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Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 2201 - 2,300 of 6,363

  • 1945-08-18 Barbara Harris, American pop singer (The Toys -"A Lover's Concerto"), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
  • 1945-08-18 Sarah Dash, American pop, R&B, and disco singer (Patti LaBelle & Bluebirds; Labelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2021)
  • 1945-08-19 Ian Gillan, English heavy metal and rock singer (Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"; Jesus Christ Superstar), born in London
  • 1945-08-23 Rita Pavone, Italian-Swiss pop singer ("La partita di pallone"), born in Turin, Italy
  • 1945-08-24 Ken Hensley, British rock songwriter, keyboardist, and singer (Uriah Heep, 1970-80 - "Easy Livin'"; Blackfoot, 1982-84), born in Plumstead, England (d. 2020)
  • 1945-08-24 Ronee Blakley, American actress (Nashville), and singer-songwriter, born in Nampa, Idaho
  • 1945-08-25 Martha Veléz, American singer-songwriter ("Living Outside the Law"), actress, and playwright (Power of the Powerless), born in New York City

Van Morrison (78 years old)

1945-08-31 Northern Irish singer-songwriter (Astral Weeks; "Moondance"; "Brown-Eyed Girl"), born in Bloomfield, Belfast

  • 1945-09-01 Peter Hewson, British pop singer (Chicory Tip - "Son Of My Father"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England
  • 1945-09-05 Al Stewart, Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Year of the Cat"; "Nostradamus"; "Time Passages"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1945-09-07 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer who was exiled in the Netherlands, born in Chile (d. 1991)
  • 1945-09-08 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American rock singer, harmonica player, and occasional keyboardist (Grateful Dead, 1965-72), born in San Bruno, California (d. 1973)
  • 1945-09-09 Dee Dee Sharp [Dione Larue], American R&B singer ("I Love You Anyway"; "Mashed Potato Time"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1945-09-10 José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ("Light My Fire"; "Feliz Navidad"; "Chico And The Man"), born in Lares, Puerto Rico
  • 1945-09-12 David Garrick [Philip Darryl Core], British singer ("Dear Mrs Applebee"), born in Liverpool, Merseyside (d. 2013)

Jessye Norman (1945-2019)

1945-09-15 American opera singer (Carmen), born in Augusta, Georgia

  • 1945-09-18 P.F. Sloan [Philip Schlein], American songwriter ("Eve of Destruction"; "Secret Agent Man"), session guitarist, and singer, born in New York City (d. 2015)
  • 1945-09-19 David Bromberg, American bluegrass-folk-rock-jazz singer, songwriter, and musician (Demon in Disguise; "The Holdup"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1945-09-20 Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson, American R&B singer (Was (Not Was)), born in ‎Oberlin, Ohio (d. 2020) [1]
  • 1945-09-24 Rosa Lee Hawkins, American pop singer (The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
  • 1945-09-26 Bryan Ferry, British singer-songwriter (Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug"; "Avalon"; "Dance Away"), born in Washington, County Durham, England
  • 1945-09-26 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
  • 1945-10-01 Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter ("Where Is The Love?"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
  • 1945-10-02 Don McLean, American singer and songwriter ("American Pie"; "Vincent"), born in New Rochelle, New York
  • 1945-10-04 Clifton Davis, American actor (That's My Mama; Amen) and singer-songwriter ("Never Can Say Goodbye"), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1945-10-05 Brian Connolly, Scottish rock singer (Sweet, 1968-79- "The Ballroom Blitz"), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
  • 1945-10-09 Taiguara [Chalar da Silva], Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1996)
  • 1945-10-13 Christophe [Daniel Bevilacqua], French singer (Aline), born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Paris
  • 1945-10-13 Karen Akers, American singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap), born in New York City
  • 1945-10-19 Gloria Jones, American R&B and rock singer-songwriter ("Tainted Love"), theater actress (Hair), and keyboardist (T. Rex, 1973-77), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1945-10-19 Jeannie C. Riley (née Stephenson), American Grammy and CMA Award-winning pop-country and gospel singer ("Harper Valley P.T.A."), born in Stamford, Texas
  • 1945-10-21 Kathy Young, American pop singer ("A Thousand Stars" with the Innocents), born in Santa Ana, California
  • 1945-10-23 Kim Larsen, Danish rock singer ("In the Middle of the Night"), born in Copenhagen (d. 2018)
  • 1945-10-29 Melba Moore [Beatrice], American singer and actress (Ellis Island), born in New York City
  • 1945-10-31 (John) "Moon" Martin, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Bad Case Of Loving You"), born in Altus, Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]
  • 1945-10-31 Russ Ballard, British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Argent - "Liar"; "Hold Your Head Up"; "You Can Do Magic"), born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England
  • 1945-11-02 (John David) J.D. Souther, American singer and songwriter ("Heartache Tonight"; "New Kid In Town"), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1945-11-10 Donna Fargo [Yvonne Vaughn], American country singer ("The Happiest Girl in Whole USA"), born in Mount Airy, North Carolina

