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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
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FRED WHITE = AMERICAN = = Musician and songwriter = Associated acts: Earth, Wind & Fire |
Born: 13 January 1955 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 1 January 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
67 | Undisclosed causes |
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SEBASTIAN MARINO = = = = Associated acts: Overkill Anvil |
Born: | Died: 1 January 2023 Florida, USA |
57 | Heart attack |
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GANGSTA BOO = = = = Associated acts: Three 6 Mafia |
Born: | Died: 1 January 2023 Memphis, Tennessee USA |
43 | Overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol |
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KINGSIZE TAYLOR = = = = Associated acts: Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes |
Born: | Died: 2 January 2023 Southport, ENGLAND |
83 | Undisclosed |
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ALAN RANKINE = = = = Associated acts: The Associates |
Born: | Died: 3 January 2023 |
64 | Heart disease |
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GORDY HARMON = = = = Associated acts: The Whispers |
Born: | Died: 5 January 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
79 | Undisclosed causes |
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JEFF BLACKBURN = = = = Associated acts: Blackburn & Snow Moby Grape The Ducks |
Born: | Died: 6 January 2023 Santa Cruz, California, USA |
77 | Undisclosed |
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DENNIS BUDIMIR = = = = Associated acts: The Wrecking Crew |
Born: | Died: 10 January 2023 USA |
84 | Undisclosed causes |
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JEFF BECK = = = = Associated acts: The Yardbirds The Jeff Beck Group Beck, Bogert & Appice |
Born: | Died: 10 January 2023 East Sussex, ENGLAND |
78 | Bacterial meningitis |
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YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI = = = = Associated acts: Yellow Magic Orchestra Sadistic Mika Band Metafive |
Born: | Died: 11 January 2023 Karuizawa, Nagano, JAPAN |
70 | Pneumonia |
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LISA MARIE PRESLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer, Songwriter = = daughter of Elvis Presley = |
Born: 1 February 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Died: 12 January 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
54 | Cardiac arrest |
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ROBBIE BACHMAN = = = = Associated acts: Bachman-Turner Overdrive Brave Belt |
Born: | Died: 12 January 2023 Vancouver, CANADA |
69 | Undisclosed causes |
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KEITH "DUKE" BEATON = = = = Associated acts: Blue Magic |
Born: | Died: 13 January 2023 Pennsylvania, USA |
72 | Undisclosed causes |
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BRUCE GOWERS = BRITISH = = Television director and producer, = = best known for his work on large-scale = = live music and event productions = |
Born: 21 December 1940 West Kilbride, Ayrshire, SCOTLAND | Died: 15 January 2023 Santa Monica, California, USA |
82 | Acute respiratory infection |
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JOHNNY POWERS = = = Rockabilly guitarist and singer = |
Born: | Died: 16 January 2023 Michigan, USA |
84 | Undisclosed causes |
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LARRY MORRIS = = = = Associated acts: Larry's Rebels |
Born: | Died: 17 January 2023 Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
75 | Long illness |
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RENÉE GEYER = AUSTRALIAN = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 17 January 2023 Geelong Victoria, AUSTRALIA |
69 | Complications from hip surgery |
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VAN CONNER = = = = Associated acts: Screaming Trees |
Born: | Died: 18 January 2023 Seattle, Washington, USA |
55 | Pneumonia |
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DAVID CROSBY = = = = Associated acts: The Byrds Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
Born: | Died: 19 January 2023 Santa Ynez, California, USA |
81 | COVID-19 |
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ALEX NAPIER = = = = Associated acts: Spice Uriah Heep |
Born: | Died: 19 January 2023 |
75 | Undisclosed |
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JERRY BLAVAT = AMERICAN = = Disc jockey and performer = |
Born: GERALD JOSEPH BLAVAT 3 July 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 20 January 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
82 | Complications from myasthenia gravis |
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B.G. THE PRINCE OF RAP = = = Rapper and Eurodance artist = |
Born: | Died: 21 January 2023 Wiesbaden, GERMANY |
57 | Prostate cancer |
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LIN BREHMER = = = Disc jockey = |
Born: | Died: 22 January 2023 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
68 | Prostate cancer |
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ANTHONY "TOP" TOPHAM = = = = Associated acts: The Yardbirds |
Born: | Died: 23 January 2023 |
75 | Dementia |
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DEAN DAUGHTRY = = = = Associated acts: Atlanta Rhythm Section Classics IV |
Born: | Died: 26 January 2023 Huntsville, Alabama, USA |
76 | Natural causes |
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PETER McCANN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter and musician = |
Born: PETER JAMES McCANN 6 March 1948 Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA | Died: 26 January 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
74 | Undisclosed causes |
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FLOYD SNEED = = = = Associated acts: Three Dog Night |
Born: | Died: 27 January 2023 |
80 | Undisclosed |
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DANIEL BOONE = ENGLISH = = Pop musician = |
Born: PETER CHARLES GREEN 31 July 1942 Birmingham, ENGLAND | Died: 27 January 2023 Paignton, Devon, ENGLAND |
80 | Undisclosed |
