Willie Kahaiali’i (from Wikipedia)
The deaths that are listed from Wikipedia are those of musicians or who have ties to the music business from all over the world. These are our brothers and sisters. It is so sad to see the listing of just “famous people” who have died from COVID-19, not only musicians but other artists, sports figures, politicians, actors, jurists and so many more. Please stay home – keep YOUR names and those of your loved ones from being added to this list.
May 2020
19: Willie Kahaiali’i, 59, American musician, lung cancer.
17: Mercedes Mendoza Suasti, 93, Ecuadorian pasillo singer; Lucky Peterson, 55, American blues singer and musician; Peter Thomas, 94, German composer.
16: Eusebio Grados, 66, Peruvian huayno singer, cardiac arrest; Azad Rahman, 76, Bangladeshi composer; Donn Trenner, 93, American jazz pianist.
15: Ezio Bosso, 48, Italian composer (I’m Not Scared), pianist and conductor, neurodegenerative illness; Denny DeMarchi, 57, Canadian multi-instrumentalist (Alias, Killer Bee, The Cranberries), cancer; Sergio Denis, 71, Argentine singer, songwriter and actor, complications from a fall; Phil May, 75, English singer (The Pretty Things), complications following hip surgery.
14: Joey Giambra, 86, American jazz musician, playwright and actor, COVID-19; Angelo Lo Forese, 100, Italian operatic tenor; Jorge Santana, 68, Mexican guitarist (Malo).
13: Gabriel Bacquier, 95, French operatic baritone; Malibongwe Gcwabe, 55, South African gospel singer, complications from asthma attack; Derek Lawrence, 78, English record producer (Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash); Yoshio, 70, Mexican singer, COVID-19.