Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Chris Bailey
Australian bass guitarist and vocalist
Died on Thursday April 4th 2013
Yoshio Tabata
Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer
Died on Thursday April 25th 2013
Robert Ward
American composer (The Crucible)
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Jacob Avshalomov
Chinese-born American conductor and composer
Died on Thursday April 25th 2013
Bernard Gilmore
American composer
Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Gilles Marchal
French songwriter and singer
Died on Thursday April 11th 2013
Bob Brozman
American guitarist and ethnomusicologist
Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2013
Sita Chan
Hong Kong pop singer
Died on Wednesday April 17th 2013
Thomas Hemsley
English opera singer
Died on Thursday April 11th 2013
David Burge
American pianist
Died on Monday April 1st 2013
Phil Ramone
South African-born American record producer
Died 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 lyricist
Died on Saturday March 30th 2013
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter
Died on Saturday March 16th 2013
Enzo Jannacci
Italian singer-songwriter
Died on Friday March 29th 2013
Melvin Rhyne
American jazz organist
Died on Tuesday March 5th 2013
Hugh McCracken
American rock and roll session musician
Died on Thursday March 28th 2013
Jack Greene
American country music singer ("Statue of a Fool"
Died on Thursday March 14th 2013
Fran Warren
American singer ("Sunday Kind of Love") and actress (Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd)
Died on Monday March 4th 2013
Roosevelt Jamison
American songwriter ("That's How Strong My Love Is")
Died on Wednesday March 27th 2013
Edward Bland
American filmmaker and composer (Cry of Jazz)
Died on Thursday March 14th 2013
Bobby Rogers
American soul singer and songwriter (The Miracles)
Died on Sunday March 3rd 2013
Danilo Orozco
Cuban musicologist
Died on Tuesday March 26th 2013
Paul Nassau
American composer and lyricist
Died on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Müslüm Gürses
Turkish singer and actor
Died on Sunday March 3rd 2013
Margie Alexander
American R&B and soul singer
Died on Tuesday March 26th 2013
Clive Burr
British drummer (Iron Maiden)
Died on Tuesday March 12th 2013
Scott Hardkiss
American electronic music producer (Hardkiss)
Died on Monday March 25th 2013
Sripada Pinakapani
Indian musician
Died on Monday March 11th 2013
Jewel Akens
American R&B singer ("The Birds and the Bees")
Died on Friday March 1st 2013
Deke Richards
American Motown songwriter ("ABC"
Died on Sunday March 24th 2013
Sukhraj Aujla
Indian folk singer
Died on Saturday March 23rd 2013
Tengiz Amirejibi
Georgian pianist
Died on Saturday March 9th 2013
Bebo Valdés
Cuban pianist
Died on Friday March 22nd 2013
Risë Stevens
American operatic mezzo-soprano
Died on Wednesday March 20th 2013
Ricardo da Force
English dance vocalist (The KLF
Died on Friday March 8th 2013
Jeffrey Skitch
British opera singer and educator
Died on Thursday March 7th 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
Peter Banks
English rock guitarist (Yes)
Died on Thursday March 7th 2013
Seijin Noborikawa
Japanese folk musician
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Virgil Johnson
American doo-wop singer (The Velvets)
Died on Sunday February 24th 2013
Shadow Morton
American songwriter ("Leader of the Pack") and record producer (The Shangri-Las
Died on Thursday February 14th 2013
Behsat Üvez
Turkish singer and composer
Died on Friday February 22nd 2013
Goldie Harvey
Nigerian R&B and pop singer and television personality
Died on Thursday February 14th 2013
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist
Died on Friday February 22nd 2013
Kurt Redel
German musician and conductor
Died on Tuesday February 12th 2013
Claude Monteux
American flautist and conductor
Died on Friday February 22nd 2013
Richard Orton
British composer and academic
Died on Tuesday February 12th 2013
Zheng Cao
Chinese opera singer
Died on Thursday February 21st 2013
Kevin Peek
Australian musician (Sky)
Died on Monday February 11th 2013
Cleotha Staples
American gospel singer (The Staple Singers)
Died on Thursday February 21st 2013
Rick Huxley
English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
Died on Monday February 11th 2013
Magic Slim
American blues singer and guitarist
Died on Thursday February 21st 2013
James DePreist
American conductor
Died on Friday February 8th 2013
Damon Harris
American soul and R&B singer (The Temptations)
Died on Monday February 18th 2013
Armando Trovajoli
Italian film composer and pianist
Died on Thursday February 28th 2013
Kevin Ayers
English psychedelic rock songwriter and musician (Soft Machine
Died on Monday February 18th 2013
Daniel Darc
French singer (Taxi Girl)
Died on Thursday February 28th 2013
Mike Westhues
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Reg Presley
British singer (The Troggs) and songwriter ("Love Is All Around")
Died on Monday February 4th 2013
DJ Ajax
Australian DJ
Died on Thursday February 28th 2013
Mindy McCready
American country music singer (Ten Thousand Angels)
Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Achilla Orru
Ugandan musician
Died on Monday February 4th 2013
Richard Street
American singer (The Monitors
Died on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Shmulik Kraus
Israeli actor and pop rock singer
Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Van Cliburn
American pianist
Died on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Tony Sheridan
English rock and roll singer
Died on Saturday February 16th 2013
Cecil Womack
American musician and singer
Died on Friday February 1st 2013
Eric Ericson
Swedish choral conductor and teacher
Died on Saturday February 16th 2013
Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe
Norwegian musicologist and composer
Died on Friday February 1st 2013
John Ayldon
British opera singer
Died on Saturday February 16th 2013
Rudolf Dašek
Czech guitarist
Died on Friday February 1st 2013
Stewart “Dirk” Fischer
American jazz musician and composer
Died on Monday February 25th 2013
Patty Andrews
American singer
Died on Wednesday January 30th 2013
Homayoun Khorram
Iranian violinist
Died on Thursday January 17th 2013
Şenay Yüzbaşıoğlu
Turkish singer
Died on Friday January 4th 2013
Brian Brown
Australian jazz musician
Died on Monday January 28th 2013
Claude Black
American jazz pianist
Died on Thursday January 17th 2013
Sammy Johns
American singer-songwriter ("Chevy Van"
Died on Friday January 4th 2013