December 2020

[30 Dec 2020] Eugene Wright, 97, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet).

[30 Dec 2020] Alto Reed, 72, American saxophonist (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Little Feat, Grand Funk Railroad), colon cancer.

[30 Dec 2020] Frank Kimbrough, 64, American post-bop jazz pianist.

[30 Dec 2020] Seaman Dan, 91, Australian musician.

[29 Dec 2020] Rudy Salas, 71, American musician (El Chicano, Tierra).

[29 Dec 2020] Phyllis McGuire, 89, American singer (The McGuire Sisters).

[29 Dec 2020] Hugh X. Lewis, 90, American country singer.

[29 Dec 2020] Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, The Local Band), alcohol-related cirrhosis and pancreatitis

[29 Dec 2020] Claude Bolling, 90, French jazz pianist and composer (Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio).

[25 Dec 2020] Tony Rice, 69, American Hall of Fame bluegrass guitarist (New South, David Grisman Quintet, Bluegrass Album Band).

[23 Dec 2020] John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, 56, American rapper with Whodini.

[23 Dec 2020] Leslie West, 75, American singer and guitarist (Mountain, West, Bruce and Laing, The Vagrants), heart attack.

[21 Dec 2020] K. T. Oslin, 78, American country singer-songwriter (“80’s Ladies“, “Do Ya“, “I’ll Always Come Back“), Grammy winner (1988, 1989).

[20 Dec 2020] Chad Stuart, 79, English singer and musician (Chad & Jeremy), pneumonia.

[17 Dec 2020] Jeff Clayton, 66, American jazz saxophonist, complications from kidney cancer.

[16 Dec 2020] Carl Mann, 78, American rockabilly singer.

[15 Dec 2020] Albert Griffiths, 74, Jamaican reggae musician for The Gladiators.

[15 Dec 2020] Sam Jayne, 46, American rock musician for Love as Laughter.

[12 Dec 2020] Charley Pride, 86, American Hall of Fame singer (“Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’“, “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone“) and baseball player (Memphis Red Sox), complications from COVID-19.

[10 Dec 2020] Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield, 56, American blues singer.

[09 Dec 2020] Jason Slater, 49, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind, Snake River Conspiracy, Brougham), liver failure.

[07 Dec 2020] LD Beghtol, 55, American musician (Flare Acoustic Arts League, LD & the New Criticism, Moth Wranglers) and writer.

[06 Dec 2020] Eric Pacheco, 53, American bass guitarist for Babylon A.D.

November 2020

[26 Nov 2020] Herman Green, 90, American jazz and blues saxophonist.

[23 Nov 2020] Hal Ketchum, 67, American country singer-songwriter (“Small Town Saturday Night“, “Past the Point of Rescue“, “Hearts Are Gonna Roll“), complications from dementia.

[18 Nov 2020] Dominic Grant,71, British pop singer for Guys ‘n’ Dolls, abdominal aortic aneurysm.

[18 Nov 2020] Tony Hooper, 81, English guitarist (Strawbs).

[13 Nov 2020] Doug Supernaw, 60, American country musician (“I Don’t Call Him Daddy“, “Reno“, “Not Enough Hours in the Night“), lung and bladder cancer.

[11 Nov 2020] Mo3, 28, American rapper, shot

[10 Nov 2020] Alec Baillie, American bassist (Choking Victim, Leftöver Crack).

[08 Nov 2020] Alex Trebek, 80, Canadian-American game show host (Jeopardy!, High Rollers, Classic Concentration), seven-time Emmy winner, pancreatic cancer.

[07 Nov 2020] Bones Hillman, 62, New Zealand bassist (Midnight Oil, The Swingers, Suburban Reptiles), cancer.

[06 Nov 2020] King Von, 26, American rapper, shot.

[05 Nov 2020] Len Barry, 78, American singer (“1-2-3“, “Bristol Stomp“), myelodysplasia.

[04 Nov 2020] Ken Hensley, 75, English singer-songwriter (Uriah Heep, Blackfoot, Toe Fat).

[01 Nov 2020] Nikki McKibbin, 42, American singer-songwriter and reality show contestant (American Idol), brain aneurysm.