Neil Young (78 years old)

1945-11-12 Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and organ player (Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Helpless"; solo - "The Needle And The Damage Done"; "Harvest Moon"), born in Toronto, Ontario

Anni-Frid Lyngstad (78 years old)

1945-11-15 Norwegian-born Swedish singer-songwriter (ABBA - "Fernando"), born in Bjørkåsen, Norway

  • 1945-11-20 Nanette Workman, American-Canadian singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1945-11-24 Lee Michaels [Olsen], American rock Hammond B-3 organist and singer ("Do You Know What I Mean"), and restaurateur (Killer Shrimp), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1945-11-26 Michael Omartian, American session pop, country and contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and keyboardist (We Are The World), and Grammy Award-winning producer (Christopher Cross), born in Evanston, Illinois

Bette Midler (78 years old)

1945-12-01 American singer ("The Rose"; "Wind Beneath My Wings"), and actress (Ruthless People; Beaches), born in Honolulu, Hawaii

  • 1945-12-07 Marion Rung, Finnish pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland
  • 1945-12-20 Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola], American drummer and singer (Kiss - "Beth"), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1945-12-25 Steve Mancha [Clyde Wilson], American soul singer (100 Proof - "Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup)"), born in Walhall, South Carolina

Davy Jones (1945-2012)

1945-12-30 British singer and actor (The Monkees - "Daydream Believer"), born in Manchester, England

  • 1946-01-04 Arthur Conley, American soul singer ("Sweet Soul Music"), born in McIntosh County, Georgia (d. 2003)
  • 1946-01-04 Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer, born in Berkeley, California (d. 2001)

Syd Barrett (1946-2006)

1946-01-06 British guitarist and singer-songwriter (Pink Floyd, 1964-68 - "See Emily Play"; solo -"The Madcap Laughs"), born in Cambridge, England

  • 1946-01-11 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)
  • 1946-01-15 Bobby Bloom, American singer-songwriter ("Montego Bay"), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1974)
  • 1946-01-17 Frank Bey [Bass], American blues singer-songwriter (All My Dues Are Paid), born in Millen, Georgia (d. 2020)

Dolly Parton (78 years old)

1946-01-19 American country singer-songwriter ("Jolene"; "I Will Always Love You", "9 to 5"), actress, and literacy advocate, born in Sevierville, Tennessee

  • 1946-01-20 Franz Di Cioccio, Italian progressive rock drummer and singer (Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)), born in Pratola Peligna, Abruzzo, Italy
  • 1946-01-29 Bettye LaVette [Betty Jo Haskins], American soul singer (I've Got My Own Hell to Raise), born in Muskegon, Michigan
  • 1946-02-06 Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)
  • 1946-02-10 Kenny Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys; Bryndle), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
  • 1946-02-12 Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer and actress, born in Istanbul, Turkey
  • 1946-02-23 Norman "Rusty" Young, American pedal-steel guitarist, singer and songwriter (Poco - "Rose of Cimarron"; "Crazy Love"), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2021)
  • 1946-02-28 Don Ciccone, American singer-songwriter (The Critters - "Mr. Dieingly Sad"; The Hit Men), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
  • 1946-02-28 Ysaye Maria Barnwell, American singer gospel and a cappella singer (Sweet Honey in the Rock, 1979-2013), composer, and producer, born in Harlem, New York
  • 1946-03-01 Gerry Boulet, French Canadian rock singer (Offenbach; Rendez-vous doux), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (d. 1990)
  • 1946-03-05 Murray Head, British singer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Chess - "One Night in Bangkok"), and actor (Sunday, Bloody Sunday), born in London, England
  • 1946-03-07 Peter Wolf [Blankenfield], American rock singer (J. Geils Band - "Centerfold"; "Freeze Frame"), born in the Bronx, New York City

