Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
David Bowie
legendary rock musician
Died on Sunday January 10th 2016
Hernán Gamboa
Venezuelan musician
Died on Sunday January 10th 2016
Achim Mentzel
German musician and television presenter
Died on Monday January 4th 2016
Red Simpson
American country singer-songwriter ("I'm a Truck")
Died on Friday January 8th 2016
Jit Samaroo
Trinidadian Steelpan musician and arranger
Died on Thursday January 7th 2016
Jason Mackenroth
American drummer (Blue Man Group)
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2016
Nick Caldwell
American R&B singer (The Whispers)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Elizabeth Swados
American writer and composer (Runaways)
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2016
Long John Hunter
American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
Died on Monday January 4th 2016
Brad Fuller
American video game composer (Atari)
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2016
Natalie Cole
American singer
Died on Friday January 1st 2016
Sam Dockery
American jazz pianist
Died on Monday December 21st 2015
Andy M. Stewart
Scottish folk singer (Silly Wizard)
Died on Sunday December 27th 2015
Tore Andersen
Norwegian country musician
Died on Saturday December 26th 2015
Stevie Wright
English born Australian musician and songwriter
Died on Sunday December 27th 2015
William Guest
American R&B singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
Died on Thursday December 24th 2015
Manuel Agujetas
Spanish flamenco singer
Died on Friday December 25th 2015
Elvin Ordubadlı
Azerbaijani singer
Died on Friday December 25th 2015
Snuff Garrett
American record producer
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2015
Carlos Païta
Argentinian conductor
Died on Saturday December 19th 2015
Peter Lundblad
Swedish singer ("Ta mig till havet")
Died on Tuesday December 22nd 2015
Gareth Mortimer
Welsh musician (Racing Cars)
Died on Thursday December 17th 2015
Gevorg Geodakyan
Armenian musicologist
Died on Sunday December 20th 2015
Andreja Preger
Hungarian-born Serbian pianist and Holocaust survivor
Died on Friday December 18th 2015
René Saorgin
French organist
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2015
Selma Reis
Brazilian actress and singer
Died on Saturday December 19th 2015
Luc Brewaeys
Belgian composer and musician
Died on Friday December 18th 2015
Kurt Masur
German conductor
Died on Saturday December 19th 2015
Mick Lynch
Irish indie rock singer (Stump)
Died on Thursday December 17th 2015
Stella Doufexis
German mezzo-soprano
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2015
Wolfgang Stockmeier
German composer
Died on Friday December 11th 2015
Sándor Benkó
Hungarian clarinetist and bandleader
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2015
Luigi Creatore
American songwriter and record producer
Died on Sunday December 13th 2015
Rainer Bloss
German electronic musician (Drive Inn)
Died on Thursday December 10th 2015
Gladstone Anderson
Jamaican musician
Died on Thursday December 3rd 2015
Rusty Jones
American jazz drummer
Died on Wednesday December 9th 2015
Gary Marker
American bassist and recording engineer (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2015
Leoni Franco
Uruguayan musician
Died on Wednesday December 2nd 2015
Mattiwilda Dobbs
American coloratura soprano
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2015
Bonnie Lou
American country singer
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2015
Heinz Fricke
German conductor and music director
Died on Monday December 7th 2015
Marque Lynche
American singer (The Mickey Mouse Club)
Died on Sunday December 6th 2015
Dave Brubeck
American musician
Died on Wednesday December 2nd 2015
John Garner
American rock drummer and vocalist (Sir Lord Baltimore)
Died on Saturday December 5th 2015
Chris Carney
American singer (The Prom Kings) and reality star (twentyfourseven) traffic collision.
Died on Friday December 4th 2015
Joachim Carlos Martini
Chilean-born German conductor (Junge Kantorei)
Died on Sunday November 29th 2015
Scott Weiland
American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
Died on Thursday December 3rd 2015
George Hadjinikos
Greek musician
Died on Sunday November 29th 2015
Ronnie Bright
American singer (The Coasters
Died on Thursday November 26th 2015
Buddy Moreno
American musician and radio personality
Died on Sunday November 29th 2015
Wayne Bickerton
British songwriter ("Sugar Baby Love")
Died on Sunday November 29th 2015
Mack McCormick
American musicologist and folklorist
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2015
Beatriz Lockhart
Uruguayan pianist and composer
Died on Monday November 23rd 2015
Arthur Brooks
American singer (The Impressions)
Died on Sunday November 22nd 2015
David VanLanding
American rock singer (Michael Schenker Group
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2015
John Theunissen
Dutch Pussycat guitarist
Died on Tuesday November 24th 2015
Eli Avramov
Israeli rock and new wave musician (HaClique)
Died on Tuesday November 24th 2015
David Van Landing
American rock singer (Michael Schenker Group
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2015
Robert “Mack” McCormick
American musicologist and folklorist
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2015
Cynthia Robinson
American musician (Sly and the Family Stone)
Died on Monday November 23rd 2015
Jouni Kaipainen
Finnish composer
Died on Monday November 23rd 2015
Nguyen-Thien Dao
Vietnamese-French composer
Died on Friday November 20th 2015
Daniel Ferro
American opera singer and vocal coach
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2015
Joseph Silverstein
American violinist and conductor
Died on Sunday November 22nd 2015
Richard Cowan
American opera singer and festival director
Died on Monday November 16th 2015
Ramona Jones
American bluegrass musician (Hee Haw)
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2015
Seymour Lipkin
American pianist
Died on Monday November 16th 2015
Luiz de Carvalho
Brazilian gospel singer
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2015
P. F. Sloan
American singer/songwriter
Died on Sunday November 15th 2015
Károly Horváth
Romanian composer and musician
Died on Wednesday November 4th 2015