Obituary: Milkman Mexican, dead at age -1
Milkman (rapper), the Mexican rapper, producer and composer known professionally as MLKMN, died on February 13, 2026. Born Óscar Botello on April 11, 1989, he was born in Monterrey, Mexico…
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Joe Simon passed away at age 78
S. M. Joe Simon, an Indian film director, actor, lyricist, and screenplay and story writer, died on February 12, 2026, of a heart attack. He was known for his work…
Michel Portal died at age 90
Michel Portal, the French composer, saxophonist and clarinetist, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bayonne on November 27, 1935, he studied clarinet at the…
Liliana Dumitrache dead at age 71
Romanian singer Died on Wednesday February 11th 2026
László Somfai obituary: died at age 91
László Somfai, a Hungarian musicologist, died on February 11, 2026. Born in Jászladány on August 15, 1934, he studied history of music and graduated in 1959 with a dissertation on…
Death of Helmuth Rilling at age 92
Helmuth Rilling, the German choral conductor and academic teacher who was internationally known as an authority on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, died on February 11, 2026. Born in…
Jerry Kennedy passed away at age 85
Jerry Kennedy, an American record producer, songwriter and guitarist, died on February 11, 2026. Born Jerry Glenn Kennedy in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 10, 1940, he worked in country music…
Des de Moor dies at age 64
Des de Moor, English writer, singer, musician and songwriter, died on February 10, 2026. In 1987, he formed The Irresistible Force with Morris Gould, also known as Mixmaster Morris. Among…
Andrew Ranken passed away at age 72
Andrew Ranken, an English drummer best known for his work with the Pogues, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 72. Born in London on November 13, 1953,…
Garland Green has died at age 83
Garland Green, an American soul singer and pianist, died on February 9, 2026. Born Garfield Green Jr. on June 14, 1942, in Dunleith, Mississippi, he was the tenth of 11…
Ebo Taylor died at age 90
Ebo Taylor, a Ghanaian musician, guitarist, composer, bandleader, record producer and arranger, died on February 7, 2026. Born Deroy Taylor in Cape Coast, then in the Gold Coast colony, on…
Kåre Grøttum death at age 92
Kåre Grøttum, the Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, died on February 7, 2026, aged 92. Born Kåre Idar Grøttum in Trondheim on January 24, 1934, he was also a music…
Obituary: Brad Arnold, dead at age 47
Brad Arnold, the American singer and lead vocalist of 3 Doors Down, died on February 7, 2026, at age 47. Born Bradley Kirk Arnold in Escatawpa, Mississippi, on September 27,…
Matti Caspi, died aged 76
Matti Caspi, an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, musician, arranger and lyricist, died on February 7, 2026, at age 76. Born in Kibbutz Hanita on November 30, 1949, he began developing an…
Death of Tres Chicas at age -1
Tres Chicas, the American country musician and alternative country group from Raleigh, North Carolina, died on February 6, 2026. The group formed in 1999 after Lynn Blakey, Caitlin Cary and…
Death of Helen and Joseph at age 75
Helen and Joseph, the Maltese singing duo of Joe Cutajar and Helen Micallef, died on February 5, 2026, aged 75. Best known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest…
Fred Smith dies at age 77
Fred Smith, the American bassist best known for his work with the rock band Television, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz in…
Obituary: Janina Borońska, dead at age -1
Janina Borońska, a Polish film and theatre actress, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Litzmannstadt, Reichsgau Wartheland, Germany, now Łódź, Poland, on June 16,…
Greg Brown dead at age 56
Greg Brown, an American musician and songwriter known for his work with Cake and Deathray, died on February 5, 2026. Born Gregory Paul Brown in Sacramento, California, on January 3,…
Tamás Vásáry death at age 92
Tamás Vásáry, the Hungarian pianist and conductor, died on February 5, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Debrecen on August 11, 1933, he began as a child prodigy,…
François Beukelaers dies at 88
François Beukelaers, the Belgian actor and stage director, died on February 4, 2026. Born in Vilvoorde on February 2, 1938, he was also a singer and educator whose career ran…
Obituary: Tōsha Meishō, dead at age 84
Tōsha Meishō, a Japanese hayashi musician, died on February 4, 2026. Born Isao Nakagawa in Tokyo in 1941, he was one of a long line of Tōsha school musicians specializing…
The Elegants death at age 88
The Elegants, the American doo-wop vocal group formed in 1958 in South Beach, Staten Island, New York, died on February 4, 2026. The group was started by Vito Picone, Arthur…
Tommy Crook obituary: died at age 81
Tommy Crook, an American guitarist, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 81. Thomas Paul Crook was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 16, 1944, and lived in…
S. P. Venkatesh has died at age 70
S. P. Venkatesh, the Indian film score composer and music director known for his work in Malayalam cinema, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 70. Also credited…
Ron Kenoly passed away at age 81
Ron Kenoly, an American Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter, died on February 3, 2026, at age 81. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on December 6, 1944, he grew up there…
Lamonte McLemore died at age 86
Lamonte McLemore, an American singer, actor, composer and photographer who was a founding member of The 5th Dimension, died on February 3, 2026, at age 90. Born Herman Lamonte McLemore…
Chuck Negron dead at age 83
Chuck Negron, an American singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night, died on February 2, 2026, of heart failure and…
Ken Peplowski died at age 66
Kenneth Joseph Peplowski, an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, died on February 2, 2026, at age 66. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 23, 1959, he was known primarily…
Death of Alfonso Buller at age 66
Alfonso Buller, an English MC, dancer and music promoter, died on February 2, 2026. Best known as the co-founder of the sound system MVITA, he was a key figure in…
Yuan Wei-jen passed away at age 57
Yuan Wei-jen, a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and music producer, died on February 2, 2026. Born on June 24, 1968, he rose to fame in 1991 as part of the duo Fanren…
Slave American passes away at age 67
Slave, the American Ohio-based funk band formed in Dayton in 1975 by trombonist Floyd Miller and trumpeter Steve Washington, died on February 2, 2026. The group was popular in the…
Death of Graham Morgan at age 88
Graham Morgan, an Australian drummer and teacher of drumming, died on February 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Melbourne on April 30, 1937, he was educated at Melbourne Grammar School.…
Fernando Esteso dies at age 80
Fernando Esteso, a Spanish actor and singer best known for his film appearances with Andrés Pajares, died on February 1, 2026, in Valencia, Spain, at the age of 80. Born…
Death of Don Adams at age 85
Don Adams, an American country singer, died on February 1, 2026. Born in Ross County, Ohio, on January 4, 1941, he often supported George Jones, including on Live at Dancetown…
