This topic covers events and articles related to 2025 in music.
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Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
Bands formed
Bands reformed
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January
- 1
- Leo Dan, 82, Argentine singer-songwriter
- Jean-Michel Defaye, 92, French classical pianist, composer, arranger and conductor
- Chad Morgan, 91, Australian country singer and guitarist
- Nora Orlandi, 91, Italian classical pianist, violinist, singer and film composer
- Wayne Osmond, 73, American pop singer (The Osmonds)
- 2
- Wilhelm Brückner, 92, German luthier
- Russ North, 59, English heavy metal singer (Cloven Hoof)
- Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish classical singer and multi-instrumentalist
- 3
- Willem van Kooten, 83, Dutch radio DJ
- Peter Schaap, 78, Dutch levenslied singer
- Brenton Wood, 83, American soul singer
- 4
- Ed Askew, 84, American folk singer-songwriter
- Dylan Thomas More, American industrial rock sampler and programmer (Chemlab)
- 5
- Beej Chaney, 68, American punk and new wave singer-songwriter (The Suburbs)
- Fredrik Lindgren, 53, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Unleashed, Terra Firma)
- 6
- Hope Foye, 103, American folk singer
- Stella Greka, 102, Greek pop singer
- 7
- Ayla Erduran, 90, Turkish classical violinist
- Peter Yarrow, 86, American folk singer-songwriter (Peter, Paul and Mary)
- 9
- Laurie Holloway, 86, English jazz pianist, television musical director, and composer.
- P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer.
- Doc Shebeleza, 51, South African kwaito singer
- 10 â Sam Moore, 89, American soul singer-songwriter (Sam & Dave)
- 11
- Mario Klemens, 88, Czech classical conductor
- Fereydoon Shahbazyan, 82, Iranian classical composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist
- 12 â Mark Izu, 70, American jazz double bass player and composer
- 13
- P. Fluid, 64, American funk metal singer (24-7 Spyz)
- Elgar Howarth, 89, English classical conductor, composer and trumpeter (death announced on this date)
- Buck White, 94, American country and bluegrass singer and mandolinist (The Whites)
- 14 â Teddy Osei, 87, Ghanaian jazz rock saxophonist (Osibisa)
- 15
- Tommy Dix, 101, American musical theater singer
- Melba Montgomery, 86, American country singer-songwriter.
- Linda Nolan, 65, Irish pop singer (The Nolans)
- 17 â Stéphane Venne, 83, Canadian pop singer-songwriter, arranger and producer
- 18 â Claire van Kampen, 71, English theater composer (Royal Shakespeare Company)
- 20
- Bob Kuban, 84, American R&B drummer
- John Sykes, 65, English hard rock guitarist (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) (death announced on this date)
- 21
- Elliot Ingber, 83, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band).
- Garth Hudson, 87, Canadian rock multi-instrumentalist (The Band)
- 22
- Paddy Cole, 85, Irish showband saxophonist
- Barry Goldberg, 83, American blues and rock keyboardist (The Electric Flag, The Rides)
- Johan Slager, 78, Dutch progressive rock guitarist (Kayak) (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Yacoub, 72, French folk singer (Malicorne)
- 24 â Unk, 43, American rapper
- 25 â Edweena Banger, British punk rock singer (The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs) (death announced on this date)
- 26
- Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 84, Japanese classical conductor
- Betsy Arakawa, 65, American classical pianist (body discovered on this date)
- Gary Grier, American R&B singer (The Contours)
- 27
- Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian dangdut and pop singer
- Aaron Rossi, 44, American industrial metal drummer (Ministry, Prong, John 5)
- 29 â Bruce Howe, 77, Australian progressive rock bassist and singer (Fraternity)
- 30
- Marianne Faithfull, 78, English pop and rock singer-songwriter
- ðlhan UsmanbaÃ
Â, 104, Turkish contemporary classical composer
- 31 â Susan Alcorn, 71âÂÂ72, American avant garde composer and pedal steel guitarist (death announced on this date)
February
- 1
- Peter Bassano, 79âÂÂ80, English classical trombonist and conductor
- André Ducret, 79, Swiss classical singer and composer
- Sal Maida, 76, American rock bassist (Milk 'N' Cookies, Roxy Music, Sparks)
- Peter Schmidl, 84, Austrian classical clarinetist
- 2
- Gene Barge, 98, American rock and roll saxophonist
- Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese pop singer
- Patricia Johnson, 95, English opera singer (death announced on this date)
- Stéphane Picq, 59, French video game music composer
- Paul Plishka, 83, American opera singer
- 4
- Bob Bennett, American garage rock drummer (The Sonics)
- Ana MarÃÂa Iriarte, 98, Spanish opera singer
- Wily Mignon, 38, Beninese pop singer
- 5
- Irv Gotti, 54, American record producer and executive (Murder Inc. Records)
- Dave Jerden, 75, American record producer, audio engineer and mixer
- Hans-Peter Lehmann, 90, German opera director
- Mike Ratledge, 81, British psychedelic rock keyboardist (Soft Machine)
- 6 â Bobby Hamilton, American R&B singer (The Choice Four) (death announced on this date)
- 7
- Naâman, 34, French reggae singer
- Song Dae-kwan, 78, South Korean trot singer
- 8 â Corey Crewe, 80, Canadian comedic music singer (Corey and Trina)
- 9 â Edith Mathis, 86, Swiss opera singer
- 10 â Maria Tipo, 93, Italian classical pianist
- 12
- Tommy Hunt, 91, American soul singer (The Flamingos)
- Jimi Mbaye, 67, Senegalese mbalax guitarist
- 13 â Sukri Bommagowda, 88, Indian folk singer
- 16 â VladimÃÂr Válek, 89, Czech classical conductor
- 17
- Rick Buckler, 69, English new wave drummer (The Jam)
- Jamie Muir, 82, Scottish progressive rock percussionist (King Crimson)
