Overview of the events of 2019 in music
Overview of the events of 2019 in music
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This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2019 in music .
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61st Annual Grammy Awards (USA)
Record of the Year : "This is America " by Childish Gambino • Album of the Year : Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves • Song of the Year : "This is America" by Childish Gambino • Best New Artist : Dua Lipa
2019 Billboard Music Awards (USA)
Top Artist : Drake • Top Male Artist : Drake • Top Female Artist : Ariana Grande • Top New Artist : Juice Wrld • Top Duo/Group :BTS • Top Billboard 200 Album : Scorpion Top Hot 100 Song : "Girls Like You " by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
2019 Brit Awards (UK)
British Album of the Year : A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships The 1975 • British Single of the Year : "One Kiss " by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa • British Breakthrough Act : Tom Walker • British Video : "Woman Like Me " by Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj
2019 Juno Awards (Canada)
Artist of the Year : Shawn Mendes • Group of the Year : Arkells • Album of the Year : Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes • Single of the Year : "In My Blood " by Shawn Mendes
2019 MTV Video Music Awards (USA)
Video of the Year: "You Need to Calm Down " by Taylor Swift • Song of the Year : Old Town Road (Remix) by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus • Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande • Best Group : BTS • Best New Artist : Billie Eilish • Best Collaboration : "Señorita " by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (Europe)
Best Song : " Bad Guy " by Billie Eilish • Best Video : "Me! " by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco • Best Artist : Shawn Mendes • Best Group : BTS • Best New : Billie Eilish • Best Collaboration : "Con Altura " by Rosalía and J Balvin (featuring El Guincho )
American Music Awards of 2019 (USA)
Artist of the Decade : Taylor Swift • Artist of the Year : Taylor Swift • New Artist of the Year : Billie Eilish • Collaboration of the Year : "Señorita " by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello • Tour of the Year : Love Yourself World Tour by BTS
2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music (USA)
Prism by Ellen Reid
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (USA)
Inductees: The Cure • Def Leppard • Janet Jackson • Stevie Nicks • Radiohead • Roxy Music • The Zombies
Mercury Prize (UK)
Psychodrama by Dave
Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
13th Floor Haviah Mighty
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (Europe)
"Arcade " by Duncan Laurence (The Netherlands )
Bands formed [ ] Soloist debuts [ ] Bands reformed [ ]
Alphabeat Bauhaus Bikini Kill The Black Crowes Egypt Central Heart Idiot Pilot Jawbox Jonas Brothers McFly Men at Work Motion City Soundtrack My Chemical Romance Oysterhead Rage Against the Machine The Rapture Rockpile Roxy Music (one performance)Stereolab Stereos Strange Advance Supergrass The Pussycat Dolls Vex Red Vivian Girls
Bands on hiatus [ ]
DNCE Devin Townsend Project Fifth Harmony fun. f(x) Hedley Katatonia Linkin Park [citation needed Moose Blood One Direction Shinee
Bands disbanded [ ] Deaths [ ] January [ ] 1
Shane Bisnett, 31, American metalcore bassist (Ice Nine Kills )
Feis Ecktuh , 32, Dutch rapperJoan Guinjoan , 87, Spanish composer and pianistKris Kelmi , 63, Russian rock singer and keyboardistPegi Young , 66, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist2 – Daryl Dragon , 76, American pop keyboardist and songwriter (Captain & Tennille , The Beach Boys )3 – Steve Ripley , 69, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Tractors )5
Alvin Fielder , 83, American jazz drummerEric Haydock , 75, British rock bassist (The Hollies )Dan Tshanda, 54, South African pop singer and bassist (Splash ) 7
