Miles Davis collaborator dies
Jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul has died aged 75 in Vienna after a battle with skin cancer, having played on Miles Davis releases and founded Weather Report.…
Obituaries
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Tribute to Don Arden
Small Faces fans unveiled a plaque in Carnaby Street honouring the band and their manager Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne, who died aged 81 last month.…
Final send-off for Pavarotti
Kofi Annan, Bono and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi attended Luciano Pavarotti's funeral in Modena, where Andrea Bocelli sang and Italian Air Force planes flew overhead.…
Tributes for Pavarotti
Tributes have followed Luciano Pavarotti's death, with Jose Carreras, Bono and Juventus among those paying respects, while thousands queued at Modena cathedral.…
Pavarotti dies
Luciano Pavarotti has died aged 71 at his home in Modena after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager Terri Robson has announced.…
New Bohemians keyboardist Jeffery Carter Albrecht shot dead
Keyboardist Jeffery Carter Albrecht, of New Bohemians and Paul Simon fame, has been shot dead after apparently being mistaken for a burglar, and police are investigating.…
Tributes pour in for CBGB founder Hilly Kristal
Debbie Harry, Tina Weymouth and Kim Gordon have paid tribute to CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, who died after complications from lung cancer.…
CBGB founder Hilly Kristal dies aged 75
Hilly Kristal, founder of New York punk club CBGB, has died aged 75 after complications from lung cancer.…
Congolese rumba star Madilu System dies
Thousands have turned out in Kinshasa to mourn Madilu System, known as Congo's King Of Rumba, who died earlier this month aged 57.…
Hundreds pay respects to Tony Wilson at Manchester funeral
Family, friends and music figures including Shaun Ryder and Peter Hook attended a private ceremony for Tony Wilson in Manchester, as the city council plans a permanent tribute.…
Max Roach dies aged 83
Jazz drummer Max Roach has died in his sleep in New York aged 83, remembered as a co-creator of bebop alongside Kenny Clarke.…
Elvis anniversary vigil
Thousands of fans gathered at Graceland in Memphis to mark 30 years since Elvis Presley's death, with some paying up to $68 to tour his house.…