Some Ska & Reggae Singers

B. B. Seaton - 79 - Singer w/Jamaican Ska band The Gaylads

THE GAYLADS ~ "TEARS FROM MY EYES";


THE GAYLADS ~ "THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE";


Lynford Manning - Jamaican singer with Reggae & Rock Steady bands Carlton and The Shoes & The Abyssinians

THE ABYSSINIANS ~ "SATTA MASSANGA - INNA DA YARD";


Danny Clarke - 72 - Jamaican Reggae singer with The Meditations

THE MEDITATIONS ~ "WOMAN IS LIKE A SHADOW";


Conrad Kelly - 65 - Anglo-Jamaican drummer with Reggae band Steel Pulse

STEEL PULSE ~ "PRODIGAL SON";


STEEL PULSE ~ "KLU KLUX KLAN";


Dave Martins - 70's - Guyanese Toronto singer/guitarist with Toronto Calypso band the Tradewinds and club owner (We Place)

THE TRADEWINDS ~ "BOYHOOD DAYS";


Arthur Gaps Henrickson - 70's - Singer with UK Ska band the Selector

THE SELECTOR ~ "ON MY RADIO":


THE SELECTOR ~ "MISSING WORDS":


Greg Lee - 53 - Singer with California Ska band Hepcat

HEPCAT ~ "RIGHT ON TIME";


HEPCAT ~ "BOBBY & JOE":


HEPCAT ~ "DANCE WID ME";


Jerry Miller - Singer with L.A Soul/Mod/Ska band The Untouchables

THE UNTOUCHABLES ~ "FREE YOURSELF";


THE UNTOUCHABLES ~ "


THE UNTOUCHABLES ~ "I SPY FOR THE FBI";


Papa Kojak - 68 - Jamaican Reggae singer & DJ

PAPA KOJAK ~ "EDGE UP TO THE RUB";

Some Canadian Punk & Metal Dudes

Tony Dewald ~ 60's ~ Drummer with 1980's Montreal Sludgebilly band Deja Voodoo

DEJA VOODOO ~ "YOU'RE NO FUN WHeN YOUR HEAD'S ALL MUSHY":


DEJA VOODOO ~ "STRANGE";


DEJA VOODOO ~ "CEMETERY";


Mark Chewter - 60's - Guitarist with classic Hamilton Punk band the Forgotten Rebels (1980-81)

THE FORGOTTEN REBELS ~ "SURFIN ON HEROIN";


John Card ~ 50's ~ Drummer with Canadian Punk bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, DOA, NomeansNo, Subhumans

PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "EMPTY SKY";


PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "CREATURES FOR A WHILE";


DOA ~ "TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS";


Dale Kennedy - 50's - Guitarist with Toronto Punk & Metal bands DEath Militia, Elvis Manson, Trailer Park Ghouls, Psycho Sluts

DEATH MILITIA ~ "ONSLAUGHT OF DEATH";


Greg "Fritz" Hintz - 60's - Drummer with Canadian Metal band Helix ("Rock You")

HELIX ~ "ROCK YOU";


HELIX ~ "THE KIDS ARE ALL SHAKING";


HELIX ~ "MAKE ME DO ANYTHING YOU WANT";


Dave Allison - 68 - Guitarist with Canadain Metal band Anvil

ANIL ~ "MAD DOG";


ANVIL ~ "METAL ON METAL";


Phil Page - 50's - Bassist with Toronto Punk bands The Downbelows, Teenage X, Fairmounts, The Merves, Rabblerousers, Stink Bug

THE DOWNBELOWS ~ "TONIGHT WE GO TO WAR";


THE DOWNBELOWS ~ "WALK INTO THIS";


TEENAGE X;


THE FAIRMOUNTS ~ "DEVLIN MCGREGGOR";


Drew Gates - 50's - English born singer with 1990's Toronto Punk band Riot 99

RIOT 99 ~ "ON THE TRACKS";


Guylain Meilleur - 57 - Guitar, bassist and vocals with Quebec Thrash band Corrupted Reputation

CORRUPTED REPUTATION ~ "ACID RAIN";


Dave Sweetapple - 58 - Singer/guitarist with Gruge & Mrtal bands Witch, Eerie and Sweet Apple

SWEET APPLE ~ "BOYS IN HER FAN CLUB";


SWEET APPLE ~ "I WISH YOU COULD STAY A LITTLE LONGER";


WITCH ~ "SEER";


Scott Mung ~ 40's ~ Singer/guitarist with Winnipeg Punk bands Death Tax, The Mandys and Mung

MUNG ~ "NARROW";


MUNG ~ "I TURNED INTO A MARTIAN":


DEATH TAX ~ "DISEASE";


Brad Searl - 40's - Singer with Mississaugua Metal bands Punishment and Cemetery Of Strangers

CEMETERY OF STRANGERS ~ "JUST ANOTHER DAY";


Ken Coull - 50's - Toronto Metal drummer with In The Act Of Violence, Socketchild, concert promotor

IN THE ACT OF VIOLENCE ~ "UNMARKED SCALPS";


Hugo Emond - 29 - Drummer with Canadian Black Metal band Operation Winter Mist

OPERATION WINTER MIST ~ "FOR VALOUR";


Matt Alvarez ~ 40's - Guitarist, banjo player, bassis & singer with St Catherines, Ontario Folk Punk bands the Filthy Senioritas, Life Problems, Dirtfight and artist

DIRTFIGHT ~ "COLD WATER";


DIRTFIGHT ~ "FACEFULLY GRACEDOWN";

Some More Punk, New Wave & Alt Figures

Herbie Flowers - 86 - English bassist with David Bowie ("Diamond Dgs"), Bryan Ferry "The Bride Stripped Bare"), T-Rex, Al Kooper, Harry Nilson, Melanie,Lou Reed, ("Transformer"), David Essex ("Rock On"), Cliff Richrd, Hazel O'Connor, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Roer Daltrey, Olivia Newton John, Cat Stevens

DAVID BOWIE ~ "REBEL REBEL";


LOU REED ~ "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE":


BRYAN FERRY ~ "SIGN OF THE TIMES";


DAVID ESSEX ~ "ROCK ON";


Pat Collier - 72 - Bassist with 1970's English Punk band The Vibrators and record producer with the Soft Boys and Katrina & The Waves

THE VIBRATORS ~ "AUTOMATIC LOVER";


THE VIBRATORS ~ "JUDY SAYS";


James Chance - 71 - American No Wave Jazz/Funk singer & sax player with the Contortions

JAMES CHANCE & THE CONTORTIONS ~ "CONTORT YOURSELF";


JAMES CHANCE & THE CONTORTIONS ~ "SAX MANIAC";


Dave Duncan ~ 60's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's Scottish Rockabilly band the Shakin' Pyramids

THE SHAKIN' PYRAMIDS ~ "TENNESSEE ROCK & ROLL";


THE SHAKIN' PYRAMIDS ~ "TAKE A TRIP";


Mike Bell (real name Miikka Siira) ~ 50's ~ Singer/gitarist with Finnish Rockabilly band Mike Bell & the Bluetones

MIKE BELL & THE BLUETONES ~ "ROSEBUD";


MIKE BELL & THE BELLTONES ~ "BYE BYE BABY BLUE";


Karl Wallinger ~ 66 ~ Welsh multi-insturmenatlist, singer & songwriter w/The Waterboys & World Party ("Ship of Fools","Way Down Now")

THE WATERBOYS ~ "THE WHOLE OF THE MOON";


WORLD PARTY ~ "SHIP OF FOOLS";


WORLD PARTY ~ "WAY DOWN NOW";


Martin Phillipps - 61 - Singer/guitarist/songwriter with New Zealand Indie band the Chills ("Pink Frost", "Kaleidoscope World")

THE CHILLS ~ "PINK FROST";


THE CHILLS ~ "I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET";


Ignatius Jones - 67 - Singer with Australian 1980's Shock Punk bands Jimmy and the Boys & Pardon Me Boys

JIMMY & THE BOYS ~ "I'M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE";


JIMMY & THE BOYS ~ "THEY WON'T LET MY GIRLFRIEND TALK";


Clare Elliott - 60's - Singer with 1970's & 80's New Zealand Punk band the Suburban Reptiles

THE SUBURBAN REPTILES ~ "MEGATON";


THE SUBURAN REPTILES ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT STAY AT HOME";


Mark Moffatt - 74 - Australian musician (The Monitors) and record producer w/The Saints ("(I'm) Stranded", Mental As Anything, Mondo Rock, Tim Finn

THE MONITORS ~ "SINGING IN THE 80'S";


THE MONITORS ~ "NOBODY TOLD ME":


Johnny Stingray (real name Johnny Gann) - 60's - Singer/guitarist with 1970's LA Punk band the Controllers

THE CONTROLLERS ~ "WHITE TRASH CHRIST";


THE CONTROLLERS ~ "DO THE UGANDA";


Roli Mosimann - 68 - Swiss born drummer with the Swans and Wiseblood and producer w/That Petrol Emotion, the Young Gods, the The, Celtic Frost, New Order, Faith No More, Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson

THE SWANS ~ "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART"