Jimmy Hannan , 84, Australian pop singerJohn Joubert , 91, British classical music composerClydie King , 75, American pop and rock singerHouari Manar , 38, Algerian rai singer9 – Joseph Jarman , 81, American jazz saxophonist (Art Ensemble of Chicago )10
Larry Cunningham, 67, American R&B singer (The Floaters )
Kevin Fret , 24, Puerto Rican trap singer12 – Sanger D. Shafer , 84, American country singer-songwriter13
Glen Dale, 79, English pop singer (The Fortunes )
Bonnie Guitar , 95, American country singerWillie Murphy , 75, American blues singer and pianistDavid "Frenchy" O'Brien, 71, American drummer (Animotion ) 16
Lorna Doom, 61, American punk rock bassist (Germs )
Brian Velasco, 41, Filipino hard rock drummer (Razorback )
Chris Wilson , 62, Australian blues singer and guitarist17
Debi Martini, American punk rock singer and bassist (Red Aunts )
Ron Watson, 62, Canadian rock guitarist (Helix )
Reggie Young , 82, American rock guitarist (The Memphis Boys )19 – Ted McKenna , 68, Scottish glam rock drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band )21
Marcel Azzola , 91, French chanson accordionistKaye Ballard , 93, American pop singerEdwin Birdsong , 77, American funk keyboardistMaxine Brown , 87, American country singer (The Browns )23 – Oliver Mtukudzi , 66, Zimbabwean afro-jazz guitarist25
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Jean Guillou , 88, French composer and classical organistMichel Legrand , 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist27 – Pepe Smith , 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band , Speed, Glue & Shinki , Asin )28 – Paul Whaley , 72, American psychedelic rock drummer (Blue Cheer , The Oxford Circle )29 – James Ingram , 66, American R&B singer-songwriter31 – Harold Bradley , 93, American country guitaristFebruary [ ] 1
Alex Brown, 52, American punk rock guitarist (Gorilla Biscuits , Project X )
Ayub Ogada , 63, Kenyan worldbeat singer and Nyatiti player2 – Tim Landers, American emo guitarist and singer (Transit , Misser )3
6 – Gerald English , 93, British opera singer9
Cadet , 28, British rapperPhil Western , 47, Canadian electronic synthesizer player and guitarist (Download , PlatEAU )11
Olli Lindholm , 54, Finnish rock singer and guitarist (Yö , Appendix )Harvey Scales , 78, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter13 – Willy Lambregt, 59, Belgian rock guitarist (The Scabs , Vaya Con Dios )15 – Kofi Burbridge , 57, American jam band keyboardist and flautist (Tedeschi Trucks Band , The Derek Trucks Band , Aquarium Rescue Unit )16
Glenn Bell, 64, Canadian rock drummer (The Cooper Brothers )
Ken Nordine , 98, American jazz spoken word artist17 – Ethel Ennis , 86, American jazz singer19 – Artie Wayne , 77, American pop singer, songwriter and producer20
Dominick Argento , 91, American classical music composerGerard Koerts, 71, Dutch progressive rock keyboardist (Earth and Fire ) 21
Gus Backus , 81, American doo-wop singer (The Del-Vikings )Jackie Shane , 78, American soul singerPeter Tork , 77, American rock bassist and singer (The Monkees )23 – Dorothy Masuka , 83, Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer-songwriter24 – Mac Wiseman , 94, American bluegrass singer and guitarist (Foggy Mountain Boys )25 – Mark Hollis , 64, British new wave and post-rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Talk Talk )26 – Andy Anderson , 68, British new wave drummer (The Cure , The Glove , Hawkwind )27 – Doug Sandom , 89, British rock drummer (The Who )28
Stephan Ellis, 69, American rock bassist (Survivor )
André Previn , 89, German-born American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composerMarch [ ] 1 – Paul Williams , 78, British rock and blues singer (Zoot Money's Big Roll Band , Juicy Lucy , Tempest , Allan Holdsworth )2 – Al Hazan , 84, American pianist (B. Bumble and the Stingers ), songwriter and record producer3 – Leo de Castro , 70, New Zealand funk and soul singer and guitarist4
Keith Flint , 49, British electronica singer (The Prodigy )Sara Romweber, 55, American jangle pop drummer (Let's Active , Dex Romweber Duo ) 5 – Jacques Loussier , 84, French jazz pianist and film score composer (Jacques Loussier Trio )6
James Dapogny , 78, American jazz pianist and musicologistMike Grose, British rock bassist (Queen )
