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Name Dates Age Cause of Death
Jay Traynor
JAY TRAYNOR
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


associated acts:
The Mystics
Jay and the Americans
The Tokens
Born: JOHN TRAYNOR
30 March 1943
Brooklyn, New York, USA
|
Died:
2 January 2014
Tampa, Florida, USA
70 Liver Cancer
Phil Everly
PHIL EVERLY
= AMERICAN =
= Country, Rockabilly, Rock and Roll Singer =


associated acts:
The Everly Brothers
Born: PHILLIP EVERLY
19 January 1939
Chicago, Illinois, USA
|
Died:
3 January 2014
Burbank, California, USA
74 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Roy Campbell
ROY CAMPBELL, Jr.
= AMERICAN =
= Trumpet Player =


associated acts:
Yusef Lateef
Woody Shaw
Jemeel Moondoc
Ellen Christi
Cecil Taylor
David Murray
Matthew Shipp
Billy Bang
Carlos Garnett
William Parker
Born: ROY SINCLAIR CAMPBELL Jr.
29 September 1952
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
Died:
9 January 2014
The Bronx, New York, USA
61 Hypertensive Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Dennis Frederiksen
DENNIS FREDERIKSEN
= AMERICAN =
= Rock Singer =


associated acts:
MSFunk
Trillion
Angel
LeRoux
Toto
Frederiksen/Phillips
Born: DENNIS HARDY FREDERIKSEN
aka: FERGIE FREDERIKSEN
DAVID LONDON

15 May 1951
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
|
Died:
18 January 2014
Mound, Minnesota, USA
62 Cancer
Arthur Doyle
ARTHUR DOYLE
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter, Saxophonist, and Flute Player =


associated acts:
Noah Howard
Milford Graves
Rudolph Grey
The Blue Humans
Born:
26 June 1944
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
|
Died:
25 January 2014
69  
RUSTY YORK
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist =
Born: CHARLES EDWARD YORK
24 May 1935
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
|
Died:
26 January 2014
Redington Shores, Florida, USA
78 After a long bout with degenerative brain disease
Pete Seeger
PETE SEEGER
= AMERICAN =
= Folk Singer =


Associated acts:
The Weavers
The Almanac Singers
Woody Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Tao Rodríguez-Seeger
Lead Belly
HARP

(Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, & Pete Seeger)
Born: PETER SEEGER
3 May 1919
Manhattan, New York, USA
|
Died:
27 January 2014
Manhattan, New York, USA
94  
JOHN CACAVAS
= AMERICAN =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born: JOHN HARRY CACAVAS
13 August 1930
Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA
|
Died:
28 January 2014
83  
Dwight Gustafson
DWIGHT GUSTAFSON
= AMERICAN =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born: DWIGHT LEONARD GUSTAFSON
20 April 1930
Seattle, Washington, USA
|
Died:
28 January 2014
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
83 Liver disease
STEVIE WOODS
= AMERICAN =
= R&B Singer and Musician =


associated acts:
Crowd Pleasers
Born: JOSEPH STEPHEN WOODS, Jr.
2 July 1951
Chatham, Virginia, USA
|
Died:
28 January 2014
Berlin, GERMANY
62 Diabetes-Related Complications
The Mighty Hannibal
THE MIGHTY HANNIBAL
= AMERICAN =
= R&B, Soul and Funk Singer, =
= Songwriter and Record Producer =


associated acts:
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Born: JAMES TIMOTHY SHAW
aka: "Hannibal"
"King Hannibal"

9 August 1939
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
|
Died:
30 January 2014
The Bronx, New York, USA
74  
Richard Hayman
RICHARD HAYMAN
= AMERICAN =
= Harmonica Player, Composer, and Conductor =
Born:
27 March 1920

