Bakir Bayakhunov died at age 93
Bakir Bayakhunov, a Kazakh composer and People’s Artist of Kazakhstan, died October 9, 2026, aged 93. Born in Almaty on September 15, 1933, he studied at the Almaty Conservatory, now…
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Goran Bare death at age 62
Goran Bare, a Croatian musician known as the founder and lead vocalist of the Vinkovci rock band Majke, died on October 9, 2026, aged 62. Born in Vinkovci on August…
Chris Welsh obituary: died at age 71
Chris Welsh, the Australian rock drummer associated with Died Pretty and the Screaming Tribesmen, died of cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 71. His listed periods of activity ran from…
Jeff Cannonball has died at age 39
Jeff Guerriero, the American professional wrestler and punk musician known as Jeff Cannonball, died October 8, 2026, aged 39, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Active on the independent wrestling…
Geoffrey Chard obituary: died at age 96
Geoffrey Chard, an Australian opera baritone, died October 8, 2026, aged 96. Tags Musicians, 08 October 2026, Australia, Chard, Geoffrey, Leo, October 2026, October 8
Chris Welsh dead, Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer
Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer with Died Pretty, died October 8, 2026. Died Pretty, sometimes known as The Died Pretty, was an Australian alternative rock band formed in Sydney in…
Piero passed away at age 81
Piero Antonio Franco De Benedictis, the Italian-born Argentine singer-songwriter known professionally as Piero, died on October 7, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gallipoli, in Italy’s Apulia region, he moved with…
Víctor Hugo Ayala death at age 92
Víctor Hugo Ayala, the Colombian singer known for bolero recordings and his performance of the national anthem, died October 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Bogotá on June 13, 1934,…
Death of George Fenton at age 76
George Richard Ian Howe Fenton, known professionally as George Fenton, the English composer, died October 5, 2026, aged 76. Born in Bromley, Kent, he became best known for writing film…
Hélène Hazera death at age 74
Hélène Hazera, a French journalist and transgender rights activist, died October 5, 2026, aged 74. Born in Paris in 1952, she grew up in a violent household. At 17, she…
Freddie Jackson dead at age 70
Freddie Jackson, the American rhythm and blues singer known for “You Are My Lady” and “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake),” died October 5, 2026, aged 70. Born Frederick…
Lena Martell dies at age 86
Lena Martell, the Scottish singer known for “One Day at a Time,” died October 5, 2026, aged 86. Born Helen Thomson in Glasgow, she began singing at 11 with her…
Göksel Arsoy obituary: died at age 90
Göksel Arsoy, the Turkish actor known for films including Şafak Bekçileri, Gençlik Hülyaları and Şehirdeki Yabancı, died on October 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Kayseri on March 15, 1936,…
Prince Waly died at age 34
Prince Waly, a French rapper, died of paraneoplastic pemphigus on October 4, 2026, aged 34. Born Moussa Magassa in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, on December 24, 1991, he began his rap career…
Louis Erlo death at age 97
Louis Erlo, the French stage director who led the Opéra de Lyon from 1969 to 1995, died October 4, 2026, aged 97. Born Louis Jean Marie Camerlo in Lyon on…
Antoine Ciosi passes away at age 94
Antoine Ciosi, a French singer and composer, died on October 4, 2026, aged 94, in Corbara, Corsica. Born on December 15, 1931, in Sorbo-Ocagnano, he grew up in a rural…
Joël Manglou passed away at age 68
Joël Manglou, a French musician, died October 3, 2026, aged 68. Born on June 14, 1958, in Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion, he grew up in a family of nine children. He initially…
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao passed away at age 95
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, an Indian film director and screenwriter who was regarded as one of the most versatile and innovative filmmakers in South Indian cinema, died on October 3, 2026,…
Hugh Wooldridge, died aged 74
Hugh Wooldridge, an English theatre director, producer and writer, died October 3, 2026, aged 74. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, on August 18, 1952, he was the son of composer John…
