Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2005

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Luther Vandross 1960s - 2000s R&B, Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B, Quiet Storm, Adult Contemporary, Soul
Jimmy Smith 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Fusion
The Everly Brothers 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Country, Close Harmony, Country-Rock, Early Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, AM Pop
Cream 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Blues, Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Psychedelia, Hard Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Regional Blues
Little Milton 1950s - 2000s Blues, R&B, Jazz, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues, Soul-Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Memphis Blues, Retro-Soul, Soul, Boogie-Woogie, Early R&B
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1940s - 2000s Blues, Folk, Pop/Rock, R&B, Country, Electric Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Jump Blues, Regional Blues, Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll, Early R&B, Urban Blues
Richard Pryor 1960s - 2000s Comedy/Spoken, Blue Humor, Political Comedy, Satire, Standup Comedy, Comedy
Lucky Thompson 1940s - 1970s Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Standards
Vassar Clements 1940s - 2000s Country, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass
Shirley Horn 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards
Link Wray 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Luc Ferrari 1950s - 2000s Avant-Garde, Classical, Modern Composition, Musique Concrète, Experimental Electronic, Keyboard, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music
Tyrone Davis 1960s - 2000s R&B, Pop/Rock, Soul, Chicago Soul, Smooth Soul, Pop-Soul, AM Pop
R.L. Burnside 1960s - 2000s Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Delta Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Regional Blues
Ibrahim Ferrer 1930s - 2000s Latin, Jazz, International, Cuban Jazz, Global Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Son, Cuban Traditions, Latin Jazz, Western European Traditions
Derek Bailey 1950s - 2000s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Rock, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz, Film Score, Free Funk
Long John Baldry 1950s - 2000s Blues, Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Regional Blues
Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz 1990s - 2000s Rap, Dirty South, Southern Rap, Club/Dance, Party Rap, Bass Music
Jam & Spoon 1990s - 2000s Electronic, Club/Dance, Electronica, Techno, Trance, Ambient, House
Albert Mangelsdorff 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Trombone Jazz
Bobby Short 1940s - 2000s Vocal, Jazz, Stage & Screen, Cabaret, Jazz Blues, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Vocal Music, Film Score
Chris LeDoux 1970s - 2000s Country, Contemporary Country, Cowboy, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Urban Cowboy
Oscar Brown, Jr. 1960s - 2000s Vocal, Jazz, Pop/Rock, R&B, Comedy/Spoken, Vocal Jazz, Early R&B, Beat Poetry, Spoken Word
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Classical, Bop, Hard Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Vocal Music, Modern Creative
Curve 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Rock, Shoegaze, Electronica
Sneaker Pimps 1990s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Trip-Hop, Dance-Rock
Percy Heath 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Bop, Cool, Hard Bop
John Stubblefield 1960s - 2000s Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Carlo Maria Giulini 1940s - 1990s Classical, Orchestral, Opera, Symphony, Choral
Rocket from the Crypt 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
20/20 1970s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Power Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
Birgit Nilsson 1940s - 1980s Classical, Opera, Vocal Music
Victoria de los Angeles 1940s - 1990s Classical, International, Opera, Vocal Music
Sentenced 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Scandinavian Metal, Death Metal, Goth Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
Dom Um Romão 1940s - 2000s Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Latin Jazz, Global Jazz, Fusion
Jim Capaldi 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Blues-Rock, Prog-Rock, Arena Rock
Chris Whitley 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Blues, Country, Americana, Blues-Rock, Electric Blues, Roots Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock
Amazing Blondel 1960s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Folk, British Folk-Rock, Prog-Rock, British Folk
Hasil Adkins 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Alternative/Indie Rock, Country-Rock, Honky Tonk, Psychobilly
John Raitt 1950s Vocal, Stage & Screen, Classical, Cast Recordings, Show Tunes, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Show/Musical
Laura Alvini 1970s - 2000s Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Lazar Berman Classical, Keyboard, Chamber Music
Steve Marcus 1960s - 1990s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Jazz-Rock, Saxophone Jazz
György Sándor 1930s - 1990s Classical, Keyboard, Concerto
Marcello Viotti 1980s - 2000s Classical, Stage & Screen, Opera, Symphony
Transplants 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Rap-Rock
Slobberbone 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Country, Latin, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Country-Folk, Mexican Traditions, Tex-Mex, Indie Rock
Trust Company 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Post-Grunge, Nü Metal
Sonia Dada 1990s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Folk, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Trad Rock, Roots Rock, Urban Folk
Silkworm 1980s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock