2015 in music

none 2015 2015 music This topic covers notable events and articles related to music in 2015. 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Bad Omens The Band Camino Bastarz Beach Bunny Beach Weather Big Brain Billie Idle Bish Burning Witches Bursters Camellia Factory Camp Cope CLC Day6 Dead & Company DIA Dogleg Drug Restaurant Earphones Ebisu Muscats Empath Fate Gear GFriend Glass Beach Her's Hollywood Vampires The Hoopers iamnot Idol Renaissance Iginari Tohoku San iKon Kolme King Gnu La PomPon Ladybaby The Lemon Twigs lol Magnolia Factory Mammoth MAP6 Meet Me at the Altar MeloMance Mint Green Monsta X Mrs. Green Apple The Murder Capital MyB Myth & Roid N.Flying Official Hige Dandism Oh My Girl Okilly Dokilly OxT Pasocom Music Club The Peggies Pentagon Playback Pretty Brown POP Porridge Radio The Regrettes Romeo Rubber Soul Seventeen Slow Pulp Snail Mail Snuper Sora tob sakana Starcrawler Suchmos Tacoyaki Rainbow Tautumeitas Tokimeki Sendenbu TrySail Twice Unicorn UP10TION Vanishing Twin VAV VIXX LR Wednesday Campanella Whiteeeen Ziferblat Soloist debuts Aimyon Alina Baraz Alessia Cara Alex Gonzaga Amber Anly Anne-Marie Aurora Baek Yerin Bea Miller Charlie Puth Choa Daoko Daya Dean Declan McKenna Dua Lipa Elo Elsie Halsey Horan Faouzia Ferlyn G G2 Gaeko G.Soul Goo Hara Hailee Steinfeld Iñigo Pascual Jacob Benedicto Jang Hyun-seung Jeremy Zucker Julien Baker Jung Yong-hwa Junoflo Jonghyun Julian Trono Kehlani Kiiara Lee Hongki Lizzy Mabel Marlo Mortel Matteo Guidicelli Melanie Martinez Morissette Minah Miwoo Niel Park Jimin Patrick Brasca Poppy Post Malone Reol Reese Lansangan Rita De Guzman RM Sabrina Carpenter Sakura Fujiwara Shaun Taeyeon Wuno Lee Tae-il Ugly Duck Yassi Pressman Yezi Bands reformed 30em The 13th Floor Elevators The Academy Is... A-ha Aiden Alexisonfire Armor for Sleep As One At the Drive-In Bay City Rollers The Black Eyed Peas Black Grape The Bluetones Brooks & Dunn Busted The Corrs Daphne and Celeste Dashboard Confessional Digable Planets Disturbed Evanescence Faithless Good Charlotte LCD Soundsystem Lush Matchbook Romance The Matches Pist.On The Promise Ring Rainbow Royal Trux Savatage Simply Red The Starting Line Supertramp Symphony Number One Thrice A Tribe Called Quest Underoath Ween Bands disbanded 30em 3 Inches of Blood Avi Buffalo The Black Crowes Bloodhound Gang Burzum California Breed Cali Swag District CBS Orchestra Cobra Starship Device Eastern Conference Champions Erase Errata Flesh for Lulu Framing Hanley Funeral For a Friend Goodbye to Gravity G.R.L. I, the Breather James Last Orchestra Kill Hannah Klaxons Maybeshewill Mean Creek MellowHype Mötley Crüe Motörhead Neutral Milk Hotel Noah and the Whale Obits Odd Future The Replacements Rise to Remain The Rosso Sisters Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts Sleeper Agent Stereo Kicks Texas in July The Weakerthans Deaths January 1 – Matthew Cogley (30), British musician and songwriter (Failsafe).http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/matthew-cogley-dead-inbetweeners-musician-4912273 Musician whose band starred in The Inbetweeners dies on New Year's Day Jon Livesey January 3, 2015 Mirror.co.uk 6 – Lance Percival (81), British actor and singer.http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/185934/percival Percival – Deaths Announcements – Telegraph Announcements Announcements.telegraph.co.uk 2017-02-01 2015-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109224318/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/185934/percival dead 13 Ronnie Ronalde (91), British siffleur and yodeller. Trevor Ward-Davies (70), English bassist (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich) 19 – Ward Swingle (87), American jazz singer (The Swingle Singers). 22 – Joan Hinde (81), British trumpet player 25 – Demis Roussos (68), Greek singer and musician 27 – Margot Moir (55), Scottish-born Australian singer (The Moir Sisters).http://www.noise11.com/news/margot-moir-of-the-moir-sisters-dead-at-55-20150126 R.I.P Margot Moir Of The Moir Sisters 1959–2015 Noise11.com 26 January 2015 29 – Danny McCulloch (69), British bassist (Eric Burdon & The Animals). February 12 – Steve Strange (55), British musician (Visage).https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/12/new-romantic-steve-strange-dies New Romantic pioneer Steve Strange dies The Guardian 2015-02-12 2017-04-10 16 – Lesley Gore (68), American singer 21 – Clark Terry (94), American jazz trumpeter.