How many musicians died in 2008

Here is a list of some of those greats who we lost in Despite enjoying a seemingly lower profile during the 80s, Miles was the guiding musical force behind the successful California Raisins, a cartoon band inspired by television advertising.

Healey lost his vision as a baby to a rare form of retinal cancer and he battled the disease throughout this life. As a toddler, he picked up a guitar and, setting it on his knees, developing an unmistakable sound and playing style. During the course of his musical career, he shared the stage with such music titans as Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison and B. Al Wilson was born June 19, , in Meridian, Miss.

In March many of his original master tapes were lost to a fire that swept through his home garage he had converted into a recording studio.

Isaac was Born in in Memphis, Tennessee. He was quite prolific — a pop musician, film scoring professional and actor. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television. He started playing piano at the age of five and by his teens, was also playing alto sax and upright bass. Jimmy actively performed at clubs and concert halls worldwide. By , McGriff was back — touring relentlessly and actively recording again.

This just shows how has managed over four decades to appeal to an absolutely diverse audience of listeners. The reclusive genius of psychedelic soul was born in Harlem in A junior figure at Hitsville, hungry for his big break, he hung around the studio watching more established producers such as Holland-Dozier-Holland at work.

Suddenly, topical comment and audacious psychedelic arrangements were on the agenda. Success eventually corrupted the once-shy outsider. A demanding egotist in the studio, he worked the Temptations into the ground. Either way, he changed the landscape of soul. Thanks to him, songs could pass the minute mark, use every studio trick available and speak to the concerns of a tougher, angrier black America. Joe was born in Born and a resident of Kingston, Jamaica. Gibbs was a Kingston icon and former TV repairman!

Imagine what popular music would sound like today without Jerry Wexler, who was born in the Bronx. The Grammy Award winning star was 76 years of age. Breed died in his sleep aged 37 while at a friend's home in Ypsilanti on November Before his death he was working on his 14th studio album.

He died of a brain tumour in Stamford, Connecticut aged 53 on March He had been sentenced to a year in prison for failure to pay child benefits and died from a combination of sarcoidosis, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and withdrawal from Xanax.

He is pictured far left in Rick Wright, one of the three remaining original members of Pink Floyd, died of an undisclosed form of cancer at his home on September The keyboardist was 65 when he died. He is said to have influenced an array of artists including Jimmy Page and Paul Simon. Soul legend Isaac Hayes died after suffering a stroke at his Memphis home on August The 'Shaft' singer and voice of Chef in South Park was 65 years old.

He had been clean from drugs and alcohol for a year before the overdose. His body was found with cuts on the neck, initially causing suspicion. However it was found that he had hit his head on the door of his dining room and the smashed glass had cut his neck. He died on November 24 of suspected heart failure at the age of Known as the '5th Beatle' due to his close ties with the Liverpool band, he even went to court on their behalf to fight Apple Computers.

He was years-old. He died at his North Wales home on October He released one solo album 'I Gotta Be Me' in For most of he had been working on Tatyani Ali's second album before he allegedly commit suicide in October aged 39 while serving a DUI charge in prison.

She died at home aged 82 on August Between and he released an astonishing 50 albums. He died in his sleep at his Nashville home on May 8, just two months after his wife passed away.

He died on July 20th, aged