Here are some of the people in the Music Industry that passed away over the last 25 years.
Updated 7/03/2017
06/21/17 Belton Richard American Cajun Accordionist Hits “Waltz of No Return”
06/20/17 Albert Johnson Rapper AKA - Prodigy
06/18/17 Byron Murrell Jazz Singer – Count Basie Band AKA - Chris Murrell
06/17/17 Thara Memory Orchestra Trumpeter – Won Many Grammys and Awards
06/11/17 Rosalie Sorrels Folk Singer –Winner of the American Folk Award
06/08/17 Norris Wilson Country Singer-Songwriter – Hall of Fame Winner
06/06/17 Vincent Garbutt British Folk Singer – AKA Vin Garbutt
06/03/17 Jeffrey Campbell Rapper – Group - Full Force – AKA Educated Rapper
05/31/17 Bern Nix Jazz Guitarist – Top Ten Best Jazz Guitarist Award
05/28/17 Marcus Kaye British Record Producer and DJ – AKA Marcus Intalex
05/27/17 Gregory Allman Keyboardist – Allman Brothers – AKA Gregg Allman
05/22/17 Granville Roker Jazz Drummer – Dizzy Gillespie – AKA Mickey Roker
05/21/17 Jimmy LaFave Folk Singer and Songwriter – Hall of Fame Inducted
05/21/17 Kenneth Cordray Guitarist and Songwriter – Wrote “Francine”
05/18/17 Christopher Boyle Singer Sound Writer - Soundgarden– AKA Chris Cornell
05/13/17 James Copley Drummer – Jeff Beck – Tears for Fears and others
05/12/17 Bill Dowdy Jazz Drummer – The Three Sounds
05/11/17 Williams Brohn Orchestrator – Conductor – Miss Saigon/Wicked/Oliver
05/10/17 Joyce Johnston Songwriter – Don’t Stop Loving me – AKA Joy Byer
05/07/17 David Pell Jazz Saxophonist – Benny Goodman and others
05/05/17 Clive Brooks Rock Drummer – Pink Floyd – The Groundhogs – Egg
05/03/17 Casey Jones Blues Drummer
04/24/17 Calep Emphrey Jr Blues Drummer – B. B. Kings Band
04/21/17 Albert Gallin Manager – M. Jackson, B. Streisand, AKA-Sandy Gallin
04/20/17 Cuba Gooding Sr. R&B Singer – The Main Ingredient
04/15/17 Allan Holdsworth Jazz Guitarist
04/15/17 Sylvia Moy Songwriter & Producer – Uptight (Every Things Alright)
04/14/17 Bruce Langhorne Folk Singer – Mr. Tambourine Man
04/12/17 Tom Coyne Grammy Award Winner - Music Engineer
04/11/17 Eric Cook Record Executive & Manager – Venom
04/11/17 John Geils Jr. Rock Guitarist & Band Leader – J. Geils Band
04/11/17 Scotty Miller R&B Drummer – Instant Funk
04/10/17 Banner Thomas Bass Guitarist – Molly Hatchet
04/09/17 Robert Wootton Country Guitarist – Johnny Cash – AKA - Bob Wootton
04/08/17 Keni Richards Rock Drummer – Autograph
04/07/17 Glenn O’Brien Journalist – Rolling Stones Magazine
04/06/17 Joseph Rascoff Business Manager – Rolling Stones – U2 – Paul Simon
04/05/17 Paul O’Neill Producer – Composer and Songwriter
04/03/17 Breda Jones R&B Singer – The Jones Girls
04/02/17 Warren Jones Country DJ – Winner - Academy of Country Music
04/01/17 Lee Baker Jr. Blues Singer & Guitarist – AKA – Lonnie Brooks
03/30/17 Rosalie Hamlin Singer – Rosie & the Originals – Hit Song - Angel Baby
03/27/17 Rainer Kussmaul German Violinist – Conductor – Grammy Winner
03/26/17 James Dotson Blues Singer and Musician – AKA – Jimmy Dotson
03/22/17 John Hashian Rock Drummer – Boston – AKA - Sib Hashian
03/20/17 Anthony “Tony” Terran Trumpet Player – The Wrecking Crew
03/18/17 Charles Berry Singer – Guitarist – Hall of Fame – AKA – Chuck Berry
03/16/17 James Cotton Blues Harmonica Player – Muddy Waters
