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Musicians and singers who died in June 2023

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June (64)
  1. [30 Jun 2023] Ruud Bos (Dutch composer, pianist and orchestra leader), 87
    2. The renowned composer Ruud Bos, known for the music of TV programs such as De Fabeltjeskrant and Bassie & Adriaan and his work for theme park Efteling (Kaatsheuvel), has passed away at the age of 87.
    … via drimble
  2. [30 Jun 2023] Lord Creator (Trinidadian-born Jamaican singer-songwriter), 87
    3. Calypsonian, ska and rocksteady artiste Lord Creator has died. He was 87.
    “He died at 11am. He hadn’t been feeling well for some time,” Neseline Patrick, Lord Creator’s wife, said.
    … via jamaicaobserver
  3. [30 Jun 2023] Rick Froberg (American musician for Drive Like Jehu), 55
    4. Rick Froberg, vocalist and guitarist of Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and Obits, has died at the age of 55.
    … via consequence
  4. [29 Jun 2023] Clarence Barlow (British composer), 77, fall
    5. Composer Clarence Barlow, who was a pioneer in the field of electroacoustic and computer music, has passed away aged 77.
    … via theviolinchannel
  5. [29 Jun 2023] Monte Cazazza (American artist and composer), 68
    6. Monte Cazazza, the musician who coined the term “industrial” to describe aggressive, electronic-influenced rock music, has died at the age of 68.
    … via djmag
  6. [29 Jun 2023] Anita Wood (American singer and actress), 85, pneumonia
    7. Anita Marie Brewer, 85, died early Thursday morning of pneumonia at St. Dominics Hospital in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at Fisher Riles Funeral Home
    … via vicksburgpost
  7. [29 Jun 2023] Angela Zilia (Greek singer and actress), 88
    8. The actress and singer Angela Zilia died at the age of 88. The president of the Union of Greek Actors (SEH), Spyros Bibilas, announced the news of her death in a related post.
    … via greekcitytimes
  8. [29 Jun 2023] Javier Martínez (Spanish singer for La Pandilla), 63, cancer
    9. Javier Martínez, integrante del grupo juvenil español La Pandilla, falleció el jueves en Madrid, España a sus 63 años de edad víctima de cáncer, informó su hermano menor, Pablo Martínez, a través de Facebook.
    … via elnuevodia
  9. [28 Jun 2023] Dobby Lentz (Israeli music editor, radio broadcaster and music critic), 76
    10. The radio personality, Dobby Lentz, passed away tonight (Wednesday) at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. He died in the hospital and left behind a wife, a daughter and two grandchildren. Lentz was a music editor and Israeli radio broadcaster. Music critic and musical consultant
    … via davar1
  10. [28 Jun 2023] Bob Shannon (American radio disc jockey for WCBS-FM), 74
    11. Longtime 101.1 WCBS-FM New York personality Don ‘Bob Shannon’ Bombard passed away today at the age of 74 after a long illness.
    … via radioinsight
  11. [27 Jun 2023] Robert Sherman (American author, music critic, and radio broadcaster WFUV), 90
    12. WFUV’s friend and compadre Bob Sherman, the much-loved host of “Woody’s Children,” passed away on Tuesday, June 27, at the age of 90. As first announced by WQXR, where Bob worked for over 70 years, Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. His final show for WQXR
    … via wfuv
  12. [27 Jun 2023] Carmen Sevilla (Spanish actress, singer and dancer), 92, Alzheimer’s disease
    13. The actress Carmen Sevilla has died this Tuesday at the age of 92, as reported by her son to Europa Press.
    … via epe
  13. [27 Jun 2023] Bobby Osborne (American bluegrass musician for Osborne Brothers), 91
    14. One of the most well-known musicians to come out of Eastern Kentucky has died.
    Family confirmed Osborne’s death with WYMT Tuesday afternoon.
