The People Who Died 2026 (So Far)

Don Adams ~ 85 ~ American Country bassist with the Adams Bros backing George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Paycheck

Alvin L - 67 - Brazilian singer-songwriter

Jessica Armstrong ~ 33 ~ Bassist with Navajo American Thrash band Suspended

Brad Arnold ~ 47 ~ Singer with American Post Grunge band 3 Doors Down

Afrika Bambaataa, 68, American DJ and rapper ("Planet Rock", "Looking for the Perfect Beat", "Renegades of Funk", "World Destruction")

Richie Beirach ~ 78 ~ American Jazz pianist and composer with ECM Records

Sheila Bernette ~ 94 ~ English singer (The Good Old Days, The Black and White Minstrel Show) and actress

Roy Book Binder ~ 82 ~ American Folk Blues musician singer

Lynn Blakey ~ 60's ~ Singer & guitarist with North Carolina bands Tres Chicas & Let's Active

Blondy - 66 - American rapper (The Sequence) and songwriter ("Funk You Up")

Andrew Bodnar ~ 71 ~ UK bassist with Graham Parker & the Rumour, Elvis Costello ("Watching The Detectives"), Nick Lowe ("I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"), Carlene Carter, The Pretenders, Thompson Twins, Garland Jeffreys

Carl Bonafede - 85 - American 1950's singer ("Werewolf"), 1960's music manager (The Buckinghams, Daughters of Eve)

Ronnie Bowman ~ 64 ~ American Bluegrass singer/guitarist (Lonesome River Band)

David Brigati - 85 - American singer (Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Rascals)

Greg Brown ~ Guitarist & songwriter with American Alternative bands Cake & Deathray

EJ Brule ~ 69 ~ Canadian singer/spoken word artist

Daniel Buira ~ 54 ~ Drummer with Argentine band Los Piojos

Jeff Burke ~ 62 ~ Toronto Psychedelic Pop and Jazz bassoon and theremin player (AKA Bassooner Or Later & Black Santa) solo and with the The New Continentals, Courage Of Lassie, Poppy Seed & the Love Explosion Orch, Chris Bottomley, Kathleen Yearwood, Jay Danley

Petesy Burns ~ 70's ~ Singer with Irish Punk band the Outcasts

Francis Buchholz ~ 71 ~ Bassist with German Metal band Scorpions

Calbo ~ 52 ~ French rapper (Ärsenik)

Phil Campbell ~ 64 ~ Welsh guitarist (Motörhead, Persian Risk, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons)

Tony Carr ~ 98 ~ Maltese drummer and percussionist (CCS, Hot Chocolate)

Nilton César ~ 86 ~ Brazilian Pop singer

António Chainho ~ 88 ~ Portuguese Fado guitarist

David Clark ~ 40's ~ Guitarist with Australian Metal band Armata

Ernesto Colon ~ Guitarist with American Metalcore band Merauder

Willie Colón ~ 75 ~ American Salsa musician ("Pedro Navaja") and actor

Stephen "Cat" Coore ~ 69 ~ Guitarist and cellist with Jamaican Reggae band Third World

Danny Coughlan ~ 50's ~ British Pop singer and guitarist AKA Crybaby

Terry Cox - 89 - Drummer with British Folk Rock bands Pentangle, The Humblebums

Dash Crofts ~ 87 ~ American singer/guitarist/composer with the Champs, Dean Beard & the Crewcats, Seals & Crofts

Tommy Crook ~ 81 ~ American guitarist w/JJ Cale, Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, Chet Atkins

Jean Cussac ~ 103 ~ Baritone and music director with 1960's French Pop group The Swingle Singers

DJ Dan - 57 - American house music DJ and producer

Tommy DeCarlo - 60 - Singer with Boston

Des de Moor ~ 64 ~ English writer and musician with 1980's Orchestral Prog Rock band Irresistable Force

Osvaldo Díaz ~ 76 ~ Chilean singer

Sly Dunbar ~ 73 ~ Jamaican drummer (Sly and Robbie), record producer ("Underneath It All"), and songwriter ("Murder She Wrote")

Greg Elmore - 79 - Drummer with 1960's Sam Francisco Psych bands Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Brogues

