Carl Carlton, the funk and R&B singer known for upbeat, era-embodying singles like “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son, Carlton Hudgens II, […]
Raul Malo, who served as the frontman for Latin country-rock hybrid The Mavericks, died on Monday at the age of 60. No cause of death was confirmed, though Malo did state in 2024 that he […]
Rafael Ithier of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico arrives at the Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards presentation in Las Vegas in 2015. Ithier has died at age 99. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Guitarist, songwriter and record producer Steve Cropper poses Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who […]
Phil Upchurch, a prolific session musician who played guitar on records by artists such as Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway and George Benson, died Nov. 23 in Los Angeles. He was 84. His death […]
A BATTLE BEAST concertgoer died after suffering a heart attack during the band’s performance Monday night (December 1) at Bratislava, Slovakia’s Majestic Music Club. Earlier today, BATTLE BEAST released the following statement via social media: […]
Jimmy Cliff, the two-time Grammy winning Jamaican musician and reggae legend, has died. He was 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death in a statement on his Instagram page Monday. “It’s with profound sadness […]
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, the bassist of English rock band The Stone Roses since 1987, has died. His brother Greg shared the news on Facebook, writing, “‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have […]
Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78. Godchaux-MacKay died on Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after a lengthy battle with cancer, her family confirmed Monday. “She was a sweet and […]
Photo Credit: Jack DeJohnette (Instagram) Legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, best known for his work with Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins, has passed away at age 83. Jack DeJohnette, the legendary jazz musician […]
Jack DeJohnette, the prolific and versatile jazz drummer who played with Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Charles Lloyd, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis — including on Davis’ groundbreaking 1970 album “Bitches Brew,” […]
Dave Ball, who served as half of the English duo Soft Cell and perhaps best known for the 1981 hit “Tainted Love,” has died. He was 66. Marc Almond, Ball’s music partner and the other […]
Dave Ball, the electronic musician who rose to fame as one half of the synth pop duo Soft Cell, has died. Representatives for Ball told The Guardian that the musician “passed away peacefully in his […]
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley performing in 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images Ace Frehley, a founding member of KISS who played fiery lead guitar during the band’s 1970s heyday, has […]
A 23-year-old woman identified as Ava Ahlander died in a tragic accident over the weekend while evacuating a Utah country music festival headlined by Post Malone. As reported by FOX 13, Ahlander sustained critical injuries […]
John Lodge, the Moody Blues singer, bassist, and songwriter, has died at age 82. In a statement, Lodge’s family shared that his death was “sudden and unexpected,” but that he “peacefully slipped away surrounded by […]
John Lodge, who played bass and sang in the Moody Blues — including on the English band’s “Nights in White Satin,” a No. 2 hit in the United States in 1972, and on “Your Wildest […]
In 1965, Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and his friends were on the cusp of becoming rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring smash with “Land of 1,000 Dances.” The […]
Sonny Curtis, the frontman of Buddy Holly’s band The Crickets who wrote classic songs including the theme for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” has died. He was 88. Curtis died Friday “after a sudden illness,” […]
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James died in a small-engine airplane crash on Thursday, September 18th, as confirmed in a statement by the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was 57. The National Transportation Safety Board is […]