- Paquita la del Barrio, 77, Mexican pop singer
- 19
- Karl Cochran, American rock guitarist (Eric Singer Project)
- Snowy Fleet, 79, English-born Australian rock drummer (The Easybeats)
- Jean Sarrus, 79, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)
- 20
- Gerry Arling, 63, Dutch electronic multi-instrumentalist (Arling & Cameron) (death announced on this date)
- Jerry Butler, 85, American soul singer-songwriter (The Impressions)
- Ilkka Kuusisto, 91, Finnish opera composer, conductor, choirmaster, and organist
- 21
- Fred Bekky, 81, Belgian rock singer and guitarist (The Pebbles)
- Bill Fay, 81, English folk rock singer-songwriter
- Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong mandopop singer-songwriter
- Gwen McCrae, 81, American soul and disco singer (death announced on this date)
- 22
- Ken Parker, 76, Jamaican reggae singer
- Gianni Pettenati, 79, Italian pop rock singer
- 23
- Jacques de Jongh, Australian glam rock guitarist and bassist (Hush)
- Chris Jasper, 73, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley)
- 24
- Roberta Flack, 88, American soul and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
- Robert John, 79, American soft rock singer-songwriter
- Ricardo Kanji, 76, Brazilian classical flautist
- 25
- Simon Lindley, 76, English classical organist, choirmaster, conductor and composer
- Coburn Pharr, 62, Canadian thrash metal singer (Annihilator)
- Ferenc Rados, 90, Hungarian classical pianist
- 28 â David Johansen, 75, American rock singer-songwriter (New York Dolls)
March
- 1
- Joey Molland, 77, English power pop guitarist (Badfinger) and songwriter
- Paulito FG, 63, Cuban salsa and timba singer
- Bill Smith, Scottish folk singer (The Corries)
- Angie Stone, 63, American neo-soul singer-songwriter and rapper (The Sequence)
- 2
- Edip Akbayram, 74, Turkish folk and rock singer-songwriter
- Herbert Léonard, 80, French pop singer
- Frank Maher, 90, Canadian folk accordionist
- 3
- Geraint Jarman, 74, Welsh rock singer-songwriter
- Jean-Marie Londeix, 92, French classical saxophonist
- Jeffrey Runnings, 61, American post-punk singer-songwriter and bassist (For Against)
- Bob Rupe, 68, American alternative rock bassist (The Silos, Cracker, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse)
- 4
- Roy Ayers, 84, American jazz singer, vibraphonist, keyboardist and record producer
- Harry Elston, 86, American soul singer (The Friends of Distinction)
- Mario Trabucco, 73, Italian classical violinist
- 5
- Edesio Alejandro, 66, Cuban film composer
- Randy Brown, 72, American R&B singer (death announced on this date)
- DJ Funk, 53, American ghetto house DJ (death announced on this date)
- 6
- Brian James, 70, English punk rock guitarist and songwriter (The Damned, The Lords of the New Church)
- Troy Seals, 86, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 7
- Danny Cox, 81, American folk rock singer-songwriter
- D'Wayne Wiggins, 64, American R&B singer and guitarist (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
- 8
- Bill Ashton, 88, British jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer
- Beau Dozier, 45, American R&B and hip hop songwriter and record producer (death announced on this date)
- Donald Hazelwood, 95, Australian classical violinist
- Harbans Jandu, Indian lyricist
- Naima Samih, 71, Moroccan khaliji singer
- 10
- Stedman Pearson, 60, British pop singer (Five Star)
- Wheesung, 43, South Korean R&B singer (body discovered on this date)
- 11
- Cocoa Tea, 65, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
- Bob Rivers, 68, American radio personality and parody musician
- 13
- Sofia Gubaidulina, 93, Soviet/Russian composer of modernist and modernist/sacred music
- Mark Holder, 52, American blues guitarist (Black Diamond Heavies)
- Yallunder, 30, South African afro-soul singer-songwriter
- 14 â Bruno Romani, 65, Italian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
- 15 â Les Binks, 73, Northern Irish heavy metal drummer (Judas Priest)
- 16
- Dandy Bestia, 72, Italian comedy punk guitarist (Skiantos)
- Rob de Nijs, 82, Dutch pop singer
- Andrej Gjorgieski, Macedonian hip hop singer (DNK)
- Jesse Colin Young, 83, American folk rock singer-songwriter (The Youngbloods)
- 17
- AnNa R., 55, German pop singer (Rosenstolz, Gleis 8) (death announced on this date)
- Peter Farrelly, 76, Northern Irish progressive rock bassist and singer (Fruupp)
- Aurelio MartÃÂnez, 55, Honduran garifuna singer and guitarist
- 18 â Bedros Kirkorov, 92, Bulgarian-Russian pop singer
- 20
- Eddie Adcock, 86, American bluegrass banjo player (The Country Gentlemen)
- Oleg Baranov, 57, Russian alternative rock guitarist (Tequilajazzz)
- Leanne Cowie, Australian garage rock drummer (The Scientists)
- 21 â Larry Tamblyn, 82, American garage rock singer and keyboardist (The Standells)
- 22
- Andy Peebles, 76, English radio DJ
- Paul Wagstaff, British alternative dance guitarist (Paris Angels, Black Grape) (death announced on this date)
- 23 â Kevan Staples, 74, Canadian alternative rock guitarist and singer (Rough Trade)
- 24
- Alan Cuckston, 85, English classical harpsichordist (death announced on this date)
- Huey Williams, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires)
- 25
- Tapani Kansa, 76, Finnish pop singer
- Sanjida Khatun, 91, Bangladeshi musicologist
- Terry Manning, 77, American recording engineer and producer
- Alice Tan Ridley, 72, American gospel and R&B singer
- 26
- Shushama Das, 94, Bangladeshi folk singer
- Tommy Rey, 80, Chilean cumbia singer (Sonora Palacios)
- 28 â Young Scooter, 39, American rapper
- 29
- Richard Chamberlain, 90, American pop singer
- Dick Damron, 91, Canadian country singer-songwriter
- Tracy Schwarz, 86, American old-time singer (New Lost City Ramblers)
- 30
