Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo | 76 | January 2, 2024 | COVID-19[1] | |
Glynis Johns Actress and singer | 100 | January 4, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Natural causes[2] |
David Soul Actor and singer | 80 | January 4, 2024 | London, England | COPD[3] |
Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer-songwriter | 79 | January 5, 2024 | Santa Clarita, California, US | Natural causes[4] |
Gene Deer Blues guitarist and singer | 59 | January 5, 2024 | Fairland, Indiana, US | Unknown[5] |
Del Palmer Bass guitarist and audio engineer | 71 | January 5, 2024 | Undisclosed[6] | |
Iasos New-age musician | 76 | January 6, 2024 | Undisclosed[7] | |
Tony Clarkin Magnum | 77 | January 7, 2024 | Spinal condition[8] | |
Phill Niblock Avant-garde composer and filmmaker | 90 | January 8, 2024 | Manhattan, New York, US | Heart failure[9] |
James Kottak Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Warrant | 61 | January 9, 2024 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | Cardiac arrest[10] |
Audie Blaylock Bluegrass musician | 61 | January 10, 2024 | Auburn, Indiana, US | Undisclosed[11] |
Bill Hayes Actor and singer | 98 | January 12, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[12] |
Jo-El Sonnier Country and Cajun singer-songwriter and musician | 77 | January 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas, US | Heart attack[13] |
Ari Taskinen [fi] Finnish musician, composer, and lyricist | 64 | January 15, 2024 | Dahab, Egypt | Undisclosed illness[14] |
Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) Techno musician, DJ, producer | 46 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose[15] |
The Soft Moon (Luis Vasquez) Techno musician, singer-songwriter, producer | 44 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose[15] |
Marlena Shaw Jazz and soul singer | 84 | January 19, 2024 | Undisclosed[16] | |
Mary Weiss The Shangri-Las | 75 | January 19, 2024 | Palm Springs, California, US | COPD[17] |
Frank Farian Singer and record producer | 82 | January 23, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed[18] |
Melanie Singer-songwriter | 76 | January 23, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[19] |
Anders “Dagger” Sandberg Rednex | 55 | January 23, 2024 | Undisclosed[20] | |
Margo Smith Country singer-songwriter | 84 | January 23, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Stroke |
Bhavatharini Indian singer | 47 | January 25, 2024 | Sri Lanka | Stomach cancer[21] |
Dean Brown Jazz guitarist | 68 | January 26, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer[22] |
Tony Cedras South African multi-instrumentalist | 72 | January 29, 2024 | Cape Town, South Africa | Emphysema[23] |
Chita Rivera Actress, singer, and dancer | 91 | January 30, 2024 | New York City, US | A brief illness[24] |
Paul Brett Rock guitarist | 76 | January 31, 2024 | Heart failure[25] | |
Hank Cicalo Recording engineer | 91 | January 31, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[26] |
Wayne Kramer MC5 | 75 | February 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer[27] |
Derrick McIntyre Jamiroquai | 66 | February 2, 2024 | Hertfordshire, England | Car crash[28] |
Aston “Family Man” Barrett Bob Marley and the Wailers | 77 | February 3, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Heart failure after a series of strokes[29] |
Toby Keith Country singer-songwriter | 62 | February 5, 2024 | Oklahoma, US | Stomach cancer[30] |
Donald Kinsey Bob Marley and the Wailers | 70 | February 6, 2024 | Merrillville, Indiana, U.S. | Undisclosed[31] |
Henry Fambrough The Spinners | 85 | February 7, 2024 | Sterling, Virginia, US | Natural causes[32] |
Mojo Nixon Musician, actor, and DJ | 66 | February 7, 2024 | On a cruise ship | Cardiac arrest[33] |
Damo Suzuki Can | 74 | February 9, 2024 | Colon cancer[34] | |
Jimmy Van Eaton Rock and roll drummer | 86 | February 9, 2024 | Alabama, US | Undisclosed[35] |
Randy Sparks The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority | 90 | February 11, 2024 | San Diego, California, US | Undisclosed[36] |
Kerry “Fatman” Hunter New Orleans Nightcrawlers | 53 | February 13, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Hit by a car[37] |
Ian Amey Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 79 | February 14, 2024 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK | Undisclosed[38] |
