2020 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2020 in music.
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- African music
- American music
- Asian music
- Australian music
- Brazilian music
- British music
- Canadian music
- Chinese music
- Czech music
- Danish music
- European music
- Finnish music
- French music
- German music
- Icelandic music
- Indian music
- Irish music
- Japanese music
- Latin music
- Malaysian music
- Mongolian music
- Norwegian music
- Philippine music
- Polynesian music
- Scandinavian music
- South Korean music
- Swedish music
- Taiwanese music
- Vietnamese music
Albums released
Awards
| 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (USA) |
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| Record of the Year: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish, Album of the Year: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish, Song of the Year: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, Best New Artist: Billie Eilish |
| Billboard Music Awards (USA) |
| Top Artist: Post Malone • Top Male Artist: Post Malone • Top Female Artist: Billie Eilish • Top New Artist: Billie Eilish • Top Billboard 200 Album: Billie Eilish • Top Hot 100 Song: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus • Top Duo/Group: Jonas Brothers |
| 2020 Brit Awards (UK) |
| British Album of the Year: Psychodrama by Dave • Song of the Year: "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi • Best New Artist: Lewis Capaldi |
| 2020 Juno Awards (Canada) |
| Artist of the Year: Shawn Mendes • Group of the Year: Loud Luxury • Album of the Year: The Pains of Growing by Alessia Cara • Single of the Year: "Senorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello |
| 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (USA) |
| Video of the Year: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd • Best Push New Artist: Doja Cat • Artist of the Year: Lady Gaga |
| 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe) |
| 2020 American Music Awards (USA) |
| Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year: Doja Cat • Collaboration of the Year: "10,000 Hours" by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber ) • Favorite Music Video: "Cardigan" by Taylor Swift |
| 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA) |
| The Central Park Five by Anthony Davis |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA) |
| Inductees: The Doobie Brothers • Whitney Houston • Depeche Mode • T. Rex • The Notorious B.I.G. • Nine Inch Nails |
| Mercury Prize (UK) |
| Kiwanuka by Michael Kiwanuka |
| Polar Music Prize (Sweden) |
| Inductees: Anna Netrebko • Diane Warren |
| Polaris Music Prize (Canada) |
| God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It by Backxwash |
| Eurovision Song Contest (Europe) |
| Event cancelled as result of COVID-19 pandemic |
Bands formed
- See Category:Musical groups established in 2020
Soloist debuts
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
- See Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2020
Deaths
January
- 1
- Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper
- Marty Grebb, 74, American rock keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist (The Buckinghams, Chicago)
- Tommy Hancock, 90, American country singer [6]
- 2 – Lorraine Chandler, 73, American soul singer
- 3 – Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish rock guitarist (The Spotnicks)
- 4 – Emanuel Borok, 75, Russian-born American classical violinist
- 5 – Martin Griffin, British space rock drummer (Hawkwind, Hawklords)
- 7 - Neil Peart, 67, Canadian progressive rock drummer and lyricist (Rush)[7]
- 8 – Edd Byrnes, 87, American actor and pop singer
- 9
- Tom Alexander, 85, Scottish folk accordionist (The Alexander Brothers)
- Bobby Comstock, 78, American rock and roll singer
- 10 – Wolfgang Dauner, 84, German jazz pianist
- 13 – Hylda Sims, 87, British skiffle guitarist
- 14
- Steve Martin Caro, 71, American baroque pop singer (The Left Banke)
- Chamín Correa, 90, Mexican classical guitarist
- Guy Deplus, 95, French chamber music clarinetist
- Barry Mayger, 73, English pop bassist (Chicory Tip)
- Bruno Nettl, 89, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist[8]
- 15 – Chris Darrow, 75, American country and rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Kaleidoscope, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
- 18
- Dennis Garcia, 67, Filipino pop rock bassist (Hotdog)
- David Olney, 71, American folk singer-songwriter
- 19
