Overview of the events of 2016 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2016 in music .
Specific locations
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
Soloist debuts
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January 1
2 – Rino Salviati , (93), Italian singer, guitarist and actor.[ 8]
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10 – David Bowie , (69), English songwriter and artist.[ 21]
14 – Jane Stuart Smith , (90), American operatic soprano, hymnologist, and author.[ 22]
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18 – Glenn Frey (67), American guitarist and vocalist (The Eagles ).[ 24]
25 – Leif Solberg (101), Norwegian composer and organist.[ 25]
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February 3 – Maurice White (74), founder of Earth, Wind and Fire .[ 29]
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Viola Beach , English indie rock band, car accident.
Kristian "Kris" Leonard (20), Guitar and vocals.
River Reeves (19), Guitar.
Tomas Lowe (27), Bass.
Jack Dakin (19), Drums.
Craig Tarry (32), Band manager.
15 – Joyce Paul (78), American country music singer
19 – Harald Devold (51), Norwegian saxophonist (cancer).[ 31]
20 – Ove Verner Hansen (85), Danish actor and opera singer (cardiac arrest).[ 32]
22 – Sonny James (87), American country music singer-songwriter.[ 33]
24 – Lennie Baker (69), American rock and roll saxophonist and singer (Sha Na Na )
29 – Josefin Nilsson (46), Swedish singer.[ 34]
March 3 – Gavin Christopher , 66, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer[ 35]
5 – Jimmy Henderson, 61, American guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas )
8 – George Martin , (90), English producer.[ 36]
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13 – Sidney Mear , (97), American trumpeter.[ 40]
14 – Peter Maxwell Davies , (81), English composer and conductor
18 – Ned Miller (90), American singer-songwriter
22 – Phife Dawg , (45), American rap musician (A Tribe Called Quest ), complications from diabetes.[ 41]
23 – James Jamerson, Jr. , 58, American bass player (Chanson )
24 – Peter Anders, 74, American singer-songwriter (The Trade Winds ) and record producer
26 – David Baker , 84, American symphonic jazz composer
April 2 – Gato Barbieri , (83), Argentine jazz saxophonist, pneumonia.[ 42]
3 – Bill Henderson , (90), American jazz vocalist and actor (Clue , City Slickers , White Men Can't Jump ), cancer.[ 43]
6 – Merle Haggard , (79), American singer-songwriter ("Okie from Muskogee ", "The Fightin' Side of Me ", "Carolyn "), Grammy winner (1984 , 1998 , 1999 ), complications from pneumonia.[ 44]
13 – Mariano Mores , (98), Argentine tango composer and pianist.[ 45]
21
Prince , (57), American musician.[ 46]
Lonnie Mack , (74), American rock, blues, and country singer-songwriter guitarist, natural causes.[ 47]
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May 1 – Sydney Onayemi (78), Nigerian-born Swedish DJ.[ 48]
4 – Olle Ljungström (54), Swedish singer and guitarist.[ 49]
6 – Candye Kane , (54), American blues singer and entertainer
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14 – Lasse Mårtenson (81), Finnish singer[ 51]
16 – Fredrik Norén (75), Swedish jazz drummer[ 52] (death announced on this date)
17 – Guy Clark , (74), American folk and country music singer-songwriter
19 – John Berry , (52), American guitarist (Beastie Boys )
21 – Nick Menza , (51), American instrumentalist, former drummer for the band Megadeth [ 53]
30 – Thomas Fekete , (27), American guitarist (Surfer Blood )
June 2 – Freddie Wadling (64), Swedish singer and songwriter.[ 54]
3 – Dave Swarbrick , (75), British folk musician and singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention ), emphysema.[ 55]
4 – Bobby Curtola , (73), Canadian singer.[ 56]
5 – Phyllis Curtin , (94), American soprano.[ 57]
6 – Rolf Schweizer , (80), German composer.[ 58]
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9 – J. Reilly Lewis , (71), American choral conductor and Baroque music specialist, heart attack.[ 61]
10
13 – Chips Moman , (79), American producer, songwriter, guitarist.[ 64]
17 – Attrell Cordes , (46), American musician, producer and rapper, co-founder of P.M. Dawn .[ 65]
18 – Alejandro Jano Fuentes (45), Mexican singer and talent show participant (La Voz... México ), gunshot wound.
21 – Wayne Jackson (74), American soul and R&B musician (The Mar-Keys ), congestive heart failure.
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24 – Bernie Worrell , (72), American keyboardist and composer (Parliament-Funkadelic ).
27 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (83), Danish composer.[ 67]
28 – Scotty Moore (84), American guitarist (Elvis Presley ).
29 – Rob Wasserman (64), American composer and bass player (RatDog , Lou Reed ).