Charlie Panigoniak , 72, Canadian Inuk folk singer-songwriter8 – Eddie Taylor Jr. , 46, American blues singer and guitarist10 – Asa Brebner, 65, American power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Modern Lovers , Robin Lane & The Chartbusters )11
Hal Blaine , 90, American rock and pop drummer (The Wrecking Crew )Danny Kustow , 63, British punk rock guitarist (Tom Robinson Band )12 – John Kilzer , 62, American rock singer-songwriter16 – Dick Dale , 81, American surf rock guitarist17
Wolfgang Meyer , 64, German classical clarinetistBernie Tormé , 66, Irish guitarist (Gillan , Guy McCoy Tormé , Atomic Rooster , Desperado )Yuya Uchida , 79, Japanese rock musician (Flower Travellin' Band )David White , 79, American doo-wop and pop singer (Danny & the Juniors , The Spokesmen )Andre Williams , 82, American R&B singer20 – Terje Nilsen , 67, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter21 – Doris Duke , 77, American gospel and soul singer22 – Scott Walker , 76, American-born British pop and avant garde singer-songwriter (The Walker Brothers )23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah , 66, Bangladeshi playback singer25 – Ranking Roger , 56, British ska and new wave singer (The Beat , General Public )27
Stephen Fitzpatrick, 24, British indie rock singer and guitarist (Her's )
Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian indie rock bassist (Her's ) 28 – Bill Isles, 78, American R&B singer (The O'Jays )30
Geoff Harvey , 83, British-Australian television music composer and pianistSimaro Lutumba , 81, Congolese soukous guitarist (TPOK Jazz )31 – Nipsey Hussle , 33, American rapperApril [ ] 1 – Armando Vega Gil, 64, Mexican rock bassist (Botellita de Jerez )2
Rick Elias , American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Ragamuffin Band )Kim English , 48, American house and gospel singer4
Alberto Cortez , 79, Argentine pop singer-songwriterTiger Merritt, 31, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist (Morning Teleportation ) 5
Pastor López , 74, Venezuelan cumbia singer-songwriter and bandleaderShawn Smith , 53, American alternative rock singer and keyboardist (Brad , Satchel , Pigeonhed )Davey Williams , 66, American avant-garde and free jazz guitarist (Curlew )Wowaka , 31, Japanese Vocaloid producer, singer and guitarist6
Jim Glaser , 81, American country singerIb Glindemann , 84, Danish jazz bandleader and composer10 – Earl Thomas Conley , 77, American country singer-songwriter12 – Johnny Hutchinson, 78, British rock and roll drummer (The Big Three )13 – Paul Raymond , 73, British hard rock keyboardist (UFO , Savoy Brown , Chicken Shack )15
Les Reed , 83, British pop bandleader and songwriterJoe Terry, 78, American rock and roll singer (Danny & the Juniors ) 18 – Eddie Tigner , 92, American blues singer and keyboardist20 – Martin Böttcher , 91, German classical composer, arranger and conductor22
Heather Harper , 88, Northern Irish classical singerDave Samuels , 70, American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player (Spyro Gyra )23 – Earl Edwards , 82, American R&B singer and songwriter (The Dukays )24 – Dick Rivers , 74, French rock and roll singer (Les Chats Sauvages )26 – Phil McCormack, 58, American southern rock singer (Molly Hatchet )30
Boon Gould , 64, English new wave guitarist (Level 42 )Beth Carvalho , 72, Brazilian samba singerMay [ ] 2 – John Starling , 79, American bluegrass guitarist (The Seldom Scene )3 – Mose Se Sengo , 73, Congolese jazz guitarist (TPOK Jazz )4 – J. R. Cobb , 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Atlanta Rhythm Section , Classics IV )6 – Pekka Airaksinen , 73, Finnish electronic composer7 – Subir Nandi , 66, Bangladeshi playback singer8
Luther Jennings, 86, American gospel singer (Jackson Southernaires )
Yevgeny Krylatov , 85, Russian film composer9
Malcolm Black, 58, New Zealand new wave singer and guitarist (Netherworld Dancing Toys )
Preston Epps , 88, American percussionistFreddie Starr , 76, English stand up comedian, impressionist and singer11 – Peggy Lipton , 72, American pop singer and actress13 – Doris Day , 97, American pop singer and actress14
