Richard Lyons
American musician (Negativland · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Nguyen Anh 9
Vietnamese songwriter and pianist · 14 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 14
Emile Ford
Saint Lucian singer ("What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?") and sound engineer · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11 · Émile
Gib Guilbeau
American musician (The Flying Burrito Brothers) · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12
Pete Zorn
American Folk/Roots musician · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Ismael Quintana
Puerto Rican singer and composer. · 16 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 16
Robbie Brennan
Irish musician (Skid Row · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12
Mariano Mores
Argentine tango composer and pianist · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
Jack Hammer
American musician and songwriter ("Great Balls of Fire") · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11
Tony Conrad
American avant-garde musician · 09 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 9
Kōji Wada
Japanese singer (Digimon · 03 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 3 · Koji
Jade Lemons
American rock musician (Injected) · 07 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 7
Dorothy Schwartz
American singer (The Chordettes) · 04 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 4
Bill Henderson
American jazz vocalist and actor · 03 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 3
Leon Haywood
American funk and soul singer · 06 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 6 · León
David Zychek
American rock guitarist · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Carlo Mastrangelo
American doo-wop singer (The Belmonts) · 04 April 2016 · Mastrángelo · April 2016 · April 4
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz vocalist · 03 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 3
Joey Martin Feek
American country singer (Joey + Rory) · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4 · Feek
Andy Newman
British pianist (Thunderclap Newman) · 30 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 30
Larry Payton
American R&B drummer (Brass Construction) · 30 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 30
Andy “Thunderclap” Newman
British pianist (Thunderclap Newman) · 30 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 30
Joe Skyward
American musician (The Posies · 28 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 28
Roger Cicero
German jazz and pop musician · 24 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 24 · Cícero
Ross Shapiro
American musician (The Glands) · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26
James Jamerson, Jr.
American R&B bass player (Chanson). (death announced on this date) · 25 March 2016 · March 2016 · Athletes · March 25
Jimmy Riley
Jamaican reggae musician · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Scabs
American horror punk drummer (Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13) · 19 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 19
Gegham Grigoryan
Armenian opera singer · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Phife Dawg
American rapper (A Tribe Called Quest) · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Gavin Christopher
American R&B/Hip-hop singer · 03 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 3
Shawn Elliott
American actor and singer · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Steve Young
American outlaw country singer and songwriter ("Seven Bridges Road") · 17 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 17
Trần Lập
Vietnamese rock singer · 17 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 17
Grace Chinga
Malawian gosepel singer · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Lee Andrews
American doo-wop singer (Lee Andrews & the Hearts) · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Thanh Tùng
Vietnamese songwriter · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan
Indian shehnai musician · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16 · Khan
Daryl Coley
American gospel singer. · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Conor Walsh
Irish indie rock pianist and composer · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
Ras Munya
Zimbabwean reggae bassist · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Tommy Brown
American R&B singer · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
Joe Ascione
American jazz drummer · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Keith Emerson
English keyboardist (Emerson · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Gogi Grant
American popular singer · 10 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 10 · Grant,
Ray Griff
Canadian country music singer and songwriter · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Joe Cabot
American jazz musician and band leader · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Timothy Makaya
Nigerian jazz guitarist · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Jon English
English-born Australian musician and actor · 10 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 10
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist and vocalist · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9 · Nana
Bruce Geduldig
American experimental synth musician (Tuxedomoon) · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Andrew Loomis
American rock drummer (Dead Moon) · 08 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 8
George Martin
British record producer (The Beatles) · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Ross Hannaford
Australian musician (Daddy Cool) · 08 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 8
Aaron Huffman
American rock bassist (Harvey Danger) and art director (The Stranger) · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
Ekrem Jevrić
Montenegrin singer from Yonkers · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Danny Finn
British pop singer (Prima Donna · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
Kalabhavan Mani
Indian actor and singer · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
C. L. Blast
American soul singer · 26 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 26 · Blast
Ireng Maulana
Indonesian jazz guitarist · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
Joey Feek
American country singer (Joey + Rory) · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Gayle McCormick
American singer (Smith) · 01 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 1
Gwyneth George
British concert cellist and music academic · 03 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 3
Zhou Xiaoyan
Chinese vocal pedagogue and classical soprano · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Kenneth van Barthold
British concert pianist and musical academic · 16 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 16 · Barthold
Christine Palmer
American opera singer (San Carlo Opera Company) · 27 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 27