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music">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Asian_music" title="2017 in Asian music">Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Australian_music" title="2017 in Australian music">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Canadian_music" title="2017 in Canadian music">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Chinese_music" title="2017 in Chinese music">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_European_music" title="2017 in European music">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_British_music" title="2017 in British music">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Japanese_music" title="2017 in Japanese music">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Norwegian_music" title="2017 in Norwegian music">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Philippine_music" title="2017 in Philippine music">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_South_Korean_music" title="2017 in South Korean music">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Swedish_music" title="2017 in Swedish music">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_American_music" title="2017 in American music">United States</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By genre</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_classical_music" title="2017 in classical music">classical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_country_music" title="2017 in country music">country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_heavy_metal_music" title="2017 in heavy metal music">heavy metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 in hip hop music">hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_jazz" title="2017 in jazz">jazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Latin_music" title="2017 in Latin music">Latin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_rock_music" title="2017 in rock music">rock</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By topic</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_2017_albums" title="List of 2017 albums">List of albums released</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the events of 2017 in music</div> <table class="infobox"> <tbody><tr> <th style="font-size:larger;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; width:15%;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_music" class="mw-redirect" title="List of years in music">List of years in music</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; width:15%;">(<a href="/wiki/Table_of_years_in_music" title="Table of years in music">table</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Music_by_year" title="Category:Music by year">…</a> <a href="/wiki/2007_in_music" title="2007 in music">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_music" title="2008 in music">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_music" title="2009 in music">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_music" title="2010 in music">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_music" title="2011 in music">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_music" title="2012 in music">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_music" title="2013 in music">2013</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_music" title="2014 in music">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_music" title="2015 in music">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_music" title="2016 in music">2016</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2017</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_music" title="2018 in music">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_music" title="2019 in music">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_music" title="2020 in music">2020</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_music" title="2021 in music">2021</a></li> 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(musician)">Vicente García</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/ARIA_Music_Awards_of_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="ARIA Music Awards of 2017">2017 ARIA Music Awards</a> (Australia) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Album of the Year</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Go_Farther_in_Lightness" title="Go Farther in Lightness">Go Farther in Lightness</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Gang_of_Youths" title="Gang of Youths">Gang of Youths</a> • <b>Song of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Stranger_(Peking_Duk_song)" title="Stranger (Peking Duk song)">Stranger</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Peking_Duk" title="Peking Duk">Peking Duk</a> feat. <a href="/wiki/Elliphant" title="Elliphant">Elliphant</a>• <b>Breakthrough Artist</b>: <i>Night Thinker</i> by <a href="/wiki/Amy_Shark" title="Amy Shark">Amy Shark</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_Billboard_Music_Awards" title="2017 Billboard Music Awards">2017 Billboard Music Awards</a> (USA) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> • <b>New Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Zayn_Malik" title="Zayn Malik">Zayn</a> • <b>Top Hot 100 Song</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Closer_(The_Chainsmokers_song)" title="Closer (The Chainsmokers song)">Closer</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Chainsmokers" title="The Chainsmokers">the Chainsmokers</a> feat. <a href="/wiki/Halsey_(singer)" title="Halsey (singer)">Halsey</a> • <b>Top Billboard 200 Album</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Views_(Drake_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Views (Drake album)">Views</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_Brit_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Brit Awards">2017 Brit Awards</a> (UK) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>British Album of the Year</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Blackstar_(album)" title="Blackstar (album)">Blackstar</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> • <b>British Single of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Shout_Out_to_My_Ex" title="Shout Out to My Ex">Shout Out to My Ex</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Little_Mix" title="Little Mix">Little Mix</a> • <b>British Breakthrough Act</b>: <a href="/wiki/Rag%27n%27Bone_Man" title="Rag'n'Bone Man">Rag'n'Bone Man</a> • <b>British Video</b>: "<a href="/wiki/History_(One_Direction_song)" title="History (One Direction song)">History</a>" by <a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2017" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2017">Eurovision Song Contest 2017</a> (Europe) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;">"<a href="/wiki/Amar_pelos_dois" title="Amar pelos dois">Amar pelos dois</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Sobral" title="Salvador Sobral">Salvador Sobral</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/48th_GMA_Dove_Awards" title="48th GMA Dove Awards">48th GMA Dove Awards</a> (USA) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Song of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/What_a_Beautiful_Name" title="What a Beautiful Name">What a Beautiful Name</a>" written by <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Fraser" title="Brooke Fraser">Brooke Ligertwood</a> and Ben Fielding • <b>Songwriter of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Millard" title="Bart Millard">Bart Millard</a> • <b>Songwriter of the Year (Non-artist)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Herms" title="Bernie Herms">Bernie Herms</a> • <b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/MercyMe" title="MercyMe">MercyMe</a> • <b>New Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Zach_Williams_(musician)" title="Zach Williams (musician)">Zach Williams</a> • <b>Producer of the Year</b>:<a href="/wiki/Bernie_Herms" title="Bernie Herms">Bernie Herms</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/59th_Japan_Record_Awards" title="59th Japan Record Awards">59th Japan Record Awards</a> (Japan) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Grand Prix</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Influencer_(song)" title="Influencer (song)">Influencer</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Nogizaka46" title="Nogizaka46">Nogizaka46</a> • <b>Best Song</b>: <a href="/wiki/59th_Japan_Record_Awards#Best_Song_Award" title="59th Japan Record Awards">several</a> • <b>Best New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Tsubaki_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsubaki Factory">Tsubaki Factory</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Juno_Awards_of_2017" title="Juno Awards of 2017">2017 Juno Awards</a> (Canada) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a> • <b>Album of the Year</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/You_Want_It_Darker" title="You Want It Darker">You Want It Darker</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a> • <b>Single of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Spirits_(The_Strumbellas_song)" title="Spirits (The Strumbellas song)">Spirits</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Strumbellas" title="The Strumbellas">The Strumbellas</a> • <b>Breakthrough Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ruth_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruth B">Ruth B</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Prize#2010s" title="Mercury Prize">2017 Mercury Prize</a> (UK and Ireland) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><a href="/wiki/Process_(Sampha_album)" title="Process (Sampha album)">Process</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Sampha" title="Sampha">Sampha</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_Mnet_Asian_Music_Awards" title="2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards">2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards</a> (South Korea, hosted in Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/BTS_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="BTS (band)">BTS</a> • <b>Album of the Year</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_War_(album)" title="The War (album)">The War</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Exo" title="Exo">Exo</a> • <b>Song of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Signal_(Twice_song)" title="Signal (Twice song)">Signal</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Twice" title="Twice">Twice</a> • <b>Best Music Video</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Spring_Day_(song)#Music_video" title="Spring Day (song)">Spring Day</a></i> by BTS</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2017 MTV Europe Music Awards">2017 MTV Europe Music Awards</a> (Europe) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Video of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> • <b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Mendes" title="Shawn