October 2, 2026

Musicians and singers who died (September 2026)

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September 2026
  1. [24 Sep 2026] Moses Matovu, 77, Ugandan musician for Afrigo Band, beaten.
  2. [23 Sep 2026] Jackie Jackson, 79, Jamaican bass player for Toots and the Maytals
  3. [21 Sep 2026] Angry Anderson, 79, Australian singer-songwriter for Rose Tattoo
  4. [21 Sep 2026] Jorge Palma, 76, Portuguese singer and songwriter, cardiac arrest
  5. [21 Sep 2026] Jorge Palma, Rick Sollo, 59, Brazilian singer-songwriter for Rick & Renner, helicopter crash
  6. [20 Sep 2026] Chad Gilbert, 45, American guitarist for New Found Glory, pheochromocytoma
    New Found Glory the Florida punk-pop, alt-rock band formed in 1997, has lost its guitarist co-founder, Chad Gilbert, who passed away following an over four-year battle with cancer, as confirmed by the band and his wife, Lisa in a social media post. Following being diagnosed with liver cancer in 2021, his more recent battles were with brain cancer. … (source)
  7. [19 Sep 2026] Rudy Cheeks, 76, American musician for The Young Adults
  8. [18 Sep 2026] Bryan Bishop, 48, American radio personality, brain cancer
  9. [18 Sep 2026] Vector Lovers, 57, British electronic music producer
  10. [17 Sep 2026] Duncan Sheik, 56, American singer-songwriter and composer, heart failure
    The ’90s pop singer-songwriter, Duncan Sheik, who went on to further success on Broadway, is sadly barely breathing no more. His death on Sept 17, in a Manhattan NYC hospital at the young age of 56 from cardiac arrest and organ failure, was confirmed by his mother, Suzanne Sheik…. (source)
  11. [17 Sep 2026] Bryan Kelly, 92, English composer, conductor and academic teacher
  12. [17 Sep 2026] Gary McCracken, 75, Canadian drummer for Max Webster and singer
  13. [17 Sep 2026] Kevin Spencer, 71, American musician for Dynasty
  14. [17 Sep 2026] Sway, 44, British rapper and songwriter
  15. [15 Sep 2026] Marcus Andersson, 52, Swedish drummer for Disfear, brain cancer
  16. [15 Sep 2026] Rosalind Ashford, 83, American Hall of Fame singer for Martha and the Vandellas
  17. [15 Sep 2026] Ronnie Dove, 91, American pop and country singer
  18. [15 Sep 2026] Pye Dubois, 77, Canadian lyricist and poet
  19. [15 Sep 2026] Ben Saunders, 43, English-born Dutch singer for Follow That Dream
  20. [14 Sep 2026] Pete Byrne, 74, English singer for Naked Eyes
    English songwriter Peter Byrne, co-founder of Naked Eyes, has died at the age of 74. The band had several top 40 hits on Billboard and they were most famous for the cover of “Always Something There to Remind Me” and original single “Promises, Promises.” … (source)
  21. [14 Sep 2026] Catherine Ringer, 68, French musician for Les Rita Mitsouko, cancer
  22. [13 Sep 2026] BloodHound Q50, 22, American rapper, shot
  23. [13 Sep 2026] Cheetah Chrome, 71, American guitarist for Dead Boys
  24. [13 Sep 2026] Mohamed Garfi, 77, Tunisian musicologist, composer and conductor
  25. [12 Sep 2026] Bernice Offei, 63, Ghanaian gospel singer
  26. [12 Sep 2026] Tanchum Portnoy, 75, American Jewish music composer
  27. [12 Sep 2026] Tone Capone, 59, American hip-hop producer
  28. [12 Sep 2026] Hartmut Welker, 84, German opera singer
  29. [11 Sep 2026] Lungskull, 20, French rapper, drug overdose
  30. [09 Sep 2026] Óscar Mario Beteta, 70, Mexican journalist and radio host for Radio Fórmula, cancer
  31. [09 Sep 2026] Óscar Mario Beteta, 70, Mexican journalist and radio host for Radio Fórmula, cancer
  32. [09 Sep 2026] Jean Galard, 77, French organist
  33. [09 Sep 2026] Paddy Keenan, 76, Irish uilleann piper for The Bothy Band
  34. [09 Sep 2026] Giorgos Mazonakis, 54, Greek laïko singer, cardiac arrest
  35. [09 Sep 2026] Margaret Rizza, 97, English composer and music teacher
  36. [09 Sep 2026] Christof Straub, 57, Austrian musician for Papermoon
  37. [08 Sep 2026] Alexandr Pashchenko, 81, Russian singer, actor and director for People’s Artist of Russia
  38. [08 Sep 2026] Pat Senatore, 91, American jazz bassist
  39. [08 Sep 2026] Jason Walker, 57, New Zealand-born Australian country musician and writer
  40. [06 Sep 2026] Richard Tesařík, 80, Czech singer for Yo Yo Band
  41. [05 Sep 2026] Thérèse Brenet, 90, French composer
  42. [05 Sep 2026] Andy Williams, 48, American guitarist for Every Time I Die
  43. [04 Sep 2026] Craig Douglas, 85, English singer
  44. [04 Sep 2026] François Rossé, 81, French composer and pianist
  45. [04 Sep 2026] Jon Small, American drummer for The Hassles
  46. [01 Sep 2026] Edith Barr, 90, Peruvian Creole singer
