# List of 2023 deaths in popular music

This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2023.

## 2023 deaths in popular music

| Preceded by 2022 | List of deaths in popular music 2023 | Succeeded by 2024 |
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
| Fred White Earth, Wind & Fire | 67 | January 1, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Sebastian Marino Overkill, Anvil | 57 | January 1, 2023 | Florida, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Gangsta Boo Three 6 Mafia | 43 | January 1, 2023 | Memphis, Tennessee U.S. | Overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol |
| Donatas Čižauskas Member of 2 Donatai | 33 | January 2, 2023 | ?, Lithuania | Suicide |
| Kingsize Taylor Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes | 83 | January 2, 2023 | Southport, England | Undisclosed |
| Jeremiah "Ekoe Alexanda" Buckner Member of Linkin Bridge | 43 | January 3, 2023 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Murder |
| Alan Rankine The Associates | 64 | January 3, 2023 | | Heart disease |
| Gordy Harmon The Whispers | 79 | January 5, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Jeff Blackburn Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape, The Ducks | 77 | January 6, 2023 | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Dennis Budimir The Wrecking Crew | 84 | January 10, 2023 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Jeff Beck The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice | 78 | January 10, 2023 | East Sussex, England | Bacterial meningitis |
| Yukihiro Takahashi Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, Metafive | 70 | January 11, 2023 | Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan | Pneumonia |
| Lisa Marie Presley Singer-songwriter; daughter of Elvis Presley | 54 | January 12, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cardiac arrest from complications of bariatric surgery |
| Robbie Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt | 69 | January 12, 2023 | Vancouver, Canada | Undisclosed causes |
| Keith "Duke" Beaton Blue Magic | 72 | January 13, 2023 | Pennsylvania, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Bruce Gowers Event producer and music video director | 82 | January 15, 2023 | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Acute respiratory infection |
| Johnny Powers Rockabilly guitarist and singer | 84 | January 16, 2023 | Michigan, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Larry Morris Larry's Rebels | 75 | January 17, 2023 | Auckland, New Zealand | Long illness |
| Renée Geyer Singer | 69 | January 17, 2023 | Geelong Victoria, Australia | Complications from hip surgery |
| Van Conner Screaming Trees | 55 | January 18, 2023 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Vitalija Katunskytė Lithuanian Pop singer | 67 | January 18, 2023 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Heart failure |
| David Crosby The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | 81 | January 19, 2023 | Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | COVID-19 |
| Alex Napier Spice, Uriah Heep | 75 | January 19, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Jerry Blavat Disc jockey and presenter | 82 | January 20, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Complications from myasthenia gravis |
| B.G. the Prince of Rap Rapper and Eurodance artist | 57 | January 21, 2023 | Wiesbaden, Germany | Prostate cancer |
| Lin Brehmer Disc jockey | 68 | January 22, 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Anthony "Top" Topham The Yardbirds | 75 | January 23, 2023 | | Dementia |
| Dean Daughtry Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV | 76 | January 26, 2023 | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Peter McCann Songwriter and musician | 74 | January 26, 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Floyd Sneed Three Dog Night | 80 | January 27, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Daniel Boone Pop musician | 80 | January 27, 2023 | Paignton, Devon, England | Undisclosed |
| Tom Verlaine Television | 73 | January 28, 2023 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Barrett Strong Singer-songwriter | 81 | January 28, 2023 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Charlie Thomas The Drifters | 85 | January 31, 2023 | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| George Zukerman Bassoonist and impresario | 95 | February 1, 2023 | | After a brief illness |
| Tim Quy Cardiacs | 61 | February 2, 2023 | Barnstaple, North Devon, England | Cancer |
| Butch Miles Jazz drummer | 78 | February 2, 2023 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | Pulmonary fibrosis |
| Paul Janovitz Cold Water Flat | 54 | February 3, 2023 | Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | Long illness |
| Lillian Walker-Moss The Exciters | 78 | February 5, 2023 | Jamaica, Queens, New York City, U.S. | Angiosarcoma |
