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Debbie Reynolds (28 Dec 2016): What made the death of Debbie Reynolds so tragic, is that her daughter, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia from Star Wars), died just days before Reynolds’ passing. Reynolds’ first leading role was as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain, holding her own against Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. Musically, Reynold’s song ‘Tammy’ reached #1 on the music charts, and by 1959, she released her first album called Debbie. Reynolds eventually became a cabaret performer... and although retired from the stage, she still operates her Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood and own a hotel in Las Vegas.
George Michael (25 Dec 2016): BBC news confirmed that legendary rock star George Michael is dead. His publicist said, “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage.”
Like many of you, I grew up listening to Wham!, and their ‘Last Christmas’ song is a staple on radio for many years around this time of the year. My very first cassette I ever bought was for George Michael’s solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 (there was never a volume 2), purchased for $7.99 at the Wherehouse Record Store in Fresno. I no longer own the tape, but I used to listen to it all the time, particularly for Side A, which included ‘Playing For Time’ and ‘Freedom! ‘90’. The record didn’t do that well against his solo debut Faith, which had two massive hit songs ‘Faith’ and the overly sexual ‘I Want Your Sex’. Although the sex thing sold, Michael did somewhat regret it, later addressing it in ‘Freedom! ‘90’ with the lyrics, “Posing for another picture, everybody's got to sell. But when you shake your ass they notice fast. Some mistakes were built to last.” Needless to say, George Michael, you will be missed.
Red Army Choir (25 Dec 2016): Thanks to reader Katarina for mentioning that the entire Red Army Choir (64 members) has died from a plane crash over the Black Sea. The group was travelling on a Russian military plane to perform for troops. The initial Reuters report lists Russian time zone (so early morning December 26th) and mentioned President Vladimir Putin, speaking in St Petersburg, declared Dec. 26 as national day of mourning.
Bunny Walters (14 Dec 2016): Maori singer Bunny Walters has died today (December 14th in New Zealand’s time zone) at the Waikato Hospital after a short illness, according to nzherald.co.nz. Walters was 63. Bunny Walters was best known in New Zealand for his hit singles ‘Brandy’, ‘Nearest Thing to Heaven’ and ‘Take the Money and Run’.
Barrelhouse Chuck (12 Dec 2016): Chicago’s Barrelhouse Chuck has died at the age of 58 to prostate cancer. The Chicago Tribute reports: “Barrelhouse Chuck was one of the last links to a majestic lineage of Chicago blues, and his death Monday afternoon, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, ends one of the more remarkable stories in the city's blues culture. He was 58 and died of complications from prostate cancer, said Betsy Goering, his wife.”
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (07 Dec 2016): Greg Lake, of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson, has died of cancer at the age of 69, according to bbc.com. What is tragic is that keyboardist Keith Emerson died earlier this year at the age of 71, to a suicide gunshot to the head. Only drummer Carl Palmer is alive from the trio.
Daddy Cool (04 Dec 2016): Australian doo-wop rock Daddy Cool’s bassist, singer Wayne Duncan has passed away... This is particularly gutting because their lead guitarist Ross Hannaford also recently passed away earlier in March 8, 2016. Wayne Duncan was 72.
The Business (01 Dec 2016): Micky Fitz, the frontman for the English Oi! band The Business (not to be confused with J.Roddy Walston and the Business), has died of cancer in December 1, 2016. The band’s official statement listed "after a long battle with cancer".
The Business' statement: "It is with the deepest regret that Daddy Cool announce the passing this morning of our wonderful friend and bass player Wayne Duncan at 72 after a short illness. Our condolences to his partner Anne and his daughters Catherine and Justine who have requested privacy at this time. R.I.P. brother Wayne."
December (120)
[31 Dec 2016] Makeoutclub.com (Music social network), 17, creator Gibby Miller's lack of commitment
[31 Dec 2016] Raj Brar (Indian singer and actor), 44, alcoholism
[31 Dec 2016] David Meltzer (American poet and musician), 79
[30 Dec 2016] Allan Williams (English businessman and promoter for The Beatles), 86
[28 Dec 2016] Debbie Reynolds (American actress, singer, entertainer), 84
[28 Dec 2016] Bernard Zaslav (American viola soloist), 90
[28 Dec 2016] Knut Kiesewetter (German jazz musician, singer-songwriter and producer), 75
[25 Dec 2016] Alphonse Mouzon (American jazz drummer and record label owner), 68, neuroendocrine carcinoma
[25 Dec 2016] Ben Xi (本兮) (Chinese singer), 22, suicide?
[25 Dec 2016] George Michael (Wham!), 53, heart failure
[25 Dec 2016] Red Army Choir (64 members, including Valery Khalilov, L. Kulikov, V. Ermolin, A. Kormilitsyn, VI Shtefutsa, EM Labkovsky, SV Ivanov, PD Bogachev, VP Maystruk, AA Gvozdetsky, BM Mizyuk, YA Lysenko, Y. Shtrunov, IM Pirogov, IS Sobolev, –ò.–§. Volkov, OV Filimonov, AN Savitsky, VA Nagorny, VP Kokarev, AA Hristachev, JN Deynekin, VM Bolonenko, VN Antonov, AN Stritenko, AA Toschev VS Buzlov, SP Lapik, VF Orthodox, GU Razgasimov, V. Chekin, MD Mochalina, AA Mogulkin, Y. Savkin, MG Chervov, PD Shchennikov, NI Diakov, AI Egorov, VM Predelin, MI Glinka, PI Tchaikovsky, Professor KP Lisovsky, V. Brodsky, GD Pavlyuchenko, IV Konygina, P.U. Khmelnitski), various ages, plane crash
[24 Dec 2016] Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), 68, shoulder injury
[24 Dec 2016] Jiří Smetana (Czech musician and producer), 71
[23 Dec 2016] Heinrich Schiff (Austrian cellist), 65
[23 Dec 2016] Mick Zane (Malice), cancer
[22 Dec 2016] Ruud Merx (Dutch musical composer and trombonist for Johann Strauss Orchestra), 47
[22 Dec 2016] Frank Murray (British band manager for Thin Lizzy and The Pogues), 66, suspected heart attack
[22 Dec 2016] Minister Godswill Adiks (aka Will Adiks, a Port Harcourt based gospel singer), assassination
[21 Dec 2016] Weston Noble (American music educator and conductor), 94, complications from a fall
[21 Dec 2016] Sam Leach (British concert promoter and talent agent, worked with The Beatles), 81
[21 Dec 2016] Abdul Gafur Hali (Bangladeshi singer, composer and lyricist), 87
[21 Dec 2016] Betty Loo Taylor (American jazz pianist), 87
[19 Dec 2016] Andrew Dorff (American songwriter), 40
[18 Dec 2016] Gustavo Quintero (Colombian singer-songwriter), 76
[18 Dec 2016] Léo Marjane (French singer), 104
[18 Dec 2016] Gordie Tapp (Canadian country singer and entertainer on Hee Haw), 94
[17 Dec 2016] Bob Coburn (Rockline), 68
[15 Dec 2016] Bohdan Smoleń (Polish singer), 69
[15 Dec 2016] Ajit Varman (Indian composer), 69
[14 Dec 2016] Karel Husa (Czech-born American composer), 95
[14 Dec 2016] Arnie Norse (Norwegian singer), 91
[14 Dec 2016] Päivi Paunu (Finnish singer), 70
[14 Dec 2016] Bunny Walters (New Zealand singer), 63
[13 Dec 2016] Betsy Pecanins (American-born Mexican singer), 62,stroke
[13 Dec 2016] Ahuva Ozeri (Israeli singer), 68, cancer
[12 Dec 2016] Lucila Campos (Peruvian singer), 78
[12 Dec 2016] Jim Lowe (American singer-songwriter), 93
[12 Dec 2016] Barrelhouse Chuck (American blues musician), 58, prostate cancer
[11 Dec 2016] Bob Krasnow (Elektra Records), 81
[11 Dec 2016] Joe Ligon (Mighty Clouds of Joy), 80
[11 Dec 2016] Esma Redžepova (Eurovision), 73
[10 Dec 2016] Damião Experiença (Brazilian singer and musician), 81
[08 Dec 2016] Palani Vaughan (Hawaiian singer), 72, unknown
[07 Dec 2016] Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer), 69, cancer
[07 Dec 2016] Elliott Schwartz (composer), 80
[07 Dec 2016] Mohamed Tahar Fergani (Algerian singer), 88
[07 Dec 2016] Junaid Jamshed (musician, television personality and preacher), 52, plane crash
[05 Dec 2016] Big Syke, 48, rapper
[05 Dec 2016] Mona Maraachli, 58, singer, heart attack
[05 Dec 2016] Adam Sagan (Circle II Circle), 35, lymphoma
[04 Dec 2016] Wayne Duncan (Daddy Cool), 72, stroke
[04 Dec 2016] Radim Hladík (Blue Effect), 69, pulmonary fibrosis
[02 Dec 2016] Allan Zavod (Frank Zappa), 71, brain cancer
[02 Dec 2016] Mark Gray, 64, country singer
[02 Dec 2016] Gisela May, 92, German actress and singer
[01 Dec 2016] Micky Fitz (The Business), 60?, cancer
Debbie Reynolds (28 Dec 2016): What made the death of Debbie Reynolds so tragic, is that her daughter, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia from Star Wars), died just days before Reynolds’ passing. Reynolds’ first leading role was as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain, holding her own against Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. Musically, Reynold’s song ‘Tammy’ reached #1 on the music charts, and by 1959, she released her first album called Debbie. Reynolds eventually became a cabaret performer... and although retired from the stage, she still operates her Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood and own a hotel in Las Vegas.
George Michael (25 Dec 2016): BBC news confirmed that legendary rock star George Michael is dead. His publicist said, “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage.”
Like many of you, I grew up listening to Wham!, and their ‘Last Christmas’ song is a staple on radio for many years around this time of the year. My very first cassette I ever bought was for George Michael’s solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 (there was never a volume 2), purchased for $7.99 at the Wherehouse Record Store in Fresno. I no longer own the tape, but I used to listen to it all the time, particularly for Side A, which included ‘Playing For Time’ and ‘Freedom! ‘90’. The record didn’t do that well against his solo debut Faith, which had two massive hit songs ‘Faith’ and the overly sexual ‘I Want Your Sex’. Although the sex thing sold, Michael did somewhat regret it, later addressing it in ‘Freedom! ‘90’ with the lyrics, “Posing for another picture, everybody's got to sell. But when you shake your ass they notice fast. Some mistakes were built to last.” Needless to say, George Michael, you will be missed.
Red Army Choir (25 Dec 2016): Thanks to reader Katarina for mentioning that the entire Red Army Choir (64 members) has died from a plane crash over the Black Sea. The group was travelling on a Russian military plane to perform for troops. The initial Reuters report lists Russian time zone (so early morning December 26th) and mentioned President Vladimir Putin, speaking in St Petersburg, declared Dec. 26 as national day of mourning.
Bunny Walters (14 Dec 2016): Maori singer Bunny Walters has died today (December 14th in New Zealand’s time zone) at the Waikato Hospital after a short illness, according to nzherald.co.nz. Walters was 63. Bunny Walters was best known in New Zealand for his hit singles ‘Brandy’, ‘Nearest Thing to Heaven’ and ‘Take the Money and Run’.
Barrelhouse Chuck (12 Dec 2016): Chicago’s Barrelhouse Chuck has died at the age of 58 to prostate cancer. The Chicago Tribute reports: “Barrelhouse Chuck was one of the last links to a majestic lineage of Chicago blues, and his death Monday afternoon, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, ends one of the more remarkable stories in the city's blues culture. He was 58 and died of complications from prostate cancer, said Betsy Goering, his wife.”
