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African music The continent of Africa is vast and its music is diverse, with different regions and nations having many distinct musical traditions. African music includes the genres like makwaya, highlife, mbube, township music, jùjú, fuji, jaiva ...

* American music *

Asian music Asian music encompass numerous musical styles, traditions, and forms originating in Asian countries. Asian music traditions include: * ** Music of China ** Music of Hong Kong ** Music of Japan ** Traditional music of Korea *** Music of Nor ...

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 *

Caribbean music Caribbean music genres are very diverse. They are each synthesis of African, European, Asian and Indigenous influences, largely created by descendants of African enslaved people (see Afro-Caribbean music), along with contributions from other c ...

Chinese music The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups. It is produced within and without the country, involving either people of Chinese origin, the use of tradit ...

* Czech music * Danish music *

European music The culture of Europe is diverse, and rooted in its art, architecture, traditions, cuisines, music, folklore, embroidery, film, literature, economics, philosophy and religious customs. Definition Whilst there are a great number of pers ...

Finnish music The music of Finland can be roughly divided into folk music, classical and contemporary art music, and contemporary popular music. The folk music of Finland belongs to a broader musical tradition, common amongst Balto-Finnic people, sung in ...

French music ''French music'' may refer to: *Music of France, music of the French people in France ''French music'' may also refer to the music of French-speaking countries: * Music of Quebec, music of the French-Canadians in Canada, most often Québécois or ...

* German music *

Icelandic music The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, ...

Indonesian music Indonesia is a country with many different Ethnic groups in Indonesia, tribes and ethnic groups, and its music is also very diverse, coming in hundreds of different forms and styles. Every region has its own culture and art, and as a result tr ...

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 (or Irish folk music). It has remained vibrant through the 20th and into the 21st ...

Italian music In Italy, music has traditionally been one of the cultural markers of Italian national cultures and ethnic identity and holds an important position in society and in Italian politics, politics. Italian music innovationin scale (music), musi ...

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

Latin music Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Music of Latin America, Latin America, Music of Spain, Spain, Mu ...

* Malaysian music * Mongolian music *

Norwegian music Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and ...

* Philippine music * Polynesian music *

Scandinavian music Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The many regions of the Nordic countries share certain traditions, many of whic ...

* South Korean music * Swedish music *

Taiwanese music The music of Taiwan reflects the diverse culture of Taiwanese people. Taiwan has undergone several economic, social, and political changes through Cultural history of Taiwan, its cultural history, and Taiwanese music reflects those issues in ...

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 ...

Specific genres

* Classical *

Country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, ...

* Electronic *

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. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

* Heavy metal *

Hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

* R&B *

Rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

K-pop K-pop (; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. It emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians taking influence from Western Electronic dance music, danc ...

J-pop J-pop (often stylized in all caps; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in trad ...

Albums released

Classical music

* Gavriil Popov – Symphony No. 4 (written 1948–49; premiere February 16)

Awards

Bands formed

8Turn 8Turn (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by MNH Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Myungho, Jaeyun, Minho, Yoonsung, Haemin, Kyungmin, Yungyu, and Seungheon. They debuted on January 30, 2023, with the exte ...

BB Girls BB Girls (; formerly known as Brave Girls) is a South Korean girl group consisting of members Minyoung, Eunji, and Yuna. Formed and produced by Brave Brothers through Brave Entertainment, the group initially debuted as a quintet named Brave Girl ...

* Ave Mujica *

Babymonster Babymonster (; stylized in all caps), also referred to as Baemon ( ; ), is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of seven members: Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquita. They debuted as a full ensemble ...

BoyNextDoor BoyNextDoor (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by KOZ Entertainment in 2023. The group consists of six members: Sungho, Riwoo, Jaehyun, Taesan, Leehan, and Woonhak. Characterized by its eponymous 'wikt:boy next door, boy ...

* Candy Tune * DXTeen * Evnne * El7z Up * Fantasy Boys * Hori7on * IMP. * The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe *

Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss may refer to: Books * Kiss Kiss (book), ''Kiss Kiss'' (book), a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl Music * Kiss Kiss (band), an American indie rock band * Kiss Kiss (Japanese group), a Japanese girl group * Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown so ...

* Kiss of Life *

LimeLight Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light)James R. Smith (2004). ''San Francisco's Lost Landmarks'', Quill Driver Books. is a non-electric type of stage lighting that was once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illum ...

* Loossemble * Lun8 * Mave: * MiSaMo * NCT Tokyo * Primrose *

Riize Riize (; stylized in all caps; pronounced as "Rise") is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Shotaro (rapper), Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton. Originally a seven-piece ense ...

TripleS TripleS (; ; stylized as tripleS) is a South Korean 24-member multinational girl group formed by Modhaus. They aim to be the world's first decentralized idol group, where the members will rotate between the full group, sub-units, and solo activi ...

* Xikers * Xodiac *

Zerobaseone Zerobaseone (stylized in all caps; abbreviated as ZB1; ) is a South Korean boy band formed through Mnet (TV channel), Mnet's reality competition program ''Boys Planet'' and managed by WakeOne. The group consists of nine members: Kim Ji-woong, Zh ...

* Whom Gods Destroy * ¥$

Soloist debuts

* Allie Sherlock * Ayaka Fukuhara * Chloe Stroll *

Chuu Kim Ji-woo (, born October 20, 1999), known professionally by her stage name Chuu (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy. Early lif ...

Halle Bailey Halle Lynn Bailey ( ; born March 27, 2000), also known mononymously as Halle, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known as a member of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe Bailey. They have released t ...

Himika Akaneya is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akita Prefecture who is a member of the idol group i☆Ris. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has also revealed that "Himika Akaneya" is not just her stage name, but her actual name as well. ...

Hwang Min-hyun Hwang Min-hyun (; born August 9, 1995), known mononymously as Minhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He began his career, debuting as a member of the South Korean boy band NU'EST in March 2012. In 2017, he participated in secon ...

* Jang Ye-eun * Jeffrey Ngai *

Jihyo Park Ji-hyo (; born Park Ji-soo, February 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jihyo, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader and vocalist of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015. Jihyo released her debut exten ...

Jimin Park Ji-min (; born October 13, 1995), known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and dancer. In 2013, he made his debut as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label Big Hit Entertainment. Jim ...

* Jinyoung *

Jisoo Kim Ji-soo (; born January 3, 1995), known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. Outside of her music career ...

* Joel Deleōn * Josh Cullen *

Joohoney Lee Joo-heon (; born October 6, 1994), better known by the stage name Joohoney and formerly mononymously known as Jooheon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Monsta X unde ...

Jungkook Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), better known as Jung Kook, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member and vocalist of South Korean boy band BTS. He has performed three solo songs as part of BTS' disc ...

* Kaori Maeda * Klavdia Petrivna * Kylie Cantrall * Lee Mi-joo * Leigh-Anne * Marife Yau * Marco Ip * Mayu Mineda * Mayu Sagara * Nako Misaki *

Nancy Kwai Nancy Kwai Cheuk-yiu ( zh, t=歸綽嶢; born 15 February 2000) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Biography Kwai was born on 15 February 2000, in Hong Kong. She enjoyed singing as an interest when she was young, but had never thought of being ...

* Ren *

Roksana Węgiel Roksana Emilia Węgiel-Mglej (; born 11 January 2005), also known as Roxie, is a Polish singer. She rose to prominence after winning season one of the Polish version of '' The Voice Kids'' in 2018. She represented Poland in the Junior Eurovis ...

* Sica Ho *

Shiori Tamai is a Japanese singer who is a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. As of December 2022, she was voice acting in the Nippon Television series '' Akumu-chan'' as a personage from the dreams of Keiko Kitagawa's character. Personal life T ...

Swan Swans are birds of the genus ''Cygnus'' within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology) ...

Taeyong Lee Tae-yong (; born July 1, 1995), known mononymously as Taeyong (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is a member and leader of South Korean boy band NCT under SM Entertainment, having debuted ...

* V * Win Win Yeung

Bands reformed

3 Inches of Blood 3 Inches of Blood is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia. After disbanding in 2015, they reunited in 2023 with a line-up of Cam Pipes, Justin Hagberg, Shane Clark, Nick Cates, and Ash Pearson. Their music ...

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

( a one off recording) *

Blessthefall Blessthefall (stylized as blessthefall or BLESSTHEFALL prior to 2013) is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, signed to Rise Records. The band was founded in 2004 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist and vo ...

Bloodhound Gang The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock band formed by James "Jimmy Pop" Franks and Michael "Daddy Long Legs" Bowe in 1992 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Pop is the sole constant member of the band. Its line-up since 2009 has consisted of Pop ( ...

* Blur * Bratmobile *

The Buggles The Buggles are an English New wave music, new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK ...

Creed A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) which summarizes its core tenets. Many Christian denominations use three creeds ...

* Crimson Glory *

The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan is an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of Consonance and ...

* Dogstar *

Fightstar Fightstar were a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Genera ...

Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English pop band that formed in Liverpool in 1980. They comprised Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Mark O'Toole (bass), Brian Nash (guitar) and Peter Gill (drums). Johnson and Ruther ...

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud are a British-Irish pop music, pop girl group that was created through the ITV (TV network), ITV talent show ''Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The line up consisted of members Cheryl (singer), Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, N ...

* Heavenly * Love and Rockets * Mallory Knox *

NSYNC NSYNC ( ; also stylized as *NSYNC or N Sync) was an American vocal group and pop boy band formed by Chris Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. The group consists of Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, ...

NX Zero NX Zero was a Brazilian rock band formed in 2001 in São Paulo, the band consisted of members Di Ferrero (vocals), Gee Rocha (guitar and backing vocals), Daniel Weksler (drums), Caco Grandino (bass) and Fi Ricardo (guitar). The band released ...

* Power Trip *

RBD RBD was a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde'' (2004–2006). It was composed of Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher von Uckermann and Christian Chávez. The group ac ...

* Restart *

Savatage Savatage () is an American heavy metal band founded by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The band was first called Avatar, but, shortly before the release of their debut album '' Sirens'' (1983), they changed t ...

S Club S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, are a British pop music, pop group formed in 1998 by Simon Fuller after he was fired as manager of the Spice Girls. Original members were Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee (actor), Jon Lee, Bradley McI ...

* Silent Siren * Sublime *

The Soup Dragons The Soup Dragons are a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television series ''Clangers'', the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song " I'm Fre ...

Twisted Sister Twisted Sister was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1972 in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York (state), New York. Their best-known songs include "We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song ...

Bands disbanded

The Agonist The Agonist was a Canadian metalcore and melodic death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. The last known lineup consisted of lead guitarist Danny Marino, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon Mckay, rhythm guitarist Pascal "Paco" J ...

* ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead *

Anti-Flag Anti-Flag was an American punk rock band formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1988. The band was known for its left-wing politics, left-wing political activism. For the majority of the band's career, their members included Justin Sane (voc ...

* Astro – Jinjin & Rocky * Astro – Moonbin & Sanha *

Bandage A bandage is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support for the movement of a part of the body. When used with a dressing, the dressing is applied directly on ...

* Barnes & Barnes * Betraying the Martyrs *

Bish Bish, stylized as BiSH, was a Japanese alternative idol girl group who was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to Bis, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014. They dis ...

* Bjesovi * Brave Girls * Boysgroup * B.O.L.T * Camp Cope *

Candlebox Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released eight studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD. Candlebox found immediate success with the release ...

* Chancho en Piedra *

Clannad Clannad () were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings , and (Moya) (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles Noel and (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginn ...

CNCO CNCO was an American latin boy band based in Miami, Miami, Florida. The group consisted of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and ZABDIEL, Zabdiel De Jesús; Joel DELEŌN, Joel Pimentel was a member until his departure in M ...

Coast Modern Coast Modern was an American indie pop duo based in Los Angeles, California. The duo consisted of Luke Atlas and Coleman Trapp. History Early beginnings-2015 Luke Atlas is a Seattle, Washington native and Coleman Trapp is from Los Angeles. Tra ...

The Comet Is Coming The Comet Is Coming was a London-based band that incorporated elements of jazz, electronica, funk and psychedelic rock. The band originally recorded for The Leaf Label, on which their debut EP ''Prophecy'' was released, on limited edition 12" ...

* D1ce * Dawn Ray'd * Died Pretty * Dilly Dally *

Egoist Egoism is a philosophy concerned with the role of the self, or , as the motivation and goal of one's own action. Different theories of egoism encompass a range of disparate ideas and can generally be categorized into descriptive or normative ...

