Music year 2014
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Overview of the music years
Further events
This article covers the music year 2014 . In German-speaking countries, pop singer Helene Fischer was particularly successful with her album Farbenspiel and the accompanying single Atemlos durch die Nacht . In the international arena it was Pharrell Williams with his song Happy . All three publications are from 2013 . The end of the year was overshadowed by the deaths of two musical legends: Udo Jürgens and Joe Cocker died on December 21 and December 22, respectively.
Annual charts
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- Farbenspiel by Helene Fischer is the first album in German chart history to top the annual charts for two years in a row.
- Rock or Bust of AC / DC reached in the first week of the highest sales for seven years.
→ For further placements and comments see the list of number one hits in Germany (2014)
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→ For further placements and comments, see list of number one hits in Switzerland (2014)
Music awards and honors
Alternative Press Music Awards 2014
- Artist of the Year: Fall Out Boy
- Best newcomer: Crown the Empire
- Album of the year: Sempiternal by Bring Me the Horizon
- Song of the Year: A Love Like War by All Time Low ( feat.Vic Fuentes )
- Vanguard Award: Billy Corgan
- Icon Award: Joan Jett
- Guitar Legend Award: Slash
Complete list of award winners
Amadeus Austrian Music Award
- Album of the year: I listen to my heart from Christina Stürmer
- Song of the year: DNA by Anna F.
- FM4 Award: picture book
Complete list of award winners
American Music Awards
- Artist of the year: One Direction
- Newcomer of the year: 5 Seconds of Summer
ARIA Awards
- Album of the Year: 1000 Forms of Fear by Sia
- Song of the Year: She Looks So Perfect from 5 Seconds of Summer
- Best Female Artist: Sia (Album 1000 Forms of Fear )
- Best Male Artist: Chet Faker (Album Built on Glass )
- Best Group: Sheppard (Album Bombs Away )
- Breakthrough Artist: Iggy Azalea (Album The New Classic )
Brit Awards
- Artist of the year: Bruno Mars
- Artist of the year: Lorde
- Group of the year: Daft Punk
- British Artist of the Year: David Bowie
- British Artist of the Year: Ellie Goulding
- British newcomer: Bastille
- British group: Arctic Monkeys
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- Artist, national rock / pop artist: Tim Bendzko / Ina Müller
- Artist, international rock / pop artist: Robbie Williams , Birdy
- National rock / pop group: The BossHoss
- International rock / pop group: Depeche Mode
- Rock / Alternative group (national): Sportfreunde Stiller
- Rock / Alternative group (international): Volbeat
- Artist / group of German-speaking hits: Helene Fischer
- Folk music artist / group: Santiano
- Artist / Group Hip-Hop / Urban (national): Max Herre
- Artist / Group Hip-Hop / Urban (international): Eminem
- Hit of the year (national or international): Avicii - Wake Me Up
- Album of the year (national or international): Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel
- Young Talent Award of the German Phono Academy - Newcomer of the Year (national): Adel Tawil
- Young Talent Award of the German Phono Academy - Newcomer of the Year (international): Beatrice Egli
Complete list of award winners
Grammy Awards
- Single of the year : Get Lucky by Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
- Album of the year : Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
- Song of the Year : Royals by Lorde (Authors: Joel Little , Ella Yelich O'Connor)
- Best New Artist : Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Complete list of award winners
MTV Europe Music Awards
- Best pop act: One Direction
- Best rock act: Linkin Park
- Best alternative act: 30 Seconds to Mars
- Best electronic act: Calvin Harris
- Best hip-hop act: Nicki Minaj
- Best Artist: Justin Bieber
- Best Artist: Ariana Grande
- Best newcomer: 5 Seconds of Summer
- Best song: Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea ) - Problem
- Best Video: Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J ) - Dark Horse
Complete list of award winners
MTV Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year: Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
- Best Male Video: Ed Sheeran (featuring Pharrell Williams ) - Sing
- Best Female Video: Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J ) - Dark Horse
- Best Pop Video: Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea ) - Problem
- Best Rock Video: Lorde - Royals
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake (featuring Majid Jordan ) - Hold On, We're Going Home
Complete list of award winners
German Record Critics' Prize
- Georges Aperghis : Wölfli-Kantata
- Arne Birkenstock & Jan Tengeler: Sound of Heimat. Germany sings! (Movie)
- Deeyah presents: Iranian Woman
- Elbow : The Take Off and Landing of Everything
- Lisbeth Exner , Herbert Kapfer : Hidden Chronicle 1914 (audio book)
- Claude Le Jeune : The Treasures of Claude Le Jeune
- Igor Levit : Beethoven: Late Piano Sonatas
- Jean-Baptiste Lully : Phaëton
- Pablo de Sarasate : Music for violin & piano and for violin & orchestra
- Elliot Sharp's Terraplane : 4am always
- Trio Zimmermann : Beethoven: Trio op.3, Serenade op.8
- Debris : Debris
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recordings
- Andrew Loog Oldham
- Brian Epstein
- Cat Stevens
- Daryl Hall and Oates
- The E-Street Band
- Kiss
- Linda Ronstadt
- Nirvana
- Peter Gabriel
Further music prizes and awards
- Billboard Music Award: Justin Timberlake
- Ivor Novello Award : Tom Odell
- Mercury Prize : Young Fathers for the album Dead
- Academy Awards 2014 : Best Film Music: Gravity - Steven Price , Best Film Song: Let It Go from Frozen - Totally Unabashed - Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
- Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2014 : Joan Jett , Lifetime Achievement: Axl Rose
- Tony Award for Best Musical: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Music competitions and casting shows
Competitions
- Bundesvision Song Contest 2014 : Gunslinger with Let's go
- Eurovision Song Contest 2014 : Conchita Wurst (Austria) with Rise Like a Phoenix
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 : Vincenzo Cantiello (Italy) with Tu primo grande amore
- Sanremo Festival 2014 : Arisa with Controvento
Casting shows
- American Idol : Caleb Johnson
- Germany is looking for the superstar : Aneta Sablik
- The Voice of Germany : Charley Ann Schmutzler
- The Voice (US) : Josh Kaufman (6th season), Craig Wayne Boyd (7th season)
Annual leaderboards
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Events
- March 11th: Neil Young introduces his PonoPlayer , a player for Flac files , at the South by Southwest industry meeting .
- March 13: On the fringes of the South by Southwest industry get-together, a serious car accident occurs in which two people die and 17 are injured. One of the two dead was the musician Steven Craenmehr
- May 16: As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis is sentenced to six years in prison for inciting the murder of his wife.
