Harold Bradley, American Country Music Hall of Fame musician, Died at 93

Harold Bradley was born on January 2, 1926, in Nashville, Tennessee and died on January 31, 2019, he was also known as Harold Ray Bradley.

He was an American country and pop guitarist and entrepreneur.

Bradley played banjo as a kid yet changed to guitar on the counsel of his senior sibling, Owen.

Owen organized Harold to visit with Ernest Tubb while Harold was still in secondary school. After graduation, Harold joined the Navy. After his release, he went to George Peabody College (presently a piece of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, considering music and went with Eddy Arnold and Bradley Kincaid at the Grand Ole Opry.

Bradley's first session was with Pee Wee King and the Golden West Cowboys in 1946.

Harold Bradley passed away at 93 years old.

Yoskar Sarante, Dominican bachata singer, Died at 49

Yoskar "El Prabu" Sarante was born on January 2, 1970 and died on January 28, 2019.

He was an unmistakable Dominican bachata vocalist.

He was a standout amongst the most famous artists of new bachata of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

Conceived of the association of his folks Domingo and Ramona Sarante Ventura, he was the second child of the family, however he was the first to be connected to craftsmanship.

As indicated by Yoskar Sarante, the youthful craftsman said that as a youngster he would stroll with his dad in parks and open squares singing while his dad went with him on guitar, and that is the way they made their living.

Sarante stepped into merengue and had a place with the International Grupo Melao a merengue band in the Dominican Republic. He partook in a few rivalries for kids, featuring the most prominent program of the period "Mundo Infantil." He worked with the nueva bachata development, and was incorporated on gatherings, for example, Bachata Tipico and The Rough Guide to Bachata.

Amid his profession, he was welcome to sing for the civic chairman at the New York Mets Stadium, which picked up him some approval in the United States.

He was broadly known internationally, and his music manages sentimental points. On January 28, 2019, he died due to a pulmonary fibrosis in a hospital in Orlando, Florida.

Yoskar "El Prabu" Sarante passed away at 49 years old.

Pepe Smith, Filipino rock musician, Died at 71

Joseph William Feliciano Smith was born on December 25, 1947 and died on January 28, 2019.

He was a Filipino singer-songwriter, drummer and guitarist.

He was Known by his stage names Joey Smith and Pepe Smith, he picked up conspicuousness as an individual from Juan de la Cruz Band, which progressed toward becoming spearheading figures in unique Filipino shake music or "Pinoy shake".

Smith has been related with a few ladies through an amazing span, and has five youngsters.

His oldest, Queenie, brought into the world 1976, additionally a stone artist, is the little girl of noted craftsman Agnes Arellano.

She is trailed by previous MYX VJ Sanya Smith, brought into the world 1985, Beebop, brought into the world 1989, Desiderata, brought into the world 1991 and Delta, brought into the world 1992.

He played as one of the two primary characters in the 2014 film Above the Clouds coordinated by Pepe Diokno, the motion picture additionally utilizes a portion of his tunes.

The reason for his passing is yet to be affirmed.

A previous individual from the original Pinoy shake aggregate Juan Dela Cruz Band, Smith endured his third stroke in 2017, with the primary abandoning him with a discourse obstruction.

Pepe Smith passed away at 71 years old in an emergency clinic

Edwin Birdsong, American funk keyboardist, Died at 77

Edwin L. Birdsong was born on August 22, 1941 and died on January 21, 2019.

He was an American keyboard/organ player.

Birdsong  was known in the 1970s and 1980s for his experimental funk/disco music.

He did not achieve much chart success, but developed a strong fan base, and has also been sampled by other artists many times, most famously by Daft Punk who sampled "Cola Bottle Baby" in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Gang Starr who sampled his single "Rapper Dapper Snapper" for their song "Skills".

Edwin Birdsong passed away at 77 years old.

Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, Died at 66

Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was born on September 22, 1952 and died on January 23, 2019.

He was a Zimbabwean musician, businessman, philanthropist, human rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Region.

He was considered to have been Zimbabwe's most renowned and internationally recognised cultural icon of all time.

Mtukudzi is the dad of five kids and has two grandkids.

Two of his youngsters are likewise performers.

Mtukudzi's child Sam Mtukudzi, a fruitful performer in his very own right, kicked the bucket in a fender bender in March 2010 and in 2013, he discharged a collection titled "Sarawoga", in tribute to his child.

Mtukudzi was conceived in a group of six.

Oliver Mtukudzi passed away at 66 years old,  at Avenues Clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Mario Bertoncini, Italian composer, pianist, and music educator, Died at 86

Mario Bertoncini was born on September 27, 1932, in Rome and died on January 19, 2019, in Siena.

 

He was an Italian composer, pianist, and music educator.

Mario Bertoncini was granted the Nicola d'Atri Prize by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for his Sei Pezzi per symphony in 1962. 

Amid 1965 he was granted both the Gaudeamus International Composers Award and the Fondation européenne de la Culture prize for Quodlibet. 