[01 Nov 2020] Ronnie Peel, 74, Australian guitarist and singer (Thunderclap Newman, The La De Da’s, John Paul Young).

October 2020

[31 Oct 2020] MF Doom, 49, British rapper, songwriter and record producer.

[31 Oct 2020] Sir Sean Connery, 90, Scottish actor (Dr. No, The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), Oscar winner (1988), heart failure and pneumonia.

[28 Oct 2020] Billy Joe Shaver, 81, American country musician (“You Ask Me To“), stroke.

[23 Oct 2020] Jerry Jeff Walker, 78, American singer-songwriter (“Mr. Bojangles“), throat cancer.

[22 Oct 2020] Margie Bowes, 79, American country music singer (Grand Ole Opry).

[19 Oct 2020] Spencer Davis, 81, Welsh singer and guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group), pneumonia.

[19 Oct 2020] Tony Lewis, 62, English bassist, singer and songwriter (The Outfield).

[18 Oct 2020] Chet “JR” White, 40, American bassist (Girls) and record producer.

[16 Oct 2020] Johnny Bush, 85, American country singer-songwriter (“Whiskey River“).

[16 Oct 2020] Gordon Haskell, 74, English singer-songwriter (“How Wonderful You Are“) and musician (King Crimson, The Fleur de Lys), lung cancer.

[15 Oct 2020] Dave Munden, 76, English drummer and singer for The Tremeloes, respiratory infection.

[13 Oct 2020] Saint Dog, 44, American rapper (Kottonmouth Kings).

[08 Oct 2020] Brian Locking, 81, English rock bass guitarist (The Shadows), bladder cancer.

[06 Oct 2020] Johnny Nash, 80, American singer-songwriter (“I Can See Clearly Now“, “Hold Me Tight“, “Tears on My Pillow“).

[06 Oct 2020] Eddie Van Halen, 65, Dutch-born American Hall of Fame musician (Van Halen) and songwriter (“Eruption“, “Panama“), Grammy winner (1992), throat cancer.

[02 Oct 2020] Cookie Monsta, 31, American dubstep DJ.

September 2020

[29 Sep 2020] Mac Davis, 78, American singer-songwriter (“Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me“, “It’s Hard to Be Humble“) and actor (North Dallas Forty), complications from heart surgery.

[29 Sep 2020] Helen Reddy, 78, Australian-American singer (“I Am Woman“, “Delta Dawn“) and actress (Pete’s Dragon), Grammy winner (1973).

[23 Sep 2020] W. S. Holland, 85, American drummer (The Tennessee Three).

[21 Sep 2020] Tommy DeVito, 92, American Hall of Fame musician and singer (The Four Seasons), COVID-19.

[21 Sep 2020] Roy Head, 79, American singer (“Treat Her Right“), heart attack.

[19 Sep 2020] Dave Kusworth, 60, English musician for Jacobites.

[18 Sep 2020] Pamela Hutchinson, 61, American singer for The Emotions.

[16 Sep 2020] Roy C, 81, American southern soul singer-songwriter (“Impeach the President“).

[14 Sep 2020] Al Kasha, 83, American songwriter (“Operation Heartbreak“, “The Morning After“, “We May Never Love Like This Again“), Oscar winner (1973, 1975).

[14 Sep 2020] Peter Starkie, 72, Australian rock guitarist (Skyhooks, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), fall.

[12 Sep 2020] Edna Wright, 76, American R&B singer (Honey Cone).

[11 Sep 2020] Toots Hibbert, 77, Jamaican singer (Toots and the Maytals) and songwriter (“54-46 That’s My Number“, “Pressure Drop“), COVID-19.

[09 Sep 2020] Ronald Bell, 68, American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter (“Ladies’ Night“, “Celebration“).

[08 Sep 2020] Simeon Coxe, 82, American musician for Silver Apples.

[06 Sep 2020] Bruce Williamson, 49, American singer (The Temptations), complications from COVID-19.

[04 Sep 2020] Gary Peacock, 85, American jazz double-bassist.

[04 Sep 2020] Lucille Starr, 82, Canadian singer (“Cajun Love“).

