Celebrated Irish musician Ronnie Drew died in Dublin August 16. Drew was the founder of legendary Irish folk band The Dubliners. Often referred to as…
Ronnie Drew, Founder of The Dubliners Dies at 73
Category: Obituaries
Legendary Brazilian Singer Dorival Caymmi Dies at 94
One of Brazil’s most popular singers, Dorival Caymmi, died Saturday, August 16 at his home in Copacabana, in Rio de Janeiro, of kidney cancer. He…
Ska and Reggae Pioneer Johnny Moore Dies at 70
Trumpeter Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, a founding member of legendary Jamaican ska and reggae band The Skatalites, died August 16 of cancer. He was 70. Johnny…
Palestinian Poet and Musical Muse Dies
Influential poet and cultural voice of the Palestinian people, Mahmoud Darwish passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008 in a Houston, Texas hospital from complications…
Frame Drum Community Mourns Death of Gianluca Baldo
Italian frame drum maestro Gianluca Baldo died Saturday, August 9. He was 47. Baldo was a frame drum specialist, a painter and also the organizer…
Influential Greenwich Folk Musician/Composer Artie Traum Dies at 65
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Artie Traum died on Sunday, July 20, 2008 after a battle with cancer. Mr. Traum passed away at his home…
Influential Gospel Singer Ira B. Tucker Dies at 83
Ira B. Tucker Sr., the lead lead singer of the influential Dixie Hummingbirds died of heart failure June 24 in Philadelphia. He was 83. "As…
Essential Quebecois Musician Denis Fréchette Dies at 56
Denis Fréchette, former member of legendary Quebecois band La Bottine Souriante, died on the 19th of June at 5:15 pm of a heart attack. He…
Saban Bajramovic – King of the Gypsy Music R.I.P.
Roma singer, composer, poet, and actor Saban Bajramovic died on Sunday, June 8, 2008, at the age of 72 in a hospital in the city…
Gypsy Music Star Saban Bajramovic Dies at 72
One of the most popular Gypsy singers in the Balkans, Saban Bajramovic, died Sunday, June 8, 2008. Bajramovic, known as the “king of Gypsy music”…