YANKA RUPKINA..of THE TRIO BULGARKA has died (1938 - April 7, 2026)..Bulgarian vocal ensemble were signed to the Hannibal label produced by Joe Boyd. appeared on Kate Bush \"the Sensual World \" (1989) \"the Red Shoes\" (1993).

FRED SIMON (d. April 3rd 2026 aged 74) Chicago-born soul singer who was a founding member (along with his brother Lowell) of The Lost Generation. From 2010 till 2026 he sang bass in a later touring version of The Chi-Lites.

ALBERT MAZIBUKO (b. Mdletshe Albert Mazibuko June 1st 1948, d. April 5th 2026) South African born singer, a member of his cousin Joseph’s acapella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. They had a long career and local hits before finding international fame on Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ album.

DONN LANDEE (b. 26th February 1947, d. 5th April 2026) Legendary California record producer and engineer, based out of Sunset Sound in LA. Along with Ted Templeman, he was a major contributor to the sound of records by Little Feat, The Doobie Brothers, Van Halen - and many other Warner Bros acts.

RUPIE EDWARDS..(1945 - April 4, 2026)..Jamaican reggae singer / producer. \"Ire Feelings\" (1975) \"Jamaica Serenade\" (1976) \"Dub Classic\" (1977).

DANIEL WHERRITT (July 8, 1968 - March 28, 2026) aka DJ DAN.

Bo Lueders (Bohan Daniel Lueders) Died Apr 2nd, 2026 - Born Nov, 1987 - Suicide - Guitarist (Hardcore)- Worked with Twitching Tongues, Convicted, Double Crossed, Harms Way, Few and the Proud, Wolfnote and XweaponX.

James Lollar (James Cody Lollar) (aka Baalberith and Gost)- Died Aril 2, 2026 - Born March 16, 1980. (Dark Synthwave) Multi-instrumentalist - He was a member of Vaste Burai. Worked with Frozen Souls.

Dolores Keane - Died 16 March 2026 in Caherlistrane, County Galway, Ireland. Born 26 September 1953 in Sylane, County Galway, Ireland. Celtic and folk singer - She did, \"Lion in a Cage\". Was a member of De Dannan, The Reel Union and Kinvara. She had been married to multi-instrumentalist John Faulknerwas. Worked with Emmylou Harris, Richard Thompson and her aunts Rita and Sarah. She was awarded the prestigious The Fiddler\'s Green Hall of Fame award.

From 2025 - Pierre Robert (William Pierre Robert) - Died October 29, 2025 in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S. - Born August 1, 1955 in Truckee, California, U.S.- Radio disc jockey and on-air personality for WMMR in Philadelphia. He worked at the station for 44 years. He interviewed numerous figures in the American rock music industry. He was widely respected by rock musicians and bands. The Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame inductee.

JAMES GADSON, one of the most-recorded session drummers in the history of R&B, died April 2026. He recorded with countless prominent artists like RAY CHARLES, BILL WITHERS, B.B. KING, ARETHA FRANKLIN, GLORIA GAYNOR, HERBIE HANCOCK, DONALD FAGEN, THELMA HOUSTON, JOE COCKER and many more.

SUKI LAHAV, the Israeli violinist and vocalist for BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and THE E STREET BAND from 1974 to 1975, died 01. of April 2026.

BILL LEADER . (1929 -April 1, 2026) . English recording producer & engineer especially in the 60s & 70s. born in the US. associated with labels Trailer, Leader, Transatlantic, Topic. associated with musician Bert Jansch, Young Tradition, Christy Moore, the Watersons, Dave Swarbrick, Shirley Collins, Mr Fox, more.

Back into 2025... MARTIN CURE, vocalist for the British progressive rock band STILL LIFE, died 15. of December 2025. They released their wonderful melodic self-titled album with terrific cover art on the glorious VERTGO SWIRL label in 1971, full of great organ playing, highly collectable and one of my all time faves! After that he became the lead vocalist of the well known pop band CUPID`S INSPIRATION from 1971 to 1985.

The British singer TONY RIVERS, member of the sunshine pop band GRASS HARMONY, died 30. of March 2026. He also worked with greats like STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL, ROGER DALTREY, CLIFF RICHARD, SHAKIN`STEVENS and others. His bandmate TONY HARDING had already died 19. of December 2025.

CHRISTOPHER NORTH, keyboardist and founding member of the American rock band AMBROSIA (\"Biggest Part Of Me\"), died 30. of March 2026.

Rest in Peace...GREG ELMORE...(1946 - March 29, 2026)...drummer of San Francisco psych-rock band QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE. same (1968) \"Happy Trails\" (1969) \"Shady Grove\" (1969)..

MATT KRUPANSKI, long time drummer and founding member of the American post-hardcore band BOYSETSFIRE (often written BoySetsFire), died in March 2026 (no exact date noted). \"One Match\", what a great song while doing 200 km/h on a highway with my strong BMW...

His death has only just been announced: TREVOR OAKES, guitarist and founder of the successful rock and roll group SHOWADDYWADDY from Leicester/UK, died 18. of February 2026.

FERNANDO FERA, guitarist for the Italian folk rock group ALBEROMOTORE, died in March 2026. They released the beautiful album \"IL GRANDE GIOCO\" on the CAR JUKE BOX label in 1974, a collectors item.