Musicians Who Died in 2022

Meat Loaf (1947-2022)

Jan 20 American rock musician and singer-songwriter ("Bat Out of Hell"; Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"), dies at 74 [1]

Jan 22 Don Wilson, American rock guitarist (The Ventures - "Hawaii 5-0 Theme"; "Walk, Don't Run"), dies at 88 [1]
Jan 23 (Bobbe) "Beegie" Adair (née Long), American jazz and Nashville-based session pianist, and educator, dies at 84
Jan 25 Heinz Werner Zimmermann, German contemporary sacred music composer (Prosalieder; Missa profana), and educator, dies at 91
Jan 26 Janet Mead, Australian Catholic nun and pop-rock singer (The Lord's Prayer), dies of cancer at 84
Jan 27 Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro], Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter, bandoneón player, and trumpeter ("Volveré"; "Voy a Conquistarte"), dies of COVID-19 complications at 70
Jan 29 Sam Lay, American drummer and vocalist (Original Thunderbirds; Howlin' Wolf; Bob Dyan; Paul Butterfield), dies of heart issues at 86
Jan 30 Hargus “Pig” Robbins, American Nashville session piano player (Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween), dies at 84 [1]
Jan 30 Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator and co-developer of the Synclavier, dies at 83
Jan 30 Norma Waterson, British folk music revivalist, and singer-songwriter, dies at 82
Jan 31 Carleton Carpenter, American magician, stage and screen actor (Two Weeks With Love; Up Periscope), songwriter, and mystery novelist (Cat Got Your Tongue?),, dies at 95
Feb 1 Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), dies of COVID-19 complications at 74
Feb 4 Kerry Chater, Canadian musician (Gary Puckett & Union Gap - "Young Girl") and Nashville songwriter, dies at 76
Feb 6 George Crumb, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1968 - Echoes of Time and the River; Vox Balaenae), and educator, dies at 92 [1]
Feb 6 Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer, dies at 92
Feb 9 Betty Davis (née Mabry); American model, soul and funk singer-songwriter ("They Say I'm Different"; "Nasty Gal"), dies at 77
Feb 9 Ian McDonald, British rock musician (saxophone, keyboards, guitar) (King Crimson, 1968-69; Foreigner, 1976-80), dies of cancer at 75 [1]
Feb 9 Joseph Horovitz, British composer (Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo; Euphonium Concerto; Rumpole of the Bailey), dies at 95
Feb 12 Howard Grimes, American soul music session drummer (Al Green; Ann Peeples), dies of kidney failure at 80
Feb 12 William Kraft, American timpanist, percussionist (Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble), conductor, and composer (The Demise of Suriyodhaya; Avalanche), dies at 98
Feb 14 Sandy Nelson, American rock drummer ("Teen Beat"; "Let There Be Drums"), dies of stroke complications at 83
Feb 15 (Alokesh) "Bappi" Lahiri, Indian disco and film music composer, singer, and record producer, dies of a lung infection at 69
Feb 17 Dallas Good, Canadian alt-country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Sadies -"Through Strange Eyes"), dies at 48
Feb 19 Gary Brooker, British rock keyboardist and singer (Procol Harum -"A Whiter Shade of Pale"), dies of cancer at 76
Feb 19 Nigel Butterley, Australian pianist, composer (The True Samaritan), educator, and radio broadcaster, dies at 86 [1]
Feb 20 Joni James [Joan Babbo], American pop singer ("Why Don't You Believe Me?"; "How Important Can It Be?"), dies at 91
Feb 22 Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), dies at 57
Feb 23 Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish violinist, composer, and conductor, dies of brain cancer at 48
Feb 24 Sally Kellerman, American actress (M*A*S*H (film); Back to School; The Player), and singer, dies of heart failure at 84
Feb 27 Hanna Havrylets, Ukrainian composer (David's Psalms; Ėlegiya), and educator, dies of an aneurysm at 63
Mar 1 Warner Mark [McPherson], American country music singer-songwriter (Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)); Talkin' to the Wall), dies at 86
Mar 2 Johnny Brown, American stage and screen comic actor (Good Times - "Bookman"; Laugh-In), and singer, dies of heart failure at 84
Mar 8 Ron Miles, American jazz cornetist, composer, and bandleader, dies Polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder, at 58
Mar 10 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), dies at 73
Mar 11 Timmy Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter ("Why Can't We Live Together"), dies of cancer at 77
Mar 12 Barry Bailey, American rock guitarist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), dies from complications of multiple sclerosis at 73 [1]
Mar 25 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), dies at 50
Mar 27 Karl Korte, American composer (Pale is This Good Prince; The Time Is:),and educator (University of Texas, 1971-97), dies at 91
Mar 30 Yanick Étienne, Haitian singer (Roxy Music - "Avalon"; Bryan Ferry), dies of cancer at 64
Mar 31 Fred Johnson, American doo-wop bass vocalist (The Marcels - "Blue Moon"), dies at 80
Apr 1 C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries, Jr.], American country singer (Convoy), dies of cancer at 93
Apr 1 Roland White [LeBlanc], American bluegrass mandolin player and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels; Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass), dies after a heart attack at 83
Apr 5 Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli], American pop singer ("Wild One"; "Wildwood Days"), and actor (Bye Bye Birdie), dies of pneumonia at 79 [1]
Apr 5 Boris Brott, Canadian conductor (Hamilton Philharmonic, 1969-90) and music promoter (Brott Music Festival: National Academy Orchestra of Canada), killed in a hit-and-run accident at 78
Apr 5 Paul Siebel, American folk singer and songwriter (Louise; Spanish Johnny), dies from complications of pulmonary fibrosis at 84
Apr 13 Gloria Parker [Rosenthal], American marimbist, glasspiel player, songwriter (Clap Your Hands and Shake Your Blues Away), and bandleader, dies at 100 [1]
