The People Who Died (So Far) 2025 Edition

Eddie Adcock ~ 86 ~ Bluegrass banjo player w/The Country Gentlemen

Louie Adepeatro ~ 60's ~ Singer with New York Thrash band Death Corps

Freddie Aguilar ~ 72 ~ Filipino musician and singer-songwriter ("Anak")

Masao Akashi ~ 68 ~ Japanese music arranger

Susan Alcorn - 72 - American Avant Garde Jazz pedal steel guitarist w/Pauline Oliveros, Eugene Chadbourne, Jandek and solo

Dave Allen ~ 69 ~ Bassist with UK Post Punk band Gang Of Four and New Wave band Shriekback

Linsey Alexander ~ 82 ~ American Blues singer/guitarist

Gene "Groove" Allen - 62 - American Rapper and actor ("House Party", "What's Love Got to Do with It")

AnNa R - 55 - German singer with German Pop duo Rosenstolz

Luizinho Andanças - 61 - Brazilian Samba singer

Larry Appelbaum - 67 - American audio engineer and Jazz historian

Gerry Arling ~ 63 ~ Musician with Dutch eletronic duo (Arling & Cameron)

Ed Askew - 84 - Connecticut singer/songwriter

Bill Ashton ~ 88 ~ British Big Band Jazz sax player, bandleader and composer

Lynn August - 76 - American Zydeco accordionist, keyboard player and singer

Roy Ayers ~ 84 ~ American Jazz Funk keyboards, vibes player and singer

Amadou Bagayoko - 70 - Malian singer/guitarist with duo Amadou & Mariam

James Baker ~ 71 ~ Drummer with Australian Punk and Rock bands Le Hoodoo Gurus, the Scientists, Victims, Beasts Of Bourbon

Roy Thomas Baker ~ 78 ~ American record producer with Queen, the Cars, Nazareth, Hawkwind, The Trammps, Ian Hunter, BeBop Leluxe, Motley Crue, Jon Anderson, T'Pau, Cheap Trick, Devo, Foriegner, Alice Cooper, Journey, Dusty Springfield, the Darkness, Smashing Pumpkins, Slade, Ozzy Osbourne, Local H, the Straglers, Yes

Freddie Ball (AKA Fred Zeppelin) ~ 60's ~ Drummer with UK Metal bands Sapphire and Ocean

Edweena (formally Ed) Banger - 60's - Singer with 1970's UK Punk bands the Nosebleeds and Slaughter & the Dogs

Paul A Batiste ~ 75 ~ New Orleans Jazz guitarist with the Batiste family, uncle o Jon Baptiste

Oleg Baranov - 57 - Guitarist with Russian Alternative band Tequilajazzz

Gene Barge ~ 98 ~ Sax player with 1950's R&B group the Church Street Five, later played with and/or produced w/Gary US Bonds, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, the Rolling Stones, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Natalie Cole

Al Barile - 63 - Guitarist with Boston Hardcore band SSD (SS Decontrol)

Fred Bekky ~ 81 ~ Singer and guitarist with Belgian 1960's band The Pebbles

Polo Bellemare ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with 1970's Montreal Punk band Danger 23 and 1990's Indie band Les Frères À Ch'val

Colin Berry ~ 79 ~ British radio DJ

Mike Berry ~ 82 ~ English singer ("The Sunshine of Your Smile") and actor

Dandy Bestia - 72 - Guitarist with Italian guitarist Punk band Skiantos

Andy Bey - 85 - American Jazz singer and pianist from the 1960's onward with the Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters

Les Binks ~ 73 ~ Drummer with UK Metal bands Judas Priest, also War, Fancy, Lionheart

Ian Boothe ~ 50's ~ Montreal bassist with 1980's Indie band Nasty Habits and recording engineer with the Ripcordz

Boss in Drama - 37 - Brazilian DJ and record producer

Lillian Boutté ~ 75 ~ New Orleans jazz singer

David Briggs ~ 82 ~ American Hall of Fame keyboardist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team, TCB Band, Elvis Presley)