José Cuéllar death at age 85
American anthropologist and musician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Fatih Ürek at age 59
Turkish singer and actor Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Mingo Lewis at age 72
American percussionist and drummer (Santana Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő, died aged 78
Hungarian singer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley death at age 70
American musician (ELO Part II) Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Abdelhadi Belkhayat at age 85
Moroccan singer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
H. Robert Reynolds died at age 91
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton…
Martin Bruns died at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer, died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Nigel Ogden obituary: died at age 71
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Wojciech Michniewski has died at age 78
Polish composer and conductor Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nilton César dead at age 86
Brazilian singer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hardy Hepp passes away at age 81
Swiss musician and painter Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bryan Loren has died at age 59
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman") Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Maroochy Barambah at age 70
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Obituary: Kazuhito Yamashita, dead at age 64
Japanese guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Danny Coughlan has died at age -1
British singer and guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Richie Beirach, dead at age 78
American jazz pianist and composer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Jean Cussac, dead at age 103
French baritone and music director Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
António Chainho, died aged 88
Portuguese musician Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Chandrasena Thalangama dead at age 81
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Vladislav Chernushenko, dead at age 90
Russian conductor Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Margaret Ross obituary: died at age 83
American singer (The Cookies) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Gabe Lopez obituary: died at age -1
American songwriter and producer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Sly Dunbar, died aged 73
Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Billy Bass passes away at age 74
American bassist (Funkadelic) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Béla Lattmann dies at 60
Hungarian jazz bassist Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yoichiro Yoshikawa passed away at age 68
Japanese composer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yuri Rymanov dead at age 69
Russian guitarist (Lyube) Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Marie Rouanet died at age 89
French singer and writer Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Abhijit Majumdar died at age 54
Indian singer and music director Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Death of Ann Clark at age 103
American singer (The Sentimentalists) Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Stefania Stella died at age -1
Italian actress and singer Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Guy Hovis, dead at age 84
American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Homare Suguro, dead at age 85
Homare Suguro, a Japanese actor and singer, died on January 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on June 1, 1940, he worked for Shochiku…
Francis Buchholz passed away at age 71
German bass guitarist (Scorpions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Yaw Sarpong, dead at age -1
Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Rob Hirst passed away at age 70
Australian musician (Midnight Oil) Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Billy Parker passes away at age 88
American country music singer and DJ Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Anders Möller died at age 63
Swedish musician (Black Ingvars Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Stephen “Cat” passes away at age 69
Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World) Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Obituary: Osvaldo Díaz, dead at age 76
Chilean singer Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Guillermo Rendón death at age 90
Colombian composer and organist Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Joxean Llorente dead at age 63
Spanish choral conductor Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Marikena Monti dies at 82
Argentine actress and singer Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Jaan Ross dead at age 68
Estonian musicologist and psychologist Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Rubén Patagonia passed away at age 69
Argentine singer Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tucker Zimmerman obituary: died at age 84
American singer-songwriter Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raju Bandara death at age 65
Sri Lankan singer Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Tony Dallara dead at age 89
Italian singer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Obituary: Kenny Morris, dead at age 68
English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees) Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Dogardisc Colombian champeta singer and songwriter, diabetes dies
Dogardisc, the stage name of Colombian champeta singer and songwriter Ismael Simancas, died on January 15, 2026. Born in Cartagena, Colombia, he was an important figure in the Colombian coastal…
Jim Wearne dead at age 75
Jim Wearne, an American musician, died on January 15, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a Cornish-American musician who lived most of his life in the Chicago area…
Kenny Morris passes away at age 68
Kenny Morris, an English drummer and painter best known as the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, died on January 15, 2026, aged 68. Born Kenneth Ian Morris…
Melania Pérez dies at 76
Argentinian singer Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Death of Quemil Yambay at age 87
Paraguayan musician Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Obituary: Seán Ó, dead at age 89
Irish tenor singer Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
John Forté passes away at age 50
American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score) Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Sheila Bernette passed away at age 94
English singer (The Good Old Days Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies at age 26
British guitarist (Black Midi) Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Dave Hitchcock passes away at age -1
English record producer (In the Land of Grey and Pink Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Michael Kemner dead at age -1
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben) Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Rebecca Kilgore dies at age 76
American singer Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Álvaro Peña-Rojas has died at age 82
Chilean-German singer and songwriter Died on Sunday January 11th 2026