Liza Minnelli (78 years old)

1946-03-12 American Tony, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress (The Sterile Cuckoo; Cabaret), born in Hollywood, California

  • 1946-03-15 Howard Scott, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (War, 1969-94 - "Cisco Kid"; "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"), born in San Pedro, California
  • 1946-03-19 Ruth Pointer, American pop and R&B singer-songwriter (The Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"), born in Oakland, California
  • 1946-03-20 Ranger Doug [Green], American Western swing music, singer, guitarist, and yodeler (Riders in the Sky - Cowboy Way), born in Great Lakes, Illinois
  • 1946-03-21 Ray Dorset, British rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Mungo Jerry - "In The Summertime"), born in Ashford, England
  • 1946-03-22 Serge [Ruud Schaap], Dutch singer and guitarist (Saskia & Serge), born in Den Helder, Netherlands
  • 1946-03-26 Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
  • 1946-03-27 Olaf Malolepski, German schlager singer (Die Flippers), born in Madgeburg, Germany
  • 1946-04-10 Armand [Herman van Loenhout], Dutch folk singer ("Ben ik te min" -"Am I Not Good Enough?"; "Blommenkinders" - "Flower Children"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2015)

Al Green (78 years old)

1946-04-13 American soul singer ("Let's Stay Together"; "Love And Happiness"), born in Forest City, Arkansas

  • 1946-04-13 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), born in California (d. 2019)
  • 1946-04-24 Dick Rivers [Hervé Forneri], French rock and roll singer and actor, born in Nice, France (d. 2019)
  • 1946-04-28 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1946-05-02 Lesley Gore [Goldstein], American pop singer ("It's My Party"; "You Don't Own Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
  • 1946-05-10 Dave Mason, British guitarist and singer-songwriter ("We Just Disagree"), born in Worcester, England

Donovan (78 years old)

1946-05-10 Scottish guitarist and singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Superman"; "Mellow Yellow"; "Season Of The Witch"), born in Glasgow, Scotland

  • 1946-05-10 Graham Gouldman, English bassist and singer-songwriter (10cc), born in Manchester, England
  • 1946-05-11 (Michel) "Plume" Latraverse, Canadian rock and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec

Cher (77 years old)

1946-05-20 American Grammy Award-winning singer ("I Got You Babe"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"; "Believe") and Academy Award-winning actress (Mask; Moonstruck; Mama Mia - Here We Go Again), born in El Centro, California

  • 1946-05-25 Tim Hinkley, British rock and soul Hammond B3 organist and singer-songwriter (Jody Grind; Hinkley's Heroes), born in London, England
  • 1946-06-03 Eddie Holman, American singer ("Hey There Lonely Girl"; "You Make My Life Complete"), born in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1946-06-04 S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Telegu playback singer (The Jewel of Shiva), born in Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India (d. 2020)
  • 1946-06-12 Andy Roberts, British folk-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Scaffold; Plainsong), born in Hatch End, Middlesex, England
  • 1946-06-15 Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite's Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015)
  • 1946-06-21 Brenda Holloway, American singer and songwriter ("When I'm Gone"), born in Atascadero, California
  • 1946-06-22 Eliades Ochoa, Cuban guitarist and singer (Buena Vista Social Club), born in Loma de la Avispa, Cuba
  • 1946-06-23 Russ "Rusty" Thacker, American stage actor and singer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
  • 1946-07-03 Johnny Lee [Ham], American country music singer ("Lookin' For Love"), born in Texas City, Texas
  • 1946-07-09 (Ronald) "Bon" Scott, Scottish-Australian rock lead singer and lyricist (AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"; "Highway To Hell"), born in Forfar, Scotland (d. 1980)
  • 1946-07-11 John Lawton, British rock singer (Lucifer's Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21; Uriah Heep, 1977-79), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)

Linda Ronstadt (77 years old)

1946-07-15 American rock/country/pop/Latin/opera singer ("Different Drum"; "It's So Easy"; "What's New?") and actress (Pirates of Penzance), born in Tucson, Arizona

  • 1946-07-19 Alan Gorrie, Scottish rock bassist and singer (Average White Band), born in Perth, Scotland
  • 1946-07-22 Mireille Mathieu, French pop and 'chanson réaliste' singer ("Pourquoi mon amour"; "La dernière valse"; "So Ein Schoner Abend"), born in Avignon, Vaucluse, France
  • 1946-07-25 Rita Marley (née Alpharita Anderson), Jamaican singer (I Threes), and the widow of Bob Marley, born in Santiago de Cuba