Shawn Brighton - 60's - Singer/guitarist with 1980's New York New Wave bands Nervous Rex and the Puppets

Randy Brown - 72 - American 1970's R&B and Doo-Wop singer

Scotty Broyles - 96 - American Country and Western Swing mandolin player

Sherry Bryce ~ 78 ~ American country singer

Cristina Buarque ~ 74 ~ Brazilian singer and composer

Rick Buckler ~ 69 ~ Drummer for the Jam

Bob Burgess ~ 80 ~ Singer for 1960's Montreal Garage band the Haunted ("1-2-5")

Clem Burke ~ 70 ~ Drummer with Blondie and later Iggy Pop, the Ramones, Romantics, Eurythmics, Pete Townshend, Joan Jett, Wanda Jackson, Nancy Sinatra, L.A.M.F, International Swingers, Chequered Past

Charles Burrell, 104, American classical and jazz bass player w/Nellie Lutcher, Billie Holiday, Erroll Garner, Charlie Parker, Earl Hines, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton, Gene Harris

Jerry Butler ~ 85 ~ American R&B singer with the Impressions and solo ("For Your Precious Love", "He Will Break Your Heart")

Junior Byles ~ 77 ~ Jamaican Reggae singer

Gigi Canu ~ 66 ~ Guitarist with Italian Electro band Planet Funk

Michael Cavanaugh - 70's - Toronto Folk & Country guitarist and artist

Nana Caymmi ~ 84 ~ Brazilian singer

Charles Chambers - 54 - (AKA DJ Funk) Chicago club DJ

Beej Chaney - 68 - Guitarist with American Punk/Funk band The Suburbs

Changuito ~ 76 ~ Cuban percussionist

Cadillac Jack Choate ~ 51 ~ Atlanta Radio DJ with WKHX and WEKS

Trond Ciekals ~ 40's - Guitarist with Norwegian Black Metal band Djevel

Lou Christie ~ 82 ~ American 1960's Pop singer "Lightning Strikes"

Karl Cochran - 61 - American guitarist (Thor, Ace Frehley, Joe Lynn Turner, Eric Singer Project)

Cocoa Tea - 65 - Jamaican Reggae singer & songwriter

Bernie Constantin - 77 - Swiss songwriter and radio show host

Rich Copeland ~ 58 ~ Drummer with American Metal bands Enchanter and Longings Past

Corey Crewe - 80 - Member of Newfoundland Folk duo Corey & Trina

John Crosse - 83 - British disc jockey and television presenter

Leanne Cowie - Drummer with Australian Garage Rock band The Scientists

William Cudmore ~ 70's ~ Sax and harmonica player with Toronto 1960's band Robbie Lane & the Disciples

Félix Cumbé - 60 - Dominican singer and songwriter

Dada KD ~ 56 ~ Ghanaian Highlife musician

Dickie Damron ~ 91 ~ Canadian Rockabilly and Country singer from the 1950's onward

Carole D'Andrea - 87 - American dancer and actress (West Side Story)

Carla Dees - 60's - Toronto poet and music writer with Toronto Moon magazine

Hélio Delmiro ~ 78 ~ Brazilian guitarist

Rick Derringer ~ 77 ~ American guitarist & songwriter with The McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy", "Cara-Lin", "Fever"), Johnny Winter and solo ("Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo") and record producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

Abdoulaye Diabaté - 65 - Senegalese Jazz pianist w/Kora Jazz Trio

John Donabie ~ 80's ~ Toronto radio DJ from the 1960's to the 2010's at CHUM, Q-107, CKEY, CISS-FM, CIUT and JAZZ FM

Beau Dozier ~ 45 ~ American songwriter and record producer w/Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Priscilla Ahn, Boyz II Men, The Backstreet Boys, Cliff Richard, and Jennifer Lopez

Dre Love ~ 55 ~ American-born Italian singer and rapper

Terry Draper ~ 73 ~ Drummer & songwriter with 1970's Canadian Prog Pop band Klaatu