[01 Sep 2020] Ian Mitchell, 62, Irish bassist for Bay City Rollers.

[01 Sep 2020] Erick Morillo, 49, American DJ (Reel 2 Real), music producer and record label owner, acute ketamine toxicity.

August 2020

[31 Aug 2020] Mark Colby, 71, American saxophonist, cancer.

[31 Aug 2020] John Meyer, 67, Australian slide guitarist for Rose Tattoo.

[27 Aug 2020] Mike Noga, 43, Australian rock multi-instrumentalist for The Drones.

[25 Aug 2020] Gerry McGhee, 58, Scottish singer (Brighton Rock), cancer.

[25 Aug 2020] Steve Sample Sr., 90, American bandleader and arranger.

[24 Aug 2020] Riley Gale, 34, American trash metal singer for Power Trip.

[23 Aug 2020] Charlie Persip, 91, American jazz drummer.

[22 Aug 2020] Walter Lure, 71, American guitarist (The Heartbreakers), lung and liver cancer.

[22 Aug 2020] D. J. Rogers, 72, American soul singer and producer.

[20 Aug 2020] Justin Townes Earle, 38, American singer-songwriter.

[20 Aug 2020] Frankie Banali, 68, American drummer (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.), pancreatic cancer.

[19 Aug 2020] Todd Nance, 57, American drummer (Widespread Panic).

[19 Aug 2020] Lou Ragland, 78, American R&B singer for Ink Spots.

[18 Aug 2020] Steve Gulley, 57, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, pancreatic cancer.

[18 Aug 2020] Sean Pentecost, Australian metal drummer for Superheist.

[18 Aug 2020] Roger Quigley, 51, English singer and songwriter.

[18 Aug 2020] Jack Sherman, 64, American guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers).

[14 Aug 2020] Pete Way, 69, English rock bass guitarist (UFO, Waysted, Fastway), injuries sustained in accident.

[11 Aug 2020] Trini Lopez, 83, American singer (“If I Had a Hammer“, “Lemon Tree“) and actor (The Dirty Dozen), complications from COVID-19.

[08 Aug 2020] Salome Bey, 86, American-born Canadian singer.

[06 Aug 2020] Wayne Fontana, 74, English singer (“The Game of Love“), cancer.

[06 Aug 2020] Vern Rumsey, 47, American bassist (Unwound, Fitz of Depression, Household Gods) and recording engineer.

[05 Aug 2020] Jan Savage, 77, American guitarist for The Seeds.

[04 Aug 2020] Tony Costanza, 52, American metal drummer (Machine Head, Crowbar).

[04 Aug 2020] FBG Duck, 26, American rapper, shot.

[02 Aug 2020] Leon Fleisher, 92, American pianist, cancer

[02 Aug 2020] Steve Holland, 66, American guitarist for Molly Hatchet.

[01 Aug 2020] Wilford Brimley, 85, American actor (The Natural, The Thing, Cocoon) and singer, kidney disease.

July 2020

[31 July 2929] Bill Mack, 88, American country music disc jockey (WBAP), songwriter (“Blue“, “Drinking Champagne“), Grammy winner (1997), and radio host, COVID-19.

[30 July 2020] Randy Barlow, 77, American country singer, cancer.

[29 Jul 2020] Malik B., 47, American rapper (The Roots).

[27 Jul 2020] Denise Johnson, 56, English singer for Primal Scream.

[25 Jul 2020] Peter Green, 73, English Hall of Fame blues rock singer-songwriter (“Black Magic Woman“) and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green Splinter Group).

[24 Jul 2020] Regis Philbin, 88, American entertainer and television personality (The Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), heart attack.

[21 Jul 2020] Annie Ross, 89, British-American jazz singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), songwriter (“Twisted“), and actress (Superman III), complications from emphysema and heart disease.

[18 Jul 2020] Martha Flores, 91, Cuban radio host, journalist and singer (Cuban-American lobby), pancreatic cancer.

[16 Jul 2020] Ken Chinn, 57, Canadian punk rock vocalist (SNFU).

[16 Jul 2020] Jamie Oldaker, 68, American drummer (Eric Clapton, The Tractors).

