2022 in American music
Overview of the events of 2022 in American music
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in music in the United States.
Notable events
January
February
March
4 – Dolly Parton released her first studio album of original material in five years, Run, Rose, Run .[ 13]
Danielle Bradbery released her first studio album in five years, In Between: The Collection .
Crowbar released their first studio album in six years, Zero and Below .
6 – The Industrial Strength Tour, featuring Ministry , Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity , began at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore , Maryland ; the tour was initially scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but was postponed to spring 2021, then to fall, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and later to its current date.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
7– The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas . This was the first time in fifty years the show did not air on broadcast television. It was instead streamed on Prime Video .
18 – Stabbing Westward released their first studio album in 21 years, Chasing Ghosts .
25 – longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá , Colombia , where the band was scheduled to play a show that night. He was 50 years old.[ 17]
April
1 – Red Hot Chili Peppers released their first studio album in nearly six years, Unlimited Love . It was also their first album to feature guitarist John Frusciante since their 2006 album, Stadium Arcadium . Unlimited Love would be followed by the band's thirteenth studio album, Return of the Dream Canteen , just six months later.
The Color Fred released their first studio album in nearly 15 years, A Year and Change .
3 – The 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas .[ 18] Jon Batiste won the most awards with five including Album of the Year with We Are .
8 – Josh Tillman, as Father John Misty , released his first album in four years, Chloë and the Next 20th Century .
11 – The CMT Music Awards took place in Nashville, Tennessee .
22 – Bonnie Raitt released her first studio album in six years, Just Like That... .[ 20]
29 – Ted Nugent released his first studio album in four years, Detroit Muscle .
30 – country singer Naomi Judd died at the age of 76.[ 22]
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
1 – Rapper Takeoff of Migos was shot dead at a bowling alley in Houston , Texas at the age of 28.[ 31]
4 – The Welcome Wagon released their first studio album in five years, Esther .
7 – Flyleaf announced the return of original lead vocalist Lacey Sturm , who had left following the recording of 2012's New Horizons . The band also announced that they would now be known as "Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm".
9 – The 56th Annual CMA Awards took place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee .
11 – Chelsea Grin released their first studio album in four years, Suffer in Hell , the first half of a double album. The second half, Suffer in Heaven , will be released in March 2023.
15 – The Smashing Pumpkins released act one (out of three) of a rock opera album called Atum , which serves as a sequel to previous albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) and Machina/The Machines of God (2000). Act two is due for release on January 31, 2023, with the full album set for release on April 21, 2023.[ 32]
18 – Disturbed released their first studio album in four years, Divisive .
20 – The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles .[ 33]
25 – Leather released her first studio album in four years, We Are the Chosen .
December
2 – Neal Casal re-released his 1996 album, Rain Wind and Speed .
9 – Lionheart released their first album in five years, Welcome to the West Coast III , a sequel to 2017's Welcome to the West Coast II .
SZA released her first album in five years, SOS .[ 34]
13 – Bryce Leatherwood was crowned the winner of the twenty-second season of The Voice , bodie was runner-up. Morgan Myles, Omar Jose Cardona, and Brayden Lape finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
16 – Ab-Soul released his first studio album in six years, Herbert .
Nostalghia released her first studio album in four years, Wounds .
Tiffany released her first studio album in four years, Shadows .
While going on indefinite hiatus, Circa Survive released their first studio album in five years, Two Dreams .
Bands on hiatus
Bands disbanded
Albums released in 2022
January
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December
Top songs on record
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs
Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.