- Enrique Bátiz, 82, Mexican classical conductor and pianist
- Marinko Colnago, 83, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili)
- 31
- J Nyi Nyi, 71, Burmese pop singer
- Volkan Konak, 58, Turkish folk singer
- John Nelson, 83, American classical conductor
April
- 1
- George Freeman, 97, American jazz guitarist
- Wayne Handy, 89, American rock and roll singer
- Michael Hurley, 83, American folk singer-songwriter
- Alfi Kabiljo, 89, Croatian classical composer
- Johnny Tillotson, 86, American country singer-songwriter
- 4 â Amadou Bagayoko, 70, Malian worldbeat singer and guitarist (Amadou & Mariam)
- 5
- Dave Allen, 69, English post-punk bassist (Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swamp)
- Pasha Technique, 40, Russian rapper
- 6
- Al Barile, 63, American hardcore punk guitarist (SSD)
- Clem Burke, 70, American new wave drummer (Blondie)
- Roberto De Simone, 91, Italian composer and musicologist
- Anna SlováÃÂková, 29, Czech pop singer
- Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer
- 7 â William Finn, 73, American composer and lyricist
- 8
- Rubby Pérez, 69, Dominican merengue singer
- Lenny Welch, 86, American pop singer
- 9
- Roberto Cani, 57, Italian classical violinist
- Terje Venaas, 78, Norwegian jazz bassist
- 10
- Niklas Eklund, 56, Swedish classical trumpeter
- Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter
- Nino Tempo, 90, American pop singer and saxophonist (Nino Tempo & April Stevens, The Wrecking Crew)
- Drew Zingg, 68, American rock guitarist (death announced on this date)
- 11
- Mike Berry, 82, English pop singer
- Max Romeo, 80, Jamaican reggae singer
- 12
- Roy Thomas Baker, 78, English record producer
- Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipino pop singer
- 14
- Jed the Fish, 69, American radio DJ
- Peter Seiffert, 71, German opera singer
- 16
- Nora Aunor, 71, Filipino pop singer
- Colin Berry, 79, British radio DJ
- Mac Gayden, 83, American rock and country singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Joel Krosnick, 84, American classical cellist (Juilliard String Quartet) (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Peter Ablinger, 66, Austrian classical composer
- Nuno Guerreiro, 52, Portuguese pop singer (Ala dos Namorados)
- Roger McLachlan, 71, New Zealand pop rock bassist (Little River Band) (death announced on this date)
- 18 â Clodagh Rodgers, 78, Northern Irish pop singer
- 19 â Ricky Siahaan, 48, Indonesian heavy metal guitarist (Seringai)
- 20
- Cristina Buarque, 74, Brazilian samba singer and composer
- Kimble Rendall, 67âÂÂ68, Australian post-punk and alternative rock singer and guitarist (XL Capris, Hoodoo Gurus) (death announced on this date)
- 21 â Hajji Alejandro, 70, Filipino pop singer
- 22
- David Briggs, 82, American rock and country keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team, TCB Band)
- Odd Magne Gridseth, 65, Norwegian jazz bassist
- 23
- Lulu Roman, 78, American country and southern gospel singer
- David Thomas, 71, American rock singer-songwriter (Pere Ubu, Rocket from the Tombs)
- 24
- Peter McIan, American rock keyboardist (The City) and record producer (death announced on this date)
- Roy Phillips, 83, British jazz pop singer and keyboardist (The Peddlers)
- 25 â Richard Wernick, 91, American classical composer
- 26
- Charles Beare, 87, British luthier and violin expert
- Andy Bey, 85, American jazz singer and pianist
- 27 â Wizz Jones, 86, English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 28
- Brian Montana, 60, American death metal guitarist (Possessed)
- Mike Peters, 66, Welsh alternative rock singer-songwriter (The Alarm)
- 29 â Christfried Schmidt, 92, German classical composer and arranger
- 30
- Kari Løvaas, 85, Norwegian opera singer (death announced on this date)
- Joe Louis Walker, 75, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
May
- 1
- Nana Caymmi, 84, Brazilian MPB singer
- Jill Sobule, 66, American folk and alternative rock singer-songwriter
- 2 â Karel Bláha, 77, Czech opera singer
- 5
- May Abrahamse, 94, South African opera singer
- James Baker, 71, Australian rock drummer (The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon)
- Nathan Jerde, American garage rock drummer (The Ponys)
- Squire Parsons, 77, American Southern gospel singer-songwriter
- 6
- Luigi Lopez, 77, Italian pop singer-songwriter
- Vakhtang Machavariani, 74, Georgian classical composer and conductor
- 7 â Ronald Corp, 74, British classical composer and conductor
- 8 â Xatar, 43, Kurdish-German rapper
- 9
- Stewart Francke, 66, American pop singer-songwriter
- Johnny Rodriguez, 73, American country singer
- 10
- Matthew Best, 68, British choral singer and conductor
- Larry Lee, 78, American country rock multi-instrumentalist (The Ozark Mountain Daredevils)
- Kafon, 41âÂÂ42, Tunisian rapper
- 11
- John Edwards, 80, American R&B singer (The Spinners)
- Leila Negra, 95, German pop singer
- Alena Veselá, 101, Czech classical organist and musical teacher
- 12
- Ernst Mahle, 96, German-Brazilian orchestra composer and conductor
- Yasunao Tone, 90, Japanese jazz composer and sound artist
- 13 â Billy Earheart, 71, American country keyboardist (The Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band)
- 14 â Dale Henderson, 59, American thrash metal singer (Beowülf) (death announced on this date)
- 15
- Luigi Alva, 98, Peruvian opera singer
- Junior Byles, 77, Jamaican reggae singer
- Terry Draper, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer-songwriter and drummer (Klaatu)
- Charles Strouse, 96, American musical theater composer and lyricist
- 16 â Jadwiga Rappé, 73, Polish opera singer
- 17
- Rodney Brown, 78, American funk drummer (Dyke and the Blazers)
- Roger Nichols, 84, American pop songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist
- Werenoi, 31, French rapper
- 19
- Heorhiy Gina, 93, Ukrainian classical composer, conductor, and violinst
- Chris Hager, 67, American glam metal guitarist (Rough Cutt, Mickey Ratt) (death announced on this date)
- Adam Ramey, 31, American nu metal singer (Dropout Kings)
- 20
- Mark Greene, American R&B singer (The Moments) (death announced on this date)
- Michael B. Tretow, 80, Swedish record producer, sound engineer and composer
- Frank Gibson Jr., 79, New Zealand jazz drummer
- 22
- James Lowe, 82, American psychedelic rock singer (The Electric Prunes)
- Dave Shapiro, 42, American music agent
- Dan Storper, 74, American record label executive (Putumayo World Music)
- Daniel Williams, American metalcore drummer (The Devil Wears Prada)
- 23 â Lillian Boutté, 75, American jazz singer
- 24 â Kenny Marco, 78, Canadian rock guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
- 25
- Simon House, 76, English progressive rock keyboardist and violinist (Hawkwind, Third Ear Band)
- Michael Sumler, 71, American choreographer and stylist (Kool & the Gang)
- Foday Musa Suso, 75, Gambian mandé singer and kora player
- 26
- Gigi Canu, 66, Italian electronic dance guitarist (Planet Funk)
- Rick Derringer, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The McCoys)
- 27
- Freddie Aguilar, 72, Filipino pop singer-songwriter
- Brian Kellock, 62, Scottish jazz pianist
- Irianti Erningpraja, 59, Indonesian pop singer-songwriter
- 28
- Al Foster, 82, American jazz drummer
- Per NørgÃÂ¥rd, 92, Danish classical composer and music theorist
- 29
- Alf Clausen, 84, American television composer
- Susann McDonald, 90, American classical harpist
- Charles Wadsworth, 96, American classical pianist
- 30 â Renée Victor, 86, American pop singer
- 31 â Marcie Jones, 79, Australian pop singer (Marcie and The Cookies) (death announced on this date)
June
- 1
- Aharon Amram, 91, Yemeni-born Israeli traditional music singer and composer
- Monica Nielsen, 87, Swedish pop singer
- 2
- Nicole David, 51, Saint Lucian soca singer
- Colin Jerwood, 63, English anarcho-punk singer (Conflict)
- 3 â Eugen Doga, 88, Moldovan film and theatre composer
- 4
- Nicole Croisille, 88, French pop singer
- Arthur Hamilton, 98, American pop songwriter (death announced on this date)
- Frankie Jordan, 86, French rock and roll singer
- Raymond Warren, 96, British classical composer
- 5
- Bob Andrews, 75, English new wave keyboardist (Brinsley Schwarz, The Rumour)
- Anatoly Gunitsky, 71, Russian rock lyricist (Aquarium) (death announced on this date)
- Norman Hutchins, 62, American gospel singer-songwriter
- Wayne Lewis, 68, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Atlantic Starr)
- 6 â Mike Ejeagha, 95, Nigerian folk singer and guitarist
- 8 â Ariel Kalma, 78, French new age composer (death announced on this date)
- 9
- Axel Skalstad, 32, Norwegian jazz drummer
- Sly Stone, 82, American funk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Sly and the Family Stone)
- 10 â Don Moore, 86, American jazz bassist.
- 11
- Douglas McCarthy, 58, English EBM singer-songwriter (Nitzer Ebb)
- Brian Wilson, 82, American pop rock singer-songwriter, bassist and keyboardist (The Beach Boys)
- 13
- Louis Moholo, 85, South African jazz drummer (The Blue Notes, Brotherhood of Breath, Assagai)
- Honest John Plain, 73, English punk rock guitarist and singer (The Boys)
- 14
- Bira Presidente<sup>()</sup>, 88, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and percussionist (Fundo de Quintal)
- Kollangudi Karuppayee, 99, Indian folk singer
- Steven Leckie, 67, Canadian punk rock singer (The Viletones)
- Cocoy Laurel, 71, Filipino pop singer and pianist
- 15
- Petroloukas Chalkias, 90, Greek traditional music clarinettist.
- Sven-ÃÂ
ke Johansson, 81âÂÂ82, Swedish free jazz drummer and composer (death announced on this date)
- Masuiyama DaishirÃ
 II, 76, Japanese enka singer
- Barry Vercoe, 87, New Zealand jazz and electronic composer
- 16
- Hélio Delmiro, 78, Brazilian jazz guitarist
- Patti Drew, 80, American R&B singer
- John Reid, 61, Scottish acid jazz singer-songwriter (Nightcrawlers) (death announced on this date)
- 17
- Alfred Brendel, 94, Czech-born Austrian classical pianist
- Charles Burrell, 104, American classical and jazz bassist
- 18 â Lou Christie, 82, American pop and soft rock singer-songwriter
- 19
- Geirr Lystrup, 76, Norwegian visa singer (death announced on this date)
- James Prime, 64, Scottish pop rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue)
- Ron Woodbridge, 87, English pop rock singer (The Searchers) (death announced on this date)
- Cavin Yarbrough, 72, American R&B singer (Yarbrough and Peoples)
- 20
- David L. Hamilton, 74, American progressive rock keyboardist and composer (Pavlov's Dog)
- Patrick Walden, 46, English indie rock guitarist (Babyshambles)
- 23
- Rebekah Del Rio, 57, American pop singer-songwriter
- Feya Faku, 63, South African jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
- Yuriy Parfyonov, 79, Russian jazz and alternative rock trumpeter (Auktyon)
- Mick Ralphs, 81, English rock guitarist and songwriter (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) (death announced on this date)
- 24
- Serge Fiori, 73, Canadian progressive rock singer and guitarist (Harmonium)
- Bobby Sherman, 81, American pop singer
- 26
- Ocasional Talento, 29, Bolivian rapper
- Lalo Schifrin, 93, Argentine-born American film and television composer
- Walter Scott, 81, American R&B singer (The Whispers)
- 27 â Derek A. E. Fuhrmann, 44, American rock singer-songwriter (The Crash Motive)
- 29 â Stuart Burrows, 92, Welsh opera singer
July
- 1
- Brendan Berg, 42, Canadian indie pop bassist (Royal Canoe)
- Hamdan ATT, 79, Indonesian dangdut singer
