”named after a female secretary in his building. Kristofferson said in an interview in the magazine,“Performing Songwriter,”that he was inspired to write the lyrics about a man
Actor and singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on September 28. The 88-year-old was surrounded by family, who shared that he “passed away peacefully.” No cause of death was provided. Kristofferson is survived by his wife, Lisa Meyers, and his eight ch...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Svika Pick, a pillar of Israel’s music industry who gained international attention after his song won the Eurovision Song Contest, has died. He was 72. Pick, known as “the Maestro” in Israeli pop circles, was a singer, composer and prolific songwriter who penned dozens...
Singer-songwriter John Prine died from complications related to COVID-19, his family said Tuesday night. He was 73. The country-folk singer was at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville being treated for coronavirus when he passed, his family said.Prine performs during at Bonnaroo Music...
Cat Janice, a singer-songwriter whose “Dance You Outta My Head” went viral onTikTokearlier this year, died on Wednesday (Feb. 28). She was 31 years old. Janice’s brother posted the news to her Instagram page, writing in the caption, “This morning, from her childhood home and surrou...
David Crosby – one of the legendary artists behind the Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – has died, according to his wife, Jan Dance. He passed at the age of 81 after a long battle with an illness.
Mac Davis, the country-music artist and songwriter behind some ofElvis Presley‘s most indelible recordings, died Tuesday at 78. Davis became “critically ill following heart surgery in Nashville,” according to atweet from his familyon Monday. His manager confirmed the entertainer’s death in a...
Toby Keith, a sometimes polarizing figure in country music who crafted an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger, has died. He was 62. The “Beer For My Horses” singer-songwriter, who was battling stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded by his...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES-- Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in hits like “Hallelujah,”“Suzanne” and “Bird on a Wire,” has died at age 82. Cohen’s label confirmed a statement on his Facebook page Thursday that he has pass...