    … via wymt
  14. [26 Jun 2023] Dick Biondi (American disc jockey), 90
    15. Legendary Chicago area personality Richard ‘Dick’ Biondi died on Monday, June 26 at the age of 90.
    … via radioinsight
  15. [26 Jun 2023] Ysabelle Lacamp (French writer, singer, and actress), 68
    16. The novelist and actress Ysabelle Lacamp died of cancer on Monday June 26, 2023. It was her publisher who announced it on Tuesday.
    … via actu
  16. [26 Jun 2023] David Neubert (American double bassist and academic), 69
    17. American double bassist David Neubert died on 26 June at the age of 69. For 30 years he served as principal bass of the Austin Symphony, Ballet and Opera Orchestra in Texas, and was professor of double bass at the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) from 1982 to 2011
    … via thestrad
  17. [25 Jun 2023] Tapas Das (Indian singer-songwriter for Moheener Ghoraguli (মহীনের ঘোড়াগুলি)), 68, lung cancer
    18. Tapas Bapi Das — fondly remembered as Bapi Da by fans — of the legendary Bengali rock band Moheener Ghoraguli has passed away today afternoon, aged 68. As one of the founding members of the rock band that revolutionised the music scene of Bengal in the late 70’s and early 80’s, he was rightfully referred to as Moheener Adi Ghora by many.
    … via indiatimes
  18. [24 Jun 2023] Rachel Yakar (French soprano), 87
    19. A great interpreter of the Baroque repertoire and Mozart’s operas, soprano Rachel Yakar died on Saturday June 24. She was 87 years old.
    … via radiofrance
  19. [24 Jun 2023] Claude Barzotti (Belgian singer), 69
    20. Italian-born Belgian singer Claude Barzotti has died at the age of 69. He had serious health problems. He ended his career in 2020
    … via dayfr
  20. [23 Jun 2023] Sheldon Harnick (American lyricist and songwriter), 99
    21. Lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who, with composer Jerry Bock, forged one of Broadway’s most successful Broadway composing teams, responsible for such classics as Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me, has passed away. He was 99
    … via playbill
  21. [23 Jun 2023] Jesse McReynolds (American bluegrass musician for Jim & Jesse), 93
    22. Jesse McReynolds, surely among the most consequential mandolinists, singers, and songwriters in the history of bluegrass music, died earlier this afternoon at his home in Nashville with his wife by his side. He had been in hospice care this past two weeks, and slipped away from natural causes at age 94.
    … via bluegrasstoday
  22. [23 Jun 2023] Lee Rauch (American drummer for Megadeth), 58
    23. Former MEGADETH drummer Lee Rauch passed away on Friday, June 23. No cause of death has been revealed. He was reportedly 58 years old.
    … via blabbermouth
  23. [23 Jun 2023] Paul de Senneville (French composer and music producer), 89
    24. Paul de Senneville, a music producer who founded game developer Delphine Software International, passed away at 89 years old. According to French outlet Le Trot, de Senneville died over the weekend on June 23.
    … via gamedeveloper
  24. [22 Jun 2023] Robert Black (American bassist for Bang on a Can All Stars), 67, colon cancer
    25. Bang on a Can All-Stars founder Robert Black has died. He was 67.
    … via limelightmagazine
  25. [22 Jun 2023] Peter Brötzmann (German jazz saxophonist), 82
    26. Free improvisation, as the US composer Frederic Rzewski once described it, is like taking out rubbish. What has accumulated goes straight into the bin. The space is needed for new things so that things can continue. A comparison that Peter Brötzmann likes.
    … via taz
  26. [20 Jun 2023] John Waddington (English guitarist for The Pop Group), 63
    27. John Waddington, best known as the founding guitarist for the pioneering experimental post-punk band the Pop Group, has died. The band’s Twitter account announced Waddington’s death, writing, “John Waddington – former guitarist and founding member of The Pop Group – has passed away
    … via stereogum
  27. [20 Jun 2023] Choi Sung-bong (South Korean singer), 33, suicide
    28. Choi Seong-bong (33), a popera singer who was surrounded by suspicion of a “false battle with cancer,” was finally found dead after posting an article suggesting an extreme choice.
