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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 MATTHEW COGLEY = BRITISH = = Musician and Songwriter = associated acts: Failsafe |
Born: Chorley, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 1 January 2015 Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND |
30 | |
 JEFF GOLUB = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist = |
Born: 15 April 1955 Akron, Ohio, USA | Died: 1 January 2015 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
59 | |
 LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS = AMERICAN = = Country Singer = |
Born: JAMES CECIL DICKENS 19 December 1920 Bolt, West Virginia, USA | Died: 2 January 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
94 | Cardiac Arrest |
 LANCE DIAMOND = AMERICAN = = Lounge Singer and Radio Personality = |
Born: 3 July 1945 | Died: 4 January 2015 |
69 | |
 LANCE PERCIVAL = ENGLISH = = Actor, Comedian and Singer = |
Born: JOHN LANCELOT BLADES PERCIVAL 26 July 1933 Sevenoaks, Kent, ENGLAND | Died: 6 January 2015 London, ENGLAND |
81 | |
 ANDRAÉ CROUCH = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer-Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: Sandra Crouch Táta Vega Edwin Hawkins Danniebelle Hall Walter Hawkins Jessy Dixon |
Born: ANDRAÉ EDWARD CROUCH 1 July 1942 San Francisco, California, USA | Died: 8 January 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
72 | |
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CURTIS LEE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: 28 October 1939 Yuma, Arizona, USA | Died: 8 January 2015 Yuma, Arizona, USA |
75 | Cancer |
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TIM DRUMMOND = AMERICAN = = Rock Bassist = |
Born: TIMOTHY LEE DRUMMOND 20 April 1940 Canton, Illinois, USA | Died: 10 January 2015 |
75 | |
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GEORGE PROBERT = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinet Player = associated acts: Firehouse Five Plus Two |
Born: GEORGE ARTHUR PROBERT, Jr. 5 March 1927 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 10 January 2015 Monrovia, California, USA |
87 | |
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A. J. MASTERS = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: ARTHUR JOHN MASARACCHIA 20 December 1950 Walden, New York, USA | Died: 12 January 2015 near Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
64 | Prostate Cancer |
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FRANK GLAZER = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: 19 February 1915 Chester, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 13 January 2015 |
99 | |
 ERVIN DRAKE = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: IRVING MAURICE DRUCKMAN 3 April 1919 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 15 January 2015 Great Neck, New York, USA |
95 | |
 KIM FOWLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Producer, and Manager = associated acts: Skip & Flip The Hollywood Argyles B. Bumble and the Stingers The Runaways Kiss Helen Reddy Ariel Pink |
Born: KIM VINCENT FOWLEY 21 July 1939 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 15 January 2015 Hollywood, California, USA |
75 | Bladder Cancer |
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CYNTHIA LAYNE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Rob Dixon Reggie Bishop |
Born: 27 February 1963 Dayton, Ohio, USA | Died: 18 January 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
51 | Cancer |
 DALLAS TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Rock Drummer = associated acts: Clear Light Crosby, Stills, and Nash Neil Young Manassas The Doors |
Born: DALLAS WOODROW TAYLOR Jr. 7 April 1948 Denver, Colorado, USA | Died: 18 January 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
66 | Complications from viral pneumonia and kidney disease |
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JOHN BILEZIKJIAN = ARMENIAN = = Musician, Composer, Entertainer = = Oud Player = associated acts: Leonard Cohen |
Born: 1 February 1948 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 19 January 2015 Mission Viejo, California, USA |
66 | Kidney disease |
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WARD SWINGLE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Singer = associated acts: Les Double Six The Swingle Singers |
Born: WARD LAMAR SWINGLE 21 September 1927 Mobile, Alabama, USA | Died: 19 January 2015 Eastbourne, Sussex, ENGLAND |
87 | |
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ROSE MARIE McCOY = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: ROSE MARIE HINTON 19 April 1922 Oneida, Arkansas, USA | Died: 20 January 2015 Champaign, Illinois, USA |
92 | |
 JOAN HINDE = BRITISH = = Trumpet Player and Entertainer = associated acts: Ken Dodd Sir Harry Secombe Max Bygraves Vic Oliver |
Born: 21 October 1933 Eckington, Derbyshire, ENGLAND | Died: 22 January 2015 Chichester, West Sussex, ENGLAND |
81 | |
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NEIL LEVANG = AMERICAN = = Guitarist and Banjo Player = associated acts: Lawrence Welk |
Born: 3 January 1932 Adams, North Dakota, USA | Died: 26 January 2015 Canyon Country, California, USA |
83 | |
 MARGOT MOIR = SCOTTISH-born AUSTRALIAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Moir Sisters |
Born: 1959 SCOTLAND | Died: 26 January 2015 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
56 | Complications due to long term diabetes |
 DANNY McCULLOCH = ENGLISH = = Bassist = associated acts: Eric Burdon & The Animals |
Born: DANIEL JOSEPH McCULLOCH 18 July 1945 Shepherd's Bush, West London, ENGLAND | Died: 29 January 2015 |
69 | Heart Failure |
 ROD McKUEN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Poet = associated acts: Jacques Brel |
Born: RODNEY MARVIN McKUEN 29 April 1933 Oakland, California, USA | Died: 29 January 2015 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
81 | Pneumonia |
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DON COVAY = AMERICAN = = R&B, Rock and Roll and Soul Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: The Rainbows Little Richard Jimi Hendrix |
Born: DONALD JAMES RANDOLPH 24 March 1936 Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA | Died: 31 January 2015 Franklin Square, New York, USA |
78 | After a Stroke |
 ANITA DARIAN = AMERICAN of ARMENIAN descent = = Soprano and Actress = |
Born: ANITA MARGARET ESGANDARIAN 26 April 1927 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 1 February 2015 South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York, USA. |
87 | Surgical complications |
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JOSEPH ALFIDI = AMERICAN = = Pianist, Composer, and Conductor = |
Born: 28 May 1949 Yonkers, New York, USA | Died: 2 February 2015 |
65 | |
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THE JACKA = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Mob Figaz C-Bo Mac Dre Yukmouth E-40 Dru Down Cormega Baby Bash Paul Wall Berner Freeway San Quinn Andre Nickatina Strong Arm Steady Planet Asia Spice-1 Ampichino T-Nutty J. Stalin Joe Blow |
Born: DOMINICK NEWTON aka: SHAHEED AKBAR 12 August 1977 Pittsburg, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA | Died: 2 February 2015 Oakland, California, USA |
37 | Shot |
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ZANE MUSA = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: 1 January 1979 Arleta, California, USA | Died: 2 February 2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
36 | |
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WILLIAM THOMAS McKINLEY = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: 9 December 1938 New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 3 February 2015 |
76 | |
 JOE B. MAULDIN = AMERICAN = = Musician, Songwriter, Audio Engineer = = Bass Player = associated acts: The Crickets |
Born: JOSEPH BENSON MAULDIN, Jr. 8 July 1940 Lubbock, Texas, USA | Died: 7 February 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
74 | Cancer |
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MARVIN DAVID LEVY = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 2 August 1932 Passaic, New Jersey, USA | Died: 9 February 2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
