July 2, 2026

Musicians and singers who died (July 2026)

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July 2026
  1. [01 July 2026] Shaun Glass, American bassist for Broken Hope and Soil (source)

 

June 2026
  1. [30 June 2026] Tony Ndiema, Ohangla musician, illness (source)
  2. [30 June 2026] Victor Willis, 74, American singer for Village People
    Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who also co-wrote many of the group’s high-camp disco-era hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” died on Monday. He was 74. The group announced his death in a statement posted to social media that said the cause was “a short but aggressive illness.” No further details were provided… nytimes
  3. [30 June 2026] Daniel Melingo, 68, Argentine musician for Los Twist
  4. [29 June 2026] Phyllis Kinney, 103, American-born British singer and author
  5. [29 June 2026] Antoinette Miggiani, 88, Maltese operatic soprano
  6. [29 June 2026] Dadi Yudistira, Indonesian musician
  7. [28 June 2026] Teruki Gotō, 43, Japanese musician and political activist
  8. [28 June 2026] Mignon Dunn, 98, American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher
  9. [28 June 2026] Ali Ideflawen, 69, Algerian singer
  10. [28 June 2026] Vlado Janevski, 65, Macedonian singer
  11. [27 June 2026] Raisa Mkrtchyan, 84, Armenian singer
  12. [27 June 2026] Thomas Fey, 65, German orchestral conductor, brain injury
  13. [26 June 2026] Günter Lenz, 87, German jazz bassist and composer
  14. [25 June 2026] Oshim Ottawa, Canadian actor and musician
  15. [24 June 2026] David Clayton-Thomas, 84, British-Canadian songwriter and singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears
    David Clayton-Thomas, the powerhouse Canadian singer who lifted American band Blood, Sweat & Tears to the heights of pop music success, including Grammy awards and one of the biggest selling albums of its time, has died. Clayton-Thomas, 84, died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday, according to his publicist, Eric Alper. The cause of his death was not immediately clear… cbc
  16. [24 June 2026] Harold Wheeler, 82, American orchestrator and composer
  17. [24 June 2026] Tullio Možina, 91, Italian-born Slovene guitarist and singer
  18. [24 June 2026] Shapour Rahimi, 78, Iranian musician
  19. [23 June 2026] Azar Azima, 98, Iranian singer
  20. [23 June 2026] Jani Wickholm, 48, Finnish singer
  21. [22 June 2026] Clive Davis, 94, American record producer, and music executive for Columbia Records, founder of Arista Records
    Music executive, starmaker, and one of the most influential names in music, Clive Davis has passed away at the age of 94 at his home in Manhattan, following a recent hospitalization for respiratory problems, his family has confirmed. Beginning in the industry as a mid-level legal position at Columbia Records, the Brooklyn native rose to become one of the most important figures behind the scenes in music, helping sign and guide the careers of the likes of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow and numerous others… wheartm
  22. [22 June 2026] Guesch Patti, 80, French singer
  23. [22 June 2026] Bára Tlučhořová, 37, Czech radio presenter
  24. [22 June 2026] Bruce Tull, 71, American guitarist and pedal-steel player for Scud Mountain Boys, brief illness (source)
  25. [21 June 2026] Noël Deschamps, 83, French singer
  26. [19 June 2026] Kirsti Sparboe, 79, Norwegian singer and actress
  27. [19 June 2026] Sir Emile Straker, 90, Barbadian singer for The Merrymen, complications from dementia
  28. [18 June 2026] Justin Cary, 50, American bass guitarist for Sixpence None the Richer, stroke
    Justin Cary, who played bass for Sixpence None the Richer, has died at just 50 years old. A GoFundMe set up in his honor revealed Justin recently suffered a serious stroke and was at a hospital in Albany… extratv
  29. [18 June 2026] Alex Bueno, 62, Dominican singer
  30. [18 June 2026] Tay Keith, 29, American record producer
  31. [18 June 2026] Akihiro Miwa, 91, Japanese singer and actor
  32. [17 June 2026] Teddie Beverley, 99, English singer for The Beverley Sisters
  33. [17 June 2026] Toney Lee, 72, American singer, songwriter and record producer
  34. [17 June 2026] Beau Williams, 76, American gospel singer, cancer
  35. [17 June 2026] Walter Parazaider, 81, American Hall of Fame woodwind musician for Chicago, Alzheimer’s disease
    Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago whose saxophone provided the punch of “Just You ‘n’ Me” while his flute solo on “Colour My World” lent that song its romantic poignance, died of complications from Alzheimers disease died this morning, June 17, while in hospice care. He was 81… deadline