THE SWANS ~ "CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME";


Robin Guy - 54 - British drummer with Goth band All About Eve and Sham 69

ALL ABOUT EVE ~ "EVERY ANGEL";


ALL ABOUT EVE ~ "DECEMBER";


Bert Susanka - 62 - Singer/guitarist with California Cowpunk band The Ziggens

THE ZIGGENS ~ "WAITRESS SONG";


THE ZIGGENS ~ "KING JESUS";


Jeremy Tepper - 60 - American singer with Cowpunk band the World Famous Blue Jays, founder of Diesel Only Records, editor of music trade magazines "Vending Times" and "Street Beat", manager and host on satellite radio channel "Outlaw Country"

THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE JAYS ~ "DO IT FOR HANK";


Laurie Lindeen - 62 - Singer/guitarist with 1990's American Grunge band Zuzu's Petals and author

ZUZU'S PETALS ~ "CINDERELLA'S DAYDREAM";


ZULU'S PETALS ~ "JACKALS";


Paul Cripple - 60's - Guitarist with 1980's New York Punk band Reagan Youth

REAGAN YOUTH ~ "WE ARE REAGAN YOUTH";


REAGAN YOUTH ~ "JESUS WAS A COMMUNIST";


REAGAN YOUTH ~ "ANYTOWN USA";


Tony Petri - 60's - Drummer for The Plasmatics, Twisted Sister & King Flux

THE PLASMATICS ~ "MASTERPLAN";


Doug Kane - 56 - Singer with Los Angeles Punk band the Generators

THE GENERATORS ~ "READY SET GO";


THE GENERATORS ~ "TON OF BRICKS";


Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Hardcore/Skater band Leeway

LEEWAY ~ "KINGPIN"';


LEEWAY ~ "I'M NOT YOUR PUSHER";


Justin Chearno - 54 - Guitarist with Washington DC Noise Punk bands Pitchblende & Turing Machine

PITCHBLENDE ~ "FLAX (KILL ATOM SMASHER";


PITCHBLENDE ~ "9 VOLT AU JUS";


Adam Lewis - 45 - Bassist with Texas Punk band Fenix TX

FENIX TX ~ "TREESOME";


FENIX TX ~ "ALL MY FAULT";


Chon Travis - 30's - Singer with American Punk band Love Equals Death

LOVE EQUALS DEATH ~ "PRAY FOR ME";


LOVE EQUALS DEATH ~ "BOMBS OVER BROOKLYN";


Shifty Shellshock - 49 - Singer with 2000's American band Crazy Town ("Butterfly", "Starry Eyed Surprise")

CRAZY TOWN ~ "BUTTERFLY";


CRAZY TOWN ~ "DARKSIDE";


Achim Szepansk - 67 - German musician with 1980's & 90's Electronic Industrial Drone bands P.D and P16D4 and founder of record labels Millie Plateaux and Force Inc

P16D4 ~ "ACRID ADLED AZUR";


Danielle Moore - 52 - Singer with 1990's Techno band English Crazy P

CRAZY P ~ "LADY T";


CRAZY P ~ "ERUPTION";


Tore Ylvisaker - 54 - Keyboardist with Norwegian Techno band Ulver

ULVER ~ "GHOST ENTRY";


ULVER ~ "A FEARFUL SYMMETRY";


Paul Spencer - 53 - English Techno DJ & musician (Dario G)

DARIO G ~ "FEELS LIKE HEAVEN";


Talos - 37 - Irish electronic musician

TALOS ~ "SOLARR";


Dean Roberts - 49 - New Zealand guitarist and electro-acoustic musician and composer with electronic group, Thela and the Black Moths, later solo and with Thurston Moore and Eugene Chadbourne

THE BLACK MOTHS ~ "THE FAKE & DETATCHED";

More 50's & 60's Rockers

Duane Eddy - 86 - American 1950's & 60's Rock guitarist ("Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn")

DUANE EDDY ~ "REBEL ROUSER";


DUANE EDDY ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";


DUANE EDDY & THE ART OF NOISE ~ "PETER GUNN THEME";


Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"

CHAN ROMERO ~ "HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE";


Maurice Williams - 86 - 1950's & 60's Doo Wop singer with the Zodiacs ("Stay") and Gladiolas ("Little Darlin")

MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE GLADIOLAS ~ "LITTLE DARLIN";


MAURICE WILLIAMS & THE ZODIACS ~ "STAY";


Jerry Fuller - 85 - American singer/songwriter from the 50's & 60's solo and with the Champs, later songwriter w/Ricky Nelson and Gary Puckett, producer w/the Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsey, Peanut Conspiracy

JERRY FULLER ~ "I GET CARRIED AWAY";


Myron Lee - 83 - 1950's American Rock & Roll singer

MYRON LEE & THE CADDIES ~ "HOMOCIDE";


Thurman Valentine - 91 - Chicago 1960's R&B singer

T VALENTINE ~ "TEENAGE HOP";


Charles Blackwell ~ 80 - British pianist & arranger w/Joe Meek, John Leyton ("Johnny Remember Me"), Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), Englebert Humperdink, Jett Harris, Jess Conrad, Francoise Hardy, Karl Denver

TOM JONES ~ "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT";


JOHN LEYTON ~ "JOHNNY REMEMBER ME";


Pete Willsher - 80's - 1960s UK guitarist with Houston Wells & the Marksmen and Joe Meek's statble

HOUSTON WELLS & THE MARKSMEN ~ "NORTH WIND";


John Mayall - 90 - British 1960's singer with the Bluesbreakers ("I'm Your Witch Doctor")

JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "THEY CALL IT STORMY MONDAY";


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "STEPPING OUT";


JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS ~ "HIDEAWAY";


Zoot Money - 82 - English singer and keyboardist (The Animals, Alexis Korner, Keven Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Georgie Fame, Alin Lee, Humble Pie, Long John Baldry, Peter Green, Lonnie Donegan, Spencer Davis, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band)

ZOOT MONEY BIG ROLL BAND ~ "KLOCKS KLEEKS";


Randy Fuller - 80 - Bassist with 1960's American group the Bobby Fuller Four ("I Fought The Law")

THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "I FOUGHT THE LAW":


THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "LET HER DANCE" & "ANOTHER SAD & LONLEY NIGHT";


THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT":


Jerry Miller - 81 - American guitarist with 1960's bands Moby Grape, the Frantics, Rhythm Dukes and Bobby Fuller

THE FRANTICS ~ "WEREWOLF";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "OMAHA";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY";


MOBY GRAPE ~ "GRANDMA";


Joe Chambers - 81 - American singer with Rock & Gospel group The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")

THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "UPTOWN";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "TIME HAS COME TODAY";


THE CHAMBERS BROS ~ "PEOPLE GET READY";


Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")

THE MOODY BLUES ~ "GO NOW":


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN";


John Hawken - 84 - Keyboardist w/English bands The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, the Strawbs

THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "FIND MY WAY BACK HOME";


THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "WATCHA GONNA DO";


THE NASHVILLE TEENS ~ "TOBACCO ROAD";


REANAISSANCE ~ "ISLAND";


THE STRAWBS ~ "THE UNION MAN";


Svante Elfgren - 70's - Bassist with 1960's Swedish Garage band the Shanes

THE SHANES ~ "CHRIS CRAFT MUMBER 9";


THE SHANES ~ "I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE";


Alex Riel - 83 - Danish Rock drummer with 1960's band Savage Rose and Jazz drummer w/Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster

SAVAGE ROSE ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW";


Doug Ingle - 78 - Singer/keyboardist with San Diego band Iron Butterfly ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")

IRON BUTTERFLY ~ "IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA";


John Barbata - 79 - American rock drummer (The Sentinals, Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, CSNY, Linda Ronstat, Ry Cooder, John Sebastien, Neil Young, Everly Bros, The Byrds)

THE TURTLES ~ "HAPPY TOGETHER";


CSNY ~ "OHIO";


JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ~ "MIRACLES";


James Darren - 88 - American 1960's Teen Idol singer and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker)

JAMES DARREN ~ "BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG";


JAMES DARREN ~ "GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD";


Sandy Posey - 80 - American singer ("Single Girl", “Born a Woman”, "I Take It Back")

SANDY POSEY ~ "SINGLE GIRL";


SANDY POSEY ~ "BORN A WOMAN";


Françoise Hardy - 80 - French singer-songwriter ("Tous les garçons et les filles", "All Over the World") and actress

FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "ALL OVER THE WORLD";


FRANCOIS HARDY ~ "MINI MINI MINI":

Some Jazz Cats

Richard Maloof - 84 - American Big Band bassist w/Les Brown, Lawrence Welk

LES BROWN & HIS BAND OF RENOWN ~ "DANCE OF RENOWN";


LES BROWN & HIS BAND OF RENOWN ~ "I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING";


Bill Holman - 96 - American jazz composer and saxophonist w/Stan Kenton, Charlie Barnett, Sarah Vaughan, Shorty Rodgers, Bobby Darin, Ertha Kitt, Les Brown, Four Freshmen, Steve Lawrence, Bobby Sherman, the Turtles, The Monkees, the Wrecking Crew, the 5th Dimension, Sandpipers

