The following is a list of music released posthumously.

19th century and earlier

* Frédéric Chopin's opuses 66–74 contain more than twenty posthumous works: ** ''

Fantaisie-Impromptu Frédéric Chopin's ''Fantaisie-Impromptu'' ( pl, Fantazja-Impromptu) in C minor, Op. posth. 66, WN 46 is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834 and published posthumously in 1855 despite Chopin's instruction that none of ...

'' * " Beautiful Dreamer", published in 1864, shortly after the death of songwriter

Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, inc ...

; at the time of publication of its first edition, it was promoted as "the last song ever written by Stephen C. Foster, composed but a few days prior to his death," though it actually may have been written as early as 1862. * The phonautograms of

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (; 25 April 1817 – 26 April 1879) was a French printer, bookseller and inventor. He invented the earliest known sound recording device, the phonautograph, which was patented in France on 25 March 1858 . ...

were not able to be played back until long after his death in 1879, as they required digital technology

20th century

1900s–1950s

* "Cannibal Carnival", a ''dance barbarique'', was published in late May 1920, three months after composer Sol P. Levy's death on

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, thr ...

earlier that year. Levy's composition was later popularized as thematic stock material in such films as '' Trader Horn'' and the ''Tarzan'' film series. * ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' (; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, posthumously completed by Franco Alfano in 1926, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. ''Turandot'' best-known aria is " Nessun dorma", ...

'', a three-act

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini ( Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long ...

, was finished by fellow composer

Franco Alfano Franco Alfano (8 March 1875 – 27 October 1954) was an Italian composer and pianist, best known today for his opera '' Risurrezione'' (1904) and for having completed Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' in 1926. He had considerable success with several ...

and premiered, almost two years after Puccini's death, on April 25, 1926. * Blues legend

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

's work was released after his death in 1938. Three albums were released ''

King of the Delta Blues Singers ''King of the Delta Blues Singers'' is a compilation album by American Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, released in 1961 on Columbia Records. It is considered one of the greatest and most influential blues releases. In 2020, ''Rolling Stone' ...

'' (1961), ''

King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II ''King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II'' is a compilation album by American blues musician Robert Johnson, released in 1970 by Columbia Records. In 2003, the album was ranked number 424 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 grea ...

'' (1970) and ''The Complete Recordings'' (1990). *

Fats Navarro Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 6, 1950) was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, including Cl ...

's ''The Complete Blue Note and Capitol Recordings of Fats Navarro and Tadd Dameron'' released by Blue Note Records in 1995. Also is featured on Dizzy Gillespie's ''

The Complete RCA Victor Recordings ''The Complete RCA Victor Recordings'' is a 1995 compilation 2-CD set of sessions led by Jazz trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie recorded for the RCA Victor label between 1937 and 1949. Reception Writing for Allmusic, Richard S. Ginell stat ...

'' (1995). *

Charlie Christian Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...

died of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i ...

in 1942. He did work with Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton. His album '' Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian'' (1972), appears on Dizzy Gillespie's ''

'' (1995), appears in Goodman's '' Solo Flight, with the Benny Goodman Sextet'' (2003), '' Electric, with the Benny Goodman Sextet and the Charlie Christian Quartet'' (2003) and others. * " Your Cheatin' Heart", "

Kaw-Liga "Kaw-Liga" ( ) is a country music song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Background "Kaw-Liga" is one of just a handful of songs that Williams wrote with Fred Rose, who produced his records and published his songs through his company A ...

", and " Take These Chains from My Heart", three singles released after Hank Williams' death from a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...

in January 1953, brought on by a fatal combination of alcohol,

chloral hydrate Chloral hydrate is a geminal diol with the formula . It is a colorless solid. It has limited use as a sedative and hypnotic pharmaceutical drug. It is also a useful laboratory chemical reagent and precursor. It is derived from chloral (trichl ...

vitamin B12 Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin involved in metabolism. It is one of eight B vitamins. It is required by animals, which use it as a cofactor in DNA synthesis, in both fatty acid and amino acid metabolism. ...

, and

morphine Morphine is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin in poppies (''Papaver somniferum''). It is mainly used as a pain medication, and is also commonly used recreationally, or to make other illicit opioids. T ...

. *

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

only had two albums released after his death in 1955. ''The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #1 - night and day'' (1957) and Dizzy Gillespie's ''

'' (1995). * Clifford Brown's work was released after his death in 1956. Two albums with

Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He work ...

were ''

Daahoud ''Daahoud'' is an album by Max Roach and Clifford Brown released on Mainstream Records in 1973 consisting of alternate takes of tracks recorded in 1954 for the albums ''Brown and Roach Incorporated'' and ''Clifford Brown & Max Roach''.

'' (1972) and ''Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years'' (1995). * Most of

Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill Broonzy (born Lee Conley Bradley; June 26, 1903 – August 14, 1958) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African American audiences. In the 1930s ...

's work was released after he died from throat cancer in 1958. Albums such as ''Trouble in Mind'' (2000). * "

Peggy Sue Got Married ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high sch ...

" and other songs by Buddy Holly were released after his death in February 1959. **

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

, who died along with Holly, his three albums: a self-titled album, '' Ritchie'' and '' In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High'' were all released after his death as well. **

The Big Bopper Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American singer, songwriter and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include " Chantilly Lace" and " White Lightning", the latter of w ...

, who also died in the accident, wrote Johnny Preston's song '' Running Bear'' which was released a few months after his death. * '' Last Recordings'', released just days after

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop s ...

's death from heart disease and

cirrhosis of the liver Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liver disease. Damage causes tissue repai ...

in July 1959.

1960s

Jesse Belvin Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s. Belvin co-wrote the 1954 Penguins' doo-wop classic " Earth Angel", which sold more than 10 million copies, while h ...

work ''Mr. Easy'' featuring Art Pepper and Marty Paich Orchestra (1960), ''Yesterdays'' (1975), ''Hang Your Tears out To Dry'' (1986) and others were released after he died in a car crash in February 1960. * "Lonely" and "Weekend", two singles released after

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desir ...

's death in a taxi accident in April 1960. * Several of country singer Johnny Horton's albums and singles were released during the rest of the decade. * Several of

Patsy Cline Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among I ...

's singles and albums were released after her death in a 1963 plane crash; most importantly the singles "

Leavin' on Your Mind "Leavin' on Your Mind" is a country pop song written by Wayne Walker and Webb Pierce, first recorded by Canadian singer Joyce Smith in 1962. Patsy Cline was in Owen Bradley's office one day, heard the record Smith made, and immediately wanted th ...

", " Sweet Dreams (Of You)", and " Faded Love" became hits, and the albums '' The Patsy Cline Story,'' '' A Portrait of Patsy Cline,'' '' That's How a Heartache Begins,'' and '' Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits'' were released. * Many of

Elmore James Elmore James ( Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

' singles and albums were released after his death in 1963. Notable singles were released with " Bleeding Heart", " One Way Out" and "

Every Day I Have the Blues "Every Day I Have the Blues" is a blues song that has been performed in a variety of styles. An early version of the song is attributed to Pinetop Sparks and his brother Milton. It was first performed in the taverns of St. Louis by the Spark ...

". Albums ''Whose Muddy Shoes'' (1969), ''Street Talkin (1975), ''King of the Slide Guitar'' (1992) and ''The Classic Early Recordings: 1951–1956'' (1993), etc. * Sam Cooke's albums '' Shake'' and ''

Try a Little Love ''Try a Little Love'' is the second posthumous studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Sammy Davis Jr. composed the liner notes. Track listing Side one # "Try a Little Love" ( J.W. Alexander, Sam Cooke) # "Don't Cry on My Should ...

'' were both released in 1965, a year after he was shot dead. *

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

died of lung cancer in February 1965. His album ''Unreleased'' was released in 1983, featuring unreleased songs. *

Sonny Boy Williamson II Alex or Aleck Miller (originally Ford, possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp st ...

's albums '' Sonny Boy Williamson and the Yardbirds'' (1966), ''

The Real Folk Blues ''The Real Folk Blues'' is a series of blues albums released between 1965 and 1967 by Chess Records, later reissued MCA Records. Each album in the series highlighted the music of one major Chess artist, including John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Mudd ...

'' (1966) and other albums and singles were released after his death in 1965. *

Bobby Fuller Robert Gaston Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966)Bashe, P. R., & George-Warren, H., ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (Third ed.). New York, Fireside, 2005, p. 360 was an American Rock and roll, rock singer, songwriter, ...

had many albums after his mysterious death in 1966. Some of them include ''The Bobby Fuller Tapes Vol. 1'' (1983) and ''The Bobby Fuller Tapes Vol. 2'' (1984). * Many of

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

's recordings were released in albums after his death in 1967. See

Woody Guthrie discography American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie's published recordings are culled from a series of recording sessions in the 1940s and 1950s. At the time they were recorded they were not set down for a particular album, so are found over several albums ...

. * Chilean singer

Violeta Parra Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal an ...

had several albums released after her suicide in 1967, including ''Violeta Parra y sus canciones reencontradas en París'' and ''Canciones de Violeta Parra'' (both in 1971). * The single " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was released a month after the plane crash that killed singer

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

. *

Edith Piaf Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and var ...

's last recording "L'homme de Berlin" was released five years after she died of liver cancer. * "I'm Sorry" and "Seabreeze" by

Frankie Lymon Franklin Joseph Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll doo-wop group Th ...

were released in 1969, a year after Lymon's untimely death from an accidental heroin overdose. * Little Willie John's album ''Ninety Sixty Six'' was released in 2008, 40 years after he died of a heart attack in jail. * With the sudden passing of

Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...

, albums '' Road Song'' (1968), ''

Willow Weep for Me "Willow Weep for Me" is a popular song composed in 1932 by Ann Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. The song form is AABA, written in time,Zimmers, Tighe, E. (2009). ''Tin Pan Alley Girl: A Biography of Ann Ronell''. McFarland. pp. 19-22. altho ...

'' (1969) and ''Eulogy'' (1970) were released. * '' The Sheik of Shake'' by

Dickie Pride Dickie Pride (born Richard Charles Kneller; 21 October 1941 – 26 March 1969) was an English singer. He was one of Larry Parnes' stable of pop music stars, who didn't achieve the same successful career as some of his contemporaries. Early li ...

was released in 1992, 23 years after he died from an accidental overdose. * Fairport Convention's

Martin Lamble Martin Francis Lamble (28 August 1949 – 12 May 1969) was the drummer for British folk rock band Fairport Convention, from just after their formation in 1967, until his death in the band's van crash in 1969. He joined the band after attending ...

was killed in a car accident just nearly two months before their album ''

Unhalfbricking ''Unhalfbricking'' is the third album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention and their second album released in 1969. It is seen as a transitional album in their history and marked a further musical move away from American influences ...

'' was released. *

Brian Jones Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Initially a guitarist, he went on to prov ...

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...

drowned in a swimming pool in July 1969. The band's album ''

Let It Bleed ''Let It Bleed'' is the eighth British and tenth American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released 28 November 1969 on London Records in the United States and shortly thereafter by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. ...

'' was released five months later.

1970s

* Several of Otis Spann`s work was released after his death. ''Last Call: Live at Boston Tea Party'' was released in 2000 as it was recorded shortly before his passing. *

Earl Hooker Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and ...

appears on Sonny Terry's and

Brownie McGhee Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry. Life and career McGhee was ...

I Couldn't Believe My Eyes ''I Couldn't Believe My Eyes'' is an album by blues musicians Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry with Earl Hooker recorded in 1969 but not released by the BluesWay label until 1973.Alan Wilson with

Canned Heat Canned Heat is an American band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965. The group is noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists and rock music. It was founded by two blues enthusiasts Alan Wilson and Bob ...

was '' Hooker 'n Heat'' in collaboration with John Lee Hooker was released in 1971. He is also featured on ''

Live at Topanga Corral ''Live at Topanga Corral'' is a 1971 live album by Canned Heat. The album is taken from a 1969 concert at the Kaleidoscope in Hollywood, California and not at the Topanga Corral as the title suggests. Canned Heat was under contract to Liberty Rec ...