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Deaths in Music

Deaths 2201 - 2,300 of 2,327

  • 2022-07-07 (Patrick Henry) "Adam" Wade, American pop singer (The Writing On The Wall), actor (Kiss Me Goodbye), and 1st US Black game show host (Musical Chairs), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 87
  • 2022-07-11 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), dies at 94
  • 2022-07-14 William Hart, American soul singer and songwriter (4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"; "La-La Means I Love You"), dies of surgery complications at 77
  • 2022-07-19 Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), dies at 61
  • 2022-07-28 Bernard Cribbins, British character actor (Old Jack’s Boat; Doctor Who – “Wilfred Mott”; The Railway Children), voice-over artist (The Wombles; Jackanory), and novelty song singer (Right Said Fred), dies at 93
  • 2022-07-30 Archie Roach, Aboriginal Australian blues singer-songwriter (Took The Children Away), dies at 66
  • 2022-07-30 [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"), dies at 89
  • 2022-08-05 Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer (The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"; "A World of Our Own"), dies of lung disease at 79

Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)

2022-08-08 British-Australian Grammy Award-winning pop singer ("Hopelessly Devoted to You"; "Physical"), and actress (Grease), dies of breast cancer at 73 [1]

  • 2022-08-11 Darius Danesh, Scottish pop, opera, and swing singer-songwriter (Colourblind; Live Twice) and stage actor, dies of respiratory arrest at 41

Coolio (1963-2022)

2022-09-28 American Grammy Award-winning singer-rapper (Gangsta's Paradise), dies of accidental drug overdose at 59

  • 2022-10-02 Mary McCaslin, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player ("Prairie In The Sky"), dies from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) at 75

Loretta Lynn (1932-2022)

2022-10-04 American country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"), dies at 90 [1]

  • 2022-10-06 (Myrna Joy) "Jody" Miller, American Grammy Award-winning pop and country music singer ("He Walks Like A Man": "Queen of the House"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 80
  • 2022-10-10 Anita Kerr [née Grilli], American pop and country singer, composer, and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers), dies at 94 [1] [2]
  • 2022-10-15 Joyce Sims, American R&B singer-songwriter ("All and All"; "Come into My Life"), dies at 63
  • 2022-10-15 Mikaben [Michael Benjamin], Haitian zouk and dancehall singer-songwriter, dies onstage in Paris of a heart attack at 41
  • 2022-10-18 Robert Gordon, American rockabilly revival singer-songwriter ("Red Hot"), and actor (The Loveless), dies of leukemia at 75
  • 2022-10-20 Lucy Simon, American folk singer-songwriter (Simon Sisters), Grammy Award-winning record producer (In Harmony) and theater composer (The Secret Garden; Doctor Zhivago), dies of breast cancer at 82 [1]

Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022)

2022-10-28 American rock and country music singer-songwriter and pianist ("Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"; "Great Balls Of Fire"), dies at 87 [1] [2]

  • 2022-11-05 Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, accidentally drowns in his bathtub while under the influence of prescription sedatives and non-medicinal inhalants at 34
  • 2022-11-06 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), dies at 93
  • 2022-11-08 Father Abraham [Pierre Kartner], Dutch singer and songwriter (The Smurf Song), dies at 87
  • 2022-11-08 Jeff Cook, American country music guitarist, singer and fiddler (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), dies at 73
  • 2022-11-09 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, dies at 77
  • 2022-11-11 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), dies at 82
  • 2022-11-16 Robert Clary [Widerman], French-American actor (Hogan's Heroes - "Cpl LeBeau"; Days of Our Lives), singer, author, artist, lecturer, and Holocaust survivor, dies at 96 [1]
  • 2022-11-20 (Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, dies at 95 [1]
  • 2022-11-21 Wilko Johnson [John Wilkinson], British guitarist, singer and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-77 - "She Does It Right"), dies of cancer at 75
  • 2022-11-22 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
  • 2022-11-25 Irene Cara [Escalera], American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Fame"; "Flashdance...What A Feeling"), and actress (Fame; D.C. Cab), dies at 63
  • 2022-11-26 Louise Tobin, American big band singer (Benny Goodman; Ziggy Elman), dies at 104 [1] [2]
  • 2022-12-04 Bob McGrath, American musician, singer (Sing Along With Mitch), and actor (Sesame Street, 1969-2017), dies of complications from a stroke at 90 [1]
  • 2022-12-09 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), dies from complications after a fall at 79
  • 2022-12-15 Shirley Eikhard, Canadian Juno Award-winning country singer-songwriter (Something to Talk About), dies of cancer at 67
  • 2022-12-16 Charlie Gracie [Graci], American rock pioneer, rhythm and blues singer, and guitarist ("Butterfly"; "Fabulous"), dies of complications following COVID-19 at 86
  • 2022-12-18 Terry Hall, British rock-ska-pop singer (Specials; Fun Boy Three; Vegas), dies at 63
  • 2022-12-23 Maxi Jazz [Maxwell Fraser], English DJ, guitarist, rapper, singer-songwriter and hip-hop producer (The Soul Food Café System; Faithless), dies at 65
  • 2022-12-28 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), dies at 96
  • 2022-12-29 Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia), dies at 89 [1]
  • 2022-12-31 Anita Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy"; "I'm So Excited"), dies at 74
  • 2023-01-05 Gordy Harmon, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), dies at 79
  • 2023-01-11 Yukihiro Takahashi, Japanese pop-rock drummer and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra), dies from complications of a brain tumor at 70

Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)

2023-01-12 American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis, dies of cardiac arrest predicated by a small bowel obstruction at 54 [1]

  • 2023-01-17 Renée Geyer, Australian singer ("It's A Man's Man's World"; "Stares and Whispers"), dies at 69 [1]
  • 2023-01-18 David Crosby, American rock singer-songwriter (The Byrds, 1964-67 - "Eight Miles High"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Guinnevere"; "Wooden Ships"), dies at 81 [1]
  • 2023-01-31 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), dies of liver cancer at 85

Raquel Welch (1940-2023)

2023-02-15 American stage and screen (Myra Breckenridge; One Million Years B.C.; 100 Rifles), and nightclub singer, dies at 82 [1] [2]

  • 2023-02-16 Chuck Jackson, American pop and R&B singer ("Any Day Now"; "I Don't Want to Cry"; "I Keep Forgettin'"), dies at 85
  • 2023-03-01 Leon Hughes, American pop-rock singer (The Coasters - "Young Blood"), dies at 92 [1]
  • 2023-03-14 Bobby Caldwell, American jazz and pop singer ("What You Won't Do for Love"), and songwriter ("The Next Time I Fall"), dies from long term adverse reaction to antibiotics at 71
  • 2023-03-17 Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins, American pop, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter (Parliament-Funkadelic - "Knee Deep"), dies at 81 [1]
  • 2023-03-27 Howie Kane [Howard Kirshenbaum], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "Come a Little Bit Closer"), dies at 81
  • 2023-04-19 Moonbin [Moon Bin], South Korean K-pop singer and actor, dies in a suspected suicide at 25 [1]

Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)

2023-04-25 Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso singer ("Banana Boat Song"), actor (Buck & the Preacher), and human rights activist, dies of congestive heart failure at 96 [1]

  • 2023-04-25 Paul van Vliet, Dutch comedian and singer, dies at 87
  • 2023-04-27 (Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", dies at 90 [1]

Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)

2023-05-01 Canadian folk singer ("Sundown"; "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald"), dies at 84 [1]

  • 2023-05-03 Linda Lewis [Fredericks], British pop-rock-soul singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo"), dies at 72

Grace Bumbry (1937-2023)

2023-05-07 American mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhäuser, 1st Black singer to sing at Bayreuth Festival), dies at 86 [1]

  • 2023-05-08 Rita Lee [Jones], Brazilian rock singer, songwriter and musician (Os Mutantes), dies at 75 [1]
  • 2023-05-10 Rolf Harris, Australian-British comedian, actor, painter, singer-songwriter ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, dies at 93 [1]
  • 2023-05-21 Ed Ames [Edmund Dantes Urick], American popular singer (Ames Brothers - "My Cup Runneth Over"), and actor (Daniel Boone - "Mingo"), dies at 95 [1]

Tina Turner (1939-2023)

2023-05-24 American singer (Ike & Tina - "Proud Mary"; solo - "What's Love Got To Do With It"), dies at 83 [1]

