Musicians Who Died in 2014

Jan 2 Jay Traynor, American singer (Jay and the Americans), dies of liver cancer at 70

Phil Everly (1939-2014)

Jan 3 American rock and roll singer-guitarist (The Everly Brothers - "Bye, Bye Love"; "Wake Up Little Susie"; "When WIll I Be Loved"), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 74

Jan 6 H. Owen Reed, American composer, dies at 103
Jan 10 Aram Gharabekian, Armenian conductor (National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia; Boston SinfoNova, 1983-96), dies at 58
Jan 14 Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 91
Jan 18 Dennis Frederiksen, American rock singer, dies from liver cancer at 62
Jan 19 Udo Kasemets, Estonian-born Canadian composer, dies at 94
Jan 20 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (La Scala, 1969-86; London Symphony, 1979-87; Berlin Philharmonic, 1989-2002), dies of stomach cancer at 80
Jan 22 Roy Cicala, American sound engineer (Record Plant Studios (NYC) - Jimi Hendrix; John Lennon; Frank Sinatra), dies at 74
Jan 23 Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani-Israeli classical pianist, composer, and educator, dies at 85
Jan 23 Riz Ortolani, Italian Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger, predominantly of film scores (Mondo Cane - "More"), dies at 87

Pete Seeger (1919-2014)

Jan 27 American folk singer (The Weavers - "Goodnight Irene") and activist, helped create the modern American folk music movement, dies at 94

