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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 GILBERT KAPLAN = AMERICAN = = Conductor and Businessman = |
Born: GILBERT EDMUND KAPLAN 3 March 1941 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 1 January 2016 New York City, New York, USA |
74 | Cancer |
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MARK B = BRITISH = = Hip-Hop Record Producer = |
Born: MARK BARNES 1970 Kingston upon Thames, London, ENGLAND | Died: 1 January 2016 |
45 | |
 GILBERTO MENDES = BRAZILIAN = = Composer = |
Born: 13 October 1922 Santos, São Paulo, BRAZIL | Died: 1 January 2016 Santos, São Paulo, BRAZIL |
93 | |
 RINO SALVIATI = ITALIAN = = Singer, Guitarist and Actor = |
Born: GASTONE TISALVI 12 June 1922 Montelibretti, ITALY | Died: 2 January 2016 Rome, ITALY |
93 | |
 PAUL BLEY = CANADIAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: HYMAN PAUL BLEY 10 November 1932 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA | Died: 3 January 2016 Stuart, Florida, USA |
83 | |
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JASON MacKENROTH = AMERICAN = = Rock Drummer = member of Rollins Band {1999-2003} Mother Superior |
Born: | Died: 3 January 2016 |
46 | Prostate Cancer |
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LONG JOHN HUNTER = AMERICAN = = Blues Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: JOHN THURMAN HUNTER Jr. 13 July 1931 Ringgold, Louisiana, USA | Died: 4 January 2016 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
84 | |
 ACHIM MENTZEL = GERMAN = = Musician and Television Presenter = |
Born: 15 July 1946 Berlin, GERMANY | Died: 4 January 2016 Cottbus, Brandenburg, GERMANY |
69 | Heart Attack or Stroke |
 PIERRE BOULEZ = FRENCH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: PIERRE LOUIS JOSEPH BOULEZ 26 March 1925 Montbrison in the Loire department of FRANCE | Died: 5 January 2016 Baden-Baden, GERMANY |
90 | |
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NICHOLAS CALDWELL = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = member of The Whispers |
Born: 5 April 1944 | Died: 5 January 2016 San Francisco, California, USA |
71 | Congestive Heart Failure |
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HANNA-MARIE WEYDAHL = NORWEGIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 30 June 1922 Tjøme, NORWAY | Died: 5 January 2016 Oslo, NORWAY |
93 | |
 KITTY KALLEN = AMERICAN = = Singer = = "Little Things Mean a Lot" = |
Born: KATIE KALLEN 25 May 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 7 January 2016 Cuernavaca, MEXICO |
94 | |
 TROY SHONDELL = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: GARY WAYNE SCHELTON 14 May 1939 Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Died: 7 January 2016 Picayune, Mississippi, USA |
76 | Complications from Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease |
 OTIS CLAY = AMERICAN = = R&B and Soul Singer = = "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You" = = "The Only Way Is Up" = |
Born: OTIS LEE CLAY 11 February 1942 Waxhaw, Mississippi, USA | Died: 8 January 2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
73 | Heart Attack |
 RED SIMPSON = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = = "I'm a Truck" = |
Born: JOE CECIL SIMPSON 6 March 1934 Higley, Arizona, USA | Died: 8 January 2016 Bakersfield, California, USA |
81 | Complications from a Heart Attack |
 BRETT SMILEY = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter |
Born: 25 September 1955 | Died: 8 January 2016 New York City, New York, USA |
60 | After a lengthy battle with HIV and Hepatitis |
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DAVID BOWIE = ENGLISH = = Singer-Songwriter, Actor and Artist = |
Born: DAVID ROBERT JONES 8 January 1947 Brixton, London, ENGLAND | Died: 10 January 2016 New York City, New York, USA |
69 | Liver Cancer |
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ALAN RICKMAN = ENGLISH = = Actor, = = Master of Ceremonies on Tubular Bells II = |
Born: ALAN SIDNEY PATRICK RICKMAN 21 February 1946 Acton, London, ENGLAND | Died: 14 January 2016 London, ENGLAND |
69 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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CARINA JAARNEK = SWEDISH = = Singer and Dansband artist = |
Born: KINA JAARNEK 26 December 1962 Säbrå, Västernorrland County, SWEDEN | Died: 17 January 2016 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
53 | Cerebral Haemorrhage |
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GLENN FREY = AMERICAN = = Musician and Singer-Songwriter = founding member, guitarist and vocalist of The Eagles |
Born: GLENN LEWIS FREY 6 November 1948 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 18 January 2016 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
67 | Complications of rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia, while recovering from gastrointestinal tract surgery |
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LEIF SOLBERG = NORWEGIAN = = Composer and Organist = |
Born: 18 November 1914 Lena, NORWAY | Died: 25 January 2016 |
101 | |
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T.J. TINDALL = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = member of MFSB |
Born: THOMAS JOSHUA TINDALL 1950 Trenton, New Jersey, USA | Died: 26 January 2016 |
65 | Cancer |
 BLACK = ENGLISH = = Pop/New Wave Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: COLIN VEARNCOMBE 26 May 1962 Liverpool, England, UK | Died: 26 January 2016 Cork, IRELAND |
53 | Traffic Accident |
 SIGNE TOLY ANDERSON = AMERICAN = = Vocalist = associated acts: Jefferson Airplane Carl Smith and the Natural Gas Company KBC Jefferson Starship |
Born: SIGNE TOLY 15 September 1941 Seattle, Washington, USA | Died: 28 January 2016 Beaverton, Oregon, USA |
74 | From the effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