'' (1971), ''

Woodstock 2 ''Woodstock Two'' is the second live album released of the 1969 Woodstock Festival concert. The two-LP set contains more material from many acts featured on the first ''Woodstock'' album with additional performances from Mountain and Melanie. Th ...

'' (1971), and '' Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat'' (1994). ** His solo album '' Alan Wilson: The Blind Owl'' was released in 2013, 43 years later. * Most of the extensive catalog of American guitarist Jimi Hendrix; in his lifetime, Hendrix only saw the release of three albums by the

Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...

, a compilation by the same group, and a live album by the

Band of Gypsys ''Band of Gypsys'' is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. It was recorded on January 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York City with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, ...

. ''

The Cry of Love ''The Cry of Love'' is a posthumous album by American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Recorded primarily in 1970, it features new material that Hendrix was working on for his planned fourth studio album before his death later ...

'' (1971), ''

Valleys of Neptune ''Valleys of Neptune'' is a posthumous compilation album by the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix. Released in the United States on March 9, 2010, the album was promoted as having "12 previously unreleased studio recordings", including the titl ...

'' (2010), '' West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology'' (2010), ''

People, Hell and Angels ''People, Hell and Angels'' is a posthumous compilation album by the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix. The fourth release under the Experience Hendrix deal with Legacy Recordings, it contains twelve previously unreleased recordings of track ...

'' (2013), ''

Both Sides of the Sky ''Both Sides of the Sky'' is a compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, released by Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix on March 9, 2018. The 13-track album, including ten previously unreleased recordings, were recorded with either the Jimi Hendri ...

'' (2018). * Janis Joplin's ''Pearl'' was released in February 1971, four months after her death. Joplin had recorded all the vocals for all the songs (except "Buried Alive In The Blues") before she died. Her band, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, recorded the music. ** Her rarity album '' Rare Pearls'' was released in 1999, the 9-disc set Blow All My Blues Away (2012) and The Pearl Sessions (2012). ** She also appeared on The Lost Tapes with

Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After som ...

released in 2008. * Baby Huey's only album '' The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend'' was released in February 1971, four months after his death from a drug overdose. * Arlester "Dyke" Christian of

Dyke and the Blazers Dyke and the Blazers was an American funk band led by Arlester Christian. The band was formed in 1965, and recorded up until Christian's death in 1971. Among their most successful records were the original version of "Funky Broadway" (1966) and " ...

had three compilations released after his death in 1971. So Sharp (1983), The Funky Broadway (1999), and We Got More Soul (2007). *

Jim Morrison James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, poet and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his wild personality, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, unpredictable and err ...

's poetry album '' An American Prayer'' was released in 1978, seven years after his death. **

The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts ...

' '' The Doors: Box Set'' was released in 1997, 26 years after Morrison's death. This box set featured many unreleased tracks and live songs. *

Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock guitarist, session musician, and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i ...

had many albums released after his death in 1971 in a motorcycle accident such as ''An Anthology'', ''An Anthology Volume II'' (1974), and '' Eat a Peach'' with

The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guita ...

. *

Berry Oakley Raymond Berry Oakley III (April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American bassist and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, known for long melodic bass runs. He is ranked number 46 on the ''Bass Player'' magazine's list ...

also with the

Allman Brothers Band Allman may refer to: Music *The Allman Brothers Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame southern rock band, formed by Duane and Gregg Allman *The Allman Joys, an early band formed by Duane and Gregg Allman *The Gregg Allman Band People *Allman (surnam ...

died in a motorcycle crash near where

was killed a year earlier. He is featured in ''Brothers and Sisters'' in 1973. *

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

is featured on Charles Earland's ''Intensity'' (1972), ''Charles III'' (1973), and '' Funk Fantastique'' (2004). All of this was recorded just days before Morgan was shot to death. *

Linda Jones Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 – March 14, 1972) was an American soul singer with a strong gospel-influenced style who had the 1967 top 10 R&B hit single, "Hypnotized". Biography Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States. She starte ...

' ''Soul Talkin'' was released in 2008. She died in 1972 from diabetes. *

Leslie Harvey Leslie Cameron Harvey (13 September 1944 – 3 May 1972) was a Scottish guitarist in several bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, most notably Stone the Crows. He was the brother of Alex Harvey. Biography Harvey was born in Govan, Gla ...

is featured on

Stone the Crows Stone the Crows were a Scottish blues rock band formed in Glasgow in late 1969. They are remembered for the onstage electrocution of guitarist and founding member Les Harvey. History The band were formed after Maggie Bell was introduced to L ...

' live albums ''The BBC Sessions Vol 1. and 2.'' (1998), ''Live Montreux 1972'' (2002), ''Radio Sessions 1969-1972'' (2009), and ''BBC Sessions 1969-1972'' (2014). All the band's albums were recorded between 1969 and 1972. He died in 1972 when he was electrocuted. * The only album that New York Dolls`s

Billy Murcia Billy Murcia (October 9, 1951 – November 6, 1972) was the original drummer for the New York Dolls.Jacobson, Mark"The Icon: Doll Face" ''New York (magazine)'', September 23, 2002. Accessed May 28, 2009. "Then came the sad pictures: Johnny and ...

played on is '' Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972'' (1981). Murcia died in November 1972. *

Danny Whitten Danny Ray Whitten (May 8, 1943 – November 18, 1972) was an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse, and for the song "I Don't Want to Talk About It", a hit for Rod Stewart and Every ...

who was the guitarist for

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...

and Crazy Horse appears on Young's ''Tonight's the Night'' (1975), '' Gone Dead Train: The Best of Crazy Horse 1971–1989'' (2005), '' Scratchy: The Complete Reprise Recordings'' (2005), and ''Live at the Fillmore East'' (2006). Also appeared on Young's The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972. *

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up he ...

founding member of the Grateful Dead is featured in many albums since his death in 1973. He died from gastrointestinal bleeding from years of alcoholism. *

Clarence White Clarence White (born Clarence Joseph LeBlanc; June 7, 1944 – July 15, 1973) was an American bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the Kentucky Colonels and the rock band the Byrd ...

was killed in 1973 after being hit by a drunk driver. He is featured on Kentucky Colonels, his solo albums and

The Byrds The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole cons ...

' '' Live at the Fillmore – February 1969'' (2000), ''

Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 ''Live at Royal Albert Hall '' is a live album by the American rock band the Byrds, released in 2008 on Sundazed Records. The album consists of recordings from the band's appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on May 13, 1971. ...

'' (2008) and ''The Lost Broadcasts'' (2011). *

Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, ...

had several albums released after his death from a drug overdose in 1973; including '' Grievous Angel'' (1974) and ''Sleepless Nights'' (1976). Also, he is featured on many albums with

The Flying Burrito Brothers The Flying Burrito Brothers are an American country rock band, best known for their influential 1969 debut album, ''The Gilded Palace of Sin''. Although the group is perhaps best known for its connection to band founders Gram Parsons and Chris ...

and

. * Several of

Jim Croce James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to p ...

's singles and albums were released after his 1973 death in a plane crash along with

Maury Muehleisen Maurice T. "Maury" Muehleisen (January 14, 1949 – September 20, 1973) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best known for his studio work, live accompaniment, and impact on the music of Jim Croce. He died in the same plane crash th ...

. Together their work was released posthumously. *

's album ''Before the Ever Since: Early Recordings 1969-1970'' (2006) and a reissue of 1970's ''Gingerbreadd'' (2006) edition was released after he died in a plane crash in 1973 along with

. *

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie ...

's '' Live at the Desert Inn'' (1987) was recorded in 1971. Darin died following heart surgery in 1973. * Duke Ellington's '' Eastbourne Performance'' was released in 1975, a year after his death. *

Graham Bond Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 – 8 May 1974) was an English rock/blues musician and vocalist, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. Bond was an innovator, described as "an important, und ...

's ''Live at Klooks Kleek'' was released in 1988, 14 years after his death. The album was recorded in 1964 with the Graham Bond Organisation. * Mama Cass of

The Mamas & the Papas The Mamas & the Papas were a folk rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, California, which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group consisted of Am ...

is featured on ''The Mamas & the Papas Complete Anthology'' (1999) with previously unreleased tracks. Cass died in 1974. * Various home recordings by Nick Drake have been released since his death in 1974 to satisfy growing interest in his work. * Various solo albums by

Pete Ham Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include " No Matter What", " Day After Day" and " ...

, '' 7 Park Avenue'' (1997), ''Golders Green'' (1999) and ''The Keywhole Street Demos 1966-67'' (2013) were released several after his death in 1975. * Various live recordings and studio outtakes by

Tim Buckley Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. His music and style changed considerably through the years. Buckley began his career based in folk music, but his subsequent albums experimented with ...

have been released posthumously 1975 from an accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol. * Al Jackson Jr. drummer for Booker T. & the M.G.'s was murdered in 1975. He appears on the bands albums' ''The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's'' (1994), ''Play The 'Hip Hits (1995), ''Time Is Tight'' (1998) and ''Stax Instrumentals'' (2002) all have unreleased tracks. * Blues legend

Howlin' Wolf Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians of all time. Over a four-decade care ...

had various albums released after his death in 1976. Featuring ''His Best'' (1997). * Many of

Vince Guaraldi Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (; né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. His compositions for this series includ ...

's work was released after his in death in 1976 due to a sudden heart attack. Featuring ''Jazz Casual: Paul Winter / Bola Sete & Vince Guaraldi'' (2001), ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' (2006 & 2012) editions, ''The Definitive Vince Guaraldi'' (2009), and ''Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials Vol 1.'' (2006) and ''Vol 2.'' (2010). *

Florence Ballard Florence Glenda Chapman (''née'' Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-o ...

only album '' The Supreme Florence "Flo" Ballard'' (2002). Originally the album was supposed to be released by ABC Records in 1968 under the proposed title, "...You Don't Have To". *

Paul Kossoff Paul Francis Kossoff (14 September 1950 – 19 March 1976) was an English guitarist, mainly known as the co-founder and guitarist for the rock band Free. He was ranked number 51 in ''Rolling Stone''s list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All ...

's ''2nd Street'' (1976) and ''Koss'' (1977) were released after he died from a pulmonary embolism whilst on a flight from Los Angeles to New York in 1976. *

The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and bassist/producer Paul Samwell ...

Keith Relf William Keith Relf (22 March 194312 May 1976) was an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for rock band the Yardbirds. He then formed the band Renaissance with his sister Jane Relf, The Yardbirds ex-drummer J ...

is featured many live Yardbirds albums like ''BBC Sessions'' and '' Live! Blueswailing July '64''. Also his singles "Together Now" and "All the Fallen Angels" were both released in 1989. "All the Fallen Angels" was recorded in 1976 just 12 days before his death. *

Jimmy Reed Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with blues as well as non-blues audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), " ...

died in 1976 of respiratory failure. Two albums wre released after his death: ''I'm Going to Upside Your Head'' (1980) and ''I'm the Man Down There'' (1985). * Many of Peter Laughner's work was released after his death in 1977. Albums ''Peter Laughner'' (1982), ''Take The Guitar Player for a Ride'' (1994), and ''The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs'' (2002) by

Rocket from the Tombs Rocket from the Tombs (or RFTT) is an American rock band originally active from mid-1974 to mid-1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The band was reconstituted several times with various line-ups starting in 2003. Heralded as an important p ...

. Also appears in

Pere Ubu Pere Ubu is an American rock group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. The band had a variety of long-term and recurring band members, with singer David Thomas being the only member staying throughout the band's lifetime. They released their ...

's ''The Shape of Things'' (2000). * Several of

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

albums have been released since his death in 1977. In October 1977 ''Elvis in Concert'' was released two months after his death. * Several albums were released after

Marc Bolan Marc Bolan ( ; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan was posthumously inducted in ...

