Musicians and singers who died in March 2020

• Musicians who died in 2020
• January 2020 (72)
• February (67)
• March (81)
• April (87)

[31 Mar 2020] Rafael Berrio (Spanish composer and singer), 56 Rafael Berrio, a member of groups such as UHF, Amor A Traición and Deriva and author of a fruitful solo career that was at its best, died this Tuesday in San Sebastián at the age of 56, due to the serious illness ... via diariovasco.com

[31 Mar 2020] Zoltán Peskó (Hungarian conductor and composer), 83 Zoltán Peskó died at the age of 83 after a long illness on March 31 - the artist's family informed us. Born into a church musician family, his father, id. Zoltán Peskó and his brother György Peskó are organists. ... via fidelio.hu

[31 Mar 2020] Wallace Roney (American jazz trumpeter), 59, Coronavirus Wallace Roney, the legendary jazz trumpeter and protege of Miles Davis, has died at the age of 59. Roney’s cause of death was as a result of coronavirus complications. ... via heavy.com

[30 Mar 2020] Bill Withers (American singer-songwriter), 81, heart disease Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including "Lean on Me" and "Ain’t No Sunshine" has died from heart complications ... via carlyleobserver.com

[30 Mar 2020] Martha Avante Barrón (Mexican singer and musician, founder of Los Angeles Azules), 94 Los Angeles Azules confirmed the death of Martha Avante Barrón, mother of the Mejía Avante brothers and founder of the group. ... via eluniversal.com

[30 Mar 2020] Louise Ebrel (French singer for Les Ramoneurs de menhirs), 87 In 2006, she participated and sang for Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs. Ebrel was 87 when she died ... via francetvinfo.fr

[30 Mar 2020] Riachão (Brazilian composer and singer), 98 Samba singer Riachão died of natural causes in Salvador, on the dawn of this Monday (30). Riachão was 98 years old. During the wake, some relatives of the singer sang some of Riachão's songs, such as "Cada Macaco na seu Galo", the most famous composition. ... via globo.com

[29 Mar 2020] Joe Diffie (American country music singer-songwriter), 61, Coronavirus Grammy-winning Country artist Joe Diffie passed away today (3/29) from complications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the age of 61. Diffie is best known for his string of #1 hits that include “Home,” “If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)," “Third Rock From The Sun,” “Pickup Man,” and “Bigger Than The Beatles.” ... via allaccess.com

[29 Mar 2020] Alan Merrill (American musician for Arrows), 69, Coronavirus Alan Merrill, the lead singer of Arrows, and co-writer of the first recorded version of “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” in 1975, died today (March 29), a victim of the Covid-19 virus. In 1982, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts scored a #1 single with their version ... via bestclassicbands.com

[29 Mar 2020] Paravai Muniyamma (Indian folk singer and actress), 82 Folk singer and actress Paravai Muniyamma died in Madurai on Sunday. The octogenarian had been suffering from age-related ailments for a few years now. She shot to fame in 2003 with her role in the film Dhool, in which she starred alongside actors Vikram and Jyothika. Her song Madurai veeran became a huge hit ... via thehindu.com

[29 Mar 2020] Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer and conductor), 86 Radio Kraków was the first to inform about the composer's death, citing the musician's family. Krzysztof Penderecki turned 86 in November. ... via gazeta.pl

[28 Mar 2020] Nicolás Brizuela (Argentine musician), 70 Nicolás "Colacho" Brizuela, a musician from La Rioja, who was known in the popular music scene for having accompanied Mercedes Sosa for more than two decades, died on Saturday afternoon, due to kidney cancer. ... via lanacion.com.ar

[28 Mar 2020] Frank White (English guitarist) In the 1960s Frank White toured Europe with another local hero, The Crying Game pop star Dave Berry and the Cruisers. He played with Carl Perkins, Albert Lee and The Crickets. ... via thestar.co.uk, thanks to Andy

[28 Mar 2020] Sergei Rainchik (Сергей Раинчик) (Belarusian keyboardist for Verasy), 48 Sergei Rainchik played keyboards for Верасы (Verasy), worked as a sound engineer at the Youth Variety Theater, and also the music director of the revived Verasa project. At various times, he wrote music and arrangements for songs performed by Irina Dorofeeva, Angelika Agurbash (at that time Lika Yalinskaya), Victoria Aleshko ... via tut.by