|
Died:
5 February 2014
New York, USA
93  
Samantha Juste
SAMANTHA JUSTE
= ENGLISH-AMERICAN =
= Singer and Television Host =
Born: SANDRA SLATER
31 May 1944
Manchester, England, UK
|
Died:
5 February 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
69 Stroke
Dick Berk
DICK BERK
= AMERICAN =
= Drummer and Bandleader =
Born: RICHARD ALAN BERK
22 May 1939
San Francisco, California, USA
|
Died:
8 February 2014
Portland, Oregon, USA
74  
RAY KENNEDY
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter, Saxophonist, and Producer =
Born: RAYMOND LOUIS KENNEDY
26 November 1946
Philadelphia, USA
|
Died:
16 February 2014
Los Angeles, USA
68 Unknown Causes
Bob Casale
BOB CASALE
= AMERICAN =
= Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, =
= Record Producer and Audio Engineer =


associated acts:
Devo
Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers
The Wipeouters
Born: ROBERT EDWARD PIZZUTE Jr.
14 July 1952
Kent, Ohio, USA
|
Died:
17 February 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
61 Heart Failure
Frank Wappat
FRANK WAPPAT
= ENGLISH =
= Radio Personality, Disc Jockey and Singer =
Born:
17 February 1930
Hebburn, County Durham, ENGLAND
|
Died:
17 February 2014
Newcastle on Tyne, ENGLAND
84  
Trebor Jay Tichenor
TREBOR JAY TICHENOR
= AMERICAN =
= Pianist and Composer =
Born:
28 January 1940
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
|
Died:
22 February 2014
Webster Groves, Missouri, USA
74  
Chip Damiani
CHIP DAMIANI
= AMERICAN =
= Drummer =


associated acts:
The Remains
Born: RUDOLPH DAMIANI
16 June 1945
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
|
Died:
23 February 2014
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
68 Massive Brain Hemorrhage
PENNY DeHAVEN
= AMERICAN =
= Country Music and Gospel Singer, Actress =


associated acts:
Del Reeves
Born: CHARLOTTE DeHAVEN
aka: PENNY STARR
17 May 1948
Winchester, Virginia, USA
|
Died:
23 February 2014
65 Cancer
Franny Beecher
FRANNY BEECHER
= AMERICAN =
= Rock Guitarist =


associated acts:
Benny Goodman Orchestra
Bill Haley & His Comets
Born: FRANCIS BEECHER
aka: FRANK BEECHER
29 September 1921
Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
|
Died:
24 February 2014
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
92  
Kelly Holland
KELLY HOLLAND
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


associated acts:
Cry of Love {1991-1994}
Born:


|
Died:
24 February 2014
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
52 Health Complications
TIM WILSON
= AMERICAN =
= Country Music Artist and Stand-Up Comedian =


associated acts:
Jeff Foxworthy
Toby Keith
Pinkard & Bowden
Billy Gardell
Born: TIMOTHY COLLINS WILSON
5 August 1961
Columbus, Georgia, USA
|
Died:
26 February 2014
Columbus, Georgia, USA
52 Heart Attack
MARION STEIN
= BRITISH =
= Pianist =
Born:
MARIA DONATA NANETTA PAULINA GUSTAVA ERWINA WILHELMINE STEIN
aka: MARION HAREWOOD
MARION THORPE

18 October 1926
Vienna, AUSTRIA
|
Died:
6 March 2014
North Devon, UNITED KINGDOM
87  
BUREN FOWLER
= AMERICAN =
= Guitarist =


associated acts:
R.E.M.
Drivin' n' Cryin'
Born: JAMES VAN BUREN FOWLER
29 June 1959
Decatur, Georgia USA
|
Died:
8 March 2014
Athens, Georgia, USA
54  
GARY BURGER
= AMERICAN =
= Garage Rock Singer and Guitarist =


associated acts:
The Monks
The Five Torquays
Born:
7 June 1942

|
Died:
14 March 2014
Turtle River, Minnesota, USA
71 Pancreatic Cancer
SCOTT ASHETON
= AMERICAN =
= Rock Drummer =


associated acts:
The Stooges
Sonic's Rendezvous Band
Iggy Pop
Sonny Vincent
Destroy All Monsters
The Baghdaddios
Dark Carnival
Born: SCOTT RANDOLPH ASHETON
16 August 1949
Washington, D.C., USA
|
Died:
15 March 2014
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
64 Heart Attack
Joe Lala
JOE LALA
= AMERICAN =
= Musician, Percussionist, Actor, Voice Actor and Singer =


