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ObituarySeptember 2

Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70
Her manager said she died at home in Jackson, Mississippi on September 1.
ObituarySeptember 1

Sean Ragon, founding frontman of the band Cult Of Youth, has died at 45
The Brooklyn record store owner and neofolk musician died with no cause given, his band said.
ObituarySeptember 1

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the band Sueter, dies at 71
His daughter Lucrecia said in a statement he had been treated for cancer for several months.
ObituarySeptember 1

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese, has died at 74
His brother Jad confirmed the cause was cancer, days after the pair's label and friends began sharing tributes online.
ObituaryAugust 31

Country singer Frankie Miller, who wrote Black Land Farmer, has died at 95
The Texas honky-tonk stylist charted in 1959, left music for a car dealership, and came back to recording in 2006.
ObituaryAugust 31

Dolly Parton has died at 80
The country music icon, songwriter and philanthropist has died at 80.
ObituaryAugust 31

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the Argentine rock band Sueter, dies at 71
He founded the group in 1981 and helped remake the country's music as the dictatorship gave way to democracy.
ObituaryAugust 31

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese with his brother Jad, has died
He had been treated for cancer for two years, and died at the weekend with his daughter beside him.
ObituaryAugust 29

Wacko, the New Orleans rapper on UTP's Nolia Clap, has died
Damon Grison shared a writing credit on the 2004 single that reached No. 31 on the Hot 100.
ObituaryAugust 27

George West, who founded the Birmingham Jazz concert series, has died
UK Jazz News dated his life 1935 to 2026 and published the tribute beside the club's fiftieth anniversary programme.
ObituaryAugust 27

Radio industry veteran Ted Cramer has died
He was 65, programmed WIFE and WLPK in Indiana, and started behind a microphone at 17.
ObituaryAugust 27

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died
She co-wrote the label's first significant hit and spent decades inside its operation, from the front desk onward.
ObituaryAugust 26

Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada dies at 83
Rada was a key figure in Rio de la Plata music and culture.
ObituaryAugust 26

Actor and singer Tim Curry dies at 80
Curry was best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
ObituaryAugust 26

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died
The band played its first show since his death, with Billy Gibbons calling it a celebration.
ObituaryAugust 22

Singer Latimore, of 'Let's Straighten It Out,' dies at 86
Born Benjamin William Lattimore, he scored a No. 1 R&B hit in 1974 still in rotation today.
ObituaryAugust 22

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford dies at 87
She co-wrote Motown's founding hit, "Money (That's What I Want)," with label chief Berry Gordy.
ObituaryAugust 21

Bruce Springsteen mourns biographer Dave Marsh, who has died at 76
The rock critic wrote the first Springsteen biography and a landmark book on The Who.
ObituaryAugust 19

Techno pioneer John "Jammin" Collins dies in Detroit
He spent decades affiliated with Underground Resistance and Submerge Recordings.
ObituaryAugust 19

French producer Kavinsky dies at 50
Police have opened an inquiry after friends said he had complained of headaches in the days before his death.
ObituaryAugust 19

Synth pioneer Patrick Gleeson dies at 91
The GRAMMY-nominated composer worked alongside Herbie Hancock, Brian Eno and David Byrne.
ObituaryAugust 19

Electronic musician Sofus Forsberg dies at 56
Friends say the experimental producer had been privately battling cancer for the past year.
ObituaryAugust 19

Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer across five decades, has died at 77
Beard anchored the band's rhythm section for more than five decades.
ObituaryAugust 18

A Welsh choir sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at singer Bonnie Tyler's funeral
Only Men Aloud also performed Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" during the Swansea, Wales service.
ObituaryAugust 17

Slipknot mask designer Screaming Mad George dies at 69
The horror special effects legend created some of the band's most iconic mask designs.
ObituaryAugust 17

Gospel singer Nikki Ross has died at 54
Her death was reported on August 17. No cause has been made public.
ObituaryAugust 17

Rock critic Dave Marsh has died at 76
Bruce Springsteen, whose biography he wrote, paid tribute in a statement.
ObituaryAugust 16

Sandra King, British jazz singer heard across Europe, has died at 75
JazzTimes says her singing reached jazz radio listeners in several European countries from 1969 into the late 1990s.
ObituaryAugust 16

Thelma Stubbs, called soul music royalty, has died
SoulTracks did not report a cause or a date for her death.
ObituaryAugust 15

William Orbit, the producer of Madonna's Ray of Light, has died at 69
Blur, All Saints and Fatboy Slim were among those paying tribute; his family said he died on July 23 with no cause given.
ObituaryAugust 14

Jedda Jones, who played Ms. Dupree on the Tom Joyner show, has died
Jones worked as a comedienne and an actress as well as on radio.
ObituaryAugust 14

EMF keyboardist Derry Brownson has died at 55
Brownson was a founding member of the band.
ObituaryAugust 13

Soul singer Ruby Andrews has died at 79
SoulTracks says her widest international success came more than fifty years ago.
ObituaryAugust 11

Tommy Detamore, pedal steel player and producer, has died
Saving Country Music says other musicians sought out his touch on stage and in the studio.
ObituaryAugust 10

Extreme metal pioneer Mike Browning dies at 62
He drummed on Morbid Angel's shelved debut before founding sci-fi death metal act Nocturnus.
ObituaryAugust 9

Mike Milford, singer of metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow, dies after cancer battle
He also co-founded the management agency The Artery Foundation, Metal Injection reports.
ObituaryAugust 8

Violet Hensley, the oldest living country legend, dies at 109
The "Whittling Fiddler" made handmade instruments and played the Grand Ole Opry at 99.
ObituaryAugust 7