Mendes">Shawn Mendes</a> • <b>New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dua_Lipa" title="Dua Lipa">Dua Lipa</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2017 MTV Video Music Awards">2017 MTV Video Music Awards</a> (USA) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Video of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> • <b>Artist of the Year</b>: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> • <b>New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Khalid_(American_singer)" title="Khalid (American singer)">Khalid</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_Music_Awards" title="2017 New Zealand Music Awards">2017 New Zealand Music Awards</a> (New Zealand) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Album of the Year</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Melodrama_(Lorde_album)" title="Melodrama (Lorde album)">Melodrama</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lorde" title="Lorde">Lorde</a> • <b>Song of the Year</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Green_Light_(Lorde_song)" title="Green Light (Lorde song)">Green Light</a>" by Lorde • <b>Breakthrough Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Aldous_Harding" title="Aldous Harding">Aldous Harding</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/NME_Awards_2017" title="NME Awards 2017">2017 NME Music Awards</a> (UK) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Best Album</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_World_(Bastille_album)" title="Wild World (Bastille album)">Wild World</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Bastille_(band)" title="Bastille (band)">Bastille</a> • <b>Best Track</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Tilted_(Christine_and_the_Queens_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tilted (Christine and the Queens song)">Tilted</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Christine_and_the_Queens" class="mw-redirect" title="Christine and the Queens">Christine and the Queens</a> • <b>Best New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Dua_Lipa" title="Dua Lipa">Dua Lipa</a> • <b>Best Live Band</b>: <a href="/wiki/The_1975" title="The 1975">The 1975</a> • <b>Best Festival</b>: <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2016" title="Glastonbury Festival 2016">Glastonbury Festival 2016</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_Polaris_Music_Prize" title="2017 Polaris Music Prize">2017 Polaris Music Prize</a> (Canada) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><a href="/wiki/La_Papessa" class="mw-redirect" title="La Papessa">La Papessa</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Lido_Pimienta" title="Lido Pimienta">Lido Pimienta</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2017_Pulitzer_Prize" title="2017 Pulitzer Prize">2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music</a> (USA) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><i><a href="/wiki/Angel%27s_Bone" title="Angel's Bone">Angel's Bone</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Du_Yun" title="Du Yun">Du Yun</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/The_5th_V_Chart_Awards" title="The 5th V Chart Awards">The 5th V Chart Awards</a> (China) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Top Male Artist </b>: <a href="/wiki/Lay_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lay (entertainer)">Lay</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Lose_Control_(EP)" title="Lose Control (EP)">Lose Control</a></i> • <b>Top Female Artist </b>: <a href="/wiki/Li_Yuchun" title="Li Yuchun">Li Yuchun</a> with <i>Sense of Presence</i> • <b>Top Group</b>: <a href="/wiki/TFBOYS" class="mw-redirect" title="TFBOYS">TFBOYS</a> with <i>Protecting Home</i> • <b>Top New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Xu_Weizhou" class="mw-redirect" title="Xu Weizhou">Xu Weizhou</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> (USA) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Inductees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joan_Baez" title="Joan Baez">Joan Baez</a> • <a href="/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra" title="Electric Light Orchestra">Electric Light Orchestra</a> • <a href="/wiki/Journey_(band)" title="Journey (band)">Journey</a> • <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> • <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26th Seoul Music Awards (South Korea) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Grand Prize</b>: <a href="/wiki/Exo" title="Exo">Exo</a> • <b>Best Album</b>: <a href="/wiki/Wings_(BTS_album)" title="Wings (BTS album)">Wings</a> by <a href="/wiki/BTS" title="BTS">BTS</a> • <b>Best Song</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Cheer_Up_(song)" title="Cheer Up (song)">Cheer Up</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Twice" title="Twice">Twice</a> • <b>Best New Artist</b>: <a href="/wiki/Blackpink" title="Blackpink">Blackpink</a>, <a href="/wiki/NCT_127" title="NCT 127">NCT 127</a>, <a href="/wiki/I.O.I" title="I.O.I">I.O.I</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bands_formed">Bands formed</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bands 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Dresses">Black Dresses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloodywood" title="Bloodywood">Bloodywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brats_(Japanese_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brats (Japanese band)">Brats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Boyz_(South_Korean_band)" title="The Boyz (South Korean band)">THE BOYZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busters_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Busters (band)">Busters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cellchrome" title="Cellchrome">Cellchrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8D_Tokimeki_Sendenbu" title="Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu">Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CY8ER" title="CY8ER">CY8ER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creepy_Nuts" title="Creepy Nuts">Creepy Nuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynhn" title="Cynhn">Cynhn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimlim" title="Dimlim">Dimlim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamcatcher_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreamcatcher (band)">Dreamcatcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duetto_(duo)" title="Duetto 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from Exile Tribe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rose_(band)" title="The Rose (band)">The Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roselia_(band)" title="Roselia (band)">Roselia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sea_Within" title="The Sea Within">The Sea Within</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.I.S" class="mw-redirect" title="S.I.S">S.I.S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_O%27Clock_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven O'Clock (band)">Seven O'Clock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Apollo" title="Sons of Apollo">Sons of Apollo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squid_(band)" title="Squid (band)">Squid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stray_Kids" title="Stray Kids">Stray Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SudannaYuzuYully" title="SudannaYuzuYully">SudannaYuzuYully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superorganism_(band)" title="Superorganism (band)">Superorganism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_Secret_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Top Secret (band)">Top Secret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRCNG" title="TRCNG">TRCNG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H_(band)" title="Triple H (band)">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tropical_Fuck_Storm" title="Tropical Fuck Storm">Tropical Fuck Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukka" title="Ukka">Ukka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varsity_(group)" title="Varsity (group)">Varsity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wanna_One" title="Wanna One">Wanna One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weki_Meki" title="Weki Meki">Weki Meki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vespera" class="mw-redirect" title="Vespera">Vespera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YHBOYS" title="YHBOYS">YHBOYS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorushika" title="Yorushika">Yorushika</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soloist_debuts">Soloist debuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Soloist debuts"><span>edit</span></a><span 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title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mejibray" title="Mejibray">Mejibray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinegrove_(band)" title="Pinegrove (band)">Pinegrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PWR_BTTM" class="mw-redirect" title="PWR BTTM">PWR BTTM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sphere_(Japanese_band)" title="Sphere (Japanese band)">Sphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tackey_%26_Tsubasa" title="Tackey & Tsubasa">Tackey & Tsubasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsubaki_(band)" title="Tsubaki (band)">Tsubaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots" title="Twenty One Pilots">Twenty One Pilots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vamps_(band)" title="Vamps (band)">Vamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/With_Confidence" title="With Confidence">With Confidence</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bands_disbanded">Bands 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(duo)">Friendzone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Theory_(band)" title="Game Theory (band)">Game Theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HIM_(Finnish_band)" title="HIM (Finnish band)">HIM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hail_of_Bullets" title="Hail of Bullets">Hail of Bullets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Basement" title="Heaven's Basement">Heaven's Basement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilcrhyme" title="Hilcrhyme">Hilcrhyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/In_Dying_Arms" title="In Dying Arms">In Dying Arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Letlive" title="Letlive">Letlive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_B.B." title="Les B.B.">Les B.B.