2009 in music
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Deaths
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January-February
- January 2 – Valentina Giovagnini, 28, Italian singer
- January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, American guitarist (The Stooges)
- January 8 – Lamya al Mugheiry, 35, African singer
- January 9 – Dave Dee, 67, British singer (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
- January 12 – Alejandro Sokol, 48, Argentine rock musician
- January 13 – Mansour Rahbani, 83, Lebanese composer
- January 14 – Angela Morley, 84, English conductor and composer
- January 15 – Veronica Dudarova, 92, Russian symphony conductor
- January 18 – João Aguardela, 39, Portuguese rock singer, musician and composer
- January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- January 29 – John Martyn, 60, British singer/songwriter
- January 31 – Dewey Martin, 68, Canadian drummer (Buffalo Springfield)
- February 1 – Lukas Foss, 86, American pianist, conductor and composer
- February 2 – Sunny Skylar, 95, American songwriter
- February 3
- Tom Brumley, 73, American steel guitarist (The Buckaroos)
- Kurt Demmler, 65, German songwriter
- February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, American singer (The Cramps)
- February 7
- Blossom Dearie, 82, American jazz singer and pianist
- Jorge Reyes, 56, Mexican musician (Chac Mool)
- February 9 – Vic Lewis, 89, British jazz guitarist
- February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, American singer (The Ronettes)
- February 12
- Mat Mathews, 84, Dutch jazz accordionist
- Gerry Niewood, 65, American jazz saxophonist
- February 14
- Louie Bellson, 84, American jazz drummer
- John McGlinn, 55, American conductor and historian of musicals
- February 15 – Joe Cuba, 78, Puerto Rican jazz percussionist
- February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, American guitarist and singer
- February 19
- Kelly Groucutt, 63, British bass guitar player (Electric Light Orchestra)
- Harrison Ridley Jr., 70, American jazz presenter
- Miika Tenkula, 34, Finnish guitar player (Sentenced)
- February 20 – Fats Sadi, 81, Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer
- February 24
- Svatopluk Havelka, 83, Czech composer
- Pearl Lang, 87, American dancer and choreographer
- February 25 – Randall Bewley, 53, American guitarist (Pylon)
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March-April
- March 1 – Joan Turner, 86, British singer and actress
- March 2 – Ernie Ashworth, 80, American country singer
- March 3 – Sydney Earle Chaplin, 82, American actor and singer
- March 4 – John Cephas, 78, American Piedmont blues guitarist
- March 5 – Edmund Hockridge, 79, Canadian singer and actor
- March 6 – Francis Magalona, 44, Filipino actor and rapper
- March 7 – Jimmy Boyd, 70, American singer
- March 14 – Alain Bashung, 61, French singer/songwriter and actor
- March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, American blues/rock guitarist
- March 22 – Reg Isidore, 59, Aruban drummer (Robin Trower Band)
- March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
- March 25 – "England" Dan Seals, 61, American singer-songwriter
- March 29 – Maurice Jarre, 84, French composer
- April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
- April 13 – Ron Stallings, a priod of time saxophonist (Huey Lewis and the News)
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May-June
- May 6 – Ean Evans, 48, American bassist
- May 15 – Wayman Tisdale, 44, NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist
- May 18
- Roderick "Dolla" Burton II, 21, American rapper
- Wayne Allwine, voice of Mickey Mouse
- May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, American multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)
- June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, American blues singer
- June 7 – Hugh Hopper, 64, British musician
- June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, American guitarist (The Ventures)
- June 18 – Ali Akbar Khan, 87, Indian sarod player
- June 25
- Michael Jackson, 50, American singer.
- Sky Saxon, 63, American rock singer and bassist (The Seeds)
- June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, American singer (The Three Degrees)
- June 30 – Harve Presnell, 75, American singer and actor
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July-August
- July 2 – Susan Fernandez, 52, Filipina activist and singer
- July 4 – Allen Klein, 77, American record label executive
- July 11 – Angie Pirog, 18, Canadian folk singer/guitarist
- July 16 – D. K. Pattammal, 90, Indian classical singer
- July 17 – Gordon Waller, 64, British singer (Peter and Gordon)
- July 21
- Andrew Thomas, 63, German singer (Bad Boys Blue)
- Gangubai Hangal, 96, Indian classical singer
- Marcel Jacob, 45, Swedish bassist
- July 26 – Merce Cunningham, 90, American dancer, choreographer
- July 27 – George Russell, 86, American composer
- June 31 – Titus "Baatin" Glover, 61, American singer (Slum Village)
- August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, American musician
- August 12 – Rashied Ali, 74, American drummer
- August 13 – Les Paul, 94, American jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
- August 18 – Hildegard Behrens, 72, German opera singer
- August 28 – DJ AM, 36, American turntabalist and celebrity disc jockey (Crazy Town)
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September-October
- September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, American conductor
- September 7 – Fred Mills, 74, Canadian trumpeter
- September 11]] – Jim Carroll, 60, American writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
- September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
- September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, American composer
- September 19 – Roc Raida, 37, American turntablist (The X-Ecutioners)
- September 24 – Sir Howard Morrison, 74, New Zealand entertainer
- October 4 – Mercedes Sosa, 74, Argentinian singer
- October 5 – Mike Alexander, 32, British bassist (Evile)
- October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, American rock guitarist (NRBQ)
- October 9 – Arturo Cavero, 68, Peruvian singer
- October 10 – Stephen Gately, 33, Irish pop singer (Boyzone)
- October 12
- Dickie Peterson, 61, American bassist (Blue Cheer)
- Ian Wallace, 90, British singer
- October 13 – Al Martino, 82, American singer
- October 17 – Vic Mizzy, 93, American composer
- October 28 – Taylor Mitchell, 19, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
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November-December
- November 8 – Jerry Fuchs, 34, American drummer (!!!, Maserati)
- November 15 – Derek B, 44, British rapper
- November 22 – Haydain Neale, 39, Canadian soul/R&B singer (jacksoul)
- December 2 – Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project)
- December 20 – James Gurley, 69, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
- December 25 – Vic Chesnutt, 45, American musician
- December 28 – James "The Rev" Sullivan, 28, American drummer (Avenged Sevenfold)
- December 30 – Rowland S. Howard, 50, Australian guitarist (The Birthday Party)
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