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/arts/music/clark-terry-influential-jazz-trumpeter-dies-at-94.html Clark Terry, Master of Jazz Trumpet, Dies at 94 Peter Keepnews The New York Times 2015-02-22 2016-02-26 22 – Erik Amundsen (78), Norwegian jazz upright-bassist.http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Erik-Amundsen-7924639.html Nekrolog: Erik Amundsen no Bjørn Stendahl Aftenposten 2015-03-04 2016-02-26 23 – Ron Edgar (68), American rock drummer (The Music Machine) March 21 – Jørgen Ingmann, (89), Danish guitarist.http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_winner_jrgen_ingmann_died Eurovision winner Jørgen Ingmann died Victor M. Escudero Eurovision 2015-03-22 2016-04-16 April 1 Dave Ball (65), British musician (Procol Harum).http://dmme.net/dave-ball-passed-away/ Dave Ball passed away Dmme.net Sandy Mason (75), American country music singer-songwriter 3 – Andrew Porter (86), British organist, music critic, and opera directorhttps://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2015/04/03/397295421/multifaceted-music-critic-andrew-porter-dies-at-86 Multifaceted Music Critic Andrew Porter Dies At 86 Npr.org 3 April 2015 Huizenga Tom 10 – Ronald Hambleton (97), English-born Canadian broadcaster and music critic (Toronto Star).https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2015/04/16/veteran-writer-ronald-hambleton-dies-at-97.html Veteran writer Ronald Hambleton dies at 97 – Toronto Star Thestar.com 16 April 2015 13 – Ronnie Carroll (80), Northern Irish singer 14 – Percy Sledge (74), American soul, gospel and R&B singer 17 – Brian Couzens (86), British music industry executive (Chandos Records).https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-couzens-businessman-who-founded-the-chandos-record-label-and-led-the-way-for-independents-in-the-classical-music-market-10204822.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-couzens-businessman-who-founded-the-chandos-record-label-and-led-the-way-for-independents-in-the-classical-music-market-10204822.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Brian Couzens: Businessman who founded the Chandos record label and 26 April 2015 Independent.co.uk 18 – Ben E. King (76), American soul and R&B singer May 6 Errol Brown (71), British-Jamaican singer (Hot Chocolate) Dottie Dillard (91), American pop singer (The Anita Kerr Quartet) 14 – B.B. King (89), American blues guitarist.https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/15/entertainment/bb-king-dead Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89 Todd Leopold CNN 2015-05-16 2016-04-15 20 – Bob Belden (58), American jazz saxophonist.http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6569028/bob-belden-jazz-saxophonist-renaissance-man-dead-58 Bob Belden, Jazz Saxophonist & Renaissance Man, Dead at 58 Colin Stutz Billboard 2015-05-20 2016-04-11 23 – Marcus Belgrave (78), American jazz trumpeter.https://variety.com/2015/music/news/marcus-belgrave-dead-detriot-jazz-trumpeter-1201504534 Marcus Belgrave, Famed Detroit Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 78 Alex Stedman Variety 2015-05-24 2016-04-11 31 – Slim Richey (77), American jazz guitarist.http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2015-06-01/slim-richey-1938-2015 Slim Richey 1938–2015: Austin's jazz maverick peaces out Kevin Curtin CNN 2015-06-01 2016-04-15 June 11 – Ornette Coleman (85), American jazz saxophonist.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/arts/music/ornette-coleman-jazz-saxophonist-dies-at-85-obituary.html Ornette Coleman, Saxophonist Who Rewrote the Language of Jazz, Dies at 85 Ben Ratliff The New York Times 2015-06-11 2016-02-26 12 – Monica Lewis (93), American singer and actress.https://variety.com/2015/music/people-news/monica-lewis-actress-singer-dead-dies-at-93-1201518835 Monica Lewis, Actress Who Sang in Chiquita Banana Cartoons, Dies at 93 Variety 2015-06-12 2016-04-15 21 – Gunther Schuller (89), American composer, conductor, and horn player.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/arts/music/gunther-schuller-composer-who-synthesized-classical-and-jazz-dies-at-89.html Gunther Schuller Dies at 89; Composer Synthesized Classical and Jazz Allan Kozinn The New York Times 2015-06-21 2016-04-15 27 – Joe Bennett (75), American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones) July 1 Val Doonican (88), Irish-born singer. Edward Greenfield (86), British music critic and broadcaster.https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/02/edward-greenfield Edward Greenfield obituary David McKie Meirion Bowen 2 July 2015 The Guardian 13 – Eric Wrixon (68), British musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland (Them, Thin Lizzy).http://www.hotpress.com/Eric-Wrixon/news/RIP-Eric-Wrixon/14591410.html RIP Eric Wrixon – Music – News – Hot Press Hotpress.com 22 Daron Norwood (49), American country music singer Eddie Hardin (66), British singer-songwriter and pianist (The Spencer Davis Group and Axis Point). 