| Phil Spalding GTR, Original Mirrors, Toyah | 65 | February 6, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Steve Sostak Sweep the Leg Johnny | 49 | February 7, 2023 | Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Burt Bacharach Singer-songwriter and pianist | 94 | February 8, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| AKA Rapper | 35 | February 10, 2023 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Shot |
| David Jude Jolicoeur De La Soul | 54 | February 12, 2023 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Huey "Piano" Smith R&B pianist | 89 | February 13, 2023 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Tim Aymar Pharaoh, Control Denied | 59 | February 14, 2023 | New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Chuck Jackson R&B singer | 85 | February 16, 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Alberto Radius Formula 3 | 80 | February 16, 2023 | San Colombano al Lambro, Italy | Long illness |
| Kyle Jacobs Country music songwriter, singer, and musician | 49 | February 17, 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper Running Wild | 65 | February 17, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Davis Causey Sea Level | 74 | February 19, 2023 | U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Bruce Barthol Country Joe & the Fish | 75 | February 20, 2023 | Sebastopol, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Lyubomir Futorsky Dead Rooster | 50 | February 20, 2023 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Undisclosed |
| Ron Altbach King Harvest | 76 | February 21, 2023 | U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jesse Gress Guitarist | 67 | February 21, 2023 | Woodstock, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Junnosuke Kuroda Sumika | 34 | February 23, 2023 | Japan | Undisclosed |
| David Lumsden Keyboardist and music educator | 94 | February 25, 2023 | Winchester, England | Undisclosed |
| Hans-Joachim Behrendt Ideal | 68 | February 27, 2023 | Berlin, Germany | Undisclosed |
| Yvonne Constant Singer | 92 | February 28, 2023 | Larmor-Plage, France | Undisclosed |
| Leon Hughes The Coasters | 92 | March 1, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Steve Mackey Pulp | 56 | March 2, 2023 | Sheffield, England | Undisclosed illness |
| Wayne Shorter The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report | 89 | March 2, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| David Lindley Multi-instrumentalist | 78 | March 3, 2023 | Claremont, California, U.S. | Kidney damage as a complication of COVID-19 |
| Robert Haimer Barnes & Barnes | 68 | March 4, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Michael Rhodes The Notorious Cherry Bombs | 69 | March 4, 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Spot Record producer for Black Flag, Descendents | 71 | March 4, 2023 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. | Complications from stroke |
| James "Owl" Walsh Gypsy | 74 | March 4, 2023 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd | 71 | March 5, 2023 | Milton, Georgia, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Eric Alan Livingston Mamaleek | 38 | March 6, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Josua Madsen Artillery | 45 | March 8, 2023 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Bus accident |
| Robin Lumley Brand X, The Spiders from Mars | 74 | March 9, 2023 | Plymouth, England | Heart Failure |
| Napoleon XIV Singer-songwriter | 84 | March 10, 2023 | Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's Disease |
| Costa Titch Amapiano rapper and dancer | 27 | March 11, 2023 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Collapsed on stage |
| Canisso Bassist for Raimundos | 57 | March 13, 2023 | São Paulo, Brazil | Undisclosed |
| Simon Emmerson Afro Celt Sound System | 67 | March 13, 2023 | Dorchester, Dorset, England | Long illness |
| Jim Gordon Derek and the Dominos, Traffic, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends | 77 | March 13, 2023 | Vacaville, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Bobby Caldwell Singer-songwriter and musician | 71 | March 14, 2023 | Great Meadows, New Jersey, U.S. | Long illness |
| Tony Coe Jazz musician | 88 | March 16, 2023 | Canterbury, Kent, England | Undisclosed |
| Fuzzy Haskins Parliament-Funkadelic | 81 | March 17, 2023 | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S. | Complications of diabetes |
| Mick Slattery Hawkwind | 77 | March 17, 2023 | | Short illness |
| Dima Nova Cream Soda | 35 | March 20, 2023 | Volga, Russia | Drowned |
| Tom Leadon Mudcrutch | 70 | March 22, 2023 | U.S. | Natural causes |
| Wayne Swinny Saliva | 59 | March 22, 2023 | Somewhere in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Brain hemorrhage |
| Luca Bergia Drummer for Marlene Kuntz | 54 | March 23, 2023 | Cuneo, Italy | Undisclosed causes |