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TOM VERLAINE = = = = Associated acts: Television |
Born: | Died: 28 January 2023 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
73 | Prostate cancer |
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BARRETT STRONG = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 28 January 2023 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
81 | Undisclosed causes |
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CHARLIE THOMAS = = = = Associated acts: The Drifters |
Born: | Died: 31 January 2023 Bowie, Maryland, USA |
85 | Liver cancer |
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GEORGE ZUKERMAN = = = Bassoonist and impresario = |
Born: | Died: 1 February 2023 |
95 | After a brief illness |
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TIM QUY = = = = Associated acts: Cardiacs |
Born: | Died: 2 February 2023 Barnstaple, North Devon, ENGLAND |
61 | Cancer |
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BUTCH MILES = = = Jazz drummer = |
Born: | Died: 2 February 2023 Austin, Texas, USA |
78 | Pulmonary fibrosis |
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PAUL JANOVITZ = = = = Associated acts: Cold Water Flat |
Born: | Died: 3 February 2023 Bedford, Massachusetts, USA |
54 | Long illness |
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LILLIAN WALKER-MOSS = = = = Associated acts: The Exciters |
Born: | Died: 5 February 2023 Jamaica, Queens, New York City, USA |
78 | Angiosarcoma |
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PHIL SPALDING = ENGLISH = = Musician, Songwriter = Associated acts: GTR Mike Oldfield Original Mirrors Toyah |
Born: PHILIP TREVOR SPALDING 19 November 1957 London, ENGLAND | Died: 6 February 2023 |
65 | Undisclosed |
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STEVE SOSTAK = = = = Associated acts: Sweep the Leg Johnny |
Born: | Died: 7 February 2023 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, USA |
49 | Undisclosed |
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BURT BACHARACH = AMERICAN = = Singer-songwriter and pianist = Associated acts: Dionne Warwick Marty Robbins Perry Como Gene McDaniels Jerry Butler Gene Pitney Cilla Black Dusty Springfield Tom Jones B. J. Thomas |
Born: BURT FREEMAN BACHARACH 12 May 1928 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Died: 8 February 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
94 | Natural causes |
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AKA = = = Rapper = |
Born: | Died: 10 February 2023 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA |
35 | Shot |
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DAVID JUDE JOLICOEUR = = = = Associated acts: De La Soul |
Born: | Died: 12 February 2023 New York City, New York, USA |
54 | Congestive heart failure |
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HUEY "PIANO" SMITH = = = R&B pianist = |
Born: | Died: 13 February 2023 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
89 | Undisclosed |
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TIM AYMAR/ = = = = Associated acts: Pharaoh Control Denied |
Born: | Died: 14 February 2023 New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA |
59 | Heart attack |
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CHUCK JACKSON = = = R&B singer = |
Born: | Died: 16 February 2023 Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
85 | Undisclosed |
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ALBERTO RADIUS = = = = Associated acts: Formula 3 |
Born: | Died: 16 February 2023 San Colombano al Lambro, ITALY |
80 | Long illness |
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KYLE JACOBS = = = Country music songwriter, singer, and musician = |
Born: | Died: 17 February 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
49 | Suicide by gunshot |
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MICHAEL "MAJK MOTI" KUPPER = = = = Associated acts: Running Wild |
Born: | Died: 17 February 2023 |
65 | Undisclosed |
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DAVIS CAUSEY = = = = Associated acts: Sea Level |
Born: | Died: 19 February 2023 USA |
74 | Undisclosed |
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BRUCE BARTHOL = = = = Associated acts: Country Joe & the Fish |
Born: | Died: 20 February 2023 Sebastopol, California, USA |
75 | Undisclosed |
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LYUBOMIR FUTORSKY = = = = Associated acts: Dead Rooster |
Born: | Died: 20 February 2023 Kyiv, UKRAINE |
50 | Undisclosed |
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RON ALTBACH = = = = Associated acts: King Harvest |
Born: | Died: 21 February 2023 USA |
76 | Undisclosed |
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JESSE GRESS = = = Guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 21 February 2023 Woodstock, New York, USA |
67 | Undisclosed |
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JUNNOSUKE KURODA = = = = Associated acts: Sumika |
Born: | Died: 23 February 2023 JAPAN |
34 | Undisclosed |
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DAVID LUMSDEN = = = Keyboardist and music educator = |
Born: | Died: 25 February 2023 Winchester, ENGLAND |
94 | Undisclosed |
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HANS-JOACHIM BEHRENDT = = = = Associated acts: Ideal |
Born: | Died: 27 February 2023 Berlin, GERMANY |
68 | Undisclosed |
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YVONNE CONSTANT = = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 28 February 2023 Larmor-Plage, FRANCE |
92 | Undisclosed |
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LEON HUGHES = = = = Associated acts: The Coasters |
Born: | Died: 1 March 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
92 | Natural causes |
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STEVE MACKEY = = = = Associated acts: Pulp |
Born: | Died: 2 March 2023 Sheffield, ENGLAND |
56 | Undisclosed illness |
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WAYNE SHORTER = = = = Associated acts: The Jazz Messengers Miles Davis Quintet Weather Report |
Born: | Died: 2 March 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
89 | Undisclosed |
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DAVID LINDLEY = = = Multi-instrumentalist = |
Born: | Died: 3 March 2023 Claremont, California, USA |