- Jimmy Swaggart, 90, American gospel singer
- 2 â Verka Siderova, 99, Bulgarian folk singer
- 3 â Dany Lademacher, 75, Belgian rock guitarist (Herman Brood and his Wild Romance, Vitesse, The Radios)
- 4
- LuÃÂs Jardim, 75, Portuguese pop rock percussionist and bassist
- Mark Snow, 78, American film and television composer
- Young Noble, 47, American rapper (Outlawz)
- 7 â Mosie Burks, 92, American gospel singer (Mississippi Mass Choir)
- 8 â Tim Cronin, 63, American stoner rock drummer (Monster Magnet)
- 9 â Ihor Poklad, 83, Ukrainian composer
- 11
- Toni Cruz, 78, Spanish pop singer
- Raymond Guiot, 94, French classical and jazz flutist, pianist and composer
- David Kaff, 79, British rock keyboardist (Rare Bird, Spinal Tap)
- Iris Williams, 79, Welsh jazz singer (death announced on this date)
- 13 â Dave Cousins, 85, English folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Strawbs)
- 14 â Matt Keil, Canadian hardcore punk bassist (Comeback Kid) (death announced on this date)
- 15 â Billy April, 61, British dance producer and remixer (Driza Bone) (death announced on this date)
- 16
- Chris Faiumu, New Zealand reggae dub percussionist (Fat Freddy's Drop)
- Connie Francis, 87, American pop singer
- Gary Karr, 83, American classical bassist
- Eero Raittinen, 80, Finnish pop rock singer (The Boys)
- 17
- Alan Bergman, 99, American pop composer and songwriter
- Robbie Pardlo, 46, American R&B singer-songwriter (City High)
- Daphne Walker, 94, New Zealand pop singer
- 18
- Helen Cornelius, 83, American country singer-songwriter
- Roger Norrington, 91, British classical conductor
- 19
- Frank Maffei, 85, American doo-wop singer (Danny & the Juniors)
- Aldo Monges, 83, Argentine folk singer
- Rezeda Sharafieva, 59, Russian theater singer
- Rustem Suleymanov, 47, Russian classical violinist and conductor
- Béatrice Uria-Monzon, 61, French opera singer
- 20
- Preta Gil, 50, Brazilian pop singer
- Owen Gray, 86, Jamaican ska and reggae singer
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, American jazz poet and bassist
- 21
- Eamon Downes, 56, British breakbeat hardcore DJ (Liquid) (death announced on this date)
- David Rendall, 76, English opera singer
- 22
- Chuck Mangione, 84, American smooth jazz flugelhornist
- Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Black Sabbath)
- John Palmer, 82, English progressive rock multi-instrumentalist (Family, Blossom Toes, Bakerloo) (death announced on this date)
- 23
- George Kooymans, 77, Dutch rock guitarist and songwriter (Golden Earring)
- George Veikoso, 55, Fijian ska and reggae singer-songwriter
- 24
- Cleo Laine, 97, English jazz singer
- Amalia MacÃÂas, 91, Mexican ranchera singer
- Tommy McLain, 85, American swamp pop singer-songwriter
- 26
- Tom Lehrer, 97, American comedy and satire singer-songwriter and pianist
- Daddy Lumba, 60, Ghanaian highlife singer-songwriter
- Jock McDonald, 69, Scottish punk rock singer (Bollock Brothers)
- Ziad Rahbani, 69, Lebanese composer and pianist
- 27 â Celso Valli, 75, Italian record producer and composer
- 28 â Rosita Velázquez, 74, Puerto Rican nueva trova singer (Moliendo Vidrio)
- 29
- Paul Mario Day, 69, English heavy metal singer (Iron Maiden, More)
- Livio Macchia, 83, Italian pop singer and guitarist (I Camaleonti)
- 31
- Jesto, 41, Italian rapper
- Flaco Jiménez, 86, American tejano singer-songwriter and accordionist
- Erik Wunder, 42, American black metal and folk rock multi-instrumentalist (Cobalt, Man's Gin)
August
- 1
- David Roach, 59, American heavy metal singer (Junkyard)
- Jeannie Seely, 85, American country singer
- 2 â Howie Tee, 61, English-born American hip-hop DJ and producer
- 4
- Larry Gillstrom, 68, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (Kick Axe)
- Jane Morgan, 101, American pop singer
- Terry Reid, 75, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 5
- Col Joye, 89, Australian rock and pop singer-songwriter
- Nancy King, 85, American jazz singer
- Lee Min, 47, South Korean R&B singer (As One) (body discovered on this date)
- 6 â Eddie Palmieri, 88, American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
- 8
- Judy Bailey, 89, New Zealand-Australian jazz pianist
- Arlindo Cruz, 66, Brazilian samba singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fundo de Quintal)
- Robert Jaramillo, 78, American rock singer (Cannibal & the Headhunters)
- 9 â NoB, 61, Japanese hard rock singer (Make-Up, Project.R)
- 10
- Graham Fenton, 76, English rockabilly singer (Matchbox)
- Bobby Whitlock, 77, American rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Derek and the Dominos, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends)
- 11
- Celso Garrido Lecca, 99, Peruvian classical composer
- Chuck Girard, 81, American Christian rock singer and pianist (Love Song, The Castells, The Hondells)
- Choo Hoey, 90, Singaporean classical violinist and conductor
- Sheila Jordan, 96, American jazz singer
- Gabi Novak, 89, Croatian pop singer
- 12 â Cool John Ferguson, 71, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 13
- Rachid Ferhani, 80, Algerian Kabyle singer
- Mathias Grassow, 62, German ambient keyboardist
- Klaus Wirzenius, 37, Finnish rock singer and guitarist
- 14 â Roy Estrada, 82, American rock bassist (The Mothers of Invention, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)
- 15
- Maria Krushelnytska, 90, Ukrainian classical pianist
- Jamshied Sharifi, 64, American classical composer and multi-instrumentalist
- 16 â Joachim Grubich, 90, Polish classical organist
- 17 â Joe Hickerson, 89, American folk singer
- 18
- Aesop The Black Wolf, American rapper (Living Legends) (death announced on this date)
- Banu KñrbaÃÂ, 74, Turkish pop singer
- 19
