• BeatKing (Justin Riley)
• Dickey Betts – Co-founder and guiitarist of the Allman Brothers Band; cancer; 80
• Howard "Frankie" Beverly - Philadelphia-born soul singer with Maze; 77
• Angela Bofill – Bronx-born R&B/jazz singer; complications from strokes; 70
• Brother Marquis (Mark D. Ross)
• Eric Carmen - Cleveland native had hits with the Rasberries' "Go All the Way" and solo tracks like "Never Gonna Fall Again" And "Hungry Eyes" from 1972-1988; 74
• James Chance (nee Siegfried)
• Chino XL (Derek Barbosa)
• Duane Eddy - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist; cancer; 86
• Joe Egan – co-founder of Stealer's Wheel with Gerry Rafferty; 77
• Enchanting (Channing Larry)
• Abdul "Duke" Fakir – founding member of the Four Tops; heart failure; 88
• Fatman Scoop (Isaac Freeman III)