[28 Mar 2020] Lou "L.A." Kouvaris (Greek-born American guitarist for Riot), 66, Coronavirus Original Riot guitarist Lou "L.A." Kouvaris had died at the age of 66, according to the band. No cause of death has been revealed, but Riot's manager Giles Lavery said Lou developed symptoms of COVID-19 ... via antimusic.com

[28 Mar 2020] Jan Howard (American country singer and songwriter), 91 Jan Howard, a 49-year-old member of the Grand Ole Opry and a top country singer, died Saturday in Gallatin, Tennessee, according to an Opry statement. ... via mashviral.com

[28 Mar 2020] Kerstin Behrendtz (Swedish music programmer and editor for Sveriges Radio), 69, Coronavirus Former Sveriges Radio (Sweden's Radio) music programmer and editor, Kerstin Behrendtz, had died on Saturday after falling victim to Covid-19. ... via expressen.se

[27 Mar 2020] Wayman Henry (American musician), 66, Coronavirus Wayman Henry died after a week-long battle with COVID-19, the first victim in Mobile County. ... via fox10tv.com

[27 Mar 2020] Bob Andy (Jamaican reggae singer for The Paragons), 75 Reggae icon Bob Andy, one of Jamaica's most celebrated songwriters, has died. Andy had his first solo hit record in 1967, "I've Got to Go Back Home", which was followed by "Desperate Lover", "Feeling Soul", "Unchained", and "Too Experienced". ... via loopjamaica.com

[27 Mar 2020] Delroy Washington (British-Jamaican reggae singer), 67 Delroy Washington, one of the first artists to be signed to major record companies such CBS, Island and Virgin, has passed away in London on Friday, March 27 after a short illness. He was also the founder and CEO of the Federation of Reggae Music UK, the Reggae Trade and Development association ... via voice-online.co.uk

[27 Mar 2020] Mirna Doris (Italian singer), 79, cancer Mirna Doris, 77 years old will always remain "the girl of Marechiaro". The news of her death was given this morning on her Facebook page ... via ilmattino.it

[26 Mar 2020] DJ Griff Gotti (American DJ), 39 Conrad Buchanan died on March 26 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, less than two weeks after he first showed symptoms of the novel coronavirus, according to the Fort Myers News-Press. The 39-year-old father, who was known professionally as DJ Griff Gotti, started to feel ill on March 14 but his wife Nicole, 37, said he struggled for days to get tested. ... via people.com, thanks to Grimble

[26 Mar 2020] Bill Martin (Scottish songwriter and music publisher), 81 Bill Martin wrote Eurovision hits such as ‘Puppet on a String’ (The first UK Winner of the Eurovision in 1967) and ‘Congratulations’ (Coming 2nd the following year at the 1968 Eurovision) alongside his songwriting partner Phil Coulter (You can see these below). ... via escbubble.com

[26 Mar 2020] Naomi Munakata (Japanese-Brazilian conductor), 64, Coronavirus The main conductor of the Paulistano Choir, Naomi Munakata, died at the age of 64 on Thursday (26) in São Paulo. According to the German Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, she died as a result of complications from infection caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). ... via globo.com

[26 Mar 2020] Freddy Rodriguez Sr. (American saxophone player), 89, Coronavirus A saxophone player who was a well-known figure in Denver’s live jazz scene has passed away from what his family says were complications from coronavirus. Freddy Rodriguez Sr. frequently performed at the El Chapultepec nightclub. ... via cbslocal.com

[26 Mar 2020] Olle Holmquist (Swedish trombonist for James Last Orchestra), 83, Coronavirus Olle Holmquist worked as a musician all his life and traveled around the world for his performances. He played the trombone behind Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones and ABBA, among others. When Olle Holmquist was infected by the corona virus at the nursing home he lived in, he was ill with Alzheimer's disease ... via expressen.se

[25 Mar 2020] Liesbeth List (Dutch singer and actress), 78 List began her career in 1962 with appearances in different television shows. She drew this to the attention of the lead singer Ramses Shaffy, which is the beginning of a long-standing relationship ... via globaldomainsnews.com

[25 Mar 2020] Jennifer Bate (British concert organist), 75 Jennifer Bate has died at the age of 75. Her father was HA Bates, organist of St James Muswell Hill (1927-78). ... via gramophone.co.uk

[25 Mar 2020] Donatien Laurent (French musicologist), 84 Donatien Laurent grew up mainly in Paris. After a car accident, Donatien Laurent devoted himself only to what he is passionate about: popular and music culture of Britania. ... via letelegramme.fr

