It’s been a rather busy start to October for us. So much so that it has taken until now for us to get around to our monthly tribute to the 80 members of the music industry who have passed to the great gig in the sky.

1
Teresa Bright, 64, American guitarist and ukulele player
Irene Ryder, 75, Hong Kong singer

2
James Darren, 88, American singer and actor
Pat Lewis, 76, American soul singer
Vladimir Turiyansky, 89, Russian composer and poet

3
Göran Fristorp, 76, Swedish singer and songwriter

4
Oswald d’Andréa, 90, French pianist and film composer
Bora Đorđević, 71, Serbian singer-songwriter

5
Roy Cape, 82, Trinidadian calypso saxophonist
Herbie Flowers, 86, English musician
Martin France, 60, British jazz drummer
Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova musician, Grammy winner
Rich Homie Quan, 34, American rapper
Augusto M. Seabra, 69, Portuguese music and film critic
Screamin’ Scott Simon, 75, American pianist and singer
Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish composer and conductor

6
Lucine Amara, 99, American soprano
Will Jennings, 80, American Hall of Fame lyricist, Oscar winner (1983, 1998), Grammy winner (1993, 1999)
Mark Moffatt, 74, Australian musician and record producer
Johnny Thunder, 93, American singer

7
Alfredo Garrido, 91, Spanish music producer and lyricist
Jimmy Gilmer, 83, American singer and music publisher
Dan Morgenstern, 94, German-born American music journalist and archivist; eight-time Grammy winner

8
Tarek Ali Hassan, 86, Egyptian composer and endocrinologist
Viktor Lyadov, 58, Russian pianist
Zoot Money, 82, English singer and keyboardist
Puput Novel, 50, Indonesian singer, actress, and presenter
Ben Thapa, 42, English opera singer

9
Caterina Valente, 93, French-Italian singer

10
Frankie Beverly, 77, American singer and songwriter
Daddae, 60, English musician
Arthur Edgehill, 98, American jazz drummer
Doug Hood, 70, New Zealand record producer

11
Senaka Batagoda, 66, Sri Lankan singer

12
Erasmito Bultrón, 49, Panamanian folk musician
Gabriel Gonzalez, 57, American musician
Robin Guy, 54, British drummer
Papa Kojak, 68, Jamaican musician

13
Moisés Canelo, 74, Honduran singer-songwriter
Tommy Cash, 84, American country musician
Chalmers Davis, 73, American keyboardist

14
Gerry Robinson, 76, British musician

15
Kenny Hyslop, 73, Scottish drummer
Tito Jackson, 70, American Hall of Fame musician
Kostas Karousakis, 81, Greek folk singer
Roli Mosimann, 68, Swiss-born American musician and record producer

16
Matti Heinivaho, 88, Finnish musician and politician
Billy Edd Wheeler, 91, American singer and songwriter

17
Evin Agassi, 78, Iranian-born American singer
Tony Haynes, 83, English composer and bandleader
Rise Kagona, 62, Zimbabwean musician
JD Souther, 78, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter
Peter Tiboris, 76, American conductor

18
Juan Brujo, 61, American singer
Dick Diamonde, 76, Dutch-born Australian bassist
Nick Gravenites, 85, American blues and record producer

19
Daniel McMahon, 41, American musician, producer, and audio engineer
Florence Warner, 77, American singer

20
Metin Arolat, 52, Turkish singer and director
Kathryn Crosby, 90, American singer and actress
Richard Dyer, 82, American music critic
Srirangam Kannan, 72, Indian musician
Kim Richmond, 84, American jazz saxophonist and composer
Sayuri, 28, Japanese singer-songwriter
Olle Zetterquist, 97, Swedish violinist and artist

21
Paul Cripple, American guitarist
Benny Golson, 95, American jazz saxophonist and composer
Eddie Low, 81, New Zealand musician
Roger Palm, 75, Swedish drummer
Juan Carlos Salazar, 59, Venezuelan singer and cuatro player

22
Hugh Prestwood, 82, American singer-songwriter

23
Freddie Salem, 70, American guitarist

24
Cat Glover, 62, American musician and choreographer

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27
John McNeil, 76, American jazz trumpeter

28
Kris Kristofferson, 88, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and actor, Grammy winner (1972, 1974, 1975)

29
Rohan de Saram, 85, British-born Sri Lankan cellist
Martin Lee, 77, English singer and songwriter
Stoika Milanova, 79, Bulgarian violinist (1970 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition) and academic (National Academy of Music)

30
Dave Allison, 68, Canadian guitarist
Fayo, 46, Canadian singer-songwriter