Music
Singers, songwriters, players and producers whose records became part of people's lives. 351 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Sway DaSafo1982 – 2026 · RapperUnsigned MOBO pioneer who proved UK rap could win on its own terms.
40 candles · 4 tributes
Andy Williams (The Butcher)1977 – 2026 · Musician (rhythm guitar)Founding ETID guitarist and AEW's The Butcher; Buffalo metal and tag-team brotherhood to the end.
40 candles · 7 tributes
Violet Hensley1916 – 2026 · Luthier (fiddle maker/repairer)Ozarks Whittlin' Fiddler who carved 73 fiddles and debuted at the Opry at 99.
40 candles · 4 tributes
David Clayton-Thomas1941 – 2026 · SingerVoice of Spinning Wheel and Blood, Sweat & Tears; Toronto blues kid who took jazz-rock to Woodstock and the Grammys.
40 candles · 8 tributes
S. R. Janakiraman1928 – 2026 · Carnatic vocalistLast student of Tiger Varadachariar; Carnatic musicology's December-season voice.
39 candles · 9 tributes
Miguel Zavaleta1955 – 2026 · SingerSueter's voice who made Amanece en la ruta immortal.
39 candles · 9 tributes
Pat Senatore1935 – 2026 · Jazz bassistA jazz bassist whose pulse carried the Tijuana Brass around the world and kept Los Angeles swinging.
38 candles · 5 tributes
Rosalind Ashford1943 – 2026 · SingerMotown soprano whose high harmonies helped Heat Wave and Dancing in the Street soar.
36 candles · 4 tributes
Jonathan Cooper1950 – 2026 · Violinmaker (luthier)He made fiddles meant to sing for centuries, one at a time.
36 candles · 8 tributes
Dash Crofts1938 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterSeals & Crofts harmony and mandolin; Summer Breeze still softens the room.
36 candles · 6 tributes
Nanda Malini1943 – 2026 · Sri Lankan singerA voice of social purpose, she sang Sri Lanka's hard truths in a white sari.
35 candles · 6 tributes
Paddy Keenan1950 – 2026 · MusicianBothy Band founding piper who made the uilleann pipes roar like rock without leaving the tradition.
33 candles · 5 tributes
Andy Williams1977 – 2026 · Rhythm guitarist (Every Time I DieBuffalo guitarist and AEW's The Butcher who made hardcore and the ring feel like home.
28 candles · 7 tributes
Mighty Sparrow1935 – 2026 · Calypso and soca musicianCalypso King of the World. He made Carnival history and turned the news into song.
14 candles · 1 tributes
David Surkamp† 2026 · SingerProgressive rock voice of Pavlov's Dog, remembered for a singular sound.
13 candles · 1 tributes
Karina Zeviani1975 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterBrazilian singer who carried Jaboticabal's voice from Thievery Corporation and Nouvelle Vague to The Voice Brasil.
13 candles · 1 tributes
Krishnaraj† 2026 · Tamil film playback singerThe voice of Thanjavooru Mannu Eduthu, carrying Tamil cinema songs into every home.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Bruno Kramm1967 – 2026 · MusicianCo-founder of Das Ich whose keyboards and Danse Macabre label shaped German darkwave.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Jason Walker1969 – 2026 · Country musicianNZ-born Australian alt-country voice, ARIA-nominated songwriter and Gram Parsons biographer.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Chen Ying-git1953 – 2026 · SingerThe big sister of Taiwanese song, whose voice carried Feng Fei Sha and Haihai Rensheng.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Lou Koller1965 – 2026 · Hardcore punk vocalistNew York hardcore's great ambassador, who raised every room with a smile, a sarcastic joke and a roar.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Little Gerhard1934 – 2026 · Swedish rock and roll singerSweden's first rock king. Buona Sera, Den siste mohikanen, and the producer who found Agnetha Fältskog.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Peppino di Capri1939 – 2026 · SingerThe dreamer from Capri who taught Neapolitan song to twist, and gave Italy Champagne, Roberta and Luna caprese.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Sparky D1965 – 2026 · RapperBrownsville's battle MC who answered Roxanne and opened the door for women in rap.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Vidi Aldiano1990 – 2026 · Singer-songwriterThe voice of Nuansa Bening and Status Palsu, who met cancer with courage, faith and a smile.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Ace Frehley1951 – 2025 · GuitaristThe Spaceman. Founding lead guitarist of Kiss, a self-taught Bronx kid whose smoking Les Paul inspired a generation to play.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Trần Xuân Tiến† 2026 · ComposerComposer who sang for Saigon's students and wrote songs for generations of young Vietnamese.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Sandro De Palma1957 – 2026 · PianistA Neapolitan pianist who gave forgotten music and young players a stage.
9 candles · 1 tributes- AApryl McIntosh-Smith† 2026 · Music executive and artiste manager
She built a business around Jamaican talent and helped carry its music to the world.
9 candles · 1 tributes 
Kang Heon (강헌)1962 – 2026 · Popular music criticThe critic who read Korean history through its songs.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Keith Christmas1946 – 2026 · SingerBristol folk guitarist who played on Bowie's Space Oddity, sang at the first Glastonbury and wrote on to the end.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Sway DaSafo1982 – 2026 · RapperUnsigned MOBO pioneer who opened doors for UK hip hop and mentored a generation.
9 candles · 2 tributes
Granville Straker1939 – 2026 · Record producerGodfather of soca who gave Caribbean music a home in Brooklyn.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Derry Brownson1970 – 2026 · MusicianCinderford EMF co-founder whose keyboards and samples powered Unbelievable.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Mikhail Gulko1931 – 2026 · SingerThe voice of Poruchik Golitsyn, whose songs healed the soul of an emigration.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Kavinsky1975 – 2026 · DJFrench house and synthwave artist whose Nightcall defined a neon decade.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Oliver Jones1934 – 2026 · Jazz pianistLittle Burgundy's jazz ambassador whose swing and generosity put Montreal on the map.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jim Gilstrap1946 – 2026 · Singer and session vocalistThe voice of the Good Times theme and the first lines of You Are the Sunshine of My Life.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jennifer Finch1966 – 2026 · MusicianL7 bassist and photographer who helped define feminist punk rock, barefoot and on her own terms.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Ross the Boss1954 – 2026 · Guitarist and songwriterThe Bronx's own. He was there at the birth of punk and of true metal, and his guitar was his life's breath.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Stephen "Cat" Coore1956 – 2026 · GuitaristReggae Ambassador whose guitar and cello carried Jamaica to the world.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Derrick Harriott1939 – 2026 · SingerThe Jiving Juniors star and Crystal label pioneer who sang The Loser and helped launch Dennis Brown.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Şahan Arzruni1943 – 2026 · PianistPianist who carried Armenian music from Istanbul to the world's great stages.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Marianne Helms1936 – 2026 · MusicologistBerlin-born scholar who edited the music of Bach and Haydn for half a century.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Pavel Anton1936 – 2026 · ComposerMoldovan composer and choir master who taught generations of the country's music teachers.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Brian Jones1940 – 2026 · Saxophonist and singerMerseybeat saxophonist who carried The Undertakers' sound for more than sixty years.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Rory Bourke1942 – 2026 · Songwriter and music publisherNashville songwriter who gave Charlie Rich "The Most Beautiful Girl" and Anne Murray "A Little Good News".
8 candles · 1 tributes
Freddie Jackson1956 – 2026 · SingerHarlem gospel singer whose quiet-storm love songs became the soundtrack to a generation of romance.
8 candles · 1 tributes