associated acts:
Blues Image
Stephen Stills
Manassas
The Byrds
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Neil Young
The Stills-Young Band
The Bee Gees
Whitney Houston
Joe Walsh
Born: JOSEPH ANTHONY LALA
3 November 1947
Ybor City, Florida, USA
|
Died:
18 March 2014
Tampa, Florida, USA
66 Complications of Lung Cancer
Dave Brockie
DAVE BROCKIE
= CANADIAN =
= Metal Vocalist =


associated acts:
Gwar
Dave Brockie Experience
X-Cops
Death Piggy
Born: DAVID MURRAY BROCKIE
30 August 1963
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
|
Died:
23 March 2014
Richmond, Virginia
50 Heroin Overdose
Frankie Knuckles
FRANKIE KNUCKLES
= AMERICAN =
= House Disk Jockey and Producer =
Born: FRANCIS NICHOLLS
aka: "The Godfather of House Music"
18 January 1955
The Bronx, New York, USA
|
Died:
31 March 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA
59 Complications from
Type II Diabetes
Paul Salamunovich
PAUL SALAMUNOVICH
= AMERICAN =
= Choral Conductor and Educator =
Born:
7 June 1927
Redondo Beach, California, USA
|
Died:
3 April 2014
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
86 Complications of
the West Nile virus
ARTHUR "GUITAR BOOGIE" SMITH
= AMERCAN =
= Musician and Songwriter =


associated acts:
Crackerjacks
Crossroads Quartet
Born: ARTHUR SMITH
1 April 1921
Clinton, South Carolina, USA
|
Died:
3 April 2014
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
93  
Wayne Henderson
WAYNE HENDERSON
= AMERICAN =
= Trombonist and Record Producer =


associated acts:
The Jazz Crusaders
Born: WAYNE MAURICE HENDERSON
24 September 1939
Houston, Texas, USA
|
Died:
5 April 2014
Culver City, California, USA
74  
Jason McCash
JASON McCASH
= AMERICAN =
= Metal Bassist =


associated acts:
The Gates of Slumber
Born:


|
Died:
5 April 2014
37  
David Lamb
DAVID LAMB
= AMERICAN =
= Folk Singer and Guitarist =


associated acts:
Brown Bird
Born:


|
Died:
5 April 2014
35 Leukemia
JOHN SHIRLEY-QUIRK
= ENGLISH =
= Operatic Bass-Baritone =
Born: JOHN STANTON SHIRLEY-QUIRK
28 August 1931
Liverpool, ENGLAND
|
Died:
7 April 2014
Bath, Somerset, ENGLAND
82 Cancer
Jesse Winchester
JESSE WINCHESTER
= AMERICAN-CANADIAN =
= Musician, Songwriter and Producer =
Born: JAMES RIDOUT WINCHESTER Jr.
17 May 1944
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
|
Died:
11 April 2014
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
69 Bladder Cancer
STAN KELLY-BOOTLE
= BRITISH =
= Author, Academic, Singer-Songwriter =
= and Computer Scientist =
Born: STANLEY BOOTLE
15 September 1929
Liverpool, Lancashire, ENGLAND
|
Died:
16 April 2014
84  
Deon Jackson
DEON JACKSON
= AMERICAN =
= Soul Singer and Songwriter =
Born:
26 January 1946
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
|
Died:
18 April 2014
Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
68 After having a
brain hemorrhage
Brian Priestman
BRIAN PRIESTMAN
= BRITISH =
= Conductor and Music Educator =


associated acts:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
Born:
10 February 1927
Birmingham, ENGLAND
|
Died:
18 April 2014
Broze, FRANCE
87  
Kevin Sharp
KEVIN SHARP
= AMERICAN =
= Country Music Singer =
Born: KEVIN GRANT SHARP
10 December 1970
Redding, California, USA
|
Died:
19 April 2014
Fair Oaks, California, USA
43 Complications arising from past
stomach surgeries and digestive issues
MUNDO EARWOOD
= AMERICAN =
= Country Singer-Songwriter =
Born: RAYMOND EARWOOD
aka: MUNDO RAY
13 October 1952
Del Rio, Texas, USA
|
Died:
21 April 2014
Humble, Texas, USA
61 Pancreatic Cancer
DJ Rashad
DJ RASHAD
= AMERICAN =
= Electronic and Hip Hop Disk Jockey =
Born: RASHAD HANIF HARDEN
9 October 1979
Hammond, Indiana, USA
|
Died:
26 April 2014
Chicago, Illinois, USA
34 Accidental Drug Overdose
DJ E-Z Rock
DJ E-Z ROCK
= AMERICAN =
= Hip-Hop DJ =