Apr 15 Art Rupe [Goldberg], American gospel, R&B, and early rock record producer and label executive (Specialty Records - Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price), dies at 104
Apr 17 Radu Lupu, Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold, 1966; George Enesco Competition - 1st prize, 1967), dies at 76
Apr 17 Re Styles [Shirley Macleod], Dutch-American actress (Space Is The Place), designer, and rock vocalist (The Tubes, 1976-79), dies at 72
Apr 18 Harrison Birtwistle, British contemporary classical composer (The Minotaur; The Mask of Orpheus), dies at 87 [1]
Apr 18 Janez Matičič, Slovenian pianist. conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 95
Apr 18 Nicholas Angelich, American concert pianist, dies of degenerative lung disease at 51
Apr 20 Guitar Shorty [David William Kearney], American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (You Don't Treat Me Right), dies at 87
Apr 20 Robert Morse, American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (Mad Men; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), dies at 90 [1]
Apr 23 Arno [Arnold Hintjens], Belgian rock singer-songwriter (TC Matic), pancreatic cancer at 72
Apr 24 (Wilhelm) "Willi" Resetarits, Austrian singer and human rights activist, dies at 73
Apr 27 Judy Henske, American folk singer (High Flying Bird), dies at 85
Apr 30 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), dies of a self-inflicted gunshot at 76
May 1 Ric Parnell, British rock drummer (Atomic Rooster; Spinal Tap), dies at 70 [1]
May 7 Mickey Gilley, American nightclub owner (Urban Cowboy) and country singer (Roomful of Roses), dies at 86 [1]
May 8 Dennis Waterman, English stage and screen actor (Fair Exchange; Minder; The Sweeney), and singer, dies of lung cancer at 74
May 11 Alexander Toradze, Soviet Georgian-American concert pianist and music professor (University of Indiana, 1991-2017), dies of heart failure at 69
May 13 Teresa Berganza, Spanish mezzo-soprano (Rossini), dies at 89
May 15 Ricky Gardiner, Scottish rock guitarist (David Bowie - Low; Iggy Pop - Lust for Life), and composer, dies at 73
May 17 Rick Price, British rock bassist (The Move, 1969-71; Wizzard, 1972-75), and pedal steel guitar player, dies at 77
May 17 Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master, and composer, dies of cardiac arrest at 84
May 17 Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou], Greek composer, keyboardist, and Academy Award winner (Chariots of Fire), dies at 79 [1]
May 25 Jean-Louis Chautemps, French jazz and session saxophonist (Claude Bolling; Chet Baker; Elton John), dies at 90
May 26 Alan White, British rock drummer (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Yes, 1972-2022; solo - Ramshackled), dies at 72
May 26 Andy Fletcher, British synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), dies of an aortic dissection at 60
May 27 Boris Porena, Italian composer, music theorist, poet, and writer, dies at 94
May 29 Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian rock musician, dies at 87
Jun 3 Grachan Moncur III, American post-bop and modern jazz trombonist and composer (Evolution; Exploration), dies on his 85th birthday [1]
Jun 5 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"), dies at 70
Jun 6 Jim Seals, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler (Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze"; "Diamond Girl"), dies at 79
Jun 9 Julee Cruise, American singer (Falling) and stage actress, takes her own life at 65
Jun 19 Brett Tuggle, American session and touring rock keyboard player (David Lee Roth, 1986-94; Fleetwood Mac, 1997-2017), dies of cancer at 70
Jun 21 James Rado [Radomski], American stage actor, playwright, director, and composer (Hair; Rainbow), dies at 90
Jun 27 Eileen Barton, American singer (Broadway Open House; "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"), dies of ovarian cancer at 81
Jul 1 Richard Taruskin, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), and educator, dies of esophageal cancer at 77 [1]
Jul 5 Alfred Koerppen, German organist, composer, and educator (Hannover Hochschule für Musik und Theater, 1948-91). dies at 95
Jul 7 (Patrick Henry} "Adam" Wade, American pop singer (The Writing On The Wall), actor (Kiss Me Goodbye), and 1st US Black game show host (Musical Chairs), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 87
Jul 11 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), dies at 94
Jul 12 Bramwell Tovey, British conductor (Vancouver Symphony, 2000-18; NY Philharmonic Summer Series, 2004-14), and composer (Stream of Limelight), dies of sarcoma at 69
Jul 12 Jan Wijn, Dutch classical pianist and pedagogue, dies at 88
Jul 14 William Hart, American soul singer and songwriter (4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"; "La-La Means I Love You"), dies of surgery complications at 77
Jul 19 Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), dies at 61
Jul 23 Bob Rafelson, American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Monkees), and film maker (Five Easy Pieces; Easy Rider; Head), dies at 89
Jul 28 Bernard Cribbins, British character actor (Old Jack’s Boat; Doctor Who – “Wilfred Mott”; The Railway Children), voice-over artist (The Wombles; Jackanory), and novelty song singer (Right Said Fred), dies at 93
Jul 30 Archie Roach, Aboriginal Australian blues singer-songwriter (Took The Children Away), dies at 66
Jul 30 [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"), dies at 89
Aug 2 Ray Majors, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople, 1975-76; British Lions, 1977-78), dies at 73
Aug 4 Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), dies at 87
Aug 5 Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer (The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"; "A World of Our Own"), dies of lung disease at 79
Aug 8 Lamont Dozier, American songwriter and producer (Holland–Dozier–Holland - "Heat Wave"; "Where Did Our Love Go"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), dies at 81 [1] [2]

Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)

Aug 8 British-Australian Grammy Award-winning pop singer ("Hopelessly Devoted to You"; "Physical"), and actress (Grease), dies of breast cancer at 73 [1]

Aug 9 Darryl Hunt, British celtic-rock bassist (The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York", "I Love You Till the End"), dies at 72
Aug 10 Abdul Wadud {Ronald DeVaughn], American jazz, avant-garde, and classical cellist (Camille; By Myself), dies at 75
Aug 11 Bill Pitman, American touring and session jazz and rock guitarist (Peggy Lee; The Wrecking Crew, "Be My Baby"), and ukulele player ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"), dies from complications after a fall at 102
Aug 11 Darius Danesh, Scottish pop, opera, and swing singer-songwriter (Colourblind; Live Twice) and stage actor, dies of respiratory arrest at 41
Aug 19 Warren Bernhardt, American pianist in jazz, pop and classical pianist (L'Image; Steps Ahead; Steely Dan, 1993-94) and composer, dies at 83 [1]
Aug 21 Monnette Sudler, American jazz guitarist (Sounds of Liberation), dies at 70
Aug 22 Creed Taylor, American Grammy Award-winning jazz and bossa nova record producer (Stan Getz; Wes Montgomery), and label founder (Impluse!; CTI Records), dies at 93
Aug 22 Jaimie Branch, American avant-garde trumpet player and composer (Fly Or Die), dies at 39
Aug 22 Jerry Allison, American rock drummer and songwriter (Buddy Holly & Crickets - "That'll Be The Day"; "Peggy Sue"), dies at 82 [1]
Aug 25 Joey DeFrancesco, American jazz Hammond organist, 9-time winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll (All Of Me; Reboppin'), dies at 51 [1]
Aug 26 Mable John, American blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"), and minister, dies at 91
Sep 5 Lars Vogt, German concert pianist, conductor, and educator, dies of cancer at 51
Sep 12 Ramsey Lewis, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-pop pianist ("The In Crowd"; "Wade in the Water"), dies at 87 [1]
Sep 21 Anton Fier, American drummer (The Feelies; The Lounge Lizards; The Golden Palominos), and record producer, dies at 66
Sep 24 (Farrell) "Pharoah" Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (John Coltrane groups), and composer (Karma), dies at 81 [1]