"712PM " – Future (#8)
"A Holly Jolly Christmas " – Burl Ives (#4)
"ABCDEFU " – Gayle (#3)
"About Damn Time " – Lizzo (#1)
"Ahhh Ha " – Lil Durk (#18)
"Alien Superstar " – Beyoncé (#19)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#1)
"Anti-Hero " – Taylor Swift (#1)
"As It Was " – Harry Styles (#1)
"BackOutsideBoyz " – Drake (#9)
"Bad Decisions " – Benny Blanco , BTS and Snoop Dogg (#10)
"Bad Habit " – Steve Lacy (#1)
"Bad Habits " – Ed Sheeran (#2 in 2021, #8 in 2022)
"Bejeweled " – Taylor Swift (#6)
"Big Energy " – Latto (#3)
"Blind " – SZA (#12)
"Boyfriend " – Dove Cameron (#16)
"Break My Soul " – Beyoncé (#1)
"Broadway Girls " – Lil Durk feat. Morgan Wallen (#14)
"Broke Boys " – Drake and 21 Savage (#12)
"Bussin " – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#20)
"California Breeze " – Lil Baby (#4)
"Calling My Name " – Drake (#20)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) " – Darlene Love (#15)
"Circo Loco " – Drake and 21 Savage (#8)
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix) " – Elton John and Dua Lipa (#7)
"Cooped Up " – Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch (#12)
"Count Me Out " – Kendrick Lamar (#20)
"Creepin' " – Metro Boomin , The Weeknd and 21 Savage (#5)
"Cuff It " – Beyoncé (#13)
"Daylight " – Harry Styles (#13)
"Deck the Halls " – Nat King Cole (#16)
"Después de la Playa " – Bad Bunny (#6)
"Die for You " – The Weeknd (#12)
"Die Hard " – Kendrick Lamar, Blxst and Amanda Reifer (#5)
"Do We Have a Problem? " – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#2)
"Don't Think Jesus " – Morgan Wallen (#7)
"Easy on Me " – Adele (#1)
"Enemy " – Imagine Dragons and JID (#5)
"Falling Back " – Drake (#7)
"Fancy Like " – Walker Hayes (#3 in 2021, #16 in 2022)
"Father Time " – Kendrick Lamar feat. Sampha (#11)
"Feliz Navidad " – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #8 in 2022)
"Fingers Crossed " – Lauren Spencer-Smith (#19)
"First Class " – Jack Harlow (#1)
"Forever " – Lil Baby feat. Fridayy (#8)
"Get Into It (Yuh) " – Doja Cat (#20)
"God Did " – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross , Lil Wayne , Jay-Z , John Legend and Fridayy (#17)
"Good 4 U " – Olivia Rodrigo (#1 in 2021, #15 in 2022)
"Ghost " – Justin Bieber (#5)
"Glimpse of Us " – Joji (#8)
"Grapejuice " – Harry Styles (#15)
"Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season " – Andy Williams (#18 in 2021, #20 in 2022)
"Heat Waves " – Glass Animals (#1)
"Hold Me Closer " – Elton John and Britney Spears (#6)
"Hot Shit " – Cardi B , Kanye West and Lil Durk (#13)
"Hours in Silence " – Drake and 21 Savage (#11)
"Hrs and Hrs " – Muni Long (#16)
"I Ain't Worried " – OneRepublic (#6)
"I Guess It's Fuck Me " – Drake (#19)
"I Like You (A Happier Song) " – Post Malone feat. Doja Cat (#3)
"I'm Dat Nigga " – Future (#10)
"I'm Good (Blue) " – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha (#7)
"I'm on One " – Future feat. Drake (#11)
"In a Minute " – Lil Baby (#14)
"Industry Baby " – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (#1 in 2021, #6 in 2022)
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #13 in 2022)
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year " – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #6 in 2022)
"Jimmy Cooks " – Drake feat. 21 Savage (#1)
"Jingle Bell Rock " – Bobby Helms (#3)
"Jumbotron Shit Poppin " – Drake (#16)
"Karma " – Taylor Swift (#9)
"Keep It Burnin " – Future feat. Kanye West (#15)
