List of 2023 deaths in popular music

This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2023.

2023 deaths in popular music

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Preceded by 2022

List of deaths in popular music 2023

Succeeded by 2024

Name	Age	Date	Location of death	Cause of death
Fred White Earth, Wind & Fire	67	January 1, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [1]
Sebastian Marino Overkill, Anvil	57	January 1, 2023	Florida, U.S.	Heart attack [2]
Gangsta Boo Three 6 Mafia	43	January 1, 2023	Memphis, Tennessee U.S.	Overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol [3]
Kingsize Taylor Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes	83	January 2, 2023	Southport, England	Undisclosed [4]
Alan Rankine The Associates	64	January 3, 2023		Heart disease [5]
Gordy Harmon The Whispers	79	January 5, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [6]
Jeff Blackburn Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape, The Ducks	77	January 6, 2023	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [7]
Dennis Budimir The Wrecking Crew	84	January 10, 2023	U.S.	Undisclosed causes [8]
Jeff Beck The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice	78	January 10, 2023	East Sussex, England	Bacterial meningitis [9]
Yukihiro Takahashi Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, Metafive	70	January 11, 2023	Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan	Pneumonia [10]
Lisa Marie Presley Singer-songwriter; daughter of Elvis Presley	54	January 12, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Cardiac arrest from complications of bariatric surgery [11]
Robbie Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt	69	January 12, 2023	Vancouver, Canada	Undisclosed causes [12]
Keith "Duke" Beaton Blue Magic	72	January 13, 2023	Pennsylvania, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [13]
Bruce Gowers Event producer and music video director	82	January 15, 2023	Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Acute respiratory infection [14]
Johnny Powers Rockabilly guitarist and singer	84	January 16, 2023	Michigan, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [15]
Larry Morris Larry's Rebels	75	January 17, 2023	Auckland, New Zealand	Long illness [16]
Renée Geyer Singer	69	January 17, 2023	Geelong Victoria, Australia	Complications from hip surgery [17]
Van Conner Screaming Trees	55	January 18, 2023	Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Pneumonia [18]
Vitalija Katunskytė  [ lt ] Lithuanian singer	67	January 18, 2023	Šiauliai, Lithuania	Heart failure
David Crosby The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	81	January 19, 2023	Santa Ynez, California, U.S.	COVID-19 [19]
Alex Napier Spice, Uriah Heep	75	January 19, 2023		Undisclosed [20]
Jerry Blavat Disc jockey and presenter	82	January 20, 2023	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Complications from myasthenia gravis [21]
B.G. the Prince of Rap Rapper and Eurodance artist	57	January 21, 2023	Wiesbaden, Germany	Prostate cancer [22]
Lin Brehmer Disc jockey	68	January 22, 2023	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Prostate cancer [23]
Anthony "Top" Topham The Yardbirds	75	January 23, 2023		Dementia [24]
Dean Daughtry Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV	76	January 26, 2023	Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.	Natural causes [25]
Peter McCann Songwriter and musician	74	January 26, 2023	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [26]
Floyd Sneed Three Dog Night	80	January 27, 2023		Undisclosed [27]
Daniel Boone Pop musician	80	January 27, 2023	Paignton, Devon, England	Undisclosed [28]
Tom Verlaine Television	73	January 28, 2023	Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.	Prostate cancer [29]
Barrett Strong Singer-songwriter	81	January 28, 2023	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Undisclosed causes [30]
