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Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst died January 20, 2026

Rob Hirst stands as one of the most respected and influential drummers in Australian rock history. Best known as a founding member of the iconic band Midnight Oil. Hirst’s driving, tribal-influenced rhythms became inseparable from the group’s sound and political identity. For more than four decades, his work on drums, percussion, and backing, and at times lead, vocals helped define a band that was as much a force for social change as it was a musical powerhouse. Rob Hirst was born Robert George Hirst on September 3, 1955, in Camden, New South Wales, and grew up in a part of…
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The Man in Black, Johnny Cash died September 12, 2003

Johnny Cash was one of the most influential and enduring figures in American music. More than just a singer-songwriter, Cash became a cultural symbol, an artist who gave voice to the broken, the restless, and the morally conflicted. His music is deeply rooted in sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, themes that grew stronger and more profound in the later stages of his career. With his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the chugging, train-like rhythms of his band the Tennessee Three, and his stark, all-black wardrobe, Cash cultivated a persona that was rebellious, somber, and humble all at once. Known worldwide as…
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Siouxsie and the Banshees Kenny Morris died January 15, 2026

Kenny Morris occupies a distinctive and enduring place in the history of British post-punk. As the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, he helped define a new rhythmic language that rejected the flash and bombast of traditional rock drumming in favor of something starker, more atmospheric, and emotionally resonant. His minimalist style, anchored in tom-toms and almost devoid of cymbals, reshaped how drums could function in alternative music. Beyond his musical contributions, Morris was also a songwriter and painter, an artist whose sensibility crossed mediums and expressed the restless, experimental spirit of the post-punk avant-garde. Though his time…
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The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir died January 10, 2026

Bob Weir was an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work reshaped the sound and spirit of American rock music, best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Weir’s career spanned more than six decades and helped define an entire musical culture rooted in improvisation, community, and artistic freedom. Early Life and Musical Awakening Bob Weir was born Robert Hall Weir on October 16, 1947, in San Francisco, California. Shortly after his birth, he was adopted and raised by Frederick and Eleanor Weir in the San Francisco Bay Area. Though his early life was marked by academic struggles…
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Children’s animation composer Guy Moon died January 8, 2026

Guy Moon was an American composer whose work helped define the sound of late-1990s and early-2000s children’s animation. Best known for his energetic, melodic, and emotionally expressive music on some of the most influential animated television series of the era, including The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Cow and Chicken, and Johnny Test. His music blended classical training with modern cartoon sensibilities, creating scores that were playful yet sophisticated, comedic yet heartfelt. Over the course of his career, Moon became especially noted for his close collaboration with animator and showrunner Butch Hartman, and his work earned four Emmy Award nominations. Though…
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Songwriter Jim McBride died January 7, 2026

Jim McBride’s name may not always have been the first spoken when people listed the giants of country music, but few songwriters shaped the emotional language of the genre more deeply. Over a career spanning five decades, McBride wrote five number-one hits, ten Top 10 singles, and eighteen songs that reached the Top 40 on the country charts. His work defined the sound of multiple eras, from the outlaw-tinged 1970s to the polished radio country of the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2017, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame recognized his enduring influence, cementing his place among the architects of…
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The Cure’s Perry Bamonte died December 24, 2025

Perry Bamonte was an English musician and visual artist whose work occupies a distinctive place in the history of alternative music. Best known as a guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure during two significant eras, first from 1990 to 2005, and later from 2022 to 2025. Bamonte played a crucial role in shaping the band’s evolving sound during periods of transition, experimentation, and renewal. Beyond his work with the Cure, he was also the bassist for Love Amongst Ruin, a project that highlighted his melodic sensibilities and understated emotional depth. Across decades of music-making, Bamonte remained a quietly influential figure:…
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Guitar Legend Chris Rea died on December 22, 2025

Chris Rea: The Quiet Power of Roads, Rain and the Blues Chris Rea was one of Britain’s most distinctive and understated musical voices with a career that spanned more than five decades, and a body of work that resisted trends, shunned spectacle, and prioritised atmosphere, emotional honesty, and craft. Chris Rea was best known for songs such as Driving Home for Christmas, The Road to Hell, On the Beach, and Josephine, he blended rock, blues, jazz, and folk influences into a sound that was immediately recognisable and deeply personal. His gravelly voice and lyrical slide guitar became signatures of a…
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Progressive Texas Country Legend Joe Ely died December 15, 2025

Joe Ely was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose restless musical spirit helped define—and continually expand—the boundaries of Texas and American roots music. Widely regarded as “one of the main movers” of Austin’s progressive country scene in the 1970s and ’80s, Ely forged a singular career that blended honky-tonk, rock and roll, folk, punk attitude, and border-town influences into a body of work that was both deeply regional and boldly cosmopolitan. Over more than five decades, he became not just a beloved Texas institution, but a revered figure among musicians worldwide, admired for his integrity, curiosity, and unflinching dedication…
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Everlasting Love singer Carl Carlton died on December 14, 2025

Carl Carlton was an American R&B, soul, and funk singer-songwriter whose music helped define multiple eras of popular Black music. With a career that spanned more than five decades, Carlton bridged classic soul, disco, funk, and contemporary R&B, earning his place as one of the genre’s most recognizable and enduring voices. He is best remembered for two landmark hits: the timeless love anthem “Everlasting Love” and the swaggering funk classic “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)”—songs that not only dominated the charts but became cultural touchstones. Though his career included periods of immense commercial success and quieter…
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