Some great musical talents left us in 2023 and it's worth taking a minute to remember them and the musical gifts they left us with. Many are missing here for sure and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list but here are many of the most notable deaths from last year in chronilogical order (name, known for, age, date of death, location if known, cause of death if known):
Fred White, Earth, Wind & Fire 67, January 1, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Sebastian Marino, Overkill, Anvil 57, January 1, 2023 Florida, U.S. Heart attack
Gangsta Boo, Three 6 Mafia 43, January 1, 2023 Memphis, Tennessee U.S. Overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol
Kingsize Taylor, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes 83, January 2, 2023 Southport, England Undisclosed
Alan Rankine, The Associates 64, January 3, 2023 Heart disease
Gordy Harmon, The Whispers 79, January 5, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Jeff Blackburn, Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape, The Ducks 77, January 6, 2023 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Dennis Budimir, guitarist, The Wrecking Crew 84, January 10, 2023 U.S. Undisclosed causes
Jeff Beck, The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice 78, January 10, 2023 East Sussex, England Bacterial meningitis
Jeff Beck in 1985
Yukihiro Takahashi, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, Metafive 70, January 11, 2023 Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan Pneumonia
Lisa Marie Presley, Singer-songwriter; daughter of Elvis Presley 54, January 12, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cardiac arrest
Robbie Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt 69, January 12, 2023 Vancouver, Canada Undisclosed causes
Keith "Duke" Beaton, Blue Magic 72, January 13, 2023 Pennsylvania, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Bruce Gowers, event producer and music video director 82, January 15, 2023 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Acute respiratory infection
Johnny Powers, Rockabilly guitarist and singer 84, January 16, 2023 Michigan, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Larry Morris, Larry's Rebels 75, January 17, 2023 Auckland, New Zealand Long illness
Renée Geyer, Singer 69, January 17, 2023 Geelong Victoria, Australia Complications from hip surgery
Van Conner, Screaming Trees 55, January 18, 2023 Seattle, Washington, U.S. Pneumonia
David Crosby, The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 81, January 19, 2023 Santa Ynez, California, U.S. COVID-19
David Crosby (second from left) with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1970
Alex Napier, Spice, Uriah Heep 75, January 19, 2023 Undisclosed
Jerry Blavat, Disc jockey and presenter 82, January 20, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Complications from myasthenia gravis
Marshall Tucker, Marshall Tucker Band 99, January 20, 2023, USA
B.G., the Prince of Rap Rapper and Eurodance artist 57, January 21, 2023 Wiesbaden, Germany Prostate cancer
Lin Brehmer, Disc jockey 68, January 22, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Prostate cancer
Anthony "Top" Topham, The Yardbirds 75, January 23, 2023 Dementia
Dean Daughtry, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV 76, January 26, 2023 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. Natural causes
Peter McCann, Songwriter and musician 74, January 26, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Floyd Sneed, drummer of Three Dog Night 80, January 27, 2023 Undisclosed
Daniel Boone, Pop musician 80, January 27, 2023 Paignton, Devon, England Undisclosed
Tom Verlaine, Television 73, January 28, 2023 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Prostate cancer
Barrett Strong, Singer-songwriter 81, January 28, 2023 Detroit, Michigan, Undisclosed causes
Charlie Thomas, The Drifters 85, January 31, 2023 Bowie, Maryland, Liver cancer
George Zukerman, Bassoonist and impresario 95, February 1, 2023, After a brief illness
Tim Quy, Cardiacs 61, February 2, 2023 Barnstaple, North Devon, England Cancer
Butch Miles, Jazz drummer 78, February 2, 2023 Austin, Texas, U.S. Pulmonary fibrosis
Paul Janovitz, Cold Water Flat 54, February 3, 2023 Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. Long illness