 PAUL KANTNER = AMERICAN = = Guitarist and Vocalist = associated acts: Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship KBC Band |
Born: PAUL LORIN KANTNER 17 March 1941 San Francisco, California, USA | Died: 28 January 2016 San Francisco, California, USA |
74 | Multiple organ failure and septic shock after he suffered another heart attack days earlier |
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TERRY WOGAN = IRISH = = Radio and Television Broadcaster = = Singer and Author = |
Born: MICHAEL TERENCE WOGAN 3 August 1938 Limerick, IRELAND | Died: 31 January 2016 Taplow, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND |
77 | Cancer |
 ULF SÖDERBLOM = FINNISH = = Conductor = |
Born: 5 February 1930 Turku, FINLAND | Died: 4 February 2016 Helsinki, FINLAND |
85 | |
 MAURICE WHITE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician, = = Record Producer, Arranger, and Bandleader = founder member of Earth, Wind & Fire |
Born: 19 December 1941 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 4 February 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
74 | In his sleep from the effects of Parkinson's disease |
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KRIS LEONARD = ENGLISH = = Guitarist and Vocalist = member of Viola Beach |
Born: KRISTIAN LEONARD | Died: 13 February 2016 Södertälje, SWEDEN |
20 | Car Accident |
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RIVER REEVES = ENGLISH = = Guitarist = member of Viola Beach |
Born: | Died: 13 February 2016 Södertälje, SWEDEN |
19 | Car Accident |
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TOMAS LOWE = ENGLISH = = Bass Guitarist = member of Viola Beach |
Born: | Died: 13 February 2016 Södertälje, SWEDEN |
27 | Car Accident |
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JACK DAKIN = ENGLISH = = Drummer = member of Viola Beach |
Born: | Died: 13 February 2016 Södertälje, SWEDEN |
19 | Car Accident |
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CRAIG TARRY = ENGLISH = band manager of Viola Beach |
Born: | Died: 13 February 2016 Södertälje, SWEDEN |
32 | Car Accident |
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HARALD DEVOLD = NORWEGIAN = = Saxophonist |
Born: 13 May 1964 Langevåg, Sula, Møre og Romsdal, NORWAY | Died: 19 February 2016 |
51 | Cancer |
 OVE VERNER HANSEN = DANISH = = Actor and Opera Singer |
Born: 20 July 1932 Helsingør, DENMARK | Died: 20 February 2016 Gentofte, DENMARK |
85 | Cardiac Arrest |
 SONNY JAMES = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: JAMES HUGH LODEN 1 May 1928 Hackleburg, Alabama, USA | Died: 22 February 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
87 | |
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JOSEFIN NILSSON = SWEDISH = = Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Ainbusk |
Born: MONICA EMMA JOSEFIN NILSSON 22 March 1969 När, Gotland, SWEDEN | Died: 29 February 2016 Själsö, Gotland, SWEDEN |
46 | |
 GAVIN CHRISTOPHER = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer-Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: 1 May 1949 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 3 March 2016 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
66 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 GEORGE MARTIN = ENGLISH = = Record Producer = associated acts: Peter Sellers Rolf Harris The Beatles America Cilla Black Jeff Beck Mahavishnu Orchestra Paul McCartney |
Born: GEORGE HENRY MARTIN 3 January 1926 Highbury, London, UK | Died: 8 March 2016 Wiltshire, UK |
90 | |
 RAY GRIFF = CANADIAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: George Hamilton IV Jerry Lee Lewis |
Born: JOHN RAYMOND DAVID GRIFF 22 April 1940 Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA | Died: 9 March 2016 |
75 | Aspiration Pneumonia |
 NANÁ VASCONCELOS = BRAZILIAN = = Percussionist = associated acts: Pat Metheny |
Born: 2 August 1944 Recife, BRAZIL | Died: 9 March 2016 Recife, BRAZIL |
71 | Lung Cancer |
 ERNESTINE ANDERSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Blues Singer = associated acts: Johnny Otis Lionel Hampton Rolf Ericson |
Born: 11 November 1928 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 10 March 2016 Seattle, Washington, USA |
87 | |
 KEITH EMERSON = ENGLISH = = Pianist and Keyboardist = associated acts: Gary Farr & The T-Bones the V.I.P.s P. P. Arnold the Nice Free Creek Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Powell 3 Keith Emerson Band Ayreon |
Born: KEITH NOEL EMERSON 2 November 1944 Todmorden, Yorkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 11 March 2016 Santa Monica, California, USA |
71 | Suicide, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head |
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TOMMY BROWN = AMERICAN = = R&B Singer = |
Born: THOMAS A. BROWN aka: Tommy "Weepin' and Cryin'" Brown "Little" Tommy Brown "Cryin'" Tommy Brown 27 May 1931 Lumpkin, Georgia, USA | Died: 12 March 2016 |
84 | |
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SIDNEY MEAR = AMERICAN = = Trumpeter = |
Born: 23 June 1918 | Died: 13 March 2016 |
97 | |
 PETER MAXWELL DAVIES = ENGLISH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 8 September 1934 Salford, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 14 March 2016 Sanday, ORKNEY ISLANDS |
81 | Leukaemia |
 PHIFE DAWG = AMERICAN = = Rap Musician = member of A Tribe Called Quest |
Born: MALIK IZAAK TAYLOR 20 November 1970 St. Albans, Queens, New York, USA | Died: 22 March 2016 Contra Costa County, California, USA |
45 | Complications from Diabetes |
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DAVID BAKER = AMERICAN = = Symphonic Jazz Composer = |
Born: DAVID NATHANIEL BAKER Jr. 21 December 1931 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Died: 26 March 2016 Bloomington, Indiana, USA |
84 | |
 GATO BARBIERI = ARGENTINE = = Jazz Saxophonist = |
Born: LEANDRO BARBIERI 28 November 1932 Rosario, Santa Fe, ARGENTINA | Died: 2 April 2016 New York City, New York, USA |
