Musicians and singers who died in April 2021

• Musicians who died in 2021

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[30 Apr 2021] Rafail Bakirov (Рафаил Бакиров) (Russian composer), 74 The famous Tatar composer passed away, the author of the popular songs Rafail Bakirov. He was 74 years old. On the death of the artist of the arts of the AI Tatar-Inform, his son, musician Renat Bakirov told. ... via tatar-inform.ru

[30 Apr 2021] Eskendir Hasangaliev (Ескендир Хасангалиев) (Kazakh composer-songwriter and singer), 80 At the age of 81, a well-known Kazakhstani singer and composer Eskendir Hasangaliyev died. This was announced by Vice-Minister of Culture and Sports Nurkis Daushov, reports Tengrinews.kz. ... via tengrinews.kz

[30 Apr 2021] John Dee Holeman (American Piedmont blues guitarist, singer and songwriter), 92 An era of North Carolina music and arts ended early Friday morning with the death of John Dee Holeman, Durham’s last great blues elder. Holeman had turned 92 years old on April 4 and passed at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro ... via indyweek.com

[30 Apr 2021] Anthony Payne (English composer), 84 Composer Anthony Payne, who famously completed Elgar's unfinished Third Symphony, has died at the age of 84. ... via bbc.com

[30 Apr 2021] Ray Reyes (Puerto Rican singer for Menudo), 51, heart attack Singer Ray Reyes, who belonged to the famous Menudo group often in his time of great fame, died as a result of a massive infarction at his home at Levittown, Toa Low. ... via primerahora.com

[29 Apr 2021] Johnny Crawford (American actor and singer), 75, COVID-19 Johnny Crawford, the original Mouseketeer who starred as the young son of the Civil War veteran portrayed by Chuck Connors on the 1958-63 ABC series The Rifleman, died Thursday, it was announced. He was 75. ... via hollywoodreporter.com

[29 Apr 2021] Pierce Fulton (American disc jockey and record producer), 28, suicide Renowned electronic music producer Pierce Fulton has died at the age of 28, according to a statement released by his family today, May 3rd. ... via edm.com

[29 Apr 2021] John Hinch (British drummer for Judas Priest), 73 John Hinch, the drummer who played on Judas Priest's debut album, Rocka Rolla, has died at the age of 73. The news was confirmed by Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford ... via loudwire.com

[29 Apr 2021] Paul Couter (Belgian guitarist for TC Matic), 72 Kazimierz Kord, 90, Polish conductor.[984] ... via levif.be

[29 Apr 2021] Tony Markellis (American bassist for Trey Anastasio Band), 68 Bassist Tony Markellis has died. News broke of the bassist’s passing on April 30, with his nephew Cory Markellis writing, “Uncle Tony. My hero. You will forever be remembered as one of the greatest. ... via relix.com

[29 Apr 2021] Will Mecum (American rock guitarist and songwriter), 48, fall 72 Will Mecum, founding guitarist of long-running stoner metal outfit Karma to Burn, has died, sources tell MetalSucks. ... via metalsucks.net

[28 Apr 2021] Mara Abrantes (Brazilian-Portuguese singer and actress), 86 The Brazilian singer Mara Abrantes died this Wednesday at the Hospital of Santo António dos Capuchos in Lisbon at 86 years old, told Lusa the artistic entrepreneur António Fortuna. ... via dn.pt

[28 Apr 2021] Toni Dalli (Italian musician and restaurateur), 88 Toni Dalli, the international singer that emerged from Yorkshire's coal mines to become a family name in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1950s and 60s, died last night at Hercoña de Marbella at 88 years ... via diariosur.es

[28 Apr 2021] Anita Lane (Australian singer-songwriter for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), 61 Anita Lane, the singer-songwriter who cowrote some of the Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ most memorable songs, has died at age 61. Rolling Stone has confirmed Lane’s death; a cause and date of death has yet to be revealed. ... via rollingstone.com

