Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Leonid Margolin dead at age 68
Leonid Margolin, a Russian musician,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 68. Born on September 5, 1957, in Zhytkavichy, he was a composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter whose career spanned…
Bill Oddie dead at age 85
Bill Oddie, the English wildlife presenter and comedian best known for Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie and his work with The Goodies,
died on July 25, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Marie-Paule Belle dead at age 80
Marie-Paule Belle, the French singer and pianist known for "La Parisienne,"
died on July 25, 2026, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She was 80. Born on January 25, 1946, in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, she began…
Loren Nerell dead at age 65
Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan,
died on July 24, 2026. He was 65. Born in Long Beach, California, on November 30, 1960,…
Lou Koller dead at age 59
Lou Koller, the American punk rock singer and founding vocalist of Sick of It All,
died on July 24, 2026, at age 59. Born in Queens in 1967, he emerged…
Hope Clarke dead at age 85
Hope Clarke, an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer and director,
died on July 23, 2026, aged 85. Born in Washington, D.C., she built a long career on stage and screen…
Asteryth Sloane dead at age 26
Asteryth Sloane, a British composer of contemporary classical music and poet,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 26. Born in 2000 and also known as Alexia Sloane…
Bill McGlaughlin dead at age 82
Bill McGlaughlin, the American composer and radio host who led the public radio programs Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 82. Born William…
Luís Represas dead at age 69
Luís Represas, the Portuguese singer and composer born Luís Paulo Fontes Represas,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Lisbon on November 24, 1956, he…
Shir-Mohammad Espandar dead at age 98
Shir-Mohammad Espandar, an Iranian musician known for his mastery of the donali,
died on July 22, 2026. Born in 1927 in Bampur, Balochistan, he was an Iranian Baloch musician whose…
Oliver Jones dead at age 91
Oliver Jones, the Canadian jazz pianist,
died on July 22, 2026. Born Oliver Theophilus Jones in Montreal on September 11, 1934, he built a long career as a pianist, organist,…
Brian Doerksen dead at age 60
Brian Doerksen, the Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader from Abbotsford, British Columbia,
died on July 21, 2026. Born on January 1, 1965, Doerksen began his career in 1989 and…
Olivera Katarina dead at age 86
Olivera Katarina, the Serbian actress and singer known for her work in I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment and The Dervish and Death, died…
Edward Wiley Ray dead at age 99
Edward Wiley Ray, an American songwriter and record producer known professionally as Eddie Ray,
died on July 21, 2026. Born on December 21, 1926, he built a career as a…
Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas dead at age 91
Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas, the Colombian musician and composer best known for the song “El Camino de la Vida,”
died on July 21, 2026. He was 91. Born in Medellín in…
Tofig Mirzoyev dead at age 94
Tofig Mirzoyev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in films including The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi,
died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Mirzoyev was born…
Claudio Strunz dead at age 59
Claudio Strunz, an Argentine thrash metal drummer best known for his work with Hermética and Malón,
died on July 20, 2026. He was 59. Born on November 11, 1966, in…
Vibert Cornwall dead at age 87
Vibert Cornwall, the Vincentian jazz singer known professionally as Ray King,
died on July 20, 2026. Born Vibert Edmund Cornwall in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in October 1938, he…
Gianni Cazzola dead at age 88, Italian jazz drummer, heart attack
Gianni Cazzola, the Italian jazz drummer,
died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto on May 9, 1938, he became one of…
Jim Gilstrap dead at age 79
Jim Gilstrap, an American soul singer known for his work with Wonderlove,
died on July 18, 2026. Born on November 10, 1946, in Pittsburg, Gilstrap built a long career as…
Tony Thorpe dead at age 80
Tony Thorpe, the English guitarist and singer known for his work with the Rubettes,
died on July 18, 2026, aged 80. He was associated with pop rock, glam rock and…
Chen Gang dead at age 91
