Denny Laine, 79
Founding member of the Moody Blues and Wings
Shane MacGowan, 65
Songwriter who fused punk and Irish rebellion
Jean Knight, 80
Singer who struck platinum with “Mr. Big Stuff”
David Del Tredici, 86
Pulitzer-winning composer who redefined his style
Dwight Twilley, 72
Power-pop hitmaker
Carla Bley, 87
Jazz composer, arranger and provocateur
Rudolph Isley, 84
An original and enduring Isley Brother
Russell Sherman, 93
Poetic interpreter at the piano
Terry Kirkman, 83
A founder of hitmaking ’60s band the Association
Roger Whittaker, 87
Balladeer with an international reach
Larry Chance, 82
Keeper of doo-wop’s flame
Len Chandler, 88
Early fixture of the folk revival
Gary Wright, 80
Singer-songwriter of infectious ’70s hits
Steve Harwell, 56
Smash Mouth’s voice
Jimmy Buffett, 76
Roguish bard of island escapism
Jerry Moss, 88
The “M” of A&M Records
Rodriguez, 81
Singer whose career was resurrected
Robbie Robertson, 80
Chief songwriter and guitarist for the Band
Leny Andrade, 80
“The first lady of Brazilian jazz”
Randy Meisner, 70
Founding member of the Eagles
Sinead O’Connor, 56
Evocative and outspoken singer
João Donato, 88
Bossa nova pioneer
Tony Bennett, 96
Jazzy crooner of the American songbook
Jane Birkin, 76
Singer, actress and fashion inspiration
André Watts, 77
One of classical music’s first Black superstars
Peter Nero, 89
Pianist who straddled genres
Bobby Osborne, 91
Half of a groundbreaking bluegrass duo
Max Morath, 96
Pianist who staged a one-man ragtime revival
George Winston, 74
Pianist with a popular, soothing sound
Astrud Gilberto, 83
Singer of “The Girl From Ipanema”
Ed Ames, 95
Singing star who became a familiar face on TV
Bill Lee, 94
Bassist and composer of son Spike’s films
Tina Turner, 83
Explosively powerful and globally popular singer
Chris Strachwitz, 91
Folklorist who dug up the roots of American music
Rita Lee, 75
Convention-flouting titan of Brazilian music
Menahem Pressler, 99
Pianist who co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio
Gordon Lightfoot, 84
Hitmaking singer-songwriter
Harry Belafonte, 96
Pop and film superstar who was a civil rights force
Ahmad Jamal, 92
Jazz pianist whose spare style inspired generations
Ryuichi Sakamoto, 71
Oscar-winning composer
Mark Russell, 90
Piano-playing political satirist
Gary Rossington, 71
Last of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd
Wayne Shorter, 89
Innovator during an era of change in jazz
Friedrich Cerha, 96
Composer who finished an incomplete masterpiece
Trugoy the Dove, 54
Part of influential rap trio De La Soul
Burt Bacharach, 94
Composer who added a high gloss to the ’60s
Charlie Thomas, 85
A Drifter in song nearly all his life
Barrett Strong, 81
Singer-songwriter whose “Money” launched Motown
Tom Verlaine, 73
Punk scene’s influential guitarist and songwriter
David Crosby, 81
With Still, Nash & Young, a voice of ’60s folk rock
Yukihiro Takahashi, 70
Pioneer of electronic pop music
Lisa Marie Presley, 54
Singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis
Jeff Beck, 78
Among the most admired guitarists in rock history
Gangsta Boo, 43
One of the first women to use the gangster rap style
Anita Pointer, 74
Frequent lead singer of famed sister act