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (07 Dec 2016): Greg Lake, of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson, has died of cancer at the age of 69, according to bbc.com. What is tragic is that keyboardist Keith Emerson died earlier this year at the age of 71, to a suicide gunshot to the head. Only drummer Carl Palmer is alive from the trio.
Daddy Cool (04 Dec 2016): Australian doo-wop rock Daddy Cool’s bassist, singer Wayne Duncan has passed away... This is particularly gutting because their lead guitarist Ross Hannaford also recently passed away earlier in March 8, 2016. Wayne Duncan was 72.
The Business (01 Dec 2016): Micky Fitz, the frontman for the English Oi! band The Business (not to be confused with J.Roddy Walston and the Business), has died of cancer in December 1, 2016. The band’s official statement listed "after a long battle with cancer".
The Business' statement: "It is with the deepest regret that Daddy Cool announce the passing this morning of our wonderful friend and bass player Wayne Duncan at 72 after a short illness. Our condolences to his partner Anne and his daughters Catherine and Justine who have requested privacy at this time. R.I.P. brother Wayne."
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Ray Columbus (29 Nov 2016): Thanks to reader Phil B who told us that has died today (29 Nov 2016). The New Zealand singer is best known for Ray Columbus & the Invaders’s ‘She’s A Mod’ (a cover of The Senator).
Atrocity (US) (27 Nov 2016): Atrocity’s drummer Jeff White (not to be confused with alt-country folk singer) has died. Like you, I was confusing this US-based band with Germany’s Atrocity. Doing a quick check, I can tell you that this Torrington, CT, band started a full three years before the German band with a demo tape in 1985. Subsequently releasing Infected in 1990 and The Art of Death! in 1992. The US band broke up in 1993, but reformed in 2006 and released Let War Rage in 2009 via Mad Lion Records. Jeff White died at his home and was only 54.
Do or Die (27 Nov 2016): Also, Chicago’s Johnny P of Do Or Die has... died. We previously mentioned him because of a similar Nashville artist called Jonny P (note: no “h”). The singer’s death was confirmed by Johnny’s eldest daughter earlier this week (November 27th).
Inspiral Carpets (22 Nov 2016): Inspiral Carpets recently announced the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. He was 44. The band’s official statement: It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our drummer and close friend, Craig Gill. We are all absolutely devastated by the news. Craig was our brother. We were honoured to work alongside him for the last 30 years. To say we’ll miss him is an understatement.
Sharon Jones (18 Nov 2016): Sharon Jones, singer of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, has died after a battle with cancer. The official press statement reads "We are deeply saddened to announce that Sharon Jones has passed away after a heroic battle against pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including the Dap-Kings. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts during this difficult time."
Leonard Cohen (07 Nov 2016): It is with a heavy heart that we announce that poet, singer, songwriter, novelist, Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82. Adam Cohen, his son, said: “My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the knowledge that he had completed what he felt was one of his greatest records. He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor.”
Young fans not familiar with Cohen’s hit ‘Everybody Knows’ from 1990’s Pump Up the Volume ... may have heard his incredibly wonderful song ‘Nevermind’ on HBO’s True Detective Season 2.
November (56)
[30 Nov 2016] Amar Ezzahi, 75,Algerian Chaabi singer
[29 Nov 2016] Sean P. McKeough (Riot Fest), 42, stroke
[29 Nov 2016] Allan Zavod, 71, brain cancer
[29 Nov 2016] Ray Columbus (Ray Columbus & the Invaders), 74
[28 Nov 2016] Mark Taimanov, 90, concert pianist and USSR chess champion
[28 Nov 2016] Carlton Kitto, 74, jazz guitarist
[27 Nov 2016] Jeff White (Atrocity (US)), 54, unknown
[27 Nov 2016] Johnny P (Do Or Die), 44, coma
[27 Nov 2016] Tony Martell, 90, music industry senior executive
[26 Nov 2016] Larry Hosford (country musician), 73, died in his sleep
[25 Nov 2016] Colonel Abrams, 67
[24 Nov 2016] Shirley Bunnie Foy (Jazz), 80
[24 Nov 2016] Pauline Oliveros ( San Francisco Tape Music Center), 84
[23 Nov 2016] Joe Esposito (road manager of Elvis Presley), 78, complications of dementia
[23 Nov 2016] Fred Stobaugh, 99
[22 Nov 2016] George Pierson (Philadelphia area sound engineer), 64, heart disease
[22 Nov 2016] Tayssir Akla, 77
[22 Nov 2016] M. Balamuralikrishna, 86
[22 Nov 2016] Craig Gill (Inspiral Carpets), 44
[21 Nov 2016] Jean-Claude Risset, 78
[20 Nov 2016] Hod O'Brien, 80
[19 Nov 2016] Ida Levin, 53, leukemia
[18 Nov 2016] Sharon Jones (Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings), 60, pancreatic cancer
[18 Nov 2016] Hugh McDonald (Redgum), 62, prostate cancer
[17 Nov 2016] Joanna Reyes, 36, car accident
[16 Nov 2016] Mentor Williams, 70
[15 Nov 2016] Bob Walsh (Blues musician), 68, heart attack
[15 Nov 2016] Mose Allison, 89
[15 Nov 2016] Cliff Barrows (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association), 93
[15 Nov 2016] Holly Dunn, 59, ovarian cancer
[15 Nov 2016] Jules Eskin (Boston Symphony Orchestra), 85
[15 Nov 2016] Milt Okun, 92
[14 Nov 2016] David Mancuso (The Loft), 72
[14 Nov 2016] Colin Demge, 33, murdered
[13 Nov 2016] Leon Russell, 74
[13 Nov 2016] Mohammad Ebrahim Sharifzadeh, 100
[12 Nov 2016] Jacques Werup, 71, cancer
[12 Nov 2016] Will Sims, 28, murdered in hate crime
[12 Nov 2016] Peter Nthwane, 64, murdered
[11 Nov 2016] Victor Bailey (Lady Gaga), 56
[11 Nov 2016] Lily, 64, lung cancer
[11 Nov 2016] A. Nayyar, 66
[10 Nov 2016] Mr 3-2 (American rap artist and MC, member of Screwed Up Click, Convicts), shot
[09 Nov 2016] Al Caiola, 96
[07 Nov 2016] Leonard Cohen, 82, falling
[07 Nov 2016] Biser Kirov, 74
[06 Nov 2016] Zolt√°n Kocsis, 64
[06 Nov 2016] Jean-Jacques Perrey (French electronic music producer), 86
[05 Nov 2016] Laurent Pardo, 55
[04 Nov 2016] Eddie Harsch (The Black Crowes), 59
[03 Nov 2016] Kay Starr, 94, Alzheimer's disease
[02 Nov 2016] Bob Cranshaw (Blue Note Records), 83, cancer
[01 Nov 2016] Jean-Michel Damian, 69
[01 Nov 2016] Bap Kennedy, 54, pancreatic and bowel cancer
[01 Nov 2016] Pocho La Pantera, 65, kidney cancer
[01 Nov 2016] Nico Carstens (Accordionist), 90, Best known for his tune 'Zambezi', a hit for both Bert Kaempfert and The Shadows
Ray Columbus (29 Nov 2016): Thanks to reader Phil B who told us that has died today (29 Nov 2016). The New Zealand singer is best known for Ray Columbus & the Invaders’s ‘She’s A Mod’ (a cover of The Senator).
Atrocity (US) (27 Nov 2016): Atrocity’s drummer Jeff White (not to be confused with alt-country folk singer) has died. Like you, I was confusing this US-based band with Germany’s Atrocity. Doing a quick check, I can tell you that this Torrington, CT, band started a full three years before the German band with a demo tape in 1985. Subsequently releasing Infected in 1990 and The Art of Death! in 1992. The US band broke up in 1993, but reformed in 2006 and released Let War Rage in 2009 via Mad Lion Records. Jeff White died at his home and was only 54.
Do or Die (27 Nov 2016): Also, Chicago’s Johnny P of Do Or Die has... died. We previously mentioned him because of a similar Nashville artist called Jonny P (note: no “h”). The singer’s death was confirmed by Johnny’s eldest daughter earlier this week (November 27th).
Inspiral Carpets (22 Nov 2016): Inspiral Carpets recently announced the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. He was 44. The band’s official statement: It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our drummer and close friend, Craig Gill. We are all absolutely devastated by the news. Craig was our brother. We were honoured to work alongside him for the last 30 years. To say we’ll miss him is an understatement.
Sharon Jones (18 Nov 2016): Sharon Jones, singer of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, has died after a battle with cancer. The official press statement reads "We are deeply saddened to announce that Sharon Jones has passed away after a heroic battle against pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including the Dap-Kings. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts during this difficult time."
Leonard Cohen (07 Nov 2016): It is with a heavy heart that we announce that poet, singer, songwriter, novelist, Leonard Cohen has died at the age of 82. Adam Cohen, his son, said: “My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles with the knowledge that he had completed what he felt was one of his greatest records. He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor.”
Young fans not familiar with Cohen’s hit ‘Everybody Knows’ from 1990’s Pump Up the Volume ... may have heard his incredibly wonderful song ‘Nevermind’ on HBO’s True Detective Season 2.
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Bobby Vee (24 Oct 2016): If you know us, you know we are massive Bobby Vee fans. We wrote about him in 2013: “My favorite all-time Bobby Vee song is "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", which was the title track to his 1963 album. The "Thousand Eyes" might refer to the stars, watching over the "runaround lover". Although it is a pop song, it doesn't sound like the usual songs of that time period. A really good example can be found in the movie Dark City, which Anita Kelsey (lip-synced by Jennifer Connelly) sings "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" as a classic jazz standard.”
Bobby Vee is dead at the age of 73.
Dead Or Alive (23 Oct 2016): Sadly, if you have to ask, Dead or Alive? The answer is that singer Pete Burns is now dead, at the age of 57 to cardiac arrest. 80’s music fans will know Dead Or Alive’s massive hit song, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’. Incredibly catchy! It’s sad to hear of Burns’ passing.
This Mortal Coil (04 Oct 2016): Caroline Crawley, singer of Shelleyan Orphan and guest singer of This Mortal Coil (on the album Blood) ... she, well... has left this mortal coil.
October (32)
[30 Oct 2016] Bill Kyle, 70
[30 Oct 2016] Frank Noya, 83
[30 Oct 2016] Curly Putman, 85
[29 Oct 2016] Paul Demers, 60, lung cancer
[28 Oct 2016] Melhem Barakat, 71
[28 Oct 2016] John Del Carlo, 61
[28 Oct 2016] Ron Grant, 72, septic shock
[27 Oct 2016] Nelson Pinedo, 88
[27 Oct 2016] Bobby Wellins, 80
[26 Oct 2016] Raj Begum, 89
[24 Oct 2016] Bobby Vee, 73, Alzheimer's disease
[23 Oct 2016] Pete Burns (Dead or Alive), 57, cardiac arrest
[20 Oct 2016] Achieng Abura, 50s
[20 Oct 2016] Mieke Telkamp, 82
[18 Oct 2016] Mike Daniels, 88
[15 Oct 2016] Danny Champagne, 65, complications from stroke
[15 Oct 2016] Robert Edwards, 74, heart attack
[14 Oct 2016] Werner Lämmerhirt, 67
[13 Oct 2016] Gerhard Wimberger (Austrian composer), 93
[11 Oct 2016] Peter Reynolds, 58
[10 Oct 2016] Issa Bagayogo, 54
[09 Oct 2016] Bored Nothing, 26, suicide
[09 Oct 2016] Angus Grant (fiddler who created Folk Fusion Acid Croft, 49
[05 Oct 2016] Rod Temperton (Heatwave), 66, cancer
[04 Oct 2016] Caroline Crawley (This Mortal Coil), 53
[04 Oct 2016] Donald H. White (American composer), 95
[03 Oct 2016] Joan Marie Johnson (The Dixie Cups), 72, heart failure
[02 Oct 2016] Steve Byrd (Kim Wilde), 61, heart attack
[02 Oct 2016] Thomas Round (British opera singer), 100
[02 Oct 2016] Neville Marriner (English violinist, known as "one of the world's greatest conductors"), 92
[01 Oct 2016] Toni Williams, 77
[01 Oct 2016] Sandra Mantovani (Italian singer), 88?