| Nick Lloyd Webber Composer and record producer; son of Andrew Lloyd Webber | 43 | March 25, 2023 | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | Gastric cancer |
| Ray Pillow Singer | 85 | March 26, 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Howie Kane Jay and the Americans | 81 | March 27, 2023 | U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto Yellow Magic Orchestra | 71 | March 28, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Cancer |
| Brian Gillis LFO | 47 | March 29, 2023 | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Sweet Charles Sherrell James Brown's band, The J.B.'s | 80 | March 29, 2023 | Netherlands | Emphysema |
| Camila Sterling Colombian musician | 24 | March 30, 2020 | Miami, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| Ray Shulman Gentle Giant | 73 | March 30, 2023 | London, England | Long illness |
| Red Robinson Disc jockey | 86 | April 1, 2023 | Vancouver, Canada | A brief illness |
| Seymour Stein American Hall of Fame Music executive | 80 | April 2, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Vivian Trimble Luscious Jackson | 59 | April 4, 2023 | U.S. | Cancer |
| Guy Bailey The Quireboys | 61 | April 6, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Paul Cattermole S Club 7 | 46 | April 6, 2023 | Wareham, Dorset, England | Heart failure |
| Ian Bairnson The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot | 69 | April 7, 2023 | Surrey, England | Dementia |
| John Regan Peter Frampton, Frehley's Comet | 71 | April 7, 2023 | Wappingers Falls, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Lasse Wellander Guitarist for ABBA | 70 | April 7, 2023 | Bålsta, Sweden | Cancer |
| Cliff Fish Paper Lace | 73 | April 14, 2023 | Cyprus | Cancer |
| Mark Sheehan The Script | 46 | April 14, 2023 | | Undisclosed illness |
| Ahmad Jamal Jazz pianist | 92 | April 16, 2023 | Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| April Stevens Nino Tempo & April Stevens | 93 | April 17, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Otis Redding III The Reddings | 59 | April 18, 2023 | Macon, Georgia, U.S. | Cancer |
| Moonbin Astro | 25 | April 19, 2023 | Seoul, South Korea | Suicide |
| Mark Stewart The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, New Age Steppers | 62 | April 21, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Ron Cahute Recording artist and songwriter | 68 | April 22, 2023 | Toronto, Canada | Undisclosed |
| Keith Gattis Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer | 52 | April 23, 2023 | | Tractor accident |
| Harry Belafonte Singer | 96 | April 25, 2023 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Billy "The Kid" Emerson Singer-songwriter | 97 | April 26, 2023 | Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Wee Willie Harris Rock and roll singer | 90 | April 27, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Tim Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt | 71 | April 28, 2023 | London, England | Cancer |
| John Fean Horslips | 71 | April 28, 2023 | Shannon, County Clare, Ireland | Undisclosed |
| Gordon Lightfoot Singer-songwriter | 84 | May 1, 2023 | Toronto, Canada | Natural causes |
| Linda Lewis Singer-songwriter | 72 | May 3, 2023 | Waltham Abbey, England | Natural causes |
| Rob Laakso Kurt Vile and the Violators, Swirlies | 44 | May 4, 2023 | | Bile-duct cancer |
| Chris Strachwitz Record producer | 91 | May 5, 2023 | San Rafael, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Menahem Pressler Beaux Arts Trio | 99 | May 6, 2023 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Rita Lee Os Mutantes | 75 | May 8, 2023 | São Paulo, Brazil | Lung cancer |
| Jon Povey Pretty Things, Bern Elliott and the Fenmen | 80 | May 9, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Francis Monkman Curved Air, Matching Mole, Sky, 801 | 73 | May 11, 2023 | Bedfordshire, England | Cancer |
| Dum-Dum Facção Central | 54 | May 12, 2023 | | Complications from a stroke |
| Arno Veimer Terminaator | 50 | May 13, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| John Giblin Bassist | 71 | May 14, 2023 | Cheltenham, England | Chronic illness |
| Algy Ward Tank, The Damned, The Saints | 63 | May 17, 2023 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, England | Undisclosed |
| Pete Brown Singer and performance poet | 82 | May 19, 2023 | Hastings, England | Cancer |
| Andy Rourke The Smiths | 59 | May 19, 2023 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Ed Ames Ames Brothers | 95 | May 21, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Kirk Arrington Metal Church | 61 | May 22, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Chas Newby The Beatles, The Quarrymen | 81 | May 22, 2023 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Mark Adams Saint Vitus | 64 | May 23, 2023 | | Parkinson's disease |