    According to the police on the 21st, around 9:41 am the previous day, the police and fire authorities found Choi Seong-bong dead at his home in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
    … via kmib
  28. [20 Jun 2023] Phyllis Gomda Hsi (席慕德) (Taiwanese vocalist), 85, fall
    29. Well-known vocalist 席慕德 passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday morning at the age of 85. After the news spread, many students reluctantly left messages, “Teacher, it’s a good journey”, “Thank you for your patience and never give up, I was always very proud to be your student and you will always be in my heart. May the teacher rest in peace!”
    … via nextapple
  29. [20 Jun 2023] Rohana Jalil (Malaysian singer), 68
    30. Veteran singer Rohana Jalil has passed away at the Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital at about 11.33pm on Tuesday (June 20), reports mStar.
    … via thestar
  30. [20 Jun 2023] Vyacheslav Nagovitsin (Вячеслав Лаврентьевич Наговицин) (Russian composer), 83
    31. With the deepest regret, we inform you that on June 20, 2023, at the age of 84, Honored Art Worker of Russia, Professor of the Department of Music Theory Vyacheslav Lavrentievich Nagovitsin died.
    … via conservatory
  31. [20 Jun 2023] Doris Stockhausen (German music pedagogue), 99
    32. Death of Stockhausen’s tolerant muse, 99, Doris Stockhausen died yesterday in her hundredth year.
    … via slippedisc
  32. [20 Jun 2023] Paolo Zavallone (Italian singer and composer), 91
    33. The 91-year-old singer-songwriter and keyboardist Paolo Zavalloni, originally from Riccione, died tonight in Bologna. Her daughter, Cristina Zavalloni, also a singer, and her family gave the news
    … via repubblica
  33. [19 Jun 2023] Max Morath (American ragtime pianist, television presenter and author), 96
    34. Max Morath, a practitioner and proponent of ragtime music who became a public television pioneer, died Monday morning at age 96.
    A black and white photo of white man wearing suit and holding cigar, touching a hand to his bowler hat and smiling.
    Morath was living at Aftenro Home in Duluth, having moved to the Northland after marrying his wife, Diane Skomars, in 1993.
    … via duluthnewstribune
  34. [19 Jun 2023] Gabriele Schnaut (German opera singer), 72
    35. The Mannheim-born Hamburg and Bavarian chamber singer Gabriele Schnaut died on June 19, 2023 at the age of 72. The celebrated artist first studied violin, later singing and was initially successful as a mezzo-soprano
    … via wiener-staatsoper
  35. [18 Jun 2023] Teresa Taylor (American drummer for Butthole Surfers), 60, lung disease
    36. Teresa Taylor (née Nervosa), a former drummer in Butthole Surfers, has died following a battle with lung disease.
    Taylor’s partner, Cheryl Curtice, announced her passing on Facebook on Monday, June 19th
    … via consequence
  36. [18 Jun 2023] Big Pokey (American rapper for Screwed Up Click), 48
    37. Houston-legend Big Pokey passed away Sunday after fainting on a stage, FOX 26 has learned.
    Details on Big Pokey, whose real name is Milton Powell, and what led up to his passing have not been released, as of this writing. However, Big Pokey’s publicist confirmed the tragic news with FOX 26. He was 48.
    … via fox26houston
  37. [18 Jun 2023] Adriano Mazzoletti (Italian musicologist), 87
    38. Journalist and music critic Adriano Mazzoletti, one of the main popularizers of jazz music in Italy, passed away this morning in the hospital, where he had been hospitalized for a few days. He would have turned 88 tomorrow.
    … via avantionline
  38. [18 Jun 2023] Nasrollah Nasehpour (نصرالله ناصحپور) (Iranian musician), 82
    39. Nasrullah Nasehpour, a veteran singer and former member of the Board of Directors of Iran Music House, who died due to brain complications at the age of 83.