Bobby Vee (24 Oct 2016): If you know us, you know we are massive Bobby Vee fans. We wrote about him in 2013: “My favorite all-time Bobby Vee song is "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", which was the title track to his 1963 album. The "Thousand Eyes" might refer to the stars, watching over the "runaround lover". Although it is a pop song, it doesn't sound like the usual songs of that time period. A really good example can be found in the movie Dark City, which Anita Kelsey (lip-synced by Jennifer Connelly) sings "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" as a classic jazz standard.”
Bobby Vee is dead at the age of 73.
Dead Or Alive (23 Oct 2016): Sadly, if you have to ask, Dead or Alive? The answer is that singer Pete Burns is now dead, at the age of 57 to cardiac arrest. 80’s music fans will know Dead Or Alive’s massive hit song, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)’. Incredibly catchy! It’s sad to hear of Burns’ passing.
This Mortal Coil (04 Oct 2016): Caroline Crawley, singer of Shelleyan Orphan and guest singer of This Mortal Coil (on the album Blood) ... she, well... has left this mortal coil.
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Shawty Lo (21 Sep 2016): Rapper Shawty Lo (real name Carlos Walker, from D4L) died on early Wednesday (September 21st) morning from a car crash with two trees in Atlanta. He was reportedly ejected from his 2016 Audi. He was 40. What made Lo’s death so tragic was that his father died just recently (September 6th) to a sudden heart attack.
Sugarloaf (16 Sep 2016): Sugarloaf’s singer Jerry Corbetta died on September 16th as a result of Pick’s disease, according to ultimateclassicrock.com. He was 68. The Pick’s disease is similar to Alzheimer’s disease, which lowly destroys the nerve cells in the brain.
Force MD’s (16 Sep 2016): Also Trisco Pearson from the 80s group Force MD’s (formerly known as Force MC’s) died on September 16 to Stage 4 cancer. The group was known for their mid-80s hit ‘Tender Love’ and ‘Love Is a House’ via Tommy Boy Records.
Qiao “Kimi” Renliang (13 Sep 2016): Chinese singer-turned-actor Qiao “Kimi” Renliang committed suicide at his home at the age of 28 on September 13th. He struggled with depression for many years. With 24 films under his belt (within 8 years and a new one Days of Our Own set to open weeks within his death), he was a successful actor with consistent work.
Clifford Curry (07 Sep 2016): “The King of Beach Music”, Clifford Curry is dead at the age of 79. He is best known for his single ‘She Shot A Hole In My Soul’, released in 1967. Curry began singing as a teenager with groups like The Five Pennies, The Echoes, Hollyhocks, and the Bubba Suggs Band, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1960s.
A Lighter Shade of Brown (07 Sep 2016): Rapper DTTX (aka Bobby Ramirez), from A Lighter Shade of Brown, died in early September from complications from heatstroke in July 2016. Ramirez was put on life support for 11 days, with his body temperature reaching 107 degrees, as reported by tmz.com.
Bob Bissonnette (04 Sep 2016): Hockey player, turned singer, Roberto Bissonnette (who billed under Bob Bissonnette), recently died in a helicopter crash with his pilot, Frederick Décoste. Bissonnette was 35. According to witness Patti Gallie, who saw the accident, she said she saw the helicopter hit a power line and then crashed into the waters over the Restigouche River.
September (27)
[30 Sep 2016] Michael Casswell, 53
[30 Sep 2016] Lilleba Lund Kvandal, 76
[29 Sep 2016] Nora Dean, 72
[26 Sep 2016] Joe Clay, 78
[26 Sep 2016] Ioan Gyuri Pascu, 55, heart attack
[26 Sep 2016] Karel Růžička, 76
[25 Sep 2016] Jean Shepard (American honky tonk singer-songwriter), 82
[25 Sep 2016] Kashif (previously Michael Jones), 59
[21 Sep 2016] John D Loudermilk (Singer/songwriter responsible for hits like 'Norman', 'Sad Movies'), 82
[21 Sep 2016] Shawty Lo (D4L), 40, traffic collision.
[21 Sep 2016] DJ Spank Spank (Phuture)
[20 Sep 2016] Micki Marlo, 88
[18 Sep 2016] Mandoza, 38, pharyngeal cancer
[16 Sep 2016] Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf), 68, Pick's disease
[16 Sep 2016] Trisco Pearson (Force MDs), cancer
[13 Sep 2016] Qiao Renliang, 28, suicide
[13 Sep 2016] Sunil Bardewa, 44
[11 Sep 2016] Ken Sparkes, 76, heart attack
[08 Sep 2016] Prince Buster, 78
[07 Sep 2016] DTTX (A Lighter Shade of Brown), 46, heatstroke
[07 Sep 2016] Farhang Sharif, 85
[07 Sep 2016] Clifford Curry, 79
[05 Sep 2016] Carlo D'Angiò (NCCP), 70?
[04 Sep 2016] Roberto Bissonnette, 35, helicopter crash
[03 Sep 2016] Gary D., 52, pulmonary embolism
[02 Sep 2016] Jerry Heller (manager of NWA), 75
[01 Sep 2016] Fred Hellerman (The Weavers), 89
[01 Sep 2016] Kacey Jones, 66
Shawty Lo (21 Sep 2016): Rapper Shawty Lo (real name Carlos Walker, from D4L) died on early Wednesday (September 21st) morning from a car crash with two trees in Atlanta. He was reportedly ejected from his 2016 Audi. He was 40. What made Lo’s death so tragic was that his father died just recently (September 6th) to a sudden heart attack.
Sugarloaf (16 Sep 2016): Sugarloaf’s singer Jerry Corbetta died on September 16th as a result of Pick’s disease, according to ultimateclassicrock.com. He was 68. The Pick’s disease is similar to Alzheimer’s disease, which lowly destroys the nerve cells in the brain.
Force MD’s (16 Sep 2016): Also Trisco Pearson from the 80s group Force MD’s (formerly known as Force MC’s) died on September 16 to Stage 4 cancer. The group was known for their mid-80s hit ‘Tender Love’ and ‘Love Is a House’ via Tommy Boy Records.
Qiao “Kimi” Renliang (13 Sep 2016): Chinese singer-turned-actor Qiao “Kimi” Renliang committed suicide at his home at the age of 28 on September 13th. He struggled with depression for many years. With 24 films under his belt (within 8 years and a new one Days of Our Own set to open weeks within his death), he was a successful actor with consistent work.
Clifford Curry (07 Sep 2016): “The King of Beach Music”, Clifford Curry is dead at the age of 79. He is best known for his single ‘She Shot A Hole In My Soul’, released in 1967. Curry began singing as a teenager with groups like The Five Pennies, The Echoes, Hollyhocks, and the Bubba Suggs Band, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1960s.
A Lighter Shade of Brown (07 Sep 2016): Rapper DTTX (aka Bobby Ramirez), from A Lighter Shade of Brown, died in early September from complications from heatstroke in July 2016. Ramirez was put on life support for 11 days, with his body temperature reaching 107 degrees, as reported by tmz.com.
Bob Bissonnette (04 Sep 2016): Hockey player, turned singer, Roberto Bissonnette (who billed under Bob Bissonnette), recently died in a helicopter crash with his pilot, Frederick Décoste. Bissonnette was 35. According to witness Patti Gallie, who saw the accident, she said she saw the helicopter hit a power line and then crashed into the waters over the Restigouche River.
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3 Doors Down (20 Aug 2016): Former 3 Doors Down’s guitarist Matt Roberts has died yesterday (August 20th) from an apparent overdose just outside Milwaukee at a charity event, according to tmz.com. Roberts co-wrote one of 3 Doors Down’s biggest hit song ‘Kryptonite’, but the band in 2012 for health issues. He was 38 years old.
Architects (20 Aug 2016): Also yesterday, metalcore Architects’ founding guitarist Tom Searle lost his life at the age of 28 to melanoma skin cancer. Tom’s twin brother Dan Searle wrote, “We want to carry on, that is important to say, and we will strive to do so, but we will not release any music unless we truly believe that it is something that Tom would have been proud of. Whether or not we can achieve that is something that we will have to discover in time.” Note: Not to be confused with punk band The Architects, who we saw opened up for Agent Orange last Oct 2014.
Backstreet Boys (19 Aug 2016): Lou Pearlman, the man who created ‘Nsync and Backstreet Boys has died at the age of 62 in prison on Friday night (August 19th) as he was serving a 25-year-sentence from a convicted Ponzi scheme, according to tmz.com. The cause of death is not known.
Minnesota Orchestra (16 Aug 2016): Closer to home, hornist Kendall Betts recently passed away at the age of 68 to cancer. Betts established the Betts Horn Camp (KBHC) in New Hampshire in 1994, a learning center for players and horn enthusiasts. According to canadianbrass.com, Betts joined Canadian Brass in 2004.
NIN (14 Aug 2016): keyboard player James Woolley died at the age of 49. Woolley was with NIN when they recorded one of their biggest hit album The Downward Spiral. The cause of death has not been release, but NIN’s Trent Reznor talked to Rolling Stone about his death: “Terrible news regarding James. I hadn’t crossed paths with him for some time, but always thought of him fondly. He was a fun character to be around, a solid musician and a genuinely good guy. Those of us from that era of the band have been sharing ‘James’ stories ... lots of laughs and love and sadness. Wishing his family the very best.” The Carnegies (14 Aug 2016): Taylor Tolle, the singer and guitarist of The Carnegies, was killed (with his passenger Anjuli Kerlin) in a single-car crash on Interstate 90 in eastern South Dakota, according to startribune.com. Authorities have not explained why Tolle’s car rolled over, but it seemed like they were in a hurry to get to Sturgis, South Dakota, and wanted to “to make it there by sundown” according to Kerlin’s comment on Facebook.
The Limeliters (11 Aug 2016): We had just learned that folk singer Glenn Yarbrough passed away at his home in Nashville on Thursday (August 11th) at the age of 86. Yarbrough was the founding member of one of the most successful folk group of the early ‘60s, The Limeliters.Fans of Breaking Bad may recall hearing The Limeliters’ ‘Take My True Love by the Hand’ on one of the most memorable episode ‘Ozymandias’. According to Rolling Stone, Yarbrough’s health was in decline starting in May 2016.
Ricci Martin (03 Aug 2016): Dean Martin’s youngest son Ricci Martin (not to be confused with Ricky Martin) was found dead at his home in Utah at the age of 62.
