Jan 06

Calvin Simon

vocalist with Parliament/Funkadelic

79

Jan 07

Bobby Harrison

Procol Harum drummer

82

Jan 08

Marilyn Bergman

Songwriter ("Windmills of Your Mind")

93

respiratory failure

Jan 09

James Mtume

Jazz percussionist, R&B songwriter

76

Jan 12

Ronnie Spector

Rock singer (The Ronettes)

78

cancer

Jan 13

Sonny Turner

Rock singer (The Platters)

83

cancer

Jan 18

Dick Halligan

Original member Blood Sweat & Tears, film composer

78

Jan 20

Khan Jamal

jazz vibist

75

kidney failure

Jan 20

Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday)

rock singer

74

Jan 23

Beegie Adair

Jazz pianist

84

Jan 25

Pat King

Bassist from Manfred Mann's Earth Band

77

Jan 27

Woody Mann

Fingerpick style guitarist

69

Jan 27

Mark Levine

Jazz pianist & trombonist

83

Jan 29

Sam Lay

Blues Singer, drummer (Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters)

86

Jan 29

Tony Barrand

British-American folk singer

76

Jan 30

Hargus "Pig" Robbins

Country music pianist

84

Jan 31

Johnny Johnson

Blues singer-guitarist

93

Feb 02

Joe Diorio

Jazz guitarist

85

Feb 03

Mickey Bass

Jazz bassist

78

Feb 06

Syl Johnson

Blues and soul singer

85

Feb 06

George Crumb

Contemporary classical composer

92

Feb 09

Ian McDonald

Multi-instrumentalist (King Crimson, Foreigner)

75

Feb 09

Betty Davis

Soul & Funk Singer

77

Feb 12

Jessica Williams

Jazz pianist

73

Feb 19

Gary Brooker

Founder of Procol Harum

76

Feb 21

Ernie Andrews

Jazz vocalist

94

Feb 23

Carlos Barbosa-Lime

Brazilian classical & jazz guitarist

77

Feb 28

Mac Martin

Bluegrass musician

96

Mar 08

Grandpa Elloit

Blues & folk street musician

77

Skin infection

Mar 08

Ron Miles

Jazz trumpeter

58

leukemia

Mar 16

Barbara Morrison

Jazz singer

72

Mar 16

Bobby Weinstein

Songwriter ("Goin' Out of My Head")

82

Mar 25

Taylor Hawkins

Rock drummer (Foo Fighters)

50

Apr 01

C.W. McCall

Country singer ("Convoy")

93

Apr 05

Bobby Rydell

early rock & roll singer

79

pneumonia

Apr 06

Paul Siebel

Folk singer-songwriter ("Louise)

84

pulmonary fibrosis

Apr 11

Charnett Moffett

Jazz bassist

54

heart attack

Apr 15

Arthur Rupe

Founded Specialty Records

104

Apr 20

Guitar Shorty

Blues guitarist

87

Apr 26

Klaus Schulze

German electronic musician (Tangerine Dream)

74

Apr 27

Julie Henske

Folksinger

85

Apr 30

Naomi Judd

Country singer-songwriter (The Judds)

76

suicide by gun

May 02

Ric Parnell

British drummer (Atomic Rooster) was in "Spinal Tap"

70

May 07

Mickey Gilley

Country singer

86

May 17

Vangelis (Papathanassíou)

Composer, synthesist

79

heart failure, COVID

May 18

Bob Neuwirth

Singer-songwriter, wrote "Mercedes Benz"

82

May 19

Bernard Wright

Funk and jazz singer

58

Auto collision

May 26

Alan White

Yes, Plastic Ono Band drummer

74

May 29

Ronnie Hawkins

Rock guitarist, vocalist

87

May 30

Paul Vance

Songwriter ("Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini")

92

May 31

Kelly Joe Phelps

Folk and blues singer-songwriter

62

Jun 01

Leroy Williams

Jazz drummer

85

Jun 02

Hal Bynum

Songwriter ("Lucille," "Chains")

97

stroke

Jun 06

Jim Seals

Singer-songwriter with Seals & Crofts

79

stroke

Jun 09

Julee Cruise

Rock singer, actress

65

suicide

Jun 12

Gabe Baltazar

Jazz saxophonist (with Stan Kenton)

92

Jun 19

Jim Schwall

Blues musician (Siegel-Schwall Band)

79

Jun 19

Brett Tuggle

Fleetwood Mac keyboardist, songwriter

70

cancer

Jun 20

Dennis Cahill

American Celtic guitarist

68

Jul 07

Michael Henderson

Electric bassist (Miles Davis)

71

Jul 09

Barbara Thompson

British rock & jazz saxophonist (Colosseum, Manfred Mann)

77

Parkinson's

Jul 11

Monty Norman

English composer of James Bond theme

94

Jul 26

Si Johnson

Jazz pianist (Chas. Mingus. Lee Konitz)