Etterlene DeBarge Gospel singer | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Woodland Hills, California, US | Undisclosed[39] |
Dexter Romweber Flat Duo Jets | 57 | February 16, 2024 | Natural causes[40] | |
Cynthia Strother The Bell Sisters | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Heart failure[41] |
Geoffrey Michaels Violinst | 79 | February 17, 2024 | Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States | Parkinson’s disease[42] |
Vitalij Kuprij Trans-Siberian Orchestra | 49 | February 20, 2024 | Cardiac arrest[43] | |
John Lowe Pianist for The Quarrymen | 81 | February 22, 2024 | Undisclosed causes[44] | |
Roni Stoneman Bluegrass banjo player | 85 | February 22, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[45] |
Shinsadong Tiger K-pop producer and songwriter | 40 | February 23, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Unknown[46] |
Peter “Peetah” Morgan Morgan Heritage | 46 | February 25, 2024 | Stroke[47] | |
Bob Heil Sound and radio engineer | 83 | February 28, 2024 | Belleville, Illinois, US | Cancer[48] |
Cat Janice Singer-songwriter | 31 | February 28, 2024 | Annandale, Virginia, US | Sarcoma[49] |
Don Lee Van Winkle The American Dream | 75 | February 28, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Liver cancer[50] |
Jimmy Maxwell Bandleader and conductor | 70 | February 29, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Undisclosed[51] |
Don Wise R&B saxophonist | 81 | March 1, 2024 | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed causes[52] |
Jim Beard Steely Dan | 63 | March 2, 2024 | New York, New York, US | A sudden illness[53] |
W. C. Clark Blues musician | 84 | March 2, 2024 | Undisclosed | |
Eleanor Collins Jazz singer | 104 | March 3, 2024 | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Undisclosed[54] |
Brit Turner Blackberry Smoke | 57 | March 3, 2024 | Glioblastoma | |
B. B. Seaton The Gaylads | 79 | March 4, 2024 | London, UK | Undisclosed[55] |
Debra Byrd Singer and vocal coach | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[56] |
Pavel Zajíček DG 307 | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Prague, Czech Republic | Pneumonia[57] |
Steve Lawrence Singer, comedian, and actor | 88 | March 7, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Alzheimer’s disease[58] |
Ernie Fields Jr. Jazz saxophonist | 90 | March 8, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed[59] |
Malcolm Holcombe Folk musician | 68 | March 9, 2024 | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | Respiratory failure stemming from cancer |
Blake Harrison Pig Destroyer | 48 | c. March 10, 2024 | Melanoma[60] | |
Paul Nelson Rock and blues guitarist | 63 | March 10, 2024 | Heart attack[61] | |
T. M. Stevens Bass guitarist | 72 | March 10, 2024 | Dementia[62] | |
Karl Wallinger The Waterboys, World Party | 66 | March 10, 2024 | Hastings, UK | Stroke[63] |
Pete Rodriguez Pianist and bandleader | 91 | March 11, 2024 | Undisclosed[64] | |
Boss (Lichelle Laws) Rapper | 54 | March 11, 2024 | Southfield, Michigan, US | Kidney failure[65] |
Eric Carmen Raspberries | 74 | c. March 11, 2024 | Gates Mills, Ohio, US | Undisclosed[66] |
Michael Knott Christian rock musician | 61 | March 12, 2024 | Undisclosed[67] | |
Russell Wilson Junkhouse | 62 | March 12, 2024 | Meningitis[68] | |
Dick Allix Drummer for Vanity Fare | 78 | March 13, 2024 | Undisclosed causes[69] | |
Angela McCluskey Wild Colonials | 64 | March 14, 2024 | Arterial tear[70] | |
Gintaras Zdebskis [lt] Lithuanian songwriter and radio station manager | 64 | March 17, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed |
Cola Boyy Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumetalist | 34 | March 17, 2024 | Oxnard, California, US | Undisclosed[71] |
Sandra Crouch Gospel singer and percussionist | 81 | March 17, 2024 | Northridge, California, US | Complications from radiation treatment[72] |
Steve Harley Cockney Rebel | 73 | March 17, 2024 | Suffolk, UK | Cancer[73] |
Kevin Toney The Blackbyrds | 70 | March 18, 2024 | Cancer[74] | |
Greg Lee Hepcat | 53 | March 19, 2024 | Brain aneurysm[75] | |
Gene Elders Ace in the Hole Band | 80 | March 20, 2024 | Undisclosed[76] | |
Vincent Bonham Raydio | 67 | March 24, 2024 | No cause given[77] | |
Chris Cross Ultravox | 71 | March 25, 2024 | Undisclosed[78] | |
Zero (Clare Elliott) Suburban Reptiles | 66-67 | March 26, 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | Undisclosed[79] |
