Rest in Playlist 2020

Since 2016, I have been curating Spotify playlists consisting of songs by artists who have passed away this year. It makes for a very interesting and eclectic playlist, because it will contain oldies rock and country from musicians who’ve naturally passed away from old age; young hip-hop and metal musicians cut down in their prime by overdose, accident, or murder; and every particular genre and decade.

Some notable losses in 2020 include Rush’s Neil Peart, “Barefootin'” R&B singer Robert Parker, The Kingston Trio’s Bob Shane, Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain” guitarist Harold Beane, Head East guitarist Mike Somerville, Kenny Rogers, Bill Withers, John Prine, Was Not Was singer Sweet Pea Atkinson, Kraftwerk keyboardist Florian Schneider, Bad Company singer Brian Howe, Little Richard, Bonnie Pointer, Charlie Daniels, Fleetwood Mac guitarist/founder Peter Green, Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals, Helen Reddy, Mac Davis, Eddie Van Halen, “I Can See Clearly Now” singer Johnny Nash, singer Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Spencer Davis, country crooners Jerry Jeff Walker, Charley Pride, and K.T. Oslin.

The musicians are listed in descending order (most recent to pass) here and in ascending order on the Spotify playlist (to listen to the year’s musicians in order).

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).