Lillian Walker-Moss, The Exciters 78, February 5, 2023 Jamaica, Queens, New York City, U.S. Angiosarcoma
Phil Spalding, GTR, Original Mirrors, Toyah 65, February 6, 2023 Undisclosed
Steve Sostak, Sweep the Leg Johnny 49, February 7, 2023 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, U.S. Undisclosed
Burt Bacharach, Singer-songwriter and pianist 94, February 8, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Natural causes
Burt Bacharach in 1972
AKA, Rapper 35, February 10, 2023 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Shot
David Jude, Jolicoeur De La Soul 54, February 12, 2023 New York City, New York, U.S. Congestive heart failure
Huey "Piano" Smith, R&B pianist 89, February 13, 2023 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Undisclosed
Tim Aymar, Pharaoh, Control Denied 59, February 14, 2023 New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. Heart attack
Chuck Jackson, R&B singer 85, February 16, 2023 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Undisclosed
Alberto Radius, Formula 3 80, February 16, 2023 San Colombano al Lambro, Italy Long illness
Kyle Jacobs, Country music songwriter, singer, and musician 49, February 17, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Suicide by gunshot
Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper, Running Wild 65, February 17, 2023 Undisclosed
Davis Causey, Sea Level 74, February 19, 2023 U.S. Undisclosed
Bruce Barthol, Country Joe & the Fish 75, February 20, 2023 Sebastopol, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Lyubomir Futorsky, Dead Rooster 50, February 20, 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine Undisclosed
Ron Altbach, King Harvest 76, February 21, 2023 U.S. Undisclosed
Jesse Gress, Guitarist 67, February 21, 2023 Woodstock, New York, U.S. Undisclosed
Junnosuke Kuroda, Sumika 34, February 23, 2023 Japan Undisclosed
Tom Whitlock, songwriter/lyricist 68, February 23, 2023, USA
David Lumsden, Keyboardist and music educator 94, February 25, 2023 Winchester, England Undisclosed
Hans-Joachim Behrendt, Ideal 68, February 27, 2023 Berlin, Germany Undisclosed
Yvonne Constant, Singer 92, February 28, 2023 Larmor-Plage, France Undisclosed
Leon Hughes, The Coasters 92, March 1, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Natural causes
Steve Mackey, Pulp 56, March 2, 2023 Sheffield, England Undisclosed illness
Wayne Shorter, The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report 89, March 2, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed
David Lindley, Multi-instrumentalist, solo artist 78, March 3, 2023 Claremont, California, U.S. Kidney damage as a complication of COVID-19
Robert Haimer, Barnes & Barnes 68, March 4, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Michael Rhodes, The Notorious Cherry Bombs 69, March 4, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Pancreatic cancer
Spot, record producer for Black Flag, Descendents 71, March 4, 2023 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. Complications from stroke
James "Owl" Walsh, Gypsy 74, March 4, 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Congestive heart failure
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd 71, March 5, 2023 Milton, Georgia, U.S. Undisclosed
Gary Rossington (center) with Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1977
Eric Alan Livingston, Mamaleek 38, March 6, 2023 Undisclosed
Josua Madsen, Artillery 45, March 8, 2023 Copenhagen, Denmark Bus accident
Robin Lumley, Brand X, The Spiders from Mars 74, March 9, 2023 Plymouth, England Heart Failure
Napoleon XIV, Singer-songwriter 84, March 10, 2023 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's Disease
Costa Titch Amapiano, rapper and dancer 27, March 11, 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa Collapsed on stage
Canisso, Bassist for Raimundos 57, March 13, 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Undisclosed
Simon Emmerson, Afro Celt Sound System 67, March 13, 2023 Dorchester, Dorset, England Long illness
Jim Gordon, Derek and the Dominos, Traffic, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends 77, March 13, 2023 Vacaville, California, U.S. Natural causes
Bobby Caldwell, Singer-songwriter and musician 71, March 14, 2023 Great Meadows, New Jersey, U.S. Long illness
