Dave Alexander
American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges · 10 February 1975 · February 1975 · February 10
Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
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
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
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
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
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