[25 Mar 2020] Cy Tucker (English musician), 76, Coronavirus Musician Cy Tucker, who previously played with The Beatles, has passed from coronavirus. The Liverpool Echo reports that the rocker fell ill with COVID-1 symptoms a week ago before dying at the Royal Liverpool Hospital ... via khaleejtimes.com

[25 Mar 2020] Landon Spradlin (American musician), 66, Coronavirus Landon Spradlin, 66, was on his way back to Virginia following a trip to New Orleans with his wife, Jean, when he began feeling ill. ... via wbtv.com

[25 Mar 2020] Detto Mariano (Italian musician for I Ribelli), 82, Coronavirus Detto Mariano was hospitalized fifteen days ago for the consequences of the coronavirus ... via repubblica.it

[24 Mar 2020] Bill Rieflin (American rock drummer for King Crimson, Ministry, R.E.M.), 59, cancer Bill Rieflin, a remarkably versatile drummer whose work over the past 30 years spanned Ministry, R.E.M., Swans, Nine Inch Nails and King Crimson, among many others, has died after a battle with cancer ... via pitchfork.com

[24 Mar 2020] Manu Dibango (Cameroonian saxophonist), 86, Coronavirus Manu Dibango - best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa - is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19. ... via bbc.com

[24 Mar 2020] Anatoliy Mokrenko (Анатолій Мокренко) (Ukrainian opera singer), 87 Ukrainian singer Anatoly Mokrenko passed away after a serious illness on March 24 ... via radiosvoboda.org

[23 Mar 2020] Tres Warren (American singer and guitarist for Psychic Ills), 41 Tres Warren, the lead vocalist and guitarist of New York experimental group Psychic Ills, has died. Warren was 41 years old ... via pitchfork.com

[22 Mar 2020] Gabi Delgado-López (Spanish-born German musician for Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft), 61 Gabi Delgado singer of the German band Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (or DAF for short) has died ... via musikexpress.de

[22 Mar 2020] Peter Stapleton (New Zealand musician for Victor Dimisich Band), 65 Peter Stapleton, drummer, lyricist and improvisor, for the Victor Dimisich Band, The Terminals, Scorched Earth Policy, Pin Group, Dadamah, EYE, etc., is dead ... via audiofoundation.org.nz

[22 Mar 2020] Julie Felix (American-British folk singer), 81 Julie Felix rose to fame as the resident singer on Sir David Frost’s show The Frost Report and also hosted her own programme on the BBC titled Once More With Felix ... via dunfermlinepress.com

[22 Mar 2020] Mike Longo (American jazz pianist), 83, Coronavirus Mike Longo, who led a distinguished jazz career as a pianist, composer and educator, notably as longtime musical director for Dizzy Gillespie, died on Sunday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. ... via wbgo.org

[22 Mar 2020] Eric Weissberg (American folk musician), 80, Alzheimer's disease Multi-instrumentalist Eric Weissberg, half of the duo (along with Steve Mandell) that scored an unlikely #2 hit in 1973 with “Dueling Banjos,” popularized in the hit film Deliverance, has died ... via bestclassicbands.com

[21 Mar 2020] Hellmut Stern (German violinist), 91 Survivor of Holocaust, Hellmut Stern's family (who are also musicians), escaped to China in 1938 in Manchuria. He worked as a violinist at weddings and in the railway club; at a street vendor in Harbin ... via tagesspiegel.de

[21 Mar 2020] Rod Powell (American musician), Coronavirus Rod Powell, who delighted apres-ski crowds for decades in Vail with his musical talents, has died from COVID-19 ... via denverpost.com

[20 Mar 2020] Kenny Rogers (American singer and songwriter), 81 Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on records and on TV, died Friday night. ... via msn.com

[20 Mar 2020] Enrique del Portal (Spanish operatic tenor), 87, gastroenteritis / coronavirus The tenor and actor Enrique del Portal has died this Friday at his home in Madrid at the age of 87 due to gastroenteritis... caused by the coronavirus. ... via abc.es

[20 Mar 2020] Muhterem Nur (Turkish actress and singer), 87, kidney failure The wife of Müslüm Gürses, Muhterem Nur, has been under treatment in the hospital for some time due to kidney failure. Nur died on March 20 ... via milliyet.com.tr

[20 Mar 2020] Jerry Slick (American rock drummer for The Great Society), 80 Jerry Slick, a drummer turned cinematographer whose mid-’60s San Francisco band the Great Society, has died. ... via bestclassicbands.com