Chen Gang, the Chinese composer best known for Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto,
died on July 18, 2026. Born in Shanghai on March 10, 1935, he grew up in a musical…
Terence Donovan dead at age 90
Terence Donovan, the British-Australian actor known for roles in Home and Away, Neighbours and Breaker Morant,
died on July 18, 2026. Born Terence Patrick Donovan on 28 October 1935 in…
Jennifer Finch dead at age 59, American musician, brain cancer
Jennifer Finch, an American musician and photographer best known as the bass player for the punk rock band L7,
died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 59. Born…
Freddy Cannon dead at age 89
Freddy Cannon, the American rock and roll singer best known for "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Palisades Park,"
died on July 17, 2026. Born Frederick Anthony Picariello Jr. on December 4, 1936,…
El Ghazi dead at age 84
El Ghazi
died on July 16, 2026. He was an Algerian singer. Tags Musicians, 16 July 2026, El, Ghazi, July 16, July 2026
René Urtreger dead at age 92
René Urtreger, the French bebop pianist and composer,
died on July 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, Urtreger became known as a jazz musician…
Seputla Sebogodi dead at age 63
Seputla Sebogodi, the South African actor known for roles in Generations, Rhythm City and Scandal!,
died on July 15, 2026. He was 63. Also known as Septula Sebogodi, he was…
Plas Johnson dead at age 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme,"
died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
Lee Underwood dead at age 87
Lee Underwood, an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with Tim Buckley for much of Buckley’s career,
died on July 14, 2026. Born on January 1, 1938, Underwood…
Little Gerhard dead at age 92
Little Gerhard, the Swedish singer and rock musician born Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Tillberga on May 17, 1934, he became…
Fantan Mojah dead at age 49
Fantan Mojah, the Jamaican reggae singer born Owen Lennox Moncrieffe,
died on July 14, 2026. He was 49. Born on August 5, 1976, in White Hill, St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica,…
Mike Browning dead at age 61
Mike Browning, an American heavy metal drummer and singer,
died on July 13, 2026. Born Michael George Browning on May 26, 1964, in Tampa, Florida, he began playing drums at…
Melaine Favennec dead at age 75
Melaine Favennec, the French singer and musician known also as Mélaine Favennec,
died on July 13, 2026, in Pont-l'Abbé. Born in Quimperlé in 1950, he began his musical career on…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Dudley Laufman dead at age 95
Dudley Laufman, an American contra dance caller and musician who helped spur the 20th-century revival of contra dancing,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 95. Born in Newton, Massachusetts,…
Pedro Ignacio Calderón dead at age 92
Pedro Ignacio Calderón, an Argentine musician and conductor,
died on July 13, 2026. Born in Paraná on December 13, 1933, he studied music from childhood and went on to a…
Mary Morello dead at age 102
Mary Morello
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Vernon Taylor dead at age 88
Vernon Taylor, an American rockabilly singer,
died on July 12, 2026, at age 88. Born Walton Alderton on November 9, 1937, he grew up in a Baptist family and was…
Péter Szolnoki dead at age 56
Péter Szolnoki
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Hungarian singer. Tags Musicians, 12 July 2026, Hungary, Szolnoki, July 12, July 2026, Péter
Dave Hensman dead at age 63
Dave Hensman, a Canadian Christian singer-songwriter and priest,
died on July 11, 2026. Born David John Hensman on August 19, 1962, in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, he was based…
S. Janaki dead at age 88
S. Janaki, the Indian playback singer whose career began in 1957,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Sistla Sreeramamurthy Janaki on April 23, 1938, in…
Peppino di Capri dead at age 86
Peppino di Capri
died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. The Italian singer was known for songs including “Un grande amore e niente più” and “Champagne.” Tags Musicians, 11…
Robert W. Cole dead at age 95, American conductor, complications from a stroke
Robert W. Cole, the American conductor, impresario and arts administrator who led Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley,
died on July 11, 2026, of complications from a stroke.…
Bob Farrell dead at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell,
died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Michael Aspinall dead at age 86