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Maccabees_(band)" title="The Maccabees (band)">The Maccabees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marionette_(band)" title="Marionette (band)">Marionette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimi_Meme_Mimi" title="Mimi Meme Mimi">Mimi Meme Mimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mindless_Behavior" title="Mindless Behavior">Mindless Behavior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miss_A" title="Miss A">Miss A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobb_Deep" title="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudcrutch" title="Mudcrutch">Mudcrutch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pagans" title="The Pagans">The Pagans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plenty_(band)" title="Plenty (band)">Plenty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Poster_Boy" title="The Poster Boy">The Poster Boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poured_Out" title="Poured Out">Poured Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prizmmy" title="Prizmmy">Prizmmy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reol_(band)" title="Reol (band)">Reol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rev._from_DVL" title="Rev. from DVL">Rev. from DVL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Roches" title="The Roches">The Roches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Saturdays" title="The Saturdays">The Saturdays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spawn_of_Possession" title="Spawn of Possession">Spawn of Possession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staind" title="Staind">Staind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sug" title="Sug">Sug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textures_(band)" title="Textures (band)">Textures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Those_Who_Fear" title="Those Who Fear">Those Who Fear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers" title="Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tragically_Hip" title="The Tragically Hip">The Tragically Hip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trap_Them" title="Trap Them">Trap Them</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallenfyre" title="Vallenfyre">Vallenfyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanna_(band)" title="Vanna (band)">Vanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vant_(band)" title="Vant (band)">Vant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Ocean" title="We Are the Ocean">We Are the Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Ash_(band)" title="White Ash (band)">White Ash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Miles" title="White Miles">White Miles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Control" title="William Control">William Control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wonder_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wonder Girls">The Wonder Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xerath" title="Xerath">Xerath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yellowcard" title="Yellowcard">Yellowcard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Your_Memorial" title="Your Memorial">Your Memorial</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> – <a href="/wiki/Memo_Morales" title="Memo Morales">Memo Morales</a> (79), Venezuelan rumba singer</li> <li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Auriel_Andrew" title="Auriel Andrew">Auriel Andrew</a> (69), Indigenous Australian country singer</li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bade_Fateh_Ali_Khan" title="Bade Fateh Ali Khan">Bade Fateh Ali Khan</a> (82), Pakistani classical music and Khyal singer</li> <li><b>6</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Potts" title="Sylvester Potts">Sylvester Potts</a> (78), American R&B singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Contours" title="The Contours">the Contours</a>)</li> <li><b>7</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jerzy_Kossela" title="Jerzy Kossela">Jerzy Kossela</a> (74), Polish rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Czerwone_Gitary" title="Czerwone Gitary">Czerwone Gitary</a>)</li> <li><b>8</b> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sarstedt" title="Peter Sarstedt">Peter Sarstedt</a> (75), British folk pop singer</li> <li><b>10</b> – <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Greco" title="Buddy Greco">Buddy Greco</a> (90), American jazz singer and pianist</li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Allsup" title="Tommy Allsup">Tommy Allsup</a> (83), American rock and roll guitarist</li> <li><b>13</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horacio_Guarany" title="Horacio Guarany">Horacio Guarany</a> (91), Argentine folklore singer</li> <li>Richie Ingui (69), American soul singer (<a href="/wiki/Soul_Survivors_(band)" title="Soul Survivors (band)">Soul Survivors</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>14</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Boudreaux" title="John Boudreaux">John Boudreaux</a> (80), American jazz and soul drummer</li> <li><b>15</b> – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Trooper" title="Greg Trooper">Greg Trooper</a> (61), American alternative country singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>16</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Onyeabor" title="William Onyeabor">William Onyeabor</a> (70), Nigerian funk singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Wright_(bassist)" title="Steve Wright (bassist)">Steve Wright</a> (66), American power pop bassist and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Greg_Kihn_Band" title="The Greg Kihn Band">The Greg Kihn Band</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kellie" title="Mike Kellie">Mike Kellie</a> (69), British psychedelic rock and power pop drummer (<a href="/wiki/Spooky_Tooth" title="Spooky Tooth">Spooky Tooth</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Only_Ones" title="The Only Ones">The Only Ones</a>)</li> <li><b>19</b> – <a href="/wiki/Loalwa_Braz" title="Loalwa Braz">Loalwa Braz</a> (63), Brazilian pop and lambada singer (<a href="/wiki/Kaoma" title="Kaoma">Kaoma</a>)</li> <li><b>20</b> <ul><li>Ronald "Bingo" Mundy (76), American singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Marcels" title="The Marcels">The Marcels</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Powers" title="Joey Powers">Joey Powers</a> (82), American pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tate_(musician)" title="Tommy Tate (musician)">Tommy Tate</a> (71), American soul singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> <ul><li>Karl Hendricks (46), American alternative rock singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Karl_Hendricks_Trio" title="The Karl Hendricks Trio">The Karl Hendricks Trio</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_%22Junie%22_Morrison" title="Walter "Junie" Morrison">Walter "Junie" Morrison</a> (62), American funk keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/The_Ohio_Players" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ohio Players">The Ohio Players</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>)</li> <li>Maggie Roche (65), American folk singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Roches" title="The Roches">The Roches</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jaki_Liebezeit" title="Jaki Liebezeit">Jaki Liebezeit</a> (78), German experimental rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Can_(band)" title="Can (band)">Can</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Overend_Watts" title="Pete Overend Watts">Pete Overend Watts</a> (69), British glam rock bassist and singer (<a href="/wiki/Mott_the_Hoople" title="Mott the Hoople">Mott the Hoople</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Lions_(band)" title="British Lions (band)">British Lions</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>23</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Freeman" title="Bobby Freeman">Bobby Freeman</a> (76), American pop and R&B singer</li> <li><b>24</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Ray" title="Gil Ray">Gil Ray</a> (60), American power pop drummer (<a href="/wiki/Game_Theory_(band)" title="Game Theory (band)">Game Theory</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Loud_Family" title="The Loud Family">The Loud Family</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butch_Trucks" title="Butch Trucks">Butch Trucks</a> (69), American rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band" title="The Allman Brothers Band">The Allman Brothers Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Les_Brers" title="Les Brers">Les Brers</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>25</b> – <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Davis" title="Ronnie Davis">Ronnie Davis</a> (66), Jamaican reggae singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Tennors" title="The Tennors">The Tennors</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Itals" title="The Itals">The Itals</a>)</li> <li><b>27</b> – <a href="/wiki/Stan_Boreson" title="Stan Boreson">Stan Boreson</a> (91), American comedian, accordionist and singer</li> <li><b>28</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Gable" title="Guitar Gable">Guitar Gable</a> (79), American blues singer and guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Nicholls" title="Geoff Nicholls">Geoff Nicholls</a> (68), British rock musician and keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quartz_(metal_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Quartz (metal band)">Quartz</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Tikhanovich" title="Alexander Tikhanovich">Alexander Tikhanovich</a> (64), Belarusian pop singer (<a href="/wiki/Verasy" title="Verasy">Verasy</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>29</b> – <a href="/wiki/Elkin_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Elkin Ramírez">Elkin Ramírez</a> (54), Colombian hard rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Kraken_(band)" title="Kraken (band)">Kraken</a>)</li> <li><b>30</b> – James Laurence (27), American hip hop musician and producer (<a href="/wiki/Friendzone_(duo)" title="Friendzone (duo)">Friendzone</a>) (death announced on this date)</li> <li><b>31</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deke_Leonard" title="Deke Leonard">Deke Leonard</a> (72), British progressive rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Man_(band)" title="Man (band)">Man</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wetton" title="John Wetton">John Wetton</a> (67), British progressive rock singer, bassist, and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Asia_(band)" title="Asia (band)">Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Crimson" title="King Crimson">King Crimson</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Dahlqvist" title="Robert Dahlqvist">Robert Dahlqvist</a> (40), Swedish alternative rock guitarist and singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Hellacopters" title="The Hellacopters">The Hellacopters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thunder_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunder Express">Thunder Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundert%C3%A5get" title="Dundertåget">Dundertåget</a>)</li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lang" title="Steve Lang">Steve Lang</a> (67), Canadian rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/April_Wine" title="April Wine">April Wine</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Axelrod_(musician)" title="David Axelrod (musician)">David Axelrod</a> (85), American jazz musician and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Geraci" title="Sonny Geraci">Sonny Geraci</a> (70), American pop and rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Climax_(band)" title="Climax (band)">Climax</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Outsiders_(American_band)" title="The Outsiders (American band)">The Outsiders</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>7</b> – <a href="/wiki/Svend_Asmussen" title="Svend Asmussen">Svend Asmussen</a> (100), Danish jazz violinist</li> <li><b>8</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rina_Matsuno" title="Rina Matsuno">Rina Matsuno</a> (18), Japanese pop singer (<a href="/wiki/Shiritsu_Ebisu_Chugaku" title="Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku">Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_S%C3%A4rkk%C3%A4" title="Tony Särkkä">Tony Särkkä</a> (44), Swedish black metal multi-instrumentalist</li></ul></li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jarmila_%C5%A0ul%C3%A1kov%C3%A1" title="Jarmila Šuláková">Jarmila Šuláková</a> (87), Czech folk singer</li> <li><b>12</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jarreau" title="Al Jarreau">Al Jarreau</a> (76), American jazz singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_(musician)" title="Damian (musician)">Damian</a> (52), British pop singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>13</b> <ul><li>Trish Doan (31), American heavy metal bassist (<a href="/wiki/Kittie" title="Kittie">Kittie</a>) (death announced on this date)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E-Dubble" title="E-Dubble">E-Dubble</a> (34), American rapper</li></ul></li> <li><b>16</b> – <a href="/wiki/Pericoma_Okoye" title="Pericoma Okoye">Pericoma Okoye</a> (81), Nigerian traditional music singer</li> <li><b>17</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Skellern" title="Peter Skellern">Peter Skellern</a> (69), English easy listening singer-songwriter and pianist</li> <li>Dave Yorko (73), American rock and roll guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Johnny_and_the_Hurricanes" title="Johnny and the Hurricanes">Johnny and the Hurricanes</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Stubblefield" title="Clyde Stubblefield">Clyde Stubblefield</a> (73), American funk and soul drummer (<a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_J.B.%27s" title="The J.B.'s">The J.B.'s</a>)</li> <li><b>19</b> – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Coryell" title="Larry Coryell">Larry Coryell</a> (73), American jazz fusion guitarist</li> <li><b>20</b> – <a href="/wiki/Huang_Feili" title="Huang Feili">Huang Feili</a> (99), Chinese classical music conductor</li> <li><b>23</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Parlan" title="Horace Parlan">Horace Parlan</a> (86), American jazz pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Ware" title="Leon Ware">Leon Ware</a> (77), American funk singer and songwriter</li></ul></li> <li><b>25</b> <ul><li>Rick Chavez, American progressive metal singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Drive_(band)" title="Drive (band)">Drive</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshio_Nakanishi" title="Toshio Nakanishi">Toshio Nakanishi</a> (61), Japanese new wave guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Plastics_(band)" title="Plastics (band)">Plastics</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Paxton" title="Bill Paxton">Bill Paxton</a> (61), American new wave keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Martini_Ranch" title="Martini Ranch">Martini Ranch</a>) and actor</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> – <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Kamayatsu" title="Hiroshi Kamayatsu">Hiroshi Kamayatsu</a> (78), Japanese rock singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Spiders_(Japanese_band)" title="The Spiders (Japanese band)">The Spiders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vodka_Collins_(band)" title="Vodka Collins (band)">Vodka Collins</a>)</li> <li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Gata_Cattana" title="Gata Cattana">Gata Cattana</a> (26), Spanish rapper</li> <li><b>3</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fuller_(musician)" title="Jim Fuller (musician)">Jim Fuller</a> (69), American surf rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Surfaris" title="The Surfaris">The Surfaris</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyle_Ritz" title="Lyle Ritz">Lyle Ritz</a> (87), American rock bassist and ukuleleist (<a href="/wiki/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)" title="The Wrecking Crew (music)">The Wrecking Crew</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Spooner" title="Danny Spooner">Danny Spooner</a> (80), British-born Australian folk singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>4</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Carter" title="Valerie Carter">Valerie Carter</a> (64), American rock singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edi_Fitzroy" title="Edi Fitzroy">Edi Fitzroy</a> (61), Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Page" title="Tommy Page">Tommy Page</a> (46), American pop singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>6</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ritchie_Adams" title="Ritchie Adams">Ritchie Adams</a> (78), American songwriter and singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Fireflies" title="The Fireflies">The Fireflies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lars_Diedricson" title="Lars Diedricson">Lars Diedricson</a> (66), Swedish rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Snowstorm_(band)" title="Snowstorm (band)">Snowstorm</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Zedda" title="Alberto Zedda">Alberto Zedda</a> (89), Italian conductor and musicologist</li></ul></li> <li><b>7</b> – <a href="/wiki/Kalika_Prasad_Bhattacharya" title="Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya">Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya</a> (46), Indian folk singer</li> <li><b>8</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Valentin" title="Dave Valentin">Dave Valentin</a> (64), American jazz flutist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Moore_(musician)" title="Jonathan Moore (musician)">Wordsayer</a> (47), American rapper (<a href="/wiki/Source_of_Labor" title="Source of Labor">Source of Labor</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>10</b> – <a href="/wiki/Joni_Sledge" title="Joni Sledge">Joni Sledge</a> (60), American R&B and disco singer (<a href="/wiki/Sister_Sledge" title="Sister Sledge">Sister Sledge</a>)</li> <li><b>11</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evan_Johns" title="Evan Johns">Evan Johns</a> (60), American rockabilly guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_LeRoi_Brothers" title="The LeRoi Brothers">The LeRoi Brothers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Parra_(singer-songwriter)" title="Ángel Parra (singer-songwriter)">Ángel Parra</a> (73), Chilean folk singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Warden" title="Don Warden">Don Warden</a> (87), American country slide guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>12</b> – Joey Alves (63), American hard rock rhythm guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Y%26T" title="Y&T">Y&T</a>)</li> <li><b>13</b> <ul><li>Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, American funk singer (<a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>)</li> <li>John Lever (55), British post-punk drummer (<a href="/wiki/The_Chameleons" title="The Chameleons">The Chameleons</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>15</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Garland" title="Phil Garland">Phil Garland</a> (75), New Zealander folk singer</li> <li><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_(cantante)" class="extiw" title="es:Vicky (cantante)">Vicky</a> (69), Colombian pop singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>16</b> – <a href="/wiki/James_Cotton" title="James Cotton">James Cotton</a> (81), American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a> (90), American rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>20</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Hill_(musician)" title="Buck Hill (musician)">Buck Hill</a> (90), American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Terran" title="Tony Terran">Tony Terran</a> (90), American rock and pop trumpeter (<a href="/wiki/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)" title="The Wrecking Crew (music)">The Wrecking Crew</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> – Gabriel "Negru" Mafa (42), black metal drummer (<a href="/wiki/Negur%C4%83_Bunget" title="Negură Bunget">Negură Bunget</a>)</li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sib_Hashian" title="Sib Hashian">Sib Hashian</a> (67), American rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Boston_(band)" title="Boston (band)">Boston</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sven-Erik_Magnusson" title="Sven-Erik Magnusson">Sven-Erik Magnusson</a> (74), Swedish pop singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Sven-Ingvars" title="Sven-Ingvars">Sven-Ingvars</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>23</b> – <a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_(m%C3%BAsico)" class="extiw" title="es:Sebastián (músico)">Sebastián</a> (63), Argentine cuarteto singer</li> <li><b>24</b> <ul><li>Vincent Falcone (78), American pianist (<a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>) and conductor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Shotton" title="Pete Shotton">Pete Shotton</a> (75), British skiffle percussionist and washboardist (<a href="/wiki/The_Quarrymen" title="The Quarrymen">The Quarrymen</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>25</b> – Edward Grimes (43), American post-rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Rachel%27s" title="Rachel's">Rachel's</a>)</li> <li><b>26</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alessandro_Alessandroni" title="Alessandro Alessandroni">Alessandro Alessandroni</a> (92), Italian film composer and classical guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dotson" title="Jimmy Dotson">Jimmy Dotson</a> (83), American blues singer and songwriter</li></ul></li> <li><b>27</b> – <a href="/wiki/Clem_Curtis" title="Clem Curtis">Clem Curtis</a> (76), Trinidadian-British singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Foundations" title="The Foundations">The Foundations</a>)</li> <li><b>28</b> – Terry Fischer (70), American pop singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Murmaids" title="The Murmaids">The Murmaids</a>)</li> <li><b>30</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rosie_Hamlin" title="Rosie Hamlin">Rosie Hamlin</a> (71), American pop singer (<a href="/wiki/Rosie_and_the_Originals" title="Rosie and the Originals">Rosie and the Originals</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Brooks" title="Lonnie Brooks">Lonnie Brooks</a> (83), American blues singer and guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikutaro_Kakehashi" title="Ikutaro Kakehashi">Ikutaro Kakehashi</a> (87), Japanese engineer, founder of <a href="/wiki/Roland_Corporation" title="Roland Corporation">Roland Corporation</a>, manufacturer of electronic musical instruments</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wycliffe_Noble" title="Wycliffe Noble">Wycliffe Noble</a> (91), British gospel singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Joystrings" title="The Joystrings">The Joystrings</a>) and architect</li></ul></li> <li><b>3</b> – Brenda Jones (62), American singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Jones_Girls" title="The Jones Girls">The Jones Girls</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Neill_(producer)" title="Paul O'Neill (producer)">Paul O'Neill</a> (61), American progressive metal composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra" title="Trans-Siberian Orchestra">Trans-Siberian Orchestra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Savatage" title="Savatage">Savatage</a>)</li> <li><b>6</b> – <a href="/wiki/David_Peel_(musician)" title="David Peel (musician)">David Peel</a> (74), American folk singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>7</b> – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Speer" title="Ben Speer">Ben Speer</a> (86), American gospel singer (<a href="/wiki/Speer_Family" title="Speer Family">Speer Family</a>)</li> <li><b>8</b> – Keni Richards (60), American rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Autograph_(American_band)" title="Autograph (American band)">Autograph</a>)</li> <li><b>9</b> <ul><li>Alan Henderson (72), Northern Irish rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Them_(band)" title="Them (band)">Them</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wootton" title="Bob Wootton">Bob Wootton</a> (75), American country guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Tennessee_Three" title="The Tennessee Three">The Tennessee Three</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>10</b> – Banner Thomas (62), American hard rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Molly_Hatchet" title="Molly Hatchet">Molly Hatchet</a>)</li> <li><b>11</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Geils" title="J. Geils">J. Geils</a> (71), American blues, rock and jazz guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_J._Geils_Band" title="The J. Geils Band">The J. Geils Band</a>)</li> <li>Scotty Miller (65), American drummer (<a href="/wiki/Instant_Funk" title="Instant Funk">Instant Funk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toby_Smith" title="Toby Smith">Toby Smith</a> (46), English acid jazz keyboardist, songwriter and producer (<a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>12</b> – Barry "Frosty" Smith (71), American rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Sweathog" title="Sweathog">Sweathog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soulhat" title="Soulhat">Soulhat</a>)</li> <li><b>14</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Langhorne" title="Bruce Langhorne">Bruce Langhorne</a> (78), American folk singer</li> <li><b>15</b> <ul><li>Tim Goshorn, 62, American country rock guitarist and singer (<a href="/wiki/Pure_Prairie_League" title="Pure Prairie League">Pure Prairie League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Holdsworth" title="Allan Holdsworth">Allan Holdsworth</a> (70), British jazz fusion guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Gong_(band)" title="Gong (band)">Gong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soft_Machine" title="Soft Machine">Soft Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.K._(band)" title="U.K. (band)">U.K.</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Holt" title="Matt Holt">Matt Holt</a> (39), American heavy metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Nothingface_(band)" title="Nothingface (band)">Nothingface</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Moy" title="Sylvia Moy">Sylvia Moy</a> (78), American songwriter</li></ul></li> <li><b>19</b> – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Contino" title="Dick Contino">Dick Contino</a> (87), American accordionist and singer</li> <li><b>20</b> – <a href="/wiki/Cuba_Gooding_Sr." title="Cuba Gooding Sr.">Cuba Gooding Sr.</a> (72), American soul and R&B singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Main_Ingredient_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Main Ingredient (band)">The Main Ingredient</a>)</li> <li><b>23</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Adriani" title="Jerry Adriani">Jerry Adriani</a> (70), Brazilian rock singer</li> <li><b>27</b> <ul><li>Jeff Decker, Canadian heavy metal guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Thor_(band)" title="Thor (band)">Thor</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Shifflett" title="John Shifflett">John Shifflett</a> (64), American jazz bassist</li></ul></li> <li><b>28</b> – <a href="/wiki/Joanna_Brouk" title="Joanna Brouk">Joanna Brouk</a> (68), American electronic music composer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hampton" title="Bruce Hampton">Bruce Hampton</a> (70), American rock and jazz fusion singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Hampton_Grease_Band" title="Hampton Grease Band">Hampton Grease Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Col._Bruce_Hampton_and_the_Aquarium_Rescue_Unit" title="Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit">Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erkki_Kurenniemi" title="Erkki Kurenniemi">Erkki Kurenniemi</a> (75), Finnish electronic music composer</li></ul></li> <li><b>2</b> – Kevin Garcia (41), American indie rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Grandaddy" title="Grandaddy">Grandaddy</a>)</li> <li><b>3</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Jones_(musician)" title="Casey Jones (musician)">Casey Jones</a> (77), American blues drummer (<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Winter" title="Johnny Winter">Johnny Winter</a>)</li> <li>C'el Revuelta, American punk rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)" title="Black Flag (band)">Black Flag</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saxa_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saxa (musician)">Saxa</a> (83), Jamaican ska saxophonist (<a href="/wiki/The_Beat_(British_band)" title="The Beat (British band)">The Beat</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/Katy_B%C3%B8dtger" title="Katy Bødtger">Katy Bødtger</a> (84), Danish singer (<a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1960" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1960">Eurovision Song Contest 1960</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> – <a href="/wiki/Clive_Brooks" title="Clive Brooks">Clive Brooks</a> (67), British progressive rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Egg_(band)" title="Egg (band)">Egg</a>)</li> <li><b>9</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Parks" title="Michael Parks">Michael Parks</a> (77), American country singer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Miles" title="Robert Miles">Robert Miles</a> (47), Swiss-born Italian electronic dance record producer, composer and DJ</li></ul></li> <li><b>10</b> <ul><li>Bonaldo "Burt" Bonaldi (90), American pop singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Gaylords_(American_vocal_group)" title="The Gaylords (American vocal group)">The Gaylords</a>)</li> <li>Pierre DeMudd (64), American trumpeter and singer (<a href="/wiki/Dazz_Band" title="Dazz Band">Dazz Band</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/%C4%B0brahim_Erkal" title="İbrahim Erkal">İbrahim Erkal</a> (50), Turkish folk singer</li> <li><b>12</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dowdy" title="Bill Dowdy">Bill Dowdy</a> (84), American jazz drummer (<a href="/wiki/The_Three_Sounds" class="mw-redirect" title="The Three Sounds">The Three Sounds</a>)</li> <li><b>13</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Copley" title="Jimmy Copley">Jimmy Copley</a> (63), British rock drummer</li> <li><b>14</b> – Keith Mitchell, American dream pop drummer (<a href="/wiki/Mazzy_Star" title="Mazzy Star">Mazzy Star</a>)</li> <li><b>17</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Cornell" title="Chris Cornell">Chris Cornell</a> (52), American alternative rock singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audioslave" title="Audioslave">Audioslave</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temple_of_the_Dog" title="Temple of the Dog">Temple of the Dog</a>)</li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Paul" title="Frankie Paul">Frankie Paul</a> (51), Jamaican dancehall singer</li> <li><b>20</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dale_(musician)" title="Jimmy Dale (musician)">Jimmy Dale</a> (81), British-Canadian film and television composer</li> <li>Ace Still, American doom metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Goatlord_(band)" title="Goatlord (band)">Goatlord</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Cordray" title="Kenny Cordray">Kenny Cordray</a> (62), American rock guitarist and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_LaFave" title="Jimmy LaFave">Jimmy LaFave</a> (61), American folk singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Pittaway" title="Tulsa Pittaway">Tulsa Pittaway</a> (42), South African indie rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Watershed_(South_African_band)" title="Watershed (South African band)">Watershed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Evolver_One" title="Evolver One">Evolver One</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Speer" title="Rosa Speer">Rosa Speer</a> (94), American gospel singer (<a href="/wiki/Speer_Family" title="Speer Family">Speer Family</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zbigniew_Wodecki" title="Zbigniew Wodecki">Zbigniew Wodecki</a> (67), Polish pop singer and violinist</li></ul></li> <li><b>25</b> – <a href="/wiki/Saucy_Sylvia" title="Saucy Sylvia">Saucy Sylvia</a> (96), Canadian-born American comedy music singer and pianist</li> <li><b>27</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Allman" title="Gregg Allman">Gregg Allman</a> (69), American rock singer, songwriter and keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band" title="The Allman Brothers Band">The