Tom Smothers | 1937 – 12/26/23 | Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86 [The Associated Press]
Laura Lynch | 1958 – 12/22/23 | Laura Lynch, a Founder of the Dixie Chicks, Dies at 65 [The New York Times]
Amp Fiddler | 5/19/58 – 12/17/23 | Amp Fiddler, influential Detroit funk musician, dies at 65 [The Detroit News]
Shane MacGowan | 12/25/57 – 11/30/23 | Shane MacGowan, Songwriter Who Fused Punk and Irish Rebellion, Is Dead at 65 [The New York Times]
Mars Williams | 5/29/55 – 11/20/23 | Mars Williams, Sax Player for Psychedelic Furs and Waitresses, Dies at 68 [Variety]
Rudolph Isley | 1939 – 10/11/23 | Rudolph Isley, co-founder of R&B stalwarts the Isley Brothers, dies at 84 [Los Angeles Times]
Russell Batiste Jr. | 1995 – 9/30/23 | Russell Batiste, New Orleans Drummer For Funky Meters & Vida Blue, Dead At 57
Mike Henderson | 7/14/53 – 9/22/23 | Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton Co-Writer and the SteelDrivers Founder, Dead at 70 [Rolling Stone]
Irish Grinstead | 6/2/80 – 9/16/23 | Irish Grinstead, Singer in R&B Girl Group 702, Dead at 43 [Rolling Stone]
Gary Wright | 4/26/43 – 9/4/23 | Gary Wright, Who Had a ’70s Hit With ‘Dream Weaver,’ Dies at 80 [The New York Times]
Steve Harwell | 1967 – 9/4/23 | Smash Mouth Singer Steve Harwell Dead At 56
Jimmy Buffett | 12/25/46 – 9/1/23 | Jimmy Buffett, Laid-Back “Margaritaville” Singer, Dead At 76
James Casey | 2/4/83 – 8/28/23 | James Casey, Beloved Saxophonist, Dies At 40 Following Two-Year Cancer Battle
Gary Young | 5/3/53 – 8/17/23 | Gary Young, Pavement’s Original Drummer, Dead at 70 [Rolling Stone]
Clarence Avant | 2/25/31 – 8/13/23 | Clarence Avant, Influential Music Exec Known as ‘The Black Godfather,’ Dead at 92 [Rolling Stone]
Magoo | 7/12/73 – 8/13/23 | Magoo, Rapper Who Made Indelible Party Hits With Timbaland, Dead at 50 [Rolling Stone]
Robbie Robertson | 7/5/43 – 8/9/23 | Robbie Robertson, Celebrated Songwriter & Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
DJ Casper | 5/31/65 – 8/7/23 | DJ Casper, Creator of “Cha Cha Slide,” Dead at 58 [Consequence]
Chris McGregor | 1962 – 7/31/23 | Phish Eulogizes Chris McGregor, Late Production Designer & “Creative Visionary”
Randy Meisner | 3/8/46 – 7/26/23 | Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, dies aged 77 [The Guardian]
Brad Houser | 9/7/60 – 7/24/23 | Brad Houser, Bassist for Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Has Died [Ultimate Guitar]
Tony Bennett | 8/3/26 – 7/21/23 | Tony Bennett, Dead At 96, Found Nobility In Timelessness
Sam Cutler | 3/10/43 – 7/11/23 | Sam Cutler, Former Grateful Dead & Rolling Stones Tour Manager, Dead At 80
George Tickner | 9/8/46 – 7/5/23 | George Tickner, Founding Journey Guitarist, Dead at 76 [Consequence]
Rick Froberg | 6/18/68 – 6/30/23 | Rick Froberg, Frontman of Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, Dead at 55 [Consequence]
Big Pokey | 11/29/74 – 6/18/23 | Houston Rapper Big Pokey Dead at 45 [Rolling Stone]
Teresa Taylor | 11/10/62 – 6/18/23 | Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and ‘Slacker’ Star, Dead at 60 [Rolling Stone]
Blackie Onassis | 1966 – 6/13/23 | Urge Overkill Drummer John Rowan, Who Performed as Blackie Onassis, Has Died [Pitchfork]
George Winston | 2/11/49 – 6/4/23 | George Winston, pianist of pastoral scenes, has died at 73 [NPR]
Cynthia Weil | 10/18/40 – 6/1/23 | Cynthia Weil, Storied Songwriter With Decades of Hits, Dead at 82 [Rolling Stone]
Tina Turner | 11/26/39 – 5/24/23 | Tina Turner, “Queen Of Rock N’ Roll,” Dead At 83
Pete Brown | 12/25/40 – 5/19/23 | Pete Brown, countercultural poet, singer and Cream lyricist, dies aged 82 [The Gurdian]
Andy Rourke | 1/17/64 – 5/19/23 | Andy Rourke, Bassist for the Smiths, Dies at 59 [The New York Times]
Vida Blue | 7/28/49 – 5/6/23 | Page McConnell Remembers The Late Vida Blue’s First And Only Vida Blue Concert [Video]
Frank Kozik | 1/9/62 – 5/6/23 | Frank Kozik, Iconic Graphic Artist Behind Album Covers Including The Offpsring’s ‘Americana,’ Dies at 61 [Variety]
Rob Laakso | 4/16/79 – 5/4/23 | Rob Laakso, Kurt Vile and the Violators Member, Dies at 44 [Billboard]