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[31 Aug 2016] Raymond Daveluy, 89
[30 Aug 2016] Eleanor Barooshian (member of The Cake, singer with Jimi Hendrix), 66, not given
[28 Aug 2016] Juan Gabriel, 66, heart attack
[26 Aug 2016] Ab Tamboer (Earth and Fire), 65, cancer
[26 Aug 2016] Monty Lee Wilkes (sound engineer for Replacements), 54, cancer
[25 Aug 2016] Rudy Van Gelder (sound engineer for Miles Davis), 91, unknown
[25 Aug 2016] Eddy Silitonga, 65
[25 Aug 2016] Norman Killeen (Threat Signal), 38, not revealed
[23 Aug 2016] Mohammad Heydari, 79, cancer
[22 Aug 2016] Gilli Smyth (Gong), 83
[22 Aug 2016] Toots Thielemans, 94
[21 Aug 2016] Headley Bennett, 85
[20 Aug 2016] Irving Fields, 101
[20 Aug 2016] Daniela Dessì, 59, cancer
[20 Aug 2016] Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down), 38, prescription drug overdose
[20 Aug 2016] Tom Searle (Architects), 28, cancer
[20 Aug 2016] Louis Stewart, 72
[20 Aug 2016] Kid Cali, 30, shot
[19 Aug 2016] Adrian Enescu, 68
[19 Aug 2016] Lou Pearlman (Backstreet Boys), 62
[19 Aug 2016] Horacio Salg√°n, 100
[17 Aug 2016] Preston Hubbard (The Fabulous Thunderbirds), 63
[16 Aug 2016] Kendall Betts (Minnesota Orchestra), 68, lung cancer
[15 Aug 2016] Bobby Hutcherson, 75
[14 Aug 2016] DJ Official, 39, bone marrow cancer
[14 Aug 2016] Lorenzo Piani, 60
[14 Aug 2016] James Woolley (NIN), 49
[14 Aug 2016] Taylor Tolle (The Carnegies), 20s, car crash
[14 Aug 2016] DJ Official, 39, bone marrow cancer
[13 Aug 2016] Connie Crothers, 75, cancer
[12 Aug 2016] Ruby Wilson, 68, heart attack
[11 Aug 2016] David Enthoven (manager of T.Rex), 72
[11 Aug 2016] Glenn Yarbrough (The Limeliters), 86
[09 Aug 2016] Padraig Duggan (The Duggans), 67
[07 Aug 2016] B. E. Taylor, 65, brain cancer
[07 Aug 2016] Dolores Vargas, 80, leukemia
[06 Aug 2016] Pete Fountain, 86
[06 Aug 2016] József Laux (Locomotiv GT), 73
[05 Aug 2016] LRichard Fagan, 69, liver cancer
[05 Aug 2016] Vander Lee, 50
[04 Aug 2016] Snaffu Rigor, 69, lung cancer
[03 Aug 2016] Ricci Martin, 62
3 Doors Down (20 Aug 2016): Former 3 Doors Down’s guitarist Matt Roberts has died yesterday (August 20th) from an apparent overdose just outside Milwaukee at a charity event, according to tmz.com. Roberts co-wrote one of 3 Doors Down’s biggest hit song ‘Kryptonite’, but the band in 2012 for health issues. He was 38 years old.
Architects (20 Aug 2016): Also yesterday, metalcore Architects’ founding guitarist Tom Searle lost his life at the age of 28 to melanoma skin cancer. Tom’s twin brother Dan Searle wrote, “We want to carry on, that is important to say, and we will strive to do so, but we will not release any music unless we truly believe that it is something that Tom would have been proud of. Whether or not we can achieve that is something that we will have to discover in time.” Note: Not to be confused with punk band The Architects, who we saw opened up for Agent Orange last Oct 2014.
Backstreet Boys (19 Aug 2016): Lou Pearlman, the man who created ‘Nsync and Backstreet Boys has died at the age of 62 in prison on Friday night (August 19th) as he was serving a 25-year-sentence from a convicted Ponzi scheme, according to tmz.com. The cause of death is not known.
Minnesota Orchestra (16 Aug 2016): Closer to home, hornist Kendall Betts recently passed away at the age of 68 to cancer. Betts established the Betts Horn Camp (KBHC) in New Hampshire in 1994, a learning center for players and horn enthusiasts. According to canadianbrass.com, Betts joined Canadian Brass in 2004.
NIN (14 Aug 2016): keyboard player James Woolley died at the age of 49. Woolley was with NIN when they recorded one of their biggest hit album The Downward Spiral. The cause of death has not been release, but NIN’s Trent Reznor talked to Rolling Stone about his death: “Terrible news regarding James. I hadn’t crossed paths with him for some time, but always thought of him fondly. He was a fun character to be around, a solid musician and a genuinely good guy. Those of us from that era of the band have been sharing ‘James’ stories ... lots of laughs and love and sadness. Wishing his family the very best.” The Carnegies (14 Aug 2016): Taylor Tolle, the singer and guitarist of The Carnegies, was killed (with his passenger Anjuli Kerlin) in a single-car crash on Interstate 90 in eastern South Dakota, according to startribune.com. Authorities have not explained why Tolle’s car rolled over, but it seemed like they were in a hurry to get to Sturgis, South Dakota, and wanted to “to make it there by sundown” according to Kerlin’s comment on Facebook.
The Limeliters (11 Aug 2016): We had just learned that folk singer Glenn Yarbrough passed away at his home in Nashville on Thursday (August 11th) at the age of 86. Yarbrough was the founding member of one of the most successful folk group of the early ‘60s, The Limeliters.Fans of Breaking Bad may recall hearing The Limeliters’ ‘Take My True Love by the Hand’ on one of the most memorable episode ‘Ozymandias’. According to Rolling Stone, Yarbrough’s health was in decline starting in May 2016.
Ricci Martin (03 Aug 2016): Dean Martin’s youngest son Ricci Martin (not to be confused with Ricky Martin) was found dead at his home in Utah at the age of 62.
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Locomotiv GT (19 Jul 2016 / 06 Aug 2016): Two members of the Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT (abbreviated to LGT) died recently: drummer József Laux on August 6th at the age of 73 and bassist/vocalist Tamás Somló died in July 19th at the age of 68 to cancer.
Suicide (16 Jul 2016): Singer Alan Vega of the duo Suicide died in his sleep on July 16th at the age of 78. His death was announced by his friend Henry Rollins.
July (43)
[31 Jul 2016] Penny Lang, 74
[31 Jul 2016] Mike Mohede, 32, heart attack
[30 Jul 2016] Nigel Gray, 69
[29 Jul 2016] Ken Barrie, 83, liver cancer
[29 Jul 2016] Lucille Dumont, 97
[29 Jul 2016] José Menese, 74
[29 Jul 2016] Peter Sadlo, 54
[27 Jul 2016] Einojuhani Rautavaara, 87, hip surgery
[27 Jul 2016] Pat Upton (Spiral Starecase), 75
[26 Jul 2016] Roye Albrighton (Nektar), 67
[26 Jul 2016] Allan Barnes (The Blackbyrds), 67
[26 Jul 2016] Michael K. Jones (WTLC), 52
[26 Jul 2016] Hiroko Nakamura, 72
[26 Jul 2016] Sandy Pearlman (Blue Öyster Cult), 72, stroke
[24 Jul 2016] Keith Gemmell (Audience), 68, throat cancer
[24 Jul 2016] Marni Nixon, 86, breast cancer
[24 Jul 2016] Peter Re (Bangor Symphony Orchestra), 97
[23 Jul 2016] George Reznik, 86
[22 Jul 2016] Edgar Muenzer (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 88
[20 Jul 2016] Lawrence Minors, 73
[19 Jul 2016] Tamás Somló (Locomotiv GT), 73, cancer
[18 Jul 2016] Karina Jensen (Cartoons), ?
[18 Jul 2016] Bobby Ramirez (Lighter Shade of Brown), 46, heatstroke
[18 Jul 2016] Ann E. Ward, 67
[17 Jul 2016] Fred Tomlinson (Monty Python's Flying Circus), 88
[17 Jul 2016] Gary S. Paxton (American record producer, recording artist, and Grammy and Dove Award winning songwriter), 77
[17 Jul 2016] Leslie Witt (WXRT-FM), 63, ovarian cancer
[16 Jul 2016] Claude Williamson), 89
[16 Jul 2016] Bonnie Brown (The Browns), 77
[16 Jul 2016] Alan Vega (Suicide), 78
[15 Jul 2016] Erik Petersen (Mischief Brew), 38
[15 Jul 2016] Roland Prince, 69
[13 Jul 2016] El Lebrijano, 75
[13 Jul 2016] Steven Young (Colourbox, M/A/R/R/S)
[09 July 2016] Geneviève Castrée, 34, pancreatic cancer
[09 July 2016] Vaughn Harper, 71
[08 July 2016] Gérard Bourgeois, 80
[07 July 2016] Tom Marr (WCBM), 73, stroke
[07 July 2016] Om Prakash Sonik, 77
[06 July 2016] Danny Smythe (The Box Tops), 67
[05 July 2016] Alirio Díaz, 92
[04 July 2016] William Hawkins, 76
[02 July 2016] Renée de Haan , 61
Locomotiv GT (19 Jul 2016 / 06 Aug 2016): Two members of the Hungarian rock band Locomotiv GT (abbreviated to LGT) died recently: drummer József Laux on August 6th at the age of 73 and bassist/vocalist Tamás Somló died in July 19th at the age of 68 to cancer.
Suicide (16 Jul 2016): Singer Alan Vega of the duo Suicide died in his sleep on July 16th at the age of 78. His death was announced by his friend Henry Rollins.
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Star Trek (19 June 2016): We were pretty shocked to find out that young actor Anton Yelchin, famous for portraying Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, was killed by his car! From what everyone is saying, his Jeep Grand Cherokee had a faulty shift, so he thought he put it in park - when, in fact, it was in neutral. The car slammed into an unsuspecting Yelchin at the bottom of the hill at the gate. Before Yelchin became a star, he sang and played guitar in a punk band called The Hammerheads, aka The Hammerheads Hollywood (not to be confused with Minneapolis’ noise band Hammerhead or late 80s band The Hammerheads). The band was active from 2008 to 2011, when Yelchin confirmed that the band broke up in 2011.
Parliament-Funkadelic (24 June 2016): Parliament-Funkadelic’s keyboardist Bernie Worrell passed away at the age of 72 on June 24th.
The Stanley Brothers (23 June 2016): The Stanley Brothers’ Ralph Stanley died at the age of 89 to skin cancer on June 23rd.
The Mar-Keys (21 June 2016): Wayne Jackson passed away at the age of 74 to congestive heart failure on June 21st.
ZZ Top (18 June 2016): ZZ Top’s manager Bill Ham died at the age of 79 on June 18th.
The Voice (18 June 2016): The Mexican The Voice star Alejandro Jano Fuentes was murdered at the age of 45 on June 18th. This is disturbing, considering that The Voice’s star Christina Grimmie was also murdered some weeks ago.
P.M. Dawn (17 June 2016): Prince Be (Attrell Cordes), half of P.M. Dawn, has died from kidney disease at the age of 46, according to tmz.com.
Christina Grimmie (10 June 2016): The Voice star and YouTube sensation 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie was murdered last night, during an autograph signing at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida. Grimmie’s brother Mark Grimmie (from the band Before You Exit) immediately tackled the unidentified gunman, who then shot and killed himself during the struggle. We previously caught Grimmie as opener to Selena Gomez in 2013. Although young at the time (19 years old) we wrote that she knew “know how to perform and work the crowd, particularly getting the audience to help her with ‘Absolutely Final Goodbye.’”
Muhammad Ali (03 June 2016): Although boxer Muhammad Ali is not known for music, his boxing legacy, style, self-declared “The Greatest” and quotable catchphrase (“float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”) inspired musicians all over. A good solid listing can be seen on Wikipedia.com, which cited Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band (for their single ‘Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)’), Bob Dylan (for the song ‘I Shall be Free No. 10’), R. Kelly (for the song ‘World’s Greatest’) and LL Cool J (for his 1991 single ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’) among some of Ali’s biggest fans.