Gerry Conway Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention | 76 | March 29, 2024 | Motor neurone disease[80] | |
Casey Benjamin Saxophonist, producer, and songwriter | 45 | March 30, 2024 | Pulmonary thromboembolism[81] | |
Michael Ward The Wallflowers, School of Fish | 57 | April 1, 2024 | Complications from diabetes[82] | |
Jerry Abbott Songwriter and record producer | 81 | April 2, 2024 | Denton, Texas, US | Undisclosed[83] |
Albert Heath Heath Brothers | 88 | April 3, 2024 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, US | Leukemia[84] |
Keith LeBlanc Drummer and record producer | 69 | April 4, 2024 | Undisclosed[85] | |
Phil Nimmons Jazz musician, composer, and educator | 100 | April 5, 2024 | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | Undisclosed[86] |
C. J. Snare FireHouse | 64 | April 5, 2024 | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | Colon cancer, cardiac arrest[87] |
Dutty Dior Norwegian rapper | 27 | April 6, 2024 | Undisclosed[88] | |
Clarence “Frogman” Henry Rhythm and blues singer and pianist | 87 | April 7, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Complications following back surgery[89] |
Mister Cee Hip-hop DJ and producer | 57 | April 10, 2024 | New York City, US | Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney disease[90] |
Park Bo-ram South Korean singer | 30 | April 11, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Acute alcohol poisoning[91] |
Ben Eldridge The Seldom Scene | 85 | April 14, 2024 | Undisclosed[92] | |
Calvin Keys Jazz guitarist | 82 | April 14, 2024 | Berkeley, California, US | Stroke[93] |
Reita The Gazette | 42 | April 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[94] | |
Arthur Tavares Tavares | 81 | April 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[95] | |
Clorofila (Jorge Verdín) Nortec Collective | 59 | April 16, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed[96] |
Rusty Gauthier New Riders of the Purple Sage | 73 | April 16, 2024 | Petaluma, California, US | A protracted lung illness[97] |
Dickey Betts The Allman Brothers Band | 80 | April 18, 2024 | Osprey, Florida, US | Cancer and COPD[98] |
Jack Green T. Rex, Pretty Things, Rainbow | 73 | April 18, 2024 | Cancer[99] | |
Mandisa Gospel singer | 47 | April 18, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Complications of class III obesity[100] |
Eddie Sutton Lead singer/Frontman of Leeway | 59 | April 19, 2024 | Lung cancer[101] | |
MC Duke Rapper | 58 | April 21, 2024 | Undisclosed[102] | |
Samuel Kummer Organist and academic | 56 | April 23, 2024 | Collapsed/Undisclosed causes[103] | |
Mike Pinder The Moody Blues | 82 | April 24, 2024 | Sacramento, California, US | Unspecified breathing issues[104] |
Nick Daniels III Dumpstaphunk | 68 | April 26, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Multiple myeloma[105] |
Robin George Rock guitarist | 68 | April 26, 2024 | Málaga, Spain | Undisclosed[106] |
Frank Wakefield Bluegrass mandolin player | 89 | April 26, 2024 | Saratoga Springs, New York, US | COPD[107][108] |
Duane Eddy Rock and roll guitarist | 86 | April 30, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Cancer[109] |
Richard Tandy Electric Light Orchestra | 76 | May 1, 2024 | Albany, New York, US | Undisclosed[110] |
Jim Mills Bluegrass banjo player | 57 | May 3, 2024 | Durham, North Carolina, US | Heart attack[111] |
Steve Albini Rock musician and record producer | 61 | May 7, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Heart attack[112] |
Ignatius Jones Jimmy and the Boys | 67 | May 7, 2024 | Iloilo City, Philippines | A short illness[113] |
John Barbata Drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship | 79 | May 8, 2024 | Complications of heart disease[114] | |
Dennis Thompson MC5 | 75 | May 8, 2024 | Taylor, Michigan, US | Complications from a heart attack[115] |
Mike Sversvold JFA | 57 | May 11, 2024 | Phoenix, Arizona, US | Autoimmune disease[116] |
David Sanborn Saxophonist | 78 | May 12, 2024 | Tarrytown, New York, US | Prostate cancer[117] |
Jimmy James Singer | 83 | May 14, 2024 | London, England, UK | Parkinson’s disease and a heart condition[118] |
John Hawken Renaissance, Strawbs | 84 | May 15, 2024 | Metuchen, New Jersey, US | Melanoma[119] |
Randy Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four | 80 | May 16, 2024 | Undisclosed[120] | |
