In 2016 the music world lost more greats that in any other single year.
Icons David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince and George Michael died in 2016. Two members of Daddy Cool and two members of Emerson Lake & Palmer passed away. It was the year Australia said farewell to Jon English and Redgum’s Hugh McDonald, industry giants Sir George Martin and Robert Stigwood died and the world farewelled members of Earth Wind & Fire, Jefferson Airplane, Status Quo, 3 Doors Down and Megadeth, just to name a few.
In Memoriam, the people we farewelled in 2016
January 2016
Robert Stigwood
Jason Mackenroth of Rollins Band
Nicholas Caldwell of The Whispers
Kitty Kallen
Troy Shondell
Otis Clay
Red Simpson
David Bowie
René Angélil, manager and husband of Celine Dion
Alan Rickman
Gary Loizzo of American Breed
Dale Griffin of Mott The Hoople
Glenn Frey of Eagles
Mic Gillette of Tower of Power
Clarence ‘Blowfly’ Reid
Jimmy Bain of Rainbow/Dio
Colin Vearncombe aka Black
Paul Kanter of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
February 2016
Maurice White of Earth Wind & Fire
Joe Dowell
Dan Hicks
Vanity
Willie B Holland of The Persuaders
March 2016
Charlie Tuna, US radio pioneer
Gayle McCormick of Smith
John Thomas of Budgie
Ross Hannaford of Daddy Cool
Aaron Huffman of Harvey Danger
Sir George Martin
Jon English
Keith Emerson of Emerson Lake Palmer
Frank Sinatra Jr
Lee Andrews, father of Questlove
Steve Young, composer of Seven Bridges Road
Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest
James Jamerson of Funk Brothers
Garry Shandling
Joe Skyward of The Posies
Patty Duke
April 2016
Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman
Merle Haggard
Leon Hayward
Dennis Davis, drummer for David Bowie
David Gest
Bruce Mansfield, Australian radio pioneer
Karl Broadie
Gib Guilbeau of Flying Burrito Brothers
Prince
Lonnie Mack
Billy Paul
May 2016
Ned Miller
Reg Grundy, Australian television producer
Reginald Torian
Julius LaRosa
Tony Barrow, The Beatles publicist
Guy Clark
John Berry of Beastie Boys
Nick Menza of Megadeth
Marshall ‘Rock’ Jones of Ohio Players
June 2016
Mac Cocker, ABC radio Australia
Muhammad Ali
Bobby Curtola
Nate Neblett of New Birth
Christina Grimmie, The Voice USA
Chips Moman
Henry McCullough
Attrell ‘Prince Be’ of PM Dawn
Alejandro Fuentes. The Voice Mexico
Brian Rading of Five Man Electric Band
Kim Venable of Classics IV
Bill Ham, manager of ZZ Top
Wayne Jackson of The Memphis Horns
Bernie Worrell
Ralph Stanley
Jerome Teasley of Jr Walker and the All Stars
Sir Mack Rice, writer of Mustang Sally
Rob Wasserman
Scotty Moore, guitarist for Elvis Presley
July 2016
Noel Neill, Lois Lane from The Adventures of Superman
Danny Smythe of The Box Tops
Steve Young of Colourbox and M/A/R/R/S
Alan Vega
Bonnie Brown of The Browns
Gary S. Paxton of Skip and Flip
Lewie Steinberg of Booker T & The MG’s
Sandy Pearlman, producer and manager
Pat Upton of The Spiral Staircase
August 2016
Kenny Kelly of Riff
Ricci Martin, son of Dean Martin
Padraig Duggan of Clannad
David Enthoven, Robbie Williams’ mentor
Glenn Yarbrough
Ruby Wilson
Barbra Gibb, matriarch of the Gibb family
James Wooley of Nine Inch Nails
Preston Hubbard of Fabulous Thunderbirds
Matt Roberts of 3 Doors Down
Lou Pearlman
Gene Wilder
September 2016
Fred Hellerman of The Weavers
Prince Buster
Australian radio veteran Ken Sparkes
Michael Shrimpton, creator of Countdown
Jerry Corbetta of Sugarloaf
Charmian Carr, Leisl from The Sound of Music
director Curtis Hanson
John D. Loudermilk
Buckwheat Zydeco
Jean Sheppard
producer Kashif
October 2016
Rod Temperton, composer of Thriller
’Killer’ Kay Allison
Ross Higgins
Fergus Miller of Bored Nothing
Robert Bateman, composer of Please Mr Postman
Phil Chess, founder of Chess Records
Bobby Vee
Pete Burns of Dead Or Alive
November 2016
Kay Starr
Eddie Harsch of The Black Crowes
Leonard Cohen
Leon Russell
Holly Dunn
Sharon Jones
Hugh McDonald of Redgum
Mick Fettes of Madder Lake
Craig Gill of Inspiral Carpets
Dr Allan Zavod
Ray Columbus
December 2016
Wayne Duncan of Daddy Cool
Greg Lake of Emerson Lake & Palmer
Mark Fisher of Matt Bianco
Dr Rachel Owen, partner of Thom Yorke
Andrew Dorff
Rick Parfitt of Status Quo
George Michael
Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Alphonse Muuzon
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