https://musicsuey.com/obituaries/ Every story MusicSuey has filed under Obituaries, newest first. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:16:44 GMT https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-singer-cassandra-wilson-has-died-at-70/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-singer-cassandra-wilson-has-died-at-70/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:16:44 GMT Her manager said she died at home in Jackson, Mississippi on September 1. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/sean-ragon-of-cult-of-youth-has-died-at-45/ https://musicsuey.com/news/sean-ragon-of-cult-of-youth-has-died-at-45/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:41:08 GMT The Brooklyn record store owner and neofolk musician died with no cause given, his band said. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zavaleta-singer-and-leader-of-sueter-dies-at-71/ https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zavaleta-singer-and-leader-of-sueter-dies-at-71/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT His daughter Lucrecia said in a statement he had been treated for cancer for several months. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/david-fair-of-half-japanese-has-died-at-74/ https://musicsuey.com/news/david-fair-of-half-japanese-has-died-at-74/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:42 GMT His brother Jad confirmed the cause was cancer, days after the pair's label and friends began sharing tributes online. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/frankie-miller-the-texas-singer-behind-blackland-farmer-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/frankie-miller-the-texas-singer-behind-blackland-farmer-has-died/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:59:45 GMT The Texas honky-tonk stylist charted in 1959, left music for a car dealership, and came back to recording in 2006. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/dolly-parton-has-died-at-80/ https://musicsuey.com/news/dolly-parton-has-died-at-80/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:30:35 GMT The country music icon, songwriter and philanthropist has died at 80. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zavaleta-singer-of-argentine-rock-band-sueter-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zavaleta-singer-of-argentine-rock-band-sueter-has-died/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:05:22 GMT He founded the group in 1981 and helped remake the country's music as the dictatorship gave way to democracy. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/david-fair-who-co-founded-half-japanese-with-his-brother-jad-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/david-fair-who-co-founded-half-japanese-with-his-brother-jad-has-died/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:21:48 GMT He had been treated for cancer for two years, and died at the weekend with his daughter beside him. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/wacko-of-utp-the-new-orleans-rapper-on-nolia-clap-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/wacko-of-utp-the-new-orleans-rapper-on-nolia-clap-has-died/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:18:01 GMT Damon Grison shared a writing credit on the 2004 single that reached No. 31 on the Hot 100. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/george-west-a-mainstay-of-britain-volunteer-jazz-clubs-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/george-west-a-mainstay-of-britain-volunteer-jazz-clubs-has-died/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:18:42 GMT UK Jazz News dated his life 1935 to 2026 and published the tribute beside the club's fiftieth anniversary programme. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/radio-industry-veteran-ted-cramer-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/radio-industry-veteran-ted-cramer-has-died/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:55:34 GMT He was 65, programmed WIFE and WLPK in Indiana, and started behind a microphone at 17. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/motown-songwriter-janie-bradford-hobbs-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/motown-songwriter-janie-bradford-hobbs-has-died/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT She co-wrote the label's first significant hit and spent decades inside its operation, from the front desk onward. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/uruguayan-singer-ruben-rada-dies-at-83/ https://musicsuey.com/news/uruguayan-singer-ruben-rada-dies-at-83/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:47:25 GMT Rada was a key figure in Rio de la Plata music and culture. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/actor-and-singer-tim-curry-dies-at-80/ https://musicsuey.com/news/actor-and-singer-tim-curry-dies-at-80/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT Curry was best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-has-died/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:11:53 GMT The band played its first show since his death, with Billy Gibbons calling it a celebration. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/singer-latimore-of-lets-straighten-it-out-dies-at-86/ https://musicsuey.com/news/singer-latimore-of-lets-straighten-it-out-dies-at-86/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:03:51 GMT Born Benjamin William Lattimore, he scored a No. 1 R&B hit in 1974 still in rotation today. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/motown-songwriter-janie-bradford-dies-at-87/ https://musicsuey.com/news/motown-songwriter-janie-bradford-dies-at-87/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:45:45 GMT She co-wrote Motown's founding hit, "Money (That's What I Want)," with label chief Berry Gordy. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/rock-writer-and-springsteen-biographer-dave-marsh-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/rock-writer-and-springsteen-biographer-dave-marsh-has-died/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:54:30 GMT The rock critic wrote the first Springsteen biography and a landmark book on The Who. