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Dec 31, 2020 · Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2020.
- Frank Bough
He eventually returned to broadcasting, including fronting...
- Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman, the British actress who played Pussy Galore...
- Frank Bough
Dec 31, 2020 · The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.
The following is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in the 2020s decade. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll ...
- Neil Peart
- Jimmy Heath
- Peter Serkin
- Mirella Freni
- Joseph Shabalala
- Pop Smoke
- Mccoy Tyner
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer
- Sean Cunnington
- Kenny Rogers
Sept. 12, 1952 - Jan. 7, 2020 Drummer, lyricist(Rush) "I love what the bike gives me. The injection of life, freedom, engagement with the world, and it's still something that I love: the anonymity I have on the motorcycle. I stop at a diner or at a gas station, I have wonderful encounters with people at rest areas at the side of the road.… These mo...
Oct. 25, 1926 - Jan. 19, 2020 Jazz saxophonist "You become an icon when you're dead. I always say I'd rather be an acorn, and be alive." — Jimmy Heath
July 24, 1947 - Feb. 1, 2020 Pianist "The most important lesson I took from my studies with Peter Serkin was that he didn't think there was one answer to the question of how to interpret a score. He was thoughtful and questioning and didn't rely on received wisdom. The lessons were investigations into the music that we made together, and by doing t...
Feb. 27, 1935 - Feb. 9, 2020 Soprano "I am generous in many ways, but not when I think it will destroy my voice. Some singers think they are gods who can do everything. But I have always been honest with myself and my possibilities." —Mirella Freni (via Opera News)
Aug. 28, 1940 - Feb. 11, 2020 Founding director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo "It uplifts the spirit. It makes you respect yourself, respect your father, your mother. It makes you share ideas with your family at home and then it takes you to church also. You get into church like a person who is ready." —Joseph Shabalala on the sound of his group (via ...
July 20, 1999 - Feb. 19, 2020 Rapper, singer-songwriter "He told me he's going to start telling kids, don't go the gang route. He was trying to be a better person. In the last two months, he was completely changing. In the environment he was in and the things that he went through, it was hard for him to show that big heart that he had. He always ha...
Dec. 11, 1938 - March 6, 2020 Jazz pianist "What you don't play is sometimes as important as what you do play. I would leave space, which wouldn't identify the chord so definitely to the point that it inhibited your other voicings." —McCoy Tyner (via The New York Times)
March 6, 1922 - March 14, 2020 Flutist "When Doriot Anthony Dwyer, flutist, was selected as one of the first woman principal players in a top 5 U.S. orchestra, the press went crazy: 'Woman Crashes Boston Symphony: Eyebrows Lifted as Miss Anthony sat at Famous Flutist's Desk,' 'Flutist, 30 and Pretty, Here with Boston Symphony' (Boston Globe, Oct. 1...
June 12, 1968 - March 18, 2020 Musician "He was one of the most energetic, fun, and creative people I ever met — and one hell of a guitar player. He was always thinking of ways to make learning music fun for people, and did such a wonderful job helping to build the T-Rox Music Academy. Rest in Peace, Sean." —Emily Burgess (via Hamilton Blues Lovers...
Aug. 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020 Singer-songwriter, actor "Well, I couldn't believe it this morning when I got up and turned on the TV, checking to see what the coronavirus was doing.... And they told me that my friend and singing partner, Kenny Rogers, had passed away. I know that we all know that Kenny is in a better place than we are today, but I'...
Feb 11, 2020 · Feb 11 (Bhekizizwe) Joseph Shabalala, South African singer, songwriter, founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, dies at 79. Feb 19 Pop Smoke [Bashar Barakah Jackson], American rapper and singer-songwriter (Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon), shot and killed in a home invasion at 20.
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Jan 1, 2021 · Others who passed away during the spring and summer of 2020 included rock pioneer Little Richard, Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, soul singer Bill Withers, Kiss collaborator Bob Kulick, Fleetwood ...