Jan 31 Alexander Ivashkin, Russian cellist, conductor, and sitar player, dies at 65
Jan 31 Paul Humphrey, American jazz, R&B, and rock session and touring drummer, dies at 78
Jan 31 Rainer Boesch, Swiss pianist, composer, improviser, and teacher, dies at 75
Feb 5 Richard Hayman, American orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), dies at 93
Feb 11 Alice Babs [Nilson], Swedish jazz singer (The Swe-Danes; Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts), and actress (Swing It, Teacher!), dies of Alzheimer's disease complications at 90
Feb 16 Raymond Louis "Ray" Kennedy, American songwriter ("Sail On, Sailor"), session and touring singer, musician, and record producer, dies at 67
Feb 17 Bob Casale, (aka Bob 2), American new wave rock musician (Devo - "Whip It!"), and record producer, dies from heart failure at 61
Feb 18 Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-born American singer, dies at 99
Feb 19 Imre Olsvik, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 82
Feb 25 Paco de Lucía, Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer, dies of a heart attack at 66
Feb 26 Frank Reed, American R&B singer (Chi-Lites, 1988-2014), dies at 59
Mar 7 Pentti Raitio, Finnish composer (‘Lemminkainen Gatecrashes at Pohjola’), dies at 83
Mar 10 Shirley Scott, American swing and blues organist (with Stanley Turrentine), dies of heart failure at 67
Mar 13 Al Harewood, American jazz drummer (Grant Green, Stanley Turrentine), and teacher, dies at 90
Mar 14 Werner Rackwitz, German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance), dies at 84
Mar 16 Mitch Leigh, American musical composer (Man of La Mancha), dies at 86
Mar 17 Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), dies at 89
Mar 18 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, dies from complications of lung cancer at 66
Mar 29 Billy Mundi [also Tony Schnasse, born Antonio Salas], American session musician and drummer (The Mothers of Invention; Rhinoceros), dies of complications from diabetes at 71
Mar 31 Frankie Knuckles [Francis Warren Nicholls, Jr.], American DJ and record producer who popularized house music in Chicago during the 1980s, dies of diabetes at 59
Apr 1 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, American doo-wop vocalist (Impalas - "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)"), dies at 70
Apr 6 Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), dies at 87
Apr 7 John Shirley-Quirk, British operatic bass-baritone (Death in Venice), dies at 82
Apr 11 Jesse Winchester, American musician and songwriter, dies from bladder cancer at 69
Apr 12 Fred Ho [Houn], American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer (Year of the Tiger), playwright, writer and social activist, dies of colon cancer at 56
Apr 14 Armando Peraza, Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, and rock percussionist (George Shearing; Cal Tjader; Santana, 1972-90), dies at about 89 [birth year disputed]
Apr 18 Brian Priestman, British conductor and teacher, dies at 87
Apr 23 Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan jazz saxophonist, arranger and teacher, dies of stomach cancer at 67
Apr 23 Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), dies at 75
Apr 23 Volker Wangenheim, German conductor and composer (Sinfonia Notturna), dies at 85
Apr 24 Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra), dies at 85
Apr 28 Dennis Kamakahi, American Grammy Award-winning slack-key guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 61
Apr 28 Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer, noted for his film scores, dies at 75
Apr 29 (Abraham) "Glenn" Osser, American arranger and orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue; Miss America Pageant), dies at 99
Apr 29 Gailene Stock, Australian ballerina, teacher, and dance school director, dies of cancer at 68
Apr 29 Paul Goddard, American rock bassist (Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So In To You"), dies of cancer at 68
Apr 30 Leo Kraft, American composer, dies at 91
May 2 Jessica Cleaves, American soul singer and songwriter (The Friends of Distinction - "Grazing In The Grass"; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic), dies of complications from a stroke at 65