"Kill Bill " – SZA (#3)
"Kiss Me More " – Doja Cat feat. SZA (#3 in 2021, #19 in 2022)
"Labyrinth " – Taylor Swift (#14)
"Last Christmas " – Wham! (#5)
"Late Night Talking " – Harry Styles (#3)
"Lavender Haze " – Taylor Swift (#2)
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow " – Dean Martin (#8 in 2021, #12 in 2022)
"Levitating " – Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#2 in 2021, #12 in 2022)
"Lift Me Up " – Rihanna (#2)
"Little Freak " – Harry Styles (#14)
"Love You Better " – Future (#12)
"Low " – SZA (#17)
"Major Distribution " – Drake and 21 Savage (#3)
"Mamiii " – Becky G and Karol G (#15)
"Maroon " – Taylor Swift (#3)
"Massaging Me " – Future (#20)
"Massive " – Drake (#14)
"Mastermind " – Taylor Swift (#13)
"Matilda " – Harry Styles (#9)
"Me Porto Bonito " – Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone (#6)
"Middle of the Ocean " – Drake (#15)
"Midnight Rain " – Taylor Swift (#5)
"More M's " – Drake and 21 Savage (#18)
"Moscow Mule " – Bad Bunny (#4)
"Music for a Sushi Restaurant " – Harry Styles (#8)
"N95 " – Kendrick Lamar (#3)
"Nail Tech " – Jack Harlow (#18)
"Need to Know " – Doja Cat (#8)
"Never Hating " – Lil Baby and Young Thug (#19)
"Nobody Gets Me " – SZA (#10)
"Numb Little Bug " – Em Beihold (#18)
"Oh My God " – Adele (#5 in 2021, #18 in 2022)
"On BS " – Drake and 21 Savage (#4)
"One Right Now " – Post Malone and The Weeknd (#6 in 2021, #17 in 2022)
"Party " – Bad Bunny and Rauw Alejandro (#14)
"Pop Out " – Lil Baby and Nardo Wick (#15)
"Privileged Rappers " – Drake and 21 Savage (#7)
"Puffin on Zootiez " – Future (#4)
"Pushin P " – Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug (#7)
"Pussy & Millions " – Drake and 21 Savage feat. Travis Scott (#6)
"Question...? " – Taylor Swift (#7)
"Real Spill " – Lil Baby (#10)
"Rich Flex " – Drake and 21 Savage (#2)
"Rich Spirit " – Kendrick Lamar (#13)
"Right On " – Lil Baby (#13)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " – Brenda Lee (#2)
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " – Gene Autry (#16 in 2019, #19 in 2022)
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) " – Kate Bush (#3)
"Sacrifice " – The Weeknd (#11)
"Santa Tell Me " – Ariana Grande (#12)
"Save Your Tears " – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (#1 in 2021, #16 in 2022)
"She Had Me at Heads Carolina " – Cole Swindell (#16)
"Shirt " – SZA (#11)
"Shivers " – Ed Sheeran (#4)
"Silent Hill " – Kendrick Lamar and Kodak Black (#7)
"Sleigh Ride " – The Ronettes (#10)
"Smokin Out the Window " – Silk Sonic , Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#5 in 2021, #13 in 2022)
"Snow on the Beach " – Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey (#4)
"Something in the Orange " – Zach Bryan (#12)
"Soy El Unico" – Yahritza y Su Esencia (#20)
"Spin Bout U " – Drake and 21 Savage (#5)
"Stay " – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (#1 in 2021, #2 in 2022)
"Staying Alive " – DJ Khaled feat. Drake and Lil Baby (#5)
"Sticky " – Drake (#6)
"Sunroof " – Nicky Youre and Dazy (#4)
"Super Freaky Girl " – Nicki Minaj (#1)
"Super Gremlin " – Kodak Black (#3)
"Superhero (Heroes & Villains) " – Metro Boomin, Future and Chris Brown (#8)
"Surface Pressure " – Jessica Darrow (#8)
"Sweet Nothing " – Taylor Swift (#15)
"Sweetest Pie " – Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa (#15)
"Tarot " – Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez (#18)
