Musicians Who Died in 2019

Jan 21 Maxine Brown, American country music singer (Browns), dies at 87
Jan 23 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz and 'tuku' singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sarawoga; Tolerance; Tuku Music), dies of diabetes complications at 66 [1]
Jan 26 Michel Legrand, French composer, film score arranger and jazz musician (Summer of '42; "Windmills of Your Mind"), dies at 86
Jan 26 Wilma Lipp, Austrian soprano (Vienna Opera, 1945-81; Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - "Queen of the Night"), dies at 93
Jan 29 James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Somewhere Out There"; "Just Once"), dies of brain cancer at 66
Jan 30 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 79
Feb 4 Zbigniew Penherski, Polish composer (Little Music for the End of Century), dies at 84
Feb 5 Guy Webster, American celebrity portrait photographer, album cover artist (The Byrds; The Mamas & the Papas; Taj Mahal; Rolling Stones), and educator, dies of liver cancer and diabetes complications at 79
Feb 15 Kofi Burbridge, American blues-rock keyboardist and flute player (Derek Trucks Band, 1999-2019; Tedeschi Trucks Band, 2010-2019), dies of heart issues at 57
Feb 16 Ken Nordine, American voice-over and recording artist (World Jazz), dies at 98
Feb 17 Ami Maayani, Israeli composer, conductor, and founder of several youth orchestras, dies of cancer at 82
Feb 17 Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer (If Women Ruled The World), dies of a stroke at 86 [1]
Feb 20 Dominick Argento, American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint), dies at 91
Feb 21 Peter Michael Braun, German composer, dies at 82
Feb 21 Peter Tork [Thorkelson], American rock and folk musician and actor (The Monkees), dies from complications of adenoid cystic carcinoma at 77

Feb 23 Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer and activist, dies from complications of a stroke at 83
Feb 24 Malcolm "Mac" Wiseman, American bluegrass singer, dies at 93
Feb 24 Margaret Scott, South-African ballet dancer and founder (Australian Ballet School), dies at 96
Feb 25 Hans Kox, Dutch composer (Dorian Gray; Symphony No. 4 - "Tasmanian"), and educator, dies at 88
Feb 25 Mark Hollis, British synth-pop musician (Talk Talk), dies at 64
Feb 26 (Clifford) "Andy" Anderson, British session and touring drummer (Steve Hillage; The Cure, 1983-84), dies of cancer at 68
Feb 27 Doug Sandom, British drummer (The Who, 1962-64), dies at 89
Feb 28 André Previn [Andreas Priwin], German-American conductor (London Symphony, 1968-79; Pittsburgh Symphony, 1975-85), film score composer (My Fair Lady), and jazz pianist, dies at 89-ish
Mar 3 Peter Hurford, British organist, composer and choral conductor (St. Albans Cathedral), dies at 88

Keith Flint (1969-2019)

Mar 4 English singer, musician and dancer (Prodigy), found dead after committing suicide at 49