[28 Apr 2021] Liuwe Tamminga (Dutch organist and harpsichordist), 67 On the night between April 28 and 29 he died in Bologna, at the age of 67, the Dutch organist Liuwe Tamminga. Born in 1953 in Hemelum, near Amsterdam, he was formed at the Groningen Conservatory and was later perfected in Paris with André Isoir and Jean Langlais ... via scherzo.es

[27 Apr 2021] Paul Couter (Belgian guitarist for TC Matic), 72 The musician Paul Coutter died Tuesday at the age of 72, "said the Bath Foam Throne musical promoter in a press release. Member of Tjens Cut then TC Matic with his Compassé Arno, the guitarist is part of the Belgian musical history. ... via levif.be

[27 Apr 2021] Sammy Kasule (Ugandan musician and singer), 69 Legendary vocalist Sammy Kasule is dead. Kasule passed away on Tuesday evening. The legend died at the age of 69. He passed away in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... via kfm.co.ug

[26 Apr 2021] Jan Verhoeven (Dutch singer for Holland Duo), 80 Jan Verhoeven, singer of the Holland Duo, died. This announces Marco De Hollander on his social media channels. Jan started his career in the Holland Duo, together with Marianne Weber. They took three albums and released several singles. In 1989 Jan and Marianne started in full speed. ... via nporadio5.nl

[26 Apr 2021] Jesús Fichamba (Ecuadorian indigenous singer), 74, COVID-19 The Ecuadorian singer Jesús Fichamba died on Monday, April 26, at 74, because of the Covid-19. ... via eluniverso.com

[26 Apr 2021] Al Schmitt (American recording engineer), 91 Producer and engineer Al Schmitt, who reportedly received more than 150 gold and platinum albums for his work over the course of his six-decade career, died April 26, 2021, in Bell Canyon, Calif. The cause of death has not yet been reported ... via bestclassicbands.com

[25 Apr 2021] Denny Freeman (American blues guitarist and keyboardist), 76 Austin guitar great Denny Freeman, who played with Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan, dies aged 76 ... via guitarworld.com

[24 Apr 2021] Mutaib Alsaqar (Jordanian singer), 62 Jordanian media reported on Saturday (April 24), April 24, 2021, dies of the death of the tired of the false after a 57-year-old age conflict. ... via palsawa.com

[24 Apr 2021] Sergio Esquivel (Mexican singer-songwriter), 74 At the age of 74 and in the peace of your home, the composer and tasting and author Yucateco, Sergio Esquivel, a Yucatecal music and trope icon died this morning. ... via eluniversal.com.mx

[24 Apr 2021] Ute Grass (German organist and educator), 85 The world knew it above all dancing. Bigger than her husband, with long, back-thrown hair, she led the famous muzzle at her side at official occasions over and over again over the parquet. Ute Grass, born 1936 as Ute Grunert on Hiddensee, had been married since 1979 with the writer Günter Grass ... via spiegel.de

[24 Apr 2021] Shunsuke Kikuchi (Japanese composer), 89, pneumonia ‘Dragon Ball Z’ song composer Shunsuke Kikuchi died on April 24. The Anime News Network website reported that the 89-year-old passed due to aspiration pneumonia. ... via gulfnews.com

[24 Apr 2021] Christa Ludwig (German mezzo-soprano), 93 Christa Ludwig is dead. One of the large opera stars of the 20th century died on yesterday's Saturday at the age of 93 years in her adoption home Klosterneuburg. ... via tt.com

[24 Apr 2021] József Soproni (Hungarian composer), 90 József Soproni died on Saturatia on Saturatia, the Music Academy of Music, the Emeritor Emeritus of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy of Music. ... via hvg.hu

[24 Apr 2021] Reinette van Zijtveld (Reinette van Zijtveld-Lustig) (Dutch singer), 69 For the HFM Würzburg and the German jazz scene, her death means a drip loss. Reinette Van Zijtveld-Funny (24.05.1961 - 24.04.2021) was a personality in several ways over many years ... via hfm-wuerzburg.de