Alastair Dunn ~ 51 - Drummer with UK Death Metal band Malediction

Billy Earheart ~ 71 ~ Keyboardist with 1970's Country Rock bands the Amazing Rhythm Aces, The Bama Band

John Edwards ~ 80 ~ Singer with 1970's Soul group The Spinners ("Rubberband Man", "Working My Way Back To You")

Mike Ejeagha ~ 95 ~ Nigerian musician

Wayne Fabra ~ 58 - Drummer for Ohio Death Metal band Necrophagia

Marianne Faithfull ~ 84 ~ English 1960's singer ("As Tears Go By") and actress

Vital Farias - 82 - Brazilian singer & composer

Peter Farrelly - 76 - Bassist with 1970's Northern Irish Prog Rock band Fruup

Bill Fay - 81 - English Folk Rock singer-songwriter

Roberta Flack - 88 - Grammy winning American singer ("Killing Me Softly with His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Feel Like Makin' Love")

Snowy Fleet ~ 85 ~ English-born Australian drummer with Australian 1960's band the Easybeats ("Sorry", "Friday On My Mind")

Paul Flores - 40 - Peruvian singer and musician

Peace B Fluid (AKA Peter Forrest) - 50's - Singer for New York Funk Metal band 24-7 Spyz

Al Foster ~ 82 ~ American Jazz drummer w/Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Art Pepper, Joe Henderson, Tommy Flannagan, Illanois Jaquette, Dexter Gordon, Red Garland, Donald Byrd, Hugh Massakella, Joe Lovano, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Abbey Lincoln

Gary Fraser - 60's - Toronto sound engineer

George Freeman ~ 97 ~ American Jazz guitarist

Duke Gadd - 53 - Drummer with the Corey Feldman Band and Love Retours

Betsy Gay ~ 96 ~ American actress and Country singer with Spade Cooley and Spike Jones

Mac Gayden ~ 83 ~ American singer and songwriter ("Everlasting Love, "My Rainbow Valley")

Frank Gibson Jr ~ 79 ~ New Zealand Jazz and session drummerand bandleader w/the Walker Bros, Rick Wakeman, Lonnie Donnegan, Dusty Springfield, David Essex, Dionne Warwick, The Temptations, Leo Sayer and Glen Campbell

Bill Gilliand ~ 88 ~ Vice President and PR man for ARC Records in 1960's Toronto

Stephen Glanville ~ 70's ~ Toronto 1960's Folk singer

Barry Goldberg - 83 - American Blues keyboardist with The Electric Flag, Bob Dylan, Mitch Ryder ("Devil With The Blue Dress"), The Flying Burrito Bros, The Ramones ("End Of The Century"), producer with Bob Dylan, Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton

Irv Gotti - 54 - American R&B record producer & executive for Murder Inc Records

Dale Granstrom - 94 - Oregon Western Swing guitarist and guitar maker

Johnny Green ~ 70's ~ Tour manager for the Clash

Mark Greene ~ Singer wth Americn R&B group the Moments

Gary Grier - 80's - Singer with 1960's R&B group The Contours ("Do You Love Me")

Nuno Guerreiro ~ 52 ~ Portuguese pop singer

Chris Hager ~ 67 ~ Guitarist with LA Hair Metal bands Mickey Ratt and Rough Cut

Bobby Hamilton - Singer with American 1970's & 80's R&B vocal group The Choice Four

Wayne Handy - 89 - American 1950's rock and roll singer

Ray Rabbit Harrison - 70's - Toronto Blues Rock keyboardist w/Downchild Blues Band, Greaseball Boogie Band, Cameo Blues Band, Shooter

Jocelyn Harton - 40's - Bassist with Quebec Thrash band Outrage

Ben Harvey ~ 43 ~ Bassist with American Death Metal bands Marasmus, Obliterate the Apex, A Plague in Faith,

Teddy Hawkins ~ 68 ~ Toronto Jazz and Country drummer and singer with the Wardinaires, Thelonius Hank, Scotty Campbell, Lori Yates, Root Down Trio, Jack Diamond, Hocus Pocus, Corktown Cowboys, Hulagoons and

Mark Holder - 52 - American Blues musician w/Black Diamond Heavies

Laurie Holloway - 86 - English pianist, musical director and composer w/Petula Clark ("Downtown"), Englebert Humperdink, Stephane Grappelli, Tom Jones, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis Jr., Gilbert O’Sullivan, Mel Torme, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Barry Humphries and Ronnie Corbett.

