Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Cedar Walton
American jazz pianist
Died on Monday August 19th 2013
Willie Dunn
Canadian Mi'kmaq folk singer
Died on Monday August 5th 2013
Donna Hightower
American singer
Died on Monday August 19th 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
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
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
Bengt Hallberg
Swedish jazz pianist
Died on Tuesday July 2nd 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
Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom
Colombian composer
Died on Sunday July 21st 2013
Gary Shearston
Australian singer and songwriter
Died on Monday July 1st 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
Erling Blöndal Bengtsson
Danish cellist
Died on Thursday June 6th 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
Arnold Eidus
American violinist
Died on Monday June 3rd 2013
Darryl Read
British musician
Died on Sunday June 23rd 2013
Walter Kahn
American record producer
Died on Saturday June 15th 2013
Mandawuy Yunupingu
Australian musician (Yothu Yindi)
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Little Willie Littlefield
American pianist and singer
Died on Sunday June 23rd 2013
Keith Wilson
American classical musician
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Bobby Bland
American blues and soul singer ("Further Up the Road"
Died on Sunday June 23rd 2013
Hugh Maguire
Irish violinist
Died on Friday June 14th 2013
Rob Morsberger
American rock and roll singer and songwriter
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Donald Hustad
American evangelical church musician
Died on Saturday June 22nd 2013
Ajit Pandey
Indian pop singer and politician
Died on Thursday June 13th 2013
Leandro Díaz
Colombian music composer (Vallenato)
Died on Saturday June 22nd 2013
Wendy Saddington
Australian jazz and blues singer (Chain)
Died on Friday June 21st 2013
Fatai Rolling Dollar
Nigerian musician
Died on Wednesday June 12th 2013
Mario Bernardi
Canadian conductor and pianist
Died on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Johnny Smith
American jazz guitarist and songwriter ("Walk
Died on Tuesday June 11th 2013
Paul Olefsky
American cellist (Philadelphia Orchestra
Died on Saturday June 1st 2013
Huáscar Aparicio
Bolivian folk singer
Died on Friday June 21st 2013
Péter Szilágyi
Hungarian conductor and politician
Died on Thursday May 30th 2013
Trevor Bolder
British musician (David Bowie
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2013
Peter Rauhofer
Austrian DJ
Died on Tuesday May 7th 2013