  47. [01 Sep 2026] He Yong, 57, Chinese rock musician
  48. [01 Sep 2026] Jonathan Meléndez, 38, Mexican keyboardist for Camilo Séptimo, shot
  49. [01 Sep 2026] Cassandra Wilson, 70, American jazz singer
    The distinct smoky and deep voice of Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has been silenced with her passing on Tuesday morning at age 70, with no other details provided, per the Hinds County, MS coroner. Time magazine in 2001, had declared her as ”America’s Best Singer.” The influential vocalist was born (and would pass away) in Jackson, MS on December 4, 1955 (as Cassandra Fowlkes), to a jazz musician and music teacher father, and public school teacher mother. Their love of jazz and Motown, exposed their youngest of three to music, inspiring her as she grew. … (source)
August 2026
  1. [31 Aug 2026] Michel Fano, 96, French musician, composer and writer
  2. [31 Aug 2026] Carlyto Lassa, 65, Congolese singer-songwriter and evangelical pastor, heart attack
  3. [31 Aug 2026] Miguel Zavaleta, 71, Argentine musician for Suéter
  4. [29 Aug 2026] Gene Bertoncini, 89, American jazz guitarist
  5. [29 Aug 2026] David Fair, 74, American punk rock musician for Half Japanese and artist, cancer
  6. [29 Aug 2026] Antonino Fogliani, 50, Italian classical conductor and music director
  7. [29 Aug 2026] Frankie Miller, 95, American country singer
  8. [28 Aug 2026] Frank Campo, 99, American composer
  9. [28 Aug 2026] Li Weikang, 79, Chinese Peking opera singer
  10. [28 Aug 2026] Wacko, 52, American rapper for UTP
  11. [27 Aug 2026] Granville Straker, 86, American record producer and label owner
  12. [26 Aug 2026] Jack Grassel, 77, American jazz guitarist, traffic collision
  13. [26 Aug 2026] Rubén Rada, 83, Uruguayan singer-songwriter, pneumonia.
  14. [25 Aug 2026] Dolly Parton, 80, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and actress
    Queen of Country music legend, Dolly Parton, has died today. She was 80. As I have previously mentioned, I did grow up on Country Music, who doesn’t love a good old fashion Kenny Rogers song? When Rogers teamed up with Dolly Parton for “Island in the Stream”, it was unbelievable how great that song is. “Sail away with me, to another world.” Dolly, at her peak, was starring in 9 to 5 (1980), as actress and providing an amazing theme. “What a way to make a livin’.” … (source)
  15. [25 Aug 2026] Dimitris Kokotas, 57, Greek singer, composer and businessman, cardiac arrest
  16. [25 Aug 2026] Jose Rod, 63, Indian tiatr singer
  17. [24 Aug 2026] Jaye P. Morgan, 94, American singer, actress, and game show panelist
  18. [23 Aug 2026] Tofig Bakikhanov, 95, Azerbaijani composer
  19. [23 Aug 2026] Harry Bramma, 89, British organist for All Saints, composer and academic teacher
  20. [23 Aug 2026] Stanley Ritchie, 91, Australian violinist
  21. [22 Aug 2026] Latimore, 86, American soul singer
  22. [22 Aug 2026] Kaiser, 65, Burmese singer-songwriter
  23. [21 Aug 2026] Janie Bradford, 87, American songwriter
  24. [21 Aug 2026] Pranab Patnaik, 88, Indian playback singer
  25. [21 Aug 2026] Zdeněk Šesták, 100, Czech composer
  26. [21 Aug 2026] Dale Morris, 89, American songwriter and talent manager for Alabama, Kenny Chesney
    Essential Broadcast Media sent in the news that Dale Morris passed away peacefully in his sleep last night (Friday). The 89-year old talent manager was closely identified with stewarding the careers of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Alabama and Kenny Chesney. Morris started his seven decades career as a songwriter. He wrote the Top 5 song “Don’t Monkey With Another Monkey’s Monkey” for Johnny Paycheck. His biggest signing was Alabama in 1979, under his company Dale Morris & Associates, and whom he managed for over 40 years – help selling over 80 million records. He also manage and guide Kenny Chesney, Big & Rich, and other. … (source)
  27. [20 Aug 2026] Anny Schlemm, 97, German operatic soprano and mezzo-soprano
  28. [20 Aug 2026] Ileana Cotrubaș, 87, Romanian operatic soprano.
  29. [20 Aug 2026] Nanda Malini, 82, Sri Lankan singer
  30. [19 Aug 2026] Tudor Chiriac, 77, Moldovan composer
  31. [19 Aug 2026] Ricardo Pachón, 88, Spanish music producer, arranger and composer
  32. [19 Aug 2026] Vanessa Rangadhol, 30, Filipino singer for Sugarpop, fall
  33. [17 Aug 2026] Frank Beard, 77, American rock drummer for ZZ Top
