Jazz Musician Sir John Dankworth Dies at 82
Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz musician, composer and bandleader, died at a London hospital ... Read More »
Reggae Singer Yabby You Dead at 63
Jamaican music pioneer Yabby You, who was also known to reggae fans throughout the world as the ... Read More »
Vic Chesnutt Celebration of Life Concerts Planned
During his life and throughout his influential career, Vic Chesnutt always had a number of musician ... Read More »
OMC Singer Pauly Fuemana Dies at 40
Pauly Fuemana, the singer of New Zealand's biggest-selling single of all time, 'How Bizarre,' has ... Read More »
Pete Doherty Film-Maker Robyn Whitehead Found Dead
Robyn Whitehead, Pete Doherty's unofficial photographer and documentary film-maker, was found dead ... Read More »
Rocksteady Pioneer Lynn Taitt Dead at 75
Groundbreaking rocksteady guitarist Lynn Taitt -- who played on influential records by the ... Read More »
Memories of Kate McGarrigle
Susan Parkou Weinstein is a Boston-based journalist. Originally from Montreal, she became friends ... Read More »
Paul Quarrington, Canadian Musician and Author, Dead at 56
Award-winning Canadian author and musician Paul Quarrington has died of lung cancer. He was 56. ... Read More »
Rufus Wainwright Pays Tribute to His Late Mother, Kate McGarrigle
Rufus Wainwright has spoken out in tribute to his mother, Canadian folk artist Kate McGarrigle, who ... Read More »
Folk Singer Kate McGarrigle Dead at 63
Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle, best known as the matriarch of the Montreal musical clan that ... Read More »
Flowered Up Singer Liam Maher Died of Heroin Overdose
Liam Maher, the vocalist for '90s band Flowered Up who died in October 2009, overdosed on heroin, ... Read More »
Jimmy O, Haitian Hip-Hop Artist, Confirmed Dead
On Friday, CNN confirmed that Haitian hip-hop artist Jimmy O is one of the casualties of the ... Read More »
Former Misfits Drummer Brian Keats Dies at 46
Brian "Damage" Keats, who played drums in the Misfits during its final Glenn Danzig-helmed lineup, ... Read More »
Teddy Pendergrass' Public Funeral Announced in Philadelphia
As Spinner previously reported, soul hero Teddy Pendergrass passed away on Wednesday following a ... Read More »
Songwriter Bobby Charles Dies at 71
The Louisiana music scene has lost one of its most cherished members as Bobby Charles passed away on ... Read More »
Beck and Pixies Pay Tribute to Jay Reatard
The unexpected death of Jay Reatard yesterday has deeply affected the indie rock community, ... Read More »