83 | Pneumonia |
 BILL HENDERSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Vocalist and Actor = appeared in: Clue {1985} City Slickers {1991} White Men Can't Jump {1992} |
Born: WILLIAM RANDALL HENDERSON 19 March 1926 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 3 April 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
90 | Alzheimer's Disease |
 MERLE HAGGARD = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = noteable songs: "Okie from Muskogee" "The Fightin' Side of Me" "Carolyn" |
Born: MERLE RONALD HAGGARD 6 April 1937 Oildale, California, USA | Died: 6 April 2016 Palo Cedro, California, USA |
79 | Complications from Pneumonia |
 MARIANO MORES = ARGENTINE = = Tango Composer and Pianist = |
Born: MARIANO ALBERTO MARTÍNEZ 18 February 1918 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 13 April 2016 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
98 | |
 VICTORIA WOOD = ENGLISH = = Comedian, Actress, Singer and = = Songwriter, Screenwriter and Director = |
Born: 19 May 1953 Prestwich, Lancashire, ENGLAND | Died: 20 April 2016 Highgate, London, ENGLAND |
62 | Cancer |
 PRINCE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter, = = Multi-Instrumentalist, and Record Producer = |
Born: PRINCE ROGERS NELSON 7 June 1958 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Died: 21 April 2016 Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA |
57 | Fentanyl overdose |
 LONNIE MACK = AMERICAN = = Rock, Blues, and Country Singer-Songwriter Guitarist = |
Born: LONNIE McINTOSH 18 July 1941 West Harrison, Indiana, USA | Died: 21 April 2016 Smithville, Tennessee, USA |
74 | |
 BILLY PAUL = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer = |
Born: PAUL WILLIAMS 1 December 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 24 April 2016 Blackwood, New Jersey, USA |
81 | Pancreatic Cancer |
 PAPA WEMBA = CONGOLESE = = Singer and Musician = associated acts: Zaiko Langa Langa Viva la Musica |
Born: JULES SHUNGU WEMBADIO PENE KIKUMBA 14 June 1949 Lubefu, BELGIAN CONGO (the modern-day DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO) | Died: 24 April 2016 Abidjan, IVORY COAST |
66 | |
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JAN HENRIK KAYSER = NORWEGIAN = = Pianist = |
Born: 20 February 1933 Bergen, NORWAY | Died: 24 April 2016 |
81 | |
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SYDNEY ONAYEMI = NIGERIAN-born SWEDISH = = DJ = |
Born: ABAYOMI SYDNEY ONAYEMI 1937 Lagos, NIGERIA | Died: 1 May 2016 Östermalm neighbourhood of Stockholm, SWEDEN |
78 | |
 OLLE LJUNGSTRÖM = SWEDISH = = Singer and Guitarist = associated acts: Reeperbahn |
Born: LARS OLOF GUSTAF LJUNGSTRÖM aka: KW 12 August 1961 SWEDEN | Died: 4 May 2016 Alingsås, SWEDEN |
54 | |
 CANDYE KANE = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer and Entertainer = |
Born: CANDACE HOGAN 13 November 1961 Ventura, California, USA | Died: 6 May 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
54 | Pancreatic Cancer |
 RIKI SORSA = FINNISH = = Singer = known for "Reggae OK" |
Born: RICHARD ESKA SORSA 26 December 1952 Helsinki, FINLAND | Died: 10 May 2016 Helsinki, FINLAND |
63 | Cancer |
 LASSE MÅRTENSON = FINNISH = = Singer, Composer, Actor, and Theater Conductor = = "Laiskotellen" = |
Born: LARS ANDERS FREDRIK MÅRTENSON 24 September 1934 Helsinki, FINLAND | Died: 14 May 2016 Espoo, FINLAND |
81 | |
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FREDRIK NORÉN = SWEDISH = = Jazz Drummer = associated acts: Fredrik Norén Band |
Born: 21 April 1941 Stockholm, SWEDEN | Died: 16 May 2016 (death announced) |
75 | |
 GUY CLARK = AMERICAN = = Folk and Country Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Townes Van Zandt Jerry Jeff Walker Kris Kristofferson Waylon Jennings |
Born: GUY CHARLES CLARK 6 November 1941 Monahans, Texas, USA | Died: 17 May 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
74 | Following a lengthy battle with lymphoma |
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JOHN BERRY = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = member of Beastie Boys {1981-1982} |
Born: | Died: 19 May 2016 |
52 | Frontotemporal Dementia |
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NICK MENZA = AMERICAN = = Instrumentalist = former drummer for the band Megadeth |
Born: NICHOLAS MENZA 23 July 1964 Munich, WEST GERMANY | Died: 21 May 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
51 | Heart Attack |
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THOMAS FEKETE = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = member of Surfer Blood |
Born: | Died: 30 May 2016 |
27 | Cancer |
 FREDDIE WADLING = SWEDISH = = Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: Liket Lever Cortex Straitjacket Leather Nun Blue for Two Fleshquartet |
Born: BERNDT ARVID FREDDIE OLSSON 2 August 1951 Gothenburg, SWEDEN | Died: 2 June 2016 Västra Frölunda, SWEDEN |
64 | |
 DAVE SWARBRICK = BRITISH = = Folk Musician and Singer-Songwriter = associated acts: Ian Campbell Folk Group Martin Carthy Fairport Convention Whippersnapper Swarb's Lazarus |
Born: DAVID CYRIL ERIC SWARBRICK aka: 'Swarb' 5 April 1941 New Malden, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 3 June 2016 Coventry, ENGLAND |
75 | Emphysema |
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BOBBY CURTOLA = CANADIAN = = Singer = |
Born: ROBERT ALLEN CURTOLA 17 April 1943 Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, CANADA | Died: 4 June 2016 Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA |
73 | |
 PHYLLIS CURTIN = AMERICAN = = Soprano = |
Born: PHYLLIS SMITH 3 December 1921 Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA | Died: 5 June 2016 Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA |
94 | Having suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and circulatory ailments |