Charlie Colin Train, The Side Deal | 57 | c. May 17, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium | Slipped and fell in the shower[121] |
Frank Ifield Country singer and musician | 86 | May 18, 2024 | Sydney, Australia | Pneumonia[122] |
“Spider” John Koerner Folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist | 85 | May 18, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Cancer[123] |
Jon Wysocki Staind | 53 | May 18, 2024 | Undisclosed[124] | |
Mark Gormley Singer-songwriter and musician | 67 | May 24, 2024 | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed[125] |
Doug Ingle Iron Butterfly | 78 | May 24, 2024 | Undisclosed[126] | |
Doug Dagger The Generators | 56 | May 30, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer[127] |
Ed Mann Keyboardist and percussionist | 69 | May 31, 2024 | Undisclosed[128] | |
Colin Gibb Black Lace | 70 | June 2, 2024 | Undisclosed[129] | |
Brother Marquis 2 Live Crew | 57 | June 3, 2024 | Gadsden, Alabama, US | Heart attack[130] |
Enchanting Rapper | 26 | June 11, 2024 | Dallas, Texas, US | Drug overdose[131] |
Françoise Hardy Singer-songwriter and actress | 80 | June 11, 2024 | Paris, France | Lymphatic cancer[132] |
Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson The Selecter | 73 | June 11, 2024 | Coventry, UK | Undisclosed[133] |
Johnny Canales Tejano singer and TV host | 81 | June 12, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed[134] |
Angela Bofill Singer-songwriter | 70 | June 13, 2024 | Vallejo, California, US | Undisclosed[135] |
Jeremy Tepper Country singer, DJ, and producer | 60 | June 14, 2024 | Queens, New York, US | Heart attack[136] |
Buzz Cason Singer and songwriter | 84 | June 16, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[137] |
Paul Spencer Dario G | 53 | June 17, 2024 | Rectal cancer[138] | |
James Chance James Chance and the Contortions | 71 | June 18, 2024 | New York City, US | Undisclosed[139] |
Julio Foolio Rapper | 26 | June 23, 2024 | Tampa, Florida, US | Shot[140] |
Shifty Shellshock Crazy Town | 49 | June 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Drug overdose[141] |
Kinky Friedman Country singer-songwriter | 79 | June 26, 2024 | Medina, Texas, US | Parkinson’s disease[142] |
Martin Mull Actor and musician | 80 | June 27, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[143] |
Betty Veldpaus Pussycat | 72 | June 28, 2024 | Undisclosed[144] | |
Bill Crook Spiritbox, Living with Lions | c. July 2024 | Undisclosed[145] | ||
Tom Fowler The Mothers of Invention, It’s a Beautiful Day | 73 | July 2, 2024 | Undisclosed[146] | |
Joe Egan Stealers Wheel | 77 | July 6, 2024 | Melbourne, Australia | Undisclosed[147] |
Adrián Olivares Menudo | 48 | July 8, 2024 | Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis[148] | |
Joe Bonsall The Oak Ridge Boys | 76 | July 9, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | Complications of ALS[149] |
Dave Loggins Singer-songwriter | 76 | July 10, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[150] |
J. Saul Kane DJ, musician and producer | 57 | July 12, 2024 | Complications of diabetes and multiple sclerosis[151] | |
Tomcraft DJ and record producer | 49 | July 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[152] | |
Bernice Johnson Reagon The Freedom Singers, Sweet Honey in the Rock | 81 | July 16, 2024 | Washington, DC, US | Undisclosed[153] |
Pinche Peach Brujeria | 57 | July 17, 2024 | Heart failure[154] | |
Happy Traum Folk musician | 86 | July 17, 2024 | Pancreatic cancer[155] | |
Toumani Diabaté Kora player | 58 | July 19, 2024 | Bamako, Mali | A brief illness[156] |
Jerry Miller Moby Grape | 81 | July 20, 2024 | Tacoma, Washington, US | Undisclosed[157] |
Sandy Posey Country singer | 80 | July 20, 2024 | Lebanon, Tennessee, US | Complications from dementia[158] |
Evelyn Thomas Disco singer | 70 | July 21, 2024 | Undisclosed[159] | |
Duke Fakir Four Tops | 88 | July 22, 2024 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Heart failure[160] |
John Mayall John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 90 | July 22, 2024 | California, US | Undisclosed[161] |
Jason Clark The Nelons | 50 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash[162] |
Kelly Nelon Clark The Nelons | 64 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash[162] |
Amber Nelon Kistler The Nelons | 35 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, US | Plane crash[162] |