[24 Apr 2021] Milva (Italian singer and actress), 81 Singer and actress, she was 81 years old. She is a sophisticated interpreter favored by authors, directors and composers such as Strehler and Piazzolla, Battiato and Vangelis, Berio and Morricone, she is divided between music and theater ... via repubblica.it

[23 Apr 2021] Charlie Black (American country songwriter), 71 Charlie Black, a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member who co-wrote chart-topping country hits for Anne Murray, Reba McEntire and Alan Jackson, died Friday at age 71. ... via tennessean.com

[23 Apr 2021] Fredi (Finnish singer and television presenter), 78 The Laulajalegenda Fredi Eli Matti Siitonen has died at the age of 78. The related party confirmed the sorrow news for evening messages. ... via is.fi

[23 Apr 2021] Victor Wood (Filipino singer and actor), 75, COVID-19 OPM icon and Jukebox King Victor Wood has succumbed to complications caused by COVID-19 this morning, April 23. He was 75 years old. ... via inquirer.net

[22 Apr 2021] Shravan Rathod (Indian film composer), 66, COVID-19 Shravan Rathod from the famous music composer duo Nadeem-Shravan died of Covid-19 at Mubai’s SL Raheja Hospital on Thursday. ... via gulte.com

[22 Apr 2021] Shock G (American rapper for Digital Underground), 57 Digital Underground’s Shock G has died at 57, according to a post from Digital Underground co-founder Chopmaster J on Instagram ... via stereogum.com

[21 Apr 2021] Lea Liitmaa aka Lea Dali Lion (Estonian singer), 47, COVID-19 Singer Lea Dali Lion died: she was in intensive care only a month ago due to a corona ... via ohtuleht.ee

[21 Apr 2021] Bhitali Das (Indian singer), 51, COVID-19 Popular Assamese singer Bhitali Das in no more. Das passed away at Kalapahar COVID-19 Hospital at 7:05 PM on Wednesday. She had contracted COVID-19 and was battling for life after testing positive on April 14. ... via newslivetv.com

[21 Apr 2021] Joe Long (American bassist for The Four Seasons), 79, COVID-19 Joe Long, the Elizabeth native who joined Four Seasons in 1965, died April 21 due to complications of COVID-19, said a spokesperson for the group. He was 79. See also Tommy DeVito(21 Sep 2020) ... via northjersey.com

[21 Apr 2021] Diamantina Rodríguez (Spanish singer), 100 Diamantina Rodríguez, one of the maximum exponents of the Asturian Tonada of the twentieth century, absolute reference of the female voices of the Asturianada and a pioneer of the genre, died at 100 years ... via elcomercio.es

[20 Apr 2021] Les McKeown (Scottish singer for Bay City Rollers), 65 The Scottish pop singer fronted the Edinburgh band during their most successful period in the 1970s. See also Alan Longmuir (02 Jul 2018) ... via bbc.co.uk

[20 Apr 2021] Willi Herren (German actor and singer), 45 Shock message for all fans! Willi Men († 45) is dead. The actor and reality TV star died on Tuesday in his apartment in Cologne. This confirmed both his manager and the Cologne police to picture. ... via bild.de

[19 Apr 2021] Yuriy Ayrapetyan (Юрий Суренович) (Armenian pianist and teacher for People's Artist of the Armenian SSR), 87 He was awarded the Order of Movses Horanatsi (Republic of Armenia) for merits in the field of performing and pedagogical activities (2004). ... via mosconsv.ru

[19 Apr 2021] Joaquín Cúneo (Peruvian rock vocalist), 34 The Peruvian Rock says goodbye to Joaquín Cúnio, singer of the National Site State Group. Through its social networks, the Ministry of Culture lamented this news and sent its most sense of the musician's family ... via rpp.pe

