Once again the music world has lost another long list of people. From Damo Suzuki to Françoise Hardy to Dickie Betts to Quincy Jones. Luckily, many led very long and productive lives and gave us a large legacy to look back upon.
Steve Albini (American musician for Big Black, and recording engineer for In Utero)
Dave Allison (Canadian guitarist and singer for Anvil)
Ian Amey (English musician and singer for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
Alfa Anderson (American singer for Chic)
John Barbata (American rock drummer for The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane)
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (Jamaican musician for Bob Marley and the Wailers)
Jim Beard (American keyboardist for Steely Dan)
Ernest Berger (Czechoslovak-born British drummer for Heatwave)
Dickey Betts (American musician for The Allman Brothers Band)
Frankie Beverly (American singer for Maze
John Blunt (British drummer for The Searchers)
Angela Bofill (American singer-songwriter)
Vincent Bonham (American singer for Raydio)
Mike Brewer (American musician for Brewer & Shipley)
Dean Brown (American jazz guitarist)
Jon Card (German-born Canadian drummer for SNFU)
Eric Carmen (American singer, songwriter, and musician for Raspberries)
Buzz Cason (American singer and songwriter)
Joe Chambers (American singer for The Chambers Brothers)
James Chance (American musician for James Chance and the Contortions)
Tony Clarkin (English guitarist and songwriter for Magnum)
Charlie Colin (American bassist and guitarist for Train)
Pat Collier (English musician for The Vibrators)
Eleanor Collins (Canadian jazz singer, television host and civic leader)
Gerry Conway (English drummer and percussionist)
Michael Cuscuna (American jazz record producer and music journalist for DownBeat, co-founder of Mosaic Records)
Daddae (English musician for Soul II Soul)
Palle Danielsson (Swedish jazz double bassist)
James Darren (American singer)
Sir Andrew Davis (English conductor for BBC Symphony Orchestra)
Rohan de Saram (British-born Sri Lankan cellist for Arditti Quartet)
Paul Di’Anno (English heavy metal singer for Iron Maiden)
Lou Donaldson (American jazz saxophonist)
Slim Dunlap (American guitarist for The Replacements)
Duane Eddy (American guitarist)
Joe Egan (Scottish songwriter singer for Stealers Wheel)
Ben Eldridge (American five-string banjo player for The Seldom Scene)
Péter Eötvös (Hungarian composer, conductor and teacher)
Duke Fakir (American singer for Four Tops)
Henry Fambrough (American singer for The Spinners)
Frank Farian (German singer, songwriter and record producer for Milli Vanilli)
Herbie Flowers (English musician for Blue Mink)
Tom Fowler (American bass guitarist and musician for Frank Zappa)
Artt Frank (American jazz drummer and biographer for Chet Baker)
Kinky Friedman (American musician, writer, and politician)
Agnes Buen Garnås (Norwegian singer)
Cynthia Garrison (American singer for The Three Degrees)
Paul Gilmartin (British drummer for The Danse Society)
Benny Golson (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
Gabriel Gonzalez (American musician for No Doubt)
Nick Gravenites (American blues musician for The Electric Flag)
Robin Guy (British drummer for Sham 69)
Guylaine Guy (Canadian singer and painter)
Françoise Hardy (French singer-songwriter and actress)
Steve Harley (English songwriter, producer, and musician for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel)
Alex Hassilev (American musician for The Limeliters)
Jimmy Hastings (British musician for Caravan)
Michel Hausser (French jazz vibraphonist)
John Hawken (English keyboard player for The Nashville Teens, Strawbs)
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer)
Gaps Hendrickson (British musician and vocalist for The Selecter)
Fritz Hinz (Canadian drummer for Helix)
Malcolm Holcombe (American singer-songwriter)
Bill Holman (American jazz composer and saxophonist)
Cissy Houston (American singer for The Sweet Inspirations)
Frank Ifield (Australian singer)
Doug Ingle (American musician for Iron Butterfly)
Reuben Jackson (American poet and jazz historian)
Tito Jackson (American musician for The Jackson 5)
Jimmy James (Jamaican-British singer)
Laurie Johnson (English composer and bandleader)
Jack Jones (American singer)
Quincy Jones (American record producer and composer)
Chris Karrer (German guitarist and composer for Amon Düül II)
Toby Keith (American country singer)
Conrad Kelly (Jamaican-born British drummer for Steel Pulse)
Rashid Khan (Indian Hindustani classical musician)
Greg Kihn (American musician for The Greg Kihn Band)
Steve Kille (American musician for Dead Meadow)
John Koerner (American songwriter and guitarist for Koerner, Ray & Glover)
James Kottak (American drummer for Scorpions)
Wayne Kramer (American songwriter and guitarist for MC5)
Kris Kristofferson (American actor and musician for The Highwaymen)