Double J (03 June 2016): The father of Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp), Mac Cocker recently passed away, according to doublej.net.au. Apparently Cocker was a radio DJ for Double J (currently owned by Triple J).
Fairport Convention (03 June 2016): Dave Swarbrick of the English folk rock band Fairport Convention died at the age of 75 due to emphysema, according to theguardian.com. Universally known as Swarb, he played the fiddle in Fairport Convention. Swarbrick left Fairport in 1981 and in 1983, moved to Northamptonshire, and formed a new acoustic folk band, Whippersnapper.
June (51)
[30 June 2016] Don Friedman, 81
[30 June 2016] Juan Habichuela, 83
[30 June 2016] Franz Cibulka, 69
[29 June 2016] Inocente Carreño, 96
[29 June 2016] Vasyl Slipak, 41, shot
[29 June 2016] Rob Wasserman (RatDog), 64
[28 June 2016] Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley), 84
[27 June 2016] Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, 83, cancer
[26 June 2016] Mike Pedicin, 98
[25 June 2016] Edoardo Muller (San Diego Opera), 78
[24 June 2016] Charles Chaynes, 90, unknown
[24 June 2016] Bernie Worrell (Parliament-Funkadelic), 72, lung cancer
[23 June 2016] Ralph Stanley (The Stanley Brothers), 89, skin cancer
[22 June 2016] Jim Boyd (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), 60, natural causes
[22 June 2016] Leo Brennan (member of Clannad and Enya's father), 90, unknown
[22 June 2016] Amjad Sabri, 45, assassinated by Pakistani Taliban
[22 June 2016] Harry Rabinowitz, 100, natural causes
[21 June 2016] Guda Anjaiah, 60, unknown
[21 June 2016] Dan Daniel (WMCA), 82, unknown
[21 June 2016] Wayne Jackson (The Mar-Keys), 74, congestive heart failure
[21 June 2016] Pierre Lalonde, 75, Parkinson's disease
[21 June 2016] Freddy Powers, 84, Parkinson's disease
[20 June 2016] Chayito Valdez, 71, cerebral hemorrhage
[20 June 2016] Walter S. Hartley ( American composer of contemporary / classical music), 89, unknown
[19 June 2016] Bob Williamson, 67, unknown
[19 June 2016] Anton Yelchin (Star Trek), 27, blunt traumatic asphyxia
[18 June 2016] Bill Ham (Manager of ZZ Top), 79, unknown
[18 June 2016] Peter Feuchtwanger), 76, unknown
[18 June 2016] Alejandro Jano Fuentes (La Voz... México - The Mexican Voice), 45, murdered
[18 June 2016] Sverre Kjelsberg (The Pussycats), 69, unknown
[17 June 2016] Tenor Fly, ?, unknown
[17 June 2016] Luke Lavelle, 30, suicide
[17 June 2016] Prince Be (P.M. Dawn), 46, kidney disease
[14 June 2016] Anatol Dumitra»ô, 60, cancer
[14 June 2016] Henry McCullough (Wings), 72, unknown
[13 June 2016] Ofelya Hambardzumyan, 91, unknown
[13 June 2016] Oleg Karavaychuk, 88, unknown
[13 June 2016] Chips Moman (Elvis Presley), 79, unknown
[12 June 2016] Adrian Posse, 67, lung tumor
[12 June 2016] Chris Warren (Bro-kin), 49, sudden death
[10 June 2016] Christina Grimmie, 22, murdered
[10 June 2016] Habib Mohebian (Habib), 63, cardiac arrest
[08 June 2016] Vladislav Yankovsky (Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra), 64, unknown
[06 June 2016] Rolf Schweizer), 80, unknown
[04 June 2016] Bobby Curtola, 73, unknown
[03 June 2016] Muhammad Ali, 74, respiratory issues
[03 June 2016] Mac Cocker (2JJ), ?, unknown
[03 June 2016] Dave Swarbrick (Fairport Convention), 75, emphysema
[02 June 2016] Freddie Wadling, 64, cancer
[02 June 2016] Orest Hrywnak (WBBF-AM), 59, heart attack
[02 June 2016] Corry Brokken (Eurovision), 83, not given
Star Trek (19 June 2016): We were pretty shocked to find out that young actor Anton Yelchin, famous for portraying Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, was killed by his car! From what everyone is saying, his Jeep Grand Cherokee had a faulty shift, so he thought he put it in park - when, in fact, it was in neutral. The car slammed into an unsuspecting Yelchin at the bottom of the hill at the gate. Before Yelchin became a star, he sang and played guitar in a punk band called The Hammerheads, aka The Hammerheads Hollywood (not to be confused with Minneapolis’ noise band Hammerhead or late 80s band The Hammerheads). The band was active from 2008 to 2011, when Yelchin confirmed that the band broke up in 2011.
Parliament-Funkadelic (24 June 2016): Parliament-Funkadelic’s keyboardist Bernie Worrell passed away at the age of 72 on June 24th.
The Stanley Brothers (23 June 2016): The Stanley Brothers’ Ralph Stanley died at the age of 89 to skin cancer on June 23rd.
The Mar-Keys (21 June 2016): Wayne Jackson passed away at the age of 74 to congestive heart failure on June 21st.
ZZ Top (18 June 2016): ZZ Top’s manager Bill Ham died at the age of 79 on June 18th.
The Voice (18 June 2016): The Mexican The Voice star Alejandro Jano Fuentes was murdered at the age of 45 on June 18th. This is disturbing, considering that The Voice’s star Christina Grimmie was also murdered some weeks ago.
P.M. Dawn (17 June 2016): Prince Be (Attrell Cordes), half of P.M. Dawn, has died from kidney disease at the age of 46, according to tmz.com.
Christina Grimmie (10 June 2016): The Voice star and YouTube sensation 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie was murdered last night, during an autograph signing at The Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida. Grimmie’s brother Mark Grimmie (from the band Before You Exit) immediately tackled the unidentified gunman, who then shot and killed himself during the struggle. We previously caught Grimmie as opener to Selena Gomez in 2013. Although young at the time (19 years old) we wrote that she knew “know how to perform and work the crowd, particularly getting the audience to help her with ‘Absolutely Final Goodbye.’”
Muhammad Ali (03 June 2016): Although boxer Muhammad Ali is not known for music, his boxing legacy, style, self-declared “The Greatest” and quotable catchphrase (“float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”) inspired musicians all over. A good solid listing can be seen on Wikipedia.com, which cited Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band (for their single ‘Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)’), Bob Dylan (for the song ‘I Shall be Free No. 10’), R. Kelly (for the song ‘World’s Greatest’) and LL Cool J (for his 1991 single ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’) among some of Ali’s biggest fans.
Double J (03 June 2016): The father of Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp), Mac Cocker recently passed away, according to doublej.net.au. Apparently Cocker was a radio DJ for Double J (currently owned by Triple J).
Fairport Convention (03 June 2016): Dave Swarbrick of the English folk rock band Fairport Convention died at the age of 75 due to emphysema, according to theguardian.com. Universally known as Swarb, he played the fiddle in Fairport Convention. Swarbrick left Fairport in 1981 and in 1983, moved to Northamptonshire, and formed a new acoustic folk band, Whippersnapper.
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Surfer Blood (30 May 2016): Surfer Blood's guitarist Thomas Fekete was forced to leave the band in 2009 when he learned of his terminal cancer. Fekete passed away at the young age of 27, according to spin.com. We caught the band post-Fekete, with Art Brut in November 2009.
Megadeth (21 May 2016): Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza passed away at the age of 51 to heart failure, while drumming with his band Ohm at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles (as reported by Megadeth guitarist’s Dave Mustaine). Menza drummed on four of Megadeth's albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994) and Cryptic Writings (1997).
The Beastie Boys (19 May 2016): You might remember how we talked about the untimely death of MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys in 2012 ... now we’ve just learned that original band member John Berry (when they were known as The Young Aborigines) died of “frontotemporal dementia”. Berry left the original hardcore punk group. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz joined MCA and Mike D, and the now-trio re-invented themselves as a rap group we know as the Beastie Boys.
LiLiPUT (17 May 2016): Marlene Marder of the all-girls Swiss punk band LiLiPUT at the age of 61. The group formed in Zurich in 1978 under the name Kleenex, with a line-up of Regula Sing (vocals), Marlene Marder (Marlene Marti, guitar), Klaudia Schiff (Klaudia Schifferle, bass, vocals), and Lislot Ha (Lieselotte Hafner, drums). After threat of legal action from the tissue company Kleenex, the band changed their name to LiLiPUT in 1979.
Candye Kane (06 May 2016): Blues/jazz singer Candye Kane also died earlier this month (May 6th) to pancreatic cancer. Kane was included in the books Rolling Stone Guide to Jazz and Blues, Elwood's Blues by Dan Aykroyd, The Blueshound Guide to Blues, Allmusic, and other blues books and periodicals. She was also a former a pornographic actress.
May (35)
[30 May 2016] Jimmy Borges, 80, cancer
[30 May 2016] Corry Brokken (Eurovision), 83, unknown
[30 May 2016] Thomas Fekete (Surfer Blood), 27, cancer
[27 May 2016] Bonnie Law, 47, "sudden death"
[27 May 2016] Marshall Jones (American bass player for Ohio Players), 75
[25 May 2016] Juliusz Loranc (Polish musician, composer and arranger), 78, not given
[21 May 2016] Nick Menza (Megadeth), 51, heart failure
[19 May 2016] Guo Song, 85, unknown
[19 May 2016] John Berry (Beastie Boys), 52, frontal lobe dementia
[19 May 2016] James King, 57, liver disease
[17 May 2016] Marlene Marder (LiLiPUT), 61, unknown
[17 May 2016] Vinjamuri Seetha Devi, 80s, not known
[17 May 2016] Guy Clark, 74, cancer
[16 May 2016] Emilio Navaira, 53, hear attack
[16 May 2016] Fredrik Norén (Gyllene Cirkeln), 75, not given
[15 May 2016] Jane Little (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra), 87, collapsed on stage
[15 May 2016] Cauby Peixoto, 85, pneumonia
[14 May 2016] Tony Barrow (press officer for The Beatles), 80, unknown
[14 May 2016] Lasse Mårtenson (Eurovision - Finland), 81, cerebral hemorrhage
[14 May 2016] Paul Smoker, 75, unknown
[13 May 2016] Bill Backer, 89, unknown
[13 May 2016] Buster Cooper, 87, prostate cancer
[12 May 2016] Julius La Rosa, 86, unknown
[11 May 2016] Joe Temperley (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), 86, unknown
[09 May 2016] Riki Sorsa (Eurovision), 63, cancer
[07 May 2016] John Stabb (Government Issue), 54, stomach cancer
[06 May 2016] Hannes Bauer (Brötzmann's Chicago Tentet), 61, not given
[06 May 2016] Paul Brown, ?, not known
[06 May 2016] Dick Estell (The Radio Reader), 90, natural causes
[06 May 2016] Candye Kane, 54, pancreatic cancer
[06 May 2016] Rickey Smith (American Idol), 36, traffic accident
[05 May 2016] Romalı Perihan, 74, diabetes
[04 May 2016] Olle Ljungström, 54, physical and mental ailment
[03 May 2016] Jadranka Stojaković, 65,motor neuron disease
[02 May 2016] Doug Raney, 59, not given
Surfer Blood (30 May 2016): Surfer Blood's guitarist Thomas Fekete was forced to leave the band in 2009 when he learned of his terminal cancer. Fekete passed away at the young age of 27, according to spin.com. We caught the band post-Fekete, with Art Brut in November 2009.
