Banjoist Eddy Davis, who called himself the Manhattan Minstrel, died of complications from coronavirus on April 7, according to musician Jim Eigo, who performed a weekly gig with Davis in New York for several years in the early 2000s. He was 79. Davis was also the bandleader of the Eddy ...
This list of famous musicians who have died in 2015 is a complete list of singers, songwriters, and performers who will now be making sweet music for the ...
10 places to pay tribute to musicians who have diedWith the recent death of Lou Reed, legendary frontman of the rock band the Velvet Underground, we felt compelled to make a list of places to pay tribute to some of music's greatest figures.Fox News...
14 May 2019 American guitarist, singer and songwriter Mike Wilhelm died aged 77. He was best known as a founding member of the influential Bay Area band the Charlatans, who have been widely credited as starting the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic scene during the 1960s. He later played with the b...
As we continue to honor the legacies of the musical geniuses who have passed in 2023, be sure to keep this page bookmarked as we will continuously update this list with all the musicians who died in 2023, because although they may be gone, their legacies, music, and influence on the ind...
They were all celebrated, genre-defining musicians, and they all kicked the bucket early at age 27. But as Mr. Cobain sang in 1993’sRape Me, they’re not the only ones. In fact, so many musicians have died at this age that fans and critics refer to it as joining “The 27 Club”...
Country and folk singer/songwriter, guitarist — died of complications of the Coronavirus on 4/7/20 Heralded as one of America’s greatest songwriters, gravel-voiced John Prine got his start after catching the attention of Kris Kristofferson in 1970. Prine, who had served as a mechanic in Ger...
With all the flash-in-the-pan acts we hear on the radio today, it's nice to know that there are some musicians who have stood the test of time. Don't get me wrong - I like new music. Despite my husband's teasing I can be found singing “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direc...
In one instance in 2018, she almost died from strokes triggered by a fentanyl-laced drug overdose. Thankfully, the star’s dark days are seemingly way behind her, and she has been recovering and seeking treatment ever since. Related: Demi Lovato’s Net Worth 18. David Bowie Image from Shu...
Miles Davis, died aged just 25, in a car accident en route from Philadelphia to Chicago. Also killed in the crash was the young pianist Richie Powell, brother of Bud, and Richie’s wife, who was driving. One of jazz’s great hopes turned into one of jazz’s great what-might-have-...