Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Dave Black
British musician (Goldie) · 18 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 18
Václav Snítil
Czech violinist and teacher · 19 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 19
Dieter Moebius
Swiss-German electronic musician · 20 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 20
Wayne Carson
American hall-of-fame songwriter ("The Letter" · 20 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 20
Bashar Nawaz
Indian Urdu poet and songwriter · 09 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 9
Ota Petřina
Czech guitarist and songwriter · 11 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 11 · Ōta
Van Alexander
American big band musician and leader · 19 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 19
John Taylor
British jazz pianist · 17 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 17
Buddy Buie
American songwriter ("Spooky") · 18 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 18
Đuka Galović
Croatian folk musician · 11 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 11
Banza Stone
Tanzanian dancehall singer · 17 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 17
Dave Somerville
original lead singer of The Diamonds · 14 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 14
David Somerville
Original lead singer of The Diamonds · 14 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 14
Glenn Houle
American classical composer and conductor · 13 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 13
V. Ramakrishna
Indian playback singer and film scorer · 16 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 16
Arthur Cave
Arthur Cave, son of singer/songwriter Nick Cave , was airlifted to hospital the evening after walkers found him on the coastal path at the foot of the Ovingdean Gap, 70ft below the top of the cliff · 15 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 15
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorer · 14 July 2015 · Viswanathan · July 2015 · July 14
M.S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorer · 14 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 14
Joan Sebastian
Mexican singer and songwriter · 13 July 2015 · July 2015 · Sebastián · July 13
Eric Wrixon
Northern Irish musician (Them · 13 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 13 · Éric
David Masondo
Zimbabwean traditional singer · 05 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 5
Ernie Maresca
American songwriter ("Runaround Sue" · 11 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 11
Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese jazz pianist · 07 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 7
Camille Bob
American rhythm and blues singer · 06 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 6
Jaime Morey
Spanish singer (Amanece) · 07 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 7
Bob Whitlock
American jazz bassist (Gerry Mulligan Quartet) · 30 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 30
Bruce Rowland
British rock drummer (Fairport Convention) · 01 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 1
Eddy Louiss
French jazz organist · 30 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 30
An Jun Can
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Can
Chris Squire
English bass guitarist (Yes) · 28 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 28
Vithal Rao
Indian Ghazal singer · 25 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 25
Eter Kakulia
Georgian singer · 26 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 26
Cristiano Araújo
Brazilian singer and songwriter. · 24 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 24 · Araujo
Ina Kringlebotn
Norwegian opera tenor · 21 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 21
Marujita Díaz
Spanish singer and actress · 23 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 23 · Diaz
Magali Noël
French actress and singer · 23 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 23 · Magalì · Noel
James Horner
American composer (Titanic · 22 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 22
Wendell Holmes
American musician (The Holmes Brothers) · 19 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 19
Harold Battiste
American jazz and R&B composer · 19 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 19
Mighty Sam McClain
American blues singer · 15 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 15 · McClain
Larry Ferguson
Bahamian keyboard player (Hot Chocolate) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · Athletes · June 4
Jeanna Friske
Russian singer (Blestyaschie) · 15 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 15
Rainer Riehn
German composer and conductor · 09 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 9
Archie Alleyne
Canadian jazz drummer · 08 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 8
Big Time Sarah
American blues singer · 13 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 13 · Sarah
Hugo Blanco
Venezuelan musician and composer · 14 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 14
José Messias
Brazilian musician and television personality · 12 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 12
Monica Lewis
American actress and singer · 12 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 12
Jim Ed Brown
American country singer (The Browns) · 11 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 11 · Brown
Randy Howard
American country singer · 09 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 9
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer · 07 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 7
Paul Bacon
American book and album cover designer and jazz musician · 08 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 8
Vladimir Furduj
Serbian drummer (Korni Grupa) · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1
Ronnie Gilbert
American singer-songwriter (The Weavers) and activist · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Jorge Galemire
Uruguayan musician (Trelew) · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Brian Jones
Founder and original bandleader of the Rolling Stones. Multi-instrumentalist, with his main instruments being the guitar, harmonica and keyboards. His innovative use of traditional or folk instruments, such as the sitar and marimba, was integral to the changing sound of… · 03 July 1969 · July 1969 · July 3
Janis Joplin
American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic acid-rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues… · 04 October 1970 · October 1970 · October 4 · Jānis
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the… · 18 September 1970 · September 1970 · September 18
Kurt Cobain
American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. · 15 April 1994 · April 1994 · April 15
Dave Alexander
American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges · 10 February 1975 · February 1975 · February 10
Gary Thain
Best known for his work with British band, Uriah Heep. Was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he travelled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix before the… · 15 May 1948 · May 1948 · May 15
Richey Edwards
Welsh musician who was lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers · 23 November 2008 · November 2008 · November 23
Nick Marsh
British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu) · 05 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 5
Will Holt
American songwriter and playwright · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Allan Fryer
Australian musician (Heaven) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer and song collector. · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1
Mario Da Vinci
Italian Canzone Napoletana singer and actor · 10 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 10 · Vinci