Tony Coe, Jazz musician 88, March 16, 2023 Canterbury, Kent, England Undisclosed
Fuzzy Haskins, Parliament-Funkadelic 81, March 17, 2023 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S. Complications of diabetes
Mick Slattery, Hawkwind 77, March 17, 2023 Short illness
Dima Nova, Cream Soda 35, March 20, 2023 Volga, Russia Drowned
Tom Leadon, Mudcrutch 70, March 22, 2023, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Brain hemorrhage
Luca Bergia, Drummer for Marlene Kuntz 54, March 23, 2023 Cuneo, Italy Undisclosed causes
Nick Lloyd Webber, Composer and record producer; son of Andrew Lloyd Webber 43, March 25, 2023 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England Gastric cancer
Ray Pillow, Singer 85, March 26, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed
Howie Kane, Jay and the Americans 81, March 27, 2023 U.S. Undisclosed
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra 71, March 28, 2023 Tokyo, Japan Cancer
Brian Gillis, LFO 47, March 29, 2023 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Undisclosed
Sweet Charles, Sherrell James Brown's band, The J.B.'s 80, March 29, 2023 Netherlands Emphysema
Ray Shulman, Gentle Giant 73, March 30, 2023 London, England Long illness
Red Robinson, Disc jockey 86, April 1, 2023 Vancouver, Canada A brief illness
Seymour Stein, Sire Records executive, American Hall of Fame Music, 80, April 2, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cancer
Vivian Trimble, Luscious Jackson 59, April 4, 2023 U.S. Cancer
Guy Bailey, The Quireboys 61, April 6, 2023 Undisclosed
Paul Cattermole, S Club 7, 46, April 6, 2023 Wareham, Dorset, England Heart failure
Ian Bairnson, The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot 69, April 7, 2023 Surrey, England Dementia
John Regan, Frehley's Comet 71, April 7, 2023 Wappingers Falls, New York, U.S. Undisclosed
Lasse Wellander, Guitarist for ABBA 70, April 7, 2023 Bålsta, Sweden Cancer
Cliff Fish, Paper Lace 73, April 14, 2023 Cyprus Cancer
Mark Sheehan, The Script 46, April 14, 2023 Undisclosed illness
Ahmad Jamal, Jazz pianist 92, April 16, 2023 Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, U.S. Prostate cancer
April Stevens, Nino Tempo & April Stevens 93, April 17, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Undisclosed
Otis Redding III, The Reddings 59, April 18, 2023 Macon, Georgia, U.S. Cancer
Moonbin Astro, 25, April 19, 2023 Seoul, South Korea Suicide
Mark Stewart, The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, New Age Steppers 62, April 21, 2023 Undisclosed
Ron Cahute, Recording artist and songwriter 68, April 22, 2023 Toronto, Canada Undisclosed
Keith Gattis, Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer 52, April 23, 2023 Tractor accident
Harry Belafonte, Singer 96, April 25, 2023 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Congestive heart failure
Harry Belafonte in 1970
Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Singer-songwriter 97, April 26, 2023 Clearwater, Florida, U.S. Undisclosed
Wee Willie Harris, Rock and roll singer 90, April 27, 2023 Undisclosed
Tim Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt 71, April 28, 2023 London, England Cancer
John Fean, Horslips 71, April 28, 2023 Shannon, County Clare, Ireland Undisclosed
Gordon Lightfoot, Singer-songwriter 84, May 1, 2023 Toronto, Canada Natural causes
Linda Lewis, Singer-songwriter 72, May 3, 2023 Waltham Abbey, England Natural causes
Rob Laakso, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies 44, May 4, 2023 Bile-duct cancer
Chris Strachwitz, Record producer 91, May 5, 2023 San Rafael, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Menahem Pressler, Beaux Arts Trio 99, May 6, 2023 London, England Undisclosed
Rita Lee, Os Mutantes 75, May 8, 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Lung cancer
Jon Povey, Pretty Things, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen 80, May 9, 2023 Undisclosed
Francis Monkman, Curved Air, Matching Mole, Sky, 801 73, May 11, 2023 Bedfordshire, England Cancer
Dum-Dum Facção, Central 54, May 12, 2023 Complications from a stroke
Arno Veimer, Terminaator 50, May 13, 2023 Undisclosed
John Giblin, Bassist 71, May 14, 2023 Cheltenham, England Chronic illness