Charlie Thomas The Drifters	85	January 31, 2023	Bowie, Maryland, U.S.	Liver cancer [31]
George Zukerman Bassoonist and impresario	95	February 1, 2023		After a brief illness [32]
Tim Quy Cardiacs	61	February 2, 2023	Barnstaple, North Devon, England	Cancer [33]
Butch Miles Jazz drummer	78	February 2, 2023	Austin, Texas, U.S.	Pulmonary fibrosis [34]
Paul Janovitz Cold Water Flat	54	February 3, 2023	Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.	Long illness [35]
Lillian Walker-Moss The Exciters	78	February 5, 2023	Jamaica, Queens, New York City, U.S.	Angiosarcoma [36]
Phil Spalding GTR, Original Mirrors, Toyah	65	February 6, 2023		Undisclosed [37]
Steve Sostak Sweep the Leg Johnny	49	February 7, 2023	Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, U.S.	Undisclosed [38]
Burt Bacharach Singer-songwriter and pianist	94	February 8, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Natural causes [39]
AKA Rapper	35	February 10, 2023	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Shot [40]
David Jude Jolicoeur De La Soul	54	February 12, 2023	New York City, New York, U.S.	Congestive heart failure [41]
Huey "Piano" Smith R&B pianist	89	February 13, 2023	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.	Undisclosed [42]
Tim Aymar Pharaoh, Control Denied	59	February 14, 2023	New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Heart attack [43]
Chuck Jackson R&B singer	85	February 16, 2023	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	Undisclosed [44]
Alberto Radius Formula 3	80	February 16, 2023	San Colombano al Lambro, Italy	Long illness [45]
Kyle Jacobs Country music songwriter, singer, and musician	49	February 17, 2023	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Suicide by gunshot [46]
Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper Running Wild	65	February 17, 2023		Undisclosed [47]
Davis Causey Sea Level	74	February 19, 2023	U.S.	Undisclosed [48]
Bruce Barthol Country Joe & the Fish	75	February 20, 2023	Sebastopol, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [49]
Lyubomir Futorsky Dead Rooster	50	February 20, 2023	Kyiv, Ukraine	Undisclosed [50]
Ron Altbach King Harvest	76	February 21, 2023	U.S.	Undisclosed [51]
Jesse Gress Guitarist	67	February 21, 2023	Woodstock, New York, U.S.	Undisclosed [52]
Junnosuke Kuroda Sumika	34	February 23, 2023	Japan	Undisclosed [53]
David Lumsden Keyboardist and music educator	94	February 25, 2023	Winchester, England	Undisclosed [54]
Hans-Joachim Behrendt Ideal	68	February 27, 2023	Berlin, Germany	Undisclosed [55]
Yvonne Constant Singer	92	February 28, 2023	Larmor-Plage, France	Undisclosed [56]
Leon Hughes The Coasters	92	March 1, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Natural causes [57]
Steve Mackey Pulp	56	March 2, 2023	Sheffield, England	Undisclosed illness [58]
Wayne Shorter The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report	89	March 2, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [59]
David Lindley Multi-instrumentalist	78	March 3, 2023	Claremont, California, U.S.	Kidney damage as a complication of COVID-19 [60]
Robert Haimer Barnes & Barnes	68	March 4, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [61]
Michael Rhodes The Notorious Cherry Bombs	69	March 4, 2023	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Pancreatic cancer [62]
Spot Record producer for Black Flag, Descendents	71	March 4, 2023	Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.	Complications from stroke [63]
James "Owl" Walsh Gypsy	74	March 4, 2023	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.	Congestive heart failure [64]
Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd	71	March 5, 2023	Milton, Georgia, U.S.	Undisclosed [65]
Eric Alan Livingston Mamaleek	38	March 6, 2023		Undisclosed [66]
Josua Madsen Artillery	45	March 8, 2023	Copenhagen, Denmark	Bus accident [67]
Robin Lumley Brand X, The Spiders from Mars	74	March 9, 2023	Plymouth, England	Heart Failure [68]
