2017 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2017 in music. == Specific locations == == Specific genres == == Albums released == == Awards == == Bands formed == == Soloist debuts == == Bands reformed == == Bands on hiatus == == Bands disbanded == == Deaths == === January === 1 – Memo Morales (79), Venezuelan rumba singer 2 – Auriel Andrew (69), Indigenous Australian country singer 4 – Bade Fateh Ali Khan (82), Pakistani classical music and Khyal singer 6 – Sylvester Potts (78), American R&B singer (the Contours) 7 – Jerzy Kossela (74), Polish rock guitarist (Czerwone Gitary) 8 – Peter Sarstedt (75), British folk pop singer 10 – Buddy Greco (90), American jazz singer and pianist 11 – Tommy Allsup (83), American rock and roll guitarist 13 Horacio Guarany (91), Argentine folklore singer Richie Ingui (69), American soul singer (Soul Survivors) 14 – John Boudreaux (80), American jazz and soul drummer 15 – Greg Trooper (61), American alternative country singer and songwriter 16 William Onyeabor (70), Nigerian funk singer-songwriter Steve Wright (66), American power pop bassist and songwriter (The Greg Kihn Band) 18 – Mike Kellie (69), British psychedelic rock and power pop drummer (Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones) 19 – Loalwa Braz (63), Brazilian pop and lambada singer (Kaoma) 20 Ronald "Bingo" Mundy (76), American singer (The Marcels) Joey Powers (82), American pop singer Tommy Tate (71), American soul singer 21 Karl Hendricks (46), American alternative rock singer (The Karl Hendricks Trio) Walter "Junie" Morrison (62), American funk keyboardist (The Ohio Players, Parliament-Funkadelic) Maggie Roche (65), American folk singer (The Roches) 22 Jaki Liebezeit (78), German experimental rock drummer (Can) Pete Overend Watts (69), British glam rock bassist and singer (Mott the Hoople, British Lions) 23 – Bobby Freeman (76), American pop and R&B singer 24 Gil Ray (60), American power pop drummer (Game Theory, The Loud Family) Butch Trucks (69), American rock drummer (The Allman Brothers Band, Les Brers) 25 – Ronnie Davis (66), Jamaican reggae singer (The Tennors, The Itals) 27 – Stan Boreson (91), American comedian, accordionist and singer 28 Guitar Gable (79), American blues singer and guitarist Geoff Nicholls (68), British rock musician and keyboardist (Black Sabbath, Quartz) Alexander Tikhanovich (64), Belarusian pop singer (Verasy) 29 – Elkin Ramírez (54), Colombian hard rock singer (Kraken) 30 – James Laurence (27), American hip hop musician and producer (Friendzone) (death announced on this date) 31 Deke Leonard (72), British progressive rock guitarist (Man) John Wetton (67), British progressive rock singer, bassist, and songwriter (Asia, King Crimson) === February === 1 – Robert Dahlqvist (40), Swedish alternative rock guitarist and singer (The Hellacopters, Thunder Express, Dundertåget) 4 – Steve Lang (67), Canadian rock bassist (April Wine) 5 David Axelrod (85), American jazz musician and producer Sonny Geraci (70), American pop and rock singer (Climax, The Outsiders) 7 – Svend Asmussen (100), Danish jazz violinist 8 Rina Matsuno (18), Japanese pop singer (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku) Tony Särkkä (44), Swedish black metal multi-instrumentalist 11 – Jarmila Šuláková (87), Czech folk singer 12 Al Jarreau (76), American jazz singer Damian (52), British pop singer 13 Trish Doan (31), American heavy metal bassist (Kittie) (death announced on this date) E-Dubble (34), American rapper 16 – Pericoma Okoye (81), Nigerian traditional music singer 17 Peter Skellern (69), English easy listening singer-songwriter and pianist Dave Yorko (73), American rock and roll guitarist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) 18 – Clyde Stubblefield (73), American funk and soul drummer (James Brown, The J.B.'s) 19 – Larry Coryell (73), American jazz fusion guitarist 20 – Huang Feili (99), Chinese classical music conductor 23 Horace Parlan (86), American jazz pianist Leon Ware (77), American funk singer and songwriter 25 Rick Chavez, American progressive metal singer and guitarist (Drive) Toshio Nakanishi (61), Japanese