R.I.P. Allee Willis
Allee Willis, one of the co-writers of the famous Friends theme song, “I’ll Be There For You” (recorded by The Rembrandts) has died at the age of 72.
She is also known for co-writing such Earth, Wind & Fire’s hits like “September” and “Boogie Wonderland”.
It’s reported that she died of a heart attack.
For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2019.
December (38)
- [28 Dec 2019] Thanos Mikroutsikos (Greek composer and politician), 72
- [28 Dec 2019] Erzsébet Szőnyi (Hungarian composer and music pedagogue, vice-president of the International Society for Music Education), 95
- [27 Dec 2019] Garrett List (American trombonist, vocalist and composer), 76
- [27 Dec 2019] Art Sullivan (Belgian singer), 69, pancreatic cancer
- [26 Dec 2019] Jerry Herman (American composer and lyricist), 88, pulmonary disease
- [26 Dec 2019] Sleepy LaBeef (American rockabilly singer), 84
- [26 Dec 2019] Nguyễn Văn Tý (Vietnamese composer), 94
- [25 Dec 2019] Ethella Chupryk (Ukrainian pianist), 55
- [25 Dec 2019] Kelly Fraser (Canadian Inuktitut pop singer and songwriter), 26
- [25 Dec 2019] Peter Schreier (German operatic tenor and conductor), 84
- [24 Dec 2019] Dave Riley (American bassist for Big Black), 59, throat cancer
- [24 Dec 2019] Allee Willis (American Hall of Fame songwriter and lyricist), 72, cardiac arrest
- [22 Dec 2019] Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis (Brazilian musician for Programa do Jô), 85, stroke
- [18 Dec 2019] Patxi Andión (Spanish singer-songwriter, musician), 72, traffic collision
- [18 Dec 2019] Alain Barrière (French singer), 84
- [18 Dec 2019] Kenny Lynch (English singer), 81
- [18 Dec 2019] Arty McGlynn (Irish guitarist for Patrick Street), 75
- [18 Dec 2019] Abbey Simon (American classical pianist), 99
- [17 Dec 2019] Jacques Grimbert (French conductor), 90
- [15 Dec 2019] Monique Leyrac (Canadian singer and actress), 91
- [15 Dec 2019] Jud Phillips Jr. (American music industry executive for Mercury Records), 71, cancer
- [14 Dec 2019] Irv Williams (American jazz saxophonist), 100
- [13 Dec 2019] Roy Loney (American singer and guitarist for Flamin’ Groovies), 73
- [12 Dec 2019] Dalton Baldwin (American pianist), 87
- [12 Dec 2019] Jack Scott (Canadian-American rock singer and songwriter), 83
- [11 Dec 2019] Jiří Jirmal (Czech classical guitarist), 94
- [10 Dec 2019] Gershon Kingsley (German-American composer and electronic musician), 97
- [09 Dec 2019] Marie Fredriksson (Swedish singer-songwriter for Roxette), 61
- [08 Dec 2019] Juice Wrld (American rapper), 21
- [07 Dec 2019] Joe McQueen (American jazz saxophonist), 100
- [04 Dec 2019] Rosa Morena (Spanish flamenco pop singer), 78, cancer
- [03 Dec 2019] Arthur Baysting (New Zealand musician), 72
- [03 Dec 2019] Shaaban Abdel Rahim (Egyptian shaabi singer), 62
- [02 Dec 2019] Jimmy Cavallo (American musician), 92, heart failure
- [02 Dec 2019] Jacques Morgantini (French record producer and promoter), 95
- [02 Dec 2019] Andrew “Greedy” Smith (British songwriter for Mental As Anything), 63, heart attack
- [01 Dec 2019] Michael Lai (Hong Kong Cantopop composer), 73
- [01 Dec 2019] Stuart Fraser (Australian musician for Blackfeather), 57, lung cancer