82 | |
 SAM ANDREW = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = associated acts: Big Brother and the Holding Company Kozmic Blues Band Sam Andrew Band |
Born: SAM HOUSTON ANDREW III 18 December 1941 Taft, California, USA | Died: 12 February 2015 San Francisco, California, USA |
73 | Following complications from open-heart surgery due to a heart attack suffered ten weeks prior |
 JOHN-EDWARD KELLY = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist and Conductor = |
Born: 7 October 1958 Fairfield, California, USA | Died: 12 February 2015 Vero Beach, Florida, USA |
56 | |
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MOSIE LISTER = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Arranger and Baptist Minister = associated acts: The Statesmen Quartet Elvis Presley George Beverly Shea Cathedral Quartet Bill Gaither |
Born: THOMAS MOSIE LISTER 8 September 1921 Cochran, Georgia, USA | Died: 12 February 2015 Spring Hill, Tennessee, USA |
93 | |
 RICHIE PRATT = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer and Composer = |
Born: RICHARD DEAN TYREE 11 March 1943 Olathe, Kansas, USA | Died: 12 February 2015 Leavenworth, Kansas, USA |
71 | |
 STEVE STRANGE = WELSH = = Singer = associated acts: The Moors Murderers The Photons Visage Blitz Kids Strange Cruise The Detroit Starrzz |
Born: STEVEN JOHN HARRINGTON 28 May 1959 Newbridge, Caerphilly, WALES | Died: 12 February 2015 Sharm el-Sheikh, EGYPT |
55 | Heart Attack |
 JOHN McCABE = BRITISH = = Composer and Pianist = |
Born: 21 April 1939 Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, ENGLAND | Died: 13 February 2015 |
75 | After a long illness |
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HULON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: HULON E. CRAYTON c. 1956 Panama City, Florida, USA | Died: 14 February 2015 Panama City, Florida, USA |
58 | |
 GAVIN CLARK = BRITISH = = Songwriter and Singer, Musician = associated acts: Sunhouse Clayhill U.N.K.L.E |
Born: 25 January 1969 London, ENGLAND | Died: 16 February 2015 London, ENGLAND |
46 | |
 LESLEY GORE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: LESLEY SUE GOLDSTEIN 2 May 1946 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 16 February 2015 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
68 | Lung Cancer |
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DAVE CLOUD = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician = associated acts: Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power Cruel Oval Brown Stomachs (C.O.B.S.) The Psychotic Night Auditors |
Born: DAVID BLISS CLOUD 3 August 1956 Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 18 February 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
58 | Following a long illness |
 CLARK TERRY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter and Composer = associated acts: Charlie Barnet Count Basie Bob Brookmeyer Clifford Brown Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Miles Davis Duke Ellington Dizzy Gillespie Milt Jackson J. J. Johnson Quincy Jones Yusef Lateef Charles Mingus Blue Mitchell Thelonious Monk Oliver Nelson Oscar Peterson Lalo Schifrin Billy Taylor Wynton Marsalis Arturo Sandoval Dianne Reeves Terri Lyne Carrington |
Born: CLARK VIRGIL TERRY Jr. 14 December 1920 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 21 February 2015 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA |
94 | |
 CHRIS RAINBOW = SCOTTISH = = Rock Singer and Musician = associated acts: The Alan Parsons Project Runrig Camel |
Born: CHRISTOPHER JAMES HARLEY 18 November 1946 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 22 February 2015 Isle of Skye, SCOTLAND |
68 | After a long battle with Parkinson's disease |
 ROBERT "WOLFMAN" BELFOUR = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: ROBERT BELFOUR 11 September 1940 Red Banks, Mississippi, USA | Died: 24 February 2015 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
74 | |
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TOD DOCKSTADER = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 20 March 1932 Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | Died: 27 February 2015 Arlington, Massachusetts, USA |
82 | |
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EZRA LADERMAN = AMERICAN = = Classical Composer = |
Born: 29 June 1924 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 28 February 2015 |
90 | |
 ORRIN KEEPNEWS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Writer and = = Record Producer, Co-founded Riverside Records = associated acts: Thelonious Monk Bill Evans Cannonball Nat Adderley Wes Montgomery Johnny Griffin Jimmy Heath McCoy Tyner Joe Henderson Lee Konitz Gary Bartz Blue Mitchell |
Born: 2 March 1923 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 1 March 2015 El Cerrito, California, USA |
91 | |
 LEW SOLOFF = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter, Composer and Actor = associated acts: Blood, Sweat & Tears Mingus Big Band Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand Steve Tyrell |
Born: LEWIS MICHAEL SOLOFF 20 February 1944 Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 8 March 2015 New York City, New York, USA |
71 | After apparently suffering a Heart Attack |
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JERRY BRIGHTMAN = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = known for: Buck Owens The Buckaroos Hee Haw |
Born: GERALD WARNER BRIGHTMAN 1 September 1953 Akron, Ohio, USA | Died: 9 March 2015 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA |
61 | |
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WAYNE KEMP = AMERICAN = = Country Singer and Guitarist = associated acts: George Jones Bobby G. Rice Johnny Cash |
Born: 11 June 1940 Greenwood, Arkansas, USA | Died: 9 March 2015 Lafayette, Tennessee, USA |
73 | |
 JIMMY GREENSPOON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Keyboard Player = associated acts: Three Dog Night |
Born: JAMES BOYD GREENSPOON 7 February 1948 Beverly Hills, California, USA | Died: 11 March 2015 North Potomac, Maryland, USA |
67 | Cancer |
 MIKE PORCARO = AMERICAN = = Rock Bass Player = associated acts: Toto |
Born: MICHAEL JOSEPH PORCARO 29 May 1955 South Windsor, Connecticut, USA | Died: 15 March 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
59 | In his sleep from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease |
 BRUCE CRUMP = = = Rock Drummer = associated acts: Molly Hatchet Streetheart Gator Country China Sky White Rhino |
Born: BRUCE HULL CRUMP, Jr. 17 July 1957 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 16 March 2015 Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
57 | Throat Cancer |
 ANDY FRASER = ENGLISH = = Composer and Bassist = associated acts: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers {1967-1968} Free {1968-1972} Sharks {1972-1973} |
Born: ANDREW McLAN FRASER 3 July 1952 Paddington, London, ENGLAND | Died: 16 March 2015 Temecula, California, USA |
62 | |
 DON ROBERTSON = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Songwriter = |
Born: DONALD IRWIN ROBERTSON 5 December 1922 Beijing, CHINA | Died: 16 March 2015 California, USA |
92 | |
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SAMUEL CHARTERS = AMERICAN = = Music Historian, Writer, Record Producer, Musician, and Poet = |
Born: SAMUEL BARCLAY CHARTERS IV 1 August 1929 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 18 March 2015 Arsta, SWEDEN |
85 | Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a type of bone marrow cancer |
 MICHAEL BROWN = AMERICAN = = Keyboard Player and Songwriter = associated acts: The Left Banke |
Born: MICHAEL DAVID LOOKOFSKY 25 April 1949 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 19 March 2015 |
65 | Heart Failure |
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PAUL JEFFREY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Tenor Saxophonist, Arranger, and Educator = |
Born: 8 April 1933 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 20 March 2015 |
81 | |
 A. J. PERO = AMERICAN = = Rock Drummer = associated acts: Twisted Sister Adrenaline Mob Cities Circle Of Thorns The Foundry TT Quick TRED Blaze Bayley |
Born: ANTHONY JUDE PERO 14 October 1959 Staten Island, New York, USA | Died: 20 March 2015 |
