80 Musicians Who Passed Away in 2025
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Date: 2025-12-13
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Cause of death for each musician:
1. Wayne Osmond - stroke
2. Brenton Wood - natural causes
3. Peter Yarrow - bladder cancer
4. Sam Moore - complications from surgery
5. Buck White - undisclosed
6. David Lynch - Emphysema
7. Melba Montgomery - undisclosed
8. Linda Nolan - breast cancer
9. Garth Hudson - undisclosed
10. Unk - heart attack
11. Marianne Faithfull - undisclosed
12. Colin Earl - undisclosed
13. Tommy Hunt - undisclosed
14. Rick Buckler - short illness
15. Snowy Fleet - undisclosed
16. Jerry Butler - Parkinson’s disease
17. Gwen McCrae - stroke
18. Chris Jasper - cancer
19. Roberta Flack - ALS
20. Robert John - stroke
21. David Johansen - cancer
22. Angie Stone - car accident
23. Joey Molland - multiple health issues
24. D'Wayne Wiggins - bladder cancer
25. Stedman Pearson - complications from diabetes
26. Les Binks - undisclosed
27. Jesse Colin Young - heart attack
28. AnNa R. - undisclosed
29. Richard Chamberlain - stroke
30. Johnny Tillotson - Parkinson’s disease
31. Clem Burke - cancer
32. Lenny Welch - a long illness
33. Nino Tempo - undisclosed
34. Mike Berry - undisclosed
35. Mike Peters - Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
36. Johnny Rodriguez - undisclosed
37. Larry Lee - undisclosed
38. John Edwards - undisclosed
39. Michael B. Tretow - undisclosed
40. Rick Derringer - undisclosed
41. Wayne Lewis - undisclosed
42. Sly Stone - COPD
43. Brian Wilson - respiratory arrest
44. John Reid - undisclosed
45. Lou Christie - cancer
46. James Prime - cancer
47. Cavin Yarbrough - undisclosed
48. Mick Ralphs - complications from a stroke
49. Bobby Sherman - cancer
50. Walter Scott - cancer
51. Mark Snow - undisclosed
52. Dave Cousins - long illness
53. Connie Francis - pneumonia
54. Frank Maffei - undisclosed
55. George Kooymans - ALS
56. Ozzy Osbourne - heart attack
57. Tom Lehrer - natural causes
58. Paul Mario Day - cancer
59. Jeannie Seely - complications from an intestinal infection
60. Bobby Whitlock - cancer
61. Manuel de la Calva - pulmonary fibrosis
62. Ray Mayhew - undisclosed
63. Mark Volman - brief illnes
64. Rick Davies - multiple myeloma
65. Stephen Luscombe- natural causes
66. Sonny Curtis - undisclosed
67. Chris Dreja - long illness
68. John Lodge - undisclosed
69. D'Angelo - pancreatic cancer
70. Ace Frehley - brain bleed after a fall
71. Jack White - undisclosed
72. Sam Rivers - cardiac arrest
73. David Ball - undisclosed
74. Donna Jean Godchaux - cancer
75. Robert Taylor - undisclosed
76. Richard Darbyshire - undisclosed
77. Gary Mani Mounfield - undisclosed
78. Jimmy Cliff - pneumonia
79. Antone Chubby Tavares - unknown
80. Judy Cheeks - undisclosed
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Cause of death for each musician:
1. Wayne Osmond - stroke
2. Brenton Wood - natural causes
3. Peter Yarrow - bladder cancer
4. Sam Moore - complications from surgery
5. Buck White - undisclosed
6. David Lynch - Emphysema
7. Melba Montgomery - undisclosed
8. Linda Nolan - breast cancer
9. Garth Hudson - undisclosed
10. Unk - heart attack
11. Marianne Faithfull - undisclosed
12. Colin Earl - undisclosed
13. Tommy Hunt - undisclosed
14. Rick Buckler - short illness
15. Snowy Fleet - undisclosed
16. Jerry Butler - Parkinson’s disease
17. Gwen McCrae - stroke
18. Chris Jasper - cancer
19. Roberta Flack - ALS
20. Robert John - stroke
21. David Johansen - cancer
22. Angie Stone - car accident
23. Joey Molland - multiple health issues
24. D'Wayne Wiggins - bladder cancer
25. Stedman Pearson - complications from diabetes
26. Les Binks - undisclosed
27. Jesse Colin Young - heart attack
28. AnNa R. - undisclosed
29. Richard Chamberlain - stroke
30. Johnny Tillotson - Parkinson’s disease
31. Clem Burke - cancer
32. Lenny Welch - a long illness
33. Nino Tempo - undisclosed
34. Mike Berry - undisclosed
35. Mike Peters - Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
36. Johnny Rodriguez - undisclosed
37. Larry Lee - undisclosed
38. John Edwards - undisclosed
39. Michael B. Tretow - undisclosed
40. Rick Derringer - undisclosed
41. Wayne Lewis - undisclosed
42. Sly Stone - COPD
43. Brian Wilson - respiratory arrest
44. John Reid - undisclosed
45. Lou Christie - cancer
46. James Prime - cancer
47. Cavin Yarbrough - undisclosed
48. Mick Ralphs - complications from a stroke
49. Bobby Sherman - cancer
50. Walter Scott - cancer
51. Mark Snow - undisclosed
52. Dave Cousins - long illness
53. Connie Francis - pneumonia
54. Frank Maffei - undisclosed