- May 26: In the trial against the energy drink Monster , the (now defunct) Beastie Boys were awarded 1.7 million US dollars. The brand had used four of the band's songs for promotional purposes without their consent.
- March 28: Apple buys headphone company Beats Electronics for $ 3 billion. Co-owner Dr. Dre becomes the richest rapper in the world.
- On June 20 and 21, 2014, the Böhsen Onkelz played two comeback shows in front of 100,000 fans at the Hockenheimring
- JUNE 25: A handwritten draft text from Bob Dylan to Like a Rolling Stone is sold at auction for two million dollars.
- July 11th: Tommy Ramone , the last founding member of the punk band Ramones, dies .
- July 16: Eddie Vedder gives a fiery speech at a concert on the Israel-Palestine conflict , which the media perceive and criticize as one-sided.
- July 24: Kasey Anderson is sentenced to four years in prison for embezzling around US $ 600,000 from a benefit compilation.
- September 9: U2 are giving away their album Songs of Innocence via iTunes on the occasion of the market launch of the iPhone 6 . The procedure is highly controversial both among fans and critics.
- September 25: Malcolm Young has to leave AC / DC due to advanced Alzheimer's disease .
- November 3: Taylor Swift canceled her contract with the streaming service Spotify
- November 18: YouTube Music Key launched music streaming service in the United States
- November 21: Release of the second German version of Do They Know It's Christmas under the project name Band Aid 30 Germany
- December 31: The well-known and influential Munich club The Atomic Café closes
Festivals
- 18.-22. February: Sanremo Festival 2014 at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo
- 5th-8th June: The Rock am Ring took place for the last time on the grounds at the Nürburgring . (over 80,000 visitors)
- 6-8 June: 22nd Düsseldorf Jazz Rally in Düsseldorf
- 6-9 June: Rock im Park (70,000 visitors)
- 20.-22. June: Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel
- 26.-29. June: 11th Fusion Festival in Lärz , MV
- June 29th - June 6th July: Roskilde Festival
- 18.-20. and 25.-27. July: Tomorrowland in Belgium (360,000 visitors)
- 25-27 July: The festival (open-air music festival) in Karlsruhe
- July 31–2. August: Wacken Open Air (85,500 visitors)
- 11-17 August: Sziget Festival (415,000 visitors)
Memorial days
- January 30th : 100th birthday of the German composer Franz Josef Breuer
- May 2 : 150th anniversary of the death of the German composer Giacomo Meyerbeer
- July 2nd : 300th birthday of the German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck
2014 deceased
January to March
January
- January 1st: Pierre Cullaz , French jazz musician (78)
- January 1: Milan Horvat , Austrian conductor (94)
- January 1: Tabby Thomas , American blues musician (84)
- January 1: Sam Ulano , American jazz drummer (93)
- January 2nd: Javier de Cambra , Spanish music journalist (59)
- January 2: Thomas Kurzhals , German musician and composer (60)
- January 3: Phil Everly , American singer and musician (74)
- January 3: Manuel Medeiros Ferreira , Portuguese musician and composer (63)
- January 3: Bobby Schmidt , German music producer (90)
- January 3: Roby Seidel , Swiss multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer (71)
- January 3: Takajin Yashiki , Japanese singer and TV presenter (64)
- January 4th: Michael Ostermann , German musician and composer (68)
- January 5: Martin Behrmann , German choir director and university teacher (83)
- January 5: Nelson Ned , Brazilian singer (66)
- January 6th: Hugo de la Torre , Argentine singer (61)
- January 6: H. Owen Reed , American composer (103)
- January 6: Luc Romann , French author and composer (76)
- January 7: Maureen Gray , American R&B singer (65)
- January 8: Payo Grondona , Chilean singer-songwriter (68)
- January 8: Josef Lammerz , German composer and choir director (83)
- January 9: Amiri Baraka , American music critic and author (79)
- January 9th: Roy Campbell , American jazz trumpeter (61)
- January 10: Al Lerner , American pianist and arranger (94)
- January 10: Madeleine Malraux , French pianist and music teacher (99)
- January 10: Igor Schirokow , Russian jazz musician (64)
- January 11: Francis Santana , Dominican singer (84)
- January 11th: Thilo von Westernhagen , German composer (63)
- January 12th: Gerd Köthe , German music producer and composer
- January 14: Flavio Testi , Italian composer and musicologist (91)
- January 15: Per Eirik Johansen , Norwegian musician and record producer (54)
- January 15: Joseph Kraus , German church musician, conductor and composer (92)
- January 16: Bud Spangler , American drummer and music producer (75)
- January 17: Joe Evans , American jazz musician and record producer (97)
- January 18: Harry Brünjes , British singer (89)
- January 18: Fergie Frederiksen , American singer (62)
- January 19: Gérard Frémy , French pianist (78)
- January 19: Manfred Glowatzki , German church musician and trombone choir leader (81)
- January 19: Udo Kasemets , Canadian composer (94)
- January 19: Rudolf Sailer , German opera director (82)
- January 20: Claudio Abbado , Italian conductor (80)
- January 20: Ubaldo Continiello , Italian film composer (73)
- January 20: István Vincze , Hungarian horn player (69)
- January 20: Oliver Withöft , German music manager (49)
- January 21: Gerty Blacher-Herzog , German pianist (91)
- January 21: Ursula Holliger , Swiss harpist (76)
- January 22: Fred Bertelmann , German pop singer and actor (88)
- January 22: François Deguelt , French chanson singer (81)
- January 23: Violetta Ferrari , Hungarian actress and singer (83)
- January 23: Riz Ortolani , Italian film composer (87)
- January 25: Arthur Doyle , American jazz musician (69)
- January 26: Charlie Bourgeois , American music organizer and producer (94)
- January 26: Rusty York , American musician (78)
- January 27: Pete Seeger , American folk musician (94)
- January 29: Johnny Allen (musician) , American arranger and pianist (96)
- January 29: Berni Bauta , German musician (81)
- January 28th: Jens Betjemann , German rock guitarist (45)