- Dan Andrei Aldea, 69, Romanian progressive rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (Sfinx)
- Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (Heath Brothers)
- Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer
- Sunanda Patnaik, 85, Indian classical singer
- 21 – Meritxell Negre, 48, Spanish pop singer (Peaches & Herb)
- 24
- Joe Payne, 35, American metal bassist (Divine Heresy, Nile)
- Sean Reinert, 48, American metal drummer (Cynic, Death, Æon Spoke)
- 25
- Bob Gullotti, 71, American free jazz drummer (Surrender to the Air)
- Vernon Sandusky, 80, American rock singer and guitarist (The Chartbusters)
- 26 – Bob Shane, 85, American folk singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio)
- 27 – Reed Mullin, 53, American sludge metal drummer (Corrosion of Conformity)
- 28 – Bob Nave, 75, American bubblegum pop keyboardist (The Lemon Pipers)
- 30 – Lucien Barbarin, 63, American jazz trombonist (Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Harry Connick Jr.)[9]
February
- 1
- Harold Beane, 73, American funk guitarist (Funkadelic)
- Andy Gill, 64, British post-punk guitarist (Gang of Four)
- Peter Serkin, 72, American classical pianist
- 2
- Kofi B, Ghanaian highlife singer
- Ivan Král, 71, Czech-American rock bassist and songwriter (The Patti Smith Group)
- 4
- Andrew Brough, New Zealand indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Straitjacket Fits)
- Buddy Cage, 73, Canadian folk pedal steel guitarist (New Riders of the Purple Sage, Great Speckled Bird)
- Ljiljana Petrović, 80, Serbian pop singer
- 6
- Lynn Evans, 95, American pop singer (The Chordettes)
- Diego Farias, 27, American progressive metalcore guitarist (Volumes)
- Nello Santi, 88, Italian classical conductor
- 7
- Nexhmije Pagarusha, 86, Albanian-Kosovan pop singer
- Steve Weber, 76, American folk singer and guitarist (The Holy Modal Rounders)
- 8 – Robert Conrad, 84, American actor and singer
- 9 – Sergei Slonimsky, 87, Russian classical composer
- 10 – Lyle Mays, 66, American jazz fusion keyboardist (Pat Metheny Group)
- 11 – Joseph Shabalala, 78, South African isicathamiya and mbube singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
- 12
- Paul English, 87, American country drummer
- Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian highlife trumpeter
- 13
- Buzzy Linhart, 76, American folk rock singer-songwriter
- Jacob Thiele, 40, American indie rock keyboardist (The Faint)
- 14
- Reinbert de Leeuw, 81, Dutch classical pianist and conductor[10]
- Sonam Sherpa, 48, Indian blues rock guitarist (Parikrama)
- 15 – Cavan Grogan, 70, Welsh rock and roll singer (Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers)
- 16
- Pearl Carr, 98, British pop singer (Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson)
- Graeme Allwright, 93, New Zealand-French folk and jazz singer-songwriter
- 17
- Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer
- Andrew Weatherall, 56, British electronic musician (Two Lone Swordsmen, The Sabres of Paradise) and record producer
- 18 – Jon Christensen, 78, Norwegian jazz drummer
- 19
- Bob Cobert, 95, American composer
- Pop Smoke, 20, American rapper
- 24 – Jahn Teigen, 70, Norwegian pop and progressive rock singer (Popol Ace, Prima Vera)
- 25 – David Roback, 61, American alternative rock and dream pop guitarist (Mazzy Star, Rain Parade, Opal)
- 26
- Hans Deinzer, 86, German classical clarinetist
- Sergei Dorensky, 88, Russian classical pianist
- 27 – Lillian Offitt, 81, American blues and R&B singer
- 28 – Mike Somerville, 67, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Head East)
- 29
- Odile Pierre, 87, French classical organist and composer
- Bill Smith, 93, American classical and jazz clarinetist
March
- 2
- Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech country singer
- Susan Weinert, 54, German jazz fusion guitarist
- Peter Wieland, 89, German pop singer
- 3
- Les Cauchi, 77, American pop singer (Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge)
- Alf Cranner, 83, Norwegian folk singer
- 4 – Barbara Martin, 76, American R&B singer (The Supremes)
- 6
- McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist
- Elinor Ross, 93, American opera soprano
- 7
- Jim Owen, 78, American country singer-songwriter
- Laura Smith, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
- 9
- Keith Olsen, 74, American psychedelic rock bassist (The Music Machine) and record producer
- Eric Taylor, 70, American folk singer-songwriter
- 10
- Marcelo Peralta, 59, Argentine jazz saxophonist
- Beba Selimović, 80, Bosnian folk singer
- 11 – Charles Wuorinen, 81, American classical composer
