Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Brian Rading
Canadian bassist (Five Man Electrical Band) · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Sverre Kjelsberg
Norwegian musician (Pussycats) and 1980 Eurovision Song Contest participant · 19 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 19
Jano Fuentes
American singer (La Voz... México) · 18 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 18
Alejandro “Jano” Fuentes
American singer (La Voz... México) · 18 June 2016 · June 2016 · Fuentes · June 18
Attrell Cordes
American rhythm and blues singer (P.M. Dawn) · 17 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 17
Oleg Karavaychuk
Soviet/Russian composer · 13 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 13
Chris Warren
American musician ("Break It Down") · 12 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 12
Henry McCullough
Northern Irish guitarist (Spooky Tooth · 14 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 14
Ofelya Hambardzumyan
Armenian folk singer · 13 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 13
Martin van Dijk
Dutch pianist and composer · 05 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 5 · Dijk
J. Reilly Lewis
American choral conductor and Baroque music specialist · 09 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 9 · Lewis
Vladislav Yankovsky
Russian musician (Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Akihiro Komori
Japanese composer (Yuusha Raideen · 05 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 5
Häns’che Weiss
German jazz guitarist and composer. · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Juana la del Revuelo
Spanish Flamenco singer · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · Revuelo · June 7
Terje Fjærn
Norwegian orchestra conductor · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Amber Gurung
Nepalese musician and composer (national anthem) · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Dave Swarbrick
British folk musician and singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention) · 03 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 3
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer (Eurovision Song Contest winner) · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Jimmy Borges
American jazz singer · 30 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 30
Thomas Fekete
American indie rock guitarist (Surfer Blood) · 31 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 31
Marshall Jones
American musician (Ohio Players) · 27 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 27
Gustav Meier
Swiss-born American conductor · 26 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 26
Bonnie Law
Hong Kong singer and actor · 27 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 27
Raphael Hostey
British rapper and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruiter · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · Raphaël · May 2
Balwantrai Bhatt
Indian composer and musician · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
James King
American bluegrass musician · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Nick Menza
American drummer (Megadeth · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Paul McDowell
British actor and singer (The Temperance Seven) · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
Robert W. Gutman
American musicologist and biographer of Richard Wagner and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · Gutman · May 18
Deddy Dores
Indonesian singer and song writer · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Marlene Marder
Swiss punk rock guitarist (LiLiPUT). · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · Marlène · May 17
Guy Clark
American folk singer-songwriter. · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Emilio Navaira
American country and Tejano singer · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Bill Backer
American advertising executive (McCann Erickson) and songwriter ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)") · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15
Julius La Rosa
American traditional pop singer · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12 · Rosa
Lasse Mårtenson
Finnish singer ("Laiskotellen") · 14 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 14
Peter Behrens
German musician (Trio) · 11 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 11
Gene Gutowski
Polish-born American film producer (The Pianist · 10 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 10
Jimmy Manolides
American art curator and musician · 09 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 9
Paul Brown
American smooth jazz guitarist and producer · 06 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 6
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer. · 05 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 5
John Stabb
American punk musician (Government Issue) · 08 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 8
Candye Kane
American blues singer-songwriter and actress · 06 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 6
Sydney Onayemi
Nigerian-born Swedish DJ · 01 May 2016 · Musicians · May 2016 · May 1
Doug Raney
American jazz guitarist · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
Kong Bunchhoeun
Cambodian author and songwriter · 18 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 18
Billy Paul
American soul singer Me & Mrs. Jones. · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Papa Wemba
Congolese singer · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Lord Tanamo
Jamaican ska and mento musician · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Bill Sevesi
Tongan-born New Zealand musician · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23