[12 Jul 2020] Rod Bernard, 79, American singer (“This Should Go On Forever“).

[12 Jul 2020] Judy Dyble, 71, English singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Trader Horne), lung cancer.

[11 Jul 2020] Lil Marlo, 30, American rapper, shot.

[06 Jul 2020] Charlie Daniels, 83, American Hall of Fame country singer-songwriter and musician (“The Devil Went Down to Georgia“, “Uneasy Rider“), Grammy Award winner (1980), hemorrhagic stroke.

[05 Jul 2020] Cleveland Eaton, 80, American jazz bassist.

[03 Jul 2020] J. Marvin Brown, 66, American soul singer for The Softones.

June 2020

[29 Jun 2020] Stepa J. Groggs, 32, American rapper for Injury Reserve.

[29 Jun 2020] Johnny Mandel, 94, American composer (“Suicide Is Painless“, “The Shadow of Your Smile“, “Emily“), Grammy winner (1966).

[29 Jun 2020] Benny Mardones, 73, American singer-songwriter (“Into the Night“), Parkinson’s disease.

[29 Jun 2020] Willie Wright, 80, American soul singer.

[27 Jun 2020] Pete Carr, 70, American guitarist (LeBlanc and Carr, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section).

[27 Jun 2020] Freddy Cole, 88, American jazz singer and pianist, complications from cardiovascular disease.

[27 Jun 2020] Tom Finn, 71, American musician (The Left Banke) and DJ.

[24 Jun 2020] Bris, 24, American rapper, shot.

[26 Jun 2020] Charles Lawton Jiles, 90, American songwriter and musician for Buck Owens.

[19 Jun 2020] Tray Savage, 26, American rapper, shot.

[18 Jun 2020] Hux Brown, 75, Jamaican guitarist for Toots and the Maytals.

[18 Jun 2020] Dame Vera Lynn, 103, British singer (“We’ll Meet Again“, “The White Cliffs of Dover“).

[14 Jun 2020] Keith Tippett, 72, British jazz pianist (King Crimson, Centipede) and composer.

[12 Jun 2020] Ricky Valance, 84, Welsh singer (“Tell Laura I Love Her“).

[09 Jun 2020] Paul Chapman, 66, Welsh rock guitarist (UFO, Lone Star).

[08 Jun 2020] Bonnie Pointer, 69, American singer (The Pointer Sisters), cardiac arrest.

[07 Jun 2020] Frank Bey, 74, American blues singer.

[04 Jun 2020] Rupert Hine, 72, English musician (Quantum Jump), songwriter and record producer (The Fixx, Howard Jones), cancer.

[04 Jun 2020] Steve Priest, 72, British bassist and singer (The Sweet).

[01 Jun 2020] Joey Image, 63, American drummer (Misfits), liver cancer.

May 2020

[25 May 2020] George Floyd, 46, aka Big Floyd (African-American security guard and former rapper for Screwed Up Click, killed by police during an arrest.

[24 May 2020] Al Rex, 91, American bassist (Bill Haley & His Comets).

[22 May 2020] KJ Balla, 23, American rapper, shot.

[22 May 2020] Steve Hanford, 50, American punk rock drummer for Poison Idea, heart attack.

[22 May 2020] Mory Kanté, 70, Guinean singer and kora player (“Yé ké yé ké“).

[17 May 2020] Sean Tyla, 73, English rock musician (Ducks Deluxe) and singer-songwriter.

[17 May 2020] Lucky Peterson, 55, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist.

[16 May 2020] Donn Trenner, 93, American jazz pianist.

[15 May 2020] Fred Willard, 86, American actor (Best in Show, Fernwood 2 Night, Modern Family) and comedian, heart attack.

[15 May 2020] Phil May, 75, English singer (The Pretty Things), complications following hip surgery.

[14 May 2020] Joey Giambra, 86, American jazz musician, playwright and actor, COVID-19.

[14 May 2020] Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican guitarist (Malo).

[13 May 2020] Yoshio, 70, Mexican singer, COVID-19.