May 3 Bobby Gregg, American drummer and record producer (Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"), dies at 78
May 6 Antony Hopkins [Reynolds], British composer, pianist, conductor (Intimate Opera Company, 1954-62), writer, and radio broadcaster (Talking About Music, 1954-92), dies at 93
May 7 Will Gaines, American-British tap dancer, dies at 86
May 10 Nash the Slash [Jeff Plewman], Canadian progressive rock electric violinist, mandolin player, keyboardist and composer (FM), dies of a suspected heart attack at 66
May 11 Ed Gagliardi, American bass guitarist (Foreigner, 1976-79 - "Feels Like The First Time"), dies from cancer at 62
May 12 H. R. Giger, Swiss surrealist artist (album cover art for ELP - "Brain Salad Surgery"; Debbie Harry - "'KooKoo"), and Oscar-winning special effects designer (Alien), dies from injuries from a fall at 74
May 18 Jerry Vale [Gennaro Vitaliano], American pop singer ("Arriverderci Roma"; "Have You Looked Into Your Heart"), dies at 83
May 21 Teodor Grigoriu, Romanian composer, dies at 87
May 28 David Nadien, American concert and session violin virtuoso, dies of pneumonia at 88
May 28 James K. Randall, American composer, dies at 84
May 29 Stefans Grové, South African composer (Nonyana, The Ceremonial Dancer; Cyclops; Glimpses), dies at 91
Jun 3 Elodie Lauten [Genevieve Schecroun], French-American composer (The Death of Don Juan), dies of cancer at 63
Jun 6 Lee Hyla, American contemporary classical composer (Mythic Birds of Saugerties; Pre-Pulse Suspended), and music professor (New England Conservatory; Northwestern University), dies of pneumonia at 61
Jun 8 Ivo Vinco, Italian operatic bass singer, dies at 86
Jun 9 Gerd Zacher, German composer and organist, dies at 84
Jun 11 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor, dies of cancer at 80
Jun 16 Pierre D'Archambeau, American concert violinist, dies at 87
Jun 17 John McClure, American Grammy Award-winning classical record producer, dies at 84
Jun 18 Johnny Mann, American music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up & Cheer), dies at 85
Jun 19 Gerry Goffin, American Hall of Fame lyricist, dies at 75
Jun 22 Teenie Hodges, American rhythm and blues guitarist, dies from complications from emphysema at 68
Jun 27 Bobby Womack, American R&B singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer ("It's All Over Now"; "Woman's Got to Have It"; "Across 110th Street"), dies at 70
Jun 28 Seymour Barab, American cellist (Philip Glass Ensemble), and composer of fairy tale operas (Little Red Riding Hood), dies at 93
Jul 1 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, dies at 82
Jul 6 Kathy Stobart, British jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and teacher, dies of a stroke at 89
Jul 11 Charlie Haden, American jazz double-bassist (Liberation Music Orchestra; Quartet West), dies at 76
Jul 11 Tommy Ramone [Tamás Erdélyi], Hungarian-American rock drummer and bassist (Ramones), dies of bile duct cancer at 65
Jul 13 Lorin Maazel, American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1972-82; Orchestre National de France, 1977-91; NY Philharmonic 2001-09), dies at 84
Jul 16 Johnny Winter, American Hall of Fame blues musician, dies at 70
Jul 17 Elaine Stritch, American stage and screen actress (30 Rock; Two's Company), singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, dies in her sleep at 89
Jul 23 Dora Bryan [Broadbent], British stage and screen actress (A Taste of Honey), novelty singer ("All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle"), and hotelier dies at 91
Jul 23 Heinz Martin Lonquich, German pianist, conductor, composer (The Silence of John of Nepomuk; Where year and day don't count), and clergyman, dies at 77
Jul 24 Ik-Hwan Bae, South Korean-American violinist (Bargemusic, 1982-95) and educator (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1999-2014), dies of cancer at 57
Jul 25 Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, dies at 90
Jul 29 Idris Muhammad, American jazz drummer, dies at 74
Jul 30 Dick Wagner, American rock guitarist (the Frost), dies at 71
Aug 2 Rosetta Hightower, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"), dies at 70
Aug 8 Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer (Kakadu), dies at 85

Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)

Aug 12 American actress and singer named the 20th greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema (Dark Passage, Key Largo), dies of a stroke at 89

Aug 13 Frans Brüggen, Dutch flautist, recorder player, and conductor (Orchestra of the 18th Century), dies at 79
Aug 15 Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), dies at 105
Aug 27 (Alexander) "Sandy" Wilson, British theatrical composer and lyricist (The Boy Friend; Divorce Me, Darling!), dies at 90
Aug 27 Yehezkel Braun, Israeli composer (Shir ha-shirim), dies of natural causes at 92
Aug 28 Glenn Cornick, British rock bassist (Jethro Tull, 1967-70; Wild Turkey), dies from heart failure at 67
Sep 1 Jimi Jamison, American rock singer (Survivor, 1984-89, 2000-06, 2011-14 - "High On You"), dies of a stroke at 63
Sep 4 Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian rock singer-songwriter (Soda Stereo), dies of cardiac arrest after 4 years in a coma at 55
Sep 4 Włodzimierz Kotoński, Polish composer, dies at 89
Sep 8 Gerald Wilson, American jazz trumpeter, arranger (Jimmie Lunceford; Duke Ellington), orchestra leader, and teacher dies at 96
Sep 8 Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), dies at 104
Sep 9 Antonín Tučapský, Czech composer, teacher, and choral conductor, dies at 86
Sep 9 Robert 'Trob' Young, Scottish musician (Primal Scream), found dead at 49
Sep 10 Oldřich František Korte, Czech pianist, composer, and writer, dies at 88
Sep 11 Antoine Duhamel, French composer, dies at 89
Sep 11 Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer ("Big Girls Don't Cry"), dies at 83
Sep 12 Joe Sample, American jazz and session keyboardist and composer (The Jazz Crusaders), dies of mesothelioma at 75
Sep 12 Salah El Mahdi, Tunisian composer, conductor, musicologist, and artistic director, dies at 89
Sep 17 George Hamilton IV, American country musician, dies from complications from a heart attack at 77
Sep 19 Francisco Feliciano, Filipino conductor and composer (Pokpok Alimpako), dies at 73
Sep 20 Polly Bergen [Nellie Burgin], American actress, singer, television host, and writer (Winds of War - "Rhoda"; The Helen Morgan Story), dies of natural causes at 84
Oct 1 Lynsey de Paul, British singer and actress (Sugar Me), dies from a brain hemorrhage at 66
Oct 4 Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer, dies at 73
Oct 4 Paul Revere [Dick], American rock organ player and pianist (Paul Revere & Raiders - "Kicks": "Indian Reservation"), dies of cancer at 76
Oct 5 Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, choreographer, singer, director and painter (Annie; The Wiz), dies at 84
Oct 10 Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith, American pianist, composer, and educator, dies at 73
Oct 11 Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist, conductor, and educator, dies at 54
Oct 14 Ikey Owens ,American keyboardist (The Mars Volta; Jack White), and producer, dies of a heart attack at 39
Oct 16 Tim Hauser, American jazz singer (The Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City"), dies from cardiac arrest at 72
Oct 18 Joanne Borgella, American plus-sized model and singer, dies of cancer at 32
Oct 19 Raphael Ravenscroft, British session saxophone player (Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street"; Maxine Nightingale; Roger Waters), dies at 60
Oct 19 Stephen Paulus, American composer (To Be Certain of the Dawn) and co-founder of the American Composers Forum, dies of stroke complications at 65
Oct 20 Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 87
Oct 23 Alvin Stardust [Bernard Jewry], English rock singer("Jealous Mind"), dies of prostate cancer at 72
Oct 25 Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream - "White Room"), dies at 71
Oct 31 Käbi Laretei, Estonian-Swedish concert pianist, dies at 92
Nov 1 Wayne Static [Wells], American musician (Static-X), dies at 48
Nov 2 (Bernard) "Acker" Bilk, British clarinetist who was part of the traditional jazz revival of the 1950s and 1960s, dies at 85
Nov 6 Rick Rosas, American session and touring bassist (Neil Young; Joe Walsh; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), dies of a heart attack at 65
Nov 7 Gibson Kente, South African playwright and composer, dies at 82
Nov 11 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), dies of cancer at 58
Nov 11 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), dies at 88
Nov 15 (Bernard) "Bunny" Briggs, American tap dancer 'Duke's dancer', dies at 92
Nov 17 Jimmy Ruffin, American soul singer "(What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"), dies at 78
Nov 18 Dave Appell, American musician, arranger, musical director (Ernie Kovacs), record producer (Charlie Gracie; The Orlons; Tony Orlando and Dawn), and songwriter, dies at 92
Nov 19 Ralph "Riff" West, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), dies at 64
Nov 20 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer dies at 91
Nov 22 Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, dies at 89
Dec 1 (Moisés) "Mario" Abramovich, Argentinian tango and classical violinist (Sexteto Major, 1974-2014), dies at 88
Dec 2 Bobby Keys, American session and touring rock saxophonist (Rolling Stones; Harry Nilsson; John Lennon), dies of liver cancer at 70
Dec 3 Ian McLagan, English rock keyboardist (Small Face; Faces), dies from a stroke at 69
Dec 5 Luis Herrera de la Fuente, Mexican pianist, conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, 1954-72), and composer, dies at 90
Dec 5 Manuel De Sica, Italian composer, chiefly of film scores, dies of a heart attack at 65
Dec 8 Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist, choral composer, and conductor, dies at 99
Dec 9 José Feghali, Brazilian concert pianist (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, 1985), takes his own life at 53
Dec 9 Winfred "Blue" Lovett, American singer (Manhattans - "One Life to Live"), dies at 71
Dec 11 Hans Wallat, German opera conductor, dies at 85
Dec 13 Raoul Cita, American R&B pianist and songwriter (Harptones), dies at 86
Dec 15 Ray Steadman-Allen, British choral and brass band composer, dies at 92
Dec 17 Francis-Paul Demillac [Enyss Djemil], French violinist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 97
Dec 21 Udo Jürgens [Bockelmann], Austrian-Swiss pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision Song Contest, 1966), dies of heart failure at 80

Joe Cocker (1944-2014)

Dec 22 English rock vocalist ("With A Little Help From My Friends"; "Cry Me A River"; "You Are So Beautiful"), dies of lung cancer at 70

Dec 23 Jerzy Semkow, Polish-French conductor and educator, dies at 86
Dec 24 Boniface "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), dies at 91
Dec 29 Claude Frank, German-American concert pianist and pedagogue, dies at 89
Dec 30 Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), dies at 78