Algy Ward Tank, The Damned, The Saints 63 May 17, 2023 Royal Tunbridge Wells, England Undisclosed
Pete Brown, Singer and performance poet 82, May 19, 2023 Hastings, England Cancer
Andy Rourke, The Smiths 59, May 19, 2023 New York City, New York, U.S. Pancreatic cancer
Andy Rourke (far left) with The Smiths in 1985
Ed Ames, Ames Brothers 95, May 21, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease
Kirk Arrington, Metal Church 61, May 22, 2023 Undisclosed
Chas Newby, The Beatles, The Quarrymen, 81 May 22, 2023 London, England Undisclosed
Mark Adams, Saint Vitus 64, May 23, 2023 Parkinson's disease
Redd Holt, The Ramsey Lewis Trio 91, May 23, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Lung cancer
Sheldon Reynolds Sun, The Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire 63, May 23, 2023 Undisclosed
Bill Lee, Jazz bassist and composer 94, May 24, 2023 New York City, New York, U.S. Undisclosed
Tina Turner, Singer-songwriter 83, May 24, 2023 Küsnacht, Switzerland After a long illness
Tina Turner in 1970
İlham Gencer, Turkish jazz musician 101, May 24, 2023 Bodrum, Turkey Undisclosed
Reuben Wilson, Willis Jackson, Melvin Sparks 88, May 26, 2023 Harlem, New York, Lung cancer
Mordechai Rechtman, Israeli bassonist 97, May 27, 2023 Tel Aviv, Israel Undisclosed
Dickie Harrell, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps 82, May 31, 2023 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. Undisclosed
Pacho El Antifeka, Rapper 42, June 1, 2023 Motor neurone disease
Kaija Saariaho, Finnish composer 70, June 2, 2023 Paris, France Brain cancer
George Winston, Pianist 74, June 4, 2023 Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. Cancer
Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer 83, June 5, 2023 Philadelphia, U.S. Undisclosed
Astrud Gilberto in 1970
Tony McPhee, The Groundhogs 79, June 6, 2023 Complications from fall and stroke
Peter Belli, Danish singer 79, June 8, 2023 Undisclosed
Jack Earls, Rockabilly singer and guitarist 90, June 12, 2023 Madison Heights, Michigan Undisclosed
Christy Dignam, Aslan 63, June 13, 2023 Dublin, Ireland Multiple myeloma
Blackie Onassis, Urge Overkill 57, June 13, 2023 Undisclosed
Sergey Kolchin, Zemlyane 45, June 15, 2023 Undisclosed
Peter Dickinson, Pianist, composter, and musicologist 88, June 16, 2023 Undisclosed
Big Pokey, Rapper 48, June 18, 2023 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Heart attack (on stage)
Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers 60, June 18, 2023 Lung disease
John Waddington, The Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Perfume 63, June 20, 2023 Undisclosed
Peter Brötzmann, German jazz musician 82, June 22, 2023 Wuppertal, Germany Undisclosed
Jesse McReynolds, Jim & Jesse 93, June 23, 2023 Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed
Tapas Das, Indian singer-songwriter and guitarist 68, June 25, 2023 Kolkata, India Lung cancer
Ysabelle Lacamp, French novelist, actress, and singer 68, June 26, 2023 Paris, France Cancer
Bobby Osborne, Osborne Brothers 91, June 27, 2023 Gallatin, Tennessee Aging
Clarence Barlow, Composer 77, June 29, 2023 Barcelona, Spain Injuries sustained in a fall
Rick Froberg, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes 55, June 30, 2023 Natural causes
Mo Foster, Musician, composer, record producer 78, July 3, 2023 Liver and bile duct cancer
Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer 48, July 5, 2023 Hong Kong, China Suicide
George Tickner, Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch 76, July 5, 2023 Undisclosed
Caleb Southern, Record producer 53, July 6, 2023 Unknown
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza, Argentine pianist and composer 94, July 7, 2023 Buenos Aires, Argentina Natural causes
Özkan Uğur, MFÖ 69, July 8, 2023 Istanbul, Turkey Lymphoma
Sam Cutler, Tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead 80, July 11, 2023 Brisbane, Australia Cancer
Tony Bennett, Singer 96 July 21, 2023 New York City, New York, U.S. Alzheimer's disease
Tony Bennett greets Stevie Wonder at the White House in 2009
Patty Ryan, Eurodisco singer 62, July 23, 2023 Germany Lung cancer
Brad Houser, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin 62, July 24, 2023 Stroke
Biff Rose, Singer-songwriter 85, July 25, 2023 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Undisclosed
