2019 in music

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Specific genres
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Rock
Albums released

Awards

Bands formed

January

1
* Shane Bisnett, American metalcore bassist
* Feis Ecktuh, Dutch rapper
* Joan Guinjoan Spanish composer and pianist
* Kris Kelmi, Russian rock singer and keyboardist
* Pegi Young, American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
2 – Daryl Dragon, American pop keyboardist and songwriter
3 – Steve Ripley, American country rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
5
* Alvin Fielder, American jazz drummer
* Eric Haydock, British rock bassist
* Dan Tshanda, South African pop singer and bassist
7
* Jimmy Hannan, Australian pop singer
* John Joubert, British classical music composer
* Clydie King, American pop and rock singer
* Houari Manar, Algerian rai singer
9 – Joseph Jarman, American jazz saxophonist
10
* Larry Cunningham, American R&B singer
* Kevin Fret, Puerto Rican trap singer
12 – Sanger D. Shafer, American country singer-songwriter
13
* Bonnie Guitar, American country singer
* Willie Murphy, American blues singer and pianist
* David "Frenchy" O'Brien, American drummer
16
* Lorna Doom, American punk rock bassist
* Brian Velasco, Filipino hard rock drummer
* Chris Wilson, Australian blues singer and guitarist
17
* Debi Martini, American punk rock singer and bassist
* Ron Watson, Canadian rock guitarist
* Reggie Young, American rock guitarist
19 – Ted McKenna, Scottish glam rock drummer
21
* Marcel Azzola, French chanson accordionist
* Kaye Ballard, American pop singer
* Edwin Birdsong, American funk keyboardist
* Maxine Brown, American country singer
23 – Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean afro-jazz guitarist
25
* Bruce Corbitt, American thrash metal singer
* Jacqueline Steiner, American folk singer-songwriter
26
* Jean Guillou, French composer and classical organist
* Michel Legrand, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist
27 – Pepe Smith, Filipino rock singer and guitarist
28 – Paul Whaley, American psychedelic rock drummer
29 – James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter
31 – Harold Bradley, American country guitarist
February
1
* Alex Brown, American punk rock guitarist
* Ayub Ogada, Kenyan worldbeat singer and Nyatiti player
2 – Tim Landers, American emo guitarist and singer
3
* Detsl, Russian rapper
* Peter Posa, New Zealand pop guitarist
6 – Gerald English, British opera singer
9
* Cadet, British rapper
* Phil Western, Canadian electronic synthesizer player and guitarist
11
* Olli Lindholm, Finnish rock singer and guitarist
* Harvey Scales, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
13 – Willy Lambregt, Belgian rock guitarist
15 – Kofi Burbridge, American jam band keyboardist and flautist
16 – Ken Nordine, American jazz spoken word artist
17 – Ethel Ennis, American jazz singer
19 – Artie Wayne, American pop singer, songwriter and producer
20
* Dominick Argento, American classical music composer
* Gerard Koerts, Dutch progressive rock keyboardist
21
* Gus Backus, American doo-wop singer
* Jackie Shane, American soul singer
* Peter Tork, American rock bassist and singer
23 – Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer-songwriter
24 – Mac Wiseman, American bluegrass singer and guitarist
25 – Mark Hollis, British new wave and post-rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
26 – Andy Anderson, British new wave drummer,
27 – Doug Sandom, British rock drummer
28
* Stephan Ellis, American rock bassist
* André Previn, German-born American jazz and classical pianist, conductor and composer
March
1 – Paul Williams, British rock and blues singer
2 – Al Hazan, American pianist, songwriter and record producer
3 – Leo de Castro, New Zealand funk and soul singer and guitarist
4
* Keith Flint, British electronica singer
* Sara Romweber, American jangle pop drummer
5 – Jacques Loussier, French jazz pianist and film score composer
6
* James Dapogny, American jazz pianist and musicologist
* Mike Grose, British rock bassist
* Charlie Panigoniak, Canadian Inuk folk singer-songwriter
8 – Eddie Taylor Jr., American blues singer and guitarist
10 – Asa Brebner, American power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist
11
*Hal Blaine, American rock and pop drummer
* Danny Kustow, British punk rock guitarist
12 – John Kilzer, American rock singer-songwriter