CHARLIE BARNETT ~ "SKYLINER";


STAN KENTON ~ "SWING HOUSE";


STAN KENTON ~ "MALAGUNA";


Benny Golson - 95 - American Jazz sax player & composer w/Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer & the Jazztet ("Killer Joe") and solo bandleader ("I Remember Clifford")

THE JAZZTET ~ "KILLER JOE";


BENNY GOLSON QUARTET - "I REMEMBER CLIFFORD";


Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo

MICHEL HAUSER ~ "NOW'S THE TIME";


MICHEL HAUSER ~ "THESE FOOLISH THINGS";


Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez - 78 - American Latin Jazz bongo player w/Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, Ray Barretto, Tico All Stars, Fania All Stars

TITO PUENTE ~ "EL MAMBO DIABLO";


TITO PUENTE ~ "EL CUMBANCHERO";


Sérgio Mendes - 83 - Brazilian bossa nova pianist/arranger/bandleader ("The Look of Love", "The Fool on the Hill", "Never Gonna Let You Go")

SERGIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "GOING OUT OF MY WAY";


SEGRIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "MAS QUE NADA";


SEGRIO MENDES & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD & WES MONGOMERY ~ "THE LOOK OF LOVE";


SERGIO MENDES & BRAZIL 66 ~ "WICHITA LINEMAN";


Jewel Brown - 86 - American Jazz & Blues singer

JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "LOVER COME BACK TO ME" & "CAN'T HELP LOVIN THAT MAN OF MINE";


JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO";


JEWEL BROWN & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ~ "JERRY";


Patty Waters - 78 - American Free Jazz singer

PATTY WATERS ~ "MOON DON'T COME UP TONIGHT";


Judi Pulver - 77 - Anglo-American 1970's Jazz Pop singer/pianist

JUDI PULVER ~ "DANCING ON THE MOON":


Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone

THE HEATH BROS ~ "BROTHERLY JAZZ";


John "Papa" DeFrancesco - 83 - American jazz organist, bandleader and singer, father of Jazz musicians Joey & John DeFrancesco

PAPA JOHN DEFRANCESCO ~ "COMING HOME";


PAPA JOHN DEFRANCESCO;


David Sanborn ~ 78 ~ American sax player. Best known as a Smooth Jazz guy and Letterman's band but he also played with Bowie, Springsteen, Butterfield, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Ferry, James Brown, James Taylor, Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren, Paul Simon, Rolling Stones, Jaco Pastorious, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Dr John, Gil Evans, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, George Benson, Roger Waters, Nena, Patti Smyth. Also TV host in the 90's, mutiple Grammy winner.

DAVID SANBORN ~ "STRAIGHT TO THE HEART";


DAVID BOWIE ~ "YOUNG AMERICANS";


BRYAN FERRY ~ "DON'T STOP THE DANCE";


Osmar Milito - 83 - Brazilian Jazz & Bossa Nova pianist and composer

OSMAR MILITO QUARTET ~ "AMERICA LATINA":


Dean Brown - 68 - American Jazz Fusion guitarist w/Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack,

DEAN BROWN & THE BRECKER BROS;


DEAN BROWN ~ "TEEN TOWN";


Sylvain Luc - 58 - French Jazz guitarist

SYLVAIN LUC ~ "ALL OF ME";


SYLVAIN LUC ~ "ISN'T SHE LOVELY";


Christian Escoudé - 76 - French Gypsy Jazz guitarist

CHRISTIAN ESCOUDE & BIRELI LAGRENE;


John Pisano - 93 - American Jazz guitarist

JOHN PISANO ~ "OLEO";


Irène Schweizer - 83 - Swiss jazz and free improvising pianist

IRENE SCHWEITZER TRIO;


Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs

THE ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT ~ "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT";

The People Who Died (so far) 2024 Edition

Jerry Abbott - 81 - American country music songwriter (Emmylou Harris & Freddy Fender) and record producer (Pantera), father of Pantera members Vinnie Paul & Dimebag Darrell

Jean-Marie Aerts - 72 - Guitarist with Belgian New Wave band TC Matic

Steve Albini - 61 - Singer/guitarist w/Chicago Post Punk/Noise bands Big Black & Shellac, later producer with Nirvana, Pixies, Bush, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, Jesus Lizard, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the Wedding Present, Low, the Sadies, Superchunk, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Manic Street Preachers, the Stooges, Helmet, the Fleshtones, Cheap Trick, Varuca Salt, The Frames, Jawbreaker, Neurosis, Bush, Fred Schnieder, Fugazi

Rob Allen - 70's - Photographer of the 1980's LA club scene

Dave Allison - 68 - Guitarist with Canadain Metal band Anvil

Dick Allix - 78 - Drummer w/UK Pop band Vanity Fare

Matt Alvarez ~ 40's - Guitarist, bassist, banjo player/singer with St Catherines, Ontario Folk Punk bands the Filthy Senioritas, Life Problems, Dirtfight and artist

Ian Amey - 79 - Guitarist/singer with 1960's English band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Bruno Amstad - 60 - Swiss jazz singer

Haniya Aslam - 46 - Pakistani musician with Pop duo Zeb and Haniya

Jaimz Asmundson - 50's - Member of Winnipeg Techno duo Ghost Twin

Juana Bacallao - 98 - Cuban singer and dancer

Shane Baldwin - 50's - Drummer for UK Hardcore & Thrash bands Vice Squad, Chaotic Dischord, Onslaught

Lucius Banda - 53 - Malawian singer-songwriter and politician, MP (2004–2006)

John Barbata - 79 - American rock drummer (The Sentinals, Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, CSNY, Linda Ronstat, Ry Cooder, John Sebastien, Neil Young, Everly Bros, The Byrds)

Aston Barrett Jr - 70's - Bassist with Bob Marley & The Wailers

Erik Barrett - 48 - Bassist with American Thrash bands 100 Demons

Les Bateman (AKA Les Bates) - 70's - Keyboardist with 1960's Saskatoon band Witness Inc and session work, later Tronto producer and sound emgineer with Drake and Blues singers Johnny Shines & Louisana Red

Chuck Beal - 70's - Guitarist with 1960's Toronto Psyche band the Paupers

Jim Beard ~ 63 - Jazz pianist & organist with Wayne Shorter, Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, John Scofield

BeatKing - 39 - American Rapper ("Then Leave")

Mike Bell (real name Miikka Siira) ~ 50's ~ Singer/gitarist with Finnish Rockabilly band Mike Bell & the Bluetones

Casey Benjamin - 45 - American sax and keyboard player w/the Robert Glasper Experiment and with Roy Hargrove, Betty Carter, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Q-Tip, Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Heavy D, DJ Logic, Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Beyonce, Vernon Reid and Melvin Gibbs

Dickie Betts ~ 80 ~ Bassisst for 1970's American Southern Rock band the Allman Brothers

Carl Bevan - 51 - Drummer with 1990's Welsh Indie band (60 Ft. Dolls) and painter

Frankie Beverly - 77 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Maze ("Before I Let Go", "Back in Stride")

Bigidagoe - 26 - Dutch rapper

Mike Billard - 60 - Newfoundland Jazz drummer w/Jeff Johnston Trio

Terje Bjørklund - 79 - Norwegian Jazz pianist and composer

Charles Blackwell ~ 80 - British pianist & arranger w/Joe Meek, John Leyton ("Johnny Remember Me"), Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), Englebert Humperdink, Jett Harris, Jess Conrad, Francoise Hardy, Karl Denver

Bruce Blankenship - 50's - Guitarist with American Doom Metal band Cold Mourning

Audie Blaylock - 61 - American Bluegrass singer and guitarist & madndolinist w/Jimmy Martin & the Sunny Mountain Boys, Red Allen, Harley Allen, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Lynn Morris and solo

Hans Blum - 95 - German 1960's singer-songwriter ("Primaballerina")

John Blunt ~ 80's ~ Drummer with UK 60's Beat band the Searchers ("Needles & Pins", "Sugar & Spice")

Angela Bofill - 70 - American singer-songwriter ("This Time I'll Be Sweeter")

Joe Bonsall - 76 - Singer with The Oak Ridge Boys from 1973 onward ("Elvira")

Boss - 54 - American rapper

Ron Boudreau - 50's - Toronto rock photographer

Cola Boyy - 34 - American Dance Music multi-insturmenatlist & producer

Brian Brett - 60's - Canadian Poet and Folk singer/songwriter, collaborator with 1980's Art Punk band the Scenics

Teresa Bright - 64 - American guitarist and ukulele player

Dean Brown - 68 - American Jazz Fusion guitarist w/Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau, Roberta Flack,

Jewel Brown - 86 - American Jazz & Blues singer

Erasmito Bultrón - 49 - Panamanian folk singer

Jerome Fevre Burdy - 60's - Owner of Montral Jazz club Cabaraet Lion D'Or

Dennis Butt - 60's - Toronto Blues Rock bassist

Antonio Cabán Vale - 81 - Puerto Rican guitarist, singer, and composer

Johnny Canales - 81 - Mexican Tejano singer and television host

Moisés Canelo - 74 - Honduran singer-songwriter

Roy Cape - 82 - Trinidadian Calypso saxophonist

John Card ~ 50's ~ Drummer with Canadian Punk bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, DOA, NomeansNo, Subhumans

