1. Henry Mancini (Jim Malloy, recording engineer, 87, 7/5): The Pink Panther Theme
2. John Fred & his Playboy Band (Stan ‘the Record Man’ Lewis, label-owner, distributor, 91, 7/15): Judy In Disguise
3. The Collins Kids (Lorrie Collins, singer/guitar 71, 8/4): Hoy Hoy
4. Aretha Franklin, singer, 76, 8/16: Every Natural Thing
5. The Supremes (Eddie Willis, guitar, 82, 8/20): You Keep Me Hangin' On
6. Lynyrd Skynyrd (Ed King, guitar/songwriter, 68, 8/22): Sweet Home Alabama
7. Lazy Lester, multi-instrumentalist/singer, 85, 8/22: You're Gonna Ruin Me Baby
8. Randy Weston, piano, 92, 9/1: Roots of the Nile
9. Don Gardner (singer, 87, 9/4) & Dee Dee Ford: I Need Your Loving
10. Mac Miller, rapper/producer, 26, 9/7: Come Back to Earth
11. Big Jay McNeely, saxophone, 91, 9/16: She Don't Work
12. Gilbert O'Sullivan (Chas Hodges, piano, 74, 9/22): This Riff
13. Jefferson Airplane (Marty Balin, singer/songwriter, 76, 9/27): Plastic Fantastic Lover
14. Otis Rush, guitar/singer, 84, 9/29: I Can't Quit You Baby
15. The Beatles (Geoff Emerick, recording engineer/producer, 72, 10/2): Tomorrow Never Knows
16. World Saxophone Quartet (Hamiet Bluiett, saxophone, 78, 10/4): The Holy Men
17. The Records (John Wicks, guitar/songwriter, 65, 10/7): Affection Rejected
18. Tony Joe White, guitar/singer/songwriter, 75, 10/24: Goin' Down Rockin'
19. The Residents (Hardy Fox, producer, composer, 73, 10/30): Lord, It's Lonley
20. Juicy Lucy (Ray Owen, singer, 69, 10/31): Who Do You Love
21. Roy Hargrove, trumpet, 49, 11/2: Bring It On Home to Me
22. Electric Light Orchestra (Hugh McDowell, cello, 65, 11/6): Can't Get It Out of My Head
23. Brian Cullman (Jimi Zhivago, guitar, 67, 11/8): Unspoiled
24. Roy Clark, banjo/guitar/fiddle, 85, 11/15: Shuckin' The Corn
25. The Melodians (Trevor McNaughton, singer, 77, 11/20): Rivers of Babylon
26. Jody Williams, guitar, 83, 12/1: Lucky Lou
27. The Buzzcocks (Pete Shelley, songwriter/singer, 63, 12/6): Breakdown
28. Captain Beefheart (Victor 'The Mascara Snake’ Hayden, bass clarinet, 70, 12/7): Fast & Bulbous
29. Nancy Wilson, singer, 81, 12/13: (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am
30. Johnny Rivers (Joe Osborn, session bass player, 12/14): Seventh Son
31. Stan Getz & João Gilberto (Norman Gimbel, lyricist, 91, 12/19): The Girl from Ipanema
32. The Honeycombs (Honey Lantree, drums, 75, 12/23): Have I The Right 2:55

Honorable mentions –

Mikio Fujioka (guitar, Babymetal) 36, 1/5
Chris Tsangarides (producer) 61, 1/6
Albert Serrano (latin percussion) 54, 1/15
Dave Holland (drums, Judas Priest) 69, 1/16
Lari White (country singer) 52, 1/23
John Perry Barlow (lyricist) 70, 2/6
Pat Torpey (drums, Mr. Big) 64, 2/7
"Love Bug" Starski (rapper) 57, 2/8
Craig Mack (rapper) 47, 3/12
Audrey Morris (jazz singer) 89, 4/1
Dick Williams (singer) 91, 5/5
Big T (rapper) 52, 5/7
Oliver Knussen (classical composer) 66, 7/8
Tomasz Stanko (trumpeter) 76, 7/29
Jill Janus (singer, Huntress) 43, 8/14
Count Prince Miller (reggae singer) 84, 8/16
Conrad Savage (piano, The Bad Seeds) 58, 9/2
Rachid Taha (singer) 59, 9/12
Charles Aznavour (singer) 94, 10/1
Bernadette Carroll (singer) 74, 10/5
Gretchen Serrao (singer) 28, 10/8
Patrick Mathé (founder, New Rose Records) 69, 11/18
Donald 'Jumbo' Vanrenen (label manager) 69, 11/18
Jerry Riopelle (producer/songwriter/singer) 77, 12/24
James Calvin Wilsey (guitar, Silvertone) 61, 12/24
Ray Sawyer (singer, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show) 81, 12/28
Dean Ford (singer/songwriter, Marmalade) 73, 12/31