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ROLF SCHWEIZER = GERMAN = = Composer, Choirmaster and Church Music Director = |
Born: 14 March 1936 Mundingen, GERMANY | Died: 6 June 2016 Selb, GERMANY |
80 | |
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VLADISLAV YANKOVSKY = RUSSIAN = = Musician = member of Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra |
Born: | Died: 8 June 2016 |
64 | |
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TERJE FJÆRN = NORWEGIAN = = Orchestra Conductor = = "La det swinge" = |
Born: TERJE EGIL TOLÅS FJÆRN 25 August 1942 Molde, Møre og Romsdal, NORWAY | Died: 8 June 2016 Oslo, NORWAY |
73 | |
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J. REILLY LEWIS = AMERICAN = = Choral conductor and Baroque music specialist = |
Born: JOHN REILLY LEWIS 15 September 1944 Vallejo, California, USA | Died: 9 June 2016 Arlington, Virginia, USA |
71 | Heart Attack |
 HABIB = IRANIAN = = Singer = associated acts: Mohammad Mohebian |
Born: HABIB MOHEBIAN 26 September 1947 Tehran, IRAN | Died: 10 June 2016 Ramsar, Mazandaran, IRAN |
68 | Heart Attack |
 CHRISTINA GRIMMIE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter (Find Me) = = and talent show participant (The Voice) = |
Born: CHRISTINA VICTORIA GRIMMIE 12 March 1994 Marlton, New Jersey, USA | Died: 10 June 2016 Orlando, Florida, USA |
22 | Gunshot Wound |
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CHIPS MOMAN = AMERICAN = = Producer, Songwriter and Guitarist = |
Born: LINCOLN WAYNE MOMAN 12 June 1937 LaGrange, Georgia, USA | Died: 13 June 2016 LaGrange, Georgia, USA |
79 | |
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ATTRELL CORDES = AMERICAN = = Musician, Producer and Rapper = co-founder of P.M. Dawn |
Born: ATTRELL STEPHEN CORDES Jr. aka: Prince Be Prince Be The Nocturnal 15 May 1970 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | Died: 17 June 2016 Neptune City, New Jersey, USA |
46 | Renal Failure, a complication of his diabetes |
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ALEJANDRO JANO FUENTES = MEXICAN = = Singer and Talent Show Participant (La Voz... México) = |
Born: 16 June 1971 | Died: 18 June 2016 Chicago, USA |
45 | Gunshot Wound |
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WAYNE JACKSON = AMERICAN = = Soul and R&B Musician = associated acts: Memphis Horns The Mar-Keys |
Born: WAYNE LAMAR JACKSON 24 November 1941 West Memphis, Arkansas, USA | Died: 21 June 2016 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
74 | Congestive Heart Failure |
 AMJAD SABRI = PAKISTANI = = Qawwali Singer = associated acts: Sabri Brothers |
Born: AMJAD FARID (FAREED) SABRI 23 December 1976 PAKISTAN | Died: 22 June 2016 Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, PAKISTAN |
39 | Gunshot Wound |
 JIM BOYD = NATIVE AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Actor = |
Born: 1956 Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, USA | Died: 22 June 2016 |
60 | |
 BERNIE WORRELL = AMERICAN = = Keyboardist and Composer = associated acts: Parliament-Funkadelic Talking Heads Praxis Tom Tom Club Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains |
Born: GEORGE BERNARD WORRELL, Jr. aka: The Wizard of Woo 19 April 1944 Long Branch, New Jersey, USA | Died: 24 June 2016 Everson, Washington, USA |
72 | |
 PELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN = DANISH = = Composer = |
Born: 21 November 1932 Copenhagen, DENMARK | Died: 27 June 2016 |
83 | |
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SCOTTY MOORE = AMERICAN = = Guitarist = associated acts: Elvis Presley |
Born: WINFIELD SCOTT MOORE III 27 December 1931 Gadsden, Tennessee, USA | Died: 28 June 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
84 | |
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ROB WASSERMAN = AMERICAN = = Composer and Bass Player = associated acts: Bob Weir RatDog Lou Reed |
Born: 1 April 1952 San Mateo, California, USA | Died: 29 June 2016 Los Angeles, USA |
64 | |
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ALAN VEGA = AMERICAN = = Vocalist and Visual Artist = member of Suicide |
Born: BORUCH ALAN BERMOWITZ 23 June 1938 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 16 July 2016 New York City, New York, USA |
78 | |
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BONNIE BROWN = AMERICAN = = Country Music Singer = associated acts: The Browns Jim Ed Brown Maxine Brown |
Born: BONNIE JEAN BROWN aka: BONNIE BROWN RING 31 July 1938 Sparkman, Arkansas, USA | Died: 16 July 2016 Little Rock, Arkansas, USA |
77 | Lung Cancer |
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KARINA JENSEN = DANISH = = Singer = member of Cartoons |
Born: | Died: 18 July 2016 |
Cancer | |
 TAMÁS SOMLÓ = HUNGARIAN = = Musician, Singer, Artist and Composer = member of Locomotiv GT |
Born: 17 November 1947 | Died: 19 July 2016 |
73 | Cancer |
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SANDY PEARLMAN = AMERICAN = = Music Producer, Talent Manager, Record Executive = associated acts: Blue Öyster Cult The Clash The Dictators Pavlov's Dog Black Sabbath Cosmic Free Way Dream Syndicate = Songwriter and Educator |
Born: SAMUEL CLARKE PEARLMAN 5 August 1943 Rockaway, Queens, New York, USA | Died: 26 July 2016 Marin County, California, USA |
72 | Complications from Cerebral Hemorrhage |
 ROYE ALBRIGHTON = GERMAN = = Musician = associated acts: Nektar |
Born: | Died: 26 July 2016 |
67 | Unspecified Illness |
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PAT UPTON = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist = associated acts: Spiral Starecase |
Born: 5 August 1940 | Died: 27 July 2016 Guntersville, Alabama, USA |
75 | |
 EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA = FINNISH = = Composer = |
Born: 9 October 1928 Helsinki, FINLAND | Died: 27 July 2016 Helsinki, FINLAND |
87 | |
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MIKE MOHEDE = INDONESIAN = = Singer and Talent Show Participant 'Indonesian Idol' = |