`s death in 1977. Featuring his solo albums, work he did with John's Children and concert albums he did with T.Rex. Featuring '' You Scare Me to Death'' which was released in 1981. * Bing Crosby's ''Seasons'' was released after he died. Singles "

Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special '' Bin ...

" with

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

was released in 1982 and " True Love" with

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

was released in 1983. Many other albums have been released since 1977. * The only solo album recorded by Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd, '' One in the Sun'', was released in 1988, eleven years after he died in a

plane crash An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the ''intention of fl ...

. * Ronnie Van Zandt of Lynyrd Skynyrd was featured on '' Skynyrd's First and... Last'' (1978) recorded during their early years. He died in 1977, in the same plane crash as Steve Gaines. * Many of

Rahsaan Roland Kirk Rahsaan Roland Kirk (born Ronald Theodore Kirk; August 7, 1935Kernfeld, Barry.Kirk, Roland" ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 2nd ed. Ed. Barry Kernfeld. '' Grove Music Online''. '' Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved February 1, 2009-. "The yea ...

's work was released after his death in 1977. Featuring '' I, Eye, Aye: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1972'' (1996), '' Dog Years in the Fourth Ring'' (1997), and '' Brotherman in the Fatherland'' (2006). *

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Terry Kath Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He played guitar and sang lead vocals on many of the band's early hit singl ...

is featured on ''Chicago Presents The Innovative Guitar of Terry Kath'' (1997) and '' Chicago XXXIV: Live in '75'' (2011). He accidentally shot himself in 1978. *

Sandy Denny Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer". After briefly w ...

has released many albums since her death. Includes ''Who Knows Where the Time Goes?'' (1985), '' The BBC Sessions 1971–1973'' (1997), ''Gold Dust'' (1998), and ''Sandy Denny'' (2011). * Keith Moon of

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

is featured in many live albums that were released after his death in 1978 of a drug overdose. * Chris Bell's debut album ''

I Am the Cosmos I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...

'' was released in 1992, fourteen years after he was killed in a car accident. * Sex Pistols bassist

Sid Vicious John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the ...

has been the subject of a plethora of posthumous solo albums in the years following his death of a heroin overdose in 1979. *

Lowell George Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, who was the primary guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and founder/leader for the rock band Little Feat. Ear ...

appears on Little Feat's ''Down on the Farm'' released after the band broke up that same year and '' Hoy-Hoy!'' (1981) and other Little Feat albums. He did an album with Bonnie Raitt ''Ultrasonic Studios 1972 (Live)'' (2014). He also appears on Frank Zappa's ''You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol 1.'' (1988), ''Vol.4'' (1991), ''Vol 5.'' (1992), ''

Mystery Disc ''Mystery Disc'' is a compilation album by Frank Zappa. It was released on CD in 1998, compiling tracks that were originally released on two separate vinyl records and included in the mail order ''Old Masters'' box sets, which were released in th ...

'' (1998) and other Zappa albums. *

Jimmy McCulloch James McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979) was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass, as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One i ...

Paul McCartney and Wings Wings were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their com ...

is featured on

Thunderclap Newman Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman. Their single, " Something in ...

's ''Beyond Hollywood'' (2010). *

John Glascock John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

is featured in many of Jethro Tull's albums like '' 20 Years of Jethro Tull'' (1988) and '' The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection'' (1993). He is also featured in other bands Carmen's and

Toe Fat Toe Fat were an English rock band, active from June 1969 to 1971, notable for including two future members of Uriah Heep and a future member of Jethro Tull. Career Formed in June 1969, the band was fronted by former Rebel Rouser Cliff Ben ...

's albums.

1980s

* Two songs performed by Donny Hathaway (in collaboration with

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Feel Like Makin' Love", "Wher ...

) - "Back Together Again" and "You Are My Heaven" - were released in 1980, one year following his death. * Two singles and '' Love Lives Forever'' were released in 1980 after

Minnie Riperton Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single " Lovin' You" and her four octave D3 to F7 coloratura soprano range. She is also widely known for her use ...

died a year earlier. *

Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980. Born in Forfar in Angus, Scotlan ...

, the lead singer of AC/DC, died of alcohol poisoning in 1980. The band's 1997 boxset '' Bonfire'' includes unreleased recordings of Scott. * The non-album single "

Love Will Tear Us Apart "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English rock band Joy Division, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis's marital problems and struggles with epilepsy. The single was released the m ...

" and its companion album '' Closer'', in June and August 1980, respectively, after the suicide of

Joy Division Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after atte ...

lead singer

Ian Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown P ...

on May 18 of that year. The remaining members of Joy Division later went on to form New Order. * Ricky Lancelotti appears on Frank Zappa's

The Lost Episodes ''The Lost Episodes'' is a 1996 posthumous album by Frank Zappa which compiles (with the exception of "I Don't Want to Get Drafted" and "Any Way the Wind Blows") previously unreleased material. Much of the material covered dates from early in his ...

and

Läther ''Läther'' (, or "''Leather''") is the sixty-fifth official album by Frank Zappa. It was released posthumously as a three-CD set on Rykodisc in 1996. The album's title is derived from bits of comic dialog that link the songs. Zappa also explained ...

both released in 1996. He died in 1980. * Punk musician

Darby Crash Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk rock vocalist who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk ro ...

is featured on the Germs' ''What We Do Is Secret'' and ''Germicide'' both released in 1981. Crash committed suicide in 1980. *

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

was murdered on December 8, 1980. His singles "

Woman A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

" and " Watching the Wheels" were both released in 1981. The album '' Milk and Honey'' came out in 1984. He also appears in many of

The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...

' albums released since his death. *

Tim Hardin James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folk and blues musician and composer. As well as releasing his own material, several of his songs, including " If I Were a Carpenter" and "Reason to Believe", beca ...

's albums ''Unforgiven'' and '' The Homecoming Concert'' were both less than a year after his death. Other songs were released on other albums compilations album years later. *

Mike Bloomfield Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American guitarist and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation almost entirely on his ...

's albums ''Living in the Fast Lane'' (1981), ''Bloomfield: A Retrospective'' (1983) and '' I'm with You Always'' (2008) were released after his death. * '' Coda'' (1982) by

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...

was released two years after the death of

John Bonham John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove ...

. Bonham is featured in many live albums of the band. * '' Soldier on the Wall'' by punk legend Alex Harvey was released months after his death in 1982. * '' Confrontation'' (1983) by

Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as The Wailers, and prior to that The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers and The Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert ...

was released two years after Marley's death from

metastatic melanoma Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines, or eye (u ...

. * Four albums by ''

The Carpenters The Carpenters (officially known as Carpenters) were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946). They produced a distinct, soft, musical style, combining Karen's contr ...

'' have been released since the death of

Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was prais ...

: '' Voice of the Heart'', '' An Old-Fashioned Christmas'', '' Lovelines'' and '' As Time Goes By''. Her aborted solo album has also been released, simply titled ''

''. *

The Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete ...

Pete Farndon Peter Granville Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs ( ...

and

James Honeyman-Scott James Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band The Pretenders. With the band, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as "one of th ...

were both featured on the 2006 remaster editions of ''Pretenders'' and ''

Pretenders II ''Pretenders II'' is the second studio album by British rock band The Pretenders, issued on Sire Records in August 1981. It incorporates two songs that had been released as singles in the UK and placed on an EP in the US. It peaked at #7 on ...

'' with previously unreleased material and demos. Honeyman-Scott died in 1982 and Fandon in 1983, both of drug overdoses. *

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

's albums '' Thelonious Monk: The Complete Riverside Recordings'' (1986), ''

Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 ''Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967'' is a live jazz album by Thelonious Monk on France's Concert Records LP FC-113, released in 1988. Recorded at "Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, November 3, 1967, ''Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris'' ...

'' (1988), ''

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ''At Carnegie Hall'' is a live album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane. Album information It was recorded on 29 November 1957 at "Thanksgiving Jazz", a benefit concert produced by Kenneth Lee Karpe for the Morningside Community ...

'' (2005), ''

The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings ''The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings'' is a 2006 release of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane's work for the Riverside Records label in 1957, with two tracks previously unreleased. This collection is an almost complete anthology of the work ...

'' (2006), and many others since his death in 1982. *

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago ...

' albums '' Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection'' (2000), '' The Anthology: 1947–1972'' (2001), ''

Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down ''Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down'' is a blues album by Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, and James Cotton. It was recorded live in 1977, and released in 2007. It reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Blues Albums chart. Production In January 1977, ...

'' (2007) and ''

Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981 ''Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981'' is a concert video and live album by American blues musician Muddy Waters and members of the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was recorded on 22 November 1981 by David Hewitt on the Rec ...

'' (2012), etc. * Chris Wood's only album ''Vulcan'' was released in 2008. It was recorded in 1983, the same year he died. *

Klaus Nomi Klaus Sperber (January 24, 1944 – August 6, 1983), known professionally as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona. In the 1970s Nomi immersed himself in the East Village ...

's albums

Encore An encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.Lalange Cochrane, in ''Oxford Companion to Music'', Alison Latham, ed., Oxford University Pre ...

(1983), In Concert (1986) and Za Bakdaz (2007) were released after he died from AIDS in 1983. * ''

Stukas Over Disneyland ''Stukas Over Disneyland'' is the third studio album by punk rock band The Dickies, released in 1983. The album includes covers of The Quick's "Pretty Please Me" and Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown." The cover art illustrates the albu ...

'' by

The Dickies The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1977. One of the longest tenured punk rock bands, they have been in continuous existence for over 40 years. They have consistently balanced catchy mel ...

was released in 1983 two years after

Chuck Wagon A chuckwagon is a type of field kitchen covered wagon historically used for the storage and transportation of food and cooking equipment on the prairies of the United States and Canada. Such wagons formed part of a wagon train of settlers or fed ...

's death. * The album '' Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers'' by

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respecti ...

was released a year after

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his c ...

's death in 1982. * Stan Rogers died in a burning airplane in June 1983. His album '' For the Family'' was released a few weeks after his death. *

Dennis Wilson Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best remembered as their drummer and as the middle brother of bandmates Brian and Carl Wilson. ...

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...

drowned in the ocean in 1983. He appears on some unreleased demos that were released years after his death. * The Marvin Gaye albums '' Dream of a Lifetime'' (1985, Columbia), '' Romantically Yours'' (1985, Columbia) (the single " Sanctified Lady" became a modest international hit when it was released in 1985 reaching number two on the American R&B charts and number fifty-seven in the UK.) and '' Vulnerable'' (1997, Motown) (which was the aborted ''The Ballads'' album) were released after he was killed by his father in 1984. *

Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( ; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes b ...

's Andy and His Grandmother released on July 13, 2013, a comedy album that was recorded from 1977 to 1979. Kaufman died in 1984 from lung cancer and kidney failure. *

Jimmie Spheeris Jimmie Spheeris (November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels. Spheeris died in 1984, at the age of 34, after a motorcycle accident. B ...

was killed in a motorcycle crash on July 4, 1984, hours after he had recorded his album ''Spheeris''. The album was released in 2000. * ''My Place'', a solo album by Australian guitarist Guy McDonough ( Australian Crawl), was released in 1985 after his death. * Ricky Wilson appears on

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

'' Bouncing Off the Satellites'' released in 1986 a year after his death. Also he is featured on '' Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology'' (2002), and '' Live! 8-24-1979'' (2015). * The live album '' Ballot Result'' by the punk band The Minutemen was released two years after the death of lead singer/guitarist D. Boon in a van accident. * Gary Thain and David Byron of Uriah Heep are both featured on '' Live at Shepperton '74'' (1986). Both Thain died in 1975 and Byron died in 1985. * Also David Byron is also featured on ''

The Lansdowne Tapes ''The Lansdowne Tapes'' is a compilation album by the British rock band Uriah Heep and released in 1993. The recordings featured on the album date from the time before the change of name to Uriah Heep and during the early sessions that culminat ...

