Bob Whitlock
American jazz bassist (Gerry Mulligan Quartet) · 30 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 30
Deaths Famous Dead Musicians
Bruce Rowland
British rock drummer (Fairport Convention) · 01 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 1
Eddy Louiss
French jazz organist · 30 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 30
An Jun Can
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1 · Can
Chris Squire
English bass guitarist (Yes) · 28 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 28
Vithal Rao
Indian Ghazal singer · 25 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 25
Eter Kakulia
Georgian singer · 26 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 26
Cristiano Araújo
Brazilian singer and songwriter. · 24 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 24 · Araujo
Ina Kringlebotn
Norwegian opera tenor · 21 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 21
Marujita Díaz
Spanish singer and actress · 23 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 23 · Diaz
Magali Noël
French actress and singer · 23 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 23 · Magalì · Noel
James Horner
American composer (Titanic · 22 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 22
Wendell Holmes
American musician (The Holmes Brothers) · 19 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 19
Harold Battiste
American jazz and R&B composer · 19 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 19
Mighty Sam McClain
American blues singer · 15 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 15 · McClain
Larry Ferguson
Bahamian keyboard player (Hot Chocolate) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · Athletes · June 4
Jeanna Friske
Russian singer (Blestyaschie) · 15 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 15
Rainer Riehn
German composer and conductor · 09 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 9
Archie Alleyne
Canadian jazz drummer · 08 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 8
Big Time Sarah
American blues singer · 13 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 13 · Sarah
Hugo Blanco
Venezuelan musician and composer · 14 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 14
José Messias
Brazilian musician and television personality · 12 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 12
Monica Lewis
American actress and singer · 12 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 12
Jim Ed Brown
American country singer (The Browns) · 11 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 11 · Brown
Randy Howard
American country singer · 09 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 9
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer · 07 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 7
Paul Bacon
American book and album cover designer and jazz musician · 08 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 8
Vladimir Furduj
Serbian drummer (Korni Grupa) · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1
Ronnie Gilbert
American singer-songwriter (The Weavers) and activist · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Jorge Galemire
Uruguayan musician (Trelew) · 06 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 6
Brian Jones
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 the band · 03 July 1969 · July 1969 · Musicians · July 3
Janis Joplin
and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band · America · 04 October 1970 · October 1970 · Musicians · October 4 · Jānis
Jimi Hendrix
singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century · America · 18 September 1970 · September 1970 · September 18
Kurt Cobain
guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana · America · 15 April 1994 · April 1994 · April 15
Dave Alexander
best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges · America · 10 February 1975 · February 1975 · February 10
Gary Thain
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 trio split in 1969 · Britain · 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
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
including soul, rnb, jazz and reggae · England · 23 July 2011 · July 2011 · Musicians · July 23
Jim Morrison
songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors · America · 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