78 | Kidney damage as a complication of COVID-19 |
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ROBERT HAIMER = = = = Associated acts: Barnes & Barnes |
Born: | Died: 4 March 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
68 | Undisclosed |
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MICHAEL RHODES = = = = Associated acts: The Notorious Cherry Bombs |
Born: | Died: 4 March 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
69 | Pancreatic cancer |
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SPOT = AMERICAN = = Record producer with SST Records = Associated acts: Black Flag Descendents |
Born: GLENN MICHAEL LOCKETT 1 July 1951 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 4 March 2023 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA |
71 | Complications from stroke |
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JAMES "OWL" WALSH = = = = Associated acts: Gypsy |
Born: | Died: 4 March 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
74 | Congestive heart failure |
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GARY ROSSINGTON = = = = Associated acts: Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Born: | Died: 5 March 2023 Milton, Georgia, USA |
71 | Undisclosed |
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ERIC ALAN LIVINGSTON = = = = Associated acts: Mamaleek |
Born: | Died: 6 March 2023 |
38 | Undisclosed |
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JOSUA MADSEN = = = = Associated acts: Artillery |
Born: | Died: 8 March 2023 Copenhagen, DENMARK |
45 | Bus accident |
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ROBIN LUMLEY = = = = Associated acts: Brand X The Spiders from Mars |
Born: | Died: 9 March 2023 Plymouth, ENGLAND |
74 | Heart Failure |
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NAPOLEON XIV = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 10 March 2023 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA |
84 | Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's Disease |
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COSTA TITCH = = = Amapiano rapper and dancer = |
Born: | Died: 11 March 2023 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA |
27 | Collapsed on stage |
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CANISSO = = = Bassist = Associated acts: Raimundos |
Born: | Died: 13 March 2023 São Paulo, BRAZIL |
57 | Undisclosed |
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SIMON EMMERSON = = = = Associated acts: Afro Celt Sound System |
Born: | Died: 13 March 2023 Dorchester, Dorset, ENGLAND |
67 | Long illness |
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JIM GORDON = = = = Associated acts: Derek and the Dominos Traffic Delaney & Bonnie and Friends |
Born: | Died: 13 March 2023 Vacaville, California, USA |
77 | Natural causes |
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BOBBY CALDWELL = = = Singer-songwriter and musician = |
Born: | Died: 14 March 2023 Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA |
71 | Long illness |
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TONY COE = = = Jazz musician = |
Born: | Died: 16 March 2023 Canterbury, Kent, ENGLAND |
88 | Undisclosed |
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FUZZY HASKINS = = = = Associated acts: Parliament-Funkadelic |
Born: | Died: 17 March 2023 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, USA |
81 | Complications of diabetes |
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MICK SLATTERY = = = = Associated acts: Hawkwind |
Born: | Died: 17 March 2023 |
77 | Short illness |
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DIMA NOVA = = = = Associated acts: Cream Soda |
Born: | Died: 20 March 2023 Volga, RUSSIA |
35 | Drowned |
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TOM LEADON = = = = Associated acts: Mudcrutch |
Born: | Died: 22 March 2023 USA |
70 | Natural causes |
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WAYNE SWINNY = = = = Associated acts: Saliva |
Born: | Died: 22 March 2023 Somewhere in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
59 | Brain hemorrhage |
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LUCA BERGIA = = = Drummer = Associated acts: Marlene Kuntz |
Born: | Died: 23 March 2023 Cuneo, ITALY |
54 | Undisclosed causes |
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NICK LLOYD WEBBER = ENGLISH = = Composer and record producer; = = son of Andrew Lloyd Webber = |
Born: NICHOLAS ALASTAIR LLOYD WEBBER 22 July 1979 London, ENGLAND | Died: 25 March 2023 Basingstoke, Hampshire, ENGLAND |
43 | Gastric cancer |
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RAY PILLOW = = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 26 March 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
85 | Undisclosed |
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HOWIE KANE = = = = Associated acts: Jay and the Americans |
Born: | Died: 27 March 2023 USA |
81 | Undisclosed |
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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO = = = = Associated acts: Yellow Magic Orchestra |
Born: | Died: 28 March 2023 Tokyo, JAPAN |
71 | Cancer |
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BRIAN GILLIS = = = = Associated acts: LFO |
Born: | Died: 29 March 2023 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA |
47 | Undisclosed |
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SWEET CHARLES SHERRELL = = = = Associated acts: James Brown's band The J.B.'s |
Born: | Died: 29 March 2023 NETHERLANDS |
80 | Emphysema |
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RAY SHULMAN = = = = Associated acts: Gentle Giant |
Born: | Died: 30 March 2023 London, ENGLAND |
73 | Long illness |
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RED ROBINSON = = = Disc jockey = |
Born: | Died: 1 April 2023 Vancouver, CANADA |
86 | A brief illness |
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SEYMOUR STEIN = = = American Hall of Fame Music executive = |
Born: | Died: 2 April 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | Cancer |
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VIVIAN TRIMBLE = = = = Associated acts: Luscious Jackson |
Born: | Died: 4 April 2023 USA |
59 | Cancer |
