John Taylor
British jazz pianistDied on Friday July 17th 2015
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Buddy Buie
American songwriter ("Spooky")Died on Saturday July 18th 2015
Đuka Galović
Croatian folk musicianDied on Saturday July 11th 2015
Gloria Bently
American opera singerDied on Thursday July 9th 2015
Banza Stone
Tanzanian dancehall singerDied on Friday July 17th 2015
Ettore Stratta
American conductor and music producerDied on Thursday July 9th 2015
Gloria Bentley
American opera singerDied on Thursday July 9th 2015
Dave Somerville
original lead singer of The DiamondsDied on Tuesday July 14th 2015
David Somerville
Original lead singer of The DiamondsDied on Tuesday July 14th 2015
Glenn Houle
American classical composer and conductorDied on Monday July 13th 2015
V. Ramakrishna
Indian playback singer and film scorerDied on Thursday July 16th 2015
Arthur Cave
Arthur Cave, son of singer/songwriter Nick Cave , was airlifted to hospital the evening after walkers found him on the coastal path at the foot of the Ovingdean Gap, 70ft…
Javier Krahe
Spanish singerDied on Sunday July 12th 2015
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorerDied on Tuesday July 14th 2015
M.S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorerDied on Tuesday July 14th 2015
David Masondo
Zimbabwean traditional singerDied on Sunday July 5th 2015
Ernie Maresca
American songwriter ("Runaround Sue"Died on Saturday July 11th 2015
Hussein Fatal
American rapperDied on Saturday July 11th 2015
Michael Masser
American songwriterDied on Thursday July 9th 2015
Roy C. Bennett
American songwriterDied on Thursday July 2nd 2015
Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese jazz pianistDied on Tuesday July 7th 2015
Camille Bob
American rhythm and blues singerDied on Monday July 6th 2015
Slavko Avsenik
Slovenian composer and musicianDied on Thursday July 2nd 2015
Bob Whitlock
American jazz bassist (Gerry Mulligan Quartet)Died on Tuesday June 30th 2015
Val Doonican
Irish singerDied on Thursday July 2nd 2015
Bruce Rowland
British rock drummer (Fairport Convention)Died on Wednesday July 1st 2015
Eddy Louiss
French jazz organistDied on Tuesday June 30th 2015
An Jun Can
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actorDied on Monday June 1st 2015
Vithal Rao
Indian Ghazal singerDied on Thursday June 25th 2015
Eter Kakulia
Georgian singerDied on Friday June 26th 2015
Young Ready
American rapperDied on Tuesday June 23rd 2015
Cristiano Araújo
Brazilian singer and songwriter. Died on Wednesday June 24th 2015
Ina Kringlebotn
Norwegian opera tenorDied on Sunday June 21st 2015
Gunther Schuller
American composerDied on Sunday June 21st 2015
Wendell Holmes
American musician (The Holmes Brothers)Died on Friday June 19th 2015
Harold Battiste
American jazz and R&B composerDied on Friday June 19th 2015
Mighty Sam McClain
American blues singerDied on Monday June 15th 2015
Larry Ferguson
Bahamian keyboard player (Hot Chocolate)Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Walter Weller
Austrian conductor and violinistDied on Sunday June 14th 2015
Boris Godjunov
Bulgarian singerDied on Sunday June 14th 2015
MC Supreme
American rapperDied on Saturday June 13th 2015
Archie Alleyne
Canadian jazz drummerDied on Monday June 8th 2015
Big Time Sarah
American blues singerDied on Saturday June 13th 2015
Hugo Blanco
Venezuelan musician and composerDied on Sunday June 14th 2015
José Messias
Brazilian musician and television personalityDied on Friday June 12th 2015
Ernest Tomlinson
British composerDied on Friday June 12th 2015
Jim Ed Brown
American country singer (The Browns)Died on Thursday June 11th 2015
Randy Howard
American country singerDied on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Paul Bacon
American book and album cover designer and jazz musicianDied on Monday June 8th 2015
Pumpkinhead
American rapperDied on Tuesday June 9th 2015
James Last
German composerDied on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Ronnie Gilbert
American singer-songwriter (The Weavers) and activistDied on Saturday June 6th 2015
Anthony Riley
American singerDied on Tuesday June 2nd 2015
Dave Alexander
American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The StoogesDied on Monday February 10th 1975
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…
Richey Edwards
Welsh musician who was lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street PreachersDied on Sunday November 23rd 2008
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…
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…
Jimi Hendrix
American guitarist, 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…
Kurt Cobain
American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Died on Friday April 15th 1994
Nick Marsh
British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu)Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Will Holt
American songwriter and playwrightDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Albert West
Dutch singerDied on Thursday June 4th 2015
Allan Fryer
Australian musician (Heaven)Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Slim Richey
American guitaristDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Kirill Pokrovsky
Russian composerDied on Monday June 1st 2015
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer and song collector. Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Mario Da Vinci
Italian Canzone Napoletana singer and actorDied on Sunday May 10th 2015
Nico Castel
Portuguese-born American tenorDied on Sunday May 31st 2015
Natalya Lagoda
Russian–Ukrainian singer and Playboy modelDied on Friday May 29th 2015
Art Thieme
American folk musicianDied on Tuesday May 26th 2015
Steven Gerber
American composerDied on Thursday May 28th 2015
Johnny Keating
British musician ("Theme from Z-Cars")Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
John Keating
British musician (Theme from ''Z-Cars''Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Tony Aceves
American musicianDied on Tuesday May 5th 2015
Mel Waiters
American soul singerDied on Thursday May 28th 2015