Musicians and singers who died in October 2021

• Musicians who died in 2021

October (73)

[31 Oct 2021] DJ Stud Doogie (American hip-hop musician for Brand Nubian) Lord Jamar Reveals Brand Nubian + Grand Puba DJ Stud Doogie Has Died ... via hiphopdx.com

[31 Oct 2021] Prabhakar Jog (Indian violinist and composer), 89 Noted violinist Prabhakar Jog died at his residence here in Maharashtra on Sunday due to age-related issues, sources close to his family said. He was 89. ... via indiatimes.com

[31 Oct 2021] Michel Robidoux (Canadian musician), 78 Musician Michel Robidoux died of cancer on Sunday at the age of 78. Having composed around 300 songs during his career, he has notably collaborated with Robert Charlebois ... via radio-canada.ca

[30 Oct 2021] Fan Tsai aka Fan Fan (Taiwanese drummer for No Party for Cao Dong), 26 The drummer in indie rock band No Party for Cao Dong (草東沒有派對) was found dead at a quarantine hotel in Taipei City following her return from China, reports said Saturday (Oct. 30). ... via taiwannews.com.tw

[29 Oct 2021] Malcolm Dome (English music journalist for Record Mirror, Kerrang!), 66 Malcolm Dome, the pioneering rock and metal journalist and long-term contributor to Classic Rock, Prog, Metal Hammer and Louder, has died aged 66. ... via taiwannews.com.tw

[29 Oct 2021] Raymond Guy LeBlanc (Canadian musician and poet), 76 Acadian author Raymond Guy LeBlanc, author of the famous Cri de terre collection, died suddenly on Thursday. He was 76 years old. ... via radio-canada.ca

[29 Oct 2021] Renato Zanettovich (Italian violinist), 100 There are words in common use in some circumstances that sound out of tune to some. The violinist Renato Zanettovich, one hundred years old three months ago, ended his earthly existence last night ... via rainews.it

[28 Oct 2021] Raša Đelmaš (Serbian rock musician for YU Grupa), 71 Raša Đelmaš died, he was the former drummer for Yu Grupa ... via nova.rs

[28 Oct 2021] Victor V. Zhenchenko (Віктор Женченко) (Ukrainian poet, translator and singer), 85 In the evening of October 28, a well-known Ukrainian writer, singer, member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, the Honored Artist of Ukraine, the Honored Artist of Ukraine Viktor Zhenchenko, died on October 28. ... via nova.rs

[27 Oct 2021] Benjamin Vallé (Swedish musician for Viagra Boys), 47 Viagra Boys guitarist Benjamin Vallé has died. Vallé was a member of the band when they formed in Stockholm in 2015. Previously, he was a member of the Swedish hardcore band Nine. No cause of death has been revealed. ... via stereogum.com

[27 Oct 2021] Oddie Agam (Indonesian singer-songwriter), 68, kidney damage The singer and creator of Oddie Agam's song died on Wednesday (10/27/2021). ... via kompas.com

[27 Oct 2021] Domenico Attanasio (Italian singer), 95 Domenico Attanasio died, lyrical voice of the Neapolitan song: he was 95 years old ... via fanpage.it

[27 Oct 2021] Letieres Leite (Brazilian composer and conductor for Orkestra Rumpilezz), 61 Maestro and composer Milk Milk died on Wednesday (27), at age 61. There is still no information about what caused the death of the Maestro, nor about the burial. ... via correio24horas.com

[27 Oct 2021] William Shelby (American funk musician for Dynasty), 65 This morning we say a sad goodbye to keyboardist and singer William Shelby, who played a key role in two classic R&B groups, first as a co-founder of Dynasty and later as part of Lakeside. ... via soultracks.com

[27 Oct 2021] Gay McIntyre (British jazz musician), 88 Gay McIntyre, considered one of the greatest jazz musicians Ireland has ever produced, has died aged 88. ... via bbc.co.uk

[25 Oct 2021] Juan Vicente Mas Quiles (Spanish composer and bandleader), 100 The City Council informs that "the elected program includes a memory and tribute, through his music, Juan Vicente Mas Quiles, deceased this week at 100 years of age ... via radioharo.com

[25 Oct 2021] Ginny Mancini (American big band singer), 97 Ginny Mancini, former big-band singer, widow of composer Henry Mancini and one of Hollywood’s leading philanthropists, died Monday night at her Malibu home. She was 97. ... via variety.com

[25 Oct 2021] Alfredo Diez Nieto (Cuban composer and conductor), 103 Alfredo Diez Nieto died, dean of concert music in Cuba. Of the pianist, composer and Cuban pedagogue Alfredo ten grandson stand out three symphonies, as well as pieces for soloists, rope orchestras and camera ... via eluniversal.com