    Frank Beard, the Texas-bred drummer for ZZ Top for 56 years, has died. He was 77. The band’s representative shared in a statement to USA TODAY that Beard died Aug. 17 while in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, “with family members at his side.” In early August, Beard dropped off ZZ Top’s The Big One Tour due to health issues, with replacement drummer Michael Monahan stepping in. In 2025, Beard also had to temporarily step away from the road for an undisclosed medical problem reportedly involving his foot and ankle. … (source)
  34. [17 Aug 2026] Barry Mitchell, British bassist for Queen
  35. [16 Aug 2026] Marcelle Benoit, 104, French musicologist and music historian
  36. [16 Aug 2026] Hayden Panettiere, 36, American actress for Heroes, Nashville
    Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died at 36, TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Hayden passed away earlier on Sunday. We’re told she and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson flew from Los Angeles to the south on Saturday. Sources tell us Brian’s family is aware. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her — and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her rep said in a statement to ABC News. Hayden became a household name as a child actress before landing her breakout role as cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC’s “Heroes.” She later starred as country singer Juliette Barnes on “Nashville,” earning multiple award nominations for her performance… (source)
  37. [15 Aug 2026] Claude Antonini, 80, French singer-songwriter
  38. [15 Aug 2026] Joanna Rawik, 92, Polish singer, actress, and journalist
  39. [14 Aug 2026] Dave Marsh, 76, American music critic, magazine editor for Creem, and radio talk show host SiriusXM
  40. [14 Aug 2026] Nikki Ross, 52, American gospel singer
  41. [13 Aug 2026] Ruby Andrews, 79, American soul singer
  42. [13 Aug 2026] Johnny Young, 79, Dutch-born Australian singer, songwriter, pancreatic cancer
  43. [12 Aug 2026] Gregor Benko, 82, American music historian for International Piano Archives
  44. [12 Aug 2026] Chen Ying-git, 72, Taiwanese singer
  45. [12 Aug 2026] Iraj, 93, Iranian classical music singer
  46. [11 Aug 2026] Darina Laščiaková, 94, Slovak folk singer and ethnographer
  47. [11 Aug 2026] Jill Gomez, 83, Trinidadian-British soprano, complications from dementia
  48. [11 Aug 2026] Mikhail Gulko, 95, Ukrainian-born American chanson singer-songwriter
  49. [11 Aug 2026] Guo Lanying, 96, Chinese operatic soprano
  50. [11 Aug 2026] Sheila Mathews, 99, English actress, singer and dancer
  51. [11 Aug 2026] Sensational, 51, Guyanese-American rapper
  52. [08 Aug 2026] Randy Burns, 78, American folk singer, songwriter and guitarist
  53. [07 Aug 2026] Bill Armstrong, 97, Australian music producer
  54. [07 Aug 2026] Violet Hensley, 109, American luthier and fiddle player
  55. [06 Aug 2026] Ann Bogan, 85, American singer for The Marvelettes
  56. [06 Aug 2026] Francesco Guccini, 86, Italian singer-songwriter
  57. [06 Aug 2026] Peter Katsis, 69, American music manager for Backstreet Boys, Jane’s Addiction, heart failure
  58. [06 Aug 2026] Tony Scott, 54, Surinamese-born Dutch rapper and musician, multiple sclerosis
  59. [05 Aug 2026] Peter Lai, 76, Hong Kong lyricist and actor, stroke
  60. [05 Aug 2026] Terry Buffalo Ware, 76, American guitarist and composer, lung cancer
  61. [04 Aug 2026] Bruno Campanella, 83, Italian conductor for Teatro Regio (Turin)
  62. [04 Aug 2026] Pepe Habichuela, 81, Spanish flamenco guitarist
  63. [04 Aug 2026] Tristam Nada, 68, French singer and painter
  64. [03 Aug 2026] John Douglas, 63, Scottish musician for Trashcan Sinatras
    John Douglas, longtime guitarist for Scottish indie rock band Trashcan Sinatras, has passed away. The band shared the news in a social media post today, writing that Douglas passed away peacefully on Monday “after a brief illness.” Douglas was 63. Trashcan Sinatras started in Irvine, Scotland in 1986, and Douglas and fellow guitarist Paul Livingston joined up a year later. The band quickly signed with the indie label Go! Discs and developed a shimmering, harmony-heavy sound. Their first three albums all got strong reviews and made the UK charts, and they never broke up or stopped putting out music. Douglas also collaborated with his wife Eddi Reader and played in her band, and he released a self-titled solo album in 2023. Just last week, Trashcan Sinatras released their new album Ever The Optimist. (source)
  65. [03 Aug 2026] Jean-Paul Dréau, 73, French composer and songwriter
  66. [02 Aug 2026] Kosan Waka, 47, Nigerian praise singer
  67. [02 Aug 2026] David Z, 78, American record producer and musician for Lipps Inc.

 

 

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