Mar 5 Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer who created jazz arrangements of Bach and other classical music, dies at 84
Mar 8 Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor (Frankfurt Opera, 1967-87); Cincinnati Symphony, 1980-86); Southwest German Radio Symphony, 1986-99), and composer, dies at 91
Mar 10 Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), dies at 65
Mar 11 Hal Blaine [Harold Belsky], American pop and rock session drummer (The Wrecking Crew), dies at 90
Mar 15 David White, American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors - "At The Hop": Leslie Gore - "You Don't Own Me"), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
Mar 16 Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour], American surf-rock guitarist ("Miserlou"; "Let's Go Trippin'"; "Pipeline"), dies at 81
Mar 17 Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), dies at 73
Mar 17 [Zephire] Andre Williams, American R&B musician ("Jailbait"; "Shake a Tail Feather"), dies at 82
Mar 22 Carlo Franci, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 91 [1]
Mar 22 Scott Walker [Noel Scott Engel], American-born British singer-songwriter and composer (The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)), dies of cancer at 76
Mar 22 Victor Hochhauser, British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra), dies at 95
Mar 25 Lisle Atkinson, American jazz double-bassist (Nina Simone; Betty Carter; Neo-Bass Ensemble), dies at 78
Mar 26 Heinz Winbeck, German composer, conductor and teacher, dies at 73
Mar 26 Ranking Roger [Roger Charlery], British rock vocalist (The Beat, General Public), dies of cancer at 56
Mar 31 Nipsey Hussle [Ermias Asghedom], American rapper and activist, shot and killed at 33
Apr 1 Michel Sénéchal, French operatic tenor, and educator, dies at 91
Apr 4 Alberto Cortez, Argentinian singer-songwriter ("Cuando un amigo se va"), dies of heart failure at 79 [1]
Apr 7 Joe Miceli, American drummer (John Fred and His Playboy Band - "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"),dies at 74
Apr 10 Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter with 18 No. 1 country hits ("Once In A Blue Moon"; "Angel In Disguise"), dies from cerebral atrophy at 77
Apr 15 Joe Terry (Terranova), American Doo-wop singer (Danny & The Juniors - "At The Hop"), dies at 78
Apr 15 Les Reed, British songwriter ("It's Not Unusual"; "There's A Kind Of Hush"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 83
Apr 16 Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (The Party, Sierra Sue), dies at 101
Apr 16 Jörg Wolfgang Demus, Austrian classical pianist and composer, dies at 90
Apr 19 Bob Efford, British jazz and session baritone saxophonist and reed player, dies at 91
Apr 19 Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor, dies at 91
Apr 22 Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), dies at 70
Apr 22 Heather Harper, Northern Irish operatic soprano (Britten's War Requiem), dies at 88
Apr 24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, dies from cancer on his 74th birthday
Apr 30 (Rowland) "Boon" Gould, British rock guitarist (Level 42, 1979-87 - "Hot Water"), takes his own life at 64
May 4 (James) "J.R." Cobb American guitarist and songwriter (Classics IV - "Spooky"; Atlanta Rhythm Section - "Champagne Jam"), dies of a heart attack at 76
May 7 Georg Katzer, German composer (electro-acoustic music), dies at 84
May 9 Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), dies at 76

Doris Day (1922-2019)

May 13 American singer ("Sentimental Journey; "Que Sera, Sera"), actress known as the "girl next door" (Pillow Talk; The Man Who Knew Too Much), and animal rights activist, dies of pneumonia at 97

May 13 Jerome Callet, American musician and designer of brass instruments, dies at 89
May 19 Alfred Janson, Norwegian jazz and classical pianist and composer (Passacaglia Vendetta; Variations over Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune), dies at 82
May 28 Andre Asriel, Austrian-German classical and film score composer, dies at 97
May 30 Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; Theme to Mr. Belvedere), dies at 69
May 31 Roky Erickson [Roger Kynard], American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators - "Starry Eyes"; "Don't Slander Me"), dies at 71
Jun 3 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, dies at 84

Dr. John (1941-2019)

