Rest in Peace...DUDLEY LAUFMAN...(1931 - July 13, 2026)...axis & leader of THE CANTERBURY COUNTRY ORCHESTRA. he was a forced to be reckoned with & a genre that was influential across New England. early on he was on PBS. a genre that was completely ignored but should have been heard like reggae or ska or old-timey. he recorded albums privately & for Front Hall and F&W Records.

Bob Farrell, of the CCM duo Farrell and Farrell, passed away on July 11, 2026, at age 77.

Band leader Giovanni McKenzie, lead guitarist Rashad Storr, bass player Mateo Winder, lead singer Travis Johnson and singer Tonique Gilot of the group Da Pond Band (Caribbean music) along with Melvin Henfield (aka DJ Fresh) died July 10, 2026 in a plane crash that killed 10 people in North Andros in the Bahamas.

Mike Browning (aka Mike Mann) died July 13, 2026. Born May 26, 1964 in Tampa, Florida. Drummer and singer. (Metal) He was a co-founder of the Morbid Angel and Nocturnus. Worked with After Death, Acheron, Lethal Prayer and others.

Nong Breeze died July 12, 2026 in a club fire in Bangkok\'s Chatuchak district that resulted in at least 30 deaths. She was a singer for Totsakan also spelled Thotsakan. Worked with singer Sukanya Wongwongwai.

Michael Curnow\'s remains found July 6 2026 in the Mount Crawford Forest, South Australia. He was 23 years old. He had been missing since April 24, 2025. Jazz and blues singer, pianist and also played drums and ukulele.

Kevin Chown (Kevin John Chown) Died July 6, 2026 of bladder cancer. Born December 24, 1969 in Escanaba, Michigan. Bassist. (Funk/Rock/Fusion/Metal) Worked with Tyrant, Tarja Turunen, Chad Smith\'s Bombastic Meatbats, Edwin Dare And Artension, Steelheart, Cosmosquad, Der Elefant, Bleeding Harp, Sebastian Bach, Chuck Berry, Ted Nugent and others. He also wrote and produced songs and jingles for the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers, Little Caesars Pizza and The Weather Channel.

DAVE REDMONDS, trombonist for the legendary British punk rock band SNUFF from London, died 11.of July 2026.

Prolific Nashville keyboardist Jimmy Nichols has passed. A much admired and sought after session player who also was a concert tour musical director for Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
He was also a songwriter. His keyboards can be heard on hundreds of songs, including 31 number ones. He was 82.

CALVIN HAYES (d. July 10th 2026 aged 63) British musician, played drums and keyboards in an early version of 80’s band JOHNNY HATES JAZZ. They had a hit in 1987 with ‘Shattered Dreams’. Son of legendary producer Mickie Most, who also died relatively young.

The Australian saxophonist ANDY BICKERS died 09. of July 2026. He served as a touring member for COLD CHISEL for more than 30 years, worked with other greats like MIDNIGHT OIL and RICHARD CLAPTON.

BONNIE TYLER (b. Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; 8 June 1951 – 8 July 2026), Welsh singer-songwriter with a powerful and gravelly voice, sometimes referred to as ‘the female Rod Stewart’. Her peak career was in the late 70’s and early 80’s, with hits like ‘Lost in France’ and ‘More than a Lover’

PAUL WHEATBREAD, the original drummer for the successful American pop group GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP (\"Young Girl\"), died 06. of July 2026.

LAUREN BENNETT (b. Lauren Diane Bennett June 24th 1989, d. 5th.July 2026 - only 36) Kent (UK) born singer, best known for contributing vocals to remixes and dance tracks. Worked with CeeLo Green and the Pussycat Dolls. Was featured on LFMAO’s ‘Party Rock Album’ in 2011, a UK No 1 single.

Legendary TV and recording C & W artist Tommy Hunter passed away on July 2nd/26 @ 89. His long running TV show gave notable starts to the careers of Garth Brooks, The Judds and a very young Shania Twain. He somehow managed to record a dozen long players and a boat load of singles which all charted in Canada.

‘BEAKY’ (b. John Dymond 1944, d. 4th July 2026 aged ?82). Original member of DAVE DEE, DOZY,BEAKY, MICK and TICH. One of those mid-late 60’s MOR British pop groups. They had novelty hits with ‘Bend It’, ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Zabadak’. Despite being dismissed as lightweight (like their contemporaries The Tremeloes), live footage from German TV’s ‘Beat Club’ shows both bands to be tight and professional musical outfits.

An important name from the Spanish underground scene! ANTONIO SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, drummer and founding member of the legendary hard rock band SMASH, died 05. of January 2026. They recorded 2 great and highly collectable albums with strong psychedelic influences: \"GLORIO DE LOS LOTOS\", Philips 1970 and \"WE COME TO SMASH THIS TIME\", Philips 1971. With the more prog oriented band GOMA he recorded the beautiful album \"14 ABRIL\", Movieplay 1975, with a certain jazz touch. I would rate....

KENNY \"SPIDER WEBB\" RICE, versatile jazz drummer and session musician, died end of May or beginning of June 2026. He worked with numerous greats like DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS, FREDDIE HUBBARD, HARRY BELAFONTE, THE TEMPTATIONS, ROBERT PALMER, ARETHA FRANKLIN and others.

David Black died June 27, 2026 of cancer (Rock) He was a guitarist - Worked with Crud and Seduce.

Shaun Glass died July 1, 2026 of a Stroke. Born Aug. 7, 1968. (Metal) He was a guitarist and bassist. Worked with Terminal Death, SOiL, Broken Hope, Dirge Within, The Bloodline, Repentance and others.