British musician Andy Rourke, best known as the bass player for The Smiths, has died at the age of 59.…
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Rita Lee, a founding vocalist of Brazilian psych-rock legends Os Mutantes, has died. Lee – who earned the title of Brazil’s…
American musician Rob Laakso, a longtime recording collaborator and bandmate of Kurt Vile, has died at the age of 44.…
Canadian folk songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died at age 84 in a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. His death was confirmed…
Founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, guitarist Tim Bachman, has died at age 71. His son Ryder revealed the news on…
Renowned saxophonist and flautist Andrew Oh has died after suffering a heart attack on Friday, 28th April. Oh’s brother Bernard…
Broderick Smith, frontman for 70s Australian rockers The Dingoes, Carson and others, has died at the age of 75. According…
Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, actor Harry Belafonte – who brought the sounds of the Caribbean and Kingston to the US before turning…
Mark Stewart, frontman of the highly influential rock outfit the Pop Group, has died at age 62. Stewart’s death was…
K-pop artist Moonbin has been found dead in his apartment at the age of 25. The Astro band member’s death…
Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae artist who inspired legions of acts across genres, has died. His management confirmed his…
Jazz piano legend Ahmad Jamal has died at the age of 92. The pioneering musician, who was known for his…
Mark Sheehan, the founding guitarist of Irish pop-rock band The Script, has died at the age of 46. The news…
S Club 7 singer Paul Cattermole has died at age 46. He was found in his Dorset home by his…
Renowned record executive and founder of Sire Records Seymour Stein has died at age 80. Stein passed away on Sunday…
Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away at the age of 71. Sakamoto’s management team confirmed his death in a…
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins, the American vocalist who was an original member of the George Clinton-led groups Parliament and Funkadelic, has…
The last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitarist Gary Rossington, died on Sunday (5th March) aged 71. No specific…
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