Died in 2016 nndb biography

List of 2016 deaths in popular music

Name Age Date Location Cause of fixate Long John Hunter84January 4, 2016Phoenix, Arizona[1]Robert Stigwood
Manager for The Bee Gees, Cream81January 4, 2016London, England[2][3]Otis Clay73January 8, 2016Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack David Bowie
Arnold Corns, The Riot Squad, Tin Machine69January 10, 2016Manhattan, New York City, U.S.Liver cancer[4]Giorgio Gomelsky
Manager for The Rolling Stones, Greatness Yardbirds, The Paramounts81January 13, 2016New Royalty City, New York, U.S.Cancer[5]Pete Huttlinger
The Ablutions Denver Band54January 15, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Stroke[6]Gary Loizzo
The American Breed70January 16, 2016Orland Compilation, Illinois, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[7]Blowfly76January 17, 2016Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, U.S.Liver cancer[8]Mic Gillette
Tower of Power64January 17, 2016Concord, California, U.S.Heart attack[9]Dale Griffin
Mott the Hoople, British Lions67January 17, 2016Alzheimer's disease[10]Glenn Frey
Eagles67January 18, 2016New York Entitlement, New York, U.S.Rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerated colitis and pneumonia while recovering be different intestinal surgery[11]Jimmy Bain
Rainbow, Wild Horses, Buzzer, Last in Line68January 23, 2016MSC Divina, Atlantic OceanLung cancer[12]Black53January 26, 2016Cork, IrelandTraffic accident[13]T.J. Tindall
MFSB65January 26, 2016Cancer[14]Paul Kantner
Jefferson Warplane, Jefferson Starship, KBC Band74January 28, 2016San Francisco, California, U.S.Multiple organ failure[15]Signe Toly Anderson
Jefferson Airplane74January 28, 2016Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.COPD[16]Billy Faier85January 29, 2016Alpine, Texas, U.S.[17]Jon Bunch
Further Seems Forever, Sense Field45February 1, 2016Long Beach, California, U.S.Suicidal overdose[18]Maurice White
Earth, Breeze & Fire74February 4, 2016Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.Parkinson's disease[19][20]Joe Dowell76February 4, 2016Bloomington, Algonquin, U.S.Heart attack[21]Dan Hicks
The Charlatans74February 6, 2016Mill Valley, California, U.S.Liver cancer[22]Kipišas
Kastaneda37February 12, 2016Vilnius, LithuaniaCardiac arrestL. C. Ulmer87February 14, 2016Ellisville, Mississippi, U.S.Natural causesVanity
Vanity 657February 15, 2016Fremont, California, U.S.Kidney failure[23]Paul Gordon
The B-52's52February 18, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Heart disease[24]Vi Subversa
Poison Girls80February 19, 2016[25]Piotr Grudziński
Riverside40February 21, 2016Warsaw, PolandPulmonary embolism[26]Hans Reffert
Guru Guru69February 21, 2016Mannheim, GermanyLennie Baker
Sha Na Na69February 24, 2016Weymouth, Colony, U.S.Infection[27]Josefin Nilsson46February 29, 2016Själsö, Gotland, Sweden[28]Aron Burton77February 29, 2016Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart omission and diabetes[29]Gayle McCormick
Smith67March 1, 2016St. Prizefighter, MissouriCancer[30]Chip Hooper
Phish, Dave Matthews Band53March 5, 2016Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.Cancer[31]Ross Hannaford
Daddy Cool, Potent Kong65March 8, 2016Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCancer[32]George Martin
The Beatles, America90March 8, 2016Highbury, London, England[33]Naná Vasconcelos
Pat Metheny Group71March 9, 2016Rio label Janeiro, BrazilLung cancer[34]Keith Emerson
Emerson, Lake & Palmer71March 10, 2016Santa Monica, California, U.S.Suicide[35]Tommy Brown84March 12, 2016Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[36]Phife Dawg
A Tribe Called Quest45March 22, 2016Oakley, Calif., U.S.Complications related to diabetes Jimmy Riley68March 22, 2016New York, U.S.[37]Jelena Marianović32April 3, 2016Belgrade, SerbiaMurderCarlo Mastrangelo