Emerson String Quartet The Emerson String Quartet, also known as the Emerson Quartet, was an American string quartet initially formed as a student group at the Juilliard School in 1976. It was named for American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and began touri ...

* For Tracy Hyde * GWSN *

Helvetia Helvetia () is a national personification of Switzerland, officially , the Swiss Confederation. The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing clothing, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Flag of Switzerland, Swiss flag, and commo ...

Injury Reserve Injury Reserve was an American hip hop music, hip hop group formed in 2012 in Tempe, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona. The group consisted of rappers RiTchie with a T (Nathaniel Ritchie), Stepa J. Groggs (Jordan Groggs), and producer Parker Corey. After ...

Kiss A kiss is the touching or pressing of one's lips against another person, animal or object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely; depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sex ...

* Kix *

Momoland Momoland (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Sidekick, Duble Kick Company) through the 2016 reality show ''Finding Momoland''. The show's winners Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayu ...

* Muncie Girls * MS MR * Palisades *

Palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae ** List of Arecaceae genera **Palm oil * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music ...

Panic! at the Disco Panic! at the Disco was an American pop rock band formed in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2004 by high school friends Ryan Ross (guitar) and Spencer Smith (musician), Spencer Smith (drums), who recruited classmates Brendon Urie (vocals and ...

PRETTYMUCH PRETTYMUCH were an American-Canadian pop and R&B boy band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consisted of Brandon Arreaga, Edwin Honoret, Austin Porter and Zion Kuwonu. They released five EPs and a debut album before disbanding in 2023. ...

The Regrettes The Regrettes were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles. The band was led by frontwoman Lydia Night. They released three studio albums on Warner Records: ''Feel Your Feelings Fool!'' (2017), ''How Do You Love? (album), How Do You Love?'' ...

* Russkaja *

Screaming Females Screaming Females were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey comprising Marissa Paternoster on vocals and guitar, Jarrett Dougherty on drums, and Mike Abbate on bass. They released their debut album ''Baby Teeth (Screaming Females a ...

Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy was a Canadian electro-industrial band formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group was among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crom ...

* Snuper *

Sprain A sprain is a soft tissue injury of the ligaments within a joint, often caused by a sudden movement abruptly forcing the joint to exceed its functional range of motion. Ligaments are tough, inelastic fibers made of collagen that connect two or ...

* Strange Ranger * VIXX LR * Westkust

Bands on hiatus

* Blood Youth * Blur *

DNCE DNCE is an American dance-rock band consisting of lead singer Joe Jonas, drummer Jack Lawless, and guitarist JinJoo Lee. Bassist and keyboardist Cole Whittle was a part of the band from when it started in 2015 to when it went on hiatus in 2018. ...

* The Mamas * Walk the Moon

Deaths

January

* 1 **

Gangsta Boo Lola Chantrelle Mitchell (August 7, 1979 – January 1, 2023), better known as Gangsta Boo, was an American rapper. She rose to prominence as a member of Three 6 Mafia, which she joined at the age of 14; after releasing six albums, she left th ...

, 43, American rapper (

Three 6 Mafia Three 6 Mafia is an American hip-hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1991. Emerging as a horror-themed underground hip-hop group, they went on to enjoy mainstream success. The group's 1995 debut album ''Mystic Stylez'' became an influen ...

) ** Sebastian Marino, 57, American metal guitarist ( Overkill,

Anvil An anvil is a metalworking tool consisting of a large block of metal (usually Forging, forged or Steel casting, cast steel), with a flattened top surface, upon which another object is struck (or "worked"). Anvils are massive because the hi ...

) ** Fred White, 67, American funk drummer (

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop. They are among the best-selling ba ...

) * 2 ** Andrew Downes, 72, British classical composer ** Kingsize Taylor, 83, British rock and roll singer and guitarist ( Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes) * 3 **

Joseph Koo Joseph Koo Kar-Fai (; 25 February 1931 – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most ...

, 91, Hong Kong film composer ** Notis Mavroudis, 77, Greek classical guitarist and composer ** Alan Rankine, 64, Scottish post-punk keyboardist and guitarist ( The Associates) * 4 ** Stan Hitchcock, 86, American country music singer and co-founder of CMT ** Zoran Kalezić, 72, Serbian-Montenegrin folk singer ** Beeyar Prasad, 61, Indian film lyricist * 5 ** Mark Capps, 54, American sound engineer ** Gordy Harmon, 79, American R&B and soul singer (

The Whispers The Whispers are an American vocal group from Los Angeles, California. Scoring hit records since the late 1960s, they are best known for their two number-one R&B singles, " And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 and " Rock Steady" in 1987. The Whispers ...

) * 6 ** Jeff Blackburn, 77, American rock guitarist and songwriter ( Blackburn & Snow,

Moby Grape Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966. Part of San Francisco's psychedelic music scene, the band merged elements of rock and roll, folk music, pop, blues, and country. They were one of the few groups of which all members were lea ...

) ** Danny Kaleikini, 85, American Hawaiian pop singer * 7 – Aleksandr Kharchikov, 73, Russian folk singer-songwriter * 8 – Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter * 9 ** Séamus Begley, 73, Irish folk fiddler and accordionist ** Dick Flood, 90, American country music singer-songwriter ** Magnar Mangersnes, 84, Norwegian classical organist and choral conductor ** Yoriaki Matsudaira, 91, Japanese classical composer * 10 **

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, ...

, 78, British rock guitarist (

The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ...

The Jeff Beck Group The Jeff Beck Group was a British rock band formed in London in January 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues, rhythm and blues and rock was a major influence on popular music. Histo ...

Beck, Bogert & Appice Beck, Bogert & Appice was a rock supergroup and power trio formed by English guitarist Jeff Beck, evolving from the Jeff Beck Group. It included bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, Americans who had played together in Vanilla Fudge a ...

The Honeydrippers The Honeydrippers were an English rock and roll band of the 1980s. Former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant formed the group in 1981 to satisfy his long-time goal of having a rock band with a heavy rhythm and blues basis. Formed originally ...

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Dennis Budimir Dennis Matthew Budimir (June 20, 1938 – January 10, 2023) was an American jazz and rock guitarist. He was considered to be a member of the Wrecking Crew. Biography Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played profe ...

, 84, American jazz and rock guitarist ( The Wrecking Crew) **

José Evangelista José Evangelista (5 August 1943 – 10 January 2023) was a Spanish composer and music educator who was based in Montreal, Canada. He was professor of composition at the Université de Montréal from 1979 to 2009. A member of the Canadian Leag ...

, 79, Spanish classical composer * 11 –

Yukihiro Takahashi was a Japanese musician, singer, record producer, fashion designer, and actor, who was best known internationally as the drummer, lead vocalist, & 2nd keyboardist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band, ...

, 70, Japanese electronic and rock drummer and singer (

Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra (abbreviated to YMO) was a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals, occasional keyboards) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, ...

, Sadistic Mika Band, METAFIVE) * 12 ** Robbie Bachman, 69, Canadian rock drummer ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive) **

Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. She was the daughter of singer and actor Elvis Presley, who is referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" and actress Priscilla Presley, as well a ...

, 54, American country rock singer-songwriter ** Laylaw, American hip hop record producer. * 13 ** Keith Beaton, 72, American R&B singer ( Blue Magic) **

Ray Cordeiro Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro (; 12 December 1924 – 13 January 2023), known professionally as Uncle Ray, was a Hong Kong broadcaster, disc jockey and actor. He was known for hosting ''All the Way with Ray'' on RTHK Radio 3 from 1970 to 2021, whic ...

, 98, Hong Kong disc jockey ( RTHK Radio 3) * 14 – Matthias Carras, 58, German pop singer * 15 ** Doris, 75, Swedish pop singer ** Bruce Gowers, 82, British music video director ** C. J. Harris, 31, American country singer ** Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, Georgian singer * 16 – Johnny Powers, American rockabilly singer and guitarist * 17 ** Van Conner, 55, American alternative rock bassist (

Screaming Trees Screaming Trees were an American rock band formed in Ellensburg, Washington, in 1984 by vocalist Mark Lanegan, guitarist Gary Lee Conner, bassist Van Conner, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Pickerel was replaced by Barrett Martin in 1991. Screami ...

) ** Manana Doijashvili, 75, Georgian classical pianist ** Leon Dubinsky, 81, Canadian folk composer ** Renée Geyer, 69, Australian pop singer ** Larry Morris, 75, New Zealand garage rock singer ( Larry's Rebels) **

Richard Oesterreicher Richard Oesterreicher (10 November 1932 – 17 January 2023) was an Austrian conductor and jazz musician. Biography Born in Vienna on 10 November 1932, Oesterreicher was the son of a music teacher. He took an apprenticeship as a typesetter in 19 ...

, 90, Austrian jazz guitarist and conductor * 18 **

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psych ...

, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter (

The Byrds The Byrds () were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) being the so ...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk rock Supergroup (music), supergroup comprising the American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and the English-American singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by the Canadian singer-so ...

) ** Victor Rasgado, 63, Mexican classical pianist and composer ** Gary Smith, American record producer (death announced on this date) ** Marcel Zanini, 99, Turkish-born French jazz clarinetist * 19 – Alex Napier, 75, English hard rock drummer ( Uriah Heep) * 20 **

Stella Chiweshe Stella Chiweshe (also Stella Rambisai Chiweshe, Stella Rambisai Chiweshe Nekati, Mbuya Stella Chiweshe, or Stella Nekati Chiweshe; 8 July 1946 – 20 January 2023) was a Zimbabwean musician. She was known internationally for her singing and pla ...

, 76, Zimbabwean folk

mbira Mbira ( ; ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal Tine (structural), tines, played by holding the instrument ...

player ** Loïc Guguen, French opera singer ** Nick Todd, 87, American pop singer * 21 – B.G., the Prince of Rap, 57, American rapper * 22 ** Easley Blackwood Jr., 89, American classical and electronic composer and pianist **

Lin Brehmer Lin Brehmer (August 19, 1954 – January 22, 2023) was an American disc jockey and radio personality at WXRT in Chicago. Brehmer hosted mornings on WXRT from 1991 to 2020, and middays from early 2020 until taking a leave of absence to undergo c ...

, 68, American disc jockey and radio personality (

WXRT WXRT (93.1 FM), also known as XRT and 93-XRT is an alternative rock radio station in Chicago, Illinois. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. The station broadcasts from a transmitter atop John Hancock Center and its studios are located at T ...

) ** Zhanna Pliyeva, 73, Georgian classical composer and pianist * 23 **

Carol Sloane Carol Sloane (March 5, 1937 – January 23, 2023) was an American jazz singer. Biography Born Carol Morvan in Providence, Rhode Island to parents Frank and Claudia (Rainville) Morvan, she began singing professionally when she was 14, although f ...

, 85, American jazz singer ** Top Topham, 75, English blues rock guitarist (

) * 26 ** Dean Daughtry, 76, American rock keyboardist (

The Candymen The Candymen (or the Candy Men) were an American pop quintet active 1965–1972 which prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The group were managed by Dothan, Alabama Dothan is a city in and the county seat of Houston County, Alabama, Housto ...

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 1967–69), which have become cover stand ...

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 (drummer), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). ...

) ** Peter McCann, 74, American songwriter and singer * 27 –

Floyd Sneed Floyd Chester Sneed (November 22, 1942 – January 27, 2023) was a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night. Born on November 22, 1942, in Calgary, Sneed grew up in a musical family (his parents were both musicia ...

, 80, Canadian rock drummer (

Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sn ...

) * 28 **

Odd Børre Odd Børre Sørensen (9 August 1939 – 28 January 2023) was a Norwegian pop singer. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress (Odd Børre song), Stress" that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sang in the Kjell ...

, 83, Norwegian pop singer ** David Challinor, Australian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Sounds Like Sunset) **

Barrett Strong Barrett Strong Jr. (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money (That's What I Want)", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. He is also known for his songw ...

, 81, American R&B singer-songwriter **

Tom Verlaine Thomas Joseph Miller (December 13, 1949 – January 28, 2023), known professionally as Tom Verlaine, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the New York City rock band Television. Biography Verlaine was ...

, 73, American art punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (

Television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

) * 29 **

Heddy Lester Heddy Lester (born Heddy Affolter, 18 June 1950 – 29 January 2023) was a Dutch singer and actress of Jewish-Surinamese origin, best known outside the Netherlands for her participation in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Lester ...

, 72, Dutch pop singer ** Gabriel Tacchino, 88, French classical pianist * 31 ** Donnie Marsico, 68, American rock singer ( The Jaggerz) ** Charlie Thomas, 85, American R&B singer (

The Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...