55 | Heart Attack |
 MIRIAM BIENSTOCK = AMERICAN = = Record Executive = |
Born: 4 January 1923 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA | Died: 21 March 2015 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
92 | |
 JACKIE TRENT = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter and Actress = |
Born: YVONNE BURGESS 6 September 1940 Newcastle-under-Lyme, ENGLAND | Died: 21 March 2015 Minorca, SPAIN |
74 | After a long illness |
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NORMAN SCRIBNER = AMERICAN = = Pianist, Composer, and Conductor = |
Born: NORMAN ORVILLE SCRIBNER 25 February 1936 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 22 March 2015 |
79 | |
 LIL CHRIS = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter, actor, and Television Personality = |
Born: CHRISTOPHER JAMES HARDMAN 26 August 1990 Lowestoft, Suffolk, ENGLAND | Died: 23 March 2015 Lowestoft, Suffolk, ENGLAND |
24 | Suicide by Hanging |
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ROY DOUGLAS = BRITISH = = Composer, Pianist and Arranger = |
Born: RICHARD ROY DOUGLAS 12 December 1907 Royal Tunbridge Wells, ENGLAND | Died: 23 March 2015 |
107 | |
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SCOTT CLENDENIN = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = associated acts: Death {1996-2001} Control Denied {1997-1999} |
Born: | Died: 24 March 2015 |
48 | |
 JOHN RENBOURN = ENGLISH = = Guitarist and Songwriter = associated acts: Pentangle The John Renbourn Group Ship of Fools |
Born: 8 August 1944 Marylebone, London, ENGLAND | Died: 26 March 2015 Hawick, SCOTLAND |
70 | Heart Attack |
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B.J. CROSBY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Vocalist, Singer, and Actress = |
Born: JOANNE CRAYTON 23 November 1952 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 27 March 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
63 | |
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JOHNNY HELMS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpet Player and Bandleader = associated acts: Clark Terry Chris Potter Terry Rosen Bucky Pizzarelli Bill Watrous |
Born: JOHN NEWTON HELMS 10 February 1935 Columbia, South Carolina, USA | Died: 27 March 2015 Columbia, South Carolina, USA |
80 | |
 JOSIE JONES = = = Singer = associated acts: The Mighty Wah! |
Born: | Died: (death announced on) 28 March 2015 |
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RONALD STEVENSON = BRITISH = = Composer, Pianist and Writer about Music = |
Born: 6 March 1928 Blackburn, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 28 March 2015 West Linton, SCOTLAND |
87 | |
 PRESTON RITTER = AMERICAN = = Drummer, Drum Teacher = = and Author of Drum Methods = associated acts: The Electric Prunes |
Born: PRESTON JAMES RITTER 24 April 1949 | Died: 30 March 2015 |
65 | after several years of dialysis for kidney problems, including two kidney transplants |
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RALPH SHARON = ANGLO-AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Conductor = associated acts: Tony Bennett Rosemary Clooney Chris Connor Robert Goulet |
Born: RALPH SIMON SHARON 17 September 1923 London, ENGLAND | Died: 31 March 2015 Boulder, Colorado, USA |
91 | |
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BILLY BUTLER = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: WILLIAM E. BUTLER 7 June 1945 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 31 March 2015 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
69 | |
 DAVE BALL = ENGLISH = = Guitarist = associated acts: Big Bertha Procol Harum Bedlam |
Born: DAVID J. BALL 30 March 1950 Handsworth, Birmingham, ENGLAND | Died: 1 April 2015 |
65 | Bowel Cancer |
 DOUG SAX = AMERICAN = = Sound Engineer = associated acts: Bob Dylan Barbra Streisand Leonard Cohen Pink Floyd Frank Zappa |
Born: DOUGLAS SAX 26 April 1936 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 2 April 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
78 | Cancer |
 BOB BURNS = AMERICAN = = Rock Drummer = associated acts: Lynyrd Skynyrd {1964-1974} |
Born: ROBERT LEWIS BURNS Jr. 24 November 1950 Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Died: 3 April 2015 Cartersville, Georgia, USA |
64 | Car Crash |
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ANDREW PORTER = BRITISH = = Organist, Music Critic, and Opera Director = |
Born: ANDREW BRIAN PORTER 26 August 1928 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA | Died: 3 April 2015 London, UNITED KINGDOM |
86 | |
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RICHARD LaSALLE = AMERICAN = = Pianist and Film Score Composer = |
Born: 18 January 1918 Louisville, Colorado, USA | Died: 5 April 2015 |
97 | |
 JULIE WILSON = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: JULIE MAY WILSON 21 October 1924 Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Died: 5 April 2015 New York, New York, USA |
90 | |
 RAY CHARLES = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Conductor = |
Born: CHARLES RAYMOND OFFENBERG 13 September 1918 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 6 April 2015 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
96 | |
 MILTON DeLUGG = AMERICAN = = Jazz Accordion Player and Composer = |
Born: 2 December 1918 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 6 April 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
96 | |
 STAN FREBERG = AMERICAN = = Author, Recording Artist, Voice Actor, Radio Personality, = = Comedian, Puppeteer and Advertising Creative Director = |
Born: STANLEY FRIBERG 7 August 1926 Pasadena, California, USA | Died: 7 April 2015 Santa Monica, California, USA |
88 | Pneumonia |
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TUT TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Bluegrass Guitarist = associated acts: Dixie Gentlemen John Hartford's Aero-Plain Norman Blake |
Born: ROBERT ARTHUR TAYLOR, Sr. 20 November 1923 Milledgeville, Georgia, USA | Died: 9 April 2015 North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA |
91 | |
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RONALD HAMBLETON = ENGLISH-born CANADIAN = = Broadcaster and Music Critic = = (Toronto Star) = |
Born: 9 June 1917 Preston, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 10 April 2015 Toronto, CANADA |
97 | |
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KEITH McCORMACK = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: 19 October 1940 Dalhart, Texas, USA | Died: 10 April 2015 Springfield, Missouri, USA |
74 | Stroke |
 PERCY SLEDGE = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: PERCY TYRONE SLEDGE 25 November 1940 Leighton, Alabama, USA | Died: 14 April 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
74 | |
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BILLY RAY HEARN = AMERICAN = = Record Executive, = = Founded Sparrow Records and Myrrh Records = |
Born: 26 April 1929 | Died: 15 April 2015 |
85 | Complications from heart disease |
 JOHNNY KEMP = BAHAMIAN = = Singer, Songwriter, and Record Producer = associated acts: Keith Sweat Teddy Riley Change Luther Vandross Chic |
Born: JONATHAN KEMP 2 August 1959 Nassau, BAHAMAS | Died: 16 April 2015 Montego Bay, JAMAICA |
55 | |
 BRIAN COUZENS = BRITISH = = Music Industry Executive = = (Chandos Records) = |
Born: BRIAN WILLIAM COUZENS 17 January 1933 Southend-on-Sea, ENGLAND | Died: 17 April 2015 |
86 | |
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BERNARD STOLLMAN = AMERICAN = = Record Executive, Founded ESP-Disk = |
Born: 19 July 1929 New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | Died: 19 April 2015 |
85 | Complications from Prostate Cancer |
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WALLY LESTER = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Skyliners |
Born: WALTER PAUL LESTER, Jr. 5 October 1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 21 April 2015 Southport, North Carolina, USA |
73 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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SID TEPPER = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: 25 June 1918 New York City, USA | Died: 24 April 2015 Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