Leon Rausch , 91, American country singer (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys )Mike Wilhelm , 77, American psychedelic rock guitarist (The Charlatans , Flamin' Groovies )15
Chuck Barksdale, 84, American R&B singer (The Dells )
Huelyn Duvall , 79, American rockabilly singer and guitarist16 – Sol Yaged , 93, American jazz clarinetist17 – Eric Moore, 67, American hard rock singer and bassist (The Godz )18
Melvin Edmonds, 65, American new jack swing singer (After 7 )
Geneviève Waïte , 71, South African pop singer19 – Alfred Janson , 82, Norwegian classical pianist and composer21 – Jake Black, 59, British acid jazz singer and songwriter (Alabama 3 )28
Willie Ford, 68, American soul singer (The Dramatics )
John Gary Williams, 73, American R&B singer (The Mad Lads ) 29
Tony Glover , 79, American blues singer and harmonica player (Koerner, Ray & Glover )Jeff Walls, 62, American jangle pop guitarist (Guadalcanal Diary ) 30 – Leon Redbone , 69, Cypriot-American jazz and ragtime singer and guitarist31 – Roky Erickson , 71, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (The 13th Floor Elevators )June [ ] 2 – Paulo Pagni, 61, Brazilian rock drummer (RPM )4 – Mikey Dees, American punk rock singer and guitarist (Fitz of Depression )5 – Brian Doherty, 51, American alternative rock guitarist (Big Wreck )6 – Dr. John , 77, American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist8 – Andre Matos , 47, Brazilian heavy metal singer (Viper , Angra , Shaman )9
Bushwick Bill , 52, Jamaican-born American rapper (Geto Boys )Jim Pike, 82, American pop singer (The Lettermen ) 10
13 - Nature Ganganbaigal , 29, Chinese folk metal guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (Tengger Cavalry )16
Bishop Bullwinkle , 70, American soul and novelty singerSergey Ostroumov, 53, Russian blues rock drummer (Mashina Vremeni ) 19 – Philippe Zdar, 50, French house musician and producer (Cassius )21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, 77, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (Crowbar )23 – Dave Bartholomew , 100, American R&B and rock and roll trumpeter, composer and bandleader24 – Jeff Austin , 45, American bluegrass singer and mandolinist (Yonder Mountain String Band )27
Gualberto Castro , 84, Mexican pop singer (Los Hermanos Castro )Louis Thiry , 84, French classical organist29 – Gary Duncan , 72, American psychedelic rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service )July [ ] 1
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Ibrahim Emin, 56, Azerbaijani heavy metal bassist (Yukhu )
Dante Rossi, 77, American garage rock guitarist and singer (The Baskerville Hounds ) 6
João Gilberto , 88, Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitaristThommy Gustafsson, 71, Swedish pop keyboardist (Sven-Ingvars )
Yannis Spathas , 68, Greek hard rock guitarist (Socrates Drank the Conium )9 – Aaron Rosand , 92, American classical violinist10 – Jerry Lawson , 75, American a cappella singer (The Persuasions )12
Dick Richards, 95, American rock and roll drummer (Bill Haley & His Comets )
Russell Smith , 70, American country rock singer (Amazing Rhythm Aces , Run C&W )16
Johnny Clegg , 66, South African afro-pop singer and guitarist (Juluka , Savuka )Pat Kelly , 70, Jamaican reggae singerBill Vitt , American rock drummer (Jerry Garcia , Merl Saunders )18 – Bob Frank , 75, American folk singer-songwriter19 – Yao Lee , 96, Chinese pop singer21 – Ben Johnston , 93, American microtonal composer22
Daniel Rae Costello , 58, Fijian folk guitaristArt Neville , 81, American funk and R&B keyboardist (The Meters , The Neville Brothers )25 – Anner Bylsma , 85, Dutch classical cellist26 – Cacik Jonne, 54, Brazilian axé guitarist and composer (Chiclete com Banana )29 – Ras G , 39, American instrumental hip-hop producer30 – Lol Mason, 69, English progressive rock singer (City Boy , The Maisonettes )August [ ] 1
Ian Gibbons , 67, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks )Hamid Ali Khan , 66, Pakistani classical singer3