Napoleon XIV Singer-songwriter	84	March 10, 2023	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's Disease [69]
Costa Titch Amapiano rapper and dancer	27	March 11, 2023	Johannesburg, South Africa	Collapsed on stage [70]
Canisso Bassist for Raimundos	57	March 13, 2023	São Paulo, Brazil	Undisclosed [71]
Simon Emmerson Afro Celt Sound System	67	March 13, 2023	Dorchester, Dorset, England	Long illness [72]
Jim Gordon Derek and the Dominos, Traffic, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends	77	March 13, 2023	Vacaville, California, U.S.	Natural causes [73]
Bobby Caldwell Singer-songwriter and musician	71	March 14, 2023	Great Meadows, New Jersey, U.S.	Long illness [74]
Tony Coe Jazz musician	88	March 16, 2023	Canterbury, Kent, England	Undisclosed [75]
Fuzzy Haskins Parliament-Funkadelic	81	March 17, 2023	Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S.	Complications of diabetes [76]
Mick Slattery Hawkwind	77	March 17, 2023		Short illness [77]
Dima Nova Cream Soda	35	March 20, 2023	Volga, Russia	Drowned [78]
Tom Leadon Mudcrutch	70	March 22, 2023	U.S.	Natural causes [79]
Wayne Swinny Saliva	59	March 22, 2023	Somewhere in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Brain hemorrhage [80]
Luca Bergia Drummer for Marlene Kuntz	54	March 23, 2023	Cuneo, Italy	Undisclosed causes [81]
Nick Lloyd Webber Composer and record producer; son of Andrew Lloyd Webber	43	March 25, 2023	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England	Gastric cancer [82]
Ray Pillow Singer	85	March 26, 2023	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Undisclosed [83]
Howie Kane Jay and the Americans	81	March 27, 2023	U.S.	Undisclosed [84]
Ryuichi Sakamoto Yellow Magic Orchestra	71	March 28, 2023	Tokyo, Japan	Cancer [85]
Brian Gillis LFO	47	March 29, 2023	Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.	Undisclosed [86]
Sweet Charles Sherrell James Brown's band, The J.B.'s	80	March 29, 2023	Netherlands	Emphysema [87]
Ray Shulman Gentle Giant	73	March 30, 2023	London, England	Long illness [88]
Red Robinson Disc jockey	86	April 1, 2023	Vancouver, Canada	A brief illness [89]
Seymour Stein American Hall of Fame Music executive	80	April 2, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Cancer [90]
Vivian Trimble Luscious Jackson	59	April 4, 2023	U.S.	Cancer [91]
Guy Bailey The Quireboys	61	April 6, 2023		Undisclosed [92]
Paul Cattermole S Club 7	46	April 6, 2023	Wareham, Dorset, England	Heart failure [93]
Ian Bairnson The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot	69	April 7, 2023	Surrey, England	Dementia [94]
John Regan Peter Frampton, Frehley's Comet	71	April 7, 2023	Wappingers Falls, New York, U.S.	Undisclosed [95]
Lasse Wellander Guitarist for ABBA	70	April 7, 2023	Bålsta, Sweden	Cancer [96]
Cliff Fish Paper Lace	73	April 14, 2023	Cyprus	Cancer [97]
Mark Sheehan The Script	46	April 14, 2023		Undisclosed illness [98]
Ahmad Jamal Jazz pianist	92	April 16, 2023	Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, U.S.	Prostate cancer [99]
April Stevens Nino Tempo & April Stevens	93	April 17, 2023	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Undisclosed [100]
Otis Redding III The Reddings	59	April 18, 2023	Macon, Georgia, U.S.	Cancer [101]
Moonbin Astro	25	April 19, 2023	Seoul, South Korea	Suicide [102]
Mark Stewart The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, New Age Steppers	62	April 21, 2023		Undisclosed [103]
Ron Cahute Recording artist and songwriter	68	April 22, 2023	Toronto, Canada	Undisclosed [104]
Keith Gattis Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer	52	April 23, 2023		Tractor accident [105]
Harry Belafonte Singer	96	April 25, 2023	Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.	Congestive heart failure [106]
Billy "The Kid" Emerson Singer-songwriter	97	April 26, 2023	Clearwater, Florida, U.S.	Undisclosed [107]
Wee Willie Harris Rock and roll singer	90	April 27, 2023		Undisclosed [108]