96 | |
 JACK ELY = AMERICAN = = Singer and Guitarist = associated acts: The Kingsmen Jack E. Lee & the Squires Jack Ely & the Courtmen |
Born: JACK BROWN ELY 11 September 1943 Portland, Oregon, USA | Died: 28 April 2015 Terrebonne, Oregon, USA |
71 | Having long suffered from an unknown illness |
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MARTY NAPOLEON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: 2 June 1921 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 27 April 2015 |
93 | |
 BEN E. KING = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: The Drifters The Five Crowns |
Born: BENJAMIN EARL NELSON 28 September 1938 Henderson, North Carolina, USA | Died: 30 April 2015 Hackensack, New Jersey, USA |
76 | Suffered from "Coronary Problems" |
 GRACE LEE WHITNEY = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: MARY ANN CHASE 1 April 1930 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Died: 1 May 2015 Coarsegold, California, USA |
85 | |
 GUY CARAWAN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Musicologist = |
Born: GUY HUGHES CARAWAN, Jr. 27 July 1927 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 2 May 2015 New Market, Tennessee, USA |
87 | |
 CRAIG M. GRUBER = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = associated acts: Elf Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Black Sabbath Bible Black Gary Moore Raven Lord Zvekan |
Born: 15 June 1951 Cortland, New York, USA | Died: 5 May 2015 Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
63 | Prostate Cancer |
 ERROL BROWN = JAMAICAN-born BRITISH = = Singer = associated acts: Hot Chocolate |
Born: LESTER ERROL BROWN 12 November 1943 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 6 May 2015 THE BAHAMAS |
71 | Liver Cancer |
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JEROME COOPER = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: 14 December 1946 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 6 May 2015 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
68 | Complications of Multiple Myeloma |
 JOHNNY GIMBLE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Fiddler = |
Born: JOHN PAUL GIMBLE 30 May 1926 Tyler, Texas, USA | Died: 9 May 2015 Marble Falls, Texas, USA |
88 | Complications from several strokes over the past few years |
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VICTOR SALVI = AMERICAN-born = = Classical Harpist, Harp Maker, and Entrepreneur = |
Born: 4 March 1920 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 10 May 2015 ITALY |
95 | |
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STAN CORNYN = AMERICAN = = Record Executive = associated acts: Frank Sinatra Petula Clark Dean Martin The Kinks Nancy Sinatra Bill Cosby Anita Kerr |
Born: CARL STANLEY CORNYN 8 July 1933 Oxnard, California, USA | Died: 11 May 2015 Carpinteria, California, USA |
81 | |
 BOBBY JAMESON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: ROBERT PARKER JAMESON aka: BOBBY JAMES CHRIS LUCEY JAMESON 20 April 1945 Geneva, Illinois, USA | Died: 12 May 2015 San Luis Obispo, California, USA |
70 | An aneurysm in his descending aorta |
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ROBERT DRASNIN = AMERICAN = = Clarinet Player and Composer = |
Born: 17 November 1927 Charleston, West Virginia, USA | Died: 13 May 2015 Tarzana, California, USA |
87 | Complications from a fall |
 B.B. KING = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer-Songwriter, Guitarist, and Producer = |
Born: 16 September 1925 Berclair, Mississippi, USA | Died: 14 May 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
89 | Complications of Alzheimer's disease and congestive heart failure |
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ORTHEIA BARNES-KENNERLY = AMERICAN = = R&B and Jazz Singer = |
Born: ORTHEIA BARNES 18 October 1944 | Died: 15 May 2015 St. Thomas, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS |
70 | Heart Failure |
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ROSS DAWSON = ENGLISH = = Drummer = associated acts: Late of the Pier |
Born: | Died: 15 May 2015 |
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 FLORA MACNEIL = SCOTTISH = = Gaelic Singer = |
Born: 6 October 1928 Island of Barra, SCOTLAND | Died: 15 May 2015 |
86 | After a short illness |
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CHINX = AMERICAN = = Rapper, Songwriter = associated acts: French Montana Harry Fraud Vado Velous Meek Mill |
Born: LIONEL PICKENS 4 December 1983 Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA | Died: 17 May 2015 Queens, New York, USA |
31 | Gunshot wounds to his torso |
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TRANQUILITY BASS = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Isotope 217 |
Born: MICHAEL ADAM KANDEL 1967/1968 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 17 May 2015 Chicago suburb Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA |
47 | |
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ELBERT WEST = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = Associated acts: Tracy Lawrence John Michael Montgomery |
Born: ELBERT LEE WEST 15 July 1967 | Died: 18 May 2015 |
47 | |
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BRUCE LUNDVALL = AMERICAN = = Record Executive = |
Born: 13 September 1935 | Died: 19 May 2015 Wycoff, New Jersey, USA |
79 | Complications from a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s disease |
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BOB BELDEN = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist, Composer, Conductor, and Producer = associated acts: Woody Herman Tim Hagans |
Born: JAMES ROBERT BELDEN 31 October 1956 Evanston, Illinois, USA | Died: 20 May 2015 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
58 | Heart Attack |
 LOUIS JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = associated acts: The Brothers Johnson |
Born: 13 April 1955 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 21 May 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
60 | Gastrointestinal Bleeding of the Esophagus |
 TWINKLE = BRITISH = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: LYNN ANNETTE RIPLEY 15 July 1948 Surbiton, Surrey, ENGLAND, UK | Died: 21 May 2015 Isle of Wight, ENGLAND, UK |
66 | Cancer |
 MARCUS BELGRAVE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpet Player = associated acts: Motown Ray Charles Charles Mingus Max Roach Joan Belgrave |
Born: MARCUS BATISTA BELGRAVE 12 June 1936 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 24 May 2015 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
78 | Heart Failure |
 ROCKY FRISCO = AMERICAN = = Pianist = |
Born: DON ROSCOE JOSEPH III 26 July 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Died: 26 May 2015 |
77 | |
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ART THIEME = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer = |
Born: ARTHUR THIEME 9 July 1941 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 26 May 2015 |
73 | |
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STEVEN GERBER = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: STEVEN ROY GERBER 28 September 1948 | Died: 28 May 2015 |
66 | |
 JIM BAILEY = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actor, and Female Impersonator = |
Born: JAMES WILLIAM BAILEY 10 January 1938 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 30 May 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
77 | Complications due to Pneumonia |
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NICO CASTEL = PORTUGUESE-born AMERICAN/VENEZUELAN = = Tenor = |
Born: NAFTALI CHAIM CASTEL KALINHOFF 1 August 1931 Lisbon, PORTUGAL | Died: 31 May 2015 New York City, New York, USA |
83 | |
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WILL HOLT = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Librettist and Lyricist = associated acts: Les Baxter Dolly Jonah Martha Schlamme |
Born: 30 April 1929 Portland, Maine, USA | Died: 31 May 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
86 | Alzheimer's disease |
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SLIM RICHEY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Guitarist and Fiddler = associated acts: Kat Edmonson Jazz Pharoahs Jitterbug Vipers |
