Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2015

Artist Active Genre & Styles
B.B. King 1940s - 2010s Blues, R&B, Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues, Early R&B, Memphis Blues, Regional Blues
Ornette Coleman 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Classical, Free Funk, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Saxophone Jazz, Fusion, Chamber Music, Show/Musical
Motörhead 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, British Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed/Thrash Metal, Hard Rock
Ben E. King 1950s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Soul, Early R&B, Pop-Soul, AM Pop
Andraé Crouch 1960s - 2010s Religious, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel
Allen Toussaint 1950s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Soul, Southern Soul
Clark Terry 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Trumpet Jazz
Edgar Froese 1960s - 2010s Electronic, Avant-Garde, New Age, Adult Alternative, Ambient, Experimental Electronic, Progressive Electronic
John Renbourn 1960s - 2010s Folk, Blues, International, Pop/Rock, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, Celtic, Folk-Blues
Percy Sledge 1960s - 2010s R&B, Country Soul, Deep Soul, Soul, Southern Soul
Mark Murphy 1950s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, Post-Bop, Vocal Jazz, Standards
Phil Woods 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Big Band, Bop, Hard Bop, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Cool
Natalie Cole 1950s - 2010s R&B, Adult Contemporary, Quiet Storm, Soul, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz
James Horner 1970s - 2010s Stage & Screen, Easy Listening, Original Score, Film Score, Soundtracks, Movie Themes, Film Music, Orchestral/Easy Listening
Stan Freberg 1940s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Music Comedy, Novelty, Satire, Song Parody, Comedy, Radio Shows, Spoken Word
J. Geils Band 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, Arena Rock, Boogie Rock, Dance-Rock
Ariel Camacho y los Plebes del Rancho 2010s Latin, Mexican Traditions, Corrido, Norteno, Narcocorridos
Supertramp 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Arena Rock, Soft Rock
Neutral Milk Hotel 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Neo-Psychedelia
Joan Sebastian 1970s - 2010s Latin, Banda, Mexican Traditions
The Brothers Johnson 1970s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Funk, Soul
Lynn Anderson 1960s - 2010s Country, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Cilla Black 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, British Invasion, Early Pop/Rock, Girl Groups, AM Pop
Don Covay 1950s - 2000s R&B, Pop/Rock, Deep Soul, Soul, Southern Soul, Early R&B
Lesley Gore 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock
Susumu Yokota 1990s - 2010s Electronic, Ambient Techno, Techno, Club/Dance, Downtempo, House, Ambient, Acid Techno, Trance
Moebius 1960s - 2010s Electronic, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Ambient, Experimental Electronic, Kraut Rock
P.F. Sloan 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Sunshine Pop, Protest Songs
Bob Belden 1970s - 2000s Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop
Billy Joe Royal 1950s - 2010s Country, R&B, Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul, Soul, Country-Pop, AM Pop
Frankie Ford 1950s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, New Orleans R&B, Rock & Roll
The Holmes Brothers 1970s - 2010s Blues, R&B, Religious, Retro-Soul, Soul, Soul-Blues, Black Gospel, Gospel, Modern Electric Blues
Sean Price 1990s - 2010s Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Underground Rap
Andy M. Stewart 1970s - 1990s International, Irish Folk, Scottish Folk, Traditional Celtic, Traditional Irish Folk, Traditional Scottish Folk, Celtic
Gunther Schuller 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde, Classical, Modern Composition, Ragtime, Third Stream, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Jazz Instrument, Keyboard, Trumpet Jazz
Young Marble Giants 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Post-Punk, Punk/New Wave, New Wave
Lew Soloff 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Kurt Masur 1950s - 2010s Classical, Concerto, Orchestral, Symphony
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's 2000s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
The Presidents of the United States of America 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Comedy Rock, Grunge, Pop Punk, Post-Grunge
Jeff Golub 1980s - 2010s Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instrument
Smokin' Joe Kubek 1980s - 2010s Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Kim Fowley 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Obscuro, Singer/Songwriter, Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Cobra Starship 2000s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Pop, Pop, Emo-Pop
Aldo Ciccolini 1940s - 2000s Classical, Easy Listening, Keyboard, Piano/Easy Listening
Ivan Moravec 1940s - 2000s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Noah and the Whale 2000s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Folk
Chris Squire 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock
The Walkabouts 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Mighty Sam McClain 1950s - 2010s Blues, R&B, Soul, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Retro-Soul