World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. April 4 Fay McKay, 78, performer. A Las Vegas…
2008 Music Obituaries, April
Category: Obituaries
2008 Music Obituaries, March
[caption id=”attachment_41949″ align=”alignright” width=”120″ Jeff Healey[/captionWorld Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. March 2 Jeff Healey,…
2008 Music Obituaries, February
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. February 3 Jorge Liderman, 50, composer. Born in Buenos…
2008 Music Obituaries, January
World Music Central’s list of musicians, scholars and music industry professionals who left us in 2008. January 1 Dennis Clifton, 54, musician and studio engineer.…
Renowned Folk Singer Odetta Dies at 77
Odetta, one of the most respected in American folk music died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, of heart disease. Odetta was born on New Year’s…
Farewell to Ñico
Author: Radamés Giro The death over the weekend in Havana of Jose Antonio Rojas (Ñico), 87, deprives Cuban music of one of its main…
South African Star Miriam Makeba Dies in Italy of a Heart Attack
Renowned South African singer Miriam Makeba, who was known worldwide for her hit song “Pata Pata,” died of a heart attack after a concert in…
Jamaican Rocksteady Star Alton Ellis Dies in London
Alton Ellis, a popular Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer, died October 10 at a London hospital. He was 70. Alton Ellis was born September 1st…
Kingston Trio Founder Nick Reynolds Dies at 75
Influential folk musician Nick Reynolds, one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio, died October 3 at a San Diego hospital. He was 75.…
Blues Singer Nappy Brown Dies in Charlotte at 78
Renowned blues singer Nappy Brown died Saturday night at 10:30 pm after a lengthy hospitalization. He was 78. The funeral service will be held September…