Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2025
From Roberta Flack to Marianne Faithfull, Garth Hudson, Wayne Osmond and beyond, Billboard remembers the artists who left us this year.
Roberta Flack, Grammy winner of Best Album of the Year, “Killing me Softly With His Song,” poses for a portrait on Jan. 15, 1975. CBS via Getty Images
2025 got off to a rough start in the music world, with two music greats passing away on the first day of the new year. Argentine artist and composer Leo Dan — known for his romantic tracks such as“Cómo Te Extraño Mi Amor,” “Mary Es Mi Amor” and “Pídeme La Luna” — died at age 82; Wayne Osmond, the second oldest of the Osmond Brothers, died at 73, his family announced the day after his passing.
Soul singer Brenton Wood, known for 1967’s “The Oogum Boogum Song,” died of natural causes on Jan. 3 at age 83. And before the first week of the new year ended, Peter Yarrow of popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary died in his New York City home at age 86 after a four-year battle against bladder cancer.
The losses continued with Sam Moore of the duo Sam & Dave passing away at age 89 on Jan. 10, followed by The Whites’ Buck White, who died three days later at age 94, then Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes passing on at age 65 after a cancer battle. And on the final day of the third week of the new year, Garth Hudson — the last surviving member of Rock Hall-honored group The Band — died in his sleep at age 87.
Music fans were dealt another blow when the iconic Roberta Flack died at age 88 on Feb. 24, surrounded by her loved ones.
While the world has had to say goodbye to many musicians so far this year, they will live in the memories of not only their families, but their fans. Here, Billboard remembers the musical artists who passed away in 2025.
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Rick Derringer
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Daniel Williams
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Charles Strouse
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Johnny Rodriguez
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James Baker
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Jill Sobule
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Mike Peters
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David Thomas
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Wink Martindale
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Max Romeo
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Rubby Perez
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Clem Burke
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Larry Bastian
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Dave Allen
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Amadou Bagayoko
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Johnny Tillotson
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Young Scooter
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Doug Kiker
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Alice Tan Ridley
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Huey P. Williams
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Larry Tamblin
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Jesse Colin Young
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Les Binks
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D’Wayne Wiggins
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Brian James
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Angie Stone
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Joey Molland
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David Johansen
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Robert John
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Chris Jasper
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Roberta Flack
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Rick Buckler
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Paquita la del Barrio
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Gene “Groove” Allen
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Irv Gotti
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Marianne Faithfull
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Ryan Whyte Maloney
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DJ Unk
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Garth Hudson
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John Sykes
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Buck White
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Sam Moore
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Peter Yarrow
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Brenton Wood
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Wayne Osmond
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Leo Dan
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Link to the source article – https://www.billboard.com/photos/musicians-who-died-2025-1235881159/
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