[12 May 2020] Renée Claude, 80, Canadian actress (It’s Your Turn, Laura Cadieux, Avec un grand A, He Shoots, He Scores) and singer, COVID-19.

[11 May 2020] Jean Nichol, 75, Canadian singer.

[10 May 2020] Betty Wright, 66, American soul and R&B singer (“Clean Up Woman“), Grammy winner (1976), cancer.

[09 May 2020] Little Richard, 87, American Hall of Fame rock and roll singer (“Tutti Frutti“, “Long Tall Sally“, “Lucille“), pianist and songwriter, bone cancer.

[07 May 2020] İbrahim Gökçek, 41, Turkish bass player (Grup Yorum), starvation following hunger strike.

[06 May 2020] Brian Howe, 66, English rock singer (Bad Company), heart attack.

[06 May 2020] Florian Schneider, 73, German electronic musician for Kraftwerk), cancer.

[05 May 2020] Sweet Pea Atkinson, 74, American singer (Was (Not Was)), heart attack.

[05 May 2020] Kiing Shooter, 24, American rapper, liver failure reportedly complicated by COVID-19.

[05 May 2020] Alfred “Uganda” Roberts, 77, American percussionist (Professor Longhair, Dr. John), lung cancer.

[03 May 2020] Dave Greenfield, 71, English keyboardist (The Stranglers), heart disease and COVID-19.

[03 May 2020] Bob Lander, 78, Swedish rock musician for The Spotnicks.

[02 May 2020] Cady Groves, 30, American singer-songwriter.

[02 May 2020] Richie Cole, 72, American jazz saxophonist and composer.

April 2020

[29 Apr 2020] Stezo, 51, American rapper, heart disease.

[28 Apr 2020] McKenzie Bell, 24, American guitarist for He Is Legend.

[28 Apr 2020] Bobby Lewis, 95, American singer (“Tossin’ and Turnin’“), pneumonia.

[27 Apr 2020] Troy Sneed, 52, American gospel singer, COVID-19.

[27 Apr 2020] Scott Taylor, 58, British guitarist for Then Jerico), brain tumor.

[27 Apr 2020] Young Jessie, 83, American R&B singer (The Flairs, The Coasters).

[26 Apr 2020] Big Al Carson, 66, American blues singer, complications from heart attack.

[24 Apr 2020] Hamilton Bohannon, 78, American percussionist, songwriter and record producer.

[24 Apr 2020] Harold Reid, 80, American Country singer and songwriter for The Statler Brothers), kidney failure.

[24 Apr 2020] Mike Huckaby, 54, American deep house and trance DJ, complications from stroke and COVID-19.

[23 Apr 2020] Fred the Godson, 35, American DJ and rapper, COVID-19.

[22 Apr 2020] Bootsie Barnes, 82, American jazz saxophonist, COVID-19.

[21 Apr 2020] Derek Jones, 35, American rock guitarist (Falling in Reverse).

[20 Apr 2020] Ebow Graham, 41, UK rapper for Foreign Beggars.

[17 Apr 2020] Matthew Seligman, 64, English new wave bassist (The Soft Boys, Thompson Twins), COVID-19.

[17 Apr 2020] Giuseppi Logan, 84, American jazz musician, COVID-19.

[17 Apr 2020] Henry Grimes, 84, American jazz musician, COVID-19.

[15 Apr 2020] Eddie Cooley, 87, American songwriter (“Fever“) and singer (“Priscilla“).

[15 Apr 2020] Gary McSpadden, 77, American gospel singer (The Imperials, Gaither Vocal Band), pastor and television host, pancreatic cancer.

[10 Apr 2020] Jymie Merritt, 93, American jazz bassist (The Jazz Messengers), liver cancer.

[10 Apr 2020] Big George Brock, 87, American blues harmonicist and singer.

[09 Apr 2020] Richard Teitelbaum, 80, American electronic music composer, stroke.

[08 Apr 2020] Chynna Rogers, 25, American rapper, drug overdose.

[07 Apr 2020] Steve Farmer, 71, American musician (The Amboy Dukes) and songwriter (“Journey to the Center of the Mind“).

[07 Apr 2020] Eddy Davis, 79, American musician and bandleader, COVID-19.

