Musicians Who Died in 2010

Feb 9 Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer, dies of lung cancer at 71
Feb 10 Max Schubel, American composer (Opus One Records), dies at 77
Feb 13 Dale Hawkins, American rock singer and songwriter (Susie Q), dies at 73
Feb 13 Jamil Nasser [George Joyner], American jazz double and electric bassist, and tuba player (Ahmad Jamal Trio), dies at 77
Feb 13 John Reed, British comic actor and singer (Gilbert & Sullivan; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1951-79), dies after a stroke on his 94th birthday
Feb 14 Doug Fieger, American singer–songwriter (The Knack - "My Sharona"), dies of cancer at 57
Feb 15 Adam Kaczyński, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 76
Feb 15 Art Van Damme, American jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz), dies at 89
Feb 17 Kathryn Grayson [Zelma Hedrick], American vocalist and actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate), dies of natural causes at 88
Feb 25 David Soyer, American classical cellist (Guarneri Quartet, 1964-2002), and educator (Curtis Institute), dies at 87 [1]
Feb 28 Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, American rock bassist (Hall & Oates), dies of a heart attack at 51
Mar 3 Dudley "Big Tiny" Little Jr, American pianist (Lawrence Welk Show), dies at 79
Mar 4 Etta Cameron, Danish singer and actor (b. 1939)
Mar 4 Fred Wedlock, British folk musician (b. 1942)
Mar 4 Johnny Alf, Brazilian singer and composer (b. 1929)

Mar 4 Lolly Vegas [Candido Vasquez], American rock singer (Redbone - "Come And Get Your Love"), dies of cancer at 70
Mar 6 Ole Schmidt, Danish composer and conductor, dies at 81
Mar 10 (Doyle) "Nick" Taylor, American rock guitarist (Bloodrock), dies in a car accident at 63
Mar 10 Édgar Valcárcel, Peruvian pianist and composer, dies at 77
Mar 10 Micky Jones, Welsh rock guitarist (Man), dies of a brain tumor at 63
Mar 12 Lesley Duncan (Cox), British session singer (Pink Floyd; Jesus Christ Superstar), and singer-songwriter ("Love Song"; "Sing Children Sing"), dies of cerebrovascular disease at 66
Mar 13 Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter, dies at 79
Mar 17 Alex Chilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), dies of a heart attack at 59
Mar 17 Charlie Gillett, British pop-rock and world music radio presenter and writer (The Sound of the City), dies at 68
Mar 20 Vasile Herman, Romanian pianist and composer, dies at 80
Mar 21 Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director (b. 1919)
Mar 23 Blanche Thebom, American mezzo-soprano (Amneris-Aida), dies at 94
Mar 24 Jim Marshall, American photographer (The Beatles final concert in San Francisco; Woodstock Festival), dies at 74
Mar 24 Johnny Maestro, American rock vocalist (Crests - "16 Candles"; Brooklyn Bridge), dies at 70
Mar 30 John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), dies of melanoma at 88

Apr 3 Dušan Radić, Serbian composer, dies at 80
Apr 8 Dorothea "Teddy" Scholten, Dutch pop singer ("Een beetje" - "A Little Bit"), dies at 83

Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010)

Apr 8 British band manager (New York Dolls; Sex Pistols; Bow Wow Wow) and musician, dies of cancer at 64