[19 Apr 2021] Bob Lanois (Canadian record producer and recording engineer), 73 Acclaimed Hamilton music producer, sound engineer, photographer and harmonica player Bob Lanois has died, and with his passing, says his friend and collaborator Tom Wilson, we “have lost a jewel and a giant.” ... via thespec.com

[19 Apr 2021] Jim Steinman (American musician, composer and lyricist), 73 Jim Steinman was such a titanic figure in Meat Loaf’s life, that sharing their saga in a single phone call to Rolling Stone after Steinman’s death simply was not possible ... via rollingstone.com

[18 Apr 2021] Naïma Ababsa (Algerian singer), 51 Outcome of a family of artists, Naima Ababsa marked the Algerian art scene by its remarkable services in participants in festivals dedicated to music throughout Algeria. ... via aps.dz

[18 Apr 2021] Paul Oscher (American blues singer), 71, COVID-19 Paul Oscher, who moved to Austin eight years ago after a career that included many years in blues legend Muddy Waters' band, died Sunday at age 71. He had been hospitalized with COVID-19 for several weeks ... via austin360.com

[18 Apr 2021] Lars Ratz (German heavy metal bassist and producer for Metalium), 53, aircraft crash Former Metalium bassist Lars "Ratz" Ranzenberger died Sunday morning (April 18) after his ultralight "trike" airplane crashed in Mallorca, Spain. ... via blabbermouth.net

[17 Apr 2021] Black Rob (American rapper), 51 Black Rob, a rapper best known for the 2000 hit “Whoa!” and his affiliation with P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, died Saturday. He was 51. ... via deadline.com

[16 Apr 2021] Mike Mitchell (American musician for The Kingsmen), 77 Mike Mitchell, lead guitarist for the Kingsmen for more than six decades, died Friday on his 77th birthday, according to a publicist for the group. ... via cnn.com

[16 Apr 2021] Barry Mason (English songwriter), 85 The tributes posted online said he died on Friday. He was 85. Barry became known to millions of pop music lovers around the world for songs such as Delilah, a hit for Sir Tom Jones, Love Grows (where my Rosemary goes), Here it Comes Again and The Last Waltz. ... via wigantoday.net

[15 Apr 2021] Barby Kelly (German singer for The Kelly Family), 45 Fans mourn for the died Kelly Family member Barby. The musician died at the age of 45 years, as the German Press Agency learned on Tuesday ... via tagblatt.ch

[15 Apr 2021] Gabriel Raymon (Colombian singer and songwriter), 77 This Thursday, April 15 died in the city of Medellín, at 77 years, the singer and composer Antioqueño Gabriel Angel Muñoz López, known in the field of lane music and spite as 'Gabriel Raymon' ... via radionacional.co

[14 Apr 2021] Michel Louvain (Canadian singer), 83, esophageal cancer Quebec whole creates the death of Michel Louvain, who made his last breath around 20h Wednesday evening, at 83 years old, while he was learning just a week ago that he was suffering from cancer of the esophagus. ... via journaldequebec.com

[14 Apr 2021] Tati Penna (Chilean singer, journalist, and television personality), 61, cancer The journalist, singer and television cheerleader, Tati Penna, died on Wednesday at 61. As he confirmed her family in a statement, the death occurred by complications of multiple sclerosis "to which an aggressive cancer was added in recent weeks." ... via lavozdemaipu.cl

[14 Apr 2021] Rusty Young (American musician for Poco), 75 Rusty Young, who co-founded the country-rock group Poco in 1968 and was the only mainstay through the band’s five-decade-plus history, died Wednesday at age 75. ... via variety.com

[13 Apr 2021] Farid Ahmed (Bangladeshi composer and music director), 60, COVID-19 Farid Ahmed, a national award-winning music director, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 60. ... via thedailystar.net

[13 Apr 2021] Leonid Bortkevich (Belarusian singer for Pesniary), 71 The famous Belarusian musician, Honored Artist of Belarus, in the past, the Soloist of the Pesnyary Group Leonid Bortkevich died today, April 13, 2021, in Minsk. He was 71 years old ... via tut.by