| Redd Holt The Ramsey Lewis Trio | 91 | May 23, 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Sheldon Reynolds Sun, The Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire | 63 | May 23, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Bill Lee Jazz bassist and composer | 94 | May 24, 2023 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Tina Turner Singer-songwriter | 83 | May 24, 2023 | Küsnacht, Switzerland | After a long illness |
| İlham Gencer Turkish jazz musician | 101 | May 24, 2023 | Bodrum, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Reuben Wilson Willis Jackson, Melvin Sparks | 88 | May 26, 2023 | Harlem, New York, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Mordechai Rechtman Israeli bassonist | 97 | May 27, 2023 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Undisclosed |
| Dickie Harrell Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps | 82 | May 31, 2023 | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Pacho El Antifeka Rapper | 42 | June 1, 2023 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico, U.S. | Shot |
| Roy Taylor Jump the Gun | 66 | June 1, 2023 | | Motor neurone disease |
| Kaija Saariaho Finnish composer | 70 | June 2, 2023 | Paris, France | Brain cancer |
| George Winston Pianist | 74 | June 4, 2023 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cancer |
| Astrud Gilberto Brazilian vocalist; sang "The Girl from Ipanema" | 83 | June 5, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Tony McPhee The Groundhogs | 79 | June 6, 2023 | | Complications from fall and stroke |
| Peter Belli Danish singer | 79 | June 8, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Jack Earls Rockabilly singer and guitarist | 90 | June 12, 2023 | Madison Heights, Michigan | Undisclosed |
| Christy Dignam Aslan | 63 | June 13, 2023 | Dublin, Ireland | Multiple myeloma |
| Blackie Onassis Urge Overkill | 57 | June 13, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Sergey Kolchin Zemlyane | 45 | June 15, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Peter Dickinson Pianist, composter, and musicologist | 88 | June 16, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Big Pokey Rapper | 48 | June 18, 2023 | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | Heart attack (on stage) |
| Teresa Taylor Butthole Surfers | 60 | June 18, 2023 | | Lung disease |
| John Waddington The Pop Group, Maximum Joy, Perfume | 63 | June 20, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Peter Brötzmann German jazz musician | 82 | June 22, 2023 | Wuppertal, Germany | Undisclosed |
| Jesse McReynolds Jim & Jesse | 93 | June 23, 2023 | Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Tapas Das Indian singer-songwriter and guitarist | 68 | June 25, 2023 | Kolkata, India | Lung cancer |
| Ysabelle Lacamp French novelist, actress, and singer | 68 | June 26, 2023 | Paris, France | Cancer |
| Monte Cazazza Psychic TV | 74 | June 27, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Bobby Osborne Osborne Brothers | 91 | June 27, 2023 | Gallatin, Tennessee | Aging |
| Clarence Barlow Composer | 77 | June 29, 2023 | Barcelona, Spain | Injuries sustained in a fall |
| Rick Froberg Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes | 55 | June 30, 2023 | | Natural causes |
| Mo Foster Musician, composer, record producer | 78 | July 3, 2023 | | Liver and bile duct cancer |
| Coco Lee Hong Kong singer | 48 | July 5, 2023 | Hong Kong, China | Suicide |
| George Tickner Journey, Frumious Bandersnatch | 76 | July 5, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Caleb Southern Record producer | 53 | July 6, 2023 | | Unknown |
| Violeta Hemsy de Gainza Argentine pianist and composer | 94 | July 7, 2023 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Natural causes |
| Özkan Uğur MFÖ | 69 | July 8, 2023 | Istanbul, Turkey | Lymphoma |
| Sam Cutler Tour manager for the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead | 80 | July 11, 2023 | Brisbane, Australia | Cancer |
| Jane Birkin Actress and singer | 76 | July 16, 2023 | Paris, France | Undisclosed |
| Tony Bennett Singer | 96 | July 21, 2023 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Patty Ryan Eurodisco singer | 62 | July 23, 2023 | Germany | Lung cancer |
| Brad Houser Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Critters Buggin | 62 | July 24, 2023 | | Stroke |
| Biff Rose Singer-songwriter | 85 | July 25, 2023 | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Sinéad O'Connor Singer-songwriter | 56 | July 26, 2023 | London, England | COPD and bronchial asthma |
| Randy Meisner Eagles, Poco, The Stone Canyon Band | 77 | July 26, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | COPD |
| John Gosling The Kinks | 75 | August 3, 2023 | | Undisclosed causes |
| David LaFlamme The Orkustra, It's A Beautiful Day | 82 | August 6, 2023 | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | Complications from Parkinson's disease |
