For Against Vocalist Jeffrey Runnings Dies at 61
The bassist and founder of the Nebraska post-punk band had been living with stage 4 cancer
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Blondie Drummer Clem Burke Dies at 70
The new-wave musician also briefly joined the Ramones on drums as Elvis Ramone in 1987
Michael Hurley, Underground Folk Legend and Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 83
The cult-favorite musician was admired by Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Lucinda Williams, and many more
Atlanta Rapper Young Scooter Dies at 39
The musician worked with Future, Young Thug, Zaytoven, Gucci Mane, and many other luminaries of his Georgia hometown
Aurelio Martínez, Champion of Garifuna Music, Dies at 55
The Honduran musician brought the local Afro Caribbean genre to international attention and served as his country’s first congressman of...
C2C Festival Founder Sergio Ricciardone Dies at 53
Ricciardone ran the Turin festival formerly known as Club to Club for more than two decades, helping it evolve into...
Cocoa Tea, Beloved and Prolific Reggae Artist, Dies at 65
The Jamaican singer released countless singles in the 1980s and 1990s and regained popularity in 2008 with his political single...
D’Wayne Wiggins, Tony! Toni! Toné! Singer and Guitarist, Dies at 64
Wiggins co-founded the new jack swing trio with Raphael Saadiq and Timothy Christian Riley
DJ Funk, Ghetto House Innovator, Dies at 54
The Chicago producer pioneered a blend of house, hip-hop, and Miami bass via string of releases on the city’s Dance...
Founding Damned Guitarist Brian James Dies at 70
James was the early principal songwriter for the first British punk band to put out a single, release a debut...
Roy Ayers, Influential Vibraphonist and Jazz-Funk Composer, Dies at 84
The songwriter behind much-sampled classic “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” died after a long illness
George Lowe, Voice of Adult Swim’s Space Ghost, Dies at 67
The voice actor and visual artist also contributed to Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, Squidbillies, and more
Angie Stone, Hip-Hop Pioneer and R&B Singer, Dies at 63
The singer and songwriter helped define the neo-soul sound of the 1990s and 2000s
David Johansen, Famed New York Dolls Singer, Dies at 75
The musician also made a name for himself as Buster Poindexter and was the subject of a Martin Scorsese documentary
Bill Fay, Cult British Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 81
Having released two albums in the early 1970s, Fay experienced a late-in-life career revival after being rediscovered by musicians including...