new wave guitarist (Plastics) Bill Paxton (61), American new wave keyboardist (Martini Ranch) and actor === March === 1 – Hiroshi Kamayatsu (78), Japanese rock singer (The Spiders, Vodka Collins) 2 – Gata Cattana (26), Spanish rapper 3 Jim Fuller (69), American surf rock guitarist (The Surfaris) Lyle Ritz (87), American rock bassist and ukuleleist (The Wrecking Crew) Danny Spooner (80), British-born Australian folk singer 4 Valerie Carter (64), American rock singer and songwriter Edi Fitzroy (61), Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Tommy Page (46), American pop singer 6 Ritchie Adams (78), American songwriter and singer (The Fireflies) Lars Diedricson (66), Swedish rock singer (Snowstorm) Alberto Zedda (89), Italian conductor and musicologist 7 – Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya (46), Indian folk singer 8 Dave Valentin (64), American jazz flutist Wordsayer (47), American rapper (Source of Labor) 10 – Joni Sledge (60), American R&B and disco singer (Sister Sledge) 11 Evan Johns (60), American rockabilly guitarist (The LeRoi Brothers) Ángel Parra (73), Chilean folk singer Don Warden (87), American country slide guitarist 12 – Joey Alves (63), American hard rock rhythm guitarist (Y&T) 13 Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, American funk singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) John Lever (55), British post-punk drummer (The Chameleons) 15 Phil Garland (75), New Zealander folk singer Vicky (69), Colombian pop singer 16 – James Cotton (81), American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter 18 – Chuck Berry (90), American rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter 20 Buck Hill (90), American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Terran (90), American rock and pop trumpeter (The Wrecking Crew) 21 – Gabriel "Negru" Mafa (42), black metal drummer (Negură Bunget) 22 Sib Hashian (67), American rock drummer (Boston) Sven-Erik Magnusson (74), Swedish pop singer and guitarist (Sven-Ingvars) 23 – Sebastián (63), Argentine cuarteto singer 24 Vincent Falcone (78), American pianist (Frank Sinatra) and conductor Pete Shotton (75), British skiffle percussionist and washboardist (The Quarrymen) 25 – Edward Grimes (43), American post-rock drummer (Rachel's) 26 Alessandro Alessandroni (92), Italian film composer and classical guitarist Jimmy Dotson (83), American blues singer and songwriter 27 – Clem Curtis (76), Trinidadian-British singer (The Foundations) 28 – Terry Fischer (70), American pop singer (The Murmaids) 30 – Rosie Hamlin (71), American pop singer (Rosie and the Originals) === April === 1 Lonnie Brooks (83), American blues singer and guitarist Ikutaro Kakehashi (87), Japanese engineer, founder of Roland Corporation, manufacturer of electronic musical instruments Wycliffe Noble (91), British gospel singer (The Joystrings) and architect 3 – Brenda Jones (62), American singer (The Jones Girls) 5 – Paul O'Neill (61), American progressive metal composer, lyricist, producer, and songwriter (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage) 6 – David Peel (74), American folk singer and songwriter 7 – Ben Speer (86), American gospel singer (Speer Family) 8 – Keni Richards (60), American rock drummer (Autograph) 9 Alan Henderson (72), Northern Irish rock bassist (Them) Bob Wootton (75), American country guitarist (The Tennessee Three) 10 – Banner Thomas (62), American hard rock bassist (Molly Hatchet) 11 J. Geils (71), American blues, rock and jazz guitarist (The J. Geils Band) Scotty Miller (65), American drummer (Instant Funk) Toby Smith (46), English acid jazz keyboardist, songwriter and producer (Jamiroquai) 12 – Barry "Frosty" Smith (71), American rock drummer (Sweathog, Soulhat) 14 – Bruce Langhorne (78), American folk singer 15 Tim Goshorn, 62, American country rock guitarist and singer (Pure Prairie League) Allan Holdsworth (70), British jazz fusion guitarist (Gong, Soft Machine, U.K.) Matt Holt (39), American heavy metal singer (Nothingface) Sylvia Moy (78), American songwriter 19 – Dick Contino (87), American accordionist and singer 20 – Cuba Gooding Sr.