Damien Lovelock , 65, Australian rock singer (The Celibate Rifles )Katreese Barnes, 56, American R&B singer-songwriter (Juicy ) 4 – Bob Wilber , 91, American jazz clarinetist5 – Lizzie Grey , 60, American glam metal guitarist (Spiders & Snakes , London )6 – Danny Doyle , 79, Irish folk singer7
David Berman , 52, American indie rock singer-songwriter (Silver Jews , Purple Mountains )Francesca Sundsten , 58, American post-punk bassist (The Beakers )Nicky Wonder, 59, American power pop guitarist (Wondermints , Brian Wilson ) 11 – Jim Cullum Jr. , 77, American jazz cornetist12 – DJ Arafat , 33, Ivorian Coupé-Décalé singer and disk jockey19 – Larry Taylor , 77, American bass guitarist (Canned Heat )21 – Celso Piña , 66, Mexican cumbia singer and accordionist27
Neal Casal , 50, American rock guitarist (Chris Robinson Brotherhood , Ryan Adams & the Cardinals , Blackfoot )Donnie Fritts , 76, American country keyboardist and songwriter28 – Nancy Holloway , 86, American jazz and pop singer29 – Jimmy Pitman, 72, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Strawberry Alarm Clock )September [ ] 2 – Laurent Sinclar, 58, French new wave keyboardist (Taxi Girl )4 – Dan Warner , 49, American Latin pop guitarist5 – Jimmy Johnson , 76, American rock and soul guitarist (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section )7 – Camilo Sesto , 72, Spanish pop singer9
Gru , 46, Serbian rapperLavrentis Machairitsas , 62, Greek rock singer and guitarist10
Jeff Fenholt , 68, American rock and Christian contemporary singer (Bible Black , Geezer Butler Band )Daniel Johnston , 58, American lo-fi folk singer-songwriter11 – Hossam Ramzy , 65, Egyptian rock percussionist13 – Eddie Money , 70, American pop rock singer15
Roberto Leal , 67, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singerRic Ocasek , 75, American new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cars )16
John Cohen , 87, American folk banjoist and guitarist (New Lost City Ramblers )Mick Schauer, 47, American stoner rock keyboardist (Clutch )
Vic Vogel , 84, Canadian jazz pianist17 – Alexandr Vasilyev, Russian new wave drummer (Center )18 – Tony Mills , 57, British hard rock singer (Shy , TNT )19
Sandie Jones , 68, Irish pop singerHarold Mabern , 83, American jazz pianistMaría Rivas , 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singerYonrico Scott , American rock and blues drummer (The Derek Trucks Band )Larry Wallis , 70, British rock guitarist (Pink Fairies , Motörhead )21
23 – Richard Brunelle, 55, American heavy metal guitarist (Morbid Angel , Paths of Possession )24 – Robert Hunter , 78, American rock lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (Grateful Dead )26
Jim Johnson, 76, American rock guitarist and singer (Gypsy )
Jimmy Spicer , 61, American rapperMartin Wesley-Smith , 74, Australian classical composer28
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Jessye Norman , 74, American opera singerLouie Rankin , 61, Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall singerOctober [ ] 1 – Beverly Watkins , 80, American blues guitarist2
Barrie Masters, 63, British pub rock singer (Eddie and the Hot Rods )
Kim Shattuck , 56, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (The Muffs , The Pandoras , Pixies )Morten Stützer, Danish thrash metal guitarist (Artillery ) 3
Vinnie Bell , 87, American session guitaristMike Clough, 77, American folk singer and guitarist (The Back Porch Majority ) 4
Ed Ackerson , 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist (Polara , Antenna )Glen Brown , 75, Jamaican reggae singer5 – Larry Junstrom , 70, American Southern rock bassist (.38 Special , Lynyrd Skynyrd )6
Ginger Baker , 80, British rock and jazz drummer (Cream , Blind Faith , Ginger Baker's Air Force , The Graham Bond Organisation )8 – Molly Duncan , 74, British funk saxophonist (Average White Band )11 – Kadri Gopalnath , 69, Indian classical and jazz saxophonist12
George Chambers, 88, American psychedelic soul bassist and singer (The Chambers Brothers )
Gerry McGee, 81, American surf rock guitarist (The Ventures )
Kenny Dixon, 27, American country drummer (Kane Brown )
Dallas Harms , 82, Canadian country singer14
