Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Marvin Rainwater
American country and rockabilly singer ("Whole Lotta Woman")
Died on Tuesday September 17th 2013
Ilja Hurník
Czech composer and essayist
Died on Saturday September 7th 2013
Ramblin’ Tommy Scott
American country and rockabilly musician
Died on Monday September 30th 2013
Larry Lake
American-born Canadian broadcaster and musician
Died on Tuesday September 17th 2013
Susan Fuentes
Filipino singer
Died on Saturday September 7th 2013
George Amon Webster
American Southern Gospel singer
Died on Saturday September 28th 2013
Kristian Gidlund
Swedish musician (Sugarplum Fairy) and journalist
Died on Tuesday September 17th 2013
Kris Biantoro
Indonesian actor and singer
Died on Tuesday August 13th 2013
John Dengate
Australian folk singer and songwriter
Died on Thursday August 1st 2013
Raghunath Panigrahi
Indian classical singer and music director
Died on Sunday August 25th 2013
Jody Payne
American musician (Willie Nelson's Family)
Died on Saturday August 10th 2013
David Garrick
English singer
Died on Friday August 23rd 2013
Eydie Gormé
American singer ("Blame It on the Bossa Nova")
Died on Saturday August 10th 2013
Jetty Paerl
Dutch singer ("De vogels van Holland")
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2013
Batile Alake
Nigerian waka singer
Died on Saturday August 10th 2013
Keiko Fuji
Japanese singer and actress
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2013
Louis Killen
British musician
Died on Friday August 9th 2013
Sid Bernstein
American music producer and promoter
Died on Wednesday August 21st 2013
Eduardo Falú
Argentine guitarist and composer
Died on Friday August 9th 2013
Jaymala Shiledar
Indian singer and actor
Died on Thursday August 8th 2013
Don Hassler
American jazz musician and businessman
Died on Tuesday August 20th 2013
Regina Resnik
American operatic mezzo-soprano
Died on Thursday August 8th 2013
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South African jazz singer
Died on Tuesday August 20th 2013
Willie Dunn
Canadian Mi'kmaq folk singer
Died on Monday August 5th 2013
George Duke
American Grammy Award-winning jazz fusion keyboardist
Died on Monday August 5th 2013
Eyob Mekonnen
Ethiopian reggae singer
Died on Sunday August 18th 2013
Tim Wright
American bass guitarist (Pere Ubu
Died on Sunday August 4th 2013
Pixie Williams
New Zealand singer
Died on Friday August 2nd 2013
Jane Harvey
American jazz singer
Died on Thursday August 15th 2013
V. Dakshinamoorthy
Indian carnatic musician and music director
Died on Friday August 2nd 2013
Allen Lanier
American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult)
Died on Wednesday August 14th 2013
Tompall Glaser
American country music singer
Died on Tuesday August 13th 2013
Mike Hinton
American guitarist
Died on Thursday August 1st 2013
Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom
Colombian composer
Died on Sunday July 21st 2013
Gary Shearston
Australian singer and songwriter
Died on Monday July 1st 2013
Alvis Wayne
American rockabilly musician
Died on Wednesday July 31st 2013
Mikhail Gorsheniov
Russian punk rock musician (Korol i Shut)
Died on Friday July 19th 2013
Ole Henrik Moe
Norwegian pianist
Died on Monday July 29th 2013
Texas Johnny Brown
American blues musician and songwriter
Died on Monday July 1st 2013
Draga Matkovic
Croatian-born German classical pianist
Died on Monday July 29th 2013
Peter Appleyard
British-born Canadian jazz musician and composer
Died on Wednesday July 17th 2013
T-Model Ford
American blues musician
Died on Tuesday July 16th 2013
Julito Rodríguez
Puerto Rican bolero singer
Died on Saturday July 27th 2013
Bana
Cape Verdean morna singer and musician
Died on Saturday July 13th 2013
Shafiga Akhundova
Azerbaijani composer
Died on Friday July 26th 2013
Mabel Sonnier Savoie
American singer and guitar player
Died on Wednesday July 10th 2013
Kongar-ol Ondar
Russian Tuvan throat singer
Died on Thursday July 25th 2013
Andrea Veneracion
Filipino singer
Died on Tuesday July 9th 2013
Nic Gotham
Canadian jazz saxophonist and composer (Nigredo Hotel)
Died on Thursday July 25th 2013
Brett Walker
American songwriter
Died on Monday July 8th 2013
Adrian Shepherd
British cellist
Died on Wednesday July 24th 2013
MC Daleste
Brazilian rapper
Died on Sunday July 7th 2013
Chiwoniso Maraire
Zimbabwean Mbira singer
Died on Wednesday July 24th 2013
Bernie Nolan
Irish singer (The Nolans) and actress
Died on Thursday July 4th 2013
Steve Berrios
American jazz drummer
Died on Wednesday July 24th 2013
Bernard Vitet
French jazz musician and composer
Died on Wednesday July 3rd 2013
Pino Massara
Italian musician
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013
Paul Lorieau
Canadian national anthem singer (Edmonton Oilers) and optometrist
Died on Tuesday July 2nd 2013
Dominguinhos
Brazilian composer and singer
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013
Mike Shipley
Australian-born British Grammy Award-winning sound engineer and music producer (Def Leppard)
Died on Monday July 22nd 2013
Maarten van Roozendaal
Dutch singer-songwriter
Died on Monday July 1st 2013
Huáscar Aparicio
Bolivian folk singer
Died on Friday June 21st 2013
Diosa Costello
American Puerto Rican actress and singer
Died on Thursday June 20th 2013
Bruno Bartoletti
Italian conductor
Died on Sunday June 9th 2013
Slim Whitman
American country singer-songwriter ("Indian Love Call"
Died on Wednesday June 19th 2013
J. V. Raghavulu
Indian playback singer and musical director
Died on Friday June 7th 2013
Paul Smith
American jazz pianist
Died on Saturday June 29th 2013
Filip Topol
Czech musician
Died on Wednesday June 19th 2013
Elaine Laron
American songwriter and lyricist (The Electric Company
Died on Thursday June 6th 2013
Silvi Vrait
Estonian singer ("Nagu merelaine") and actress
Died on Friday June 28th 2013
Claudio Rocchi
Italian progressive rock singer-songwriter and musician
Died on Tuesday June 18th 2013
Henrik Otto Donner
Finnish composer and music industry executive
Died on Thursday June 27th 2013
Alfred Planyavsky
Austrian double-bassist and music historian
Died on Tuesday June 18th 2013
Franz Kelch
German singer
Died on Wednesday June 5th 2013
Gianfranco Baldazzi
Italian lyricist
Died on Tuesday June 25th 2013
Alastair Donaldson
Scottish musician
Died on Tuesday June 18th 2013
Ben Tucker
American jazz musician
Died on Tuesday June 4th 2013
Alan Myers
American New Wave drummer (Devo)
Died on Monday June 24th 2013
Dwight Pattison
Indian musician
Died on Sunday June 16th 2013
Joey Covington
American musician (Jefferson Airplane
Died on Tuesday June 4th 2013
Puff Johnson
American pop singer and songwriter
Died on Monday June 24th 2013
Richard Marlow
English organist and choral director
Died on Sunday June 16th 2013