Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries

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

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 playwright
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015

Shone An

Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor
Died on Monday June 1st 2015

John Keating

British musician (Theme from ''Z-Cars''
Died on Thursday May 28th 2015

Twinkle

British singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday May 21st 2015

Lucy Fabery

Puerto Rican jazz singer
Died on Wednesday May 13th 2015

Elbert West

American country music singer-songwriter (Sticks and Stones)
Died on Monday May 18th 2015

Chinx

American rapper
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015

Amy Winehouse

English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of genres, including soul, rnb, jazz and reggae
Died on Saturday July 23rd 2011

Jim Morrison

American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors
Died on Saturday July 3rd 1971

John Tout

British keyboardist (Renaissance)
Died on Friday May 1st 2015

Guy Carawan

American folk singer and civil rights activist
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015

Winton Dean

English musicologist
Died on Thursday December 19th 2013

Roberto Ciotti

Italian bluesman and composer (Marrakech Express)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2013

Paul Bäumer

Dutch record producer (Bingo Players)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2013

Hung Sin-nui

Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress
Died on Sunday December 8th 2013

Ibrahim Sylla

Ivorian record producer
Died on Monday December 30th 2013

Ayhan Sökmen

Turkish composer and physician
Died on Monday December 30th 2013

Ray Price

American singer ("Heartaches by the Number"
Died on Monday December 16th 2013

Germán Coppini

Spanish pop musician and singer (Siniestro Total
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2013

Ricky Lawson

American drummer (Michael Jackson
Died on Monday December 23rd 2013

Marcel Cellier

Swiss organist and musicologist
Died on Friday December 13th 2013

Tito Mora

Spanish pop singer
Died on Monday December 30th 2013

Tom Krause

Finnish opera singer
Died on Friday December 6th 2013