Simon House ~ 76 ~ Violinist with UK Prog Rock bands Hawkwind & David Bowie

Bruce Howe - 77 - Bassist with Australian 1970's Hard Rock band Fraternity

Garth Hudson ~ 87 ~ Canadian keyboardist with Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks and the Band

Tommy Hunt - 91 - Singer with 1095's Doo-Wop group the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")

Michael Hurley - 83 - American 1960's Folk singer-songwriter ("Have Moicy")

Norman Hutchins ~ 62 ~ American Gospel singer

Brian James ~ 70 ~ UK guitarist with Punk and Post Punk bands The Damned and the Lords Of The New hurch

Chris Jasper - 73 - Singer, keyboardist, composer and producer with R&B bands The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley) in the 70's

Brian Jassen ~ 70's ~ Owner of Cheapies Records in Hamilton, Ontario

Jed the Fish - 69 - American radio DJ (KROQ)

Sacha Jenkins ~ 54 ~ American Hip Hip journalist & filmmmaker

Jan Martin Jensen - 61 - Norwegian music executive, co-founder of Inferno Metal Festival

Nathan Jerde ~ 40's ~ Drummer with Chicago Indie band The Ponys

Dave Jerden - 75 - American record producer & enegineer w/Janes Addiction ("Ritual de lo Habitual"), Talking Heads ("Remain in Light"), David Bowie & Brian Eno, Red Hot Chilli Peppers (debut lp & "Mother's Milk"), 54-40 ("Show Mw"), Herrbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, Alice In Chains ("Facelift" & "Dirt"), Armoured Saint, Bullet Lavolta, Social Distortion ("Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell"), PIL, Scared Reich, Anthrax ("Sound Of White Noise"), Biohazard, Love Spit Love, Offspring ("Ixnay On The Hombre" & "Americana"), Stabbing Westward, MXPX, Authority Zero, Pitchshifter, Big Wreck

Colin Jerwood ~ 63 ~ Singer with English Hardcore band Conflict

David Johansen - 75 - Singer with the New York Dolls and solo as Buster Poindexter ("Hot Hot Hot") and actor ("Scrooged")

Robert John - 79 - American 1970's Pop singer ("Sad Eyes", "If You Don't Want My Love")

Sven-Åke Johansson ~ 81 ~ Swedish Free Jazz drummer w/Peter Brotzman & Tangerine Dream, composer and visual artist

Wizz Jones - 86 - English Folk guitarist and singer-songwriter

Jacques de Jongh ~ 70's ~ Bassist and rhythm guitarist with 1970's Australian Glam Rock band Hush

Frankie Jordan ~ 86 ~ French 1950's R&R singer

Ariel Kalma ~ 78 ~ French New-Age composer and electronic musician

Dill Katz ~ 79 ~ British Jazz bassist

Brian Kellock ~ 63 ~ Scottish Jazz pianist

Ned Kelly ~ Bassist with American Thrash band Nightare A.D

Tony Kinsey - 97 - English Jazz drummer w/Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Webster, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, Buddy DeFranco, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sarah Vaughan

Guy Klucevsek ~ 78 ~ American Avant Garde accordionist

Winnie Khumalo - 51 - South African singer and actress

Willem van Kooten - 83 - Dutch DJ

Ananda Lewis ~ 52 ~ MTV VJ

Wayne Lewis ~ 68 ~ Singer with American 1980's R&B group Atlantic Starr and songwriter ("Always", "Secret Lovers")

Lars Linden ~ 54 ~ Bassist with Swedish Death Metal bands Carnal Forge, Slapdash, Rosicrucian

Fredrik Lindgren - 53 - Guitarist with Swedish heavy Metal bands Unleashed and Terra Firma

Rashid Lombard ~ 74 ~ South African Jazz photographer, cofounder of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Serge Lotosky - 60's - Vancouver Rockabilly, Blues & Country singer/guitarist Steve Kozak Blues Band and solo

Sam Louie ~ 94's ~ Owner of Blues club Grossman's Tavern in Toronto

Dre Love ~ 55 ~ American-born Italian singer and rapper.

