Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Rocky Frisco
American pianist (JJ Cale Band)Died on Tuesday May 26th 2015
Tranquility Bass
American hip-hop musicianDied on Sunday May 17th 2015
Louis Johnson
American bassist (The Brothers JohnsonDied on Thursday May 21st 2015
Lucy Fabery
Puerto Rican jazz singerDied on Wednesday May 13th 2015
State of Bengal
Bangladeshi-born British DJ and music producerDied on Wednesday May 20th 2015
Elbert West
American country music singer-songwriter (Sticks and Stones)Died on Monday May 18th 2015
Bobby Jameson
American pop singer and songwriterDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Ortheia Barnes
American R&B and jazz singerDied on Friday May 15th 2015
Robert Drasnin
American composer and clarinet playerDied on Wednesday May 13th 2015
Flora MacNeil
Scottish Gaelic singerDied on Saturday May 16th 2015
Paul Walter Myers
British classical record producerDied on Friday May 1st 2015
Mervyn Burtch
Welsh composerDied on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Ma Shui-long
Taiwanese composerDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of genres, including soul, rnb, jazz and reggaeDied on Saturday July 23rd 2011
Jim Morrison
American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The DoorsDied on Saturday July 3rd 1971
Ton Hartsuiker
Dutch pianistDied on Friday May 8th 2015
Jack Body
New Zealand composerDied on Sunday May 10th 2015
Alexander Kok
South African-born British cellistDied on Friday May 1st 2015
Rutger Gunnarsson
Swedish bassist (ABBA) (death announced on this date)Died on Friday May 8th 2015
Jerome Cooper
American jazz drummerDied on Wednesday May 6th 2015
Craig Gruber
American rock musician (RainbowDied on Tuesday May 5th 2015
John Tout
British keyboardist (Renaissance)Died on Friday May 1st 2015
Zoran Lalović
Serbian musicianDied on Sunday May 3rd 2015
Guy Carawan
American folk singer and civil rights activistDied on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Errol Brown
Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate)Died on Wednesday May 6th 2015
Teresa Rebull
Spanish songwriterDied on Wednesday April 15th 2015
Benjamin F. Logan
American electrical engineer and bluegrass musicianDied on Friday April 24th 2015
Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (The Wedding SingerDied on Monday May 4th 2015
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
American Rythum and Blues Singer (Ain't Got No Home)Died on Monday May 4th 2015
Alfred Schreyer
Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singerDied on Saturday April 25th 2015
Nelly Omar
Argentine actress and singerDied on Friday December 20th 2013
Edward Williams
English composer (Life on Earth)Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Esther Borja
Cuban singerDied on Saturday December 28th 2013
Lord Infamous
American rapper (Three 6 Mafia)Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Sándor Szokolay
Hungarian composer and professorDied on Sunday December 8th 2013
Boyd Lee Dunlop
American jazz pianistDied on Friday December 27th 2013
Winton Dean
English musicologistDied on Thursday December 19th 2013
Ernest Sauter
German composerDied on Sunday December 8th 2013
Gianna D’Angelo
American opera singerDied on Friday December 27th 2013
Tetsurō Kashibuchi
Japanese musicianDied on Tuesday December 17th 2013
Lynne Kieran
British-born Austrian singer (The Rounder Girls)Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Roberto Ciotti
Italian bluesman and composer (Marrakech Express)Died on Tuesday December 31st 2013
Marta Eggerth
Hungarian-born American singer and actressDied on Thursday December 26th 2013
Paul Bäumer
Dutch record producer (Bingo Players)Died on Tuesday December 17th 2013
Hung Sin-nui
Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actressDied on Sunday December 8th 2013
Ibrahim Sylla
Ivorian record producerDied on Monday December 30th 2013
Davide Lufrano Chaves
Italian guitaristDied on Thursday December 26th 2013
Chick Willis
American blues singerDied on Saturday December 7th 2013
Ayhan Sökmen
Turkish composer and physicianDied on Monday December 30th 2013
Adnan Şenses
Turkish musician and actorDied on Wednesday December 25th 2013
Michael Vetter
German composer and novelistDied on Saturday December 7th 2013
Lakshmi Shankar
Indian classical vocalistDied on Monday December 30th 2013
Germán Coppini
Spanish pop musician and singer (Siniestro TotalDied on Tuesday December 24th 2013
Sandeep Acharya
Indian singerDied on Sunday December 15th 2013
Stan Tracey
British jazz pianistDied on Friday December 6th 2013
Eiichi Ohtaki
Japanese musician (Happy End)Died on Monday December 30th 2013
Ricky Lawson
American drummer (Michael JacksonDied on Monday December 23rd 2013
Marcel Cellier
Swiss organist and musicologistDied on Friday December 13th 2013
Gail Collins Pappalardi
American artist and songwriter (Strange Brew)Died on Friday December 6th 2013