03/13/17 Tommy LiPuma Music Producer – Won Five Grammys – 33 Nominations
03/11/17 Don Warden Country Musician & Manager for Dolly Parton
03/10/17 Joan Sledge R&B Singer – Sister Sledge – AKA –Joni Sledge
03/08/17 Jonathan Moore Rapper – AKA – Wordsayer
03/08/17 Dave Valentin Latin Jazz Flautist – Grammy Winner
03/07/17 Richard Ziegler Songwriter – 1 Banana, 2 Banana – AKA Richie Adams
03/04/17 Valerie Carter Singer/Songwriter – Wrote for Numerous known Bands
03/03/17 Jim Fuller Guitarist – On the “Hollywood Rock Hall of Fame”
03/03/17 Thomas “Tommy” Page Music Industry Executive – Warner – Billboard and more
03/03/17 Lyle Ritz Jazz Ukulele – Won the Ukulele+Musician Hall of Fame
03/03/17 Danny Spooner Australian Folk Singer – Major Figure in Australia
03/02/17 Wally Pikal Trumpeter – Frank Sinatra, Victor Borge + more
02/28/17 Eric “Ric” Marlow Songwriter – Hawaii Five-O – Bonanza + more
02/23/17 Leon Ware Songwriter – Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye + more
03/19/17 Lorenz DeLinder III Jazz Guitarist “Godfather of Fusion” AKA Larry Coryell
03/18/17 Clyde Stubblefield Jazz Drummer – James Brown
2/19/17 Larry Coryell Jazz and Rock Fusion Guitarist
02/18/17 Clyde Stubblefield Jazz and R&B Drummer – James Brown
02/17/17 Peter Skellern British Singer – Songwriter and Pianist Songs hit Top #3
02/12/17 Barbara Coppersmith Jazz Pianist – Benny Goodman AKA - Barbara Carroll
02/12/17 Al Jarreau Jazz and R & B Singer – Seven Time Grammy Winner
02/07/17 Svend Asmussen Jazz Violinist – Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington + more
02/05/17 Emmett Geraci Singer – The Outsiders and Climax AKA Sonny Geraci
02/04/17 Steve Lang Canadian Bassist – Rock Group – April Wine
01/31/17 John Wetton Singer/Writer and Bassist for Asia and King Crimson
01/30/17 James Laurence Musician and Record Producer – Friendzone
01/30/17 Tony Sacca Las Vegas Entertainer and TV Host
01/28/17 Robert Freeman Singer “Do You Want To Dance” AKA – Bob Freeman
01/28/17 Geoff Nicholls Keyboardist Black Sabbath
01/27/17 Benny Collins Tour/Production Manager – Journey, Michael Jackson +
01/24/17 Bjorn Thelin Swedish Bassist – The Spotnicks
01/24/17 Bitch Trucks Drummer/Allman Brothers
01/21/17 Maggie Roche Singer/Songwriter – The Roches
01/20/17 Bingo Mundy Singer – The Marcels – Their Big Hit “Blue Moon”
01/20/17 Joey Powers American Pop Singer and Songwriter
01/19/17 Howard Kaufman Talent Manager – Eagles, Aerosmith, Def Leppard +
01/19/17 Monty Silver Talent Manager
01/16/17 Steve Wright Drummer – Greg Kihn Band
01/13/17 Richie Ingui Singer – Soul Survivors
01/12/17 Larry Steinbechek Keyboardist – Bronski Beat
01/09/17 Lamar Dupre’ Calhoun Hip Hop Producer and Dee Jay AKA: DJ Crazy Toones
01/08/17 Rod Mason British Jazz Trumpeter
01/06/17 Johnny Dick Drummer – Several Known Australian Groups
01/06/17 Sylvester Potts R&B Singer – The Contours
12/25/16 Alphonse Mouzon Jazz Drummer – Weather Report
12/25/16 Georgios Panayiotou Singer/Songwriter – AKA – George Michael
12/22/16 Bill Price Record Producer – Tom Jones - Sex Pistols – The Clash
12/18/16 Gordon Tapp Country Singer “Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame”
12/12/16 James “Jim” Lowe Singer/Songwriter – Green Door
