Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries

Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Kyoko

Japanese musician and singer (OOIOO)
Died on Sunday July 19th 2015

Wayne Carson

American hall-of-fame songwriter ("The Letter"
Died on Monday July 20th 2015

Bashar Nawaz

Indian Urdu poet and songwriter
Died on Thursday July 9th 2015

Ota Petřina

Czech guitarist and songwriter
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015

Buddy Buie

American songwriter ("Spooky")
Died on Saturday July 18th 2015

Dave Somerville

original lead singer of The Diamonds
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015

David Somerville

Original lead singer of The Diamonds
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015

Glenn Houle

American classical composer and conductor
Died on Monday July 13th 2015

V. Ramakrishna

Indian playback singer and film scorer
Died 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…

Eric Wrixon

Northern Irish musician (Them
Died on Monday July 13th 2015

Capo

American rapper
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015

Bob Whitlock

American jazz bassist (Gerry Mulligan Quartet)
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2015

Bruce Rowland

British rock drummer (Fairport Convention)
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2015

Ezkimo

Finnish hip hop musician
Died on Sunday June 21st 2015

Thé Lau

Dutch singer and guitarist (The Scene)
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2015

Larry Ferguson

Bahamian keyboard player (Hot Chocolate)
Died on Thursday June 4th 2015

Paul Bacon

American book and album cover designer and jazz musician
Died on Monday June 8th 2015

Ronnie Gilbert

American singer-songwriter (The Weavers) and activist
Died on Saturday June 6th 2015

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 Preachers
Died 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

Dave Alexander

American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges
Died on Monday February 10th 1975

Nick Marsh

British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu)
Died on Friday June 5th 2015

Will Holt

American songwriter and playwright
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015