Jun 6 American singer and piano player ("Right Place, Wrong Time"), dies at 77

Jun 8 Arthur Frackenpohl, American composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Natural Superiority of Music), dies at 95
Jun 10 Chuck Glaser, American country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers), dies at 83
Jun 10 Ib Nørholm, Danish organist, composer (Aspects of Sand and Simplicity), choral conductor, and educator, dies at 88 [1]
Jun 10 Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer (Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy), dies of cancer at 76
Jun 13 Charles M. Wilson, Canadian organist and composer (The Angels Of The Earth), dies at 88
Jun 15 Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director (Romeo & Juliet), dies at 96
Jun 19 Anthony Hedges, British light music and orchestral composer (Humberside Cantata), dies at 88
Jun 21 Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music manager (Joni Mitchell; Neil Young), and label executive (Asylum Records), dies at 76
Jun 23 Dave Bartholomew, American R&B, rock, and jazz musician, composer, producer, and songwriter ("I Hear You Knocking"; "Ain't That A Shame"; "Walkin' To New Orleans"), dies at 100
Jun 26 Eugene Alcalay, Romanian concert pianist, composer, and educator, dies of a heart attack at 52
Jun 29 Gary Duncan [Grubb], American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), dies of cardiac arrest at 72
Jul 1 Bogusław Schaffer, Polish composer and playwright, dies at 90 [1]
Jul 2 Michael Colgrass, American-Canadian composer ("Déjà vu" - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1978), dies at 81
Jul 3 Duncan Lamont, Scottish jazz and session trumpet and saxophone player, arranger, and songwriter ("I Told You So"), dies at 87
Jul 6 João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, guitarist and 'father of bossa nova' (Getz/Gilberto - Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1965), dies at 88
Jul 6 Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), dies after a heart attack at 84
Jul 10 Jerry Lawson, American a cappella singer and arranger (Persuasions - "Under the Boardwalk"), dies of Guillain–Barré syndrome at 75
Jul 12 Arno Marsh, American jazz saxophonist (Woody Herman), and bandleader, dies at 91
Jul 21 Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr], American microtonal composer (Gambit), dies at 93
Jul 22 Art Neville, American funk and R&B singer, keyboard player, and songwriter (Neville Brothers; The Funky Meters), dies at 81
Aug 3 Henri Belolo, French disco music producer and songwriter (The Village People; The Ritchie Family), dies at 82
Aug 3 Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, dies of cancer at 64
Aug 6 Maurice Simon, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 90
Aug 14 Ivo Malec, Croat-French composer (Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll; Lumina), dies at 94
Aug 16 Princess Christina [Maria Christina], Dutch royal, singer, and dance therapist, dies of bone cancer at 72
Aug 19 Larry "The Mole" Taylor, American session (The Monkees) and touring rock and blues bass player (Canned Heat - "On the Road Again"; John Mayall; Tom Waits), dies of cancer at 77
Aug 23 Mario Davidovsky, Argentine-American electro-acoustic composer (Synchronisms), dies at 85
Aug 25 Bob Bouber [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks), dies at 83
Aug 31 Wim Statius Muller, Curaçaoa conductor, pianist, and composer, dies at 89
Sep 5 Jimmy Johnson, American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, dies at 76
Sep 8 Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer (Perdóname, El Amor De Mi Vida), dies of kidney failure at 72
Sep 11 Daniel Johnston, American musician and visual artist ("Hi, How Are You"), dies of a suspected heart attack at 58
Sep 13 Eddie Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter ("Two Tickets To Paradise"; 'Take Me Home Tonight"), dies of esophageal cancer at 70
Sep 15 Phyllis Newman, American Tony Award-winning actress (Subways Are for Sleeping: Coming of Age), and singer, dies of lung disease at 86
Sep 15 Ric Ocasek [Otcasek], American rock singer-songwriter (The Cars - "Best Friend's Girl"; "Shake It Up"; "You Are The Girl"), found dead at 75
Sep 16 Vic Vogel, Hungarian-Canadian pianist, composer and bandleader, dies at 84
Sep 17 Harold Mabern Jr., American post-bop jazz pianist and composer, dies at 83
Sep 21 Christopher Rouse, American Grammy Award-winning composer (Trombone Concerto - Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1993), and educator (Eastman School, 1981-2002; Juilliard, 1997-2017), dies of renal cancer at 70
Sep 23 Robert Hunter, American lyricist and singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead), dies at 78
Sep 25 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart interpretation), dies at 91
Sep 26 Martin Wesley-Smith, Australian composer, dies at 74
Sep 27 Bob Etsy, American songwriter, producer, and arranger, dies of metastatic cancer at 72
Sep 28 José José 'The Prince of Song' [José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz], Mexican singer and actor, dies at 71
Sep 29 Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76

Jessye Norman (1945-2019)

Sep 30 American opera singer (sang at two presidential inaugurations), dies at 74