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GUY BAILEY = = = = Associated acts: The Quireboys |
Born: | Died: 6 April 2023 |
61 | Undisclosed |
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PAUL CATTERMOLE = = = = Associated acts: S Club 7 |
Born: | Died: 6 April 2023 Wareham, Dorset, ENGLAND |
46 | Heart failure |
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IAN BAIRNSON = = = = Associated acts: The Alan Parsons Project Pilot |
Born: | Died: 7 April 2023 Surrey, ENGLAND |
69 | Dementia |
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JOHN REGAN = = = = Associated acts: Peter Frampton Frehley's Comet |
Born: | Died: 7 April 2023 Wappingers Falls, New York, USA |
71 | Undisclosed |
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LASSE WELLANDER = = = Guitarist = Associated acts: ABBA |
Born: | Died: 7 April 2023 Bålsta, SWEDEN |
70 | Cancer |
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CLIFF FISH = = = = Associated acts: Paper Lace |
Born: | Died: 14 April 2023 CYPRUS |
73 | Cancer |
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MARK SHEEHAN = = = = Associated acts: The Script |
Born: | Died: 14 April 2023 |
46 | Undisclosed illness |
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AHMAD JAMAL = = = Jazz pianist = |
Born: | Died: 16 April 2023 Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, USA |
92 | Prostate cancer |
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APRIL STEVENS = = = = Associated acts: Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
Born: | Died: 17 April 2023 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
93 | Undisclosed |
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OTIS REDDING III = = = = Associated acts: The Reddings |
Born: | Died: 18 April 2023 Macon, Georgia, USA |
59 | Cancer |
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MOONBIN = = = = Associated acts: Astro |
Born: | Died: 19 April 2023 Seoul, SOUTH KOREA |
25 | Suicide |
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MARK STEWART = = = = Associated acts: The Pop Group Mark Stewart & The Maffia New Age Steppers |
Born: | Died: 21 April 2023 |
62 | Undisclosed |
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RON CAHUTE = = = Recording artist and songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 22 April 2023 Toronto, CANADA |
68 | Undisclosed |
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KEITH GATTIS = = = Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer = |
Born: | Died: 23 April 2023 |
52 | Tractor accident |
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HARRY BELAFONTE = = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 25 April 2023 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
96 | Congestive heart failure |
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BILLY "THE KID" EMERSON = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 26 April 2023 Clearwater, Florida, USA |
97 | Undisclosed |
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WEE WILLIE HARRIS = = = Rock and roll singer = |
Born: | Died: 27 April 2023 |
90 | Undisclosed |
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TIM BACHMAN = = = = Associated acts: Bachman-Turner Overdrive Brave Belt |
Born: | Died: 28 April 2023 London, ENGLAND |
71 | Cancer |
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JOHN FEAN = = = = Associated acts: Horslips |
Born: | Died: 28 April 2023 Shannon, County Clare, IRELAND |
71 | Undisclosed |
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GORDON LIGHTFOOT = CANADIAN = = Singer-songwriter, Guitarist = |
Born: GORDON MEREDITH LIGHTFOOT Jr. 17 November 1938 Orillia, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 1 May 2023 Toronto, CANADA |
84 | Natural causes |
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LINDA LEWIS = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 3 May 2023 Waltham Abbey, ENGLAND |
72 | Natural causes |
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ROB LAAKSO = = = = Associated acts: Kurt Vile and the Violators Swirlies |
Born: | Died: 4 May 2023 |
44 | Bile-duct cancer |
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CHRIS STRACHWITZ = = = Record producer = |
Born: | Died: 5 May 2023 San Rafael, California, USA |
91 | Undisclosed |
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MENAHEM PRESSLER = = = = Associated acts: Beaux Arts Trio |
Born: | Died: 6 May 2023 London, ENGLAND |
99 | Undisclosed |
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RITA LEE = = = = Associated acts: Os Mutantes |
Born: | Died: 8 May 2023 São Paulo, BRAZIL |
75 | Lung cancer |
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JON POVEY = = = = Associated acts: Pretty Things Bern Elliott and the Fenmen |
Born: | Died: 9 May 2023 |
80 | Undisclosed |
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FRANCIS MONKMAN = = = = Associated acts: Curved Air Matching Mole Sky 801 |
Born: | Died: 11 May 2023 Bedfordshire, ENGLAND |
73 | Cancer |
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DUM-DUM = = = = Associated acts: Facção Central |
Born: | Died: 12 May 2023 |
54 | Complications from a stroke |
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ARNO VEIMER = = = = Associated acts: Terminaator |
Born: | Died: 13 May 2023 |
50 | Undisclosed |
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JOHN GIBLIN = SCOTTISH = = Bassist = |
Born: 26 February 1952 Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, SCOTLAND | Died: 14 May 2023 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND |
71 | Chronic illness |
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ALGY WARD = = = = Associated acts: Tank The Damned The Saints |
Born: | Died: 17 May 2023 Royal Tunbridge Wells, ENGLAND |
63 | Undisclosed |
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PETE BROWN = ENGLISH = = Singer, performance poet and lyricist = |
Born: PETER RONALD BROWN 25 December 1940 Ashtead, ENGLAND | Died: 19 May 2023 Hastings, ENGLAND |
82 | Cancer |
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ANDY ROURKE = = = = Associated acts: The Smiths |
Born: | Died: 19 May 2023 New York City, New York, USA |
59 | Pancreatic cancer |
|
ED AMES = = = = Associated acts: Ames Brothers |
Born: | Died: 21 May 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
95 | Alzheimer's disease |