July
August 3 – Ricci Martin (62), American musician.[ 73]
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5
6 – Guillermo Anderson (54), Honduran singer, thyroid cancer.[ 78]
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11 – Glenn Yarbrough (86), American folk singer ("Baby the Rain Must Fall ", "It's Gonna Be Fine ", "San Francisco Bay Blues ").[ 83]
12 – Ruby Wilson (68), American blues, soul and gospel singer, heart attack.[ 84]
13 – Connie Crothers (75), American jazz pianist, cancer.[ 85]
14 – James Woolley (49), American keyboard and synthesizer player (Nine Inch Nails , 2wo ).
15 – Bobby Hutcherson (75), Jazz vibraphonist, emphysema.
19 – Horacio Salgán (100), Argentine tango musician.
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22
28 – Juan Gabriel (66), Mexican singer and songwriter, heart attack.
September 1
2
3
7
8 – Prince Buster , (78), Jamaican ska musician ("One Step Beyond ", "Al Capone ").[ 97]
10 – Chris Stone , (81), American recording studio owner (Record Plant ) and entrepreneur, heart attack and stroke.[ 98]
12 – Hidayat Inayat Khan , (99), English-French composer and conductor.[ 99]
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19 – Bobby Breen , (88), Canadian-born American actor and singer, natural causes.[ 103]
20 – Micki Marlo , (88), American singer and model.[ 104]
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24 – Buckwheat Zydeco , (68), American accordionist and zydeco musician
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30
October 1 – Toni Williams (77), Cook Islands -born New Zealand singer.[ 120]
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3
4 – Caroline Crawley (53), British singer and musician (Shelleyan Orphan , This Mortal Coil ).[ 126]
5 – Pompeiu Hărășteanu (81), Romanian opera singer.[ 127]
7 – Anne Pashley (80), British athlete and opera singer, Olympic silver medalist (1956 ).[ 128]
8 – Don Ciccone (70), American singer-songwriter and musician (The Critters , The Four Seasons , Tommy James and the Shondells ).[ 129]
9
Bored Nothing (26), Australian musician, suicide.[ 130]
Michiyuki Kawashima (47), Japanese musician (Boom Boom Satellites ), brain tumor.[ 131]
Quique Lucca (103), Puerto Rican musician, founder of La Sonora Ponceña .[ 132]
Guy Nadon [fr ] , (82), Canadian jazz drummer.[ 133]
Marin Petrache Pechea [ro ] (71), Romanian jazz musician, cancer.[ 134]
10 – Issa Bagayogo ,= (54), Malian musician.[ 135]
11 – Peter Reynolds , (58), Welsh composer.[ 136]
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15
Danny Champagne (65), Jamaican music producer, complications from stroke.[ 139]
Robert Edwards (74), American singer (The Intruders ), heart attack.[ 140]
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23 – Pete Burns , (57), British singer (Dead or Alive )[ 143]
24 – Bobby Vee (73) American pop singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s
30 – Curly Putman , (85), American singer-songwriter. D-I-V-O-R-C-E , Green, Green Grass of Home and the subject of Paul McCartney & Wings song Junior's Farm .
November 1
3 – Kay Starr (94), American pop and jazz singer, complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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7 – Leonard Cohen (82), Canadian singer-songwriter[ 145]
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12 – Jacques Werup (71), Swedish musician and writer.[ 146]
13 – Leon Russell (74), American musician and songwriter
15
18 – Sharon Jones (60), American soul and funk singer
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29 – Allan Zavod (71), Australian keyboardist and composer
30 – Ivar Thomassen (62), Norwegian folk singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.[ 148]
December
Musical films
See also
References
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^ UK hip-hop producer Mark B has died
^ Gilberto Mendes (1922–2016): Sailing in the Ocean of Creativity
^ Roma, addio a Rino Salviati, voce e chitarra di "Prigioniero di un sogno" (in Italian)
^ Ratliff, Ben (2016-01-05). "Paul Bley, Adventurous Jazz Pianist, Dies at 83" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-03-02 .
^ Jason Mackenroth, Former Rollins Band Drummer, Dies at 46
^ El Paso music legend Long John Hunter dies
^ German entertainer Achim Mentzel dies at 69
^ Pierre Boulez – obituary
^ We Remember: Nick Caldwell of the Whispers Dies at 71
^ Hanna-Marie Weydahl (in Norwegian)
^ Kitty Kallen, Big Band Singer of ‘Bésame Mucho,’ Dies at 94
^ Troy Shondell, Singer of 'This Time (We're Really Breaking Up),' Dies at 76
^ Soul legend Otis Clay dies at 73
^ Bakersfield Sound pioneer Red Simpson dies at 81
^ Glam rock cult hero Brett Smiley dies in NYC at age 60
^ "David Bowie is dead at 69" . CNN . 11 January 2016.
