This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2019 in music.

Specific locations

African music Given the vastness of the African continent, its music is diverse, with regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres amapiano, Jùjú, Fuji, Afrobeat, Highlife, Makossa, Kizomba, and oth ...

* American music * Asian music *

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

Brazilian music The music of Brazil encompasses various regional musical styles influenced by European, American, African and Amerindian forms. Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as forró, repente, coco de roda, axé, sertanejo, ...

* British music *

Canadian music The music of Canada reflects the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Indigenous Peoples, the Irish, British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has also subsequently been ...

* Chinese music *

Czech music Music of the Czech Republic comprises the musical traditions of that state or the historical entities of which it is compound, i.e. the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia). Czech music also constitutes a substantial part of the music c ...

Danish music The earliest traces of Danish music go back to the many twisting Bronze-Age horns or lurs which some experts have identified as musical instruments. They have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly Denmark, since the end of the ...

European music The culture of Europe is rooted in its art, architecture, film, different types of music, economics, literature, and philosophy. European culture is largely rooted in what is often referred to as its "common cultural heritage". Definition T ...

Finnish music The music of Finland can be roughly divided into categories of folk music, classical and contemporary art music, and contemporary popular music. The folk music of Finland belongs to a broader musical tradition, that has been common amongst B ...

* French music * German music * Icelandic music *

Indian music Owing to India's vastness and diversity, Indian music encompasses numerous genres in multiple varieties and forms which include classical music, folk ( Bollywood), rock, and pop. It has a history spanning several millennia and developed ov ...

Indonesian music As it is a country with many different tribes and ethnic groups, the music of Indonesia ( id, Musik Indonesia) itself is also very diverse, coming in hundreds of different forms and styles. Every region have its own culture and art, and as a r ...

Irish music Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland. The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th and into the 21st century, despite globali ...

Japanese music In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern. The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comfort). Japan is the wo ...

Latin music Latin music ( Portuguese and es, música latina) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America (including Spain and Portugal) and the Latino United States inspired by Latin Amer ...

Malaysian music {{Music of sidebar , pagename = Music of Malaysia , region = Malaysia , culturename = Malaysian , image = GongMalay.jpg , caption = Malays playing ''gongs'' Traditional * Bertitik * Bongai * Boria * Branyo * Caklempong * Dikir barat * Dondang S ...

* Monogolian music * Norwegian music * Philippine music * Polynesian music * Scandinavian music * South Korean music *

Swedish music The Music of Sweden shares roots with its neighboring countries in Scandinavia, as well as Eastern Europe, including polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. The Swedish fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk ...

* Taiwanese music *

Vietnamese music Traditional Vietnamese music encompasses a large umbrella of Vietnamese music from antiquity to present times, and can also encompass multiple groups, such as those from Vietnam's ethnic minority tribes. History Traditional Vietnamese music has ...

Specific genres

* Classical *

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, whil ...

Electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

* Heavy metal * Hip hop * Rock *

Pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

Albums released

Awards

Bands formed

1Team 1Team ( Korean: 원팀, pronounced as: "One Team") was a South Korean boy band formed by Live Works Company in 2019. The name of the group means "Unique individuals become new as one". The group consisted of 5 members. They debuted on March 27, ...

1the9 1the9 (Hangul: 원더나인, stylized as 1THE9, pronounced as Wonder Nine) was a South Korean boy band formed through the 2018 survival competition '' Under Nineteen''. The group was composed of 9 members: Yoo Yong-ha, Kim Tae-woo, Lee Seung-hwa ...

3YE 3YE (써드아이; pronounced Third Eye) is a South Korean girl group formed by GH Entertainment in 2019. The group debuted on May 21, 2019, with the digital single "DMT". History Prior to the group's formation, all of the group's members were p ...

AB6IX AB6IX (; ''pronounced as A-B-Six'') is a South Korean boy band formed by Brand New Music. The group currently consists of four members: Jeon Woong, Kim Dong-hyun, Park Woo-jin and Lee Dae-hwi. Former leader Lim Young-min's departure from the gro ...

* ALI * ALLMO$T *

Ariaz Ariaz (; stylized as ARIAZ) is a South Korean girl group formed by Rising Star Entertainment, a subsidiary label of Star Empire Entertainment in 2019. The group made their official debut on October 24, 2019, with their first EP ''Grand Opera''. ...

Argon Argon is a chemical element with the symbol Ar and atomic number 18. It is in group 18 of the periodic table and is a noble gas. Argon is the third-most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, at 0.934% (9340 ppmv). It is more than twice as a ...

* Argonavis from BanG Dream! * Ballistik Boyz from Exile Tribe * BDC * B.O.L.T * Better Oblivion Community Center *

Beyooooonds , is a Japanese idol girl group that formed in October 2018. They released their debut single, "Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist", on August 7, 2019. History 2018: Formation On October 19, 2018, Beyooooonds was formed. T ...

* Bis * Bvndit * Carry Loose * CGM48 * Cherry Bullet * CIX * College Cosmos * D1CE * DEL48 *

Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is ...

Dos Monos Dos Monos is a Japanese experimental hip hop group based in Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Zo Zhit, Taitan, and NGS, also referred to as Botsu. All three members provide vocals while Zo and Botsu produce and sample as well. The group rel ...

DracoVirgo DracoVirgo is a Japanese band, and formed in 2017. Career Three members are the former members of High and Mighty Color High and Mighty Color (stylized as HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) was a Japanese rock band active from 2003 to 2010. They had t ...

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ENOi ENOi () was a seven member South Korean boy band formed by KiTheWhale in 2019. The group debuted on April 19, 2019, with "Bloom". They disbanded on January 22, 2021. Former members *Laon (라온) - leader, vocalist *Dojin (도진) - rapper *Ham ...

Everglow Everglow (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Yuehua Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: E:U, Sihyeon, Mia, Onda, Aisha, and Yiren. Everglow debuted on March 18, 2019, with the single album '' Arriva ...

* EXO-SC * Fanatics * Girls² * The Highwomen *

Hinatazaka46 is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's ...

* Hinapia * Honest Boyz * Horsegirl * Household Gods *

Itzy Itzy (stylized in all caps; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment and consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. They debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album '' It'z Different ...

* Jus2 * King Gnu * Mameshiba no Taigun * Newkidd * Oneus * Onewe * OnlyOneOf *

Purplebeck Purplebeck ( ko, 퍼플백), sometimes written as Purple Beck, is a South Korean girl group formed by Majesty Entertainment. They made their debut on June 24, 2019, with the extended play, ''Crystal Ball''. The group currently consists of four mem ...

* Purple Mountains * Real Like You * Rocket Punch * Rolling Quartz * Sard Underground * SB19 * Simple Creatures * Static Dress * Sunday Service *

SuperM SuperM (Hangul: 슈퍼엠) is a South Korean supergroup formed in 2019 by SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group. The group consists of seven members from four SM Entertainment boy bands: Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, Taey ...

* Teen Teen * TXT * Verivery *

WayV WayV ( zh, s=威神V, hp=WēiShén V; an initialism for We are your Vision) is a Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, managed by SM Entertainment's Chinese sub-label, Label V. The group is composed o ...

We in the Zone We in the Zone ( Hangul: 위인더존) was a South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2019 under Choon Entertainment. The group was composed of five members: Min, Kyeongheon, Eson, Jooan, and Shihyun. They debuted on May 27, 2019 with their self ...

* Wet Leg *

Wooseok x Kuanlin Wooseok X Kuanlin (우석X관린) is a South Korean musical duo formed by Cube Entertainment in 2019, composed of Wooseok of Pentagon and Lai Kuan-lin, a former member of Wanna One. On February 20, 2019, Cube Entertainment announced the formation ...

Tebasaki Sensation is a Japanese idol group who have one charted single in Oricon. History Their debut album ''Tebasaki no Oishī Tabekata'' reached #1 on Oricon Album Daily Ranking. They mobilized a record 1,004 people at their one-man live in Zepp Nagoya two y ...

Tomorrow X Together Tomorrow X Together (, ; Tomorrow by Together, stylized TOMORROW X TOGETHER), commonly known as TXT ( ), is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment, now known as Big Hit Music. The group consists of five members: Yeonjun, Soobin ...

* X1 *

Yoasobi Yoasobi (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese music superduo formed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, composed of Vocaloid producer Ayase, and singer-songwriter Ikura. Represented by the slogan "novel into music", the duo has released songs bas ...

* ZOC

Soloist debuts

Akari Kitō is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Raccoon Dog. She debuted in 2014, acted her first main role in ''Time Bokan 24'', and has since received more major and leading roles. Her nickname is Akarin. She made her debut as a solo sin ...

* Baby Keem * Bae Jin-young *

Baekhyun Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...

* Benee * Camilo * Chen * Chen Zhuoxuan *

Chih Siou Chih Siou (born Liao Chih-siou on November 20, 1995) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Early life and education Chih Siou was born Liao Chih-siou on November 20, 1995, in Taipei, Taiwan. Musical career Chih Siou debuted in 2019 with the ...

* Davina Michelle *

Dove Cameron Dove Olivia Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman; January 15, 1996) is an American singer and actress. She became famous for her double role of the eponymous characters in the Disney Channel comedy series '' Liv and Maddie'', for which she w ...