[20 Mar 2020] Gino Volpe (Italian singer-songwriter), 77, heart attack With a sudden illness, Maestro Gino Volpe passed away. The Lucanian musician would have felt ill at his home in Villa D’Agri. ... via basilicata24.it

[19 Mar 2020] Black N Mild (American bounce music deejay), 44, Coronavirus Go DJ Black N Mild aka Oliver Stokes Jr. has died at the age of 44 following his coronavirus diagnosis. ... via heavy.com

[19 Mar 2020] Joey Bautista (Filipino singer for Mulatto), Coronavirus Joey Bautista, lead singer of classic pop-rock band Mulatto, has died due to COVID-19, according to his wife. ... via inquirer.net

[19 Mar 2020] Aurlus Mabélé (Congolese singer and composer), 66, Coronavirus Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died. He checked into a hospital in Paris, France, and died later that night. ... via newtimes.co.rw

[18 Mar 2020] Kenneth Kafui (Ghanaian composer), 68 Ghanaian Choral Composer, Ken Kafui has died. He was known for his composition ‘Mida akpe na Mawu, Dzidom among others. ... via classfmonline.com

[17 Mar 2020] Thái Thanh (Vietnamese-American singer), 85 Thai Thanh - the "first name" of the new Vietnamese music industry - died on March 17, aged 86, from an announcement from actor Duc Tien. ... via vnexpress.net

[16 Mar 2020] Jason Rainey (American guitarist for Sacred Reich), 53 Former Sacred Reich guitarist Jason Rainey died Monday night (March 16) of an apparent heart attack. His death was confirmed by his wife Renee Novak ... via blabbermouth.net

[16 Mar 2020] Sergio Bassi (Italian folk singer-songwriter), 69, Coronavirus Fans "digitally cry" on social networks when they learned that Italian folk singer/songwriter Sergio Bassi, aka Bassi, has died on Monday due to the Coronavirus ... via ilgiornale.it

[16 Mar 2020] Konstantin Ryabinov (Константин Рябинов) (Russian musician and artist for Гражданская оборона), 55 Founder of Гражданская оборона (Grazhdanskaya Oborona), Konstantin Ryabinov, has died at the age of 55. ... via rbc.ru

[14 Mar 2020] Genesis P-Orridge (British musician for Psychic TV), 70, leukemia Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, avant garde icon and founding member of cult experimental bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, has died ... via pitchfork.com

[14 Mar 2020] Eva Pilarová (Czech singer), 80 Eva Pilarová devoted herself to singing, at the beginning she studied opera singing at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, but she did not stay with the opera. ... via novinky.cz

[13 Mar 2020] Richenel (Dutch singer), 62, lung cancer Singer Richenel, best known for the song Dance Around The World, died in the night from Thursday to Friday. The Amsterdammer was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. ... via archyde.com

[12 Mar 2020] Don Burrows (Australian jazz musician), 91 Jazz musician and flautist, Don Burrows, has died at the age of 91. Don Burrows became a music teacher and flautist in Sydney in 1937. ... via noise11.com

[11 Mar 2020] Charles Wuorinen (American composer), 81 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen has died at age 81. Wuorinen won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music for “Time’s Encomium,” a four-channel work for synthesized sound ... via kswo.com

[10 Mar 2020] Marcelo Peralta (Argentine saxophonist), 59, Coronavirus Argentine saxophonist Marcelo Peralta died Tuesday in Madrid because of the coronavirus. Last Thursday, just on his birthday, he had been hospitalized for pneumonia and then they detected that he was infected with Covid-19 ... via cienradios.com

[10 Mar 2020] Beba Selimović (Bosnian singer), 80 Singer Izeta Beba Selimovic, who was considered one of the best interpreters of traditional Bosnian Sevdalinka songs, has died in Sarajevo at the age of 82 ... via blic.rs

[09 Mar 2020] Doug Rice (American musician), 72 “And he didn’t make the next show,” Powers said Tuesday about Doug Rice, who collapsed and died at home Monday after a short bicycle ride. He was 72. ... via southbendtribune.com, thanks to TheShowWontGoOn.com

[09 Mar 2020] Eric Taylor (American folk singer-songwriter), 70 Eric Taylor — who bridged a songwriting scene from old masters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark to younger writers like Lovett and Steve Earle — died Monday after months of poor health. ... via houstonchronicle.com