)

February

* 1 ** Lucy Quintero, 74, Panamanian folk singer ** George Zukerman, 95, Canadian classical bassoonist * 2 ** Butch Miles, 78, American jazz drummer ** Tim Quy, 61, English post-punk percussionist and keyboardist (

Cardiacs Cardiacs are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (Cardiacs), Tim Smith (guitar and lead vocals) and his brother Jim Smith (bassist), Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. One ...

) * 3 – Paul Janovitz, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (

Cold Water Flat Cold Water Flat was an American band formed in 1990 by Paul Janovitz (vocals and guitar), Ted Silva (bass) and Paul Harding (author), Paul Harding (drums) when the trio studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Paul Janovitz is the younge ...

) * 4 –

Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "'' Meera of modern India''" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. ...

, 77, Indian playback singer * 5 **

Phil Spalding Philip Trevor Spalding (19 November 1957 – 5 February 2023) was an English bass player. He was best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He played and appeared with performing artists such as Mike Oldfiel ...

, 65, English rock bassist ( GTR,

Original Mirrors Original Mirrors were a British new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1979. Featuring members of several earlier punk/new wave bands, they signed to Mercury Records and released two albums before splitting in 1981, with members going on to play in ...

, Toyah) ** Lillian Walker, 78, American R&B singer ( The Exciters) * 7 ** Mendelson Joe, 78, Canadian folk singer-songwriter ** Steve Sostak, 49, American experimental rock singer and saxophonist ( Sweep the Leg Johnny) (death announced on this date) * 8 **

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music. Start ...

, 94, American pop songwriter and composer **

Dennis Lotis Dennis Lotis (8 March 1925 – 8 February 2023) was a South African-born British singer, actor, and entertainer, whose popularity was greatest in the 1950s. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to t ...

, 97, South African-born British swing singer * 10 ** AKA, 35, South African rapper ** Joe Millar, 87, Northern Irish folk singer and musician (

The Irish Rovers The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians that formed in Toronto, Canada in 1963'Irish Rovers are Digging out those old Folk songs', By Ballymena Weekly Editor, Ballymena Weekly Telegraph, N. Ireland – 20 August 1964 and named after the ...

) * 11 –

Tito Fernández Humberto Waldemar Asdrúbal Baeza Fernández (9 December 1942 – 11 February 2023), also known as Tito Fernández, El Temucano, was a Chilean singer-songwriter and folklorist. He recorded and released more than 40 albums from the 1970s to the p ...

, 80, Chilean folk singer-songwriter * 12 – David Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (

De La Soul De La Soul ( ) is an American hip hop music, hip hop group formed in the village of Amityville on Long Island, New York (state), New York in 1988. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, eccentric lyrics, and contributions to the evoluti ...

) * 13 ** Tim Aymar, 59, American progressive metal singer (

Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian language, Egyptian: ''wikt:pr ꜥꜣ, pr ꜥꜣ''; Meroitic language, Meroitic: 𐦲𐦤𐦧, ; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') was the title of the monarch of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty of Egypt, First Dynasty ( ...

Control Denied Control Denied was a progressive metal band formed by death metal musician and Death co-founder Chuck Schuldiner. History Background Schuldiner, in a 1993 Terrorizer interview with Borivoj Krgin, mentioned that he had entertained the possibili ...

) ** Guido Basso, 85, Canadian jazz trumpeter ** Alain Goraguer, 91, French jazz pianist, arranger and composer ** Huey "Piano" Smith, 89, American R&B pianist ** Spencer Wiggins, 81, American soul singer * 14 ** Friedrich Cerha, 96, Austrian classical composter and conductor ** Peter Renkens, 55, Belgian new beat singer ( Confetti's) (death announced on this date) ** Akira Tsuneoka, 51, Japanese pop punk drummer (

Hi-Standard Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release '' Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japa ...

) * 15 –

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch (; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first gained attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her con ...

, 82, American dance singer * 16 **

Chuck Jackson Charles Benjamin Jackson (July 22, 1937 – February 16, 2023) was an American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He performed with moderate success starting in 1961. Hi ...

, 85, American R&B singer ** Michael Kupper, 65, German heavy metal guitarist ( Running Wild) ** Maon Kurosaki, 35, Japanese pop singer ** Marilú, 95, Mexican bolero singer ** Tony Marshall, 85, German schlager and opera singer ** Alberto Radius, 80, Italian pop rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (

Formula 3 Formula Three (F3) is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. History Formula Three (adop ...

) * 17 ** Otis Barthoulameu, American pop punk singer and guitarist (

Fluf Fluf (stylized as fluf) is an American punk rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1992. History O ( Otis Barthoulameu - vocals, guitar) and Jonny Donhowe (bass guitar) formed the band after their previous band, Olivelawn, split up, rec ...

Olivelawn Olivelawn was an American punk rock band from San Diego, California, that released two albums in the early 1990s. History Olivelawn was composed of singer Mike Olson, guitarist O. (a.k.a. Otis Barthoulameu) and the rhythm section of drummer Ed ...

) (death announced on this date) ** Jerry Dodgion, 90, American jazz saxophonist and flautist ** Gerald Fried, 95, American film and television composer ** Kyle Jacobs, 49, American songwriter ** Vijay Kichlu, 92, Indian classical singer **

Hans Poulsen Hans Sven Poulsen (born Bruce Gordon Poulsen, 7 March 1945 – 17 February 2023) was an Australian singer-songwriter and musician of Danish descent who was popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and known for his eccentric hippie style.McFa ...

, 77, Australian soft rock singer-songwriter **

Tom Whitlock Thomas Ross Whitlock (February 20, 1954 – February 18, 2023) was an American songwriter, best known for co-writing the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–winning song " Take My Breath Away", performed by Berlin from the film ''Top Gun'', with ...

, 68, American pop rock songwriter * 19 – Davis Causey, 74, American Southern rock guitarist (

Sea Level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical ...

) * 20 ** Bruce Barthol, 75, American psychedelic rock bassist (

Country Joe and the Fish Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the influential groups in the San Francisco music scene during the mid-to-late 1960s. Much of the band's music was writ ...

) ** Victor Brox, 81, English blues singer ** Lyubomyr Futorsky, 50, Ukrainian rock singer ( Dead Rooster) ** Tom Stephen, 68, Canadian blues rock drummer (

The Jeff Healey Band Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, Rock music, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboa ...

) * 21 **

Ron Altbach Ronald Steven Altbach (December 24, 1946 – February 21, 2023) was an American keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded French-American rock band King Harvest, and played the Wurlitzer electric piano intro on their single " Dancing in the Moon ...

, 76, American rock keyboardist (

King Harvest King Harvest was a 1970s French-American rock band who was formed initially in Ithaca, New York, U.S., but broke up and reformed in Paris where they began recording their first songs. They are known for their 1972 hit single " Dancing in the ...

, Celebration) **

Jesse Gress Jesse Gress (January 9, 1956 – February 21, 2023) was an American rock guitarist. He toured and recorded with Todd Rundgren and the Tony Levin Band, and played on all four of John Ferenzik's albums. A performer, music educator, and former music ...

, 67, American rock guitarist * 23 **

Slim Borgudd Karl Edvard Tommy "Slim" Borgudd (; 25 November 1946 – 23 February 2023) was a Swedish musician and Formula One driver who raced for the ATS and Tyrrell teams. Biography Borgudd was born in Borgholm, Öland, on 25 November 1946. His first ...

, 76, Swedish rock drummer ( Lea Riders Group) ** Junnosuke Kuroda, 34, Japanese rock guitarist ( Sumika) * 25 – Walter Ferguson, 103, Panamanian-born Costa Rican calypso singer-songwriter * 27 – Ismaïla Touré, 73, Senegalese Mbalax singer and percussionist (

Touré Kunda Touré Kunda is a Senegalese band, noted for their musical versatility and political activism. Their 40-year career encompasses recordings in over six languages and collaborations with well-known musicians such as Carlos Santana and Talking Head ...

)

March

* 1 **

Wally Fawkes Walter Ernest Fawkes (; 21 June 1924 – 1 March 2023), also known as Trog when signing cartoons, was a Canadian-British jazz clarinettist and satirical cartoonist. After emigrating with his family to Britain from Canada when he was 7 years ...

, 98, British-Canadian jazz clarinettist **

Leon Hughes Leon Hughes Sr. (May 6, 1930 – March 1, 2023) was an American rhythm and blues singer. He was the last surviving original member of The Coasters. Biography Leon Hughes was an original member of The Coasters ( Bobby Nunn, Carl Gardner, and ...

, 92, American R&B singer (

The Coasters The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. With hits including "Searchin'", "Young Blood (The Coasters song), Young Blood", "Charlie Brown (The Coasters song), Charlie Bro ...

) ** Neela Ramgopal, 87, Indian Carnatic singer ** Irma Serrano, 89, Mexican ranchera and corrido singer * 2 ** Johnny Johnson, 80, American soul singer ( Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon) **

Steve Mackey Stephen Patrick Mackey (10 November 1966 – 2 March 2023) was an English musician and record producer best known as the bass guitarist for the Britpop band Pulp, which he joined in 1989. As a record producer, he produced songs and albums by ...

, 56, British indie rock bassist (

Pulp Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit * Pulp (band), an English rock band Engineering * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture ...

) and record producer **

Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (August 25, 1933 – March 2, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Shorter came to mainstream prominence in 1959 upon joining Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, for whom he eventually became the primary comp ...

, 89, American jazz saxophonist (

Miles Davis Quintet The Miles Davis Quintet was an American jazz band from 1955 to early 1969 led by Miles Davis. The quintet underwent frequent personnel changes toward its metamorphosis into a different ensemble in 1969. Most references pertain to two distinct and ...

Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer Alphonse Mouzon a ...

The Jazz Messengers The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo that existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and ending when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990. Blakey led or co-led the group from the o ...

) ** Gothart Stier, 84, German classical singer, organist and conductor * 3 ** David Lindley, 78, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (

Kaleidoscope A kaleidoscope () is an optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces (or mirrors) tilted to each other at an angle, so that one or more (parts of) objects on one end of these mirrors are shown as a symmetrical pattern when viewed fro ...

) ** Calvin Newton, 93, American gospel singer (

The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American vocal quartet. The classic and most well-known lineup of the group, which performed together for over 40 years, consisted of William Lee Golden (baritone), Duane Allen (lead), Richard Sterban (bass), and Joe ...

, Sons of Song) * 4 ** Sueli Costa, 79, Brazilian MPB composer and singer ** Robert Haimer, 69, American comedy rock singer-songwriter ( Barnes & Barnes) ** Michael Rhodes, 69, American country bassist ( The Notorious Cherry Bombs) **

Spot Spot or SPOT may refer to: Places * Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States * The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia * South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse People * Spot Coll ...

, 72, American record producer and engineer ** James "Owl" Walsh, 74, American rock singer and keyboardist (

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) * 5 ** Arif Cooper, Jamaican reggae DJ and multi-instrumentalist **

Gary Rossington Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician best known as a founding guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he performed until his death. Rossington was also a founding member of the ...

, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (

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

, Rossington Collins Band) * 6 – Eric Alan Livingston, 38, American experimental metal multi-instrumentalist * 7 – Michael Brimer, 89, South African-Australian classical organist and conductor * 8 ** Jim Durkin, 58, American thrash metal guitarist ( Dark Angel) ** Josua Madsen, 45, Danish thrash metal drummer (

Artillery Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...

) * 9 – Robin Lumley, 74, British jazz keyboardist (

Brand X Brand X were a British jazz rock band formed in London in 1974. They were initially active until 1980, followed by reformations between 1992–1999 and 2016–2021. Despite sometimes being considered to be a Phil Collins side project (due t ...

) * 10 ** Junior English, 71–72, Jamaican reggae singer **

Napoleon XIV Jerrold Laurence Samuels (May 3, 1938 – March 10, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and talent agent. Under the pseudonym Napoleon XIV, he achieved one-hit wonder status with the #3 hit novelty song "They're Coming to ...

, 84, American novelty singer-songwriter * 11 – Costa Titch, 27, South African rapper * 12 – Marek Kopelent, 90, Czech classical composer * 13 ** Simon Emmerson, 67, English jazz and worldbeat guitarist (

Weekend The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week, devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal weekdays (British English), or workweek (American English), is the part of the seven-day week devoted to working. In most o ...

, Working Week,

Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System are a European and African group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music. Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest ...

) ** Jim Gordon, 77, American rock drummer (

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previously playe ...