"Texts Go Green " – Drake (#13)
"Thats What I Want " – Lil Nas X (#8)
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " – Nat King Cole (#11)
"The Family Madrigal " – Stephanie Beatriz , Olga Merediz and Encanto cast (#20)
"The Heart Part 5 " – Kendrick Lamar (#15)
"The Kind of Love We Make " – Luke Combs (#8)
"Thought You Should Know " – Morgan Wallen (#12)
"Thousand Miles " – The Kid Laroi (#15)
"'Til You Can't " – Cody Johnson (#18)
"Tití Me Preguntó " – Bad Bunny (#5)
"Tomorrow 2 " – GloRilla and Cardi B (#9)
"Too Easy " – Gunna and Future (#16)
"Treacherous Twins " – Drake and 21 Savage (#14)
"Un Ratito " – Bad Bunny (#16)
"Under the Influence " – Chris Brown (#14)
"Underneath the Tree " – Kelly Clarkson (#12 in 2021, #13 in 2022)
"Unholy " – Sam Smith and Kim Petras (#1)
"United in Grief " – Kendrick Lamar (#8)
"Vegas " – Doja Cat (#10)
"Vigilante Shit " – Taylor Swift (#10)
"Wait for U " – Future feat. Drake and Tems (#1)
"Wasted on You " – Morgan Wallen (#9 in 2021, #11 in 2022)
"We Cry Together " – Kendrick Lamar and Taylour Paige (#16)
"We Don't Talk About Bruno " – Encanto cast (#1)
"White Christmas " – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #18 in 2022)
"Woman " – Doja Cat (#7)
"Worldwide Steppers " – Kendrick Lamar (#19)
"Would've, Could've, Should've " – Taylor Swift (#20)
"Yet to Come " – BTS (#13)
"You Proof " – Morgan Wallen (#5)
"You're on Your Own, Kid " – Taylor Swift (#8)
Deaths
January 2 − Traxamillion , 42, hip hop producer
Jay Weaver, 42, Christian rock bassist
January 4 − Jessie Daniels, 57, R&B singer
January 5 − Dale Clevenger , 81, classical French hornist
January 6 − Calvin Simon , 79, funk singer
January 8 – Marilyn Bergman , 93, songwriter
January 9 − Maria Ewing , 71, opera singer
January 10 − Gerry Granahan , 89, rock and roll and pop singer
January 11 − Bruce Anderson, 72, experimental guitarist
Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, pop and R&B singer
January 12 − Everett Lee , 105, classical violinist and conductor
January 13 − CPO Boss Hogg , 52, rapper
Fred Parris, 85, doo-wop musician
Sonny Turner , 83, R&B singer
January 14 − Dallas Frazier , 82, country singer songwriter
Greg Webster, 84, funk drummer
January 15 − Ralph Emery , 88, disc jockey
Jon Lind , 73, folk rock and pop singer songwriter
Rachel Nagy, 37, blues rock singer
January 18 − Dick Halligan , 78, jazz rock multi-instrumentalist
January 20 – Meat Loaf , 74, rock singer
Tom Smith, 65, experimental rock multi-instrumentalist
January 21 − Terry Tolkin , 62, music journalist and music executive who coined the term Alternative Music
January 22 – Don Wilson, 88, instrumental rock and surf rock musician (The Ventures )
January 23 − Beegie Adair , 84, jazz pianist
January 29 − Sam Lay , 86, blues drummer
January 30 − Philip Paul , 96, jazz blues and R&B drummer
January 31 − Jimmy Johnson , 93, blues guitarist
February 1 – Jon Zazula , 69, music industry executive
February 2 − Willie Leacox, 74, folk rock drummer
February 6 − Syl Johnson , 85, blues guitarist
February 8 − Bruce Greig, 54, death metal guitarist
February 9 – Betty Davis , 76, funk and soul singer, songwriter
February 11 – Mike Rabon , 78, rock singer and guitarist
February 12 – Howard Grimes , 80, soul drummer
February 13 – King Louie Bankston , 49, power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist
February 14 – Sandy Nelson , 83, rock and roll drummer