12/11/16 Robert Krasnow Elektra Records Founder Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
12/07/16 Gregory Lake Singer – Emerson, Lake and Palmer + Ling Crimson
12/05/16 Tyruss Himes American Rapper – AKA – Big Skye
12/03/16 Herbert Hardesty American Jazz Musician
12/03/16 Harry Balk A & R Rep for Motown
12/02/16 Mark Gray Country Singer and Songwriter
11/27/16 Tony Martell A & R Rep and VP for CBS Records (Sony Records)
11/18/16 Hugh McDonald Musician – Redgum – They hit #1 on the Charts
11/16/16 Paul Williams Songwriter/Producer – Won 17 ASCAP AWARDS
11/15/16 Mose Allison Jazz Pianist/Songwriter “Long Island Hall of Fame”
11/14/16 Holly Dunn Country Singer/Songwriter – Had Two #1 Hits
11/13/16 Claude Brides Musician – The Wrecking Crew” AKA - Leon Russell
11/12/16 Frank Konigsberg Talent Agent and Producer – Nine Nominations
11/11/16 Raynoma Singleton Songwriter/Producer – Motown AKA - Ray Singleton
11/11/16 Victor Baily Bassist – Weather Report/Madonna and Lady Gaga
12/25/16 George Michael Pop singer, songwriter, record producer
11/03/16 Katherine Starr Pop and Jazz Singer AKA Kay Starr
11/02/16 Melbourne Cranshaw American Jazz Bassist AKA: Bob Cranshaw
10/30/16 Claude Putman Jr. Songwriter AKA: Curly Putman
10/24/16 Robert Velline Pop Singer – 38 Top 100 Chart Hits AKA: Bobby Vee
10/23/16 Peter Burns English Singer – Songwriter AKA: Pete Burns
10/15/16 Robert Edwards R&B Singer with the group “The Intruders”
10/12/16 William (Sonny) Sanders Singer with Satintones first group to signed to Motow
10/08/16 Don Ciccone Singer and Songwriter-Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
10/05/16 Rodney Lynn “Rod” Temperton Songwriter- Thriller, Boogie Nights, Always and Forever
10/03/16 Joan Marie Johnson Singer for the Pop Girl Group “The Dixie Cups”
09/30/16 Michael Casswell Season Guitarist who toured with numerous Artist
09/26/16 Karel Rukicka Czech Jazz Pianist. Czech Grammy Award Winner ‘’
09/25/16 Michael Jones Singer – Songwriter for B. T. Express AKA: Kashif
09/21/16 John D. Loudermilk Singer and Songwriter with Top Ten Hits
09/21/16 Carlos Walker Hip Hop Recording Artist AKA: Shawty Lo
09/16/16 Jerry Corbetta Singer and Keyboardist – Sugarloaf had Top 10 Hits
09/10/16 Chris Stone Founder and Owner of the Record Plant
09/06/16 Lewis Merenstein Record Producer. Known for Producing Van Morrison
09/03/16 Frederick McFarlane R & B Songwriter and Musician Produced Top Hits.
0902/16 Gerald (Jerry) Heller Top Artist Manager NWA, Black Eye Peas and more
09/01/16 Gail Zeiler Country Singer and Songwriter AKA: Kacey Jones
08/30/16 Eleanor Barooshian Rock Musician of “The Cake”. AKA: Chelsea
08/28/16 Alberto Valadez Latin Singer Sold 1 Million + Albums AKA Juan Gabriel
08/25/16 Jean-Baptiste Isidor Jazz Composer and Musician AKA Toots Thielemans
08/20/16 Matt Roberts Guitarist 3 Doors Down
08/17/16 Preston Hubbard Bass Player – The Fabulous Thunderbirds
08/15/16 Bobby Hutcherson Jazz Musician – Vibraphone & Marimba Player
08/14/16 Nelson J. Chu Hip Hop Musician – AKA DJ Official
08/14/16 James Woolley Grammy Winner and Keyboardist - Nine Inch Nails
08/13/16 Connie Crothers Jazz Pianist and President of the Jazz Foundation
08/11/16 David Enthoven Manager and Founder of E. G. Records
08/07/16 William Edward Taylor Lead Singer B. E. Taylor Group - Hot Song – Vitamin L