|
KIRK ARRINGTON = = = = Associated acts: Metal Church |
Born: | Died: 22 May 2023 |
61 | Undisclosed |
|
CHAS NEWBY = = = = Associated acts: The Quarrymen The Beatles |
Born: | Died: 22 May 2023 London, ENGLAND |
81 | Undisclosed |
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MARK ADAMS = = = = Associated acts: Saint Vitus |
Born: | Died: 23 May 2023 |
64 | Parkinson's disease |
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REDD HOLT = = = = Associated acts: The Ramsey Lewis Trio |
Born: | Died: 23 May 2023 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
91 | Lung cancer |
|
SHELDON REYNOLDS = = = = Associated acts: Sun The Commodores Earth, Wind & Fire |
Born: | Died: 23 May 2023 |
63 | Undisclosed |
|
BILL LEE = = = Jazz bassist and composer = |
Born: | Died: 24 May 2023 New York City, New York, USA |
94 | Undisclosed |
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TINA TURNER = AMERICAN-born SWISS = = Singer-songwriter, Actress, Author = Associated acts: Ike and Tina Turner |
Born: ANNA MAE BULLOCK 26 November 1939 Brownsville, Tennessee, USA | Died: 24 May 2023 Küsnacht, SWITZERLAND |
83 | After a long illness |
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İLHAM GENCER = TURKISH = = Jazz musician = |
Born: | Died: 24 May 2023 Bodrum, TURKEY |
101 | Undisclosed |
|
REUBEN WILSON = = = = Associated acts: Willis Jackson Melvin Sparks |
Born: | Died: 26 May 2023 Harlem, New York, USA |
88 | Lung cancer |
|
MORDECHAI RECHTMAN = ISRAELI = = Bassonist = |
Born: | Died: 27 May 2023 Tel Aviv, ISRAEL |
97 | Undisclosed |
|
DICKIE HARRELL = = = = Associated acts: Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps |
Born: | Died: 31 May 2023 Greenville, South Carolina, USA |
82 | Undisclosed |
|
PACHO EL ANTIFEKA = = = Rapper = |
Born: | Died: 1 June 2023 Bayamón, Puerto Rico, USA |
42 | Shot |
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ROY TAYLOR = = = = Associated acts: Jump the Gun |
Born: | Died: 1 June 2023 |
66 | Motor neurone disease |
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KAIJA SAARIAHO = FINNISH = = Composer = |
Born: | Died: 2 June 2023 Paris, FRANCE |
70 | Brain cancer |
|
GEORGE WINSTON = = = Pianist = |
Born: | Died: 4 June 2023 Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
74 | Cancer |
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ASTRUD GILBERTO = BRAZILIAN = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 5 June 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
83 | Undisclosed |
|
TONY McPHEE = = = = Associated acts: The Groundhogs |
Born: | Died: 6 June 2023 |
79 | Complications from fall and stroke |
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PETER BELLI = DANISH = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 8 June 2023 |
79 | Undisclosed |
|
JACK EARLS = = = Rockabilly singer and guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 12 June 2023 Madison Heights, Michigan, USA |
90 | Undisclosed |
|
CHRISTY DIGNAM = = = = Associated acts: Aslan |
Born: | Died: 13 June 2023 Dublin, IRELAND |
63 | Multiple myeloma |
|
BLACKIE ONASSIS = = = = Associated acts: Urge Overkill |
Born: | Died: 13 June 2023 |
57 | Undisclosed |
|
SERGEY KOLCHIN = = = = Associated acts: Zemlyane |
Born: | Died: 15 June 2023 |
45 | Undisclosed |
|
PETER DICKINSON = = = Pianist, composter, and musicologist = |
Born: | Died: 16 June 2023 |
88 | Undisclosed |
|
BIG POKEY = = = Rapper = |
Born: | Died: 18 June 2023 Beaumont, Texas, USA |
48 | Heart attack (on stage) |
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TERESA TAYLOR = = = = Associated acts: Butthole Surfers |
Born: | Died: 18 June 2023 |
60 | Lung disease |
|
JOHN WADDINGTON = = = = Associated acts: The Pop Group Maximum Joy Perfume |
Born: | Died: 20 June 2023 |
63 | Undisclosed |
|
PETER BRÖTZMANN = GERMAN = = Jazz musician = |
Born: | Died: 22 June 2023 Wuppertal, GERMANY |
82 | Undisclosed |
|
JESSE McREYNOLDS = = = = Associated acts: Jim & Jesse |
Born: | Died: 23 June 2023 Gallatin, Tennessee, USA |
93 | Undisclosed |
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TAPAS DAS = INDIAN = = Singer-songwriter and guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 25 June 2023 Kolkata, INDIA |
68 | Lung cancer |
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YSABELLE LACAMP = FRENCH = = Novelist, actress, and singer = |
Born: | Died: 26 June 2023 Paris, FRANCE |
68 | Cancer |
|
MONTE CAZAZZA = = = = Associated acts: Psychic TV |
Born: | Died: 27 June 2023 |
74 | Undisclosed |
|
BOBBY OSBORNE = = = = Associated acts: Osborne Brothers |
Born: | Died: 27 June 2023 Gallatin, Tennessee, USA |
91 | Aging |
|
CLARENCE BARLOW = = = Composer = |
Born: | Died: 29 June 2023 Barcelona, SPAIN |
77 | Injuries sustained in a fall |
|
RICK FROBERG = = = = Associated acts: Drive Like Jehu Hot Snakes |
Born: | Died: 30 June 2023 |
55 | Natural causes |
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MO FOSTER = = = Musician, composer, record producer = |
Born: | Died: 3 July 2023 |
78 | Liver and bile duct cancer |
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COCO LEE = HONG KONG = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 5 July 2023 Hong Kong, CHINA |
48 | Suicide |
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GEORGE TICKNER = = = = Associated acts: Journey Frumious Bandersnatch |
Born: | Died: 5 July 2023 |
76 | Undisclosed |
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CALEB SOUTHERN = = = Record producer = |
Born: | Died: 6 July 2023 |
53 | Unknown |
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VIOLETA HEMSY DE GAINZA = ARGENTINE = = Pianist and composer = |
Born: | Died: 7 July 2023 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
94 | Natural causes |
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ÖZKAN UĞUR = = = = Associated acts: MFÖ |
Born: | Died: 8 July 2023 Istanbul, TURKEY |
69 | Lymphoma |
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SAM CUTLER = = = Tour manager = Associated acts: The Rolling Stones The Grateful Dead |
Born: | Died: 11 July 2023 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA |
80 | Cancer |
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TONY BENNETT = = = Singer = |
Born: | Died: 21 July 2023 New York City, New York, USA |
96 | Alzheimer's disease |