Eric Carmen - 74 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's & 80's bands the Raspberries and solo ("Go All the Way", "All by Myself")

Tommy Cash - 84 - American country musician ("Six White Horses"), younger brother to Johnny Cash

Buzz Cason - 84 - American C&W singer and songwriter ("Everlasting Love")

Cayouche - 75 - New Brunswick Acadian Folk singer-songwriter

Tony Cedras - 71 - South African accordian, keyboard & guitar player w/Paul Simon, Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, Hugh Masekela

Sue Chaloner - 71 - British-Dutch 1970's pop singer

Joe Chambers - 81 - American singer with Rock & Gospel group The Chambers Brothers ("Time Has Come Today")

James Chance - 71 - American No Wave Jazz/Funk singer & sax player with the Contortions

Conrad Chase - 58 - American singer (The Baha Boys)

Eddie Cheeba - 67 - American 1970's & 80's New York Hip Hop club DJ

Justin Chearno - 54 - Guitarist with Washington DC Noise Punk bands Pitchblende & Turing Machine

Mark Chewter - 60's - Guitarist with classic Hamilton Punk band the Forgotten Rebels (1980-81)

Chino XL - 50 - American rapper

Florian Chmielewski - 97 - Minnisota accordian player and Democratic politician

Chrystian - 67 - Brazilian Sertanejo Folk singer

Kaj Chydenius - 84 - Finnish Avant Garde Classical musician and composer

Christopher Ciccone - 63 - New York dancer, choreographer, artist and video directr, brother to Madonna

Jason Clark - Singer with Atlanta Southern Gospel group the Nelons

Kelly Nelon Clark - Singer with Atlanta Southern Gospel group the Nelons

WC Clarke ~ 84 ~ Austin, Texas Blues singer/guitarist

Tony Clarkin - 77 - Guitarist and songwriter with UK Metal band Magnum

Julia Cleveland - 30's - Toronto Jazz drummer

Michael Clifton - 60's - American born German based Jazz drummer

Charlie Colin - 58 - American bassist and guitarist (Train, The Side Deal)

Pat Collier - 72 - Bassist with 1970's English Punk band The Vibrators and record producer with the Soft Boys and Katrina & The Waves

Eleanor Collins ~ 104 ~ Canadian Jazz & Gospel singer and TV host from the 1940's onward w/Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy McPartland

Larry Collins ~ 79 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly guitarist w/The Collins Kids and songwriter ("Delta Dawn")

Jack Colwell - 40's - Australian Art-Pop singer/guitarist/cellist/songwriter

MC Conrad - 52 - American Drum & Bass singer

Gerry Conway - 76 - English drummer and percussionist w/Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Cat Stevens

Michael Corcoran - 68 - Grammy nominated Austin, Texas music writer and Blues & Gospel historian (Washington Philips & Arizona Dranes)

Nicu Covaci - 77 - Singer/guitarist with Romanian rock band Transsylvania Phoenix from the 1970's onward

Ken Coull - 50's - Toronto Metal drummer with In The Act Of Violence, Socketchild, concert promotor

Jimmy Crawford - 86 - English 1960's Ppop singer ("I Love How You Love Me")

Paul Cripple - 60's - Guitarist with American 1980's Punk band Reagan Youth

Bill Crook - Bassist with Canadian bands Spiritbox, Living With Lions

Chris Cross - 71 - Bassist with UK New Wave bands Ultravox & Tiger Lily

Sandra Crouch - 81 - American Gospel singer, Grammy winner, sister of singer Andre Crouch

Michael Cuscuna - 75 - American jazz record producer and music journalist (DownBeat), co-founder of Mosaic Records, Grammy winner (1993, 1998, 2002)

Joe Cutajar - 83 - Singer with 1970's Maltese Pop duo Helen & Joseph

Aurore Daerden - 49 - Belgian DJ and stylist

Ulf Dageby - 80 - Singer/guitarist and songwriter with 1970's Swedish Prog Rock band Nationalteatern

Pino D'Angiò - 71 - Italian Jazz Pop singer ("Ma quale idea") and songwriter ("The Age of Love")

Pascal Danel - 80 - French pop singer-songwriter ("Kilimandjaro")

Palle Danielsson - 77 - Swedish Jazz double bassistand bandleader w/Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz

Frank Darcel - 65 - Guitarist with 1980's French New Wave band Marquis de Sade

James Darren - 88 - American 1960's Teen Idol singer and actor (Gidget, T. J. Hooker)

Roberto Darvin - 82 - Uruguayan singer-songwriter & guitarist

Rubens Antônio da Silva - 89 - Brazilian multi-instrumentaist & composer from the 1950's onward

Chalmers Davis - 73 - American keyboardist (Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The Shooters)

David Davis - 63 - American Bluegrass singer & mandolin player

Etterlene DeBarge - 88 - American Gospel and R&B singer

John "Papa" DeFrancesco - 83 - American jazz organist and singer, father of Jazz musicians Joey & John DeFrancesco

Phil Delire - 68 - Belgian music producer (Lady Ga-Ga)

Lloyd Delpratt - 70's - Jamaican/Toronto Reggae keyboard player & songwriter with Bob Marley & others

Dax Deneau - 50's - Toronto Death Metal singer with Cemetey Cursive, Eyeswithoutaface, Homolka, show promotor, record reviewer

Tony Dewald ~ 60's ~ Drummer with 1980's Montreal Sludgebilly band Deja Voodoo

Toumani Diabaté - 58 - Malian kora player

Diazapam - 29 - Vocalist/guitarist/bassist/keyboardist with Swedish Black Metal bands Offerstigen and Idiot Child

Emma Lou Diemer - 96 - American Avant Garde composer and organist

Dutty Dior - 27 - Norwegian rapper

Bora Đorđević - 71 - Singer-songwriter with Serbian 1980's band Riblja Čorba

Kevin Doyle - 60's - Kitchener, Ontario Folk singer and owner of the Boathouse club

Alan Duffy ~ 60's - Toronto Blues Rock bassist w/Jack DeKyser

Bruce Duncan - 60's - Manager and soundman for 1980's Toronto New Wave Power Pop band the Jitters

Dave Duncan ~ 60's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's Scottish Rockabilly band the Shakin' Pyramids

Joe Egan - 77 - Singer/songwriter with 1970's Scottish Pop band Stealers Wheel ("Stuck in the Middle with You", "Star")

Jimmy Van Eaton ~ 86 ~ Rockabilly drummer with Sun Records, played with Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Charlie Feathers, Bill Justis, and Ray Smith

Duane Eddy - 86 - American 1950's & 60's Rock guitarist ("Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn")

Svante Elfgren - 70's - Bassist with 1960's Swedish Garage band the Shanes

Clare Elliott - 60's - Singer with 1970's & 80's New Zealand Punk band the Suburban Reptiles

Hugo Emond - 29 - Drummer with Canadian Black Metal band Operation Winter Mist

Enchanting - 26 - American rapper

Bob Erlendson ~ 93 ~ Winnipeg Jazz pianist & composer with Lenny Breau, Shirley Eikhard

Christian Escoudé - 76 - French Gypsy Jazz guitarist

Fritz Escovão - 81 - Brazilian samba rock musician (Trio Mocotó)

Robyn Fadden - 40's - Montreal electronic musician w/2000's and Brother Moon, Sister Sun

Duke Fakir - 88 - Singer with the Four Tops ("Reach Out I'll Be There", "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch", "Same Old Song", "Baby I Need Your Lovin")

Henry Fambrough - 85 - 1970's Soul singer with The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Ghetto Bride", "I Never Knew Love Before","Rubberband Man")

Frank Farian - 82 - German singer, songwriter w/Boney M ("Rasputin") and record producer with R&B groups Boney M and Milli Vanilli

Richard Farnsworth - 60's - Canadian Stage tech for Blue Rodeo and other bands

Fayo - 46 - New Brunswick Acadian Folk singer-songwriter

Jean-Pierre Ferland - 89 - Quebecois 1960's & 70's Chanson singer-songwriter

Belén Fernández - 29 - Argentine Cumbia singer

Fredl Fesl - 76 - German Folk & Cabaret singer, songwriter, guitarist & horn player

Dale Flood - 60 - Singer/guitarist with Maryland 1980's & 90's Thrash Metal band Asylum

Herbie Flowers - 86 - English bassist with David Bowie ("Diamond Dgs"), Bryan Ferry "The Bride Stripped Bare"), T-Rex, Al Kooper, Harry Nilson, Melanie,Lou Reed, ("Transformer"), David Essex ("Rock On"), Cliff Richrd, Hazel O'Connor, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Roer Daltrey, Olivia Newton John, Cat Stevens

Gary Floyd - 72 - Singer with Texas Punk band the Dicks ("Dicks Hate The Police")

Julio Foolio - 26 - American rapper

Tom Fowler - 73 - American bassist and musician (The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day, Air Pocket)

Rodger Fox - 71 - New Zealand Jazz trombonist and bandleader

Martin France - 60 British jazz drummer w/Joe Lovano, Ralph Towner, Elvis Costello