Tim Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt	71	April 28, 2023	London, England	Cancer [109]
John Fean Horslips	71	April 28, 2023	Shannon, County Clare, Ireland	Undisclosed [110]
Gordon Lightfoot Singer-songwriter	84	May 1, 2023	Toronto, Canada	Natural causes [111]
Linda Lewis Singer-songwriter	72	May 3, 2023	Waltham Abbey, England	Natural causes [112]
Rob Laakso Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies	44	May 4, 2023		Bile-duct cancer [113]
Chris Strachwitz Record producer	91	May 5, 2023	San Rafael, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [114]
Menahem Pressler Beaux Arts Trio	99	May 6, 2023	London, England	Undisclosed [115]
Rita Lee Os Mutantes	75	May 8, 2023	São Paulo, Brazil	Lung cancer [116]
Jon Povey Pretty Things, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen	80	May 9, 2023		Undisclosed [117]
Francis Monkman Curved Air, Matching Mole, Sky, 801	73	May 11, 2023	Bedfordshire, England	Cancer [118]
Dum-Dum Facção Central	54	May 12, 2023		Complications from a stroke [119]
Arno Veimer Terminaator	50	May 13, 2023		Undisclosed [120]
John Giblin Bassist	71	May 14, 2023	Cheltenham, England	Chronic illness [121]
Algy Ward Tank, The Damned, The Saints	63	May 17, 2023	Royal Tunbridge Wells, England	Undisclosed [122]
Pete Brown Singer and performance poet	82	May 19, 2023	Hastings, England	Cancer [123]
Andy Rourke The Smiths	59	May 19, 2023	New York City, New York, U.S.	Pancreatic cancer [124]
Ed Ames Ames Brothers	95	May 21, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Alzheimer's disease [125]
Kirk Arrington Metal Church	61	May 22, 2023		Undisclosed [126]
Chas Newby The Beatles, The Quarrymen	81	May 22, 2023	London, England	Undisclosed [127]
Mark Adams Saint Vitus	64	May 23, 2023		Parkinson's disease [128]
Redd Holt The Ramsey Lewis Trio	91	May 23, 2023	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Lung cancer [129]
Sheldon Reynolds Sun, The Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire	63	May 23, 2023		Undisclosed [130]
Bill Lee Jazz bassist and composer	94	May 24, 2023	New York City, New York, U.S.	Undisclosed [131]
Tina Turner Singer-songwriter	83	May 24, 2023	Küsnacht, Switzerland	After a long illness [132]
İlham Gencer Turkish jazz musician	101	May 24, 2023	Bodrum, Turkey	Undisclosed [133]
Reuben Wilson Willis Jackson, Melvin Sparks	88	May 26, 2023	Harlem, New York, U.S.	Lung cancer [134]
Mordechai Rechtman Israeli bassonist	97	May 27, 2023	Tel Aviv, Israel	Undisclosed [135]
Dickie Harrell Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps	82	May 31, 2023	Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.	Undisclosed [136]
Pacho El Antifeka Rapper	42	June 1, 2023	Bayamón, Puerto Rico, U.S.	Shot [137]
Roy Taylor Jump the Gun	66	June 1, 2023		Motor neurone disease [138]
Kaija Saariaho Finnish composer	70	June 2, 2023	Paris, France	Brain cancer [139]
George Winston Pianist	74	June 4, 2023	Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Cancer [140]
Astrud Gilberto Brazilian vocalist; sang "The Girl from Ipanema"	83	June 5, 2023	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Undisclosed [141]
Tony McPhee The Groundhogs	79	June 6, 2023		Complications from fall and stroke [142]
Peter Belli Danish singer	79	June 8, 2023		Undisclosed [143]
Jack Earls Rockabilly singer and guitarist	90	June 12, 2023	Madison Heights, Michigan	Undisclosed [144]
Christy Dignam Aslan	63	June 13, 2023	Dublin, Ireland	Multiple myeloma
Blackie Onassis Urge Overkill	57	June 13, 2023		Undisclosed [145]
Sergey Kolchin Zemlyane	45	June 15, 2023		Undisclosed [146]
Peter Dickinson Pianist, composter, and musicologist	88	June 16, 2023		Undisclosed [147]
Big Pokey Rapper	48	June 18, 2023	Beaumont, Texas, U.S.	Heart attack (on stage) [148]
Teresa Taylor Butthole Surfers	60	June 18, 2023		Lung disease [149]
John Waddington The Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Perfume	63	June 20, 2023		Undisclosed [150]
