June 8, 2026

Musicians and singers who died in June 2022

July 16, 2022
June (46)

  1. [29 Jun 2022] Blanka Kulínská (Czech teacher and choral conductor for Bambini di Praga), 87
    2. At the age of 87, the choirmaster, music pedagogue and composer Blanka Kulínská died in Prague. Her life was associated with Czech and Czechoslovak Radio and the choir Bambini di Praga.
    … via ceskenoviny.cz
  2. [23 Jun 2022] Bernard Belle (American musician, music producer and songwriter for Michael Jackson), 57, heart failure
    3. Multiple Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and songwriter/producer Bernard Belle died Thursday, June 23, at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital in Georgia, at the age of 57. Belle’s official cause of death was due to congestive heart failure
    … via eurweb.com
  3. [23 Jun 2022] Massimo Morante (Italian guitarist for Goblin), 69
    4. Massimo Morante, co-founder, together with Claudio Simonetti, of the progressive-rock group Goblin and author of famous horror film soundtracks, including “Suspiria “(directed by Dario Argento) and” Zombi “(directed by George A. Romero)
    … via conquistedellavoro.it
  4. [23 Jun 2022] Arkady Gartsman (Аркадий Гарцман) (Ukrainian screenwriter, actor, and songwriter for Treasure Island), 75
    5. Arkady Gartzman, Soviet and Ukrainian actor, screenwriter and author of songs passed away. His death was reported by daughter Victoria Aronova on social networks
    … via kp.ru
  5. [23 Jun 2022] Yuri Shatunov (Russian singer for Ласковый Май), 48, heart attack
    6. Yuri Shatunov, the former Russian lead singer of Soviet boyband Laskovyi Mai, has died at the age of 48, following heart problems.
    … via euroweeklynews.com
  6. [23 Jun 2022] Leluţ Vasilescu (Romanian drummer for România), 66

    7. Terrible news in Romanian showbiz! Leluț Vasilescu, the drummer of the band Compact and a founding member of this legendary band from Romania, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022
    … via kfetele.ro

  7. [22 Jun 2022] Patrick Adams (American record producer, music arranger and composer for The Universal Robot Band), 72

    8. A generation (or two) of music fans danced the night away to his work, which never ceased to get us sweating. Today we say a sad goodbye to iconic songwriter, producer and arranger Patrick Adams, who has reportedly died at age 72, causes undisclosed.
    … via soultracks.com

  8. [22 Jun 2022] Paulo Diniz (Brazilian singer), 82

    9. The singer and songwriter from Pernambuco, Paulo Diniz, died on the morning of this Wednesday (22), at the age of 82, known for the hit “Pingos de Amor”, a song recorded by several interpreters, such as Paula Toller, from Kid Abelha.
    … via folhape.com.br

  9. [21 Jun 2022] Artie Kane (American pianist, film score composer and conductor), 93

    10. Artie Kane, Grammy-nominated pianist and composer of film scores including “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” and “Eyes of Laura Mars,” died Tuesday at his home on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, Wash. He was 93.
    … via variety.com

  10. [20 Jun 2022] Qiao Yu (乔羽) (Chinese lyricist and playwright), 94

    11. According to Qiao Fang, the son of famous lyricist and playwright Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu passed away in Beijing on June 20 at the age of 95.
    … via news.cn

  11. [20 Jun 2022] Dennis Cahill (American guitarist for The Gloaming), 68

    12. Folk musician Dennis Cahill, who was a member of supergroup The Gloaming, has died at 68. The news came from his family via his website
    … via brooklynvegan.com

  12. [20 Jun 2022] Kurt Equiluz (Austrian operatic tenor for Vienna State Opera), 93

    13. Kurt Equiluz is dead. The Kammersänger is still fondly remembered by older State Opera visitors today as Pedrillo in Mozart’s “Abduction from the Seraglio”.
    … via wienerzeitung.at

  13. [19 Jun 2022] Brett Tuggle (American songwriter and keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac), 70, cancer
    14. Brett Tuggle, a journeyman keyboardist who logged two decades in Fleetwood Mac during their reunion era and also served as a founding member of the David Lee Roth Band in the Eighties, died June 19 from complications related to cancer
    … via rollingstone.com
  14. [19 Jun 2022] Jim Schwall (American blues musician for Siegel–Schwall Band), 79

    15. Legendary blues musician and former Madison resident Jim Schwall died on June 19 at his home in Tucson, Arizona, where he has been living for several years, at age 79
    … via isthmus.com

  15. [18 Jun 2022] Iulia Buciuceanu (Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano), 90

