Vithal Rao
Indian Ghazal singerDied on Thursday June 25th 2015
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
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
Sheila Guyse
American actress and singerDied on Saturday December 28th 2013