- January 28: John Cacavas , American film composer (83)
- January 30th: William Motzing , American composer and arranger (76)
- January 31: Irmgard Arnold , German opera singer (94)
- January 31: Paulus Christmann , German conductor and choir director (42)
- January 31: Anna Gordon Gaye , American composer and lyricist (92)
- January 31: Alexander Ivaschkin , Russian cellist and musicologist (65)
February
- February 1: Peter Zacher , German musicologist and journalist (74)
- February 2: Gerd Albrecht , German conductor (78)
- February 2: Bunny Rugs , Jamaican reggae musician (65)
- February 4: Josef Knapp , Italian church musician (92)
- February 5: Richard Hayman , American arranger, musician and conductor (93)
- February 5th: Samantha Juste , British DJane (69)
- February 6: Vaçe Zela , Albanian singer (74)
- February 8: Dick Berk , American jazz drummer (74)
- February 10: Joel Wayne Gardner , American guitarist and singer (48)
- February 10: Tomaž Pengov , Yugoslavian or Slovenian songwriter (64)
- February 10: Lulu Reinhardt , French guitarist and composer (62)
- February 10: Hōzan Yamamoto , Japanese flautist and university teacher (76)
- February 11: Alice Babs , Swedish pop and jazz singer (90)
- February 11: Seán Potts , Irish musician (83)
- February 12: Sid Caesar , American jazz saxophonist and actor (91)
- February 12: Santiago Feliú , Cuban songwriter (51)
- February 13: Ernest Mead , American musicologist (95)
- February 13: Marty Thau , American music producer (75)
- February 14th: Martha Goldstein , American harpsichordist and pianist (94)
- February 14: Gernot Wagner , German conductor and music teacher (79)
- February 15: Pete Wyoming Bender , American singer and composer (70)
- February 15: Ferdinand Bärtschi , Swiss musician (96)
- February 15: Pepe Loeches , Spanish musician and producer (66)
- February 15: Raghunath Seth , Indian Bansuri player and composer (83)
- February 15: Dénes Zsigmondy , Hungarian violinist and music teacher (91)
- February 16: Ray Kennedy , American rock musician (67)
- February 17th: Bob Casale , American guitarist (61)
- February 17th: Wladislaw Kasenin , Soviet or Russian composer (76)
- February 18: Brian Harrison , American musician and producer (54)
- February 18: Bernd Noske , German drummer and singer (67)
- February 19: Simón Díaz , Venezuelan singer and composer (85)
- February 19: Duffy Power , British pop and blues singer (72)
- February 20: Gianni Borgna , Italian musicologist (67)
- February 21: Francesco Di Giacomo , Italian singer (66)
- February 22nd: Good Groove , German DJ and music producer (≈46)
- February 22nd: Trebor Tichenor , American ragtime pianist (74)
- February 23: Penny DeHaven , American country singer (65)
- February 23: Alice Herz-Sommer , Austrian-Czech-Israeli-British pianist (110)
- February 24: Franny Beecher , American country, rockabilly and rock'n'roll musician (92)
- February 24: Nicolae Herlea , Romanian opera singer (86)
- February 24th: Carlos Quiñones , Argentine singer
- February 24: Anna Reynolds , British opera singer (83)
- February 25: Bernd Kowalzik , German concert organizer and music producer (64)
- February 26: Lukas Lindenmaier , Swiss drummer (67)
- February 26: Paco de Lucía , Spanish guitarist (66)
- February 26: Tim Wilson , American comedian and country musician (52)
- February 28: Karl Anton Rickenbacher , Swiss conductor (73)
March
- March 1st: Edita Guerrero , Peruvian singer (30)
- March 2: Peter Bares , German organist and composer (78)
- March 2nd: Teddy Ehrenreich , Austrian jazz musician (77)
- March 2: Nelson Henríquez , Venezuelan singer (70)
- March 3: Robert Ashley , American composer and sound artist (83)
- March 3: Simo Salminen , Finnish jazz trumpeter (57)
- March 4th: Renato Cioni , Italian opera singer (84)
- March 4th: Lieuwe Visser , Dutch opera singer (73)
- March 5: Kazuo Yairi , Japanese guitar maker (81)
- March 6th: Marion Stein , British pianist (87)
- March 7th: Lou Mauro , American jazz musician (86)
- March 7th: Joe Mudele , British jazz bassist (93)
- March 7: Patti Wicks , American jazz singer and pianist (69)
- March 9: Gerard Mortier , Belgian artistic director and festival director (70)
- March 10: Gabriella Déry , Hungarian opera singer (80)
- March 12: Med Flory , American jazz saxophonist and actor (87)
- March 12: Fred Kaz , American pianist and composer (80)
- March 12: Duncan Schiedt , American jazz photographer, author and historian (92)
- March 12: Jean Vallée , Belgian singer and songwriter (72)
- March 13: Steven Craenmehr , American music producer, composer and guitarist (35)
- March 13: Al Harewood , American jazz drummer (90)
- March 14: Gary Burger , American singer and musician (72)
- March 14: Ralph Penland , American jazz drummer (61)
- March 14: Werner Rackwitz , German opera director (84)
- March 15: Scott Asheton , American drummer (64)
- March 15th: Cees Veerman , Dutch musician (70)
- March 15th: Peter Massink , Dutch jazz saxophonist (59)
- March 16: Mitch Leigh , American composer and theater producer (86)
- March 16: Lapiro de Mbanga , Cameroonian singer (56)
- March 16: Mongo Stojka , Austrian musician and author (84)
- March 17: Joseph Kerman , American musicologist and critic (89)
- March 17th: Paddy McGuigan , Irish-British musician (74)
- March 18: Ottavio Garaventa , Italian opera singer (80)
- March 18: Fritz Herdi , Swiss musician, radio presenter, journalist and writer (93)
- March 18: Edy Hildebrandt , Luxembourg radio presenter (93)
- March 20: Felix Fibich , Polish-American dancer and choreographer (96)
- March 21: André Lavagne , French composer (100)
- March 23: Dave Brockie , American metal singer (50)
- March 23: Joan Miller , American dancer (77)
- March 23: Jürg Neuenschwander , Swiss organist and composer (67)
- March 24th: Paulo Schroeber , Brazilian guitarist (40)
- March 25: Pepe Vásquez , Peruvian musician (52)
- March 26: Ann Howard , British opera singer (77)
- March 27: Jean Marshall , British singer and singing teacher (96)
- March 30th: Dave Gregg , Canadian guitarist (54)
- March 31: Frankie Knuckles , American DJ (59)
- March 31: Serge Gut , French musicologist, composer and pianist (86)