, The Wrecking Crew,

Traffic Traffic is the movement of vehicles and pedestrians along land routes. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic laws and informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly an ...

) and songwriter ** Canisso, 57, Brazilian rock bassist (

Raimundos Raimundos is a Brazilian hardcore punk band formed in 1987 by Digão and Rodolfo Abrantes, in Brasília, Federal District (Brazil), Distrito Federal. They had major influences from 1980s punk bands, especially Ramones, which their name is a play ...

) * 14 **

Bobby Caldwell Robert Hunter Caldwell (August 15, 1951 – March 14, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. He released several albums spanning R&B, soul, jazz, and adult contemporary. He is known for his soulful and versatile vocals. Caldwell release ...

, 71, American singer-songwriter ** Dix Denney, American punk guitarist (

The Weirdos The Weirdos are an American punk rock band from Los Angeles. They formed in 1975, split-up in 1981, re-grouped in 1986 and have remained semi-active ever since. Critic Mark Deming calls them "quite simply, one of the best and brightest America ...

, Thelonious Monster) (death announced on this date) * 15 – Théo de Barros, 80, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer (

Quarteto Novo Quarteto Novo was a group formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1966 which released one landmark instrumental album and launched the careers of some of the band's members. The eponymous 1967 album has been influential in jazz and pop music. History Or ...

) * 16 –

Tony Coe Anthony George Coe (29 November 1934 – 16 March 2023) was an English jazz musician who played clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute as well as soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Career Born in Canterbury, Kent, England, Coe started out on cla ...

, 88, English jazz clarinetist and saxophonist * 17 **

Fuzzy Haskins Clarence Eugene "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 16, 2023) was an American singer. He performed with 1950s and 1960s doo-wop group, The Parliaments, and was a founding member of 1970s funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, also known as Pa ...

, 81, American R&B and funk singer (

Parliament-Funkadelic Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American musical collective, music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament (band), Parliame ...

The Parliaments The Parliaments were an American vocal quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Originally formed in the back room of a barbershop in 1956, the quintet was named after the cigarette brand. The Parliaments initially performed doo-wo ...

) **

Fito Olivares Rodolfo Olivares (April 19, 1947 – March 17, 2023), known as Fito Olivares, was a Mexican cumbia musician. Early life Olivares was born on April 19, 1947 in Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas, the son of María Cristina Olivares and Mucio Olivares. ...

, 75, Mexican cumbia saxophonist ** Mick Slattery, 77, British space rock guitarist (

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 hard ...

) * 20 – Dmitry Nova, 34, Russian synthpop and house producer (

Cream Soda Cream soda (also known as creme soda) is a sweet soft drink. Generally flavored with vanilla and based on the taste of an ice cream float, a wide range of variations can be found worldwide. History and development A recipe for cream soda written ...

) * 21 ** Oleksandr Kozarenko, 59, Ukrainian classical pianist and composer ** Anita Thallaug, 85, Norwegian pop singer * 22 **

Tom Leadon Tom Leadon ( ; September 16, 1952 – March 22, 2023) was an American musician. He was one of the founding members of Tom Petty's original band, Mudcrutch, and remained its guitarist following its revival in 2007. He was the brother of Berni ...

, 70, American rock guitarist ( Mudcrutch) ** Wayne Swinny, 59, American nu metal guitarist (

Saliva Saliva (commonly referred as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which ...

) * 23 ** Luca Bergia, 54, Italian alternative rock drummer ( Marlene Kuntz) **

Keith Reid Keith Stuart Brian Reid (19 October 1946 – 23 March 2023) was an English lyricist and songwriter. He was best known for being the songwriter who wrote the lyrics of every original song released by Procol Harum, with the exception of the so ...

, 76, English psychedelic rock lyricist and songwriter (

Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than List of best-selling si ...

) ** Peter Shelley, 80, English pop singer-songwriter * 25 ** Juca Chaves, 84, Brazilian comedy pop singer ** Nick Lloyd Webber, 43, English theatre and television composer * 26 –

Ray Pillow Herbert Raymond Pillow (July 4, 1937 – March 26, 2023) was an American country music singer, music publisher, and artists and repertoire (A&R) representative. In his career, he had 18 singles on the ''Billboard'' country songs chart, with his ...

, 85, American country singer * 27 ** James Bowman, 81, English opera singer ** Daniel Chorzempa, 78, American classical organist and composer ** Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, 99, Ethiopian classical pianist and composer ** Howie Kane, 81, American pop singer ( Jay and the Americans) (death announced on this date) ** Jocelyn Morlock, 53, Canadian classical composer **

Peggy Scott-Adams Peggy Scott-Adams (born Peggy Stoutmeyer; June 25, 1948 – March 27, 2023) was an American soul, blues and R&B singer. Earlier in her career, she was billed as Peggy Scott, and was known as 'The Little Lady with the Big Voice'. Early life a ...

, 74, American blues and R&B singer * 28 ** Blas Durán, 73, Dominican bachata singer ** Sanath Nandasiri, 81, Sri Lankan playback and pop singer **

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Music of Japan, Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the Synthesizer, synth-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his ...

, 71, Japanese electronic keyboardist (

) and composer * 29 ** Brian Gillis, 48, American pop singer ( LFO) ** Sweet Charles Sherrell, 80, American R&B and funk bassist ( The J.B.'s) * 30 ** Alfio Cantarella, 81, Italian rock drummer (

Equipe 84 Equipe 84 () were an Italian beat band formed in 1964 in Modena. The name was originally suggested by a friend of the band, Pier Farri. ''Equipe'' was thought to be a word that would resonate more easily outside of their home country, and thoug ...

) ** Mark Russell, 90, American musical comedy singer and pianist ** Ray Shulman, 73, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (

Gentle Giant Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. They were known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of the members. All of the band members were multi-instrument ...

), songwriter and record producer ** Caroline "Care Failure" Kawa, 36, Canadian alternative rock singer (

Die Mannequin Die Mannequin was a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, founded by guitar player and singer Care Failure (born Caroline Slezak Kawa) in 2005. The band toured across Canada several times, opening for Buckcherry, Guns N' Roses, Marilyn ...

)

April

* 2 ** Pedro Lavirgen, 92, Spanish opera singer **

Seymour Stein Seymour Steinbigle (April 18, 1942 – April 2, 2023), known professionally as Seymour Stein, was an American entrepreneur and music executive. He co-founded Sire Records and was vice president of Warner Bros. Records. With Sire, Stein signed ba ...

, 80, American music executive and founder of

Sire Records Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records. History Beginnings The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gotteh ...

* 3 ** Andrew Laing, British punk drummer (

Cockney Rejects Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre. The band members are supporters of West Ham United, and pay tr ...

) ** Rena Koumioti, 81, Greek new wave singer ** Jack Vreeswijk, 59, Swedish folk singer and composer * 4 –

Vivian Trimble Vivian Elizabeth Trimble (May 24, 1963 – April 4, 2023) was an American musician, best known as the keyboardist in the band Luscious Jackson from 1991 to 1998. She also joined bandmate Jill Cunniff under the name Kostars and recorded an album r ...

, 59, American alternative rock keyboardist and singer (

Luscious Jackson Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/rap-rock group formed in 1991. The band's name is a reference to former American basketball player Lucious Jackson. The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (lead vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, ...

, Dusty Trails, Kostars) * 5 – Duško Gojković, 91, Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger * 6 ** Paul Cattermole, 46, English pop singer (

S Club 7 S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, are a British pop group formed in 1998 by Simon Fuller after he was fired as manager of the Spice Girls. Original members were Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Ha ...

) ** Nora Forster, 80, German music promoter * 7 ** Guy Bailey, British hard rock guitarist and songwriter (

The Quireboys The Quireboys are an English rock band formed in 1984 in London, with strong ties to Newcastle. Originally known as The Choirboys, then The Queerboys, billed as The London Quireboys in the United States and Canada, settling at last with their ...

) **

Ian Bairnson John "Ian" Bairnson (3 August 1953 – 7 April 2023) was a Scottish musician and member of Pilot and the Alan Parsons Project. He was a multi-instrumentalist, who played saxophone and keyboards, but mainly performed as a guitarist, which he pl ...

, 69, Scottish rock guitarist and saxophonist (

The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock music, rock duo formed in London in 1975. Its core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons, and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They shared w ...

Pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...

) **

Kidd Jordan Edward "Kidd" Jordan ( Crowley, May 5, 1935 – April 7, 2023) was an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana. He taught at Southern University at New Orleans from 1974 to 2006. Biography Jordan was born in Crowl ...

, 87, American jazz saxophonist ** John Regan, 71, American hard rock bassist ( Frehley's Comet) ** Lasse Wellander, 70, Swedish pop guitarist (

ABBA ABBA ( ) were a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They are one of the most popular and successful musical groups of all time, and are one of the List ...

) * 8 –

Bob Heatlie Robert Raymond Heatlie (July 20, 1946 – April 8, 2023) was a Scottish songwriter and record producer who collaborated with many music acts, both bands and solo artists. He also produced multiple musical scores for television entertainment ser ...

, 76, Scottish songwriter and record producer * 9 **

Karl Berger Karl Hans Berger (March 30, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a German-American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and educator. He was a leading figure in jazz improvisation from the 1960s when he settled in the United States for life. He founde ...

, 88, German jazz pianist ** Valter Dešpalj, 75, Croatian classical cellist ** Chuck Morris, 46, American jam band percussionist ( Lotus) (body discovered on this date) * 11 – Cynara, 78, Brazilian bossa nova singer (

Quarteto em Cy Quarteto em Cy (a play on words of the Portuguese for ''Quartet in B'' by poet and lyricist Vinícius de Moraes) was a Brazilian girl group originally composed of four sisters hailing from Ibirataia, a town located in the Brazilian state of Ba ...

) * 12 –

Jah Shaka Jah Shaka ( – 12 April 2023), also known as the Zulu Warrior, was a Jamaican reggae/dub sound system operator who operated a South East London-based, roots reggae Jamaican sound system since the early 1970s. His name is an amalgamation of the ...

, Jamaican dub and reggae sound system operator (death announced on this date) * 14 ** Cliff Fish, 73, English pop bassist (

Paper Lace Paper Lace is an English pop rock band formed in Nottingham in 1967. They achieved fame and success in 1974 when they had three UK Top 40 hit singles, including the number one hit " Billy Don't Be a Hero". In the United States they are consider ...

) ** Mark Sheehan, 46, Irish pop rock guitarist (

The Script The Script are an Irish Soft rock, soft-rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin. The band currently consists of Danny O'Donoghue (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Glen Power (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Benjamin Seargent (bass, backin ...

) * 15 – Peter Badie, 97, American jazz bassist * 16 –

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a NEA Jazz Ma ...

, 92, American jazz pianist * 17 ** Ivan Conti, 76, Brazilian jazz-funk drummer ( Azymuth) **

April Stevens Caroline Vincinette LoTempio (April 29, 1929 – April 17, 2023), known professionally as April Stevens, was an American Grammy Award-winning singer of traditional pop, best known for her collaborations with her younger brother, Nino Tempo, as ...

, 93, American pop singer (

Nino Tempo & April Stevens Nino Tempo & April Stevens (Antonino and Carol Vincinette LoTempio) were a brother and sister singing act from Niagara Falls, New York. Formed in the early 1960s when Nino Tempo and April Stevens signed as a duo with Atco Records, they had a st ...

) * 18 – Otis Redding III, 59, American funk and soul singer and guitarist (

The Reddings The Reddings were an American funk, Soul music, soul and disco band, founded by Otis Redding's sons Dexter (bass and vocals) and Otis Redding III (December 17, 1963 – April 18, 2023 age 59; guitar) together with Mark Lockett (drums, keyboards, ...

) * 19 **

Moonbin Moon Bin (; January 26, 1998 – April 19, 2023), also known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer under the label Fantagio. He was a member of the South Korean boy group Astro and its sub-unit Moonbin & San ...

, 25, South Korean K-pop singer (

Astro Astro may refer to: Entertainment and media * Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band * Astro (UB40) (born Terence Wilson) (1957–2021), rapper and member of the British reggae band UB40 * Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie ro ...

) ** Ron "Patch" Hamilton, 72, American Christian pop singer-songwriter ** Martin Petzold, 67, German classical singer (

Thomanerchor The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. The choir comprises about 90 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called ''Thomaner'', reside in a boarding scho ...

