Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Death of Graham Morgan at age 88
Graham Morgan, an Australian drummer and teacher of drumming, died on February 1, 2026, aged 88. Born in Melbourne on April 30, 1937, he was educated at Melbourne Grammar School.…
Death of Don Adams at age 85
Don Adams, an American country singer, died on February 1, 2026. Born in Ross County, Ohio, on January 4, 1941, he often supported George Jones, including on Live at Dancetown…
Fernando Esteso dies at age 80
Fernando Esteso, a Spanish actor and singer best known for his film appearances with Andrés Pajares, died on February 1, 2026, in Valencia, Spain, at the age of 80. Born…
José Cuéllar death at age 85
American anthropologist and musician Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Fatih Ürek at age 59
Turkish singer and actor Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Mingo Lewis at age 72
American percussionist and drummer (Santana Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Miklós Fenyő, died aged 78
Hungarian singer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Parthenon Huxley death at age 70
American musician (ELO Part II) Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Abdelhadi Belkhayat at age 85
Moroccan singer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
H. Robert Reynolds died at age 91
H. Robert Reynolds, an American musician, conductor and academic, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 91. He was principal conductor of the Wind Ensemble at the Thornton…
Martin Bruns died at age 65
Martin Bruns, a Swiss baritone and music lecturer, died on January 30, 2026. Born in Weil am Rhein on November 25, 1960, he was a member of the Knabenkantorei Basel…
Nigel Ogden obituary: died at age 71
British theatre organist and radio presenter (The Organist Entertains) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Wojciech Michniewski has died at age 78
Polish composer and conductor Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Nilton César dead at age 86
Brazilian singer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hardy Hepp passes away at age 81
Swiss musician and painter Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Bryan Loren has died at age 59
American songwriter ("Do the Bartman") Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Maroochy Barambah at age 70
Australian Aboriginal mezzo-soprano singer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Obituary: Kazuhito Yamashita, dead at age 64
Japanese guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Danny Coughlan has died at age -1
British singer and guitarist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Richie Beirach, dead at age 78
American jazz pianist and composer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Jean Cussac, dead at age 103
French baritone and music director Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
António Chainho, died aged 88
Portuguese musician Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Chandrasena Thalangama dead at age 81
Sri Lankan journalist and lyricist Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Obituary: Vladislav Chernushenko, dead at age 90
Russian conductor Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Margaret Ross obituary: died at age 83
American singer (The Cookies) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Gabe Lopez obituary: died at age -1
American songwriter and producer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Sly Dunbar, died aged 73
Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Billy Bass passes away at age 74
American bassist (Funkadelic) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Béla Lattmann dies at 60
Hungarian jazz bassist Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yoichiro Yoshikawa passed away at age 68
Japanese composer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Yuri Rymanov dead at age 69
Russian guitarist (Lyube) Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Marie Rouanet died at age 89
French singer and writer Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Abhijit Majumdar died at age 54
Indian singer and music director Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Death of Ann Clark at age 103
American singer (The Sentimentalists) Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Stefania Stella died at age -1
Italian actress and singer Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Guy Hovis, dead at age 84
American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Homare Suguro, dead at age 85
Homare Suguro, a Japanese actor and singer, died on January 23, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on June 1, 1940, he worked for Shochiku…
Francis Buchholz passed away at age 71
German bass guitarist (Scorpions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Obituary: Yaw Sarpong, dead at age -1
Ghanaian gospel musician and songwriter Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Rob Hirst passed away at age 70
Australian musician (Midnight Oil) Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Billy Parker passes away at age 88
American country music singer and DJ Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Anders Möller died at age 63
Swedish musician (Black Ingvars Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Stephen “Cat” passes away at age 69
Jamaican guitarist and cellist (Third World) Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Obituary: Osvaldo Díaz, dead at age 76
Chilean singer Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Guillermo Rendón death at age 90
Colombian composer and organist Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Joxean Llorente dead at age 63
Spanish choral conductor Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Marikena Monti dies at 82
Argentine actress and singer Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Jaan Ross dead at age 68
Estonian musicologist and psychologist Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Rubén Patagonia passed away at age 69
Argentine singer Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Tucker Zimmerman obituary: died at age 84
American singer-songwriter Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Raju Bandara death at age 65