* Eito * Elaine *

Griff Griff may refer to: People * Griff (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Griff (singer), stage name of English singer and songwriter Sarah Faith Griffiths (born 2001) * Nickname of Guy Griffiths (1915–1999), British Second ...

* Ian Chan * Haruka Fukuhara * Ha Sung-woon *

Hwasa Ahn Hye-jin (, born July 23, 1995), known professionally by her stage name Hwasa (), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and television personality currently signed to RBW. She debuted as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014. She made her ...

* Im Hyun-sik * Jang Dong-woo * Jeon Somi *

Jung Dae-hyun Jung Dae-hyun (; born June 28, 1993), also known mononymously as Daehyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to its ...

* Joyce Pring *

Kang Daniel Kang Daniel (; commonly stylized as KANGDANIEL; born Kang Eui-geon []; December 10, 1996) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and businessman who rose to fame in early 2017 as the first-place winner of the Produce 101 Season 2, second ...

* [ ang Min-kyung * KD Estrada * Keung To * Kim Jin-woo * Kim Ji-yeon * Kim Jung-mo * Kim Woo-sung * Kwon Hyun-bin * Lee Jin-hyuk *

Lee Jin-young Lee Jin-young (Hangul: 이진영, Hanja: 李晋暎) (born June 15, 1980 in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a South Korean former right fielder. He batted and threw left-handed. He is now a coach for the South Korea national baseball team. ...

* Lee Min-hyuk *

Mayu Maeshima is a Japanese singer from Tokyo who is affiliated with Newcome. Beginning her music activities as an independent musician, she was the lead vocalist of the music unit MYTH & ROID from 2015 to 2017. After leaving MYTH & ROID, she resumed activitie ...

Milet Miletus (; gr, Μῑ́λητος, Mī́lētos; Hittite transcription ''Millawanda'' or ''Milawata'' ( exonyms); la, Mīlētus; tr, Milet) was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River i ...

Nichkhun Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul ( th, นิชคุณ หรเวชกุล; ; born June 24, 1988), better known mononymously as Nichkhun ( ko, 닉쿤), is a Thai American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and model who is currently based in Sou ...

Oh Ha-young Oh Ha-young (born July 19, 1996), better known by the mononym Hayoung, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink. Life and career 1996–2011: Early life and debut with Apink Oh ...

* Overpade * Park Ji-hoon *

Roh Tae-hyun Roh Tae-hyun ( Hangul: 노태현; born October 15, 1993), is a South Korean singer and dancer. He is a former member of Hotshot and JBJ. He released his debut solo extended play, ''Birthday'', on January 24, 2019. He is currently participating ...

Ruann , known professionally as Ruan (stylized as RUAN) is a Japanese singer. She is a member of the girl group Moonchild. Biography Ruann was born in Osaka Prefecture in 2003. Interested in music from a young age, Ruann taught herself instruments ...

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter signed to Universal Sigma. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as captain of both the whole group as well as Team N, and a former member of AKB48's Team K. She ma ...

* Shen Yue *

Sulli Choi Jin-ri (March 29, 1994 – October 13 or 14, 2019), better known by her stage name Sulli (), was a South Korean actress and singer. She first made her debut as a child actress, appearing as a supporting cast member on the SBS historical d ...

* Sungmin *

Tate McRae Tate Rosner McRae (; born July 1, 2003) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. At the age of thirteen, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show '' So You Think You Can Dance''. McRae ca ...

U-Know Jung Yun-ho (; born February 6, 1986), also known by his stage name U-Know Yunho () or simply U-Know, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Gwangju, South Korea, Yunho started his music ...

U-Kwon Kim Yu-kwon (Hangul: 김유권, born April 9, 1992), better known by the stage name U-Kwon (Hangul: 유권), is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist and dancer in Block B; he is also a member of the sub-unit Bastarz along with P.O and B- ...

Vaundy Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out late in the year with the song "Tokyo Flash". He has released songs for multiple TV shows, including "Chainsaw Blood" for ''Chains ...

* Yoon Ji-sung * Yoona *

Yukika Yukika (written: 來可 or 雪香) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese scholar and the founder of the Association for Aid and Relief *, Japanese actress, singer, model and voice actress {{given nam ...

* Yuuri *

Zelo Choi Jun-hong (Hangul: 최준홍; born October 15, 1996), better known by his stage name Zelo, is a South Korean rapper, singer, beatboxer and dancer best known as the former member of the South Korean boy group B.A.P. He made his recording d ...

* Zephanie

Bands reformed

Alphabeat Alphabeat were a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders Stig Gehrt Nielsen. Their single " Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007, as well as the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up ...

Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 2 ...

Bikini Kill Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The group consisted of singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered ...

The Black Crowes The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984. Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer G ...

* Egypt Central *

Heart The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon diox ...

Idiot Pilot Idiot Pilot is an alternative rock duo from Bellingham, Washington, consisting of Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson. History After their previous band, pop-punk outfit Azero Cherry, broke up, high schoolers Michael Harris and Daniel Anderso ...

Jawbox Jawbox is an American alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1989 by J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Kim Coletta (bass), and Adam Wade (drums). After the trio released the album '' Grippe'' in 1991, Bill Barbot (guitar/vocals) joi ...

Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised i ...

McFly McFly are an English pop rock music, pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guita ...

* Men at Work *

Motion City Soundtrack Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Courtney Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthe ...

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist ...

* Oysterhead *

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

The Rapture The rapture is an eschatological position held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an end-time event when all Christian believers who are alive, along with resurrected believers, will rise "in the c ...

* Rockpile *

Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and ...

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Stereolab Stereolab are an Anglo-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a re ...

Stereos Stereos are a Canadian pop band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2008. Their musical style fuses aspects of electronic music, rock, and pop. Their breakout came from appearing on the MuchMusic original series, '' disBAND''. In October 2009, ...

* Strange Advance *

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ...

The Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe ...

* Vex Red *

Vivian Girls Vivian Girls is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York. The only consistent members have been Cassie Ramone and Katy Goodman, on guitar and bass, respectively; the group has had several drummers throughout its history. They took their na ...

Bands on hiatus

An Cafe was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2003 and signed to Sony Music Japan. Their visual image is oshare kei,''Shoxx Bis'' No 3 October 2004 issue, pg 69 and they describe their music as " Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released six full-l ...

Blu-Billion Blu-Billion (stylized as Blu-BiLLioN) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2010. Their single "S.O.S." reached the eighth place on the weekly ''Oricon'' Singles Chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, i ...

* DNCE * Devin Townsend Project *

Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, was an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and previously Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group si ...

* fun. *

f(x) F, or f, is the sixth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ef'' (pronounced ), and the plural is ''efs''. Hist ...

* Hedley *

Katatonia Katatonia are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. The band started as a studio-only project for the duo, as an outlet for the band's love of death metal. Increasing popularity led them ...

Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and dr ...

Moose Blood Moose Blood were an English emo band based in Canterbury, Kent. They formed in 2012 and were signed to Hopeless Records. History Moose Blood formed in August 2012 and published a self-released demo, ''Bukowski Demo (Summer '12)'', in the sam ...

One Direction One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the gro ...

Shinee Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the ...

Bands disbanded

* Alpine * The Apocalypse Blues Revue *

Boyzone Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's ''The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Step ...

* Cassius *

The Cranberries The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick, Ireland. Originally named the Cranberry Saw Us, the band were formed in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler. Quinn was ...

Country Girls Country Girl(s) may refer to: Literature * ''Country Girl'' (memoir), a 2012 book by Edna O'Brien Music * '' A Country Girl'', a long-running British 1902 musical * Country Girls (band), a Japanese female idol group Albums * ''Country Girl'' ...

* Delorean *

Divinyls Divinyls () were an Australian rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school un ...

Fischerspooner Fischerspooner were an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in Chicago after meeting in school. The name is a combination of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner. Career Originally a duo formed by classi ...

Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism ...

Free Cake for Every Creature Free Cake for Every Creature was the project of Philadelphia musician Katie Bennett. Career Bennett began her career as Free Cake for Every Creature in Saratoga Springs, New York while attending Skidmore College. Bennet first recorded a full-l ...

Her's Her's were an indie rock band from Liverpool, England, composed of Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading. The band's debut full-length LP '' Invitation to Her's'' was released in August 2018, following the compilation LP '' Songs of Her's'' whi ...

* Hobbs' Angel of Death * Hollerado *

The Hoopers THE HOOPERS (ザ・フーパーズ) are a Japanese pop group. They assume a tomboy style, inspired by the Takarazuka Revue. The group is under Universal Music Japan. Twelve out of five thousand participants were chosen through Fudanjuku's 'Ne ...

* Janne Da Arc * Kalafina * Kinoko Teikoku * Little Green Cars *

The Muffs The Muffs were an American pop punk band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. Led by singer and guitarist Kim Shattuck, the band released four full-length studio albums in the 1990s, as well as numerous singles including "Lucky Guy" a ...

* The Pains of Being Pure at Heart *

Negoto was a Japanese electronic rock band from Chiba Prefecture. Negoto formed in 2007 when the members were high school students. In 2008, the band won a special jury prize at the 1st which is a music festival features teen bands in Japan. The band ...

* Nine Muses *

Pentagon In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek language, Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple polygon, simple pentagon is ...

* Prophets of Rage * Purple Mountains * Rah Rah * Rock a Japonica *

Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second ...

The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John Way ...

* Serebro * Slayer *

Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet () were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European D ...

* Superjoint *

Thursday Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name ''Se ...