) ** Carlo Saba, 54, Indonesian jazz pop singer ( Kahitna) ** Federico Salvatore, 63, Italian pop singer-songwriter * 20 – Pamela Chopra, 75, Indian playback singer * 21 – Mark Stewart, 62, English post-punk singer-songwriter ( The Pop Group) * 22 – Ron Cahute, 68, Canadian folk singer-songwriter and accordionist * 23 ** Keith Gattis, 52, American country singer-songwriter ** Isaac Wiley Jr., 69, American funk drummer (

Dazz Band Dazz Band is an American R&B/funk band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include " Let It Whip" (1982), " Joystick" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a por ...

) * 24 – Lilian Day Jackson, 63, American disco singer ( Spargo) * 25 **

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...

, 96, American calypso and pop singer ** Ralph Humphrey, 79, American psychedelic rock drummer (

The Mothers of Invention The Mothers of Invention (also known as the Mothers) were an American rock music, rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Originally an ...

) ** Manfred Weiss, 88, German classical composer * 26 –

Billy "The Kid" Emerson William Robert Emerson (December 21, 1925 – April 25, 2023), known during his recording career as Billy "The Kid" Emerson and more recently as Rev. William R. Emerson,'' Juke Blues'' magazine, # 58, 2005, pp.11-21, Interviews with Emerson was ...

, 97, American rock and roll singer-songwriter (death announced on this date) * 27 – Wee Willie Harris, 90, English rock and roll singer * 28 **

Tim Bachman Timothy Gregg Bachman (August 1, 1951 – April 28, 2023) was a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). Bachman was one of the four founding members of BTO together ...

, 71, Canadian rock guitarist ( Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt) ** Helge Engelke, 61, German hard rock guitarist ( Fair Warning) ** Johnny Fean, 71, Irish Celtic rock guitarist ( Horslips, Zen Alligators) ** Claude Gray, 91, American country music singer * 29 – Don Sebesky, 85, American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and conductor * 30 –

Broderick Smith Broderick Smith (17 February 1948 – 30 April 2023) was an English-born Australian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and sometime actor. He was a member of 1970s bands Sundown, Carson, and The Dingoes. In the 1980s, he was part of Br ...

, 75, Australian rock singer and harmonica player ( Carson, The Dingoes)

May

* 1 **

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, ...

, 84, Canadian folk singer-songwriter **

Pugh Rogefeldt Anders Sture Torbjörn "Pugh" Rogefeldt (, ; 2 March 1947 – 1 May 2023) was a Swedish singer, musician, guitarist and songwriter. Musical career Rogefeldt made his breakthrough in the late 1960s with albums such as ''Ja, dä ä dä'' and '' ...

, 76, Swedish psychedelic pop singer-songwriter * 3 ** Moulay Tahar Al Asbahani, 75, Moroccan funk and gnawa singer ( Jil Jilala) ** John Albert, 53, American punk guitarist and drummer (

Christian Death Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religion ...

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and ...

) **

Linda Lewis Linda Ann Fredericks (27 September 1950 – 3 May 2023), better known as Linda Lewis, was an English singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973) and her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Sh ...

, 72, English pop and soul singer-songwriter * 4 **

Rob Laakso Rob Laakso (April 16, 1979 – May 4, 2023) was an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as the recording partner of indie rock musician Kurt Vile and as a multi-instrumentalist in his backing band the Violators. Laakso als ...

, 44, American indie rock guitarist ( Kurt Vile and the Violators,

Swirlies Swirlies is an American indie rock band formed in Boston in 1990. Since their first records in the early 1990s, the band has released studio and home recordings that blend shoegaze and twee pop with electronica and lo-fi music. Swirlies releas ...

) ** Karaikudi Mani, 77, Indian Carnatic

mridangam The ''mridangam'' is an ancient percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion in ...

player ** Jasmin Stavros, 68, Croatian pop singer * 5 **

Chris Strachwitz Christian Alexander Maria Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz (; July 1, 1931 – May 5, 2023) was a German-born American record label executive and record producer. He was the founder and president of Arhoolie Records, which he esta ...

, 91, American record company founder and executive (

Arhoolie Records Arhoolie Records is an American small independent record label that was run by Chris Strachwitz and is based in El Cerrito, California, United States (it is actually located in Richmond Annex but has an El Cerrito postal address.) The label was ...

) ** Jack Wilkins, 78, American jazz guitarist * 6 –

Menahem Pressler Menahem Pressler (; 16 December 1923 – 6 May 2023) was a German-born Israeli-American pianist and academic teacher. He was known for his work with the Beaux Arts Trio that he co-founded in 1955, playing until its dissolution in 2008, in hund ...

, 99, German-born Israeli-American classical pianist (

Beaux Arts Trio The Beaux Arts Trio was a noted piano trio, celebrated for their vivacity, emotional depth and wide-ranging repertoire. They made their debut on 13 July 1955, at the Berkshire Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, known today as the ...

) * 7 **

Grace Bumbry Grace Melzia Bumbry (January 4, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was an American opera singer, considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, who also ventured to soprano roles. She belonged to a pioneering generation of African-American c ...

, 86, American opera singer ** Soňa Červená, 97, Czech opera singer ** Seán Keane, 76, Irish Celtic fiddler (

The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...

) * 8 –

Rita Lee Rita Lee Jones (31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Known as the " Queen of Brazilian Rock", she sold more than 55 million records, making her the most successful female artist by reco ...

, 75, Brazilian Tropicália and psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (

Os Mutantes Os Mutantes (, ''The Mutants'') are an influential Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement, a dissident musical movement during the Brazilian dictatorship of the late 1960s. The band is considered to be one of the m ...

) * 9 ** Liudmila Kovnatskaya, 82, Russian musicologist ** Jon Povey, 80, British rock drummer and keyboardist (

Pretty Things Pretty Things were an English Rock music, rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, taking their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing", and active in their first incarnation until 1971. They released five studio albums, i ...

, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen) ** Joaquin Romaguera, 90, American opera singer ** Günter Wewel, 88, German opera singer * 10 **

Rolf Harris Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. He used a variety of instruments in his performances, notably the didgeridoo and the Stylophone, and is credited with the inventi ...

, 93, Australian pop singer and multi-instrumentalist ** Stu James, 77, British rock singer (

The Mojos The Mojos were a British beat group from the 1960s, best known for their hit UK single, " Everything's Alright", with two other singles charting low in the UK Singles Chart in 1964. Biography The band formed under the name the Nomads as ...

) * 11 –

Francis Monkman Anthony Francis Keigwin Monkman (9 June 1949 – 12 May 2023) was an English rock, classical and film score composer, and a founding member of both the progressive rock band Curved Air and the classical/rock fusion band Sky. Life and career ...

, 73, English progressive rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter (

Curved Air Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fu ...

Sky The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the planetary surface, surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere of Earth, atmosphere and outer space. It may also be considered a place between the ground and outer space, thus distinct from ...

Matching Mole Matching Mole were an English progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album, '' The End of an Ear'' (4 December 1970). He ...

) * 12 –

Dum-Dum Expanding bullets, also known colloquially as dumdum bullets, are projectiles designed to expand on terminal ballistics, impact. This causes the bullet to increase in diameter, to combat over-penetration and produce a larger wound, thus dealing ...

, 54, Brazilian rapper ( Facção Central) * 13 – Arno Veimer, et, 50, Estonian hard rock guitarist and lyricist ( Terminaator) * 14 **

John Giblin John Giblin (26 February 1952 – 14 May 2023) was a Scottish musician who worked as an acoustic and electric bass player spanning jazz, classical, rock, folk, and avant-garde music. He was a member of Simple Minds from 1985 to 1988, and w ...

, 71, Scottish rock and jazz bassist (

) ** Ingrid Haebler, 93, Austrian classical pianist * 15 – Bernt Rosengren, 85, Swedish jazz saxophonist (death announced on this date) * 16 **

Richard Landis Richard Landis (February 18, 1946 – May 16, 2023) was an American record producer and musician. He had over 40 years of professional credits and chart success including a share of the 1994 CMA award for Album of the Year. At year's end, ''Bi ...

, 77, American country singer-songwriter and record producer **

Lester Sterling Lester "Ska" Sterling OD (31 January 1936 – 16 May 2023), also known as Mr. Versatile, was a Jamaican trumpet and saxophone player. Early life Sterling was born on 31 January 1936.The Skatalites The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including "Guns of Navarone (song), Guns of Navarone." They also played on records by Prince Bus ...

, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires) * 17 –

Algy Ward Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward (11 July 1959 – 17 May 2023) was an English punk rock and heavy metal bass guitarist and singer. He began his career in 1977, as a bassist for the Australian proto punk garage band the Saints. Afterwards, he jo ...

, 63, English punk and heavy metal bassist (

Tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...

, The Damned, The Saints) * 19 **

Pete Brown Peter Ronald Brown (25 December 1940 – 19 May 2023) was an English performance poet, lyricist, and singer best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ...

, 82, English rock singer and lyricist **

Andy Rourke Andrew Michael Rourke (17 January 1964 – 19 May 2023) was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1980s indie rock band the Smiths. Regarded as one of the greatest bassists of his generation, he was known for his melodic and funk- ...

, 59, English indie rock bassist (

The Smiths The Smiths were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (musician), Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwrit ...

) * 20 **

Paul Desenne Paul Xavier Desenne Hable (7 December 1959 – 20 May 2023) was a Venezuelan cellist and composer.Javier A. Montilla"THE FLUTE MUSIC OF PAUL DESENNE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYTICAL STUDY OF REPRESENTATIVE WORKS" Doctoral document, University of Nebraska ...

, 63, Venezuelan classical cellist and composer ** Sven Nyhus, 90, Norwegian folk fiddler * 21 **

Ed Ames Edmund Dantes Urick (July 9, 1927 – May 21, 2023), known professionally as Ed Ames or Eddie Ames, was an American pop singer and actor. He was known for playing Mingo in the television series ''Daniel Boone (1964 TV series), Daniel Boone'', and ...

, 95, American pop singer (

Ames Brothers The Ames Brothers were an American singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop hits. Biography The Urick brothers were born in Malden, Massachus ...

) ** Thotakura Somaraju, 68, Indian film composer * 22 ** Kirk Arrington, 61, American heavy metal drummer (

Metal Church Metal Church is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1980. Originally based in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, they relocated to Aberdeen, Washington the following year and briefly called themselves Shrapnel. Led ...

) ** Ferus Mustafov, 72, Macedonian folk saxophonist **

Chas Newby Charles Newby (18 June 1941 – 22 May 2023) was a British musician who was briefly the bassist for the Beatles for several gigs in December 1960, while Stuart Sutcliffe was still in Hamburg focusing on his art career. Career When the Beatle ...

, 81, British rock bassist (

) * 23 ** Mark Adams, 64, American doom metal bassist (

Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...

) ** Redd Holt, 91, American jazz drummer ( The Ramsey Lewis Trio, Young-Holt Unlimited) **

Floyd Newman Floyd Newman (August 17, 1931 – May 23, 2023) was an American saxophonist, session musician and bandleader. As a baritone sax player, he was long associated with Stax Records, and as a member of The Mar-Keys’ horn section and the Memphis Ho ...

, 91, American R&B and soul saxophonist (

The Mar-Keys The Mar-Keys, formed in 1958, were an American studio session band for Stax Records, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960s. As the first house band for the label, their backing music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound. Career ...

The Memphis Horns The Memphis Horns was an American horn section, made famous by their many appearances on Stax Records. The duo consisted of Wayne Jackson on trumpet and Andrew Love on tenor saxophone. An "offshoot of the Mar-Keys", they continued to work to ...

) ** Sheldon Reynolds, 63, American funk and R&B guitarist (

Sun The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light a ...

Commodores Commodores, often billed as The Commodores, are an American funk and Soul music, soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. The members of the group met as m ...

) * 24 ** Javier Álvarez, 67, Mexican classical composer ** Jack Martin Händler, 75, Slovak classical violinist and conductor ** Bill Lee, 94, American jazz bassist and film composer **

George Maharis George Maharis (September 1, 1928 – May 24, 2023) was an American actor, singer, and visual artist who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series ''Route 66 (TV series), Route 66''. Maharis also recorded several pop music ...

, 94, American pop singer **

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifyin ...

, 83, American-born Swiss rock and R&B singer (

Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner was an American musical duo consisting of husband-and-wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists, the Ikettes. ...

) * 25 ** Joy McKean, 93, Australian country singer-songwriter **

Jean-Louis Murat Jean-Louis Bergheaud (28 January 1952 – 25 May 2023), better known by the stage name Jean-Louis Murat, was a French musician. Life Jean-Louis Bergheaud was born in Chamalières, France to a father who was a carpenter and a non-professional ...

