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]
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 10 – David Bowie, (69), English songwriter and artist.[21]
- 14 – Jane Stuart Smith, (90), American operatic soprano, hymnologist, and author.[22]
- 17
- 18 – Glenn Frey (67), American guitarist and vocalist (The Eagles).[24]
- 25 – Leif Solberg (101), Norwegian composer and organist.[25]
- 26
- 28
February
- 3 – Maurice White (74), founder of Earth, Wind and Fire.[29]
- 4
- 13
- 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]
- 9
- 10
- 12
- 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]
- 24
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
- 9
- 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]
- 8
- 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.
- 22
- 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]
- 4
- 5
- 6 – Guillermo Anderson (54), Honduran singer, thyroid cancer.[78]
- 7
- 9
- 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.
- 20
- 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]
- 16
- 19 – Bobby Breen, (88), Canadian-born American actor and singer, natural causes.[103]
- 20 – Micki Marlo, (88), American singer and model.[104]
- 21
- 24 – Buckwheat Zydeco, (68), American accordionist and zydeco musician
- 25
- 26
- 27
- Aurelian Preda, (46), Romanian folk singer, cancer.[112]
- Märta Schéle, (80), Swedish singer.[113]
- 29
- 30
October
- 1 – Toni Williams (77), Cook Islands-born New Zealand singer.[120]
- 2
- 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, (82), Canadian jazz drummer.[133]
- Marin Petrache Pechea (71), Romanian jazz musician, cancer.[134]
- 10 – Issa Bagayogo,= (54), Malian musician.[135]
- 11 – Peter Reynolds, (58), Welsh composer.[136]
- 12
- 15
- Danny Champagne (65), Jamaican music producer, complications from stroke.[139]
- Robert Edwards (74), American singer (The Intruders), heart attack.[140]
- 20
- 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.
- W.D. Amaradeva (88), Sinhala light music pioneer, old age.
- 4
- 7 – Leonard Cohen (82), Canadian singer-songwriter[145]
- 11
- 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
- 24
- 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
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- ^ 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
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- ^ Prince Be, Who Infused Rap With Mysticism, Dies at 46
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- ^ 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
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- ^ 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
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- ^ B.E. Taylor, known for Christmas concerts, dies at 65
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- ^ 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
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- ^ Jerry Heller, Early N.W.A Manager, Dies at 75
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- ^ Graham Wiggins, a.k.a. Dr. Didg, Passes Away
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- ^ Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame Member John D. Loudermilk Dies At 82
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- ^ Country Music Hall of Famer Jean Shepard dead at 82
- ^ Joe Clay, a Gretna musician with a rockabilly sound, has died
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- ^ Steve Byrd (1955–2016)
- ^ World class Gilbert and Sullivan tenor dies, aged 100
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- ^ 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
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- ^ 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
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