Tsuri Bit was a Japanese 5-member girl idol group. It released its debut single in 2013 and disbanded in 2019. The group's name is a portmanteau of and the English word "bit". Members * * * * * Discography Singles Albums Digital singles # () ...

Toto Toto may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Pets * Toto (Oz), Toto (''Oz''), a dog in the novel and film ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' * Toto, in Japanese ''The Cat Returns#Plot, The Cat Returns'' Characters of agency * a ...

Yeasayer Yeasayer () was an American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2006. The band consisted of Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder. They announced their split on December 19, 2019. History Formation The band's thr ...

* Wake Up, Girls!

Deaths

January

* 1 ** Shane Bisnett, 31, American metalcore bassist (

Ice Nine Kills Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized in all capital letters or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. Best known for i ...

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Feis Ecktuh Faisal Mssyeh (25 January 1986 – 1 January 2019), known professionally as Feis, was a Dutch rapper. He was a member of the Rotterdam rappers' crew Ecktuh Ecktuh. Career Feis gained some fame in 2007 when he worked on the song "Klein, Klein Jong ...

, 32, Dutch rapper ** Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist ** Kris Kelmi, 63, Russian rock singer and keyboardist **

Pegi Young Margaret Mary "Pegi" Young (née Morton; December 1, 1952 – January 1, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, environmentalist, educator and philanthropist. Music career After marrying Canadian folk rock musician Neil Young in 1978, her deb ...

, 66, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist * 2 –

Daryl Dragon Daryl Frank Dragon (August 27, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American musician, known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his then-wife, Toni Tennille. Career Born into a musical family, Dragon was the son of E ...

, 76, American pop keyboardist and songwriter (

Captain & Tennille Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s. The husband-and-wife team were "Captain" Daryl Dragon (1942–2019) and Toni Tennille (born 1940). They have five albums certified gold or platinu ...

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

) * 3 – Steve Ripley, 69, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( The Tractors) * 5 **

Alvin Fielder Alvin Leroy Fielder Jr (November 23, 1935 – January 5, 2019) was an American jazz drummer. He was a charter member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), Black Arts Music Society, Improvisational Arts band, and w ...

, 83, American jazz drummer ** Eric Haydock, 75, British rock bassist (

The Hollies The Hollies are a British pop rock band, formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Allan Clarke and Graham Nash founded the ban ...

) ** Dan Tshanda, 54, South African pop singer and bassist ( Splash) * 7 ** Jimmy Hannan, 84, Australian pop singer ** John Joubert, 91, British classical music composer ** Clydie King, 75, American pop and rock singer ** Houari Manar, 38, Algerian rai singer * 9 –

Joseph Jarman Joseph Jarman (September 14, 1937 – January 9, 2019) was an American jazz musician, composer, poet, and Shinshu Buddhist priest. He was one of the first members of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and a member of the ...

, 81, American jazz saxophonist (

Art Ensemble of Chicago The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians ( AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little ...

) * 10 ** Larry Cunningham, 67, American R&B singer ( The Floaters) ** Kevin Fret, 24, Puerto Rican trap singer * 12 – Sanger D. Shafer, 84, American country singer-songwriter * 13 ** Glen Dale, 79, English pop singer (

The Fortunes The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US, Canadian, and UK Top 10s. Afterwards, they had ...

) **

Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Buckingham (March 25, 1923 – January 13, 2019), better known as Bonnie Guitar, was an American singer, musician, producer, and businesswoman. She was best known for her 1957 country-pop crossover hit "Dark Moon". She became one of th ...

, 95, American country singer ** Willie Murphy, 75, American blues singer and pianist ** David "Frenchy" O'Brien, 71, American drummer ( Animotion) * 15 –

Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian who starred in Broadway theatre, Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily id ...

, 97, American Broadway and film musicals singer * 16 ** Lorna Doom, 61, American punk rock bassist ( Germs) ** Brian Velasco, 41, Filipino hard rock drummer ( Razorback) ** Chris Wilson, 62, Australian blues singer and guitarist * 17 ** Debi Martini, American punk rock singer and bassist (

Red Aunts The Red Aunts were an American all-female punk band that formed in 1991 in Long Beach, California, United States, when Terri Wahl (a.k.a. Angel, or Louise Lee Outlaw) recruited friends Kerry Davis (a.k.a. Sapphire, or Taffy Davis) and Debi Mar ...

) ** Ron Watson, 62, Canadian rock guitarist (

Helix A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined hel ...

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Reggie Young Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studio house band, The Memphis Boys, and was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with ...

, 82, American rock guitarist ( The Memphis Boys) * 19 –

Ted McKenna Edward McKenna (10 March 1950 – 19 January 2019) was a Scottish drummer who played with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, The Greg Lake Band, and The Michael Schenker Group. He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period ...

, 68, Scottish glam rock drummer (

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972. Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna (1949–2019) and drummer Ted McKenna, th ...

) * 21 **

Marcel Azzola Marcel Azzola (10 July 1927 – 21 January 2019) was a French accordionist. He performed with Stan Getz and Jacques Brel, among others. The famous line "" ("Heat up, Marcel") in Brel's song "Vésoul" refers to Azzola, who played the accordion du ...

, 91, French chanson accordionist **

Kaye Ballard Kaye Ballard (November 20, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Early life Ballard was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children born to Italian immigrant parents, Lena (née Nac ...

, 93, American pop singer **

Edwin Birdsong Edwin L. Birdsong (August 22, 1941 – January 21, 2019) was an American keyboardist and organist, known in the 1970s and 1980s for his experimental funk/ disco music. Birdsong did not achieve much chart success, but developed a strong fan bas ...

, 77, American funk keyboardist ** Maxine Brown, 87, American country singer ( The Browns) * 23 – Oliver Mtukudzi, 66, Zimbabwean afro-jazz guitarist * 25 **

Bruce Corbitt Bruce Kendall Corbitt (December 22, 1962 – January 25, 2019) was an American heavy metal vocalist from Dallas, Texas, best known for alternately fronting the bands Rigor Mortis and Warbeast. His aggressive vocals were first showcased on Rigor ...

, 56, American thrash metal singer (

Rigor Mortis Rigor mortis (Latin: ''rigor'' "stiffness", and ''mortis'' "of death"), or postmortem rigidity, is the third stage of death. It is one of the recognizable signs of death, characterized by stiffening of the limbs of the corpse caused by chem ...

, Warbeast) ** Jacqueline Steiner, 94, American folk singer-songwriter * 26 **

Jean Guillou Jean Victor Arthur Guillou (18 April 1930 – 26 January 2019) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and pedagogue. Titular Organist at Saint Eustache in Paris, from 1963 to 2015, he was widely known as a composer of instrumental and voca ...

, 88, French composer and classical organist **

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many so ...

, 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist * 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (

Juan de la Cruz Band The Juan de la Cruz Band was a Filipino rock group formed in 1968, that pioneered what became known as Pinoy rock. Founding guitarist Wally Gonzalez credited his fellow founding member, drummer Edmund Fortuno (a.k.a. "Bosyo"), with having int ...

Speed, Glue & Shinki was a Japanese Heavy psych power trio supergroup formed in 1970 by guitarist Shinki Chen, and record producer Ikuzo Orita. Orita had previously produced an LP featuring Shinki Chen; who was considered the Japanese equivalent of Jimi Hendrix. T ...

Asin Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She b ...

) * 28 – Paul Whaley, 72, American psychedelic rock drummer (

Blue Cheer Blue Cheer was an American rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock or acid rock style, and ...

The Oxford Circle The Oxford Circle was an American garage rock and psychedelic rock band from Davis, California, near Sacramento, who were active from 1964 to 1967. They became a popular garage rock act with a proto-punk sound influenced by Them and other blues- ...

) * 29 –

James Ingram James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career i ...

, 66, American R&B singer-songwriter * 31 –

Harold Bradley Harold Ray Bradley (January 2, 1926 – January 31, 2019) was an American guitarist and entrepreneur, who played on many country, rock and pop recordings and produced numerous TV variety shows and movie soundtracks. Having started as a session ...

, 93, American country guitarist

February

* 1 ** Alex Brown, 52, American punk rock guitarist (

Gorilla Biscuits Gorilla Biscuits are an American hardcore punk band from New York City, New York, United States, formed in 1986. The band currently consists of Anthony "Civ" Civarelli, Walter Schreifels, Arthur Smilios and Luke Abbey, and is signed to Revelati ...

, Project X) ** Ayub Ogada, 63, Kenyan worldbeat singer and

Nyatiti The nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked bowl yoke lute from Kenya. It is a classical instrument played by the Luo people of Western Kenya, specifically in the Siaya region south of Kisumu. It is about two to three feet long with a bo ...

player * 2 – Tim Landers, American emo guitarist and singer (

Transit Transit may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film * ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world * ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 ...

, Misser) * 3 ** Detsl, 35, Russian rapper ** Peter Posa, 77, New Zealand pop guitarist * 6 – Gerald English, 93, British opera singer * 9 **

Cadet A cadet is an officer trainee or candidate. The term is frequently used to refer to those training to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. Its meaning may vary between countries which can include youths in ...

, 28, British rapper **

Phil Western Phillip Charles Western (August 12, 1971 – February 4, 2019) was a Canadian musician, based in Vancouver and a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off and Gone. Biography Having started his career as a dru ...