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PATTY RYAN = = = Eurodisco singer = |
Born: | Died: 23 July 2023 GERMANY |
62 | Lung cancer |
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BRAD HOUSER = = = = Associated acts: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Critters Buggin |
Born: | Died: 24 July 2023 |
62 | Stroke |
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BIFF ROSE = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 25 July 2023 Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
85 | Undisclosed |
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SINÉAD O'CONNOR = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 26 July 2023 London, ENGLAND |
56 | Natural causes |
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RANDY MEISNER = = = = Associated acts: Eagles Poco The Stone Canyon Band |
Born: | Died: 26 July 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
77 | COPD |
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JOHN GOSLING = = = = Associated acts: The Kinks |
Born: | Died: 3 August 2023 |
75 | Undisclosed causes |
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DAVID LaFLAMME = = = = Associated acts: The Orkustra It's A Beautiful Day |
Born: | Died: 6 August 2023 Santa Rosa, California, USA |
82 | Complications from Parkinson's disease |
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ERKIN KORAY = TURKISH = = Folk and rock musician = |
Born: | Died: 7 August 2023 Toronto, CANADA |
82 | Lung-related problems |
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DJ CASPER = = = DJ and songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 7 August 2023 Hazel Crest, Illinois, USA |
58 | Liver and kidney cancer |
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ROBBIE ROBERTSON = = = = Associated acts: The Band |
Born: | Died: 9 August 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
80 | Prostate cancer |
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SIXTO RODRIGUEZ = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 9 August 2023 |
81 | Undisclosed causes |
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RON PENO = = = = Associated acts: Died Pretty |
Born: | Died: 11 August 2023 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
68 | Esophageal cancer |
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CLARENCE AVANT = = = Music executive = |
Born: | Died: 13 August 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
92 | Undisclosed |
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JERRY MOSS = = = Record executive = |
Born: | Died: 16 August 2023 Bel Air, California, USA |
88 | Natural causes |
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WALTER AIPOLANI = HAWAIIAN = = Singer-songwriter and guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 17 August 2023 |
68 | Liver cancer |
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BOBBY ELI = = = Songwriter and guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 17 August 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
77 | Natural causes |
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GARY YOUNG = = = = Associated acts: Pavement |
Born: | Died: 17 August 2023 |
70 | Undisclosed |
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RAY HILDEBRAND = = = = Associated acts: Paul & Paula |
Born: | Died: 18 August 2023 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
82 | Undisclosed |
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VÁCLAV PATEJDL = = = = Associated acts: Elán |
Born: | Died: 19 August 2023 |
68 | A short illness |
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TOTO CUTUGNO = ITALIAN = = Singer-songwriter and musician = |
Born: | Died: 22 August 2023 |
80 | Prostate cancer |
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VACCINE = = = Dubstep producer and musician = |
Born: | Died: 22 August 2023 |
43 | Undisclosed |
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BERNIE MARSDEN = = = = Associated acts: Whitesnake UFO Wild Turkey Paice Ashton Lord |
Born: | Died: 24 August 2023 |
72 | Bacterial meningitis |
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BRIAN McBRIDE = = = = Associated acts: Stars of the Lid Bell Gardens |
Born: BRIAN EDWARD McBRIDE 1 July 1970 Irving, Texas, USA | Died: 25 August 2023 |
53 | Natural causes |
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JOHN KEZDY = = = = Associated acts: The Effigies |
Born: | Died: 26 August 2023 Evanston, Illinois, USA |
64 | Bicycle crash |
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JAMES CASEY = = = = Associated acts: Trey Anastasio Band |
Born: | Died: 28 August 2023 |
40 | Colon cancer |
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LEN CHANDLER = = = Folk singer = |
Born: | Died: 28 August 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
88 | Stroke |
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JACK SONNI = = = = Associated acts: Dire Straits |
Born: | Died: 30 August 2023 |
68 | Undisclosed |
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CURTIS FOWLKES = = = = Associated acts: The Jazz Passengers |
Born: | Died: 31 August 2023 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
73 | Congestive heart failure |
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JIMMY BUFFETT = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 1 September 2023 Sag Harbor, New York, USA |
76 | Merkel-cell skin cancer |
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STEVE HARWELL = = = = Associated acts: Smash Mouth |
Born: | Died: 4 September 2023 Boise, Idaho, USA |
56 | Liver failure |
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GARY WRIGHT = = = Singer-songwriter = Associated acts: Spooky Tooth |
Born: | Died: 4 September 2023 Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA |
80 | Parkinson's disease |
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LARRY CHANCE = = = = Associated acts: The Earls |
Born: | Died: 5 September 2023 Orlando, Florida, USA |
82 | Lung cancer |
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CHARLES GAYLE = = = Jazz musician = |
Born: | Died: 5 September 2023 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
84 | Undisclosed |
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BRUCE GUTHRO = = = = Associated acts: Runrig |