^ "Jane Stuart Smith, opera singer - obituary" . The Telegraph . February 5, 2016.
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^ Glenn Frey, guitarist for the Eagles, dies at 67 – The Washington Post
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^ "Signe Anderson, Jefferson Airplane Singer, Dies at 74" . The New York Times . 2 February 2016.
^ Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner dies at 74 – SFGate
^ "Maurice White, Earth, Wind and Fire co-founder, Dies at 74" . MyFox8.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016 .
^ Rissanen, Virve (2016-02-04). "Kapellimestari Ulf Söderblom on kuollut" . Helsingin Sanomat . Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ Aslaksen, Eilif (2016-02-19). "Harald Devold er død" . Nordlys (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ "Bøffen fra Olsen Banden er død" . Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ "Country singer Sonny James dies at 87" . Tennessean.com . 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22 .
^ Tersmeden, Carl Bruno (2016-02-29). "Josefin Nilsson är död" . Fyens Stiftstidende (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ "One Step Closer To You" singer Gavin Christopher dies
^ "Sir George Martin dies at 90" .
^ "Legendary Calgary 'country gentleman' Ray Griff dies at the age of 75" . Calgary Herald . March 11, 2016.
^ Jeff, Tamarkin (2016-03-09). "Brazilian Percussionist Naná Vasconcelos Dies at 71" . JazzTimes . Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ Jeff, Tamarkin. "Emerson, Lake & Palmer keyboardist and co-founder dies in Santa Monica" . TeamRock.com . Retrieved 2016-03-15 .
^ Sidney E. Mear
^ Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dies at 45
^ Latin Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri dies at age 83
^ Bill Henderson, Jazz Vocalist and Actor, Dies at 90
^ Merle Haggard, country music legend, dies at 79
^ "Argentine tango composer Mariano Mores dies" . Fox News Latino . EFE. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016 .
^ Prince, singer and superstar, dies at 57 at Paisley Park
^ "Lonnie mack Services, Burial, in Hometown This Week", http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/lonnie-mack-services-burial-in-hometown-this-week/ Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ Disco-legendaren Sydney Onayemi död (in Swedish)
^ Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ Riki Sorsa on kuollut (in Finnish)
^ Lasse Mårtenson har avlidit (in Swedish)
^ Jazzmusikern Fredrik Norén död (in Swedish)
^ Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stage | Music | The Guardian
^ [1] (in Swedish)
^ "Dave Swarbrick obituary" . The Guardian . 2016-06-03. Archived from the original on 2023-04-06.
^ Bobby Curtola, Former Canadian Teen Idol, Dies at 73
^ "Renowned soprano and longtime Tanglewood teacher Phyllis Curtain passes away at 94" . Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2016-06-11 .
^ Baden verliert bedeutenden Kirchenmusiker: Rolf Schweizer im Alter von 80 Jahren gestorben (in German)
^ Умер известный новосибирский музыкант и дирижер (фото) (in Russian)
^ Terje Fjærn er død (in Norwegian)
^ RIP: J. Reilly Lewis, 1944–2016
^ حبیب محبیان درگذشت (in Persian)
^ Singer Christina Grimmie is dead after being shot at Orlando concert
^ "Chips Moman obituary" . TheGuardian.com . 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017 .
^ Prince Be, Who Infused Rap With Mysticism, Dies at 46
^ Amjad Sabri: Pakistani Sufi singer shot dead in Karachi | World news | The Guardian
^ NEKROLOG: En stor original i dansk musik er død (in Danish)
^ Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
^ Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash Producer Sandy Pearlman Dead at 72: Report
^ "Legendary NEKTAR Frontman Roye Albrighton Passes" . Bravewords.com . Retrieved 2016-08-03 .
^ Musician, Geraldine native Pat Upton dies at 75
^ Finnish composer Rautavaara dies at 87
^ Ricci Martin Dies: Entertainer & Youngest Son Of Dean Martin Was 62
^ Famed opera singer Patrice Munsel, who left Spokane for Met fame, dies at 91
^ Snaffu Rigor, 69
^ Songwriter Richard Fagan Dead at 69
^ Aos 50 anos, morre o cantor Vander Lee, em Minas Gerais Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ Para compartir esta nota utiliza los íconos que aparecen en el sitio. (in Spanish)
^ B.E. Taylor, known for Christmas concerts, dies at 65
^ "Valencia Dolores Vargas died in the earthquake, famous for his "Achilipú" " . Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2016-10-22 .
^ Ruby Winters Jenkins
^ Jimmy Levine Dies...