Metal Maniac dead, Metal Maniac, American professional wrestler
Metal Maniac, the American professional wrestler best known as Jeffrey Miller, died on October 3, 2026. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he also wrestled under his birth name…
Sass Jordan, died aged 63
Sass Jordan, the Canadian singer-songwriter known for her rock recordings, died on October 2, 2026, at age 63. Born Sarah Jordan in Birmingham, England, she was raised in Montreal and…
Conrad Lant passed away at age 63
Conrad Lant, the British metal singer and bassist known as Cronos and founder, vocalist and bassist of Venom, died on October 1, 2026, aged 63. Born Conrad Thomas Lant in…
Gilad Ben Shach death at age 85
Gilad Ben Shach, an Israeli radio program editor at Kol Israel, died on October 1, 2026, at age 85. According to the Hebrew biographical record, he was also a composer…
Omar Boutmazought dead at age 62
Omar Boutmazought, a Moroccan singer, died on September 30, 2026, aged 62. He sang in Amazigh and was among the most prominent figures to shape Amazigh music over several decades.…
Gabino Palomares obituary: died at age 76
Gabino Palomares, the Mexican singer-songwriter and political activist, died on September 30, 2026, at age 76. Born in Comonfort, Guanajuato, he became one of the leading figures of the nueva…
John Bröcheler passed away at age 81
John Bröcheler, the Dutch operatic baritone, died on September 30, 2026, aged 81. Born in Vaals on February 21, 1945, he began his career as a concert singer and built…
Death of Náfer Durán at age 93
Náfer Durán, the Colombian accordionist and songwriter who was crowned rey vallenato in 1976, died on September 29, 2026, aged 93. Born Náfer Santiago Durán Díaz in El Paso, Colombia,…
Donald Bergagård has died at age 90
Donald Bergagård, the Swedish evangelist, singer and accordionist, died on September 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Öckerö on February 13, 1936, he first worked as a…
Bob Davenport dead at age 94
Bob Davenport, the English traditional folk singer who helped shape the British folk revival from the early 1960s, died on September 28, 2026, aged 94. Born Robert H. Davenport in…
Lieutenant Stitchie died at age 60
Lieutenant Stitchie, the Jamaican reggae musician and deejay born Cleveland Laing, died on September 28, 2026, aged 60. Known for his work in dancehall, he later moved into gospel reggae…
Obituary: Mighty Sparrow, dead at age 91
Mighty Sparrow, the Grenadian-born Trinidadian calypso musician also known as Slinger Francisco, died on September 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Grand Roy, Grenada, on July 9, 1935, he was…
Ronnie Golden dead, Ronnie Golden, British singer and comedian
Ronnie Golden, the British singer and comedian who founded the band The Fabulous Poodles, died on September 27, 2026. Born Tony De Meur, he later moved into comedy with The…
Manuel Seal dead at age 66
Manuel Seal, an American record producer and songwriter, died on September 27, 2026, aged 66. Born Manuel Lonnie Seal Jr. on September 26, 1960, in Freeport, he worked across pop,…
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, died aged 81
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, the Spanish musician known for his work with the flamenco rock band Triana, died on September 26, 2026, aged 81. Triana was formed in Seville in 1974…
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, died aged 81
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, the Spanish musician best known as guitarist with the rock group Triana, died on September 26, 2026, aged 81. Born in Sevilla in 1945, he began in…
Guruh Sukarnoputra obituary: died at age 73
Guruh Sukarnoputra, the Indonesian politician and artist who served as a member of the People's Representative Council, died on September 26, 2026, aged 73. Born Muhammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra in…
Bruno Kramm death at age 58
Bruno Kramm, the German musician and co-founder of the electro-industrial duo Das Ich, died on September 25, 2026, aged 58. Born in Munich on October 13, 1967, he became known…
Aleksei Kozlov has died at age 90
Aleksei Kozlov, the Russian saxophonist and jazz musician who helped shape Soviet-era jazz, died on September 25, 2026, aged 90. Born in Moscow on October 13, 1935, he became one…