, 71, French pop singer-songwriter * 26 ** Jack Lee, 71, American power pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (

The Nerves The Nerves were an American power pop trio, formed in San Francisco in 1974 and later based in Los Angeles, featuring guitarist Jack Lee (musician), Jack Lee, bassist Peter Case, and drummer Paul Collins (musician), Paul Collins. All three memb ...

) ** Reuben Wilson, 88, American jazz organist * 28 - George Cassidy, 86, Northern Irish jazz saxophonist and music teacher of

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career started in the 1960s. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK ...

* 31 – Dickie Harrell, 82, American rock and roll drummer ( Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps)

June

* 1 ** Pacho El Antifeka, 42, Puerto Rican rapper ** Roy Taylor, Irish pop rock singer and bassist ( Jump the Gun) **

Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil (October 18, 1940 – June 1, 2023) was an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Weil and Mann were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, and in 2011, they jointly received the ...

, 82, American pop songwriter **

Kurt Widmer Kurt Widmer (28 December 1940 – 31 May 2023) was a Swiss baritone and voice teacher, who appeared and recorded internationally. He focused on concert singing, especially of oratorios from the Romantic music, Romantic period. His recordings cov ...

, 82, Swiss classical singer (death announced on this date) * 2 –

Kaija Saariaho Kaija Anneli Saariaho (; ; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France. During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the En ...

, 70, Finnish classical composer * 4 ** Dora María, 89, Mexican folk singer **

George Winston George Otis Winston III (February 11, 1949 – June 4, 2023) was an American pianist performing contemporary instrumental music. Best known for his solo piano recordings, Winston released his first album in 1972, and came to prominence with his ...

, 74, American new age and R&B pianist * 5 –

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song " The Girl f ...

, 83, Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer * 6 – Tony McPhee, 79, English blues rock guitarist ( The Groundhogs) * 7 – Banani Ghosh, Indian

Rabindra Sangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' (; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengalis, Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Indian and also the ...

singer * 8 – Peter Belli, 79, Danish pop singer * 9 – Niel Immelman, 78, South African classical pianist (death announced on this date) * 10 – Yannis Markopoulos, 84, Greek classical and film composer * 11 –

Suna Kan Suna Kan (21 October 1936 – 11 June 2023) was a Turkish violinist who studied in France and appeared internationally. She was a soloist and concert master of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra for 44 years. She was professor of violin at th ...

, 86, Turkish classical violinist * 13 ** Christy Dignam, 63, Irish rock singer (

Aslan Aslan () is a major character in C. S. Lewis's ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series. Unlike any other character in the Narnian series, Aslan appears in all seven chronicles. Aslan is depicted as a Talking animals in fiction, talking lion and is ...

) ** Blackie Onassis, 57, American alternative rock drummer (

Urge Overkill Urge Overkill is an American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago in 1986, consisting of Nathan Kaatrud, who took the stage name Nash Kato (vocals/guitar), and Eddie "King" Roeser (vocals/guitar/bass). They are widely known for their song " ...

) * 14 – Sharda, 85, Indian playback singer * 15 ** Sergey Kolchin, 45, Russian rock guitarist (

Zemlyane Zemlyane () is a Soviet and later Russian rock band, formed in Leningrad in 1978. Most of their lyrics deal with risk, courage, and masculinity. In 2009, Zemlyane's 1980s hit " Trava u doma" () became the first official anthem of the Russian s ...

) ** Dan Lardner, American indie rock singer and guitarist ( QTY) (death announced on this date) ** Luiz Schiavon, 64, Brazilian keyboardist (

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) * 16 – Peter Dickinson, 88, English classical composer and musicologist * 17 – Dave Maclean, 78, Brazilian pop rock singer-songwriter * 18 **

Big Pokey Milton Jerome Powell Jr. (November 29, 1974 – June 18, 2023), better known by his stage name Big Pokey, was an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Big Pokey was associated with chopped and screwed music, and was one of the original members o ...

, 48, American rapper (

Screwed Up Click The Screwed Up Click (or S.U.C.) is an American hip hop collective based in Houston, Texas, that was led by DJ Screw. Its most notable members include DJ Screw, Big Hawk, Big Mello, Big Moe, Big Pokey, the Botany Boyz, E.S.G., Fat Pat, L ...

) ** Nasrollah Nasehpour, 82, Iranian radif singer ** Krzysztof Olesiński, 70, Polish rock bassist (

Maanam Maanam (Tamil for respect or dignity) was a Polish rock band. History Maanam was formed by Marek Jackowski and Milo Kurtis in 1975 as guitar band M-a-M. In 1976 the band was joined by guitar player John Porter and by Kora ( Olga Jackowska) - ...

) ** Cornel Țăranu, 88, Romanian classical composer ** Teresa Taylor, 60, American alternative rock drummer (

Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has ...

) * 19 **

Max Morath Max Edward Morath (October 1, 1926 – June 19, 2023) was an American ragtime pianist, composer, actor, and author. He was best known for his piano playing and is referred to as "Mr. Ragtime". He was a touring performer as well as being various ...

, 96, American ragtime pianist ** Gabriele Schnaut, 72, German opera singer ** Ryan Siew, 26, Australian metalcore guitarist (

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) * 20 ** Choi Sung-bong, 33, South Korean singer ** Vyacheslav Nagovitsin, 83, Russian classical composer ** John Waddington, 63, English post-punk guitarist ( The Pop Group,

Maximum Joy Maximum Joy are an English post-punk band from Bristol, England,Strong, Martin C.: ''The Great Alternative & Indie Discography'', 1999, Canongate, formed in 1981 and reunited in 2015. ''Pitchfork'' compared their sound to "one of the Slits ba ...

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) **

Paolo Zavallone Paolo Zavalloni (29 August 1932 – 20 June 2023), best known as Paolo Zavallone (as an assonance with the surnames of singers Renato Carosone and Fred Buscaglione) and El Pasador, was an Italian singer, bandleader and composer. Life and car ...

, 90, Italian disco singer * 22 ** Robert Black, 67, American classical bassist ( Bang on a Can All Stars) **

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (6 March 1941 – 22 June 2023) was a German jazz saxophonist and clarinetist regarded as a central and pioneering figure in European free jazz. Throughout his career, he released over fifty albums as a bandleader. Amongst his m ...

, 82, German jazz saxophonist * 23 **

Sheldon Harnick Sheldon Mayer Harnick (April 30, 1924 – June 23, 2023) was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as '' Fiorello!'', '' She Loves Me'', and ''Fiddler on the Roof''. Ear ...

, 99, American musical theater lyricist and songwriter ** Jesse McReynolds, 93, American bluegrass mandolinist, singer and songwriter ( Jim & Jesse) ** Lee Rauch, 58, American metal drummer (

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...

, Dark Angel) * 24 ** Claude Barzotti, 69, Belgian pop singer ** Rachel Yakar, 87, French opera singer * 25 – Tapas Das, 68, Indian rock singer-songwriter ( Moheener Ghoraguli) * 27 – Bobby Osborne, 91, American bluegrass mandolinist and singer (

Osborne Brothers The Osborne Brothers, Sonny (October 29, 1937 – October 24, 2021) and Bobby (December 7, 1931 – June 27, 2023), were an influential and popular bluegrass act during the 1960s and 1970s and until Sonny retired in 2005. They are probably ...

) * 30 ** Lord Creator, 87, Trinidad-born Jamaican calypso and ska singer-songwriter ** Monte Cazazza, American industrial composer and singer (death announced on this date) ** Rick Froberg, 55, American post-hardcore singer and guitarist (

Drive Like Jehu Drive Like Jehu was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego active from 1990 to 1995 and later from 2014 to 2016. It was formed by rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg and lead guitarist John Reis, ex-members of the band Pitchfor ...

Hot Snakes Hot Snakes were an American rock band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis found international succe ...

, Obits,

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)

July

* 2 – Margaret Nisbett, 94, Australian opera singer * 3 ** Vicki Anderson, 83, American soul singer (death announced on this date) **

Mo Foster Michael Ralph "Mo" Foster (22 December 1944 – 3 July 2023) was an English multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, solo artist, author, and public speaker. Through a career spanning over half a century, Foster toured, recorded, and p ...

, 78, English rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (

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Fancy Fancy may refer to: Music Albums * ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970 * ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997 * ''Fancy'' (video), a 2007 video album by Les Claypool Songs * "Fancy" (Bobbie Gentry song), 1969, covered by Reba McEntire in 19 ...

, RMS) ** Sudakshina Sarma, 88, Indian borgeet singer * 4 **

Jenő Jandó Jenő Jandó (; 1 February 1952 – 4 July 2023) was a Hungarian pianist and Professor of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He was the first house pianist for Naxos Records and recorded more than 60 albums. Background and education ...

, 71, Hungarian classical pianist ** Canelita Medina, 84, Venezuelan salsa singer **

Robin Tamang Robin Tamang (1968 – 4 July 2023) was a Nepalese singer, musician, actor and founder of rock band Robin and The New Revolution. He was also an actor, and has acted in various Nepalese films. He was well-known for playing the character of Yama ...

, 60, Nepalese hard rock singer * 5 **

Rob Agerbeek Robbert Arris Jules Agerbeek (28 September 1937 – 5 July 2023) was an Indo Dutch boogie-woogie and jazz pianist and winner of several jazz concourses in the Netherlands in the late 1950s. He was regarded as one of Europe's finest jazz pianist ...

, 85, Indonesian-born Dutch jazz pianist ** Anthony Gilbert, 88, British classical composer **

Coco Lee CoCo Lee ( zh, c=李玟; 17 January 1975 – 5 July 2023) was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is one of the best-selling artists in Asia and widely regarded as a significant figure and a diva. Her career began in 1993 i ...

, 48, Hong Kong-American pop singer-songwriter ** Ralph Lundsten, 86, Swedish classical composer ** Martin Stevens, 69, Canadian pop singer **

George Tickner George Tyndall Tickner (September 8, 1946 – July 5, 2023) was an American rock musician who played rhythm guitar and co-wrote songs as a founding member of Journey. Prior to joining Journey, Tickner was a member of the San Francisco psychede ...

, 76, American rock guitarist ( Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch) (death announced on this date) * 6 ** Graham Clark, 81, English opera singer **

Peter Nero Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow; May 22, 1934 – July 6, 2023) was an American pianist and pops conductor. He directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and earned two Grammy Awards, including the award for Best New Artist in 1962, as well ...

, 89, American pop and classical pianist and conductor ( Philly Pops) ** Caleb Southern, 53, American record producer * 8 ** Victor Pikayzen, 90, Russian classical violinist ** Özkan Uğur, 69, Turkish rock bassist (

MFÖ Mazhar Fuat Özkan (MFÖ) was a Turkish pop and rock band consisted of members Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, and Özkan Uğur. While many of their songs poke fun at common Turkish types ("Ali Desidero", "Piskopatım") or satirise prejudice and ...

) * 10 ** Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, 89, German jazz multi-instrumentalist ** Bob Segarini, 77, American-Canadian rock singer-songwriter ( The Wackers) * 11 ** Toni Carbone, 62, Italian new wave bassist ( Denovo) **

Sam Cutler Sam Cutler (born Brendan Lawrence Lyons; 10 March 1943 – 11 July 2023) was an English tour manager for The Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, and other acts. Early life and career Cutler was born on 10 March 1943. He was an Honours Graduate in Co ...

, 80, English tour manager (

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Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, Folk music, folk, country music, country, bluegrass music, bluegrass, roc ...

) ** Yuzo Toyama, 92, Japanese classical composer * 12 –

André Watts André Watts (June 20, 1946 – July 12, 2023) was an American classical pianist. Over the six decades of his career, Watts performed as soloist with every major American orchestra and most of the world's finest orchestras, including the New Y ...

, 77, American classical pianist * 14 – Anthony Meo, American hardcore punk drummer (

Biohazard A biological hazard, or biohazard, is a biological substance that poses a threat (or is a hazard) to the health of living organisms, primarily humans. This could include a sample of a microorganism, virus or toxin that can adversely affect huma ...

) (death announced on this date) * 15 – Chen Mao-shuen, 87, Taiwanese classical composer * 16 –

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin ( ; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...

, 76, English-French pop singer * 17 ** DJ Deeon, 56, American house DJ and producer ** João Donato, 88, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist ** Walt Groller, 92, American polka accordionist ** Marc Herrand, 98, French pop and chanson singer (

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) * 19 –

Mark Thomas Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April 1963) is an English comedian, best known for the political stunts that he performs on his show, ''The Mark Thomas Comedy Product'' on Channel 4. Thomas first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 ...