Coolio (1963-2022)

Sep 28 American Grammy Award-winning singer-rapper (Gangsta's Paradise), dies of accidental drug overdose at 59

Sep 30 Kevin Locke [Tȟokéya Inážiŋ], Lakota Native American flute player, storyteller, educator, and cultural ambassador, dies at 68
Oct 2 Mary McCaslin, American contemporary folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player ("Prairie In The Sky"), dies from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) at 75
Oct 3 Joe Bussard, American musicologist, preservationist, and record label owner (Fonotone), dies of pancreatic cancer at 86

Loretta Lynn (1932-2022)

Oct 4 American country singer-songwriter ("Coal Miner's Daughter"; "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"), dies at 90 [1]

Oct 6 (Myrna Joy) "Jody" Miller, American Grammy Award-winning pop and country music singer ("He Walks Like A Man": "Queen of the House"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 80
Oct 6 Judy Tenuta, American stand-up comedienne and accordion player, dies of ovarian cancer at 72
Oct 7 Art Laboe [Egnoian], American radio disc jockey ("Oldies but Goodies"), songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner, dies at 97 [1]
Oct 7 Toshi Ichiyanagi, Japanese avant-garde composer, pianist, and first husband of Yoko Ono, dies at 89
Oct 10 Anita Kerr [née Grilli], American pop and country singer, composer, and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers), dies at 94 [1] [2]
Oct 15 Joyce Sims, American R&B singer-songwriter ("All and All"; "Come into My Life"), dies at 63
Oct 15 Mikaben [Michael Benjamin], Haitian zouk and dancehall singer-songwriter, dies onstage in Paris of a heart attack at 41
Oct 18 Robert Gordon, American rockabilly revival singer-songwriter ("Red Hot"), and actor (The Loveless), dies of leukemia at 75
Oct 19 Joanna Simon, American mezzo-soprano (1962-86), and Emmy Award-winning arts journalist (PBS, 1986-92), dies of thyroid cancer at 85 [1]
Oct 20 Lucy Simon, American folk singer-songwriter (Simon Sisters), Grammy Award-winning record producer (In Harmony) and theater composer (The Secret Garden; Doctor Zhivago), dies of breast cancer at 82 [1]
Oct 25 Jules Bass, American director, producer, lyricist (Rankin/Bass Productions -The Year Without A Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty The Snowman), and cookbook author, dies at 87
Oct 28 D. H. Peligro [Darren Henley], American punk rock drummer (Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers,1988), dies from head injury after a fall at 63

Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022)

Oct 28 American rock and country music singer-songwriter and pianist ("Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"; "Great Balls Of Fire"), dies at 87 [1] [2]

Nov 1 Joe Tarsia, American audio engineer and studio owner (Sigma Sound Studio), dies at 88 [1]
Nov 1 Takeoff [Kirsnick Ball], American rapper (Migos), shot and killed at 28 [1]
Nov 5 Aaron Carter, American singer, rapper and songwriter, accidently drowns in his bathtub while under the influence of prescription sedatives and non-medicinal inhalants at 34
Nov 6 Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show; "I Dreamed"), dies at 93
Nov 8 Dan McCafferty, Scottish rock vocalist (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), dies at 76
Nov 8 Jeff Cook, American country music guitarist, singer and fiddler (Alabama - "Mountain Music"), dies at 73
Nov 9 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, dies at 77
Nov 9 Garry Roberts, Irish rock guitarist (Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"), and audio engineer, dies at 72
Nov 11 (Julian) Keith Levene, British rock guitarist (The Clash, 1976; Public Image Ltd, 1978-83), dies of liver cancer at 65
Nov 11 Nik Turner, British jazz-rock fusion saxophonist, flute player, singer, and composer (Hawkwind), dies at 82
Nov 13 Frederick Swann, American church and concert pipe organist (Riverside Church, NYC, 1952-82; Robert Shuller's Crystal Cathedral Hour of Power), dies of cancer at 91
Nov 16 Mick Goodrick, American jazz guitarist (Liberation Music Orchestra), and pedagogue (The Advancing Guitarist), dies from complications of Parkinson's Disease at 77
Nov 16 Robert Clary [Widerman], French-American actor (Hogan's Heroes - "Cpl LeBeau"; Days of Our Lives), singer, author, artist, lecturer, and Holocaust survivor, dies at 96 [1]
Nov 18 Ned Rorem, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Air Music: Ten Etudes for Orchestra; Evidence of Things Not Seen), and author (The Paris Diary), dies at 99 [1]
Nov 19 Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), dies at 80
Nov 20 (Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, dies at 95 [1]
Nov 21 Wilko Johnson [John Wilkinson], British guitarist, singer and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-77 - "She Does It Right"), dies of cancer at 75
Nov 22 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), dies of cancer at 79 [1]
Nov 25 Irene Cara [Escalera], American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Fame"; "Flashdance...What A Feeling"), and actress (Fame; D.C. Cab), dies at 63
Nov 26 Louise Tobin, American big band singer (Benny Goodman; Ziggy Elman), dies at 104 [1] [2]

