Specific locations
* African * American * Asian *Specific genres
* Classical *Albums released
Awards
Bands formed
* =LOVE * 22/7 * 3RACHA * 7Senses * 14U * 22/7 * A.C.E * Adoy *Soloist debuts
* Moka Kamishiraishi, Adieu * Aima Baig * Asca (singer), Asca * Ashe (singer), Ashe * Au/Ra * Baby Ariel * Beverly (singer), Beverly * Blanks (musician), Blanks * Camila Cabello * Cavetown * Chelsea Cutler * Cherry Ngan * Clairo * Conan Gray * Curtismith * Diamante (musician), Diamante * Donny Pangilinan * DPR Live * Gabbi Garcia * Haru Nemuri * Harry Styles * Hatchie * Hiroomi Tosaka * Hoàng Yến Chibi * Huang Xiaoyun * I (singer), I * I'll (singer), I'll * Jang Han-byul * Jeong Se-woon * Jeon So-yeon * Joji (musician), Joji * Julia Michaels * Kang Si-ra * Kevin Oh * Keina Suda * Kim Chung-ha * Kim Petras * Kim So-hee (singer, born 1995), Kim So-hee * Kriesha Chu * KSI * Lauren Jauregui * Lauv * Lee Hae-ri * Leellamarz * Leila Alcasid * Leony * Lewis Capaldi * Liam Payne * Little Simz * Luísa Sonza * Maan (singer), Maan * Madison Beer * Maisie Peters * Masaki Suda * Malu Trevejo * Megan Thee Stallion * Minzy * Mxmtoon * Nao Tōyama * Nathy Peluso * Niki (singer), Niki * Noa Kirel * One (rapper), One * Phoebe Bridgers * Punch (singer), Punch * Queen Naija * Ravi (rapper), Ravi * Rauw Alejandro * Rena Nōnen * Ruel (singer), Ruel * Sabrina Claudio * Sam Fender * Samuel (singer), Samuel * Saweetie * Sayumi Michishige * Sayuri (musician), Sayuri * Shuta Sueyoshi * Seohyun * Skylar Stecker * Sōma Saitō * Lee So-jung (singer), Sojung * Sophy Wong * Soyou * Bae Suzy, Suzy * Tao Tsuchiya * Violetta Zironi * Volts Vallejo * Woo Won-jae * Heo Young-ji, Youngji * YungbludBands reformed
* As I Lay Dying (band), As I Lay Dying * Audioslave * Big Dumb Face * Carnivore (band), Carnivore * Chimaira (band), Chimaira * Company of Thieves (band), Company of Thieves * Dreamcatcher (group), Dreamcatcher * Eagles (band), Eagles * Eighteen Visions * Elastica * Exhorder * Heavy Load (band), Heavy Load * House vs. Hurricane * Jawbreaker (band), Jawbreaker * Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull * The KLF * Light This City * Lionheart (Hardcore punk band), Lionheart * Madina Lake * Nachtmystium * NRG (South Korean band), NRG * Orbital (band), Orbital * Pleymo * Sadus * Sleeper (band), Sleeper * Steps (group), Steps * The Streets * Stornoway (band), Stornoway * Sugarland * Tripping Daisy * Viva Brother * The Union Underground * Xscape (group), XscapeBands on hiatus
* Camera Obscura (band), Camera Obscura * Cyntia * Dark Sermon * Dave Matthews Band * Disclosure (band), Disclosure * Flumpool * Fun (band), fun. * Girls’ Generation * Ikimono-gakari * The Gaslight Anthem * Heart (band), Heart * The Jezabels * Katatonia * Karnataka (band), Karnataka * Linkin Park * Mejibray * Pinegrove (band), Pinegrove * PWR BTTM * Slipknot (band), Slipknot * Soundgarden * Sphere (Japanese band), Sphere * Tackey & Tsubasa * Tsubaki (band), Tsubaki * Twenty One Pilots * Vamps (band), Vamps * With ConfidenceBands disbanded
* A Tribe Called Quest * Amoral (band), Amoral * As One (Hong Kong band), As One * Audioslave * Black Sabbath * Brontide * The Cab * Chairlift (band), Chairlift * Cibo Matto * Cinderella (band), Cinderella * Circus Devils * Coal Chamber * Cute (Japanese idol group), C-ute * The Crookes * The Dillinger Escape Plan * Doll Elements * Donovan Wolfington * Especia * Friendzone (duo), Friendzone * Game Theory (band), Game Theory * HIM (Finnish band), HIM * Hail of Bullets * Heaven's Basement * Hilcrhyme * In Dying Arms * Letlive * Les B.B. * The Maccabees (band), The Maccabees * Marionette (band), Marionette * Mimi Meme Mimi * Mindless Behavior * Miss A * Mobb Deep * Mudcrutch * The Pagans * Plenty (band), Plenty * The Poster Boy * Poured Out * Prizmmy * Reol (band), Reol * Rev. from DVL * The Roches * The Saturdays * Spawn of Possession * Staind * Sug * Textures (band), Textures * Those Who Fear * Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers * The Tragically Hip * Trap Them * Vallenfyre * Vanna (band), Vanna * Vant (band), Vant * We Are the Ocean * White Ash (band), White Ash * White Miles * William Control * The Wonder Girls * Xerath * Yellowcard * Your MemorialDeaths
January
* 1 – Memo Morales (79), Venezuelan rumba singer * 2 – Auriel Andrew (69), Indigenous Australian country singer * 4 – Bade Fateh Ali Khan (82), Pakistani classical music and Khyal singer * 6 – Sylvester Potts (78), American R&B singer (the Contours) * 7 – Jerzy Kossela (74), Polish rock guitarist (Czerwone Gitary) * 8 – Peter Sarstedt (75), British folk pop singer * 10 – Buddy Greco (90), American jazz singer and pianist * 11 – Tommy Allsup (83), American rock and roll guitarist * 13 ** Horacio Guarany (91), Argentine folklore singer ** Richie Ingui (69), American soul singer (Soul Survivors (band), Soul Survivors) * 14 – John Boudreaux (80), American jazz and soul drummer * 15 – Greg Trooper (61), American alternative country singer and songwriter * 16 ** William Onyeabor (70), Nigerian funk singer-songwriter ** Steve Wright (bassist), Steve Wright (66), American power pop bassist and songwriter (The Greg Kihn Band) * 18 – Mike Kellie (69), British psychedelic rock and power pop drummer (Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones) * 19 – Loalwa Braz (63), Brazilian pop and lambada singer (Kaoma) * 20 ** Ronald "Bingo" Mundy (76), American singer (The Marcels) ** Joey Powers (82), American pop singer ** Tommy Tate (musician), Tommy Tate (71), American soul singer * 21 ** Karl Hendricks (46), American alternative rock singer (The Karl Hendricks Trio) ** Walter "Junie" Morrison (62), American funk keyboardist (The Ohio Players, Parliament-Funkadelic) ** Maggie Roche (65), American folk singer (The Roches) * 22 ** Jaki Liebezeit (78), German experimental rock drummer (Can (band), Can) ** Pete Overend Watts (69), British glam rock bassist and singer (Mott the Hoople, British Lions (band), British Lions) * 23 – Bobby Freeman (76), American pop and R&B singer * 24 ** Gil Ray (60), American power pop drummer (Game Theory (band), Game Theory, The Loud Family) ** Butch Trucks (69), American rock drummer (The Allman Brothers Band, Les Brers) * 25 – Ronnie Davis (66), Jamaican reggae singer (The Tennors, The Itals) * 27 – Stan Boreson (91), American comedian, accordionist and singer * 28 ** Guitar Gable (79), American blues singer and guitarist ** Geoff Nicholls (68), British rock musician and keyboardist (Black Sabbath, Quartz (metal band), Quartz) ** Alexander Tikhanovich (64), Belarusian pop singer (Verasy) * 29 – Elkin Ramírez (54), Colombian hard rock singer (Kraken (band), Kraken) * 30 – James Laurence (27), American hip hop musician and producer (Friendzone (duo), Friendzone) (death announced on this date) * 31 ** Deke Leonard (72), British progressive rock guitarist (Man (band), Man) ** John Wetton (67), British progressive rock singer, bassist, and songwriter (Asia (band), Asia, King Crimson)February
