June 24, 2026

Musicians and singers who died in July 2022

September 1, 2022
July (72)

  1. [31 Jul 2022] Mo Ostin (American record executive for Warner Bros. Records), 95
    2. Mo Ostin, who presided as a top executive at Warner Bros.-Reprise Records for more than three decades, during which the artist-friendly company enjoyed a glittering, hit-making run, died Sunday of natural causes. He was 95.
    … via variety.com
  2. [31 Jul 2022] Vitaliy Vanchugov (Russian saxophonist for Leysya), 70
    3. Bryansk jazz legend Vitaly Vanchugov (Vitālijs Dolgovs) suddenly died in Crimea
    … via avchernov.ru
  3. [31 Jul 2022] Nirmala Mishra (Indian playback singer for Malajahna), 83, heart attack
    4. Eminent singer Nirmala Mishra breathed her last yesterday night at her residence in Chetla, Kolkata. The 81-year-old singer wasn’t keeping well for some time
    … via indiatimes.com
  4. [30 Jul 2022] Raymond Raposa (American singer-songwriter for Castanets), 41
    5. Ray Raposa, best known as the force behind Castanets, has died. He was 41
    … via stereogum.com
  5. [30 Jul 2022] Nichelle Nichols (American actress on Star Trek and singer), 89
    6. Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed communications officer Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, died Saturday night in Silver City, N.M. She was 89 years old.
    … via variety.com
  6. [30 Jul 2022] Archie Roach (Australian musician and singer-songwriter), 66
    7. Prolific Aboriginal singer-songwriter Archie Roach has died aged 66.
    The Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder died at Warrnambool Base Hospital in Victoria after a long illness.
    … via smh.com.au
  7. [29 Jul 2022] Jim Sohns (American singer for The Shadows of Knight), 75
    8. Jimmy Sohns, lead singer of the 1960s band Shadows of Knight—best known for the hit “Gloria”—has died at the age of 75 after suffering a stroke earlier in the week.
    … via thedailybeast.com
  8. [28 Jul 2022] İlhan İrem (Turkish singer and songwriter), 67, kidney failure
    9. İlhan İrem, one of the masters of Turkish music, who underwent dialysis treatment for kidney failure, passed away.
    … via sozcu.com.tr
  9. [27 Jul 2022] Pino d’Olbia (Italian singer), 87
    10. Farewell to the singer Pino d’Olbia. He had been ill for some time and disappeared at the age of 87, leaving a void in Gallura and island music
    … via lanuovasardegna.it
  10. [27 Jul 2022] JayDaYoungan (American rapper), 24, murdered
    11. Popular Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan shot and killed outside home … TMZ has learned.
    … via tmz.com
  11. [27 Jul 2022] Sidney Kirk (American pianist), 78
    12. Pianist Sidney Kirk, one of Memphis’ great jazz and R&B musicians and a key member of The Isaac Hayes Movement, died Wednesday
    … via commercialappeal.com
  12. [27 Jul 2022] John Grenell (New Zealand country singer), 78
    13. New Zealand country music legend John Hore Grenell has died at the age of 78.
    … via stuff.co
  13. [27 Jul 2022] Larry Josephson (American radio host for WBAI), 83, Parkinson’s disease
    14. Larry Josephson has passed away. He died Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, a little before, or after 10pm. (He was never all that concerned with exact start and end times, as those of you who listened to WBAI know.)
    … via wbai.org
  14. [27 Jul 2022] Yuri Marusin (Юрий Михайлович Марусин) (Russian opera singer), 76
    15. With deepest regret, we inform you that on the night of July 27, 2022, at the age of 77, the People’s Artist of Russia, Professor of the Department of Solo Singing at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Yuri Mikhailovich Marusin, died.
    … via conservatory.ru
  15. [27 Jul 2022] Mick Moloney (Irish musician and folklorist), 77
    16. Mick Moloney legendary Irish American musician dies at 77. Often named Irish America’s greatest performer and who was considered the greatest historian of Irish music, has passed away.
