Slim Dusty state funeral
Australian country singer Slim Dusty was given a state funeral attended by prime minister John Howard, with Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett paying tribute.…
Obituaries
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Robert Palmer to be buried in Switzerland
Robert Palmer, who died in Paris after a sudden heart attack, will be buried in Lugano, Switzerland, his home for the last fifteen years, his manager has confirmed.…
Cash tribute date set
A public memorial service for Johnny Cash will take place at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on 12 November, with his son John Carter Cash involved.…
Warren Zevon dies
Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon has died aged 56, more than a year after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, and his final album reached 16 on Billboard's chart.…
Sun Records founder Sam Phillips dies aged 80
Sam Phillips, who founded Sun Records in Memphis in 1952 and helped launch Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and others, has died aged 80 in a Memphis hospital.…
Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn dies aged 52
Erik Braunn, guitarist with Iron Butterfly, died of cardiac arrest aged 52; he had joined the band at 16 and was working on a new album at the time of his death.…
Ozzy Osbourne's tour manager Bobby Thomson dies
Ozzy Osbourne's tour manager Robert 'Bobby' Thomson died after an 18-month battle with throat cancer, found dead in his Detroit-area hotel while touring with Ozzfest.…
Celia Cruz dies aged 77
Cuban salsa legend Celia Cruz has died of brain cancer at her New Jersey home, having won five Grammys and appeared in ten films.…
Jazz musician Benny Carter dies aged 95
Jazz musician Benny Carter has died aged 95 after two weeks in hospital, remembered for breaking racial barriers in the circuit and in Hollywood film scoring.…
Cuba mourns Compay Segundo
Cuban musician Compay Segundo, who starred in Wim Wenders' Buena Vista Social Club, died aged 95 after a severe kidney infection.…
White memorial planned
Barry White's family has announced a public memorial in early August, combining a celebration of his life with the renaming of a Los Angeles recreation centre.…
Barry White dies
Soul singer Barry White has died in Los Angeles aged 58 from kidney failure caused by years of high blood pressure, having been in hospital since last September.…