* 1 – Robert Dahlqvist (40), Swedish alternative rock guitarist and singer (The Hellacopters, Thunder Express, Dundertåget) * 4 – Steve Lang (67), Canadian rock bassist (April Wine) * 5 ** David Axelrod (musician), David Axelrod (85), American jazz musician and producer ** Sonny Geraci (70), American pop and rock singer (Climax (band), Climax, The Outsiders (American band), The Outsiders) * 7 – Svend Asmussen (100), Danish jazz violinist * 8 ** Rina Matsuno (18), Japanese pop singer (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku) ** Tony Särkkä (44), Swedish black metal multi-instrumentalist * 11 – Jarmila Šuláková (87), Czech folk singer * 12 ** Al Jarreau (76), American jazz singer ** Damian (musician), Damian (52), British pop singer * 13 ** Trish Doan (31), American heavy metal bassist (Kittie) (death announced on this date) ** E-Dubble (34), American rapper * 16 – Pericoma Okoye (81), Nigerian traditional music singer * 17 ** Peter Skellern (69), English easy listening singer-songwriter and pianist ** Dave Yorko (73), American rock and roll guitarist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) * 18 – Clyde Stubblefield (73), American funk and soul drummer (James Brown, The J.B.'s) * 19 – Larry Coryell (73), American jazz fusion guitarist * 20 – Huang Feili (99), Chinese classical music conductor * 23 ** Horace Parlan (86), American jazz pianist ** Leon Ware (77), American funk singer and songwriter * 25 ** Rick Chavez, American progressive metal singer and guitarist (Drive (band), Drive) ** Toshio Nakanishi (61), Japanese new wave guitarist (Plastics (band), Plastics) ** Bill Paxton (61), American new wave keyboardist (Martini Ranch) and actorMarch
* 1 – Hiroshi Kamayatsu (78), Japanese rock singer (The Spiders (Japanese band), The Spiders, Vodka Collins (band), Vodka Collins) * 2 – Gata Cattana (26), Spanish rapper * 3 ** Jim Fuller (musician), Jim Fuller (69), American surf rock guitarist (The Surfaris) ** Lyle Ritz (87), American rock bassist and ukuleleist (The Wrecking Crew (music), The Wrecking Crew) ** Danny Spooner (80), British-born Australian folk singer * 4 ** Valerie Carter (64), American rock singer and songwriter ** Edi Fitzroy (61), Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer ** Tommy Page (46), American pop singer * 6 ** Ritchie Adams (78), American songwriter and singer (The Fireflies) ** Lars Diedricson (66), Swedish rock singer (Snowstorm (band), Snowstorm) ** Alberto Zedda (89), Italian conductor and musicologist * 7 – Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya (46), Indian folk singer * 8 ** Dave Valentin (64), American jazz flutist ** Jonathan Moore (musician), Wordsayer (47), American rapper (Source of Labor) * 10 – Joni Sledge (60), American R&B and disco singer (Sister Sledge) * 11 ** Evan Johns (60), American rockabilly guitarist (The LeRoi Brothers) ** Ángel Parra (singer-songwriter), Ángel Parra (73), Chilean folk singer ** Don Warden (87), American country slide guitarist * 12 – Joey Alves (63), American hard rock rhythm guitarist (Y&T) * 13 ** Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, American funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) ** John Lever (55), British post-punk drummer (The Chameleons) * 15 ** Phil Garland (75), New Zealander folk singer ** :es:Vicky (cantante), Vicky (69), Colombian pop singer * 16 – James Cotton (81), American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter * 18 – Chuck Berry (90), American rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter * 20 ** Buck Hill (musician), Buck Hill (90), American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist ** Tony Terran (90), American rock and pop trumpeter (The Wrecking Crew (music), The Wrecking Crew) * 21 – Gabriel "Negru" Mafa (42), black metal drummer (Negură Bunget) * 22 ** Sib Hashian (67), American