Danny Clarke The Meditations | 72 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[163] | |
Pat Collier The Vibrators | 72 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[164] | |
DJ Polo Juice Crew | 63 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[165] | |
Chino XL Rapper | 50 | July 28, 2024 | Suicide by hanging[166] | |
Martin Phillipps The Chills | 61 | July 28, 2024 | Dunedin, New Zealand | Undisclosed[167] |
Mick Underwood The Outlaws, The Herd, Episode Six, Quatermass, Gillan | 78 | July 28, 2024 | Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia[168] | |
Joey Gilmore Guitarist for James Brown, Etta James, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, and Little Johnny Taylor | 80 | July 29, 2024 | Florida, US | Undisclosed[169] |
DJ Randall DJ and record producer | 54 | July 31, 2024 | Undisclosed[170] | |
Nicu Covaci Transsylvania Phoenix | 77 | August 2, 2024 | Timișoara, Romania | Undisclosed[171] |
Shaun Martin Snarky Puppy | 45 | August 3, 2024 | Undisclosed[172] | |
Maurice Williams The Zodiacs | 86 | August 5, 2024 | Undisclosed[173] | |
Jack Russell Great White | 63 | August 7, 2024 | Southern California, US | Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy[174] |
Carl Bevan 60 Ft. Dolls | 51 | c. August 9, 2024 | Undisclosed[175] | |
Carl Weathersby Guitarist for Albert King, Billy Branch | 71 | August 9, 2024 | Undisclosed[176] | |
Gökçe Akçelik Replikas | 47 | August 11, 2024 | Cancer[177] | |
Haniya Aslam Pop and Sufi musician | 46 | August 11, 2024 | Cardiac arrest[178] | |
Talos Indie electronic musician | 36 | August 11, 2024 | Cork, Ireland | A short illness[179] |
Chon Travis Love Equals Death | 52 | August 11, 2024 | Stafford, United Kingdom | Undisclosed[180][181] |
Greg Kihn The Greg Kihn Band | 75 | August 13, 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area, US | Complications from Alzheimer’s disease[182] |
BeatKing Rapper and record producer | 39 | August 15, 2024 | Houston, Texas, US | Pulmonary embolism[183] |
Joe Chambers The Chambers Brothers | 81 | August 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[184] | |
Bobby Hicks Bluegrass fiddler | 91 | August 16, 2024 | Complications of heart disease [185] | |
Luther Kent Blues singer | 76 | August 16, 2024 | Undisclosed[186] | |
Johnny “Dandy” Rodríguez Bongo player for Tito Puente | 78 | August 17, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Undisclosed[187] |
Bert Susanka The Ziggens | 62 | August 17, 2024 | ALS[188] | |
Erik Barrett 100 Demons | 48 | c. August 20, 2024 | Undisclosed[189] | |
Diana Pop singer | 76 | August 21, 2024 | Araruama, Brazil | Undisclosed[190] |
Russell Stone Brotherhood of Man, R&J Stone, James Last Orchestra | 77 | August 21, 2024 | Undisclosed[191] | |
Justin Chearno Pitchblende, Turing Machine | 54 | August 22, 2024 | Undisclosed[192] | |
Daron Beck Pinkish Black | 48 | c. August 23, 2024 | Undisclosed[193] | |
Russell Malone Jazz guitarist | 60 | August 23, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Heart attack[194] |
Catherine Ribeiro Folk and Rock singer | 82 | August 23, 2024 | Martigues, France | Undisclosed[195] |
Richard Macphail Road manager for Genesis | 73 | August 26, 2024 | Undisclosed[196] | |
Makaya Ntshoko Jazz drummer | 84 | August 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[197] | |
Rena Rolska Actress and singer | 92 | August 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[198] | |
Pete Wade Nashville session guitarist | 89 | August 27, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | Complications from hip surgery[199][200][201] |
Fatman Scoop Rapper and hype man | 56 | August 30, 2024 | Hamden, Connecticut, US | Cardiovascular disease – collapsed on stage[202] |
Teresa Bright Musician of native Hawaiian music | 64 | September 1, 2024 | Undisclosed[203] | |
James Darren Actor and singer | 88 | September 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Heart failure[204] |
Pat Lewis Soul singer | 76 | September 2, 2024 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Undisclosed[205] |
Göran Fristorp Singer and songwriter | 76 | September 3, 2024 | Undisclosed[206] | |
Herbie Flowers Blue Mink, T. Rex, Sky | 86 | September 5, 2024 | Undisclosed[207] | |
Martin France Jazz drummer | 60 | September 5, 2024 | A long illness[208] | |
Sérgio Mendes Bossa nova musician | 83 | September 5, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from long COVID[209] |