Mike Embro ~ 60's ~ Drummer for 1980's Toronto Thrash bands Razor and Wrathchild

Blake Emmons - 81 - Canadian Country singer and television host

Ryan Fahey ~ 25 ~ Drummer with Guelph, Ontario Metal band Helian

Donny Fattah ~ 76 ~ Bassist with Indonesian Metal band God Bless

John Forté ~ 50 ~ American rapper (Refugee Camp All-Stars) and producer (The Score)

Randi Fratkin ~ 61 ~ Canadian Artistic Director of the Mariposa Folk Festial and Winterfolk

Ross The Boss Friedman ~ 72 ~ Guitarist with New York bands the Dictators and Manowar

James Gadson - 86 - Drummer with American R&B band Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Vic Garabini ~ 70's ~ American editor of "Musician Magazine" in the 1980's

Mitch Garvin ~ 60's ~ Singer with 1980's Toronto Hardcore band Sudden Impact

Len Garry ~ 84 ~ Bassist with 1960's English Skiffle band The Quarrymen

Rostislav Gepp ~ 74 ~ Russian musician with Soviet Pop band Ariel

Paul Geremia - 81 - American Folk Blues guitarist

Jon Dee Graham ~ 67 ~ Guitarist with Texas bands The Skunks, True Believers

Garland Green ~ 83 ~ American Soul singer and pianist

Gabba Gregory ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with British Hardcore Punk band Chaos UK

Björgvin Halldórsson - 74 - Icelandic Pop singer

John Hannah ~ 73 ~ Guitarist with 1980's Canadian band Streetheart

Jim Hardy ~ 70's ~ Guitarist, pedal steel guitarist & bassist w/Wellington Ontario Folk & Country Rock bands Secret Beach, Wayne Cheddie, Sophiasburg All Stars

Simon Harris ~ 63 ~ British music producer, DJ and electronic musician ("Bass; HOw low Can You Go")

Jerry Harrison ~ 60's ~ Singer with US Metal bands Harlequin and Icon

DB Hawkes ~ 70's ~ Toronto radio host a Rochdale College in the 1970's then CIUT, Reggae archivist

Rob Hirst ~ 70 ~ Drummer with Australian band Midnight Oil

Bob Horne ~ 70's ~ Canadian keyboardist with A Foot In Cold Water, Nucleaus, David Clayton Thomas, Dominic Troiano

Steve Houben ~ 76 ~ Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist

Josh Jarvis ~ 40's ~ Guitarist with US Death Metal bands Blood & Brutality, Passion Of Death, State Of Decay

Brian Jasson ~ 60's ~ Owner of Cheapies Records in Hamilton Ontario

Greg Jaw ~ 50's ~ Guitar & bassist with New Jersey Horror Punk bands the Brickbats, Kurbjaw, Zero Mean, the Hallowteens

Yeison Jiménez ~ 34 ~ Colombian singer

Dolores Keane - 72 - Singer with Irish Folk band De Dannan

Jerry Kennedy ~ 85 ~ American guitarist w/Johnny Hallyday, Elvis Presely, Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kris Kristofferson, Ringo Starr, Jeanie C Riley. Producer w/Roger Miller, Reba McEntire, The Statler Brothers, Johnny Rodriguez, Tom T. Hall, The Statler Brothers, Connie Smith, Mel McDaniel, Reba McEntire and other artists

Mark Kennedy ~ 74 ~ Drummer with Australian 1970s Prog Rock bands Spectrum, Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines) and record producer

Rebecca Kilgore ~ 76 ~ American Jazz vocalist

Harry Kim - 74 American trumpeter with Earth Wind & Fire

Bettina Köster ~ 66 ~ German singer, sax player and composer with German 1980's New Wave bands Malaria and Mania D

Matt Krupanski - Drummer with American Hardcore band BoySetsFire

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin ~ 26 ~ Guitarist with British Experimental Rock band Black Midi

