BOBBY MURRAY, the versatile American blues guitarist, backing guitarist for ETTA JAMES for more than twenty years, died 30. of April 2026. He worked with numerous blues greats like JOHN LEE HOOKER, ALBERT COLLINS, TAJ MAHAL, JOHNNY \"GUITAR\" WATSON, OTIS RUSH and others.

RICHARD MITHUN, bassist in a later version of the American rock band THE SONS OF CHAMPLIN, died in April 2026 (no exact date noted).

DAVID ALLAN COE, the charismatic American singer and songwriter, died on April 29th 2026 at the age of 86 after an adventurous and intensive life. His career spanned over more than 55 years, his style ranging from underground music in his early days through blues and later to country; he was a leading figure in the outlaw country movement (like MERLE HAGGARD, WAYLON JENNINGS and others), and his songs were performed by numerous other artists.

Rest in Peace...BEVERLEY MARTYN...(1947 - April 27, 2026)...Coventry England singer-songwriter. primarily worked as a duo with her husband John Martyn. also worked with other folkies Richard Thompson = Davy Graham = Sandy Denny = Jimmy Paige = etc.

TONY WILSON, bassist, singer and composer for the well known British soul group HOT CHOCOLATE (\"You sexy thing\"), died 24. of April 2026.

TAYLOR KIRK, singer, guitarist and mastermind of the highly acclaimed haunting Canadian folk band TIMBER TIMBRE, died 14. of April 2026, aged only 44.

NEDRA TALLEY, last surviving member of the legendary American girl group THE RONETTES (Soul, R&B, Pop), died 26. of April 2026.

JAMES VALENTINE, saxophonist for the Australian rock bands MODELS and JO JO ZEP & THE FALCONS and later a well known TV and radio presenter,died in April 2026 (assisted suicide, no exact date of death noted).

DAVE MASON, of British group Traffic, played in Fleetwood Mac for a bit & had a solo career May 10, 1946 - April 19, 2026 RIP; great guitarist; lived in American since 1969 so he had a completely American accent for many, many years before he died.

WAYNE MOSS, important Nashville session guitarist, bassist, producer, songwriter and founding member of AREA CODE 615 and BAREFOOT JERRY, died 20. of April 2026. He workd with tons of big names like BOB DYLAN, ROY ORBISON, LINDA RONSTADT, JOAN BAEZ, THE EVERLY BROTHERS, CHARLIE DANIES, THE STEVE MILLER BAND and many more.

MIKE EMERSON, long time keyboardist for the American blues outfit TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS, died in April 2026. He also worked with greats like ELVIN BISHOP, HARVEY MANDEL, PERCY SLEDGE and others.

ALAN OSMOND (b. Alan Ralph Osmond 22nd June 1949, d. 20th April 2026) Oldest of The Osmond Brothers, played guitar and wrote songs (along with brother Merrill) for the world-conquering US Mormon family group in the 70’s.

Rest in Peace...ANDY CLARK...(died April 20, 2026)...multi-instrumentalist in UK psychedelic-raga band CLARK-HUTCHINSON. their 1969 album \"A=MH2\" demanded the listener new ways of hearing. was also founding member SAM GOPAL\'S DREAM.

CRAIG KRAMPF, prolific American studio drummer and percussionist for numerous artists like KIM CARNES, ALICE COOPER, PAUL STANLEY, STEVE PERRY, RANDY MEISNER, LITA FORD, FLO & EDDIE and also member of the soft rock groups CHEROKEE and SILVER CONDOR, died 17. of April 2026.

ANDY KERSHAW (b. Andrew J. G. Kershaw November 9th 1959, d. April 16th 2026) British radio DJ and broadcaster, mainly on the BBC. He was a champion of World music on the channel, and was also one of the Wembley presenters at 1985’s Live Aid concert.

DON SCHLITZ (b. Donald Allen Schlitz Jr. 29th August 1952, d. 16th April 2026) Hugely successful US ’classic’ Country songwriter with dozens of hits to his name, including ‘The Gambler’ covered by Kenny Rogers and ‘When You Say Nothing At All’ covered by many artists including Roman Keating.

RAY MONETTE, lead guitarist and long time member of the American rock band RARE EARTH from 1971 to 2004 and 2009 to 2017, died 09. of April 2026. He also worked with MEAT LOAF, FUNKADELIC, PHIL COLLINS and others.

MOYA BRENNAN, Irish singer and songwriter, member of the iconic Celtic folk rock band CLANNAD and sister of ENYA, died 13. of April 2026.

AL GUNN (b. Alain Lefebvre, d. 13th April 2026) Canadian musician, former bass player of Men Without Hats - they did ‘Safety Dance’ in the 90’s. In later life he was a well respected Montreal luthier.

Rest in Peace...PATRICK CAMPBELL-LYONS...(1943 - April 12, 2026)...Irish composer = musician psychedelic-pop band NIRVANA. released an early concept album \"the Story of Simon Simopath\" (1967) \"All of Us\" (1968) \"Dedicated to Markos lll\" (1969) \"Local Anaesthetic\" (1971). they sued the American grunge band Nirvana over the name.