Franchino - 71 - Italian disc jockey

Brahim Fribgane - Moroccan musician w/La Mar Enfortuna

Kinky Friedman - 79 - Texas Country singer/songwriter, author and activist

Göran Fristorp - 76 - Singer and songwriter with Swedish Pop duo Malta

Jerry Fuller - 85 - American singer/songwriter from the 50's & 60's solo and with the Champs, later songwriter w/Ricky Nelson and Gary Puckett, producer w/the Knickerbockers, Mark Lindsey, Peanut Conspiracy

Randy Fuller - 80 - Bassist with 1960's American group the Bobby Fuller Four ("I Fought The Law")

Claudio Gaitán - 48 - Spanish rapper and radio host

Diego Gallardo - 31 - Ecuadorian singer-songwriter

C.Gambino - 26 - Swedish rapper

Drew Gates - 50's - Singer with 1990's Toronto Punk band Riot 99

Robin George - 68 - UK Hard Rock singer/guitarist solo and w/Phil Lynott & Robert Plant

Colin Gibb - 70 - Singer/guitarist with UK 1970's Pop band Black Lace

Joey Gilmore - 80 - American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist

Cat Glover - 62 - American choreographer, dancer & singer w/Prince ("Alphabet St.") and solo

Benny Golson - 95 - American Jazz sax player & composer w/Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer & the Jazztet ("Killer Joe")

Mark Gormley - 67 - American Indie singer-songwriter

Tony Gourley - 60's - Guitarist with American Thrash Metal band Powerlord

Jamie Gowers - Drummer with British band As Everything Unfolds

Wayne Brillo Green - 60's - Toronto sound engineer & guitar tech

Brian Griffin- 60's - UK album art photographer for New Wave bands Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie, Elvis Costello, Billy Idol, Ultravox, Teardrop Explodes, Joe Jackson

Giancarlo Guardabassi - 86 - Italian disc jockey, singer and radio host

Pepe Guerra - 80 - Guitarist with Uruguayan 70's Folk Rock band Los Olimareños

Marcel Guilloux - 93 - French singer & storyteller

Robin Guy - 54 - British drummer with Goth band All About Eve and Sham 69

Françoise Hardy - 80 - French singer-songwriter ("Tous les garçons et les filles", "All Over the World") and actress

Steve Harley - 73 - Singer with 1970's UK band Cockney Rebel

Doc Harris - 76 - Canadian radio broadcaster (CKLG, CKNW)

Blake Harrison - 48 - Bassist with American Hardcore band Pig Destroyer

Trella Hart - 80's - Texas Jazz singer and singer of radio station jingles in the 1960's

Alex Hassilev - 91 - Singer & banjo player with 1960's American The Limeliters and actor

Michel Hausser - 96 - French Jazz vibes player w/Stephane Grappelli, Lucky Thompson, Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Griffen and solo

John Hawken - 84 - Keyboardist w/English bands The Nashville Teens, Renaissance, the Strawbs

Bill Hayes - 98 - American singer 1950's Pop & Country singer ("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")

Albert Heath - 88 - Drummer with American Jazz group the Heath Brothers as well as John Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Art Farmer, Kenny Clark, Herbie Hancock, Johnn Griffin, Wes Montgomery, Nina Simone

Jim Heinman - 80 - Canadian Jazz and R&B sax player

Matti Heinivaho - 88 - Finnish 1960's Jazz Pop singer and vibes player

Hans van Hemert - 79 - Dutch music producer (Luv', Mouth and MacNeal) and songwriter

Arthur Gaps Henrickson - 70's - Singer with UK Ska band the Selector

Clarence Frogman Henry ~ 87 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer ("I Ain't Got No Home")

Dave Hewitt - 74 - Bassist with UK Metal bands Wytchfynde and Stormwatch

Bobby Hicks - 91 - North Carolina Bluegrass fiddler with Bill Monroe, Porter Wagoner, Ricky Skaggs & Jesse McReynolds, Grand Ole Opry member

Tim Hinkley - 78 - English session pianist (Johnny Hallyday, Steve Marriott, Alvin Lee, Al Stewart, Humble Pie, Whitesnake, Dr. Feelgood, Roger Daltrey, Thin Lizzy, Rolling Stones, The Who, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, George Harrison, Lindisfarne, Lulu and Alexis Korner and record producer

Greg "Fritz" Hintz - 60's - Drummer with Canadian Metal band "Helix" ("Rock You")

Bill Holman - 96 - American jazz composer and saxophonist w/Stan Kenton, Charlie Barnett, Sarah Vaughan, Shorty Rodgers, Bobby Darin, Ertha Kitt, Les Brown, Four Freshmen, Steve Lawrence, Bobby Sherman, the Turtles,The Monkees, the Wrecking Crew, the 5th Dimension, Sandpipers

Malcolm Holcombe - 68 - American Folk/Country singer-songwriter

Wayland Holyfield - 82 - American Country songwriter ("Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)", "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer", "You're My Best Friend", "Could I Have This Dance")

Willie Hona - 70 - Guitarist with New Zealand Reggae Herbs

Doug Hood - 70 - New Zealand record producer and promoter with Flying Nuns (The Chills, the Clean, Tall Dwarves, Verlaines)

Harry van Hoof - 81 - Dutch Pop music conductor ("Ding-a-dong", "I See a Star"), composer ("How Do You Do") and music arranger for Eurovision

Cissy Houston - 91 - American Grammy winning Soul singer w/The Sweet Inspirations and actress

Edgardo Huertas - 65 - Puerto Rican singer, actor and show host

Frank Ifield - 86 - Australian 1950's & 60's Pop singer ("I Remember You", "Lovesick Blues", "The Wayward Wind")

Yuri Ilchenko - 72 - Russian vocalist and guitarist (Mify, Zemlyane)

Doug Ingle - 78 - Singer/keyboardist with San Diego band Iron Butterfl ("In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida")

Miroslav Imrich - 71 - Singer & composer with Czech 1980's band Abraxas

Reuben Jackson - 67 - American poet and Jazz historian

Tito Jackson - 72 - Member of the Jackson Five, brother of Michael & Janet Jackson

Jimmy James - 84 - British-Jamaican singer ("Now Is the Time", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me")

Mark James - 83 - American songwriter ("Hooked on a Feeling", "Suspicious Minds", "Always on My Mind")

Cat Janice - 31 - American singer-songwriter

Jarge - 50's - Singer with 1980's Toronto Hardcore band POC

JJ Jeffery (AKA Boss Jock) - 84 - Radio DJ at WLS Chicago in the 70s

Will Jennings - 80 -American Hall of Fame lyricist ("My Heart Will Go On", "Tears in Heaven", "Up Where We Belong"), Oscar winner (1983, 1998), Grammy winner (1993, 1999)

Ignatius Jones - 67 - Singer with Australian 1980's Shock Punk bands Jimmy and the Boys & Pardon Me Boys

Doug Kane - 56 - Singer with Los Angeles Punk band the Generators

Chris Karrer ~ 76 ~ Guitarist with German Kraut Rock band Aamon Dull II

Getachew Kassa - 79 - Ethiopian singer and percussionist

Ron Kavana - 73 - Irish singer-songwriter

Toby Keith - 62 - American country singer ("Should've Been a Cowboy", "How Do You Like Me Now?!", "Red Solo Cup") and songwriter

Conrad Kelly - 65 - Anglo-Jamaican drummer with Reggae band Steel Pulse

Dale Kennedy - 50's - Guitarist with Toronto Punk & Metal bands Elvis Manson, Trailer Park Ghouls, Death Militia, Psycho Sluts

Luther Kent - 76 - American Blues singer

Greg Kihn - 75 - American 1980's singer/sogwriter w/The Greg Kihn Band ("Jeopardy", "The Breakup Song") and radio DJ on KFOX

Steve Kille - 50's - Bassist with American Indie band Dead Meadow

George Kimble - 60's - Manager of New York Punk band the Undead

Ronnie King ~ 70's ~ Bassist with 70's & 80's Calgary band the Stampeders ("Sweet City Woman")

Donald Kinsey - 70 - American Blues guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Martin Kirkup - 75 - British-born American music industry manager w/Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, k.d. lang, Counting Crows, The B-52s, Echo and the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Amber Nelon Kistler - Singer with Atlanta Southern Gospel group the Nelons

Johnny Knight ~ 86 (real name Johnny Mangiagli, AKA Johnny Donn, Johnny Marlo, Johnny Manjelli & the Gamma Goochee, 1950's New York Rockabilly singer/guitarist

Michael Knott - 61 - American singer-songwriter (Lifesavers Underground)

KODA - 45 - Ghanaian Gospel singer

John Koerner - 86 - Singer/guitarist with 1960's American Folk Blues group Koerner, Ray & Glover

Papa Kojak - 68 - Jamaican Reggae singer & DJ

James Kottak - 61 - American Metal drummer w/The Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Kottak

Wayne Kramer ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with Proto Punk band the MC5 ("Kick Out The Jams"), later Gangwar and solo

Kris Kristofferson - 88 - American Grammy winning singer-songwriter ("Me and Bobby McGee", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Sunday Morning Coming Down") and actor

