Patti Page
Jan 1 Patti Page [Clara Ann Fowler], American pop singer, dies at 85
Patti Page
- Jan 4 Sammy Johns, American country artist, dies at 66
- Jan 15 Daphne Anderson, British actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice), dies at 90
- Jan 17 Lizbeth Webb, English soprano, dies at 86
- Jan 20 Bob Engemann, American singer, (The Lettermen), dies at 77
- Jan 30 Patty Andrews, American singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 94
- Jan 30 Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer, dies at 74
- Feb 1 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian composer, dies at 86
- Feb 4 Pat Halcox, British trumpeter, dies at 82
- Feb 4 Reg Presley [Reginald Maurice Ball], English rock vocalist (Troggs-Wild Thing) and songwriter, dies from lung cancer at 71
- Feb 4 Donald Byrd, American jazz trumpeter (Black Byrd), dies at 80
- Feb 8 James DePreist, American conductor, dies at 76
- Feb 11 Rick Huxley, English guitarist, dies at 72
Tony Sheridan
Feb 16 Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist who collaborated with The Beatles, dies at 72
Tony Sheridan
- Feb 17 Mindy McCready, American country singer, commits suicide by gunshot at 37
- Feb 18 Kevin Ayers, English rocker, dies at 68
- Feb 18 Damon Harris, American soul singer, dies from prostate cancer at 62
- Feb 19 Manfred Niehaus, German composer, dies at 79
- Feb 22 Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist, dies aged 89
- Feb 27 Van Cliburn, American pianist (Tchaikovsky Competition winner, 1958), dies at 78
- Feb 27 Richard Street, American R&B musician (The Temptations), dies at 70
- Mar 3 Bobby Rogers, American vocalist, dies from complications from diabetes at 73
- Mar 4 Fran Warren, American singer, dies at 87
- Mar 6 Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country artist, dies from natural causes at 77
- Mar 6 Alvin Lee, English rocker, dies from complications from surgery at 68
- Mar 7 Peter Banks [Brockbanks], British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter described as "the architect of progressive music" (Yes, the Syn, Flash), dies of heart failure at 65
- Mar 7 Claude King, American country music singer (Wolverton Mountain), dies at 90
- Mar 7 Kenny Ball, English jazz musician, dies of pneumonia at 82
- Mar 12 Clive Burr, English drummer, dies from complications from multiple sclerosis at 56
- Mar 14 Jack Greene, American country artist, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 83
- Mar 15 Terry Lightfoot, British clarinetist and bandleader (New Orleans Jazzmen), dies at 77
- Mar 16 Bobby Smith, American R&B singer (The Spinners), dies from complications of influenza and pneumonia at 76
- Mar 22 Derek Watkins, British trumpet player and composer (The Spy Who Loved Me, Skyfall), dies of cancer at 68
- Mar 30 Phil Ramone [Rabinowitz], South-African born American music producer (co-founded A&R records), dies from an aortic aneurysm at 79
- Apr 3 Robert Ward, American composer (Pantaloon), dies at 95
- Apr 8 Annette Funicello, American singer and actress (Mickey Mouse Club), dies from multiple sclerosis complications at 70
- Apr 8 Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song, The Violet Seller), dies at 85
- Apr 10 Jimmy Dawkins, American electric blues musician, dies at 76
Maria Tallchief
Apr 11 Maria Tallchief, American prima ballerina (The Nutcracker), dies at 88
Maria Tallchief
- Apr 13 Chi Cheng, American Bassist (Deftones), dies at 42
- Apr 14 Colin Davis, English conductor (NY Met 1967-71), dies at 85
- Apr 17 Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer, dies at c. 100
- Apr 17 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), dies at 91
- Apr 18 Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, American musician (Parliament-Funkadelic collective), dies of liver failure at 60
- Apr 18 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), dies of cancer at 69
- Apr 22 Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, dies from a heart attack at 72
- Apr 26 George Jones, American country musician (Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me), dies from hypoxic respiratory failure at 81
- Apr 28 János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist, dies at 88
- Apr 29 John La Montaine, American composer, dies at 93
- May 2 Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist, dies from liver failure at 49
- May 17 Alan O'Day, American rocker, dies from brain cancer at 72
- May 17 Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter (Undercover Angel), dies at 72
- May 20 Ray Manzarek, American musician and keyboardist (The Doors-Light My Fire, Unknown Soldier), dies of cancer at 74
- May 21 Trevor Bolder, British rock musician and record producer (Uriah Heep, The Spiders from Mars), dies from cancer at 62
- May 21 Frank Comstock, American orchestra leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show), dies at 90
- May 22 Henri Dutilleux, French composer (Tout un monde lointain, L'arbre des songes), dies at 97
- May 25 Marshall Lytle, American Rock bassist, dies from lung cancer at 79
- May 31 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress & singer (La Divina Infiel, The Shadow of the Bat), dies at 85
- Jun 19 Slim Whitman, American country singer (Rose Marie), dies from heart failure at 90
- Jun 23 Bobby Bland, American blues and soul singer, dies at 83
- Jun 24 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo), dies of cancer at 58
- Jul 2 Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist and composer, dies at 80
Cory Monteith
Jul 13 Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician, dies of heroin and alcohol overdose at 31
Cory Monteith
- Jul 17 Peter Appleyard, British-Canadian jazz vibraphonist, dies from natural causes at 84
- Jul 26 J. J. Cale, American rock guitarist, dies from a heart attack at 74
- Jul 28 Rita Reys, [Maria Reijs], Dutch jazz singer, dies from a intracranial hemorrhage at 88
- Aug 5 George Duke, American Grammy-Award winning musician, dies from chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 67
- Aug 8 Regina Resnik, American operatic singer, dies at 90
- Aug 10 Eydie Gorme, American singer, dies at 84
- Aug 13 Tompall Glaser, American country singer, dies at 79
- Aug 13 Jon Brookes, English drummer (The Charlatans), dies of cancer at 44
- Aug 14 Allen Lanier, American rock keyboardist, guitarist and vocalist (Blue Oyster Cult), dies from complications from COPD at 67
- Aug 20 Marian McPartland, British jazz pianist (Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz), dies at 95
- Aug 21 Sid Bernstein, American music producer/promoter, dies at 95
- Aug 23 David Garrick [Philip Darryl Core], British singer (Dear Mrs Applebee), dies at 67
- Aug 28 Rob du Bois, Dutch composer, dies at 79
- Sep 7 Ilja Hurnik, Czech composer, dies at 90
- Sep 16 Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), dies at 69
- Sep 17 Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer, dies from heart failure at 88
- Sep 21 Roman Vlad, Romanian-born Italian composer, dies at 93
- Oct 6 Will Ogdon, American composer, dies at 92
- Oct 7 Patrice Chéreau, French opera director and actor (Danton), dies from lung cancer at 68
- Oct 8 Philip Chevron, Irish musician, dies from esophageal cancer at 56
- Oct 19 Noel Harrison, British singer and actor, dies of a heart attack at 79
- Oct 24 Héctor Quintanar, Mexican composer, dies at 77
- Oct 27 Lou Reed, American musician, dies from liver disease at 71
- Oct 30 Frank Wess, American jazz musician, dies from a heart attack at 91
- Oct 30 Pete Haycock, English guitarist, dies at 62
- Nov 12 John Tavener, British composer, dies from complications from Marfan syndrome at 69
- Nov 12 Allan Blank, American composer, dies at 87
- Nov 30 Tabu Ley Rochereau [Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu], African musician (Orchestre Afrisa International), dies at 76
- Dec 1 Richard Coughlan, English drummer, dies from pneumonia at 66
- Dec 6 Stan Tracey, British jazz pianist, dies at 86
- Dec 10 Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist and composer, dies at 83
- Dec 16 Ray Price, American singer, dies from pancreatic cancer at 87
- Dec 21 Lars Edlund, Swedish composer, dies at 91
- Dec 23 Yusef Lateef, American jazz saxophonist and flautist, dies at 93
- Dec 23 Ricky Lawson, American musician, dies at 59
- Dec 29 Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer, dies from cancer at 81