Liu Huan, died aged 63
Liu Huan, a Chinese singer and songwriter who helped pioneer modern pop music in China, died on September 25, 2026, aged 63. Born in Tianjin on August 26, 1963, he…
Obituary: Marina Vlady, dead at age 88
Marina Vlady, the French actress, singer and writer, died on September 24, 2026, aged 88. Born Marina Catherine de Poliakoff-Baydaroff in Clichy, France, she built a long career in film…
Roberto Müller death at age 89
Roberto Müller, the Brazilian singer known publicly by that name, died on September 24, 2026, aged 89. Born José Ribamar da Silva on February 17, 1937, he began his artistic…
Obituary: Moses Matovu, dead at age 77
Moses Matovu, the Ugandan musician and co-founder of Afrigo Band, died on September 24, 2026, aged 77. A singer-songwriter, vocalist and saxophonist, he helped establish the band in 1975 and…
Obituary: Jackie Jackson, dead at age 79
Jackie Jackson, the Jamaican bass player known for his work with Toots and the Maytals, died on September 23, 2026, aged 79. Born Clifton Jackson in March 1947, he grew…
Sergey Sosedov death at age 59
Sergey Sosedov, the Russian journalist and music critic who served as a judge on televised music contests, died on September 23, 2026, aged 59. Born Sergey Vasilevich Sosedov in Moscow,…
Maureen Jones passes away at age 99
Maureen Jones, the Australian classical pianist, died on September 23, 2026, aged 99. Born in Sydney on June 6, 1927, she was invited in primary school to study at the…
Vector Lovers death at age 70
Vector Lovers, the British electronic music producer better known as Martin Wheeler, died on September 21, 2026, aged 70. Born in London in 1956, he built a career in electronic…
Obituary: Rick Sollo, dead at age 59
Rick Sollo, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and producer of sertanejo music, died on September 21, 2026, aged 59. Born Geraldo Antônio de Carvalho in Monte do Carmo, Tocantins, on December…
Angry Anderson passed away at age 79
Angry Anderson, the Australian singer-songwriter and television personality best known as the lead vocalist of Rose Tattoo, died on September 21, 2026, aged 79. Born Gary Stephen Anderson in Melbourne,…
Jorge Palma passes away at age 76
Jorge Palma, the Portuguese singer and songwriter, died on September 21, 2026, aged 76, after a cardiac arrest. Born Jorge Manuel de Abreu Palma in Lisbon on June 4, 1950,…
André Bon obituary: died at age 80
André Bon, a French composer, died on September 20, 2026, aged 80. Born in Lille on August 17, 1946, he studied music and composition at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de…
Chad Gilbert has died at age 45
Chad Gilbert, the American guitarist, songwriter and record producer best known as a founding member of New Found Glory, died on September 20, 2026, aged 45. Born Chad Everett Gilbert…
Arthur B. Hancock III obituary: died at age 83
Arthur B. Hancock III, a Thoroughbred racehorse breeder and owner of Stone Farm, died September 18, 2026, at age 83. Born in the United States on February 22, 1943, he…
Peter Petrel dies at 86
Peter Petrel, the German singer best known for the 1972 number-one hit “How Do You Do,” died on September 18, 2026, aged 86. Born Peter Sauer in Bad Frankenhausen on…
Sway obituary: died at age 44
Sway, the British rapper and record producer known off stage as Derek Andrew Safo, died on September 17, 2026, aged 44. Born in Hornsey on September 5, 1982, he began…
Duncan Sheik dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, the American singer-songwriter and composer known for “Barely Breathing” and the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, died on September 17, 2026, at age 56. The cause was organ failure.…
Bryan Kelly passes away at age 92
Bryan Kelly, the English composer, conductor and pianist from Oxford, died on September 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Bryan George Kelly on January 3, 1934, he studied at the Royal…
Gary McCracken died at age 75
Gary McCracken, a Canadian musician and drummer, died on September 17, 2026, aged 75. He was best known as the drummer for Max Webster from 1976 until the band dissolved…
Jeffery Lee obituary: died at age 49
Jeffery Lee, an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection, died on September 17, 2026, at age 49. Born Jeffery James Lee in Alabama, he was also known…