, 47, Canadian electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (

Download In computer networks, download means to ''receive'' data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar system. This contrasts with uploading, where data is ''sent to'' a remo ...

PlatEAU In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...

) * 11 ** Olli Lindholm, 54, Finnish rock singer and guitarist ( Yö,

Appendix Appendix, or its plural form appendices, may refer to: __NOTOC__ In documents * Addendum, an addition made to a document by its author after its initial printing or publication * Bibliography, a systematic list of books and other works * Index (pub ...

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Harvey Scales Harvey Scales (September 27, 1940 – February 11, 2019) was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and producer. Scales had been active in the music industry since the 1960s, and composed songs for groups such as The Dells, The Dramatics ...

, 78, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter * 13 – Willy Lambregt, 59, Belgian rock guitarist (

The Scabs The Scabs are a Belgian (punk) rock group. They are best known for their hit singles "Matchbox Car" (1983) and "Hard Times" (1991), which have become classics on Belgian radio. History The band was founded in Diest in 1979. The original core memb ...

, Vaya Con Dios) * 15 –

Kofi Burbridge Kofi Burbridge (September 22, 1961 – February 15, 2019) was an American keyboardist and flautist of the blues and blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band. Burbridge was a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who provided keyboards, organ ...

, 57, American jam band keyboardist and flautist ( Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit) * 16 ** Glenn Bell, 64, Canadian rock drummer (

The Cooper Brothers The Cooper Brothers are a Canadian southern rock band founded in Ottawa, Ontario by brothers Brian Cooper, Dick Cooper and their long-time friend Terry King. Starting in 1974, the band released several singles under the production guidance of ...

) **

Ken Nordine Ken Nordine (April 13, 1920 – February 16, 2019) was an American voice-over and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie trai ...

, 98, American jazz spoken word artist * 17 – Ethel Ennis, 86, American jazz singer * 19 – Artie Wayne, 77, American pop singer, songwriter and producer * 20 **

Dominick Argento Dominick Argento (October 27, 1927 – February 20, 2019) was an American composer known for his lyric operatic and choral music. Among his best known pieces are the operas '' Postcard from Morocco'', '' Miss Havisham's Fire'', ''The Masque of An ...

, 91, American classical music composer ** Gerard Koerts, 71, Dutch progressive rock keyboardist ( Earth and Fire) * 21 **

Gus Backus Donald Edgar "Gus" Backus (September 12, 1937 – February 21, 2019) was an American singer. He started his career as a member of The Del-Vikings and later became a successful Schlager singer in Germany. Life and career Backus was born on L ...

, 81, American doo-wop singer ( The Del-Vikings) **

Jackie Shane Jackie Shane (May 15, 1940 – February 21, 2019) was an American soul and rhythm and blues singer, who was most prominent in the local music scene of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the 1960s. Considered to be a pioneer transgender performer,

, 78, American soul singer **

Peter Tork Peter Halsten Thorkelson (February 13, 1942 – February 21, 2019), better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees and a co-star of the TV ...

, 77, American rock bassist and singer (

The Monkees The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conc ...

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Dorothy Masuka Dorothy Masuka (3 September 1935, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) – 23 February 2019, in Johannesburg, South AfricaMac Wiseman Malcolm Bell Wiseman (May 23, 1925 – February 24, 2019) was an American bluegrass and country singer. Early life He was born on May 23, 1925, in Crimora, Virginia. He attended school in New Hope, Virginia, and graduated from high school the ...

, 93, American bluegrass singer and guitarist (

Foggy Mountain Boys Flatt and Scruggs were an American bluegrass duo. Singer and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs, both of whom had been members of Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys, from 1945 to 1948, formed the duo in 1948. Flatt and Scru ...

) * 25 – Mark Hollis, 64, British new wave and post-rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (

Talk Talk Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). The group achieved early chart success with the synth-pop singles "Talk Talk" (1982), " It's My Life", and " S ...

) * 26 – Andy Anderson, 68, British new wave drummer (

The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

The Glove The Glove was a 1983 English musical collaboration and recording project by the Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin. They released one studio album, '' Blue Sunshine'', in 1983 as part of Severin's solo deal with ...

Hawkwind Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and have incorporated many different styles into their music, including ha ...

) * 27 – Doug Sandom, 89, British rock drummer (

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are conside ...

) * 28 ** Stephan Ellis, 69, American rock bassist (

Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: Actual survivors * *Last survivors of historical events Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...

) **

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieve ...

, 89, German-born American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composer

March

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Paul Williams Paul Williams may refer to: Authors * Paul O. Williams (1935–2009), American science-fiction author and poet * Paul L. Williams (author) (born 1944), FBI consultant, journalist * Paul Williams (journalist) (1948–2013), American founder of mu ...

, 78, British rock and blues singer (

Zoot Money's Big Roll Band Zoot Money's Big Roll Band is a British rhythm and blues and soul group, also influenced by jazz, formed in England by Zoot Money, in the early autumn of 1961. The band has had a number of personnel changes over the years and was still perform ...

, Juicy Lucy,

Tempest Tempest is a synonym for a storm. '' The Tempest'' is a play by William Shakespeare. Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Tempest'' (1908 film), a British silent film * ''The Tempest'' (1911 film), a ...

Allan Holdsworth Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respe ...

) * 2 – Al Hazan, 84, American pianist ( B. Bumble and the Stingers), songwriter and record producer * 3 –

Leo de Castro Leo de Castro (born Kiwi Leo de Castro Kino; c. 1948 – 3 March 2019) was a New Zealand funk and soul singer-guitarist. From 1969 to 1995 he worked in Australia in a variety of bands before returning to Auckland. He contributed to ''Rocco'' ...

, 70, New Zealand funk and soul singer and guitarist * 4 **

Keith Flint Keith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English singer and member as well as one of the vocalists of the electronic dance act The Prodigy. Starting out as a dancer, he became the vocalist of the group and performed on t ...

, 49, British electronica singer ( The Prodigy) ** Sara Romweber, 55, American jangle pop drummer ( Let's Active,

Dex Romweber Duo John Michael Dexter "Dex" Romweber (born June 18, 1966) is an American rockabilly/roots rock musician (primarily playing electric guitar) from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dex is best known as one-half of the seminal two-piece Flat Duo Jets. He f ...

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Jacques Loussier Jacques Loussier (26 October 1934 – 5 March 2019) was a French pianist and composer. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the '' Goldberg Variations''. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 19 ...

, 84, French jazz pianist and film score composer (

Jacques Loussier Trio The Jacques Loussier Trio was a French Third Stream jazz piano trio, led by pianist Jacques Loussier, that became known for its jazz interpretations of European classical music. They were commonly known in France as "le trio Play Bach" after the tit ...

) * 6 ** James Dapogny, 78, American jazz pianist and musicologist ** Mike Grose, 77, British rock bassist (

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

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Charlie Panigoniak Charlie Panigoniak (, 7 March 1946 – 6 March 2019), born in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada, was an Inuk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose albums reflect on northern life. He began recording in ...

, 72, Canadian Inuk folk singer-songwriter * 8 –

Eddie Taylor Jr. Edward Taylor (March 27, 1972 – March 8, 2019), better known as Eddie Taylor Jr., was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He released six studio albums, and a compilation album of his better known tr ...

, 46, American blues singer and guitarist * 10 – Asa Brebner, 65, American power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist ( The Modern Lovers, Robin Lane & The Chartbusters) * 11 **

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles ...

, 90, American rock and pop drummer ( The Wrecking Crew) ** Danny Kustow, 63, British punk rock guitarist ( Tom Robinson Band) * 12 – John Kilzer, 62, American rock singer-songwriter * 16 **

Dick Dale Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Dale was known ...

, 81, American surf rock guitarist ** David White, 79, American doo-wop and pop singer ( Danny & the Juniors, The Spokesmen) * 17 ** Wolfgang Meyer, 64, German classical clarinetist ** Bernie Tormé, 66, Irish guitarist ( Gillan, Guy McCoy Tormé, Atomic Rooster, Desperado) ** Yuya Uchida, 79, Japanese rock musician ( Flower Travellin' Band) ** Andre Williams, 82, American R&B singer * 20 – Terje Nilsen, 67, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter * 21 –

Doris Duke Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, art collector, horticulturalist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". Her great wealth, luxurious ...

, 77, American gospel and soul singer * 22 – Scott Walker, 76, American-born British pop and avant garde singer-songwriter (

The Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers were an American pop group of the 1960s and 1970s which included Noel Scott Engel (eventually known professionally as Scott Walker), John Walker (born John Joseph Maus, but using the name Walker since his teens) and Gary L ...

) * 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer * 25 – Bill Isles, 78, American R&B singer (

The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor h ...

) * 26 – Ranking Roger, 56, British ska and new wave singer ( The Beat,

General Public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichk ...

) * 27 ** Stephen Fitzpatrick, 24, British indie rock singer and guitarist (

) ** Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian indie rock bassist (

) * 30 ** Geoff Harvey, 83, British-Australian television music composer and pianist ** Simaro Lutumba, 81, Congolese soukous guitarist ( TPOK Jazz) * 31 –

Nipsey Hussle Airmiess Joseph Asghedom (August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle (often stylized as Nipsey Hu$$le), was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip hop scene in the mid- ...