associated acts:
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
Born: RODNEY BRYCE
1967

|
Died:
27 April 2014
46 After suffering a Diabetic Seizure
LARRY RAMOS
= AMERICAN =
= Singer and Musician =


associated acts:
The Association
Born: HILARIO RAMOS
19 April 1942
Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii, USA
|
Died:
30 April 2014
Clarkston, Washington, USA
72 Cancer
Jessica Cleaves
JESSICA CLEAVES
= AMERICAN =
= Singer and Songwriter =


associated acts:
The Friends of Distinction
Earth, Wind & Fire
George Clinton
Parliament-Funkadelic
Raw Silk
Born: JESSICA MARGUERITE CLEAVES
10 December 1948
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
Died:
2 May 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
65 Following complications
from a stroke
ANTONY HOPKINS
= ENGLISH =
= Composer, Conductor and Pianist =
Born: ERNEST WILLIAM ANTONY REYNOLDS
21 March 1921
London, ENGLAND
|
Died:
6 May 2014
Ashridge, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
93  
George Christie
Sir GEORGE CHRISTIE
= BRITISH =
= Manager of Glyndebourne Opera =
Born: GEORGE WILLIAM LANGHAM CHRISTIE
31 December 1934

|
Died:
7 May 2014
79  
Joe Wilder
JOE WILDER
= AMERICAN =
= Trumpet Player, Composer, and Bandleader =


associated acts:
Lionel Hampton
Dizzy Gillespie
Benny Goodman
Benny Carter
Billie Holiday
Lena Horne
Johnny Mathis
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Born: JOSEPH BENJAMIN WILDER
22 February 1922
Colwyn, Pennsylvania, USA
|
Died:
9 May 2014
New York City, New York, USA
92  
Ed Gagliardi
ED GAGLIARDI
= AMERICAN =
= Bass Guitar Player =


associated acts:
Foreigner
Spys
Born: EDWARD JOHN GAGLIARDI
13 February 1952
Brooklyn, New York, USA
|
Died:
11 May 2014
62 Cancer
DOUGLAS CUMMINGS
= BRITISH =
= Cellist =


associated acts:
London Symphony Orchestra
Born:
1947

|
Died:
14 May 2014
67 Long Term Illness
JEFFREY KRUGER
= BRITISH =
= Club Owner, Music Publisher, =
= Record Company Owner, Music Business Executive =


known for:
Owner of Flamingo Club and Ember Records
Born: JEFFREY SONNY KRUGERKOFF
19 April 1931
London, ENGLAND
|
Died:
14 May 2014
Miami, Florida, USA
83  
Herb Jeffries
HERB JEFFRIES
= AFRICAN-AMERICAN =
= Popular Music and Jazz Singer =
Born: UMBERTO ALEXANDER VALENTINO
alternative: UMBERTO ALEJANDRO BALENTINO or BALLENTINO
aka: HERBERT JEFFREY
"the Bronze Buckaroo"
"The Sepia Singing Cowboy"

24 September 1913
Detroit, Michigan, USA
|
Died:
25 May 2014
West Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
100 Heart Failure
MALCOLM MacDONALD
= BRITISH =
= Music Critic =
Born: MALCOLM MacDONALD
also known by the alias "Calum MacDonald"
26 February 1948
Nairn, SCOTLAND
|
Died:
27 May 2014
66  
Casey Kasem
CASEY KASEM
= AMERICAN =
= co-creator & original host of American Top 40, DJ, music historian =
Born: KEMAL AMIN KASEM
27 April 1932
Detroit, Michigan, USA
|
Died:
15 June 2014
Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
82 Complications from Lewy body dementia
JOHNNY MANN
= AMERICAN =
= Arranger, Composer and Recording Artist =
Born: JOHN RUSSELL MANN
30 August 1928
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
|
Died:
18 June 2014
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
85  
Gerry Goffin
GERRY GOFFIN
= AMERICAN =
= Lyricist =