'' (1993) early recordings of Uriah Heep, ''Lost and Found'' (2003) by the David Byron Band and his solo album ''

That Was Only Yesterday – The Last EP ''That Was Only Yesterday – The Last EP'' was the last recording of David Byron less than a year before his death. In late 1983 Richard Manners (Blue Mountain Music) asked Richard "Digby" Smith (Rough Diamond (band), Rough Diamond, Free (band), ...

'' (2008). * Randy Rhoads is featured in

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

's album ''

Tribute A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conqu ...

'' which was a tribute album to Rhoads who died in 1982 was released five years after. The album was work done by Rhoads. Also

Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though th ...

released the album '' The Randy Rhoads Years'' in 1993 during Rhoads time with the band in the late 1970s. * Many of Phil Lynott's work has been released. With albums '' Live in Sweden 1983'' (2001), ''The Lost Recording 1970'' (2006) and ''Yellow Pearl'' (2010). *

Richard Manuel Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in The Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and ...

's solo work '' Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway'' (2002), ''Live at O'Tooles Tavern'' (2009) and ''Live at the Lone Star'' (2011). He is also featured the many of The Band's albums. He did two last songs with the band, "Country Boy," on '' Jericho'' (1993), and "She Knows," on '' High on the Hog'' (1996). * The song "To Live Is to Die" on heavy metal band Metallica's fourth studio album '' ...And Justice for All'' (1988) was written by bassist

Cliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who was the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He performed on ''Kill 'Em All'' (1983), ''Ride the Lightning'' (1984) ...

, who died in 1986, when the band's tour bus crashed in Sweden. * Six years after

Harry Chapin Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy A ...

's death the album '' Remember When the Music'' was released in 1987, '' The Last Protest Singer'' in 1988 and many others. *

Paul Butterfield Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his n ...

died of an accidental drug overdose on May 4, 1987. Several live albums were released years after his death. * Hip hop disc jockey and producer

Scott La Rock Scott Monroe Sterling (March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987), known by the stage name DJ Scott La Rock, was an American hip-hop disc jockey and music producer from the Bronx, New York. He was a founding member of the East Coast hip hop group Boogi ...

was murdered in 1987. His singles and EPs with KRS-One have been released. * Peter Tosh was murdered in 1987. He had several live albums and compilations released after his death. *

Bola Sete Bola Sete (born Djalma de Andrade; July 16, 1923 – February 14, 1987) was a Brazilian guitarist who played jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie. History Born Djama de Andrade in Rio de Janeiro, Sete was the only son of a family with ...

's albums '' Ocean Memories'' (1999), and '' The Navy Swings'' (2010) with

. Sete died in 1987. Ocean Memories was recorded in 1972 with unreleased song during the recording of

Ocean The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the wo ...

. The Navy Swings with Vince Guaraldi were recorded radio shows for the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

in 1965. * Many of

Jaco Pastorius John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. ...

' work with various artists and

Weather Report Weather Report was an American jazz fusion band active from 1970 to 1986. The band was founded in 1970 by Austrian virtuoso keyboardist Joe Zawinul, American saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Czech bassist Miroslav Vitouš, American drummer and voca ...

have been released since his death in 1987. His album '' The Birthday Concert'' (1995) was recorded live in 1981. * All of Alexander Bashlachev's work was released after he committed suicide in 1988. His first album, ''Time of Bells'' was released in 1989. *

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died in 1988, followed by the release of '' The Best Of and the Rest Of'' (1989) (compilation), '' 12 Inch Collection'' (1993) (compilation), '' Born To Be Cheap'' (1995) (live), ''

Shoot Your Shot "Shoot Your Shot" is a single by American performance artist Divine, released in 1982. The song also appeared on Divine's first album, '' Jungle Jezebel'' (titled ''My First Album'' in some territories), in 1982 and was later reissued on the 1984 ...

'' (1995), '' The Originals and the Remixes'' (1996) (2-CD compilation), and '' The Best of Divine'' (1997) (compilation). *

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guitarist

Hillel Slovak Hillel Slovak ( he, הלל סלובק; April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) was an Israeli-American musician best known as the founding guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he recorded two albums. His guitar wo ...

died in 1988 of a drug overdose. He appears in '' Mother's Milk'' with the song "

Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames a ...

". * Many of

Roy Buchanan Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two lat ...

's albums ''Early Years'' (1989, Krazy Kat), '' Sweet Dreams: The Anthology'' (1992, Polydor) and many others were released after Buchanan committed suicide in a prison in 1988. * ''

Mystery Girl ''Mystery Girl'' is the twenty-second album by American singer Roy Orbison. It was his last album to be recorded during his lifetime, as he completed the album in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and it was released post ...

'' by Roy Orbison; it spawned a hit single in " You Got It". * Echo & the Bunnymen's drummer

Pete de Freitas Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was an English musician and producer. He was the drummer in Echo & the Bunnymen, and performed on their first five albums. De Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Toba ...

died in a motorcycle accident in 1989. He appears on ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (1992), and '' Crystal Days: 1979–1999'' (2001). * B. W. Stevenson's ''Rainbow Down The Road'' (1990, Amazing Records) was released two years after Stevenson died during heart surgery. * ''

I Wonder Do You Think of Me ''I Wonder Do You Think of Me'' is the third studio album released by country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in August 1989 by RCA Records, three months after Whitley's death from alcohol poisoning. It peaked at #2 on the ...

'' (1989), '' Kentucky Bluebird'' (1991), '' Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album'' (1994), and '' Wherever You Are Tonight'' (1995) were all released following Keith Whitley's death from an alcohol overdose in 1989.

1990s

* ''

Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...

'', the sole album by grunge band

Mother Love Bone Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988. The band was active from 1988 to 1990. Frontman Andrew Wood's personality and lyrics helped to catapult the group to the top of the burgeoning late 1980s/ea ...

, was released days after lead singer Andrew Wood's death in 1990. * Grateful Dead's keyboardist

Brent Mydland Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. Growing up in Concord ...

was featured in many of the Dead's albums after his death in 1990. He was featured on '' Without a Net'' (1990), '' Infrared Roses'' (1991), and many other live albums. * Soviet-Korean singer

Viktor Tsoi Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (russian: Виктор Робертович Цой; ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer and songwriter who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of ...

who was the co-founder of the band

Kino Kino may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasters * KINO, a radio station in Arizona, U.S. * Kino FM (98.0 FM – Moscow), a Russian music radio station * KinoTV, now Ruutu+ Leffat ja Sarjat, a Finnish TV channel Fictional entiti ...

, was featured in the band's final album ''Kino'' after his death in 1990. * Brazilian singer Cazuza's album ''Por aí'' was released in 1991. He died of AIDS in 1990. *

Tom Fogerty Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Biography ...

's ''Sidekicks'' (1992) with Randy Oda,

Merl Saunders Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ. Biography Born in San Mateo, California, United States, Saunders attended Polyt ...

' ''

Fire Up Plus ''Fire Up Plus'' is an album by Merl Saunders and Friends. It contains most of the songs from two LPs from the early 1970s — ''Heavy Turbulence'', and ''Fire Up''. It was released on CD by Fantasy Records on July 9, 1992. ''Fire Up Plus'' ...

'' (1992), '' The Very Best of Tom Fogerty'' (1999) and Creedence Clearwater Revival albums were released after he died in 1990 from tuberculosis. *

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted pos ...

's work was released. Also albums he did with

Small Faces Small Faces were an English rock band from London, founded in 1965. The group originally consisted of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston, with Ian McLagan replacing Winston as the band's keyboardist in 1966. The ...

and Humble Pie. * Stevie Ray Vaughan's albums ''

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'' (1990), '' The Sky Is Crying'' (1991), and '' In the Beginning'' (1992) were released after his death in a plane crash in 1990. * ''Rock On!'' was released seven months after

Del Shannon Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one ''Billboard'' hit "Runaway". In 1999, he was induc ...

's suicide. * Steve Clark wrote songs and did demos for

Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals), ...

's 1992 album '' Adrenalize'', which was released a year after his death. * The last studio album by

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

, '' Doo-Bop'' (1992), was released nine months after his death. Many live albums have been released since his death. *

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

' Eric Carr appears on backing vocals on "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II", and drums on "Carr Jam 1981" on ''Revenge'' (1992). Carr died of heart cancer in 1991. * Freddie Mercury solo albums ''

The Freddie Mercury Album ''The Freddie Mercury Album'' is a posthumous solo project with material from Queen frontman and vocalist Freddie Mercury released in 1992, to observe the anniversary of his death. The album is mainly made up of new remixes, as well as the or ...

'' and ''The Great Pretender'' were both released in 1992 a year after his death from AIDS. Mercury also had other albums released later on. *

Paul Hackman Paul Wayne Hackman (November 14, 1953 – July 5, 1992) was a Canadian guitarist who performed with the rock band Helix from 1976 until his death in a road accident. Among the hits which contain his playing are the #32 Canadian single " Rock Yo ...

Helix A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined helic ...

is featured on '' Half-Alive'' (1998), '' Deep Cuts: The Best Of'' (1999), ''B-Sides'' (1999), and '' Live! in Buffalo'' (2001). Hackman died in a car accident in 1992. * Toto released '' Kingdom of Desire'' (1992) just weeks after

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working o ...

died. The album is a tribute to him. He also played in Bruce Springsteen's song Sad Eyes and Trouble River both released in 1999. *

7 Year Bitch 7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 and released three albums over that time. The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre, which is ...

released their first album '' Sick 'Em'' after co-founder and guitarist

Stefanie Sargent Stefanie Ann Sargent (June 1, 1968 – June 27, 1992) was an American musician. She was the lead guitarist and co-founder of Seattle punk rock band 7 Year Bitch. Biography Sargent was born to Paula and Kenneth Sargent on June 1, 1968, in Seat ...

died of a drug overdose. * Since

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

's death many albums have been released, including with '' Blues at Sunset'' (1993) and ''In Session'' (1999) with Stevie Ray Vaughan. * Conway Twitty's album '' Final Touches'' (1993) was released two months after his death from an

aneurysm An aneurysm is an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon, caused by a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall. Aneurysms may be a result of a hereditary condition or an acquired disease. Aneurysms can also be a nidus ( ...

. * '' Just Like This'' (1999), ''Showtime'' (1999), ''Indian Summer'' (2001) by

Mick Ronson Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as the guitarist of the Spiders from Mars. He was a session musici ...

were released after his death in 1993. He is also featured on albums by

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

, Ian Hunter and Elton John. * ''

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas ''De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas'' is the first studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. Songwriting began in 1987, but due to the suicide of vocalist Per "Dead" Ohlin and the murder of guitarist Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth, the album's r ...

'' by Mayhem was released in May 1994, posthumously after the murder of guitarist

Euronymous Øystein Aarseth (; 22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the N ...

in August 1991, and after the suicide of vocalist

Dead Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

in April 1991. *

GG Allin Kevin Michael "GG" Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin; August 29, 1956 – June 28, 1993) was an American punk rock musician who performed and recorded with many groups during his career. Allin was best known for his controversial live performances ...

's '' Brutality and Bloodshed for All'' was released three months after he died in 1993 after a drug overdose. The EP ''Layin' Up with Linda'', comprising his final recordings, followed a few months later. *

The Gits The Gits were an American punk rock band formed in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1986. As part of the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 1990s, they were known for their fiery live performances. Members included singer Mia Zapata, guitari ...

' album '' Enter: The Conquering Chicken'' (1994) was released one year after lead singer

Mia Zapata Mia Katherine Zapata (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene, Zapata was murdered in 1993 while on her way home f ...

was murdered. * Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones of

The Wonder Stuff The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band. Originally based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England, the band's first lineup released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in th ...

appeared on ''

Construction for the Modern Idiot ''Construction for the Modern Idiot'' is The Wonder Stuff's fourth album from October 1993, and their last studio album before their split on 15 July 1994. The album was a UK Top 5 Album (#4) which yielded 3 UK hit singles, of which "On the Rop ...