- Michael Antunes, 85, American rock saxophonist (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, Ernie and the Automatics)
- Luz, 32, Japanese pop rock singer
- 20
- Brent Hinds, 51, American metal singer and guitarist (Mastodon, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra)
- Frank ÃÂren, 59, Norwegian a capella singer (Bjelleklang)
- 21
- Salvador Aguilar, 56, Mexican rock singer (Coda)
- StanisÃ
Âaw Sojka, 66, Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer
- 22
- Miguel Proença, 86, Brazilian classical pianist
- Yaroslav Yevdokimov, 78, Ukrainian-born Belarusian singer
- 24 â Tom Shipley, 84, American folk rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley)
- 25
- Igor Kalinauskas, 80, Russian new age singer (Duo Zikr)
- Nisse Karlén, 50, Swedish melodic black metal singer and bassist (Sacramentum) (death announced on this date)
- Rogério Meanda, Brazilian rock guitarist (Blitz)
- 26
- Manuel de la Calva, 88, Spanish pop singer (Dúo Dinámico)
- Mestre Damasceno, 71, Brazilian carimbó singer
- Tony Saletan, 94, American folk singer
- 27
- Jürgen Bartsch, German extreme metal bassist and keyboardist (Bethlehem)
- Jim Kimball, 59, American punk and post-hardcore drummer (Laughing Hyenas, Mule, The Jesus Lizard)
- 28
- Ray Mayhew, 59âÂÂ60, British new wave drummer (Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
- Gary Didier Perez, 59, Haitian compas singer-songwriter
- 29
- Ex Tuuttiz, 36âÂÂ37, Finnish rapper (death announced on this date)
- Gabriel Feltz, 54, German classical conductor
- Ema Hurskainen, 53, Finnish humppa drummer (Eläkeläiset)
- Eric Ozario, 76, Indian Konkani music composer
- Ahmad Pejman, 90, Iranian-American classical composer
- Rodion Shchedrin, 92, Russian opera composer and pianist
- Klaus Thunemann, 88, German classical bassoonist
- Taimo Toomast, 63, Estonian opera singer
- 30
- Evgeny Levitan, 81, Russian classical pianist
- Juhani Markola, 83, Finnish pop singer
- 31 â Diego de Morón, 78, Spanish flamenco guitarist
September
- 1 â Darmawan Hardjakusumah, 82, Indonesian pop singer (Bimbo)
- 2 â Robert Franz, 57, Canadian classical conductor (Windsor Symphony Orchestra)
- 3 â Ted Robert, 81, Swiss pop singer-songwriter
- 4
- Yukio Hashi, 82, Japanese enka singer
- Robby Turner, 63, American pedal steel guitarist
- Pia Velsi, 101, Italian pop singer
- 5
- Hooshmand Aghili, 88, Iranian pop and folk singer
- Bruce Loose, 66, American punk rock singer and bassist (Flipper)
- Ras Sheehama, 59, Namibian reggae singer
- Spencer Taylor Jr., 97, American gospel singer (The Highway Q.C.'s)
- Mark Volman, 78, American rock singer (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie)
- 6
- Rick Davies, 81, English rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Supertramp)
- Christoph von Dohnányi, 95, German classical conductor
- Atomic Steif, 57, German thrash metal drummer (Sodom) (death announced on this date)
- 7 â Allen Blickle, 42, American heavy metal drummer (Baroness) (death announced on this date)
- 8 â Angela Ro Ro, 75, Brazilian pop singer-songwriter
- 9
- Allan Cole, 74, Jamaican songwriter
- Armando Santiago, 93, Portuguese-born Canadian classical composer and conductor
- 10 â Bobby Hart, 86, American pop singer-songwriter (Boyce and Hart)
- 11
- Viv Prince, 84, English rock drummer (Pretty Things) (death announced on this date)
- Nicky Ryan, 79, Irish music producer
- 13
- Stephen Luscombe, 70, British synth-pop keyboardist and songwriter (Blancmange)
- Andreas Martin, 72, German schlager singer
- Farida Parveen, 70, Bangladeshi folk singer
- Hermeto Pascoal, 89, Brazilian jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 15
- Joel Moss, 79, American music producer, engineer and mixer
- Omen, 49, American music producer
- 16
- Tomas Lindberg, 52, Swedish death metal singer (At the Gates)
- Michael Sutherland, Australian funk rock drummer (Skunkhour)
- 18
- Fausto Amodei, 91, Italian folk singer-songwriter and musicologist
- Brett James, 57, American country singer-songwriter and record producer
- Diane Martel, 63, American music video director and choreographer
- 19
- Sonny Curtis, 88, American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Crickets)
- Chris Doheny, 64, Australian pop rock singer and guitarist (Geisha)
- Zubeen Garg, 52, Indian folk singer
- JD Twitch, 57, Scottish club DJ (Optimo)
- Mike Wofford, 87, American jazz pianist
- 21
- Ron Carroll, 57, American club DJ
- Roland Pidoux, 78, French classical cellist (Via Nova Quartet) and conductor
- 23
- Dieter Kaufmann, 84, Austrian electroacoustic composer
- Josephine Keegan, 90, Scottish-Irish traditional music pianist, fiddler and composer
- Danny Thompson, 86, English folk rock bassist (Pentangle, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated)
- 25 â Chris Dreja, 79, English rock bass guitarist (The Yardbirds)
- 26
- Christian, 82, Italian pop singer
- Jim McNeely, 76, American jazz composer, arranger and pianist
- 27 â Franz Grundheber, 88, German opera singer
- 29 â Vojislav SimiÃÂ, 101, Serbian jazz composer and conductor
- 30 â Pablo Guerrero, 78, Spanish jazz singer-songwriter
October
- 1 â Bohdan Bohach, 50, Ukrainian a cappella singer (Pikkardiyska Tertsiya)
- 2 â Chhannulal Mishra, 89, Indian Hindustani classical singer
- 3 â Patricia Routledge, 96, English pop singer
- 4 â Paul Van Bruystegem, 66, Belgian rock bassist (Triggerfinger) (death announced on this date)
- 5 â Véronique Vincent, 68, French experimental rock singer (The Honeymoon Killers, Aksak Maboul)
- 6
- Theo Jörgensmann, 77, German jazz clarinetist
- Ray's Kim Edm, 36, Chadian rapper
- 7
- Halid BeÃ
¡liÃÂ, 72, Bosnian folk singer
- Ian Freebairn-Smith, 93, American film and television composer
- Marta Jaciubek-McKeever, 45, Polish-Canadian synthpop and singer (Fan Death, E.S.L.)