Peter Kubik - 49 - Guitarist with Austrian Death Metal band Abigor

Neil Kulkarni - 51 - UK music journalist with Melody Maker and author

Juris Kulakovs - 65 - Keyboardist with 1980's Latvian band Pērkons

Yevgeny Kungurov - 40 - Russian opera and pop singer

Martin Lacroix - 40's - Singer with Montreal Death Metal bands Cryptopsy, Emnity, Spasme

Anders Lampe - 59 - Guitarist with Danish Pop Rock band Bamses Venner

Bob Lanese - 82 - American Jazz trumpeter (James Last Orchestra)

Serge Laprade - 83 - French Canadian 1960's Pop singer and radio broadcaster

John Lapsley - 50's - Bassist with 1990's Canadian Techno Pop band Mystery Romance

Steve Lawrence - 88 - American singer ("Go Away Little Girl", "Footsteps") and actor (The Blues Brothers)

Keith LeBlanc ~ 70 ~ Drummer with New York Dance Industrial bands Tackhead Sound System, Minstry, ABC and Little Axe

Greg Lee - 53 - Singer with California Ska band Hepcat

Martin Lee - 77 - Singer/songwriter with 1970's UK Pop band Brotherhood of Man ("United We Stand", "Sae Your Kisses For Me")

Félix Sabal Lecco - 64–65 - Cameroonian drummer

Melinda Ledbetter - 77 - American talent manager for Brian Wilson

Myron Lee - 83 - 1950's American Rock & Roll singer

Charlie Lennon - 85 - Irish traditional fiddler and songwriter

Anderson Leonardo - 51 - Singer with Brazilian band Molejo

Greg Lewerke - 70's - Manager for LA band the Blasters

Adam Lewis - 45 - Bassist with Texas Punk band Fenix TX

David Libert - 60's - Singer with 1960's American Pop group the Happenings, songwriter w/the Chiffons, the Tokens and Gerry & the Pacemakers, manager & agent for Alice Cooper, the Runaways, Vanilla Fudge, Parliament Funkadelic, Liing Color, Shelia E

Marie Nilsson Lind - 62 - Singer with Swedish Folk Pop group Ainbusk

Laurie Lindeen - 62 - Singer/guitarist with American Grunge band Zuzu's Petals and author

Dave Loggins - 76 - American Country Pop singer and songwriter ("Please Come to Boston", "Nobody Loves I Like You Do")

Jack Long - 95 - Toronto co-founder of the Long & McQuade music store chain

Eddie Low - 81 - New Zealand Country singer/songwriter

John Lowe - 81 - Pianist with early 60's UK band The Quarrymen

Sylvain Luc - 58 - French Jazz guitarist

Angela McCluskey - 64 - Scottish/American singer with Indie band the Wild Colonials

Fergie MacDonald - 86 - Scottish accordionist

Bob Mackowycz - 70's - Toronto 1970's & 80's radio DJ and Music Director with Q-107 and later SHORE FM in Vancouver

Philippe McKenzie - Innu Canadian singer and poet

Michael McMartin - 79 - Canadian born Australian record label owner of Trafalgar Records and manager (Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman)

John McNeil - 70 - Amrican Jazz trumpeter w/Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, Thad Lewis

Richard Macphail - 73 - English singer with 60's band Anon, road manager with Genesis & Peter Gabriel

X-Ray McRae - 70's - Toronto 1980's owner & booker at the Horseshoe, X-Rays, Ultrasound Show Bar

Russell Malone - 60 - American Jazz guitarist

Richard Maloof - 84 - American Big Band bassist w/Les Brown, Lawrence Welk

Mandisa - 47 - American Gospel singer ("Only the World", "Overcomer", "Stronger"), Grammy winner

Lynford Manning - Jamaican singer with Reggae & Rock Steady bands Carlton and The Shoes & The Abyssinians

Mapaputsi - 45 -South African musician

Brother Marquis - 58 - American rapper w/2 Live Crew

Ban Marrs - 51 - Bassist with American Death Metal, Grindcore band Exhumed

Mike Marshall - 83 - Canadian radio dj in the 70's & 80's with CKLW (Windsor), CHFI (Toronto) and stations in Hamiton, Guelph, Welland and Edmonton

Mary Martin - 70's - Toronto/New York manager & A&R rep with The Band, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Vince Gill, Bonnie Raitt

Shari Martin - 54 - Kenyan Gospel singer

Shaun Martin - 45 - Keyboardist with American Jazz Fusion band Snarky Puppy and record producer

Dave Martins - 70's - Guyanese Toronto singer/guitarist with Toronto Calypso band the Tradewinds and club owner (We Place)

John Mayall - 90 - British 1960's singer with the Bluesbreakers ("I'm Your Witch Doctor")

Sean McClay (AKA Nine Fingers) ~ Singer w/Toronto 1990's Punk bands, Pig Destroyer, NFB and NFG

Guylain Meilleur - 57 - Guitar, bassist and vocals with Quebec Thrash band Corrupted Reputation

Melanie - 76 - American singer-songwriter ("Brand New Key", "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)") and guitarist

Muluken Melesse - 70 - Ethiopian singer and drummer

Sérgio Mendes - 83 - Brazilian bossa nova pianist/arranger/bandleader ("The Look of Love", "The Fool on the Hill", "Never Gonna Let You Go")

Arthur Miles - 74 - American R&B and Jazz singer

Osmar Milito - 83 - Brazilian Jazz & Bossa Nova pianist and composer

Jerry Miller - 81 - American guitarist with 1960's bands Moby Grape, the Frantics and Bobby Fuller

Jerry Miller - Singer with L.A Soul/Mod/Ska band The Untouchables

Jim Mills - 57 - American Bluegrass banjo player with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Rocky Scaggs and solo

Muñequita Milly - 23 - Peruvian folk singer

Slađana Milošević - 68 - Serbian singer, songwriter and record producer New Wave & Dance groups Dzentlmenti, Zdravo, Neutral Design

Rui Mingas - 84 - A popular Afro Jazz singer and composer in Angola who came from a famous family of musicians, his music would combine Afro-Jazz with Portugese and local traditions and one of his compositions, "Angola Avante" would become the national amthem and he he would serve in the National Congress from 2017-2021

Mark Moffatt - 74 - Australian musician (The Monitors) and record producer w/The Saints ("(I'm) Stranded", Mental As Anything, Mondo Rock, Tim Finn

Toni Montano - 62 - Serbian rock musician

Zoot Money - 82 - English singer and keyboardist (The Animals, Alexis Korner, Keven Ayers, Kevin Coyne, Georgie Fame, Alin Lee, Humble Pie, Long John Baldry, Peter Green, Lonnie Donegan, Spencer Davis, ig Roll Band)

Danielle Moore - 52 - Singer with 1990's Techno band English Crazy P

Peter "Peetah" Morgan - 46 - Jamaican Reggae singer (Morgan Heritage)

Dan Morgenstern - 94 -German-born American music journalist (Jazz Journal, DownBeat) and archivist, eight-time Grammy winner

John Morris - 60's - Toronto street busker

Roli Mosimann - 68 - Swiss born drummer with the Swans and Wiseblood and producer w/That Petrol Emotion, the Young Gods, the The, Celtic Frost, New Order, Faith No More, Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson

Gustavo Mullem - 72 - Guitarist with Brazilian 1980's bands Camisa de Vênus and Raul Seixas

Scott Mung ~ 40's ~ Singer/guitarist with Winnipeg Punk bands Death Tax, The Mandys and Mung

San Murata - 60's - Japanese Canadian Jazz fiddle player and artist

Nahim - 71 - Brazilian singer

Naomy - 46 - Romanian Pop singer

John Naslan - 70's - Toronto horn player with 1970's band Lighthuse and later sound engineer

Johnny Neel - 70 - Keyboard, harmonica player and songwriter with The Allman Brothers Band and Dickie Betts Band. Also session player w/The Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, Michael McDonald. Todd Snider, David Allan Coe, Robert Gordon, Chris LeDoux, Suzy Bogguss, Joe Diffie

Paul Nelson -60's - American guitarist, record producer and songwriter w/Buddy Guy, Johnny Winters, Allman Bros, Eric Clapton and solo

Jan Nemec ~ 60's - Czech producer with Metal bands Celtic Frost, Helloween & Celtic Frost

Graham Newton - 70's - Toronto sound restorer for vintage record reissues

Graeme Neysmith 50's - Guitarist with UK Showgaze band the Pale Saints

Annie Nightengale - 83 - UK Radio DJ (BBC 1), TV host ("Old Grey Whistle Test") and journalist

Lillebjørn Nilsen - 73 - Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician.

Phil Rista Nimmons - 99 - Canadian Jazz clarinetist

Mojo Nixon - 66 - American musician ("Elvis Is Everywhere", "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child") and actor (Super Mario Bros., Great Balls of Fire!)