- 12 – Don Burrows, 91, Australian jazz multi-instrumentalist
- 14
- Phil Phillips, 94, American pop singer-songwriter
- Eva Pilarová, 80, Czech jazz singer
- Genesis P-Orridge, 70, British industrial singer, songwriter and bassist (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Thee Majesty)
- 16
- Sergio Bassi, 69, Italian folk rock singer-songwriter
- Jason Rainey, 53, American thrash metal guitarist (Sacred Reich)
- 17 – Thái Thanh, 85, Vietnamese-American pop singer
- 19 – Aurlus Mabélé, 66, Congolese soukous singer
- 20
- Kenny Rogers, 81, American country and pop singer-songwriter
- Jerry Slick, 80, American psychedelic rock drummer (The Great Society)
- 21 – Hellmut Stern, 91, German classical violinist
- 22
- Gabi Delgado-López, 61, Spanish-born German electronic singer (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft)
- Julie Felix, 81, American-British folk singer
- Mike Longo, 83, American jazz pianist
- Peter Stapleton, 65, New Zealand alternative rock drummer (The Terminals, Dadamah, Flies Inside the Sun)
- Eric Weissberg, 80, American country and bluegrass banjoist
- 23 – Tres Warren, 41, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Psychic Ills)
- 24
- Manu Dibango, 86, Cameroonian makossa and jazz saxophonist
- Bill Rieflin, 59, American rock drummer (The Blackouts, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, King Crimson)
- 25 – Detto Mariano, 82, Italian rock keyboardist (I Ribelli) and film composer
- 26
- Olle Holmquist, 83, Swedish big band trombonist (James Last Orchestra)
- Bill Martin, 81, British pop songwriter
- 27
- Bob Andy, 75, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (The Paragons, Bob and Marcia)
- Mirna Doris, 79, Italian canzone Napoletana singer
- Delroy Washington, 67, Jamaican-born British reggae singer
- 28 – Jan Howard, 91, American country singer-songwriter
- 29
- Joe Diffie, 61, American country singer and songwriter
- Alan Merrill, 69, American pop rock singer and bassist (Arrows)
- Paravai Muniyamma, 82, Indian folk singer
- Krzysztof Penderecki, 86, Polish classical composer and conductor
- 30
- Riachão, 98, Brazilian samba singer
- Bill Withers, 81, American soul singer-songwriter
- 31 – Wallace Roney, 59, American jazz trumpeter
April
- 1
- Cristina, 61, American no wave singer
- Ellis Marsalis Jr., 85, American jazz pianist
- Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, American jazz guitarist
- Harold Rubin, 87, South African-born Israeli free jazz clarinetist
- Adam Schlesinger, 52, American power pop singer, songwriter and bassist (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows)
- 2 – Vaughan Mason, 69, American funk and electronic multi-instrumentalist (Vaughan Mason & Crew, Raze)
- 3 – Helin Bölek, 28, Turkish folk rock singer (Grup Yorum)
- 4
- Timothy Brown, 82, American pop and soul singer
- Patrick Gibson, French eurodisco drummer (Gibson Brothers)
- Alex Harvey, 73, American country singer-songwriter
- 5 – Barry Allen, 74, Canadian rock musician and record producer (Painter) (death announced on this date)
- 6
- M. K. Arjunan, 84, Indian film composer
- Black the Ripper, 32, British grime rapper
- 7
- Betty Bennett, 98, American jazz and big band singer
- Hutch Davie, 89, American pianist, arranger and composer
- Steve Farmer, 71, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Amboy Dukes)
- Travis Nelsen, American indie rock drummer (Okkervil River)
- John Prine, 73, American folk singer-songwriter
- Hal Willner, 64, American record producer
- Xudeydi, 91, Somali folk oud player
- 8
- Carl Dobkins, Jr., 79, American singer and songwriter
- Glenn Fredly, 44, Indonesian R&B singer-songwriter
- Chynna Rogers, 25, American rapper
- 9
- Andy González, 69, American Latin jazz bassist
- Dmitri Smirnov, 71, Russian-British classical composer
- 10
- Big George Brock, 87, American blues harmonicist
- Shanti Hiranand, 86, Indian classical singer
- Jymie Merritt, 92, American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers)
- 11 – Liu Dehai, 82, Chinese classical pipa player
- 12
- Kishen Bholasing, 35, Surinamese Baithak Gana singer and percussionist
- Jerry Hludzik, American pop rock guitarist and bassist (The Buoys)
- Louis van Dijk, 78, Dutch jazz pianist
- 13
- Ryo Kawasaki, 73, Japanese jazz fusion guitarist
- Moraes Moreira, 72, Brazilian MPB singer and guitarist (Novos Baianos)
- 14
- Akin Euba, 84, Nigerian folk pianist, composer, and musicologist
- Kassongo Wa Kanema, 73, Congolese soukous singer (Orchestra Super Mazembe)
- Kerstin Meyer, 92, Swedish opera singer
- 15