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/techno-pioneer-john-jammin-collins-dies-in-detroit/ https://musicsuey.com/news/techno-pioneer-john-jammin-collins-dies-in-detroit/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:54:52 GMT He spent decades affiliated with Underground Resistance and Submerge Recordings. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/french-producer-kavinsky-dies-at-50/ https://musicsuey.com/news/french-producer-kavinsky-dies-at-50/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:54:52 GMT Police have opened an inquiry after friends said he had complained of headaches in the days before his death. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/synth-pioneer-patrick-gleeson-dies-at-91/ https://musicsuey.com/news/synth-pioneer-patrick-gleeson-dies-at-91/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:54:52 GMT The GRAMMY-nominated composer worked alongside Herbie Hancock, Brian Eno and David Byrne. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/electronic-musician-sofus-forsberg-dies-at-56/ https://musicsuey.com/news/electronic-musician-sofus-forsberg-dies-at-56/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:54:52 GMT Friends say the experimental producer had been privately battling cancer for the past year. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-dies-at-77/ https://musicsuey.com/news/zz-top-drummer-frank-beard-dies-at-77/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:19:02 GMT Beard anchored the band's rhythm section for more than five decades. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/a-choir-sang-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-at-bonnie-tylers-funeral/ https://musicsuey.com/news/a-choir-sang-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-at-bonnie-tylers-funeral/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:21:49 GMT Only Men Aloud also performed Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" during the Swansea, Wales service. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/slipknot-mask-designer-screaming-mad-george-dies-at-69/ https://musicsuey.com/news/slipknot-mask-designer-screaming-mad-george-dies-at-69/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:03:32 GMT The horror special effects legend created some of the band's most iconic mask designs. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/gospel-singer-nikki-ross-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/gospel-singer-nikki-ross-has-died/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT Her death was reported on August 17. No cause has been made public. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/rock-critic-dave-marsh-has-died-at-76/ https://musicsuey.com/news/rock-critic-dave-marsh-has-died-at-76/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:51:41 GMT Bruce Springsteen, whose biography he wrote, paid tribute in a statement. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/sandra-king-british-jazz-singer-heard-across-europe-has-died-at-75/ https://musicsuey.com/news/sandra-king-british-jazz-singer-heard-across-europe-has-died-at-75/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:07:52 GMT JazzTimes says her singing reached jazz radio listeners in several European countries from 1969 into the late 1990s. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/thelma-stubbs-called-soul-music-royalty-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/thelma-stubbs-called-soul-music-royalty-has-died/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:13:41 GMT SoulTracks did not report a cause or a date for her death. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/william-orbit-the-producer-of-madonnas-ray-of-light-has-died-at-69/ https://musicsuey.com/news/william-orbit-the-producer-of-madonnas-ray-of-light-has-died-at-69/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:00:27 GMT Blur, All Saints and Fatboy Slim were among those paying tribute; his family said he died on July 23 with no cause given. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/jedda-jones-who-played-ms-dupree-on-the-tom-joyner-show-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jedda-jones-who-played-ms-dupree-on-the-tom-joyner-show-has-died/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT Jones worked as a comedienne and an actress as well as on radio. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/emf-keyboardist-derry-brownson-has-died-at-55/ https://musicsuey.com/news/emf-keyboardist-derry-brownson-has-died-at-55/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:56:05 GMT Brownson was a founding member of the band. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/soul-singer-ruby-andrews-has-died-at-79/ https://musicsuey.com/news/soul-singer-ruby-andrews-has-died-at-79/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:07:56 GMT SoulTracks says her widest international success came more than fifty years ago. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/tommy-detamore-pedal-steel-player-and-producer-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/tommy-detamore-pedal-steel-player-and-producer-has-died/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:20:59 GMT Saving Country Music says other musicians sought out his touch on stage and in the studio. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/extreme-metal-pioneer-mike-browning-dies-at-62/ https://musicsuey.com/news/extreme-metal-pioneer-mike-browning-dies-at-62/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:22:21 GMT He drummed on Morbid Angel's shelved debut before founding sci-fi death metal act Nocturnus. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/mike-milford-of-scars-of-tomorrow-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/mike-milford-of-scars-of-tomorrow-has-died/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:12:41 GMT He also co-founded the management agency The Artery Foundation, Metal Injection reports. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/violet-hensley-the-oldest-living-country-legend-dies-at-109/ https://musicsuey.com/news/violet-hensley-the-oldest-living-country-legend-dies-at-109/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:12:36 GMT The "Whittling Fiddler" made handmade instruments and played the Grand Ole Opry at 99. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/peter-katsis-manager-to-smashing-pumpkins-and-korn-has-died-at-69/ https://musicsuey.com/news/peter-katsis-manager-to-smashing-pumpkins-and-korn-has-died-at-69/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:11:31 GMT He also worked with Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys. Loudwire said he died on August 6 of congestive heart failure. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/harvey-stone-who-led-the-radio-station-kblx-for-decades-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/harvey-stone-who-led-the-radio-station-kblx-for-decades-has-died/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:45:56 GMT SoulTracks says he ran the Bay Area station for more than three decades and helped shape its sound. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/flo-anthony-entertainment-journalist-has-died-at-74/ https://musicsuey.com/news/flo-anthony-entertainment-journalist-has-died-at-74/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT AllHipHop calls her one of the pioneering voices in entertainment journalism. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/bill-oddie-who-wrote-the-music-for-the-goodies-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/bill-oddie-who-wrote-the-music-for-the-goodies-has-died/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:18:13 GMT Neighbor and guitarist John Etheridge recalls him singing at their local street festival. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/david-z-the-producer-who-worked-with-prince-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/david-z-the-producer-who-worked-with-prince-has-died/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT He was also a member of the group Lipps Inc, SoulBounce reported. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/john-douglas-of-the-trashcan-sinatras-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/john-douglas-of-the-trashcan-sinatras-has-died/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:33:00 GMT His death came four days after the band released its first album in a decade, Ever the Optimist. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/flamenco-guitarist-pepe-habichuela-has-died-at-82/ https://musicsuey.com/news/flamenco-guitarist-pepe-habichuela-has-died-at-82/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:55:51 GMT Rolling Stone en Espanol reported the news from Madrid on August 5, without giving the exact day he died. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/mourners-fill-a-dublin-museum-to-say-goodbye-to-glen-hansard/ https://musicsuey.com/news/mourners-fill-a-dublin-museum-to-say-goodbye-to-glen-hansard/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:05:09 GMT Eddie Vedder, Bono and Marketa Irglova all sang at the funeral the next day. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/arlene-smith-of-the-chantels-has-died-at-84/ https://musicsuey.com/news/arlene-smith-of-the-chantels-has-died-at-84/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT Born October 5, 1941, Smith wrote and sang lead on "Maybe," the girl group's million-selling 1958 hit. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/glen-hansard-dies-at-56/ https://musicsuey.com/news/glen-hansard-dies-at-56/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Frames frontman was killed in a motorcycle collision in Lucan, on the western edge of Dublin. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/french-electronic-artist-kavinsky-composer-for-drive-dies-at-50/ https://musicsuey.com/news/french-electronic-artist-kavinsky-composer-for-drive-dies-at-50/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:10:07 GMT Paris prosecutors found "no suspicious elements" after the producer, born Vincent Belorgey, died of a suspected stroke. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/tony-thorpe-guitarist-for-glam-rock-act-the-rubettes-dies-at-80/ https://musicsuey.com/news/tony-thorpe-guitarist-for-glam-rock-act-the-rubettes-dies-at-80/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:05:49 GMT The English glam-rock band scored a 1974 UK No. 1 with "Sugar Baby Love" during Thorpe's time in the lineup. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-saxophonist-plas-johnson-dies-at-94/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-saxophonist-plas-johnson-dies-at-94/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:41:53 GMT The session musician backed Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye across a decades-long Los Angeles career. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/jennifer-finch-l7s-longtime-bassist-has-died-at-59/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jennifer-finch-l7s-longtime-bassist-has-died-at-59/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:19:42 GMT The band said she died of an aggressive brain cancer just a week after she backed out of L7's farewell tour. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-power-balladeer-bonnie-tyler-dies-at-75/ https://musicsuey.com/news/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-power-balladeer-bonnie-tyler-dies-at-75/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:50:39 GMT She died in a Portugal hospital months after emergency surgery, closing out a career that also produced "Holding Out for a Hero." Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/colombian-queen-of-cumbia-toto-la-momposina-dies-at-85/ https://musicsuey.com/news/colombian-queen-of-cumbia-toto-la-momposina-dies-at-85/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:22:56 GMT The Latin Grammy-winning voice of Colombian cumbia died of a heart attack in Mexico, her family said. Obituary