Fred Noonan - Drummer with Australian Alternative band Six Ft Hick

Rocket Norton ~ 73 ~ Drummer with Canadian bands Prism and Seeds Of Time

Arbogaste Mbella Ntone - 82 - Cameroonian Gospel singer

Makaya Ntshoko - 84 - South African Jazz drummer

Kathleen O'Brien - 60's - Former manager at Indiana independent music store The Record Exchange

Adrián Olivares - 48 - Singer with Mexican Boy Band Menudo

Wayne Orgill - 79 - Toronto and Nova Scotia Jam Band drummer

David Otanez - 40's - Rock drummer with Toronto Rock band Mr Mouray

Brian Owens - 53 - Guitarist with American Death Metal band Demonicon and Dominion

Ken Page - 70 - American singer in musicals ("The Night Before Christmas", "Cats", "The Wiz")

Phil Page - 50's - Bassist with Toronto Punk bands The Downbelows, Teenage X, Fairmounts, The Merves, Rabblerousers, Stink Bug, Camerons

Roger Palm - 75 - Swedish drummer w/ABBA

Del Palmer - 71 - English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer with Kate Bush

Park Bo-ram - 30 - South Korean Pop singer

Pit Passarell - 56 - Argentine-born bassist with Brazilian Metal band Viper

Steve Paxton - 85 - American experimental dancer & choreographer w/Merce Cunningham

Pinche Peach - 57 - Singer with LA Metal band Brujeria

Nick Perry - 60's - Drummer with London, Ontario Cowpunk band the Pink Cadillac Scat Cats

Tony Petri - 60's - Drummer for The Plasmatics, Twisted Sister & King Flux

Slim Pezin - 78 - French guitarist, arranger and conductor w/Johnny Halyday, Charles Aznavor

Martin Phillipps - 61 - Singer/guitarist/songwriter with New Zealand Indie band the Chills ("Pink Frost", "Kaleidoscope World")

Tony Pigg - 85 - New York radio DJ

Mike Pinder - 82 - Keyboardist with The Moody Blues ("Ride My See Saw", "Nights In White Satin". "Go Now", Tuesday Afternoon")

Chavelita Pinzón - 93 - Panamanian folklorist and singer

John Pisano - 93 - American Jazz guitarist

Yola Polastri - 74 - Peruvian singer-songwriter and television presenter

DJ Polo - American DJ (Juice Crew) and record producer

Sandy Posey - 80 - American 1960's Pop singer ("Single Girl", “Born a Woman”, "I Take It Back")

Vince Power - 70's - London club owner at the Mean Fiddler and booker for the Reading Music Festival

Presto - 31 - German rapper

Hugh Prestwood - 82 - American Country singer-songwriter w/Judy Collins, Trish Yearwood, Randy Travis, Chrystal Gayle, Alison Krause, Shenandoha, Kathy Matea, Jimmy Buffet

Judi Pulver - 77 - Anglo-American 1970's Jazz Pop singer/pianist

Rich Homie Quan - 33 - American rapper

Tina Rainford - 77 - German 1970's Pop singer ("Silver Bird")

Jussi Raittinen- 80 - Singer/guitarist with 1960's & 70's Finnish bands The Esquires, The Sounds & The Boys and TV host

James Ratch - 70's - Toronto promoter, roadie and doorman

Bernice Johnson Reagon - 81 - Singer with American Folk/Blues/Gospel groups The Freedom Singers & Sweet Honey in the Rock

Jim Reid (AKA JR) - Toronto DJ at CFNY in the 80's

Mélanie Renaud - 42 - Haitian Canadian singer

Claudio Reyes - 64 - Chilean Pop singer and actor

Ruby Lynn Reyner ~ 72 ~ Singer with 1970's New Yrk Glam Punk band Ruby & the Rednecks, musical actress & screenwriter & Andy Warhol model

Catherine Ribeiro - 82 - French singer (Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes) and actress

Kim Richmopnd - American Jazz sax player & arranger w/Stan Kenton, Les Brown, Lalo Schifren, Ernie Watts, Buddy Rich
Randy Richards - 60's - Radio DJ at Rock 95 in Barrie, Ontario

Alex Riel - 83 - Danish Rock drummer with 1960's band Savage Rose and Jazz drummer w/Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster

Dean Roberts - 49 - New Zealand guitarist and electro-acoustic musician and composer with electronic group, Thela and the Black Moths, later solo and with Thurston Moore and Eugene Chadbourne

Hawk B Rock - Guitarist with Toronto 2000's Goth band Antiqva

Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez - 78 - American Latin Jazz bongo player w/Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, Ray Barretto, Tico All Stars, Fania All Stars

Juan Rodriquez - 70's - Montreal music journalist with Creem Magazine and the Montreal Star

Bob Rogers - 97 - Australian radio disc jockey

Enrique Roizner - 84 - Argentine Bosa Nova and Latin Jazz drummer

John Roles - 70's - Guitar, ocals & keyboards with Canadian band Chilliwack for a few times in the 80's

Chan Romero ~ 82 ~ American 1950's Rockabilly singer "Hippy Hippy Shake"

Dexter Romweber ~ 57 ~ Singer guitarist with North Carolina Punkabilly band the Flat Duo Jets

Riki Rose - 60's - Singer with Canadian 1980's Pop band Perfect Affair

Rose-Marie - 68 - Northern Irish singer and TV host

Eddie Rosenblatt - 89 - American music executive, president of Geffen Records

Jerome Rothenberg - 92 - American poet & spoken word artist

Jim Rotondi - 61 - American Jazz trumpeter

Amparo Rubín - 68 - Mexican singer and lyricist

Jack Russell - 63 - Singer and songwriter with 1980's American Hair Metal band Great White ("Once Bitten Twice Shy")

Fresia Saavedra - 90 - Ecuadorian singer-songwriter

Ray St Germain - 83 - Canadian singer, author and television host

Juan Carlos Salazar - 59 - Venezuelan singer and cuatro player

Lencho Salazar - 92 - Costa Rican folk musician

Freddie Salem - 70 - Guitarist with 1970's American Country Rock band the Outlaws

Quinho do Salgueiro - 66 - Brazilian Samba singer

Anders Sandberg - 55 - Singer with Swedish 2000's Dance band Rednex "Cotton Eyed Joe"

David Sanborn ~ 78 ~ American sax player. Best known as a Smooth Jazz guy and Letterman's band but he also played with Bowie, Springsteen, Butterfield, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Ferry, James Brown, James Taylor, Jeff Beck, Todd Rundgren, Paul Simon, Rolling Stones, Jaco Pastorious, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Dr John, Gil Evans, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, George Benson, Roger Waters, Nena, Patti Smyth. Also TV host in the 90's, mutiple Grammy winner.

Matt Scanlan - 40's - Toronto club DJ AKA DJ Love Hertz

Bart Schoales - 70's - Canadian artist, photographer, filmmaker, illustrator with 1960's Toronto band Kensington Marketand Bruce Cockburn, co-founder of Anubis Records, producer with Electrontic artist John Mills-Cockell, member of Prog band Leather

Irène Schweizer - 83 - Swiss jazz and free improvising pianist

Fatman Scoop - 56 - American rapper

Robert Scott - 48 - Toronto Jazz pianist with Michael Buble, Jeff Healey, Jamz Bee, Alex Pangman & Tara Hazelton

Mike Seabrook - 60 - Guitarist with American Death Metal bands Agatha Bones, Arioch and Lucifer's Hammer

Brad Searl - 50's - Singer with Mississaugua Metal bands Punishment and Cemetery Of Strangers

B.B Seaton - 79 - Singer w/Jamaican Ska band The Gaylads

Mansour Seck - 69 - Senegalese singer and musician

Silent Servant (real name John Juan Mendez) - 46 - American techno DJ and producer

Grant Shankaruk - 60's - Guitarist with BC Garage band the Trap Doors and radio host at CJSF

Marlena Shaw - 81 - American R&B and Jazz singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul")

Shifty Shellshock - 49 - Singer with 2000's American band Crazy Town ("Butterfly", "Starry Eyed Surprise")

Richard M. Sherman - 95 - Oscar winning American film songwriter ("Mary Poppins", "The Jungle Book", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "The Sword in the Stone", "Winnie the Pooh", "Snoopy Come Home", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Charlotte's Web", "It's A Small World".