- Henry Grimes, 84, American jazz bassist
- Lee Konitz, 92, American jazz saxophonist
- Gary McSpadden, 77, American gospel singer (The Imperials, Gaither Vocal Band, The Oak Ridge Boys)
- 16
- Christophe, 74, French singer-songwriter
- Dušan Vančura, 82, Czech folk singer and bassist (Spirituál kvintet)
- 17
- Giuseppi Logan, 84, American jazz multi-instrumentalist
- Matthew Seligman, 62, British new wave bassist (Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club, The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins)
- 19
- Alexander Vustin, 76, Russian composer
- Ian Whitcomb, 78, British pop singer-songwriter
- Emina Zečaj, 91, Bosnian sevdalinka singer
- 21
- Derek Jones, 35, American metalcore guitarist (Falling in Reverse)
- Jacques Pellen, 63, French jazz guitarist
- Florian Schneider, 73, German krautrock and electronic multi-instrumentalist (Kraftwerk, Organisation)[11][12]
- 22
- Bootsie Barnes, 82, American jazz saxophonist
- Marcos Mundstock, 77, Argentine comedy music singer and multi-instrumentalist (Les Luthiers)
- 23
- Fred the Godson, 35, American rapper
- Kamit Sanbayev, 78, Kazakh rock singer (Dos Mukasan)
- 24
- Hamilton Bohannon, 78, American R&B and disco percussionist and music producer
- Phil Broadhurst, 70, New Zealand jazz pianist
- Harold Reid, 80, American country singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)
- 25 – Alan Abel, 91, American classical percussionist
- 26 – Big Al Carson, 66, American blues singer
- 27
- Lynn Harrell, 79, American classical cellist
- Troy Sneed, 52, American gospel singer
- Scott Taylor, British new wave guitarist (Then Jerico)
- 28 – Bobby Lewis, 95, American R&B singer
- 29
- Martin Lovett, 93, British classical cellist (Amadeus Quartet)
- Stezo, 51, American rapper
- 30
- Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian afrobeat and rock drummer (Fela Kuti and Afrika '70, The Good, the Bad & the Queen)
- Óscar Chávez, 85, Mexican pop singer
- Sam Lloyd, 56, American a cappella singer (The Blanks)
May
- 1
- Richard Cole, 72, American jazz saxophonist[13]
- Tavo Limongi, 52, Mexican nu metal guitarist (Resorte)[14]
- Will Theunissen, 65, Dutch jazz rock guitarist[15]
- 2
- Cady Groves, 30, American country singer-songwriter[16]
- Idir, 70, Algerian folk singer-songwriter[17]
- Jonathan Kelly, 72, Irish folk rock singer-songwriter[18]
- Erwin Prasetya, 48, Indonesian alternative rock bassist (Dewa 19)[19]
- 3
- Rosalind Elias, 90, American opera singer[20]
- Dave Greenfield, 71, British punk and new wave keyboardist (The Stranglers)[21]
- Bob Lander, 78, Swedish rock singer and guitarist (The Spotnicks)[22]
- Lorne Munroe, 95, Canadian-born American classical cellist[23]
- 4
- John Erhardt, American indie rock musician (Wussy, Ass Ponys)[24]
- Frederick C. Tillis, 90, American jazz saxophonist[25]
- Dragan Vučić, 65, Macedonian pop singer[26]
- 5
- Sweet Pea Atkinson, 74, American dance-rock singer (Was (Not Was))[27]
- Sonny Cox, 82, American jazz saxophonist[28]
- Didi Kempot, 53, Indonesian campursari singer[29]
- Ciro Pessoa, 62, Brazilian post-punk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Titãs, Cabine C)[30]
- Kiing Shooter, 24, American rapper[31]
- Millie Small, 73, Jamaican ska and reggae singer-songwriter[32]
- 6
- Norbert Balatsch, 92, Austrian choral conductor[33]
- Brian Howe, 66, British rock singer-songwriter (Bad Company)[34]
- 7
- İbrahim Gökçek, 41, Turkish folk rock bassist (Grup Yorum)[35]
- Ty, 47, British rapper[36]
- 8
- Mark Barkan, 85, American songwriter, record producer, and musical director for The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
- Andre Harrell, 59, American record producer, songwriter, rapper (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), and founder of Uptown Records[37]
- 9 – Little Richard, 87, American rock and roll singer and pianist[38]
- 10
- David Corrêa, 82, Brazilian samba singer[39]
- Betty Wright, 66, American soul and R&B singer and songwriter[40]
- 11 – Moon Martin, 74, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist[41]
- 12 – Takami Asano, Japanese psychedelic rock guitarist (Godiego)[42]
- 13
- Gabriel Bacquier, 95, French opera singer[43]
- Yoshio, 60, Mexican pop singer[44]
- 14 – Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican rock guitarist (Malo, Santana)[45]
- 15
- Denny DeMarchi, 57, Canadian rock keyboardist (Alias, The Cranberries)[46]
- Sergio Denis, 71, Argentine pop singer[47]
- Phil May, 75, British rock singer-songwriter (Pretty Things)[48]
- 17
- Lucky Peterson, 55, American blues guitarist[49]
- Peter Thomas, 94, German film composer[50]