Sri Lankan singer Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Tony Dallara dead at age 89
Italian singer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Obituary: Kenny Morris, dead at age 68
English drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees) Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Jim Wearne dead at age 75
Jim Wearne, an American musician, died on January 15, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a Cornish-American musician who lived most of his life in the Chicago area…
Kenny Morris passes away at age 68
Kenny Morris, an English drummer and painter best known as the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, died on January 15, 2026, aged 68. Born Kenneth Ian Morris…
Dogardisc Colombian champeta singer and songwriter, diabetes dies
Dogardisc, the stage name of Colombian champeta singer and songwriter Ismael Simancas, died on January 15, 2026. Born in Cartagena, Colombia, he was an important figure in the Colombian coastal…
Melania Pérez dies at 76
Argentinian singer Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Death of Quemil Yambay at age 87
Paraguayan musician Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Obituary: Seán Ó, dead at age 89
Irish tenor singer Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
John Forté passes away at age 50
American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score) Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Sheila Bernette passed away at age 94
English singer (The Good Old Days Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies at age 26
British guitarist (Black Midi) Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Dave Hitchcock passes away at age -1
English record producer (In the Land of Grey and Pink Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Michael Kemner dead at age -1
German bass guitarist (Fehlfarben) Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Rebecca Kilgore dies at age 76
American singer Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Álvaro Peña-Rojas has died at age 82
Chilean-German singer and songwriter Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Dieudonné Larose has died at age 80
Haitian singer Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Prashant Tamang, died aged 43
Indian singer (Indian Idol) and actor (Paatal Lok) Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Bob Weir obituary: died at age 78
American musician (Grateful Dead) Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Yeison Jiménez death at age 34
Colombian singer Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Obituary: Terry Sullivan, dead at age 87
British drummer (Renaissance) Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Death of Guy Moon at age 63
American television composer (The Fairly OddParents Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Ted Nichols dies at 97
Ted Nichols, an American composer, conductor and arranger best known for his work on Hanna-Barbera productions including The Flintstones and Jonny Quest, died on January 9, 2026, at age 97.…
Ihor Blazhkov dies at age 89
Ukrainian conductor Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Igor Blazhkov dies at age 89
Ukrainian conductor Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Rolf Riehm has died at age 88
German composer (Sirenen – Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens) Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Jim McBride passes away at age 78
American country music songwriter Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Andrew Carter died at age 86
English composer and conductor Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Obituary: Mike Embro, dead at age 63
Canadian drummer (Razor) Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Andrew Bodnar dies at age 71
English bass guitarist (The Rumour) Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Elsje de, died aged 82
Dutch actress and singer Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Death of Calbo at age 52
French rapper (Ärsenik) Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Calboni M’Bani dies at 52
French rapper Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Johnny Legend passed away at age 77
American rockabilly musician Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Obituary: Ritva Auvinen, dead at age 90
Finnish opera singer Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Mesut İktu death at age 78
Turkish operatic baritone Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Tony Carr obituary: died at age 98
Maltese session drummer and percussionist (CCS Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Dooz Kawa dies at 40
French rapper Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Hayden Thompson death at age 87
Hayden Thompson, an American singer, songwriter and rockabilly musician, died on December 31, 2025, at age 87. Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Thompson was a member of the Rockabilly Hall of…
Death of Bobby Gosh at age 89
Bobby Gosh, an American musician and singer-songwriter known for writing “A Little Bit More,” died on December 31, 2025, at age 89. Born Robert Gosch on May 31, 1936, in…
Death of Rudi Spring at age 63
German composer Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Andy Billups death at age 72
British bass guitarist (The Hamsters) Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Richard Smallwood obituary: died at age 77
American gospel singer ("Total Praise") Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Obituary: Denny Tsao, dead at age 66
Taiwanese singer and actor (Westgate Tango) (body discovered on this date) Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Elías Barreiro dead at age 95
Cuban guitarist and academic Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher, died aged 75
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation…
James Akins death at age 69
James Milton Akins, an American tubist and music professor best known for his association with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, died on December 29, 2025, at age 69. Born in Savannah,…
Fanny dead at age 46
French singer Died on Monday December 29th 2025