Neil Kulkarni (British music journalist for Melody Maker)
Linda LaFlamme (American singer)
Alcides Lanza (Argentine-born Canadian composer)
Ben Lanzarone (American composer for The Love Boat)
Teddy Lasry (French sax player for MAGMA)
Steve Lawrence (American actor and singer for Steve & Eydie)
Keith LeBlanc (American drummer for Little Axe)
Martin Lee (English singer for Brotherhood of Man)
Phil Lesh (American Hall of Fame musician for Grateful Dead)
Steve Lewinson (British bass guitarist for Simply Red)
David Libert (American music executive, musician for The Happenings)
Dave Loggins (American singer and songwriter)
John Lowe (English pianist for The Quarrymen)
Russell Malone (American jazz guitarist)
Richard Macphail (English musician for Anon)
Ed Mann (American drummer and keyboardist for Frank Zappa)
Brother Marquis (American rapper for 2 Live Crew)
Shaun Martin (American record producer and musician for Snarky Puppy)
John Mayall (English songwriter and musician for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)
Albert Mayr (Italian composer of experimental and contemporary music)
Melanie (American singer-songwriter and guitarist)
Sérgio Mendes (Brazilian bossa nova musician)
Jerry Miller (American musician for Moby Grape)
Zoot Money (English singer and keyboardist for The Animals)
Roli Mosimann (Swiss-born American musician for Swans)
Johnny Neel (American musician for The Allman Brothers Band)
Phill Niblock (American composer, filmmaker and videographer)
Annie Nightingale (English radio and television broadcaster for Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Radio 1)
Phil Nimmons (Canadian jazz clarinetist)
Mojo Nixon (American musician and actor)
Rocket Norton (Canadian drummer for Prism)
Seiji Ozawa (Japanese conductor for Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Larry Page (English pop singer and record producer)
Roger Palm (Swedish drummer for ABBA)
Del Palmer (English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and sound engineer)
Liam Payne (English singer for One Direction)
Colin Petersen (Australian drummer for Bee Gees)
Barre Phillips (American jazz bassist)
Mike Pinera (American guitarist for Blues Image)
Mike Pinder (English musician for The Moody Blues)
John Pisano (American jazz guitarist)
Maurizio Pollini (Italian pianist)
Sandy Posey (American singer)
Catherine Ribeiro (French singer for Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes)
Wolfgang Rihm (German composer)
Lucy Rimmer (British vocalist for The Fall)
Gerry Robinson (British musician for The Purple Gang)
Chita Rivera (American actress and singer)
Chan Romero (American singer-songwriter and guitarist)
Dexter Romweber (American musician for Flat Duo Jets)
Jack Russell (American singer and songwriter for Great White)
Freddie Salem (American guitarist for Outlaws)
David Sanborn (American alto saxophonist and television host for Night Music)
Dennis Schiavon (British musician for The Rezillos)
Peter Schickele (American composer and musical satirist for P. D. Q. Bach)
B. B. Seaton (Jamaican songwriter, record producer and singer for The Gaylads)
Leif Segerstam (Finnish conductor for Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Marlena Shaw (American singer)
Screamin’ Scott Simon (American pianist and singer for Sha Na Na)
Peter Sinfield (English lyricist, record producer, and musician for King Crimson)
Nell Smith (Canadian singer for The Flaming Lips)
Jo-El Sonnier (American singer-songwriter and accordionist)
David Soul (American-British actor and singer)
JD Souther (American singer-songwriter)
Mark Spiro (American songwriter and record producer)
T. M. Stevens (American bass guitarist for The Pretenders)
Roni Stoneman (American bluegrass banjo player for Hee Haw)
Damo Suzuki (Japanese songwriter and singer for Can)
Shel Talmy (American record producer)
Richard Tandy (English musician for Electric Light Orchestra)
Pooch Tavares (American singer for Tavares)
Bobby Tench (British musician for The Jeff Beck Group)
Dennis Thompson (American Hall of Fame drummer MC5)
Johnny Thunder (American singer)
Libby Titus (American singer-songwriter)
Ken Tobias (Canadian singer-songwriter)
Happy Traum (American folk singer
Andrew Turner (British broadcaster for BBC Radio 1)
Mick Underwood (English drummer for Quatermass)
Jimmy Van Eaton (American rock drummer, singer and record producer)
Karl Wallinger (Welsh songwriter and musician for World Party)
Max Werner (Dutch singer and drummer for Kayak)
Gavin Webb (Australian rock bassist for The Masters Apprentices)
Mary Weiss (American singer for The Shangri-Las)
Harry Williams (American singer for Bloodstone)
Russ Wilson (Canadian bass guitarist for Junkhouse)
Steve Wright (English disc jockey for BBC Radio 1 and television presenter for Top of the Pops)
Marian Zazeela (American visual and musical artist)