Born: MICHAEL PRABAWA MOHEDE 7 November 1983 Jakarta, INDONESIA | Died: 31 July 2016 Jakarta, INDONESIA |
32 | Heart Attack |
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RICCI MARTIN = AMERICAN = = Musician = |
Born: 20 September 1953 Santa Monica, California, USA | Died: 3 August 2016 |
62 | |
 PATRICE MUNSEL = AMERICAN = = Coloratura Soprano = |
Born: PATRICE BEVERLY MUNSIL 14 May 1925 Spokane, Washington, USA | Died: 4 August 2016 Schroon Lake, New York, USA |
91 | |
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SNAFFU RIGOR = FILIPINO = = Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: ROBERTO NICHOLAS RIGOR 8 August 1946 | Died: 4 August 2016 |
69 | Lung Cancer |
 RICHARD FAGAN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Musician = associated acts: John Michael Montgomery George Strait Kacey Jones |
Born: RICHARD WILLIAM FAGAN 24 April 1947 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 5 August 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
69 | Liver Cancer |
 VANDER LEE = BRAZILIAN = = Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: 3 March 1966 | Died: 5 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL |
50 | Heart Attack |
 GUILLERMO ANDERSON = HONDURAN = = Singer and Composer = |
Born: 25 February 1962 La Ceiba, Atlántida, HONDURAS | Died: 6 August 2016 Hospital D'Antony, La Ceiba, HONDURAS |
54 | Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer |
 B. E. TAYLOR = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Musician = = "Vitamin L" = associated acts: B. E. Taylor Group Jeff Jimerson |
Born: WILLIAM EDWARD TAYLOR 18 March 1951 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 7 August 2016 Wheeling, West Virginia, USA |
65 | Brain Cancer |
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DOLORES VARGAS = SPANISH = = Singer = |
Born: MARÍA DOLORES CASTELLÓN VARGAS 16 May 1936 Barcelona, SPAIN | Died: 7 August 2016 Valencia, SPAIN |
80 | Complications of Leukemia |
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RUBY WINTERS = AMERICAN = = Soul Singer = known for "Come To Me" "I Will" "Make Love to Me" |
Born: RUBY FOREHAND 18 January 1942 Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Died: 7 August 2016 Missouri City, Texas, USA |
74 | |
 JIMMY LEVINE = AMERICAN = = R&B Musician and Record Producer = |
Born: JAMES POLK GRIGSBY 1954 San Francisco, California, USA | Died: 9 August 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
61 or 62 | |
 GLENN YARBROUGH = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer = known for "Baby the Rain Must Fall" "It's Gonna Be Fine" "San Francisco Bay Blues" associated acts: The Limeliters |
Born: GLENN ROBERTSON YARBROUGH 12 January 1930 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 11 August 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
86 | Complications of Dementia |
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RUBY WILSON = AMERICAN = = Blues, Soul and Gospel Singer = |
Born: 29 February 1948 Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Died: 12 August 2016 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
68 | Heart Attack |
 CONNIE CROTHERS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: 2 June 1941 Palo Alto, California, USA | Died: 13 August 2016 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
75 | Lung Cancer |
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JAMES WOOLLEY = AMERICAN = = Keyboard and Synthesizer Player = associated acts: Nine Inch Nails 2wo |
Born: JAMES JOSEPH WOOLLEY 26 September 1966 | Died: 14 August 2016 |
49 | |
 BOBBY HUTCHERSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Vibraphonist = |
Born: 27 January 1941 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 15 August 2016 Montara, California, USA |
75 | Emphysema |
 HORACIO SALGÁN = ARGENTINE = = Tango Musician = |
Born: HORACIO ADOLFO SALGÁN 15 June 1916 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 19 August 2016 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
100 | |
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MATT ROBERTS = AMERICAN = = Rock Guitarist = associated acts: 3 Doors Down {1996-2012} |
Born: | Died: 20 August 2016 |
38 | Drug Overdose |
 TOM SEARLE = ENGLISH = = Metalcore Guitarist = member of Architects |
Born: 1987 Brighton, ENGLAND | Died: 20 August 2016 Martlets Hospice, Hove, ENGLAND |
28 | Melanoma Skin Cancer |
 TOOTS THIELEMANS = BELGIAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: JEAN-BAPTISTE FRÉDÉRIC ISIDOR THIELEMANS 29 April 1922 Brussels, BELGIUM | Died: 22 August 2016 Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, BELGIUM |
94 | |
 GILLI SMYTH = ENGLISH = = Musician = associated acts: Gong Planet Gong Mother Gong |
Born: GILLIAN MARY SMYTH 1 June 1933 London, ENGLAND | Died: 22 August 2016 Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
83 | Pulmonary Pneumonia |
 JUAN GABRIEL = MEXICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = associated acts: Rocío Dúrcal Lucha Villa José José Ana Gabriel Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Solis |
Born: ALBERTO AGUILERA VALADEZ 7 January 1950 Parácuaro, Michoacán, MEXICO | Died: 28 August 2016 Santa Monica, California, USA |
66 | Heart Attack |
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FRED HELLERMAN = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer, Guitarist, Producer, and Songwriter = associated acts: The Weavers Pete Seeger Arlo Guthrie |
Born: 13 May 1927 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 1 September 2016 Weston, Connecticut, USA |
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 KACEY JONES = AMERICAN = = Singer-Sngwriter, Producer and Humorist = = "I'm the One Mama Warned You About" = associated acts: Ethel and The Shameless Hussies Phillybilly A Cowgirl, A Diva, and A Shameless Hussy |