Michael Aspinall
died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musicologist. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Aspinall, Britain, Capricorn, Michael, July 10, July 2026
Calvin Hayes dead at age 63
Calvin Hayes
died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musician. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Britain, Calvin, Hayes, July 10, July 2026
Mariazelle Goonetilleke dead at age 68
Mariazelle Goonetilleke
died on July 10, 2026. She was a singer. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Gemini, Goonetilleke, Mariazelle, July 10, July 2026
Ella Laboriel dead at age 77
Ella Laboriel
died on July 8, 2026. She was a Mexican singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Aries, Ella, Laboriel, Mexico, July 2026, July 8
Sylvie Grare dead at age 73
Sylvie Grare, a French singer,
died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 73. A heavy metal vocalist, she began with classical music studies in her youth before turning…
Martin Matoušek dead at age 53
Martin Matoušek
died on July 8, 2026. He was a Czech opera singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Czechia, Martin, July 2026, July 8, Matoušek
Rodney Franklin dead at age 67
Rodney Franklin died July 8, 2026. He was a musician. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Franklin, Rodney, Virgo, July 2026, July 8
Bonnie Tyler dead at age 75
Bonnie Tyler
died on July 8, 2026. She was a singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Bonnie, Faro, Gemini, Tyler, July 2026, July 8
Megas dead at age 81
Megas
died on July 7, 2026. He was a singer-songwriter. Tags Musicians, 07 July 2026, Aries, Megas, July 2026, July 7
Lauren Bennett dead at age 37
Lauren Bennett
died on July 6, 2026. She was an English singer. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, Bennett, Cancer, England, Lauren, July 2026, July 6
Kevin Chown dead at age 56
Kevin Chown
died on July 6, 2026. He was an American bass guitarist. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, America, Capricorn, Chown, Kevin, July 2026, July 6
Rahel Yohannes dead at age 79
Rahel Yohannes, the Ethiopian singer and musician whose work helped define contemporary tizita,
died on July 5, 2026. She was 79. Born in Addis Ababa on May 5, 1947, Yohannes…
John Dymond dead at age 81
John Dymond, known as "Beaky,"
died on July 5, 2026. He was an English musician. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Dymond, England, John, July 2026, July 5
Teejan Bai dead at age 69
Teejan Bai
died on July 5, 2026. She was a Pandavani folk singer. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Bai, Leo, Teejan, July 2026, July 5
Christian Moran dead at age 42
Christian Moran
died on July 5, 2026. He was an English-Korean drummer. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Christian, England, Moran, July 2026, July 5
Sparky D dead at age 61
Sparky D
died on July 4, 2026. She was an American rapper. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, America, Gemini, Sparky, D, July 2026, July 4
Lothar Voigtländer dead at age 82
Lothar Voigtländer
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German composer. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, Berlin, Germany, Lothar, Virgo, July 2026, July 4, Voigtländer
Tommy Hunter dead at age 89
Tommy Hunter
died on July 2, 2026. He was a singer. Tags Musicians, 02 July 2026, Hunter, Pisces, Tommy, July 2, July 2026
Brian Potter dead at age 86
Brian Potter, a British-born American songwriter and record producer,
died on July 1, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he worked in pop music as a songwriter and record producer.…
Joe Melson dead at age 91
Joe Melson, the American singer and songwriter known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison,
died on July 1, 2026. Born in Bonham, Texas, on May 11, 1935, he helped write…
Shaun Glass dead at age 57
Shaun Glass died July 1, 2026. Tags Musicians, 01 July 2026, America, Glass, Shaun, July 1, July 2026
Mykola Yanchenko dead at age 66
Mykola Yanchenko
died on July 1, 2026. Tags Musicians, 01 July 2026, Mykola, Sagittarius, Ukraine, Yanchenko, July 1, July 2026
Jaroslav Foltýn dead at age 90
Jaroslav Foltýn
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Czech violinist. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, Foltýn, June 2026, June 30
Gergely Molnár dead at age 76
Gergely Molnár
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Hungarian musician. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, Gergely, Hungary, June 2026, June 30, Molnár
Victor Willis dead at age 74
Victor Willis