    16. Mezzosoprana Iulia Buciuceanu, the first soloist of the Romanian Opera in Bucharest between 1952 and 1983, died on Saturday, announces the Ministry of Culture, citing a statement of the Romanian Opera in Bucharest.
    … via stiripesurse.ro

  16. [18 Jun 2022] Gian Pietro Felisatti (Italian music producer, composer and songwriter), 72

    17. The world of music is in mourning. Gian Pietro Felisatti has passed away in the past few hours. For all he was Piter: Vigevanese, 72 years old, he is the author of dozens of songs that entered the collective imagination
    … via fanpage.it

  17. [17 Jun 2022] Sasha Skul (Сашу Скула) (Russian rapper), 33, cancer

    18. Three years ago, the rapper spoke about a terrible diagnosis. Experts found him cancer of the lymphatic system. Sasha passed the necessary treatment and it seemed that the disease receded.
    … via starhit.rut

  18. [16 Jun 2022] Big Rude Jake (Canadian musician), 57, small-cell carcinoma

    19. Toronto legend Big Rude Jake — the irony-laden, poem-writing troubadour who mixed up the city’s neo-swing scene with his blend of jazz, blues, ragtime, rockabilly and Cajun music — has died at 57 after being diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma of the bladder in spring 2021.
    … via exclaim.ca

  19. [16 Jun 2022] Ivonne Haza (Dominican operatic soprano for Eduardo Brito National Theater), 83

    20. Soprano and mother of Industry, Trade and MSME Minister Víctor (Ito) Bisonó, Ivonne Haza, known in the art world as “La Diva Dominicana”, has passed away this Thursday afternoon, it was announced via her Twitter account the Officer .
    … via spamchronicles.com

  20. [16 Jun 2022] Rino Vernizzi (Italian bassoonist), 75

    21. Goodbye Rino and thank you
    … via ilteatrodellamemoria.com

  21. [14 Jun 2022] Joel Whitburn (American author and music historian for Billboard), 82

    22. Joel Whitburn, one of the pre-eminent chart historians of the last 50-plus years, has died.
    … via billboard.com

  22. [14 Jun 2022] Subhomoy Chatterjee (Indian actor and singer for Mahalaya)

    23. Senior Bengali artist Shubhomoy Chatterjee, who has been a part of the movie ‘Mahalaya’, has passed away today (June 14) morning.
    … via indiatimes.com

  23. [12 Jun 2022] Gabe Baltazar (American jazz alto saxophonist and woodwind doubler), 92

    24. Gabe Baltazar, the greatest Hawaii-born jazz musician of his generation — known internationally for his work with bandleader Stan Kenton in the 1960s — died Sunday at his home in Waialua. Bal­tazar had been in declining health for several years. He was 92
    … via staradvertiser.com

  24. [12 Jun 2022] Roman Bunka (German oud player and composer), 70

    25. German composer, guitarist and oud player, known to Arab audiences for his close collaboration with Mohamed Mounir and numerous other Arab musicians, passed away Sunday at age 71 due to liver cancer.
    … via ahram.org

  25. [12 Jun 2022] Dawit Nega (Ethiopian singer and musician), 34

    26. Popular Tigrigna singer Dawit Nega has died. Dawit Nega was hospitalized three days ago at Addis Hiwot Clinic.
    … via addisinsight.net

  26. [12 Jun 2022] Meghan Stabile (American music promoter), 39, suicide

    27. Meghan Stabile, a promoter, presenter and producer whose impassioned advocacy helped spark a resurgence of mainstream interest in jazz, particularly among young artists and audiences of color, died on Sunday, June 12 in Valrico, Fla. She was 39.
    … via npr.org

  27. [11 Jun 2022] Magdalen Silvestra (English trance singer, songwriter and the owner of Verse Recordings Label), pancreatic cancer and lack of oxygen levels
    28. Our friend Magdalen Silvestra (The Queen Of Uplifting Trance & Equinox Recordings ) has passed away and is no longer with us.
    … via facebook.com
  28. [11 Jun 2022] Osayomore Joseph (Nigerian musician), 69

    29. One of the Nigeria’s music legends, Ambassador Osayomore Joseph is dead.
    Osayomore Joseph whose passage was announced on Saturday by the Edo State Chapter of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) died five months to his 70th birthday.
    … via independent.ng

  29. [10 Jun 2022] FBG Cash (American rapper), 31, murdered

    30. Rapper FBG Cash was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting on the city’s South Side early Friday morning, authorities said.
    … via abc7chicago.com

  30. [09 Jun 2022] Dario Parisini (Italian guitarist, composer and actor), 55, cancer