Rich Homie Quan Rapper | 33 | September 5, 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Drug overdose[210] |
Screamin’ Scott Simon Sha Na Na | 75 | September 5, 2024 | Ojai, California, US | Sinus cancer[211] |
Will Jennings Lyricist | 80 | September 6, 2024 | Tyler, Texas, US | Undisclosed[212] |
Mark Moffatt The Monitors | 74 | September 6, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Pancreatic cancer[213] |
Zoot Money Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, The Animals, Humble Pie | 82 | September 8, 2024 | Undisclosed[214] | |
Frankie Beverly Maze | 77 | September 10, 2024 | Undisclosed[215] | |
Moisés Canelo Singer and songwriter | 74 | September 13, 2024 | New York City, US | Stroke[216] |
Tommy Cash Country singer; brother of Johnny Cash | 84 | September 13, 2024 | Undisclosed[217] | |
Chalmers Davis Keyboardist for Little Richard, Johnny Cash, The Shooters | 73 | September 13, 2024 | Undisclosed[218] | |
David Davis Bluegrass mandolinist and singer | 63 | September 15, 2024 | Snead, Alabama, US | Traffic accident[219] |
Kenny Hyslop Simple Minds, Slik | 73 | September 15, 2024 | Prostate cancer[220] | |
Tito Jackson The Jackson 5 | 70 | September 15, 2024 | Gallup, New Mexico, US | Heart attack[221][222] |
Roli Mosimann Swans, Wiseblood | 68 | September 15, 2024 | Wrocław, Poland | Lung cancer[223] |
Billy Edd Wheeler Singer and songwriter | 91 | September 16, 2024 | Swannanoa, North Carolina, US | Undisclosed[224] |
JD Souther Singer and songwriter | 78 | September 17, 2024 | New Mexico, US | Undisclosed[225] |
Juan Brujo Brujeria | 61 | September 18, 2024 | Heart Attack[226] | |
Dick Diamonde The Easybeats | 76 | September 18, 2024 | Undisclosed[227] | |
Nick Gravenites Guitarist for Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield, Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Electric Flag | 85 | September 18, 2024 | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | Undisclosed[228] |
Zulya Kamalova Singer of world and Russian music | 55 | September 18, 2024 | Cancer[229] | |
Kathryn Crosby Actress and singer; wife of Bing Crosby | 90 | September 20, 2024 | Hillsborough, California, US | Undisclosed[230] |
Sayuri Japanese singer, musician, and songwriter | 28 | September 20, 2024 | Undisclosed[231][232] | |
Benny Golson The Jazztet | 95 | September 21, 2024 | New York City, US | Undisclosed[233] |
Eddie Low Country singer | 81 | September 21, 2024 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Cancer[234] |
Roger Palm Drummer for ABBA | 75 | September 21, 2024 | Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | Complications from Alzheimer’s disease[235] |
Freddie Salem Outlaws | 70 | c. September 23, 2024 | Undisclosed[236] | |
Cat Glover Singer for Prince | 62 | September 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[237] |
Ken Howard Songwriter for Elvis Presley, The Honeycombs, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 84 | September 24, 2024 | Undisclosed[238] | |
Pit Passarell Viper | 56 | September 27, 2024 | São Paulo, Brazil | Pancreatic Cancer[239] |
Kris Kristofferson Country songwriter and singer | 88 | September 28, 2024 | Maui, Hawaii, US | Undisclosed[240] |
Martin Lee Brotherhood of Man | 77 | September 29, 2024 | Heart failure[241] | |
Dave Allison Anvil | 68 | September 30, 2024 | Undisclosed[242] | |
Artie Baldacci Drummer for Heartsfield | 73 | September 30, 2024 | Cardiac arrest[243] | |
Fayo Folk guitarist | 46 | September 30, 2024 | Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island, Canada | Cancer[244] |
Arvydas Sriubas Hiperbolė | October 2, 2024 | Lithuania | Undisclosed[245] | |
Ken Tobias Singer and songwriter | 79 | October 2, 2024 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | Brain cancer[246] |
“Guitar” Greg Gaskins Guitarist for The Sweet Inspirations | early October 2024 | Undisclosed[247] | ||
Nell Smith Collaborator with The Flaming Lips | 17 | October 5, 2024 | Car accident[248] | |
Johnny Neel The Allman Brothers Band | 70 | October 6, 2024 | Heart failure[249] | |
Cissy Houston Singer, former member of The Sweet Inspirations, mother of Whitney Houston | 91 | October 7, 2024 | New Jersey, US | Alzheimer’s disease[250] |
Jack Ponti Songwriter, producer | 66 | October 7, 2024 | Red Bank, New Jersey, US | Undisclosed[251] |
