In MemoriamRita Lee, Os Mutantes singer and Brazilian rock pioneer, is dead at 75Lars Gotrich • May 10, 2023The singer and co-founder of the psychedelic group died at home in São Paulo.
In MemoriamGordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84Neda Ulaby • May 2, 2023The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
In MemoriamHarry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96Elizabeth Blair • Apr 25, 2023The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.
In MemoriamDuluth music community remembers singer and activist AfroGeodeMark Nicklawske • Apr 14, 2023Diona Johnson was just 35 when she died unexpectedly on Monday, April 10.
In MemoriamRecord executive Seymour Stein has died at age 80The Associated Press • Apr 3, 2023Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.
In MemoriamRyuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has diedAnastasia Tsioulcas • Apr 2, 2023The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.
In MemoriamP-Funk singer Clarence 'Fuzzy' Haskins dies at 81Chloe Veltman • Mar 19, 2023The influential vocalist played a key role in shaping the funk and R&B sound of the 1970s.
In MemoriamBobby Caldwell, singer of 'What You Won't Do for Love,' dies at 71The Associated Press • Mar 16, 2023Bobby Caldwell's smooth soul jam "What You Won't Do for Love" went to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a long-term standard and career-defining hit for Caldwell, who also wrote the song.
In MemoriamLynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington diesThe Associated Press • Mar 6, 2023Rossington was the last surviving original founding member of the Southern rock band, known for its anthemic "Free Bird," among many other hit songs.
In MemoriamWayne Shorter, sage of the saxophone, dies at 89Felix Contreras • Mar 2, 2023The composer and saxophonist, who won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, died on Thursday, March 2 in Los Angeles.