16 – Dick Dale, American surf rock guitarist
17
* Wolfgang Meyer, German classical clarinetist
* Bernie Tormé, Irish guitarist
* Yuya Uchida, Japanese rock musician
* David White, American doo-wop and pop singer
* Andre Williams, American R&B singer
20 – Terje Nilsen, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter
21 – Doris Duke, American gospel and soul singer
22 – Scott Walker, American-born British pop and avant garde singer-songwriter
23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, Bangladeshi playback singer
25 – Ranking Roger, British ska and new wave singer
27
* Stephen Fitzpatrick, British indie rock singer and guitarist
* Audun Laading, Norwegian indie rock bassist
28 – Bill Isles, American R&B singer
30
* Geoff Harvey, British-Australian television music composer and pianist
* Simaro Lutumba, Congolese soukous guitarist
31 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper
April
1 – Armando Vega Gil, Mexican rock bassist
2
* Rick Elias, American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Kim English, American house and gospel singer
4
* Alberto Cortez, Argentine pop singer-songwriter
* Tiger Merritt, American psychedelic rock singer and guitarist
5
* Pastor López, Venezuelan cumbia singer-songwriter and bandleader
* Shawn Smith, American alternative rock singer and keyboardist
* Davey Williams, American avant-garde and free jazz guitarist
* Wowaka, Japanese Vocaloid producer, singer and guitarist
6
* Jim Glaser, American country singer
* Ib Glindemann, Danish jazz bandleader and composer
10 – Earl Thomas Conley, American country singer-songwriter
12 – Johnny Hutchinson, British rock and roll drummer
13 – Paul Raymond, British hard rock keyboardist
15
* Les Reed, British pop bandleader and songwriter
* Joe Terry, American rock and roll singer
18 – Eddie Tigner, American blues singer and keyboardist
20 – Martin Böttcher, German classical composer, arranger and conductor
22
* Heather Harper, Northern Irish classical singer
* Dave Samuels, American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player
24 – Dick Rivers, French rock and roll singer
26 – Phil McCormack, American southern rock singer
30
* Boon Gould, English new wave guitarist
* Beth Carvalho, Brazilian samba singer
May
2 – John Starling, American bluegrass guitarist
3 – Mose Se Sengo, Congolese jazz guitarist
4 – J. R. Cobb, American rock guitarist and songwriter
6 – Pekka Airaksinen, Finnish electronic composer
7 – Subir Nandi, Bangladeshi playback singer
8
* Luther Jennings, American gospel singer
* Yevgeny Krylatov, Russian film composer
9
* Malcolm Black, New Zealand new wave singer and guitarist
* Preston Epps, American percussionist
* Freddie Starr, English stand up comedian, impressionist and singer
11 – Peggy Lipton, American pop singer and actress
13 – Doris Day, American pop singer and actress
14
* Leon Rausch, American country singer
* Mike Wilhelm, American psychedelic rock guitarist
15
* Chuck Barksdale, American R&B singer
* Huelyn Duvall, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
16 – Sol Yaged, American jazz clarinetist
17 – Eric Moore, American hard rock singer and bassist
18
* Melvin Edmonds, American new jack swing singer
* Geneviève Waïte, South African pop singer
19 – Alfred Janson, Norwegian classical pianist and composer
21 – Jake Black, British acid jazz singer and songwriter
28
* Willie Ford, American soul singer
* John Gary Williams, American R&B singer
29
* Tony Glover, American blues singer and harmonica player
* Jeff Walls, American jangle pop guitarist
30 – Leon Redbone, Cypriot-American jazz and ragtime singer and guitarist
31 – Roky Erickson, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter
June
2 – Paulo Pagni, Brazilian rock drummer
4 – Mikey Dees, American punk rock singer and guitarist
5 – Brian Doherty, American alternative rock guitarist
6 – Dr. John, American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter and keyboardist
8 – Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal singer
9
* Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-born American rapper
* Jim Pike, American pop singer
10
* Chuck Glaser, American country singer
* Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal, American blues and zydeco guitarist
13 - Nature Ganganbaigal, Chinese folk metal guitarist and multi-instrumentalist
16
* Bishop Bullwinkle, American soul and novelty singer
* Sergey Ostroumov, Russian blues rock drummer