Bob McCarthy - 60's ~ 1990's radio DJ at CFUO (Ottawa) and Program Director at CFRU (Guelph)

Douglas McCarthy ~ 58 ~ Singer with UK Electro band Nitzer Ebb

Steven McLoed - 50's - Toronto sound engineer at the Kathedral, Big Bop and Rockpile

Gwen McCrae - 81 - American singer ("Rockin' Chair")

Jane McGarrigle - 84 - Quebec Folk singer and author, sister of Kate & Anne McGarrigle

Peter McIan - American record producer with Men At Work (Business as Usual, Cargo), musician (The City)

Roger McLachlan ~ 71 ~ New Zealand bass guitarist (Little River Band)

Brian Doc McSweeny ~ 60's ~ Toronto Bluegrass mandolin player

Dosten John Madden ~ 70's ~ UK recording engineer with the Cocteau Twins, Modern English, Wolfgang Press, Clourbox, Go West, The Dickies

Sal Maida - 70's - Bassist with 1970's New York Power Pop band Milk n' Cookies and Roxy Music

Terry Manning ~ 77 ~ Memphis based producer and session keyboard player for Stax and Ardent studios w/Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, ZZ Top, the Tragically Hip, Booker T. & the MG's, Shakira, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Johnny Winter, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Big Star, Johnny Taylor, Jason and the Scorchers, the Staple Singers, Molly Hatchet, George Thorogood, Al Green, Shania Twain, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, Lenny Kravitz and Alex Chilton

Kenny Marco ~ 78 ~ Canadian guitarist (Grant Smith & The Power, Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears)

Wink Martindale - 91 - American 1950's Pop singer, disc jockey & game show host

Aurelio Martínez - 55 - Honduran Folk singer/guitarist

Andrew Matheson ~ 69 ~ Canadain/UK singer with Proto-Punk band the Holywood Brats

Gino Matteo ~ 45 ~ American Blues guitarist

Jimi Mbaye - 67 - Senegalese guitarist

Wily Mignon - 38 - Beninese singer and composer

Louis Moholo ~ 85 ~ South African Jazz drummer

Joey Molland - 77 - Guitarist with English band Badfinger

Brian Montana ~ 60 ~ Guitarist with San Francisco Death Metal band Possessed and Abnormal

Don Moore ~ American Jazz bassist with Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Jackie McLean, Elvin Jones, Rasaan Roland Kirk

Sam Moore - 89 - Soul singer with Sam & Dave ("Soul Man", "Hold On I'm Coming", "Wrap It Up")

Melba Montgomery - 86 - American 1960's & 70's Country singer ("No Charge", "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You", "Angel of the Morning")

Chad Morgan - 91 - Australian country singer and guitarist ("The Sheik of Scrubby Creek")

Claude Morrison ~ Singer with Canadian vocal group the Nylons

Jamie Muir - 82 - Scottish percussionist with 1970's UK Prog Rock band King Crimson and painter

Martin Murray - 68 - UK born Niagara Falls Ontario singer/guitarist

Naâman - 34 - French reggae singer

Roger Nichols ~ 84 ~ American 1970's Pop songwriter & composer ("We've Only Just Begun")

Annie Nightengale - 83 - UK Radio DJ and TV host on "The Old Grey Whistle Test"

Linda Nolan - 65 - Singer with 1970's Irish Pop group The Nolans, actress and television personality

Russ North ~ 59 ~ Singer with UK Metal band Cloven Hoof

James Odegard - 63 - Singer with US 80's Thrash band Disturbed

George Oliver ~ 79 ~ Singer with 1960's Toronto bands the Five Rogues and the Mandala