- March 31: Bernd Wippich , German rock musician (64)
- ??. March: Selim Lemouchi , Swedish guitarist (34)
April to June
April
- April 1: Anker Buch , Danish violinist (74)
- April 1: King Fleming , American pianist (91)
- April 1: Miriam Frances , German songwriter and poet (70)
- April 2: Honorat Cotteli , Slovak composer, violinist and music teacher (73)
- April 2: Harris Goldsmith , American pianist and music critic (78)
- April 3: Paul Salamunovich , American choir director (86)
- April 3: Arthur Smith , American country musician (93)
- April 4: Wilfried Bergmann , German church musician (83)
- April 3: Paul Lüönd , Swiss musician and politician (63)
- April 5: Óscar Avilés , Peruvian musician (90)
- April 5: Alan Davie , British painter and musician (93)
- April 5: Wayne Henderson , American jazz trombonist and record producer (74)
- April 5: David Lamb , American musician (35)
- April 5: Jason McCash , American metal bassist (38)
- April 6: Bola Johnson , Nigerian highlife musician (66)
- April 6: Erzsi Kovács , Hungarian singer (85)
- April 7th: Peaches Geldof , British model, it girl, fashion columnist and DJ (25)
- April 7: Gary Haber , American music manager (68)
- April 7: John Shirley-Quirk , British opera singer (82)
- April 7: George Shuffler , American bluegrass musician (88)
- April 8: Josef Jenne , German church musician (92)
- April 9: Gil Askey , American trumpeter, composer and producer (89)
- April 9: Dave Kurtzer , American jazz musician (88)
- April 10: Lutz "LUPO" Ludwig , German techno DJ and musician (57)
- April 10: Steve Backer , American music producer (76)
- April 11: Jesse Winchester , American country musician (69)
- April 12: Ole Aaby , Danish radio editor and presenter (87)
- April 12: Herbert Hechtel , German composer (76)
- April 12: Fred Ho , American jazz musician and activist (56)
- April 12: Boris Karadimchev , Bulgarian composer and songwriter (81)
- April 12: Brita Koivunen , Finnish jazz and pop singer (82)
- April 14th: Armando Peraza , Cuban percussionist (89)
- April 14: Bill Sinegal , American R&B musician (85)
- April 15: Nina Cassian , Romanian poet, painter and composer (89)
- April 15: Shane Gibson , American musician (35)
- April 17th: Cheo Feliciano , Puerto Rican singer and composer (78)
- April 17: Frank Vincent , American jazz musician (76)
- April 18: Brian Priestman , British conductor (87)
- April 19: Theophil Antonicek , Austrian musicologist (76)
- April 19: Deon Jackson , American singer (68)
- April 19: Kevin Sharp , American country singer (43)
- April 19: Sonia Silvestre , Dominican singer (61)
- April 19: Vincent , German pop singer (45)
- April 20: Forrest Westbrook , American jazz pianist (86)
- April 20: Herb Wong , American music historian, radio host, and author (88)
- April 22: Henry S. Golis , American trumpeter (95)
- April 22: Robert Masters , British violinist and violin teacher (97)
- April 23: Patric Standford , British composer (75)
- April 24: Lee Dresser , American musician (72)
- April 24: Konstantin Orbelian , Armenian composer and conductor (85)
- April 26: DJ Rashad , American DJ, musician, and record producer (34)
- April 27: DJ EZ Rock , American hip hop musician (46)
- April 28: Dennis Kamakahi , American musician (61)
- April 28: Idris Sardi , Indonesian violinist (76)
- April 29: Iveta Bartošová , Czech singer (48)
- April 29: Gailene Stock , Australian ballet dancer and dance teacher (68)
- April 30: Larry Ramos , American singer and guitarist (72)
- April 30th: Joop Reynolds , Dutch pianist and composer (86)
May
- May 1: Hellmut Federhofer , Austrian musicologist (102)
- May 1: Juan Formell , Cuban musician (71)
- May 2: Jessica Cleaves , American singer (65)
- May 2: Mohammad Reza Lotfi , Iranian musician (67)
- May 4: William Bender , American music critic (83)
- May 6th: Thory Bernhards , Swedish singer (93)
- May 6: Antony Hopkins , British composer (93)
- May 7: Will Gaines , American tap dancer (86)
- May 7: Werner Matschke , German conductor (82)
- May 8: Alexander Fljarkowski , Soviet or Russian composer (82)
- May 8: Jair Rodrigues , Brazilian musician and singer (75)
- May 8: Eberhard Maria Zumbroich , German composer and music archivist (80)
- May 9: Eugen M. Dombois , German-Swiss lutenist and university lecturer (82)
- May 9: Selim Sesler , Turkish clarinetist (57)
- May 9: Frank Strazzeri , American jazz pianist (84)
- May 9: Joe Wilder , American jazz trumpeter (92)
- May 10: Naohiro Iwai , Japanese composer (90)
- May 11: Ed Gagliardi , American bassist (62)
- May 11: Günter Holwas , German blues musician (63)
- May 12: HR Giger , Swiss artist (74)
- May 13: Ernie Chataway , British guitarist (62)
- May 13: Tessa Watts , British music video and film producer (68)
- May 13: Akihiro Yokoyama , Japanese bass player (49)
- May 13: George Yoshida , American jazz musician, music educator, and author (92)
- May 14: Jeff Kruger , British club owner and music manager (83)
- May 16: Nikola Gjuselew , Bulgarian opera singer (77)
- May 17: Hussein El-Imam , Egyptian actor and musician (63)
- May 17: Eric Gentry , American singer (21)
- May 17: Holger Krehky , German singer and music producer (61)
- May 17th: Bongani Masuku , South African singer (50)
- May 17: Evan Plunkett , American musician (25)
- May 19: Count Suckle , Jamaican-British music club owner and DJ (82)
- May 19: K , Japanese guitarist
- May 19: Darryl Thompson , American guitarist (≈59)
- May 18: Lykourgos Angelopoulos , Greek church musician, musicologist and choir director (≈73)
- May 18: Michel Philippe-Gérard , French composer and songwriter (89)
- May 20: Randy Coven , American bassist (54)
- May 20: Rupert Prinz zu Loewenstein , British banker and finance manager of the Rolling Stones (80)
- May 21: Martin Lister , British musician, composer and record producer (≈52)
- May 22: Ken Roberts , American concert promoter and radio operator (73)
- May 22nd: Józef Świder , Polish composer (83)
- May 24: Luis Carbonell , Cuban performance artist and musician (90)
- May 25: Tommy Blom , Swedish singer and presenter (67)
- May 25: Larry Evers , German singer (63)
