2013 Steps To Nowhere: Valete

Kent Abbott, guitarist, Grade; Somehow Hollow
Christina Amphlett, singer, The DiVinyls
Patty Andrews, singer, The Andrews Sisters
Kevin Ayers
Chris Bailey, bassist, The Angels
Gary Biddles, roadie and collaborator, The Cure
Ronnie Biggs, criminal who impressed some musicians
Trevor Bolder, bassist, Uriah Heep, Spiders From Mars
Leroy Bonner, The Ohio Players
Jon Brookes, drummer, The Charlatans
JJ Cale
Chi Cheng, bassist, The Deftones
Jack "Cowboy" Clement, producer and songwriter
Tommy "Cosmo" Cosdon, singer, The Counts
Joey Covington, drummer, Jefferson Airplane
Benjamin Curtis, guitarist, School Of Seven Bells; Secret Machines
Ray Dolby, scientist and audiophile
Manolo Escobar, singer
Chet Flippo, journalist
Tompall Glaser, outsider country star
Eydie Gorme, singer
Otis 'Damon' Harris, singer, The Temptations
Jeff Hanneman, founding member, Slayer
Steve Hay, singer, Shades Of Blue, The Exploited
Michael Howells, MJ Drone, The Drones
Rick Huxley, bassist, Dave Clark Five
David Jacobs, dj in a dj
George Jones, singer
Alvin Lee, guitarist, Ten Years After
Marshall Lytle, bassist, The Comets
Ray Maznerak, keyboardist, The Doors
Mindy McCready, singer
Scott Miller, singer, Game Theory
Jason Molina, Songs:Ohia
Junior Murvin, reggae star
Patti Page, country singer
Jody Payne, guitarist, The Family
Nic Potter, bassist, Van Der Graaf Generator
Maxine Powell, artist development director, Motown
Reg Presley, singer, The Troggs
Lou Reed, Lou Reed
Deke Richards, songwriter
Mike Robinson, engineer, Radio One
Tabu Ley Rochereau, soukous pioneer
Toshi Seeger, activist and festival organiser
Tony Sheridan, singer, The Beatles, sort-of
Jay Smith, guitarist, Matt Mays
Gilbert Taylor, cinematographer
Marc Trovillion, bassist, Lambchop
Slim Whitman, yodelling singer
Norman Winter, PR man
Cecil Womack, singer, Womack And Womack

We need to talk about '11: Valete

Clare Amory, Excerpter
Nick Ashford, songwriter
Milton Babbitt, composer and electronic music pioneer
John Barry, composer
Michael Bukht, controller, Classic FM
Clarence Clemons, saxophonist, The E-Street Band
Scott Columbus, drummer, Manowar
Smiley Culture, MC pioneer
Heavy D, rapper, Heavy D And The Boyz
Hazel Dickens, singer, Hazel And Alice
Nate Dogg, rapper
Mark Farmiloe, Pica Huss & The Econothugs
Michael Garrick, pianist and composer
John Garrighan, singer, The Berlin Project
Andrew Gold, songwriter
Esther Gordy Edwards, executive, Motown
Joe Gracey, producer & dj
Marshall Grant, guitarist, Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
Dobie Gray, singer
Ronnie Hammond, singer, Atlanta Rhythm Section
Vaclav Havel, rock and roll loving president
Tom Hibbert, music journalist
Loleatta Holloway, singer
Gladys Horton, singer, The Marvelettes
Bert Jansch, folk singer
Mick Karn, bassist, Japan
Trish Keenan, singer, Broadcast
Alex Kirst, drummer, The Nymphs
Jani Lane, singer, Warrant
Jerry Lieber, songwriter
Charlie Louvin, singer, Louvin Brothers
Hugh Martin, songwriter
M-Bone, dancer, Cali Swing District
Gary Moore, guitarist, Thin Lizzy
Jesse Morris, busker
Roger Nichols, sound engineer
Norio Ohga, head of Sony
Darryl Pandy, voclaist
Pinetop Perkins, blues legend
Seth Putnam, singer, Anal Cunt
Gerry Rafferty, singer-songwriter
Coco Robicheux, voodoo bluesman
Sylvia Robinson, co-owner, Sugarhill Records
Suze Rotolo, activist & Dylan muse
Martin Rushent, producer
Ken Russell, filmmaker
Jimmy Saville, dj and presenter
Conrad Schnitzler, krautrock pioneer
Jane Scott, pioneering music journalist
Marvin Sease, chitlin star
Gil Scott-Heron, genius
Bee Spears, bassist, Willie
Billie Jo Spears, country singer
Ryan Shaw, singer, The Early Strike
Gerard Smith, bassist, TV On The Radio
Cory Smoot, Flattus Maximus, GWAR
Maxim Soria, drummer, Valencia
Mike Starr, bassist, Alice In Chains
Poly Styrene, singer, X Ray Spex
Peter Sykes, guitarist, This Many Boyfriends
Bill Tapia, oldest working musician in America
Marv Tarplin, guitarist, The Miracles
Howard Tate, soul singer
Andrea True, singer Andrea True Connection
John Walker, singer, The Walker Brothers
'Big' George Webley, radio presenter & composer
Mikey Welsh, bassist, Weezer
Roger Whitaker, photographer
Margaret Whiting, singer and early Capitol artist
Vesta Williams, soul singer
Amy Winehouse, soul singer
Wurzel (Michael Burston), guitarist, Motorhead