  • 2023-05-26 Jack Lee, American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - "Hanging on the Telephone"; Paul Young - "Come Back and Stay"), dies of colon cancer at 71
  • 2023-06-05 Astrud Gilberto (née Weinert), Brazilian samba singer ("The Girl From Ipanema"), dies at 83
  • 2023-06-06 Tony McPhee, British blues-rock guitarist and singer (The Groundhogs), dies from complications of a fall at 79
  • 2023-06-23 Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler], American-English stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Dream Wife; Carousel; Corridors of Blood), dies at 93
  • 2023-06-23 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolinist (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 93 [1]
  • 2023-07-05 Coco Lee, Chinese-American pop singer ("A Love Before Time"; "Tragic"), takes her own life at 48
  • 2023-07-16 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)

2023-07-21 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]

  • 2023-07-21 Vince Hill, English pop singer ("Roses of Picardy"; "La Vie en Rose"; "Edelweiss"), dies at 89
  • 2023-07-23 Pamela Blair American stage actress, singer, and dancer (A Chorus Line), dies at 73
  • 2023-07-24 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, dies of Lewy body dementia at 80

Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023)

2023-07-26 Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), dies at 56 [1]

  • 2023-08-05 (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89
  • 2023-08-08 [Sixto] Rodríguez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Sugar Man"), dies at 81
  • 2023-08-09 (Jaime Royal) "Robbie" Robertson, Canadian-Mohawk singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), and soundtrack composer (Martin Scorsese films), dies of prostate cancer at 80 [1] [2]
  • 2023-08-18 Ray Hildebrand, American pop and contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter (Paul & Paula - "Hey Paula; Land and Hildebrand), dies at 82
  • 2023-08-22 (Salvatore) "Toto" Cutugno, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("L'Italiano"; Eurovision, 1990; "Insieme: 1992"), dies of prostate cancer at 80
  • 2023-08-26 John Kezdy, American punk-rock guitarist and singer (The Effigies), and later prosecuting attorney, dies from injuries sustained in a bicycle crash at 64
  • 2023-08-28 Len Chandler, American folk music singer-songwriter ("Beans in Ears"), and civil rights activist, dies at 88
  • 2023-08-31 Curtis Fowlkes, American jazz and session trombonist, singer, and band leader (The Jazz Passengers; Lounge Lizards), dies at 73

Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023)

2023-09-01 American country rock singer-songwriter ("Margaritaville") and restaurant entrepreneur (Margaritaville Cafe), dies of Merkel cell carcinoma (a rare form of skin cancer) at 76 [1]

  • 2023-09-04 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 80 [1]
  • 2023-09-04 Steve Harwell, American rock singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth, 1994-2021 - "All Star", "I'm A Believer"), dies of liver failure at 56 [1]
  • 2023-09-10 Charlie Robison, American country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad"), dies of a heart attack at 59
  • 2023-09-13 Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-British country singer ("The Last Farewell"; "Durham Town"), dies at 87 [1]
  • 2023-09-14 Michael McGrath, American Tony Award-winning stage actor and singer (Spamalot; Nice Work If You Can Get It), dies at 65
  • 2023-09-20 Katherine Anderson, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"; "Don't Mess With Bill"), dies at 79
  • 2023-09-22 Mike Henderson, American country, blues, and bluegrass singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist (The Bluebloods; The SteelDrivers), dies at 70
  • 2023-10-09 Charles "Buck" Trent, American country and bluegrass banjoist, dobro player, and singer (Hee Haw), dies at 85
  • 2023-10-12 Rudolph Isley, American rock singer (Isley Brothers - "Shout"; "Twist and Shout"; "It's Your Thing"), and minister, dies at 84 [1]
  • 2023-10-18 Dwight Twilley, American power pop singer-songwriter ("I'm On Fire"; "Girls"), dies of complications from a stroke at 72 [1]
  • 2023-10-23 Chronis Aidonidis, Greek folk and traditional music singer, dies at 95
  • 2023-10-23 Mervin Shiner, American honky-tonk country and hillbilly singer, and guitarist, dies at 102
  • 2023-10-29 Heath [Hiroshi Morie], Japanese rock bassist, singer and songwriter (X Japan), dies of colorectal cancer at 55
  • 2023-11-21 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian pop-rock singer and musician (The Expressions/The Guess Who, 1962-65; Brave Belt), and television personality, dies at 80 [1]
  • 2023-11-22 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer ("Mr. Big Stuff"), and nurse, dies at 80 [1]

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