Musicians who died in 2023.
If there's a Rock'n'Roll heaven...
The list of musicians, artists, notable music industry and arts, is at least double the following list below. I felt that it was important to list some of the most famous.
Jeff Beck
Notable: The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & AppiceÂ
Age: 78Â
Date of death: January 10, 2023Â
Location: East Sussex, England
Cause: Bacterial meningitis
Lisa Marie Presley
Notable: Singer-songwriter; daughter of Elvis PresleyÂ
Age: 54Â
Date of death: January 12, 2023Â
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause: Cardiac arrest
Robbie Bachman
Notable: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave BeltÂ
Age: 69Â
Date of death: January 12, 2023Â
Location: Vancouver, Canada
David Crosby
Notable: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungÂ
Age: 81Â
Date of death: January 19, 2023Â
Location: Santa Ynez, California, U.S.Â
Cause: COVID-19
Burt Bacharach
Notable: Singer-songwriter and pianistÂ
Age: 94Â
Date of death: February 8, 2023Â
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.Â
Cause: Natural causes
Gary Rossington
Notable: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Age: 71Â
Date of death: March 5, 2023Â
Location: Milton, Georgia, U.S.
Ahmad Jamal
Notable: Jazz pianist
Age: 92Â
Date of death: April 16, 2023Â
Location: Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, U.S.Â
Cause: Prostate cancer
Harry Belafonte
Notable: SingerÂ
Age: 96Â
Date of death: April 25, 2023Â
Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.Â
Cause: Congestive heart failure
Tim Bachman
Notable: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave BeltÂ
Age: 71Â
Date of death: April 28, 2023Â
Location: London, EnglandÂ
Cause: Cancer
Gordon Lightfoot
Notable: Singer-songwriter
Age: 84Â
Date of death: May 1, 2023Â
Location: Toronto, CanadaÂ
Cause: Natural causes
Tina Turner
Notable: Singer-songwriterÂ
Age: 83Â
Date of death: May 24, 2023Â
Location: Küsnacht, Switzerland
Cause: Long illness
Astrud Gilberto
Notable: Brazilian singerÂ
Age: 83Â
Date of death: June 5, 2023Â
Location: Philadelphia, U.S.
Tony Bennett
Notable: Singer
Age: 96Â
Date of death: July 21, 2023Â
Location: New York City, New York, U.S.Â
Cause: Alzheimer's disease
Sinéad O'Connor
Notable: Singer-songwriter
Age: 56Â
Date of death: July 26, 2023Â
Location: London, England
Randy Meisner
Notable: Eagles, Poco, The Stone Canyon BandÂ
Age: 77Â
Date of death: July 26, 2023Â
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.Â
Cause: COPD
Jimmy Buffett
Notable: Singer-songwriterÂ
Age: 76
Date of death: September 1, 2023Â
Location: Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.
Cause: Merkel-cell skin cancer
Roger Whittaker
Notable: Singer-songwriterÂ
Age: 87
Date of death: September 13, 2023
Location: France
Cause: Stroke
My college roommate played Dylan’s Desire album almost every day. I’ve had the lyrics to Hurricane committed to memory since I was 18.
You missed a biggie: Robbie Robertson.