associated acts:
Carole King
Barry Goldberg
Born: GERALD GOFFIN
11 February 1939
Brooklyn, New York, USA
|
Died:
19 June 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
75  
DAVID BROWN
= ENGLISH =
= Musicologist and Tchaikovsky specialist =
Born: DAVID CLIFFORD BROWN
8 July 1929
Gravesend, Kent, ENGLAND
|
Died:
20 June 2014
Romsey, Hampshire, ENGLAND
84 After suffering from Alzheimer's disease
TEENIE HODGES
= AMERICAN =
= Guitarist and Songwriter =


associated acts:
The Impalas
Hi Rhythm Section
Al Green
Born: MABON LEWIS HODGES
16 November 1945
Germantown, Tennessee, USA
|
Died:
22 June 2014
Dallas, Texas, USA
68 Complications of Emphysema
LEE McBEE
= AMERICAN =
= Singer and Harmonica Player =
Born:
23 March 1951
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
|
Died:
24 June 2014
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
63  
Bobby Womack
BOBBY WOMACK
= AMERICAN =
= R&B singer, songwriter =


associated acts:
The Valentinos
Patti LaBelle
Sam Cooke
George Benson
Cecil Womack
Womack and Womack
Mary Wells
Gorillaz
Lana Del Rey
Born: ROBERT DWAYNE WOMACK
4 March 1944
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
|
Died:
27 June 2014
Tarzana, California, USA
70  
BETTY CODY
= AMERICAN =
= Country Singer =
Born: RITA FRANCIS COTE
17 August 1921
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CANADA
|
Died:
1 July 2014
Lewiston, Maine, USA
92 Undisclosed Illness
Lois Johnson
LOIS JOHNSON
= AMERICAN =
= Country Singer =


associated acts:
Hank Williams, Jr.
Born: LOIS JOHNSON SCOGGINS
15 May 1942
Union County, Tennessee, USA
|
Died:
7 July 2014
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
72  
John Spinks
JOHN SPINKS
= ENGLISH =
= Guitarist and Songwriter =


associated acts:
The Outfield
Born: JOHN FREDERICK SPINKS
28 November 1953

|
Died:
9 July 2014
60 Liver Cancer
Ken Thorne
KEN THORNE
= ENGLISH-AMERICAN =
= Composer =
Born: KENNETH THORNE
26 January 1924
East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK
|
Died:
9 July 2014
West Hills, California, USA
90  
Charlie Haden
CHARLIE HADEN
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Double Bass Player, Bandleader, =
= Composer and Educator =


associated acts:
Old and New Dreams
Ornette Coleman
Keith Jarrett
Pat Metheny
Hank Jones
Paul Motian
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Alice Coltrane
Jim Hall
Carla Bley
Dewey Redman
Born: CHARLES EDWARD HADEN
6 August 1937
Shenandoah, Iowa, USA
|
Died:
11 July 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
76 After suffering from effects
of post-polio syndrome and
complications from liver disease
Tommy Ramone
TOMMY RAMONE
= HUNGARIAN AMERICAN =
= Drummer and Producer =


founding member of
The Ramones
Uncle Monk
Born: TAMÁS ERDÉLYI
aka: THOMAS ERDELYI
ERDÉLYI TAMÁS
SCOTTY

