Quincy Jones in his studio in 1980. Photo courtesy Wikicommons. Legendary composer and producer Quincy Jones died Sunday, Nov. 4, at his home in Los Angeles He was 91. having been born March 14, 1933 in Chicago. One of the most-decorated icons in music, Jones was nominated for 79…

Phil Lesh performs with Karl Denson at The Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael on Jan. 27, 2016. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Grateful Dead cofounding bassist Phil Lesh passed away early Friday morning, his family announced on social media. The virtuosic musician, who trained on violin and trumpet before helping the iconic…

Steve Albini in his studio in Chicago on July 24, 2014. Brian Cassella/Tribune News Service. Legendary Chicago producer and musician Steve Albini has died of a heart attack at his recording studio, Electric Audio, Pitchfork reported on Wednesday. Albini was 61. The outspoken audio guru (Albini preferred the title…

Guitarist Dickey Betts performs with the Allman Brothers Band in New Haven, Conn. on Sept. 15, 1975. Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns. If it weren’t for Dickey Betts, there might be no Chris Stapleton, Black Crowes, ZZ Top or even Lynyrd Skynyrd as we know them. The singer and guitarist,…

Jimmy Buffett performs at La Cigale n Paris, France, on Sept. 26, 2014. Photo by David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns. I’m not a huge fan of Jimmy Buffett’s music. I mean, I don’t hate it. Finding a Jimmy Buffett song is like finding a raisin in a cookie. It’s fine, it’s not…

Sinéad O’Connor photographed in October 1988. Photo by Kevin Cummins/Getty Images. Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor died Tuesday at 56. No cause of death was immediately announced for O’Connor, who was as known for her voice and her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” as for her feud with…

Tony Bennett. Photo by Virginia Sherwood/NBCUniversal. Singer Tony Bennett died Friday at the age of 96. The legendary crooner’s 85-year career garnered worldwide acclaim and 18 Grammy awards. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on Aug. 3, 1926 in Queens, New York, Bennett has been a household name for more than…

Tina Turner performs in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Nov. 4, 1990. Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns. Superstar Tina Turner, an icon for both showmanship and resilience, has died at 83 after a long illness, near Zurich, Switzerland, her home for the last years of her life. Turner sang on iconic recordings…

Andy Rourke photographed outside Salford Lads Club in Salford, Manchester, England in March 2007. Photo by Stephen Wright/Getty Images. With a post on Twitter, Johnny Marr shared the news that Andy Rourke, his childhood friend and bass player for The Smiths has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Rourke…

Gordon Lightfoot in Toronto in 1975. Jeff Goode/Toronto Star via Getty Images. Gordon Lightfoot, legendary Canadian folk singer behind hits like “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” died Monday of natural causes at age 84. “I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing yesterday of Gordon…