2010_in_music
2010 in music
Overview of the events of 2010 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2010 in music.
- 2010 in American music
- 2010 in Asian music
- 2010 in Australian music
- 2010 in British music
- 2010 in Canadian music
- 2010 in European music (Continental Europe)
- 2010 in Irish music
- 2010 in Japanese music
- 2010 in New Zealand music
- 2010 in Norwegian music
- 2010 in Philippine music
- 2010 in Swedish music
- 2010 in South Korean music
- January
- 8 – Otmar Suitner (87), Austrian conductor
- 10 – Dick Johnson (84), American big band clarinetist[1]
- 13
- Teddy Pendergrass (59), American R&B singer
- Jay Reatard (29), American indie rock singer
- 18 – Kate McGarrigle (63), Canadian folk singer (Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
- 26 – Dag Frøland (64), Norwegian comedian, singer and variety artist[2]
- February
- 6 – John Dankworth (82), English jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer[3]
- 13 – Dale Hawkins (73), American rockabilly singer
- 14 – Doug Fieger (54), American power pop singer and guitarist (The Knack)
- 23 – Chilly B (47), American electro rapper (Newcleus)
- 27 – Larry Cassidy (56), British post-punk singer and guitarist (Section 25)
- March
- 4 – Amalie Christie (96), Norwegian pianist[4]
- 6 – Mark Linkous (47), American alternative rock singer (Sparklehorse)
- 7 – Tony Campise (67), American jazz saxophonist[5]
- 17 – Alex Chilton (59), American power pop singer (The Box Tops, Big Star)
- 23 – Marva Wright (62), American blues and jazz singer[6]
- 28 – Herb Ellis (88), American jazz guitarist[7]
- April
- 8 – Malcolm McLaren (64), British new wave musician and rock manager
- 13 – Steve Reid (66), American jazz drummer
- 14 – Peter Steele (48), American heavy metal singer (Type O Negative)
- 18 – Devon Clifford (30), Canadian indie rock drummer (You Say Party)
- 19 – Guru (43), American rapper (Gang Starr)
- 21 – Gustav Lorentzen (62), Norwegian folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen (Cardiac arrest)[8]
- 29 – Johannes Fritsch (68), German composer and violist[9]
- May
- 5 – Alfons Kontarsky (77), German pianist[10]
- 9 – Lena Horne (92), American jazz singer[11]
- 16
- Ronnie James Dio (67), American heavy metal singer (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell)
- Hank Jones (91), American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer[12]
- 23 – Billy Francis (68), American rock keyboardist (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
- 24 – Paul Gray (38), bassist for Slipknot[13]
- 30 – Kristian Bergheim (83), Norwegian jazz saxophonist[14]
- June
- 5 – Arne Nordheim (78), Norwegian composer[15]
- 6 – Marvin Isley (56), American R&B bassist (The Isley Brothers)
- 7 – Stuart Cable (40), British alternative rock drummer (Stereophonics)
- 16 – Garry Shider (56), American funk guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic)
- 21
- Larry Jon Wilson (69), American country singer
- Chris Sievey (54), British singer and comedian
- 23 – Pete Quaife (68), British rock bassist (The Kinks)
- 24 – Fred Anderson (81), American jazz tenor saxophonist[16]
- July
- 10 – Sugar Minott (54), Jamaican reggae singer
- 12 – Tuli Kupferberg (80), American psychedelic musician and poet (The Fugs)
- 15 – Knut Stensholm (56), Norwegian drummer (Sambandet)[17]
- 19 – Andy Hummel (59), American power pop bassist (Big Star)
- 23 – Willy Bakken (59), Norwegian guitarist and popular culture writer[18]
- 26 – Al Goodman (67), American R&B singer (Ray, Goodman & Brown)
- August
- 6
- Catfish Collins (66), American funk guitarist (The J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic)
- Chris Dedrick (63), American sunshine pop singer, guitarist and arranger (The Free Design)
- 14 – Abbey Lincoln (80), American jazz singer[19]
- 19 – Michael Been (60), American alternative rock singer and bassist (The Call)
- September
- 3 – Mike Edwards (62), American rock cellist (Electric Light Orchestra)
- 13 – Jarosław Kukulski (66), Polish composer
- October
- 5 – Jack Berntsen (69), Norwegian philologist, songwriter and folk singer[20]
- 10 – Solomon Burke (70), American R&B singer
- 16 – Eyedea (28), American rapper (Eyedea & Abilities)
- 20 – Ari Up (48), British post-punk singer (The Slits)
- 25 – Gregory Isaacs (59), Jamaican reggae singer
- November
- 25 – Peter Christopherson (55), British industrial musician (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Coil)
- December
- 9 – James Moody (85), American jazz saxophonist[3]
- 17 – Captain Beefheart (69), American blues singer[21]
- 26 – Teena Marie (54), American R&B singer and bassist.
- 28 – Billy Taylor (89), American jazz pianist[22]
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- Mergner, Lee (2010-12-01). "Jazz clarinetist Dick Johnson dies at 84". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- Johansen, Øystein David; Pettersen, Jonas (2010-01-26). "Revykongen Dag Frøland er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- Keepnews, Peter (2010-12-10). "James Moody, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- "Amalie Christie". Store norske leksikon. 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- Corcoran, Michael (2010-03-08). "Jazz great Tony Campise dies at 67". Austin360.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Spera, Keith (2010-03-23). "New Orleans blues singer Marva Wright dies at 62". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- Keepnews, Peter (2010-03-30). "Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Furberg, Kristoffer (2010-04-21). "Gustav Lorentzen døde av hjertestans". Adresseavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- Anon. 2010. "Die Sinnlichkeit der Elektronik: Nachruf: Der Komponist Johannes Fritsch ist tot—In Darmstadt hinterlässt er viele Spuren". Echo online (3 May; archived 3 September 2014; accessed 14 September 2017).
- Anon., "Pianist Alfons Kontarsky gestorben", Westfälische Nachrichten, May 7, 2010.
- Harmetz, Aljean (2010-05-10). "Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Keepnews, Peter (2010-05-17). "Hank Jones, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- "Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead". Theguardian.com. May 24, 2010.
- Stendahl, Bjørn (2010-06-02). "Kristian Bergheim er død". Jazzarkivet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- "Composer Nordheim dead at 78" (in Norwegian). NewsInEnglish.no. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- Chinen, Nate (2010-06-24). "Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson nurtured generations of Chicago jazz". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- Smevoll, Vegard (2010-07-20). "- Det er veldig trist". Adresseavisa (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- "Rockearkeologen Willy B. er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- Chinen, Nate (2010-08-14). "Abbey Lincoln, Bold and Introspective Jazz Singer, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Berg, Vidar (2010-10-05). "Jack Berntsen døde tirsdag". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- Johnston, Maura (2010-12-17). "Captain Beefheart Dead at Age 69". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- Keepnews, Peter (2010-12-29). "Billy Taylor, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-15.