^ Singer Glenn Yarbrough dead at 86
^ Ruby Wilson, ‘Queen of Beale Street,’ dies at 68
^ Connie Crothers, Jazz Pianist, Composer and Instructor, Dies at 75
^ " '3 Doors Down': Ex-Guitarist Dead at 38" .
^ "Architects guitarist Tom Searle dies after battle with cancer" . BBC News . 21 August 2016.
^ Keepnews, Peter (22 August 2016). "Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Player, Is Dead at 94" . The New York Times . p. A20.
^ "Fred Hellerman, 89, the last of the Weavers" . Connecticut Post . 3 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016 .
^ "Singer-Comedian Kacey Jones Dead at 66" . Rolling Stone .
^ Jerry Heller, Early N.W.A Manager, Dies at 75
^ Techno-Szene trauert Hamburger DJ Gary D. ist tot (in German)
^ R.I.P. R&B superproducer and musician Fred McFarlane
^ Clifford Joseph Trahan Obituary
^ "R&B singer Clifford Curry dies at 79" . The Tennessean .
^ Graham Wiggins, a.k.a. Dr. Didg, Passes Away
^ Prince Buster dead: Ska and rocksteady pioneer dies at 78
^ Christopher Stone, Dead at 81
^ Passing of Murshid Hidayat Inayat Khan (as) 12 September, 2016, Munich Germany
^ Jerry Corbetta, Lead Singer for Sugarloaf, Dies
^ Force MD's member Trisco Pearson has passed away
^ "Qiao Renliang passes away from committing suicide" . Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-10-22 .
^ "Bobby Breen Obituary" . Legacy.com . Retrieved 22 October 2016 .
^ Micki Marlo, Popular 1950s Singer and Nightclub Performer, Dies at 88
^ "Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo killed in fiery crash" . Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2016-10-22 .
^ Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Member John D. Loudermilk Dies At 82
^ Producer Kashif, Whitney Houston Collaborator and B.T. Express Member, Dead at 59
^ Ehemaliger Ärzte-Bassist Hagen Liebing ist tot (in German)
^ Country Music Hall of Famer Jean Shepard dead at 82
^ Joe Clay, a Gretna musician with a rockabilly sound, has died
^ Divertis actor Ioan Gyuri Pascu dies of heart attack in Bucharest. He was 55
^ Cantaretul de muzica populara Aurelian Preda a murit, la doar 47 ani. Solistul suferea de cancer de mai multi ani (in Romanian)
^ Dödsannons (in Swedish)
^ "In His Safety: Gospel singer Lecresia Campbell has died" . Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-22 .
^ "Nora Dean dead at 72" . Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2016-10-22 .
^ Little Royal
^ Remembering WNYC Host Oscar Brand
^ Michael Casswell R.I.P
^ Nekrolog: Lilleba Lund Kvandal (in Norwegian)
^ Country crooner Toni Williams dies
^ Steve Byrd (1955–2016)
^ World class Gilbert and Sullivan tenor dies, aged 100
^ Preminula pevačica Ljupka Dimitrovska Kalogjera (in Bosnian)
^ Karl David Van Hoesen
^ Joan Marie Johnson Faust, founding member of The Dixie Cups, dies
^ R.I.P. Caroline Crawley
^ Basul Pompeiu Harasteanu a murit la varsta de 81 de ani (in Romanian)
^ Anne Pashley, Olympic athlete and opera singer – obituary
^ Obituary: Don Ciccone 1946 – 2016
^ Bored Nothing, Melbourne musician Fergus Miller, dies aged 26 after battle with depression
^ Boom Boom Satellites' Vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima Passes Away
^ Fallece el creador de La Sonora Ponceña Quique Lucca (in Spanish)
^ 'King of drums' Guy Nadon dies at 82
^ A murit cunoscutul muzician Marin Pechea Petrache (in Romanian)
^ Malian music in mourning: Techno Issa Issa Bagayogo said bows
^ Peter Reynolds 1958 – 2016 Archived 2016-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Motown songwriter Robert Bateman dies at 80
^ R.I.P. legendary Chicago soul hitmaker Sonny Sanders
^ Producer Danny Champagne has died
^ Robert 'Big Sonny' Edwards of The Intruders Dies at 74 .
^ Songstress Achieng Abura dies at Kenyatta National Hospital
^ Mieke Telkamp (82) overleden (in Dutch)
^ Kreps, Daniel. "Pete Burns, Dead or Alive Singer, Dead at 57" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 11 November 2016 .
^ "Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies" . Channel 24. 2016-11-02.
^ Gehr, Richard. "Leonard Cohen Dead at 82" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 11 November 2016 .
^ Jacques Werup död (in Swedish)
^ "Mose Allison Dies at 89" . JazzTimes . 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-05 .
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^ Greg Lake, Emerson, Lake & Palmer Co-founder, Dead at 69 – Rolling Stone
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