Megadeth (21 May 2016): Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza passed away at the age of 51 to heart failure, while drumming with his band Ohm at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles (as reported by Megadeth guitarist’s Dave Mustaine). Menza drummed on four of Megadeth's albums: Rust in Peace (1990), Countdown to Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994) and Cryptic Writings (1997).
The Beastie Boys (19 May 2016): You might remember how we talked about the untimely death of MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys in 2012 ... now we’ve just learned that original band member John Berry (when they were known as The Young Aborigines) died of “frontotemporal dementia”. Berry left the original hardcore punk group. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz joined MCA and Mike D, and the now-trio re-invented themselves as a rap group we know as the Beastie Boys.
LiLiPUT (17 May 2016): Marlene Marder of the all-girls Swiss punk band LiLiPUT at the age of 61. The group formed in Zurich in 1978 under the name Kleenex, with a line-up of Regula Sing (vocals), Marlene Marder (Marlene Marti, guitar), Klaudia Schiff (Klaudia Schifferle, bass, vocals), and Lislot Ha (Lieselotte Hafner, drums). After threat of legal action from the tissue company Kleenex, the band changed their name to LiLiPUT in 1979.
Candye Kane (06 May 2016): Blues/jazz singer Candye Kane also died earlier this month (May 6th) to pancreatic cancer. Kane was included in the books Rolling Stone Guide to Jazz and Blues, Elwood's Blues by Dan Aykroyd, The Blueshound Guide to Blues, Allmusic, and other blues books and periodicals. She was also a former a pornographic actress.
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Prince (21 Apr 2016): Simply shocking. TMZ broke the story at 10am this morning, but I didn’t learn of his passing until noon. I just couldn’t believe it. There were signs of illness last Friday when Prince had to make an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, and taken to the hospital. He downplayed his illness by appearing on stage at Paisley Park’s dance party on Saturday... ensuring fans that he was well. He is quoted as saying, “Wait a few days before you waste any prayers.”
Negativland (19 Apr 2016): Founder Richard Lyons (aka Pastor Dick) lost his battle with cancer on April 19th. To this day, I still have that rare U2 single that Negativland released (read all about it here).
Merle Haggard (06 Apr 2016): Country music legend Merle Haggard has passed away on his 79th birthday to double pneumonia, according to various news agencies. Prior to his death at his home near Redding, California, Haggard spent nearly two weeks in a Riverside hospital.
April (36)
[30 Apr 2016] Phil Ryan (Welsh keyboardist and composer for Man and Pete Brown), 69
[30 Apr 2016] Harrison Calloway (Muscle Shoals Horns), 75, stroke
[29 Apr 2016] Dmytro Hnatyuk, 91, heart problems
[29 Apr 2016] David Page, 55, not known
[27 Apr 2016] Gabriele Sima, 61, long illness
[25 Apr 2016] Mei Baojiu, 82, bronchospasm
[24 Apr 2016] Steve Julian (KPCC), 57, brain cancer
[24 Apr 2016] Billy Paul, 81, pancreatic cancer
[24 Apr 2016] Papa Wemba, 66, seizure
[23 Apr 2016] Bill Sevesi, 92, natural causes
[22 Apr 2016] Ojārs Grīnbergs (Ояр Гринбергс), 73, unknown
[22 Apr 2016] Jodee Valentine (singer of Thunderstick), 56
[21 Apr 2016] Lonnie Mack, 74, natural causes
[21 Apr 2016] Prince, 57, prescription drug overdose
[20 Apr 2016] Victoria Wood, 62, cancer
[19 Apr 2016] Richard Lyons (Negativland), 57, cancer
[19 Apr 2016] Pete Zorn (Richard Thompson), 65, cancer
[19 Apr 2016] Karl Broadie (Scottish born, Australian based country & folk singer-songwriter), 45, pancreatic cancer
[18 Apr 2016] Brian Asawa, 49, not given
[16 Apr 2016] Ismael Quintanaa, 78, not given
[16 Apr 2016] Peter Rock, 70, serious illness
[13 Apr 2016] Gib Guilbeau (Flying Burrito Brothers), 78, not known
[11 Apr 2016] Jack Hammer (pianist, singer and songwriter), 90
[09 Apr 2016] Tony Conrad (Theatre of Eternal Music), 76
[07 Apr 2016] Jade Lemons (Injected), ?, drug overdose
[07 Apr 2016] Jimmie Van Zant, 59, unknown
[06 Apr 2016] Dennis Davis (David Bowie), 64, cancer
[06 Apr 2016] Merle Haggard, 79, pneumonia
[06 Apr 2016] Leon Haywood, 74, unknown
[04 Apr 2016] Irma Bule, 29, cobra bite
[04 Apr 2016] Getatchew Mekurya (the Ex), 81, not known
[04 Apr 2016] Carlo Mastrangelo (American bassist and doo-wop singer for The Belmonts), 77
[03 Apr 2016] Jeff McLaren (Flat Out Refusal), 19, murder
[03 Apr 2016] Bill Henderson, 90, natural causes
[03 Apr 2016] Lola Novaković, 81, not known
[02 Apr 2016] Gato Barbieri, 83, pneumonia
Prince (21 Apr 2016): Simply shocking. TMZ broke the story at 10am this morning, but I didn’t learn of his passing until noon. I just couldn’t believe it. There were signs of illness last Friday when Prince had to make an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, and taken to the hospital. He downplayed his illness by appearing on stage at Paisley Park’s dance party on Saturday... ensuring fans that he was well. He is quoted as saying, “Wait a few days before you waste any prayers.”
Negativland (19 Apr 2016): Founder Richard Lyons (aka Pastor Dick) lost his battle with cancer on April 19th. To this day, I still have that rare U2 single that Negativland released (read all about it here).
Merle Haggard (06 Apr 2016): Country music legend Merle Haggard has passed away on his 79th birthday to double pneumonia, according to various news agencies. Prior to his death at his home near Redding, California, Haggard spent nearly two weeks in a Riverside hospital.
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A Tribe Called Quest (22 Mar 2016): We recently learned that Phife Dawg passed away on Tuesday because of complications from diabetes. If you were a fan of 90s hip hop and rap, chances were you loved the trio (featuring Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad). The group, along with De La Soul, was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse.
Frank Sinatra Jr (16 Mar 2016): Frank Sinatra's son Frank Sinatra Jr (and Nancy Sinatra’s younger brother) died of a massive heart attack at the age of 72, according to tmz.com. Sinatra was set to play on Wednesday night (March 16th) in Los Angeles, but after feeling unwell, canceled the Peabody Auditorium show. After checking into Halifax Medical Center, he suffered a heart attack at the hospital.
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (11 Mar 2016): Shocking news, Keith Emerson, the ‘Emerson’ keyboardist in committed suicide by gunshot to the head, at the age of 71. According to tmz.com, he was suffering from depression.
SXSW (10 Mar 2016): Also with SXSW kicking off this week, it’s with sad news that we announce that SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers has died at the age of 60. The cause of death is not known, according to abcnews.go.com.
The Beatles (08 Mar 2016): “The Fifth Beatle” Sir George Martin passed away, the news broke a few hours ago, according to Ringo Starr’s Twitter account... Beatles should be familiar with Martin’s work, as he is involved with most (if not all) of the Beatles’ albums. He’s one of the greatest record producers of all time, scoring 30 #1 hits in the UK and 23 #1 in the US.
Harvey Danger (06 Mar 2016): We had just learned that Harvey Danger’s founding bassist Aaron Huffman died yesterday to “respiratory failure”, according to thestranger.com; he was only 43. As you know, we love their song “Flagpole Sitta”, which featured the catchy, singalong line of “I'm not sick, but I'm not well! And I'm so hot, 'cause I'm in hell!” You can listen to the song here.
Joey + Rory (04 Mar 2016): Joey Feek, one half of husband-wife duo Joey + Roy, died at the age of 40 to cervical cancer. The duo was third place on CMT's Can You Duet in 2008, but they didn’t walk away empty-handed. They got signed to Sugar Hill/Vanguard Records and released seven studio albums. The news of Joey’s death wasn’t as shocking, because her husband actually blogged about the whole ordeal. They had discovered the cancer in June 2015 and they knew it was terminal. She lived long enough to see her daughter’s second birthday in February 2016, and passed away on Wednesday (March 4th).
Bankroll Fresh (04 Mar 2016): Bankroll Fresh (or sometime Yung Fresh), was shot multiple times at Street Execs Studio (according to police, over 50 shells were collected from the scene). As of this writing, there are no motives and no arrests made.
March (54)
[30 Mar 2016] Larry Payton (drummer for Brass Construction), ??
[29 Mar 2016] Andy Newman (Thunderclap Newman), 73, not known
[29 Mar 2016] Patty Duke, 69, sepsis
[26 Mar 2016] Ross Shapiro, (The Glands), 30s, illness
[26 Mar 2016] David Baker, 84, unknown
[26 Mar 2016] Marinko Madžgalj, 37, pancreas problem
[25 Mar 2016] James Jamerson, Jr. (Chanson), 58, medical problems
[24 Mar 2016] Roger Cicero, 45, stroke
[23 Mar 2016] Gegham Grigoryan, 65, unknown
[23 Mar 2016] Joe Garagiola Sr., 90
[23 Mar 2016] Jimmy Riley, 61, cancer
[22 Mar 2016] David Langston Smyrl (Sesame Street), 80, lung cancer
[22 Mar 2016] Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest), 45, diabetes
[21 Mar 2016] Nomoreloss, 30s, typhoid fever
[18 Mar 2016] David Egan (A-Train), 61, lung cancer
[17 Mar 2016] Trần Lập, 42, colorectal cancer
[17 Mar 2016] A. V. Prakash, 74, heart attack
[17 Mar 2016] Steve Young, 73, unknownk
[16 Mar 2016] Grace Chinga, ?, illness
[16 Mar 2016] Frank Sinatra Jr, 72, heart attack
[16 Mar 2016] Lee Andrews (Lee Andrews & the Hearts, Questlove's father), 79, unknown
[16 Mar 2016] Nirosha (Gemini Music), 23, suicide
[16 Mar 2016] Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan, 77, kidney disease
[15 Mar 2016] Daryl Coley, 60, unknown
[15 Mar 2016] Thanh T√πng, 67, illness
[14 Mar 2016] Nik Green (Blue Murder), ?, cancer
[14 Mar 2016] Tim Cretsinger (Groovefest American Music Festival), 61, throat cancer
[14 Mar 2016] Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (Master of the Queen's Music), 81, leukaemia
[12 Mar 2016] Lucas Anderson, 26, opiate overdose
[12 Mar 2016] Tommy Brown, 84,unknown
[12 Mar 2016] Conor Walsh, 36, heart attack
[11 Mar 2016] Louis Meyers (SXSW), 60, not given
[11 Mar 2016] Joe Ascione, 54, unknown
[10 Mar 2016] Gogi Grant, 91, natural causes
[10 Mar 2016] Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake, and Palmer), 71, suicide
[09 Mar 2016] Ray Griff, 75, aspiration pneumonia
[09 Mar 2016] Jon English, 66, complications during surgery
[09 Mar 2016] Nan√° Vasconcelos, 71,lung cancer
[08 Mar 2016] Sir George Martin (The Beatles), 90, not given
[08 Mar 2016] Andrew Loomis (Dead Moon), 54, mini strokes
[08 Mar 2016] Ross Hannaford (Daddy Cool), 65, cancer
[07 Mar 2016] Bruce Geduldig (Tuxedomoon), 63, unknown
[07 Mar 2016] Koyo Bala, 32, cancer
[06 Mar 2016] Aaron Huffman (Harvey Danger), 43, respiratory failure
[06 Mar 2016] Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Vienna Symphony), 86, illness
[06 Mar 2016] Kalabhavan Mani, 45, liver ailment
[05 Mar 2016] Chip Hooper (Agent for Dave Matthews), 53, cancer
[04 Mar 2016] Keli Rutledge, 18, car accident
[04 Mar 2016] Bankroll Fresh, 28, murder
[04 Mar 2016] Joey Feek (Joey + Rory), 40, cervical cancer
[04 Mar 2016] Ekrem Jevrić, 54, heart attack
[03 Mar 2016] John Thomas (Budgie), 63, pneumonia
[03 Mar 2016] Gwyneth George, 95, not given
[01 Mar 2016] Gayle McCormick (Smith), 67, cancer
A Tribe Called Quest (22 Mar 2016): We recently learned that Phife Dawg passed away on Tuesday because of complications from diabetes. If you were a fan of 90s hip hop and rap, chances were you loved the trio (featuring Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, and DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad). The group, along with De La Soul, was a central part of the Native Tongues Posse.