| Erkin Koray Turkish folk and rock musician | 82 | August 7, 2023 | Toronto, Canada | Lung-related problems |
| DJ Casper DJ and songwriter | 58 | August 7, 2023 | Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S. | Liver and kidney cancer |
| Robbie Robertson The Band | 80 | August 9, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Sixto Rodriguez Singer-songwriter | 81 | August 9, 2023 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Ron Peno Died Pretty | 68 | August 11, 2023 | Melbourne, Australia | Esophageal cancer |
| Clarence Avant Music executive | 92 | August 13, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jerry Moss Record executive | 88 | August 16, 2023 | Bel Air, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Walter Aipolani Hawaiian singer-songwriter and guitarist | 68 | August 17, 2023 | | Liver cancer |
| Bobby Eli Songwriter and guitarist | 77 | August 17, 2023 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Gary Young Pavement | 70 | August 17, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Ray Hildebrand Paul & Paula | 82 | August 18, 2023 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Václav Patejdl Elán | 68 | August 19, 2023 | | A short illness |
| Toto Cutugno Italian singer-songwriter and musician | 80 | August 22, 2023 | | Prostate cancer |
| Vaccine Dubstep producer and musician | 43 | August 22, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Bernie Marsden Whitesnake, UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice Ashton Lord | 72 | August 24, 2023 | | Bacterial meningitis |
| John Kezdy The Effigies | 64 | August 26, 2023 | Evanston, Illinois | Bicycle crash |
| Brian McBride Stars of the Lid, Bell Gardens | 53 | August 27, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| James Casey Trey Anastasio Band | 40 | August 28, 2023 | | Colon cancer |
| Len Chandler Folk singer | 88 | August 28, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Jack Sonni Dire Straits | 68 | August 30, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Curtis Fowlkes The Jazz Passengers | 73 | August 31, 2023 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Jimmy Buffett Singer-songwriter | 76 | September 1, 2023 | Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. | Merkel-cell skin cancer |
| Steve Harwell Smash Mouth | 56 | September 4, 2023 | Boise, Idaho, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Gary Wright Spooky Tooth, Singer-songwriter | 80 | September 4, 2023 | Palos Verdes Estates, California, U.S. | Parkinson's disease |
| Larry Chance The Earls | 82 | September 5, 2023 | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Charles Gayle Jazz musician | 84 | September 5, 2023 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Bruce Guthro Runrig | 62 | September 5, 2023 | | Cancer |
| Richard Davis Bassist | 93 | September 6, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Mylon LeFevre Christian rock singer | 78 | September 8, 2023 | | Cancer |
| Brendan Croker The Notting Hillbillies | 70 | September 10, 2023 | | Leukemia |
| Charlie Robison Country singer-songwriter | 59 | September 10, 2023 | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| Matt Stewart Streetlight Manifesto | 41 | September 10, 2023 | | Natural causes |
| MohBad Nigerian rapper | 27 | September 12, 2023 | Lagos, Nigeria | Unknown see Death of MohBad |
| Roger Whittaker Singer-songwriter | 87 | September 13, 2023 | France | Stroke |
| Paul Woseen The Screaming Jets | 56 | September 15, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Irish Grinstead 702 | 43 | September 16, 2023 | | Undisclosed illness |
| John Marshall Nucleus, Soft Machine | 82 | September 16, 2023 | London, England | Undisclosed |
| Lou Deprijck Singer and record producer | 77 | September 19, 2023 | Brussels, Belgium | Undisclosed illness |
| Katherine Anderson The Marvelettes | 79 | September 20, 2023 | | Heart failure |
| Kent Stax Scream | 61 | September 20, 2023 | | Metastatic cancer |
| Terry Kirkman The Association | 83 | September 23, 2023 | Montclair, California, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Russell Batiste Jr. The Funky Meters, Vida Blue | 57 | September 30, 2023 | LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Ron Haffkine Record producer | 84 | October 1, 2023 | Mexico | Leukemia and kidney failure |
| Shinji Tanimura Japanese singer-songwriter | 74 | October 8, 2023 | | Enteritis |
| Buck Trent Country music instrumentalist | 85 | October 9, 2023 | Branson, Missouri, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Rudolph Isley The Isley Brothers | 84 | October 11, 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Carla Bley Jazz composer and pianist | 87 | October 17, 2023 | | Brain cancer |
| Dwight Twilley The Dwight Twilley Band | 72 | October 18, 2023 | | Stroke while driving |
