An updated list of the musicians and other pop cultures figures who have passed on in 2023, including their respective obituaries.
Lance Reddick
Jun. 7th, 1962 – Mar. 17th, 2023 (Aged 60)
Actor from The Wire and John Wick (Obituary)
Clarence “Fuzzy” Haskins
Jun. 8th, 1941 – Mar. 17th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic
Bobby Caldwell
Aug. 15th, 1951 – Mar. 14th, 2023 (Aged 71)
“What You Won’t Do For Love” Singer (Obituary)
Jim Gordon
Legendary session drummer and member of Derek and the Dominos (Obituary)
Jul. 14th, 1945 – Mar. 13th, 2023 (Aged 77)
Robert Blake
Sept. 18th, 1933 – Mar. 9th, 2023 (Aged 89)
Emmy-winning actor accused of murdering wife (Obituary)
Jim Durkin
Feb. 7th, 1965 – Mar. 8th, 2023 (Aged 58)
Co-founding member and guitarist of Dark Angel (Obituary)
Gary Rossington
Dec. 4th, 1951 – Mar. 5th, 2023 (Aged 71)
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member (Obituary)
Glen “SPOT” Lockett
Jul. 1st, 1951 – Mar. 4th, 2023 (Aged 72)
Influential producer and engineer for punk record label SST Records (Obituary)
Tom Sizemore
Nov. 29th, 1961 – Mar. 3rd, 2023 (Aged 61)
Actor from Saving Private Ryan and Heat (Obituary)
Wayne Shorter
Aug. 25th, 1933 – Mar. 2nd, 2023 (Aged 89)
Legendary saxophonist and member of Miles Davis’ quintet (Obituary)
Steve Mackey
Nov. 10th, 1966 – Mar. 2nd, 2023 (Aged 56)
Bassist and member of Pulp (Obituary)
Dorian Zev Kweller
May 26th, 2006 – Feb. 27th, 2023 (Aged 16)
Musician and son of Ben Kweller (Obituary)
Lewis Largent
1965 – Feb. 20th, 2023 (Aged 58)
Host of MTV’s 120 Minutes and KROQ DJ (Obituary)
Richard Belzer
Aug. 4th, 1944 – Feb. 19th, 2023 (Aged 78)
Comedian and star of Law and Order: SVU (Obituary)
Gerald Fried
Feb. 13th, 1928 – Feb. 17th, 2023 (Aged 95)
Composer for Star Trek and Roots (Obituary)
Kyle Jacobs
June 26th, 1973 – Feb. 17th, 2023 (Aged 49)
Songwriter and husband of Kellie Pickler (Obituary)
Raquel Welch
Sept. 5th, 1940 – Feb. 15th, 2023 (Aged 82)
Actress and pin-up icon (Obituary)
Tim Aymar
Sept, 4th, 1963 – Feb. 14th, 2023 (Aged 59)
Singer of Pharaoh and Control Denied (Obituary)
Leiji Matsumoto
Jan. 25th, 1938 – Feb. 13th, 2023 (Aged 85)
Manga artist and Daft Punk collaborator (Obituary)
Trugoy the Dove
Sept. 21st, 1968 – Feb. 12th, 2023 (Aged 54)
Rapper and co-founding member of De La Soul (Obituary)
Hugh Hudson
Aug. 25th, 1936 – Feb. 10th, 2023 (Aged 86)
Director of Chariots of Fire (Obituary)
Burt Bacharach
May 12th, 1928 – Feb. 8th, 2023 (Aged 94)
Acclaimed songwriter and modern pop architect (Obituary)
Charlie Thomas
Apr. 7th, 1937 – Jan. 31st, 2023 (Aged 85)
Singer and member of The Drifters (Obituary)
George R. Robertson
Apr. 20th, 1933 – Jan. 29th, 2023 (Aged 89)
Actor from the Police Academy franchise (Obituary)
Annie Wersching
Mar. 28th, 1977 – Jan. 29th, 2023 (Aged 45)
Actress from 24, Bosch, and Timeless (Obituary)
Tom Verlaine
Dec. 13th, 1949 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 73)
Frontman, guitarist, and songwriter of Television (Obituary)
Lisa Loring
Feb. 16th 1958 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 64)
Actress who played Wednesday Addams on the original Addams Family TV series (Obituary)
Barrett Strong
Feb. 5th, 1941 – Jan. 28th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Motown singer-songwriter (Obituary)
Cindy Williams
Aug. 22nd, 1947 – Jan. 25th, 2023 (Aged 75)
Star of Laverne & Shirley, Americana Graffiti, and The Conversation (Obituary)
David Crosby
Aug. 14th, 1941 – Jan. 18th, 2023 (Aged 81)
Legendary songwriter and member of The Byrds and Crosby Stills Nash & Young (Obituary)
Van Conner
Mar. 17th, 1967 – Jan. 17th, 2023 (Aged 55)
Co-founding member and bassist of Screaming Trees (Obituary)
Al Brown
Sept. 1939 – Jan. 13th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Actor who played Stan Valchek on The Wire (Obituary)
Lisa Marie Presley
Feb. 1st, 1968 – Jan. 12th, 2023 (Aged 54)
Singer, actress, and only daughter of Elvis Presley (Obituary)
Robbie Bachman
Feb. 18th, 1953 – Jan. 12th, 2023 (Aged 69)
Co-founding member and drummer of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Obituary)
Yukihiro Takahashi
Jun. 6th, 1952 – Jan. 11th, 2023 (Aged 70)
Co-founding member, drummer, and lead vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra (Obituary)
Jeff Beck
Jun. 24th, 1944 – Jan. 10th, 2023 (Aged 78)
Guitar virtuoso and member of the Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group (Obituary)
Melinda Dillion
Oct. 13th, 1939 – Jan. 9th, 2023 (Aged 83)
Star of A Christmas Story and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Obituary)
Owen Roizman
Sept. 22nd, 1936 – Jan. 6th, 2023 (Aged 86)
Academy-award cinematographer of The Exorcist, The French Connection, and Network (Obituary)
Fred White
Jan. 13th, 1955 – Jan. 1st, 2023 (Aged 67)
Early member and drummer of Earth Wind & Fire (Obituary)
Gangsta Boo
Aug. 7th, 1979 – Jan. 1st, 2023 (Aged 43)
Memphis rapper and one-time member of Three 6 Mafia (Obituary)