Obituaries

RIP Phil Quartararo — Longtime Industry Exec Passes Away At 67

Dylan Smith

November 24, 2023

702 Member Irish Grinstead Passes Away, Aged 43

Ashley King

September 17, 2023

‘Dream Weaver’ Singer Gary Wright Passed Away, Aged 80

Ashley King

September 4, 2023

Jimmy Buffett, Legendary ‘Margaritaville’ Singer, Dies At 76

Raha M. Ali

September 2, 2023

Ray ‘August 08’ Jacobs Passes Away, Aged 31

Ashley King

August 29, 2023

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Legendary Vocalist Tina Turner Has Passed Away — Aged 83

Ashley King

May 24, 2023

Photo Credit: Philip Spittle / CC by 2.0 Legendary vocalist Tina Turner has passed away after a battle with a long illness, her publicist confirms. She was aged 83. "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll'... Read More...

Former ‘Fill-In’ Beatles Bass Player Chas Newby Dies Aged 81

Ashley King

May 23, 2023

Photo Credit: Nick Fewings Former "fill-in" Beatles bass player Chas Newby -- who was also a member of John Lennon's first band, The Quarrymen, has died at age 81. Chas Newby, a British musician who briefly ... Read More...

Cream Co-Writer Pete Brown Succumbs to Cancer, Passes Away Aged 82

Ashley King

May 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Shu Tomioka / CC by 3.0 Pete Brown, the British singer-songwriter who co-wrote some of Cream's most beloved tracks, has died at age 82 following a "courageous battle with cancer." Singer-songwr... Read More...

Smiths Bassist Andy Rourke Passes Away Aged 59

Ashley King

May 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Andy Rourke (left) with The Smiths. Paul Cox for Sire Records. Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, has passed away aged 59 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Best known as The Smit... Read More...

Linda Lewis, Singer-Songwriter & Famed Backing Vocalist, Dies Aged 72

Ashley King

May 5, 2023

Photo Credit: David Tomaseti British singer-songwriter and famed backing vocalist Linda Lewis, whose career spanned more than 40 years, has died aged 72. Linda Lewis, the British singer-songwriter best known... Read More...

R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot: 1938-2023

Paul Resnikoff

May 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Arnielee (CC BY-SA 3.0 Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot passed away from natural causes on Monday evening (May 1st). He was 84. Legendary musician Gordon Lightfoot passed a... Read More...

Tim Bachman, Founding Member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Dies, Age 71

Ashley King

May 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Randy Bachman/Facebook Tim Bachman, a founding member of the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 71. His son Paxton Bachman posted the news on Facebook on Friday. His ... Read More...

Harry Belafonte, Activist, Singer, & Actor Has Died — Aged 96

Ashley King

April 25, 2023

Photo Credit: Joella Marano / CC by 2.0 Grammy-winning singer Harry Belafonte, an entertainment giant and civil rights icon, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died of congestive heart failure at his New York ho... Read More...

Aaron Carter’s Cause of Death Revealed by LA County Coroners

Ashley King

April 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Will Fisher / CC by 2.0 LA County Coroners have revealed Aaron Carter's cause of death as a combination of drowning, the effects of alprazolam (generic Xanax), and inhaling difluoroethane -- an ... Read More...

Longtime ABBA Session Guitarist Lasse Wellander Has Died

Ashley King

April 10, 2023

Photo Credit: Lars Uddén / CC by 4.0 ABBA pays tribute to their longtime guitarist Lasse Wellander who has died at the age of 70. Lasse Wellander, ABBA's longtime guitarist who played on the band's biggest a... Read More...

S Club 7 Reunion Tour Uncertain Following Death of Member Paul Cattermole

Ashley King

April 7, 2023

Photo Credit: 02abraro / CC by 2.0 The fate of the S Club 7 25th anniversary reunion tour is uncertain following the death of member Paul Cattermole. Paul Cattermole, one of the original members of the Londo... Read More...

Coolio’s Lethal Cocktail: Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamines, PCP

Ashley King

April 7, 2023

Photo Credit: Timothy Krause / CC by 2.0 Coolio's cause of death has been revealed as a combination of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamines, and PCP — more than six months after the rapper's sudden passing. Ar... Read More...