Sinéad O'Connor, Singer-songwriter 56, July 26, 2023 London, England Undisclosed
Randy Meisner, Eagles, Poco, The Stone Canyon Band 77, July 26, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. COPD
John Gosling, The Kinks 75, August 3, 2023 Undisclosed causes
David LaFlamme, The Orkustra, It's A Beautiful Day 82, August 6, 2023 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. Complications from Parkinson's disease
Erkin Koray, Turkish folk and rock musician 82, August 7, 2023 Toronto, Canada Lung-related problems
DJ Casper, DJ and songwriter 58, August 7, 2023 Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S. Liver and kidney cancer
Robbie Robertson, The Band 80, August 9, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Prostate cancer
Robbie Robertson performing with The Band in 1971
Sixto Rodriguez, Singer-songwriter 81, August 9, 2023 Undisclosed causes
Ron Peno, Died Pretty 68, August 11, 2023 Melbourne, Australia Esophageal cancer
Clarence Avant, Music executive 92, August 13, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Jerry Moss, Record executive 88, August 16, 2023 Bel Air, California, U.S. Natural causes,
Walter Aipolani, Hawaiian singer-songwriter and guitarist 68, August 17, 2023 Liver cancer
Bobby Eli, Songwriter and guitarist 77, August 17, 2023 Havertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Natural causes
Gary Young, Pavement 70, August 17, 2023 Undisclosed
Ray Hildebrand, Paul & Paula 82, August 18, 2023 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Undisclosed
Václav Patejdl, Elán 68, August 19, 2023 A short illness
Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter and musician 80, August 22, 2023 Prostate cancer
Bernie Marsden, Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice Ashton Lord 72, August 24, 2023 Bacterial meningitis
John Kezdy, The Effigies 64, August 26, 2023 Evanston, Illinois Bicycle crash
Brian McBride, Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens 53, ca. August 27, 2023 Undisclosed
James Casey, Trey Anastasio Band 40, August 28, 2023 Colon cancer
Len Chandler, Folk singer 88, August 28, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Stroke
Jack Sonni, Dire Straits 68, August 30, 2023 Undisclosed
Curtis Fowlkes, The Jazz Passengers 73, August 31, 2023 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Congestive heart failure
Jimmy Buffett, Singer-songwriter 76, September 1, 2023 Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. Merkel-cell skin cancer
Jimmy Buffett in 1980
Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth 56, September 4, 2023 Boise, Idaho, U.S. Liver failure
Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth, Singer-songwriter 80, September 4, 2023 Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S. Parkinson's disease
Larry Chance, The Earls 82, September 5, 2023 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Lung cancer
Charles Gayle, Jazz musician 84, September 5, 2023 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Undisclosed
Bruce Guthro, Runrig 62, September 5, 2023 Cancer
Richard Davis, Bassist 93, September 6, 2023 Undisclosed
Mylon LeFevre, Christian rock singer 78, September 8, 2023 Cancer
Brendan Croker, The Notting Hillbillies 70, September 10, 2023 Leukemia
Charlie Robison, Country singer-songwriter 59, September 10, 2023 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Cardiac arrest
Matt Stewart, Streetlight Manifesto 41, September 10, 2023 Natural causes
MohBad, Nigerian rapper 27, September 12, 2023 Lagos, Nigeria Unknown
Roger Whittaker, Singer-songwriter 87, September 13, 2023 France Stroke
Paul Woseen, The Screaming Jets 56, September 15, 2023 Undisclosed
Irish Grinstead, 702 43, September 16, 2023 Undisclosed illness
John Marshall Nucleus, Soft Machine 82, September 16, 2023 London, England Undisclosed
Lou Deprijck, Singer and record producer 77, September 19, 2023 Brussels, Belgium Undisclosed illness
Katherine Anderson, The Marvelettes 79, September 20, 2023 Heart failure
Kent Stax, Scream 61, September 20, 2023 Metastatic cancer
Terry Kirkman, The Association 83, September 23, 2023 Montclair, California, U.S. Congestive heart failure
Russell Batiste Jr., The Funky Meters, Vida Blue 57, September 30, 2023 LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S. Heart attack
