Music
Singers, songwriters, players and producers whose records became part of people's lives. 98 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Quincy Jones1933 – 2024 · Record producer and composerNot one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me.
362 candles · 15 tributes
Dolly Parton1946 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterQueen of Country whose songs, sparkle, and Imagination Library lifted millions.
237 candles · 14 tributes
Leonard Cohen1934 – 2016 · SingerThere is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.
212 candles · 14 tributes
Cassandra Wilson1955 – 2026 · Jazz singerSmoky contralto that widened jazz with blues, folk, and Mississippi roots.
197 candles · 15 tributes
Prince1958 – 2016 · MusicianDearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.
184 candles · 11 tributes
Louis Armstrong1901 – 1971 · Jazz trumpeter and singerWhat a wonderful world.
172 candles · 11 tributes
Roberta Flack1937 – 2025 · SingerSoft-storm virtuoso who made Killing Me Softly and First Time Ever into forever.
169 candles · 16 tributes
David Bowie1947 – 2016 · Musician and actorI don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.
163 candles · 15 tributes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756 – 1791 · ComposerThe music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.
163 candles · 10 tributes
Amy Winehouse1983 – 2011 · Singer and songwriterI'm not a girl trying to be a star. I'm just a girl who sings.
143 candles · 12 tributes
John Lennon1940 – 1980 · Musician and songwriterYou may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
136 candles · 14 tributes
Ludwig van Beethoven1770 – 1827 · ComposerMusic is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
132 candles · 10 tributes
Connie Francis1937 – 2025 · SingerFirst woman to top the Hot 100; Who's Sorry Now to Pretty Little Baby; voice, resilience, 200 million records.
126 candles · 23 tributes
Chris Cornell1964 – 2017 · SingerFour-octave voice of Seattle grunge who kept reinventing hard rock.
103 candles · 14 tributes
Jonathan Meléndez1988 – 2026 · KeyboardistHonas: keys, light, and love that built Camilo Séptimo.
100 candles · 9 tributes
Cheetah Chrome1955 – 2026 · GuitaristCleveland punk guitarist whose feral riffs with Dead Boys and Rocket from the Tombs helped invent American punk.
99 candles · 6 tributes
David Z1948 – 2026 · Record producerArchitect of the Minneapolis Sound; Funkytown snare to Kiss and She Drives Me Crazy.
97 candles · 7 tributes