    … via irishcentral.com
  16. [27 Jul 2022] Charles Ward (British recording studio owner of Rockfield Studios)
    17. Rockfield Studios has announced that its co-founder Charles Ward has died.
    Charles, with his brother Kingsley, created Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire in the ’60s.
    … via nation.cymru
  17. [26 Jul 2022] Giancarlo Cardini (Italian pianist and composer), 81
    18. Farewell to Giancarlo Cardini, the pianist, composer, entertainer and music organizer, died in his Versilia
    … via giornaledellamusica.it
  18. [26 Jul 2022] Darío Gómez (Colombian singer), 71
    19. Colombian composer and singer Darío Gómez, the “King of spite” dies
    … via quepasamedia.com
  19. [26 Jul 2022] Balwinder Safri (Indian singer), 63
    20. Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri passes away at 63. The UK-based Punjabi singer and was known for his popular tracks like ‘O chan mere makhna’, ‘Pao Bhangra’, ‘Gal Sun Kuriye’, ‘Nachdinu’and many more
    … via livemint.com
  20. [25 Jul 2022] Sandy Roberton (British record producer), 80
    21. Sandy Roberton, a producer and manager who worked with artists ranging from Steeleye Span in the early 1970s to the Matrix in the 2000s, died Monday in a hospital in London, colleagues report.
    … via variety.com
  21. [25 Jul 2022] Comedian Selvy (Indian actor, writer and singer), 48
    22. Comedian Selvy, who left audiences in splits for years, now leaves Goa in tears
    … via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  22. [24 Jul 2022] Bob Heathcote (American bassist for Suicidal Tendencies), 58, traffic collision
    23. Former Suicidal Tendencies bassist, Bob Heathcote, has passed away at the age of 58 due to complications following a motorcycle accident
    … via bravewords.com
  23. [24 Jul 2022] Vittorio De Scalzi (Italian composer and singer for New Trolls), 72, pulmonary fibrosis
    24. … via variety.com
  24. [23 Jul 2022] Bob Rafelson (American film director and creator of The Monkees), 89
    25. Bob Rafelson, the writer, director, producer and maverick who set the tone for the swinging, psychedelic 1960s with The Monkees, then was a pioneer in one of the most influential eras in the history of independent film, has died
    … via variety.com
  25. [23 Jul 2022] Zayar Thaw (Burmese politician and rapper for Acid), 41, execution by hanging
    26. Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terror acts”, sparking widespread condemnation of the country’s first executions in decades.
    … via bravewords.com
  26. [22 Jul 2022] Núria Feliu (Spanish singer and actress), 80, stroke
    27. The singer Núria Feliu died this morning in Barcelona, aged 80, after not being able to overcome the complications following the stroke she suffered at the beginning of 2021
    … via enderrock.cat
  27. [22 Jul 2022] Henrique Morelenbaum (Brazilian musician, conductor and teacher), 90
    28. Maestro Henrique Morelenbaum died at the age of 90 on the morning of this Friday (22)
    … via globo.com
  28. [22 Jul 2022] Kenichi Ōkuma (家の大熊謙) (Japanese video game music composer), 57
    29. Composer Kenichi Okuma passed away at the age of 56. Worked on many games such as “Classmate”, “Graduation”, and “Smash Bros X”
    … via matomame.jp
  29. [22 Jul 2022] Stefan Soltész (Hungarian-Austrian conductor), 73
    30. Austrian conductor Stefan Soltész collapses during performance and dies
    … via ad.nl
  30. [21 Jul 2022] Michel Schneider (French writer and musicologist), 78
    31. High official, psychoanalyst, the author of “La Comédie de la culture” leaves an abundant and diverse work, where he evokes in particular his family history, music, his favorite authors… He died on July 21, at the age 78 years old.
