Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
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
Nico Castel
Portuguese-born American tenor · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Natalya Lagoda
Russian–Ukrainian singer and Playboy model · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29
Art Thieme
American folk musician · 26 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 26
Johnny Keating
British musician ("Theme from Z-Cars") · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28
John Keating
British musician (Theme from ''Z-Cars'' · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28
Mel Waiters
American soul singer · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28
Christer Jansson
Swedish drummer (Roxette) · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28
Rocky Frisco
American pianist (JJ Cale Band) · 26 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 26
Tranquility Bass
American hip-hop musician · 17 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 17
Darius Minwalla
American drummer (The Posies) · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Louis Johnson
American bassist (The Brothers Johnson · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Lucy Fabery
Puerto Rican jazz singer · 13 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 13
State of Bengal
Bangladeshi-born British DJ and music producer · 20 May 2015 · May 2015 · Bengal · May 20
Elbert West
American country music singer-songwriter (Sticks and Stones) · 18 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 18
Ortheia Barnes
American R&B and jazz singer · 15 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 15
Robert Drasnin
American composer and clarinet player · 13 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 13
Flora MacNeil
Scottish Gaelic singer · 16 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 16
Paul Walter Myers
British classical record producer · 01 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 1 · Myers
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of genres, including soul, rnb, jazz and reggae · 23 July 2011 · July 2011 · July 23
Jim Morrison
American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors · 03 July 1971 · July 1971 · July 3
Alexander Kok
South African-born British cellist · 01 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 1
Rutger Gunnarsson
Swedish bassist (ABBA) (death announced on this date) · 08 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 8
Jerome Cooper
American jazz drummer · 06 May 2015 · May 2015 · Jérôme · May 6
Craig Gruber
American rock musician (Rainbow · 05 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 5
John Tout
British keyboardist (Renaissance) · 01 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 1
Guy Carawan
American folk singer and civil rights activist · 02 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 2
Errol Brown
Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate) · 06 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 6
Benjamin F. Logan
American electrical engineer and bluegrass musician · 24 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 24 · Logan
Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (The Wedding Singer · 04 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 4 · Dow
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
American Rythum and Blues Singer (Ain't Got No Home) · 04 May 2015 · May 2015 · Henry · May 4
Alfred Schreyer
Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singer · 25 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 25
Eiichi Ohtaki
Japanese musician (Happy End) · 30 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 30
Ricky Lawson
American drummer (Michael Jackson · 23 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 23
Gail Collins Pappalardi
American artist and songwriter (Strange Brew) · 06 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 6 · Pappalardi
Diomedes Díaz
Colombian vallenato musician · 22 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 22 · Diaz
Martin Berkofsky
American classical pianist · 30 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 30
Robert Allman
Australian operatic baritone · 04 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 4
Katja Andy
German-born American classical pianist · 30 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 30
Junior Murvin
Jamaican reggae singer ("Police and Thieves") · 02 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 2
Wojciech Kilar
Polish composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula · 29 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 29
Trigger Alpert
American jazz double-bassist (Glenn Miller band) · 21 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 21
The Child of Lov
Belgian-born Dutch pop musician · 10 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 10 · Lov
Richard Coughlan
English drummer (Caravan) · 01 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 1
Benjamin Curtis
American rock musician (Tripping Daisy · 29 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 29
Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
Polish classical pianist · 09 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 9
Edward Williams
English composer (Life on Earth) · 08 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 8
Lord Infamous
American rapper (Three 6 Mafia) · 20 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 20
Boyd Lee Dunlop
American jazz pianist · 27 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 27 · Dunlop
Lynne Kieran
British-born Austrian singer (The Rounder Girls) · 08 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 8
Roberto Ciotti
Italian bluesman and composer (Marrakech Express) · 31 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 31
Marta Eggerth
Hungarian-born American singer and actress · 26 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 26
Paul Bäumer
Dutch record producer (Bingo Players) · 17 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 17 · Baumer
Hung Sin-nui
Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress · 08 December 2013 · December 2013 · December 8