- Speedy Sparks, 76, American country rock bassist (Texas Tornados) (death announced on this date)
- 8
- Ace Finchum, 62, British metal drummer (Tigertailz, Marseille, Tokyo Blade) (death announced on this date)
- Rajvir Jawanda, 35, Indian Punjabi singer
- Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, 86, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Flamingos)
- Pierre Moutouari, 75, Congolese soukous singer
- Niyazi Sayñn, 98, Turkish classical ney flautist and music educator
- 9 â Fede Dorcaz, 29, Argentine pop singer
- 10
- Bernhard Klee, 89, German classical conductor
- John Lodge, 82, English progressive rock bassist and singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues)
- Thommy Price, 68, American rock drummer (Scandal, Love Crushed Velvet, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) (death announced on this date)
- 11 â Ian Watkins, 48, Welsh rock singer (Lostprophets)
- 12
- Jody Henry, American metal bassist (Omen)
- John Waterhouse, 75, British metal guitarist (Demon)
- 13 â Matt Tolfrey, 44, English electronic DJ, record producer and label owner (death announced on this date)
- 14
- Richard Addrisi, 84, American pop singer (Addrisi Brothers) and songwriter
- D'Angelo, 51, American neo-soul singer-songwriter
- 16
- Chris Di Staulo, 34, Italian-Canadian music video director
- Klaus Doldinger, 89, German jazz saxophonist and composer
- Bob Franke, 78, American folk singer-songwriter
- Ace Frehley, 74, American rock guitarist and singer (Kiss)
- Jack White, 85, German music producer (body discovered on this date)
- 17
- Alexandru Cazacu, 75, Moldovan rock guitarist (Noroc)
- Bernd Meinunger, 81, German lyricist
- 18 â Sam Rivers, 48, American nu metal bassist (Limp Bizkit)
- 19
- Dave Burgess, 90, American rock and roll singer and saxophonist (The Champs)
- Anthony Jackson, 73, American jazz bassist
- Erik Rico, American R&B and house singer-songwriter (death announced on this date)
- 21
- ZdenÃÂk Bláha, 95, Czech folk bagpiper
- Davey Langit, 38, Filipino pop singer-songwriter
- Achille Mouebo, 54, Congolese afrobeat singer-songwriter
- Dionysis Savvopoulos, 80, Greek pop singer-songwriter
- 22 â David Ball, 66, English synthpop and house keyboardist (Soft Cell, The Grid)
- 23
- Chris Turner, 74, Australian blues rock guitarist (Buffalo, Rose Tattoo)
- David Wilde, 90, English classical pianist
- 24
- Marcie Free, 71, American heavy metal and rock singer (King Kobra, Unruly Child) (death announced on this date)
- Benita Valente, 91, American opera singer
- 25
- Gérard Badini, 94, French jazz saxophonist
- Floria Márquez, 75, Venezuelan bolero singer
- Peace, American rapper (Freestyle Fellowship) (death announced on this date)
- 26 â Jack DeJohnette, 83, American jazz drummer, pianist and composer
- 27 â Vivian Jones, 68, Jamaican-born British reggae singer
- 28 â Richard Bonnot, 67, French comedy rock singer (Les Charlots)
- 29
- Andrew Metcalfe, English alternative rock singer (Sound of Guns) (death announced on this date)
- James Senese, 80, Italian jazz saxophonist (Napoli Centrale)
- Gladys Stone Wright, 100, American band director
- 30 â Scott Sorry, 47, American rock bassist (The Wildhearts, Sorry and the Sinatras, Amen)
- 31 â ElÃ
¼bieta Penderecka, 77, Polish music festival organiser.
November
- 1
- Ray Drummond, 78, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- Archie Fisher, 86, Scottish folk singer-songwriter
- Young Bleed, 51, American rapper
- 2
- Lô Borges, 73, Brazilian MPB singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Joseph Byrd, 87, American psychedelic rock multi-instrumentalist (The United States of America), songwriter, and film composer
- Donna Jean Godchaux, 78, American rock singer (Grateful Dead)
- Thomas Klein, 59, German speed metal guitarist (Warrant)
- Jim Self, 82, American tubist and film composer
- 3 â Victor Conte, 75, American jazz bassist (Tower of Power)
- 4 â Robert Taylor, 74, New Zealand rock guitarist (Dragon)
- 5 â Gilson Lavis, 74, English new wave drummer (Squeeze, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra)
- 6
- Chris Bradley, British heavy metal bassist (Savage)
- Pono, 49, Polish rapper (Zipera)
- Steve Whitaker, 62, American Christian metal drummer (Barren Cross)
- 10 â Richard Darbyshire, 65, English new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (Living in a Box)
- 11
- Guido Di Leone, 61, Italian jazz guitarist
- Cleto Escobedo III, 59, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (Cleto and the Cletones)
- Carmen Moreno, 99, Polish jazz singer
- 12
- Muazzez Abacñ, 78, Turkish classical singer
- Juraj Lexmann, 84, Slovak musicologist and liturgical composer
- Bereket Mengisteab, 86âÂÂ87, Eritrean folk singer-songwriter and krar player
- Horia Moculescu, 88, Romanian classical pianist and composer.