rock drummer (Boston (band), Boston) ** Sven-Erik Magnusson (74), Swedish pop singer and guitarist (Sven-Ingvars) * 23 – :es:Sebastián (músico), Sebastián (63), Argentine cuarteto singer * 24 ** Vincent Falcone (78), American pianist (Frank Sinatra) and conductor ** Pete Shotton (75), British skiffle percussionist and washboardist (The Quarrymen) * 25 – Edward Grimes (43), American post-rock drummer (Rachel's) * 26 ** Alessandro Alessandroni (92), Italian film composer and classical guitarist ** Jimmy Dotson (83), American blues singer and songwriter * 27 – Clem Curtis (76), Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations) * 28 – Terry Fischer (70), American pop singer (The Murmaids) * 30 – Rosie Hamlin (71), American pop singer (Rosie and the Originals)April
* 1 ** Lonnie Brooks (83), American blues singer and guitarist ** Ikutaro Kakehashi (87), Japanese engineer, founder of Roland Corporation, manufacturer of electronic musical instruments ** Wycliffe Noble (91), British gospel singer (The Joystrings) and architect * 3 – Brenda Jones (62), American singer (The Jones Girls) * 5 – Paul O'Neill (producer), Paul O'Neill (61), American progressive metal composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage) * 6 – David Peel (musician), David Peel (74), American folk singer and songwriter * 7 – Ben Speer (86), American gospel singer (Speer Family) * 8 – Keni Richards (60), American rock drummer (Autograph (American band), Autograph) * 9 ** Alan Henderson (72), Northern Irish rock bassist (Them (band), Them) ** Bob Wootton (75), American country guitarist (The Tennessee Three) * 10 – Banner Thomas (62), American hard rock bassist (Molly Hatchet) * 11 ** J. Geils (71), American blues, rock and jazz guitarist (The J. Geils Band) ** Scotty Miller (65), American drummer (Instant Funk) ** Toby Smith (46), English acid jazz keyboardist, songwriter and producer (Jamiroquai) * 12 – Barry "Frosty" Smith (71), American rock drummer (Sweathog, Soulhat) * 14 – Bruce Langhorne (78), American folk singer * 15 ** Tim Goshorn, 62, American country rock guitarist and singer (Pure Prairie League) ** Allan Holdsworth (70), British jazz fusion guitarist (Gong (band), Gong, Soft Machine, U.K. (band), U.K.) ** Matt Holt (39), American heavy metal singer (Nothingface (band), Nothingface) ** Sylvia Moy (78), American songwriter * 19 – Dick Contino (87), American accordionist and singer * 20 – Cuba Gooding Sr. (72), American soul and R&B singer (The Main Ingredient (band), The Main Ingredient) * 23 – Jerry Adriani (70), Brazilian rock singer * 27 ** Jeff Decker, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (Thor (band), Thor) ** John Shifflett (64), American jazz bassist * 28 – Joanna Brouk (68), American electronic music composerMay
* 1 ** Bruce Hampton (70), American rock and jazz fusion singer and guitarist (Hampton Grease Band, Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit) ** Erkki Kurenniemi (75), Finnish electronic music composer * 2 – Kevin Garcia (41), American indie rock bassist (Grandaddy) * 3 ** Casey Jones (musician), Casey Jones (77), American blues drummer (Johnny Winter) ** C'el Revuelta, American punk rock bassist (Black Flag (band), Black Flag) ** Saxa (musician), Saxa (83), Jamaican ska saxophonist (The Beat (British band), The Beat) * 4 – Katy Bødtger (84), Danish singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1960) * 5 – Clive Brooks (67), British progressive rock drummer (Egg (band), Egg) * 9 ** Michael Parks (77), American country singer and actor ** Robert Miles (47), Swiss-born Italian electronic dance record