Born: DAVID MICHAEL RICHEY 11 February 1938 Atlanta, Texas, USA | Died: 31 May 2015 Austin, Texas, USA |
77 | Lymphoma |
 JEAN RITCHIE = AMERICAN = = Folk Music Singer, Songwriter, = = and Appalachian Dulcimer Player = |
Born: 8 December 1922 Viper, Kentucky, USA | Died: 1 June 2015 Berea, Kentucky, USA |
92 | |
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ALLAN FRYER = SCOTTISH-born AUSTRALIAN = = Musician = associated acts: Heaven |
Born: | Died: 4 June 2015 |
60 | Cancer |
 NICK MARSH = BRITISH = = Singer and Musician = associated acts: Flesh for Lulu |
Born: | Died: 5 June 2015 |
53 | Cancer |
 RONNIE GILBERT = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: The Weavers Pete Seeger The Almanac Singers Arlo Guthrie Woody Guthrie Holly Near Lead Belly |
Born: RUTH ALICE GILBERT 7 September 1926 Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA | Died: 6 June 2015 Mill Valley, California, USA |
88 | |
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PAUL BACON = AMERICAN = = Book and Album Cover Designer = = and Jazz Musician = |
Born: 25 December 1923 Ossining, New York, USA | Died: 8 June 2015 Beacon, New York, USA |
91 | |
 PUMPKINHEAD = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Jean Grae The Bad Seed Word A' Mouth Sha Stimuli Skyzoo Ruste Juxx Natural Resource DCQ & Cess Medina Green Brooklyn Academy Immortal Technique |
Born: ROBERT ALAN DIAZ aka: P.H. Pumpkinhead the Underground King Pumpkinhead of Brooklyn Academy 17 September 1975 Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 9 June 2015 New Jersey, USA |
39 | |
 JIM ED BROWN = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: The Browns Helen Cornelius Jerry Clower |
Born: JAMES EDWARD BROWN 1 April 1934 Sparkman, Arkansas, USA | Died: 11 June 2015 Franklin, Tennessee, USA |
81 | |
 ORNETTE COLEMAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist, Violinist, Trumpet Player, and Composer = associated acts: Ed Blackwell Paul Bley Don Cherry Greg Cohen Denardo Coleman Jack DeJohnette Eric Dolphy Charlie Haden Billy Higgins Scott LaFaro Jackie McLean Pat Metheny Jamaaladeen Tacuma |
Born: RANDOLPH DENARD ORNETTE COLEMAN 9 March 1930 Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Died: 11 June 2015 New York City, New York, USA |
85 | Cardiac Arrest |
 MONICA LEWIS = AMERICAN = = Singer and Film Actress = |
Born: MAY LEWIS 5 May 1922 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 12 June 2015 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
93 | |
 ERNEST TOMLINSON = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: 19 September 1924 Rawtenstall, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 12 June 2015 |
90 | |
 BUDDY BOUDREAUX = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinet Player = |
Born: JOHN LANDRY BOUDREAUX 27 December 1917 Donaldsonville, Louisiana, USA | Died: 13 June 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
97 | |
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BIG TIME SARAH = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer = associated acts: Sunnyland Slim |
Born: SARAH STREETER 31 January 1953 Coldwater, Mississippi, USA | Died: 13 June 2015 near Chicago, Illinois, USA |
62 | Heart Complications |
 MIGHTY SAM McCLAIN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: SAMUEL McCLAIN aka: Mighty Sam 15 April 1943 Monroe, Louisiana, USA | Died: 16 June 2015 New Hampshire, USA |
72 | |
 HAROLD BATTISTE = AMERICAN = = Music Composer, Arranger, Performer and Teacher = |
Born: HAROLD RAYMOND BATTISTE, Jr. 28 October 1931 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 19 June 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
83 | After a period of declining health |
 GUNTHER SCHULLER = AMERICAN = = Horn Player, Composer, and Conductor = |
Born: GUNTHER ALEXANDER SCHULLER 22 November 1925 Queens, New York City, USA | Died: 21 June 2015 Boston, USA |
89 | Complications from leukemia |
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JOSEPH DE PASQUALE = AMERICAN = = Viola Player = |
Born: 14 October 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 22 June 2015 |
95 | |
 JAMES HORNER = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: JAMES ROY HORNER 14 August 1953 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 22 June 2015 Los Padres National Forest, California, USA |
61 | Single-fatality crash of his Short Tucano turboprop aircraf |
 CHRIS SQUIRE = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter and Bass Player = associated acts: Yes Conspiracy The Syn XYZ |
Born: CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL EDWARD SQUIRE 4 March 1948 Kingsbury, London, ENGLAND | Died: 27 June 2015 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
67 | Acute Erythroid Leukemia |
 VAL DOONICAN = IRISH-born = = Singer = |
Born: MICHAEL VALENTINE DOONICAN 3 February 1927 Waterford, IRELAND | Died: 1 July 2015 Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND |
88 | |
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EDWARD GREENFIELD = ENGLISH = = Music Critic and Broadcaster = |
Born: EDWARD HARRY GREENFIELD 3 July 1928 Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, ENGLAND | Died: 1 July 2015 Spitalfields, London, ENGLAND |
86 | |
 RED LANE = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Merle Haggard Dottie West |
Born: HOLLIS RUDOLPH DeLAUGHTER 9 February 1939 Zona, Louisiana, now Bogalusa, USA | Died: 1 July 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
76 | Cancer |
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ROY C. BENNETT = AMERICAN = = Songwriter = |
Born: ISRAEL BRODSKY 12 August 1918 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 2 July 2015 Queens, New York, USA |
96 | |
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ARTHUR G. WRIGHT = AMERICAN = = R&B Session Guitarist, Arranger, = = Record Producer and Vocalist = |
Born: ARTHUR GEORGE WRIGHT 28 May 1937 Los Angeles, USA | Died: 4 July 2015 Lawndale, California, USA |
78 | |
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JULIO ANGEL = PUERTO RICAN = = Singer = |
Born: JULIO MANUEL ACEVEDO LANUZA 23 December 1945 Bayamón, PUERTO RICO | Died: 6 July 2015 Miami, Florida, USA |
69 | |
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CAMILLE BOB = AMERICAN = = Singer and Drummer = associated acts: Lil' Bob and the Lollipops |
Born: 7 November 1937 Arnaudville, Louisiana, USA | Died: 6 July 2015 Opelousas, Louisiana, USA |
77 | Cancer |
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ERNIE MARESCA = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: The Regents Dion |
Born: ERNEST PETER MARESCA aka: ARTIE CHICAGO (From The Bronx) 21 August 1938 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 8 July 2015 South Florida, USA |
76 | After a brief illness |
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MICHAEL MASSER = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Composer and Producer = |
Born: MICHAEL WILLIAM MASSER 24 March 1941 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 9 July 2015 Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
74 | |
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HUSSEIN FATAL = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: 2Pac Outlawz Tha Dogg Pound Scarface Tear Da Club Up Thugs Ja Rule Gangsta Boo Benzino |
Born: BRUCE EDWARD WASHINGTON, Jr. 3 April 1973 Montclair, New Jersey, USA | Died: 10 July 2015 Banks County, Georgia, USA |
42 | Car Accident |
 JON VICKERS = CANADIAN = = Opera Singer = |
Born: JONATHAN STEWART VICKERS 29 October 1926 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CANADA | Died: 10 July 2015 Ontario, CANADA |
88 | Alzheimer's disease |
 ERIC WRIXON = BRITISH = = Musician = associated acts: Them {founding member} Thin Lizzy {founding member} |
Born: 29 June 1947 Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND | Died: 13 July 2015 ITALY |
68 | |
 ALAN CURTIS = AMERICAN = = Harpsichord Player and Conductor = |
Born: 17 November 1934 Mason, Michigan, USA | Died: 15 July 2015 |
80 | |
 HOWARD RUMSEY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Double Bassist = associated acts: Stan Kenton Lighthouse All-Stars |