Born: GAIL ZEILER 27 April 1950 Gilroy, California, USA | Died: 1 September 2016 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
66 | Cancer |
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GARY D. = GERMAN = = Trance Producer and DJ = |
Born: GERALD MALKE 5 December 1963 GERMANY | Died: 1 September 2016 |
52 | Pulmonary Embolism |
 JERRY HELLER = AMERICAN = = Music Manager = associated acts: N.W.A. |
Born: GERALD ELLIOT HELLER 6 October 1940 Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Died: 2 September 2016 Thousand Oaks, California, USA |
75 | Heart Attack |
 FRED McFARLANE = AMERICAN = = R&B Songwriter, Record Producer, = = Musician, and Multi-Instrumentalist = = "Show Me Love", "Don't Wanna Go Home" |
Born: FREDERICK CRAIG McFARLANE 14 November 1959 | Died: 3 September 2016 |
56 | |
 JOHNNY REBEL = AMERICAN = = Country Singer = associated acts: Pee Wee Whitewing & The Country Boys Johnny Blaine & Cross Country Alex Bertrand Al Foreman Abe Manuel Bobby McBride Warren Storm Alton Thibodeaux Rufus Thibodeaux Pee Wee Whitewing |
Born: CLIFFORD JOSEPH TRAHAN 25 September 1938 Moss Bluff, Louisiana, USA | Died: 3 September 2016 Rayne, Louisiana, USA |
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CLIFFORD CURRY = AMERICAN = = Beach Music and R&B Singer = = "She Shot a Hole in My Soul" |
Born: CLIFFORD CURRY Jr. 3 November 1936 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 7 September 2016 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
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FARHANG SHARIF = IRANIAN = = Musician and Tar Player = |
Born: 22 March 1931 Amol, Mazandaran, IRAN | Died: 7 September 2016 |
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GRAHAM WIGGINS = AMERICAN = = Musician = associated acts: Dr. Didg Outback |
Born: 25 October 1962 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 7 September 2016 |
53 | |
 PRINCE BUSTER = JAMAICAN = = SKA Musician = = "One Step Beyond", "Al Capone" |
Born: CECIL BUSTAMENTE CAMPBELL 24 May 1938 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 8 September 2016 Miami, Florida, USA |
78 | After Suffering Heart Problems |
 CHRIS STONE = AMERICAN = = Recording Studio Owner = = [RECORD PLANT] = = and Entrepreneur = |
Born: 1935 San Francisco, California, USA | Died: 10 September 2016 |
81 | Heart Attack and Stroke |
 HIDAYAT INAYAT KHAN = ENGLISH-FRENCH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 6 August 1917 London, ENGLAND | Died: 12 September 2016 |
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JERRY CORBETTA = AMERICAN = = Musician = member of Sugarloaf |
Born: JERRY A. CORBETTA 23 September 1947 | Died: 16 September 2016 Denver, Colorado, USA |
68 | Pick's disease |
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TRISCO PEARSON = AMERICAN = = R&B singer = associated acts: Force MDs |
Born: | Died: 16 September 2016 |
53 | Cancer |
 QIAO RENLIANG = CHINESE = = Singer and Actor = |
Born: 15 October 1987 Shanghai, CHINA | Died: 16 September 2016 Shanghai, CHINA |
28 | Suicide |
 BOBBY BREEN = CANADIAN-born AMERICAN = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: ISADORE BORSUK 4 November 1927 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA | Died: 19 September 2016 Pompano Beach, Florida, USA |
88 | Natural causes |
 MICKI MARLO = AMERICAN = = Singer and Model = |
Born: 12 August 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 20 September 2016 Dade County, Florida, USA |
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SHAWTY LO = AMERICAN = = Hip-Hop Musician = member of D4L |
Born: CARLOS RICO WALKER 22 March 1976 Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Died: 21 September 2016 Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
40 | Single-car accident |
 JOHN D. LOUDERMILK Jr. = AMERICAN = = Singer and Songwriter = noteable songs: "Tobacco Road" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Indian Reservation" |
Born: 31 March 31, 1934 Durham, North Carolina, USA | Died: 21 September 2016 Christiana, Tennessee, USA |
82 | Bone Cancer |
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KASHIF = AMERICAN = = Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, = = Artist, Composer, Author, Director and Educator = associated acts: B.T. Express Evelyn "Champagne" King Kenny G George Benson Whitney Houston |
Born: MICHAEL JONES 26 December 1956 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 25 September 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
59 | Massive Heart Attack |
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HAGEN LIEBING = GERMAN = = Musician and Journalist = associated acts: Die Ärzte |
Born: HAGEN FRIEDRICH LIEBING aka: "The Incredible Hagen" 18 February 1961 GERMANY | Died: 25 September 2016 Berlin, GERMANY |
55 | After a battle with a Brain Tumor |
 JEAN SHEPARD = AMERICAN = = Honky Tonk Singer-Songwriter = = "A Dear John Letter", "Slippin' Away" = associated acts: Ferlin Husky Ray Pillow |
Born: OLLIE IMOGENE SHEPARD 21 November 1933 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 25 September 2016 Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA |
82 | Parkinson's disease |
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JOE CLAY = AMERICAN = = Rockabilly Musician = associated acts: Mickey Baker Skeeter Best Leonard Gaskin |
Born: CLAIBORNE JOSEPH CHERAMIE 9 September 1938 Harvey, Louisiana, USA | Died: 26 September 2016 |
78 | |
 IOAN GYURI PASCU = ROMANIAN = = Singer, Producer, Actor and Comedian = |
Born: IOAN GHIURICO (GYURIKA) PASCU 31 August 1961 Agnita, Sibiu County, ROMANIA | Died: 26 September 2016 Bucharest, ROMANIA |
55 | Heart Attack |
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AURELIAN PREDA = ROMANIAN = = Folk Singer = |
Born: | Died: 27 September 2016 |
46 | Cancer |
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MÄRTA SCHÉLE = SWEDISH = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 27 September 2016 |