55. George Kooymans - ALS
56. Ozzy Osbourne - heart attack
57. Tom Lehrer - natural causes
58. Paul Mario Day - cancer
59. Jeannie Seely - complications from an intestinal infection
60. Bobby Whitlock - cancer
61. Manuel de la Calva - pulmonary fibrosis
62. Ray Mayhew - undisclosed
63. Mark Volman - brief illnes
64. Rick Davies - multiple myeloma
65. Stephen Luscombe- natural causes
66. Sonny Curtis - undisclosed
67. Chris Dreja - long illness
68. John Lodge - undisclosed
69. D'Angelo - pancreatic cancer
70. Ace Frehley - brain bleed after a fall
71. Jack White - undisclosed
72. Sam Rivers - cardiac arrest
73. David Ball - undisclosed
74. Donna Jean Godchaux - cancer
75. Robert Taylor - undisclosed
76. Richard Darbyshire - undisclosed
77. Gary Mani Mounfield - undisclosed
78. Jimmy Cliff - pneumonia
79. Antone Chubby Tavares - unknown
80. Judy Cheeks - undisclosed
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josephfisher9427
A few others who died this year
Dave Bargeron [Blood, Sweat & Tears]
Garth Hudson [The Band]
Elliot Ingber [The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band]
Barry Goldberg [The Electric Flag]
Sal Maida [Roxy Music, Sparks]
Mike Ratledge [Soft Machine]
David Johansen [New York Dolls]
Roy Ayers
Larry Tamblyn [The Standells]
Max Romeo
Terry Draper [Klaatu]
James Lowe [The Electric Prunes]
Kenny Marco [Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears]
Simon House [Hawkwind]
Ron Woodbridge [The Searchers]
Lalo Schifrin
Bobby Bright [Bobby and Laurie]
Poli Palmer [Blossom Toes, Deep Feeling, Eclection, Family]
Bobby Hart [Boyce and Hart]
Viv Prince [Pretty Things, The Jeff Beck Group]
Thommy Price [Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]
Klaus Doldinger [Passport]
Steve Cropper
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A few others who died this year
Dave Bargeron [Blood, Sweat & Tears]
Garth Hudson [The Band]
Elliot Ingber [The Mothers of Invention, Fraternity of Man, The Magic Band]
Barry Goldberg [The Electric Flag]
Sal Maida [Roxy Music, Sparks]
Mike Ratledge [Soft Machine]
David Johansen [New York Dolls]
Roy Ayers
Larry Tamblyn [The Standells]
Max Romeo
Terry Draper [Klaatu]
James Lowe [The Electric Prunes]
Kenny Marco [Motherlode, Blood, Sweat & Tears]
Simon House [Hawkwind]
Ron Woodbridge [The Searchers]
Lalo Schifrin
Bobby Bright [Bobby and Laurie]
Poli Palmer [Blossom Toes, Deep Feeling, Eclection, Family]
Bobby Hart [Boyce and Hart]
Viv Prince [Pretty Things, The Jeff Beck Group]
Thommy Price [Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]
Klaus Doldinger [Passport]
Steve Cropper
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sarahsallet6725
OZZY AND ACE! The two deaths this year that hit me the hardest! Mani was another sad loss, and I'm glad Connie Francis lived to see Pretty Little Baby become popular again before she passed.
As always Random, thank you for a lovely tribute video. may everyone mentioned be at peace.
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OZZY AND ACE! The two deaths this year that hit me the hardest! Mani was another sad loss, and I'm glad Connie Francis lived to see Pretty Little Baby become popular again before she passed.
As always Random, thank you for a lovely tribute video. may everyone mentioned be at peace.
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HughJorgan1
These type of compilations always remind me of Ricky Gervais’ classic joke at one of the Golden Globes at the peak of wokeism:
We were going to do an In Memoriam segment but when I saw the list of people who had died I said no. it wasn’t diverse enough. It was mostly white people.
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These type of compilations always remind me of Ricky Gervais’ classic joke at one of the Golden Globes at the peak of wokeism:
We were going to do an In Memoriam segment but when I saw the list of people who had died I said no. it wasn’t diverse enough. It was mostly white people.
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the-best-music
I remember the date Ozzy passed very vividly. My mother got a call from my father about it and she told me a few minutes after. And one of my friends told me about Marianne and Brian's deaths on Discord. RIP Marianne, Brian, Ozzy, Ace, Sam, Jimmy, and everyone else.
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I remember the date Ozzy passed very vividly. My mother got a call from my father about it and she told me a few minutes after. And one of my friends told me about Marianne and Brian's deaths on Discord. RIP Marianne, Brian, Ozzy, Ace, Sam, Jimmy, and everyone else.