Born: 7 November 1917 Brawley, California, USA | Died: 15 July 2015 Newport Beach, California, USA |
97 | |
 BUDDY BUIE = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: Roy Orbison Classics IV Atlanta Rhythm Section |
Born: PERRY CARLTON BUIE 23 January 1941 Marianna, Florida, USA | Died: 18 July 2015 Dothan, Alabama, USA |
74 | After suffering a Heart Attack |
 VAN ALEXANDER = AMERICAN = = Composer and Bandleader = |
Born: 2 May 1915 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 19 July 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
100 | |
 CARMINO RAVOSA = AMERICAN = = Composer and Lyricist, Singer, Pianist, = = as well as a Producer, Director, and Musical Historian = |
Born: 29 January 1930 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 19 July 2015 White Plains, New York, USA |
85 | |
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WAYNE CARSON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: The Box Tops Joe Cocker Leon Russell |
Born: WAYNE CARSON HEAD aka: WAYNE CARSON THOMPSON 31 May 1943 Denver, Colorado, USA | Died: 20 July 2015 USA |
72 | After suffering from various ailments including congestive heart failure |
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MITCH ALIOTTA = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = associated acts: Rotary Connection Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah |
Born: MITCHELL A. ALIOTTA 30 May 1944 | Died: 21 July 2015 |
71 | Complications from Diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
 THEODORE BIKEL = AUSTRIAN-AMERICAN Jewish = = Actor, Folk Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: THEODORE MEIR BIKEL 2 May 1924 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 21 July 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
91 | |
 BUDDY EMMONS = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = associated acts: Little Jimmy Dickens Ray Price Ernest Tubb John Hartford The Everly Brothers |
Born: BUDDY GENE EMMONS 27 January 1937 Mishawaka, Indiana, USA | Died: 21 July 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
78 | Heart Attack |
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PAUL FREEMAN = AMERICAN = = Conductor = |
Born: PAUL DOUGLAS FREEMAN 2 January 1936 Richmond, Virginia, USA | Died: 21 July 2015 Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA |
79 | |
 JUSTIN LOWE = AMERICAN = = Metal Guitarist = associated acts: After the Burial |
Born: | Died: 21 July 2015 |
32 | |
 DON JOYCE = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: Negativland |
Born: DONALD S. JOYCE 9 February 1944 Keene, New Hampshire, USA | Died: 22 July 2015 Oakland, California, USA |
71 | Heart Failure |
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DARON NORWOOD = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: DARON JAY NORWOOD 30 September 1965 Lubbock, Texas, USA | Died: 22 July 2015 Hereford, Texas, USA |
49 | |
 BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = = [daughter of singers Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston] = |
Born: 4 March 1993 Livingston, New Jersey, USA | Died: 26 July 2015 Duluth, Georgia, USA |
22 | Lobar pneumonia induced by immersion and drug intoxication |
 VIC FIRTH = AMERICAN = = Musician and Business Owner = |
Born: EVERETT JOSEPH FIRTH 2 June 1930 Winchester, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 26 July 2015 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
85 | |
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RICKEY GRUNDY = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: The Rickey Grundy Chorale |
Born: RICKY R. GRUNDY 30 January 1959 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 27 July 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
56 | After a season of health complications |
 LYNN ANDERSON = AMERICAN = = Country Singer and Equestrian = |
Born: LYNN RENE ANDERSON 26 September 1947 Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA | Died: 30 July 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
67 | Heart Attack |
 CILLA BLACK = ENGLISH = = Singer, Presenter, Actress and Author = |
Born: PRISCILLA MARIA VERONICA WHITE 27 May 1943 Vauxhall, Liverpool, ENGLAND | Died: 1 August 2015 Estepona, Málaga, SPAIN |
72 | Stroke suffered by subarachnoid haemorrhage |
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J. DURWARD MORSCH = AMERICAN = = Composer, Prolific Arranger, Trombonist, = = and retired Music Educator = |
Born: JUNIOR DURWARD MORSCH 18 December 1920 Iowa, USA | Died: 2 August 2015 Colorado Springs, USA |
94 | |
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BILLY SHERRILL = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: BILLY NORRIS SHERRILL 5 November 1936 Phil Campbell, Alabama, USA | Died: 4 August 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
78 | After a Short Illness |
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RAPHY LEAVITT = PUERTO RICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: RAFAEL ANGEL LEAVITT REY 17 September 1948 San Juan, PUERTO RICO | Died: 5 August 2015 Miami, Florida, USA |
66 | Two days after surgery to remove bacteria found around his artificial hip |
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SEAN PRICE = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Boot Camp Clik Heltah Skeltah Random Axe Agallah 9th Wonder Termanology Ruste Juxx Buckshot Jedi Mind Tricks |
Born: 17 March 1972 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 8 August 2015 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
43 | |
 EDDIE CUSIC = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: 4 January 1926 Leland, Mississippi, USA | Died: 11 August 2015 |
89 | Prostate Cancer |
 JOHN SCOTT = ENGLISH = = Organist and Choirmaster = |
Born: JOHN GAVIN SCOTT 18 June 1956 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK | Died: 12 August 2015 New York City, New York, USA |
59 | After he suffered a cardiac episode |
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HAROLD OUSLEY = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist and Flute Player = |
Born: HAROLD LOMAX OUSLEY 23 January 1929 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 August 2015 |
86 | |
 BOB JOHNSTON = AMERICAN = = Record Producer = associated acts: Bob Dylan Leonard Cohen Johnny Cash The Byrds Simon & Garfunkel |
Born: DONALD WILLIAM JOHNSTON 14 May 1932 Hillsboro, Texas, USA | Died: 14 August 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
83 | |
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JAZZ SUMMERS = BRITISH = = Music Manager = associated acts: Scissor Sisters The Verve Snow Patrol Lisa Stansfield |
Born: GORDON SUMMERS 15 March 1944 | Died: 14 August 2015 |
71 | Lung Cancer |
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DANNY SEMBELLO = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Musician and Producer = associated acts: Chaka Khan George Benson Pebbles Jeffrey Osborne Patti LaBelle René & Angela New Edition The Pointer Sisters Johnny Gill Irene Cara Monica Celine Dion Tatyana Ali |
Born: DANIEL SEMBELLO 15 January 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 15 August 2015 Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, USA |
52 | Drowned |
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GEORGE CLEVE = AUSTRIAN-born AMERICAN = = Conductor = |
Born: GEORGE WOLFGANG CLEVE 9 July 1936 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 27 August 2015 Berkeley, California, USA |
79 | Liver Failure |
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BOOMER CASTLEMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: OWENS CASTLEMAN 18 July 1945 Farmers Branch, Texas, USA | Died: 1 September 2015 |
70 | |
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BRIANNA LEA PRUETT = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician, = = Painter, Poet and Filmmaker = |
Born: 18 January 1983 Sacramento, California, USA | Died: 2 September 2015 Sacramento, California, USA |
32 | Suicide |
 RICO RODRIGUEZ = CUBAN-born JAMAICAN = = Ska and Reggae Trombonist = associated acts: The Specials Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra |
Born: EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ 17 October 1934 Havana, CUBA | Died: 4 September 2015 London, ENGLAND |
80 | |