S.S. Priest D’Molls, Diamond Rexx | 61 | October 8, 2024 | Sepsis[252] | |
Adam Abeshouse Recording engineer, music producer, and classical violinist | 63 | October 10, 2024 | South Salem, New York, US | Bile duct cancer[253] |
Kiril Marichkov Shturcite | 79 | October 11, 2024 | Selanovtsi, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria | Complications from a fall[254] |
Dottie Leonard Miller Music executive | 79 | October 11, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[255] |
Jackmaster DJ and record producer | 38 | October 12, 2024 | Ibiza, Spain | Complications from head injury[256] |
Ka Rapper and producer | 52 | October 12, 2024 | New York, New York, US | Undisclosed[257] |
Libby Titus Singer and songwriter | 77 | October 13, 2024 | Undisclosed[258] | |
Joshua Perahia Joshua | 71 | October 14, 2024 | Torrance, California, US | Undisclosed[259] |
Ollie Olsen Max Q | 66 | October 15, 2024 | Parkville, Melbourne, Australia | Multiple System Atrophy[260] |
Alan Mansfield Dragon | 72 | October 16, 2024 | Complications from radiation treatments[261] | |
Liam Payne One Direction | 31 | October 16, 2024 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Fell from a hotel balcony[262] |
Mitzi Gaynor Actress and singer | 93 | October 17, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Natural causes[263] |
Barbara Dane Singer, guitarist and record producer | 97 | October 20, 2024 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Assisted suicide[264] |
Paul Di’Anno Iron Maiden, Battlezone, Killers, Gogmagog | 66 | October 21, 2024 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | Long-term health problems[265] |
Jack Jones Singer | 86 | October 23, 2024 | Rancho Mirage, California, US | Leukemia[266] |
Linda LaFlamme It’s a Beautiful Day | 85 | October 23, 2024 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, US | Vascular dementia[267] |
DJ Clark Kent Hip hop record producer and DJ | 58 | October 24, 2024 | Green Brook Township, New Jersey, U.S. | Colon cancer[268] |
Marco Paulo Singer | 79 | October 24, 2024 | Cancer[269] | |
Hans Rotmo Singer and songwriter | 76 | October 24, 2024 | Undisclosed[270] | |
Phil Lesh Grateful Dead | 84 | October 25, 2024 | Undisclosed[271] | |
Bill Beach Rockabilly musician | 92 | October 28, 2024 | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | Undisclosed[272] |
Manuel “Guajiro” Mirabal Buena Vista Social Club | 91 | October 28, 2024 | Havana, Cuba | Undisclosed[273] |
Nadia Cattouse Actress and singer-songwriter | 99 | October 29, 2024 | London, England, UK | Undisclosed[274] |
Richard Andrew Underground Lovers, Crow, Black Cab | 58 | October 30, 2024 | Lung cancer[275] | |
Candy Devine Actress and singer | 85-86 | c. October 31, 2024 | Australia | Undisclosed[276] |
Quincy Jones Record producer, songwriter, and arranger | 91 | November 3, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer[277] |
Andy Leek Dexys Midnight Runners | 66 | November 3, 2024 | Parkinson’s disease[278] | |
Johnny Madsen Dalton | 73 | November 4, 2024 | Undisclosed[279] | |
Tyka Nelson Singer; sister of Prince | 64 | November 4, 2024 | Robbinsdale, Minnesota, U.S. | Undisclosed[280] |
Agnaldo Rayol Singer and actor | 86 | November 4, 2024 | São Paulo, Brazil | Complications from a fall at his house[281] |
Kathleen Watkins Actress and singer | 90 | November 7, 2024 | Dublin, Ireland | Undisclosed[282] |
Lou Donaldson Jazz alto saxophonist | 98 | November 9, 2024 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed[283] |
Ella Jenkins Folk singer and songwriter | 100 | November 9, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Undisclosed[284] |
Ram Narayan Sarangi player | 96 | November 9, 2024 | Mumbai, India | Undisclosed[285] |
Pepe Justicia Flamenco guitarist | 64 | November 10, 2024 | Undisclosed[286] | |
Johnny Duhan Folk singer and songwriter | 74 | November 12, 2024 | Off the coast of County Galway | Drowned[287] |
Roy Haynes Jazz drummer | 99 | November 12, 2024 | Nassau County, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed[288] |
Agnes Buen Garnås Folk singer | 78 | November 12, 2024 | Notodden, Norway | Undisclosed[289] |
Edgard Brito Tuatha de Danann | 50 | c. November 13, 2024 | Undisclosed[290] | |
Shel Talmy Record producer for the Kinks, the Who, the Easybeats | 87 | November 13, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from a stroke[291] |