producer, composer and DJ * 10 ** Bonaldo "Burt" Bonaldi (90), American pop singer (The Gaylords (American vocal group), The Gaylords) ** Pierre DeMudd (64), American trumpeter and singer (Dazz Band) * 11 – İbrahim Erkal (50), Turkish folk singer * 12 – Bill Dowdy (84), American jazz drummer (The Three Sounds) * 13 – Jimmy Copley (63), British rock drummer * 14 – Keith Mitchell, American dream pop drummer (Mazzy Star) * 17 – Chris Cornell (52), American alternative rock singer and songwriter (Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog) * 18 – Frankie Paul (51), Jamaican dancehall singer * 20 ** Jimmy Dale (musician), Jimmy Dale (81), British-Canadian film and television composer ** Ace Still, American doom metal singer (Goatlord (band), Goatlord) * 21 ** Kenny Cordray (62), American rock guitarist and songwriter ** Jimmy LaFave (61), American folk singer and songwriter ** Tulsa Pittaway (42), South African indie rock drummer (Watershed (South African band), Watershed, Evolver One) * 22 ** Rosa Speer (94), American gospel singer (Speer Family) ** Zbigniew Wodecki (67), Polish pop singer and violinist * 25 – Saucy Sylvia (96), Canadian-born American comedy music singer and pianist * 27 ** Gregg Allman (69), American rock singer, songwriter and keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band) ** Guillermo Sanchez, Argentinian heavy metal bassist (Rata Blanca) * 29 – Arleen Lanzotti (73), American pop singer (The Delicates) * 31 – Bern Nix (69), American jazz guitaristJune
* 2 – Aamir Zaki (49), Pakistani psychedelic rock guitarist * 6 ** Sandra Reemer (66), Dutch pop singer ** Vin Garbutt (68), British folk singer and songwriter * 8 – Norro Wilson (79), American country music singer, songwriter and record producer * 11 – Rosalie Sorrels (83), American folk singer and songwriter * 12 – Geri Allen (60), American jazz pianist * 16 – Eliza Clívia (37), Brazilian forro singer * 17 – Thara Memory (68), American jazz trumpeter * 18 – Chris Murrell (60), American gospel and jazz singer * 20 ** Prodigy (rapper), Prodigy (42), American rapper (Mobb Deep) ** Bo Wagner (72), American marimba player (Starbuck (band), Starbuck) * 21 – Belton Richard (77), American Cajun accordionist * 22 – Jimmy Nalls (66), American blues rock guitarist (Sea Level (band), Sea Level) * 25 – Dave Evans (bluegrass), Dave Evans (66), American bluegrass singer and banjoist * 28 ** Gary DeCarlo (75), American pop singer and songwriter (Steam (band), Steam) ** Nic Ritter (37), American thrash metal drummer (Warbringer) ** Dave Rosser (50), American alternative rock guitarist (The Afghan Whigs) * 30 – Don Rea (88), American pop singer (The Gaylords (American vocal group), The Gaylords)July
* 3 – Rudy Rotta (66), Italian blues rock guitarist * 4 – John Blackwell (musician), John Blackwell, Jr. (43), American funk and R&B drummer (D'Angelo, The New Power Generation) * 5 – Pierre Henry (89), French musique concrète composer * 6 ** Mick Bund, British post-punk bassist (Felt (band), Felt) ** Melvyn "Deacon" Jones (73), American soul keyboardist (Baby Huey & the Babysitters) * 9 – Erik Cartwright (66), American blues rock guitarist (Foghat) * 12 ** Marc 'Blaash' Michaelson, American black metal drummer (Bahimiron) ** Tamara Miansarova (86), Russian pop singer ** Ray Phiri (70), South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist * 13 ** Simon Holmes (guitarist), Simon Holmes (54), Australian jangle pop guitarist (The Hummingbirds) ** Egil Kapstad (76), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer ** Chris Wong Won (53), American rapper (2 Live Crew) * 14 ** Mahi