, 33, American rapper

April

* 1 – Armando Vega Gil, 64, Mexican rock bassist ( Botellita de Jerez) * 2 ** Rick Elias, American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and guitarist ( A Ragamuffin Band) **

Kim English Kim English (September 6, 1970 – April 2, 2019) was an American electronic, soul, gospel and house music singer. Early life On September 6, 1970, English was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. English's parents were Ronald English and Ann ...

, 48, American house and gospel singer * 4 **

Alberto Cortez Alberto Cortez (born José Alberto García Gallo; 11 March 1940 – 4 April 2019) was an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife Renée Govaerts lived in Madrid. Career Cortez was born at 8:00 AM (11:00 GMT) on Monday, 11 March 19 ...

, 79, Argentine pop singer-songwriter ** Tiger Merritt, 31, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist ( Morning Teleportation) * 5 **

Pastor López José Pastor López Pineda (15 June 1944, Barquisimeto – 5 April 2019, Cúcuta), better known as "El Indio Pastor" (Pastor the Indian), was a Venezuelan singer-songwriter who worked primarily in the style of Cumbia. Career and Death He start ...

, 74, Venezuelan cumbia singer-songwriter and bandleader **

Shawn Smith Shawn Smith may refer to: *Shirley Patterson (1922 – 1995), a Canadian-born actress also known as Shawn Smith * Shawn Smith (musician) (1965 – 2019), American singer, songwriter, and musician *Shawn Smith (American football), a National Foot ...

, 53, American alternative rock singer and keyboardist ( Brad, Satchel,

Pigeonhed Pigeonhed is an American electronic band from Seattle that combines elements of funk, soul, trip hop, and lo-fi. The band is a collaboration of Shawn Smith and Steve Fisk, that released three albums during the period from 1993 to 1997. They r ...

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Davey Williams David Carlous Williams (November 2, 1927 – August 17, 2009) was an American professional baseball player and coach. During his Major League Baseball career, spent entirely with the New York Giants of the National League, the second baseman app ...

, 66, American avant-garde and free jazz guitarist (

Curlew The curlews () are a group of nine species of birds in the genus ''Numenius'', characterised by their long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been in ...

) **

Wowaka Wowaka (stylized as wowaka, ; 4 November 19875 April 2019), also known as Genjitsutouhi-P (), was a Japanese musician. Considered to be a pioneer in the Vocaloid industry, wowaka was internationally acclaimed for his musical work over a career s ...

, 31, Japanese

Vocaloid is a singing voice synthesizer software product. Its signal processing part was developed through a joint research project led by Kenmochi Hideki at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain, in 2000 and was not originally intended to b ...

producer, singer and guitarist * 6 ** Jim Glaser, 81, American country singer ** Ib Glindemann, 84, Danish jazz bandleader and composer * 10 –

Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley (October 17, 1941 – April 10, 2019)Wood, Gerry. (1998). "Earl Thomas Conley". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 108. was an American country music singer-songwriter. Between ...

, 77, American country singer-songwriter * 12 – Johnny Hutchinson, 78, British rock and roll drummer ( The Big Three) * 13 – Paul Raymond, 73, British hard rock keyboardist ( UFO,

Savoy Brown Savoy Brown (originally Savoy Brown Blues Band) were an English blues rock band formed in Battersea, south west London, in 1965. Part of the late 1960s blues rock movement, Savoy Brown primarily achieved success in the United States, where they ...

Chicken Shack Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (later McVie) (vocals and keyboards) in 1967 ...

) * 15 ** Les Reed, 83, British pop bandleader and songwriter ** Joe Terry, 78, American rock and roll singer ( Danny & the Juniors) * 18 –

Eddie Tigner Ed Tigner, Jr. (August 11, 1926 – April 18, 2019), better known as Eddie Tigner, was an American blues pianist, keyboardist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded two albums, both released by Music Maker (label), Music Maker, and continued to pe ...

, 92, American blues singer and keyboardist * 20 – Martin Böttcher, 91, German classical composer, arranger and conductor * 22 ** Heather Harper, 88, Northern Irish classical singer **

Dave Samuels David Alan Samuels (October 9, 1948 – April 22, 2019) was an American vibraphone and marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra. His recordings and live performances during that period also reflect his pr ...

, 70, American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player (

Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from '' Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckens ...

) * 23 – Earl Edwards, 82, American R&B singer and songwriter (

The Dukays Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful son ...

) * 24 – Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer ( Les Chats Sauvages) * 26 – Phil McCormack, 58, American southern rock singer (

Molly Hatchet Molly Hatchet is an American rock band formed in 1971 by guitarist Dave Hlubek in Jacksonville, Florida. They were a popular band during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s among the southern rock and hard rock communities. The band releas ...

) * 30 **

Boon Gould Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould (4 March 1955 – 30 April 2019) was an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42. Career Gould was born in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. He was the guitarist of Level 42 and occasional sax ...

, 64, English new wave guitarist (

Level 42 Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s. Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the ...

) ** Beth Carvalho, 72, Brazilian samba singer

May

* 2 – John Starling, 79, American bluegrass guitarist ( The Seldom Scene) * 3 –

Mose Se Sengo Mose Se Sengo ("Fan Fan") (16 October 1945 – 3 May 2019) was a guitarist, composer and band-leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was one of the pioneers of Congolese Soukous. Background Mose Se Sengo, was born in present-day Kins ...

, 73, Congolese jazz guitarist ( TPOK Jazz) * 4 – J. R. Cobb, 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (

Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). The band's current ...

Classics IV The Classics IV is an American band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965. The band, founded by Dennis Yost, is known mainly for the hits " Spooky," "Stormy," and " Traces," released 1967 to 1969, which have become cover stand ...

) * 6 –

Pekka Airaksinen Pekka Airaksinen (21 August 1945 – 6 May 2019) was a Finnish composer of electronic music. Airaksinen formed his first band, The Sperm, in the 1960s. The Sperm mixed elements of avant-garde music with free jazz and psychedelic pop. Their ...

, 73, Finnish electronic composer * 7 –

Subir Nandi Subir Nandi (19 November 1953 – 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films '' Mahanayak'' (1984), ''Shuvoda'' (1986), '' Srabon Megher ...

, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer * 8 ** Luther Jennings, 86, American gospel singer ( Jackson Southernaires) **

Yevgeny Krylatov Yevgeny Pavlovich Krylatov (russian: Евге́ний Па́влович Крыла́тов; 23 February 1934 – 8 May 2019) was a Soviet and Russian composer who wrote songs for over 120 Soviet and Russian movies and animated films. Bio ...

, 85, Russian film composer * 9 ** Malcolm Black, 58, New Zealand new wave singer and guitarist (

Netherworld Dancing Toys Netherworld Dancing Toys was a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982. In 1985, their single "For Today" reached number 3 in the New Zealand singles chart. History The group formed at the University of Otago. The band members included ...

) ** Preston Epps, 88, American percussionist ** Freddie Starr, 76, English stand up comedian, impressionist and singer * 11 – Peggy Lipton, 72, American pop singer and actress * 13 –

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

, 97, American pop singer and actress * 14 **

Leon Rausch Edgar Leon Rausch (October 2, 1927 – May 14, 2019) was "the voice" of "Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys". Rausch was born in Billings, Missouri. He was lead vocalist from 1958 until the early 60s when he created his own band "The New Texas Pl ...

, 91, American country singer ( Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) ** Mike Wilhelm, 77, American psychedelic rock guitarist ( The Charlatans,

Flamin' Groovies Flamin' Groovies is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965, originally co-led by Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan. After the Groovies released three albums, on Epic (''Supersnazz'') and Kama Sutra (''Flamingo'' and '' Teenage He ...

) * 15 ** Chuck Barksdale, 84, American R&B singer (

The Dells The Dells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1953 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Michael and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays. They released their first r ...

) **

Huelyn Duvall Huelyn Wayne Duvall (August 18, 1939 – May 15, 2019) was an American rock and roll and rockabilly musician. Career Huelyn Duvall was born on August 18, 1939 in Garner, Texas to William Daniel Duvall and Ila Lee Measures Duvall. Duvall is kno ...

, 79, American rockabilly singer and guitarist * 16 –

Sol Yaged Sol Yaged (December 8, 1922 – May 11, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist who was strongly influenced by Benny Goodman. Life and career Yaged was born in Brooklyn, New York and began playing the clarinet at the age of 12 after hearing Goodm ...

, 93, American jazz clarinetist * 17 – Eric Moore, 67, American hard rock singer and bassist ( The Godz) * 18 ** Melvin Edmonds, 65, American new jack swing singer (

After 7 After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...

) **

Geneviève Waïte Geneviève Waïte (born Genevieve Joyce Weight, 13 February 1948 – 18 May 2019) was a South African actress, singer, and model. Her best known acting role was the title character in the 1968 film ''Joanna''. She was a muse to photographer R ...

, 71, South African pop singer * 19 –

Alfred Janson Alfred Janson (10 March 1937 – 19 May 2019) was a Norwegian pianist and composer. He was born in Oslo as the son of sculptor Gunnar Janson and pianist Margrethe Gleditsch, and was brother of journalist Mette Janson. He was first married to actr ...