[07 Apr 2020] John Prine, 73, American singer-songwriter (“Sam Stone“, “Angel from Montgomery“), Grammy winner (1992, 2006), COVID-19.

[06 Apr 2020] Black the Ripper, 32, British grime MC, rapper and cannabis activist, heart attack.

[04 Apr 2020] Alex Harvey, 79, American singer, songwriter and actor (Gettysburg, Fire Down Below, The Rainmaker).

[03 Apr 2020] Tweedy Bird Loc, 52, American rapper.

[03 Apr 2020] Vaughan Mason, 69, American music producer and songwriter for Vaughan Mason & Crew.

[01 Apr 2020] Bucky Pizzarelli, 94, American jazz guitarist, COVID-19.

[01 Apr 2020] Adam Schlesinger, 52, American musician (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy) and songwriter (“That Thing You Do“), Emmy winner (2012, 2013, 2019), COVID-19.

[01 Apr 2020] Cristina, 61, American singer), Coronavirus

March 2020

[31 Mar 2020] Wallace Roney, 59, American jazz trumpeter, COVID-19.

[30 Mar 2020] Bill Withers, 81, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter (“Lean on Me“, “Ain’t No Sunshine“, “Lovely Day“), heart disease.

[29 Mar 2020] Joe Diffie, 61, American country singer-songwriter (“Home“, “Third Rock from the Sun“, “Pickup Man“), COVID-19.

[29 Mar 2020] Alan Merrill, 69, American musician (Arrows) and songwriter (“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll“), COVID-19.

[28 Mar 2020] Jan Howard, 91, American country singer and songwriter (“The One You Slip Around With“, “For Loving You“, “Evil on Your Mind“).

[27 Mar 2020] Bob Andy, 75, Jamaican reggae singer (The Paragons, Bob and Marcia), songwriter and actor (The Mighty Quinn).

[27 Mar 2020] Delroy Washington, 67, British-Jamaican reggae singer.

[25 Mar 2020] Landon Spradlin, 66, American musician, Coronavirus.

[24 Mar 2020] Bill Rieflin, 59, American rock drummer (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, King Crimson), cancer.

[23 Mar 2020] Tres Warren, 41, American singer and guitarist for Psychic Ills.

[22 Mar 2020] Mike Longo, 83, American jazz pianist, COVID-19.

[22 Mar 2020] Eric Weissberg, 80, American folk musician (“Dueling Banjos“, The Tarriers), Alzheimer’s disease.

[20 Mar 2020] Kenny Rogers, 81, American Hall of Fame singer (“The Gambler“, “Just Dropped In“, “Islands in the Stream“), songwriter and actor.z

[20 Mar 2020] Jerry Slick, 80, American rock drummer for The Great Society.

[19 Mar 2020] Black N Mild, 44, American bounce music deejay, Coronavirus

[16 Mar 2020] Jason Rainey, 53, American guitarist for Sacred Reich.

[14 Mar 2020] Genesis P-Orridge, 70, English musician (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and performance artist (COUM Transmissions), leukaemia.

[09 Mar 2020] Doug Rice, 72, American musician.

[09 Mar 2020] Eric Taylor, 70, American folk singer-songwriter.

[07 Mar 2020] Charlie Baty, 66, American blues guitarist for Little Charlie & the Nightcats.

[06 Mar 2020] McCoy Tyner, 81, American jazz pianist (Inception, The Real McCoy, Song for My Lady).

[04 Mar 2020] Barbara Martin, 76, American singer (The Supremes).

February 2020

[28 Feb 2020] Mike Somerville, 67, American rock guitarist for Head East.

[26 Feb 2020] Nick Apollo Forte, 81, American musician and actor (Broadway Danny Rose).

[26 Feb 2020] Ray Abshire, 68, American accordionist for Balfa Brothers.

[25 Feb 2020] David Roback, 61, American guitarist (Mazzy Star, Rain Parade, Opal) and songwriter.

[19 Feb 2020] Pop Smoke, 20, American rapper (“Welcome to the Party“, “Dior“), shot.