Teddy Osei - 87 - Ghanaian/English Jazz/Rock saxophonist with 1970's British Afro Rock band Osibisa

Wayne Osmond - 73 - American singer with The Osmonds

Paquita la del Barrio ~ 77 ~ Mexican singer, songwriter and actress

Ken Parker ~ 76 ~ Jamaican Ska/Reggae singer

Squire Parsons ~ 77 ~ American Southern Gospel singer-songwriter with the Kinsmen Quartet and solo

Johnny Parth ~ 95 ~ Founder of Austrian Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Country reissue label Document Records

Paulito FG - 63 - Cuban salsa and timba performer

Stedman Pearson - 60 - Singer with UK R&B group Five Star

Andy Peebles - 76 - British radio DJ (BBC Radio 1), television presenter (Top of the Pops)

Rubby Pérez ~ 69 ~ Dominican Merengue singer

Bob Perkins - 91 - American Jazz disc jockey (WRTI, WCHD) and columnist (The Philadelphia Tribune)

John Peters ~ 75 ~ British radio presenter (Radio Trent, Boom Radio)

Mike Peters ~ 66 ~ Singer with 1980's Welsh Post Punk band the Alarm ("68 Guns", "Rain In The Summertime")

Coburn Pharr - 62 - Singer with Canadian Metal band Annihilator

Roy Phillips ~ 83 ~ Keyboardist with British 1960's bands The Saints, Heinz, the Tornados and Peddlers

Stéphane Picq - 59 - French video game music composer (Dune, MegaRace, Lost Eden)

Honest John Plain ~ 73 ~ Guitarist with 1970's Australian Punk band the Boys

Nannie Porres - 85 - Swedish Jazz singer

Julliette Powell ~ 54 ~ Canadian TV host and VJ for Much Music

Dharío Primero ~ 72 ~ Dominican 1970's Pop singer

Adam Ramey - 31 - Singer with American Rap Metal band the Dropout Kings

Mike Ratledge - 81 - Keyboardist with 1970's Prog Rock band Soft Machine

John Reid ~ 61 ~ Scottish DJ and singer with Techno Dance bands This Way Up and Nightcrawler and songwriter with Tina Turner, Rod Stewart and Kelly Clarkson

Kimble Rendall ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with Australian bands XL Capris and Le Hoodoo Gurus

Marcia Resnick ~ 70's ~ NYC R&R photographer

Tyler Ripley - 50's - Singer with Toronto 1980's Hardcore band Chronic Submission

Bob Rivers, - 68 - American radio DJ (KISW, KJR) and parody musician (Twisted Christmas)

Clodagh Rodgers ~ 78 ~ Northern Irish singer ("Come Back and Shake Me", "Jack in the Box")

Johnny Rodriguez ~ 73 ~ American country singer ("You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)", "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)")

Lulu Roman - 78 - Country & Gospel singer and comedian on 'Hee Haw'

Bruno Romani - 65 - Italian Jazz saxophonist solo and with POst Punk band Detonazione

Max Romeo ~ 80 ~ Jamaican Reggae singer

Jeffrey Runnings ~ 61 ~ Singer & bassist with American Indie band For Against

Bob Rupe ~ 68 ~ Guitarist with US Indie and Alt Country bands The Silos, Cracker, Sparklehorse

Mark St John ~ 70's ~ Manager and drummer from the 1980's on for UK band the Pretty Things

Keith Satchfield - 50's - Guitarist with 1980's UK Metal bands Axe and Fist

Tracy Schwartz ~ 84 ~ American Folk & Country singer, guitarist and fiddle player with duo Ginny Hawker

Allen Scott ~ 50 - Guitarist with US 1990's & 2000's Sludge Metal bands Beneath Oblivian, Carrion Lord

Gra Scoresby ~ 68 ~ Drummer with UK Metal band Witchfynde

Doc Shebeleza - 51 - South African Kwaito musician

Ricky Siahaan ~ 48 ~ Indonesian guitarist with Seringai

Axel Skalstad ~ 32 ~ Norwegian Jazz drummer

Jill Sobule ~ 66 ~ American singer-songwriter ("I Kissed a Girl", "Supermodel")