'' released a month after he died of a sudden heart attack. The album reached No. 4 in the UK. * Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer in December 1993. His solo work and his work with

The Mothers Of Invention The Mothers of Invention (also known as The Mothers) was an American rock band from California. Formed in 1964, their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Originally an R&B band ...

was released after his death with albums like ''

Civilization Phaze III ''Civilization Phaze III'' is the sixty-third album by Frank Zappa, released posthumously as a double album on October 31, 1994. It was the first studio album of new material from Zappa since 1986's ''Jazz from Hell''. The album marks the third p ...

'' (1994), '' The MOFO Project/Object'' (2006) and many others. * ''Keep the Fire Burnin (1994) by

Dan Hartman Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Among songs he wrote and recorded were " Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits ...

was released nine months after his death. * ''

MTV Unplugged in New York ''MTV Unplugged in New York'' is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on November 1, 1994, by DGC Records. It features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993, for the telev ...

'', on November 1, 1994, after singer/songwriter/guitarist Kurt Cobain's death on April 5 of the same year; also '' From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah'', ''

With the Lights Out ''With the Lights Out'' is a box set by the American rock band Nirvana released in November 2004. It contains three CDs and one DVD of previously rare or unreleased material, including B-sides, demos, and rehearsal and live recordings. The title ...

'' and '' Sliver: The Best of the Box''. There was also a single, "

You Know You're Right "You Know You're Right" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by lead vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the first song on the band's self-titled greatest hits album, and the last song the band recorded before Cobain's d ...

", recorded on January 30, 1994, at Bob Lang Studios during

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's final studio session; it was finally released on the band's compilation album, ''

'', eight years after Cobain's death. *

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Kristen Pfaff Kristen Marie Pfaff (née Parco; May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) was an American musician, best known as the bassist for alternative rock band Hole from 1993 to 1994. Prior to Hole, Pfaff was the bassist and backing vocalist for Minneapolis-base ...

was featured on one track of ''

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'' three years after her death. * '' A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack'' by

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and various artists features

Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...

who died a few months before its release. *

Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...

who died in 1995. His singles "Blind Date", "11 Moustachioed Daughters" b/w "The Strain", and "Cyborg Signal" were released in 2016. * The self-titled album of Sun Red Sun was released in 1995 nearly two years after lead singer

Ray Gillen Raymond Arthur Gillen (May 12, 1959 – December 1, 1993) was an American rock singer. He is best known for his work with Badlands, in addition to his stint with Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s and recording most of the vocals on Phenomena's '' ...

died. * '' Dreaming of You'' (1995), the only English album by

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

, was released four months after her murder by

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. *

Rory Gallagher William Rory Gallagher ( ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. Due to his virtuosic playing, but relative lack of fame compared to some others, he has been referred to as "the greatest ...

albums '' Meeting with the G-Man'' (2003), ''Live at Montreux'' (2006), and '' Notes from San Francisco'' (2011) were all released after he died of an infection in 1995. *

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of Skinny Puppy appeared in many of their albums like ''The Process'' (1996) and '' Puppy Gristle'' (2002). Goettel died of a drug overdose in 1995. *

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Sterling Morrison Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group the Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, a ...

is on ''

Peel Slowly and See ''Peel Slowly and See'' is a five-disc box set of material by the Velvet Underground. It was released in September 1995 by Polydor. Compilation The name of this box set comes from the instruction presented on vinyl copies of the band's debut alb ...

'' a month after he died, '' Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes'' (2001), and ''

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'' (2015). Also he appeared on bandmate's John Cale's ''Antártida'' (1995) and ''

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'' (2002). *

Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ov ...

's album ''Losst and Founnd'' was released 25 years after his death from heart attack in 1994. *

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album ''

Made in Heaven ''Made in Heaven'' is the fifteenth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 6 November 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Hollywood Records in the United States. It was the band's first and only release s ...

'' was released four years after the death of frontman Freddie Mercury from AIDS-related bronchopneumonia in 1991. * Eazy-E's album ''

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton ''Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton'' is the second and final studio album by American hip hop recording artist Eazy-E. It was released posthumously by Ruthless Records and Relativity Records on January 30, 1996, ten months after Eazy- ...

'' (1995) was released eight months after his death from AIDS. * Many of Jerry Garcia's albums were released with

The Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, world music, ...

and

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's ''How Sweet It Is'' (1997) and many others. * ''

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'' and ''Tom Jobim'' were both released after

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's death from cardiac arrest on December 8, 1994. *

' songs "

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" and " Real Love" were released in 1995, fifteen years after

was murdered. Both songs featured the three surviving Beatles playing instruments over Lennon's demos. * Also

fifth member

Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a Scottish painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a paint ...

is on ''

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'' released in 1995. The songs were recorded in 1960 and Sutcliffe passed away in 1962 before the Beatles became famous with the Fab Four. *

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's Bernard Edwards appeared on the band's ''Live at the Budokan'' (1999) and The Power Station's '' Living in Fear'' just seven months after died of pneumonia. * ''

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'' (1996) by

Blind Melon Blind Melon is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Los Angeles by five musicians: three from Mississippi, one from Pennsylvania and one from Indiana. The band currently consists of guitarists Rogers Stevens and Christopher Thorn, drummer ...

, released one year after

Shannon Hoon Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon from 1990 until his death in 1995. Early life Richard Shannon Hoon was born on Sept ...

's death from a cocaine overdose, '' The Best of Blind Melon'' (2005) featuring three live tracks and ''

Live at the Palace ''Live at the Palace'' is a live album recorded at The Palace in Hollywood on October 11, 1995, by the band Blind Melon. It is the fourth album featuring vocals from former Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26 ...

'' (2006). * The self-titled album from California ska group Sublime was released after singer/songwriter/guitarist Bradley Nowell's 1996 heroin overdose death. ''

3 Ring Circus - Live at The Palace 3 (three) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cu ...

'' was recorded in 1995 and released in 2013. * Kevin Gilbert's concept album, '' The Shaming of the True'', released in 2000, four years after his death from

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. *

John Kahn John Kahn (June 13, 1947 – May 30, 1996) was an American electric and acoustic bassist. From 1970 to 1995, Kahn was Jerry Garcia's principal musical collaborator outside of the Grateful Dead. Biography John Kahn was born in Memphis, Tennessee ...

did an album with Jerry Garcia Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California, February 28, 1986 (2009). Kahn died in 1996 from a heart attack. * British drummer Mathew Fletcher was featured on Heavenly's '' Operation Heavenly'' a few months after he committed suicide in 1996. He is also featured on

Talulah Gosh Talulah Gosh were an English guitar-pop group from Oxford, and one of the leading bands of the indiepop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed in 1986 when Amelia Fletcher a ...

's single "Demos EP" (2011) and the album ''Was It Just a Dream?'' (2013). * Jason Thirsk appears in Humble Gods' album ''No Heroes'' (1996) a few months after his 1996 accidental suicide while he was drunk. He also appears on Pennywise's ''Full Circle'' (1997), and ''Yesterdays'' (2014). * '' The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory'' (1996), ''

R U Still Down? (Remember Me) ''R U Still Down? (Remember Me)'' is the sixth studio album and second double album by American rapper, 2Pac, released on November 25, 1997. It is his second posthumous release and the first to be released without his creative input and contains ...

'' (1997), '' Still I Rise'' (1999), '' Until the End of Time'' (2001), '' Better Dayz'' (2002), '' Tupac: Resurrection'' (2003), ''

Loyal to the Game ''Loyal to the Game'' is the ninth studio album and fifth posthumous studio album by American rapper Tupac. The album was produced by Eminem and consists of remixes of previously unreleased music recorded by Tupac before his death in 1996. Release ...

'' (2004), and '' Pac's Life'' (2006) were all released after

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...

's murder on September 13, 1996. * Colleen Peterson's ''Postcards from California'' was released in 2004 eight years after she died of cancer. * ''

Eva by Heart ''Eva by Heart'' is the first solo studio album (third overall) by American singer Eva Cassidy. It was released in 1997, a year after Cassidy's death. Track listing #"I Know You by Heart" (Eve Nelson, Diane Scanlon) – 3:57 #"Time Is a Healer" ...

'' (1997), '' Time After Time'' (2000), ''

Imagine Imagine may refer to: * Imagination Music Albums * ''Imagine'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2008 * ''Imagine'' (Eva Cassidy album), 2002 * ''Imagine'' (Janice Vidal album), 2012 * ''Imagine'' (John Lennon album), 1971 ** ''Imagine: John Lennon' ...

'' (2002), '' American Tune'' (2003), '' Somewhere'' (2008), and '' Simply Eva'' (2011), all after

Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album ...

's death from melanoma in 1996. *

Townes Van Zandt John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter.

's work A Far Cry From Dead (1999), Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings (2001), In the Beginning (2003), Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971–1972 (2013), and

Sky Blue Sky blue is a shade of light blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. The term (as "sky blew") is attested from 1681. A 1585 translation of Nicolas de Nicolay's 1576 ''Les navigations, peregrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie'' i ...

(2019). All released after he died suddenly in 1997. * Billy MacKenzie of The Associates appears on ''The Glamour Chase'' (2002). Many solo albums like Beyond The Sun (1997), Eurocentric (2001) and Transmission Impossible (2005) were all released. He died by suicide in 1997. * ''

Mystery White Boy ''Mystery White Boy'' is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). This is a compilation of live recordings that Buckley's mother Mary Guibert compiled from DAT recordings of his supporting to ...

'' and '' Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' was released after the death of

Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scott Moorhead, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by ...

in 1997. *

The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...

's albums ''

Life After Death The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving ess ...

'', '' Born Again'' and '' Duets: The Final Chapter'' were released after his murder in 1997. *

Johnny Copeland John Clyde Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer. In 1983, he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation. He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland. In 2017, Co ...

's albums "The Crazy Cajun Recordings" (1998) and Honky Tonkin (1999) both released after he died from complications of heart surgery. *Much of Pakistani musician

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...

's work was released after his death in 1997. His remix album '' Star Rise'' was released a year later. *

Luther Allison Luther Allison (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas, although some accounts suggest his actual place of birth was Mayflower, Arkansas. Allison was intereste ...

's Live in Chicago (1999), Standing at the Crossroad (1999), Pay It Forward (2002), Underground (2007), and Songs from the Road (2009). He died in 1997. * Nigeria's Fela Kuti work was released after he died from AIDS in 1997. Albums '' The Underground Spiritual Game'' (2004), ''Live in Detroit, 1986'' (2012) and many others were released. * ''

Michael Hutchence Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records worldwide and was inducted into th ...

'', a self-titled album by the original frontman of INXS, was released after his 1997 death of

suicide by hanging Suicide by hanging is the intentional killing of oneself (suicide) via suspension from an anchor-point such as an overhead beam or hook, by a rope or cord or by jumping from a height with a noose around the neck. Hanging is often considered ...

. *Austrian pop star Falco had three albums released after his death in 1998: ''Out of the Dark (Into the Light)'' (1998), ''Verdammt wir leben noch'' (1999), and ''The Spirit Never Dies'' (2009). * Rozz Williams with

Christian Death Christian Death is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979 by Rozz Williams. With major line-up changes over the years, Christian Death has retained "a relentlessly confrontational stand against organized religi ...

and Shadow Project's albums. His first live album ''Live in Berlin'' was released in 2000. * Drummer

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English rock drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, B ...

's album ''Especially For You'' was released in 1999, a year after his death. * John Denver's '' Forever, John'' was released in September 1998 a year after he died and '' Christmas in Concert'' in 2001. Many live albums have been released. * Linda McCartney's only album '' Wide Prairie'' was released in October 1998, after she died of cancer on April 17, 1998. *

Junior Wells Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song " Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album '' Hoodoo Man Blues ...

albums

with

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaugh ...