Born: | Died: 5 September 2023 |
62 | Cancer |
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RICHARD DAVIS = = = Bassist = |
Born: | Died: 6 September 2023 |
93 | Undisclosed |
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MYLON LeFEVRE = = = Christian rock singer = |
Born: | Died: 8 September 2023 |
78 | Cancer |
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BRENDAN CROKER = = = = Associated acts: The Notting Hillbillies |
Born: | Died: 10 September 2023 |
70 | Leukemia |
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CHARLIE ROBISON = = = Country singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 10 September 2023 San Antonio, Texas, USA |
59 | Cardiac arrest |
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MATT STEWART = = = = Associated acts: Streetlight Manifesto |
Born: | Died: 10 September 2023 |
41 | Natural causes |
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MohBad = NIGERIAN = = Rapper • Singer • Songwriter • Musician = |
Born: ILERIOLUWA OLADIMEJI ALOBA 3 January 1996 Ketu, Lagos state, NIGERIA | Died: 12 September 2023 Lagos, NIGERIA |
27 | Unknown |
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ROGER WHITTAKER = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 13 September 2023 FRANCE |
87 | Stroke |
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PAUL WOSEEN = = = = Associated acts: The Screaming Jets |
Born: | Died: 15 September 2023 |
56 | Undisclosed |
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IRISH GRINSTEAD = AMERICAN = = Singer = Associated acts: 702 |
Born: | Died: 16 September 2023 |
43 | Undisclosed illness |
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JOHN MARSHALL = = = = Associated acts: Nucleus Soft Machine |
Born: | Died: 16 September 2023 London, ENGLAND |
82 | Undisclosed |
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LOU DEPRIJCK = = = Singer and record producer = |
Born: | Died: 19 September 2023 Brussels, BELGIUM |
77 | Undisclosed illness |
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KATHERINE ANDERSON = = = = Associated acts: The Marvelettes |
Born: | Died: 20 September 2023 |
79 | Heart failure |
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KENT STAX = = = = Associated acts: Scream |
Born: | Died: 20 September 2023 |
61 | Metastatic cancer |
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TERRY KIRKMAN = = = = Associated acts: The Association |
Born: | Died: 23 September 2023 Montclair, California, USA |
83 | Congestive heart failure |
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RUSSELL BATISTE Jr. = = = = Associated acts: The Funky Meters Vida Blue |
Born: | Died: 30 September 2023 LaPlace, Louisiana, USA |
57 | Heart attack |
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RON HAFFKINE = = = Record producer = |
Born: | Died: 1 October 2023 MEXICO |
84 | Leukemia and kidney failure |
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SHINJI TANIMURA = JAPANESE = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 8 October 2023 |
74 | Enteritis |
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BUCK TRENT = = = Country music instrumentalist = |
Born: | Died: 9 October 2023 Branson, Missouri, USA |
85 | Undisclosed |
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RUDOLPH ISLEY = = = = Associated acts: The Isley Brothers |
Born: | Died: 11 October 2023 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
84 | Heart attack |
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CARLA BLEY = = = Jazz composer and pianist = |
Born: | Died: 17 October 2023 |
87 | Brain cancer |
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DWIGHT TWILLEY = = = = Associated acts: The Dwight Twilley Band |
Born: | Died: 18 October 2023 |
72 | Stroke while driving |
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THE 45 KING = = = Hip-hop producer and DJ = |
Born: | Died: 19 October 2023 |
62 | Undisclosed |
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LASSE BERGHAGEN = SWEDISH = = Singer, songwriter and actor = |
Born: | Died: 19 October 2023 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
78 | Complications following open heart surgery |
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GREGG SUTTON = = = Singer-songwriter and musician = |
Born: | Died: 22 October 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
74 | Undisclosed |
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ANGELO BRUSCHINI = = = Guitarist = |
Born: | Died: 23 October 2023 |
62 | Lung cancer |
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MERVIN SHINER = = = Country singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 23 October 2023 Tampa, Florida, USA |
102 | Undisclosed |
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PAUL HARRIS = = = Keyboardist = Associated acts: Manassas Souther–Hillman–Furay Band |
Born: | Died: 24 October 2023 |
78 | Undisclosed |
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STEVE RILEY = = = = Associated acts: W.A.S.P. L.A. Guns Keel Steppenwolf |
Born: | Died: 24 October 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
67 | Pneumonia |
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GOA GIL = = = Electronic music DJ = |
Born: | Died: 26 October 2023 California, USA |
72 | B-cell lymphoma |
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HEATH = = = = Associated acts: X Japan |
Born: | Died: 29 October 2023 |
55 | Colorectal cancer |
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SEAN MARTIN = = = = Associated acts: The Night Café |
Born: | Died: 6 November 2023 |
26 | Undisclosed |
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JOHNNY RUFFO = = = Singer and songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 10 November 2023 |
35 | Brain cancer |
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CONNY VAN DYKE = = = Singer and actress = |
Born: | Died: 11 November 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA |
78 | Vascular dementia |
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GEORGE BROWN = = = = Associated acts: Kool & the Gang |
Born: | Died: 16 November 2023 Long Beach, California, USA |
74 | Lung cancer |
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CHARLIE DOMINICI = AMERICAN = = Singer = Associated acts: Dream Theater |