- 19 – Willie K, 59, American folk ukuleleist[51]
- 21
- Berith Bohm, 87, Swedish opera singer[52]
- Bobby Digital, 59, Jamaican dancehall producer[53]
- Neil Howlett, 85, British opera singer[54]
- 22
- Steve Hanford, 50, American punk rock drummer (Poison Idea)[55]
- Mory Kanté, 70, Guinean folk singer and kora player[56]
- KJ Balla, 23, American rapper, shot[57]
- Klaus Selmke, 70, German rock drummer (City)[58]
- 24
- Jimmy Cobb, 91, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet)[59]
- Lily Lian, 103, French pop singer[60]
- Al Rex, 91, American rock and roll bassist (Bill Haley & His Comets)[61]
- 25 – Bucky Baxter, 65, American folk and rock guitarist[62]
- 26
- Brendan Bowyer, 81, Irish rock and roll singer[63]
- Charlie Monttana, 58, Mexican rock singer[64]
- Lennie Niehaus, 90, American jazz saxophonist and film composer[65]
- 27 – Evaldo Gouveia, 91, Brazilian MPB singer[66]
- 28 – Bob Kulick, 70, American hard rock guitarist (Balance, Kiss, W.A.S.P.)[67]
- 30
- Mady Mesplé, 89, French opera singer[68]
- John Nzenze, 79–80, Kenyan rock and jazz guitarist[69]
- 31 – Bob Northern, 86, American jazz French hornist[70]
June
- 1
- Majek Fashek, 57, Nigerian reggae singer and songwriter[71]
- Joey Image, 63, American punk rock drummer (Misfits)[72]
- 2 – Chris Trousdale, 34, American pop singer (Dream Street)
- 4
- Marcello Abbado, 93, Italian classical pianist and composer
- Fabiana Anastácio, 45, Brazilian contemporary Christian singer
- Rupert Hine, 72, British jazz-rock singer and keyboardist (Quantum Jump)
- Steve Priest, 72, British glam rock guitarist (The Sweet)[73]
- 5 – Marjan, 72, Iranian pop singer
- 7
- 8
- James Hand, 67, American country singer
- Bonnie Pointer, 69, American R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters)
- 9
- Paul Chapman, 66, Welsh hard rock guitarist (UFO, Lone Star)
- Pau Donés, 53, Spanish pop rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jarabe de Palo)
- 12
- Dodo Doris, 71, Congolese soukous drummer (Orchestra Super Mazembe)
- Ricky Valance, 84, Welsh pop singer
- 14
- Nguea Laroute, 60, Cameroonian folk singer
- Keith Tippett, 72, British free jazz and progressive rock pianist (King Crimson, Centipede)
- 15 – Nana Tuffour, 66, Ghanaian highlife singer
- 16 - Yohan, 28, South Korean K-pop singer (TST)
- 17 – Hugh Fraser, 67, Canadian jazz pianist and trombonist
- 18
- Hux Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae guitarist (Toots and the Maytals)
- Vera Lynn, 103, British pop singer
- 19 – A. L. Raghavan, 86, Indian playback singer
- 20 – Aaron Tokona, 45, New Zealand alternative rock guitarist (Weta, Cairo Knife Fight, Fly My Pretties)
- 21
- Jeet Singh Negi, 95, Indian folk singer-songwriter
- Joan Pau Verdier, 73, French nòva cançon singer
- 23 – Margarita Pracatan, 89, Cuban novelty singer
- 24
- Michael Hawley, 58, American classical pianist and academic
- Claude Le Péron, 72, French rock bassist
- 25
- Huey, 31, American rapper
- Graeme Williamson, Canadian new wave singer and guitarist (Pukka Orchestra)
- 27
- Pete Carr, 70, American rock, pop and soul guitarist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Hour Glass)
- Freddy Cole, 88, American jazz singer and pianist
- Tom Finn, 71, American baroque pop guitarist (The Left Banke)
- Mats Rådberg, 72, Swedish country singer and guitarist
- 28 – Simon H. Fell, 61, British jazz bassist
- 29
- Steppa J. Groggs, 32, American rapper (Injury Reserve)
- Johnny Mandel, 94, American jazz and film composer
- Benny Mardones, 73, American soft rock singer-songwriter
- Willie Wright, 80, American soul singer
July
- 1 – Max Crook, 83, American pop rock keyboardist
- 3 – J. Marvin Brown, 66, American soul singer (The Softones)
- 5 – Cleveland Eaton, 80, American jazz bassist
- 6
- Charlie Daniels, 83, American country singer-songwriter and fiddler
- Andrew Kishore, 64, Bangladeshi playback singer
- Ennio Morricone, 91, Italian film composer
- 10 – Eddie Gale, 78, American jazz trumpeter (Sun Ra's Arkestra)
- 11 – Gabriella Tucci, 90, Italian opera singer
- 12
- Rod Bernard, 79, American swamp pop singer
- Judy Dyble, 71, British folk singer-songwriter and autoharpist (Fairport Convention, Trader Horne)
- Eleanor Sokoloff, 106, American classical pianist
- 14
- J. J. Lionel, 72, Belgian pop singer
- Raúl Pagano, Argentine rock keyboardist (Bersuit Vergarabat)
- 16
- Ken Chinn, 57, Canadian punk rock singer (SNFU)
- Jamie Oldaker, 68, American country drummer (The Tractors)
- Víctor Víctor, 71, Dominican folk singer and guitarist