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LECRESIA CAMPBELL = AMERICAN = = Gospel Singer = |
Born: | Died: 29 September 2016 |
53 | Pulmonary Embolism |
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NORA DEAN = JAMAICAN = = Singer = associated acts: The Soulettes The Ebony Sisters |
Born: LETETIA LEONORA DEAN 8 January 1944 Spanish Town, JAMAICA | Died: 29 September 2016 Connecticut, USA |
72 | |
 ROYAL TORRENCE = AMERICAN = = Soul Music Singer = associated acts: Little Royal and The Swingmasters James Brown {half-brother} |
Born: 20 November 1933 Washington, D.C., USA | Died: 29 September 2016 Washington, D.C., USA |
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OSCAR BRAND = CANADIAN-born AMERICAN = = Folk Singer-Songwriter, Author and Radio Broadcaster = = (WNYC) = |
Born: 7 February 1920 Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA | Died: 30 September 2016 Great Neck, New York, USA |
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MICHAEL CASSWELL = ENGLISH = = Guitarist = |
Born: 18 June 1963 | Died: 30 September 2016 |
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LILLEBA LUND KVANDAL = NORWEGIAN = = Opera Singer = |
Born: ANNBJØRG HELENE LUND KVANDAL 21 April 1940 Oslo, NORWAY | Died: 30 September 2016 Gyssestad in Bærum, NORWAY |
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TONI WILLIAMS = COOK ISLANDS-born NEW ZEALAND = = Singer = |
Born: HENRY ANTHONY WILLIAMS 1938/1939 Parekura in the Avarua District of Rarotonga, THE COOK ISLANDS | Died: 1 October 2016 Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND |
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STEVE BYRD = ENGLISH = = Guitarist = associated acts: Gillan Kim Wilde |
Born: STEPHEN JOHN BYRD 1955 Sheffield, ENGLAND | Died: 2 October 2016 Munich, GERMANY |
61 | Heart Attack |
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JOAN MARIE JOHNSON = AMERICAN = = Singer = member of The Dixie Cups |
Born: 15 January 1944 New Orleans, USA | Died: 2 October 2016 |
72 | Heart Failure |
 THOMAS ROUND = BRITISH = = Opera Singer = |
Born: 18 October 1915 Barrow-in-Furness (now in Cumbria but at that time part of Lancashire) ENGLAND | Died: 2 October 2016 |
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LJUPKA DIMITROVSKA = MACEDONIAN-born CROATIAN = = Singer = |
Born: 25 July 1946 Skopje, SR MACEDONIA, SFR YUGOSLAVIA | Died: 3 October 2016 Zagreb, CROATIA |
70 | |
 K. DAVID VAN HOESEN = AMERICAN = = Bassoonist = |
Born: KARL DAVID VAN HOESEN 29 June 1926 Rochester, New York, USA | Died: 3 October 2016 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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CAROLINE CRAWLEY = BRITISH = = Singer and Musician = associated acts: Shelleyan Orphan This Mortal Coil Babacar |
Born: 8 August 1963 Bournemouth, England, UK | Died: 4 October 2016 UK |
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POMPEIU HĂRĂȘTEANU = ROMANIAN = = Opera Singer = |
Born: 14 September 1935 | Died: 5 October 2016 |
81 | |
 ANNE PASHLEY = BRITISH = = Athlete and Opera Singer = = Olympic silver medalist (1956) = |
Born: 5 June 1935 Skegness, Lincolnshire, ENGLAND | Died: 7 October 2016 |
80 | |
 DON CICCONE = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter and Musician = associated acts: The Critters The Four Seasons Tommy James and the Shondells |
Born: 28 February 1946 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | Died: 8 October 2016 Ketchum, Idaho, USA |
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BORED NOTHING = AUSTRALIAN = = Musician = |
Born: FERGUS DAVID EDWARD MILLER 1990 Geelong, AUSTRALIA | Died: 9 October 2016 |
26 | Suicide |
 MICHIYUKI KAWASHIMA = JAPANESE = = Musician = member of Boom Boom Satellites |
Born: 24 August 1969 | Died: 9 October 2016 |
47 | Brain Tumor |
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QUIQUE LUCCA = PUERTO RICAN = = Musician = founder of La Sonora Ponceña |
Born: 12 December 1912 | Died: 9 October 2016 |
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GUY NADON = CANADIAN = = Jazz Drummer = |
Born: | Died: 9 October 2016 |
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MARIN PETRACHE PECHEA = ROMANIAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: 1944 | Died: 9 October 2016 |
71 | Cancer |
 ISSA BAGAYOGO = MALIAN = = Musician = |
Born: 1961 Mali | Died: 10 October 2016 Mali |
55 | |
 PETER REYNOLDS = WELSH = = Composer = |
Born: 12 January 1958 Cardiff, WALES | Died: 11 October 2016 Cardiff, WALES |
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ROBERT BATEMAN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and Record Producer = = "Please Mr. Postman" |
Born: 30 April 1936 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 12 October 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | Heart Attack |
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SONNY SANDERS = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Arranger and Record Producer = |
Born: WILLIAM NELSON SANDERS 6 August 1939 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 12 October 2016 |
77 | |
 DANNY CHAMPAGNE = JAMAICAN = = Music Producer = |
Born: DONALD GRANT | Died: 15 October 2016 |
65 | Complications from Stroke |
 ROBERT EDWARDS = AMERICAN = = Singer = member of The Intruders |
Born: | Died: 15 October 2016 |
74 | Heart Attack |
 ACHIENG ABURA = KENYAN = = Musician = |
Born: LYDIA ACHIENG ABURA Eldoret, KENYA | Died: 20 October 2016 Nairobi, KENYA |
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 MIEKE TELKAMP = DUTCH = = Singer = |
Born: MARIA BERENDINA JOHANNA TELGENKAMP 14 June 1934 Oldenzaal, NETHERLANDS | Died: 20 October 2016 Zeist, NETHERLANDS |
82 | |
 PETE BURNS = BRITISH = = Singer-Songwriter, Television Personality = associated with: Dead or Alive |
Born: PETER JOZZEPPI BURNS 5 August 1959 Port Sunlight, Wirral, ENGLAND | Died: 23 October 2016 London, ENGLAND |