- 13
- Fosforito, 93, Spanish flamenco singer
- Donald McIntyre, 91, New Zealand opera singer
- 14 â Todd Snider, 59, American folk and alternative country singer-songwriter
- 15 â Hilly Michaels, 77, American new wave singer-songwriter and drummer (Sparks)
- 16 â Maxon Margiela, 21, American rapper
- 17
- Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89, German pop singers
- Humane Sagar, 34, Indian Ollywood singer
- 19
- Walt Aldridge, 70, American country singer-songwriter (The Shooters)
- André Geraissati, 74, Brazilian jazz guitarist and composer
- 20
- Jean-Claude ÃÂloy, 87, French classical and electroacoustic composer (death announced on this date)
- Mani, 63, English alternative rock bassist (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
- 21
- Leon Bates, 76, American classical pianist
- Jean Guidoni, 74, French pop singer-songwriter
- Jellybean Johnson, 69, American funk drummer (The Time), songwriter, and record producer
- Seoirse ÃÂ Dochartaigh, 79, Irish folk singer and guitarist
- Ornella Vanoni, 91, Italian pop singer
- 22
- Dino Nascimento, Brazilian post-punk bassist (Ira!)
- Dadou Pasquet, 72, Haitian compas singer-songwriter and guitarist (Magnum Band, Tabou Combo)
- Lesyk Sam, 58, Ukrainian pop singer (Dzidzio)
- 23
- Ian Lees, Australian pop rock bassist (Moving Pictures)
- Phil Upchurch, 84, American jazz and blues guitarist and composer
- 24 - Jimmy Cliff, 81, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter
- 25 â Biyouna, 73, Algerian pop rock singer
- 26
- Judy Cheeks, 71, American soul singer
- Shpat Kasapi, 40, Albanian pop singer-songwriter
- 27
- Peep Lassmann, 77, Estonian classical pianist
- Vasco Martins, 68âÂÂ69, Cape Verdean classical and new age multi-instrumentalist
- 29
- Leslie Fish, 72, American folk singer-songwriter
- Poorstacy, 26, American rapper and multi-instrumentalist
- Alonzo Saclag, 83, Filipino folk singer
- Bob "Bongo" Starkie, 73, Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks)
- Chubby Tavares, 80, American R&B singer (Tavares)
- 30
- Dag Spantell, 75, Norwegian pop singer
- Warren Williams, 85, Australian rock musician
December
- 2 â Billy Nichols, 85, American soul guitarist and songwriter (death announced on this date)
- 3 â Steve Cropper, 84, American R&B guitarist (Booker T. & the M.G.'s), songwriter and record producer
- 4
- Ted Egan, 93, Australian folk singer
- Budoy Marabiles, 54, Filipino reggae singer (Junior Kilat)
- Pops Mohamed, 75, South African jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Tetsu Yamauchi, 79, Japanese rock bassist (Free, Faces)
- 5
- Herman Deinum, 79, Dutch blues rock bassist (Cuby + Blizzards)
- Sandro Giacobbe, 75, Italian pop singer-songwriter
- Camryn Magness, 26, American pop singer
- 6
- Rafael Ithier, 99, Puerto Rican salsa pianist and bandleader (El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico).
- Jerry Kasenetz, 82, American music producer and songwriter
- Rory MacLeod, 70, American blues and swing bassist (Roomful of Blues)
- 7
- Anita Guerreiro, 89, Portuguese fado singer
- Peter McFarlane, 73, Australian hard rock drummer (Finch, Swanee)
- 8
- Gordon Goodwin, 70, American jazz pianist and saxophonist (Big Phat Band)
- Raul Malo, 60, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mavericks)
- Yaya Moektio, 68, Indonesian hard rock drummer (God Bless)
- Jubilant Sykes, 71, American opera and multi-genre singer
- 9
- Roberto Iniesta, 63, Spanish hard rock singer and guitarist (Extremoduro)
- Phil Vinall, English record producer and engineer (death announced on this date)
- 11 â Brent McLachlan, New Zealand shoegaze drummer (Bailter Space) (death announced on this date)
- 12
- Manny Guerra, 85, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer
- Marilyn Mazur, 70, American-born Danish jazz percussionist
- Magda Umer, 76, Polish pop singer-songwriter
- 13
- Anda-Louise Bogza, 60, Romanian opera singer
- Abraham Quintanilla, 86, American tejano singer-songwriter and record producer
- 14 â Carl Carlton, 72, American R&B, funk and soul singer-songwriter
- 15
- Joe Ely, 78, American alternative country singer-songwriter (The Flatlanders)
- Thomas Johannes Mayer, 56, German opera singer
- Anna Rusticano, 71, Italian pop rock singer
- 16 â DJ Warras, 40, South African radio and club DJ
- 17 â Max Eider, British indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Jazz Butcher) (death announced on this date)
- 20
- Lindomar Castilho, 85, Brazilian bolero singer
- Ken Downie, British IDM DJ (The Black Dog).
- MichaÃ
 Urbaniak, 82, Polish jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 19 â Mick Abrahams, 82, English blues rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig)
- 21 â Jontho, 48, Norwegian black metal singer (Ragnarok)
- 22 â Chris Rea, 74, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 23 â Paa Kow, Ghanaian highlife drummer
- 24
- Perry Bamonte, 65, English alternative rock multi-instrumentalist (The Cure, Love Amongst Ruin).
- Howie Klein, 77, American record label executive
- 25 â Stu Phillips, 92, Canadian-American country singer
- 26
- Don Bryant, 83, American R&B singer-songwriter
- Pate Mustajärvi, 69, Finnish rock singer (Popeda)
- 27
- Fanny, 46, French pop singer
- Gary Graffman, 97, American classical pianist
- Ants Soots, 69, Estonian classical conductor
- Latha Walpola, 91, Sri Lankan pop singer
- 28 â Andy Billups, 72, British blues rock bassist (The Hamsters)
- 30 â Richard Smallwood, 77, American gospel singer-songwriter
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