Beamer (88), American-Native Hawaiian folk singer and pianist ** David Zablidowsky (38), American hard rock bassist (Adrenaline Mob, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) * 16 – Wilfried (singer), Wilfried (67), Austrian pop singer * 17 – Peter Principle (63), American post-punk bassist (Tuxedomoon) * 19 ** Barbara Weldens (35), French pop singer and songwriter ** Graham Wood (musician), Graham Wood (45), Australian jazz pianist * 20 ** Chester Bennington (41), American hard rock singer and songwriter (Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead by Sunrise) ** Andrea Jürgens (50), German schlager singer * 21 ** Errol Dyers (65), South African jazz guitarist ** Geoff Mack (94), Australian country singer and songwriter ** Kenny Shields (69), Canadian hard rock singer (Streetheart (band), Streetheart) ** Paapa Yankson (73), Ghanaian highlife singer * 22 ** Polo Hofer (72), Swiss pop singer ** Bobby Taylor (83), American soul singer (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers) * 25 ** Michael Johnson (singer), Michael Johnson (72), American country singer and songwriter ** Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (46), Indigenous Australian folk singer and guitarist * 27 – Billy Joe Walker Jr. (64), American country music record producer * 28 – D.L. Menard (85), American Cajun music singer * 31 – Chuck Loeb (61), American jazz guitarist (Fourplay)August
* 1 – Goldy McJohn (72), Canadian hard rock keyboardist (Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf) * 2 – Daniel Licht (60), American film and television composer * 4 ** Luiz Melodia (66), Brazilian MPB singer ** Joe Romano 67, American bassist (The Fun and Games) * 8 – Glen Campbell (81), American country music singer and songwriter * 11 – Segun Bucknor (71), Nigerian soul and funk keyboardist and guitarist * 19 – Bea Wain (100), American big band singer (Larry Clinton, Larry Clinton and His Orchestra) * 20 – Jerry Lewis (91), American actor and pop singer * 21 – Sonny Burgess (88), American rockabilly singer * 22 – John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie (73), American jazz fusion guitarist * 24 ** Pete Kuykendall (79), American bluegrass banjoist ** Larry Marshall (singer), Larry Marshall (75), Jamaican reggae singer * 26 – Wilson das Neves (81), Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist * 28 – Melissa Bell (singer), Melissa Bell (53), British R&B and soul singer (Soul II Soul) * 29 – Larry Elgart (95), American jazz bandleader and alto saxophonist * 30 – Skip Prokop (73), Canadian rock and jazz fusion drummer (Lighthouse (band), Lighthouse, The Paupers)September
* 1 – Mick Softley (77), British folk singer and songwriter * 2 – Dave Hlubek (66), American rock guitarist and songwriter (Molly Hatchet) * 3 – Walter Becker (67), American jazz rock guitarist, bassist and songwriter (Steely Dan) * 4 – Earl Lindo (64), Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Bob Marley and the Wailers) * 5 – Rick Stevens (77), American R&B singer (Tower of Power) * 6 – Holger Czukay (79), German experimental rock bassist (Can (band), Can) * 8 ** Troy Gentry (50), American country singer (Montgomery Gentry) ** Don Williams (78), American country singer * 11 – Virgil Howe (41), British alternative rock drummer (Little Barrie) * 12 ** Riem de Wolff (74), Dutch-Indonesian rock and roll singer (The Blue Diamonds (duo), The Blue Diamonds) ** Josh Schwartz (45), American alternative country guitarist (Beachwood Sparks) ** Jessi Zazu (28), American garage rock singer and songwriter (Those Darlins) * 13 – Grant Hart (56), American