Musicians Who Died in July 2023

  • Jul 5 Coco Lee, Chinese-American pop singer ("A Love Before Time"; "Tragic"), takes her own life at 48
  • Jul 5 George Tickner, American guitarist and songwriter (Journey, 1973-75 - "I'm Gonna Leave You"), dies at 76
  • Jul 6 Peter Nero [Bernard Nierow], American conductor (Philadelphia POPS, 1979-2013), pianist and composer (Sunday in New York), dies at 89 [1]
  • Jul 12 André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist, and educator, dies of prostate cancer at 77 [1] [2]
  • Jul 16 Jane Birkin, British-French pop singer ("Je t'aime... moi non plus"), actress (Dust; Death On The Nile), and fashion icon, dies at 76 [1]

Tony Bennett (1926-2023)

Jul 21 American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop and jazz singer ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"; "Steppin' Out With My Baby"), and painter, dies at 96 [1]

  • Jul 21 Vince Hill, English pop singer ("Roses of Picardy"; "La Vie en Rose"; "Edelweiss"), dies at 89
  • Jul 23 Pamela Blair American stage actress, singer, and dancer (A Chorus Line), dies at 73
  • Jul 24 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80
  • Jul 26 Randy Meisner, American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band; Linda Ronstadt; The Eagles, 1971-77 - "Take It To The Limit"), dies of complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease at 77

Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023)

Jul 26 Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), dies at 56 [1]