July 26, 2026

Musicians and singers who died in June 2024

vusleeper August 10, 2024

June 2024 (55)
  1. [30 Jun 2024] Peter Collins (English record producer), 73
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  2. [29 Jun 2024] Mourad Tsimpou (French pianist and singer), 19, liver disease
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  3. [29 Jun 2024] Martti Wallén (Finnish operatic bass singer for Royal Swedish Opera), 75
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  4. [28 Jun 2024] Jim Scott (American talk radio host for WLW), 81, amytrophic lateral sclerosis
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  5. [28 Jun 2024] Betty Veldpaus (Dutch singer for Pussycat), 72
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  6. [28 Jun 2024] Lando Bartolini (Italian operatic tenor), 87
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  7. [28 Jun 2024] Kong Nay (Cambodian musician and chapei dang veng player), 80
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  8. [27 Jun 2024] Alexander Knaifel (Russian composer for The Canterville Ghost), 80
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  9. [27 Jun 2024] Adam (Israeli singer and actor), 64, cancer
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  10. [27 Jun 2024] Kinky Friedman (American musician, writer, and politician), 79, Parkinson’s disease
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  11. [26 Jun 2024] Gary Grant (American trumpeter, composer, and music producer)
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  12. [25 Jun 2024] Jewel Brown (American jazz and blues singer), 86, colon cancer
  13. [25 Jun 2024] Fredl Fesl (German musician), 76, Parkinson’s disease
  14. [25 Jun 2024] Lynford Manning (Jamaican singer for Carlton and The Shoes)
  15. [25 Jun 2024] Norman Shetler (American-born Austrian pianist and puppeteer), 93
  16. [25 Jun 2024] Ray St. Germain (Canadian singer, author and television host), 83
  17. [24 Jun 2024] Tom Kent (American radio personality), 69, cancer
  18. [24 Jun 2024] Rob Stone (American record producer, founder of Cornerstone and co-founder of The Fader), 55, cancer
  19. [24 Jun 2024] Gunnar Stubseid (Norwegian fiddler), 76
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  20. [24 Jun 2024] Shifty Shellshock (American songwriter and vocalist for Crazy Town), 49
    21. Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap rock band Crazy Town who sang the hit song “Butterfly,” has died. He was 49.
    … via variety
  21. [23 Jun 2024] Sakini Ramachandraih (Indian vocal folk singer and dhol player), 61
  22. [23 Jun 2024] David Tunley (Australian musicologist), 94
  23. [23 Jun 2024] Julio Foolio (American rapper), 26, shot
  24. [20 Jun 2024] Eberhard Hertel (German Volkstümliche Musik singer), 85
  25. [20 Jun 2024] Margarita Voites (Estonian opera singer), 87
  26. [18 Jun 2024] James Chance (American musician for James Chance and the Contortions), 71
    27. James Chance, the confrontational, controversial saxophonist and singer of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, who helped start the No Wave movement of the late 1970s in New York City, died Tuesday in New York, his Facebook page confirmed. He was 71.
    … via variety
  27. [17 Jun 2024] Paul Spencer (English musician for Dario G), 53, rectal cancer
    28. Famous Crewe musician, Paul Spencer, known for 90s dance hit “Sunchyme,” has sadly died from rectal cancer, aged 53.
    … via nub
  28. [16 Jun 2024] Buzz Cason (American singer and songwriter), 84
    29. ‘Everlasting Love’ Songwriter Buzz Cason Dies. Buzz Cason’s biggest hit was “Everlasting Love” but the singer, songwriter and “Father of Nashville Rock” notched hits for several rock and country stars during a 60-year career.
    … via tasteofcountry
  29. [16 Jun 2024] Jodie Devos (Belgian opera singer for Opéra-Comique), 35, breast cancer
    30. On June 16, 2024, soprano Jodie Devos died at 35.
    According to reports, the soprano died from cancer in Paris.
    … via operawire
  30. [13 Jun 2024] Angela Bofill (American singer-songwriter), 70
  31. [13 Jun 2024] Pepe Guerra (Uruguayan guitarist for Los Olimareños), 80, cancer
  32. [13 Jun 2024] Nahim (Brazilian singer), 71, fall
    33. Nahim, singer who was successful in the 1980s with the hits ‘Dá coração’, ‘Coração de melon’ and ‘Taka Taka’, dies aged 71
    … via globo
  33. [13 Jun 2024] Skowa (Brazilian singer-songwriter for Trio Mocotó), 68
    34. Skowa, aged 68, dies from the Mocotó Trio, in São Paulo
    He was hospitalized in Botucatu after suffering a cardiac arrest
    … via globo
  34. [12 Jun 2024] Johnny Canales (Mexican Tejano singer and television host), 81
  35. [12 Jun 2024] Ion Krasnopolsky (Moldovan musician), 79
  36. [11 Jun 2024] Enchanting (American rapper), 26, overdose
  37. [11 Jun 2024] Marcel Guilloux (French singer and storyteller), 93
  38. [11 Jun 2024] Éric Tappy (Swiss operatic tenor), 93
