Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Raymond Daveluy
Canadian composerDied on Thursday September 1st 2016
Temple Painter
American harpsichordist and organistDied on Saturday August 6th 2016
Fred Hellerman
American folk singerDied on Thursday September 1st 2016
Kacey Jones
American singer-songwriterDied on Thursday September 1st 2016
Norman Killeen
American drummer (Threat Signal)Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Samo Hubad
Slovenian conductorDied on Wednesday August 31st 2016
Norman Kileen
American drummer (Threat Signal)Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Ab Tamboer
Dutch musician (Earth and Fire)Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Ab Tambour
Dutch musician (Earth and Fire)Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Juan Gabriel
Mexican singerDied on Sunday August 28th 2016
Kid Cali
rapperDied on Saturday August 20th 2016
Mohammad Heydari
Iranian musician and songwriterDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Eddy Silitonga
Indonesian singerDied on Thursday August 25th 2016
Anđelko Klobučar
Croatian composer and organistDied on Sunday August 7th 2016
Gilli Smyth
English musician who performed with the band GongDied on Monday August 22nd 2016
Derek Smith
British jazz pianistDied on Sunday August 21st 2016
Irving Fields
American pianistDied on Saturday August 20th 2016
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musicianDied on Monday August 22nd 2016
Tom Searle
British metalcore guitarist (Architects)Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singerDied on Sunday August 21st 2016
Lou Pearlman
American record producerDied on Friday August 19th 2016
Matt Roberts
American rock guitarist (3 Doors Down)Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Louis Stewart
Irish jazz guitaristDied on Saturday August 20th 2016
Horacio Salgán
Argentine tango musicianDied on Friday August 19th 2016
Adrian Enescu
Romanian composerDied on Friday August 19th 2016
Preston Hubbard
American bass player (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Lorenzo Piani
Italian singer and songwriterDied on Sunday August 14th 2016
James Woolley
American keyboardist (Nine Inch NailsDied on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Bobby Hutcherson
American jazz musicianDied on Monday August 15th 2016
DJ Official
American hip hop musicianDied on Sunday August 14th 2016
Connie Crothers
American jazz pianistDied on Saturday August 13th 2016
Ruby Winters
American soul singerDied on Sunday August 7th 2016
Na. Muthukumar
Indian lyricistDied on Sunday August 14th 2016
Guillermo Anderson
Honduran musicianDied on Saturday August 6th 2016
Ruby Wilson
American singerDied on Friday August 12th 2016
Glenn Yarbrough
American folk singerDied on Thursday August 11th 2016
Patrice Munsel
American coloratura sopranoDied on Thursday August 4th 2016
Dolores Vargas
Spanish singerDied on Sunday August 7th 2016
B. E. Taylor
American musicianDied on Sunday August 7th 2016
Frank Iero
British musician (Origami ApparatusDied on Monday August 1st 2016
Ricci Martin
American musicianDied on Wednesday August 3rd 2016
Richard Fagan
American songwriter and musicianDied on Friday August 5th 2016
Vander Lee
Brasilian singer-songwriterDied on Friday August 5th 2016
Nigel Gray
British record producer (Outlandos d'Amour)Died on Saturday July 30th 2016
Snaffu Rigor
Filipino composerDied on Thursday August 4th 2016
Maggie Macdonald
Scottish Gaelic singerDied on Tuesday July 26th 2016
Andre Hajdu
Israeli composerDied on Monday August 1st 2016
Mike Mohede
Indonesian singerDied on Sunday July 31st 2016
José Menese
Spanish flamenco singerDied on Friday July 29th 2016
Minerva Herrera
Cuban folk singerDied on Monday July 11th 2016
Fred Tomlinson
British singer (The Two RonniesDied on Friday July 29th 2016
Daasebre Gyamenah
Ghanaian musicianDied on Friday July 29th 2016
Hiroko Nakamura
Japanese classical pianistDied on Tuesday July 26th 2016
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composerDied on Wednesday July 27th 2016
Roye Albrighton
British rock guitarist and singer (Nektar)Died on Tuesday July 26th 2016
George Reznik
Canadian jazz pianistDied on Saturday July 23rd 2016
Sandy Pearlman
American record producer (Blue Öyster CultDied on Tuesday July 26th 2016
Horacio Olivo
Puerto Rican actor and singerDied on Sunday July 24th 2016
Marni Nixon
American singerDied on Sunday July 24th 2016
Bijoya Chaudhuri
Indian Rabindra Sangeet singerDied on Wednesday July 20th 2016
Edgar Muenzer
American violinist (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Died on Friday July 22nd 2016
Johnny Craviotto
American rock drummer (The DucksDied on Friday July 15th 2016
Danny Nettey
Ghanaian musician and songwriterDied on Friday July 15th 2016
Lewie Steinberg
American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bassist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)Died on Thursday July 21st 2016
André Isoir
French organistDied on Wednesday July 20th 2016
Lawrence Minors
British Bermudian calypso bassistDied on Wednesday July 20th 2016
Gary S. Paxton
American record producer ("Monster Mash") and singer-songwriter (Skip & FlipDied on Saturday July 16th 2016
Bonnie Brown
American country singer (The Browns)Died on Saturday July 16th 2016
Geoffrey Shovelton
English opera singer and illustratorDied on Monday July 4th 2016
Mubarak Begum
Indian playback singerDied on Monday July 18th 2016
Tamás Somló
Hungarian musician and singer (OmegaDied on Tuesday July 19th 2016
Carole Switala
American singer and voice actress (Mister Roger's Neighbourhood)Died on Saturday July 9th 2016
Maralin Niska
American sopranoDied on Saturday July 9th 2016
Atilla Manizade
Turkish opera singerDied on Sunday July 10th 2016
Gregg Smith
American conductor and composerDied on Tuesday July 12th 2016
El Lebrijano
Spanish flamenco singerDied on Wednesday July 13th 2016
Roland Prince
Antiguan jazz guitaristDied on Friday July 15th 2016
Erik Petersen
American punk rock musician (Mischief Brew)Died on Friday July 15th 2016
Claude Williamson
American jazz pianistDied on Saturday July 16th 2016
Rokusuke Ei
Japanese author and lyricist ("Sukiyaki")Died on Monday July 11th 2016
Om Prakash Sonik
Indian composerDied on Thursday July 7th 2016
Danny Smythe
American drummer (The Box Tops)Died on Wednesday July 6th 2016
Geneviève Castrée
Canadian musician and comic book artistDied on Saturday July 9th 2016
Vaughn Harper
American radio DJDied on Saturday July 9th 2016
Gladys Nordenstrom
American composerDied on Tuesday July 5th 2016
Alirio Díaz
Venezuelan classical guitarist and composerDied on Tuesday July 5th 2016