29 January 1949
Budapest, HUNGARY
|
Died:
11 July 2014
Ridgewood, New York, USA
65  
Johnny Winter
JOHNNY WINTER
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter =
Born: JOHN DAWSON WINTER III
23 February 1944
Beaumont, Texas, USA
|
Died:
16 July 2014
near Zurich, SWITZERLAND
70 Emphysema combined with Pneumonia
JAMES GOVAN
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter =
Born:
2 September 1949
McComb, Mississippi, USA
|
Died:
18 July 2014
64  
Lionel Ferbos
LIONEL FERBOS
= AMERICAN =
= Trumpet Player =
Born: LIONEL CHARLES FERBOS
17 July 1911
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
|
Died:
19 July 2014
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
103  
Norman Leyden
NORMAN LEYDEN
= AMERICAN =
= Conductor, Composer, Arranger, and Clarinetist =
Born: NORMAN FOWLER LEYDEN
17 October 1917
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
|
Died:
23 July 2014
96  
Michael Johns
MICHAEL JOHNS
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter and American Idol season 7 finalist =


associated acts:
Brooke White
The Rising
Born: MICHAEL JOHN LEE
20 October 1978
Perth, AUSTRALIA
|
Died:
1 August 2014
Tustin, California, USA
35 Dilated Cardiomyopathy
ROSETTA HIGHTOWER
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


associated acts:
The Orlons
Born: ROSETTA JEANETTE HIGHTOWER
aka: ROSETTA HIGHTOWER GREEN
23 June 1944
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
|
Died:
2 August 2014
Clapham, London, England, UK
70  
JEAN REDPATH
= SCOTTISH =
= Folk Singer-Songwriter, Educator and Musician =
Born:
28 April 1937
Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
|
Died:
21 August 2014
Tucson, Arizona, USA
77 Cancer
TALMADGE "TOMMY" GOUGH
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


associated acts:
The Crests
Born: TALMADGE E. GOUGH
15 October 1939
Sardis, Georgia, USA
|
Died:
24 August 2014
Flint, Michigan, USA
74 Throat Cancer
Glenn Cornick
GLENN CORNICK
= BRITISH =
= Bass Guitarist =


associated acts:
Jethro Tull
Wild Turkey
Paris
Carthago
Born: GLENN DOUGLAS BARNARD CORNICK
23 April 1947
Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, ENGLAND
|
Died:
28 August 2014
Hilo, Hawaii, USA
67 Congestive Heart Failure
Jimi Jamison
JIMI JAMISON
= AMERICAN =
= Vocalist =


associated acts:
Survivor
Cobra
Target
Jim Peterik
Bobby Kimball
ZZ Top
Joe Walsh
Born: JIMMY WAYNE JAMISON
aka: JIMI JAMISON
JIM JAMISON
JAMO

23 August 1951
Durant, Mississippi, USA
|
Died:
1 September 2014
Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
63 Hemorrhagic brain stroke, with
"acute methamphetamine intoxication contributing"
SIMONE BATTLE
= AMERICAN =
= Actress and Pop Singer =


associated acts:
G.R.L.
Born: SIMONE SHERISE BATTLE
17 June 1989
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
Died:
5 September 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
25 Suicide by Hanging
Joe Sample
JOE SAMPLE
= AMERICAN =
= Pianist, Keyboard Player, and Composer =


associated acts:
The Jazz Crusaders
Born: JOSEPH LESLIE SAMPLE
1 February 1939
Houston, Texas, USA
|
Died:
12 September 2014
Houston, Texas, USA
75 Mesothelioma
PRISCILLA MITCHELL
= AMERICAN =
= Country Music Singer =


Associated acts:
Roy Drusky
Jerry Reed
Born:
18 September 1941
Marietta, Georgia, USA
|
Died:
24 September 2014
73 Following a short illness
Lynsey De Paul
LYNSEY DE PAUL
= ENGLISH =
= Singer-Songwriter and Actress =
Born: LYNDSEY MONCKTON RUBIN
11 June 1948
Southwark, London, ENGLAND
|
Died:
1 October 2014
Southwark, London, ENGLAND
66 Brain Haemorrhage
Rob Skipper
ROB SKIPPER
= ENGLISH =
= Guitarist =


associated acts:
The Holloways
Rob Skipper & The Musical Differences
HARES
Born:
16 December 1985

|
Died:
2 October 2014
Brighton, ENGLAND
28 Heroin Overdose
Spaceape
THE SPACEAPE
= BRITISH =
= Poet, MC, Hyperdub Artist =
Born: STEPHEN SAMUEL GORDON
17 June 1970
UNITED KINGDOM
|
Died:
2 October 2014
44 Cancer
Paul Revere
PAUL REVERE
= AMERICAN =
= Keyboardist and Musician =