Peter Katsis, manager to Smashing Pumpkins and Korn, has died at 69
He also worked with Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys. Loudwire said he died on August 6 of congestive heart failure.
ObituaryAugust 7

Harvey Stone, longtime KBLX radio executive, has died
SoulTracks says he ran the Bay Area station for more than three decades and helped shape its sound.
ObituaryAugust 7

Flo Anthony, entertainment journalist, has died at 74
AllHipHop calls her one of the pioneering voices in entertainment journalism.
ObituaryAugust 7

Bill Oddie, remembered as a devoted jazz collector, has died
Neighbor and guitarist John Etheridge recalls him singing at their local street festival.
ObituaryAugust 6

David Z, the producer who worked with Prince, has died
He was also a member of the group Lipps Inc, SoulBounce reported.
ObituaryAugust 6

John Douglas, guitarist of the Trashcan Sinatras, has died at 62
His death came four days after the band released its first album in a decade, Ever the Optimist.
ObituaryAugust 5

Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela has died at 82
Rolling Stone en Espanol reported the news from Madrid on August 5, without giving the exact day he died.
ObituaryAugust 4

Mourners fill a Dublin museum wake for singer Glen Hansard before his funeral
Eddie Vedder, Bono and Marketa Irglova all sang at the funeral the next day.
ObituaryAugust 3

Singer Arlene Smith of the Chantels has died at 84
Born October 5, 1941, Smith wrote and sang lead on "Maybe," the girl group's million-selling 1958 hit.
ObituaryJuly 31

Glen Hansard, Irish singer and 'Once' star, dies at 56
The Frames frontman was killed in a motorcycle collision in Lucan, on the western edge of Dublin.
ObituaryJuly 29

French electronic artist Kavinsky, composer of "Nightcall" from "Drive," dies at 50
Paris prosecutors found "no suspicious elements" after the producer, born Vincent Belorgey, died of a suspected stroke.
ObituaryJuly 22

Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe, singer of "Baby I Know," dies at 80
The English glam-rock band scored a 1974 UK No. 1 with "Sugar Baby Love" during Thorpe's time in the lineup.
ObituaryJuly 21

Jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, who played the "Pink Panther" theme, dies at 94
The session musician backed Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye across a decades-long Los Angeles career.
ObituaryJuly 19

Jennifer Finch, L7's longtime bassist, dies at 59
The band said she died of an aggressive brain cancer just a week after she backed out of L7's farewell tour.
ObituaryJuly 9

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, voice behind "Total Eclipse of the Heart," dies at age 75
She died in a Portugal hospital months after emergency surgery, closing out a career that also produced "Holding Out for a Hero."
ObituaryMay 19

Colombian folk singer Toto La Momposina, the "Queen of Cumbia," dies at 85
The Latin Grammy-winning voice of Colombian cumbia died of a heart attack in Mexico, her family said.

Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died at 70

Sean Ragon, founding frontman of the band Cult Of Youth, has died at 45

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the band Sueter, dies at 71

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese, has died at 74

Country singer Frankie Miller, who wrote Black Land Farmer, has died at 95

Dolly Parton has died at 80

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the Argentine rock band Sueter, dies at 71

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese with his brother Jad, has died

Wacko, the New Orleans rapper on UTP's Nolia Clap, has died

George West, who founded the Birmingham Jazz concert series, has died

Radio industry veteran Ted Cramer has died

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died

Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada dies at 83

Actor and singer Tim Curry dies at 80

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died

Singer Latimore, of 'Let's Straighten It Out,' dies at 86

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford dies at 87

Bruce Springsteen mourns biographer Dave Marsh, who has died at 76

Techno pioneer John "Jammin" Collins dies in Detroit

French producer Kavinsky dies at 50

Synth pioneer Patrick Gleeson dies at 91

Electronic musician Sofus Forsberg dies at 56

Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer across five decades, has died at 77

A Welsh choir sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at singer Bonnie Tyler's funeral

Slipknot mask designer Screaming Mad George dies at 69

Gospel singer Nikki Ross has died at 54

Rock critic Dave Marsh has died at 76

Sandra King, British jazz singer heard across Europe, has died at 75

Thelma Stubbs, called soul music royalty, has died

William Orbit, the producer of Madonna's Ray of Light, has died at 69

Jedda Jones, who played Ms. Dupree on the Tom Joyner show, has died

EMF keyboardist Derry Brownson has died at 55

Soul singer Ruby Andrews has died at 79

Tommy Detamore, pedal steel player and producer, has died

Extreme metal pioneer Mike Browning dies at 62

Mike Milford, singer of metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow, dies after cancer battle

Violet Hensley, the oldest living country legend, dies at 109

Peter Katsis, manager to Smashing Pumpkins and Korn, has died at 69

Harvey Stone, longtime KBLX radio executive, has died

Flo Anthony, entertainment journalist, has died at 74

Bill Oddie, remembered as a devoted jazz collector, has died

David Z, the producer who worked with Prince, has died

John Douglas, guitarist of the Trashcan Sinatras, has died at 62

Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela has died at 82

Mourners fill a Dublin museum wake for singer Glen Hansard before his funeral

Singer Arlene Smith of the Chantels has died at 84

Glen Hansard, Irish singer and 'Once' star, dies at 56

French electronic artist Kavinsky, composer of "Nightcall" from "Drive," dies at 50

Rubettes guitarist Tony Thorpe, singer of "Baby I Know," dies at 80

Jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, who played the "Pink Panther" theme, dies at 94

Jennifer Finch, L7's longtime bassist, dies at 59

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, voice behind "Total Eclipse of the Heart," dies at age 75

Colombian folk singer Toto La Momposina, the "Queen of Cumbia," dies at 85

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