57 | Cardiac Arrest |
 BOBBY VEE = AMERICAN = = Pop Singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s = |
Born: ROBERT THOMAS VELLINE 30 April 1943 Fargo, North Dakota, USA | Died: 24 October 2016 Rogers, Minnesota, USA |
73 | Complications of Alzheimer's disease |
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CURLY PUTMAN = AMERICAN = = Singer-Songwriter = known for writing "D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Green, Green Grass of Home" also the subject of PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS song "Junior's Farm" |
Born: CLAUDE PUTMAN Jr. 20 November 1930 Princeton, Alabama, USA | Died: 30 October 2016 Lebanon, Tennessee, USA |
85 | Heart and Kidney Failure |
 POCHO LA PANTERA = ARGENTINE = = Cumbia Singer = |
Born: ERNESTO GAUNA 29 November 1950 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA | Died: 1 November 2016 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
65 | Renal Carcinoma |
 KAY STARR = AMERICAN = = Pop and Jazz Singer = |
Born: KATHERINE LAVERNE STARKS 21 July 1922 Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 3 November 2016 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
94 | Complications of Alzheimer's disease |
 LEONARD COHEN = CANADIAN = = Singer-Songwriter, Mmusician, Poet, Novelist, and Painter = |
Born: LEONARD NORMAN COHEN 21 September 1934 Westmount, Quebec, CANADA | Died: 7 November 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
82 | Cancer |
 VICTOR BAILEY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Bass Guitarist = associated acts: Weather Report |
Born: VICTOR RANDALL BAILEY 27 March 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 11 November 2016 Stafford, Virginia, USA |
56 | Likely from complications from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) |
 ESMA REDŽEPOVA-TEODOSIEVSKA = MACEDONIAN of ROMANI ethnicity = = Vocalist, Songwriter, and Humanitarian = associated acts: Stevo Teodosievski Ansambl Teodosievski Muharem Serbezovski Fanfare Ciocarlia Ferus Mustafov Usnija Redžepova Vlatko Lozanoski |
Born: 8 August 1943 Skopje, KINGDOM OF BULGARIA | Died: 11 November 2016 Skopje, MACEDONIA |
73 | After an illness |
 JACQUES WERUP = SWEDISH = = Musician and Writer = |
Born: 14 January 1945 Malmö, SWEDEN | Died: 12 November 2016 |
71 | |
 LEON RUSSELL = AMERICAN = = Musician and Songwriter = |
Born: CLAUDE RUSSELL BRIDGES 2 April 1942 Lawton, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 13 November 2016 Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA |
74 | |
 HOLLY DUNN = AMERICAN = = Country Singer-Songwriter = |
Born: HOLLY SUZETTE DUNN 22 August 1957 San Antonio, Texas, USA | Died: 14 November 2016 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
59 | Ovarian Cancer |
 MOSE ALLISON = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Blues Pianist, Singer, and Songwriter = |
Born: MOSE JOHN ALLISON Jr. 11 November 1927 Tippo, Mississippi, USA | Died: 15 November 2016 Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA |
89 | |
 SHARON JONES = AMERICAN = = Soul and Funk Singer = associated with: = Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
Born: SHARON LAFAYE JONES 4 May 1956 Augusta, Georgia, USA | Died: 18 November 2016 Cooperstown, New York, USA |
60 | Stroke |
 CRAIG GILL = BRITISH = = Musician = member of Inspiral Carpets |
Born: CRAIG DOUGLAS GILL 5 December 1971 Salford, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND | Died: 22 November 2016 Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, ENGLAND |
44 | Suicide, hanged himself after suffering from “unbearable” tinnitus for two decades which got worse in the weeks before he died |
 PAULINE OLIVEROS = AMERICAN = = Composer, Accordionist = = and a central figure in the development of = = experimental and post-war electronic art music = |
Born: 30 May 1932 Houston, Texas, USA | Died: 24 November 2016 Kingston, New York, USA |
84 | |
 IVAR THOMASSEN = NORWEGIAN = = Folk Singer, Songwriter, and Jazz Pianist = |
Born: 19 July 1954 Russenes, Porsanger, NORWAY | Died: 28 November 2016 |
62 | |
 ALLAN ZAVOD = AUSTRALIAN = = Keyboardist and Composer = |
Born: 16 October 1945 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA | Died: 29 November 2016 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
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GREG LAKE = ENGLISH = = Progressive-Rock Vocalist and Multi-Instrumentalist = |
Born: GREGORY STUART LAKE 10 November 1947 Poole, Dorset, ENGLAND | Died: 7 December 2016 London, ENGLAND |
69 | Cancer |
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JUNAID JAMSHED = PAKISTANI = = Singer-Songwriter = member of Vital Signs {1987-1998} |
Born: JUNAID JAMSHED KHAN 3 September 1964 Karachi, Sindh, PAKISTAN | Died: 7 December 2016 Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PAKISTAN |
52 | Flight Collision |
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RICK PARFITT = ENGLISH = = Musician and Songwriter = founding member of Status Quo |
Born: 12 October 1948 Woking, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 24 December 2016 Marbella, SPAIN |
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GEORGE MICHAEL = ENGLISH = = Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer, and Philanthropist = member of Wham! |
Born: GEORGIOS KYRIACOS PANAYIOTOU 25 June 1963 East Finchley, London, ENGLAND | Died: 25 December 2016 Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND |
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DEBBIE REYNOLDS = AMERICAN = = Actress, Singer, Businesswoman, Film Historian, Humanitarian, = = and Mother of the actress and writer Carrie Fisher = |
Born: MARY FRANCES REYNOLDS 1 April 1932 El Paso, Texas, USA | Died: 28 December 2016 Los Angeles, California, USA |
84 | Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
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