Frank Sinatra Jr (16 Mar 2016): Frank Sinatra's son Frank Sinatra Jr (and Nancy Sinatra’s younger brother) died of a massive heart attack at the age of 72, according to tmz.com. Sinatra was set to play on Wednesday night (March 16th) in Los Angeles, but after feeling unwell, canceled the Peabody Auditorium show. After checking into Halifax Medical Center, he suffered a heart attack at the hospital.
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (11 Mar 2016): Shocking news, Keith Emerson, the ‘Emerson’ keyboardist in committed suicide by gunshot to the head, at the age of 71. According to tmz.com, he was suffering from depression.
SXSW (10 Mar 2016): Also with SXSW kicking off this week, it’s with sad news that we announce that SXSW co-founder Louis Meyers has died at the age of 60. The cause of death is not known, according to abcnews.go.com.
The Beatles (08 Mar 2016): “The Fifth Beatle” Sir George Martin passed away, the news broke a few hours ago, according to Ringo Starr’s Twitter account... Beatles should be familiar with Martin’s work, as he is involved with most (if not all) of the Beatles’ albums. He’s one of the greatest record producers of all time, scoring 30 #1 hits in the UK and 23 #1 in the US.
Harvey Danger (06 Mar 2016): We had just learned that Harvey Danger’s founding bassist Aaron Huffman died yesterday to “respiratory failure”, according to thestranger.com; he was only 43. As you know, we love their song “Flagpole Sitta”, which featured the catchy, singalong line of “I'm not sick, but I'm not well! And I'm so hot, 'cause I'm in hell!” You can listen to the song here.
Joey + Rory (04 Mar 2016): Joey Feek, one half of husband-wife duo Joey + Roy, died at the age of 40 to cervical cancer. The duo was third place on CMT's Can You Duet in 2008, but they didn’t walk away empty-handed. They got signed to Sugar Hill/Vanguard Records and released seven studio albums. The news of Joey’s death wasn’t as shocking, because her husband actually blogged about the whole ordeal. They had discovered the cancer in June 2015 and they knew it was terminal. She lived long enough to see her daughter’s second birthday in February 2016, and passed away on Wednesday (March 4th).
Bankroll Fresh (04 Mar 2016): Bankroll Fresh (or sometime Yung Fresh), was shot multiple times at Street Execs Studio (according to police, over 50 shells were collected from the scene). As of this writing, there are no motives and no arrests made.
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Vanity (15 Feb 2016): We just learned that Prince’s protégé Vanity (real name Denise Katrina Matthews), singer of Vanity 6, has died today (Monday) from sclerosis encapsulating peritonitis (an inflammation of the small intestines). According to TMZ, who broke the story, she underwent daily dialysis treatments as a result of failed kidneys from a crack overdose in 1994.
Viola Beach (13 Feb 2016): Young British band Viola Beach plunged to their deaths by driving off an open bridge in Sweden on Saturday. The band was in the country on their first (and last) overseas gig took place last Friday at the Where’s the Music? festival in Norrköping, Sweden. Four band members, plus their manager died: Kristian Leonard, 20; River Reeves, 19; Tomas Lowe, 27, Jack Dakin, 19; Craig Tarry, 32.
Shan Johnson (06 Feb 2016): The singer-turned-music composer died on Saturday to cardiac arrest, she was 29. She was in the process of recording several songs, right up to her unexpected death.
Valleys (05 Feb 2016): Mikey Clement died in a car accident at the age of 23 on the morning of February 5th. The official statement mentioned that they had to cancel their February 10th show, but will go ahead with their planned album release party for Experiment One: Asylum.
Earth, Wind and Fire (04 Feb 2016): Founding band member Maurice White died in his sleep after a long battle with Parkinson's disease at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 74.
Sense Field (01 Feb 2016): Frontman Jon Bunch passed away on Sunday, at the age of 45. His family does not know how he died. Bunch was in numerous bands, including Reason To Believe/Sense Field and Further Seems Forever, and War Generation and Lucky Scars. Read the official press release at news.weheartmusic.com.
Sqeezer (01 Feb 2016): The most terrifying death so far is the murder of Jim Reeves, of the German pop trio Sqeezer (who had two top 20 German hit singles in the late 90s). He was 47.
February (64)
[29 Feb 2016] Josefin Nilsson, 46, tuberculosis
[27 Feb 2016] Merritone Blake, 75, stroke
[27 Feb 2016] James Atkins (Hammerbox), 49, esophageal cancer
[27 Feb 2016] Gordon Ranney (The Gomers), 53, lung cancer
[26 Feb 2016] Nina Dorda, 91, not known
[26 Feb 2016] Howard L. Quilling, 80, not known
[25 Feb 2016] Eric Charles (Mizik Mizik), 51, Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke)
[25 Feb 2016] John Chilton (The Feetwarmers), 83, Parkinson's disease
[24 Feb 2016] Lennie Baker (Sha Na Na), 69, infection
[24 Feb 2016] Ariel Camacho (Los Plebes del Rancho), 22, car accident
[23 Feb 2016] Johnny Murphy (The Commitments), 72, respiratory failure
[22 Feb 2016] Danny Finn (Prima Donna), 70, short illness
[22 Feb 2016] Chris Finley (Herman's Hermits, Merseybeats), 67, stroke
[22 Feb 2016] Sonny James, 86, not given
[22 Feb 2016] Hans Reffert (Guru Guru), 69, illness
[21 Feb 2016] Donny Catron (The Tennessee Gentlemen), 60, long illness
[21 Feb 2016] Piotr Grudzinski (Riverside), 40, unknown
[21 Feb 2016] Buck Rambo (The Rambos), 84, not given
[21 Feb 2016] Anton Jones, 79, illness
[20 Feb 2016] Dave Turner, 59, found dead in snowbank
[19 Feb 2016] Vi Subversa (Poison Girls), 80, illness
[19 Feb 2016] Harald Devold, 51, cancer
[19 Feb 2016] Mike Lyon (Earl's Killer Squirrel), 41, not given
[18 Feb 2016] Paul Gordon (The B-52's), 52, not given
[18 Feb 2016] Brendan Healy, 59, cancer
[18 Feb 2016] Pantelis Pantelidis, 32, car crash
[18 Feb 2016] Abdul Rashid Khan, 107, natural causes
[16 Feb 2016] Clifford Crawley (composer), 85, cancer
[15 Feb 2016] George Gaynes (musical, actor), 98, not given
[15 Feb 2016] Vanity (Vanity 6), 57, sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis
[15 Feb 2016] Joey Floyd (Toby Keith's Easy Money Band), 54, cancer
[14 Feb 2016] L. C. Ulmer, 87, natural causes
[14 Feb 2016] Anselmo López, 81, not given
[13 Feb 2016] Viola Beach (Entire band, plus manager: Kristian Leonard, 20; River Reeves, 19; Tomas Lowe, 27, Jack Dakin, 19; Craig Tarry, 32), 19-32, accidentally driving off bridge
[13 Feb 2016] Robin Ghosh, 76, respiratory failure
[12 Feb 2016] Gene Stuart (The Mighty Avons, The Homesteaders), 72, long illness
[11 Feb 2016] Kim Williams, 68, not given
[10 Feb 2016] Asami Nagakiya (Japanese steel pan player), 31, murdered by strangulation
[09 Feb 2016] Hillary Lukyamuzi (aka New Testament), 24, killed by Police car
[08 Feb 2016] Ray Dunne (Armagh Rhymers), 34, tragic circumstances
[07 Feb 2016] Rick Wright (Connie Smith's backup band The Sundowners), 57, car accident
[07 Feb 2016] Berre Bergen (The Scabs), 53, protracted emphysema
[06 Feb 2016] Gabi Shoshan, 66, suicide
[06 Feb 2016] Gilles Brown, 73, not given
[06 Feb 2016] Sam Spence (NFL Films), 88, ill health
[06 Feb 2016] Dan Hicks (Hot Licks), 74, liver cancer
[06 Feb 2016] Eddy Wally, 83, cerebral hemorrhage
[06 Feb 2016] Shan Johnson, 29, cardiac arrest
[06 Feb 2016] Gaby Shoshan, 66, unknown
[05 Feb 2016] Mikey Clement (Valleys), 23, car accident
[04 Feb 2016] Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire), 74, Parkinson's Disease
[04 Feb 2016] Joe Dowell, 76, heart attack
[04 Feb 2016] Jimmie Haskell (American composer and orchestrator of The Color Purple, Big, Land of the Lost), 79
[03 Feb 2016] Alba Solís, 88, unknown
[03 Feb 2016] DJ Big Kap, 45, heart attack
[02 Feb 2016] Steve ‘Tregenda’ Childers (Black Witchery), 49, car accident
[01 Feb 2016] Robert Hamlett (The Fairfield Four), 84, unknown
[01 Feb 2016] Jon Bunch (Sense Field), 45, unknown
[01 Feb 2016] Jim Reeves (Sqeezer), 47, murdered
Vanity (15 Feb 2016): We just learned that Prince’s protégé Vanity (real name Denise Katrina Matthews), singer of Vanity 6, has died today (Monday) from sclerosis encapsulating peritonitis (an inflammation of the small intestines). According to TMZ, who broke the story, she underwent daily dialysis treatments as a result of failed kidneys from a crack overdose in 1994.
Viola Beach (13 Feb 2016): Young British band Viola Beach plunged to their deaths by driving off an open bridge in Sweden on Saturday. The band was in the country on their first (and last) overseas gig took place last Friday at the Where’s the Music? festival in Norrköping, Sweden. Four band members, plus their manager died: Kristian Leonard, 20; River Reeves, 19; Tomas Lowe, 27, Jack Dakin, 19; Craig Tarry, 32.
Shan Johnson (06 Feb 2016): The singer-turned-music composer died on Saturday to cardiac arrest, she was 29. She was in the process of recording several songs, right up to her unexpected death.
Valleys (05 Feb 2016): Mikey Clement died in a car accident at the age of 23 on the morning of February 5th. The official statement mentioned that they had to cancel their February 10th show, but will go ahead with their planned album release party for Experiment One: Asylum.
Earth, Wind and Fire (04 Feb 2016): Founding band member Maurice White died in his sleep after a long battle with Parkinson's disease at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 74.
Sense Field (01 Feb 2016): Frontman Jon Bunch passed away on Sunday, at the age of 45. His family does not know how he died. Bunch was in numerous bands, including Reason To Believe/Sense Field and Further Seems Forever, and War Generation and Lucky Scars. Read the official press release at news.weheartmusic.com.
