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Overview of the events of 2019 in music
Overview of the events of 2019 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2019 in music.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Albums released
Awards
Bands formed
Soloist debuts
Bands reformed
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Deaths
January
- 1
- Shane Bisnett, 31, American metalcore bassist (
Ice Nine Kills)
-
Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper
-
Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist
-
Kris Kelmi, 63, Russian rock singer and keyboardist
-
Pegi Young, 66, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 2 –
Daryl Dragon, 76, American pop keyboardist and songwriter (
Captain & Tennille,
The Beach Boys)
- 3 –
Steve Ripley, 69, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Tractors)
- 5
- 7
- 9 –
Joseph Jarman, 81, American jazz saxophonist (
Art Ensemble of Chicago)
- 10
- 12 –
Sanger D. Shafer, 84, American country singer-songwriter
- 13
- 15 –
Carol Channing, 97, American Broadway and film musicals singer
- 16
- 17
- 19 –
Ted McKenna, 68, Scottish glam rock drummer (
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
- 21
- 23 –
Oliver Mtukudzi, 66, Zimbabwean afro-jazz guitarist
- 25
- 26
- 27 –
Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (
Juan de la Cruz Band,
Speed, Glue & Shinki,
Asin)
- 28 –
Paul Whaley, 72, American psychedelic rock drummer (
Blue Cheer,
The Oxford Circle)
- 29 –
James Ingram, 66, American R&B singer-songwriter
- 31 –
Harold Bradley, 93, American country guitarist
February
- 1
- 2 – Tim Landers, American emo guitarist and singer (
Transit,
Misser)
- 3
- 5 –
Eddy Giles, 80, American R&B and blues singer-songwriter
- 6 –
Gerald English, 93, British opera singer
- 9
- 11
- 13 – Willy Lambregt, 59, Belgian rock guitarist (
The Scabs,
Vaya Con Dios)
- 15 –
Kofi Burbridge, 57, American jam band keyboardist and flautist (
Tedeschi Trucks Band,
The Derek Trucks Band,
Aquarium Rescue Unit)
- 16
- 17 –
Ethel Ennis, 86, American jazz singer
- 19 –
Artie Wayne, 77, American pop singer, songwriter and producer
- 20
- 21
- 23 –
Dorothy Masuka, 83, Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer-songwriter
- 24 –
Mac Wiseman, 93, American bluegrass singer and guitarist (
Foggy Mountain Boys)
- 25 –
Mark Hollis, 64, British new wave and post-rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (
Talk Talk)
- 26 –
Andy Anderson, 68, British new wave drummer (
The Cure,
The Glove,
Hawkwind)
- 27 –
Doug Sandom, 89, British rock drummer (
The Who)
- 28
- Stephan Ellis, 69, American rock bassist (
Survivor)
-
André Previn, 89, German-born American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composer
March
- 1 –
Paul Williams, 78, British rock and blues singer (
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band,
Juicy Lucy,
Tempest,
Allan Holdsworth)
- 2 –
Al Hazan, 84, American pianist (
B. Bumble and the Stingers), songwriter and record producer
- 3 –
Leo de Castro, 70, New Zealand funk and soul singer and guitarist
- 4
- 5 –
Jacques Loussier, 84, French jazz pianist and film score composer (
Jacques Loussier Trio)
- 6
- 8 –
Eddie Taylor Jr., 46, American blues singer and guitarist
- 10 – Asa Brebner, 65, American power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist (
The Modern Lovers,
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters)
- 11
- 12 –
John Kilzer, 62, American rock singer-songwriter
- 16
- 17
-
Wolfgang Meyer, 64, German classical clarinetist
-
Bernie Tormé, 66, Irish guitarist (
Gillan,
Guy McCoy Tormé,
Atomic Rooster,
Desperado)
-
Yuya Uchida, 79, Japanese rock musician (
Flower Travellin' Band)
-
Andre Williams, 82, American R&B singer
- 20 –
Terje Nilsen, 67, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter
- 21 –
Doris Duke, 77, American gospel and soul singer
- 22 –
Scott Walker, 76, American-born British pop and avant garde singer-songwriter (
The Walker Brothers)
- 23 –
Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
- 25 – Bill Isles, 78, American R&B singer (
The O'Jays)
- 26 –
Ranking Roger, 56, British ska and new wave singer (
The Beat,
General Public)
- 27
- Stephen Fitzpatrick, 24, British indie rock singer and guitarist (
Her's)
- Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian indie rock bassist (
Her's)
- 30
- 31 –
Nipsey Hussle, 33, American rapper
April
- 1 – Armando Vega Gil, 64, Mexican rock bassist (
Botellita de Jerez)
- 2
- 3 -
Shawn Smith, 53, American alternative rock singer and keyboardist (
Brad,
Satchel,
Pigeonhed)
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 10 –
Earl Thomas Conley, 77, American country singer-songwriter
- 12 – Johnny Hutchinson, 78, British rock and roll drummer (
The Big Three)
- 13 –
Paul Raymond, 73, British hard rock keyboardist (
UFO,
Savoy Brown,
Chicken Shack)
- 15
- 18 –
Eddie Tigner, 92, American blues singer and keyboardist
- 20 –
Martin Böttcher, 91, German classical composer, arranger and conductor
- 22
- 23 –
Earl Edwards, 82, American R&B singer and songwriter (
The Dukays)
- 24 –
Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer (
Les Chats Sauvages)
- 26 – Phil McCormack, 58, American southern rock singer (
Molly Hatchet)
- 30
May
- 2 –
John Starling, 79, American bluegrass guitarist (
The Seldom Scene)
- 3 –
Mose Se Sengo, 73, Congolese jazz guitarist (
TPOK Jazz)
- 4 –
J. R. Cobb, 75, American rock guitarist and songwriter (
Atlanta Rhythm Section,
Classics IV)
- 6 –
Pekka Airaksinen, 73, Finnish electronic composer
- 7 –
Subir Nandi, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
- 8
- 9
- 11 –
Peggy Lipton, 72, American pop singer and actress
- 13 –
Doris Day, 97, American pop singer and actress
- 14
- 15
- Chuck Barksdale, 84, American R&B singer (
The Dells)
-
Huelyn Duvall, 79, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
- 16 –
Sol Yaged, 93, American jazz clarinetist
- 17 – Eric Moore, 67, American hard rock singer and bassist (
The Godz)
- 18
- 19 –
Alfred Janson, 82, Norwegian classical pianist and composer
- 21 – Jake Black, 59, British acid jazz singer and songwriter (
Alabama 3)
- 28
- 29
- 30 –
Leon Redbone, 69, Cypriot-American jazz and ragtime singer and guitarist
- 31 –
Roky Erickson, 71, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (
The 13th Floor Elevators)
June
- 2 – Paulo Pagni, 61, Brazilian rock drummer (
RPM)
- 4 – Mikey Dees, American punk rock singer and guitarist (
Fitz of Depression)
- 5 – Brian Doherty, 51, American alternative rock guitarist (
Big Wreck)
- 6 –
Dr. John, 77, American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
- 8 –
Andre Matos, 47, Brazilian heavy metal singer (
Viper,
Angra,
Shaman)
- 9
- 10
- 13 -
Nature Ganganbaigal, 29, Chinese folk metal guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (
Tengger Cavalry)
- 16
- 19 – Philippe Zdar, 52, French house musician and producer (
Cassius)
- 21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, 77, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (
Crowbar)
- 23 –
Dave Bartholomew, 100, American R&B and rock and roll trumpeter, composer and bandleader
- 24 –
Jeff Austin, 45, American bluegrass singer and mandolinist (
Yonder Mountain String Band)
- 27
- 29 –
Gary Duncan, 72, American psychedelic rock guitarist (
Quicksilver Messenger Service)
July
- 1
- 2
- Ibrahim Emin, 56, Azerbaijani heavy metal bassist (
Yukhu)
- Dante Rossi, 77, American garage rock guitarist and singer (
The Baskerville Hounds)
- 6
- 9 –
Aaron Rosand, 92, American classical violinist
- 10 –
Jerry Lawson, 75, American a cappella singer (
The Persuasions)
- 12
- 16
- 18 –
Bob Frank, 75, American folk singer-songwriter
- 19 –
Yao Lee, 96, Chinese pop singer
- 21 –
Ben Johnston, 93, American microtonal composer
- 22
- 25 –
Anner Bylsma, 85, Dutch classical cellist
- 26 – Cacik Jonne, 54, Brazilian axé guitarist and composer (
Chiclete com Banana)
- 29 –
Ras G, 39, American instrumental hip-hop producer
- 30 – Lol Mason, 69, English progressive rock singer (
City Boy,
The Maisonettes)
- 31 - Nigel Benjamin, 64, British rock singer (Mott,
London)
August
- 1
- 3
- 4 –
Bob Wilber, 91, American jazz clarinetist
- 5 –
Lizzie Grey, 60, American glam metal guitarist (
Spiders & Snakes,
London)
- 6 –
Danny Doyle, 79, Irish folk singer
- 7
- 11 –
Jim Cullum Jr., 77, American jazz cornetist
- 12 –
DJ Arafat, 33, Ivorian Coupé-Décalé singer and disk jockey
- 19 –
Larry Taylor, 77, American bass guitarist (
Canned Heat)
- 21 –
Celso Piña, 66, Mexican cumbia singer and accordionist
- 26 –