alternative rock singer, songwriter and drummer (Hüsker Dü) * 17 – Laudir de Oliveira (77), Brazilian rock and jazz percussionist (Chicago (band), Chicago) * 18 – Mark Selby (musician), Mark Selby (56), American blues rock singer and guitarist * 21 – Cees Bergman (65), Dutch glam rock singer (Catapult (band), Catapult) * 22 ** Ammon Tharp (75), American soul singer and drummer (Bill Deal and the Rhondels) ** Eric Eycke (41), American heavy metal singer (Corrosion of Conformity) * 23 – Charles Bradley (singer), Charles Bradley (68), American soul singer * 27 ** CeDell Davis (91), American blues guitarist ** Joy Fleming (72), German pop singer ** Hiromi Hayakawa (34), Japanese-born Mexican pop singer * 30 – Tom Paley (89), American folk guitarist and banjoist (New Lost City Ramblers)October
* 2 – Tom Petty (66), American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch) * 4 – Janis Hansen (singer), Janis Hansen (74), American pop and bossa nova singer (Sérgio Mendes, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, The Carnival (band), The Carnival) * 5 ** Alvin DeGuzman, American post-hardcore guitarist (The Icarus Line) ** Rodrigo BVevino (42), British heavy metal singer (Avenger (British band), Avenger) * 6 – Bunny Sigler (76), American soul singer, songwriter and record producer * 7 – Jimmy Beaumont (76), American doo-wop singer (The Skyliners) * 8 – Grady Tate (85), American jazz drummer and singer * 16 ** Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi (56), Congolese afro-pop Mbira, lkembist () ** Iain Shedden (60), Australian punk rock drummer (The Saints (Australian band), The Saints) * 17 ** Gord Downie (53), Canadian rock singer and songwriter (The Tragically Hip) * 18 – Eamonn Campbell (70), Irish folk singer and guitarist (The Dubliners) * 21 – Martin Eric Ain (50), American-Swiss heavy metal bassist (Celtic Frost) * 22 ** Al Hurricane (81), American folk singer and songwriter ** Scott Putesky (49), American heavy metal guitarist (Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson) ** George Young (rock musician), George Young (70), British-born Australian rock guitarist and songwriter (The Easybeats, Flash and the Pan) * 24 ** Fats Domino (89), American rock and roll singer and pianist ** Larry Ray (63), American power pop guitarist (Outrageous Cherry) * 27 ** Mike Hudson (61), American punk rock singer (The Pagans) ** Dick Noel (90), American big band singer * 28 **Bruce Black, American power metal drummer (Meliah Rage) **Daichi Shimoda, Japanese deathcore vocalist (Victim of Deception) * 29 ** Muhal Richard Abrams (87), American free jazz pianist ** Billy Mize (88), American country singer and steel guitarist ** Keith Wilder (65), American funk singer (Heatwave (band), Heatwave)November
* 1 ** Katie Lee (singer), Katie Lee (98), American folk singer ** Scott Wily, American death metal singer (Vital Remains) * 2 – María Martha Serra Lima (72), Argentinean bolero singer * 3 ** Gaetano Bardini (91), Italian opera singer ** Naomi Sego (86), American gospel singer (The Sego Brothers and Naomi) * 5 ** Robert Knight (musician), Robert Knight (72), American soul singer ** Louis Roney (96), American opera tenor * 7 ** Paul Buckmaster (71), British rock and orchestral arranger and conductor ** Robert De Cormier (95), American folk arranger ** Pentti Glan (71), Finnish rock drummer (Mandala (band), Mandala, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) * 9 – Fred Cole (musician), Fred Cole (69), American garage rock singer and guitarist (The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon) * 10 – Chuck Mosley (57), American alternative rock singer (Faith No More) * 11 – Chiquito de la Calzada (85), Spanish flamenco singer * 12 – Chad Hanks (46), American metal bassist (American Head Charge) * 15 ** Bonnie Flower (63), American sunshine pop singer (Wendy and Bonnie) ** Lil Peep (21), American rapper * 16 – Michael "Dik Mik" Davies (73), British space rock keyboardist (Hawkwind) * 17 – Rikard Wolff (59), Finnish pop singer and actor * 18 ** Ben Riley (84), American jazz drummer ** Malcolm Young (64), Australian hard rock guitarist (AC/DC) * 19 ** Ronnie Butler (80), Bahamanian calypso singer ** Warren "Pete" Moore (79), American R&B singer (The Miracles) ** Della Reese (86), American gospel singer ** Mel Tillis (85), American country singer * 20 – Laila Sari (82), Indonesian children's music singer * 21 ** David Cassidy (67), American pop singer and actor ** Wayne Cochran (78), American soul singer and songwriter * 22 – Tommy Keene (59), American power pop singer and songwriter * 23 ** John Coates Jr. (79), American jazz pianist ** Jon Hendricks (96), American jazz singer ** Dmitri Hvorostovsky (55), Russian opera singer * 24 ** Mitch Margo (70), American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Tokens) ** Clotilde Rosa (87), Portuguese classical harpist ** Bari Siddiqui (63), Bangladeshi folk singer and flautist * 26 – Patrick Bourgeois (54), Canadian rock singer and guitarist (Les B.B.) * 27 – Robert Popwell (66), American rock and jazz bassist (The Young Rascals, The Crusaders (Houston group), The Crusaders) * 28 – Shadia (86), Egyptian pop singer * 29 – Robert Walker (musician), Robert Walker (80), American blues guitarist * 30 ** Jim Nabors (87), American actor and singer ** Zé Pedro (61), Portuguese new wave guitarist (Xutos & Pontapés)December
* 2 ** Norihiko Hashida (72), Japanese folk singer and songwriter (The Folk Crusaders) ** Mundell Lowe (95), American jazz guitarist * 5 – Johnny Hallyday (74), French rock singer *7 – Sunny Murray (81), American free jazz drummer * 8 – Gloria Ann Taylor (73), American soul singer * 12 ** Pat DiNizio (62), American power pop singer and guitarist (The Smithereens) ** Willie Pickens (86), American jazz pianist * 13 **Dave Christenson (54), American new wave singer (Stabilizers (band), Stabilizers) ** Warrel Dane (56), American heavy metal singer (Sanctuary (band), Sanctuary, Nevermore) ** Rory O'Donoghue (68), Australian rock and pop guitarist * 16 ** Ralph Carney (61), American rock and jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (Tin Huey) ** Richard Dobson (75), American country singer and songwriter ** Michael Prophet (60), Jamaican reggae singer ** Keely Smith (89), American jazz singer * 17 – Kevin Mahogany (59), American jazz singer * 18 – Kim Jong-hyun (singer), Kim Jong-hyun (27), South Korean K-pop singer and songwriter (Shinee) * 19 ** Jim Forrester (43), American hard rock bassist (Sixty Watt Shaman) ** Leo Welch (85), American gospel blues singer and guitarist * 21 ** Roswell Rudd (82), American free jazz trombonist ** Marilyn Tyler (91), American opera singer * 22 – Pam the Funkstress, American hip hop DJ (The Coup) *25 – Nao (56), Japanese heavy metal vocalist (United (band), United) * 28 ** Rose Marie (94), American actress, singer and comedienne ** Curly Seckler (98), American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist (Foggy Mountain Boys, Nashville Grass) * 31 – Maurice Peress (87), American conductor and music educatorMusical films
*''What We Started''See also
* Timeline of musical events * Women in musicReferences
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