Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ralph Stanley
American bluegrass musicianDied on Thursday June 23rd 2016
Igor Chukman
American Musician (The Common PlaceDied on Saturday June 11th 2016
Harry Rabinowitz
British film music composer and conductorDied on Thursday June 23rd 2016
Leo Brennan
Irish musician and founder of Leo's TavernDied on Wednesday June 22nd 2016
Freddy Powers
American musicianDied on Tuesday June 21st 2016
Pierre Lalonde
Canadian singer and television hostDied on Tuesday June 21st 2016
OJB Jezreel
Nigerian singer and record producerDied on Tuesday June 14th 2016
Eamonn Cooke
Irish DJ and criminalDied on Saturday June 4th 2016
Jerome Teasley
American drummerDied on Thursday June 16th 2016
Wayne Jackson
American musicianDied on Tuesday June 21st 2016
Chayito Valdez
Mexican-born American folk singer and actressDied on Monday June 20th 2016
Charles Thompson
American pianistDied on Thursday June 16th 2016
Bob Williamson
British songwriter and comedianDied on Sunday June 19th 2016
Brian Rading
Canadian bassist (Five Man Electrical Band)Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Sverre Kjelsberg
Norwegian musician (Pussycats) and 1980 Eurovision Song Contest participantDied on Sunday June 19th 2016
Jano Fuentes
American singer (La Voz... México)Died on Saturday June 18th 2016
Alejandro “Jano” Fuentes
American singer (La Voz... México)Died on Saturday June 18th 2016
Attrell Cordes
American rhythm and blues singer (P.M. Dawn)Died on Friday June 17th 2016
Oleg Karavaychuk
Soviet/Russian composerDied on Monday June 13th 2016
Chris Warren
American musician ("Break It Down")Died on Sunday June 12th 2016
Henry McCullough
Northern Irish guitarist (Spooky ToothDied on Tuesday June 14th 2016
Anatol Dumitraș
Moldovan singerDied on Tuesday June 14th 2016
Chips Moman
American record producerDied on Monday June 13th 2016
Adrian Posse
Argentine composerDied on Sunday June 12th 2016
Ofelya Hambardzumyan
Armenian folk singerDied on Monday June 13th 2016
José Luis Armenteros
Spanish musician and composerDied on Saturday June 11th 2016
J. Reilly Lewis
American choral conductor and Baroque music specialistDied on Thursday June 9th 2016
Habib Mohebian
Iranian singerDied on Friday June 10th 2016
Vladislav Yankovsky
Russian musician (Novosibirsk Youth Symphony OrchestraDied on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Akihiro Komori
Japanese composer (Yuusha RaideenDied on Sunday June 5th 2016
Häns’che Weiss
German jazz guitarist and composer. Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Juana la del Revuelo
Spanish Flamenco singerDied on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Terje Fjærn
Norwegian orchestra conductorDied on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Janusz Ekiert
Polish musicologistDied on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Rolf Schweizer
German composerDied on Monday June 6th 2016
Amber Gurung
Nepalese musician and composer (national anthem)Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Phyllis Curtin
American sopranoDied on Saturday June 4th 2016
Phyllis Curtain
American sopranoDied on Saturday June 4th 2016
Bobby Curtola
Canadian singerDied on Sunday June 5th 2016
Dave Swarbrick
British folk musician and singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention)Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer (Eurovision Song Contest winner)Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Jimmy Borges
American jazz singerDied on Monday May 30th 2016
Joel Hastings
Canadian pianistDied on Thursday May 26th 2016
Thomas Fekete
American indie rock guitarist (Surfer Blood)Died on Tuesday May 31st 2016
Marshall Jones
American musician (Ohio Players)Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Bonnie Law
Hong Kong singer and actorDied on Friday May 27th 2016
Anne-Marie Nzié
Cameroonian singerDied on Tuesday May 24th 2016
Raphael Hostey
British rapper and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruiterDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
James King
American bluegrass musicianDied on Thursday May 19th 2016
Paul McDowell
British actor and singer (The Temperance Seven)Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Tony Gable
American musician and graphic designerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Robert W. Gutman
American musicologist and biographer of Richard Wagner and Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDied on Wednesday May 18th 2016
Vinjamuri Seetha Devi
Indian folk singerDied on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Deddy Dores
Indonesian singer and song writerDied on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Marlene Marder
Swiss punk rock guitarist (LiLiPUT). Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Guy Clark
American folk singer-songwriter. Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Emilio Navaira
American country and Tejano singerDied on Monday May 16th 2016
Bill Backer
American advertising executive (McCann Erickson) and songwriter ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)")Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Jane Little
American musician (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Svyatoslav Lyuter
Russian conductorDied on Monday May 16th 2016
Sviatoslav Luther
Russian conductorDied on Monday May 16th 2016
Cauby Peixoto
Brazilian singerDied on Sunday May 15th 2016
Julius La Rosa
American traditional pop singerDied on Thursday May 12th 2016
Lasse Mårtenson
Finnish singer ("Laiskotellen")Died on Saturday May 14th 2016
Gene Gutowski
Polish-born American film producer (The PianistDied on Tuesday May 10th 2016
Jimmy Manolides
American art curator and musicianDied on Monday May 9th 2016
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singerDied on Tuesday May 10th 2016
Paul Brown
American smooth jazz guitarist and producerDied on Friday May 6th 2016
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer. Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
John Stabb
American punk musician (Government Issue)Died on Sunday May 8th 2016
Candye Kane
American blues singer-songwriter and actressDied on Friday May 6th 2016
Elsie Morison
Australian sopranoDied on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ursula Mamlok
German composerDied on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Olle Ljungström
Swedish musicianDied on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Aaron Aites
American musicianDied on Sunday May 1st 2016
Alan Loveday
New Zealand-born British violinistDied on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Doug Raney
American jazz guitaristDied on Monday May 2nd 2016
Harrison Calloway
American musician and bandleaderDied on Saturday April 30th 2016
Remo Belli
American drummerDied on Monday April 25th 2016
Stephen Page
Australian musicianDied on Friday April 29th 2016