08/05/16 Richard Fagan Songwriter and Guitarist – Rock and Country
07/26/16 Samuel Pearlman Music Producer and Manager – AKA Sandy Pearlman
07/26/16 Allan Barnes Jazz Saxophonist – The Blackbyrds
07/21/16 Lewie Steinberg Hall of Fame Bassist – Booker T’s and the M. G’s
07/17/16 Gary S Paxton Record Producer – Monster Mash
07/16/16 Bonnie Brown Country Lead Singer – The Browns
07/152/16 Charles Davis Jazz Saxophonist
07/06/16 Danny Smythe Drummer - The Top Box
06/30/16 Don Friedman American Jazz Pianist
06/29/16 Rob Wasserman Bass Player - Composer - Grammy Winner - Jerry Garcia, Lou Reed
06/28/16 Winfield Moore Guitarist - Elvis Presley. Ricky Nelson AKA Scotty Moore
06/27/16 Bonny Rice Songwriter/Singer - Mustang Sally and Respect Yourself AKA Mack Rice
06/24/16 Dr. G. Bernard Worrell. Jr Keyboardist Parliament Funkadelics,Talking Heads & Producer
06/23/16 Ralph Stanley American Bluegrass Musician - Grammy Winner
06/22/16 Bill Ham Manager ZZ Top and Clint Black
06/21/16 Wayne Jackson Musician - Trumpet - Memphis Horns - Otis Redding, Al Green
06/13/16 Lincoln Moman Grammy Songwriter - Elvis, Bobby Womack & more AKA Chips Moman
06/11/2016 Christina Grimmie Singer, Songwriter and contestant on NBC "The Voice"
05/27/16 Marshall Jones Bass Player Ohio Players AKA Marshall "Rock" Jones
05/21/16 Nick Menza Songwriter Drummer Original Member of Megadeath
05/19/16 Tom Berry Rapper Guitarist Original Member of the Beastie Boys
05/18/16 Luther Simmons Original Member of The Main Ingredients
05/17/16 Guy Clark Country and Folks Singer 2014 Grammy Award Winner
05/16/16 Emilio Navaira III Singer and Songwriter Country and Tejano Music
05/14/16 Paul Smoker Jazz Trumpeter
05/13/16 George Cooper Jazz Trombonist - AKA Buster Cooper
05/12/16 Julius La Rosa Pop Singer
05/07/16 John Shnoeder Lead Singer Government Issue -AKA John Stabb
05/06/16 Candy E Kane Blues & Jazz Singer
04/24/16 Billy Paul Singer - (Biggest Song) Me & Mrs. Jones
04/21/16 Prince Nelson Rogers Singer – AKA Prince
04/11/16 Emily Ford Singer UK – Pop 1957-1960’s
04/08/16 Earl Burroughs Singer - Wrote “Great Balls of Fire”
04/06/16 Merle Haggard Country Singer
4/06/16 Dennis Davis Drummer - David Bowie and Stevie Wonder
03/31/16 Elder James Battle Head of Security - Bill Graham Presents
02/04/16 Maurice White Founder, Lead Singer - Earth, Wind & Fire
01/28/16 Toly Anderson Original Singer - Jefferson Airplanes
01//28/16 Paul Kantner Guitarist - Jefferson Airplanes/Starship
01/26/16 Leroy Bonner Lead Singer - Ohio Players
01/23/16 Jimmy Bain Bassist - DIO and Rainbow
01/18/16 Glenn Frey The Eagles – Singer - Lead Guitarist
01/17/16 Clarence Reid Singer – Rapper – AKA - Blowfly
01/10/16 David Bowie Singer
01/08/16 Otis Clay Soul Singer - Member of Blues Hall of Fame
01/05/16 Nicholas Caldwell Singer - The Whispers
01/04/16 Craig Strickland Country Singer
12/31/15 Natalie Cole Singer
12/28/15 Lemmy Kilmister Lead Singer Known as Lemmy / Motorhead
12/28/15 John Bradbury Drummer - The Specials
12/24/15 William Guest Singer - Gladys Knight & the Pips
12/03/15 Scott Weiland Lead Singer - Stone Temple Pilot
12/02/15 Wally Roker Singer and Founder of Doo-Wop Hall of Fame
11/17/15 Wm VanLandingHam Singer – Michael Schenker Group
