Kurt Cobain obituary: died at age 27
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
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Dave Alexander, died aged 27
American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential protopunk band The Stooges Died on Monday February 10th 1975
Gary Thain has died at age 27
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 died at age 27
Welsh musician who was lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers Died on Sunday November 23rd 2008
Brian Jones dies at 27
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…
Martin Kitcher death at age 53
British singer-songwriter Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Death of Nick Marsh at age 53
British singer and musician (Flesh for Lulu) Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Will Holt dead at age 86
American songwriter and playwright Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Obituary: Albert West, dead at age 65
Dutch singer Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Allan Fryer passes away at age 60
Australian musician (Heaven) Died on Thursday June 4th 2015
Slim Richey passes away at age 77
American guitarist Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Kirill Pokrovsky dies at 53
Russian composer Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Obituary: Jim Bailey, dead at age 77
American singer and actor Died on Saturday May 30th 2015
Jean Ritchie death at age 92
American folk singer and song collector. Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Death of Mario Da at age 73
Italian Canzone Napoletana singer and actor Died on Sunday May 10th 2015
Nico Castel passes away at age 83
Portuguese-born American tenor Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Natalya Lagoda dies at age 41
Russian–Ukrainian singer and Playboy model Died on Friday May 29th 2015
Shone An passed away at age 31
Taiwanese singer (Comic Boyz) and actor Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Art Thieme death at age 73
American folk musician Died on Tuesday May 26th 2015
Steven Gerber has died at age 67
American composer Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Johnny Keating, died aged 87
British musician ("Theme from Z-Cars") Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
John Keating dies at 87
British musician (Theme from ''Z-Cars'' Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Tony Aceves death at age 62
American musician Died on Tuesday May 5th 2015
Obituary: Mel Waiters, dead at age 58
American soul singer Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Death of Christer Jansson at age 51
Swedish drummer (Roxette) Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Rocky Frisco, died aged 77
American pianist (JJ Cale Band) Died on Tuesday May 26th 2015
Tranquility Bass has died at age 47
American hip-hop musician Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Mac Poole has died at age 69
British drummer Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Twinkle has died at age 66
British singer-songwriter Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Obituary: Darius Minwalla, dead at age -1
American drummer (The Posies) Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Obituary: Louis Johnson, dead at age 60
American bassist (The Brothers Johnson Died on Thursday May 21st 2015
Lucy Fabery died at age 84
Puerto Rican jazz singer Died on Wednesday May 13th 2015
State of has died at age 50
Bangladeshi-born British DJ and music producer Died on Wednesday May 20th 2015
Elbert West obituary: died at age 46
American country music singer-songwriter (Sticks and Stones) Died on Monday May 18th 2015
Bobby Jameson dies at age 70
American pop singer and songwriter Died on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Ortheia Barnes has died at age 70
American R&B and jazz singer Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Obituary: Chinx, dead at age 31
American rapper Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Robert Drasnin dies at 87
American composer and clarinet player Died on Wednesday May 13th 2015
Flora MacNeil dies at age 86
Scottish Gaelic singer Died on Saturday May 16th 2015
Paul Walter, died aged 82
British classical record producer Died on Friday May 1st 2015
B.B. King passed away at age 89
American blues musician Died on Thursday May 14th 2015
Mervyn Burtch dies at 86
Welsh composer Died on Tuesday May 12th 2015
Obituary: Ma Shui-long, dead at age 75
Taiwanese composer Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Death of Amy Winehouse at age 27
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 died at age 27
American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors Died on Saturday July 3rd 1971
Ton Hartsuiker passed away at age 81
Dutch pianist Died on Friday May 8th 2015
Jack Body dies at 70
New Zealand composer Died on Sunday May 10th 2015
Alexander Kok obituary: died at age 89
South African-born British cellist Died on Friday May 1st 2015
Rutger Gunnarsson died at age 69
Swedish bassist (ABBA) (death announced on this date) Died on Friday May 8th 2015