  39. [11 Jun 2024] Françoise Hardy (French singer-songwriter and actress), 80, laryngeal cancer
    40. Françoise Hardy — the celebrated, best-selling French singer-songwriter and actress associated with European yé-yé pop music — has died. News of Hardy’s passing was shared on social media by her son, singer-songwriter and guitarist Thomas Dutronc. She was 80.
    … via exclaim
  40. [11 Jun 2024] Kevork Mardirossian (American violinist), 70
    41. Violinist Kevork Mardirossian died in Bloomington, IN on Tuesday 11 June 2024, after a brief illness. The violin professor at the Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music was 70 years old.
    … via thestrad
  41. [11 Jun 2024] Rajeev Taranath (Indian classical musician), 91
    42. World-renowned music stalwart and eminent Sarod maestro Rajeev Taranath passed away today. He was 91 years old.
    Rajeev Taranath had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mysuru for the past 15 days. Despite the treatment, he breathed his last on Tuesday.
    … via udayavani
  42. [11 Jun 2024] Gaps Hendrickson (British musician and vocalist for The Selecter), 73, cancer
    43. Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, frontman of 2-Tone band The Selecter, has died aged 73.
    In a post on X, a spokesperson for the Coventry band announced the vocalist, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2023, had died after a short illness.
    … via bbc
  43. [11 Jun 2024] Adam Lewis (American musician for Fenix TX), 45, pancreatic cancer
    44. Fenix TX’s longtime bassist Adam Lewis has passed away at the age of 45. A founding member of the pop punk band, he had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2021.
    … via rocksound
  44. [09 Jun 2024] Alex Riel (Danish jazz and rock drummer), 83
    45. Drummer Alex Riel has died. This is what his wife, author Ane Riel, writes in a post on Facebook.
    … via tidende
  45. [08 Jun 2024] Mark James (American songwriter), 83
    46. Mark James, Houston songwriter known for Elvis Presley hit ‘Suspicious Minds,’ has died
    … via houstonchronicle
  46. [08 Jun 2024] Charlie Lennon (Irish traditional fiddler and composer), 85
    47. President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Irish traditional musician Charlie Lennon, who has died aged 85.
    … via irishtimes
  47. [07 Jun 2024] Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (German composer), 90
    48. The composer Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, born on March 29, 1934, died in Berlin on June 7, 2024 at the age of 90. He had been a member of the Academy of Arts in the Music Section since 2012.
    … via nmz
  48. [07 Jun 2024] Rose-Marie (Northern Irish singer and television personality), 68
    49. The Northern Ireland singer and entertainer Rose-Marie Kane has died.
    She was 68.
    Originally from County Down, the entertainer released 19 albums.
    … via bbc
  49. [05 Jun 2024] Ranch Sironi (American bassist for Nebula)
    50. Nebula bassist Ranch Sironi has sadly passed away. Sironi played bass for Nebula live in 2019, and then again from 2023 to present day after the passing of longtime bassist Tom Davies. We wish Sironi’s friends and family all the best at this time.
    … via metalinjection
  50. [04 Jun 2024] C.Gambino (Swedish rapper), 26, murdered
    51. Grammy winner C.Gambino shot dead on Hisingen
    Crimean rapper and Grammy winner C. Gambino has been shot dead in a parking garage at Selma Lagerlöf’s square. In connection with the shooting, a car is said to have fled the scene.
    … via gp
  51. [03 Jun 2024] Brother Marquis (American rapper for 2 Live Crew), 58
    52. Rapper Brother Marquis, a member of Miami hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died at the age of 58.
    “Brother Marquis of the 2 Live crew has went to the upper room,” read the group’s statement posted on social media Monday
    … via rollingstone
  52. [02 Jun 2024] Emma Lou Diemer (American composer), 96
    53. Emma Lou Diemer, age 96, of Santa Barbara, California passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
    … via neptunesociety
  53. [02 Jun 2024] Colin Gibb (British musician for Black Lace), 70
    54. Colin Gibb, the longest-standing member of pop band Black Lace, has died at the age of 70.
    The group were best known for their 1984 novelty hit Agadoo, which reached number two in the UK.
    … via bbc
  54. [01 Jun 2024] Ed Mann (American drummer and keyboardist for Frank Zappa), 70
    55. Ed Mann, the longtime percussionist for Frank Zappa, has reportedly died at the age of 70.
    Mann’s passing was revealed on social media by fellow musician and Zappa collaborator, Chad Wackerman.
    … via ultimateclassicrock
  55. [01 Jun 2024] Harry van Hoof (Dutch conductor, composer and music arranger), 81
    56. Conductor, composer and arranger Harry van Hoof has died at the age of 81. His ex-wife, singer Trea Dobbs, announced on Facebook.
    … via nos



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