Born: 16 June 1951 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 17 November 2023 (death announced) |
72 | Undisclosed |
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CATHERINE CHRISTER HENNIX = SWEDISH = = Musician, poet, philosopher, = = mathematician and visual artist = |
Born: 25 January 1948 Stockholm, SWEDEN | Died: 19 November 2023 Istanbul, TURKEY |
75 | Undisclosed |
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MARS WILLIAMS = = = = Associated acts: The Psychedelic Furs The Waitresses Liquid Soul |
Born: | Died: 20 November 2023 |
68 | Ampullary cancer |
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JEAN KNIGHT = = = Soul singer = |
Born: | Died: 22 November 2023 Tampa, Florida, USA |
80 | Undisclosed |
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JIM SALESTROM = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 22 November 2023 Arvada, Colorado, USA |
67 | Cancer |
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GREG "FINGERS" TAYLOR = = = Harmonica player = Associated acts: Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band |
Born: 3 June 1952 Wichita, Kansas, USA | Died: 23 November 2023 |
71 | Alzheimer's disease |
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LES MAGUIRE = = = = Associated acts: Gerry and the Pacemakers |
Born: | Died: 25 November 2023 Liverpool, ENGLAND |
81 | A short illness |
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GEORDIE WALKER = = = = Associated acts: Killing Joke |
Born: | Died: 26 November 2023 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC |
64 | Stroke |
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SHANE MacGOWAN = = = = Associated acts: The Pogues |
Born: | Died: 30 November 2023 Dublin, IRELAND |
65 | Pneumonia and encephalitis |
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MYLES GOODWYN = = = = Associated acts: April Wine |
Born: | Died: 3 December 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA |
75 | Diabetes |
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DENNY LAINE = ENGLISH = = Musician, Songwriter = Associated acts: The Moody Blues Wings |
Born: BRIAN FREDERICK HINES 29 October 1944 Tyseley, Birmingham, ENGLAND | Died: 5 December 2023 Naples, Florida, USA |
79 | Lung disease |
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ADRIAN MORGAN = = = = Associated acts: The Cougars |
Born: | Died: 7 December 2023 Somerset, ENGLAND |
80 | Undisclosed |
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JEFFREY FOSKETT = = = = Associated acts: The Beach Boys Brian Wilson |
Born: | Died: 11 December 2023 |
67 | Thyroid cancer |
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ESSRA MOHAWK = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 11 December 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
75 | Cancer |
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ZAHARA = = = Singer-songwriter = |
Born: | Died: 11 December 2023 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA |
36 | Liver complications |
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TRAVIS DOPP = = = Guitarist = Associated acts: Small Brown Bike |
Born: | Died: 13 December 2023 |
Colon cancer | |
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COLIN BURGESS = = = = Associated acts: AC/DC The Masters Apprentices |
Born: | Died: ca. 16 December 2023 |
77 | Undisclosed |
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AMP FIDDLER = = = Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer = |
Born: | Died: 17 December 2023 |
65 | Cancer |
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JIM LADD = = = Free-form rock music disc jockey, = = radio producer, writer = |
Born: | Died: 17 December 2023 Carmichael, California, USA |
75 | Heart attack |
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ERIC MOYO = ZIMBABWEAN = = Gospel singer = |
Born: | Died: 20 December 2023 SOUTH AFRICA |
42 | Brain bleed; collapsed onstage |
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LAURA LYNCH = = = = Associated acts: Dixie Chicks |
Born: | Died: 22 December 2023 El Paso, Texas, USA |
65 | Car crash |
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LISANDRO MEZA = COLOMBIAN = = Singer and accordionist = |
Born: | Died: 23 December 2023 Sincelejo, COLOMBIA |
86 | Stroke |
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WILLIE RUFF = = = Jazz musician and educator = |
Born: | Died: 24 December 2023 Killen, Alabama, USA |
92 | Undisclosed |
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DAVID FREEMAN = AMERICAN = = Preservationist of bluegrass and old-time music = |
Born: 22 May 1939 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 25 December 2023 |
84 | Alzheimer’s disease |
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RUDY FLORES = = = = Associated acts: Los Humildes |
Born: | Died: 26 December 2023 Houston, Texas, USA |
75 | Undisclosed |
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TOM SMOTHERS = = = Comedian and musician = |
Born: | Died: 26 December 2023 Santa Rosa, California, USA |
86 | Lung cancer |
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MBONGENI NGEMA = SOUTH AFRICAN = = Musician and playwright = |
Born: | Died: 27 December 2023 SOUTH AFRICA |
68 | Car crash |
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MAURICE HINES = = = Dancer, singer and actor = |
Born: | Died: 29 December 2023 Englewood, New Jersey, USA |
80 | Natural causes |
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LES McCANN = AMERICAN = = Jazz pianist and vocalist = |
Born: LESLIE COLEMAN McCANN 23 September 1935 Lexington, Kentucky, USA | Died: 29 December 2023 California, USA |
88 | Undisclosed |
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SANDRA REAVES-PHILLIPS = AMERICAN = = Actress, writer and singer = |
Born: 23 December 1944 Mullins, South Carolina, USA | Died: 29 December 2023 Queens, New York, USA |
79 | Undisclosed |
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KLEE BENALLY = AMERICAN = = Indigenous activist, author, musician, and environmentalist = Associated acts: Blackfire |
Born: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA | Died: 30 December 2023 Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
48 | Undisclosed |
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Page created: 5th May 2023 Last edited: 11th December 2024 |