| The 45 King Hip-hop producer and DJ | 62 | October 19, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Lasse Berghagen Swedish singer, songwriter and actor | 78 | October 19, 2023 | Stockholm, Sweden | Complications following open heart surgery |
| Gregg Sutton Singer-songwriter and musician | 74 | October 22, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Angelo Bruschini Guitarist | 62 | October 23, 2023 | | Lung cancer |
| Mervin Shiner Country singer-songwriter | 102 | October 23, 2023 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Paul Harris Keyboardist, Manassas, Souther–Hillman–Furay Band | 78 | October 24, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Steve Riley W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns, Keel, Steppenwolf | 67 | October 24, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Goa Gil Electronic music DJ | 72 | October 26, 2023 | California, U.S. | B-cell lymphoma |
| Heath X Japan | 55 | October 29, 2023 | | Colorectal cancer |
| Sean Martin The Night Café | 26 | November 6, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Johnny Ruffo Singer and songwriter | 35 | November 10, 2023 | | Brain cancer |
| Conny Van Dyke Singer and actress | 78 | November 11, 2023 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Vascular dementia |
| George Brown Kool & the Gang | 74 | November 16, 2023 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Charlie Dominici Dream Theater | 72 | ca. November 17, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Catherine Christer Hennix Swedish experimental musician | 75 | November 21, 2023 | Istanbul, Turkey | Undisclosed |
| Mars Williams The Psychedelic Furs, The Waitresses, Liquid Soul | 68 | November 20, 2023 | | Ampullary cancer |
| Jean Knight Soul singer | 80 | November 22, 2023 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jim Salestrom Singer-songwriter | 67 | November 22, 2023 | Arvada, Colorado, U.S. | Cancer |
| Greg "Fingers" Taylor Harmonica player most notably with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band | 71 | November 23, 2023 | | Alzheimer's disease |
| Les Maguire Gerry and the Pacemakers | 81 | November 25, 2023 | Liverpool, England | A short illness |
| Geordie Walker Killing Joke | 64 | November 26, 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic | Stroke |
| Shane MacGowan The Pogues | 65 | November 30, 2023 | Dublin, Ireland | Pneumonia and encephalitis |
| Myles Goodwyn April Wine | 75 | December 3, 2023 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Diabetes |
| Denny Laine Wings, The Moody Blues | 79 | December 5, 2023 | | Lung disease |
| Adrian Morgan The Cougars | 80 | December 7, 2023 | Somerset, England | Undisclosed |
| Jeffrey Foskett The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson | 67 | December 11, 2023 | | Thyroid cancer |
| Essra Mohawk Singer-songwriter | 75 | December 11, 2023 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Cancer |
| Zahara Singer-songwriter | 36 | December 11, 2023 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Liver complications |
| Travis Dopp Small Brown Bike | | ca. December 14, 2023 | | Colon cancer |
| Colin Burgess AC/DC, The Masters Apprentices | 77 | ca. December 16, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Amp Fiddler Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer | 65 | December 17, 2023 | | Cancer |
| Jim Ladd Free-form rock music disc jockey, radio producer, writer | 75 | December 17, 2023 | Carmichael, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Eric Moyo Zimbabwean gospel singer | 42 | December 20, 2023 | South Africa | Brain bleed; collapsed onstage |
| R. Scott Bryan The Allman Betts Band | | December 22, 2023 | | Undisclosed |
| Laura Lynch Dixie Chicks | 65 | December 22, 2023 | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Car crash |
| Lisandro Meza Colombian singer and accordionist | 86 | December 23, 2023 | Sincelejo, Colombia | Stroke |
| Willie Ruff Jazz musician and educator | 92 | December 24, 2023 | Killen, Alabama, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| David Freeman Preservationist of bluegrass and old-time music | 84 | December 25, 2023 | | Alzheimer's disease |
| Rudy Flores Los Humildes | 75 | December 26, 2023 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Tom Smothers Comedian and musician | 86 | December 26, 2023 | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Mbongeni Ngema South African musician and playwright | 68 | December 27, 2023 | South Africa | Car crash |
| Maurice Hines Dancer, singer and actor | 80 | December 29, 2023 | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Les McCann Jazz pianist and vocalist | 88 | December 29, 2023 | California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Sandra Reaves-Phillips Actress and singer | 79 | December 29, 2023 | Queens, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Klee Benally Blackfire | 48 | December 30, 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Undisclosed |