Steve Cash , 73, American Southern rock singer (Ozark Mountain Daredevils )Sulli , 25, Korean pop singer (f(x) )15 – Cacho Castaña , 77, Argentine bolero singer and actor17 – Ray Santos , 90, American Latin pop saxophonist21 – Peter Hobbs, 58, Australian thrash metal guitarist and singer (Hobbs' Angel of Death )22
Don Baskin, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist (Syndicate of Sound )
Raymond Leppard , 92, British classical conductor and harpsichordistHans Zender , 82, German classical conductor25 – Joe Sun , 76, American country singer26 – Paul Barrere , 71, American Southern rock guitarist (Little Feat )31 – Kendra Malia, 37, American witch house singer (White Ring )November [ ] 2 – Marie Laforêt , 80, French-Swiss pop singer4 – Timi Hansen , 67, Danish metal bassist (Mercyful Fate , King Diamond )5 – Jan Erik Kongshaug , 75, Norwegian jazz guitarist7
Ivan Maksimović , 57, Serbian hard rock guitarist (Metro , The No Smoking Orchestra )Gilles Bertin , 58, French punk rock singer and bassist (Camera Silens )8
Fred Bongusto , 84, Italian pop singerRamakant Gundecha, Indian dhrupad singer (Gundecha Brothers ) 9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian Afrobeat singer (Lijadu Sisters )10 ��� Jan Byrczek , 83, Polish jazz bassist11 – Bad Azz , 43, American rapper16 – Éric Morena , 68, French pop singer19
José Mário Branco , 77, Portuguese folk singer-songwriterLloyd Watson , 70, British rock guitarist20
Doug Lubahn , 71, American psychedelic rock and jazz bassist (Clear Light , The Doors )John Mann , 57, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Spirit of the West )21
Donna Carson, 73, American folk singer (Hedge and Donna )
Farris Lanier Jr., 70, American R&B-soul-funk singer (Lanier & Co. ) 22 – Eduardo Nascimento , 76, Angolan pop singer24 – Goo Hara , 28, South Korean K-pop singer (Kara )25 – Iain Sutherland, 71, British folk singer and guitarist (The Sutherland Brothers )27 – Martin Armiger , 70, Australian new wave singer and guitarist (The Sports )28 – Padú del Caribe , 99, Aruban waltz songwriter29 – Irving Burgie , 95, American calypso songwriterDecember [ ] 1 – Stuart Fraser, Australian hard rock guitarist (Noiseworks )2
Jimmy Cavallo , 92, American rock and roll singerGreedy Smith , 63, Australian new wave singer and keyboardist (Mental as Anything )3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim , 62, Egyptian sha'abi singer4 – Rosa Morena , 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer5 – Jerry Naylor , 80, American rock and roll musician (The Crickets )7
Herb Cox, 81, American doo-wop singer and songwriter (The Cleftones )
Herbert Joos , 79, German jazz trumpeter and flugelhornistJoe McQueen , 100, American jazz saxophonist8 �� Juice Wrld , 21, American rapper9 – Marie Fredriksson , 61, Swedish pop rock singer (Roxette )10 – Gershon Kingsley , 97, German-born American electronic composer and synthesizer player12 – Jack Scott , 83, Canadian rock and roll singer13
Roy Loney , 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist (Flamin' Groovies )Emil Richards , 87, American classical and jazz vibraphonist14 – Irv Williams , 100, American jazz saxophonist15 - Monique Leyrac , 91, Canadian pop singer18
Patxi Andión , 72, Spanish pop singer-songwriterAlain Barrière , 84, French chanson singerKenny Lynch , 81, British pop singerArty McGlynn , 75, Irish folk guitarist (Patrick Street )Abbey Simon , 99, American classical pianist22 – Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis , 85, Brazilian jazz bassist24
Dave Riley , 59, American punk rock bassist (Big Black )Allee Willis , 72, American pop and funk songwriter25
Kelly Fraser , 26, Canadian pop singer-songwriterPeter Schreier , 84, German opera tenor and conductor26 – Sleepy LaBeef , 84, American rockabilly singer and guitarist27
Garrett List , 76, American jazz trombonist and singerJack Sheldon , 75, American jazz and children's music singer and trumpterArt Sullivan , 69, Belgian pop singer28
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Neil Innes , 75, British comedy rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band , The Rutles , Monty Python )Norma Tanega , 80, American folk singer-songwriterSee also [ ]
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