Mario Bertoncini has executed as a professional piano player with ensemble symphonies all through

Europe and North America and in Israel and Korea. Mario Bertoncini passed away at 86 years old.

Maxine Brown, American country singer, Died at 87

Maxine Brown was born on April 27, 1931, in Campti, Louisiana and died on January 21, 2019.

 

She was an American country music singer.

 

She was initially an individual from the effective 1950s trio the Browns, previously a short solo profession. 

Dark colored had a concise solo profession amid the late 1960s, discharging a solitary and a collection for Chart Records titled Sugar Cane County. 

Dark colored life account, Looking Back to See, was distributed in 2005 by The University of Arkansas Press. 

It conveyed a record of the American bluegrass music business during the 1960s.

Maxine Brown passed away 87 years old from complications of heart and kidney disease.

Marcel Azzola, French accordionist, Died at 91

Marcel Azzola was born on July 10, 1927, and died on January 22, 2019.

 

He was a French accordionist of Italian descent.

 

Azzola mother was from Valbondione and his dad was from Pradalunga. Azzola was conceived in Paris.

 

Azzola performed with Jacques Brel, among others. The well-known line "Chauffe, Marcel!" ("Heat up, Marcel") in Brel's melody Vésoul alludes to he, Azzola, who played the accordion amid the chronicle.

Marcel Azzola passed away at 91 years old.

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Musician & political activist, Died at 63

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul was born on January 1, 1956 and died on January 22, 2019 due to a heart attack.

Ahmed was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s.

He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15.

Ahmed won a number of awards, including Ekushey Padak, National Film Awards and the President's Award.

He was born on 1 January 1956. He studied at West End High School in Azimpur, Dhaka.

Ahmed joined the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971 when he was 15 years old.

He served in a Mukti Bahini base in Zinzira. His older brother, Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed Tutul, served in the Crack Platoon of the Mukti Bahini.

Ahmed trained in India and fought in Lalbagh Thana and New Market Thana of Dhaka.

In October, Ahmed was captured by Pakistan military and Razakars while returning to India for more training.

Ahmed was transferred to a jail in Mymensigh where he was tortured and witnessed the mass execution of 39 Mukti Bahini prisoners by the Pakistan military.

He transferred to the resident of Dana Miah which served as the local office of the East Pakistan Central Peace Committee.

Ahmed was tortured there along with other members of the Mukti Bahini. He was able to escape from the camp.

Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passed away at the age of 65 on January 22, 2019 due to a heart attack.

Sanger D. Shafer, American country & songwriter, Died at 84

Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer was born on October 24, 1934, in Whitney, Texas and died on January 12, 2019.

He was an American country songwriter and musician. 

In his time, Sanger D. Shafer wrote many hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait. 

His musical career started out in his hometown of Whitney where he played in a school band.

$Then for the next following years Shafer toured the U.S., performing with, among others, the then-unknown Willie Nelson. 

He relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed with the Blue Crest Music Publishing Company, in 1967.

Shafer  wrote two songs for George Jones, "Between My House and Home" and "I'm a New Man in Town", along with many other tunes for lesser-known acts. 

He then signed contracts with Musicor and RCA as a singer, but he was never as successful as he was as a songwriter. 

Sanger D. Shafer passed away at 84 years old.

Georges Dimou, Greek singer, Died at 87

Georges Dimou was born on July 14, 1931 and died on January 8, 2019 in Vienna.

 

He was a Greek singer born in Thessaloniki.

 

Dimou studied dramatic and vocal art in Athens and from the beginning Dimou was successful as actor and singer with international presence.

Dimou began as a singer in the Viennese Splendid Bar (Managed by Mr. Parker), Austria in 1958.

 

He was also an actor and musician he played in amusing films like The crazy aunts, The world is azure, Red lips have to be kissed.

Georges Dimou  passed away at 87 years old.

Bonnie Guitar, American country musician. Died at 95

Bonnie Guitar was born Bonnie Buckingham on March 25, 1923, in Seattle, Washington and died on January 13, 2019.

She was an American singer, musician, producer and businesswoman.

Guitar was best known for her  country-pop crossover hit "Dark Moon" in 1957.

Guitar became one of the first female country music singers to have hit songs cross over from the country charts to the pop charts.

With her second husband, Mario DePiano, Guitar raised cattle and quarter horses in Orting, Washington , they got married in 1969. 

Her husband died in 1983. Guitar was a  co-founder of the record company Dolton Records in the late 1950s, that launched the careers of The Fleetwoods and The Ventures. 

Guitar left Dolton and became part owner of Jerden Records, in 1960.

Guitar was first married to musician and inventor Paul Tutmarc.

Bonnie Guitar passed away at 95 years old.

Willie Murphy, American blues musician, Died at 75

Willie Murphy was born on November 17, 1943 and died on January 13, 2019.

 

He was an American pianist, singer, producer, and songwriter. 

Murphy was popularly known as a singer and pianist for the blues band Willie and the Bees. 

Murphy was also known for his work with Bonnie Raitt and John Koerner.