Roger Segal, 49, punk rock bassist
February 16 – Bob DeMeo , 66, jazz drummer
February 17 – David Tyson, 62, R&B singer
February 18 – Scotty Wray, 64, country music singer
February 19 – Nightbirde , 31, pop singer
February 20 – Sam Henry , 65, punk rock drummer
February 22 – Mark Lanegan , 57, alternative rock singer songwriter
February 26 − Snootie Wild , 36, rapper
March 1 − Warner Mack , 86, country singer-songwriter
Richard Pratt, R&B singer
March 2 − Chuck Criss, 36, indie-folk musician (Freelance Whales )
March 4 − Jimbeau Hinson , 70, country singer-songwriter
March 5 − Jeff Howell, 60, rock bassist (Outlaws )
March 6 − Mike Cross, 57, alternative rock guitarist
March 8 −
March 9 − Richard Podolor , 86, rock and roll guitarist
March 10 − Bobbie Nelson , 91, country music singer, pianist
March 11 − Brad Martin , 48, country singer
March 12 – Traci Braxton , 50, singer (The Braxtons )
March 15 – Dennis Gonzalez , 67, free jazz trumpter
March 16 – Barbara Morrison , 72, jazz singer
March 21 − LaShun Pace , 60, gospel singer
March 25 – Taylor Hawkins , 50, drummer, singer (Foo Fighters )
March 26 – Jeff Carson , 58, country music singer
Keaton Price, 31, post-hardcore singer
March 30 – Francisco Gonzalez, 68, rock mandolinist and harpist
March 31 – Fred Johnson, 80, doo-wop singer
April 1 – C. W. McCall , 93, country singer
Ronald White, 83, bluegrass mandolinist
April 4 – Joe Messina , 93, R&B guitarist
April 5 – Bobby Rydell , 79, rock and roll singer
Paul Siebel , 83, country rock singer, songwriter, guitarist
April 9 – John Rossi, 79, rock and roll drummer
April 12 – David Reel, 64, indie rock singer and guitarist
April 13 – Tim Feerick, 34, rock bassist (Dance Gavin Dance )
April 17 – Roderick Clark, 49, R&B singer
April 18 – Nicholas Angelich , 51, classical pianist
April 20 – Guitar Shorty , 89, blues guitarist
April 25 – Andrew Woolfolk , 71, R&B saxophonist
April 26 – Randy Rand, 62, hard rock bassist
April 27 – Judy Henske , 85, folk singer-songwriter
April 29 – Allen Blairman , 81, jazz drummer
April 30 – Naomi Judd , 76, country singer-songwriter (The Judds )
May 4 – Howie Pyro , 61, punk rock bassist
May 6 – Jewell , 56, R&B singer
May 7 – Mickey Gilley , 86, country singer-songwriter
May 11 – Trevor Strnad, 41, melodic death metal singer (The Black Dahlia Murder )
May 13 – Lil Keed , 24, rapper
May 18 – Bob Neuwirth , 82, singer songwriter
May 19 – Bernard Wright , 58, jazz funk singer and keyboardist
May 23 – Thom Bresh , 74, country singer
May 29 – Ronnie Hawkins , 87, rock and roll singer
May 30 – Paul Vance , 92, songwriter and record producer
May 31 – Ingram Marshall , 80, classical composer
June 1 − Deborah McCrary , 67, gospel singer (The McCrary Sisters )
June 2 – Hal Bynum , 87, country songwriter
June 4 – Trouble , 34, rapper
June 6 – Jim Seals , 79, rock singer (Seals and Crofts )
June 9 – Julee Cruise , 65, dream pop singer
June 12 – Gabe Baltazar , 92, jazz saxophonist
June 14 – Joel Whitburn , 82, charts historian
June 19 – Jim Schwall , 79, blues singer songwriter and guitarist
June 22 – Patrick Adams , 72, disco arranger and producer
July 7 – Adam Wade , 87, pop singer
July 14 – William Hart, 77, R&B singer (The Delfonics )
July 16 – Idris Phillips , 64, jazz and folk pianist
July 18 – Vincent DeRosa , 101, classical French hornist
July 19 –
July 24 – Bob Heathcote, 58, crossover thrash bassist
July 27 – JayDaYoungan , 24, rapper
July 29 – Jim Sohns, 75, rock singer
