György Ligeti dies
Composer Gyorgy Ligeti has died aged 83; best known for music used in '2001: A Space Odyssey', he had won Sweden's Polar Music Prize in 2004.…
Obituaries
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Stones and Beatles pay tribute to Preston
The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have paid tribute to Billy Preston, who died earlier this week, with Ringo Starr and Mick Jagger issuing statements.…
Billy Preston dies aged 59
Billy Preston has died in Arizona aged 59 after a long illness, having worked with the Beatles, Rolling Stones and many others.…
Freddie Garrity's funeral takes place near his Staffordshire home
Freddie Garrity's funeral has taken place in Stoke-on-Trent, attended by sixties pop stars including Brian Poole and Tony Crane.…
Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick dies aged 55
Grateful Dead keyboardist Vince Welnick has died aged 55, with reports suggesting suicide, though no official cause has been given.…
Jurado dies
Spanish singer Rocio Jurado has died aged 61 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, with Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega paying tribute.…
Desmond Dekker dies
Reggae singer Desmond Dekker has died of a heart attack aged 64 at his Surrey home, with his manager Delroy Williams saying he had seemed in good health the day before.…
Ian Copeland dies
Ian Copeland, founder of booking agency Frontier Booking International, has died aged 57 from melanoma, having worked with acts including REM, Sting and UB40.…
Freddie Garrity dies
Freddie Garrity, former frontman of Freddie And The Dreamers, has died in hospital aged 69, having been taken ill on holiday in Wales.…
McLennan funeral takes place
Around 1000 people attended a public funeral for Go Betweens man Grant McLennan in Brisbane, where Robert Forster gave a tribute.…
Singer songwriter Soraya dies
Colombian-born singer songwriter Soraya Lamilla has died from breast cancer aged 37, having said that week she felt she was beating the disease.…
Go-Betweens founder dies
Go-Betweens founder member Grant McLennan has died at his Brisbane home after a suspected heart attack, with EMI Australia's John O'Donne paying tribute to him.…