died on June 30, 2026. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, America, Cancer, Victor, Willis, June 2026, June 30
Antoinette Miggiani dead at age 88
Antoinette Miggiani, the Maltese operatic soprano and singing teacher,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 88. Born on September 5, 1937, in Sliema, Malta, she studied piano and voice…
Karel Pexidr dead at age 96, Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music
Karel Pexidr
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music. Born on November 4, 1929, Pexidr was known for his work…
Faniya Suleymanova dead at age 87
Faniya Suleymanova
died on June 29, 2026. She was a Soviet and Russian singer and journalist. Born on February 18, 1939, she studied at the Ufa State Institute of Arts.…
Ervin László dead at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Phyllis Kinney dead at age 103
Phyllis Kinney, an American-born Welsh singer, musicologist and author,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 4, 1922, she studied at…
Dadi Yudistira dead at age 46
Dadi Yudistira
died on June 29, 2026. Tags Musicians, 29 June 2026, Dadi, Indonesia, Yudistira, June 2026, June 29
Ali Ideflawen dead at age 69
Ali Ideflawen
died on June 28, 2026. He was an Algerian singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 28 June 2026, Ali, Ideflawen, June 2026, June 28
Ali Ideflawen dead at age 69
Ali Ideflawen
died on June 28, 2026. Tags Musicians, 28 June 2026, Ali, Ideflawen, June 2026, June 28
Vlado Janevski dead at age 65
Vlado Janevski, the Macedonian singer who represented North Macedonia in its first Eurovision appearance,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 65. Born Vladimir Janevski on November 27,…
Mignon Dunn dead at age 98
Mignon Dunn, an American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher,
died on June 28, 2026. She was 98. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis. Dunn studied…
Teruki Gotō dead at age 43
Teruki Gotō, a Japanese musician and political activist,
died on June 28, 2026. He was 43. Born on December 8, 1982, in Kunitachi, he was also known as a perennial…
Thomas Fey dead at age 65
Thomas Fey, a German orchestral conductor,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 65, following complications from a brain injury. Born on November 9, 1960, he studied music…
K. Bhagyaraj dead at age 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian film director and actor known for Andha 7 Naatkal and Mundhanai Mudichu,
died on June 27, 2026. He was 73. Bhagyaraj, born Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January…
Raisa Mkrtchyan dead at age 84
Raisa Mkrtchyan
died on June 27, 2026. She was an Armenian singer. Tags Musicians, 27 June 2026, Mkrtchyan, Pisces, Raisa, Yerevan, June 2026, June 27
Günter Lenz dead at age 87
Günter Lenz, the German jazz bassist and composer,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Frankfurt am Main on 25 July 1938, he began as…
Adrian Jack dead at age 83
Adrian Jack
died on June 26, 2026. He was a British composer. Tags Musicians, 26 June 2026, Adrian, Britain, Jack, Pisces, June 2026, June 26
Oshim Ottawa dead
Oshim Ottawa, a Canadian actor and musician from Manawan, Quebec,
died on June 25, 2026. He was best known for his role as Philippe Flamand in the 2023 film Atikamekw…
Onai Quiñonez dead at age 32
Onai Quiñonez, a Venezuelan painter and cellist,
died on June 24, 2026. He was born in Tovar, Mérida, in 1993 and studied cello at the Cátedra Latinoamericana de Violonchelo. Quiñonez…
Shapour Rahimi dead at age 78
Shapour Rahimi
died on June 24, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Musicians, 24 June 2026, Iran, Rahimi, Shapour, June 2026, June 24
Tullio Možina dead at age 91
Tullio Možina
died on June 24, 2026. Tags Musicians, 24 June 2026, Italy, Tullio, June 2026, June 24, Možina
Harold Wheeler dead at age 82
Harold Wheeler, an American orchestrator and composer,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 82. Born William Harold Wheeler Jr. in St. Louis on July 14, 1943, he…
Manuel van Der Dijs dead
Manuel van Der Dijs, singer with the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. Also known as VDD, the group was formed in Caracas in 2024 and…
Abraham Foucault dead
Abraham Foucault, drummer for the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. He performed with the Caracas group, also known as VDD, during its brief run from…
Gabriel Gómez dead
Gabriel Gómez, guitarist for the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. He was identified with the nu metal, rap rock and alternative rock group, also known…