associated acts:
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Born: PAUL REVERE DICK
7 January 1938
Harvard, Nebraska, USA
|
Died:
4 October 2014
Garden Valley, Idaho, USA
76 After a battle with Cancer
ANDREW KERR
= ENGLISH =
= co-founder of the Glastonbury Festival =
Born:
29 November 1933
Ewell, Surrey, England, UK
|
Died:
6 October 2014
Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK
80  
Iva Withers
IVA WITHERS
= CANADIAN-born AMERICAN =
= Actress and Singer =
Born: PEARL IVA EDITH WITHERS
7 July 1917
Rivers, Manitoba, CANADA
|
Died:
7 October 2014
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
97  
MARK BELL
= BRITISH =
= DJ and House Music Producer =


associated acts:
LFO
Björk
Depeche Mode
Born:
c. 1971
Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND
|
Died:
8 October 2014 (death announced on this date)
43 Complications from Surgery
Ikey Owens
ISAIAH "IKEY" OWENS
= AMERICAN =
= Keyboardist =


associated acts:
Long Beach Dub Allstars
The Mars Volta
Free Moral Agents
Jack White
Born: RANDOLPH ISAIAH OWENS
1 December 1974
Long Beach, California, USA
|
Died:
14 October 2014
Cholula, Puebla, MEXICO
38 Heart Attack
Tim Hauser
TIM HAUSER
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


associated acts:
The Manhattan Transfer
Born: TIMOTHY DuPRON HAUSER
12 December 1941
Troy, New York, USA
|
Died:
16 October 2014
Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA
72 Cardiac Arrest

RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT
= BRITISH =
= Musician =


associated acts:
Gerry Rafferty
Born:
4 June 1954
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND
|
Died:
19 October 2014
Exeter, Devon, ENGLAND
60 Heart Attack
Jeanne Black
JEANNE BLACK
= AMERICAN =
= Country Music Singer =
Born: GLORIA JEANNE BLACK
25 October 1937
Pomona, California, USA
|
Died:
23 October 2014
Orem, Utah, USA
76  

ALVIN STARDUST
= ENGLISH =
= Rock Singer and Stage Actor =
Born: BERNARD WILLIAM JEWRY
aka: SHANE FENTON
27 September 1942
Muswell Hill, North London, ENGLAND
|
Died:
23 October 2014
Ifold, West Sussex, ENGLAND
72  
Jack Bruce
JACK BRUCE
= SCOTTISH =
= Musician (bass guitarist), Singer-Songwriter =


associated acts:
Blues Incorporated
The Graham Bond Organisation
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
Manfred Mann
Cream
The Tony Williams Lifetime
West, Bruce and Laing
Rocket 88
Kip Hanrahan
BBM
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
Born: JOHN SYMON ASHER BRUCE
14 May 1943
Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND
|
Died:
25 October 2014
Suffolk, ENGLAND
71 Liver disease
IAN FRASER
= ENGLISH =
= Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Arranger and Music Director =
Born:
23 August 1933
Hove, ENGLAND
|
Died:
31 October 2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
81 Cancer
Wayne Static
WAYNE STATIC
= AMERICAN =
= Musician =


associated acts:
Static-X
Pighammer
Deep Blue Dream
Pigface
Born: WAYNE RICHARD WELLS
4 November 1965
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
|
Died:
1 November 2014
Landers, California, USA
48 Multiple Drug Intoxication

ACKER BILK
= ENGLISH =
= Clarinettist and Vocalist =
Born: BERNARD STANLEY BILK
28 January 1929
Pensford, Somerset, England, UK
|
Died:
2 November 2014
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
85  
MAGGIE BOYLE
= ENGLISH =
= Folk Singer and Musician =
Born:
24 December 1956
London, ENGLAND
|
Died:
6 November 2014
57 Cancer
JONATHAN ATHON
= AMERICAN =
= Metal Bassist =


associated acts:
Black Tusk
Born:


|
Died:
9 November 2014
32 Injuries sustained from a Motorcycle Accident
Mike Burney
MIKE BURNEY
= ENGLISH =
= Jazz Saxophonist =