Keven Staples ~ 80 ~ Keyboard and guitarist with Toronto New Wave band Rough Trade

Edy Star ~ 87 ~ Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor and visual artist

Shelia Stathopolous ~ 50's ~ Owner of the Apollo Club in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Angie Stone - 63 - American singer ("No More Rain (In This Cloud)", "Wish I Didn't Miss You") and rapper (The Sequence)

Sly Stone ~ 82 ~ American Hall of Fame musician (Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter ("Everyday People", "Family Affair")

Dan Storper ~ 74 ~ American record label executive (Putumayo World Music)

Charles Strouse ~ 96 ~ American Broadway composer (Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, Annie)

Foday Musa Suso ~ 75 ~ Gambian musician and composer

John Sykes ~ 65 ~ English Hard Rock & Metal guitarist w/ The Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

Larry Tamblyn ~ 82 ~ Singer and Keyboardist with 1960's Los Angeles Garage band the Standells ("Dirty Water")

Pasha Technique - 40 - Russian rapper and music producer

Nino Tempo ~ 90 ~ American singer in duo w/April Stevens and saxophonist w/The Wrecking Crew

David Thomas ~ 71 ~ Singer with Ohio bands Pere Ubu and Rocket From The Tombs

Johnny Tillotson ~ 86 ~ American 1950's & 60's Rock, Pop and Country singer

Michael B. Tretow ~ 80 ~ Swedish record producer and sound engineer (ABBA)

Ash Trey ~ 50's ~ Singer with Vancouver Punk band the Neo Nasties

Marilyn Tuttle ~ 99 ~ 1950's Country singer w/Wesley Tuttle

Unk - 43 - American rapper ("Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Show Out")

Ben Vaughan - 49 - President of Warner Chapell Nashville Records

Stéphane Venne - 83 - 1960's & 70's Quebecois singer-songwriter, arranger and producer

Paul Wagstaff - British guitarist with 90's Brit Pop bands Paris Angels & Black Grape

Voletta Wallace - 78 - American Hip Hop record producer (Biggie Smalls) and film producer

Horst Weidenmüller - 60 - German music executive, founder of !K7 Music

Paul Weldon ~ 70's ~ Keyboard player with 1970's Toronto band Edward Bear

Brock Whaley ~ 70's ~ Radio DJ at WFSO AM in Tampa, Florida

Wheesung - 43 - South Korean singer

Buck White - 94 - Singer and mondolinist with US Country band the Whites

Jack Whiteside ~ 60's ~ Singer/guitarist with 1980's London, Ontario bands Uranus, Choker, Ricky McLagen Revue, Cheeseburger Deluxe, Sci-Phonics, Slugfest, Feast Of The Mau Maus

D'Wayne Wiggins ~ 64 ~ American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!) and songwriter ("Feels Good")

Daniel Williams ~ 39 ~ Drummer with American metalcore band the Devil Wears Prada

John Wilson - 60's - Bassist with 1980's Minneapolis Garage band the Overtones

Brenton Wood - 83 - American 1960's R&B singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign")

Peter Wabitt ~ 68 ~ Singer with American Metal bands Beowulf and Witch

Joe Louis Walker ~ 75 ~ American Blues singer/guitarist

Werenoi ~ 31 ~ French rapper

Lenny Welch ~ 86 ~ American Pop singer

Huey Williams ~ 86 ~ American Gospel singer w/the Jackson Southernaires since the 1960's

Brian Wilson ~ 82 ~ Singer, songwriter, bassist and producer with the Beach Boys

Raul WS ~ 23 ~ Romanian rapper

Yallunder - 30 - South African singer

Peter Yarrow - 86 - American 1960's Folk singer w/Peter, Paul and Mary) and songwriter

Jesse Colin Young - 83 - American singer/songwriter with 1960's band The Youngbloods

Young Scooter ~ 39 ~ American rapper

Drew Zingg ~ 68 ~ American guitarist w/Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs

Cheo Zorrilla ~ 75 ~ Dominican composer, trumpet player, and singer