- May 25: Herb Jeffries , American singer and actor (100)
- May 25: John Leach , British musician and film composer (83)
- May 26: Thomas Meisel , German music publisher (74)
- May 26: Father Shaheed , American hip hop musician (45)
- May 27th: Mamy Rock , British DJane (74)
- May 27: Janice Scroggins , American pianist (58)
- May 28: Gustavo Lezcano , Cuban musician (59)
- May 28: David Nadien , American violinist (88)
- May 29: Miljenko Prohaska , Yugoslav or Croatian conductor and composer (88)
- May 29th: Antonín Viktora , Czech jazz guitarist (71)
- May 30: Charles Moore , American jazz trumpeter (73)
- May 30: Gerda Schriever , German oratorio and concert singer (85)
June
- June 1: Victor Agnello , American drummer (50)
- June 1: Andres Briner , Swiss music historian (91)
- June 1: Felix Mandre , Estonian conductor and pianist (86)
- June 3: Elodie Lauten , American composer (63)
- June 4: Virginia Luque , Argentine tango singer and actress (86)
- June 4th: Horst Menzel , German music teacher, musicologist and composer (80)
- June 4th: Doc Neeson , Australian musician (67)
- June 5: Don Davis , American soul producer, songwriter and guitarist (75)
- June 5: Aaron Sachs , American jazz musician (90)
- June 5: Nisse Skoog , Swedish jazz musician and illustrator (92)
- June 5: Bill Traut , American music producer and manager (85)
- June 5th: Jean Walter , Belgian singer (92)
- June 6: Lee Hyla , American composer and music teacher (61)
- June 6: JayAre , American hip hop musician (25)
- June 7: Alan Douglas , American record producer (82)
- June 8: Ivo Vinco , Italian opera singer (86)
- June 9: Phil Mason , British trumpeter and promoter (74)
- June 9: Gerd Zacher , German organist and composer (84)
- June 11: Michael Brown , American musical composer and children's book author (93)
- June 11: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos , Spanish conductor (80)
- June 12: Khagen Mahanta , Indian singer (72)
- June 12: Jimmy Scott , American jazz singer (88)
- June 13: Jim Keays , Australian musician (67)
- June 13: Berislav Klobučar , Yugoslavian and Croatian conductor (89)
- June 15: Casey Kasem , American radio presenter (82)
- June 16: Jonny Morelli , Italian drummer (30)
- June 17th: Johnny Gray , British jazz tenor saxophonist (94)
- June 17: John McClure , American record producer (84)
- June 17: Hannes Thanheiser , Austrian actor and musician (88)
- June 18: Johnny Mann , American composer and arranger (85)
- June 18: Horace Silver , American jazz pianist and composer (85)
- June 19: Miša Blam , Yugoslav or Serbian jazz musician (66)
- June 19: Gerry Goffin , American songwriter (75)
- June 19: Philippe d'Huy , French-Guadeloupian guitarist (58)
- June 19: Daniel Nazareth , Indian conductor and composer (66)
- June 20: María Luisa Landín , Mexican singer (92)
- June 21: Jimmy C. Newman , American country singer (86)
- June 22: Teenie Hodges , American R&B guitarist and songwriter (68)
- June 22: Steve Rossi , American comedian, singer and actor (82)
- June 24: Lee McBee , American blues singer and harmonica player (63)
- June 26th: Jean-Pierre Dekeghel , Belgian guitarist (57)
- June 26: Mary Rodgers , American composer and writer (83)
- June 26: Julius Rudel , American-Austrian conductor (93)
- June 27: Bobby Womack , American singer and songwriter (70)
- June 28: Seymour Barab , American cellist and composer (93)
- June 29: Paul Horn , American jazz musician (84)
- June 29: Clementine von Schuch , German concert and opera singer (92)
- June 30th: Eduard Arzt , Austrian violinist and music teacher (88)
July to September
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- July 1st: Nick Charles , British bass and saxophonist
- July 1: Betty Cody , American country singer (92)
- July 1: Stephen Gaskin , American hippie and communard (79)
- July 1: Thierry Scherz , Swiss festival organizer (41)
- July 1: Oscar Yatco , Filipino conductor and violinist (83)
- July 2nd: Walter Grob , Swiss accordionist and composer (86)
- July 2: Janusz Kondratowicz , Polish poet and songwriter (73)
- July 2nd: MH Maxy , American jazz trumpeter (99)
- July 2nd: Peeter Saul , Estonian conductor and pianist (82)
- July 2: Christoph Stepp , German conductor (86)
- July 2: Jason Wulf , American graffiti artist (42)
- July 3: Annik Honoré , Belgian journalist and music manager (56)
- July 4th: Giorgio Faletti , Italian author, presenter and composer (63)
- July 4th: Osvaldo Montes , Argentine musician and composer (80)
- July 4th: Nikolaus Sulzberger , German opera director (75)
- July 5: William Gugi Waaka , New Zealand musician (76)
- July 5th: André Paquinet , French jazz trombonist (87)
- July 5th: Kathy Stobart , British jazz musician (89)
- July 6: Castro , Ghanaian musician (32)
- July 6: Haider Hashmi , Pakistani guitarist (40)
- July 7: Frankie Dunlop , American jazz drummer (85)
- July 7: Lois Johnson , American country singer (72)
- July 9: John Spinks , British guitarist (60)
- July 9: Ken Thorne , British composer (90)
- July 11: Charlie Haden , American jazz musician (76)
- July 11: Horst Köbbert , German singer and moderator (86)
- July 11: Tommy Ramone , American musician and record producer (65)
- July 11: Tomislav Simović , Yugoslav film composer (82)
- July 12: Teruto Soejima , Japanese music critic, promoter and producer (83)
- July 12: Lennie Sogoloff , American jazz club owner (90)
- July 13: Lorin Maazel , American conductor and composer (84)
- July 14: Brian Innes , British jazz musician, publisher and author (86)
- July 14th: Vange Leonel , Brazilian songwriter (51)
- July 16: Carl Bay , German singer (86)
- July 16: Hervé Cristiani , French singer (66)
- July 18: Noel Bailey , Jamaican reggae musician (61)
- July 18: James Govan , American blues singer (64)
- July 18: Augie Rodriguez , American dancer (86)
- July 18: Dietmar Schönherr , Austrian actor, TV presenter and pop singer (88)
- July 16: Martin Grupp , American percussionist (90)
- July 16: Johnny Winter , American blues guitarist (70)
- July 19: Lionel Ferbos , American jazz trumpeter (103)
- July 19: George Riddle , American country musician (78)