    … via yjc
  39. [18 Jun 2023] Krzysztof Olesiński (Polish bassist for Maanam), 82
    40. Krzysztof Olesinski is dead. The musician died on June 18 at the age of 70 in London, and the information about his death was confirmed by the Ex Maanam profile on Facebook.
    … via i
  40. [18 Jun 2023] Wan Sha Lang (萬沙浪) (Taiwanese singer), 74, kidney failure
    41. The 74-year-old veteran artist Wan Shalang (Wang Zhongyi) once sang classic songs such as “Where the Wind Comes From” and “Love You for Ten Thousand Years”. He was sent to the emergency room twice due to kidney failure,
    … via chinatimes
  41. [18 Jun 2023] Cornel Țăranu (Romanian composer), 88
    42. Today, June 18, 2023, the composer and teacher Cornel Țăranu, member of the Romanian Academy, passed away at the age of 88.
    … via romania-muzical
  42. [17 Jun 2023] Sergey Kolchin (Russian guitarist for Zemlyane), 46
    43. Sergey Kolchin, the former guitarist of the St. Petersburg rock band Zemlyane (Earthlings), died at the age of 46. The tragic news was announced by the ex-leader of the team Sergey Skachkov in his official group on VKontakte.
    … via zvuk
  43. [17 Jun 2023] Dave Maclean (Brazilian singer-songwriter), 78
    44. At the end of 1973, a romantic ballad sung in English, Me and you, won the hearts of viewers who followed the soap opera Os osso do barão (1973/1974) on TV Globo. The singer of the song answered by the name of Dave Maclean.
    … via globo
  44. [16 Jun 2023] Peter Dickinson (English composer and musicologist), 88
    45. Novello & Company Ltd is sad to announce that the composer, writer and pianist Peter Dickinson passed away on Friday June 16 2023, following a short time in hospital with serious illness. He was 88.
    … via wisemusicclassical
  45. [15 Jun 2023] Dan Lardner (American singer and guitarist for QTY)
    46. Dan Lardner, singer and guitarist for QTY, has died.
    News of the musician’s death was shared on The Lemonheads‘ Facebook page this week with the caption: “Life is short and unforgiving.
    … via nme
  46. [15 Jun 2023] Luiz Schiavon (Brazilian keyboardist for RPM), 64
    47. Luiz Schiavon, keyboardist and founder of the band RPM, dies in Grande SP at the age of 64
    He was admitted to a hospital in Osasco, in Greater São Paulo. According to the family, the musician was fighting an autoimmune disease
    … via globo
  47. [15 Jun 2023] Yevgenia Shmelyova (Russian singer and actress in Carnival Night), 90
    48. Yevgenia Shmeleva, who sang the famous song “Tanya-Tanya” in the film “Carnival Night”, died
    … via bloknot
  48. [14 Jun 2023] Sharda (Indian playback singer for Gumnaam), 85
    49. Celebrated singer from the 60s and 70s, Sharda Rajan Iyengar, passed away on June 14. She was 85 years old. She was born on October 25 1937 in a Brahmin family from Tamil Nadu
    … via indiatimes
  49. [13 Jun 2023] Blackie Onassis (American rock drummer for Urge Overkill), 57
    50. John Rowan, the drummer for ’90s Chicago rock band Urge Overkill who performed under the name Blackie Onassis, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 57.
    A spokesperson for the band confirmed his death to The Times. No cause of death was provided.
    … via latimes
  50. [13 Jun 2023] Christy Dignam (Irish singer for Aslan), 63, cancer
    51. Aslan singer Christy Dignam has died at the age of 63.
    He grew up in Finglas in Dublin and is known for leading the band and for speaking openly about his drug addiction.
    … via todayfm
  51. [11 Jun 2023] Suna Kan (Suna Kan’ı) (Turkish violinist), 86
    52. Announcing the sad news on her social media account, Gülsin Onay said, “We lost Suna Kan.. May God have mercy on her.. May her place be in heaven.. I extend my condolences and patience to all her relatives, fans and music community, especially her son Ömer Üstel.