Billy Sherrill ~ 78 ~ Nashville C&W producer with George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, Sandy Posey, Shelby Lynne, Marty Robbins, Ray Charles, Johnny Paycheck, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Cash, Janie Fricke, Ray Conniff, Bobby Vinton, Bob Luman, Johnny Duncan, Jim and Jesse, Andy Williams, Cliff Richard, Mickey Gilley, David Allan Coe, Elvis Costello ("Almost Blue"), Grand Funk Railroad ("Phoenix")

Pluto Shervington - 73 - Jamaican Reggae singer & producer

Melitha Sidabutar - 23 - Indonesian Gospel singer

Steve Silberman - 66 - American writer of the "Grateful Dead Dictionary"

Screamin' Scott Simon - 75 - American pianist and singer with Sha Na Na

John Sinclair - 82 - MC5 Manager, poet and Jazz radio DJ

Ranch Sironi - 32 - Bassist with American Stoner Rock band Nebula

Skowa - 68 - Brazilian singer-songwriter (Trio Mocotó)

Margo Smith - 84 - American Country singer ("Still a Woman")

Nell Smith - 17 - Vancouver singer songwriter w/the Flaming Lips and solo

C.J Snare - 64 - Singer with American musician 1990's Glam Metal band FireHouse ("Love of a Lifetime", "When I Look into Your Eyes")

Enrique Llácer Soler - 89 - Spanish Jazz and Classical percussionist & composer

Jo-El Sonnier - 77 - Louisianna Cajun singer-songwriter and accordionist

David Soul - 80 - American actor "Starsky & Hutch" and 1970's Country Pop singer

JD Souther - 78 - Texas Country Rock singer/songwriter w/the Eagles ("New Kid In Town" "Heartache Tonight"), Linda Rondstadt, James Taylor and solo

Paul Spencer - 53 - English Techno DJ & musician (Dario G)

Mark Spiro - 67 - American songwriter and record producer w/Anne Murray, Giant, Cheap Trick)

Ľubomír Stankovský - 72 - Drummer w/1960's & 70's Slovak Jazz Pop rock band Modus

Christiane Stefanski - 74 - Belgian 1980's Pop singer

T. M. Stevens - 72 - American bassist w/The Pretenders, Joe Cocker, Stee Vai

Rob Stone - 55 - American record producer and co-founder of The Fader

Russell Stone - 78 - English singer with 70's Pop duo R&J Stone

Roni Stoneman - 85 - American Bluegrass Banjo player & singer with the Stoneman Family & The Stoneman Sisters, regular on "Hee Haw"

Lenny Stoute - 70's - Toronto music writer with the Toronto Star, Music Express, Globe & Mail, eye, Metro, and Cashbox Canada

Gunnar Stubseid - 76 - Norwegian Folk fiddler

Peter Styles - 70's - Toronto singer with 1970's & 80's C&W band Cliff Carroll & the Hitchikers and Jazz band the Uptown Swing Band

Bert Susanka - 62 - Singer/guitarist with California Cowpunk band The Ziggens

Eddie Sutton - 59 - Singer with American Hardcore band Leeway

Damo Suzuki - 74 - Japanese singer/guitarist with 1970's German Kraut Rock band Can

Eugen Šváb - 87 - Slovak Swing singer & percussionist

Dave Sweetapple - 58 - Canadian Singer/guitarist with Metal bands Witch, Eerie and Sweet Apple

Phil Swern - 76 - English radio producer (Sounds of the 60s, Pick of the Pops)

Achim Szepansk - 67 - German musician with Electronic Industrial Drone bands P.D and P16D4 and founder of record labels Millie Plateaux and Force Inc

Talos - 37 - Irish electronic musician

Richard Tandy - 76 - Keyboardist with English bands the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the Move & the Uglies

Pooch Tavares - 81 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", "More Than A Woman")

Bobby Taylor - 80's - Owner of the Black Bull Tavern in Toronto

Mike Taylor - Australian record company executive (Universal Music Australia),

Bobby Tench - 79 - British guitarist (Jeff Beck Group, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon, Freddie King, Hummingbird, Streetwalkers

Susie Tennant - 61 - Seattle 1990's promoter of Grunge, Punk and Indie bands with Sub Pop, Experience Music Project (later MoPOP), Tower Records, BMG, Geffen Records

Jeremy Tepper - 60 - American singer with Cowpunk band the World Famous Blue Jays, founder of Diesel Only Records, editor of music trade magazines "Vending Times" and "Street Beat", manager and host on satellite radio channel "Outlaw Country"

Jaakko Teppo - 71 - Finnish singer-songwriter

Evelyn Thomas - 70 - American 1980's R&B singer ("High Energy")

Dennis Machine Gun Thompson - 75 - Drummer for Detroit Proto Punk band the MC5 "Kick Out The Jams", "High School") & Destroy All Monsters

Shinsadong Tiger - 40 - South Korean record producer ("U&I", "No No No")

Ken Tobias - 79 - Canadian singer/songwriter/producer from the 1970's onward solo and with American R&B band the Bells

Tomcraft - 49 - German DJ and producer

Tom Tompkins - 70's - Calgary Country music executive and president of the Canadian Country Music Association

Harry Tong - 50's - Toronto 80's & 90's poster illustrator for Thrash & Metal bands

Happy Truam - 86 - New York 1960's Folk singer

Andrei Tropillo - 73 - Russian record producer and sound engineer, founder of AnTrop Records label

Brit Turner - 57 - Drummer with Georgia Country Rock band Blackberry Smoke

James Tyler - 72 - American luthier

Mick Underwood - 78 - Drummer with 1970's English Prog Rock band Quatermass, Strapps and Metal band Gillan

Caterina Valente - 93 - French-Italian singer ("Bongo cha cha cha")

Thurman Valentine - 91 - Chicago 1960's R&B singer

Garry Van Egmond - 82 - Australian concert promoter for AC/DC and Dire Straits

Louis Vasquez ~ 44 ~ American singer, songwriter, producer & multi-insturmentalist with Indie band The Soft Moon

Malome Vector - 32 - Basotho rapper

Andrés Vega Delfín - 93 - Mexican folk guitarist

Betty Veldpaus - 72 - Singer with Dutch 70's Pop band Pussycat

Nino Vella - 31 - French Jazz, Pop, Electronic and Hip Hop pianist and producer

Tomáš Vendl - 52 - Bassist with Czech 1990's Black Metal band Master's Hammer

Tomas Viator - 60's - Keyboardist with Thrash band Acid Bath

Joe Viera - 91 - German Jazz saxophonist and educator, founder of the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen

Pete Wade - 89 - American country music guitarist with Ray Price ("Crazy Arms"), George Jones ("He Stopped Loving Here Today"), Loetta Lynn ("Fist City"), Faron Young, Bobby Bare,

Rico Wade - 52 - American R&B music producer & songwriter, as part of Organized Noize duo worked with En Vogue, Ludachris, Goodie Mob, Bog Boi, the "Miami Vice" soundtrack

Frank Wakefield - 89 - American Bluegrass mandolin player w/The reenbriar Boys, Ralph Stanley, Don Reno, Jerry Garcia, New Riders Of The Purple Sage

Cliff Waldron - 83 - West Virginia Blugrass singer/guitarist

Dan Wallin - 97 - American sound engineer (Woodstock, A Star Is Born)

Karl Wallinger ~ 66 ~ Welsh multi-insturmenatlist, singer & songwriter w/The Waterboys & World Party ("Ship of Fools","Way Down Now")

Larry Wanagas - 70's - Edmonton producer & owner of Bumstead Records and manager to KD Lang, Susan Aglukark, Big Sugar, The Blue Shadows (featuring Billy Cowsill), BOY, Erasure (North America), Colin James,The Modern Minds (featuring Moe Berg), Yukon Blonde and The Trews.

Michael Ward - 57 - Guitarist with American Alternatie bands The Wallflowers, School of Fish

Dick Waterman - 88 - American Blues photographer, promoter w/Bonnie Raitt and Son House

Patty Waters - 78 - American Free Jazz singer

Michael Watford - 80 - American Gospel and dance music singer

Carl Weathersby - 71 - American blues guitarist w/Albert King

Gavin Webb - 77 - Bassist with Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices

Laura Weibe - 40's - Toronto Metal journalist for Exclaim Magazine

Mary Weiss ~ 75 ~ Singer with 1960's Girl Group the Shangri-La's ("Leader Of The Pack", "Remembe Walking In The Sand")

Max Werner - 70 - Singer and drummer with 1970's Dutch Prog Rock band Kayak

Russell Wilson - 60's - Juno Award winning Bassist with Hamilton, Ontario Rock band Junkhouse and with Billy Bob Thorton on the soundtrack for the film "Slingblade"

Alan Willaert - 70's - Singer/guitarist with 1970's Hard Rock band Charade, later Execuative at the American Federation Of Muscians

Billy Edd Wheeler - 91 - American singer and songwriter ("Jackson" , "It's Midnight", "Coward of the County")

Melinda Whitley - 64 - Guitarist with 80's all female Metal bands Belle Of The Ball and Missdemenor

Cunnie Williams - 61 - American R&B singer

Maurice Williams - 86 - 1950's Doo Wop singer with the Zodiacs ("Stay")

Pete Willsher - 70's - 1960s UK guitarist with Houston Wells & the Marksmen

Heather Wood - 79 - Singer with English Folk group The Young Tradition

Johnny Wright - 70's - Toronto Blues Rock bassist

Steve Wright - 69 - British radio DJ and host of TV show "Top Of The Pops"

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski - 88 - Polish Jazz musician, composer & arranger and radio DJ

Tadashi Yabe - 59 - Japanese DJ and music producer w/United Future Organization

Sergei Yefremenko - 51 - Singer, guitarist and lyricist with Russian Ska band Markscheider Kunst

Tore Ylvisaker - 54 - Keyboardist with Norwegian Techno-Metal band Ulver

Marcelo Yzurieta - 49 - Argentine singer, guitarist and composer

Pavel Zajíček - 72 - Czech poet & singer with 1970's Czech Art Rock underground band (DG 307)

Dave Zegarac (AKA Dave Zee) - 40's - Singer with Winnipeg Punk band the Brat Attack