Suki Lahav ~ 74 ~ Israeli violinist (E Street Band), singer, and lyricist

Dieudonné Larose ~ 80 ~ Haitian singer

Béla Lattmann ~ 65 ~ Hungarian Jazz bassist

Rick Lazaroff ~ 70's ~ Bassist with Canadian 1980's Hard Rock band Santers

Jerrod Leblanc ~ 40's ~ Singer with American Metal band Twingiant

Alain Lefebvre ~ 60's ~ Bassist with Canadian New Wave band Men Without Hats

Johnny Legend ~ American Rockabilly singer/songwriter ("The Crusher")

Jerry Dee Lewis ~ American rapper (The Cold Crush Brothers)

Gabe Lopez, 31, American songwriter and producer w/Belinda Carlisle, New Kids on the Block, James Brown, The Go-Go's, RuPaul's Drag Race

Bryan Loren ~ 59 ~ American keyboard player with Nona Hendryx, Tavares, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Fat Larry's Band, Cashmere songwriter with the Simpsons ("Do the Bartman"), Whitney Houston, Sting

Louie Louie ~ 63 ~ American singer ("Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury")

Luci4 ~ 23 ~ American rapper

Bo Lueders ~ 39 ~ Guitarist with Chicago Hardcore band Harm's Way

Bernie Lynch - 72 - Australian musician (Eurogliders) and songwriter ("Heaven (Must Be There)", "We Will Together")

Jim McBride ~ 78 ~ American country music songwriter ("Chasing That Neon Rainbow", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", "Chattahoochee")

Country Joe MacDonald ~ 84 ~ Singer for Country Joe & the Fish

Lamonte McLemore ~ 90 ~ American singer with 1960's & 70's group The 5th Dimension ("The Age Of Aquarious")

Walt Maddox ~ 88 ~ Singer with American Doo Wop group the Marcels ("Blue Moon")

Boncana Maïga - 77 - Malian composer and musician

Paul Martin ~ 60's ~ Guitarist with Toronto band the Blushing Brides

Walter Martino ~ 72 ~ Drummer with Italian Prog Rock band Goblin

Albert Mazibuko - 77 - South African choral singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

Marzio Mazzanti ~ 70's ~ Singer and bassist with 1970's Italian Pop band Homo Sapiens

Augie Meyers ~ 85 ~ Keyboardist with Texas 1960's Garage band the Sir Douglas Quintet and Country Rock band Texas Tornados

Jacques Michel ~ 84 ~ Quebec musician and songwriter

Anders Möller ~ 63 ~ Singer/guitarist with wedish Metal bands Black Ingvars, Swedish Erotica

Wojciech Morawski - 76 - Drummer with 1960's & 70's Polish Breakout

Kenny Morris ~ 68 ~ Drummer with Siouxsie & the Banshees (first two albums)

James Moschello ~ 88 ~ Singer with Doo Wop group The Elegants

Chuck Negron ~ 83 ~ American singer with 1970's band Three Dog Night

Mark Nesbitt ~ 60's ~ Owner of St Catherines, Ontario record store Dr Disc

Christopher North ~ 75 ~ Keyboardist with American 1970's Pop group Ambrosia

Catherine O'Hara ~ 71 ~ Canadian comedian and singer as Mitch & Mickey ("A Mighty Wind") and Lola Heatherton ("SCTV")

Daniel Zenker Ozalle ~ 30 ~ Guitarist with UK Metal band Towers

Nick Panasieko ~ 70's ~ London, Ontario band manager and promoter

Billy Parker ~ 88 ~ American Country music singer and DJ

Álvaro Peña-Rojas ~ 82 ~ Chilean-German singer and songwriter

Ken Peplowski ~ 66 ~ American Swing Jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist and bandleader w/Charlie Byrd, Dick Hyman, Marianne Faithful, John Pizzarelli, Peggy Lee, Geore Shearing

Wayne Perkins, 74, American guitarist w/the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, Michael Bolton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Glen Frey, Oak Ridge Boys

Richard Phillips - 85 - British music promoter

Lil Poppa ~ 25 ~ American rapper

Michel Portal ~ 90 ~ French Avant Garde Jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist

Wayne Proctor ~ 70's ~ Guitarist with 1960's US Garage band We The People

Andrew Ranken ~ 72 ~ English drummer w/The Pogues

Tony Rivers - 85 - Singer with British 1960's Pop groups Tony Rivers & the Castaways and Harmony Grass