- 19 – Emitt Rhodes, 70, American pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Merry-Go-Round, The Palace Guard)
- 21
- Dobby Dobson, 77, Jamaican reggae singer
- Annie Ross, 89, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross)
- Mieko Hirota, 73, Japanese kayokyoku singer
- 22 – Tim Smith, 59, British progressive rock singer and guitarist (Cardiacs, The Sea Nymphs, Spratleys Japs)
- 24 – Regis Philbin, 88, American television personality and singer
- 25
- Peter Green, 73, English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
- CP Lee, 70, British comedy rock singer and guitarist (Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias)
- 27
- Denise Johnson, 56, British alternative rock singer (Primal Scream)
- Miss Mercy, 71, American psychedelic rock singer (The GTOs)
- 28 – Bent Fabric, 95, Danish classical pianist and composer
- 29
- Balla Sidibé, 79, Senegalese son cubano singer and timbalero (Orchestra Baobab)
- Malik B., 47, American rapper (The Roots)
- 30
- Randy Barlow, 77, American country singer
- Sonam Tshering Lepcha, 92, Indian folk singer
- 31 – Bill Mack, 88, American country singer-songwriter
August
- 2
- Leon Fleisher, 92, American classical pianist
- Steve Holland, 66, American Southern rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet, Gator Country)
- Larry Novak, 87, American jazz pianist
- 4
- Tony Costanza, 52, American heavy metal drummer (Machine Head, Crowbar)
- 5 – Agathonas Iakovidis, 65, Greek folk singer
- 6
- Wayne Fontana, 74, British pop singer (The Mindbenders)
- Vern Rumsey, 47, American post-hardcore and indie rock bassist (Unwound, Blonde Redhead, Household Gods)
- 7 – Mark Wirtz, 76, French pop singer
- 9
- Salome Bey, 80, American-born Canadian soul singer
- Martin Birch, 71, British music producer and recording engineer
- 10 – Don Martin, New Zealand new wave bassist (Mi-Sex)
- 11
- Belle du Berry, 54, French chanson singer (Paris Combo)
- Pat Fairley, 76, Scottish pop rock singer and bassist (Marmalade)
- Trini Lopez, 83, American pop singer
- 13 – Steve Grossman, 69, American jazz fusion saxophonist
- 14
- Julian Bream, 87, British classical guitarist
- Ewa Demarczyk, 79, Polish cabaret singer and poet
- Valentina Legkostupova, 54, Russian pop singer
- Pete Way, 69, English rock bassist (UFO, Waysted, Fastway)
- 17 – Jasraj, 90, Indian classical singer
- 18
- Ron Heathman, American rock guitarist (Supersuckers)
- Sean Pentecost, Australian alternative metal drummer (Superheist)
- Hal Singer, 100, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
- 19
- Randall Craig Fleischer, 61, American classical conductor
- Todd Nance, 57, American jam band drummer (Widespread Panic)
- 20
- Frankie Banali, 68, American hard rock drummer (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.)
- Jack Sherman, 64, American funk rock guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Piotr Szczepanik, 78, Polish pop singer
- 22
- Walter Lure, 71, American punk rock guitarist (The Heartbreakers)
- D. J. Rogers, 72, American soul singer
- 23
- Justin Townes Earle, 38, American folk singer-songwriter
- Peter King, 80, American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
- Charlie Persip, 91, American jazz drummer
- 24 – Riley Gale, 34, American thrash metal singer (Power Trip)
- 25
- Georges Bœuf, 82, French opera composer and saxophonist
- Mick Hart, Australian folk singer
- Gerry McGhee, 58, British-Canadian hard rock singer (Brighton Rock)
- 27
- Archana Mahanta, 71, Indian folk singer
- Mike Noga, 43, Australian alternative rock drummer (The Drones, Legends of Motorsport)
September
- 1
- John Meyer, 67, Australian rock slide guitarist (Rose Tattoo, Chain)
- Ian Mitchell, 62, British pop rock bassist (Bay City Rollers)
- Erick Morillo, 49, Colombian-American house and eurodance DJ (Reel 2 Real)
- 2 – Alexander Priko, 46, Russian pop rock keyboardist (Laskovyi Mai)
- 3 – Bill Pursell, 94, American easy listening composer
- 4
- Gary Peacock, 85, American jazz double-bassist
- Lucille Starr, 82, Canadian country singer
- 6 – Bruce Williamson, 49, American R&B singer (The Temptations)
- 7 – Xavier Ortiz, 48, Mexican pop singer (Garibaldi)
- 8
- Simeon Coxe, 82, American electronic rock singer and synthesizer player (Silver Apples)
- Vexi Salmi, 77, Finnish pop rock lyricist
- 9
- Ronald Bell, 68, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang)
- Sid McCray, American punk rock singer (Bad Brains)
- 11
- Toots Hibbert, 77, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (Toots & The Maytals)
- Reggie Johnson, 79, American jazz bassist
- 12 – Edna Wright, 76, American R&B singer (Honey Cone)