(2000), Live at Theresa's 1975 (2006) and many others were released * zilch's debut album, '' 3.2.1.'', was released 2 months after vocalist hide's death on May 2, 1998. A remix album, ''

Bastard Eyes ''Bastard Eyes'' is a remix album from the band Zilch, released on March 3, 1999. The tracks on this album are remixes, done by numerous different bands and artists, of the songs from their debut album '' 3.2.1.''. The limited edition reached nu ...

'', was released the following year. * ''

Ja, Zoo ''Ja, Zoo'' is the third album by Japanese musician hide, released on November 21, 1998. It is also his last studio album as he died on May 2 while recording it, and the only one released under the name hide with Spread Beaver. It is his best-se ...

'' by Japanese musician hide was released 6 months after his death. * California session singer

Warren Wiebe Warren Wiebe (July 18, 1953 – October 25, 1998) was an American vocalist and session artist from San Diego. Career After playing bass with several bands, Warren Wiebe was discovered by David Foster and Burt Bacharach in Los Angeles in 1987 ...

has been featured on various compilation albums following his suicide in October 1998 as well as several demo recordings. *

Björn Afzelius Björn Svante Afzelius (27 January 1947 – 16 February 1999 ) was a Swedish singer-songwriter and guitar player. He was an outspoken socialist, known for his support for Olof Palme. His songs are about love, politics and joys and sadness in l ...

albums ''Elsinore'' (1999), ''Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe 1993 – Malmöinspelningarna'' (with Mikael Wiehe) (2004), and ''Tusen bitar – Sånger om kärlek & rättvisa'' (2011). * ''

LB IV Life ''LB IV Life'' is the third studio album by the hip hop group Lost Boyz, released in 1999. Member Freaky Tah was murdered six months before the album was released, but makes multiple appearances on ''LB IV Life''. The album fell short commercial ...

'' was the last album to have

Freaky Tah Tahliq Raymond Rogers (May 14, 1971 – March 28, 1999), better known as Freaky Tah, was an American rapper, music promoter and hype man. Freaky Tah was a member of a hip hop group called the Lost Boyz, together with Mr. Cheeks, DJ Spigg Nice, ...

. It was released six months after his death. * Founder of

Moby Grape Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting, and who collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz with rock and psychedelic music. They were ...

Skip Spence Alexander Lee "Skip" Spence (April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. In the same year, he released his only s ...

single " Land of the Sun" was released the year he died. Also, he is featured on two albums by Moby Grape '' The Place and the Time'' (2009) and '' Moby Grape Live'' (2010). * Rapper

Big L Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper and record executive. Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Coleman became known among underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ...

's album '' The Big Picture'' was released in 2000, a year after he was shot to death in his own neighbourhood; the murder is still unsolved. * Stéphane Sirkis, member of French band Indochine, died of Hepatitis C while '' Dancetaria'' was still in production. The album was released nearly six months after his passing. *

Tripping Daisy Tripping Daisy is a neo-psychedelic pop rock band that was formed in Dallas, Texas, by lead singer/guitarist Tim DeLaughter in 1990 along with Jeff Bouck (drums), Wes Berggren (guitar) and Mark Pirro (bass). The group disbanded in 1999 foll ...

member Wes Berggren is on the band's last self titled album was released in 2000 just months after Berggren died of an overdose. *

Rick Danko Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During ...

is featured on many of The Band's live albums since his death in 1999. His solo albums ''Times Like These'' (2000), ''

Cryin' Heart Blues ''Cryin' Heart Blues'' is a seventeen-track 2005 compilation of studio sessions and live recordings by Rick Danko, the late bassist of The Band. The album was taken from a wide variety of sources, dating from the sessions for Danko's eponymous fi ...

'' (2005) and many others. He is also featured on

's albums and Danko/Fjeld/Andersen's ''One More Shot'' (2002) with

Jonas Fjeld Jonas Fjeld (born Terje Lillegård Jensen; 24 September 1952) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known in the English-speaking world for two albums recorded by Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, a collaboration with Canadian Rick ...

and

Eric Andersen Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, ...

21st century

2000s

Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) was an American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments. Though Scott never scored cartoon soundtracks, his music is ...

's album '' Manhattan Research Inc.'' (2000), which contained selected samples of Scott's work from the 1950s and 1960s for film soundtracks, commercials, and for his own technical and musical experiments, was released six years after Scott's death in 1994. * Israeli musician

Ofra Haza Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza ( he, בת-שבע עפרה חזה; 19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000), known as Ofra Haza (), was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actress, and Grammy Award-nominated recording artist commonly known in the Western world as ...

's albums ''Manginat Halev Vol 1.'' and ''2.'' (2000 and 2004) and

remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ('' Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 200 ...

''Forever'' (2008) were released after her death in 2000 from AIDS related pneumonia. *

Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx borough of New York City in the e ...

's '' Yeeeah Baby'' was released two months after he died of a heart attack. The album hit #3 in the ''Billboard'' 200 and #1 in the

Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated Jan ...

at the end of the year. ''Endangered Species'' was released in 2001 and featured the single " How We Roll" featuring Ashanti. *

The Whitlams The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the ...

released two singles after the death of bassist Andy Lewis in early 2000: " Blow Up the Pokies" (2000) and "

Made Me Hard "Made Me Hard" a song by Australian band, The Whitlams. Released in May 2001 as the third and final single from their fourth album, ''Love This City ''Love This City'' is the fourth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Bl ...

" (2001). * Freddie Mercury's

The Solo Collection ''The Solo Collection'' is a compilation album, compilation box set detailing the solo career of Freddie Mercury; it includes the material Mercury recorded before joining up with Queen (band), Queen, up through the 1993 No More Brothers remixes ...

was released in 2000, nine years after his death from AIDS. *

Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was a British singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Ian Dury and the Blockheads ...

's '' Ten More Turnips from the Tip'' was released in 2002, two years after his death. * ''The Essential Collection'' and ''

The Complete Duets ''The Complete Duets'' is a two-disc compilation album of duet recordings by Motown Records artists Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, recorded between 1965 and 1969. The set compiles all of the tracks from the duo's three albums - ''United,'' ''Yo ...

'' with Marvin Gaye by

Tammi Terrell Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. ...

were both released in 2001. Gaye was murdered in 1984 and Terrell of cancer in 1970. * Aaliyah's music video for her song " Rock the Boat" was completed the morning of her death. Her album ''

I Care 4 U ''I Care 4 U'' is a posthumous compilation album by American singer Aaliyah. It was released on December 10, 2002, by Blackground Records and Universal Records. Following Aaliyah's death on August 25, 2001, Blackground decided to release a posthu ...

'' was released posthumously, with six previously unreleased tracks. * ''

Don't Worry About Me ''Don't Worry About Me'' is the debut album released by Joey Ramone as a solo artist. It was released posthumously on February 19, 2002, by Sanctuary Records, less than a year after his death. The album was produced by Daniel Rey, who also did m ...

'', the first solo album by

Joey Ramone Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American musician, best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the R ...

, was released a year after Joey's death in 2001. A year later

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he wa ...

died. Both were featured on '' NYC 1978'' (2003). * Creedence Clearwater Revival released their box set '' Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set'' (2001) after

died in 1990. The box set features tracks when CCR was known as The Blue Velvets and

The Golliwogs Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, ...

. * George Harrison was featured in the song " Horse to the Water" on the album ''Small World, Big Band'' by

Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland. History Holland formed the band in 1994. In May 2022 the 17-piece ...

. He died from lung cancer in 2001. ** Harrison's album '' Brainwashed'' was completed by his son

Dhani Harrison Dhani Harrison (; born 1 August 1978) is an English musician, composer and singer-songwriter. He is the only child of George and Olivia Harrison. Dhani debuted as a professional musician assisting in recording his father's final album, ''Brainw ...

and producer

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, he has cont ...

. The album was released in November 2002, one year after his death. ** Harrison appears on many unreleased recordings by

. * '' 3D'' (2002),

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

's studio album, was released just seven months after

Lisa Lopes Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002), better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Besid ...

' death from a car accident. Lopes' own second studio album, ''

Eye Legacy ''Eye Legacy'' is the second and final studio album by rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and is her first posthumous release. Released on January 27, 2009, the album contains previously unreleased songs, and remixed songs from '' Supernova'', featuri ...

'' was released in January 2009, almost seven years after her death. * Snot's live album ''Alive!'' was released in 2002 after lead singer

Lynn Strait James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the nu metal band Snot. Biography Strait was born in New York City, but moved to Santa Barbara, California ...

's death in 1998. *

David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin;Ribowsky, p. 88 January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–68) during the group's "Clas ...

's album ''

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

'' (not to be confused with his self-titled 1973 album) was released in 2004, thirteen years after his death in 1991. *

Paul Baloff Paul Baloff (April 25, 1960 – February 2, 2002) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist of the thrash metal band Exodus. He was shortly fired from Exodus after the release of the band's 1985 debut album ''Bonded by B ...

wrote songs for the album ''

Let There Be Blood ''Let There Be Blood'' is a studio album with re-recorded songs of Exodus's 1985 '' Bonded by Blood'', featuring their lineup at the time. The only band members who play on both ''Bonded by Blood'' and ''Let There Be Blood'' are guitarist Gary ...

'' (2008) by Exodus. * '' Sinema'' (2002), a video album by

Drowning Pool Drowning Pool is an American rock band formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1996. The band was named after the 1975 film '' The Drowning Pool''. Since its formation, the band has consisted of guitarist C.J. Pierce, bassist Stevie Benton, and drummer M ...

, was released three months after Dave Williams suddenly died of heart failure. * ''Home and Away'' was released sixteen years after

's suicide in 1990. * '' Live at Montreux 2001'' by Run-DMC featuring

Jam Master Jay Jason William Mizell (January 21, 1965 – October 30, 2002), better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, was an American musician and DJ. He was the DJ of the influential hip hop group Run-DMC. During the 1980s, Run-DMC became one of the big ...

was released in 2007, four and a half years after Jay was murdered. *

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...

' last studio album Deeper Still was released in 2007, three years after his death. He also appears on

's The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 (2009) when he was a member of

The Mynah Birds The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967.Chong. 2005. Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young, ...

. * '' Streetcore'', the third and final album by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, was released in October 2003, ten months after Strummer's death. * Jeremy Michael Ward was featured on

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...

albums '' A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One'' (2004), '' Omar Rodriguez Lopez & Jeremy Michael Ward'' (2008) and '' Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead'' (2008) were all recorded in 2001. Ward died in May 2003. * ''

From a Basement on the Hill ''From a Basement on the Hill'' is the sixth and final studio album by the American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Recorded from 2000 to 2003, and faced with multiple delays due to Smith's personal problems that resulted in his death, it was rel ...

'' (2004) and '' New Moon'' (2007) were released after Elliott Smith's death in October 2003. * ''

22nd Century Lifestyle ''22nd Century Lifestyle'' is the debut album by American nu metal band pre)Thing. It was released on April 6, 2004, by V2 Records. This is the only pre)Thing album due to the death of the band's lead singer and guitarist, Rust Epique. The albu ...