- July 20: Rod Franks , British trumpeter (58)
- July 20: Manfred Sexauer , German moderator (83)
- July 21: Gene Walker , American R&B and jazz musician (76)
- July 23: Norman Leyden , American arranger, composer and orchestra leader (96)
- July 23: Heinz Martin Lonquich , German composer and deacon (77)
- July 24th: Ulrich Alder , Swiss violinist (92)
- July 24th: Bae Ik-Hwan , South Korean violinist (57)
- July 24th: Christian Falk , Swedish music producer (52)
- July 24: Diego Legrand , Uruguayan composer and musician (85)
- July 24: Yoo Chae-young , South Korean singer and actress (40)
- July 25: Schwabinger Gisela , German chanson singer (85)
- July 27: András Mohay , Hungarian drummer (36)
- July 29: Giorgio Gaslini , Italian jazz pianist (84)
- July 29: Idris Muhammad , American drummer (74)
- July 30th: Dick Wagner , American rock guitarist and songwriter (71)
- July 31: King Robert Ebizimor , Nigerian highlife musician
August
- August 1: Jürgen Degenhardt , German songwriter, actor, director and author (83)
- August 1st: Carlos Galván , Argentine bandoneonist and tango musician (74)
- August 1st: Michael Johns , Australian singer (35)
- August 1: Mike Smith , British radio and television presenter (59)
- August 2nd: Jacques Merlet , French music journalist (82)
- August 2: Olga Woronez , Soviet or Russian singer (88)
- August 3: Kenny Drew junior , American pianist (56)
- August 3: Jan Jarczyk , Polish jazz musician and composition teacher (66)
- August 3: Toni Valentí , Spanish musician (75)
- August 4: Rafael Santa Cruz , Peruvian musician, actor and author (53)
- August 5: Frank Shipway , British conductor (79)
- August 7: Cristina Deutekom , Dutch opera, oratorio and concert singer (82)
- August 7th: Tommy Gill , American jazz pianist (49)
- August 7: Henry Stone , American record producer (93)
- August 8: André Bush , American jazz guitarist (45)
- August 8: Rob Langereis , Dutch jazz musician (75)
- August 10: Doris Haug , German dancer and dance teacher (87)
- August 10: Maria Kolokouri , Greek singer and guitarist (37)
- August 12: Jean-Jacques Avenel , French jazz bassist (66)
- August 12: Omar Lamparter , German musician and university professor (97)
- August 13: Frans Brüggen , Dutch conductor and flautist (79)
- August 15: Licia Albanese , Italian-American opera singer (105)
- August 15: John Blake , American jazz violinist and university teacher (67)
- August 15: Jan Ekier , Polish pianist, composer and musicologist (100)
- August 17: Ralph Morman , American singer (65)
- August 18: Charles M. Young , American music journalist (63)
- August 19: James Kinds , American blues musician (71)
- August 20: Joseph "Powda" Bennett , Jamaican singer (76)
- August 21: Cybele , Brazilian singer (74)
- August 21: Marc Lory , German guitarist (37)
- August 21: Buddy MacMaster , Canadian violinist (89)
- August 21: Jean Redpath , British folk singer (77)
- August 21: Tehua , Mexican singer (71)
- August 24: Timo Lozano , American-Mexican dancer and choreographer (66)
- August 24: Fred Sturm , American composer, arranger and music teacher (63)
- August 25: Jeroen Spierenburg , Dutch singer (38)
- August 26: PK Yamoah , Ghanaian highlife singer (86)
- August 27: Yehezkel Braun , Israeli composer (92)
- August 27: Daniel Jackson , American jazz saxophonist (77)
- August 27: Peret , Spanish singer and guitarist (79)
- August 27: Frédéric Sylvestre , French jazz musician (61)
- August 27: Amadou "Balaké" Traoré , Burkinabe singer (70)
- August 27th: Tony Urbano , Spanish bass player (58)
- August 27: Sandy Wilson , British musical composer and lyricist (90)
- August 28: Glenn Cornick , British musician (67)
- August 28: Melinda Esterházy , Hungarian-Austrian ballet dancer and landowner (94)
- August 28: Ad van de Gein , Dutch musician (92)
- August 29: Octavio Brunetti , Argentine pianist, composer and arranger (39)
- August 29: Alexei Makarevich , Soviet or Russian musician, poet, composer and singer (59)
- August 29: Eberhard Sengpiel , German sound engineer and university lecturer (74)
- August 30: Victoria Santa Cruz , Peruvian composer, choreographer, designer and cultural ambassador (91)
- August 30: Tom Riggs , American record label founder (78)
- August 31: Heiner Hopfner , German singer (73)
- August 31: Jimi Jamison , American singer (63)
- August 31st: Ollie Viljoen , South African accordionist (75)
- ??. August: Tim Green , American jazz musician (≈57)
- ??: August: Tim Williams , American bass player (≈30)
September
- September 1: Ralf Bendix , German pop singer (90)
- September 1: Peter Amend , German artist manager (70)
- September 1: David Anderle , American music producer (77)
- September 1: Michael Luig , German conductor and music college teacher (64)
- September 1st: Nibya Mariño , Uruguayan pianist (95)
- September 1: Eddie Quarless , Trinidadian calypso musician and arranger (60)
- September 3: Go Eun-bi , South Korean singer (21)
- September 4th: Gustavo Cerati , Argentine musician (55)
- September 4th: Włodzimierz Kotoński , Polish composer (89)
- September 5: Kerrie Biddell , Australian jazz singer (67)
- September 5: Simone Battle , American actress and singer (25)
- September 7: Yoshiko Ōtaka , Japanese singer, actress and politician (94)
- September 7th: Kwon Ri-se , South Korean singer (23)
- September 7th: Elsa-Marianne von Rosen , Swedish ballet dancer and actress (90)
- September 8: Erhard Egidi , German church music director (85)
- September 8: Magda Olivero , Italian soprano (104)
- September 8: Gerald Wilson , American jazz musician (96)
- September 9: Max Ellen , German-American violinist (88)
- September 9: Oldřich František Korte , Czech composer (88)
- September 9: Antonín Tučapský , Czech composer and conductor (86)
- September 9: Robert Young , British guitarist (49)
- September 11: Bob Crewe , American songwriter and record producer (83)
- September 11th: Antoine Duhamel , French composer (89)
- September 11th: Johnny Rotella , American musician and songwriter (93)
- September 11th: Paul Wingo , American jazz guitarist (68)
- September 12: Salah El Mahdi , Tunisian musicologist, musician and composer (89)
