2018
Musical Obituaries
Compiled by George Graham
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Jan. 2 |
Rick Hall |
Muscle Shoals producer, studio owner |
85 |
prostate cancer |
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Jan. 5 |
Ray Thomas |
Moody Blues |
76 |
prostate cancer |
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Jan. 8 |
Denise LaSalle |
Blues singer |
78 |
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Jan. 14 |
Bill Hughes |
jazz trombonist with Count Basic orchestra, led group until 2010 |
87 |
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Jan. 15 |
Edwin Hawkins |
Gospel singer, group leader "O Happy Day" |
74 |
pancreatic cancer |
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Jan. 15 |
Dolores O'Riordan |
vocalist with The Cranberries |
46 |
Alcohol-related |
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Jan. 20 |
Terry Evans |
Blues & soul singer, guitarist |
80 |
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Jan. 20 |
Jim Rodford |
Bassist w/Zombies, Argent, Kinks |
76 |
Injuries from fall |
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Jan. 22 |
Bill Hancock |
Rockabilly musician |
71 |
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Jan. 22 |
Preston Shannon |
Blues singer, guitarist |
70 |
cancer |
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Jan. 23 |
High Masekela |
South African jazz & pop trumpter "Grazing in the Grass" |
78 |
prostate cancer |
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Jan. 29 |
Eddie Shaw |
Blues saxophinist, arranger w/ Howlin' Wolf |
80 |
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Feb. 1 |
Dennis Edwards |
soul singer w/The Temptations |
74 |
complications from meningitis |
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Feb. 3 |
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler |
jazz & pop drummer |
65 |
prostate cancer |
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Feb. 9 |
Craig MacGregor |
bassist with Foghat |
68 |
lung cancer |
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Feb. 11 |
Vic Damone |
Popular singer in 1940s-60s |
89 |
Respiratory failure |
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Feb. 11 |
Tom Rapp |
Leader of Pearls Before Swine |
70 |
cancer |
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Feb. 18 |
Didier Lockwood |
French jazz & fusion violinist |
62 |
heart attack |
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Feb. 12 |
Daryle Singletary |
Country singer |
46 |
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Feb. 22 |
Nanette Fabray |
Actress & singer |
97 |
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Mar. 2 |
Joseph Israel |
American reggae musician |
40 |
cancer |
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Mar. 12 |
Nokie Edwards |
Surf-style guitarist w/the Ventures |
82 |
Complications from surgery |
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Mar. 16 |
Buell Neidlinger |
jazz bassist, composer, producer |
82 |
heart attack |
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Mar. 22 |
Morgana King |
Jazz & pop singer/actress |
87 |
cancer |
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Mar. 25 |
Mike Harrison |
member of Spooky Tooth |
72 |
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Mar. 27 |
Kenny O'Dell |
country singer |
73 |
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Apr. 5 |
Cecil Taylor |
Influential jazz pianist |
89 |
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Apr. 12 |
Deborah Coleman |
Blues singer |
61 |
pulmonary disease |
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Apr. 23 |
Bob Dorough |
Jazz pianist, composer, vocal great |
94 |
cancer |
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Apr. 26 |
Wolfgang Knittel |
Poconos jazz pianist, arranger, bandleader (JARO) |
84 |
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May 1 |
John "Jabo" Starks |
drummer, played with James Brown |
79 |
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May 19 |
Reggie Lucas |
Guitarist (Miles Davis), producer (Madonna) |
65 |
heart failure |
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May 31 |
Anthony McDevitt |
regional singer-songwriter (Homegrown Music) |
19 |
auto accident |
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June 1 |
Eddie Clearwater |
Blues singer & guitarist |
83 |
heart failure |
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June 11 |
Wayne Dockery |
Jazz bassist |
76 |
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June 12 |
Jon Hiseman |
English rock drummer (John Mayall, Colosseum) |
73 |
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June 15 |
Matt "Guitar" Murphy |
blues guitarist (The Blues Brothers) |
88 |
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June 15 |
Nick Knox |
rock drummer (The Cramps) |
60 |
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June 16 |
D.J. Fontana |
pioneering rock drummer (Elvis Presley) |
87 |
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June 17 |
Rebecca Parris |
jazz vocalist |
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June 19 |
Wayne Smith |
jazz and classical pianist |
79 |
auto accident |
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June 22 |
