Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Peter Rauhofer
Austrian DJDied on Tuesday May 7th 2013
Elliot del Borgo
American composerDied on Thursday May 30th 2013
Zach Sobiech
American pop singer and viral video performerDied on Monday May 20th 2013
Teri Moïse
American singerDied on Tuesday May 7th 2013
Mulgrew Miller
American jazz pianistDied on Wednesday May 29th 2013
Ray Manzarek
American rock musician (The Doors)Died on Monday May 20th 2013
Steve Martland
English composerDied on Monday May 6th 2013
Fotis Polymeris
Greek musicianDied on Tuesday May 28th 2013
Anders Eliasson
Swedish composerDied on Monday May 20th 2013
Greg Quill
Australian roots musician and entertainment critic (Toronto Star)Died on Sunday May 5th 2013
Little Tony
Italian-born Sammarinese pop singer and actorDied on Monday May 27th 2013
César Portillo de la Luz
Cuban Filin composer and interpreterDied on Saturday May 4th 2013
Mbuya Dyoko
Zimbabwean musicianDied on Sunday May 26th 2013
Claramae Turner
American opera singer (CarouselDied on Saturday May 18th 2013
Cedric Brooks
Jamaican musician (The Skatalites)Died on Friday May 3rd 2013
T. M. Soundararajan
Indian playback singerDied on Saturday May 25th 2013
Marek Jackowski
Polish rock musician (Maanam)Died on Saturday May 18th 2013
Gordon Sherwood
American classical composerDied on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Marshall Lytle
American rock and roll musician (Bill Haley & His Comets)Died on Saturday May 25th 2013
Harold Shapero
American composer and pianist (Symphony for Classical Orchestra)Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Tyrone Brunson
American musicianDied on Saturday May 25th 2013
Alan O’Day
American singer-songwriter ("Undercover Angel"Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Ed Shaughnessy
American drummer (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)Died on Friday May 24th 2013
Monroe Hopper
American gospel musician (The Hoppers)Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Lorene Mann
American country music singer and songwriterDied on Friday May 24th 2013
Albert Lance
Australian-born French opera singerDied on Wednesday May 15th 2013
Helmut Braunlich
American composerDied on Friday May 24th 2013
Ollie Mitchell
American big band musician (The Wrecking Crew)Died on Saturday May 11th 2013
Yoshio Tabata
Japanese ryūkōka and enka singerDied on Thursday April 25th 2013
Robert Ward
American composer (The Crucible)Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Jacob Avshalomov
Chinese-born American conductor and composerDied on Thursday April 25th 2013
Bernard Gilmore
American composerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Gilles Marchal
French songwriter and singerDied on Thursday April 11th 2013
Harry J
Jamaican music producerDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Bob Brozman
American guitarist and ethnomusicologistDied on Tuesday April 23rd 2013
Sita Chan
Hong Kong pop singerDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Thomas Hemsley
English opera singerDied on Thursday April 11th 2013
David Burge
American pianistDied on Monday April 1st 2013
Walter Boeykens
Belgian clarinetist and conductorDied on Tuesday April 23rd 2013
George Beverly Shea
Canadian-born American gospel music singerDied on Tuesday April 16th 2013
Don Blackman
American jazz-funk pianistDied on Thursday April 11th 2013
Shamshad Begum
Indian singerDied on Tuesday April 23rd 2013
Rita MacNeil
Canadian Juno Award-winning singer and variety show hostDied on Tuesday April 16th 2013
Olive Lewin
Jamaican social anthropologist and musicologistDied on Wednesday April 10th 2013
Robert Suderburg
American composerDied on Monday April 22nd 2013
Jean-François Paillard
French classical conductorDied on Monday April 15th 2013
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musicianDied on Wednesday April 10th 2013
Carmel Kaine
Australian violinistDied on Monday April 22nd 2013
Scott Miller
American singer-songwriter and musician (Game TheoryDied on Monday April 15th 2013
Emilio Pericoli
Italian singerDied on Tuesday April 9th 2013
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Indian violinistDied on Monday April 22nd 2013
Dave McArtney
New Zealand musician (Hello Sailor)Died on Monday April 15th 2013
Marian Robertson Wilson
American musicianDied on Monday April 8th 2013
Richie Havens
American folk singer and guitaristDied on Monday April 22nd 2013
P. B. Sreenivas
Indian singerDied on Sunday April 14th 2013
Sara Montiel
Spanish-Mexican actress and singerDied on Monday April 8th 2013
Jean-Michel Damase
French composerDied on Sunday April 21st 2013
George Jackson
American singer-songwriter ("Old Time Rock and Roll"Died on Sunday April 14th 2013
Annette Funicello
American actress (The Mickey Mouse Club) and singer ("Tall Paul")Died on Monday April 8th 2013
Chrissy Amphlett
Australian singer (Divinyls)Died on Sunday April 21st 2013
Sir Colin Davis
British conductorDied on Sunday April 14th 2013
Irma Ravinale
Italian composer and music educatorDied on Sunday April 7th 2013
Deanna Durbin
Canadian singer and actress (Three Smart Girls)Died on Saturday April 20th 2013
William Steck
American violinist (National Symphony Orchestra)Died on Saturday April 13th 2013
Andy Johns
British record producer (Led ZeppelinDied on Sunday April 7th 2013
Gráinne Yeats
Irish harpist and singerDied on Thursday April 18th 2013
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American composerDied on Saturday April 13th 2013
Don Shirley
Jamaican–born American pianistDied on Saturday April 6th 2013
John La Montaine
American composerDied on Monday April 29th 2013
Cordell Mosson
American bassist (Parliament-Funkadelic)Died on Thursday April 18th 2013
Dean Drummond
American composerDied on Saturday April 13th 2013
Piero de Palma
Italian opera singerDied on Friday April 5th 2013
János Starker
Hungarian-born American cellistDied on Sunday April 28th 2013
Dariush Safvat
Iranian musicianDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Stephen Dodgson
British composerDied on Saturday April 13th 2013
Tommy Tycho
Hungarian-born Australian composerDied on Thursday April 4th 2013
George Jones
American country music singer ("He Stopped Loving Her Today"Died on Friday April 26th 2013
T. K. Ramamoorthy
Indian composer and violinistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Chris Bailey
Australian bass guitarist and vocalistDied on Thursday April 4th 2013
Eddie Bond
American rockabilly singerDied on Wednesday March 20th 2013
Claude King
American country music singer ("Wolverton Mountain")Died on Thursday March 7th 2013
David Parland
Swedish musician (Dark Funeral)Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Seijin Noborikawa
Japanese folk musicianDied on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Phil Ramone
South African-born American record producerDied on Saturday March 30th 2013
Bobby Smith
American singer (The Spinners)Died on Saturday March 16th 2013
Stompin’ Tom Connors
Canadian country-folk singer ("The Hockey Song")Died on Wednesday March 6th 2013
Franco Califano
Italian lyricistDied on Saturday March 30th 2013