Peter Brötzmann German jazz musician	82	June 22, 2023	Wuppertal, Germany	Undisclosed [151]
Jesse McReynolds Jim & Jesse	93	June 23, 2023	Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.	Undisclosed [152]
Tapas Das Indian singer-songwriter and guitarist	68	June 25, 2023	Kolkata, India	Lung cancer [153]
Ysabelle Lacamp French novelist, actress, and singer	68	June 26, 2023	Paris, France	Cancer [154]
Monte Cazazza Psychic TV	74	June 27, 2023		Undisclosed [155]
Bobby Osborne Osborne Brothers	91	June 27, 2023	Gallatin, Tennessee	Aging [156]
Clarence Barlow Composer	77	June 29, 2023	Barcelona, Spain	Injuries sustained in a fall [157]
Rick Froberg Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes	55	June 30, 2023		Natural causes [158]
Mo Foster Musician, composer, record producer	78	July 3, 2023		Liver and bile duct cancer [159]
Coco Lee Hong Kong singer	48	July 5, 2023	Hong Kong, China	Suicide
George Tickner Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch	76	July 5, 2023		Undisclosed [160]
Caleb Southern Record producer	53	July 6, 2023		Unknown [161]
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza Argentine pianist and composer	94	July 7, 2023	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Natural causes [162]
Özkan Uğur MFÖ	69	July 8, 2023	Istanbul, Turkey	Lymphoma [163]
Sam Cutler Tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead	80	July 11, 2023	Brisbane, Australia	Cancer [164]
Jane Birkin Actress and singer	76	July 16, 2023	Paris, France	Undisclosed [165]
Violeta Sagaitytė  [ lt ] Opera singer	76	July 17, 2023	Lithuania	Undisclosed
Tony Bennett Singer	96	July 21, 2023	New York City, New York, U.S.	Alzheimer's disease [166]
Patty Ryan Eurodisco singer	62	July 23, 2023	Germany	Lung cancer [167]
Brad Houser Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin	62	July 24, 2023		Stroke [168]
Biff Rose Singer-songwriter	85	July 25, 2023	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.	Undisclosed [169]
Sinéad O'Connor Singer-songwriter	56	July 26, 2023	London, England	COPD and bronchial asthma [170] [171]
Randy Meisner Eagles, Poco, The Stone Canyon Band	77	July 26, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	COPD [172]
John Gosling The Kinks	75	August 3, 2023		Undisclosed causes [173]
David LaFlamme The Orkustra, It's A Beautiful Day	82	August 6, 2023	Santa Rosa, California, U.S.	Complications from Parkinson's disease [174]
Erkin Koray Turkish folk and rock musician	82	August 7, 2023	Toronto, Canada	Lung-related problems [175]
DJ Casper DJ and songwriter	58	August 7, 2023	Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S.	Liver and kidney cancer [176]
Robbie Robertson The Band	80	August 9, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Prostate cancer [177]
Sixto Rodriguez Singer-songwriter	81	August 9, 2023		Undisclosed causes [178]
Ron Peno Died Pretty	68	August 11, 2023	Melbourne, Australia	Esophageal cancer [179]
Clarence Avant Music executive	92	August 13, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [180]
Jerry Moss Record executive	88	August 16, 2023	Bel Air, California, U.S.	Natural causes [181]
Walter Aipolani Hawaiian singer-songwriter and guitarist	68	August 17, 2023		Liver cancer [182]
Bobby Eli Songwriter and guitarist	77	August 17, 2023	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Natural causes [183]
Gary Young Pavement	70	August 17, 2023		Undisclosed [184]
Ray Hildebrand Paul & Paula	82	August 18, 2023	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.	Undisclosed [185]
Václav Patejdl Elán	68	August 19, 2023		A short illness [186]
Toto Cutugno Italian singer-songwriter and musician	80	August 22, 2023		Prostate cancer [187]
Vaccine Dubstep producer and musician	43	August 22, 2023		Undisclosed [188]
Bernie Marsden Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice Ashton Lord	72	August 24, 2023		Bacterial meningitis [189]
