- Music Promoter Mike Lloyd OBE
- Puerto Rico Salsa Giant Rafael Ithier
- Rocker From Multiple Popular Bands Tetsu Yamauchi
- Raul Malo, Frontman of the Mavericks
- Mark T. Jordan
- Bandmates Confirm Death of Justin Baren
- Singer Jubilant Sykes Stabbed to Death by Son
- Driver Who Killed Musician Arrested Over 100 Times
- Phil Upchurch, guitarist and composer
We lost so many notable musicians in our community this past week that I had to condense their stories. I feel badly about this as they were all so important to our business and industry, let alone to mention to us personally and to their families and friends. I’ll list their names along with the URL of the link to a story about their lives.
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Phil Upchurch, guitarist and composer for Michael Jackson and Curtis Mayfield, dies at 84
By Giana Levy, Variety
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/phil-upchurch-guitarist-and-composer-for-michael-jackson-and-curtis-mayfield-dies-at-84/
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Driver Who Killed Musician Walking Had Been Arrested Over 100 Times
By Isabel Keane, The Independent | Roderick MacLeod, a 70-year-old musician, was walking his dogs on Route 128 around 7:21 a.m. Saturday, when he was hit and killed by an SUV, police in Hopkinton, just on the border of Connecticut, said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/driver-who-killed-musician-walking-had-been-arrested-over-100-times/
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Singer Jubilant Sykes Stabbed to Death, Son in Custody
By Jem Aswad, Variety | Grammy-nominated opera, classical and gospel singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death at his Santa Monica home on Monday – allegedly by his son, police told KTLA. He was 71.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/singer-jubilant-sykes-stabbed-to-death-son-in-custody/
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2000s Rockstar Dead at 40: Bandmates Confirm Death of Justin Baren
By Samantha Whidden, Suggest | Justin Baren, a 2000s rockstar and member of the Chicago-based group The Redwalls, has passed away. He was 40 years old.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/2000s-rockstar-dead-at-40-bandmates-confirm-death-of-justin-baren/
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Mark T Jordan Has Died
By Craig Garrett, Suggest | Veteran musician Mark T. Jordan, who collaborated with artists such as Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Olivia Newton-John, and Jackson Browne, has passed away. Big Shoes Band, a Nashville-based progressive blues band where Jordan played keyboard and sang, announced his death on Facebook on Tuesday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/mark-t-jordan-has-died/
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Raul Malo, Frontman of Grammy-winning Band the Mavericks, Dies at 60
By Ilana Kaplan, People
Read the original article on People
https://people.com/raul-malo-the-mavericks-singer-frontman-dead-at-60-11865042
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Rocker From Multiple Popular Bands Dead at 79: RIP to Tetsu Yamauchi
By Craig Garrett, Suggest
Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist for Free and Faces alongside lead singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood, has died.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rocker-from-multiple-popular-bands-dead-at-79-rip-to-tetsu-yamauchi/
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William Lee Nichols (April 30, 1940 – December 2025) was an American guitarist and soul songwriter from Carrollton, Mississippi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Nichols
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Music Promoter Mike Lloyd OBE Dies
By Lee Bottomley, BBC | A Stoke-on-Trent music promoter, concert organiser and record shop owner has died, the business he founded has announced. Mike Lloyd, 82, ran Music Mania, with the company saying he passed away unexpectedly while travelling home from the US.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/music-promoter-mike-lloyd-obe-dies/
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Puerto Rico Salsa Giant Rafael Ithier, Who Led El Gran Combo for More Than Half a Century, Dies
By Danica Coto, Associated Press | Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S. territory and beyond, has died. He was 99.