Christine McVie (1943-2022)

Nov 30 British rock keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, 1970-98, 2014-2022 - "Don't Stop"; "You Make Loving Fun"; solo - "Got A Hold On Me"), dies at 79 [1]

Dec 4 Bob McGrath, American musician, singer (Sing Along With Mitch), and actor (Sesame Street, 1969-2017), dies of complications from a stroke at 90 [1]
Dec 6 Hamish Kilgour, New Zealand drummer (The Clean - "Tally Ho!"), found dead 10 days after being reported missing at 65
Dec 6 Jim Stewart, American audio engineer, producer, and record label co-founder (Stax), dies at 92 [1]
Dec 10 Beryl Grey [Groom], English prima ballerina (Sadler’s Wells/Royal Ballet, 1941-57), artistic director, and dance teacher, dies at 95 [1]
Dec 11 Angelo Badalamenti, American Grammy Award-winning film composer (Twin Peaks; The Straight Story; Blue Velvet; Mulholland Drive), dies at 85 [1]
Dec 13 Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock guitarist (Savoy Brown), dies of bladder cancer at 75
Dec 13 Sol Amarfio, Ghanaian drummer and musician (Osibisa), dies at 84
Dec 13 tWitch [Stephen Boss], American television personality, dancer, DJ, and producer (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2014-22), takes his own life at 40 [1]
Dec 15 Dino Danelli, American rock drummer (Fotomaker; Young Rascals; Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul), dies at 78
Dec 15 Shirley Eikhard, Canadian Juno Award-winning country singer-songwriter (Something to Talk About), dies of cancer at 67
Dec 16 Charlie Gracie [Graci], American rock pioneer, rhythm and blues singer, and guitarist ("Butterfly"; "Fabulous"), dies of complications following COVID-19 at 86
Dec 16 Rick Anderson, American actor and rock bassist (Tubes - "I'll Talk To You Later"), dies at 75
Dec 17 Elayne Jones, American classical timpanist and civil rights activist, dies at 94 [1]
Dec 18 Martin Duffy, British rock keyboardist (Primal Scream), dies of head injuries after a fall at 55
Dec 19 Terry Hall, British rock-ska-pop singer (Specials; Fun Boy Three; Vegas), dies at 63
Dec 21 Richard Trythall, American-Italian pianist, contemporary classical and electronic music composer (Continuums; Parts Unknown), and educator, dies at 83
Dec 22 Thom Bell, American session musician, arranger and Grammy Award-winning "Philadelphia soul" producer (Delfonics; Stylistics; The Spinners), dies at 79
Dec 22 Walter "Wolfman" Washington, American funk, R&B, and blues guitarist (Johnny Adams; The Roadmasters), dies of tonsil cancer at 79 [1]
Dec 23 Maxi Jazz [Maxwell Fraser], English DJ, guitarist, rapper, singer-songwriter and hip-hop producer (The Soul Food Café System; Faithless), dies at 65
Dec 28 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), dies at 96
Dec 29 Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter (Ian & Sylvia), dies at 89 [1]
Dec 31 Anita Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy"; "I'm So Excited"), dies at 74
Dec 31 Jeremiah Green, American drummer (Modest Mouse), dies of cancer at 45