[25 Oct 2021] Willie Cobbs (American blues singer, harmonica player and songwriter), 89 Despite a whole life in the service of the blues, the name of Willie Cobbs remains in a good part attached to a single song ... via soulbag.fr

[24 Oct 2021] Mike Hoffmann (American guitarist and record producer for Semi-Twang), 67, pulmonary embolism Mike Hoffmann, Milwaukee music scene 'legend' from Semi-Twang and Yipes!, dies at 67 ... via jsonline.com

[24 Oct 2021] Sonny Osborne (American bluegrass musician for Osborne Brothers), 83, stroke ‘Rocky Top’ Banjoist Sonny Osborne of the Osborne Brothers Has Died ... via savingcountrymusic.com

[23 Oct 2021] Massimo Pradella (Italian conductor and violinist), 96 Master Massimo Pradella died, Orchestra Director and Partisan Relay ... via corriere.it

[22 Oct 2021] Janali Akbarov (Джанали Акперов) (Azerbaijani mugham singer), 81 Today, the well-known artist Mugam and Folk Songs, Kavaler of the Order "Shokhrat" and "Sharaf", People's Artist of Azerbaijan died, Azerbaijan, Professor Janali, said, reports Trend Life. ... via trend.az

[22 Oct 2021] Jay Black (American singer for Jay and the Americans), 82, pneumonia Jay Black, frontman for the Sixties pop-rock hitmakers Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. ... via rollingstone.com

[22 Oct 2021] Udo Zimmermann (German musicologist, opera director, and composer for Weiße Rose), 78 Udo Zimmermann, one of the leading contemporary composers of Europe, is dead. He died in the night of Friday at the age of 78 years in Dresden, as his widow of the German Press Agency announced ... via tagesspiegel.de

[21 Oct 2021] Tommy DeBarge (American bassist and singer for Switch), 64, liver and kidney failure Tommy DeBarge -- a member of the R&B/funk band Switch -- and part of the music industry's famed DeBarge family has died. ... via tmz.com

[21 Oct 2021] Einár (Swedish rapper), 19, murdered Artist Einár, 19, was managed to death in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm. According to coherent information to the Express, the rapper, which actually is called Nils Grönberg, for a long time lived with a threat image and shooting suspected to be linked to gang conflicts in Stockholm. ... via expressen.se

[21 Oct 2021] Dmitriy Galitsky (Дмитрий Галицкий) (Russian keyboardist, arranger, and singer-songwriter for Sinyaya Ptitsa), 65 Dmitry Galitsky died The participant of the legendary Via was the last musician of the original "blue bird". ... via nikatv.ru

[21 Oct 2021] Hartmut Geerken (German author, musician and composer), 82 He led the Goethe-Institut in Kabul, wrote plays and kicked Sun Ra. Now Hartmut Geerken died at 82 years. ... via tagesspiegel.de

[21 Oct 2021] Bernard Haitink (Dutch conductor for Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and opera artistic director for Royal Opera House), 92 With great sorrow, we announce the death today of Bernard Haitink, the distinguished Dutch conductor. Mr Haitink died peacefully at home with his wife and family, aged 92 years old. ... via askonasholt.com

[21 Oct 2021] Allan Wilmot (Jamaican-born British singer for The Southlanders), 96 Allan volunteered first for the Royal Navy in 1941 when there was a call for volunteer servicemen from Jamaica... he did so with a degree of success with The Southlanders, a male singing quartet that dominated the entertainment scene from the 1950s to the early 1970s. ... via windrushfoundation.com

[21 Oct 2021] Robin McNamara (American singer-songwriter and musician), 74 Robin McNamara (born May 5, 1947 in Newton, Massachusetts) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. ... via lost45.com

[21 Oct 2021] Sergei Krinitsin (Russian drummer for Autograph), 65, COVID-19 Drummer "Blue Bird" Sergey Kritsyn died from Coronavirus ... via mk.ru

[20 Oct 2021] Hans Haselböck (Austrian organist and composer), 93 The organist Hans Haselböck, one of the country's significant church musicians, died at night on Wednesday at the age of 93 years. ... via diepresse.com

[20 Oct 2021] Vladimir Mikhailov (Владимир Михайлов) (Russian composer and conductor), 79 The Soviet and Russian composer, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Mikhailov died in the 80th year of life. This was reported on October 20 in medical services. ... via regnum.ru

[19 Oct 2021] Hanuš Domanský (Slovak composer), 77 On October 19 2021, we left the Slovak composer and a long-time editor-in-chief of the Slovak Radio, Hanuš Domanský. ... via hc.sk

[19 Oct 2021] Antonio Coggio (Italian composer, arranger, and record producer), 82 He turned off in Rome, at the age of 82, Antonio Coggio, composer, arranger and record producer among the most important. ... via ansa.it