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FREDERICK "DENNIS" GREENE = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: Sha Na Na |
Born: 11 January 1949 New York, New York, USA | Died: 5 September 2015 Dayton, USA |
66 | |
 SUSAN ALLEN = AMERICAN = = Harp Player = |
Born: 10 May 1951 Monrovia, California, USA | Died: 7 September 2015 Kirkland, Washington, USA |
64 | Cancer |
 GARY RICHRATH = AMERICAN = = Guitarist and Songwriter = associated acts: REO Speedwagon Richrath |
Born: GARY DEAN RICHRATH 18 October 1949 Peoria, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 September 2015 Bloomington, Illinois, USA |
65 | Complications from stomach ailment |
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LADY BO = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = associated acts: Bo Diddley |
Born: PEGGY JONES married name: PEGGY MALONE 19 July 1940 Harlem, New York City, USA | Died: 16 September 2015 |
75 | |
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BEN CAULEY = AMERICAN = = Trumpet Player and Songwriter = associated acts: The Bar-Kays The Bo-Keys |
Born: BEN S. CAULEY, Jr 3 October 1947 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 21 September 2015 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
67 | |
 WILTON FELDER = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist and Bass Player = associated acts: The Crusaders |
Born: WILTON LEWIS FELDER 31 August 1940 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 27 September 2015 Whittier, California, USA |
75 | Multiple Myeloma |
 DENISE LOR = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: DENISE JEANNE BRIAULT 3 May 1929 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 27 September 2015 |
86 | |
 FRANKIE FORD = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: VINCENT FRANCIS GUZZO, Jr. 4 August 1939 Gretna, Louisiana, USA | Died: 28 September 2015 Gretna, Louisiana, USA |
76 | Following a long illness |
 BENJAMIN HUTTO = AMERICAN = = Composer, Conductor, Teacher, Performer = |
Born: W. BENJAMIN HUTTO 4 October 1947 Charleston, South Carolina, USA | Died: 29 September 2015 |
67 | Gallbladder Cancer |
 PHIL WOODS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Clarinetist, = = Bandleader, and Composer = associated acts: Buddy Rich Thelonious Monk Dizzy Gillespie Gene Krupa Benny Goodman |
Born: PHILIP WELLS WOODS 2 November 1931 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 29 September 2015 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
83 | |
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WILLIE AKINS = AFRICAN AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: 10 April 1939 Webster Groves, Missouri, USA | Died: 2 October 2015 St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
76 | |
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DAVE PIKE = AMERICAN = = Vibraphone Player and Composer = associated acts: Herbie Mann |
Born: DAVID SAMUEL PIKE 23 March 1938 Detroit, Michigan USA | Died: 4 October 2015 |
77 | |
 SMOKEY JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Drummer and Songwriter = associated acts: Fats Domino Wardell Quezergue Dave Bartholomew |
Born: JOSEPH JOHNSON 14 November 1936 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 6 October 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
78 | |
 BILLY JOE ROYAL = AMERICAN = = Pop and Country Singer = |
Born: 3 April 1942 Valdosta, Georgia, USA | Died: 6 October 2015 Morehead City, North Carolina, USA |
73 | |
 JIM DIAMOND = SCOTTISH = = Singer, Songwriter = associated acts: Ph.D The Method Gully Foyle Jade Bandit Bacco Alexis Korner Tony Banks Steve Hackett Snake Davis |
Born: JAMES AARON DIAMOND 28 September 1951 Bridgeton, Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 8 October 2015 London, ENGLAND |
64 | Pulmonary Edema |
 KOOPSTA KNICCA = AMERICAN = = Rapper = associated acts: Three 6 Mafia Hypnotize Camp Posse Gangsta Boo The Killjoy Club Prophet Posse |
Born: ROBERT COOPER PHILLIPS 27 April 1975 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 9 October 2015 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
40 | After he suffered a stroke and a brain aneurysm on 6 October 2015 |
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LARRY ROSEN = AMERICAN = = Entrepreneur, Producer, Musician, and Recording Engineer = |
Born: 25 May 1940 The Bronx, New York, USA | Died: 9 October 2015 Park Ridge, New Jersey, USA |
75 | |
 STEVE MACKAY = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = associated acts: The Stooges Carnal Kitchen Violent Femmes Estel |
Born: 25 September 1949 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA | Died: 10 October 2015 Daly City, California, USA |
66 | Sepsis |
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ROBBIN THOMPSON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Bruce Springsteen Steel Mill Timothy B. Schmit |
Born: ROBERT WICKENS THOMPSON 16 June 1949 Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 10 October 2015 Richmond, Virginia, USA |
66 | Cancer |
 SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK = AMERICAN = = Texas Blues Electric Guitarist, = = Songwriter and Performer = |
Born: JOE KUBEK 30 November 1956 Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 11 October 2015 |
58 | Heart Attack |
 CAREY LANDER = SCOTTISH = = Keyboardist and Singer = associated acts: Camera Obscura |
Born: 1982 | Died: 11 October 2015 |
33 | Osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer |
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DUNCAN DRUCE = ENGLISH = = Composer and Musicologist = |
Born: ROBERT DUNCAN DRUCE 23 May 1939 Cheshire, ENGLAND | Died: 13 October 2015 Huddersfield, ENGLAND |
76 | |
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SKATEMASTER TATE = AMERICAN = = Singer and Producer = |
Born: GERRY HURTADO 9 September 1959 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 13 October 2015 |
56 | Cancer |
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JOHN JENNINGS = AMERICAN = = Guitarist and Producer = associated acts: Mary Chapin Carpenter |
Born: JOHN EDWARD JENNINGS 22 November 1953 Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA | Died: 16 October 2015 Rockville, Maryland, USA |
61 | Metastatic Kidney Cancer |
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FRANK WATKINS = AMERICAN = = Bass Player = associated acts: Obituary Gorgoroth Hellwitch Bad Rep Sacrosanct |
Born: 19 February 1968 USA | Died: 18 October 2015 |
47 | Cancer |
 CORY WELLS = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: Three Dog Night |
Born: EMIL LEWANDOWSKI 5 February 1941 Buffalo, New York, USA | Died: 20 October 2015 Dunkirk, New York, USA |
74 | He was fighting multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, and apparently died of infection related to it |
 MARK MURPHY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Jack Teagarden Eddie Jefferson Jon Hendricks Sheila Jordan |
Born: MARK HOWE MURPHY 14 March 1932 Syracuse, New York, USA | Died: 22 October 2015 Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
83 | |
 LEON BIBB = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer and Actor = |
Born: 7 February 1922 Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 23 October 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA |
93 | |
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LEE SHAW = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist and Composer = |
Born: LONDA LEE MOORE 25 June 1926 Cushing, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 25 October 2015 Troy, New York, USA |
89 | |
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DAVID RODRIGUEZ = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: DAVID ROLAND RODRIGUEZ 1 January 1952 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 26 October 2015 THE NETHERLANDS |
63 | |
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HERBIE GOINS = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = associated acts: Blues Incorporated Herbie Goins & The Nightimers |
Born: HUBERT LEROY GOINS 21 February 1939 Ocala, Florida, USA | Died: 27 October 2015 ITALY |
76 | |
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DIANE CHARLEMAGNE = BRITISH = = Singer, Vocalist = associated acts: 52nd Street Urban Cookie Collective Goldie Satoshi Tomiie Moby D:Ream S.P.Y High Contrast |