  36. [16 June 2026] Afsaneh Malek, 83, Iranian singer
  37. [16 June 2026] Bobby Prince, 81, American video game composer for Doom
  38. [15 June 2026] Fred Alexander, American drummer for Lakeside
  39. [15 June 2026] Abdullah Ibrahim, 91, South African jazz pianist for The Jazz Epistles and composer
  40. [14 June 2026] Dave Greenslade, 83, English composer and keyboardist for Colosseum)
  41. [14 June 2026] Ronell Johnson, 49, American trombonist for Preservation Hall Jazz Band, heart attack
  42. [14 June 2026] Lucas Frota, 27, Brazilian music producer, Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision
  43. [14 June 2026] Oliver Tree, 32, American singer-songwriter and rapper
  44. [13 June 2026] Annick Chartreux, 83, French composer
  45. [13 June 2026] Görel Hanser, 76, Swedish record company executive for Polar Music and talent manager
  46. [13 June 2026] Dee Palmer, 88, English , arranger, composer, and musician for Jethro Tull
    Dee Palmer, the classically trained composer and arranger whose orchestrations shaped the sound of Jethro Tull through the band’s most ambitious years, has died at the age of 88. She passed away on June 13 at her home in Shropshire, with family at her bedside, following a period of illness…. axs
  47. [12 June 2026] Frank Michael, 79, Italian-born Belgian singer, lung cancer
  48. [12 June 2026] Zack Roach, American guitarist for Senses Fail
  49. [12 June 2026] Oisín Daly, 38, Irish Musician, (details)
  50. [11 June 2026] Stranger Cole, 83, Jamaican singer
  51. [11 June 2026] Vladimir Sapozhnikov, 81, Russian composer, traffic collision
  52. [11 June 2026] Memiş Selciuc, 47, Romanian-Turkish saxophonist, heart attack
  53. [10 June 2026] Manu Lann Huel, 77, French singer-songwriter and poet
  54. [10 June 2026] Jan Málek, 88, Czech composer and music director
  55. [10 June 2026 ] Anthony Enriquez, 36, American country musician for Shotgun Rider (source)
  56. [09 June 2026] Bruno Turner, 95, British musicologist
  57. [09 June 2026] Ruth Watson Henderson, 93, Canadian composer and pianist
  58. [09 June 2026] Floyd Brown, 79, American country musician, cancer (source)
  59. [09 June 2026] Bill Cody, 67, American country musician, kidney and heart failure (source)
  60. [08 June 2026] Robert Greenidge, 76, Trinidadian steelpan player for Coral Reefer Band, stroke
  61. [08 June 2026] Helmut Nadolski, 83, Polish musician
  62. [08 June 2026] Sylwia Rajchert, 82, Polish singer for Alibabki
  63. [08 June 2026] Nikke Ström, 75, Swedish rock musician for Nationalteatern, heart surgery
  64. [07 June 2026] Yishai Levi, 63, Israeli Mizrahi music singer
  65. [06 June 2026] Karel Tejkal, 88, Czech radio journalist and publicist
  66. [06 June 2026] Ute Walther, 83, German mezzo-soprano for Deutsche Oper Berlin
  67. [05 June 2026] Steve Almaas, 69, American musician for The Suicide Commandos, cancer
    Steve Almaas, an influential Twin Cities musician who helped kickstart a local punk scene, has died due to complications of recurrent cancer. Almaas died on Friday afternoon in Beacon, New York, where he lived with his partner Brandy Burre. He was 69. In addition to being a founding member of the Suicide Commandos, Almaas led the country rock group Beat Rodeo, and was an accomplished solo artist… thecurrent
  68. [05 June 2026] Marion Fossett, 71, Irish singer for Sheeba
  69. [05 June 2026] Ovidio Granados, 84, Colombian vallenato accordionist and songwriter
  70. [05 June 2026] Talay Riley, 35, British singer and songwriter, stabbed
  71. [05 June 2026] Jokke Seppälä, 72, Finnish musician
  72. [05 June 2026] Indio Solari, 77, Argentine musician for Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota
  73. [04 June 2026] Ian Hampton, 79, Scottish bassist for Sparks
    Legendary Sparks bass player Ian Hampton, who played with the group during their hugely successful 1970s era, died on Wednesday, June 3, at the age of 79. No cause of death has been revealed, but he had been unwell for some time and spent his final months in hospital. The news was confirmed by his daughter-in-law Judi Hampton, in a Facebook post. Alongside a picture of the musician, she wrote: “If you’ve been following me, you’ll know I’ve been a little quieter than usual over the last few days… express
  74. [04 June 2026] John B. Williams, 85, American double bassist and bass guitarist for The Tonight Show
  75. [03 June 2026] Margriet Hermans, 72, Belgian singer and politician, euthanasia
  76. [03 June 2026] James Blood Ulmer, 86, American guitarist
  77. [02 June 2026] Peabo Bryson, 75, American singer, stroke
  78. [01 June 2026] Areski Belkacem, 86, French singer, musician, and composer