, 82, Norwegian classical pianist and composer * 21 – Jake Black, 59, British acid jazz singer and songwriter ( Alabama 3) * 28 ** Willie Ford, 68, American soul singer ( The Dramatics) ** John Gary Williams, 73, American R&B singer ( The Mad Lads) * 29 ** Tony Glover, 79, American blues singer and harmonica player (

Koerner, Ray & Glover Koerner, Ray & Glover was a loose-knit group of three blues musicians from Minneapolis, Minnesota: "Spider" John Koerner on guitar and vocals, Dave "Snaker" Ray on guitar and vocals, and Tony "Little Sun" Glover on harmonica. They were notable fi ...

) ** Jeff Walls, 62, American jangle pop guitarist ( Guadalcanal Diary) * 30 –

Leon Redbone Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian; August 26, 1949 – May 30, 2019) was a singer-songwriter and musician specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his hat (often a Panama hat), dark sunglasses, and black tie, R ...

, 69, Cypriot-American jazz and ragtime singer and guitarist * 31 –

Roky Erickson Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. Biography Ericks ...

, 71, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (

The 13th Floor Elevators The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and lead vocalist, vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug (instrument), jug player Tommy Hall (American musician), Tommy Hall, and guitaris ...

)

June

* 2 – Paulo Pagni, 61, Brazilian rock drummer ( RPM) * 4 – Mikey Dees, American punk rock singer and guitarist ( Fitz of Depression) * 5 – Brian Doherty, 51, American alternative rock guitarist ( Big Wreck) * 6 – Dr. John, 77, American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist * 8 –

Andre Matos Andre Coelho Matos (14 September 1971 – 8 June 2019) was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. In ...

, 47, Brazilian heavy metal singer (

Viper The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs th ...

, Angra,

Shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a Spirit world (Spiritualism), spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as tranc ...

) * 9 ** Bushwick Bill, 52, Jamaican-born American rapper (

Geto Boys Geto Boys (originally spelled Ghetto Boys) was an American hip-hop group originally formed in Houston, Texas. The Geto Boys enjoyed success in the 1990s with the group's classic lineup consisting of Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D, ear ...

) ** Jim Pike, 82, American pop singer (

The Lettermen The Lettermen are an American male pop vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959. They have had two Top 10 singles (both No. 7), 16 Top 10 singles on the Adult Contempor ...

) * 10 ** Chuck Glaser, 83, American country singer ( Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) **

Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal Paul Alton "Lil' Buck" Sinegal (January 14, 1944 – June 10, 2019) was an American blues and zydeco guitarist and singer. Early years Paul Alton Senegal was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. According to researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc, th ...

, 75, American blues and zydeco guitarist * 13 -

Nature Ganganbaigal Nature Ganganbaigal ( – June 13, 2019) was a Chinese music performer, songwriter, producer and film music composer based in New York City. Originally from Beijing, he was of mixed Han Chinese and Mongol ancestry, and performed Mongolian Morin Kh ...

, 29, Chinese folk metal guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (

Tengger Cavalry Tengger Cavalry was a heavy metal music, heavy metal band originated from Inner Mongolia and Beijing and formerly based in New York state and Texas. They combine elements of the traditional music of Central Asia and music of Mongolia with heavy me ...

) * 16 **

Bishop Bullwinkle Bernard Thomas (August 22, 1948 – June 16, 2019), better known as Bishop Bullwinkle, was an American singer/comedian best known for appearing in the viral YouTube video " Hell to the Naw Naw". Background Bishop Bullwinkle's real name was Ber ...

, 70, American soul and novelty singer ** Sergey Ostroumov, 53, Russian blues rock drummer (

Mashina Vremeni Mashina Vremeni () is a Russian rock band founded in 1969. Mashina Vremeni was a pioneer of Soviet rock music and remains one of the oldest still-active rock bands in Russia. The band's music incorporates elements of classic rock, blues, and ...

) * 19 – Philippe Zdar, 52, French house musician and producer ( Cassius) * 21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, 77, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (

Crowbar A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially, in Britain and Australia sometimes called a jemmy or jimmy (also called jemmy bar), gooseneck, or pig foot, is a tool ...

) * 23 –

Dave Bartholomew David Louis Bartholomew (December 24, 1918 – June 23, 2019) was an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century. Originally ...

, 100, American R&B and rock and roll trumpeter, composer and bandleader * 24 – Jeff Austin, 45, American bluegrass singer and mandolinist ( Yonder Mountain String Band) * 27 ** Gualberto Castro, 84, Mexican pop singer (

Los Hermanos Castro The Castro Brothers (Los Hermanos Castro) are a male singing quartet originated in Mexico City, Mexico in the mid-1950s. The original group: "Los Panchitos" The original group was formed in the mid-1940s and was called "Los Panchitos." The group w ...

) ** Louis Thiry, 84, French classical organist * 29 – Gary Duncan, 72, American psychedelic rock guitarist (

Quicksilver Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, ...

)

July

* 1 ** Sid Ramin, 100, American composer and arranger **

Bogusław Schaeffer Bogusław Julian Schaeffer (also Schäffer) (6 June 1929 – 1 July 2019) was a Polish composer, musicologist, and graphic artist, a member of the avantgarde "Cracow Group" of Polish composers alongside Krzysztof Penderecki and others. Schaeffe ...

, 90, Polish classical composer * 2 ** Ibrahim Emin, 56, Azerbaijani heavy metal bassist (

Yukhu Yukhu ( az, Yuxu (Latin)/Јуху (Cyrillic), russian: Юху , tr, Yuhu) were an Azerbaijani rock band based in Sumgait, Azerbaijan from 1988 to 2001. They were one of the most popular rock band during the 1990s in music, 1990s in Turkey and Aze ...

) ** Dante Rossi, 77, American garage rock guitarist and singer (

The Baskerville Hounds The Baskerville Hounds are an American garage rock group from the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In October 1969, (not to be confused by the punk band Hound Baskerville) they had a single hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...

) * 6 **

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was of ...

, 88, Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist ** Thommy Gustafsson, 71, Swedish pop keyboardist ( Sven-Ingvars) **

Yannis Spathas Yannis Spathas (30 November 1950 – 6 July 2019) was a Greek guitarist, founding member of the rock band Socrates Drank the Conium (or simply Socrates), and one of the most famous Greek electric guitar players. Biography Born in 1950 in Pax ...

, 68, Greek hard rock guitarist ( Socrates Drank the Conium) * 9 –

Aaron Rosand Aaron Rosand (born Aaron Rosen; March 15, 1927 – July 9, 2019) was an American violinist. Life and career Born in Hammond, Indiana, he studied with Leon Sametini at the Chicago Musical College and with Efrem Zimbalist at the Curtis Institu ...

, 92, American classical violinist * 10 – Jerry Lawson, 75, American a cappella singer (

The Persuasions The Persuasions are an American a cappella group that began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1960s. The Persuasions were formed in Brooklyn in 1962, singing a cappella under corner streetlights and in subway corridors. Their ...

) * 12 ** Dick Richards, 95, American rock and roll drummer (

Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band founded in 1947 that continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record ...

) **

Russell Smith Russell or Russ Smith may refer to: Sports * Russ Smith (guard) (1893–1958), American football player * Russ Smith (running back) (1944–2001), American football player * Russ Smith (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player * Russell ...

, 70, American country rock singer (

Amazing Rhythm Aces Amazing may refer to: Music Performers * The Amazing, a Swedish indie rock band Albums * ''Amazing'' (Banaroo album), 2006 * ''Amazing'' (Elkie Brooks album), 1996 * ''Amazing'' (Marcia Hines album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Amazin'' (Tri ...

, Run C&W) * 16 ** Johnny Clegg, 66, South African afro-pop singer and guitarist ( Juluka, Savuka) ** Pat Kelly, 70, Jamaican reggae singer ** Bill Vitt, American rock drummer (

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

, Merl Saunders) * 18 – Bob Frank, 75, American folk singer-songwriter * 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese pop singer * 21 – Ben Johnston, 93, American microtonal composer * 22 ** Daniel Rae Costello, 58, Fijian folk guitarist **

Art Neville Arthur Lanon Neville Jr. (December 17, 1937 – July 22, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist from New Orleans. Neville was a staple of the New Orleans music scene for over five decades. He was the founder of the funk band ...

, 81, American funk and R&B keyboardist ( The Meters,

The Neville Brothers The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/ funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. History The group notion started in 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art (1937–2019), Charles (1938–2018), Aaron (b. ...

) * 25 –

Anner Bylsma Anner Bylsma (born Anne Bijlsma, 17 February 1934 – 25 July 2019) was a Dutch cellist who played on both modern and period instruments in a historically informed style. He took an interest in music from an early age. He studied with Carel van ...

, 85, Dutch classical cellist * 26 – Cacik Jonne, 54, Brazilian axé guitarist and composer (

Chiclete com Banana Chiclete com Banana ( Portuguese for " chewing gum with banana") is an Axé music band, currently consisting of Bell Marques, Wadinho Marques, Rey, Waltinho Cruz, Deny and Lelo. The group is named after the very well known and influential son ...

) * 29 – Ras G, 39, American instrumental hip-hop producer * 30 – Lol Mason, 69, English progressive rock singer ( City Boy, The Maisonettes) * 31 - Nigel Benjamin, 64, British rock singer (Mott,

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

)

August

* 1 ** Ian Gibbons, 67, British rock keyboardist (

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

) ** Hamid Ali Khan, 66, Pakistani classical singer * 3 **

Damien Lovelock Damien Richard Lovelock (21 May 1954 – 3 August 2019), known familiarly as Damo, was an Australian musician, sports broadcaster and writer. He fronted the hard rock band The Celibate Rifles from 1980 as their lead singer-songwriter and later ...