, 67, British film composer * 21 ** Hafiz Abdelrahman, Sudanese traditional and classical flautist **

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

, 96, American pop singer ** Neal Langford, 50, American indie rock bassist (

The Shins The Shins are an American indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1996. The band is the project of singer-songwriter James Mercer, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's c ...

) (death announced on this date) ** Chollathee Tharnthong, 85, Thai

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composer and singer * 22 ** Peter Austin, 78, Jamaican ska singer (

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) ** Vince Hill, 89, English pop singer ** Knut Riisnæs, 77, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and flautist * 23 –

Raymond Froggatt Raymond William Froggatt (13 November 1941 – 23 July 2023) was an English songwriter and singer.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 159-160 Biography Froggatt (otherwise known as "Froggy") was ...

, 81, English pop singer and songwriter * 24 ** Leny Andrade, 80, Brazilian jazz singer **

Brad Houser John Bradley Houser (September 7, 1960 – July 24, 2023) was an American bass guitar, baritone saxophone and bass clarinet player, originally from Dallas, Texas. He was a co-founding member of the New Bohemians, later to become known as Edie Bric ...

, 62, American alternative rock bassist (

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is an American alternative rock jam band that originated in Dallas, Texas, in the mid-1980s. The band is widely known for their 1988 hit "What I Am" from the album ''Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars''. Their music ...

, Critters Buggin) ** Dóris Monteiro, 88, Brazilian pop singer ** Cecilia Pantoja, 79, Chilean bolero singer-songwriter * 25 – Andreas Tsoukalas, 60, Greek pop singer-songwriter * 26 **

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of both Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, both as group member and session musician, his main r ...

, 77, American country rock singer-songwriter and bassist (

Eagles Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

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) **

Sinéad O'Connor Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; , ; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, ''The Lion and the Cobra'', was released in 1987 and achieve ...

, 56, Irish alternative rock singer-songwriter ** Surinder Shinda, 70, Indian Punjabi singer * 27 – Ruth W. Greenfield, 99, American classical pianist * 28 ** Jim Parker, 88, British classical composer ** Tommi Stumpff, 65, German EBM singer and multi-instrumentalist * 29 – Manolo Miralles, 71, Spanish folk singer ( Al Tall) * 31 – Anders Stenmo, 67, Swedish-Austrian pop drummer (

Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung The ''EAV'' (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung, German language, German for "First General Confusion/Uncertainty/'Uninsurance'") was an Austrian band, formed in 1977 and disbanded in 2019. Nino Holm first established a band called "Anti-Pasta", ...

) (death announced on this date)

August

* 1 **

Alexander Kolker Alexander Naumovich Kolker (; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981. Biography Alexander Naumovich Kolker was born in Leningrad. He was evacuated from the city in 1 ...

, 90, Russian film composer ** Dom Minasi, 80, American jazz guitarist * 3 –

Carl Davis Carl Davis (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes, notably the landmark ITV series '' The World at War'' (1973) and BBC's '' Pride and P ...

, 86, American-born British film composer and conductor * 4 –

John Gosling John Gosling may refer to: *John Gosling (The Kinks musician) (1948–2023), British keyboardist in The Kinks *John Gosling (Psychic TV musician) (born 1963), British big beat and industrial musician *John Gosling (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–188 ...

, 75, British rock keyboardist (

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

) * 5 – Tristan Honsinger, 73, American free jazz cellist * 6 – David LaFlamme, 82, American psychedelic rock singer and violinist (

It's a Beautiful Day It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards. David LaFlamme, who as a youth had once p ...

) * 7 ** Gillian Bibby, 77, New Zealand classical composer and pianist **

DJ Casper William Perry Jr. (May 31, 1965 – August 7, 2023), better known as DJ Casper (also known as Mr. C the Slide Man), was an American disc jockey. Born and raised in Chicago, he was known as "Casper the Friendly Ghost, Casper" due to frequently be ...

, 58, American dance DJ and songwriter **

Erkin Koray Mustafa Erkin Koray (; 24 June 1941 – 7 August 2023) was a Turkish singer and guitarist who mainly played Anatolian rock. Life and career Koray was active in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s. In 1967, he released his first ...

, 82, Turkish Anatolian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist **

Toussaint McCall Toussaint McCall (1934 – August 7, 2023) was an American R&B singer and organist. Biography Toussaint McCall was born in Delhi, Louisiana, but was a long-time resident of nearby Monroe, Louisiana. His father, Rev. D. L. McCall, was a pastor ...

, 89, American R&B singer * 8 –

Sixto Rodriguez Sixto Diaz Rodríguez (July 10, 1942 – August 8, 2023), mononymously known as Rodríguez, was an American musician from Detroit, Michigan. Though his career was initially met with little fanfare in the United States, he found success in Sou ...

, 81, American psychedelic folk singer-songwriter * 9 **

Peppino Gagliardi Peppino Gagliardi (25 May 1940 – 9 August 2023) was an Italian singer who was best known for his musical hits titled “Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera” and “Come le Viole” which have been featured in many films and have remained popula ...

, 83, Italian pop singer **

Robbie Robertson Jaime Royal Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician of Indigenous and Jewish ancestry. He was the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s. Robertson was also the ...

, 80, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (

The Band The Band was a Canadian-American rock music, rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1957. It consisted of the Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, d ...

) * 10 – Brad Thomson, American mathcore guitarist ( The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza) (death announced on this date) * 11 ** Ron Peno, 68, Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter ( Died Pretty) ** Carlos Camacho, 73, Puerto Rican pop singer ( Los Hispanos) ** Shoji Tabuchi, 79, Japanese-American country fiddler * 12 ** Vilayil Faseela, 63, Indian

Mappila songs Mappila songs (or ''Mappila Paattu'') are a folklore Muslim song genre rendered to lyrics, within a melodic framework (Ishal), in Arabi Malayalam by the Mappilas of the Malabar (Northern Kerala), Malabar region in Kerala, India. Mappila songs ha ...

singer ** Berit Lindholm, 88, Swedish opera singer * 13 **

Clarence Avant Clarence Alexander Avant (February 25, 1931 – August 13, 2023) was a prominent American music executive and film producer. Originating from Climax, North Carolina, Avant began his professional journey in the 1950s, managing Teddy P's Lounge ...

, 92, American music executive ** Magoo, 50, American rapper and songwriter (

Timbaland & Magoo Timbaland & Magoo were an American hip hop duo, composed of Virginia natives Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (born March 10, 1972) and Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff (July 12, 1973 – August 13, 2023). Formed in 1989, the duo signed with Blackground Re ...

) * 14 – Jessica Cash, 84, British opera singer * 15 – Arnold Östman, 83, Swedish classical conductor * 16 ** Jerry Moss, 88, American recording executive ** Renata Scotto, 89, Italian opera singer * 17 ** Bobby Eli, 77, American soul and funk guitarist (MFSB), songwriter, and record producer ** Gary Young (drummer), Gary Young, 70, American indie rock drummer (Pavement (band), Pavement) * 18 – Ray Hildebrand, 82, American pop singer-songwriter (Paul & Paula) * 19 ** Gloria Coates, 89, American-born German classical composer ** Václav Patejdl, 68, Slovak pop rock singer and keyboardist (Elán (band), Elán) * 20 – Luc Smets, 76, Belgian rock singer and keyboardist (The Pebbles) * 21 – Denis LePage, 74, Canadian disco singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Lime (band), Lime) * 22 ** Toto Cutugno, 80, Italian pop singer-songwriter ** Vaccine (musician), Vaccine, 43, American dubstep producer * 23 – Bob Feldman, 83, American pop singer (The Strangeloves), songwriter, and record producer * 24 ** Bernie Marsden, 72, English hard rock guitarist (Whitesnake) and songwriter ** Sakevi Yokoyama, Japanese hardcore punk singer (GISM) * 25 – Carlos Gonzaga, 99, Brazilian rock singer * 26 ** Bosse Broberg, 85, Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer ** John Kezdy, 64, American punk singer (The Effigies) * 27 ** Robert Hale (bass-baritone), Robert Hale, 90, American opera singer (death announced on this date) ** Brian McBride (musician), Brian McBride, 53, American ambient multi-instrumentalist (Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens (band), Bell Gardens) (death announced on this date) ** Denyse Plummer, 69, Trinidadian calypso and gospel singer * 28 ** August 08 (musician), August 08, 31, American R&B singer-songwriter ** James Casey, 40, American jam band saxophonist (Trey Anastasio Band) * 29 – Peter King (Nigerian musician), Peter King, 84, Nigerian Afrobeat and jazz multi-instrumentalist * 30 – Jack Sonni, 68, American rock guitarist (Dire Straits)

September

* 1 ** Robert Becerra, 64, American punk guitarist (Stains (Los Angeles band), Stains) ** Jimmy Buffett, 76, American country rock singer-songwriter ** Milka Stojanović, 86, Serbian opera singer * 2 – Walter Arlen, 103, Austrian-American classical composer and music critic * 3 – José Sébéloué, 74, French pop guitarist and singer (La Compagnie Créole) * 4 ** Teté Caturla, 85, Cuban pop singer (Cuarteto d'Aida) ** Steve Harwell, 56, American alternative rock singer (Smash Mouth) ** Sherali Joʻrayev, 76, Uzbek folk singer ** Tail Dragger Jones, 82, American blues singer ** Gary Wright, 80, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth) * 5 ** Tom Davies, 48, British-American stoner rock bassist (Nebula (band), Nebula) ** Joe Fagin, 83, British pop singer (death announced on this date) ** Bruce Guthro, 62, Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter (Runrig) ** Richard Laviolette, 41, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter ** Anatol Ugorski, 80, Russian-born German classical pianist * 6 ** Larry Chance, 82, American doo-wop singer (The Earls) ** Richard Davis (bassist), Richard Davis, 93, American jazz bassist ** Malini Rajurkar, 82, Indian classical singer ** Steve Roden, 59, American lowercase composer and synthesizer player * 7 ** Charles Gayle, 84, American jazz saxophonist and pianist ** María Jiménez (singer), María Jiménez, 73, Spanish bolero and ranchera singer ** Margherita Rinaldi, 88, Italian opera singer * 8 – Mylon LeFevre, 78, American Christian rock singer * 10 ** Evgeny Brazhnik, 78, Russian classical conductor ** Brendan Croker, 70, English country rock guitarist (The Notting Hillbillies) ** Charlie Robison, 59, American country singer-songwriter ** Matthew Stewart, 41, American ska punk trumpeter (Streetlight Manifesto) * 11 – Dedi Graucher, 62, Israeli religious singer * 12 ** Beytocan, 67, Turkish-born Swedish Kurdish folk singer ** MohBad, 27, Nigerian Afrobeats rapper and singer-songwriter * 13 ** Manik Bhide, 88, Indian Hindustani classical singer ** Roger Whittaker, 87, British folk singer-songwriter * 14 – Fred Lewis, 72, American funk percussionist (Lakeside (band), Lakeside) * 15 ** Franco Migliacci, 92, Italian pop lyricist ** Suzanne Sarroca, 96, French opera singer ** Paul Woseen, 56, Australian hard rock bassist and songwriter (The Screaming Jets) * 16 ** Nikolai Dobronravov, 94, Russian pop and estrada lyricist ** Irish Grinstead, 43, American R&B singer (702 (group), 702) ** Milo Hrnić, 73, Croatian pop singer ** John Marshall (drummer), John Marshall, 82, English jazz fusion and progressive rock drummer (Nucleus (band), Nucleus, Soft Machine, Centipede (band), Centipede) * 17 – Lies Adji Rachman, 78, Indonesian pop singer (Dara Puspita) * 19 ** Lou Deprijck, 77, Belgian pop singer-songwriter and record producer ** Stephen Gould (tenor), Stephen Gould, 61, American opera singer * 20 ** Katherine Anderson, 79, American R&B singer (The Marvelettes) ** Yaacov Bergman, 78, Israeli classical conductor ** Kent Stax, American hardcore punk drummer (Scream (band), Scream) * 21 – Robert W. Smith (musician), Robert W. Smith, 64, American classical trumpeter and composer * 22 ** Mike Henderson, 70, American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The SteelDrivers) ** Peter Horton (guitarist), Peter Horton, 82, Austrian pop guitarist and singer (death announced on this date) ** Stan Klees, 91, Canadian businessman (''RPM (magazine), RPM'') and record executive ** Alejandro Meerapfel, 54, Argentine opera singer ** Dieter Schneider (lyricist), Dieter Schneider, 86, German schlager lyricist * 23 ** François Glorieux, 91, Belgian classical conductor and composer ** Terry Kirkman, 83, American sunshine pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Association) * 24 ** Felix Ayo, 90, Spanish-born Italian baroque and chamber violinist (I Musici) ** Barry Olivier, 87, American folk guitarist, guitar teacher and founder of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival * 25 – David McCallum, 90, Scottish easy listening composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist * 27 – Dom Famularo, 70, American jazz drummer * 28 – Stephen Ackles, 57, Norwegian rock and roll singer and pianist * 29 ** Jon Fausty, 74, American sound and recording engineer ** Ron Howden, 78, English progressive rock drummer (Nektar) * 30 ** Russell Batiste Jr., 57, American funk and jazz fusion drummer (The Meters, Vida Blue (band), Vida Blue, Papa Grows Funk) ** Russell Sherman, 93, American classical pianist