associated acts:
Wizzard
Born: MICHAEL BURNEY
1 November 1938
Great Barr, Birmingham, ENGLAND
|
Died:
13 November 2014
76  
Cherry Wainer
CHERRY WAINER
= SOUTH AFRICAN-born =
= Organist =


associated acts:
Lord Rockingham's XI
Born:
2 March 1935
East London, Eastern Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
|
Died:
15 November 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
79  
Jeff Fletcher
JEFF FLETCHER
= BRITISH =
= Guitarist =


associated acts:
Northern Uproar
Born:
1978
Offerton, Manchester, ENGLAND
|
Died:
17 November 2014
Stockport, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND
36 Hit by a Lorry
Jimmy Ruffin
JIMMY RUFFIN
= AMERICAN =
= Soul Singer =


associated acts:
David Ruffin
Born: JIMMIE LEE RUFFIN
7 May 1936
Collinsville, Mississippi, USA
|
Died:
17 November 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
78  
Dave Appell
DAVE APPELL
= AMERICAN =
= Musician, Musical Arranger and Record Producer =


associated acts:
The Applejacks
Born: DAVID APPELL
24 March 1922
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
|
Died:
18 November 2014
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
92  
ARTHUR BUTTERWORTH
= ENGLISH =
= Composer, Conductor, Trumpeter and Teacher =
Born: ARTHUR ECKERSLEY BUTTERWORTH
4 August 1923
New Moston, near Manchester, ENGLAND
|
Died:
20 November 2014
Embsay, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND
91  
Nick Talbot
NICK TALBOT
= ENGLISH =
= Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, =
= Multi-Instrumentalist and Journalist =


associated acts:
Gravenhurst
Born: NICHOLAS JOHN TALBOT
14 May 1977
Bristol, ENGLAND
|
Died:
2 December 2014
37  
EDWARD "SONNY" BIVINS
= AMERICAN =
= R&B Singer =


associated acts:
The Manhattans
Born: EDWARD JESSIE BIVINS, Jr.
15 January 1936
Macon, Georgia, USA
|
Died:
3 December 2014
Basking Ridge Bernards Township, New Jersey, USA
78  
Ian McLagan
IAN McLAGAN
= ENGLISH =
= Keyboardist =


associated acts:
Small Faces
Faces
Rod Stewart
The Rolling Stones
The New Barbarians
Bump Band
Billy Bragg and the Blokes
Michael Grimm
Izzy Stradlin
The Empty Hearts
Carla Olson
Carla Olson & Mick Taylor
=
Born: IAN PATRICK McLAGAN
12 May 1945
Hounslow, Middlesex, ENGLAND
|
Died:
3 December 2014
Austin, Texas, USA
69 Stroke
WINFRED "BLUE" LOVETT
= AMERICAN =
= R&B Singer =


associated acts:
The Manhattans
Born: WINFRED LORENZO LOVETT
16 November 1936
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
|
Died:
9 December 2014
Arizona, USA
78  
DAWN SEARS
= AMERICAN =
= Singer-Songwriter =


associated acts:
The Time Jumpers
Tracy Byrd
Vince Gill
Patty Loveless
Born:
7 December 1961
East Grand Forks, Minnesota, USA
|
Died:
11 December 2014
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA
53 Lung Cancer
WENDY RENE
= AMERICAN =
= Soul Singer and Songwriter =
Born: MARY FRIERSON
later: MARY CROSS
1947
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
|
Died:
16 December 2014
67 After a Stroke
Larry Henley
LARRY HENLEY
= AMERICAN =
= Singer and Songwriter =


associated acts:
The Newbeats

known for writing:
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
Born: LAWRENCE JOEL HENLEY
30 June 1937
Arp, Texas, USA
|
Died:
18 December 2014
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
77 Lewy Body Dementia
Joe Cocker
JOE COCKER
= ENGLISH =
= Singer and Musician =


associated acts:
The Grease Band
Born: JOHN ROBERT COCKER
aka: VANCE ARNOLD
"The Sheffield Soul Shouter"

20 May 1944
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, ENGLAND
|
Died:
22 December 2014
Crawford, Colorado, USA
70 Lung Cancer

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