RIP: Black Singers Who Died in the Last 10 Years
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There is no doubt that music is an integral part of black culture, and singers are a vital piece of that puzzle! Whether gone too soon or having left a legendary legacy, we want to reflect on black singers who have died in the last 10 years.
Scroll to take a look back at black singers who have died in the last decade (2014-2024).
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Singer-songwriter and musician Bobby Womack died June 27, 2014 at 70 years old.
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“This Will Be” singer Natalie Cole—and daughter of legendary jazz artist Nat King Cole—died on Dec. 31, 2015 due to heart failure.
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Guitarist and singer-songwriter B.B. King died on May 14, 2015 from a stroke.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown was a singer and daughter of superstar parents Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. She died at the age of 22 on July 26, 2015.
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Multi-talented singer, instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter Prince fatally overdosed on April 21, 2016.
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Jazz and gospel singer Della Reese died on Nov. 19, 2017 from Type 2 Diabetes.
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Aretha Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul”, was a singer-songwriter and pianist. She died on August 16, 2018.
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“Ain’t No Sunshine” singer-songwriter Bill Withers died on March 30, 2020 due to cardiovascular disease.
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Singer Sarah Dash died on Sept. 20, 2021. She was best-known for being a member of both Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles and Labelle.
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The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson (brother of Charlie Wilson and Robert Wilson) died on Nov. 2, 2021 following a stroke.
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Wanda Young (middle)—1/3 of of Motown’s hit all-female group the Marvelettes—died on Dec. 15, 2021.
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Jesse Powell, best known for his R&B hit song “You”, died Sept. 13, 2022.
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Harry Belafonte was a groundbreaking singer, actor, and activist. He broke racial barrier’s as one of Hollywood’s very first black male leads in the 1950’s-1970’s. Belafonte died April 25, 2023.
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“Queen of Rock ‘n Roll” Tina Turner (singer-songwriter) died at 83 years old on May 24, 2023.
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Irish Grinstead of R&B girl group 702 (known for their hit “Where My Girls At”) died on Sept. 16, 2023.
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Rudolph “Rudy” Bernard Isley (photographed on the left) was one of the founders of legendary music group The Isley Brothers. He died Oct. 11, 2023.
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Mandisa was a Christian singer who got her start on American Idol in ’06. She died on April 18, 2024.
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