Born: 22 February 1964 Manchester, ENGLAND | Died: 28 October 2015 |
51 | Kidney Cancer |
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TOMMY OVERSTREET = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: 10 September 1937 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 2 November 2015 Hillsboro, Oregon, USA |
78 | |
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DAVID STOCK = AMERICAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: DAVID FREDERICK STOCK 3 June 1939 | Died: 2 November 2015 |
76 | |
 EDDIE HOH = AMERICAN = = Drummer = |
Born: EDWARD HOH 16 October 1944 | Died: 7 November 2015 Westmont, Illinois, USA |
71 | |
 ANDY WHITE = SCOTTISH = = Musician, Drummer = associated acts: The Beatles The Smithereens |
Born: ANDREW WHITE 27 July 1939 Glasgow, SCOTLAND | Died: 9 November 2015 Caldwell, New Jersey, USA |
85 | After a stroke |
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ROBERT CRAFT = AMERICAN = = Conductor and Writer = |
Born: ROBERT LAWSON CRAFT 20 October 1923 Kingston, New York, USA | Died: 10 November 2015 Gulf Stream, Florida, USA |
92 | |
 ALLEN TOUSSAINT = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Pianist, and Producer = |
Born: 14 January 1938 Gert Town, Louisiana, USA | Died: 10 November 2015 Madrid, SPAIN |
77 | Heart Attack |
 PHIL "Philthy Animal" TAYLOR = ENGLISH = = Drummer = associated acts: Motörhead Waysted |
Born: PHILIP JOHN TAYLOR 21 September 1954 Hasland, Chesterfield, ENGLAND | Died: 11 November 2015 |
61 | After an illness |
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BETTY ANN GROVE = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: 9 September 1929 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 13 November 2015 Richmond, Virginia, USA |
86 | |
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P. F. SLOAN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Producer = associated acts: Jan and Dean Barry McGuire The Mamas & the Papas The Grass Roots |
Born: PHILIP GARY SCHLEIN 18 September 1945 New York, New York, USA | Died: 15 November 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
70 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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AL AARONS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpet Player = associated acts: Count Basie Orchestra |
Born: ALBERT AARONS 23 March 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 17 November 2015 Laguna Woods, California, USA |
83 | |
 DAVID VANLANDING = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: Michael Schenker Group Crimson Glory Erotic Liquid Culture |
Born: WILLIAM DAVID VANLANDING 6 October 1964 | Died: 17 November 2015 Clearwater, Florida, USA |
51 | Car Accident, collision with a dump truck |
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DANIEL FERRO = AMERICAN = = Opera Singer and Voice Teacher = |
Born: DANIEL ELSEN 10 April 1921 New York, USA | Died: 18 November 2015 |
94 | |
 JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN = AMERICAN = = Violinist and Conductor = |
Born: JOSEPH HARRY SILVERSTEIN 21 March 1932 Detroit, USA | Died: 21 November 2015 |
83 | |
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CYNTHIA ROBINSON = AMERICAN = = Trumpet Player and Singer = associated acts: Sly and the Family Stone |
Born: 12 January 1944 Sacramento, California, USA | Died: 23 November 2015 Carmichael, California, USA |
71 | Cancer |
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RONNIE BRIGHT = AMERICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Cadillacs The Coasters The Valentines The Deep River Boys |
Born: RONALD DAVID BRIGHT 18 October 1938 New York, New York, USA | Died: 26 November 2015 |
77 | |
 WAYNE BICKERTON = BRITISH = = Songwriter, Record Producer, = = Music Business Executive, Musician = associated acts: Pete Best Four The Rubettes |
Born: ARTHUR RONALD BICKERTON 11 July 1941 Rhyl, Denbighshire, WALES | Died: 29 November 2015 Hertfordshire, ENGLAND |
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BUDDY MORENO = AMERICAN = = Singer and Musician = |
Born: CARLOS JESUS MORENO 14 July 1912 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 29 November 2015 Florissant, Missouri, USA |
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JOHN EATON = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 30 March 1935 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 2 December 2015 |
85 | Following a brain hemorrhage |
 SCOTT WEILAND = AMERICAN = = Alternative Rock Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver Camp Freddy The Magnificent Bastards The Wildabouts The Wondergirls Art of Anarchy |
Born: SCOTT RICHARD WEILAND 27 October 1967 San Jose, California, USA | Died: 3 December 2015 Bloomington, Minnesota, USA |
48 | Accidental Drugs Overdose |
 BONNIE LOU = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Janis Martin Wanda Jackson Jo Ann Campbell |
Born: MARY JOAN KATH 27 October 1924 Towanda, Illinois, USA | Died: 8 December 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
91 | Dementia |
 GARY 'Magic' MARKER = AMERICAN = = Bass Guitarist and Recording Engineer = associated acts: Rising Sons {1964-1966} |
Born: GARY ALFRED MARKER 23 May 1943 | Died: 8 December 2015 |
72 | Stroke |
 RUSTY JONES = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer = associated acts: George Shearing Marian McPartland Stéphane Grappelli |
Born: ISHAM RUSSELL JONES II 13 April 1942 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA | Died: 9 December 2015 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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LUIGI CREATORE = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: LUIGI FEDERICO CREATORE 21 December 1921 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 13 December 2015 Boca Raton, Florida, USA |
93 | Complications of Pneumonia |
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SNUFF GARRETT = AMERICAN = = Disc Jockey, Record Producer and Singer = |
Born: THOMAS LESSLIE GARRETT 5 July 1938 Dallas, Texas, USA | Died: 16 December 2015 Tucson, Arizona, USA |
77 | Cancer |
 KURT MASUR = GERMAN = = Conductor = associated acts: New York Philharmonic |
Born: 18 July 1927 Brieg, Lower Silesia, GERMANY (now Brzeg in POLAND) | Died: 19 December 2015 Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
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SAM DOCKERY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: SAMUEL DOCKERY 1929 Camden, New Jersey, USA | Died: 21 December 2015 |
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 WILLIAM GUEST = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = associated acts: Gladys Knight & the Pips |
Born: WILLIAM FRANKLIN GUEST 2 June 1941 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA | Died: 24 December 2015 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA |
74 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 JOE HOUSTON = AMERICAN = = Saxophonist = |
Born: JOSEPH ABRAHAM HOUSTON 12 July 1926 Bastrop, a suburb of Austin, Texas, USA | Died: 28 December 2015 Long Beach, California, USA |
89 | Following some health issues |
 GURU JOSH = JERSEY = = Techno Producer, Musician = associated acts: Seal Adamski |
Born: PAUL WALDEN 6 June 1964 JERSEY | Died: 28 December 2015 Ibiza, SPAIN |
53 | Suicide |
 LEMMY = ENGLISH = = Singer, Songwriter, Musician = associated acts: Motorhead Hawkwind |
Born: IAN FRASER KILMISTER 24 December 1945 Burslem, Staffordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 28 December 2015 Los Angeles, Californa, USA |
70 | Cancer |
 JOHN BRADBURY = ENGLISH = = Drummer and Record Producer = associated acts: The Specials |
Born: 16 February 1953 Coventry, ENGLAND | Died: 28 December 2015 |
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 NATALIE COLE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Nat King Cole The Independents Chaka Khan Peabo Bryson Patti Labelle Stevie Wonder |
Born: NATALIE MARIA COLE 6 February 1950 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 31 December 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA |
65 | Congestive Heart Failure |
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