October

* 1 ** Julian Bahula, 85, South African jazz drummer (Jabula) ** Patricia Janečková, 25, Slovak opera singer ** Joy Webb, 91, British gospel singer (The Joystrings) ** Ricky Wolff, 78, South African pop singer (White Plains (band), White Plains) * 2 ** Herbert Handt, 97, American opera singer and conductor ** Lefteris Hapsiadis, 69, Greek laïko and rebetiko lyricist * 3 ** Jacqueline Dark, 55, Australian opera singer ** Lena McLin, 95, American classical and religious composer and music teacher * 5 – Bruno Filippini, 78, Italian pop singer * 6 – Maurice Bourgue, 83, French classical oboist, composer, and conductor * 7 – Reiner Goldberg, 83, German opera singer * 8 – Ritchie Routledge, 73, British rock singer and guitarist (The Cryin' Shames) * 9 ** Hugh Friel, 71, Irish new wave drummer (The Atrix (band), The Atrix) ** Steven Lutvak, 64, American musical theater composer ** Buck Trent, 85, American country multi-instrumentalist * 11 – Rudolph Isley, 84, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Isley Brothers) * 12 ** Michael Cooper (musician), Michael Cooper, 71, Jamaican reggae keyboardist (Inner Circle (band), Inner Circle, Third World (band), Third World) ** Aérea Negrot, 43, Venezuelan house DJ and singer (Hercules and Love Affair) * 13 – Garry Mapanzure, 25, Zimbabwean Afropop singer * 14 – Gary Nuñez, 71, Puerto Rican plena and bomba bassist (Plena Libre) * 16 – Gennady Gladkov, 88, Russian film composer * 17 – Carla Bley, 87, American jazz composer and pianist * 18 – Dwight Twilley, 72, American power pop singer-songwriter * 19 ** The 45 King, 62, American hip hop record producer and DJ ** Lasse Berghagen, 78, Swedish schlager singer ** Atsushi Sakurai, 57 Japanese alternative rock singer-songwriter (Buck-Tick) * 22 – Gregg Sutton, 74, American country rock bassist (Lone Justice) and songwriter * 23 ** Chronis Aidonidis, 95, Greek folk singer ** Angelo Bruschini, 62, English alternative rock and trip-hop guitarist (The Blue Aeroplanes, Massive Attack) ** István Láng, 90, Hungarian classical composer ** Mervin Shiner, 102, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist * 24 ** Lily Afshar, 63, Iranian classical guitarist ** Ricardo Iorio, 61, Argentine heavy metal singer and bassist (Almafuerte (band), Almafuerte, Hermética, V8 (band), V8) ** Steve Riley (drummer), Steve Riley, 67, American hard rock drummer (Keel (band), Keel, W.A.S.P. (band), W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns) * 25 – Zdeněk Mácal, 87, Czech classical conductor * 26 ** Goa Gil, 72, American psytrance and goa trance DJ ** Rigo Star, 68, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese soukous guitarist and composer * 27 – Axali Doëseb, 69, Namibian anthem composer * 29 – Heath (musician), Heath, 55, Japanese visual kei bassist (X Japan)

November

* 1 ** Pierre Dutour, 91, French classical and jazz trumpeter, composer, and conductor ** Leela Omchery, 94, Indian classical singer and musicologist ** Vladimir Urbanovich, 85, Russian opera singer ** Vic Vergeat, 72, Italian rock guitarist and singer-songwriter * 2 ** Michel Pilz, 78, German jazz clarinetist ** Evgeniy Shiryaev, 80, Russian classical composer ** Yuri Temirkanov, 84, Russian classical conductor * 3 – Pete Garner, 61, British alternative rock bassist (The Stone Roses) (death announced on this date) * 5 ** Ryland Davies, 80, Welsh opera singer ** Lolita Rodrigues, 94, Brazilian pop singer * 6 ** Nadira Begum, Bangladeshi folk singer ** Sean Martin, 26, English indie pop singer and guitarist (The Night Café (band), The Night Café) (death announced on this date) * 7 – C-Knight, 52, American rapper (The Dove Shack) * 9 ** R.L. Boyce, 68, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ** Junko Ohashi, 73, Japanese pop singer * 10 – Johnny Ruffo, 35, Australian dance pop singer * 11 ** Luis Carlos Gil, 72, Spanish pop singer (Trigo Limpio) ** Conny Van Dyke, 78, American pop singer ** Angelita Vargas, 77, Spanish flamenco singer * 12 – Mohammed al Amin, 80, Sudanese folk singer-songwriter and oud player * 13 – Ivo Kuusk, 86, Estonian opera singer * 14 – Buzy (singer), Buzy, 66, French pop singer * 15 ** P. K. Narayanan Nambiar, 96, Indian traditional mizhavu player ** Karl Tremblay, 47, Canadian folk singer (Les Cowboys Fringants) (death announced on this date) * 16 ** George "Funky" Brown, 74, American funk drummer and songwriter (Kool & the Gang) ** Thành Được, 89, Vietnamese cải lương singer * 17 ** Christiane Bervoets, 75, Belgian pop singer ** Seóirse Bodley, 90, Irish classical composer ** Charlie Dominici, 72, American progressive metal singer (Dream Theater, Dominici (band), Dominici) (death announced on this date) ** Claude Kahn, 88, French classical pianist * 18 – David Del Tredici, 86, American classical composer * 19 ** Ninie Doniah, 56, Malagasy salegy singer and composer ** Catherine Christer Hennix, 75, Swedish minimalist and drone multi-instrumentalist and composer ** Sara Tavares, 45, Portuguese pop and jazz singer * 20 – Mars Williams, 68, American new wave and jazz fusion saxophonist (The Waitresses, The Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul) * 21 ** Chad Allan (musician), Chad Allan, 80, Canadian rock singer, guitarist and keyboardist (The Guess Who, Brave Belt) ** Horacio Malvicino, 94, Argentine jazz and tango guitarist and composer * 22 ** Jean Knight, 80, American soul and funk singer (death announced on this date) ** Phil Quartararo, 67, American music industry executive * 24 – Jukka Haavisto, 93, Finnish swing accordionist and vibraphonist * 25 ** Julio Anderson, 74, Chilean folk rock bassist (Los Jaivas) ** Les Maguire, 81, English pop rock keyboardist and saxophonist (Gerry and the Pacemakers). ** Akzhol Meirbekov, 73, Kazakh rock singer (Dos Mukasan) ** Yngvar Numme, 79, Norwegian pop singer (Dizzie Tunes) ** B. Sasikumar, 74, Indian carnatic violinist * 26 ** Brian Godding, 78, Welsh jazz rock guitarist (Blossom Toes, Centipede (band), Centipede). ** Geordie Walker, 64, English post-punk guitarist and songwriter (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual) * 28 ** Queenzy Cheng, 37, Malaysian pop singer ** John Colianni, 61, American jazz pianist * 29 – Scott Kempner, 69, American rock guitarist (The Dictators, The Del-Lords) * 30 – Shane MacGowan, 65, Irish Celtic punk singer-songwriter (The Pogues).

December

* 1 – Badar uz Zaman, 83, Pakistani classical singer * 2 – Medea Amiranashvili, 93, Georgian opera singer. * 3 ** Thanga Darlong, 103, Indian folk singer ** Myles Goodwyn, 75, Canadian hard rock singer and guitarist (April Wine) * 4 ** John Hyatt, British post-punk singer (The Three Johns) ** Vlado Pravdić, 73, Bosnian hard rock keyboardist (Bijelo Dugme) * 5 ** Mama Diabaté, 63, Guinean folk singer and multi-instrumentalist ** Denny Laine, 79, English rock guitarist and songwriter (Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings, The Moody Blues) * 6 – Michel Sardaby, 88, French jazz pianist * 7 ** Ramón Ayala (Argentine musician), Ramón Ayala, 96, Argentine folk singer-songwriter ** Terry Baucom, 71, American bluegrass singer and banjoist (Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out) ** Lola Dee, 95, American pop singer * 8 – Nidra Beard, 71, American soul and funk singer (Dynasty (band), Dynasty) (death announced on this date) * 10 – Cayle Sain, 31, American metal drummer (Twitching Tongues). (death announced on this date) * 11 ** Jeffrey Foskett, 67, American pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys) ** Richard Kerr (songwriter), Richard Kerr, 78, English singer-songwriter (death announced on this date) ** Essra Mohawk, 75, American jazz rock singer-songwriter ** Zahara (South African musician), Zahara, 36, South African Afro-soul singer * 12 ** Roderick McLeod, Australian psychedelic rock singer (The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time) ** Ole Paus, 76, Norwegian Scandinavian ballad tradition, ballad singer-songwriter * 13 – Travis Dopp, American post-hardcore guitarist (Small Brown Bike) * 14 – Giorgos Tolios, 58, Greek post-punk drummer (Trypes) * 15 ** Anup Ghoshal, 78, Indian playback singer and film composer ** Bob Johnson (musician), Bob Johnson, 79, British folk rock singer and guitarist (Steeleye Span) * 16 ** Óscar Agudelo, 91, Colombian bolero singer ** Colin Burgess (musician), Colin Burgess, 77, Australian rock drummer (AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices) (death announced on this date) ** Carlos Lyra, 90, Brazilian bossa nova singer and composer ** Tim Norell, 68, Swedish pop songwriter (Norell Oson Bard). * 17 ** Amp Fiddler, 65, American funk singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Enchantment (band), Enchantment, Parliament (band), Parliament, Funkadelic) ** Jim Ladd, 75, American disc jockey and radio personality (KMET (FM), KMET, KLOS, Sirius XM), ** Mike Maxfield, 79, English pop rock guitarist and songwriter (The Dakotas (band), The Dakotas). (death announced on this date) * 18 ** Ronnie Caryl, 70, English rock guitarist (Flaming Youth (band), Flaming Youth) ** Susanna Parigi, 62, Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist * 19 ** Gunther Emmerlich, 79, German opera singer and jazz banjoist ** Russell Hunter, 76, British psychedelic rock drummer (Pink Fairies, The Deviants (band), The Deviants) ** Bram Inscore, 41, American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist (Electrocute (band), Electrocute), producer and songwriter * 20 – Eric Moyo, 41, Zimbabwean gospel singer * 22 ** Laura Lynch, 65, American country singer and bassist (The Dixie Chicks) ** Heike Matthiesen, 59, German classical guitarist * 23 ** Murad Kajlayev, 92, Russian classical composer and conductor ** Lisandro Meza, 86, Colombian cumbia singer and accordionist * 24 ** Vasilis Karras, 70, Greek laïko singer ** Alice Parker, 98, American choral composer and conductor ** Willie Ruff, 92, American jazz bassist and French hornist * 25 – Thanh Điền, 56, Vietnamese Đờn ca tài tử guitarist * 26 ** Tony Oxley, 85, English avant-garde jazz drummer ** Tom Smothers, 86, American comedy and folk singer and guitarist (Smothers Brothers) * 27 ** Michael Gibbons Jr, American crossover thrash guitarist (Leeway (band), Leeway) ** Mbongeni Ngema, 68, South African lyricist and composer * 28 ** Francis Dhomont, 97, French electroacoustic composer ** Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, 54, Peruvian rock singer-songwriter (Arena Hash) ** Tommy Talton, 74, American rock guitarist (We the People (band), We the People, Cowboy (band), Cowboy) * 29 – Les McCann, 88, American jazz pianist * 30 – Bhavani Shankar, 66–67, Indian Hindustani classical pakhawaj drummer * 31 ** Shmulik Bilu, 71, Israeli pop singer (Milk and Honey (Israeli group), Milk and Honey) ** O. S. Thyagarajan, 76, Indian Carnatic music, Carnatic singerCarnatic music mourns the death of OS Thyagarajan
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