- 14
- Al Kasha, 83, American pop songwriter
- Peter Starkie, 72, Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons)[74]
- 16 – Roy C, 81, American soul singer
- 18
- Georgia Dobbins, 78, American R&B singer (The Marvelettes) and songwriter
- Pamela Hutchinson, 62, American R&B singer (The Emotions)
- 19
- Lee Kerslake, 73, British hard rock drummer (Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne, Toe Fat)
- Dave Kusworth, 60, British indie rock singer (Jacobites)
- 21
- Hamdi Benani, 77, Algerian pop singer and violinist
- Tommy DeVito, 92, American pop singer and guitarist (The Four Seasons)
- Roy Head, 79, American country singer-songwriter
- Ira Sullivan, 89, American jazz trumpeter
- 23
- Juliette Gréco, 93, French chanson singer
- W. S. Holland, 85, American country drummer (The Tennessee Three, The Great Eighties Eight)
- 24 – Max Merritt, 79, New Zealand soul singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 25 – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 74, Indian playback singer
- 26
- Masayoshi Kabe, 70, Japanese rock guitarist and bassist (The Golden Cups, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Vodka Collins)
- Mark Stone, American hard rock bassist (Van Halen)
- Jimmy Winston, 75, British rock keyboardist (Small Faces)
- 28 – Jackie Dennis, 77, Scottish pop singer
- 29
- Mac Davis, 78, American country singer-songwriter
- Rocco Prestia, 69, American funk bassist (Tower of Power)
- Helen Reddy, 78, Australian-American pop singer
October
- 2 – Lisa Schouw, Australian pop singer (Girl Overboard)
- 3
- Karel Fiala, 95, Czech opera singer
- Anthony Galindo, 41, Venezuelan pop singer (Menudo, MDO)
- 6
- Johnny Nash, 80, American pop and reggae singer-songwriter
- Eddie Van Halen, 65, Dutch-born American hard rock guitarist and keyboardist (Van Halen)
- 7 – Ray Pennington, 86, American country singer-songwriter
- 8
- Brian Locking, 81, British rock and roll bassist (The Shadows)
- Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, 80, Iranian classical singer
- 9
- David Refael ben Ami, 70, Israeli religious singer
- Pierre Kezdy, 58, American punk rock bassist (Naked Raygun, Pegboy, Strike Under)
- 11
- Harold Betters, 92, American jazz trombonist
- Rajan, 87, Indian film composer (Rajan–Nagendra)
- 12
- Jon Gibson, 80, American minimalist multi-instrumentalist (Philip Glass Ensemble)
- Kim Massie, 62, American blues and soul singer
- 13 – Saint Dog, 44, American rapper (Kottonmouth Kings)
- 14 – Paul Matters, Australian hard rock bassist (AC/DC)
- 15 – Dave Munden, 76, British rock and roll drummer (The Tremeloes)
- 16
- Johnny Bush, 85, American country singer-songwriter
- Gordon Haskell, 74, British progressive rock and jazz singer and bassist (King Crimson, The Fleur de Lys)
- P. S. Narayanaswamy, 86, Indian Carnatic singer
- 17 – Toshinori Kondo, 71, Japanese jazz trumpeter
- 18
- Alfredo Cerruti, 78, Italian comedy rock musician and producer (Squallor)
- Naâma, 84, Tunisian pop singer
- José Padilla, 64, Spanish ambient DJ and producer
- Chet "JR" White, 40, American indie rock bassist (Girls)
- 19
- Spencer Davis, 81, Welsh rock guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group)
- Tony Lewis, 62, British pop rock singer and guitarist (The Outfield)
- 21
- Zero Babu, 80, Indian playback and Carnatic singer
- Viola Smith, 107, American swing and classical drummer
- 22
- Margie Bowes, 79, American country singer
- K. Deep, 79, Burmese folk singer
- 23 – Jerry Jeff Walker, 78, American country singer-songwriter
- 25
- Dolores Abril, 81, Spanish copla singer
- Jan Boerman, 97, Dutch electronic composer
- Rosanna Carteri, 89, Italian opera singer
- Mahesh Kanodia, 83, Indian Gujarati film singer
- 26 – Stan Kesler, 92, American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter
- 28
- Cano Estremera, 62, Puerto Rican salsa singer
- Billy Joe Shaver, 81, American country singer-songwriter
- 30 – Božidar Tanaskovic, Serbian alternative rock bassist (Bjesovi)
- 31
- Rance Allen, 71, American gospel singer, guitarist and keyboardist (The Rance Allen Group)
- Marc Fosset, 71, French jazz guitarist
- MF Doom, 49, British-American rapper (KMD, Madvillain)
November
- 1
- Pedro Iturralde, 91, Spanish jazz saxophonist
- Phil K, 51, Australian electronic DJ (Lostep)
- Nikki McKibbin, 42, American pop rock singer
- Ronnie Peel, Australian rock guitarist (The La De Da's, Thunderclap Newman)
- Esteban Santos, 69, Spanish pop singer (Bravo)
- 2 – T. N. Krishnan, 92, Indian Carnatic violinist