Mick Roberts - 57 - Singer with English Indie band The Bridewell Taxis

Roscoe Robinson ~ 97 ~ American Gospel and Soul singer w/the Hihway QC's & the Fairfield Four and solo

Monti Rock III ~ 86 ~ American Disco singer as Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Letts ("Get Dancin'")

Leo Rosas ~ 27 ~ Bolivian singer (The Voice of Mexico)

Margaret Ross ~ 83 ~ Singer with 1960's American Pop & R&B band The Cookies (backup singers for Little Eva ("The Locomotion"), Neil Sedaka ("Breakin Up Is Hard To Do")

Shane Rout - 53 - Drummer with Australian Grindcore band Blood Duster

Yuri Rymanov ~ 69 ~ Guitarist with Russian Rock band Lyube

Neil Sedaka ~ 86 ~ American singer/songwriter ("Calendar Girl", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do", "Love Will Keep Us Together", "Oh Carol")

Shinya ~ 56 ~ Drummer with Japanese 1980s band Luna Sea

Billy Steinberg ~ 74 ~ American songwriter ("Like a Virgin", "True Colors", "I'll Stand by You")

J. Strauss ~ Singer with Swedish Industrial band the Morlocks

Terry Sullivan ~ 87 ~ Drummer with British Psychedelic band Renaissance

Mark Sawickis ~ 58 ~ Guitarist with American Death Metal bands Impetigo, editor of Metal zine Uniforce

Chip Taylor ~ 86 ~ American singer and songwriter ("Angel of the Morning", "Wild Thing")

Ebo Taylor ~ 90 ~ Ghanaian musician and producer

Mathew Taylor ~ 58 ~ Bassist with Indie Bellini, Vertical Scratchers, Glenn Branca 100 Guitars symphony, Don Caballero, Girls Against Boys, Paramount Styles, art director for Touch & Go Records

Steve Taylor ~ 60's ~ Vancouver Rockabilly drummer with Ray Condo, Herald Nix, Cousin Harley, The Yodells, The Raging Cajun Band

Gameboy Tetris ~ 40 ~ Estonian rapper (5miinust)

Ralph Towner ~ 85 ~ American Jazz multi-instrumentalist with 1970's band Oregon

Lee Turner ~ 89 ~ Singer with American 1950's Pop group The Dream Weavers

Jiří Valenta ~ 66 ~ Keyboardist with Czech band Olympic

Viktor Vassiljev ~ 71 ~ Guitarist with Estonian bands Justament and Fix

Mike Vernon ~ 81 ~ English record producer w/Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, David Bowie, Saoy Brown, Ten Years After, Eric Clapton, Dana Gillespie, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Bo Diddly, Candye Kane, Focus, Robben Ford, Christine McVie, Bay City Rollers, Level 42, music executive (Blue Horizon Records) and recording studio owner

Tim Very ~ 42 ~ American rock drummer (Manchester Orchestra)

Uncle Floyd Vivino ~ 74 ~ Host of music show on Metro cable channel in 1980's New York City

Iulian Vrabete - 70 - Bassist with Romanian band Holograf

Gary Walker ~ 83 ~ (Real name Gary Leeds) Singer and drummer with the Walker Brothers, drummer with the Standells

Travis Wammack ~ 81 ~ American 1960's R&R guitarist solo and session guitarist w/Muscle Shoals Studio and Hi Records w/Billy Lee Riley, Little Richard, Sonny Burgess,

Steve Washington ~ 67 ~ Sax player with 1970's Aerican Funk bands Slave and Aurra

Terry Watkinson ~ 75 ~ Keyboardist with Toronto bands Dee & the Yeomen and Max Webster

Bob Weir ~ 78 ~ Singer/guitarist with the Grateful Dead

David Wiffen ~ 83 ~ Toronto 1960's & 70's Folk singer songwriter

Zalek - 30 - Colombian reggaeton singer

Héctor Zamorano ~ 47 ~ Mexican singer (La Academia)

Tucker Zimmerman ~ 84 ~ American singer-songwriter