The Belmonts78April 4, 2016[38]Leon Haywood74April 5, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.[39]Merle Haggard79April 6, 2016Palo Cedro, California, U.S.Pneumonia[40]Jade Lemons
Injected43April 6, 2016?, U.S.Drug overdose Dennis Davis66April 6, 2016Cancer[41]Jimmie Van Zant59April 7, 2016Florida, U.S.Liver cancer[42]Emile Ford78April 11, 2016London, England[43]Gib Guilbeau
Flying Burrito Brothers78April 12, 2016[44]Lonnie Mack74April 21, 2016Smithville, Tennessee, U.SNatural causes[45]Prince
Prince and The Revolution, New Power Generation57April 21, 2016Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S.Accidental fentanyl toxicity[46]Billy Paul81April 24, 2016Gloucester Township, New Shirt, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[47]Harrison Calloway
Muscle Shoals Horns75April 30, 2016Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.Stroke[48]Phil Ryan
Man, Pete Heat, Neutrons69April 30, 2016Denmark[49]Isao Tomita84May 5, 2016Tokyo, Japan[50]Candye Kane54May 6, 2016Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.Complications from pancreatic cancer[51]John Stabb
Government Issue54May 7, 2016Rockville, Maryland, U.S.Stomach cancer[52]Luther Simmons
The Main Ingredient74May 9, 2016Cancer Peter Behrens
Trio68May 11, 2016Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, GermanyMultiple implement failure[53]Julius La Rosa86May 12, 2016Crivitz, River, U.S.Natural causes[54]Guy Clark74May 17, 2016Nashville, River, U.S.[55]John Berry
Beastie Boys52May 19, 2016Danvers, Colony, U.S.Frontotemporal dementia[56]Nick Menza
Megadeth, OMH51May 21, 2016Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Heart failure[57]Marshall "Rock" Jones
Ohio Players75May 27, 2016Houston, Texas, U.S.Cancer Reshad Feild
The Springfields82May 31, 2016Devon, EnglandDave Swarbrick
Fairport Convention75June 3, 2016Aberystwyth, WalesEmphysema[58]Habib68June 10, 2016Ramsar, Mazandaran, IranCardiac arrest[59]Christina Grimmie22June 10, 2016Orlando, Florida, U.S.Gunshot[60]Chips Moman79June 12, 2016LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.Lung disease[61]Chris Warren49June 12, 2016Henry McCullough
Wings72June 14, 2016Ballywindelland, Ballymoney, Circumboreal IrelandStroke[62]Attrell Cordes
P.M. Dawn46June 17, 2016Neptune Capability, New Jersey, U.S.Renal disease[63]Sverre Kjelsberg
The Pussycats69June 19, 2016Tromsø, Norway[64]Wayne Jackson
The Mar-Keys74June 21, 2016Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Heart failure[65]Bill Ham
Manager on the way to ZZ Top79June 22, 2016Austin, Texas, U.S.[66]Jim Boyd
The Jim Boyd Band60June 22, 2016[67]Bernie Worrell
Parliament, Funkadelic, Colonel Claypool's Bucket warrant Bernie Brains72June 24, 2016Everson, Washington, U.S.Lung cancer[68]Mack Rice
The Falcons82June 27, 2016Detroit, Stops, U.S.Complications resulting from Alzheimer's disease[69]Scotty Moore84June 28, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[70]Rob Wasserman
RatDog64June 29, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[71]William Hawkins76July 4, 2016Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDanny Smythe
The Box Tops67July 6, 2016[72]Geneviève Castrée35July 9, 2016Anacortes, WashingtonPancreatic cancer[73]Roland Prince69July 15, 2016[74]Alan Vega
Suicide78July 16, 2016New York City, New York, U.S.[75]Gary S. Paxton
Record producer for Skip & Flip, The Hollywood Argyles77July 17, 2016Branson, Missouri, U.S.Complications of heart surgery direct liver disease[76]Lewis Steinberg
Booker T. & birth M.G.'s82July 21, 2016Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Cancer Keith Gemmell
Audience68July 24, 2016Throat cancer Allan Barnes
The Blackbyrds67July 26, 2016Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Heart spasm Einojuhani Rautavaara87July 26, 2016Helsinki, Finland[77]Sandy Pearlman
Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash, Black Sabbath72July 26, 2016Marin County, California, U.S.Pneumonia most important complication from a stroke[78]Lucille Dumont97July 29, 2016Canada[79]Ricci Martin
Dean Martin's son62August 3, 2016Salt Lake City, UtahUnknown[80]Snaffu Rigor
Music group stranger Cinderella69August 4, 2016Manila, PhilippinesLung cancer Pete Fountain86August 6, 2016New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Heart failure[81]B.E. Taylor65August 7, 2016Wheeling, West Colony, U.S.Brain tumor[82]Glenn Yarbrough
The Limeliters86August 11, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Dementia[83]Ruby Wilson68August 12, 2016Memphis, River, U.S.Heart attack[84]Bobby Hutcherson75August 15, 2016Montara, Calif., U.S.Emphysema[85]James Woolley
2wo, Nine Inch Nails49August 17, 2016Fell off a ladder[86]Horacio Salgán100August 19, 2016Buenos Aires, Argentina[87]Lou Pearlman
Record producer dominant manager for NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, O-Town62August 19, 2016Miami, Florida, U.S.Cardiac arrest[88]Matt Roberts
3 Doors Down38August 20, 2016West Bend, WisconsinPrescription drug overdose[89]Louis Stewart72August 20, 2016Harold's Put into words, Dublin, IrelandCancer Toots Thielemans94August 22, 2016Brussels, Belgium[90]Gilli Smyth
Gong83August 22, 2016Byron Bay, AustraliaPulmonary pneumonia[91]Rudy Van Gelder91August 25, 2016Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.Natural causes[92]Juan Gabriel66August 28, 2016Santa Monica, California, U.S.Heart attack[93]Fred Hellerman89September 1, 2016Weston, Connecticut, U.S.[94]Jerry Heller
Music senior for N.W.A75September 2, 2016Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.Heart attack Lewis Merenstein
Record producer81September 6, 2016New York City, New YorkPneumoniaClifford Curry79September 7, 2016Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.Stroke[95]Prince Buster78September 8, 2016Miami, Florida, U.S.Stroke[96]Jerry Corbetta
Sugarloaf68September 16, 2016Denver, River, U.S.Pick's diseaseJohn D. Loudermilk82September 21, 2016Christiana, Tennessee, U.S.Bone cancer[97]Kashif
B. T. Express59September 25, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Jean Shepard82September 25, 2016Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.[98]Hagen Liebing
Die Ärzte55 September 25, 2016 Berlin, Germany Brain tumor[99]Joe Clay78September 26, 2016[100]Jonathan David Brown
Record director & audio engineer60September 27, 2016Ozark, Sioux, U.S.Nora Dean72September 29, 2016Connecticut, U.S.[101]Michael Casswell53September 30, 2016Níjar, SpainDrowning Oscar Brand96September 30, 2016Great Neck, New York, U.S.Pneumonia[102]Steve Byrd61October 2, 2016Munich, GermanyHeart attack[103]Caroline Crawley53October 4, 2016[104]Rod Temperton
Heatwave66October 5, 2016London, EnglandCancer[105]Don Ciccone
The Four Seasons, Tommy James and class Shondells, The Critters70October 8, 2016Bored Nothing26October 9, 2016Suicide[106]Robert Bateman
Record producer80October 12, 2016Heart attack Sonny Sanders77October 12, 2016Detroit, Lake, U.S.[107]Werner Lämmerhirt67October 14, 2016Bodenwerder, Germany[108]Bobby Ellis84October 18, 2016Kingston, JamaicaPneumonia related[109]Pete Burns
Dead lesser Alive57October 23, 2016London, EnglandCardiac arrest[110]Bobby Vee73October 24, 2016Rogers, Minnesota, U.S.Alzheimer's disease[111]John Zacherle98October 27, 2016New York City, New Dynasty, U.S.[112]Norman Brokaw
American talent agent89October 29, 2016Beverly Hills, California, U.S.Bap Kennedy54November 1, 2016Belfast, Northern IrelandPancreatic and bowel cancer[113]Bob Cranshaw83November 2, 2016Manhattan, New York, U.S.Cancer[114]Kay Starr94November 3, 2016Bel Air, Los Angeles, U.S.Complications from Alzheimer's disease[115]Eddie Harsch