[13 Apr 2021] Rocco Filippini (Swiss classical cellist), 77, COVID-19 Swiss Cellist Rocco Filippini has Died, Age 77. The cellist passed away recently ... via theviolinchannel.com

[13 Apr 2021] Amedeo Tommasi (Italian pianist and composer), 85 Amedeo Tommasi — one of Italy's most prestigious jazz players and soundtrack/library composers — has died. News broke this week that the Chet Baker collaborator passed away on Wednesday (April 14) in Rome, where he both lived and worked as a music teacher ... via exclaim.ca

[12 Apr 2021] Ermavilo (Italian lyricist and voice actor), 72 In the evening of yesterday, Monday, April 12th died at the age of 73 years the voice actor Ernesto Brancucci, also known with the pseudonym of "Ermavilo", from which he takes its name the dubbing school sung of Rome ... via ilfattoquotidiano.it

[12 Apr 2021] Halyna Mosiychuk (Василівна Мосійчук) (Ukrainian composer) Yesterday, April 12 departed to illuminate the original composer and the performer, an active participant in the socio-artistic life of Rivne region, an experienced dentist from Dubna Galina Vasylivna Mosiychuk. ... via rivnenews.com.ua

[11 Apr 2021] Mita Haque (Bangladeshi singer), 58, COVID-19 Renowned Rabindra Sangeet exponent Mita Haque passed away while undergoing treatment in a city hospital at the age of 59 on Sunday morning. She was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with coronavirus ... via prothomalo.com

[11 Apr 2021] Zoran Simjanović (Serbian composer and musician for Siluete, Elipse), 74, COVID-19 According to the media, he passed away from the consequences of infection by Coronavirus, and he spent in the hospital last two weeks. Let's remind you, the composer Zoran Simjanović in 1946 in Belgrade ... via b92.net

[10 Apr 2021] Ilona Bartalus (Hungarian conductor and music teacher), 80 At the age of eighty, Ilona Bartalus deceased, the former editor of the Danube Television and his music leader - writes Fidelio ... via index.hu

[10 Apr 2021] Quinton Claunch (American musician, record producer and record label owner), 99 Quinton M. Claunch December 3, 1921 - April 10, 2021 Share a memory ... via memorialparkfuneralandcemetery.com

[10 Apr 2021] Shay Healy (Irish songwriter and television broadcaster for Nighthawks), 78 The Eurovision winning songwriter and former RTÉ broadcaster Shay Healy has died at the age of 78. ... via rte.ie

[10 Apr 2021] Bob Petric (American guitarist for Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments) Remembering Bob Petric, longtime guitarist for Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. News of the local musician’s death broke on Saturday; memorial plans are forthcoming ... via columbusalive.com

[10 Apr 2021] Bob Porter (American record producer, discographer and broadcaster), 80, esophageal cancer Bob Porter, a prolific record producer and heralded jazz and blues authority whose voice has been heard continuously on the air at WBGO since its earliest signal in 1979, died on Saturday at his home in Northvale, N.J. He was 80. ... via wbgo.org

[10 Apr 2021] Bosse Skoglund (Swedish drummer for Peps Persson), 85 Bosse Skoglund has played with Peps Persson since the 1970s and on records and concerts with artists such as Monica Zetterlund and Hasse & Tage and with bands such as work & leisure and Bill Öhrström's Bill's Boogie Band. ... via svt.se

[09 Apr 2021] DMX (American rapper), 50, drug overdose DMX, the iconic hip-hop artist behind the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” whose distinctively gruff voice and thoughtful messages in his rhymes made him one of rap’s biggest stars, has died, according to a family statement Friday ... via apnews.com