John Kezdy The Effigies	64	August 26, 2023	Evanston, Illinois	Bicycle crash [190]
Brian McBride Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens	53	August 27, 2023		Undisclosed [191]
James Casey Trey Anastasio Band	40	August 28, 2023		Colon cancer [192]
Len Chandler Folk singer	88	August 28, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Stroke [193]
Jack Sonni Dire Straits	68	August 30, 2023		Undisclosed [194]
Curtis Fowlkes The Jazz Passengers	73	August 31, 2023	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.	Congestive heart failure [195]
Jimmy Buffett Singer-songwriter	76	September 1, 2023	Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.	Merkel-cell skin cancer [196]
Steve Harwell Smash Mouth	56	September 4, 2023	Boise, Idaho, U.S.	Liver failure [197]
Gary Wright Spooky Tooth, Singer-songwriter	80	September 4, 2023	Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S.	Parkinson's disease [198] [199]
Larry Chance The Earls	82	September 5, 2023	Orlando, Florida, U.S.	Lung cancer [200]
Charles Gayle Jazz musician	84	September 5, 2023	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.	Undisclosed [201]
Bruce Guthro Runrig	62	September 5, 2023		Cancer [202]
Richard Davis Bassist	93	September 6, 2023		Undisclosed [203]
Mylon LeFevre Christian rock singer	78	September 8, 2023		Cancer [204]
Brendan Croker The Notting Hillbillies	70	September 10, 2023		Leukemia [205]
Charlie Robison Country singer-songwriter	59	September 10, 2023	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Cardiac arrest [206]
Matt Stewart Streetlight Manifesto	41	September 10, 2023		Natural causes [207]
MohBad Nigerian rapper	27	September 12, 2023	Lagos, Nigeria	Unknown [208] see Death of MohBad
Roger Whittaker Singer-songwriter	87	September 13, 2023	France	Stroke [209]
Paul Woseen The Screaming Jets	56	September 15, 2023		Undisclosed [210]
Irish Grinstead 702	43	September 16, 2023		Undisclosed illness [211]
John Marshall Nucleus, Soft Machine	82	September 16, 2023	London, England	Undisclosed [212]
Lou Deprijck Singer and record producer	77	September 19, 2023	Brussels, Belgium	Undisclosed illness [213]
Katherine Anderson The Marvelettes	79	September 20, 2023		Heart failure [214]
Kent Stax Scream	61	September 20, 2023		Metastatic cancer [215]
Terry Kirkman The Association	83	September 23, 2023	Montclair, California, U.S.	Congestive heart failure [216]
Russell Batiste Jr. The Funky Meters, Vida Blue	57	September 30, 2023	LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S.	Heart attack [217]
Ron Haffkine Record producer	84	October 1, 2023	Mexico	Leukemia and kidney failure [218]
Shinji Tanimura Japanese singer-songwriter	74	October 8, 2023		Enteritis [219]
Buck Trent Country music instrumentalist	85	October 9, 2023	Branson, Missouri, U.S.	Undisclosed [220]
Rudolph Isley The Isley Brothers	84	October 11, 2023	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Heart attack [221]
Carla Bley Jazz composer and pianist	87	October 17, 2023		Brain cancer [222]
Dwight Twilley The Dwight Twilley Band	72	October 18, 2023		Stroke while driving [223]
The 45 King Hip-hop producer and DJ	62	October 19, 2023		Undisclosed [224]
Lasse Berghagen Swedish singer, songwriter and actor	78	October 19, 2023	Stockholm, Sweden	Complications following open heart surgery [225]
Gregg Sutton Singer-songwriter and musician	74	October 22, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Undisclosed [226]
Angelo Bruschini Guitarist	62	October 23, 2023		Lung cancer [227]
Mervin Shiner Country singer-songwriter	102	October 23, 2023	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Undisclosed [228]
Paul Harris Keyboardist, Manassas, Souther–Hillman–Furay Band	78	October 24, 2023		Undisclosed [229]
Steve Riley W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns, Keel, Steppenwolf	67	October 24, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Pneumonia [230]