[19 Oct 2021] Leslie Bricusse (British composer), 90 Leslie Bricusse, the prolific British songwriter behind many of cinema's biggest hits such as Candyman and Goldfinger, has died at the age of 90. ... via bbc.co.uk

[18 Oct 2021] Ralph Carmichael (American composer and arranger), 94 Ralph Carmichael, the ‘Father of Contemporary Christian Music’, Has Passed Away ... via relevantmagazine.com

[18 Oct 2021] Franco Cerri (Italian jazz guitarist), 95 Franco Cerri died, he was 95 years old. Italian guitarist and teacher, he was considered among the greatest and most authoritative Italian guitarists in the jazz field, despite being self-taught ... via repubblica.it

[18 Oct 2021] Edita Gruberová (Slovak operatic soprano), 74 When Edita Gruberová sang, she could enchant people. A wonderful soprano with whom she soared to the highest notes, expressive, soulful ... via br.de

[18 Oct 2021] Concha Piquer (Spanish actress and singer), 75, pneumonia Concha Márquez Piquer has died at the age of 75 due to a lung infection, according to journalist Kike Calleja in ‘Save me’. ... via as.com

[18 Oct 2021] Lloyd Willis (Jamaican guitarist and songwriter), 73 Respected session guitarist Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis died at a St Catherine medical facility on Monday morning. He was 73. ... via jamaicaobserver.com

[17 Oct 2021] Bruce Gaston (American Thai classical musician for Fong Naam), 74 US musician Bruce Gaston, who co-founded Fong Nam, the band that blended Thai and western music, has died. He was 74. ... via bangkokpost.com

[16 Oct 2021] Alan Hawkshaw (British composer and pianist), 84, pneumonia The musician who wrote the theme tunes for Grange Hill, Countdown, and Channel 4 News has died aged 84. Alan Hawkshaw was also a member of The Shadows, toured with the Rolling Stones, and was sampled by Jay-Z. ... via bbc.com

[16 Oct 2021] Ron Tutt (American drummer for Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond), 83 When Elvis Presley made his musical return after his 1968 Comeback Special, he would tour with his TCB Band named after his catchphrase Takin’ Care of Business. His drummer during the 1970s was Ronnie Tutt, who has sadly died this week aged 83 ... via express.co.uk

[14 Oct 2021] Emani 22 (American R&B singer), 22 R&B artist Emani 22 has passed away at the age of 22, record producer J Maine confirmed to E! News. The musician and dancer, whose real name was Emani Johnson, was most known for songs like "Feelings" and "Inside" featuring rapper Trippie Redd. ... via eonline.com

[14 Oct 2021] Tom Morey (American musician and engineer), 86 One of surfing’s great gifts to the world, the inventor Tom Morey, has died a couple of months after his eighty-sixth birthday. ... via beachgrit.com

[14 Oct 2021] Phil Leadbetter (American resonator guitar player), 59, COVID-19 Phil Leadbetter, reso-guitarist and bluegrass businessman, died today after surviving five bouts with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, taken down finally by COVID-19. He was 59 years of age. ... via bluegrasstoday.com

[13 Oct 2021] Andrea Haugen aka Andrea Meyer (German singer for Cradle of Filth, Nebelhexë), 52, bow and arrow attack Andréa Meyer, the German recording artist, writer, actress and model who released several albums under the Nebelhexë moniker, is one of five people who were killed in a bow-and-arrow attack in a quiet Norwegian town earlier this week ... via blabbermouth.net

[13 Oct 2021] Bela Rudenko (Russian music educator), 88 On October 13, in Moscow at the age of 88, a completely outstanding opera singer, actress, teacher, professor, People's Artist of the USSR Бэла Андреевна Руденко died ... via rg.ru

[11 Oct 2021] Paddy Moloney (Irish musician for The Chieftains), 83 Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains founder, dies aged 83 ... via billboard.com

[11 Oct 2021] Lukas David (Austrian violinist), 87 Austrian violinist Lukas David has died at the age of 87. Born in Wels, Austria in 1934, David hailed from a musical family; both his father Johann Nepomuk David and older brother Thomas Christian David were composers and conductors. ... via thestrad.com

[11 Oct 2021] Misko Barbara (Ukrainian singer for Dead Rooster), 50 At the age of 50, one of the founders of the Ukrainian band "Dead Rooster" Mykhailo Barbara died suddenly. ... via pravda.com

[11 Oct 2021] Deon Estus (American bassist and vocalist for Wham!), 65 Deon Estus, Wham! & George Michael Bassist Behind the Hit 'Heaven Help Me,' Dies at 65 ... via billboard.com