 

May 2026

  1. [31 May 2026] Henry McMahon, 84, Irish musician for Big Tom and The Mainliners
  2. [31 May 2026] Dexter Wansel, 75, American keyboardist for MFSB, and record producer
  3. [30 May 2026] Steve Barrow, 80, British reggae producer and historiographer, co-founder of Blood and Fire
  4. [30 May 2026] Speight Jenkins, 89, American music director and critic
  5. [30 May 2026] Ronald LaPread, 76, American musician for Commodores
  6. [30 May 2026] Joe Negri, 99, American jazz guitarist, educator and actor
  7. [30 May 2026] Foster Sylvers, 64, American singer for The Sylvers, prostate cancer
  8. [29 May 2026] Geoff Keating, 88, British musician for The Master Singers
  9. [29 May 2026] Pedro Ortaça, 83, Brazilian musician
  10. [28 May 2026] An Yunwu, 77, Chinese Peking opera actor
  11. [28 May 2026] Doug Shaw, 42, British musicianfor Gang Gang Dance
  12. [26 May 2026] Bjørn Tidmand, 86, Danish singer
  13. [26 May 2026] Arnold Whittall, 90, British musicologist
  14. [25 May 2026] Sonny Rollins, 95, American jazz saxophonist
  15. [24 May 2026] John Eaton, 91, American jazz pianist
  16. [23 May 2026] Philip Aaberg, 77, American pianist, pneumonia
  17. [23 May 2026] James Anthony Carmichael, 84, American musician and record producer
  18. [23 May 2026] Brian Large, 87, English opera director
  19. [23 May 2026] Dame Jools Topp, 68, New Zealand Hall of Fame musician and comedian for Topp Twins, breast cancer
  20. [22 May 2026] Rob Base, 59, American rapper for Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, cancer
  21. [22 May 2026] Dick Parry, 83, English saxophonist for Pink Floyd
  22. [22 May 2026] Carl Schachter, 93, American music theorist
  23. [21 May 2026] DJ Congélateur, 33, Ivorian singer and artist
  24. [20 May 2026] Ron Escheté, 77, American jazz guitarist
  25. [20 May 2026] Jimmy Hughes, 88, American rhythm and blues singer
  26. [19 May 2026] Al Hurricane Jr., 66, American singer-songwriter
  27. [19 May 2026] Limmie Pulliam, 50, American tenor
  28. [19 May 2026] Betty Roe, 95, English composer, singer and vocal coach
  29. [19 May 2026] Hieromonk Roman, 71, Russian hieromonk, poet and singer
  30. [18 May 2026] Abomé l’Éléphant, 33, Ivorian singer and rapper, cardiac arrest
  31. [18 May 2026] Feliksas Bajoras, 91, Lithuanian composer and academic
  32. [18 May 2026] Gunter Hampel, 88, German jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer
  33. [18 May 2026] Marideth Sisco, 82, American author and musician
  34. [17 May 2026] Totó la Momposina, 85, Colombian singer for La Candela Viva
  35. [16 May 2026] Dennis Locorriere, 76, American singer and guitarist for Dr. Hook, kidney disease
  36. [16 May 2026] Ryan Porter, 46, American jazz trombonist for West Coast Get Down, traffic collision
  37. [16 May 2026] Ike Willis, 70, American vocalist and guitarist for Frank Zappa, prostate cancer
  38. [15 May 2026] Bengt Berger, 83, Swedish jazz drummer, composer for Bitter Funeral Beer) and producer
  39. [15 May 2026] Dame Felicity Lott, 79, English soprano, cancer
  40. [15 May 2026] Bas Westerweel, 62, Dutch radio and television presenter for Het Klokhuis
  41. [14 May 2026] Pierre Cao, 88, Luxembourgish composer and conductor
  42. [14 May 2026] Abdelmadjid Meskoud, 73, Algerian chaabi singer, stroke
  43. [14 May 2026] Sophie Garel, 84, French singer and media presenter for Les Grosses Têtes
