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.
Mark Pucci† 2026 · Music publicistPublicist and blues champion who spent 50 years making sure great roots music was heard.
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Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway1945 – 2026 · GuitaristLast surviving founder of Triana who fused Andalusian roots with progressive rock.
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Kristina Safrany1972 – 2026 · SingerGerman Eurodance vocalist of Hungarian origin whose First Base hits lit up 1990s dancefloors.
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Chuck Varga1958 – 2026 · VocalistGWAR co-founder and Sexecutioner who built monsters, spilled stage blood, and faced the end as a Stoic.
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Lynn Clawson Trautmann1958 – 2026 · PhotographerShe framed North Shore athletes and neighbors so they would feel seen and valued.
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Carlyto Lassa1961 – 2026 · Congolese rumba and gospel singerRumba voice of Maya and Makolo ya massiya who later preached the gospel.
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Gary Dwyer† 2026 · Drummer (The Teardrop ExplodesTeardrop Explodes drummer and Liverpool's Rocky: thrilling, unorthodox skank and a gentle giant's laugh.
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Megas1945 – 2026 · SingerThe father of Icelandic rock, who mocked the nation's heroes and gave its language new life in song.
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John "Beaky" Dymond1944 – 2026 · MusicianSalisbury's Beaky, of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. A real diamond with a kind heart.
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Calvin Hayes1962 – 2026 · MusicianKeyboardist, drummer and producer who co-founded Johnny Hates Jazz and helped turn Shattered Dreams into a worldwide hit.
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Joe Melson1935 – 2026 · SongwriterHe heard the heartbreak in Roy Orbison's voice first, and helped give the world Only the Lonely, Crying and Blue Bayou.
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Akihiro Miwa1935 – 2026 · SingerNagasaki survivor, chanson singer and fearless icon who sang Yoitomake no Uta and taught Japan that love is the answer.
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Don Schlitz1952 – 2026 · Country songwriter who wrote "The Gambler" and 25 No. 1 hitsYou got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. The songwriter who gave country music The Gambler.
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Sly Dunbar1952 – 2026 · Jamaican reggae drummer and record producerThe Riddim Twin whose drumbeat carried Jamaica to the world.
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Jimmy Cliff1944 – 2025 · SingerReggae pioneer who carried Jamaica's sound to the world.
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Joe Feeney1931 – 2008 · TenorThe Irish tenor of The Lawrence Welk Show, whose Danny Boy reached millions. Our Dad with the Golden Voice.
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Valery Lysenko1961 – 2026 · Drummer and singerHe named Mister Twister and kept Soviet rockabilly swinging for forty years.
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Donnie Iris1943 – 2026 · SingerKing Cool of Pittsburgh rock, the voice of The Rapper and Ah! Leah!
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Antonio Fanna1926 – 2026 · MusicologistHe gave the forgotten music of Vivaldi back to the world.
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Brother Valentino1941 – 2026 · CalypsonianThe People's Calypsonian, whose songs spoke for ordinary people and Black dignity.
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Gilles Girard1942 – 2026 · Singer (Les Classels)The voice of Les Classels, who kept the songs of Quebec's yé-yé years alive for sixty years.
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Toluwanisings1985 – 2026 · Gospel singerA very unique voice of Yoruba praise. Unreserved Praise, A Very Big God, and a ministry that taught millions to sing to God.
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Pavel Půta1948 – 2026 · Bass guitaristCzech lyricist and bass player whose songs for Katapult and children's albums outlived the Plzeň folk stage.
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Verne Allison1936 – 2026 · Singer and songwriterHe named The Dells and, for nearly 60 years, his second tenor was part of their unmistakable harmony.
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Gary Heffern1954 – 2026 · Punk rock singerThe voice of San Diego punk who turned a hard childhood into songs of darkness and light.
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Babsy Mlangeni1943 – 2026 · SingerTownship soul pioneer whose voice crossed every language line in South Africa.
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Kent Carter1939 – 2026 · Jazz double bassistBass is beautiful. The quiet American in Paris who held up Steve Lacy's music for twenty years.
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Ray Caviano† 2026 · Music executiveDisco promotion pioneer who built RFC Records and taught majors to listen to the booth.
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Lieutenant Stitchie1965 – 2026 · Dancehall and gospel reggae deejayJamaican dancehall Governor who became a pioneering voice of gospel reggae.
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Angry Anderson1947 – 2026 · Rock singerRose Tattoo's gravel voice: Suddenly, Mad Max, and a lifetime of loud mercy.
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Andrei Mazandarani (DJ Andrei Maz)† 2026 · DJ and musicianA Perth DJ who could fill any dance floor, and co-founder of the long running Death Disco club night.
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Ian King1969 – 2026 · GuitaristBoston hardcore guitarist with The F.U.'s; title examiner, reader, and father from Salem.
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Lungskull2006 – 2026 · RapperParis-born Robloxcore pioneer whose track Foreign turned a game boombox into a global viral sound.
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Gaurang Vyas† 2026 · Music composerHe carried his father's music forward and gave Gujarati cinema the songs of more than 100 films.
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Bob Davenport1932 – 2026 · Traditional folk singerGateshead voice of the British folk revival, from Camden pubs to Newport.
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Bernard Szajner1944 – 2026 · ComposerHe made light play music, and asked to be remembered for the songs.
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Ann Bogan1941 – 2026 · Singer (MotownMotown lead who fronted the Andantes' rare Nightmare and carried the Marvelettes into their final Hitsville years.
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Marie-Paule Belle1946 – 2026 · SingerShe was not Parisian, and it bothered her. With a piano and a smile, she became the most Parisian of all.
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Bill McGlaughlin1943 – 2026 · Classical music radio hostHe opened the door to classical music for millions, one warm and curious conversation at a time.
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Guesch Patti1946 – 2026 · DancerDancer first, chameleon always. The voice and body of Étienne, glad to be there.
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David Allan Coe1939 – 2026 · Outlaw country singerHe wrote the perfect country and western song, then lived every verse of it.
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Albert Mazibuko1948 – 2026 · Isicathamiya tenorLadysmith Black Mambazo tenor for 55 years who carried isicathamiya from Ladysmith to the world.
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Marinella1938 – 2026 · Singer and actressThe voice of Greek song for 68 years, from Thessaloniki's clubs to Eurovision, who sang until her final night on stage.
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Willie Colón1950 – 2026 · Salsa trombonistEl Malo of the Bronx, whose trombones gave salsa its voice and carried the Puerto Rican diaspora to the world.
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Calbo1972 – 2026 · RapperWho claims to make rap without taking a stand? The voice of Ärsenik, who boxed with words.
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Álvaro Salazar1938 – 2026 · Composer and conductorComposer and conductor who opened Portugal's ears to new music for almost fifty years.
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Soner Olgun1959 – 2026 · SingerModern ozan of Turkish folk and stage song; İyi Bayramlar, forever.
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Marcelo Decall† 2026 · MusicianCórdoba pop hitmaker of Pasaporte and songwriter for Pelusa.
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