[11 Oct 2021] Guntis Skrastiņš (Latvian actor and singer), 67 The popular Latvian actor Гунтис Скрастиньш passed away on October 11 at the age of 67. The head of Forte Production Janis Klavins reported the sad news. ... via mixnews.lv

[10 Oct 2021] Luis de Pablo (Spanish composer for Generación del 51), 91 Composer Luis de Pablo dies at 91 He was one of the members of the Generation of 51 and one of the fundamental names in contemporary Spanish music ... via abc.es

[09 Oct 2021] Shawn McLemore (American gospel singer), 54 Shawn McLemore, the Los Angeles-born gospel singer who delivered hit albums such as Wait On Him, Any Minute Now and starred in the film Colors with Robert Duval and Sean Penn, has passed away. ... via myhoustonmajic.com

[09 Oct 2021] Jim Pembroke (English-born Finnish rock musician for Wigwam), 75 Wigwam frontman Jim Pembroke is dead Born in London, Pembroke was 75 years old at the time of his death. ... via mhs.fi

[09 Oct 2021] Dee Pop (American drummer for Bush Tetras, The Gun Club), 65 Bush Tetras drummer Dee Pop died in his sleep last night (October 9). His representative Trip Warner confirmed the news to Pitchfork. Dee Pop was 65. ... via pitchfork.com

[08 Oct 2021] Rabah Driassa (Algerian painter and singer), 87 Algerian artist Rabeh Deriassa, one of the great figures of Algerian and Maghreb popular song, especially in the 70s and 80s and even beyond, died at the age of 87, according to Algerian public television. ... via mosaiquefm.net

[08 Oct 2021] Tony MacMahon (Irish button accordion player and radio and television broadcaster), 82 President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to musician and broadcaster Tony MacMahon, who has died aged 82. ... via rte.ie

[08 Oct 2021] Everett Morton (Kittitian-born British drummer for The Beat / The English Beat), 71 Tribute paid to The Beat drummer Everett Morton who has passed away ... via coventryobserver.co.uk

[08 Oct 2021] Piraisoodan (Indian lyricist), 65 Poet பிறைசூடன் (Pirai Soodan) Passes Away: Rasathi made her debut as a songwriter in Tamil cinema by writing the song Rosa Poove which was featured in the 1985 film Prison. ... via kalakkalcinema.com

[08 Oct 2021] Jem Targal (American singer-songwriter and bassist for Third Power), 74 Third Power bassist, singer, and songwriter Jem Targal has died, his family confirmed. He was 74. Targal was born in 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan ... via pitchfork.com

[07 Oct 2021] Rick Jones (aka Yoffy) (Canadian-born British television presenter and musician for Meal Ticket), 84, esophageal cancer Yoffy lifts a finger . . . and in 1972 Fingerbobs was born. Yoffy, otherwise known as the folk musician Rick Jones, made only 13 episodes of the 15-minute children’s finger-puppet series, but it was enough to create a cult classic that for many years was frequently repeated ... via thetimes.co.uk

[05 Oct 2021] Pat Fish (English musician for The Jazz Butcher), 64 Pat Fish, who performed as The Jazz Butcher for nearly 40 years, has died. He was 64 ... via brooklynvegan.com

[04 Oct 2021] Lizzie Bravo (Brazilian backing vocalist for The Beatles), 70, complications from heart disease Lizzie Bravo, the Beatles fan who was invited by Paul McCartney into one of the band’s 1968 recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios to sing “a high note,” died yesterday (October 4, 2021), at age 70 in her native Brazil, of heart complications ... via bestclassicbands.com

[02 Oct 2021] Sebastião Tapajós (Brazilian guitarist and composer), 78 Sebastião Tapajós, one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists, died this Saturday in Santarém (PA), at the age of 78, of complications from surgery ... via globo.com

[02 Oct 2021] John Rossall (English musician for The Glitter Band), 75 We are sorry to hear of the death of John Rossall – best known from his career in The Glitter Band. John was born and bred in Blackpool... ... via louderthanwar.com

[01 Oct 2021] Raymond Gniewek (American violinist), 89 US-violinist Raymond Gniewek has died at the age of 89. Born in New York in 1931, Gniewek studied at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Andre de Ribaupierre and Joseph Knitzer, becoming concertmaster of the Eastman Rochester Orchestra and associate concertmaster of Rochester Philharmonic ... via thestrad.com

[01 Oct 2021] Ewert Ljusberg (Swedish musician, president of the Republic of Jamtland), 76 Ewert Ljusberg is dead - Jämtland's president turned 76 years old ... via aftonbladet.se

[01 Oct 2021] Robin Morton (Irish folk musician), 81 We heard the very sad news that Robin Morton died suddenly on 1st October. Our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Alison and their family. ... via folkradio.co.uk