    … via cumhuriyet
  52. [10 Jun 2023] Yannis Markopoulos (Greek composer), 84, cancer
    53. The great music composer Yannis Markopoulos has died.
    The Greek composer had been battling cancer for a year, and on May 5 he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens General Hospital “Alexandra”.
    … via protothema
  53. [07 Jun 2023] Irma Capece Minutolo (Italian operatic singer and actress), 87
    54. The opera singer and film actress Irma Capece Minutolo, linked to King Faruq of Egypt, has died. She was born in Naples on August 6, 1935. The opera singer and actress passed away in her Roman home. His niece Irma gave the news.
    … via repubblica
  54. [07 Jun 2023] Banani Ghosh (Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer)
    55. Rabindra Sangeet exponent Banani Ghosh is no more. The celebrated singer breathed her last in Kolkata on Wednesday. As soon as the news broke out several big names from the Bengali music fraternity took to social media to share their condolence messages
    … via indiatimes
  55. [06 Jun 2023] Tony McPhee (English guitarist for The Groundhogs), 79, fall
    56. Tony McPhee, the singer and guitarist who led British blues and rock group the Groundhogs across six decades, has died aged 79.
    … via theguardian
  56. [05 Jun 2023] Astrud Gilberto (Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer), 83
    57. Seemingly an ageless wonder, “The Girl from Ipanema” has passed on,
    Astrud Gilberto, whose vocal performance on the first song she ever recorded, “The Girl From Ipanema,” helped bring the lasting wave of Brazilian bossa nova into the 1960’s mainstream, died on Monday at the age of 83.
    … via weheartmusic
  57. [05 Jun 2023] Werner Herbers (Dutch oboist and conductor), 82, cancer
    58. Former oboist and conductor Werner Herbers (82) remained a tireless researcher until his deathbed, rediscovering forgotten composers from the Interbellum and giving them a place in music history.
    … via nrc
  58. [04 Jun 2023] George Winston (American pianist), 74, cancer
    59. The rural folk/New Age instrumental pianist and principal performer on the Windham Hill Records label George Winston passed away on Sunday in Williamsport at the age of 74 of cancer, according to his publicist Jesse Cutler.
    … via weheartmusic
  59. [04 Jun 2023] Dora María (Mexican folk singer), 89, respiratory arrest
    60. This Sunday morning it was revealed that Dora Maria Perez Vidalbetter known as ‘La Chaparrita de Oro’, died at the age of 89.
    … via eseuro
  60. [04 Jun 2023] Scott Schinder (American music critic and journalist), 61
    61. Veteran music writer Scott Schinder, who wrote for virtually every major music publication over the course of a three-decade-plus-long career, has died after a long illness, his friend Randy Haecker confirms to Variety.
    … via wantaghhsmemorial
  61. [02 Jun 2023] Kaija Saariaho (Finnish composer), 70, glioblastoma
    62. Composer and art academic Kaija Saariaho has died at the age of 70. His family tells about it on Facebook. According to the family, Saariaho slept off peacefully at home in Paris on Friday morning.
    … via hs
  62. [01 Jun 2023] Pedro Messone (Chilean singer, composer and actor), 88
    63. This Thursday morning the death of the 2018 national folk music prize, Pedro Messone, at the age of 88, was confirmed at the El Salvador de Providencia hospital.
    … via biobiochile
  63. [01 Jun 2023] Roy Taylor (Irish singer and bass player for Jump the Gun), Motor Neuron Disease
    64. Tributes are being paid to Roy Taylor who represented Ireland in the Eurovision with his band Jump The Gun in 1988 died yesterday following a battle with Motor Neuron Disease.
    … via independent
  64. [01 Jun 2023] Cynthia Weil (American Hall of Fame songwriter), 82
    65. Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the Rain” and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82.
    … via apnews



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