Sqeezer (01 Feb 2016): The most terrifying death so far is the murder of Jim Reeves, of the German pop trio Sqeezer (who had two top 20 German hit singles in the late 90s). He was 47.
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Jefferson Airplane (28 Jan 2016): Paul Kantner, from Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, has died at the age of 74 as a result of “multiple organ failure and septic shock”. Jefferson Starship was still fresh on our mind because of their upcoming show with Blue Oyster Cult at Medina Entertainment Center (the venue also previously booked Scott Weiland, who died in the Minnesota area in December 2015).
Black (26 Jan 2016): We have just learned that Black (real name Colin Vearncombe) has recently died at the age of 53 on January 26th. He was previously placed in a medically-induced coma at the intensive care unit of Cork University Hospital after being involved in a car accident on January 12th in Ireland.
The Eagles (18 Jan 2016): Founder Glenn Frey passed away on January 18th. We first heard about it on social media and TMZ, but the band (including Don Henley) made it official and issued the statement on eagles.com.
David Bowie (10 Jan 2016): I woke up to the sad news that legendary singer, songwriter, actor, space traveling alien from another planet, David Bowie, has died.
Bowie was still fresh in our minds as we talked about the unexpected release of his latest album Blackstar on his birthday (January 8) on a recent Podcast... but we had no idea of his health situation.
Backroad Anthem (04 Jan 2016): The most shocking death so far in this first week is country singer Craig Strickland and his buddy Chase Morland was killed while on a duck hunt on December 27th, 2015. There was a massive storm that caused their boat to capsized and, based on finding Morland's body in the river, they think he immediately drowned. Strickland, on the other hand, was able to swim to shore... only to later expire due to extreme weather exposure.
January (44)
[31 Jan 2016] Sir Terry Wogan (BBC Radio DJ), 77, cancer
[29 Jan 2016] Billy Faier (American banjo player), 85
[28 Jan 2016] Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane), 74, multiple organ failure
[28 Jan 2016] Signe Toly Anderson (Jefferson Airplane), 74, illness
[26 Jan 2016] Black (Colin Vearncombe), 53, traffic accident
[24 Jan 2016] Jimmy Bain (Rainbow), 68, pneumonia
[23 Jan 2016] Cadalack Ron, 34, unknown
[22 Jan 2016] Alec Wishart (Hogsnort Rupert), 76, lung cancer
[22 Jan 2016] Salim Junior, ??, illness
[20 Jan 2016] Lee Abramson, 45, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
[18 Jan 2016] Glenn Frey (Eagles), 67, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia
[18 Jan 2016] Pablo Manavello, 65, unknown
[18 Jan 2016] Else Marie Pade (Danish composer), 91
[18 Jan 2016] Andy Dog (artist for The The), 57, brain tumor
[17 Jan 2016] Mic Gillette (Tower of Power), 64, heart attack
[17 Jan 2016] Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople), 67, Alzheimer's disease
[17 Jan 2016] Blowfly, 76, liver cancer
[16 Jan 2016] Hubert Giraud, 94, unknown
[16 Jan 2016] Carina Jaarnek (Frösöflickorna), 53, cerebral haemorrhage
[16 Jan 2016] Gary Loizzo (The American Breed), 70, pancreatic cancer
[15 Jan 2016] Pete Huttlinger, 54, stroke.
[14 Jan 2016] René Angélil (Celine Dion's manager/husband), 73, throat cancer
[14 Jan 2016] Franco Oppo, 80, unknown
[13 Jan 2016] Giorgio Gomelsky (The Yardbirds), 81, cancer
[10 Jan 2016] David Bowie, 69, cancer
[10 Jan 2016] John Berry (Idaho), 51, natural causes
[10 Jan 2016] Hern√°n Gamboa (Serenata Guayanesa), 69, cancer
[09 Jan 2016] Robert McAllister (Iron Chic), 36, unknown
[09 Jan 2016] Jānis Vaišļa (Pirates of the Sea), 46, cardiac amyloidosis
[09 Jan 2016] Chelele (Diana Chemutai Musila), 25?, murdered
[08 Jan 2016] Brett Smiley, 60, HIV and hepatitis
[08 Jan 2016] Otis Clay, 73, heart attack
[08 Jan 2016] Red Simpson, 81, heart attack
[07 Jan 2016] Kitty Kallen, 94, unknown
[07 Jan 2016] Troy Shondell, 76, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
[06 Jan 2016] Nicholas Caldwell (The Whispers), 71, heart problems
[05 Jan 2016] Pierre Boulez (French composer), 90
[04 Jan 2016] Craig Strickland (Backroad Anthem), 29, hypothermia (Body found on January 4)
[04 Jan 2016] Long John Hunter, 84, natural causes
[04 Jan 2016] Robert Stigwood (manager of The Bee Gees, Cream), 81, unknown
[04 Jan 2016] Achim Mentzel, 69, stroke
[03 Jan 2016] Jason Mackenroth (Rollins Band, Blue Man Group), 46, prostate cancer
[03 Jan 2016] Paul Bley (Canadian pianist), 84
[02 Jan 2016] Michel Delpech, 69, cancer
Black (26 Jan 2016): We have just learned that Black (real name Colin Vearncombe) has recently died at the age of 53 on January 26th. He was previously placed in a medically-induced coma at the intensive care unit of Cork University Hospital after being involved in a car accident on January 12th in Ireland.
The Eagles (18 Jan 2016): Founder Glenn Frey passed away on January 18th. We first heard about it on social media and TMZ, but the band (including Don Henley) made it official and issued the statement on eagles.com.
David Bowie (10 Jan 2016): I woke up to the sad news that legendary singer, songwriter, actor, space traveling alien from another planet, David Bowie, has died.
Bowie was still fresh in our minds as we talked about the unexpected release of his latest album Blackstar on his birthday (January 8) on a recent Podcast... but we had no idea of his health situation.
Backroad Anthem (04 Jan 2016): The most shocking death so far in this first week is country singer Craig Strickland and his buddy Chase Morland was killed while on a duck hunt on December 27th, 2015. There was a massive storm that caused their boat to capsized and, based on finding Morland's body in the river, they think he immediately drowned. Strickland, on the other hand, was able to swim to shore... only to later expire due to extreme weather exposure.
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January 13, 2016, Giorgio Gomelsky
Posted by: KAFKA | 11/15/2016 at 11:18 PM
Joe Garagiola was 90.
Posted by: Tom Link | 11/16/2016 at 10:54 AM
Why did you remove Pauline Oliveros?
Posted by: soulchap | 11/28/2016 at 10:30 AM
Tony Conrad , April 2016
Posted by: Nick | 12/13/2016 at 08:15 PM
Pierre Boulez! January 2016. Also Else Marie Pade.
Posted by: Mike | 12/16/2016 at 02:30 AM
Jean Jacques Perrey! very important in electronic music!
Posted by: Laura | 12/20/2016 at 12:25 AM
you missed Pat Upton (spiral starecase), died July 27, 2016 who wrote and sang "More Today Than Yesterday)
Posted by: milly | 12/20/2016 at 11:47 AM
Angus Grant, musician. Born: 14 February, 1967, in Fort William. Died: 9 October, 2016, in Edinburgh, aged 49.
Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-angus-r-grant-shooglenifty-fiddler-who-helped-create-folk-fusion-acid-croft-1-4258492
Posted by: katarina | 12/22/2016 at 02:04 AM
Also missing from the list:
3 January 2016 - Paul Bley, Canadian pianist (b. 1932)
29 January 2016 - Billy Faier, an American banjo player, along with Pete Seeger
7 March 2016 - Bruce Geduldig, 63, US experimental synth musician (TUXEDOMOON)
30 March 2016 - Larry Payton, American R&B drummer (BRASS CONSTRUCTION)
4 April 2016 - Carlo Mastrangelo, 77, American bassist and doo-wop singer (The Belmonts)
11 April 2016– Jack Hammer, 90, pianist, singer and songwriter ("Great Balls of Fire")
30 April 2016 - Phil Ryan (21.10.1946) a Welsh keyboardist and composer, Man, Pete Brown
27 May 2016 - Marshall Jones, 75, American bass player (Ohio Players)
Posted by: katarina | 12/22/2016 at 02:32 AM
all updated, thank you
Posted by: W‚ô•M | 12/22/2016 at 06:44 AM
60 more as of last night (Russian famous Red Army Choir): http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-airplane-idUSKBN14E02Y :(
Posted by: Katarina | 12/25/2016 at 06:24 AM
George Michael...
Posted by: David | 12/25/2016 at 04:54 PM
Larry Hosford, country musician. November 26
Posted by: RBS | 12/26/2016 at 05:37 AM
Bruce Geduldig is listed twice, and a bracket is missing for Paul Bley
Posted by: PCMorphy72 | 12/26/2016 at 02:24 PM
Hawaiian singer Palani Vaughan died of a heart attack on December 8th. He was 72.
article
Posted by: Thisisjohnbook | 12/27/2016 at 12:10 AM
3-2, American rap artist and mc based in Houston, Texas. He began his career in the group Convicts and signed a deal with Rap-A-Lot Records. He was shot dead November 12th
Posted by: Tipa | 12/27/2016 at 03:05 AM
Juliusz Loranc 25 May 2016, 78; Polish musician, composer and arranger. RIP
Posted by: Kam | 12/27/2016 at 04:58 AM
Since you listed Heinrich Schiff you should list Neville Marriner (English violinist, known as "one of the world's greatest conductors", died in his sleep on October 2nd at the age of 78), and I guess many other classical musicians.
Apart Heinrich Schiff I think you have not listed many other musicians from the classical music environment, which I guess should be very great although not so great as popular music, so you could decide to exclude them (perhaps for the moment, though personally I would leave who you have already listed).
Also, since you have listed many musicians from national folk music environment I would have these two entries:
[05 Sep 2016] Carlo D'Angiò (NCCP), 70?
[01 Oct 2016] Sandra Mantovani (Italian singer), 88?
Posted by: PCMorphy72 | 12/27/2016 at 07:58 AM
My mistake: Neville Marriner died at the age of 92.
Posted by: PCMorphy72 | 12/27/2016 at 08:06 AM
KASHIF, RICK PARFIT (STATUS QUO), ALPHONSE MOUZON
Posted by: Stefano | 12/27/2016 at 10:21 AM
Karl Broadie, 19 April 2016, from pancreatic cancer. Scottish born, Australian based country & folk singer-songwriter. Had many hits worldwide, especially "Count Your Blessings", duet with Nashville based Diana Corcoran.
Posted by: CC | 12/27/2016 at 12:28 PM
Hi, John D Loudermilk passed away 21st September 2016 Aged 82. Singer Songwriter responsible for hits - Norman, Sad Movies, Indian Reservation, Ebony Eyes etc.
Cheers
Ian Rodger
Posted by: ian.rodger@hotmail.com | 12/27/2016 at 03:22 PM
Ben Xi, Chinese singer on Christmas Eve. Very notable personality who'd just released a new song.
http://www.cpoplove.com/2016/12/27/singer-ben-xi-passes-away-rumored-committed-suicide-depression/
Posted by: cpoplove | 12/27/2016 at 06:37 PM
It doesn't matter if they're big or small, all the names have been added to the list. We predicted that 2017 will be worst in terms of musician deaths: http://weheartmusic.typepad.com/blog/2016/12/whm263-the-year-in-deaths-2016.html
Posted by: W‚ô•M | 12/27/2016 at 07:04 PM
Philadelphia area sound engineer George Pierson Nov 22, 2016
Posted by: S Glaser | 12/27/2016 at 09:15 PM