92

Jul 27

Mick Moloney

Irish American musician & folklorist

77

Aug 02

Gary Rissmiller

Regional jazz drummer

67

Aug 04

Sam Gooden

Soul singer with the Impressions

87

Aug 06

Anthony Hannigan

Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist (Hickory Project)

57

Aug 06

David Muse

Singer-songwriter-saxophonist with Firefall & Marshall Tucker Band

73

Aug 08

Lamont Dozier

Soul songwriter, producer

81

Aug 08

Olivia Newton-John

Pop singer, actress

73

cancer

Aug 08

Darryl Hunt

Bassist with the Pogues

72

Aug 11

Bill Pittman

Guitarist, session played with The Wrecking Crew

102

Aug 14

Butch Thompson

jazz pianist, on Prairie Home Companion

78

Aug 19

Warren Bernhardt

Jazz pianist (played with Steely Dan)

83

Aug 22

Jerry Allison

Buddy Holly & Crickets drummer

82

cancer

Aug 22

Creed Taylor

Jazz trumpeter & producer, founded Impulse Records

93

Aug 25

Joey DeFrancesco

Jazz organist & multi-instrumentalist

51

Sep 08

Sonny West

Songwriter, co-wrote with Buddy Holly

85

Sep 11

Angela Lansbury

Actress, theatrical singer

96

Sep 12

Ramsey Lewis

Jazz & pop pianist

87

Sep 14

Irene Pappas

Singer and actress (Zorba the Greek)

93

Sep 14

Anton Fier

Rock drummer (The Feelies, Golden Palominos)

66

assisted suicide

Sep 14

Jim Post

Folk singer-songwriter

82

Sep 24

Pharoah Sanders

jazz saxophonist

81

Sep 28

Coolio (Artis Ivey, Jr.)

rapper

59

Oct 02

Mary McCaslin

Folk singer-songwriter

75

Oct 04

Loretta Lynn

Country music legend

90

Oct 06

Jody Miller

Grammy-winning country singer

80

Parkinson's

Oct 07

Ronnie Cuber

Jazz baritone saxophonist

80

Oct 09

Chuck Deardorf

Jazz bassist

68

COVID

Oct 10

Anita Kerr

Grammy winning singer ("Anita Kerr Singers")

Oct 18

Robert Gordon

Rockabilly revival singer-songwriter

75

leukemia

Oct 20

Lucy Simon

Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter (sister to Carly Simon)

82

cancer

Oct 23

Don Edwards

Cowboy singer and actor

86

Oct 28

Jerry Lee Lewis

rock pianist, vocalist, songwriter

87

Nov 07

Jeff Cook

Member of Alabama

73

Parkinson's

Nov 08

Dan McCafferty

Scottish singer-songwriter member of Nazareth

76

Nov 09

Garry Roberts

Irish guitarist w/ The Boomtown Rats

72

Nov 10

Nik Turner

Multi-instrumentalist member of Hawkwind

82

Nov 11

Keith Levene

Guitarist with the Clash

65

liver cancer

Nov 12

Gene Cipriano

Saxophonist w/Wrecking Crew

94

Nov 16

Mick Goodrick

Jazz guitarist

77

Parkinson's

Nov 18

Ned Rorem

Contemporary classical composer

99

Nov 19

Danny Kalb

Blues guitarist (Blues Project)

80

Nov 21

Wilko Johnson

British guitarist w/ Dr. Feelgood, actor in "Game of Thrones"

75

Nov 25

Irene Cara

Singer, songwriter, actress

63

Nov 30

Christine McVie

singer-songwriter, Fleetwood Mac member

79

Dec 02

Andrew Speight

Jazz saxophonist

58

struck by train

Dec 04

Bob McGrath

Sesame Street Cast member, singer

90

stroke

Dec 07

Roddy Jackson

Rockabilly singer-songwriter-pianist

80

Dec 13

Kim Simmonds

Savoy Brown founder

75

colon cancer

Dec 15

Dino Danelli

Drummer with Rascals

78

Dec 16

Rick Anderson

Bassist w/ the Tubes

75

Dec 18

Terry Hall

English ska singer w/The Specials, Fun Boy Three

63

cancer

Dec 21

Harvey Jett

Rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas)

73

Dec 22

Thom Bell

Songwriter, producer, The Philly Sound

79

Dec 22

Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Blues singer, guitarist

79

cancer

Dec 25

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson

Chicago blues musician

83

Dec 27

Harry Sheppard

Jazz vibist

94

Dec 27

Jo Mersa Marley

Reggae artists, grandson of Bob Marley

31

asthma attack

Dec 28

Bill Arnold

Regional jazz pianist, vocalst, Homegrown Music veteran

79

Dec 29

Ian Tyson

Folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia)

89

Dec 30

Don Williams

Pop singer (The Williams Brothers)

100

Dec 31

Anita Pointer

Rock & soul singer (Pointer Sisters)

74

Cancer

Dec 31

Jeremiah Green

Alternative rock drummer (Modest Mouse)

45