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 Greenwich Folk Musician/Composer Artie Traum Dies at 65
Category: Obituaries
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”…
San Francisco Psychedelic Graphic Artist Alton Kelley Dies
Artist Alton Kelley died last week. The name might not immediately strike a bell with most, but the elaborately designed concert posters from 1960s and…
Timple Maestro and Innovator José Antonio Ramos Dies at 38
The Spanish folk and world music community was in shock this morning when the Spanish press announced the death of timple virtuoso José Antonio Ramos.…
Rock Innovator Bo Diddley Dies at 79
Bo Diddley died Monday, June 2 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida. He was 79 years old. He’d been in ill health…
Sonny Okosuns Dies at 61
Famed musician, freedom fighter and evangelist Sonny Okosuns died Saturday, May 24 at Howard University Teaching Hospital, Washington, D.C., at the age of 61. Considered…
Young Blues Star Sean Costello Dies at 28
Delta Groove informed today about the passing of blues guitarist Sean Costello. "It is with the deepest sadness that we issue this press release, and…