Artists who died in / bands disbanded in 2017

Artist Active Genre & Styles
Soundgarden 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative/Indie Rock, Grunge, Heavy Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock
Black Sabbath 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, British Metal, Heavy Metal
Tom Petty 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Heartland Rock, Rock & Roll, Bar Band, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Chuck Berry 1950s - 2010s Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Early R&B
Fats Domino 1940s - 2010s R&B, Pop/Rock, Blues, Early R&B, New Orleans R&B, Rock & Roll, Piano Blues
Don Williams 1960s - 2010s Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
Glen Campbell 1950s - 2010s Country, Pop/Rock, AM Pop, Country-Pop, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Soft Rock, Urban Cowboy
The Stone Roses 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Britpop, Madchester, Dance-Rock, British Trad Rock, Dream Pop
Mobb Deep 1990s - 2010s Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap
Larry Coryell 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Pop/Rock, Classical, Fusion, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Al Jarreau 1960s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, AM Pop, Soft Rock
The Roches 1970s - 2010s Folk, Vocal, Contemporary Folk, Acappella
James Cotton 1950s - 2010s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Heartland Rock, Rock & Roll, Bar Band, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Chris Cornell 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Grunge, Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Heavy Metal, Neo-Psychedelia
Thee Oh Sees 2000s - 2020s Pop/Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Neo-Prog
John Abercrombie 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Progressive Jazz
Geri Allen 1980s - 2010s Jazz, M-Base, Post-Bop, Modern Creative, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 1950s - 2010s R&B, Philly Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Smooth Soul, Disco
Prodigy 1990s - 2010s Rap, Contemporary Rap, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap
The Surfaris 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Frat Rock, Instrumental Rock, Surf, Early Pop/Rock
Mel Tillis 1950s - 2010s Country, Country-Pop, Traditional Country, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Allan Holdsworth 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Art Rock, Canterbury Scene, Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Montgomery Gentry 1990s - 2020s Country, Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist, Country-Rock
Muhal Richard Abrams 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Classical, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Piano Jazz, Chamber Music
Keely Smith 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Jazz, Blues, Traditional Pop, Swing, Vocal Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Jump Blues
The Tragically Hip 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Roots Rock, Hard Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
The Nylons 1970s - 2010s Vocal, Pop/Rock, Acappella, Harmony Vocal Group, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
Roswell Rudd 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz, Modern Creative
Frankie Paul 1980s - 2010s Reggae, R&B, Dancehall, Ragga, Contemporary Reggae, Roots Reggae, Soul
Crystal Castles 2000s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Electronic, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
Johnny Hallyday 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, French Pop, French Rock
Game Theory 1980s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Underground, College Rock, Power Pop, Jangle Pop, Paisley Underground
Holger Czukay 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Avant-Garde, Rap, Alternative/Indie Rock, Art Rock, Experimental, Experimental Electronic, Experimental Rock
Gregg Allman 1960s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Southern Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
Lonnie Brooks 1950s - 2010s Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Regional Blues
The Only Ones 1970s - 2010s Pop/Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave, Punk
Jerry Lewis 1930s - 2010s Comedy/Spoken, Vocal, Comedy, Traditional Pop
Dave Valentin 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Global Jazz, Latin Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Arthur Blythe 1960s - 2010s Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Creative, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu 1980s - 2010s International, Pop/Rock, Folk, Aboriginal Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter
Leon Ware 1960s - 2010s R&B, Quiet Storm, Soul, Adult Contemporary R&B, Motown
Charles Bradley 1960s - 2010s R&B, Retro-Soul, Soul
Lil Peep 2010s Rap, Alternative Rap, Contemporary Rap
David Axelrod 1950s - 2000s Pop/Rock, Jazz, Avant-Garde Music, Baroque Pop, Jazz-Funk, Obscuro, Psychedelic Pop
H.I.M. 1990s - 2010s Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Goth Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Glam, Goth Metal
Della Reese 1940s - 2010s Vocal, Classical, Jazz, R&B, Traditional Pop, Show/Musical, Standards, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Early R&B
Horace Parlan 1950s - 2010s Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Post-Bop
Mundell Lowe 1940s - 2010s Jazz, Cool, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Charles Bobo Shaw 1970s - 1990s Jazz, Modern Creative, Jazz Instrument