11/17/15 Al Aarons Trumpeter – Count Basie Orchestra
11/11/15 Phil Taylor Drummer – Motorhead
11/07/15 Eddie Hoh Drummer – Mama & the Papas, The Monkees
10/19/15 Frank Watkins Bassist – Death Metal Band – Obituary
10/10/15 Robbin Thompson Singer & Song Writer
10/06/15 Smokey Johnson Drummer – Fats Domino
07/30/15 Lynn Anderson Country Singer - Multi Award Winner
06/27/15 Christopher Squire Bassist – YES
05/14/15 B. B. King Guitarist & Songwriter
04/30/15 Ben E. King Producer & Lead Singer – The Drifters
04/14/15 Percy Sledge Singer – His hit – When a Man Loves a Woman
03/15/15 Mike Porcaro Bassist – Toto
02/21/15 Clark Terry Trumpeter – Duke Ellington, Count Basie + more
01/08/15 Andrae Crouch Singer, Songwriter, Arranger and Producer
12/22/14 Joe Cocker Singer – Rock/Blues, Song You are so Beautiful
11/01/14 Wayne Static Lead Singer – Static X
10/25/14 John Bruce Lead Guitarist – Rock/ Cream – AKA Jack Bruce
10/04/14 Paul Revere Lead Singer- Rock/ Paul Revere & The Raiders
09/12/14 Joseph Sample Jazz Pianist / Keyboard Player – AKA Joe Sample
08/28/14 Glenn Cornick Bassist – Founding Member of “Jethro Tull”
07/16/14 Johnny Winter Singer, Guitarist & Producer - Blues & Rock
07/11/14 Thomas Erdelyl Drummer – The Ramones–AKA Tommy Ramone
06/27/14 Bobby Womack Singer & Songwriter – R&B, Blues & Rock
06/15/14 Kemal Kasem Top DJ and Radio Host – AKA Casey Kasem
03/31/14 Frankie Nicholis Disc Jockey & Producer – AKA Frankie Knuckles
12-23-13 Richard D. Lawson Drummer Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston
12/16/13 Ray Price Country Singer
10/27/13 Lewis Reed Singer & Guitarist - Rock – AKA Lou Reed
08/05/13 George Duke Singer and Keyboardist – Jazz & Mainstream
07/26/13 John Cale Singer and Writer – AKA JJ Cale
06/23/13 Robert Bland R&B and Blues Singer – AKA Bobby Bland
04/26/13 George Jones Country Singer
03/12/13 Clive Burr Drummer – Iron Maiden
03/07/13 Peter Brockbanks Guitarist – Yes – AKA Peter Banks
01/01/13 Carla Fowler Traditional Pop Singer – AKA Patti Page
12/05/12 Dave Brubeck Jazz Pianist & Composer
09/25/12 Howard Williams Traditional Pop Singer – AKA Andy Williams
07/16/12 Jonathon Lord Keyboardist – Deep Purple - AKA Jon Lord
05/20/12 Robin Gibb Lead Singer - Bee Gees
05/17/12 Donna Summer Singer
02/29/12 David Jones Singer – The Monkees - AKA Davy Jones
02/11/12 Whitney Houston Singer
01/20/12 Jamesetta Hawkins Blues & Jazz Singer – AKA Etta James
07/23/11 Amy Winehouse R&B & Jazz Singer – Won Five Grammys 2008
06/18/11 Clarence Clemons Saxophonist – E Street Band – AKA The Big Man
03/15/11 Nathaniel Hale Rapper - AKA - Nate Dogg
02/06/11 Robert Moore Guitarist – Skid Row + more – AKA Gary Moore
12/26/10 Mary Brockert R&B Singer & Songwriter AKA Teena Marie
10/10/10 Solomon Burke R&B Singer – AKA The King of Rock and Soul
05/24/10 Paul Gray Bassist – Slipknot
05/16/10 Hank Jones Jr, Jazz Pianist & Composer
05/16/10 Ronnie James Dio Rock Singer – AKA DIO
05/09/10 Lena Horne Jazz & Pop Singer
04/14/10 Petrus Ratajczyk Singer – Typo O Negative – AKA Peter Steele
03/24/10 Johnny Maestro Singer - Brooklyn Bridge - Hits Like 16 Candles
03/18/10 Steven Mesquite Original Saxophonest Tower of Power AKA Skip Mesquite
01/13/10 Theodore Pendergrass Singer & Songwriter AKA Teddy Pendergrass
