Howard Rumsey
American jazz musician
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2015
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
John Taylor
British jazz pianist
Died on Friday July 17th 2015
Buddy Buie
American songwriter ("Spooky")
Died on Saturday July 18th 2015
Đuka Galović
Croatian folk musician
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015
Gloria Bently
American opera singer
Died on Thursday July 9th 2015
Ettore Stratta
American conductor and music producer
Died on Thursday July 9th 2015
Gloria Bentley
American opera singer
Died on Thursday July 9th 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…
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorer
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015
M.S. Viswanathan
Indian music composer and film scorer
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015
Joan Sebastian
Mexican singer and songwriter
Died on Monday July 13th 2015
Eric Wrixon
Northern Irish musician (Them
Died on Monday July 13th 2015
Tom Skinner
American singer-songwriter
Died on Sunday July 12th 2015
David Masondo
Zimbabwean traditional singer
Died on Sunday July 5th 2015
Ernie Maresca
American songwriter ("Runaround Sue"
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015
Hussein Fatal
American rapper
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015
Michael Masser
American songwriter
Died on Thursday July 9th 2015
Roy C. Bennett
American songwriter
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2015
Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese jazz pianist
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2015
Camille Bob
American rhythm and blues singer
Died on Monday July 6th 2015
Jaime Morey
Spanish singer (Amanece)
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2015
Charanjit Singh
Indian musician.
Died on Friday July 3rd 2015
Slavko Avsenik
Slovenian composer and musician
Died on Thursday July 2nd 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
Eddy Louiss
French jazz organist
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2015
An Jun Can
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor
Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Chris Squire
English bass guitarist (Yes)
Died on Sunday June 28th 2015
Eter Kakulia
Georgian singer
Died on Friday June 26th 2015
Young Ready
American rapper
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2015
Cristiano Araújo
Brazilian singer and songwriter.
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2015
Marujita Díaz
Spanish singer and actress
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2015
Magali Noël
French actress and singer
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2015
James Horner
American composer (Titanic
Died on Monday June 22nd 2015
Wendell Holmes
American musician (The Holmes Brothers)
Died on Friday June 19th 2015
Harold Battiste
American jazz and R&B composer
Died on Friday June 19th 2015
Mighty Sam McClain
American blues singer
Died on Monday June 15th 2015
Larry Ferguson
Bahamian keyboard player (Hot Chocolate)
Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Walter Weller
Austrian conductor and violinist
Died on Sunday June 14th 2015
Rainer Riehn
German composer and conductor
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Boris Godjunov
Bulgarian singer
Died on Sunday June 14th 2015
Archie Alleyne
Canadian jazz drummer
Died on Monday June 8th 2015
Hugo Blanco
Venezuelan musician and composer
Died on Sunday June 14th 2015
José Messias
Brazilian musician and television personality
Died on Friday June 12th 2015
Monica Lewis
American actress and singer
Died on Friday June 12th 2015
Ernest Tomlinson
British composer
Died on Friday June 12th 2015
Jim Ed Brown
American country singer (The Browns)
Died on Thursday June 11th 2015
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer
Died on Sunday June 7th 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
Anthony Riley
American singer
Died on Tuesday June 2nd 2015
Dave Alexander
American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges
Died 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 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
Martin Kitcher
British singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Nick Marsh
British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu)
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Allan Fryer
Australian musician (Heaven)
Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Slim Richey
American guitarist
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Kirill Pokrovsky
Russian composer
Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Jim Bailey
American singer and actor
Died on Saturday May 30th 2015
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer and song collector.
Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Mario Da Vinci
Italian Canzone Napoletana singer and actor
Died on Sunday May 10th 2015
Nico Castel
Portuguese-born American tenor
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Natalya Lagoda
Russian–Ukrainian singer and Playboy model
Died on Friday May 29th 2015
Art Thieme
American folk musician
Died on Tuesday May 26th 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 musician
Died on Tuesday May 5th 2015
Mel Waiters
American soul singer
Died on Thursday May 28th 2015