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JamboreeJoeNG
As I said on the last upload, thank you for the work you put into these every year. May all the artists rest in peace. Except Iain Watkins. He can burn in hell.
EDIT: didn’t see that he was cut out yet. Good!
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As I said on the last upload, thank you for the work you put into these every year. May all the artists rest in peace. Except Iain Watkins. He can burn in hell.
EDIT: didn’t see that he was cut out yet. Good!
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Team_Nostalgia
Their passings brought me endless numbers of tears this year. Especially Ozzy's emotionally affected me the most. Rest in peace to them all. Additional mentions to Chuck Mangione, Tomas Lindberg and Brent Hinds.
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Their passings brought me endless numbers of tears this year. Especially Ozzy's emotionally affected me the most. Rest in peace to them all. Additional mentions to Chuck Mangione, Tomas Lindberg and Brent Hinds.
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gloriajones664
You forgot to mention Jellybean Johnson, the drummer and founding member of the Times. He passed away at age 69. He also play guitar on Janet Jackson hit single Black Cat. Rest in peace to everyone that we lost.
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You forgot to mention Jellybean Johnson, the drummer and founding member of the Times. He passed away at age 69. He also play guitar on Janet Jackson hit single Black Cat. Rest in peace to everyone that we lost.
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aadamtx
Amazing how many lived to ripe old ages (Tom Lehrer at 97. Saddest for me was the passing of Marianne Faithfull and Roberta Flack. I remember Mike Berry from Are You Being Served, but he never had an impact in the US.
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Amazing how many lived to ripe old ages (Tom Lehrer at 97. Saddest for me was the passing of Marianne Faithfull and Roberta Flack. I remember Mike Berry from Are You Being Served, but he never had an impact in the US.
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TotoDG
Wow. I had a chance to see Soft Cell earlier this year, but didn’t go because I didn’t have the money to spend on it. If I’d known it’d be my _only_ chance, I might’ve been more inclined to go
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Wow. I had a chance to see Soft Cell earlier this year, but didn’t go because I didn’t have the money to spend on it. If I’d known it’d be my _only_ chance, I might’ve been more inclined to go
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darthmartin0076
Suggestion - you should do these videos on New Years Eve because enough musicians die in December. If you did a video like this in 1980 you could have missed John Lennon
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Suggestion - you should do these videos on New Years Eve because enough musicians die in December. If you did a video like this in 1980 you could have missed John Lennon
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gl3913
#71: Jack White; I hope that this is a different Jack White than the Jack White of The White Stripes because the Jack White of that group is still very much alive at age 50.
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#71: Jack White; I hope that this is a different Jack White than the Jack White of The White Stripes because the Jack White of that group is still very much alive at age 50.
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bronxscratcher
I would also really appreciate a list of U. K. Christmas Number Ones from 1952-2024, though that probably won't happen, due to Rolf Harris singing one of them.
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I would also really appreciate a list of U. K. Christmas Number Ones from 1952-2024, though that probably won't happen, due to Rolf Harris singing one of them.
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exil-hesse
I apprechiate your work. Will you make an update for those who will die till the end of the year
Why do so many year reviews are leaving the december out
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I apprechiate your work. Will you make an update for those who will die till the end of the year
Why do so many year reviews are leaving the december out
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trinaq
Thanks for reposting for the third time today. The only musicians' deaths I remembered were Ozzy Osbourne, Marianne Faithfull, Brian Wilson and Linda Nolan.
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Thanks for reposting for the third time today. The only musicians' deaths I remembered were Ozzy Osbourne, Marianne Faithfull, Brian Wilson and Linda Nolan.
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the-best-music
You forgot Gilson Lavis of Squeeze. Weird of you to omit him and include David Lynch seeing as Lynch is better known as a filmmaker, not a musician.
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You forgot Gilson Lavis of Squeeze. Weird of you to omit him and include David Lynch seeing as Lynch is better known as a filmmaker, not a musician.
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JamboreeJoeNG
I’m also confused because you used the same clip of Tavares for the member who passed away last year. Couldn’t have been the same guy, right
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I’m also confused because you used the same clip of Tavares for the member who passed away last year. Couldn’t have been the same guy, right
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torstenwinkler1157
Great video as always. If you ever need to upload a new version, please include Klaus Doldinger and use Das Boot theme song.
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Great video as always. If you ever need to upload a new version, please include Klaus Doldinger and use Das Boot theme song.
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powerjohn25
In my country, we have Pilita Corrales, Nora Aunor, Hajji Alejandro, Freddie Aguilar, and Davey Langit, who passed away this year
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In my country, we have Pilita Corrales, Nora Aunor, Hajji Alejandro, Freddie Aguilar, and Davey Langit, who passed away this year
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yt2013u8
We’ve just lost Steve Crooper, A founding member of Booker T and the MG’s October 21st 1941, December 3rd 2025, (aged 84) RIP
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We’ve just lost Steve Crooper, A founding member of Booker T and the MG’s October 21st 1941, December 3rd 2025, (aged 84) RIP
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