30 – Lynn Anderson (67), American country singer 31 – Pamela Brandt (68), American country-rock bassist, singer and songwriter (The Deadly Nightshade) August 1 – Cilla Black (72), British singer and presenter. 12 – John Scott (59), British organist and choirmaster.http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/about/news/342/john-scott-1956-2015 News – About – Saint Thomas Church Saintthomaschurch.org 2017-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150815031431/http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/about/news/342/john-scott-1956-2015 2015-08-15 dead 14 – Jazz Summers (71), British music manager (Scissor Sisters, The Verve, Snow Patrol), (lung cancer)http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a663615/former-scissor-sisters-the-verve-and-lisa-stansfield-manager-jazz-summers-dies-aged-71.html Music industry manager Jazz Summers dies 15 August 2015 Digitalspy.co.uk 1 February 2017 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150816090742/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a663615/former-scissor-sisters-the-verve-and-lisa-stansfield-manager-jazz-summers-dies-aged-71.html dead 20 – Laurent Rossi (67), French singer, songwriter, and record producer (Bimbo Jet) September 4 – Hal Willis (82), Canadian country music singer 13 – Gary Richrath (65), American guitarist (REO Speedwagon) 29 – Phil Woods (83), American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composerhttp://thejazzline.com/news/2015/09/alto-sax-legend-phil-woods-has-died-at-83 Alto Sax Legend Phil Woods Has Died At 83 David La Rosa TheJazzLine.com 2015-09-29 2016-04-15 October 8 – Jim Diamond, Scottish singer (Ph.D.) 9 – Larry Rosen (75), American drummer, entrepreneur, and music producer.https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/larry-rosen-music-producer-and-label-founder-dies-at-75/2015/10/10/f0669086-6f6d-11e5-b31c-d80d62b53e28_story.html Larry Rosen, music producer and label founder, dies at 75 Charles J. Gans The Washington Post 2015-10-10 2016-04-15 10 – Steve Mackay (66) American Saxophonist (The Stooges)https://variety.com/2015/music/news/steve-mackay-dead-the-stooges-1201615564/ Steve Mackay, The Stooges Saxophonist, Dies at 66 Alex Stedman Variety 2015-10-11 2025-10-10 11 – Carey Lander, Scottish keyboardist (Camera Obscura)https://pitchfork.com/news/61589-camera-obscuras-carey-lander-has-died/ Camera Obscura's Carey Lander Has Died Evan Minsker Pitchfork 2015-10-11 2025-10-10 20 – Cory Wells (74), American singer (Three Dog Night) 22 – Mark Murphy (83), American singer.http://jazztimes.com/articles/169669-vocalist-mark-murphy-dies-at-83 Vocalist Mark Murphy dies at 83 Jeff Tamarkin JazzTimes 2015-10-23 2016-04-15 28 – Diane Charlemagne (51), English dance singer (52nd Street, Urban Cookie Collective) November 5 – Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (92).http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/11/06/norwegians-mourn-brockstedts-death Norwegians mourn Brockstedt's death Helge Voll Hustad NewsInEnglish.no 2015-11-06 2016-02-26 25 – Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer (74).http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Svein-Christiansen-8266755.html Nekrolog: Svein Christiansen no Arild Andersen Bjørn Stendahl Aftenposten 2015-03-04 2016-02-26 December thumb|140px|Scott Weiland on stage—2009-07 3 – Scott Weiland (48), American musician, singer and songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and Art of Anarchy) 28 Guru Josh (51), acid house DJ Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (70), English musician, singer and songwriter (Motörhead, Hawkwind, The Rockin' Vickers) 30 – Zjef Vanuytsel (70), Belgian folk singer. 31 – Natalie Cole (65), American singer, songwriter, and actress (congestive heart failure).http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6a4c103be2a74a2587334ec6eff65c13/natalie-cole-grammy-winning-singer-has-died Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died Sandy Cohen Mesfin Fekadu Associated Press 2016-01-01 2016-03-15 2016-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307151156/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6a4c103be2a74a2587334ec6eff65c13/natalie-cole-grammy-winning-singer-has-died dead See also Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Timeline of musical events Women in music References 30em Category:2015-related lists Category:Music by year