th 2016
Doug Edwards
Canadian musicianDied on Thursday November 17th 2016
Mentor Williams
American songwriterDied on Thursday November 17th 2016
Jules Eskin
American cellist (Boston Symphony Orchestra)Died on Wednesday November 16th 2016
Mose Allison
American jazz musician and songwriter ("Young Man Blues")Died on Tuesday November 15th 2016
Holly Dunn
American country music singerDied on Tuesday November 15th 2016
David Mancuso
American DJ and founder of The LoftDied on Tuesday November 15th 2016
Mohammad Ebrahim Sharifzadeh
Iranian Mughami singer and composerDied on Sunday November 13th 2016
Leon Russell
American musicianDied on Sunday November 13th 2016
Jacques Werup
Swedish musicianDied on Saturday November 12th 2016
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer-songwriter ("Suzanne"Died on Friday November 11th 2016
Laurent Pardo
French bass guitaristDied on Tuesday November 8th 2016
Jimmy Young
British singer and radio personalityDied on Monday November 7th 2016
Biser Kirov
Bulgarian pop singerDied on Monday November 7th 2016
Zoltán Kocsis
Hungarian pianistDied on Sunday November 6th 2016
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French electronic music producerDied on Saturday November 5th 2016
Eddie Harsch
Canadian musician (The Black Crowes)Died on Friday November 4th 2016
W. D. Amaradeva
Sri Lankan musicianDied on Thursday November 3rd 2016