    … via lemonde.fr
  31. [20 Jul 2022] Jody Abbott (American drummer for Fuel), 55, Huntington’s disease
    32. Jody Abbott, the original drummer for the band Fuel, died earlier this month on July 20, announced his family and the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. He was 55.
    … via americansongwriter.com
  32. [20 Jul 2022] Frankie Davidson (Australian singer), 88
    33. Frankie Davidson had three more songs in the Australian charts. ‘The Ball-Bearing Bird’ (no 55, 1971), ‘I Love a Sunburnt Football’ (no 79, 1973) and ‘The Australian Barbeque Song’ (no 53, 1981).
    … via noise11.com
  33. [20 Jul 2022] Alice Harnoncourt (Austrian violinist for Concentus Musicus Wien), 91
    34. For Nikolaus Harnoncourt, his wife Alice was “an additional life-giving organ”. Now the Viennese violinist, who had a symbiotic marriage and musical partnership with the great conductor, has died at the age of 91.
    … via kleinezeitung.at
  34. [20 Jul 2022] Viktor Žmegač (Croatian musicologist and scholar), 93
    35. Prominent academic, university professor Viktor Žmegač passed away
    … via n1info.com
  35. [19 Jul 2022] Michael Henderson (American vocalist and bass guitarist for Miles Davis), 71
    36. R&B singer and bass player Michael Henderson dies at 71
    … via soultracks.com
  36. [19 Jul 2022] Henkie (Dutch singer), 76
    37. Singer Henk Leeuwis, better known as Henkie, died yesterday in Amsterdam after ‘a lingering illness’. At the age of 61, the artist scored in 2006 with his Sweet little bunny, the summer hit in the Netherlands and Belgium. He turned 77.
    … via gelderlander.nl
  37. [19 Jul 2022] Richard Seal (English organist and conductor), 86
    38. We are saddened to learn of the death of Dr Richard Seal, former Organist and Master of the Choristers at Salisbury Cathedral from 1968 until his retirement in 1997.
    … via winchester-cathedral.org.uk
  38. [18 Jul 2022] Dani (French actress and singer), 77
    39. She loved the night smoke and the early morning dew on the roses. Singer Dani, who was also an actress, model or magazine leader and had a comeback in 2001 with the song “Like a boomerang”, died Monday at the age of 77, her manager Lambert Boudier told AFP on Tuesday.
    … via leparisien.fr
  39. [18 Jul 2022] Vincent DeRosa (American hornist), 101
    40. American horn player Vincent DeRosa has died at the age of 101. DeRosa rose to fame as a studio musician in Hollywood, where he worked on numerous film productions and studio recordings from 1935 until his retirement in 2005
    … via klassik.com
  40. [18 Jul 2022] Povl Dissing (Danish singer and guitarist), 84
    41. Singer and musician Povl Dissing has died, his wife, Pia Jacobæus, told Ritzau.
    … via bt.dk
  41. [18 Jul 2022] Muhsin Farhan (Iraqi composer), 75
    42. The Iraqi Artists Syndicate mourned the departure of the great composer, Mohsen Farhan.
    The union stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that it “mourns the departure of the great artist Mohsen Farhan, who passed away today.”
    … via ina.iq
  42. [18 Jul 2022] Hans-Joachim Hespos (German composer), 84
    43. Hans-Joachim Hespos died on July 18 at the age of 84
    … via swr.de
  43. [18 Jul 2022] Bhupinder Singh (Indian ghazal singer), 82
    44. Veteran playback singer Bhupinder Singh, who sang scores of Bollywood numbers in his heavy bass voice, passed away here on Monday evening, his wife and singer Mitali Singh said.
    … via canindia.com
  44. [17 Jul 2022] César Pedroso (Cuban pianist), 75
    45. Cuban musician Cesar Pedroso passed away on July 17, 2022 at the age of 75. Pedroso gained recognition for his work with Orquesta Reve and was a founding member of music group Los Van Van. He wrote a few of Van Van’s popular hits like Calla Calla, Seis Semanas, and more.