'' (2004) by pre)Thing was released after former member of Crazy Town and lead singer of pre)Thing Rust Epique died of a sudden heart attack a month before its release. * Cuban singer Celia Cruz's ''Regalo del Alma'' (2003) and ''Dios Disfrute a la Reina'' (2004) were released after her death in 2003. ''Dios Disfrute a la Reina'' was recorded between 1998 and 1999. * Warren Zevon's ''Reconsider Me: The Love Songs'' (2006) and ''Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings'' (2007) were released after his death in 2003. Preludes was recorded before 1976. * Buzz Gardner appears on Frank Zappa's Beat the Boots! III (2009) and Ant-Bee's Electronic Church Muzik (2011). * ''The Ape of Naples'' (2005) and ''The New Backwards'' (2008) were released after member of Coil (band), Coil John Balance died in 2004. * Ray Charles' album ''Genius Loves Company'' (2004) was released two months after his death. Also albums ''Genius & Friends'' (2005), ''Ray Sings, Basie Swings'' (2006), and ''Rare Genius'' (2010) were released was well. * Jan & Dean's ''Carnival of Sound'' was released in 2010 after Jan Berry died in 2004. It was the duo's last album and was recorded between 1966 and 1968. * Robert Palmer (singer), Robert Palmer's ''Live at the BBC'' was released in 2010, seven years after his death. * Terje Bakken's ''Valfar, ein Windir'' was released in November 2004 just nearly a year after he died. * ''Rebel Meets Rebel'', a collaboration album by David Allan Coe and Pantera, was released in May 2005, five months after Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was murdered. * ''A Son Unique'' by Ol' Dirty Bastard was released seven months after his death in 2004. Also, many albums have been released since and his work with Wu-Tang Clan. * Drummer Kenny Buttrey appears on

's The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 (2009), Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976 (2020);

's 50th Anniversary Collection 1969 (2019) and others. * Long John Baldry's ''Looking At Long John Baldry: The UA Years 1964-1966'' (2006), ''Live – Iowa State University'' (2009), and ''The Best of the Stony Plain Years'' (2014) were all released after he died in 2005. * Two albums, ''Katorz'' (2006) and ''Infini (album), Infini'' (2009), by thrash metal band Voivod (band), Voivod were released after the death of lead guitarist Denis D'Amour in 2005. * Krzysztof Raczkowski is featured on ''Sweet Noise - The Triptic'' (2007, as member), ''Atrocious Filth - Atrocious Filth'' (2008), and ''Dies Irae - The Art Of An Endless Creation'' (2009, DVD). * Chris Whitley albums ''Reiter In'' (2006), ''Dislocation Blues'' (2007) and On Air (Chris Whitley album), ''On Air'' (2008) were released after he died from lung cancer in 2005. * Shortly after Lou Rawls died three albums were released Live in Concert 1992–95, Merry Christmas, Baby and Christmas all released in 2006. * Lynden David Hall's single "Promise" was recorded in 2005 and released in 2013. Hall died of cancer in 2006. * Rapper J Dilla died on February 10, 2006. He had three posthumous albums released: ''The Shining (J Dilla album), The Shining'' (August 2006), ''Jay Love Japan'' (2007), ''Jay Stay Paid'' (2009), and ''The Diary (J Dilla album), The Diary'' (2016). * Nikki Sudden solo albums The Truth Doesn't Matter (2006) and Golden Vanity with Phil Shoenfelt (2009) were released. Many live albums have been released as well as stuff with Jacobites (band), Jaocbites and Swell Maps. Sudden died in March 2006. * ''American V: A Hundred Highways'' (2006), ''American VI: Ain't No Grave'' (2010) and ''Forever Words'' were released after Johnny Cash's death in 2003. Also, many live and collaboration albums have been released as well. * Maynard Ferguson's last album, ''The One and Only'' recorded a few weeks prior to his death in 2006, was released several months later in 2007. * Korean singer U;Nee's last album, ''Habit (U;Nee album), Habit'', was released five days after her death in 2007. * Gerald Levert's ''In My Songs'' was released in February 2007, three months after his death. * Toše Proeski's album ''The Hardest Thing (album), The Hardest Thing'' was released posthumously in 2009, two years after his death in a car accident. * Grégory Lemarchal's ''La Voix d'un ange'' was released a month and a half after his death. * LeRoi Moore, founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died of complications from an All-terrain vehicle, ATV accident while ''Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King'' was still in production. The album was released approximately nine months after his passing. * ''Black Beauty (album), Black Beauty'', an unreleased album by the group Love (band), Love, was recorded and shelved in 1973. The album was released in 2012, five years after the death of the band's frontman, Arthur Lee (musician), Arthur Lee. * Luther Vandross' single "Shine (Luther Vandross song), Shine" was released in 2006, the year following his death. * Brad Delp of Boston (band), Boston committed suicide in March 2007. He appears on Rockin Away with Barry Goudreau (2007), Mark Miller's Whatcha Gonna Do (2008) and Bruce Arnold's Orpheus Again (2010). * Since Ike Turner's death in 2007 many albums have been released such as Jack Rabbit Blues: The Singles of 1958–1960 (2011) and other early work. * Dan Fogelberg's ''Love in Time'' (2009) was released nearly two years after his death. Also, Live at Carnegie Hall was released in 2017. * Jeff Healey's album Mess of Blues (Jeff Healey album), Mess of Blues was released on March 11, 2008, nine days after his death from sarcoma. Also Songs from the Road (Jeff Healey album), Songs from the Road (2009), Last Call (2010) and others were released. * Jimmy Carl Black released four studio and live albums in 2009. He appears on Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention's The Lumpy Money Project/Object (2009), Beat the Boots! III (2009), Road Tapes, Venue 1 (2012) and Meat Light (2016). Also, he appears on Ant-Bee's Electronic Church Muzik (2011). * Michael Jackson's song "This Is It (Michael Jackson song), This Is It" was released four months after Death of Michael Jackson, his death in 2009. ** Michael Jackson's album ''Michael (album), Michael'' was released on December 14, 2010, 1 year and 5 months after his death in 2009. ** Michael Jackson's album ''Xscape (album), Xscape'' was released on May 13, 2014, about 5 years after his death in 2009. * ''Brother (Boyzone album), Brother'' by Boyzone was released on March 8, 2010, five months after member Stephen Gately's death from natural causes on October 10, 2009. *

's The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 was released in June 2009. It features Bruce Palmer,

, Jack Nitzsche, Kenny Buttrey and

, all of whom died years before the boxset was released. * Al Martino's album ''Thank You'' was released in 2011, two years after his death. * Soulmate (album), ''SOULmate'' by Jacksoul was released on December 1, 2009, 10 days after Haydain Neale died of lung cancer. * Jack Rose (guitarist), Jack Rose released three albums in 2010 after a sudden heart attack on December 5, 2009. * Manic Street Preachers released an album, ''Journal for Plague Lovers'' using lyrics constructed by Richey Edwards before his disappearance in 1995. * ''Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold album), Nightmare'', the fifth album by metal band Avenged Sevenfold, was released on July 27, 2010, almost seven months after the death of drummer The Rev on December 28, 2009.

2010s

* Gregory Slay, founder of Remy Zero died on New Year's Day 2010. Slay appears on Horsethief Beats' The Sound Will Find You (2010). * ''In Love and War (Francis Magalona and Ely Buendia album), In Love And War (aka ILAW, originally The Sickos Project)'' by Francis M. and Ely Buendia was released in May 2010, months after master rapper Francis Magalona died on March 6, 2009, from acute myeloid leukemia. * Nujabes' album Spiritual State was released on December 3, 2011, a year after he died in a car accident on February 26, 2010. His compilation album Luv(Sic) Hexalogy was also released on December 9, 2015. * Gil Scott-Heron's album Nothing New (Gil Scott-Heron album), Nothing New was released on April 19, 2014, almost three years after his death on May 27, 2011. * Jay Reatard had many singles released after he died of a drug overdose in early 2010. He appears on In Utero, in Tribute, in Entirety (2014) tribute to

. * Mark Linkous is on Dark Night of the Soul (album), Dark Night of the Soul with Danger Mouse (musician), Danger Mouse. Released four months after Linkous committed suicide. * Ronnie James Dio live albums have been released since he died in 2010. Many like Heaven & Hell (band), Heaven & Hell's Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell (2010), At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010), Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 (2013), and Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 (2014) have all been released. * Bee Gees' Mythology (Bee Gees album), ''Mythology'' features Andy Gibb on "Arrow Through the Heart". The song was recorded in 1987 a year before Andy died. * John Martyn's ''Heaven and Earth (John Martyn album), Heaven and Earth'' studio album was released in May 2011, two years after he died. Many compilation albums have been released since his death. * Conrad Schnitzler's last album, ''Endtime'' recorded four days before his death in 2011, was released on April 8, 2012. * Paul Gray (American musician), Paul Gray bassist of Slipknot (band), Slipknot is featured on Antennas to Hell (2012) released two years after his death. * Ou Est le Swimming Pool released their first and only album The Golden Year (album), ''Golden Year'' after lead singer Charles Haddon committed suicide two months before. * Steve Lee (singer), Steve Lee of Gotthard (band), Gotthard is featured on ''Homegrown - Live in Lugano'' in 2011 a year after he died. * Eyedea's albums Birthday (I Feel Triangular) (2011) with Guitar Party, Grand's Sixth Sense (2011) with Sixth Sense, and The Many Faces of Mikey (2015) were all released after he died of a drug overdose in 2010. * Mick Karn of Dalis Car is featured on InGladAloneness. It was released in 2012 a year after Karn died of cancer. * Trish Keenan is featured on Scott Herren's The Only She Chapters (2011) and Broadcast (band), Broadcast's Berberian Sound Studio (soundtrack), Berberian Sound Studio (2013). She suddenly died from Pneumonia on January 14, 2011. * Cold Chisel's Steve Prestwich is featured on No Plans (2012). Prestwich died of a brain tumor on January 16, 2011. * Nate Dogg is featured in singles "Party We Will Throw Now!" (2012), My House (Warren G song), My House with Warren G (2015), Gangsta Walk (2016), and I Got Love (2018). Nate Dogg died in 2011. * Wild Man Fischer's Deep State (2018) was released seven years after he died from heart failure. * Andrew Gold's The Late Show - Live 1978 was released in 2015, four years after he died. * ''Lioness: Hidden Treasures'', an album of lost recordings (from 2002 to 2011) by British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, was released on December 5, 2011; four months after her death on July 23. Two singles were also released: "Our Day Will Come", on December 5; and "Body and Soul (1930 song)#Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse, Body & Soul", which is a duet with the legendary Tony Bennett, on the day that would have been her 28th birthday. *''Dear Mr Fantasy: The Jim Capaldi Story'' (2011) was released after Jim Capaldi died in 2005. This was a four-disc boxed set. * Argentinian singer Luis Alberto Spinetta released ''Los Amigo'' (recorded in 2011) on 27 November 2015 with a group project "Spinetta Los Amigo". He also released ''Ya No Mires Atrás'' (recorded between 2008 and 2009) on 23 January 2020. Spinetta died of lung cancer on February 8, 2012. * ''Newark 1953'' by Hank Mobley was released in 2012, 27 years after his death. *

's ''...Ya Know?'' was released in May 2012, 11 years after his death from lymphoma. * Captain Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller was released on February 22, 2012. It was recorded in 1976. Also ''Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972'' was released in 2014. Beefheart died in 2010 from Multiple sclerosis. * Levon Helm's album ''The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume Three'' (2014) was released two years after he died. Also he appears on

's Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976 (2020). * Tommy Marth of The Killers is featured on Black Camaro's Black Camaricans in 2012. * Robin Gibb of Bee Gees released 50 St. Catherine's Drive in 2014 and Sing Slowly Sisters in 2015 after he died in 2012. * Paco de Lucía's album ''Canción Andaluza'' was released on April 29, 2014, two months after his death. * Christmas Party (The Monkees album), ''Christmas Party'' was released in 2018 after Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones' death from a heart attack in 2012. * Tony Sly of No Use for a Name appears on the band's Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers in 2017. Sly died in his sleep in 2012. * Mitch Lucker appears on Suicide Silence's You Can't Stop Me (album), You Can't Stop Me released nearly two years after Lucker's death from a motorcycle accident. * Several of Ravi Shankar albums have been released since his death in 2012. * ''La Misma Gran Señora'' by Jenni Rivera was released on December 11, 2012, two days after Rivera had died in a plane crash. * From Beer to Eternity was the last album to have Ministry (band), Ministry with Mike Scaccia. Scaccia died from a heart attack during the beginning of recording for the album. * Beautiful (Teena Marie album), ''Beautiful'' was released on January 15, 2013, approximately two years after Teena Marie's death in December 2010. * ''Lost My Way'' by Tim Ryan was released on October 8, 2013, approximately two years following a fatal car crash. * Eyehategod's drummer Joey LaCaze is on the band's album ''Eyehategod (album), Eyehategod'' in 2014 a year after LaCaze died of respiratory failure. * ''Step Back (album), Step Back'' by Johnny Winter was released on September 2, 2014, almost two months after his death. * ''M2: Descending into Madness'' by Midnight (musician), Midnight was released in 2014 five years after Midnight died of a stomach aneurysm. * Isaiah "Ikey" Owens is on Run The Jewels' Run the Jewels 2 on October 24, 2014, and