[08 Apr 2021] Sagrario Aranburu (Spanish singer and dancer), 90 Agur, Aunt Sagrario. Life, full life is that they have good people. Yours have been full. Without a doubt. Because if we agree on the people we have been lucky enough to meet you, it is that you have been, first of all, a good woman. ... via noticiasdenavarra.com

[08 Apr 2021] Isla Eckinger (Swiss musician), 81 The Basler Jazz musician Isla Eckinger died yesterday Thursday morning at the age of 81 years ... via onlinereports.ch

[07 Apr 2021] Bill Owens (American songwriter), 85 Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died ... via wistv.com

[07 Apr 2021] Wayne Peterson (American composer), 93 Wayne Peterson, an American composer and educator whose “The Face of the Night, the Heart of the Dark” was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1992 over the public objections of the Pulitzer jury, died April 7 at his home in San Francisco ... via washingtonpost.com

[07 Apr 2021] Indramohan Rajbongshi (Bangladeshi folk singer), 75, COVID-19 Indra Mohan Rajbongshi, a singer with an illustrious background in folk music, has died in a Dhaka hospital after his battle with COVID-19. ... via bdnews24.com

[06 Apr 2021] Lefteris Mytilineos (Λευτέρης Μυτιληναίος) (Greek singer), 74, COVID-19 Lefteris Mytilineos: Died from Koronovirus the great singer He died at the age of 75 hit by Coronovirus Lefteris Mytilineos, one of the most famous singers of the 1970s. ... via www.to10.gr

[06 Apr 2021] Sonny Simmons (American jazz saxophonist), 87 Worship. The word will have glued to the skin of Sonny Simmons, a personality apart and attaching character, whose franc-talk reminded him that he came from a time when the novlangue of marketing did not have any policed ... via liberation.fr

[06 Apr 2021] Zsófia Tallér (Hungarian composer), 50 Zsófia Tallér was born in 1970 Dorogon. He began his musical studies in his hometown and continued in Győr. The János János Music School of Győr graduated from the piano and compositions in 1988 ... via index.hu

[06 Apr 2021] Predrag Živković Tozovac (Serbian folk musician and actor), 85, COVID-19 Legendary Serbian composer, songwriter, accordion and singer of folk music, Predrag Živković Tozovac passed away tonight in 85 years at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, Tanjug. ... via aljazeera.net

[05 Apr 2021] Veronica Dunne (Irish soprano), 93 Veronica Dunne, the soprano and singing teacher who has died aged 93, was a key figure in Irish musical life. She influenced the art of operatic singing in Ireland for more than 60 years ... via irishtimes.com

[05 Apr 2021] Haja El Hamdaouia (Moroccan singer-songwriter), 91 Iconic Moroccan singer Haja El Hamdaouia died early this morning at the age of 91. El Hamdaouia suffered health complications that required her to be transferred to the hospital for medical supervision. ... via moroccoworldnews.com

[05 Apr 2021] Krzysztof Krawczyk (Polish baritone pop singer, guitarist and composer), 74, COVID-19 Krzysztof Krawczyk died - he gave his many years of his friend and the singer's manager Andrzej Kosmala on Monday. The singer was taken to the hospital on Monday, he died in the afternoon. In recent weeks, Covid-19 struggled ... via polsatnews.pl

[05 Apr 2021] Henry Stephen (Venezuelan singer), 79, COVID-19 The singer and actor Henry Stephen, considered one of the pioneers of Rock in Venezuela, died at 79 for complications derived from the Covid-19, the Minister of Culture of the Caribbean country, Ernesto Villegas. ... via swissinfo.ch

[04 Apr 2021] Roberto Calero (aka Roberto Calero Piedrahita) (Ecuadorian bolero singer), 77, kidney disease A kidney disease and problems by surgery ended with the life of the so-called "Vinced Payer". He was 78 years old. ... via primicias.ec

[04 Apr 2021] Paul Humphrey (Canadian musician for Blue Peter), 61, multiple system atrophy Paul Humphrey, suave frontman of ‘80s Toronto new wave band Blue Peter, dies at 61 ... via thestar.com