Oct 1 Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, American blues guitarist, and singer, dies of a heart attack at 80
Oct 1 Karel Gott, Czech singer 'Sinatra of the East', dies at 80
Oct 2 Barrie Masters, British pub-rock singer (Eddie & the Hot Rods - "Teenage Depression"), dies of drug intoxication at 63
Oct 2 Giya Kancheli, Georgian composer (NightPrayers; Exil), dies at 84
Oct 3 Vinnie Bell [Gambella], American session guitarist, electric sitar player, and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music, dies at 87
Oct 5 Larry Junstrom, American rock bassist (.38 Special), dies at 70
Oct 5 Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera, 1993-2008), dies of a heart attack at 56
Oct 6 [Peter] "Ginger" Baker, English drummer (Cream), dies at 80
Oct 8 (Malcolm) "Molly" Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band, 1972-83 - "Pick Up the Pieces"), dies of cancer at 74
Oct 12 George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), dies at 88
Oct 13 Steve Cash, American country-rock vocalist, songwriter, and harmonica player (Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue", "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"), and author (Meq trilogy), dies at 73
Oct 14 Sulli [Choi Jin-ri], South Korean K-pop singer (f(x)) and actress (Fashion King), takes her own life at 25
Oct 15 Hossein Dehlavi, Persian composer, conductor and teacher (Sarbaz; Plectrum Orchestra), dies of Alzheimer complications at 92
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballerina and founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, dies at 98
Oct 17 Márta Kurtág [née Kinsker], Hungarian classical pianist, dies at 92
Oct 22 Hans Zender, German composer and conductor (Stephen Climax; Chief Joseph), dies at 82
Oct 22 Ramon Zupko, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (Fluxus), and educator (Western Michigan University, 1971-96), dies at 86
Oct 22 Raymond Leppard, British-American harpsichordist, conductor (Indianapolis Symphony, 1987-2001; BBC Northern Symphony, 1973-80), and composer (Lord Of The Flies), dies at 93
Oct 23 Hansheinz Schneeberger, Swiss violinist (Duo Paganini), dies at 93
Oct 25 Chou Wen-chung, Chinese-American composer (Mode of Shang), dies at 96
Oct 26 Paul Barrere, American rock guitarist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), dies of liver cancer at 71
Oct 28 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), dies at 76
Oct 31 (Elizabeth) Ann Crumb, American stage and screen actress and singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 69
Nov 6 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
Nov 7 Gabriel Charpentier, Canadian composer, dies at 94
Nov 20 Doug Lubahn, American session psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion bassist (The Doors; Pierce Arrow; Billy Squier), dies at 71
Nov 22 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, dies at 111
Nov 22 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
Nov 22 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), dies of cancer at 70
Nov 24 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, dies at 100
Nov 25 Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - "Arms of Mary"; "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway"), dies at 71
Nov 28 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), dies at 99
Nov 29 Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), American Caribbean music composer and musician (Day-O), dies at 95
Nov 29 Ruth Anderson, American flutist, classical and electronic music composer (I Come Out of Your Sleep), dies at 91 [1] [2]
Dec 5 Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), dies at 80

Juice WRLD (1998-2019)

Dec 8 American rapper and singer-songwriter (All Girls Are the Same, Lucid Dreams), dies at 21 of a seizure at Chicago airport caused by toxic levels of oxycodone and codeine

Dec 9 Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer (Roxette - Must Have Been Love), dies after a long illness at 61
Dec 12 Danny Aiello, American stage and screen actor (Moonstruck; Do The Right Thing; Broadway Danny Rose), and singer dies at 86
Dec 12 Jack Scott, Canadian rock and roll singer-songwriter ("My True Love"), dies of congestive heart failure at 83
Dec 13 Emil Richards [Radocchia], American session and touring vibraphonist and percussionist (George Shearing; Frank Sinatra; Lalo Schifrin; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Harry Partch; Shadowfax), dies at 87
Dec 13 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73
Dec 15 Monique Leyrac, French Canadian singer ("Mon Pays"), and actress (Act of the Heart), dies at 91
Dec 18 Abbey Simon, American concert pianist, and pedagogue, dies at 99
Dec 18 Hugh McKenna, British rock keyboardist (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), dies of cancer at 70
Dec 18 Kenny Lynch, British pop-rock singer ("You Can Never Stop Me Loving You"; "Up On A Roof"), dies of cancer at 81
Dec 25 Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (Dresden State Opera, 1962-2000), dies at 84 [1]
Dec 26 Jerry Herman, American musical theater composer (Hello, Dolly!; Mame; La Cage aux Folles), dies at 88
Dec 27 (Beryl) "Jack" Sheldon, American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin), singer (Schoolhouse Rock), and actor (Run Buddy Run), dies at 88
Dec 27 Art Sullivan [Marc Liénart van Lidth de Jeude], Belgian pop singer-songwriter ("Un océan de caresses"), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
Dec 27 Garrett List, American classical and jazz composer and trombonist (Julliard Ensemble), dies at 76
Dec 28 Erzsébet Szőnyi, Hungarian composer, dies at 95
Dec 28 Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer, pianist, and politician (Minister of Culture,1993-96), dies of cancer at 72
Dec 29 Norma Tanega, American folk and pop singer-songwriter, guitarist ("Walkin' My Cat Named Dog"; "You're Dead"), percussionist, and painter, dies of colon cancer at 80
Dec 31 Christian Kellens, Belgian jazz trombonist, dies at 94