Category: Obituaries

  American singer-songwriter Ronnie Gilbert, a member of the seminal 1950s folk group The Weavers, passed away on Saturday, June 6 in Mill Valley, California.…

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  Manuel Molina, a well-known Andalusian rock pioneer, singer-songwriter and flamenco guitarist, passed away on May 19, 2015 in San Juan de Aznalfarache (Sevilla, Spain).…

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Celebrated blues guitarist and vocalist B.B. King passed away May 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Known as the ‘King of Blues’, Riley King (better…

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  Celebrated fiddler and Western Swing master Johnny Gimble passed away on May 9, 2015 in Dripping Springs, Texas. Johnny Gimble was born on May…

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One of bluegrass music’s most beloved artists, dobro virtuoso Tut Taylor passed away April 9, 2015 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Robert Arthur “Tut” Taylor…

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Celina González, known as the queen of the Cuban Punto died Wednesday, February 4th according to representatives of Cuba’s Ministry of Culture. The singer-songwriter was…

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“It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of 2010 National Heritage Fellow Yacub Addy, Ghanaian drum master…

View More National Endowment for the Arts reports the passing of Ghanaian drum master Yacub Addy

Theodore Emile “Bo” Dollis, the Big Chief of the Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Magnolias, passed away died at his home in New Orleans…

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  Renowned Argentine bandoneon master, arranger, musical director and composer Leopoldo Federico passed away on December 28, 2014. He was 87 years old. Leopoldo Federico…

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