 He was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

He performed on piano, bass, guitar and other instruments as a session musician for Raitt, Koerner, 

 

Greg Brown, Prudence Johnson, Little Milton, and many others. 

Murphy formed the Atomic Theory Records label in 1985 and released albums by himself, Phil Heywood, Boiled in Lead, Larry Long, and various world music artists.

Willie Murphy passed at 75 years old.

Houari Manar, French-born Algerian raï singer, Died at 38

Houari Manar was born Houari El Madani in 1981 in Marseille, amnd died on January 7, 2019.

He was an Algerian raï singer.

He was popular in Algeria as well as the neighbouring Maghreb and Mediterranean countries, and in France.

Although some of his his melodies emphatically implied his homosexuality, Manar never publicly came out as gay, though never denying it, and defended himself from critics, telling Le Monde in 2015, "“My raï is a proper raï. Everything I sing I sing in front of families, of children and old people. I am not one of those people who sing about vulgarities. I am a respected artist.

He died of a heart attack at a private clinic in Sidi Yahia while undergoing liposuction.

Houari Manar passed away at 87 years old.

John Joubert, South African-born British composer, Died at 91

John Pierre Herman Joubert was born on March 20, 1927, and died on January 7, 2019.

He was a British composer of South African descent, distinctly of choral works. He resided in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years.

Serving at the music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years.

In 1986 Joubert took early retirement to concentrate on composing and remained active into his 80s.

Joubert was most likely best known for his choral music, particularly the carols Torches and There is No Rose of Such Virtue and the anthem O Lorde, the Maker of Al Thing, Joubert composed over 160 works including two elaborate musical compositions, four concertos and seven operas.

John Joubert passed away at 91 years old.

Eric Haydock, British Hall of Fame bassist,Died at 75

Eric Haydock was born Eric John Haddock on February 3,1943 and died on January 5, 2019.

He was a British musician.

He was best known as the original bass guitarist of The Hollies from December 1962 until July 1966.

He was one of the principal British artists to play a Fender Bass VI, a six-string bass.

Although considered a great bass guitarist, Haydock was replaced in 1966 by Bernie Calvert, after disputes related to the conduct of the band's managers.

Eric Haydock passed away at 75 years old.

Steve Ripley, American musician , Died at 69

Paul Steven Ripley was born on January 1, 1950, in Boise, Idaho and died on January 3, 2019.

He was an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor.

During 1977 he started out the music industry.

Steve Ripley was also the leader/producer of country rock band The Tractors.

 He died from cancer on January 3, 2019, two days after his 69th birthday, at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma.

He was 69 years old.

Joan Guinjoan, Spanish composer and pianist, Died at 87

Joan Guinjoan i Gispert was born on November 28, 1931, in Riudoms and died on January 1, 2019.

He was a Spanish composer and pianist of Catalan origin.

Guinjoan learned at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona.

In 1954, he moved to Paris and proceeded with his examinations at the École normale de musique.

Guinjoan likewise gotten guidance from Cristòfor Taltabull.

After in excess of 250 piano presentations, he deserted his vocation as a musician during the 1960s. Guinjoan at that point gave himself to creation.

In 1962, he joined the Schola Cantorum de Paris. Guinjoan came back to Barcelona the next year.

In 1999 he got the Creu de Sant Jordi, a refinement granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, at that point in 2001, Guinjoan got the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

Joan Guinjoan passed away at 87 years old.

Feis Ecktuh, Dutch rapper, Died at 32

Feis or Feis Ecktuh, real name Faisal Mssyeh was born on January 25, 1986, and died on January 1, 2019.

He was a Dutch rapper.

He earned his fame in 2007 when he worked on the song "Klein, Klein Jongen" from U-Niq.

During that the same, year Feis was heard on the song "Coke op 't Gas" by Kempi.

Feis contributed to the album Winne zonder strijd by Winne in 2009. H

e released his debut album Hard from the outside in 2014, broken inside.

During 2015, Feis was at the festival Eurosonic Noorderslag and in the same year he was seen with Maribelle in an episode of Ali B at full speed.

He was shot dead in Rotterdam on the Nieuwe Binnenweg.

Feis Ecktuh passed away at 32 years old.

Claude Gingras, Canadian journalist and music critic, Died at 87

Claude Gingras was born on July 1, 1931, and died on December 30, 2018.

He was a French Canadian journalist and musical critic.

He was a local of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Gingras was the most youthful of five kin.

Gingras was acquainted with music by his mom, who was a musician, and put into the St Charles Borromeo Seminary.

Gingras contemplated sociologies at the Université de Montréal and started composing for Sherbrooke's La Tribune in 1952.

In the wake of teaming up, Gingras started working for La Presse, where he composed a segment on melodic analysis.

Gingras began scrutinizing just musical drama and established however later extended to pop, assortment, and artful dance.

He would stay at La Presse for over 60 years.

Claude Gingras secured the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, and I Musici de Montréal.

Gingras was viewed as a merciless commentator.

Claude Gingras retired from La Presse on 28 December 2015.

Claude Gingras passed away at 87 years old.