Apr 14 Peter Steele [Petrus Ratajczyk], American heavy metal singer-songwriter, and bassist (Type O Negative), dies of sepsis at 48
Apr 19 Keith "Guru" Elam, American rapper (b. 1966)
Apr 21 Gustav Lorentzen, Norwegian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
Apr 23 Norman Wright, American doo-wop tenor vocalist (Del-Vikings - “Come Go With Me”), dies at 72
Apr 25 Dorothy Provine, American actress (The Roaring 20's; That Darn Cat: Who's Minding The Mint?), and singer, dies of emphysema at 75
Apr 27 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), dies at 62
Apr 29 Johannes Fritsch, German composer, dies at 68
May 1 Antonio Mastrogiovanni, Uruguayan composer, dies at 73
May 1 Rob McConnell, Canadian jazz composer, arranger and valve trombonist (The Boss Brass), dies of liver cancer at 75
May 5 Alfons Kontarsky, German concert pianist (best known for duo-piano performance with his brother, Aloys), dies at 77
May 7 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million; Wheels), dies at 87
May 9 Lena Horne, American actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Cabin in the Sky; Stormy Weather; The Wiz), dies at 92
May 10 Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta], American fantasy illustrator of comic book, paperback, album cover art, dies of a stroke at 82
May 13 Lode Backx, Flemish pianist, dies at 87
May 15 Diether de la Motte, German composer and music theorist, dies at 82
May 16 Hank Jones, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, dies at 91
May 16 Ronnie James Dio [Padavona], American singer, songwriter and musician (Elf; Rainbow; Black Sabbath; Dio; and Heaven & Hell), dies at 67
May 17 Bobbejaan Schoepen, Belgian singer, entertainer and professional whistler, dies at 85
May 17 Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer (Mélopées africaines), and teacher, dies at 86
May 23 Billy Francis, American keyboardist (Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - "Cover of the Rolling Stone"), dies at 68
May 24 Anneliese Rothenberger, German operatic lyric soprano, 1942-83, dies at 85
May 24 Paul Gray, American heavy metal bassist (Slipknot), dies of a drug overdose at 38
May 24 Petr Muk, Czech new-wave and pop musician, and singer-songwriter (Oceán; Shalom), dies from mixing alcohol and prescription medications at 45
May 25 Robert Muczynski, American classical pianist, composer (Time Pieces), and educator, dies at 81
May 25 Siphiwo Ntshebe, South African operatic tenor, dies of meningitis at 35
May 31 Benjamin Lees [Lisniansky], American composer (Kalmar Nyckel; Memorial Candles), dies at 86
Jun 5 Arne Nordheim, Norwegian conductor and composer (Aftonland; Canzona per orchestra; Poly-poly), dies at 78
Jun 6 Jack Beeson, American classical pianist and opera composer (Lizzie Borden; Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines), dies at 88
Jun 6 Marvin Isley, American rock bassist, and songwriter (The Isley Brothers, 1969-84 & 1991-97 - "Fight The Power"), dies from complications of diabetes at 56
Jun 7 Stuart Cable, Welsh rock drummer (Stereolab), and broadcaster, choles to death on his own vomit at 40
Jun 8 Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71
Jun 9 Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina, dies at 101
Jun 13 Jimmy Dean, American country and rockabilly singer ("Big Bad John"), television host (Jimmy Dean Show), actor (Diamonds Are Forever), and sausage maker, dies at 81
Jun 15 Wendell Morris Logan, American composer (Oberlin Conservatory of Music), dies at 69
Jun 16 Garry Shider, American funk and psychedelic soul guitarist and musical director (Parliament-Funkadelic), dies of brain and lung cancer at 56
Jun 16 Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (Resurrection Symphony), dies at 79
Jun 23 Allyn Ferguson, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show), and TV theme composer (Barney Miller; Charlie's Angels), dies at 85
Jun 23 Pete Quaife, English bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 -"Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, dies of kidney failure at 66
Jun 24 Deborah Jo Billingsley, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and songwriter, dies of cancer at 58
Jun 26 Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)
Jun 28 Bill Aucoin, American rock band manager(KISS, 1973-82; Billy Idol, 1981-86), dies of prostate cancer surgey complications at 66
Jun 30 Park Yong-ha, Korean actor and K-pop, and J-pop singer, takes his own life at 32
Jul 1 (Jacqueline) "Ilene" Woods, American radio singer and actress (Disney's Cinderella), dies from complications of Alzheimer's disease at 81
Jul 5 David Fanshawe, British composer and ethnomusicologist (African Sanctus; Pacific Odyssey; Dona Nobis Pacem – A Hymn for World Peace), dies of a stroke at 68
Jul 6 Harvey Fuqua, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Moonglows - "Sincerely"), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), dies of a heart attack at 80
Jul 10 (Lincoln) "Sugar" Minott, Jamaican reggae singer (The African Brothers), dies at 54
Jul 11 Bishop Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer (Edwin Hawkins Singers; Love Center Choir), dies of pancreatic cancer at 61
Jul 12 Paulo Moura, Brazilian jazz and swing clarinetist and saxophonist, dies at 77
Jul 13 Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and part of R.D. Burman's band (b. 1931)
Jul 14 Bengt Emil Johnson, Swedish author and composer, dies at 73
Jul 14 Charles Mackerras, Australian conductor, dies of cancer at 84
Jul 14 Gene Ludwig, American jazz and R&B Hammond B-3 organist (Sonny Stitt, Arthur Prysock), dies at 72
Jul 17 Fred F. Carter Jr., American country session guitarist, singer, producer and composer (Nashville's "A-Team"), dies of a stroke at 76
Jul 19 Andy Hummell, American rock bassist (Big Star, 1971-73), dies of cancer at 59
Jul 20 Mirjana Lewis (née Vrbanic), Croat-American classical pianist and harpsichord player, dies at 74
Jul 22 Phillip Walker, American electric blues guitarist, and singer ("Hello My Darling"), dies at 73
Jul 23 Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective), dies at 65
Jul 26 Al Goodman, American pop-soul singer (Ray, Goodman, Brown - "Special Lady"), dies of post-surgical heart failure at 67