Neal Casal, 50, American rock guitarist (
Chris Robinson Brotherhood,
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals,
Blackfoot)
- 27 –
Donnie Fritts, 76, American country keyboardist and songwriter
- 28 –
Nancy Holloway, 86, American jazz and pop singer
- 29 – Jimmy Pitman, 72, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (
Strawberry Alarm Clock)
September
- 2 – Laurent Sinclar, 58, French new wave keyboardist (
Taxi Girl)
- 4 –
Dan Warner, 49, American Latin pop guitarist
- 5 –
Jimmy Johnson, 76, American rock and soul guitarist (
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
- 7 –
Camilo Sesto, 72, Spanish pop singer
- 9
- 10
- 13 –
Eddie Money, 70, American pop rock singer
- 15
-
Roberto Leal, 67, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singer
-
Ric Ocasek, 75, American new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist (
The Cars)
- Mick Schauer, 46, American stoner rock keyboardist (
Clutch)
- 16
- 17 – Alexandr Vasilyev, Russian new wave drummer (
Center)
- 18 –
Tony Mills, 57, British hard rock singer (
Shy,
TNT)
- 19
-
Sandie Jones, 68, Irish pop singer
-
Harold Mabern, 83, American jazz pianist
-
María Rivas, 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singer
-
Yonrico Scott, 63, American rock and blues drummer (
The Derek Trucks Band)
-
Larry Wallis, 70, British rock guitarist (
Pink Fairies,
Motörhead)
- 21
- 23
- 26
- 28
- 29
- 30
October
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5 –
Larry Junstrom, 70, American Southern rock bassist (
.38 Special,
Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 6
- 8 –
Molly Duncan, 74, British funk saxophonist (
Average White Band)
- 11 –
Kadri Gopalnath, 69, Indian classical and jazz saxophonist
- 12
- 13 –
Steve Cash, 73, American Southern rock singer (
Ozark Mountain Daredevils)
- 14 –
Sulli, 25, Korean pop singer (
f(x))
- 15 –
Cacho Castaña, 77, Argentine bolero singer and actor
- 17 –
Ray Santos, 90, American Latin pop saxophonist
- 21 – Peter Hobbs, 58, Australian thrash metal guitarist and singer (
Hobbs' Angel of Death)
- 22
- 25 –
Joe Sun, 76, American country singer
- 26 –
Paul Barrere, 71, American Southern rock guitarist (
Little Feat)
- 31 – Kendra Malia, 37, American witch house singer (
White Ring)
November
- 2 –
Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss pop singer
- 4
- 5 –
Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian jazz guitarist
- 7
- 8
- 9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian Afrobeat singer (
Lijadu Sisters)
- 10 –
Jan Byrczek, 83, Polish jazz bassist
- 11 –
Bad Azz, 43, American rapper
- 16 –
Éric Morena, 68, French pop singer
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22 –
Eduardo Nascimento, 76, Angolan pop singer
- 24
- 25 – Iain Sutherland, 71, British folk singer and guitarist (
The Sutherland Brothers)
- 27 –
Martin Armiger, 70, Australian new wave singer and guitarist (
The Sports)
- 28 –
Padú del Caribe, 99, Aruban waltz songwriter
- 29 –
Irving Burgie, 95, American calypso songwriter
- 30 – Howard "Sparky" Childress, 76, American rock and roll guitarist (
The Sparkletones)
December
- 1 – Stuart Fraser, Australian hard rock guitarist (
Noiseworks)
- 2
- 3 –
Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian sha'abi singer
- 4 –
Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer
- 5 –
Jerry Naylor, 80, American rock and roll musician (
The Crickets)
- 7
- 8 –
Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper
- 9 –
Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer (
Roxette)
- 10 –
Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-born American electronic composer and synthesizer player
- 12 –
Jack Scott, 83, Canadian rock and roll singer
- 13
- 14 –
Irv Williams, 100, American jazz saxophonist
- 15 -
Monique Leyrac, 91, Canadian pop singer
- 18
-
Patxi Andión, 72, Spanish pop singer-songwriter
-
Alain Barrière, 84, French chanson singer
-
Kenny Lynch, 81, British pop singer
-
Arty McGlynn, 75, Irish folk guitarist (
Patrick Street)
-
Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist
- 22 –
Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian jazz bassist
- 24
- 25
- 26 –
Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
- 27
- 28
- 29
Musical films
See also
References