, 65, Australian rock singer ( The Celibate Rifles) ** Katreese Barnes, 56, American R&B singer-songwriter ( Juicy) * 4 –

Bob Wilber Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his car ...

, 91, American jazz clarinetist * 5 –

Lizzie Grey Stephen M. Perry (August 13, 1958 – August 5, 2019), who used the stage name Lizzie Grey, was an American musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crü ...

, 60, American glam metal guitarist ( Spiders & Snakes,

) * 6 – Danny Doyle, 79, Irish folk singer * 7 ** David Berman, 52, American indie rock singer-songwriter (

Silver Jews Silver Jews were an American indie rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by David Berman alongside Pavement members Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. Berman was the only constant band member. During the last few albums, Cassie Berm ...

, Purple Mountains) **

Francesca Sundsten Francesca Sundsten (1960 – March 9, 2019) was an American painter. She applied traditional techniques while exploring elements of composition, palette, and minor abstractions of space and paint to create paintings and illustrations which were ...

, 58, American post-punk bassist ( The Beakers) ** Nicky Wonder, 59, American power pop guitarist ( Wondermints,

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

) * 11 –

Jim Cullum Jr. James Albert Cullum Jr., better known as Jim Cullum Jr. (September 20, 1941 – August 11, 2019), was an American jazz cornetist known for his contributions to Dixieland jazz. His father was Jim Cullum Sr., a clarinetist who led the Happy Jazz B ...

, 77, American jazz cornetist * 12 –

DJ Arafat Ange Didier Houon (26 January 1986 – 12 August 2019), known professionally as DJ Arafat, Arafat Muana and various other stage names, was an Ivorian DJ and singer who made music in the Coupé-Décalé genre. "Jonathan", "202", "Dosabado", "Kp ...

, 33, Ivorian Coupé-Décalé singer and disk jockey * 19 –

Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Le ...

, 77, American bass guitarist (

Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. The group is noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists and rock music. It was founded by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and ...

) * 21 –

Celso Piña Celso Piña Arvizu (April 6, 1953 – August 21, 2019) was a Mexican singer, composer and accordionist, mainly in the genre of cumbia, being one of the most important musicians in the style of "cumbia rebajada". Piña was a pioneer in the mixtu ...

, 66, Mexican cumbia singer and accordionist * 26 – Neal Casal, 50, American rock guitarist (

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood was an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while the Crowes were on hiatus. The original lineup consisted of Robinson (vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (lead guitar, backing voca ...

, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals,

Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...

) * 27 –

Donnie Fritts Donald Ray Fritts (November 8, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American session musician and songwriter. A recording artist in his own right, he was Kris Kristofferson's keyboardist for over forty years. In 2008, he was inducted into the Alaba ...

, 76, American country keyboardist and songwriter * 28 – Nancy Holloway, 86, American jazz and pop singer * 29 – Jimmy Pitman, 72, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (

Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 with origins in Glendale, California, a city about ten miles north of downtown Los Angeles. They are best known for their 1967 hit single " Incense and Peppermints". Categorized a ...

)

September

* 2 – Laurent Sinclar, 58, French new wave keyboardist ( Taxi Girl) * 4 – Dan Warner, 49, American Latin pop guitarist * 5 – Jimmy Johnson, 76, American rock and soul guitarist (

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section is a group of American session musicians based in the northern Alabama town of Muscle Shoals. One of the most prominent American studio house bands from the 1960s to the 1980s, these musicians, individually or a ...

) * 7 –

Camilo Sesto Camilo Blanes Cortés (16 September 1946 – 8 September 2019), known professionally as Camilo Sesto "El Rey del Amor", was a Spanish singer, songwriter and music producer. There are various sales figures for him, ranging from 70 to 200 million ...

, 72, Spanish pop singer * 9 ** Gru, 46, Serbian rapper **

Lavrentis Machairitsas Lavrentis Machairitsas ( el, Λαυρέντης Μαχαιρίτσας; 5 November 1956 – 9 September 2019) was a Greek rock musician from Volos, Thessaly, Greece. Biography Early years Machairitsas was born in Volos and began taking pia ...

, 62, Greek rock singer and guitarist * 10 **

Jeff Fenholt Jeffrey Craig Fenholt (September 15, 1950 – September 10, 2019) was an American musician, singer and actor best known for his performance as the title character in the original Broadway theatre adaptation of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and for h ...

, 68, American rock and Christian contemporary singer ( Bible Black,

Geezer Butler Band The Geezer Butler Band was a solo band led by Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. Butler formed the short-lived group in 1984 after leaving Black Sabbath for the first time. Though Butler wrote some songs intended for the project, the group di ...

) **

Daniel Johnston Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded ...

, 58, American lo-fi folk singer-songwriter **

Hossam Ramzy Hossam Ramzy ( ar, حسام رمزي; 15 December 1953 – 10 September 2019) was an Egyptian percussionist and composer. He worked with English artists like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Siouxsie Sioux, as well as with Arabic music artists like ...

, 65, Egyptian-born jazz rock percussionist * 13 –

Eddie Money Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including " Baby Hold On", " Two Tickets to Pa ...

, 70, American pop rock singer * 15 ** Roberto Leal, 67, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singer **

Ric Ocasek Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...

, 75, American new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (

The Cars The Cars were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the New wave music, new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), ...

) ** Mick Schauer, 46, American stoner rock keyboardist (

Clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially from a drive shaft to a driven shaft. In the simplest application, clutches connect and disconnect two rotating shafts (drive shafts or line shafts ...

) * 16 ** John Cohen, 87, American folk banjoist and guitarist ( New Lost City Ramblers) ** Vic Vogel, 84, Canadian jazz pianist * 17 – Alexandr Vasilyev, Russian new wave drummer ( Center) * 18 – Tony Mills, 57, British hard rock singer (

Shy Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of fear, apprehension, discomfort, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. This commonly occurs in new situations or with unfamiliar people; a shy person ...

, TNT) * 19 **

Sandie Jones Sandie Jones (1951 – 19 September 2019) was an Irish singer. Eurovision She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 with the song "Ceol an Ghrá" ( en, " The Music of Love"). This was the only occasion in the history of the ...

, 68, Irish pop singer **

Harold Mabern Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 42 ...

, 83, American jazz pianist ** María Rivas, 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singer ** Yonrico Scott, 63, American rock and blues drummer ( The Derek Trucks Band) **

Larry Wallis Larry Wallis (19 May 1949 – 19 September 2019) was an English guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was best known as a member of the Pink Fairies and an early member of Motörhead. Biography and career Early bands In 1968, he formed a b ...

, 70, British rock guitarist (

Pink Fairies Pink Fairies are an English rock band initially active in the London (Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted free music, drug use, and anarchy, and often performed impromptu gigs and other stunts, ...

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a prec ...

) * 21 ** Margie Clarke, 74, American R&B singer ( The Jewels) **

Woo Hye-mi Woo Hye-mi ( ko, 우혜미; April 6, 1988 – September 21, 2019), also known by her stage name Miwoo ( ko, 미우), was a South Korean singer. She was known as one of the final four contestants on the 2012 talent show series ''The Voice of Kore ...

, 31, South Korean pop singer * 23 ** Richard Brunelle, 55, American heavy metal guitarist (

Morbid Angel Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida, formed in 1983 by guitarist, primary composer and sole remaining original member Trey Azagthoth, vocalist and bassist Dallas Ward, and drummer Mike Browning. Widely considered ...

Paths of Possession Paths of Possession is an American melodic death metal band featuring George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common with early Bay Area Thrash than the Tampa ...

) **

Robert Hunter Robert Hunter may refer to: Arts * Robert Hunter (painter) (died 1780), Irish portrait painter * Robert Hunter (encyclopædist) (1823–1897), British editor of the ''Encyclopædic Dictionary'' *Robert Hunter (author) (1874–1942), American sociol ...

, 78, American rock lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

) * 26 ** Jim Johnson, 76, American rock guitarist and singer (

Gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with si ...

) ** Jimmy Spicer, 61, American rapper ** Martin Wesley-Smith, 74, Australian classical composer * 28 **

Dessie O'Halloran Desmond O'Halloran (29 August 1940 – 28 September 2019) was an Irish singer and musician. Biography A native of Inishbofin, O'Halloran emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1950s, where he enjoyed regular success as a singer at the All-Br ...

, 79, Irish folk fiddler and singer ** José José, 71, Mexican Latin pop singer * 29 **

busbee Michael James Ryan Busbee (June 18, 1976 – September 29, 2019), known professionally as Busbee, was an American songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his work in both po ...

, 43, American country and pop songwriter and producer ** Larry Willis, 78, American jazz pianist (

Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. In addition to original music, the group has performed popular songs by Laura Ny ...

) * 30 ** Jessye Norman, 74, American opera singer **

Louie Rankin Leonard Ford (b. 1953 – 30 September 2019), known professionally as Louie Rankin, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist and actor. Life and career Leonard Ford was born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica and grew up in Rockfort and East Kings ...

, 61, Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall singer

October

* 1 **

Karel Gott ) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no) Divine CharlieBeverly Watkins, 80, American blues guitarist * 2 ** Barrie Masters, 63, British pub rock singer ( Eddie and the Hot Rods) **

Kim Shattuck Kimberly Dianne Shattuck (July 17, 1963 – October 2, 2019) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band the Muffs, which formed in 1991. From ...