Goeffrey Oryema |
Ugandan world music artist |
65 |
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June 26 |
Big Bill Bissonnette |
jazz trombonist & drummer |
81 |
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July 2 |
Henry Butler |
jazz & blues pianist |
68 |
cancer |
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July 2 |
Bill Watrous |
jazz trombonist |
79 |
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July 3 |
Richard Swift |
rock singer-songwriter (The Shins, the Black Keys) |
41 |
hepatitis |
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July 6 |
Vince Martin |
folksinger |
81 |
pulmonary fibrosis |
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July 8 |
Tab Hunter |
actor, singer |
86 |
blood clot |
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July 15 |
Theryl DeClouet |
rock & funk vocalist (Galactic) |
66 |
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Jul 23 |
Glenn Davis (Glenn D. Anacker) |
jazz drummer, percussionist regional scene, Marian McParland |
78 |
Parkinson's |
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July 25 |
Patrick Williams |
jazz & soundtrack composer, big band leader |
79 |
cancer |
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July 29 |
Tomasz Stanko |
Polish jazz trumpeter, com-poser |
76 |
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Aug. 16 |
Aretha Franklin |
Queen of Soul |
76 |
pancreatic cancer |
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Aug. 20 |
Eddie Willis |
studio guitarist (The Funk Brothers) |
82 |
complications from polio |
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Aug. 22 |
Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson) |
blues musician |
85 |
cancer |
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Aug. 22 |
Ed King |
rock guitarist, songwriter (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama”) |
68 |
Lung cancer |
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Aug. 26 |
Neil Simon |
playwright |
91 |
pneumonia |
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Sept. 1 |
Randy Weston |
jazz pianist |
92 |
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Sept. 14 |
Max Bennett |
bassist (L.A. Express, The Wrecking Crew) |
90 |
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Sept. 27 |
Marty Balin |
rock singer-songwriter (Jefferson Airplane, Starship) |
76 |
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Sept. 29 |
Otis Rush |
blues singer, guitarist |
83 |
stroke |
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Oct. 1 |
Charles Aznavour |
French popular vocalist |
94 |
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Oct. 2 |
Geoff Emerick |
recording engineer for most of Beatles classic recordings |
72 |
heart attack |
Oct. 4 |
Hamiet Bluiett |
jazz saxophonist |
78 |
stroke |
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Oct. 12 |
Andy Goessling |
multi-instrumentalist (Railroad Earth, Blue Sparks) |
59 |
cancer |
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Oct. 24 |
Tony Joe White |
singer-songwriter |
75 |
heart attack |
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Oct. 25 |
Sonny Fortune |
jazz saxophonist |
79 |
stroke |
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Oct. 27 |
Freddie Hart |
Country musician, songwriter |
91 |
pneumonia |
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Oct. 27 |
Fred Hess |
jazz saxophonist |
74 |
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Oct. 29 |
Jimmy Farrar |
rock vocalist (Molly Hatchet) |
67 |
heart attack |
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Nov. 2 |
Roy Hargrove |
jazz trumpeter |
49 |
cardiac arrest |
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Nov. 15 |
Roy Clark |
Country singer, host of Hee Haw |
85 |
pneumonia |
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Nov. 20 |
Eddie C. Campbell |
blues musician |
79 |
stroke |
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Nov. 28 |
Roger Neumann |
jazz saxophonist |
77 |
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Dec. 1 |
Calvin Newborn |
jazz guitarist |
85 |
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Dec. 1 |
Jody Williams |
Chicago bluesman |
83 |
Cancer |
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Dec. 2 |
Perry Robinson |
jazz clarinetist |
80 |
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Dec. 4 |
Pete Shelley |
English rocker (The Buzzcocks) |
63 |
heart attack |
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Dec. 4 |
Floyd Parton |
songwriter, Dolly Parton's brother |
61 |
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Dec. 13 |
Nancy Wilson |
jazz & popular singer |
81 |
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Dec. 14 |
Joe Osborn |
bassist (The Wrecking Crew) |
81 |
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Dec. 17 |
Galt MacDermott |
composer ("Hair") |
89 |
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Dec. 24 |
Jerry Riopelle |
Rock multi-instrumentalist, producer (The Parade, Brewer & Shipley) |
77 |
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Dec. 31 |
Urbie Green |
Jazz Trombone great |
92 |
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