- September 12: John Gustafson , British bassist (72)
- September 12th: Andrea Marongiu , Italian drummer
- September 12: Joe Sample , American jazz musician (75)
- September 12: Tom Skeeter , American recording studio operator (82)
- September 12: Zhou Weizhi , Chinese musician and politician (98)
- September 15: Jackie Cain , American jazz singer (86)
- September 16: Stefan Krachten , German drummer (56)
- September 16: Louis Menar , Swiss singer, entertainer and band leader (74)
- September 16: Liesl Müller-Johnson , Austrian chanson singer (92)
- September 17: George Hamilton IV , American country singer (77)
- September 18: Kenny Wheeler , Canadian jazz musician (84)
- September 19: Milton Cardona , Puerto Rican percussionist (69)
- September 19: U. Shrinivas , Indian mandolinist (45)
- September 20: Polly Bergen , American actress and singer (84)
- September 20: Odette Gartenlaub , French composer, pianist and music teacher (92)
- September 20: Alfred Prinz , Austrian clarinetist, composer and university lecturer (84)
- September 22: Han Grevelt , Dutch composer, songwriter and music producer (76)
- September 22nd: Erik van der Wurff , Dutch composer and pianist (69)
- September 24th: Charly 2000 , German radio presenter and DJ
- September 24th: Christopher Hogwood , British harpsichordist and conductor (73)
- September 24th: Carlotta Ikeda , Japanese butoh dancer (73)
- September 24: Priscilla Mitchell , American country singer (73)
- September 25: Oz , German graffiti artist (64)
- September 26: Lothar von Versen , German songwriter and cabaret artist (76)
- September 27: Joan Benesh , British ballet dancer and choreographer (94)
- September 27: Raúl Carnota , Argentine musician (66)
- September 27: George Roberts , American trombonist (86)
- September 28: Petr Skoumal , Czech composer, songwriter and pianist (76)
- September 28: Jakob Stämpfli , Swiss singer and university lecturer (79)
- September 30th: Sheila Tracy , British radio presenter, musician and singer (80)
October to December
October
- October 1: Lynsey de Paul , British singer and songwriter (64)
- October 1: Sheila Tracy , British musician, journalist and broadcaster (80)
- October 2nd: Jacques Thollot , French jazz drummer (67)
- October 3: Nati Cano , Mexican mariachi musician (81)
- October 4th: Konrad Boehmer , German-Dutch composer (73)
- October 4: Linda Hornbuckle , American blues and gospel singer (59)
- October 4th: Micheline Pelzer , Belgian jazz musician (64)
- October 4: Paul Revere , American musician (76)
- October 6: Andrew Kerr , British festival founder (80)
- October 7: Lou Whitney , American rock musician and studio owner (72)
- October 7: Iva Withers , American singer and actress (97)
- October 9: André Condouant , French jazz musician (79)
- October 9: Joris Schiks , Dutch musician, actor and cabaret artist (73)
- October 9: Trigz , American tattoo and graffiti artist (40)
- October 10: Greg Sergo , American jazz drummer (72)
- October 10: Gitta Walther , German singer (74)
- October 11: Anita Cerquetti , Italian soprano (83)
- October 11: Mats Rondin , Swedish cellist and conductor (54)
- October 12: Horst Ebert , German musician (71)
- October 13: Tarmo Leinatamm , Estonian conductor, politician and comedian (57)
- October 13: David Wessel , American musicologist and musician (72)
- October 14: Isaiah "Ikey" Owens , American keyboardist (38)
- October 15: Doris Hering , American dancer and dance critic (94)
- October 15: Włodzimierz Lech Puchnowski , Polish accordionist and university teacher (82)
- October 16: Helge von Bömches , Romanian-German opera singer (81)
- October 16: Jay Flippin , American professor and pianist (68)
- October 16: Tim Hauser , American jazz singer (72)
- October 16: Franzjosef Maier , German violinist, conductor and university professor (89)
- October 17: Joanne Borgella , American singer and actress (32)
- October 17: Leigh Kamman , American broadcaster (92)
- October 18: Paul Craft , American singer and songwriter (76)
- October 18: Peter Radszuhn , German music journalist (60)
- October 19: Bernard Bartelink , Dutch organist, composer and university lecturer (84)
- October 19: John Holt , Jamaican reggae musician (69)
- October 19: James Levesque , American bass player
- October 19: Stephen Paulus , American composer (65)
- October 19: Raphael Ravenscroft , British saxophonist (60)
- October 23: Spanky Davis , American jazz trumpeter and band leader (71)
- October 23: Andreas Ernst , German journalist and moderator (59)
- October 23: Alvin Stardust , British musician and actor (72)
- October 24: Vic Ash , British jazz musician (84)
- October 24: Michael Rieth , German music critic and author (70)
- October 25: Jack Bruce , British rock musician (71)
- October 26: Tito Barbón , Argentine-Uruguayan dancer (83)
- October 26: Jay Corre , American jazz woodwind (89)
- October 28: Garry Brown , British jazz trombonist and music agent (86)
- October 28: David Trindell , UK choirmaster (50)
- October 29: Ray Santisi , American jazz pianist, composer, arranger and music teacher (81)
- October 31: Käbi Laretei , Estonian pianist (92)
- October 31: Renato Sellani , Italian jazz musician (88)
- ??. October: Lorenz Allacher , German musician
- ??. October: Mark Bell , British musician (43)
- ??. October: Augie Johnson , American funk musician (65)
November
- November 1: Donald Saddler , American dancer and choreographer (96)
- November 1: Beverly Schmidt Blossom , American dancer and choreographer (88)
- November 1: Wayne Static , American rock musician (48)
- November 2nd: Acker Bilk , British jazz clarinetist (85)
- November 2nd: Jay Borade , Indian choreographer (77)
- November 2: Michael Coleman , American blues musician (58)
- November 2: Chris White , American jazz bassist (78)
- November 3: Coco Fernández , Uruguayan-Spanish composer and pianist (49)
- November 3rd: Klaus Kreuzeder , German saxophonist (64)
- November 3: Augusto Martelli , Italian composer, conductor and arranger (74)
- November 6: Maggie Boyle , British folk singer and musician (57)
- November 6th: Manitas de Plata , French guitarist (93)