19 – Philippe Zdar, French house musician and producer
21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist
23 – Dave Bartholomew, American R&B and rock and roll trumpeter, composer and bandleader
24 – Jeff Austin, American bluegrass singer and mandolinist
27
* Gualberto Castro, Mexican pop singer
* Louis Thiry, French classical organist
29 – Gary Duncan, American psychedelic rock guitarist
July
1
* Sid Ramin, American composer and arranger
* Bogusław Schaeffer, Polish classical composer
2 – Ibrahim Emin, Azerbaijani heavy metal bassist
6
* João Gilberto, Brazilian bossa nova singer and guitarist
* Thommy Gustafsson, Swedish pop keyboardist
* Yannis Spathas, Greek hard rock guitarist
9 – Aaron Rosand, American classical violinist
10 – Jerry Lawson, American a cappella singer
12
* Dick Richards, American rock and roll drummer
* Russell Smith, American country rock singer
16
* Johnny Clegg, 66, South African afro-pop singer and guitarist
* Pat Kelly, 70, Jamaican reggae singer
* Bill Vitt, American rock drummer
18 – Bob Frank, 75, American folk singer-songwriter
19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese pop singer
21 – Ben Johnston, 93, American microtonal composer
22
* Daniel Rae Costello, 58, Fijian folk guitarist
* Art Neville, 81, American funk and R&B keyboardist
25 – Anner Bylsma, 85, Dutch classical cellist
26 – Cacik Jonne, 54, Brazilian axé guitarist and composer
29 – Ras G, 39, American instrumental hip-hop producer
30 – Lol Mason, 69, English progressive rock singer
August
1
* Ian Gibbons, 67, British rock keyboardist
* Hamid Ali Khan, 66, Pakistani classical singer
3
* Damien Lovelock, 65, Australian rock singer
* Katreese Barnes, 56, American R&B singer-songwriter
4 – Bob Wilber, 91, American jazz clarinetist
5 – Lizzie Grey, 60, American glam metal guitarist
6 – Danny Doyle, 79, Irish folk singer
7
* David Berman, 52, American indie rock singer-songwriter
* Francesca Sundsten, 58, American post-punk bassist
* Nicky Wonder, 59, American power pop guitarist
11 – Jim Cullum Jr., 77, American jazz cornetist
12 – DJ Arafat, 33, Ivorian Coupé-Décalé singer and disk jockey
19 – Larry Taylor, 77, American bass guitarist
21 – Celso Piña, 66, Mexican cumbia singer and accordionist
27
* Neal Casal, 50, American rock guitarist
* Donnie Fritts, 76, American country keyboardist and songwriter
28 – Nancy Holloway, 86, American jazz and pop singer
September
2 – Laurent Sinclar, 58, French new wave keyboardist
4 – Dan Warner, 49, American Latin pop guitarist
5 – Jimmy Johnson, 76, American rock and soul guitarist
7 – Camilo Sesto, 72, Spanish pop singer
9
* Gru, 46, Serbian rapper
* Lavrentis Machairitsas, 62, Greek rock singer and guitarist
10
* Jeff Fenholt, 68, American rock and Christian contemporary singer
* Daniel Johnston, 58, American lo-fi folk singer-songwriter
11 – Hossam Ramzy, 65, Egyptian rock percussionist
13 – Eddie Money, 70, American pop rock singer
15
* Roberto Leal, 67, Portuguese-Brazilian pop singer
* Ric Ocasek, 75, American new wave singer-songwriter and guitarist
16
* John Cohen, 87, American folk banjoist and guitarist
* Mick Schauer, 47, American stoner rock keyboardist
* Vic Vogel, 84, Canadian jazz pianist
17 – Alexandr Vasilyev, Russian new wave drummer
18 – Tony Mills, 57, British hard rock singer
19
* Sandie Jones, 68, Irish pop singer
* Harold Mabern, 83, American jazz pianist
* María Rivas, 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singer
* Yonrico Scott, American rock and blues drummer
* Larry Wallis, 70, British rock guitarist
21 – Woo Hye-mi, 31, South Korean pop singer
23 – Richard Brunelle, 55, American heavy metal guitarist
24 – Robert Hunter, 78, American rock lyricist and multi-instrumentalist
26
* Jimmy Spicer, 61, American rapper
* Martin Wesley-Smith, 74, Australian classical composer
28
* Dessie O'Halloran, 79, Irish folk fiddler and singer
* José José, 71, Mexican Latin pop singer
29
* busbee, 43, American country and pop songwriter and producer
* Larry Willis, 78, American jazz pianist
30
* Jessye Norman, 74, American opera singer
* Louie Rankin, 61, Jamaican-born Canadian dancehall singer
October
1 – Beverly Watkins, 80, American blues guitarist
3 – Vinnie Bell, 87, American session guitarist
2
* Barrie Masters, 63, British pub rock singer
* Kim Shattuck, 56, American alternative rock singer and guitarist
* Morten Stützer, Danish thrash metal guitarist
4
* Ed Ackerson, 54, American alternative rock singer and guitarist
