# Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2026

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/gone-but-not-forgotten-musicians-we-lost-in-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-27T20:33:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T21:14:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/photos/musicians-who-died-2026-1236163186/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Music, World

## Key points

- Billboard's ongoing 2026 gallery honours musicians who have died this year.
- Early deaths included Bob Weir, John Forté, Neil Sedaka and Wu-Tang's Power.
- List spans genres and decades, updated through to July 2026.

## Summary

Billboard's photo tribute rounds up notable musicians who have died in 2026, opening with a run of high-profile losses early in the year, including country songwriter Jim McBride, Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez, Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir, Fugees collaborator John Forté, Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Oliver "Power" Grant, and pop legend Neil Sedaka. The piece then presents an ongoing photo gallery documenting further deaths across the year, serving as a memorial roll call for artists across genres and eras.

The list continues through to July 2026, featuring figures such as Bonnie Tyler, Freddy Cannon, Peabo Bryson, Oliver Tree, David Clayton-Thomas, Ronald LaPread and Rob Base, among many others, with ages ranging from artists in their thirties to those in their eighties or nineties. Causes of death vary, including a plane crash, cancer and other illnesses, reflecting the diversity of careers and eras represented, from 1950s rock and roll pioneers to more recent hip-hop and pop performers.

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