Allman Brothers Band</a>)</li> <li>Guillermo Sanchez, Argentinian heavy metal bassist (<a href="/wiki/Rata_Blanca" title="Rata Blanca">Rata Blanca</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>29</b> – Arleen Lanzotti (73), American pop singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Delicates" title="The Delicates">The Delicates</a>)</li> <li><b>31</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bern_Nix" title="Bern Nix">Bern Nix</a> (69), American jazz guitarist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Aamir_Zaki" title="Aamir Zaki">Aamir Zaki</a> (49), Pakistani psychedelic rock guitarist</li> <li><b>6</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Reemer" title="Sandra Reemer">Sandra Reemer</a> (66), Dutch pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Garbutt" title="Vin Garbutt">Vin Garbutt</a> (68), British folk singer and songwriter</li></ul></li> <li><b>8</b> – <a href="/wiki/Norro_Wilson" title="Norro Wilson">Norro Wilson</a> (79), American country music singer, songwriter and record producer</li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rosalie_Sorrels" title="Rosalie Sorrels">Rosalie Sorrels</a> (83), American folk singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>12</b> – <a href="/wiki/Geri_Allen" title="Geri Allen">Geri Allen</a> (60), American jazz pianist</li> <li><b>16</b> – <a href="/wiki/Eliza_Cl%C3%ADvia" title="Eliza Clívia">Eliza Clívia</a> (37), Brazilian forro singer</li> <li><b>17</b> – <a href="/wiki/Thara_Memory" title="Thara Memory">Thara Memory</a> (68), American jazz trumpeter</li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Murrell" title="Chris Murrell">Chris Murrell</a> (60), American gospel and jazz singer</li> <li><b>20</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(rapper)" title="Prodigy (rapper)">Prodigy</a> (42), American rapper (<a href="/wiki/Mobb_Deep" title="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a>)</li> <li>Bo Wagner (72), American marimba player (<a href="/wiki/Starbuck_(band)" title="Starbuck (band)">Starbuck</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> – <a href="/wiki/Belton_Richard" title="Belton Richard">Belton Richard</a> (77), American Cajun accordionist</li> <li><b>22</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Nalls" title="Jimmy Nalls">Jimmy Nalls</a> (66), American blues rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Sea_Level_(band)" title="Sea Level (band)">Sea Level</a>)</li> <li><b>25</b> – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Evans_(bluegrass)" title="Dave Evans (bluegrass)">Dave Evans</a> (66), American bluegrass singer and banjoist</li> <li><b>28</b> <ul><li>Gary DeCarlo (75), American pop singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Steam_(band)" title="Steam (band)">Steam</a>)</li> <li>Nic Ritter (37), American thrash metal drummer (<a href="/wiki/Warbringer" title="Warbringer">Warbringer</a>)</li> <li>Dave Rosser (50), American alternative rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Afghan_Whigs" title="The Afghan Whigs">The Afghan Whigs</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>30</b> – Don Rea (88), American pop singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Gaylords_(American_vocal_group)" title="The Gaylords (American vocal group)">The Gaylords</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>3</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Rotta" title="Rudy Rotta">Rudy Rotta</a> (66), Italian blues rock guitarist</li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Blackwell_(musician)" title="John Blackwell (musician)">John Blackwell, Jr.</a> (43), American funk and R&B drummer (<a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo" title="D'Angelo">D'Angelo</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_Power_Generation" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Power Generation">The New Power Generation</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Henry" title="Pierre Henry">Pierre Henry</a> (89), French musique concrète composer</li> <li><b>6</b> <ul><li>Mick Bund, British post-punk bassist (<a href="/wiki/Felt_(band)" title="Felt (band)">Felt</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melvyn_%22Deacon%22_Jones" title="Melvyn "Deacon" Jones">Melvyn "Deacon" Jones</a> (73), American soul keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Baby_Huey_%26_the_Babysitters" title="Baby Huey & the Babysitters">Baby Huey & the Babysitters</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>9</b> – <a href="/wiki/Erik_Cartwright" class="mw-redirect" title="Erik Cartwright">Erik Cartwright</a> (66), American blues rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Foghat" title="Foghat">Foghat</a>)</li> <li><b>12</b> <ul><li>Marc 'Blaash' Michaelson, American black metal drummer (<a href="/wiki/Bahimiron" title="Bahimiron">Bahimiron</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamara_Miansarova" title="Tamara Miansarova">Tamara Miansarova</a> (86), Russian pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Phiri" title="Ray Phiri">Ray Phiri</a> (70), South African jazz fusion singer and guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>13</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Holmes_(guitarist)" title="Simon Holmes (guitarist)">Simon Holmes</a> (54), Australian jangle pop guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Hummingbirds" title="The Hummingbirds">The Hummingbirds</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egil_Kapstad" title="Egil Kapstad">Egil Kapstad</a> (76), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer</li> <li>Chris Wong Won (53), American rapper (<a href="/wiki/2_Live_Crew" title="2 Live Crew">2 Live Crew</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>14</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mahi_Beamer" title="Mahi Beamer">Mahi Beamer</a> (88), American-Native Hawaiian folk singer and pianist</li> <li>David Zablidowsky (38), American hard rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Adrenaline_Mob" title="Adrenaline Mob">Adrenaline Mob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra" title="Trans-Siberian Orchestra">Trans-Siberian Orchestra</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>16</b> – <a href="/wiki/Wilfried_(singer)" title="Wilfried (singer)">Wilfried</a> (67), Austrian pop singer</li> <li><b>17</b> – Peter Principle (63), American post-punk bassist (<a href="/wiki/Tuxedomoon" title="Tuxedomoon">Tuxedomoon</a>)</li> <li><b>19</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Weldens" title="Barbara Weldens">Barbara Weldens</a> (35), French pop singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Wood_(musician)" title="Graham Wood (musician)">Graham Wood</a> (45), Australian jazz pianist</li></ul></li> <li><b>20</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Bennington" title="Chester Bennington">Chester Bennington</a> (41), American hard rock singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stone_Temple_Pilots" title="Stone Temple Pilots">Stone Temple Pilots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dead_by_Sunrise" title="Dead by Sunrise">Dead by Sunrise</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_J%C3%BCrgens" title="Andrea Jürgens">Andrea Jürgens</a> (50), German schlager singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Errol_Dyers" title="Errol Dyers">Errol Dyers</a> (65), South African jazz guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Mack" title="Geoff Mack">Geoff Mack</a> (94), Australian country singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Shields" title="Kenny Shields">Kenny Shields</a> (69), Canadian hard rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Streetheart_(band)" title="Streetheart (band)">Streetheart</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paapa_Yankson" title="Paapa Yankson">Paapa Yankson</a> (73), Ghanaian highlife singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polo_Hofer" title="Polo Hofer">Polo Hofer</a> (72), Swiss pop singer</li> <li>Bobby Taylor (83), American soul singer (<a href="/wiki/Bobby_Taylor_%26_the_Vancouvers" title="Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers">Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>25</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(singer)" title="Michael Johnson (singer)">Michael Johnson</a> (72), American country singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu" title="Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu">Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu</a> (46), Indigenous Australian folk singer and guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>27</b> – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joe_Walker_Jr." title="Billy Joe Walker Jr.">Billy Joe Walker Jr.</a> (64), American country music record producer</li> <li><b>28</b> – <a href="/wiki/D.L._Menard" class="mw-redirect" title="D.L. Menard">D.L. Menard</a> (85), American Cajun music singer</li> <li><b>31</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Loeb" title="Chuck Loeb">Chuck Loeb</a> (61), American jazz guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Fourplay" title="Fourplay">Fourplay</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> – <a href="/wiki/Goldy_McJohn" title="Goldy McJohn">Goldy McJohn</a> (72), Canadian hard rock keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Steppenwolf_(band)" title="Steppenwolf (band)">Steppenwolf</a>)</li> <li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Licht" title="Daniel Licht">Daniel Licht</a> (60), American film and television composer</li> <li><b>4</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luiz_Melodia" title="Luiz Melodia">Luiz Melodia</a> (66), Brazilian MPB singer</li> <li>Joe Romano 67, American bassist (<a href="/wiki/The_Fun_and_Games" title="The Fun and Games">The Fun and Games</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>8</b> – <a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> (81), American country music singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/Segun_Bucknor" title="Segun Bucknor">Segun Bucknor</a> (71), Nigerian soul and funk keyboardist and guitarist</li> <li><b>19</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bea_Wain" title="Bea Wain">Bea Wain</a> (100), American big band singer (<a href="/wiki/Larry_Clinton" title="Larry Clinton">Larry Clinton and His Orchestra</a>)</li> <li><b>20</b> – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lewis" title="Jerry Lewis">Jerry Lewis</a> (91), American actor and pop singer</li> <li><b>21</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Burgess" title="Sonny Burgess">Sonny Burgess</a> (88), American rockabilly singer</li> <li><b>22</b> – <a href="/wiki/John_Abercrombie_(guitarist)" title="John Abercrombie (guitarist)">John Abercrombie</a> (73), American jazz fusion guitarist</li> <li><b>24</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Kuykendall" title="Pete Kuykendall">Pete Kuykendall</a> (79), American bluegrass banjoist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Marshall_(singer)" title="Larry