    … via sportskeeda.com
  45. [17 Jul 2022] Héctor Tricoche (Puerto Rican salsa singer-songwriter), 66
    46. The renowned salsa singer, Héctor Tricoche, died at the age of 66 on Sunday, according to his family on social networks in the early hours of this Monday.
    … via telemundopr.com
  46. [16 Jul 2022] Idris Phillips (American musician and composer), 64
    47. Music producer Idris Phillips, who recorded his solo album in Dubai, dies at 64
    … via sportskeeda.com
  47. [16 Jul 2022] Vadim Golutvin (Russian guitarist, songwriter and composer), 69
    48. On the night of July 16, the guitarist Vadim Golutvin died. This was reported in social networks by the Araks group.
    The musician was 69 years old
    … via iz.ru
  48. [15 Jun 2022] Paul Ryder (English bassist for Happy Mondays), 58
    49. Paul Ryder, the bass guitarist who helped power the hugely popular “baggy” funk sound of the Happy Mondays, has died aged 58.
    … via theguardian.com
  49. [15 Jul 2022] Pavel Deshura (Павел Дешура) (Russian guitarist and arranger for Pelageya), 36
    50. The guitarist Pavel Deshura has died.
    The news of the death of the guitarist appeared on the official page of Пелагеи on the social network. “This morning Pasha left us. Polyorgan deficiency against the background of a long chronic disease … We ourselves do not understand anything … ”
    … via starhit.ru
  50. [14 Jul 2022] William Hart (American songwriter and singer for The Delfonics), 77
    51. Today we mourn the passing of Delfonics co-founder and longtime lead singer William “Poogie” Hart. He was 77.
    … via starhit.ru
  51. [13 Jul 2022] A. B. Crentsil (Ghanaian singer, composer and guitarist), 78
    52. Ghanaian Highlife legend, Alfred Benjamin Crentsil, better known as AB Crentsil has passed away at the age of 79 years.
    … via ghanaweb.com
  52. [13 Jul 2022] Michael James Jackson (American music producer for Kiss), 56, COVID-19
    53. Producer, engineer and longtime Kiss associate Michael James Jackson, who worked on several of the band’s ‘80s albums, has died, reportedly due to COVID-related complications.
    … via ultimateclassicrock.com
  53. [13 Jul 2022] Rubina Qureshi (Pakistani classical singer), 81, cancer
    54. Renowned singer Rubina Qureshi, known as ‘Nightingale of Sindh’, died in Karachi on Wednesday morning. She was 81. She was battling cancer for some time
    … via dawn.com
  54. [12 Jul 2022] Bramwell Tovey (British conductor for Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and composer for Eighteen), 69, sarcoma
    55. Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra principal conductor and artistic director Bramwell Tovey died Tuesday, according to the organization.
    … via providencejournal.com
  55. [11 Jul 2022] Monty Norman (English composer), 94
    56. Composer Monty Norman, who wrote the theme for the James Bond films, has died at the age of 94.
    … via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  56. [10 Jul 2022] Andrew Ball (British pianist), 72, Parkinsons Disease
    57. The widely respected pianist Andrew Ball has died of the effects of Parkinsons Disease at the age of 72.
    He was Head of Keyboard at the Royal College of Music, London, from 1999 to 2005 and a sught-after international performer.
    … via slippedisc.com
  57. [10 Jul 2022] Chantal Gallia (Algerian-born French singer and humorist), 65, stroke
    58. Chantal Gallia, pioneer of imitation, dies of a “brutal stroke” at 65.
    The comedian, star of the 1970s, died on July 10.