Gordon Lightfoot | 11/17/38 – 5/1/23 | Gordon Lightfoot, Hitmaking Singer-Songwriter, Is Dead at 84 [The New York Times]
Harry Belafonte | 3/1/27 – 4/25/23 | Harry Belafonte, Calypso King, Actor, & Civil Rights Activist, Dead At 96
Keith Gattis | 5/26/70 – 4/23/23 | Songwriter Keith Gattis, Whose Songs Were Cut by Kenny Chesney and George Strait, Dead at 52 [Rolling Stone]
Mark Stewart | 8/10/60 – 4/21/23 | Mark Stewart, Fiery British Rocker, Is Dead at 62 [The New York Times]
Moonbin | 1/26/98 – 4/19/23 | K-pop star Moonbin, member of boy band Astro, dies at age 25 [The Washington Post]
Ahmad Jamal | 7/2/30 – 4/16/23 | Ahmad Jamal, influential jazz pianist, dies aged 92 [The Guardian]
Mark Sheehan | 1976 – 4/14/23 | The Script Guitarist Mark Sheehan Dead at 46 [Rolling Stone]
Seymour Stein | 4/18/42 – 4/2/23 | Seymour Stein, Record Industry Giant Who Signed Big Names, Dies at 80 [The New York Times]
Ray Shulman | 12/8/49 – 3/30/23 | Ray Shulman, Gentle Giant Co-Founder and Producer for Sugarcubes and the Sundays, Dies at 73 [Variety]
Brian “Brizz” Gillis | 1975/1976 – 3/29/23 | Brian ‘Brizz’ Gillis, Co-Founder of ’90s Boy Band LFO, Dies at 47 [Variety]
Ryuichi Sakamoto | 1/17/52 – 3/28/23 | Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died [NPR]
Tom Leadon | 9/16/52 – 3/22/23 | Tom Leadon, guitarist for Tom Petty-fronted band Mudcrutch, dies at 70 [Guitar World]
Wayne Swinny | 10/31/63 – 3/22/23 | Saliva Guitarist Wayne Swinny Dead at 59 After Suffering Brain Hemorrhage [Consequence]
Chuck Morris | 1977 – 3/2023 | Bodies Of Chuck Morris & Charley Morris Recovered After 24-Day Search
Bobby Caldwell | 8/15/51 – 3/14/23 | Bobby Caldwell, singer of ‘What You Won’t Do for Love,’ dies at 71 [NPR]
Jim Gordon | 7/14/45 – 3/13/23 | Jim Gordon, Drummer for Eric Clapton and ‘Layla’ Co-Writer Who Was Convicted of Murder, Dies at 77 [Variety]
Jim Durkin | 2/7/65 – 3/8/23 | Jim Durkin, guitarist with progressive thrash metal outfit Dark Angel, dies aged 58 [Guitar World]
Gary Rossington | 12/4/51 – 3/5/23 | Lynyrd Skynyrd Founding Member Gary Rossington Dies at 71 [NPR]
Michael Rhodes | 9/16/53 – 3/4/23 | Michael Rhodes, Esteemed Bassist and Nashville Session Musician, Dies at 69 [Billboard]
David Lindley | 1944 – 3/3/23 | David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist Who Shaped the Sound of Soft Rock, Dead at 78 [Rolling Stone]
Wayne Shorter | 1933 – 3/2/23 | Wayne Shorter, Jazz Innovator With Miles Davis, Weather Report, & More, Dies At 89
Steve Mackey | 11/10/66 – 3/2/23 | Steve Mackey, bass guitarist for Pulp, dies aged 56 [The Guardian]
Lewis Largent | 1965 –2/20/23 | Lewis Largent, Host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Dead at 58 [Consequence]
Gerald Fried | 2/13/28 – 2/17/23 | Gerald Fried, Star Trek and Roots Composer, Dead at 95 [Consequence]
Akira Tsuneoka | 1971 – 2/14/23 | Hi-Standard drummer Akira Tsuneoka dies at 51 [Brooklyn Vegan]
Tim Aymar | 9/4/63 – 2/13/23 | CONTROL DENIED And PHARAOH Vocalist TIM AYMAR Dead At 59 [Blabbermouth]
Leiji Matsumoto | 1/25/38 –2/13/23 | Leiji Matsumoto, Manga Artist Who Collaborated with Daft Punk, Dead at 85 [Consequence]
Huey “Piano” Smith | 1/26/34 – 2/13/23 | Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, New Orleans R&B Great and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 89 [Rolling Stone]
Trugoy the Dove | 9/21/68 – 2/12/23 | De La Soul’s Trugoy The Dove, Who Helped Bring A Positive Spin To Hip-Hop, Dead At 54
Burt Bacharach | 5/12/28 – 2/9/23 | Burt Bacharach, Whose Buoyant Pop Confections Lifted the ’60s, Dies at 94 [The New York Times]
John Adams | 10/9/51 – 1/30/23 | John Adams, Cleveland Guardians drummer, passes away at 71 [Cleveland.com]
Barrett Strong | 2/5/41 – 1/28/23 | Barrett Strong, singer, songwriter and Motown’s first star, dies aged 81 [The Guardian]
Tom Verlaine | 12/13/49 – 1/28/23 | Tom Verlaine, Singer and Guitarist of Punk Legends Television, Dead at 73 [Rolling Stone]
David Crosby | 8/14/41 – 1/18/23 | Folk Icon David Crosby Dead At 81
Van Conner | 3/17/67 – 1/17/23 | Van Conner, Screaming Trees Co-Founder and Bassist, Dead at 55 [Rolling Stone]
Jeff Beck | 6/24/44 – 1/10/23 | Jeff Beck, Rock Guitar Innovator, Dead At 78