Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2016

Artist Active Genre & Styles
David Bowie 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Blue-Eyed Soul, Dance-Rock
Prince 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, R&B, Club/Dance, Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Contemporary R&B, Dance-Rock, Funk, Dance-Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Merle Haggard 1960s - 2010s Country, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Western Swing Revival
George Michael 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Dance-Rock, Contemporary R&B
Leonard Cohen 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Folk-Rock
Juan Gabriel 1970s - 2010s Latin, Latin Pop, Mariachi, Mexican Traditions
Guy Clark 1970s - 2010s Country, Pop/Rock, Alt-Country, Country-Folk, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country
One Direction 2010s Pop/Rock, Pop, Teen Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Pop Idol
The Stooges 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Detroit Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Album Rock
Buckwheat Zydeco 1970s - 2010s International, Blues, Pop/Rock, Creole, North American Traditions, Zydeco, Cajun
Gato Barbieri 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Film Score, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modal Music, Modern Creative, Saxophone Jazz
Paul Bley 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Modern Free, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz
Bobby Hutcherson 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz
Ralph Stanley 1940s - 2010s Country, Religious, International, Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Contemporary Bluegrass, Gospel, Truck Driving Country, Appalachian, North American Traditions
The Mighty Clouds of Joy 1950s - 2020s Religious, R&B, Black Gospel, Southern Gospel, Traditional Gospel, Gospel, Soul
Kay Starr 1930s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Swing, Vocal Jazz
Mose Allison 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Blues, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Vocal Jazz, Piano Blues
Toots Thielemans 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Vocal, Classical, Bop, Brazilian Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Post-Bop, Standards, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Film Score
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Punk Blues
Pauline Oliveros 1960s - 2010s Avant-Garde, Classical, Electronic, Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde Music, Minimalism, Experimental, Modern Composition, Experimental Electronic
Leon Russell 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Blues-Rock
Sharon Jones 1990s - 2010s R&B, Neo-Soul, Soul, Retro-Soul, Deep Funk Revival, Funk
Suicide 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Punk, Experimental Electronic, New York Punk, Post-Punk, Punk, Punk/New Wave
The Move 1960s - 1970s Pop/Rock, Art Rock, Rock & Roll, Psychedelic/Garage, British Invasion, British Psychedelia, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Lush 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Shoegaze, Britpop
Pierre Boulez 1940s - 2010s Classical, Avant-Garde, Modern Composition, Musique Concrète, Avant-Garde Music, Electro-Acoustic, Experimental Electronic, Orchestral, Keyboard, Chamber Music, Concerto, Vocal Music
Lonnie Mack 1950s - 2010s Blues, Pop/Rock, R&B, Instrumental Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Rock & Roll, Early R&B
The Trashmen 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Surf, Garage Rock, Frat Rock, Psychedelic/Garage
Tomita 1950s - 2010s Electronic, New Age, Avant-Garde, Progressive Electronic, Avant-Garde Music, Experimental Electronic, Japanese Traditions
Glenn Frey 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock
Maurice White 1960s - 2010s R&B, Funk, Soul
Bobby Vee 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Brill Building Pop, Teen Idols, Early Pop/Rock, AM Pop
Glenn Yarbrough 1950s - 2010s Folk, Pop/Rock, Traditional Folk, Early Pop/Rock, Folk Revival, Folk-Pop
Tony Conrad 1960s - 2010s Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Classical, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Kraut Rock, Avant-Garde Music, Chamber Music
Debbie Reynolds 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop
Billy Paul 1950s - 2010s R&B, Philly Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul
World Saxophone Quartet 1970s - 2000s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Funk, Modern Free, African Jazz, Global Jazz
Kashif 1970s - 2010s R&B, Contemporary R&B, Post-Disco, Funk, Quiet Storm
Papa Wemba 1960s - 2010s International, Afro-Pop, Soukous, African Traditions, Central African, Congolese
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings 1990s - 2010s R&B, Deep Funk Revival, Funk, Soul
Giant Sand 1980s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Bernie Worrell 1960s - 2010s R&B, Funk, Improvisation, Modern Creative, Post-Bop
Naná Vasconcelos 1970s - 2010s Jazz, Latin, Stage & Screen, International, Afro-Brazilian, Brazilian Jazz, Global Jazz, Soundtracks, Brazilian Traditions, Latin Jazz, Film Score
Ernestine Anderson 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, R&B, Northern Soul, Soul, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Dead or Alive 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Hi-NRG, Dance-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Club/Dance
Rob Wasserman 1970s - 2010s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Fusion, Neo-Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Alphonse Mouzon 1970s - 2010s Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop
Rudy Van Gelder 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop
Jeremy Steig 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Fusion, Post-Bop
Don Friedman 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Trumpet Jazz