    31. Dario Parisini is dead: the artistic and musical world of Bologna mourns him
    … via repubblica.it

  31. [09 Jun 2022] Julee Cruise (American singer, musician and actress), 65, suicide
    32. Julee Cruise, the singer-songwriter best known for collaborations with David (Twin Peaks) Lynch, Angelo Badalamenti, and The B-52’s has passed away at the age of 65.
    … via weheartmusic.com
  32. [08 Jun 2022] David Lloyd-Jones (British conductor), 87

    33. With great sadness, we have learned that David Lloyd-Jones, Opera North’s founding Music Director, has died after an illness.
    … via operanorth.co.uk

  33. [08 Jun 2022] Wolfgang Reisinger (Austrian jazz percussionist), 66, ruptured aneurysm

    34. Austrian jazz drummer Wolfgang Reisinger has died at the age of 67. A few weeks before his 67th birthday.
    … via ndr.de

  34. [06 Jun 2022] Jim Seals (American songwriter and musician for Seals and Crofts), 80
    35. Jim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given.
    … via variety.com
  35. [06 Jun 2022] Mikhail Vladimirov (Russian songwriter and guitarist for Mify), 55

    36. The former guitarist of Chizh & Co, Mikhail Vladimirov, has passed away. The 55-year-old musician died on June 6 at his home in the Leningrad Region. The cause of death is unknown.
    … via nashe.ru

  36. [05 Jun 2022] Eugen Mamot (Moldovan composer), 81

    37. Well-known composer Eugen Mamot passed away yesterday at the age of 81.
    The news was confirmed by his son, Eugen Mamot.
    … via noi.md

  37. [05 Jun 2022] Cinzia (aka Laura Gray) (Italian singer), 81
    38. Dead singer Laura Gray, participated in “The Voice Senior”, known in the entertainment world before her with the name of Cinzia, with whom she made her debut when she was just 14, and later as Laura Gray.
    … via noi.md
  38. [05 Jun 2022] Trouble (American rapper), 34, shot

    39. Atlanta rapper Trouble, aka Skoob, has reportedly passed away. He was only 34.
    Trouble’s ex-girlfriend, Alexis Skyy, took to Twitter to confirm his death. “I’m so sorry this happen to you Skoob you didn’t deserve this I’m praying for your kids and family,” Skyy tweeted.
    … via hiphopwired.com

  39. [05 Jun 2022] Alec John Such (American bassist for Bon Jovi), 70
    40. Alec John Such, founding member and ex-bassist of Bon Jovi has passed away at the age of 70 (cause currently unknown).
    … via weheartmusic.com
  40. [03 Jun 2022] El Noba (Argentine cumbia singer), 25, results of motorcyle accident

    41. The singer Lautaro Coronel, known as “El Noba”, died at age 25 as a result of the motorcycle accident he suffered on May 24.
    The accident occurred at the crossroads of Luis Braille and Solís streets, in Florencio Varela, when Cumbia 420 singer hit a 208 Peugeot car and fell on the asphalt.
    … via c5n.com

  41. [03 Jun 2022] Grachan Moncur III (American jazz trombonist), 85, cardiac arrest

    42. Grachan Moncur III, a trombonist and composer who carved an intrepid path through modern jazz, on his own and with collaborators like the saxophonists Archie Shepp and Jackie McLean, died in Newark, N.J., on Friday, his 85th birthday.
    … via npr.org

  42. [02 Jun 2022] Kai Bumann (German-Polish teacher and conductor for Warsaw Chamber Opera), 61

    43. Kai Bumann, former artistic director of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, has died
    … via trojmiasto.pl

  43. [02 Jun 2022] Hal Bynum (American songwriter), 87, Alzheimer’s disease

    44. Award-winning Nashville songwriter and performing artist, Hal Bynum, passed away peacefully at age 87 after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s and final stroke
    … via einnews.com

  44. [02 Jun 2022] Gracia Montes (Spanish copla singer), 86

    45. Gracia Montes dies, ‘the Crystal Voice’ of the copla, at the age of 86
    … via larazon.es

  45. [02 Jun 2022] Bhajan Sopori (Indian santoor player), 73, colon cancer

    46. Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the ‘saint of santoor’ and ‘king of strings’ for his mastery over the instrument, died on Thursday at a Gurugram hospital following a battle with cancer. He was 73.
    … via deccanherald.com

  46. [01 Jun 2022] Deborah McCrary (American gospel singer for The McCrary Sisters), 67

    47. Gospel singer and member of The McCrary Sisters, Deborah McCrary passed away Wednesday at the age of 67. Deborah Person McCrary, born June 17, 1954, was a member of the legendary gospel quartet The McCrary Sisters who have performed on countless recordings, television shows and live performances including Grammy, CMA, CMT, SNL and others.
    … via fox17.com






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