Jerome Cooper died at age 68
American jazz drummer Died on Wednesday May 6th 2015
Craig Gruber passed away at age 63
American rock musician (Rainbow Died on Tuesday May 5th 2015
John Tout passes away at age -1
British keyboardist (Renaissance) Died on Friday May 1st 2015
Zoran Lalović passes away at age 65
Serbian musician Died on Sunday May 3rd 2015
Guy Carawan has died at age 87
American folk singer and civil rights activist Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Errol Brown dead at age 71
Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate) Died on Wednesday May 6th 2015
Teresa Rebull dies at 95
Spanish songwriter Died on Wednesday April 15th 2015
Death of Benjamin F. at age 87
American electrical engineer and bluegrass musician Died on Friday April 24th 2015
Ellen Albertini passes away at age 101
American actress (The Wedding Singer Died on Monday May 4th 2015
Clarence “Frogman” died at age 78
American Rythum and Blues Singer (Ain't Got No Home) Died on Monday May 4th 2015
Obituary: Alfred Schreyer, dead at age 92
Ukrainian-born Polish fiddler and singer Died on Saturday April 25th 2015
Martin Berkofsky died at age 70
American classical pianist Died on Monday December 30th 2013
El Perlo passes away at age 87
Spanish singer and poet Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Maria Lidka dies at 99
German-born British violinist Died on Thursday December 12th 2013
Robert Allman death at age 86
Australian operatic baritone Died on Wednesday December 4th 2013
Katja Andy dies at age 106
German-born American classical pianist Died on Monday December 30th 2013
Björn J:son passes away at age 69
Swedish musician and composer Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Death of Zbigniew Karkowski at age 55
Polish composer Died on Thursday December 12th 2013
Obituary: Junior Murvin, dead at age 67
Jamaican reggae singer ("Police and Thieves") Died on Monday December 2nd 2013
Henri Lazarof dies at age 81
Bulgarian composer Died on Sunday December 29th 2013
Lars Edlund passed away at age 91
Swedish composer and organist Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Jim Hall obituary: died at age 83
American jazz guitarist Died on Tuesday December 10th 2013
Rex Garvin passes away at age 73
American R&B musician Died on Monday December 2nd 2013
Wojciech Kilar obituary: died at age 81
Polish composer (Bram Stoker's Dracula Died on Sunday December 29th 2013
Trigger Alpert has died at age 97
American jazz double-bassist (Glenn Miller band) Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Obituary: The Child, dead at age 26
Belgian-born Dutch pop musician Died on Tuesday December 10th 2013
Richard Coughlan death at age 66
English drummer (Caravan) Died on Sunday December 1st 2013
Benjamin Curtis died at age 35
American rock musician (Tripping Daisy Died on Sunday December 29th 2013
Reginaldo Rossi, died aged 69
Brazilian singer-songwriter Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Jimmy Amadie obituary: died at age 76
American jazz musician Died on Tuesday December 10th 2013
Death of Sheila Guyse at age 88
American actress and singer Died on Saturday December 28th 2013
David Richards died at age 57
British record producer (Queen Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Barbara Hesse-Bukowska obituary: died at age 83
Polish classical pianist Died on Monday December 9th 2013
Doe B has died at age 22
American rapper Died on Saturday December 28th 2013
Nelly Omar passed away at age 102
Argentine actress and singer Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Death of Edward Williams at age 92
English composer (Life on Earth) Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Esther Borja, died aged 100
Cuban singer Died on Saturday December 28th 2013
Lord Infamous dead at age 40
American rapper (Three 6 Mafia) Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Sándor Szokolay dies at age 82
Hungarian composer and professor Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Obituary: Boyd Lee, dead at age 87
American jazz pianist Died on Friday December 27th 2013
Winton Dean death at age 97
English musicologist Died on Thursday December 19th 2013
Death of Ernest Sauter at age 85
German composer Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Gianna D’Angelo passed away at age 84
American opera singer Died on Friday December 27th 2013
Tetsurō Kashibuchi, died aged 63
Japanese musician Died on Tuesday December 17th 2013
Obituary: Lynne Kieran, dead at age 53
British-born Austrian singer (The Rounder Girls) Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Roberto Ciotti passes away at age 60
Italian bluesman and composer (Marrakech Express) Died on Tuesday December 31st 2013
Marta Eggerth dead at age 101
Hungarian-born American singer and actress Died on Thursday December 26th 2013
Death of Paul Bäumer at age 37
Dutch record producer (Bingo Players) Died on Tuesday December 17th 2013
Hung Sin-nui death at age 88
Chinese Cantonese opera singer and actress Died on Sunday December 8th 2013
Ibrahim Sylla passed away at age 57
Ivorian record producer Died on Monday December 30th 2013