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This topic covers notable events and articles related to **2014 in music**.

## Specific locations

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* African music
* American music
* Australian music
* Brazilian music
* British music
* Canadian music
* Chinese music
* Danish music
* European music (Continental Europe)
* Finnish music
* French music
* German music
* Indian music
* Irish music
* Japanese music
* Malaysian music
* Mongolian music
* North Korean music
* Norwegian music
* Philippine music
* Polynesian music
* South Korean music
* Swedish music
* Taiwanese music
* Vietnamese music
* World music

## Specific genres

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* Alternative rock
* Classical
* Country
* Electronic
* Hard rock
* Heavy metal
* Hip hop
* Jazz
* Latin
* Opera
* Pop

## Deaths

### January

* **13** – Ronny Jordan (51), British guitarist.
* **27** – Pete Seeger (94), American guitarist.

### February

* **5** – Samantha Juste (69), English-American singer and television host.
* **17** – Frank Wappat (84), British DJ and singer.
* **24** – Franny Beecher (92), American guitarist.
* **25**
	+ Paco de Lucía (66), Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer.
	+ Peter Callander (74), English songwriter and record producer.

### March

* **5** – Dave Sampson (73), English singer.
* **6** – Marion Stein (Thorpe) (87), British pianist.

### April

* **2** – Lyndsie Holland (75), English actress and singer.
* **7** – John Shirley-Quirk (83), British operatic bass-baritone.
* **16** – Stan Kelly-Bootle (84), British songwriter, author and computer engineer.
* **18** – Brian Priestman (87), British conductor (Denver Symphony Orchestra).

### May

* **25** – Herb Jeffries (100), American singer and actor.

### June

* **18** – Horace Silver (85), American jazz pianist.

### July

* **11** – Charlie Haden (76), American upright-bassist.
* **19** – Lionel Ferbos (103), American trumpeter.
* **24** – Christian Falk (52), Swedish record producer and musician.

### August

* **3** – Yvette Giraud (97), French singer and actress.
* **15** – Svein Nymo (61), Norwegian violinist and composer.
* **17** – Pierre Vassiliu (76), Swiss-born French singer.
* **19** – Kåre Kolberg (78), Norwegian composer.
* **23** – Inga Juuso (68), singer and actress.
* **24** – Aldo Donati (66), Italian singer, composer and television personality, (cerebral hemorrhage)
* **29**
	+ Jan Groth (68), Norwegian singer (Aunt Mary, Just 4 Fun), (cancer).
	+ Peret (79), Spanish singer, guitarist and composer.

### September

* **2** – Antonis Vardis (66), Greek composer and singer.
* **8** – Gerald Wilson (96), American jazz trumpeter.
* **12** – Joe Sample (75), American pianist.
* **18** – Kenny Wheeler (84), Canadian jazz composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player.

### October

* **10** – Olav Dale (55), Norwegian jazz saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader.
* **16** – Tim Hauser (72), American jazz singer.
* **25** – Jack Bruce (71), Scottish bassist, composer and orchestra leader.

### November

* **6** – Maggie Boyle (57), British folk singer and musician, (cancer).
* **14** – Mike Burney (70), British jazz saxophonist.
* **15** – Cherry Wainer (79), South African-born British organist (Lord Rockingham's XI).
* **17** – Jeff Fletcher (36), British guitarist (Northern Uproar).
* **20** – Arthur Butterworth (91), English composer and conductor.

### December

* **8** – Knut Nystedt (99), Norwegian composer.
* **12** – John Persen (73), Norwegian composer.
* **24** – Buddy DeFranco (91), American jazz clarinetist.