July 31 – Mo Ostin , 95, record producer
August 4 – Sam Gooden , 87, soul singer
August 5 – Michael Lang , 80, jazz and classical pianist
August 6 – David Muse , 73, rock musician
August 8 – Lamont Dozier , 81, songwriter and record producer
August 10 – Abdul Wadud , 75, jazz and classical cellist
August 11 – Bill Pitman , 102, jazz pop and rock guitarist
August 16 – Kal David , 79, blues singer and guitarist
August 19 – Ted Kirkpatrick , 62, Christian thrash metal drummer and songwriter
August 21 – Monnette Sudler , 70, jazz guitarist
August 22 – Jerry Allison , 82, rock drummer (The Crickets )
August 25 – Mable John , 91, R&B singer
August 29 – Luke Bell , 32, country singer-songwriter
September 4 – Wes Freed , 58, artist and album cover designer
September 7 – Dave Sherman, 55, doom metal bassist
September 8 – Sonny West , 85, rockabilly singer, songwriter, guitarist
September 9 – Herschel Sizemore , 87, bluegrass mandolinist
September 10 – Jorja Fleezanis , 70, classical violinist
September 12 – PnB Rock , 30, rapper
September 13 – Jesse Powell , 51, R&B singer
September 14 – Jim Post , folk singer-songwriter
September 16 – Marva Hicks , 66, soul singer
September 21 – Anton Fier , 66, alternative rock drummer
September 22 – John Hartman , 72, rock drummer
September 24 – Pharoah Sanders , 81, jazz saxophonist
September 26 – Joe Bussard , 86, record collector
September 28 – Coolio , 59, rapper
October 1 – Kevin Locke , 68, folk flautist
October 2 – Mary McCaslin , 75, singer songwriter
October 4 – Loretta Lynn , 90, country music singer, songwriter
October 5 – Lenny Lipton , 82, folk lyricist
October 6 –
October 7 –
October 8 – Charlie Brown , 80, radio disc jockey
October 9 – Chuck Deardorf , 68, jazz bassist
October 10 – Anita Kerr , 94, country and pop singer and arranger
October 11 – Willie Spence , 23, R&B singer
October 12 – Monsta O, 56, rapper
October 13 –
October 15 – Marty Sammon , 45, blues and ragtime keyboardist
October 18 – Robert Gordon , 75, rockabilly singer
October 19 – Joanna Simon , 84, opera singer
October 20 –
October 21 – Robert Gordy , 91, music publishing executive and recording artist
October 23 – Don Edwards , 86, western singer
October 24 – Gregg Philbin, 74, rock bassist
October 25 –
Paul Stoddard, 51, metalcore singer
Jules Bass , 87, lyricist
October 28 –
October 30 – Anthony Ortega , 94, jazz clarinetist
October 31 – Patrick Hagerty, 78, country singer
November 1 –
November 5 –
November 6 – Hurricane G , 52, rapper
November 7 – Jeff Cook , 73, country musician (Alabama )
November 12 – Gene Cipriano , 94, jazz and pop woodwindist
November 16 – Mick Goodrick , 77, jazz guitarist
November 17 – B. Smyth , 28, R&B singer
November 18 – Ned Rorem , 99, classical composer
November 19 – Danny Kalb , 80, blues guitarist (The Blues Project )
November 25 –
November 26 – Louise Tobin , 104, jazz singer
December 4 – Bob McGrath , 90, musician
December 5 – Jim Stewart , 92, record producer (Stax Records )
December 10 – J. J. Barnes , 79, R&B singer
December 11 – Angelo Badalamenti , 85, composer and arranger
December 13 – Stephen "tWitch" Boss , 40, DJ and dancer
December 15 – Dino Danelli , 78, rock drummer (The Young Rascals )
December 16 – Charlie Gracie , 86, rock and roll singer
December 22 – Big Scarr , 22, rapper
December 31 – Anita Pointer , 74, singer, songwriter (The Pointer Sisters )
See also
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