Ron Haffkine, Record producer 84, October 1, 2023 Mexico Leukemia and kidney failure
Shinji Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter 74, October 8, 2023 Enteritis
Buck Trent, Country music instrumentalist 85, October 9, 2023 Branson, Missouri, U.S. Undisclosed
Rudolph Isley, The Isley Brothers 84, October 11, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack
Carla Bley, Jazz composer and pianist 87, October 17, 2023 Brain cancer
Dwight Twilley, Singer-songwriter 72, October 18, 2023 Stroke while driving
The 45 King, Hip-hop producer and DJ 62, October 19, 2023 Undisclosed
Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer, songwriter and actor 78, October 19, 2023 Stockholm, Sweden Complications following open heart surgery
Gregg Sutton, Singer-songwriter and musician 74, October 22, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed
Angelo Bruschini, Guitarist 62, October 23, 2023 Lung cancer
Mervin Shiner, Country singer-songwriter 102, October 23, 2023 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Undisclosed
Paul Harris, Keyboardist, Manassas, Souther–Hillman–Furay Band 78, October 24, 2023 Undisclosed
Steve Riley, W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns, Keel, Steppenwolf 67, October 24, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Pneumonia
Goa Gil, Electronic music DJ 72, October 26, 2023 California, U.S. B-cell lymphoma
Heath X, Japan 55, October 29, 2023 Colorectal cancer
Sean Martino, Singer and songwriter 35, November 10, 2023 Brain cancer
Conny Van Dyke, Singer and actress 78, November 11, 2023 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Vascular dementia
George Brown, Kool & the Gang 74, November 16, 2023 Long Beach, California, U.S. Lung cancer
Charlie Dominici, Dream Theater 72, ca. November 17, 2023 Undisclosed
Catherine Christer, Hennix Swedish experimental musician 75, November 21, 2023 Istanbul, Turkey Undisclosed
Mars Williams, The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses, Liquid Soul 68, November 20, 2023 Ampullary cancer
Jean Knight, Soul singer 80, November 22, 2023 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Undisclosed
Jim Salestrom, Singer-songwriter 67, November 22, 2023 Arvada, Colorado, U.S. Cancer
Greg "Fingers" Taylor, Harmonica player most notably with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band 71, November 23, 2023 Alzheimer's disease
Les Maguire, Gerry and the Pacemakers 81, November 25, 2023 Liverpool, England Short illness
Geordie Walker, Killing Joke 64, November 26, 2023 Prague, Czech Republic Stroke
Shane MacGowan, The Pogues 65, November 30, 2023 Dublin, Ireland Pneumonia and encephalitis
Myles Goodwyn, April Wine 75, December 3, 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Diabetes
Denny Laine, Wings, The Moody Blues 79, December 5, 2023 Lung disease
Jeffrey Foskett ,The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson 67, December 11, 2023 Thyroid cancer
Essra Mohawk, Singer-songwriter 75, December 11, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed
Zahara, Singer-songwriter 36, December 11, 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa Liver complications
Colin Burgess, AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices 77, ca. December 15, 2023 Undisclosed
Amp Fiddler, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, Parliament Funkadelic 65, December 17, 2023, Cancer
Jim Ladd, free-form Rock music disc jockey, radio producer, writer 75, December 17, 2023 Carmichael, California, U.S., Heart attack
Eric Moyo, Zimbabwean gospel singer 42, December 20, 2023 South Africa, Brain bleed, collapsed onstage
Laura Lynch, vocalist/bassist with The Dixie Chicks (thru 1997), 65, December 22, 2023 El Paso, TX, U.S., car crash
Tom Smothers, comedian and musician 86, December 26, 2023 Santa Rosa, California, U.S., Lung cancer
Maurice Hines, dancer, singer and actor 80. December 29, 2023 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S., Natural causes
Les McCann, Jazz pianist and vocalist 88, December 29, 2023 California, U.S., Undisclosed
Sandra Reaves-Phillips, actress and singer 79, December 29, 2023 Queens, New York, U.S., Undisclosed
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