Jul 26 Ben Keith [Schaeufele], American musician and record producer (Neil Young; Great Speckled Bird), dies at 73
Jul 29 Roy Caton, American trumpet player and session musician, dies at 83
Jul 30 Otto Joachim, German-Canadian composer, dies at 99
Jul 30 Zlatko Pibernik, Croatian composer and music teacher, dies at 83
Aug 8 Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), dies of cancer at 87
Aug 12 Richie Hayward, American drummer (Little Feat), dies of liver cancer at 64
Aug 13 Esteban "Steve" Jordan, American conjunto, Tejano, rock and jazz accordion player, dies of liver cancer at 71
Aug 14 Abbey Lincoln [Anna Wooldridge], African-American jazz vocalist, songwriter, actress (Nothing But a Man), and civil rights activist, dies at 80
Aug 18 Kenneth "Kenny" Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys, Bryndle), dies of cancer and a blood disorder at 64
Aug 19 Michael Been, American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter (The Call - "Let the Day Begin"), dies of a heart attack at 60
Aug 29 Hans Ulrich Humpert, German composer, dies at 69
Sep 3 John Jeffreys, Welsh-English classical composer, and pianist, dies at 82
Sep 3 Mike Edwards, aka Swami Deva Pramada, British rock cellist (ELO), killed by a rolling hay bale at 62
Sep 6 Richard Bilderback Hervig, American composer, dies at 92
Sep 8 Rich Cronin, American singer-songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), dies of cancer aged 36
Sep 15 Arrow [Alphonsus Cassell], Montserratian soca singer-songwriter ("Hot, Hot, Hot"), dies of cerebral cancer at 60
Sep 15 Guido Turchi, Italian composer (Invettiva), dies at 93
Sep 20 Leonard Skinner, American high school gym teacher; namesake of rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 77
Sep 21 Geoffrey Burgon, British jazz trumpeter, and film, television and concert composer (City Adventures), dies at 69
Sep 22 Eddie Fisher, American pop singer ("Oh My Papa": I'm Walking Behind You"), dies from complications from hip surgery at 82
Sep 28 Dolores Wilson, American opera singer (b. 1928)
Oct 5 Steve Lee [Stefan Alois], Swiss rock musician and vocalist (Gotthard), dies in a vehicle crash at 47
Oct 6 Antonie Kamerling, Dutch actor and singer (b. 1966)
Oct 6 Colette Renard, French actress and singer (b. 1924)
Oct 7 (Terry) "T" Lavitz, American jazz-fusion keyboardist (Dixie Dregs; Jazz Is Dead), dies at 54
Oct 10 Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano, known as 'La Stupenda' (Metropolitan Opera debut 1961), dies at 83
Oct 10 Solomon Burke [McDonald], American soul singer ("Cry To Me"; "Diamond In Your Mind"), dies at 70
Oct 13 General Johnson, American soul singer and songwriter (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), and songwriter ("Patches"; "Want Ads"), dies of lung cancer at 69
Oct 16 Eyedea [Micheal Larsen], American poet and rapper (Eyedea & Abilities), dies from opiate induced respiratory depression at 28
Oct 18 Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethnomusicologist, dies at 79
Oct 20 Harvey Phillips, American tubist (NYC Ballet Orchestra), dies at 80
Oct 25 Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican reggae musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
Oct 26 John King, American rock drummer (Steve Miller Band, 1972-74), dies at 63
Nov 3 (Cecil) Hotep Idris Galeta, South African jazz pianist, composer, and educator, dies of an asthma attack at 69
Nov 3 James "Jim" Clench, Canadian bassist and songwriter (April Wine; Bachman-Turner Overdrive), dies of lung cancer at 61
Nov 3 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), dies of heart failure at 81
Nov 4 Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer, dies of cancer at 50
Nov 5 Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano (Berlioz'z Les Troyens - "Cassabdra"; Verdi's MacBeth - "Lady MacBeth"), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
Nov 12 Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), dies from complications arising from a lung infection at 76
Nov 12 John MacIvor Perkins, American composer, dies at 75
Nov 21 José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, dies at 67
Nov 23 James Tyler, American musicologist and author (b. 1940)
Nov 25 Ann Southam, Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses; Figures; The Emerging Ground), dies at 73
Nov 25 Peter Christopherson, British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle; Psychic TV), commercial and music video director, dies at 55
Nov 30 Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), dies at 82
Nov 30 Peter Hofmann, Czech-born German operatic tenor (b. 1944)
Dec 1 Alojz Srebotnjak, Slovenian composer, dies at 79
Dec 6 Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor and musical educator, dies at 108
Dec 9 James Moody, American Grammy Award-winning bebop jazz saxophonist, flutist, and orchestra leader, dies of pancreatic cancer at 85
Dec 13 Enrique Morente, Spanish flamenco singer, dies from surgery complications at 67
Dec 13 Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme, British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest), commits suicide at 63
Dec 17 Captain Beefheart [Don Van Vliet], American rock musician, complications from multiple sclerosis at 69
Dec 19 Harold Blanchard, American jazz pianist and jazz and classical composer (New Earth Sonata), dies at 80
Dec 19 Trudy Pitts, American jazz Hammond B-3 organist, pianist, and vocalist, dies of pancreatic cancer at 78
Dec 20 Jean-Louis Martinet, French composer, dies at 98
Dec 20 John Alldis, English choral master, and conductor (Duke Ellington’s Third Sacred Concert), dies at 81
Dec 24 Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (Joanna tentata), dies at 80
Dec 26 Teena Marie [Mary Christine Brockert], American R&B and soul singer-songwriter ("Square Biz"; "Lovergirl"), dies at 54
Dec 28 Agathe von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer (oldest von Trapp child), dies at 97
Dec 28 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show) and broadcaster (NPR), dies after a heart attack at 89 [1]
Dec 30 Bobby Farrell, Aruban singer (Boney M) (b. 1949)

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