Marshall (singer)">Larry Marshall</a> (75), Jamaican reggae singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>26</b> – <a href="/wiki/Wilson_das_Neves" title="Wilson das Neves">Wilson das Neves</a> (81), Brazilian bossa nova singer and percussionist</li> <li><b>28</b> – <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Bell_(singer)" title="Melissa Bell (singer)">Melissa Bell</a> (53), British R&B and soul singer (<a href="/wiki/Soul_II_Soul" title="Soul II Soul">Soul II Soul</a>)</li> <li><b>29</b> – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Elgart" title="Larry Elgart">Larry Elgart</a> (95), American jazz bandleader and alto saxophonist</li> <li><b>30</b> – <a href="/wiki/Skip_Prokop" title="Skip Prokop">Skip Prokop</a> (73), Canadian rock and jazz fusion drummer (<a href="/wiki/Lighthouse_(band)" title="Lighthouse (band)">Lighthouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Paupers" title="The Paupers">The Paupers</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> – <a href="/wiki/Mick_Softley" title="Mick Softley">Mick Softley</a> (77), British folk singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hlubek" title="Dave Hlubek">Dave Hlubek</a> (66), American rock guitarist and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Molly_Hatchet" title="Molly Hatchet">Molly Hatchet</a>)</li> <li><b>3</b> – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Becker" title="Walter Becker">Walter Becker</a> (67), American jazz rock guitarist, bassist and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a>)</li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Lindo" title="Earl Lindo">Earl Lindo</a> (64), Jamaican reggae keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers" title="Bob Marley and the Wailers">Bob Marley and the Wailers</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> – Rick Stevens (77), American R&B singer (<a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Power" title="Tower of Power">Tower of Power</a>)</li> <li><b>6</b> – <a href="/wiki/Holger_Czukay" title="Holger Czukay">Holger Czukay</a> (79), German experimental rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Can_(band)" title="Can (band)">Can</a>)</li> <li><b>8</b> <ul><li>Troy Gentry (50), American country singer (<a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Gentry" title="Montgomery Gentry">Montgomery Gentry</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Williams" title="Don Williams">Don Williams</a> (78), American country singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>11</b> – Virgil Howe (41), British alternative rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Little_Barrie" title="Little Barrie">Little Barrie</a>)</li> <li><b>12</b> <ul><li>Riem de Wolff (74), Dutch-Indonesian rock and roll singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Diamonds_(duo)" title="The Blue Diamonds (duo)">The Blue Diamonds</a>)</li> <li>Josh Schwartz (45), American alternative country guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Beachwood_Sparks" title="Beachwood Sparks">Beachwood Sparks</a>)</li> <li>Jessi Zazu (28), American garage rock singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Those_Darlins" title="Those Darlins">Those Darlins</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>13</b> – <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hart" title="Grant Hart">Grant Hart</a> (56), American alternative rock singer, songwriter and drummer (<a href="/wiki/H%C3%BCsker_D%C3%BC" title="Hüsker Dü">Hüsker Dü</a>)</li> <li><b>17</b> – <a href="/wiki/Laudir_de_Oliveira" title="Laudir de Oliveira">Laudir de Oliveira</a> (77), Brazilian rock and jazz percussionist (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_(band)" title="Chicago (band)">Chicago</a>)</li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Selby_(musician)" title="Mark Selby (musician)">Mark Selby</a> (56), American blues rock singer and guitarist</li> <li><b>21</b> – <a href="/wiki/Cees_Bergman" class="mw-redirect" title="Cees Bergman">Cees Bergman</a> (65), Dutch glam rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Catapult_(band)" title="Catapult (band)">Catapult</a>)</li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li>Ammon Tharp (75), American soul singer and drummer (<a href="/wiki/Bill_Deal_and_the_Rhondels" title="Bill Deal and the Rhondels">Bill Deal and the Rhondels</a>)</li> <li>Eric Eycke (41), American heavy metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Corrosion_of_Conformity" title="Corrosion of Conformity">Corrosion of Conformity</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>23</b> – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bradley_(singer)" title="Charles Bradley (singer)">Charles Bradley</a> (68), American soul singer</li> <li><b>27</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CeDell_Davis" title="CeDell Davis">CeDell Davis</a> (91), American blues guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_Fleming" title="Joy Fleming">Joy Fleming</a> (72), German pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiromi_Hayakawa" title="Hiromi Hayakawa">Hiromi Hayakawa</a> (34), Japanese-born Mexican pop singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>30</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paley" title="Tom Paley">Tom Paley</a> (89), American folk guitarist and banjoist (<a href="/wiki/New_Lost_City_Ramblers" title="New Lost City Ramblers">New Lost City Ramblers</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty" title="Tom Petty">Tom Petty</a> (66), American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers" title="Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Traveling_Wilburys" title="Traveling Wilburys">Traveling Wilburys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mudcrutch" title="Mudcrutch">Mudcrutch</a>)</li> <li><b>4</b> – <a href="/wiki/Janis_Hansen_(singer)" title="Janis Hansen (singer)">Janis Hansen</a> (74), American pop and bossa nova singer (<a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9rgio_Mendes" title="Sérgio Mendes">Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Carnival_(band)" title="The Carnival (band)">The Carnival</a>)</li> <li><b>5</b> <ul><li>Alvin DeGuzman, American post-hardcore guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Icarus_Line" title="The Icarus Line">The Icarus Line</a>)</li> <li>Rodrigo BVevino (42), British heavy metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Avenger_(British_band)" title="Avenger (British band)">Avenger</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>6</b> – <a href="/wiki/Bunny_Sigler" title="Bunny Sigler">Bunny Sigler</a> (76), American soul singer, songwriter and record producer</li> <li><b>7</b> – Jimmy Beaumont (76), American doo-wop singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Skyliners" title="The Skyliners">The Skyliners</a>)</li> <li><b>8</b> – <a href="/wiki/Grady_Tate" title="Grady Tate">Grady Tate</a> (85), American jazz drummer and singer</li> <li><b>16</b> <ul><li>Augustin Mawangu Mingiedi (56), Congolese afro-pop <a href="/wiki/Mbira" title="Mbira">lkembist</a> (<a href="/wiki/Konono_N%C2%BA1" title="Konono Nº1">Konono Nº1</a>)</li> <li>Iain Shedden (60), Australian punk rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/The_Saints_(Australian_band)" title="The Saints (Australian band)">The Saints</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>17</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gord_Downie" title="Gord Downie">Gord Downie</a> (53), Canadian rock singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Tragically_Hip" title="The Tragically Hip">The Tragically Hip</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Campbell" title="Eamonn Campbell">Eamonn Campbell</a> (70), Irish folk singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Dubliners" title="The Dubliners">The Dubliners</a>)</li> <li><b>21</b> – <a href="/wiki/Martin_Eric_Ain" title="Martin Eric Ain">Martin Eric Ain</a> (50), American-Swiss heavy metal bassist (<a href="/wiki/Celtic_Frost" title="Celtic Frost">Celtic Frost</a>)</li> <li><b>22</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Hurricane" title="Al Hurricane">Al Hurricane</a> (81), American folk singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Putesky" title="Scott Putesky">Scott Putesky</a> (49), American heavy metal guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band)" title="Marilyn Manson (band)">Marilyn Manson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Young_(rock_musician)" title="George Young (rock musician)">George Young</a> (70), British-born Australian rock guitarist and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Easybeats" title="The Easybeats">The Easybeats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flash_and_the_Pan" title="Flash and the Pan">Flash and the Pan</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>24</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Domino" title="Fats Domino">Fats Domino</a> (89), American rock and roll singer and pianist</li> <li>Larry Ray (63), American power pop guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Outrageous_Cherry" title="Outrageous Cherry">Outrageous Cherry</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>27</b> <ul><li>Mike Hudson (61), American punk rock singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Pagans" title="The Pagans">The Pagans</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Noel" title="Dick Noel">Dick Noel</a> (90), American big band singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>28</b> <ul><li>Bruce Black, American power metal drummer (<a href="/wiki/Meliah_Rage" title="Meliah Rage">Meliah Rage</a>)</li> <li>Daichi Shimoda, Japanese deathcore vocalist (Victim of Deception)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>29</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muhal_Richard_Abrams" title="Muhal Richard Abrams">Muhal Richard Abrams</a> (87), American free jazz pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Mize" title="Billy Mize">Billy Mize</a> (88), American country singer and steel guitarist</li> <li>Keith Wilder (65), American funk singer (<a href="/wiki/Heatwave_(band)" title="Heatwave (band)">Heatwave</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Lee_(singer)" title="Katie Lee (singer)">Katie Lee</a> (98), American folk singer</li> <li>Scott Wily, American death metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Vital_Remains" title="Vital Remains">Vital Remains</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>2</b> – <a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Martha_Serra_Lima" title="María Martha Serra Lima">María Martha Serra Lima</a> (72), Argentinean bolero singer</li> <li><b>3</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gaetano_Bardini" title="Gaetano Bardini">Gaetano Bardini</a> (91), Italian opera singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Sego" title="Naomi Sego">Naomi Sego</a> (86), American gospel singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Sego_Brothers_and_Naomi" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sego Brothers and Naomi">The Sego Brothers and Naomi</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>5</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Knight_(musician)" title="Robert Knight (musician)">Robert Knight</a> (72), American soul singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Roney" title="Louis Roney">Louis Roney</a> (96), American opera tenor</li></ul></li> <li><b>7</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Buckmaster" title="Paul Buckmaster">Paul Buckmaster</a> (71), British rock and orchestral arranger and conductor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_De_Cormier" title="Robert De Cormier">Robert De Cormier</a> (95), American folk arranger</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentti_Glan" title="Pentti Glan">Pentti Glan</a> (71), Finnish rock drummer (<a href="/wiki/Mandala_(band)" title="Mandala (band)">Mandala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Reed" title="Lou Reed">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alice_Cooper" title="Alice Cooper">Alice Cooper</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>9</b> – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Cole_(musician)" title="Fred Cole (musician)">Fred Cole</a> (69), American garage rock singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Lollipop_Shoppe" title="The Lollipop Shoppe">The Lollipop Shoppe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dead_Moon" title="Dead Moon">Dead Moon</a>)</li> <li><b>10</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Mosley" title="Chuck Mosley">Chuck Mosley</a> (57), American alternative rock singer (<a href="/wiki/Faith_No_More" title="Faith No More">Faith No More</a>)</li> <li><b>11</b> – <a href="/wiki/Chiquito_de_la_Calzada" title="Chiquito de la Calzada">Chiquito de la Calzada</a> (85), Spanish flamenco singer</li> <li><b>12</b> – Chad Hanks (46), American metal bassist (<a href="/wiki/American_Head_Charge" title="American Head Charge">American Head Charge</a>)</li> <li><b>15</b> <ul><li>Bonnie Flower (63), American sunshine pop singer (<a href="/wiki/Wendy_and_Bonnie" title="Wendy and Bonnie">Wendy and Bonnie</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Peep" title="Lil Peep">Lil Peep</a> (21), American rapper</li></ul></li> <li><b>16</b> – Michael "Dik Mik" Davies (73), British space rock keyboardist (<a href="/wiki/Hawkwind" title="Hawkwind">Hawkwind</a>)</li> <li><b>17</b> – <a href="/wiki/Rikard_Wolff" title="Rikard Wolff">Rikard Wolff</a> (59), Finnish pop singer and actor</li> <li><b>18</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Riley" title="Ben Riley">Ben Riley</a> (84), American jazz drummer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Young" title="Malcolm Young">Malcolm Young</a> (64), Australian hard rock guitarist (<a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>19</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Butler" title="Ronnie Butler">Ronnie Butler</a> (80), Bahamanian calypso singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_%22Pete%22_Moore" title="Warren "Pete" Moore">Warren "Pete" Moore</a> (79), American R&B singer (<a href="/wiki/The_Miracles" title="The Miracles">The Miracles</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Della_Reese" title="Della Reese">Della Reese</a> (86), American gospel singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Tillis" title="Mel Tillis">Mel Tillis</a> (85), American country singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>20</b> – <a href="/wiki/Laila_Sari" title="Laila Sari">Laila Sari</a> (82), Indonesian children's music singer</li> <li><b>21</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Cassidy" title="David Cassidy">David Cassidy</a> (67), American pop singer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cochran" title="Wayne Cochran">Wayne Cochran</a> (78), American soul singer and songwriter</li></ul></li> <li><b>22</b> – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Keene" title="Tommy Keene">Tommy Keene</a> (59), American power pop singer and songwriter</li> <li><b>23</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Coates_Jr." title="John Coates Jr.">John Coates Jr.</a> (79), American jazz pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Hendricks" title="Jon Hendricks">Jon Hendricks</a> (96), American jazz singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dmitri_Hvorostovsky" title="Dmitri Hvorostovsky">Dmitri Hvorostovsky</a> (55), Russian opera singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>24</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Margo" title="Mitch Margo">Mitch Margo</a> (70), American doo-wop singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Tokens" title="The Tokens">The Tokens</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clotilde_Rosa" title="Clotilde Rosa">Clotilde Rosa</a> (87), Portuguese classical harpist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bari_Siddiqui" title="Bari Siddiqui">Bari Siddiqui</a> (63), Bangladeshi folk singer and flautist</li></ul></li> <li><b>26</b> – Patrick Bourgeois (54), Canadian rock singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Les_B.B." title="Les B.B.">Les B.B.</a>)</li> <li><b>27</b> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Popwell" title="Robert Popwell">Robert Popwell</a> (66), American rock and jazz bassist (<a href="/wiki/The_Young_Rascals" class="mw-redirect" title="The Young Rascals">The Young Rascals</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Crusaders_(Houston_group)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Crusaders (Houston group)">The Crusaders</a>)</li> <li><b>28</b> – <a href="/wiki/Shadia" title="Shadia">Shadia</a> (86), Egyptian pop singer</li> <li><b>29</b> – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Walker_(musician)" title="Robert Walker (musician)">Robert Walker</a> (80), American blues guitarist</li> <li><b>30</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nabors" title="Jim Nabors">Jim Nabors</a> (87), American actor and singer</li> <li>Zé Pedro (61), Portuguese new wave guitarist (<a href="/wiki/Xutos_%26_Pontap%C3%A9s" title="Xutos & Pontapés">Xutos & Pontapés</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>2</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norihiko_Hashida" title="Norihiko Hashida">Norihiko Hashida</a> (72), Japanese folk singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Folk_Crusaders" title="The Folk Crusaders">The Folk Crusaders</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundell_Lowe" title="Mundell Lowe">Mundell Lowe</a> (95), American jazz guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>5</b> – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hallyday" title="Johnny Hallyday">Johnny Hallyday</a> (74), French rock singer</li> <li><b>7</b> – <a href="/wiki/Sunny_Murray" title="Sunny Murray">Sunny Murray</a> (81), American free jazz drummer</li> <li><b>8</b> – <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Ann_Taylor" title="Gloria Ann Taylor">Gloria Ann Taylor</a> (73), American soul singer</li> <li><b>12</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_DiNizio" title="Pat DiNizio">Pat DiNizio</a> (62), American power pop singer and guitarist (<a href="/wiki/The_Smithereens" title="The Smithereens">The Smithereens</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Pickens" title="Willie Pickens">Willie Pickens</a> (86), American jazz pianist</li></ul></li> <li><b>13</b> <ul><li>Dave Christenson (54), American new wave singer (<a href="/wiki/Stabilizers_(band)" title="Stabilizers (band)">Stabilizers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrel_Dane" title="Warrel Dane">Warrel Dane</a> (56), American heavy metal singer (<a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_(band)" title="Sanctuary (band)">Sanctuary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevermore" title="Nevermore">Nevermore</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_O%27Donoghue" title="Rory O'Donoghue">Rory O'Donoghue</a> (68), Australian rock and pop guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>16</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Carney" title="Ralph Carney">Ralph Carney</a> (61), American rock and jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (<a href="/wiki/Tin_Huey" title="Tin Huey">Tin Huey</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dobson" title="Richard Dobson">Richard Dobson</a> (75), American country singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Prophet" title="Michael Prophet">Michael Prophet</a> (60), Jamaican reggae singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keely_Smith" title="Keely Smith">Keely Smith</a> (89), American jazz singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>17</b> – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mahogany" title="Kevin Mahogany">Kevin Mahogany</a> (59), American jazz singer</li> <li><b>18</b> – <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong-hyun_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kim Jong-hyun (singer)">Kim Jong-hyun</a> (27), South Korean K-pop singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Shinee" title="Shinee">Shinee</a>)</li> <li><b>19</b> <ul><li>Jim Forrester (43), American hard rock bassist (<a href="/wiki/Sixty_Watt_Shaman" title="Sixty Watt Shaman">Sixty Watt Shaman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Welch" title="Leo Welch">Leo Welch</a> (85), American gospel blues singer and guitarist</li></ul></li> <li><b>21</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roswell_Rudd" title="Roswell Rudd">Roswell Rudd</a> (82), American free jazz trombonist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Tyler" title="Marilyn Tyler">Marilyn Tyler</a> (91), American opera singer</li></ul></li> <li><b>22</b> – Pam the Funkstress, American hip hop DJ (<a href="/wiki/The_Coup" title="The Coup">The Coup</a>)</li> <li><b>25</b> – Nao (56), Japanese heavy metal vocalist (<a href="/wiki/United_(band)" title="United (band)">United</a>)</li> <li><b>28</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Marie" title="Rose Marie">Rose Marie</a> (94), American actress, singer and comedienne</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Seckler" title="Curly Seckler">Curly Seckler</a> (98), American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist (<a href="/wiki/Foggy_Mountain_Boys" class="mw-redirect" title="Foggy Mountain Boys">Foggy Mountain Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Grass" title="Nashville Grass">Nashville Grass</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b>31</b> – <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Peress" title="Maurice Peress">Maurice Peress</a> (87), American conductor and music educator</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_films">Musical films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_music&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Musical 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