  44. [14 May 2026] Claudine Longet, 84, French-American singer and actress
  45. [13 May 2026] Clarence Carter, 90, American singer-songwriter, prostate cancer and sepsis
    … weheartmusic
  46. [13 May 2026] El Cabrero, 81, Spanish flamenco singer
    … weheartmusic
  47. [12 May 2026] Romuald Figuier, 88, French singer
    … weheartmusic
  48. [11 May 2026] Jack Douglas, 80, American record producer
    … weheartmusic
  49. [11 May 2026] Viorel Zgardan, 61, Moldovan operatic bass singer for Maria Bieșu National Opera and Ballet Theatre
    … weheartmusic
  50. [10 May 2026] Bianca Gambino, 52, Colombian journalist, radio announcer and television presenter
    … weheartmusic
  51. [10 May 2026] Rainer Nitschke, 79, German radio and television presenter
    … weheartmusic
  52. [09 May 2026] Mark Smythe, 53, New Zealand-born American composer, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    … weheartmusic
  53. [09 May 2026] Warren Tipton, American singer for The Chi-Lites
    Longtime SoulTrackers know that the Chi-Lites are among our all-time favorite groups, so much so that they were awarded our 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sadly, group co-founder and last living original member Marshall Thompson posted on social media today that one of the group’s more recent members, Warren Tipton, has died…. soultracks
  54. [08 May 2026] Abdelwahab Doukkali, 85, Moroccan composer and musician
    … weheartmusic
  55. [07 May 2026] Günter Jena, 93, German church music director for St. Michaelis, Hamburg and musicologist
    … weheartmusic
  56. [07 May 2026] James F. Sundah, 70, Indonesian songwriter
    … weheartmusic
  57. [06 May 2026] Jesse Hector, 78, English musician for The Gorillas
    … weheartmusic
  58. [06 May 2026] Aimable Karasira, 48, Rwandan singer and political activist, drug overdose
    … weheartmusic
  59. [05 May 2026] Evelyn Cox, 66, American country and bluegrass singer and musician for The Cox Family
    Evelyn Marie Cox Hobbs, 66, of Vivian, Louisiana passed away peacefully at her home on May 5, 2026, surrounded by her friends and family. She is preceded in death by her parents Willard and Marie Cox of Cotton Valley, La and… vivianfuneralhome
  60. [05 May 2026] Guto Graça Mello, 78, Brazilian composer and music producer
    … weheartmusic
  61. [04 May 2026] Jorge Calandrelli, 86, Argentine composer
    … weheartmusic
  62. [04 May 2026] Jalil Hamid, 69, Malaysian actor, singer and producer
    … weheartmusic
  63. [04 May 2026] Yuji Ohno, 84, Japanese musician and composer for Lupin III
    … weheartmusic
  64. [03 May 2026] Michel Merlet, 86, French composer and pedagogue
    … weheartmusic
  65. [03 May 2026] Cândido Mota, 82, Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter and actor
    … weheartmusic
  66. [03 May 2026] Hany Shaker, 73, Egyptian singer, actor and composer
    … weheartmusic
  67. [03 May 2026] Gheorghe Ștefăneț, 82, Moldovan singer and musician
    … weheartmusic
  68. [03 May 2026] Lee Allen Zeno, 71, American bassist, cancer
    … weheartmusic
  69. [02 May 2026] Michel Debost, 92, French flutist
    … weheartmusic
  70. [01 May 2026] Tülay Özer, 79, Turkish singer
    … weheartmusic
  71. [01 May 2026] Michael Sollis, 40, Australian musician and artistic director, bowel cancer
    … weheartmusic

 

 

 

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