- 4 – Ken Hensley, 75, British rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist (Uriah Heep, Toe Fat, The Gods)
- 5
- Len Barry, 78, American soul singer
- Reynaert, 65, Belgian pop singer
- Ossi Runne, 93, Belgian pop trumpeter and conductor
- 6
- Stefano D'Orazio, 72, Italian pop drummer (Pooh)
- King Von, 26, American rapper
- Jim Radford, 92, British folk singer-songwriter
- Timur Selçuk, 74, Turkish pop singer and pianist
- 7
- Cándido Camero, 99, Cuban jazz percussionist
- Bones Hillman, 62, New Zealand alternative rock bassist (Midnight Oil, The Swingers, Suburban Reptiles)
- 8 – Oscar Benton, 71, Dutch blues singer
- 10 – Alec Baillie, American punk rock bassist (Choking Victim, Leftöver Crack)
- 11
- Adrian Cionco, 48, Argentine rock bassist (La Mosca Tsé - Tsé)
- MO3, 28, American rapper
- Andrew White, 78, American jazz saxophonist
- 12 – Jim Tucker, 74, American pop rock guitarist (The Turtles)
- 13
- Kićo Slabinac, 76, Croatian folk singer
- Doug Supernaw, 60, American country singer
- 14
- Des O'Connor, 88, English comedian and pop singer
- Eugenia Ratti, 87, Italian opera singer
- 16 – Bruce Swedien, 86, American recording engineer
- 18
- László Benkő, 77, Hungarian progressive rock keyboardist (Omega)
- Dominic Grant, 71, British pop singer (Guys 'n' Dolls)
- Tony Hooper, 81, British folk rock guitarist (Strawbs)
- 21 – Tamás Mihály, 73, Hungarian progressive rock bassist (Omega)
- 23 – Hal Ketchum, 67, American country singer-songwriter
- 25
- Flor Silvestre, 90, Mexican ranchera and huapango singer and actress
- Camilla Wicks, 92, American classical violinist
- 26
- Allan Botschinsky, 80, Danish jazz trumpeter
- Cecilia Fusco, 87, Italian opera singer
- Jamir Garcia, 42, Filipino nu metal singer (Slapshock)
- 28 – Piotr Strojnowski, 62, Polish reggae singer and guitarist (Daab)
- 29 – Miša Aleksić, 67, Serbian hard rock bassist (Riblja Čorba)
December
- 1 – Dan Morrison, Australian ska punk drummer (Area-7)
- 2
- Volodymyr Huba, 81, Ukrainian film composer
- Ron Mathewson, 76, British jazz bassist
- 6 – Džej Ramadanovski, 56, Serbian folk pop singer
- 7
- LD Beghtol, 55, American experimental rock singer and multi-instrumentalist (LD & the New Criticism, Flare Acoustic Arts League, The Magnetic Fields)
- Howard Wales, 77, American jazz and rock keyboardist
- 8 – Harold Budd, 84, American avant-garde composer and poet
- 9
- Sean Malone, 50, American progressive rock bassist (Gordian Knot, Cynic)
- Jason Slater, 49, American alternative rock bassist (Third Eye Blind, Snake River Conspiracy, Brougham)
- 10 – Kenneth Alwyn, 95, British classical composer and conductor
- 11 – Ubirany, 80, Brazilian samba hand-repique player (Fundo de Quintal)
- 12 – Charley Pride, 86, American country singer
- 13 – Andrey Sapunov, 64, Russian rock guitarist and bassist (Voskreseniye)
- 14 – Paulinho, 68, Brazilian soft rock singer (Roupa Nova)
- 15
- Albert Griffiths, 74, Jamaican reggae singer and guitarist (The Gladiators)
- Sam Jayne, 46, American indie rock singer and guitarist (Love as Laughter, Lync)
- 16 – Carl Mann, 78, American rockabilly singer
- 17
- Jeff Clayton, 66, American jazz saxophonist
- Stanley Cowell, 79, American jazz pianist
- 19
- 20 – Chad Stuart, 79, British folk-pop singer and guitarist (Chad & Jeremy)
- 21 – K. T. Oslin, 78, American country singer-songwriter
- 23
- John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, 56, American rapper (Whodini)
- Leslie West, 75, American hard rock singer and guitarist (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing, The Vagrants)
- 24
- Ivry Gitlis, 98, Israeli classical violinist[76]
- Mojmir Sepe, 90, Slovenian classical composer and conductor[77]
- Geoff Stephens, 86, English songwriter and record producer, founder of The New Vaudeville Band[78]
- 25 – Tony Rice, 69, American bluegrass guitarist (New South)[79]
- 26 – Tito Rojas, 65, Puerto Rican salsa singer[80]
- 28
- Paul-Heinz Dittrich, 90, German composer
- Armando Manzanero, 85, Mexican Mayan musician
- 29
- Claude Bolling, 90, French jazz pianist and composer
- Phyllis McGuire, 89, American pop singer (The McGuire Sisters)[81]
- Rudy Salas, 71, American R&B and soul guitarist (El Chicano, Tierra)
- 30
- Frank Kimbrough, 64, American jazz pianist
- Alto Reed, 72, American rock saxophonist (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)
- Eugene Wright, 97, American jazz bassist (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
See also
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- Jorge Santana, Malo Guitarist And Latin Rock Maestro, Dead At 68
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