Legendary Jazz Keyboardist And Fusion Pioneer Chick Corea Dies At 79

Pioneering Hip-Hop Photographer Ricky Powell Dies At Age 59

Phil Spector, Highly Influential Record Producer, Dies At 81

New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dies At 69

MF Doom, Masked Underground Hip-Hop Legend, Dead At 49

Alto Reed, Saxophonist For Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band, Dead At 72

Armando Manzanero, Prolific Latin Songwriter, Dead At 85

Harold Budd, Ambient Pioneer And Composer Dies At 84

Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Legend, Dead at 65

Helen Reddy, Australian Singer Of Feminist Anthem ‘I Am Woman,’ Dead At Age 78

Ronald Bell, Co-Founder Of Soul Mainstays Kool & The Gang, Dies At 68

Jack Sherman, Former Guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dead at 64

Malik B., Founding Member Of The Roots And Philly MC, Dead at 47

Annie Ross, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer And Actress, Dies At 89

Eddie Gale, Pioneering Jazz Trumpeter, Educator, And Advocate, Dies At 78