Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
J Capri
Singer
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
Jean Deplace
French cellist
Died on Monday November 30th 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
Svein Christiansen
Norwegian jazz drummer
Died on Wednesday November 25th 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
Jacques van Oortmerssen
Dutch organist
Died on Saturday November 21st 2015
David Van Landing
American rock singer (Michael Schenker Group
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2015
Jacques Oortmerssen
Dutch organist
Died on Saturday November 21st 2015
Robert “Mack” McCormick
American musicologist and folklorist
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2015
André Waignein
Belgian composer
Died on Sunday November 22nd 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
Jerzy Katlewicz
Polish musician
Died on Monday November 16th 2015
Pithukuli Murugadas
Indian devotional singer
Died on Tuesday November 17th 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
Robert Craft
American conductor and writer
Died on Tuesday November 10th 2015
Sister Scully
Jamaican gospel singer
Died on Thursday November 12th 2015
Phil Taylor
61 English drummer (Motörhead)
Died on Thursday November 12th 2015
Alexandru Pascu
Romanian bassist (Goodbye to Gravity)
Died on Wednesday November 11th 2015
Theodore Cyrus Karp
American musicologist
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
Remko Scha
Dutch computer scientist and musician
Died on Monday November 9th 2015
Andy White
British drummer (The Beatles)
Died on Monday November 9th 2015
Allen Toussaint
American musician
Died on Monday November 9th 2015
José Luis Properzi
Argentine drummer and singer
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2015
Chuck Pyle
American country singer–songwriter
Died on Friday November 6th 2015
Bogdan Enache
Romanian drummer (Goodbye to Gravity)
Died on Sunday November 8th 2015
Charlie Dick
widower of American country singer Patsy Cline. Unnamed causes
Died on Sunday November 8th 2015
Nathaniel O’Brien
Australian country singer
Died on Sunday November 8th 2015
Nathan O’Brien
Australian country singer
Died on Sunday November 8th 2015
Andrei Eshpai
Russian classical pianist
Died on Sunday November 8th 2015
José Ángel Espinoza
Mexican singer
Died on Friday November 6th 2015
Brandon Carlisle
punk rock drummer (Teenage Bottlerocket).
Died on Saturday November 7th 2015
Bob Lester
Brazilian musician and tap dancer
Died on Friday November 6th 2015
Guido Masanetz
German composer
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
Kjell Öhman
Swedish musician
Died on Friday November 6th 2015
Ghulam Qadir Langoo
Pakistani singer
Died on Friday November 6th 2015
Louli Psychoulis
Greek conductor and artistic director
Died on Thursday October 29th 2015
Louly Psichouli
Greek conductor
Died on Thursday October 29th 2015
Nora Brockstedt
Norwegian singer
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
David Stock
American composer and conductor
Died on Monday November 2nd 2015
Constantin Ignat
drummer (Monarchy Band)
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
Colectiv nightclub fire
drummer (Monarchy Band)
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Adrian Rugină
drummer (Bucium)
Died on Thursday November 5th 2015
Tommy Overstreet
American country singer
Died on Monday November 2nd 2015
Normand L’Amour
Canadian singer-songwriter
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2015
Nolyn Cabahug
Filipino tenor classical singer
Died on Monday November 2nd 2015
Laurențiu Varlan
Romanian guitarist (Up To Eleven)
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Mihai Alexandru
Romanian guitarist (Goodbye to Gravity)
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Vlad Țelea
Romanian guitarist (Goodbye to Gravity)
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Ronald Shawger
American principal cellist (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Died on Friday October 30th 2015
Zehra Deović
Bosnian sevdalinka and folk singer
Died on Friday October 30th 2015
Denis Cuspert
German militant Islamist and rapper
Died on Friday October 16th 2015
Tony Van Frater
British musician (Red Alert)
Died on Thursday October 29th 2015
Kim Hyun Ji
Korean singer and reality contestant (Superstar K
Died on Tuesday October 27th 2015
Diane Charlemagne
British singer
Died on Wednesday October 28th 2015
Herbie Goins
American R&B singer
Died on Tuesday October 27th 2015
David Rodriguez
American singer-songwriter
Died on Monday October 26th 2015
Sya Styles
French DJ (Psy 4)
Died on Monday October 26th 2015
Anita Sarko
American DJ
Died on Sunday October 18th 2015