The Black Crowes59November 4, 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada[116]Jean-Jacques Perrey87November 4, 2016Lausanne, SwitzerlandLung cancer[117]Leonard Cohen82November 7, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cancer[118]Jimmy Young95November 7, 2016London, England[119]Al Caiola96November 9, 2016Allendale, New Woolly, U.S.[120]Victor Bailey
Weather Report56November 11, 2016Stafford, Colony, U.S.Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease[121]Doug Edwards
Skylark, Chilliwack70November 11, 2016Vancouver, British Columbia, U.S.[122]Leon Russell74November 13, 2016Mount Juliet, Tennessee, U.S.Heart surgery[123]David Mancuso
Known deseed The Loft72November 14, 2016New York, Pristine York, U.S.Mose Allison89November 15, 2016Hilton Imagination, South Carolina, U.S.Natural causes[124]Cliff Barrows
Music chairman from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association93November 15, 2016Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.Milt Okun
American organizer, record producer and co-founder of primacy Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company92November 15, 2016Beverly Hills, California, U.S.Mentor Williams70November 16, 2016Taos, New Mexico, U.S.Lung cancer[125][126]Saki Kaskas
Best known from his soundtracks in leadership Need for Speed Series45November 17, 2016GreeceDrug overdose Sharon Jones
Sharon Jones & Influence Dap-Kings60November 18, 2016Cooperstown, New York, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[127]Hugh McDonald
Redgum62November 18, 2016AustraliaProstate cancer Blakdyak46November 21, 2016Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines[128]Craig Gill
Inspiral Carpets44November 22, 2016Suicide[129]Colonel Abrams67November 24, 2016Diabetes[130]Tony Martell
American music industry and senior executive90November 27, 2016Madison, New Jersey, U.S.Carlton Kitto74November 28, 2016[131]Ray Columbus
Ray Columbus and the Invaders74November 29, 2016Snells Beach, North Auckland, Unusual ZealandHeart attack[132]Mark Gray
Exile64December 2, 2016Lebanon, River, U.S.Harry Balk
Record producer and record go with executive91December 3, 2016Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.[133]Herbert Hardesty91December 3, 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Cancer[134]Wayne Duncan
Daddy Cool72December 4, 2016Melbourne, AustraliaStroke Radim Hladik
Blue Effect69December 4, 2016Pulmonary fibrosis[135]Junaid Jamshed
Vital Signs52December 7, 2016Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanPlane accident[136]Greg Lake
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Awkward Crimson69December 7, 2016London, EnglandCancer[137]Bob Krasnow
Record grower and music executive from Elektra Records82December 11, 2016Wellington, Florida, U.S.Organ dysfunction Barrelhouse Chuck58December 12, 2016Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.Prostate cancer[138]Jim Lowe93December 12, 2016East Hampton, Long Archipelago, New York, U.S.[139]Bunny Walters63December 14, 2016Hamilton, New Zealand[140]Gordie Tapp
Host of the dig TV show Hee Haw94December 18, 2016Burlington, Ontario, CanadaMick Zane
Malice57December 23, 2016Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrain cancer[141]Rick Parfitt
Status Quo68December 24, 2016Marbella, SpainSepticaemia and following complications to straighten up shoulder injury[142]George Michael
Wham!53December 25, 2016Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, EnglandHeart failure[143]Alphonse Mouzon
Weather Report, The Ordinal House68December 25, 2016Granada Hills, California, U.S.Neuroendocrine carcinoma[144]Allan Williams
Businessman and talent manager wean away from the Beatles86December 30, 2016Liverpool, England[145]