, 56, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (

, The Pandoras, Pixies) ** Morten Stützer, Danish thrash metal guitarist (

Artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieg ...

) * 3 ** Vinnie Bell, 87, American session guitarist ** Mike Clough, 77, American folk singer and guitarist ( The Back Porch Majority) * 4 **

Ed Ackerson Ed Ackerson (July 18, 1965 – October 4, 2019) was an American musician and producer from Minneapolis. He produced or engineered dozens of records including works by prominent artists such as The Jayhawks, The Replacements, Motion City Sound ...

, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist ( Polara, Antenna) ** Glen Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae singer * 5 –

Larry Junstrom Lawrence Edward Junstrom (June 22, 1949 – October 5, 2019) was an American bassist, best known for having been in the rock band .38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 ...

, 70, American Southern rock bassist (

.38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc, (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom ( ...

) * 6 **

Ginger Baker Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker (19 August 1939 – 6 October 2019) was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and African rhythms and pio ...

, 80, British rock and jazz drummer (

Cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton ...

Ginger Baker's Air Force Ginger Baker's Air Force was a jazz-rock fusion supergroup led by drummer Ginger Baker. History The band formed in late 1969 upon the disbandment of Blind Faith. The original lineup consisted of Ginger Baker on drums, Steve Winwood on org ...

, The Graham Bond Organisation) * 8 – Molly Duncan, 74, British funk saxophonist ( Average White Band) * 11 – Kadri Gopalnath, 69, Indian classical and jazz saxophonist * 12 ** George Chambers, 88, American psychedelic soul bassist and singer (

The Chambers Brothers The Chambers Brothers are an American psychedelic soul band, best known for their eleven-minute 1967 psychedelic soul hit " Time Has Come Today". The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions w ...

) ** Kenny Dixon, 27, American country drummer (

Kane Brown Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American singer. Brown first came to the attention of the public through social media. He released his first EP, titled '' Closer'', in June 2015, and followed it with a new single, "Used to Love Y ...

) ** Dallas Harms, 82, Canadian country singer ** Gerry McGee, 81, American surf rock guitarist (

The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the ...

) * 13 – Steve Cash, 73, American Southern rock singer ( Ozark Mountain Daredevils) * 14 –

, 25, Korean pop singer (

) * 15 – Cacho Castaña, 77, Argentine bolero singer and actor * 17 – Ray Santos, 90, American Latin pop saxophonist * 21 – Peter Hobbs, 58, Australian thrash metal guitarist and singer ( Hobbs' Angel of Death) * 22 ** Don Baskin, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist ( Syndicate of Sound) **

Raymond Leppard Raymond John Leppard (11 August 1927 – 22 October 2019) was a British-American conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in Baroque music; in particular, he was one of th ...

, 92, British classical conductor and harpsichordist **

Hans Zender Johannes Wolfgang Zender (22 November 1936 – 22 October 2019) was a German conductor and composer. He was the chief conductor of several opera houses, and his compositions, many of them vocal music, have been performed at international festival ...

, 82, German classical conductor * 25 – Joe Sun, 76, American country singer * 26 –

Paul Barrere Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George. Career Barrere recorded and perf ...

, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (

Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving ...

) * 31 – Kendra Malia, 37, American witch house singer ( White Ring)

November

* 2 –

Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citize ...

, 80, French-Swiss pop singer * 4 ** Timi Hansen, 67, Danish metal bassist (

Mercyful Fate Mercyful Fate is a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, and with lyrics dealing with Satan and the occult, Mercyful Fate ...

, King Diamond) ** Jerry Hudson, 70, American rock singer ( The Road) * 5 –

Jan Erik Kongshaug Jan Erik Kongshaug (4 July 1944 – 5 November 2019) was a Norwegian sound engineer, jazz guitarist, and composer. Career Kongshaug was born in Trondheim, the son of guitarist John Kongshaug. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) During his ch ...

, 75, Norwegian jazz guitarist * 7 ** Ivan Maksimović, 57, Serbian hard rock guitarist (

Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban ...

, The No Smoking Orchestra) ** Gilles Bertin, 58, French punk rock singer and bassist ( Camera Silens) * 8 ** Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian pop singer ** Ramakant Gundecha, Indian dhrupad singer ( Gundecha Brothers) * 9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian Afrobeat singer ( Lijadu Sisters) * 10 –

Jan Byrczek Jan A. Byrczek (15 June 1936 – 10 November 2019) was a jazz musician (double bass), jazz critic, and jazz magazine editor. He was born in Chelmek, and until the age of 41, worked as a musician in Poland, performing with artists that include the ...

, 83, Polish jazz bassist * 11 – Bad Azz, 43, American rapper * 16 –

Éric Morena Éric Morena (27 October 1951 – 16 November 2019) was a French singer. He was born in Saint-Omer and was made famous by his 1987 hit "Oh ! Mon bateau", which peaked at #22 in France. In 2003, he covered "L'Envie d'aimer" on the album ''Retour ...

, 68, French pop singer * 19 ** José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese folk singer-songwriter ** Lloyd Watson, 70, British rock guitarist * 20 ** Doug Lubahn, 71, American psychedelic rock and jazz bassist ( Clear Light,

The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts ...

) ** John Mann, 57, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (

Spirit of the West Spirit of the West were a Canadian folk rock band from North Vancouver, active from 1983 to 2016. They were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which m ...

) * 21 ** Donna Carson, 73, American folk singer (

Hedge and Donna Hedge and Donna were an American folk and folk-rock duo comprising Keene Hedge Capers (born February 21, 1945) and Donna Marie Carson (November 13, 1946 – November 21, 2019). They recorded six albums between 1968 and 1973. On their final album ...

) ** Farris Lanier Jr., 70, American R&B-soul-funk singer ( Lanier & Co.) * 22 –

Eduardo Nascimento Eduardo Nascimento (26 June 1943 – 22 November 2019) was an Angolan singer, best known for his participation on behalf of Portugal in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. Nascimento was the leader of a five-member band, Os Rocks, formed in Lua ...

, 76, Angolan pop singer * 24 ** Goo Hara, 28, South Korean K-pop singer ( Kara) ** Mary Nance, 72, American pop singer ( The Sunshine Company) * 25 – Iain Sutherland, 71, British folk singer and guitarist ( The Sutherland Brothers) * 27 –

Martin Armiger John Martin Armiger (10 June 1949 – 27 November 2019) was an Australian musician, record producer and composer. He was one of the singer-songwriters and guitarists with Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from August 1978 to late 1981, wh ...

, 70, Australian new wave singer and guitarist (

The Sports The Sports were an Australian rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew P ...

) * 28 – Padú del Caribe, 99, Aruban waltz songwriter * 29 – Irving Burgie, 95, American calypso songwriter * 30 – Howard "Sparky" Childress, 76, American rock and roll guitarist ( The Sparkletones)

December

* 1 – Stuart Fraser, Australian hard rock guitarist (

Noiseworks Noiseworks are an Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1986 with bass guitarist Steve Balbi, guitarist Stuart Fraser, drummer Kevin Nicol, keyboardist Justin Stanley and lead vocalist Jon Stevens. They had four Australian Top 10 al ...

) * 2 ** Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American rock and roll singer **

Greedy Smith Andrew McArthur "Greedy" Smith (16 January 1956 – 2 December 2019) was an Australian vocalist, keyboardist, harmonicist and songwriter with Australian pop/ new wave band Mental As Anything. Smith wrote many of their hit songs including " Liv ...

, 63, Australian new wave singer and keyboardist (Mental as Anything) * 3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian sha'abi singer * 4 – Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer * 5 – Jerry Naylor, 80, American rock and roll musician (The Crickets) * 7 ** Herb Cox, 81, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Cleftones) ** Herbert Joos, 79, German jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist ** Joe McQueen, 100, American jazz saxophonist * 8 – Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper * 9 – Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer (

) * 10 – Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-born American electronic composer and synthesizer player * 12 – Jack Scott (singer), Jack Scott, 83, Canadian rock and roll singer * 13 ** Roy Loney, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist (

) ** Emil Richards, 87, American classical and jazz vibraphonist * 14 – Irv Williams, 100, American jazz saxophonist * 15 - Monique Leyrac, 91, Canadian pop singer * 18 ** Patxi Andión, 72, Spanish pop singer-songwriter ** Alain Barrière, 84, French chanson singer ** Kenny Lynch, 81, British pop singer ** Arty McGlynn, 75, Irish folk guitarist (Patrick Street) ** Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist * 22 – Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian jazz bassist * 24 ** Dave Riley, 59, American punk rock bassist (Big Black) ** Allee Willis, 72, American pop and funk songwriter * 25 ** Kelly Fraser, 26, Canadian pop singer-songwriter ** Peter Schreier, 84, German opera tenor and conductor * 26 – Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer and guitarist * 27 ** Don Imus, 79, American recording artist ** Garrett List, 76, American jazz trombonist and singer ** Jack Sheldon, 75, American jazz and children's music singer and trumpeter ** Art Sullivan, 69, Belgian pop singer * 28 ** Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine classical singer and composer ** Erzsébet Szőnyi, 95, Hungarian classical and opera composer * 29 ** Neil Innes, 75, British comedy rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles, Monty Python) ** Norma Tanega, 80, American folk singer-songwriter

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