2011 in music

This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.

Specific locations

• 2011 in American music
• 2011 in Asian music
• 2011 in British music
• 2011 in Canadian music
• 2011 in European music (Continental Europe)
• 2011 in Irish music
• 2011 in Japanese music
• 2011 in Norwegian music
• 2011 in South Korean music
• 2011 in Swedish music

Specific genres

• Classical
• Country
• Metal
• Hip hop
• Jazz
• Latin music
• Opera
• Rock
• K-pop

Albums released

Main article: List of 2011 albums

Deaths

January

• 4 – Gerry Rafferty (63), Scottish singer
• 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher. ^[1]

February

• 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist. ^[2]
• 6 – Gary Moore (58), Northern Irish musician (Thin Lizzy)
• 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist. ^[3]
• 22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer.

March

• 29 – Ray Herr (63), American rock guitarist (The Ides of March).

April

• 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer. ^[4]
• 22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host. ^[5]
• 24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer). ^[6]
• 26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ^[7]

May

• 7 – John Walker (67), American singer and guitarist (The Walker Brothers)
• 14 – Don Wood (61), American rock drummer (The Gants)
• 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen. ^[8]
• 31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress. ^[9]

June

• 3 – Andrew Gold (59), American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger ^[10]
• 20 – Ottilie Patterson (79), singer, "the godmother of British blues" ^{[11] [12]}

July

• 17 – Taiji Sawada, (45), Japanese heavy metal musician (X Japan, Loudness)
• 23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter. ^[13]
• 24
  • Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack). ^[14]
  • Dan Peek (60), American singer (America)
• 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. ^[15]

August

• 11 – Jani Lane (47), American metal singer and songwriter (Warrant).
• 22 – Nickolas Ashford (69), American singer (Ashford & Simpson)

September

• 4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer). ^[16]
• 7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer. ^[17]
• 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist. ^[18]
• 21 – John Larson (61), American trumpeter (The Ides of March).

October

• 8 – Roger Williams (87), American pianist. ^[19]

November

• 3 – Andrea True (68), American singer
• 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger. ^[20]
• 22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist. ^[21]

December

• 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist. ^[22]
• 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer. ^[23]
• 20 – Sean Bonniwell (71), American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Music Machine).

See also

• Music portal

• List of Single Top 100 number-one singles of 2011
• Timeline of musical events
• Women in music
• 2011 in television

References

1. Kozinn, Allan (2011-01-29). "Milton Babbitt, a Composer Who Gloried in Complexity, Dies at 94". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
2. Nesheim (2016-11-08). "Eline Nygaard Riisnæs". Store Norske Leksikon . Retrieved 2017-03-18.
3. Vacher, Peter (2011-02-15). "Sir George Shearing obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-03-01.
4. Nesheim, Elef (2013-04-16). "Aase Nordmo Løvberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
5. Wicklund, Erling (2011-04-23). "Eyvind Solås in memoriam" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
6. Røyseland, Halstein (2011-04-27). "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
7. Schudel, Matt (2011-04-27). "Phoebe Snow, powerful singer of 1970s hit 'Poetry Man,' dies at 60". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2016-03-01.
8. Fox, Margalit (2011-05-17). "Bob Flanigan, Four Freshmen Founder, Dies at 84". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-06.
9. Fermariello, Ugo; Ighanian, Ola Nymo Trulsen (2011-05-31). "Sølvi Wang er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
10. Vitello, Paul (June 7, 2011). "Andrew Gold, Singer and songwriter, Dies at 59". The New York Times .
11. "BBC One - My Name Is Ottilie". BBC. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
12. "Anna Ottilie Patterson". HeraldScotland. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
13. Wilson, Cherry (2011-07-23). "Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London house at the age of 27". The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
14. "Death of Harald Johnsen". Disc-O-Graphy.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
15. Chinen, Nate (2011-07-26). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-06.
16. Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt (2011-09-04). "Hilde Heltberg er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
17. Harrington, Jim (2011-09-08). "Eddie Marshall, legendary local jazz drummer, dies at 73". The Mercury News . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
18. Brownjohn, Alan (2011-11-11). "Johnny Raducanu obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
19. Nelson, Valerie J. (2011-10-09). "Roger Williams dies at 87; 'Autumn Leaves' pop pianist found commercial success". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
20. McLellan, Dennis (2011-11-24). "Russell Garcia dies at 95; arranger, composer and conductor". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
21. Ratliff, Ben (2011-12-11). "Paul Motian, Jazz Drummer, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-07.
22. Martin, Douglas (2011-12-11). "Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82". The New York Times . Retrieved 2016-11-06.
23. "'Barefoot Diva' Cesaria Evora Dead at 70". Rolling Stone . 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-06.