Tommy Alverson Texas country musician | 74 | November 14, 2024 | Liver cancer[292] | |
Dennis Bryon Drummer for the Bee Gees, Amen Corner | 75 | November 14, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[293] |
Vic Flick Guitarist behind the “James Bond Theme” in Dr. No | 87 | November 14, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Complications from Alzheimer’s disease[294] |
Peter Sinfield Lyricist for King Crimson | 80 | November 14, 2024 | Undisclosed[295] | |
Gerry Weil Jazz musician | 85 | November 16, 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela | Undisclosed[296] |
Vladimir Lyovkin Na Na | 57 | November 17, 2024 | Leukemia[297] | |
Charles Dumont Singer and composer | 95 | November 18, 2024 | Paris, France | Undisclosed[298] |
Colin Petersen Drummer for the Bee Gees, Humpy Bong | 78 | November 18, 2024 | Undisclosed[299] | |
Mercy Sunot Aegis | 48 | November 18, 2024 | San Francisco, California | Cancer[300] |
Diva Gray Chic Change | 72 | November 19, 2024 | Undisclosed[301] | |
Saafir Rapper and producer | 54 | November 19, 2024 | Undisclosed[302] | |
Andy Paley The Paley Brothers, The Modern Lovers | 72 | November 20, 2024 | Colchester, Vermont, U.S. | Throat cancer[303] |
Mike Pinera Blues Image, Iron Butterfly | 76 | November 20, 2024 | Liver failure[304] | |
Harry Williams Bloodstone | 80 | November 22, 2024 | Undisclosed[305] | |
Chuck Woolery Actor and musician; The Avant-Garde | 83 | November 23, 2024 | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed[306] |
Bob Bryar My Chemical Romance | 44 | November 24, 2024 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[307] |
Helen Gallagher Actress and singer | 98 | November 24, 2024 | New York City, U.S. | Undisclosed[308] |
Leah Kunkel Singer and songwriter | 76 | November 26, 2024 | Cancer[309] | |
Artt Frank Jazz drummer for Chet Baker | 91 | November 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[310] | |
Will Cullen Hart The Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System | 53 | November 29, 2024 | Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack[311] |
Steve Alaimo Singer and record producer | 84 | November 30, 2024 | Undisclosed[312] | |
Jacques Barsamian Singer | 81 | December 1, 2024 | Undisclosed[313] | |
Liu Chia-chang Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and producer | 81 or 84 | December 2, 2024 | Taipei, Taiwan | Cancer[314][315] |
Angela Alvarez Singer; oldest winner of the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist | 97 | December 6, 2024 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | Undisclosed[316] |
Miho Nakayama Singer and actress | 54 | December 6, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | Bathing accident[317] |
Dickie Rock The Miami Showband | 88 | December 6, 2024 | Dublin, Ireland | Undisclosed[318] |
Jeanne Bamberger Music educator | 100 | December 12, 2024 | Undisclosed[319] | |
Jon Camp Renaissance | 75 | December 13, 2024 | Undisclosed[320] | |
Zakir Hussain Tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer | 73 | December 15, 2024 | San Francisco, California, US | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis[321] |
Steve Lewinson Simply Red | 58 | December 16, 2024 | Cancer[322] | |
Alfa Anderson Chic | 78 | December 17, 2024 | Undisclosed[323] | |
Mike Brewer Brewer & Shipley | 80 | December 17, 2024 | Near Branson, Missouri, U.S. | Undisclosed[324] |
David Mallett Singer and songwriter | 73 | December 17, 2024 | Cancer[325] | |
Slim Dunlap The Replacements | 73 | December 18, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Complications from a stroke[326] |
Gaboro Rapper and songwriter | 23 | December 19, 2024 | Norrköping, Sweden | Shot[327] |
Helena Zeťová Black Milk [cs] | 44 | December 20, 2024 | Prostřední Bečva, Czech Republic | Undisclosed[328] |
Sugar Pie DeSanto Singer and dancer | 89 | December 20, 2024 | Undisclosed[329] | |
Casey Chaos Amen, Christian Death | 59 | December 21, 2024 | Heart attack[330] | |
Richard Perry Record producer | 82 | December 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cardiac arrest[331] |
Dulce Actress and singer | 69 | December 25, 2024 | Mexico City, Mexico | Complications from lung cancer[332] |
OG Maco Rapper | 32 | December 26, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot[333] |
Sickie Wifebeater (Eric Carlson) Mentors, Jesters of Destiny | 66 | December 29, 2024 | Seattle, Washington, US | Cancer[334] |