Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Bob Williamson
British songwriter and comedian
Died 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 participant
Died 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 composer
Died on Monday June 13th 2016
Chris Warren
American musician ("Break It Down")
Died on Sunday June 12th 2016
Henry McCullough
Northern Irish guitarist (Spooky Tooth
Died on Tuesday June 14th 2016
Anatol Dumitraș
Moldovan singer
Died on Tuesday June 14th 2016
Chips Moman
American record producer
Died on Monday June 13th 2016
Adrian Posse
Argentine composer
Died on Sunday June 12th 2016
Ofelya Hambardzumyan
Armenian folk singer
Died on Monday June 13th 2016
José Luis Armenteros
Spanish musician and composer
Died on Saturday June 11th 2016
Martin van Dijk
Dutch pianist and composer
Died on Sunday June 5th 2016
Christina Grimmie
American singer-songwriter
Died on Saturday June 11th 2016
J. Reilly Lewis
American choral conductor and Baroque music specialist
Died on Thursday June 9th 2016
Habib Mohebian
Iranian singer
Died on Friday June 10th 2016
Vladislav Yankovsky
Russian musician (Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra
Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Akihiro Komori
Japanese composer (Yuusha Raideen
Died 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 singer
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Terje Fjærn
Norwegian orchestra conductor
Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Janusz Ekiert
Polish musicologist
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Rolf Schweizer
German composer
Died on Monday June 6th 2016
Amber Gurung
Nepalese musician and composer (national anthem)
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Phyllis Curtin
American soprano
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Phyllis Curtain
American soprano
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Bobby Curtola
Canadian singer
Died on Sunday June 5th 2016
Dave Swarbrick
British folk musician and singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention)
Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Freddie Wadling
Swedish singer and songwriter
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Corry Brokken
Dutch singer (Eurovision Song Contest winner)
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Alan Wise
British record producer
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Jimmy Borges
American jazz singer
Died on Monday May 30th 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 actor
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Anne-Marie Nzié
Cameroonian singer
Died on Tuesday May 24th 2016
Raphael Hostey
British rapper and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant recruiter
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Balwantrai Bhatt
Indian composer and musician
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
James King
American bluegrass musician
Died on Thursday May 19th 2016
Nick Menza
American drummer (Megadeth
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Guo Song
Chinese folk singer
Died on Thursday May 19th 2016
Guo Song
Chinese folk singer
Died 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 designer
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Robert W. Gutman
American musicologist and biographer of Richard Wagner and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2016
Vinjamuri Seetha Devi
Indian folk singer
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Deddy Dores
Indonesian singer and song writer
Died 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 singer
Died 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 conductor
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Sviatoslav Luther
Russian conductor
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Cauby Peixoto
Brazilian singer
Died on Sunday May 15th 2016
Julius La Rosa
American traditional pop singer
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Lasse Mårtenson
Finnish singer ("Laiskotellen")
Died on Saturday May 14th 2016
Peter Behrens
German musician (Trio)
Died on Wednesday May 11th 2016
Gene Gutowski
Polish-born American film producer (The Pianist
Died on Tuesday May 10th 2016
Jimmy Manolides
American art curator and musician
Died on Monday May 9th 2016
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singer
Died on Tuesday May 10th 2016
Paul Brown
American smooth jazz guitarist and producer
Died 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 actress
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Romalı Perihan
Turkish actress and singer
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Elsie Morison
Australian soprano
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ursula Mamlok
German composer
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Jadranka Stojaković
Bosnian singer-songwriter
Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2016
Olle Ljungström
Swedish musician
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Aaron Aites
American musician
Died on Sunday May 1st 2016
Alan Loveday
New Zealand-born British violinist
Died on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Doug Raney
American jazz guitarist
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Harrison Calloway
American musician and bandleader
Died on Saturday April 30th 2016
Joe Siva
Malaysian music producer
Died on Tuesday April 26th 2016
Remo Belli
American drummer
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Stephen Page
Australian musician
Died on Friday April 29th 2016
David Page
Australian musician
Died on Friday April 29th 2016
Dmytro Hnatyuk
Ukrainian baritone opera singer
Died on Friday April 29th 2016
Gabriele Sima
Austrian opera singer
Died on Wednesday April 27th 2016
Jan Henrik Kayser
Norwegian pianist
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Wolfgang Rohde
German musician
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Vjatšeslav Kobrin
Russian guitarist and songwriter
Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Kong Bunchhoeun
Cambodian author and songwriter
Died on Monday April 18th 2016
Billy Paul
American soul singer Me & Mrs. Jones.
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Papa Wemba
Congolese singer
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Lord Tanamo
Jamaican ska and mento musician
Died on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Ojārs Grīnbergs
Latvian singer
Died on Friday April 22nd 2016
Bill Sevesi
Tongan-born New Zealand musician
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Lonnie Mack
American singer-guitarist
Died on Thursday April 21st 2016