John Whenham dead, John Whenham, English musicologist
John Whenham, an English musicologist and academic specializing in early Italian Baroque music, died September 16, 2026. He earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Arts at the…
Pye Dubois dead at age 77
Pye Dubois, the Canadian lyricist and poet who wrote for Max Webster, Kim Mitchell and occasionally Rush, died on September 15, 2026, aged 77. Born Paul Phillip Woods, he was…
Gerrit Graham, died aged 77
Gerrit Graham, the American actor best known for Phantom of the Paradise and for voicing Franklin Sherman on The Critic, died on September 15, 2026, aged 77. Born in New…
Ben Saunders passed away at age 43
Ben Saunders, the Dutch singer and tattoo artist who won the first title of The Voice of Holland, died on September 15, 2026, at age 43. Born in London on…
Ronnie Dove died at age 91
Ronnie Dove, the American pop singer whose career produced a string of hit records in the 1960s, died on September 15, 2026, aged 91. Born Ronald Eugene Dove in Herndon,…
Rosalind Ashford death at age 83
Rosalind Ashford, the American singer best known as an original member of Martha and the Vandellas, died on September 15, 2026, aged 83. Born Rosalind Ashford on September 2, 1943,…
Pete Byrne passes away at age 74
Pete Byrne, the English singer best known as a member of the pop and new wave band Naked Eyes, died on September 14, 2026, aged 74. Born Peter James Byrne…
Obituary: Catherine Ringer, dead at age 68
Catherine Ringer, the French singer and musician best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Les Rita Mitsouko, died on September 14, 2026, aged 68. Born in Suresnes on…
Mohamed Garfi, died aged 77
Mohamed Garfi, a Tunisian musicologist, composer and conductor, died on September 13, 2026, aged 77. Born in Tunis on November 17, 1948, he studied at the National Conservatory of Music…
Christof Straub dead at age 57
Christof Straub, the Austrian musician who co-founded the Vienna-based duo Papermoon, died on September 13, 2026, aged 57. Straub started the guitar-and-vocals act in 1991 with singer Edina Thalhammer, helping…
BloodHound Q50 dies at 22
BloodHound Q50, an American rapper, died on September 13, 2026, aged 22. Born Mikquale T. Cooper, he was from Chicago and became part of the city’s drill scene. He began…
Obituary: Robert Szreder, dead at age 79
Robert Szreder, the Polish violinist, died on September 13, 2026, aged 79. Born in Dęblin in 1946, he studied under professor Zenon Brzewski at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music.…
Cheetah Chrome obituary: died at age 71
Cheetah Chrome, the American guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with Rocket from the Tombs and the Dead Boys, died on September 13, 2026, at age 71. Born…
Tanchum Portnoy has died at age 75
Tanchum Portnoy, the American composer best known for writing the melody for “Eitz Chaim,” died on September 12, 2026, at age 75. Born Tanchum Gershon Portnoy in Brooklyn on July…
Hartmut Welker died at age 84
Hartmut Welker, the German opera singer and operatic bass-baritone, died on September 12, 2026, aged 84. Born in Velbert on October 27, 1941, he first trained as a toolmaker before…
Bernice Offei passes away at age 63
Bernice Offei, a Ghanaian gospel singer and banker, died on September 12, 2026, aged 63. Born in Accra, she built a career as a musician and songwriter and was among…
Bernice Ofei passes away at age 63
Bernice Ofei, a Ghanaian gospel singer, died on September 12, 2026, aged 63. Born in Accra, she was also known as Bernice Offei and worked as a musician, banker and…
Lungskull passed away at age 20
Lungskull, the French rapper and producer known professionally in all lowercase, died on September 11, 2026, aged 20. Born Odin Olsen in Paris on January 9, 2006, he gained notice…
Óscar Mario Beteta died at age 70
Óscar Mario Beteta, a Mexican journalist and radio host, died on September 9, 2026, at age 70. Born in Mexico City on January 13, 1956, he was known professionally as…
Death of Jean Galard at age 77
Jean Galard, a French organist, died on September 9, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Vincennes on February 19, 1949, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and…
Margaret Rizza obituary: died at age 97