    … via lefigaro.fr
  58. [10 Jul 2022] Enamul Haque (Bangladeshi museologist), 85
    59. … via lefigaro.fr
  59. [09 Jul 2022] Barbara Thompson (English jazz saxophonist for Colosseum), 77, Parkinson’s disease
    60. When people talk about female saxophonists of international renown, it’s usually Candy Dulfer that comes to mind; when I think about players of the fair sex, it’s always Barbara Thompson whose name and music I mentally hear
    … via dmme.net
  60. [08 Jul 2022] Alam Khan (Bangladeshi composer), 78
    61. Legendary music director and composer Alam Khan passed away in Dhaka on Friday at the age of 79.
    … via dhakatribune.com
  61. [07 Jul 2022] Mark Astronaut (British musician and poet for The Astronauts)
    62. It has been announced that yesterday (7 July 2022) poet, lyricist and punk singer Mark Astronaut (born Mark Wilkins) passed away.
    … via louderthanwar.com
  62. [07 Jul 2022] Don Graham (American music promoter), 87, stomach cancer
    63. Don Graham, Music Promotion Pioneer, Dies at 87.
    He helped start Tower Records, worked for Warner Bros. Records and A&M Records and promoted Edd Byrnes and Connie Stevens’ “Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.”
    … via hollywoodreporter.com
  63. [07 Jul 2022] Samvel Sahakyan (Armenian singer), 61
    64. Samvel Sahakyan Death – Popular Armenian singer, Samvel Sahakyan passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022. He was 61 years of age according to Harout Baghjedjian, a social media user.
    … via hollywoodreporter.com
  64. [07 Jul 2022] Adam Wade (American singer and television host for Musical Chairs), 87, Parkinson’s disease
    65. Adam Wade, the suave singer and actor who registered three top 10 hits on the Billboard 100 in 1961 and appeared in films including Shaft, Crazy Joe and Claudine before making history as a game show host, has died. He was 87.
    … via hollywoodreporter.com
  65. [05 Jul 2022] Manny Charlton (Scottish rock guitarist for Nazareth), 80
    66. Manny Charlton, the founding guitarist for the Scottish rock band Nazareth, died on July 5, 2022, in Texas, at age 80. The news was shared on July 6 by his grandson, Jamie Charlton
    … via bestclassicbands.com
  66. [05 Jul 2022] Alfred Koerppen (German organist and composer), 95
    67. With the end, Alfred Koerppen recently made peace in a typical idiosyncratic way. “In paradisum” is the name of the piece that the then elderly composer completed less than twelve months ago.
    … via haz.de
  67. [05 Jul 2022] Bob Tutupoly (Indonesian singer, presenter and actor), 82
    68. Veteran Indonesian singer Bob Tutupoly has passed away at the age 82 after reports of declining health including a stroke.
    … via nme.com
  68. [04 Jul 2022] Alan Blaikley (English songwriter and composer), 82
    69. Elvis Presley songwriter and former Ham&High columnist dies aged 82.
    Songwriter and composer Alan Blaikley, died overnight after being taken from his care home to hospital on July 4.
    … via hamhigh.co.uk
  69. [03 Jul 2022] Antonio Cripezzi (Italian singer and keyboardist for I Camaleonti), 76
    70. Antonio Cripezzi, singer and keyboardist of the Camaleonti, was found dead in a hotel room in San Giovanni Teatino (Chieti).
    The death, according to initial information, would be due to natural causes
    … via ansa.it
  70. [03 Jul 2022] Miu Chu (朱俐静) (Taiwanese singer), 40, breast cancer
    71. Singer Zhu Lijing, who was born in Taiwan’s singing talent show “Super Idol”, died of cancer at the age of 40.
    … via 8world.com
  71. [01 Jul 2022] Richard Taruskin (American musicologist for Oxford History of Western Music), 77, esophageal cancer
    72. Richard Taruskin, a commanding musicologist and public intellectual whose polemical scholarship and criticism upended conventional classical music history, died early Friday in Oakland, Calif. He was 77.
    … via nytimes.com
  72. [01 Jul 2022] Irene Fargo (Italian singer and theater actress), 59
    73. Irene Fargo died, the Brescia singer was 59 years old. Irene Fargo, a name of art of Flavia Pozzaglio, in her career was also a theatrical actress.
    … via ilgiorno.it



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