[09 Mar 2020] Keith Olsen (American record producer and sound engineer) The renowned producer and sound engineer Keith Olsen has died, who has worked with a long list of bands; Whitesnake, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Magnum, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Saga, Santana, Heart, Rick Springfield, etc ... via metaljournal.net

[08 Mar 2020] Martin Davorin-Jagodić (Croatian composer), 84 Martin Davorin-Jagodić, in the 90's, has worked with Elisabeth Son, an artist whose specialty is electronic and multimedia installations. Together they presented at the Media-Scape Symposium 1999 in Zagreb ... via hds.hr

[07 Mar 2020] Jim Owen (American country singer-songwriter), 78 According to Branson entertainers and friends, Jim Owen passed away Saturday at the age of 78. Owen had a love of country music that began with Hank, Sr. that grew during his youth... ... via ozarksindependent.com

[07 Mar 2020] Charlie Baty (American blues guitarist for Little Charlie & the Nightcats), 66 One of the Blues world’s greatest guitarists Charlie Baty has sadly passed away at age 66. Charlie Baty was born in Alabama in 1953, moved to California at the age of 8 ... via bluesmatters.com

[07 Mar 2020] Laura Smith (Canadian folk singer-songwriter), cancer Laura Smith, a prominent performer on Canada’s folk music scene since the late 1980s, both as a singer with a robust and unforgettable whiskey-tinged voice and as a songwriter of painstaking and heartrending honesty ... via thechronicleherald.cacom

[07 Mar 2020] Houshang Zarif (Iranian tar player), 81, heart failure Houshang Zarif, a renowned and influential Iranian musician, bid farewell on Saturday night. The artist died of heart failure. ... via navatv.com

[06 Mar 2020] Elinor Ross (American operatic soprano), 93 The American soprano Elinor Ross died yesterday, March 6 at 93 years old. Ross made his debut at the Chicago Opera in 1958, as Leonora de Il trovatore, with a cast of bells: Jussi Björling, Giulietta Simionato and Ettore Bastianini. ... via plateamagazine.com

[06 Mar 2020] McCoy Tyner (American jazz pianist), 81 McCoy Tyner, a famous jazz pianist, and longtime member of John Coltrane’s quartet died on March 6, according to his nephew Colby ... via heavy.com

[05 Mar 2020] Ejiro Emokinovo (Arabian singer for Veentage Band) Ejiro Emokinovo, lead vocalist of music group, Veentage Band, has died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... via saharareporters.com, thanks to TheShowWontGoOn.com

[04 Mar 2020] Barbara Martin (American singer for The Supremes), 76 Barbara Martin, who was in the 60s Motown band from 1960 to 1962, has passed away at the age of 76, the band has confirmed on their Facebook page. ... via mirror.co.uk

[04 Mar 2020] Adelaide Chiozzo (Brazilian actress and accordionist), 88 This Wednesday morning, singer and accordionist Adelaide Chiozzo died in a hospital in Tijuca, in the North Zone of Rio. She's famous for her song "Beijinho doce". ... via globo.com

[03 Mar 2020] Alf Cranner (Norwegian folk singer), 83 Alf Cranner was a poet, cartoonist and singer. He was regarded as one of the most important driving forces behind the Norwegian wisdom / folk wave in the 1960s and 1970s ... via nettavisen.no

[02 Mar 2020] Susan Weinert (German guitarist), 54 Susan Weinert, the guitarist from Neunkirchen died on Monday. Weinert would have been 55 in June. The guitarist was married to bassist Martin Weinert for 34 years, with whom she has released numerous albums in her 30-year musical career. ... via saarbruecker-zeitung.de

[02 Mar 2020] Lance James (South African Country singer), 81 Lance James – known as ‘Big Daddy’ – had fallen and broken his hip earlier this year during a hospital visit, and had been in Intensive Care ever since. His PR agent Lydia Winchester confirmed that James passed away Monday morning. ... via sapeople.com

[01 Mar 2020] Peter Wieland (German singer and entertainer), 89 The former GDR pop star and actor Peter Wieland died on the night of Monday at the age of 89. This was announced by the artist agency Show Express Könnern, which represented the artist. ... via tagesspiegel.de

[01 Mar 2020] Jan Vyčítal (Czech country music singer and songwriter for Greenhorns), 77 Cartoonist and founder of country group Greenhorns, has died at the age of 77... just shy of his 78th birthday the next week. ... via novinky.cz

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