Margaret Rizza, the British composer and music teacher, died on September 9, 2026, aged 97. Born Margaret Lensky in Leek on August 19, 1929, she became known chiefly for church…
Giorgos Mazonakis obituary: died at age 54
Giorgos Mazonakis, the Greek singer known for modern folk-pop and pop performances, died on September 9, 2026, aged 54, after cardiac arrest. Born Georgios Mazonakis on March 4, 1972, in…
Paddy Keenan passed away at age 76
Paddy Keenan, the Irish uilleann piper best known as a founding member of The Bothy Band, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Trim on January 30, 1950,…
Philippe Caillard passed away at age 102
Philippe Caillard, the French choral conductor, died on September 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Paris, he also worked as a professor of music education, a technical and pedagogical adviser…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. He was a Russian singer, actor and director, and a People's Artist of Russia. His death was reported in the context…
Obituary: Alexandr Pashchenko, dead at age 81
Alexandr Pashchenko, a Russian singer, actor, and director and People’s Artist of Russia, died on September 8, 2026, aged 81. Born in Orenburg on June 3, 1945, he became associated…
Death of Pat Senatore at age 91
Pat Senatore, an American jazz bassist, died on September 8, 2026, aged 91. Born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 19, 1935, he became known as a musician and composer…
Great Gidayo passes away at age 67
Great Gidayo, the Japanese actor known for roles in films including "Kikujiro," died on September 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Masayuki Suzuki on December 26, 1958, in Itabashi, Japan, he…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer associated with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, at age 80. He helped form the Prague-based group in 1975 alongside Vladimír Tesařík, Ondřej…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945, he was…
Andy Williams dead at age 48
Andy Williams, the American metal guitarist and professional wrestler known as The Butcher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 48. Born Andrew J. Williams in Buffalo on December 12, 1977,…
Thérèse Brenet dead at age 90
Thérèse Brenet, the French composer and educator, died on September 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in Paris in 1935, she studied piano at the Conservatoire de Reims and later at…
S. R. Janakiraman death at age 98
S. R. Janakiraman, an Indian Carnatic vocalist and musicologist, died on September 4, 2026, aged 98. Born S. Rangasamy Janakiraman on July 12, 1928, he was known for a career…
Jason Walker passed away at age 56
Jason Walker, the New Zealand-Australian country musician and writer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 56. Born Jason Peter Walker in New Zealand in 1969, he began his career in…
Craig Douglas has died at age 85
Craig Douglas, the English singer who enjoyed his greatest success in the late 1950s and early 1960s, died on September 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Terence Perkins in Newport on…
Constantin Floros, died aged 96
Constantin Floros, the Greek-German musicologist known for his work on the Second Viennese School, died on September 4, 2026, aged 96. Born in Thessaloniki on January 4, 1930, he studied…
Obituary: Cassandra Wilson, dead at age 70
Cassandra Wilson, the American jazz singer and two-time Grammy winner, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, she built a long career as a singer, songwriter…
Obituary: Gracindo Júnior, dead at age 83
Gracindo Júnior, the Brazilian actor, died on September 2, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on May 21, 1943, he built a career in theatre and television under…
Tony Gatlif died at age 77
Tony Gatlif, the French film director, screenwriter, actor and producer, died on September 2, 2026, aged 77. Born Michel Dahmani in Algiers on September 10, 1948, he built a career…
Obituary: Edith Barr, dead at age 90
Edith Barr, the Peruvian Creole singer known as the Flor Morena de la Canción Criolla, died on September 1, 2026, aged 90. Born Nora Edith Barr García in Lima on…
Obituary: Jonathan Meléndez, dead at age 38
Jonathan Meléndez, the Mexican keyboardist and composer known as Honas, died on September 1, 2026, aged 38. Born Jonathan Samuel Meléndez Ochoa in Mexico City, he helped found the synth-pop…