- November 6: Vivienne Price , British music teacher and orchestra founder (83)
- November 6: Rick Rosas , American bassist (65)
- November 8: Ivey Dickson , British pianist (95)
- November 9th: Jonathan Athon , American bass player (32)
- November 9: Hans-Joachim Erwe , German music teacher and musicologist (58)
- November 11: Big Bank Hank , American rapper (57)
- November 12: Buddy Catlett , American jazz musician (81)
- November 12: Little Joe Washington , American blues musician (75)
- November 13th: Mike Burney , British saxophonist (70)
- November 14: Glen A. Larson , American writer, film producer, and composer (77)
- November 15: Bunny Briggs , American tap dancer (92)
- November 15: Armin Köhler , German musicologist (62)
- November 16: Reynaldo Creagh , Cuban singer (96)
- November 17: Alan Cohn , American manager and jazz promoter (84)
- November 17: Jimmy Ruffin , American soul singer (78)
- November 18: Dave Appell , American musician, arranger and producer (92)
- November 18th: Ana Raquel "Mimi" Satre , Uruguayan soprano (89)
- November 19: Will Connell , American jazz musician (≈76)
- November 20: Joe Bonner , American jazz pianist (66)
- November 20: Arthur Butterworth , British composer, conductor and music teacher (91)
- November 20: Gina Hill , American gospel singer (73)
- November 21: Wang Kun , Chinese traditional opera singer (89)
- November 23: Clive Palmer , British folk musician (71)
- November 23: Alla Sizowa , Russian ballet dancer (75)
- November 23: Rupert Stamm , German jazz musician and music teacher (51)
- November 24: Mickey Champion , American R&B and blues singer (89)
- November 25: Petr Hapka , Czech composer (70)
- November 26th: Mary Hinkson , American dancer (89)
- November 26: Sabah , Lebanese singer and actress (87)
- November 27th: Erick Bamy , French singer (64)
- November 28: Mark Sokol , American violinist (68)
- November 29: Brian MacDonald , Canadian choreographer (86)
- November 29th: Frances Nero , American singer (71)
- November 29th: Jon Ster , American guitarist (53)
- November 30th: Rahim Jahani , Afghan singer (67)
December
- December 1: Lenka Zogatová , Czech music promoter, actress and filmmaker (58)
- December 2: Bobby Keys , American musician (70)
- December 3: Lulu Dikana , South African singer (35)
- December 3rd: Ian McLagan , British rock musician (69)
- December 3: Erich Wolfgang Partsch , Austrian musicologist (55)
- December 3: Corneliu Fânățeanu , Romanian opera singer (81)
- December 4: Bob Montgomery , American musician (77)
- December 4th: Nick Talbot , British musician (37)
- December 5: Manuel De Sica , Italian composer (65)
- December 5: Luis Herrera de la Fuente , Mexican conductor and composer (98)
- December 5: Kees Vlak , Dutch composer and musician (76)
- December 6: Neil Reshen , American music manager (75)
- December 7th: Brian Roy Goble , Canadian musician (57)
- December 7th: Giuseppe Mango , Italian singer and musician (60)
- December 8: Earl Hayes , American rapper and music producer (34)
- December 8: Nedanuri Krishnamurthy , Indian musician (87)
- December 8: Stephanie Moseley , Canadian actress and dancer (30)
- December 8th: Knut Nystedt , Norwegian composer (99)
- December 8: Alexander Trauner , Austrian bass-baritone (47)
- December 9: Bernd Köppen , German pianist, organist and composer (63)
- December 9: Lydia Mordkovitch , British violinist (70)
- December 9: Sheila Stewart , British singer (79)
- December 10th: Liselotte Maikl , Austrian soprano (89)
- December 11: Dawn Sears , American country singer (53)
- December 11: László Varga , Hungarian-American cellist and conductor (89)
- December 12th: Mimi Lorenzini , French guitarist (65)
- December 12th: Davide Santorsola , Italian jazz musician (53)
- December 13: Raoul J. Cita , American R&B singer (86)
- December 14th: Irene Dalis , American opera singer (89)
- December 14th: Janis Martin , American opera singer (75)
- December 15: David Albert Winters , American guitarist and singer (65)
- December 16: Wendy Rene , American singer (67)
- December 16: Rock Scully , American music manager (73)
- December 17th: Günther Massenkeil , German musicologist (88)
- December 18: Wolfgang Besemer , German concert organizer (61)
- December 18: John Fry , American record producer (69)
- December 19: Juan Mosto , Peruvian composer and singer (78)
- December 19: Beny Rehmann , Swiss trumpeter (78)
- December 19: Larry Smith , American record producer (63)
- December 20: Ronnie Bedford , American jazz drummer (83)
- December 20: Chip Young , American guitarist and record producer (76)
- December 21: Walter De Buck , Belgian singer (80)
- December 21: Udo Jürgens , Austrian composer and singer (80)
- December 22nd: Joe Cocker , British rock and blues singer (70)
- December 23: Jerzy Semkow , Polish-French conductor (86)
- December 24th: Buddy DeFranco , American jazz clarinetist (91)
- December 25: Alberta Adams , American blues singer (97)
- December 25: Peter Burkhart , Swiss innkeeper and concert organizer (72)
- December 27: Al Belletto , American jazz woodwind player (86)
- December 28: Leopoldo Federico , Argentine composer (87)
See also
Individual evidence
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- ↑ 2014 annual prices. German Record Critics' Award, accessed on December 30, 2014 .
- ↑ The 2014 Inductees. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , accessed December 26, 2014 .
- ↑ The albums of 2014 . In: Rap.de. The magazine . No. 1 , January 2015, p. 78-81 .
- ↑ a b c d e The year in the newsflash . In: Visions . No. 262 , January 2015, p. 58/59 .
- ↑ SXSW Crash Victim Steven Craenmehr Was Music Agency Creative Director, Musician. The Hollywood Reporter , March 14, 2014, accessed December 27, 2014 .
- ↑ Oliver Götz and Davide Bortot: Timeline 2014 . In: Musikexpress . January 2015, p. 27 .
- ↑ heise.de: New U2 album for free on iTunes , September 9, 2014, accessed on September 12, 2014.
- ↑ Oliver Götz and Davide Bortot: How the supergroup U2 fell into the Apple basket, and what that tells us about the pop world in which we live . In: Musikexpress . January 2015, p. 20-22 .