Goa Gil Electronic music DJ	72	October 26, 2023	California, U.S.	B-cell lymphoma [231]
Heath X Japan	55	October 29, 2023		Colorectal cancer [232]
Sean Martin The Night Café	26	November 6, 2023		Undisclosed [233]
Johnny Ruffo Singer and songwriter	35	November 10, 2023		Brain cancer [234]
Conny Van Dyke Singer and actress	78	November 11, 2023	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Vascular dementia [235]
George Brown Kool & the Gang	74	November 16, 2023	Long Beach, California, U.S.	Lung cancer [236]
Charlie Dominici Dream Theater	72	ca. November 17, 2023		Undisclosed [237]
Catherine Christer Hennix Swedish experimental musician	75	November 21, 2023	Istanbul, Turkey	Undisclosed [238]
Mars Williams The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses, Liquid Soul	68	November 20, 2023		Ampullary cancer [239]
Jean Knight Soul singer	80	November 22, 2023	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Undisclosed [240]
Jim Salestrom Singer-songwriter	67	November 22, 2023	Arvada, Colorado, U.S.	Cancer [241]
Greg "Fingers" Taylor Harmonica player most notably with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band	71	November 23, 2023		Alzheimer's disease [242]
Les Maguire Gerry and the Pacemakers	81	November 25, 2023	Liverpool, England	A short illness [243]
Geordie Walker Killing Joke	64	November 26, 2023	Prague, Czech Republic	Stroke [244]
Shane MacGowan The Pogues	65	November 30, 2023	Dublin, Ireland	Pneumonia and encephalitis [245]
Myles Goodwyn April Wine	75	December 3, 2023	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Diabetes [246]
Denny Laine Wings, The Moody Blues	79	December 5, 2023		Lung disease [247]
Adrian Morgan The Cougars	80	December 7, 2023	Somerset, England	Undisclosed [248]
Jeffrey Foskett The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson	67	December 11, 2023		Thyroid cancer [249]
Essra Mohawk Singer-songwriter	75	December 11, 2023	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	Cancer [250]
Zahara Singer-songwriter	36	December 11, 2023	Johannesburg, South Africa	Liver complications [251]
Travis Dopp Small Brown Bike		ca. December 14, 2023		Colon cancer [252]
Colin Burgess AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices	77	ca. December 16, 2023		Undisclosed [253]
Amp Fiddler Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer	65	December 17, 2023		Cancer [254]
Jim Ladd Free-form rock music disc jockey, radio producer, writer	75	December 17, 2023	Carmichael, California, U.S.	Heart attack [255] [256]
Eric Moyo Zimbabwean gospel singer	42	December 20, 2023	South Africa	Brain bleed; collapsed onstage [257]
R. Scott Bryan The Allman Betts Band		December 22, 2023		Undisclosed [258]
Laura Lynch Dixie Chicks	65	December 22, 2023	El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Car crash [259]
Lisandro Meza Colombian singer and accordionist	86	December 23, 2023	Sincelejo, Colombia	Stroke [260]
Willie Ruff Jazz musician and educator	92	December 24, 2023	Killen, Alabama, U.S.	Undisclosed [261]
David Freeman Preservationist of bluegrass and old-time music	84	December 25, 2023		Alzheimer's disease [262]
Rudy Flores Los Humildes	75	December 26, 2023	Houston, Texas, U.S.	Undisclosed [263]
Tom Smothers Comedian and musician	86	December 26, 2023	Santa Rosa, California, U.S.	Lung cancer [264]
Mbongeni Ngema South African musician and playwright	68	December 27, 2023	South Africa	Car crash [265]
Maurice Hines Dancer, singer and actor	80	December 29, 2023	Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.	Natural causes [266]
Les McCann Jazz pianist and vocalist	88	December 29, 2023	California, U.S.	Undisclosed [267]
Sandra Reaves-Phillips Actress and singer	79	December 29, 2023	Queens, New York, U.S.	Undisclosed [268]
Klee Benally Blackfire	48	December 30, 2023	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Undisclosed [269]

See also

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