[17 Feb 2020] Ja’Net DuBois, 87, American actress (Good Times, The PJs) and singer (The Jeffersons theme), cardiac arrest.

[17 Feb 2020] Henry Gray, 95, American Hall of Fame blues pianist and singer.

[17 Feb 2020] Andrew Weatherall, 56, English music producer (Screamadelica), DJ and musician (The Sabres of Paradise, Two Lone Swordsmen), pulmonary embolism.

[15 Feb 2020] Cavan Grogan, 79, Welsh rock and roll singer for Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers.

[14 Feb 2020] Daniel Lee Martin, 54, American country singer, suicide.

[13 Feb 2020] Scott Sessions (American musician for The Movers & Shakers), 53, murdered.

[13 Feb 2020] Jacob Thiele, 40, American rock keyboardist for The Faint.

[12 Feb 2020] Paul English, 87, American drummer (Willie Nelson), pneumonia.

[11 Feb 2020] Joseph Shabalala, 79, South African musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo).

[10 Feb 2020] Lyle Mays, 66, American jazz pianist and composer (Pat Metheny Group).

[08 Feb 2020] Robert Conrad, 84, American actor (Hawaiian Eye, The Wild Wild West, Baa Baa Black Sheep), heart failure.

[07 Feb 2020] Steve Weber, 76, American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Holy Modal Rounders, The Fugs).

[06 Feb 2020] Diego Farias, 27, American metal guitarist for Volumes.

[05 Feb 2020] Kirk Douglas, 103, American actor (Spartacus, Paths of Glory, Seven Days in May), Honorary Oscar winner (1996).

[04 Feb 2020] Buddy Cage, 73, American pedal steel guitarist (New Riders of the Purple Sage, Great Speckled Bird), multiple myeloma.

[04 Feb 2020] Andrew Brough, 56, New Zealand musician and songwriter (Straitjacket Fits).

[02 Feb 2020] Mario Vigil, American musician and producer for Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution, colon cancer

[01 Feb 2020] Josh Pappe, 53, American bassist for Dirty Rotten Imbeciles.

[01 Feb 2020] Harold Beane, 73, American guitarist for Funkadelic.

[01 Feb 2020] Andy Gill, 64, English post-punk guitarist (Gang of Four) and record producer.

January 2020

[28 Jan 2020] Bob Nave, American jazz radio host and keyboardist for The Lemon Pipers.

[28 Jan 2020] Toni Smith, American R&B singer for The Crystals

[27 Jan 2020] Reed Mullin, 53, American rock drummer (Corrosion of Conformity, Teenage Time Killers).

[26 Jan 2020] Bob Shane, 85, American singer and guitarist (The Kingston Trio), complications from pneumonia.

[24 Jan 2020] Joe Payne, 35, American heavy metal bassist and guitarist (Divine Heresy, Nile).

[19 Jan 2020] Robert Parker, 89, American R&B singer (“Barefootin’“).

[19 Jan 2020] Jimmy Heath, 93, American jazz saxophonist (Heath Brothers).

[18 Jan 2020] David Olney, 71, American singer-songwriter, heart attack.

[18 Jan 2020] Steve Fataar, American guitarist for The Flames.

[15 Jan 2020] Chris Darrow, 75, American musician (Kaleidoscope, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), stroke.

[14 Jan 2020] Steve Martin Caro, 71, American singer (The Left Banke), heart failure.

[09 Jan 2020] Bobby Comstock, 78, American pop singer.

[09 Jan 2020] 5th Ward Weebie, 42, American rapper, complications from heart surgery

[07 Jan 2020] Neil Peart, 67, Canadian Hall of Fame drummer and lyricist (Rush), glioblastoma.

[06 Jan 2020] Martin Griffin, English drummer for Hawkwind.

[03 Jan 2020] Mikey Lawless, British bassist for Falling Red.

[03 Jan 2020] Bo Winberg, 80, Swedish guitarist for The Spotnicks

[02 Jan 2020] Lorraine Chandler, 73, American singer and songwriter.

[01 Jan 2020] Lexii Alijai, 21, American rapper, drug and alcohol overdose.

[01 Jan 2020] Marty Grebb, 73, American musician (The Buckinghams).