[04 Apr 2021] Ralph Schuckett (American rock keyboardist for Utopia and composer), 73 "It is with an extremely heavy heart that I share the sad news of the disappearance of our 'brother of the Utopia's' Ralph Schukett ... via globusmagazine.it

[03 Apr 2021] Jill Corey (American singer), 85 Jill Corey, 85, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Los Angeles, Calif., and New York City, N.Y., passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh ... via legacy.com

[03 Apr 2021] Agnaldo Timóteo (Brazilian singer and politician), 84, COVID-19 The singer Agnaldo Timóteo, one of the best known voices of Brazilian romantic music, died of Covid, after 18 days of hospitalization, this Saturday (3) in Rio ... via globo.com

[02 Apr 2021] Tony Pola (Australian blues-rock drummer for Beasts of Bourbon) Australian rock'n'roll drummer Tony Pola, best known for his work with Beasts Of Bourbon and Kim Salmon & the Surrealists, died over the Easter weekend. ... via abc.net.au

[02 Apr 2021] Quindon Tarver (American R&B singer), 38, traffic collision Quindon Tarver, who sang the solo on “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)” during the title characters’ wedding in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and later appeared on American Idol, has died in a car crash ... via deadline.com

[02 Apr 2021] Shaukat Ali (Pakistani folk singer), 76, liver failure Punjabi folk singer Shaukat Ali has passed away in Lahore at the age of 78. He had been undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in the city for almost a month ... via dawn.com

[02 Apr 2021] Simon Bainbridge (British composer), 68 British composer and teacher Simon Bainbridge was born in London on 30 August 1952 and studied at the Royal College of Music with John Lambert and then at Tanglewood with Gunther Schuller ... via classicalmusicdaily.com

[02 Apr 2021] Morris Dickerson (American funk bassist and vocalist for War), 71 Morris B.B. Dickerson, bassist and vocalist for the funk rock band, War, passed away peacefully at a Long Beach, Calif., hospital on Friday (April 2) ... via billboard.com

[02 Apr 2021] Gabi Luncă (Romanian folk and lăutărească singer), 82, COVID-19 Gabi Luncă died on Friday night, at the age of 82. Diagnosed with Covid-19, the artist was hospitalized at Ilfov County Hospital. ... via stirileprotv.ro

[02 Apr 2021] Nelu Ploieșteanu (Romanian Romani music singer), 70, COVID-19 Nelu Ploieșteanu died. Ploieșteanu, the well-known fiddle music performer, died today, at the age of 70, after being hospitalized for COVID-19. ... via gsp.ro

[01 Apr 2021] Giorgio Gatti (Italian baritone), 72, COVID-19 Farewell to the great baritone Giorgio Gatti, a leading name in the world of opera. As reported by La Nazione, the singer died from the coronavirus at the age of 72 and was hospitalized in Rome ... via ilmattino.it

[01 Apr 2021] Patrick Juvet (Swiss model and singer-songwriter), 70 This is sad news for the music world. Famous singer Patrick Juvet has died at the age of 70, his agent told AFP on Thursday (April 1). ... via huffingtonpost.fr

[01 Apr 2021] Oscar Kraal (Dutch drummer for Rosa King & Upside Down), 50 Dutch top drummer Oscar Kraal has passed away. His daughter Rosa announced this on Thursday evening. Kraal was drummer for big names such as Rosa King & Upside Down, Candy Dulfers Funky Stuff, Keith Caputo, Frank Boeijen, Postmen, Anouk, The Dutch Eagles and Niels Geusebroek ... via maxazine.nl

[01 Apr 2021] Paul W. Whear (American composer and music educator), 95 Current and former faculty members and students from Marshall’s School of Music mourn the loss of Professor Emeritus Dr. Paul. W. Whear (left), a renowned composer and professor of music theory and composition, who passed away last week at the age of 95 ... via marshall.edu