Part of We Need To Talk About '11

Stuck On Repeat 2009: Valete

Al Alberts, singer, The Four Aces
Rashied Ali, drummer, Rashied Ali Quintet
Michael Alexander, bassist, Evile
Ron Asheton, guitarist, The Stooges
Clint Ballard Junior, songwriter
Danielle Baquet-Long, producer, writer, performer, Celer
Jay Bennett, multi-instrumentalist, Wilco
Bob Bogle, guitarist, The Ventures
Derek Boland (Derek B), rapper
Jake Brockman, keyboardist, Echo And The Bunnymen
Randy Cain, singer, The Delfonics
Jim Carroll, singer, The Jim Carroll Band
Johnny Carter, singer, The Flamingos
Vic Chesnutt, singer-songwriter
Liam Clancy, singer, Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem
John "Marmaduke" Dawson, guitarist and songwriter, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Dave Dee, singer, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Titch
Willy DeVille, founder, Mink DeVille
Jim Dickinson, producer
DJ AM (Adam Goldstein), DJ
DJ Omega Supreme (Andre Kyle), DJ
Steve Dullaghan, bassist, The Primitives
Phil Easton, presenter, Radio City
Heinz Edelmann, animator, Yellow Submarine
Donald 'Ean' Evans, bassist, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Jon Eydmann, manager, Suede and Spitfire
Jerry Fuchs, drummer, !!!
Danny Gans, musical impressionist
Stephen Gately, singer, Boyzone
Bobby Graham, legendary session drummer
Kelly Groucutt, bassist, ELO
James Gurley, bassist, Big Brother & The Holding Company
Tim Hart, singer, Steeleye Span
Hugh Hopper, bassist, Soft Machine
Andy Hughes, ambient artist, The Orb
Lux Interior, singer, The Cramps
Michael Jackson, singer, The Jackson Five
Wycliffe Johnson, producer
Bob Keane, founder, Del-Fi Records
Shawn Patrick Kelley, founder, Cymbalism Records
James Klass, dj, Radio City, Juice
Gary Kurfirst, manager and exec
Greg Ladanyi, producer
Dewey Martin, drummer, Buffalo Springfield
John Martyn, singer and songwriter
Midnight (John Patrick McDonald Jr), singer, Crimson Glory
Taylor Mitchell, singer
Brittany Murphy, actor, dance music collaborator
Renato Pagliari, singer, Renee And Renato
Richard Palmer, Duke D'Mond, The Barron Knights
Andy Parle, drummer, Space
Les Paul, guitar man
Billy Powell, keyboardist, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Chris Puma, guitarist, Candiria
Steve Raitt, sound engineer
Kenny Rankin, songwriter
Jack Rose, blues singer and singer, Pelt
Sky Saxon, singer, The Seeds
Mike Seeger, singer and songwriter
Mani Singh Sangra, producer, Sangra Vibes
Mercedes Sosa, singer and activist
James Owen Sullivan ('The Rev'), drummer, Avenged Sevenfold
Mary Travers, singer, Peter, Paul And Mary
Beau Velasco, drummer, Death Set
Lucy Vodden, in the sky with diamonds
Gordon Waller, singer, Peter And Gordon
Ted Weber, amp manufacturer and inventor
Steven Wells, poet and NME writer
David 'Pop' Winans, manager, The Winans

and not dead: Chuck Biscuits

[Part of Stuck On Repeat 2009]

Lest we forget:
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

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Those sadly missed during the year:

Rod Allen - founder & frontman, The Fortunes
Neil Aspinall - "fifth Beatle"
Jeremy Beadle - presenter and promoter
Joe Beck - jazz guitarist
Bill Belew - stylist to Presley
Michael Berniker - producer
MC Breed - rapper
Ola Brunkert - drummer, Abba
Dorival Caymmi - bossa nova pioneer
Paul Cole - cover star, Abbey Road
Arcani Crosswords - rapper
Paul Davis - songwriter
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Klaus Dinger - drummer, Neu! and Kraftwerk
Mikey Dread - engineer and dj
Ronnie Drew - singer, The Dubliners
Syke Dyke - Trouble Funker
Richey Edwards - Manic Street Preacher formally presumed dead
Danny Federici - organist, The E-Street Band
Jerry Finn - producer
Steve Foley - drummer, The Replacements
Frosty Freeze - Rock Steady Crew man
Aaron Fuller - singer, Plan 9
Gidget Gein - bassist, The Spooky Kids
Drew Glackin - bassist, The Silos
Isaac Hayes - singer
Robert Hazard - songwriter
Jeff Healey - bluesman
Don Helms - guitarist
Jesse Helmes - censorist
George 'Wydell' Jones - songwriter & doo-wop artist
Mahendra Kapoor - playback singer
Miles Kington - jazz musician and humourist
Eartha Kitt - actor and legend
Tony Kostrzewa - distributor
David Lander - manager
Brian Lourie - drummer, Slaughter
Ray Lowry - cartoonist
Robert Lucas - singer, Canned Heat
Humphrey Lyttelton - jazz artist
Miriam Makeba - singer & campaigner
Alex McCulloch - guitarist, Me Vs Hero
Mitch Mitchell - drummer, Jimi Hendrix Experience
LeRoi Moore - saxophonist, Dave Matthews Band
Bryan Morrison - manager
Marc Moulin - experimentalist, Telex
Adam Nodelman - experimentalist, Sunburned Hand Of Man
Earl Palmer - drummer
Rob Partridge - PR
Jason Rae - saxophinist, Haggis Horns
Lita Roza - singer
Ruedi Rymann - yodeler
Nick Sanderson - drummer, Clock DVA, Jesus & Mary Chain and The Gun Club
Noel Sayre - violinist, The Black Swans
Mike Smith - singer, The Dave Clark Five
John Stewart - singer, The Kingston Trio
Shakir Stewart - executive
Levi Stubbs - singer
Chase Tatum - manager
Artie Traum - folk figure
Elmer Valentine - founder, Whisky A Go-Go
Jerry Wexler - executive
Norman Whitfield - songwriter
Eric OG Woods - rapper
Richard Wright - keyboardist, Pink Floyd
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - self-appointed guru

2007 Comes Back: Valete

As part of our round-up of the year, this is the full list of obituaries we've run in 2007:

Ben Aulds, punk & ska guitarist
Richard Bell, keyboards, The Band
Lady Jaye Breyer P Orridge, samplist, Psychic TV
Nidge Blitz, guitarist, Blitz
Pimp C, rapper, Underground Kingz
Casey Calvert, guitarist, Hawthorne Heights
Jamie Coe, singer and promoter
Dainton Connell, Pet Shop Boys management team
Denny Doherty, songwriter, The Mamas and the Papas
Brad Delp, singer, Boston
Joe Dolan, singer
Kevin DuBrow, singer, Quiet Riot
Evan Farrell, bassist
Dan Fogelberg, singer-songwriter
Paul Fox, guitarist, The Ruts
Kevin Greening, presenter, Radio One
Terry Hall, presenter and ventriloquist
Ronnie Hazlehurst, theme tune writer
Lee Hazlewood, presenter, producer, songwriter and solo artist
Kelly Johnson, guitarist, Girlschool
Buck Jones, country singer
Mitch Karczewski, Cleveland promoter
Witold 'Vitek' Kietyka, drummer, Decapitated & Panzer X
Sneaky Pete Kleinow, guitarist, Flying Burrito Brothers
Hilly Kristal, founder, CBGBs
Frankie Laine, singer
Randy Parker Hubbard, stepson of KRS-One
Jimmy Pascoe, charity busker
Luciano Pavarotti, operatic tenor
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, novelty hit singer
John Pike, drummer, Ra-Ra Riot
Rod Poole, guitarist
Paul Raven, bassist, Killing Joke
Carol Richards, singer
Linda Stein, Ramones manager
Mark StJohn, guitarist, Kiss
Pepsi Tate, bassist, Tigertailz
Tony Thompson, singer, Hi-Five
Ike Turner, producer, singer, musician
U-nee, singer
Paul Wasserman, publicist
Donda West, manager and mother to Kanye West
Tony Wilson, founder, Factory Records, In The City & music TV presenter
Ernie Woo, Liverpool promoter