Artists who died in 2020 - May
A collection of the artists that passed away in May 2020.
The complete list for 2020 is here:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/collection/artists-who-died-2020-0
Tavo Limongi, guitarist and singer, died on May 1 (aged 52).
Erwin Prasetya died on May 2 (aged 48).
Idir died on May 2 (aged 70).
Country: Algeria
Genre: Folk
Languages: Kabyle, French
Cady Groves died on May 2 (aged 30).
Country: United States
Genres: Pop-Rock, Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Dave Greenfield, keyboardist, died on May 3 (aged 71).
Country: United Kingdom
Genres: New Wave, Punk, Rock
Languages: English, French, Swedish
Dragan Vučić died on May 4 (aged 65).
Didi Kempot died on May 5 (aged 53).
Country: Indonesia
Genres: Folk, Pop-Folk
Languages: Javanese, Malay
Millie Small died on May 5 (aged 73).
Sweet Pea Atkinson, singer, died on May 5 (aged 74).
Country: United States
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Brian Howe, singer, died on May 6 (aged 66).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Andre Harrell died on May 7 (aged 59).
Ibrahim Gökçek died on May 7 (aged 41).
Country: Turkey
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Arabic, Laz
Little Richard died on May 9 (aged 87).
Country: United States
Genres: Blues, Religious, Rock 'n' Roll
Language: English
Kristina Lugn died on May 9 (aged 71).
Country: Sweden
Genre: Poetry
Language: Swedish
Betty Wright died on May 10 (aged 66).
Country: United States
Genres: Dance, Hip-Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul
Language: English
John McKenzie, bassist, died on May 10 (aged 64).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Progressive rock
Language: English
Jean Nichol died on May 11 (aged 75).
Alberto Carpani died on May 11 (aged 64).
Moon Martin died on May 11 (aged 69).
Richard Lane, singer and guitarist, died in May (death announced on May 11).
Renée Claude died on May 12 (aged 80).
Country: Canada
Genre: Pop
Language: French
Yoshio died on May 13 (aged 60).
Jorge Santana, guitarist, died on May 14 (aged 68).
Country: United States
Genres: Blues, Latino, Rock
Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean, Yoruba
Sergio Denis died on May 15 (aged 71).
Country: Argentina
Genre: Pop
Language: Spanish
Olga Savary died on May 15 (aged 86).
William Awihilima Kahaiali'i died on May 18 (aged 59).
Country: United States
Genres: Blues, Folk, Rock
Language: English
Bert Baarslag died on May 18 (aged 72).
Country: Netherlands
Genres: Pop, Pop-Rock
Languages: English, Dutch, German
Klaus Selmke, drummer, died on May 22 (aged 70).
Steve Hanford, drummer, died on May 22 (aged 50).
Al Rex, double bass, died on May 24 (aged 91).
Country: United States
Genres: Country music, Rock 'n' Roll
Languages: English, Spanish
Peticsio died on May 25 (aged 24).
Country: Hungary
Genres: Punk, Psychedelic, Electropop
Language: Hungarian
Jörg 'Speiche' Schütze, bass guitar, died on May 31 (aged 73).
Kjeld Wennick died on May 31 (aged 76).
Country: Denmark
Language: German