* Glen Brown, 75, Jamaican reggae singer
5 – Larry Junstrom, 70, American Southern rock bassist
6
* Ginger Baker, 80, British rock and jazz drummer.
8 – Molly Duncan, 74, British funk saxophonist
11 – Kadri Gopalnath, 69, Indian classical and jazz saxophonist
12
* George Chambers, 88, American psychedelic soul bassist and singer
* Gerry McGee, 81, American surf rock guitarist
* Kenny Dixon, 27, American country drummer
* Dallas Harms, 82, Canadian country singer
14
* Steve Cash, 73, American Southern rock singer
* Sulli, 25, Korean pop singer
15 – Cacho Castaña, 77, Argentine bolero singer and actor
17 – Ray Santos, 90, American Latin pop saxophonist
21 – Peter Hobbs, 58, Australian thrash metal guitarist and singer
22
* Raymond Leppard, 92, British classical conductor and harpsichordist
* Hans Zender, 82, German classical conductor
25 – Joe Sun, 76, American country singer
26 – Paul Barrere, 71, American Southern rock guitarist
31 – Kendra Malia, 37, American witch house singer
November
2 – Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss pop singer
4 – Timi Hansen, 67, Danish metal bassist
5 – Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian jazz guitarist
7
* Ivan Maksimović, 57, Serbian hard rock guitarist
* Gilles Bertin, 58, French punk rock singer and bassist
8
* Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian pop singer
* Ramakant Gundecha, Indian dhrupad singer
9 – Taiwo Lijadu, 71, Nigerian Afrobeat singer
10 – Jan Byrczek, 83, Polish jazz bassist
11 – Bad Azz, 43, American rapper
16 – Éric Morena, 68, French pop singer
19
* José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese folk singer-songwriter
* Lloyd Watson, 70, British rock guitarist
20
* Doug Lubahn, 71, American psychedelic rock and jazz bassist
* John Mann, 57, Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
21
* Donna Carson, 73, American folk singer
* Farris Lanier Jr., 70, American R&B-soul-funk singer
22 – Eduardo Nascimento, 76, Angolan pop singer
24 – Goo Hara, 28, South Korean K-pop singer
25 – Iain Sutherland, 71, British folk singer and guitarist
27 – Martin Armiger, 70, Australian new wave singer and guitarist
28 – Padú del Caribe, 99, Aruban waltz songwriter
29 – Irving Burgie, 95, American calypso songwriter
December
1 – Stuart Fraser, Australian hard rock guitarist
2
* Jimmy Cavallo, 92, American rock and roll singer
* Greedy Smith, 63, Australian new wave singer and keyboardist
3 – Shaaban Abdel Rahim, 62, Egyptian sha'abi singer
4 – Rosa Morena, 78, Spanish flamenco pop singer
5 – Jerry Naylor, 80, American rock and roll musician
7
* Herb Cox, 81, American doo-wop singer and songwriter
* Herbert Joos, 79, German jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
* Joe McQueen, 100, American jazz saxophonist
8 – Juice Wrld, 21, American rapper
9 – Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish pop rock singer
10 – Gershon Kingsley, 97, German-born American electronic composer and synthesizer player
12 – Jack Scott, 83, Canadian rock and roll singer
13
* Roy Loney, 73, American garage rock singer and guitarist
* Emil Richards, 87, American classical and jazz vibraphonist
14 – Irv Williams, 100, American jazz saxophonist
15 - Monique Leyrac, 91, Canadian pop singer
18
* Patxi Andión, 72, Spanish pop singer-songwriter
* Alain Barrière, 84, French chanson singer
* Kenny Lynch, 81, British pop singer
* Arty McGlynn, 75, Irish folk guitarist
* Abbey Simon, 99, American classical pianist
22 – Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis, 85, Brazilian pop singer and bassist
24
* Dave Riley, 59, American punk rock bassist
* Allee Willis, 72, American pop and funk songwriter
25
* Kelly Fraser, 26, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
* Peter Schreier, 84, German opera tenor and conductor
26 – Sleepy LaBeef, 84, American rockabilly singer and guitarist
27
* Garrett List, 76, American jazz trombonist and singer
* Jack Sheldon, 75, American jazz and children's music singer and trumpter
* Art Sullivan, 69, Belgian pop singer
28
* Amy Patterson, 107, Argentine classical singer and composer
* Erzsébet Szőnyi, 95, Hungarian classical and opera composer
29
* Neil Innes, 75, British comedy rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
* Norma Tanega, 80, American folk singer-songwriter

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2019 in music

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