## References

1. ↑ Fordham, John (22 January 2014). "Ronny Jordan obituary". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
2. ↑ Pareles, Jon (2014-01-28). "Pete Seeger, Champion of Folk Music and Social Change, Dies at 94". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
3. ↑ "Samantha Juste - obituary". *The Daily Telegraph*. Telegraph Media Group. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
4. ↑ "Veteran BBC radio broadcaster Frank Wappat dies". *BBC News*. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
5. ↑ Lifton, Dave (2014-02-25). "Franny Beecher, Guitarist for Bill Haley & the Comets, Dies at 92". UltimateClassicRock.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
6. ↑ Strange, Martyn (2014-02-26). "Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
7. ↑ "Peter Callander | M Magazine : PRS for Music Online Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
8. ↑ Wilkinson, Lee (March 8, 2014). "Dave Sampson". *The Stage*. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
9. ↑ John Amis (2014-03-07). "Marion Thorpe obituary". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
10. ↑ Barry Millington (2014-04-09). "John Shirley-Quirk obituary". *The Guardian*. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
11. ↑ liverpoolecho Administrator. "Liverpool singer-songwriter Stan Kelly has died". *liverpoolecho*.
12. ↑ "Brian Priestman, 87, former Denver Symphony conductor".
13. ↑ Barnes, Mike (2014-05-25). "Herb Jeffries, Pioneering Black Singing Cowboy of the Movies, Dies at 100". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
14. ↑ Keepnews, Peter (2014-06-18). "Horace Silver, 85, Master of Earthy Jazz, Is Dead". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
15. ↑ Tamarkin, Jeff (2014-07-12). "Charlie Haden Dead at 76". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
16. ↑ "Legendary jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos dead at 103". Buenos Aires Herald. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
17. ↑ "Artisten Christian Falk död". *Svenska Dagbladet* (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2014.
18. ↑ "French singer Yvette Giraud, big in Japan, dies aged 97".
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Bjørdal, Sondre (2014-12-09). "– Han var en gnistrende kraft" (in Norwegian). Vårt Land. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
20. ↑ Le chanteur Pierre Vassiliu est mort Template:Fr icon
21. ↑ Hedstrøm, Åse (2014-08-26). "Nekrolog: Kåre Kolberg". *Aftenposten* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
22. ↑ Emberland, Torkil; Helland, Astrid Øvre (2014-08-23). "Inga Juuso er død". *Aftenposten* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
23. ↑ "Addio ad Aldo Donati, autore dell'inno storico della Lazio". 24 August 2014.
24. ↑ "Sangeren Jan Groth er død". *Verdens Gang* (in Norwegian). 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
25. ↑ Muere a los 79 años el cantante Peret, padre de la rumba catalana Template:Es icon
26. ↑ Zikakou, Ioanna. "Prominent Greek Singer Antonis Vardis Passes Away - GreekReporter.com".
27. ↑ Yardley, William (2014-09-09). "Gerald Wilson, Versatile Jazz Arranger, Is Dead at 96". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
28. ↑ Keepnews, Peter (2014-09-12). "Joe Sample, Crusaders Pianist Who Went Electric, Dies at 75". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
29. ↑ Keepnews, Peter (2014-09-21). "Kenny Wheeler, Influential Sound in Jazz, Dies at 84". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
30. ↑ "Til minne om Olav Dale" (in Norwegian). Vestnorsk.JazzINorge.no. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
31. ↑ Weber, Bruce (2014-10-17). "Tim Hauser, the Founder of the Manhattan Transfer, Dies at 72". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
32. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2014-10-25). "Cream Bassist Jack Bruce Dead at 71". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
33. ↑ Schofield, Derek (10 November 2014). "Maggie Boyle obituary" – via The Guardian.
34. ↑ "Mike Burney 1944-2014 R.I.P." *thejazzbreakfast*. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
35. ↑ "Cherry Wainer - obituary".
36. ↑ "Jeff Fletcher: Family pays tribute to Northern Uproar guitarist killed in Stockport horror crash". Manchester Evening News. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
37. ↑ "Death of Arthur Butterworth".
38. ↑ Boine, Marianne (2014-12-14). "John Persen er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
39. ↑ Strum, Charles (2014-12-24). "Buddy DeFranco, 91, Versatile Jazz Clarinetist, Dies at 91". New York Time. Retrieved 2016-04-15.