's Arañas en la Sombra released in 2016. Owens died of a sudden heart attack on October 14, 2014, in Mexico. * Pink Floyd's 2014 album ''The Endless River'' was released six years after keyboardist Richard Wright (musician), Richard Wright's death; the album consists almost entirely of leftover instrumentals featuring Wright from the recording sessions for 1994's ''The Division Bell''. * "Let Me in Your Heart Again" and "There Must Be More to Life Than This" (with Michael Jackson) were released after the death of

frontman, Freddie Mercury's death in 1991, and Michael Jackson's death in 2009. They were both released for the album ''Queen Forever''. * Johnny Ramone is featured on ''Morrissey Curates The Ramones'' (2014). Johnny died in 2004. * Mike Porcaro bassist for Toto is featured on Toto's ''40 Trips Around the Sun'' (2018) and ''Old Is New'' (2018). The album features songs that have were previously unreleased. * Argentinian rock band Krebs' only album ''Krebs'' was released on March 13, 2015, after Agustín Briolini was electrocuted to death in 2014. *''It's All Over Now Baby Blue'' recorded by the SIMS Foundation was a tribute album to Sims Ellison of Pariah (band), Pariah, celebrating 20 years after his death. Ellison committed suicide in 1995 and is the first album after his death. *

's ''Screamin' at the Sun'' was released on iTunes in 2015, 20 years after

's death. The live album was recorded in New York in 1993. * The Velvet Underground's

released in 2015 as a live album recorded in 1969. It has Lou Reed who died in 2015 and

who died in 1995. * Chinx, Chinx Drugz's album ''Welcome to JFK'' was released in August 2015, one month after his death. * Curtis Knight's ''You Can't Use My Name: The RSVP/PPX Sessions'' (2015) featuring Jimi Hendrix was released after Knight died in 1999 and Hendrix died in 1970. This was recorded when Hendrix was backing up for Knight in 1965 to 1967 before Hendrix's fame. * Dusty Springfield's Faithful (Dusty Springfield album), ''Faithful'' was released in 2015. It was recorded in 1971. * Frank Zappa's Project/Object Series features ''Meat Light'' (2016) was released 23 years after Zappa's death. This album is a 3 CD compilation featuring members of The Mothers of Invention; Ray Collins (musician), Ray Collins, Jimmy Carl Black, Billy Mundi and Jim Sherwood, Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood. * Tony Duran (musician), Tony Duran appears on Frank Zappa's Little Dots (2016) was in Zappa's band in 1972. This album was recorded in Fall of 1972 during the 1972 Petit Wazoo tour. Duran died from prostate cancer in 2011. * Pantelis Pantelidis' single "Thimame" was released in June 2016, four months after his death in a car crash. * ''Live Facelift'' by Alice In Chains was recorded in 1990, and released on vinyl in 2016. Also Live In Oakland October 8th 1992 was released on July 24, 2017, on vinyl Unofficial Release, 180 Gram. Featured both Layne Staley who died in 2002 and Mike Starr (musician), Mike Starr who died in 2011. Only 5000 copies were issued. * A Tribe Called Quest's We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service was released on November 11, 2016, eight months after Phife Dawg died form diabetes. The album features guests Elton John, Jack White, Kanye West, Andre 3000, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, Talib Kweli, Consequence (rapper), Consequence and Busta Rhymes. * Michael Burks' ''I'm a Bluesman'' was released in 2016, after he died of a sudden heart attack in 2012. * You and I (Jeff Buckley album), ''You and I'', a compilation of early studio recordings in 1993 by

, was released 19 years after his death. * Just two days short of the one year anniversary of

's Death of David Bowie, 2016 death from liver cancer, the EP ''No Plan (EP), No Plan'' was released, featuring three studio recordings of Bowie performing songs from his musical ''Lazarus (musical), Lazarus'', which had previously only been recorded by the musical's cast. The songs on ''No Plan'' are stated to be the last three songs Bowie had ever recorded in his lifetime. * Prince (musician), Prince's 4Ever (Prince album), ''4ever'' album was released seven months after his death of a fentanyl overdose. The album features the unreleased track "Moonbeam Levels" which was recorded in 1982. Also Piano and a Microphone 1983 (2018) and Originals (Prince album), Originals (2019) were released. * Christina Grimmie's EP, ''Side B (EP), Side B'', was released ten months after her death. On the day before the first anniversary of her death, her album ''All Is Vanity'' was released. * Leon Russell's final album, ''On a Distant Shore'' was released on September 22, 2017. He nearly a year earlier from heart surgery. * Greg Lake's live album, Live in Piacenza was released in 2017. He died on December 7, 2016. Also he produced Annie Barbazza & Max Repetti - Moonchild (2018). * Tangerine Dream's mini-album ''Quantum Key'', EP ''Probe 6-8'' and albums ''Quantum Gate (album), Quantum Gate'' and ''Raum'' were released after Edgar Froese's death in 2015. * Gord Downie's solo album ''Introduce Yerself'' was released on October 27, 2017; ten days after his death from brain cancer. * Viola Beach's Viola Beach (album), eponymous album was released in July 2016, five months after all the band members (and their manager) died when their car fell off a bridge. * ''Poet Artist, Poet Artist'', Kim Jong-hyun (singer), Jonghyun's second solo album, was released in January 2018, a month after his death. * Here's to You (Montgomery Gentry album), ''Here's to You'', the ninth studio album by country music duo Montgomery Gentry, was released following member Montgomery Gentry, Troy Gentry's death in a helicopter crash. The accident took place on September 8, 2017, in Medford, New Jersey, where the duo was scheduled to perform that evening. * Johnny Cash's ''Forever Words'' (2018) features Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave on "You Never Knew My Mind". Cash died in 2003 and Cornell died by suicide on May 18, 2017. * Falling Down (Lil Peep and XXXTentacion song), "Falling Down", a collaboration between rappers XXXTentacion and Lil Peep was released on September 19, 2018. It is Lil Peep's third posthumous single as a lead artist (ten months after his death) and XXX's first (three months after he was murdered). * Cry Alone (Lil Peep song), "Cry Alone" a single was released posthumously by Lil Peep on October 18, 2018. It is Lil Peep's fourth posthumous single as a lead artist. * Gregg Allman's final album, ''Southern Blood (album), Southern Blood'', was released on September 8, 2017. He died of liver cancer on 27 May 2017. * Butch Trucks of

is featured on Allman's The Fox Box (2017), Filmore West 1971 (2019) and Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection (2020). He died in January 2017. * George Michael's song "This Is How (We Want You to Get High)" was recorded in 2015 and was released in ''Last Christmas (film), Last Christmas'' soundtrack album on 8 November 2019. * 10x10 (album), 10x10 by Ronnie Montrose was released on September 29, 2017. Montrose died in March 2012. * Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is on the band's album One More Light Live released on December 15, 2017, just five months after Bennington's suicide. It was a European tour for the album One More Light just weeks before he died. ** Bennington featured on the song Cross Off (song), "Cross Off" by Mark Morton (guitarist), Mark Morton, from the album Anesthetic (album), ''Anesthetic'', which was released in 2019. ** Bennington's former band, Grey Daze, released their album ''Amends (album), Amends'' on June 26, 2020, nearly three years after his suicide. ** The 20th anniversary edition of Linkin Park's album Hybrid Theory'' was released on October 9, 2020, with many unreleased songs and demos from 1996 to 2002. * XXXTentacion Murder of XXXTentacion, was murdered on June 18, 2018. He had two posthumous studio albums released: ''Skins (XXXTentacion album), Skins'' (December 2018), and ''Bad Vibes Forever'' (December 2019). * The song "Where is Love" by Mel and Kim was released in 2018. Melanie Appleby, Mel Appleby died in 1990 from pneumonia while battling cancer. * Johnny Hallyday's posthumous album ''Mon pays c'est l'amour'' was released on October 19, 2018. He died of cancer on 5 December 2017. * Chris Cornell's Chris Cornell (album), self-titled album was released on November 16, 2018, a year and half after his death. * The Cranberries' final album, In the End (album), ''In the End'', was released in 2019, one year after the death of lead singer Dolores O'Riordan. * Kyle Pavone of We Came as Romans did a collaboration song with Kayzo and ARMNHMR, LA Never Says Goodbye released in 2019. Pavone died form an accidental drug overdose on August 25, 2018. * Lil Peep' song titled "Star Shopping" was released in April 2019, over a year after his death. * Avicii's song SOS (Avicii song), "SOS" was released on April 10, 2019, almost a year after his death. His posthumous album ''Tim (Avicii album), TIM'' was released on June 6, 2019. * J. J. Cale's album Stay Around was released on April 26, 2019, nearly six years after his death. Also, he is featured on Eric Clapton's ''Live in San Diego (Eric Clapton album), Live in San Diego'' released in 2016 which was recorded in 2007. * Cassius (band), Cassius' final album, ''Dreems'' was released on June 21, 2019, 2 days after Philippe Zdar died after falling from a 19-storey building in Paris. * Scary Kids Scaring Kids released their single ''Loved Forever'' on September 29, 2019, honoring former lead singer Tyson Stevens who died of a suspected heroin overdose in 2014. Stevens would have been 34 years old on his birthday September 29. * Freddie Mercury's ''Never Boring'' was released on October 11, 2019, nearly 28 years after his death. * Yes (band), Yes live album ''Like It Is: Yes at the Mesa Arts Center'' and mini-album ''From a Page'' were released after Chris Squire died from leukemia in 2015. * Leonard Cohen's posthumous album ''Thanks for the Dance'' was released on November 22, 2019, three years after his death. * Argentinian singer Gustavo Cerati's live album ''En Vivo en Monterrey'' was released on November 20, 2019, five years after his death. The music video for his song "No te creo", which was filmed in 2004, was released on YouTube on August 10, 2021. * Buddy Miles the drummer for Jimi Hendrix appears on ''Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts'' released on November 22, 2019, nearly 50 years after the concert on New years 1969–1970. Hendrix died in 1970 and Miles died in 2008. * XXXTentacion‘s final album ''Bad Vibes Forever'' was released on December 6, 2019.

2020s

* Mac Miller's album Circles (Mac Miller album), ''Circles'' was released on January 17, 2020, about a year after his death. * Cadet (rapper), Cadet's first studio album ''The Rated Legend'' was released on April 10, 2020. He died on February 9, 2019, in a car accident. * Eddie Money's album Brand New Day (Eddie Money album), ''Brand New Day'' was released on April 21, 2020, seven months after his death. It was originally set to be released on July 19, 2019, but was subsequently postponed due to Money's illness. * Neil Peart appears on the 40th anniversary version of Rush (band), Rush's album ''Permanent Waves'', released on May 29, 2020. The 40th anniversary edition features unreleased live content from concerts in England. Peart died four months before its release. * Guru Josh's song "Love to Infinity" with Anike Ekina and Darren Bailie was released on May 29, 2020. Guru died in 2015 when he committed suicide. * Pop Smoke's album ''Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon'' was released on July 3, 2020, five months after his death. * Juice Wrld's album Legends Never Die (Juice Wrld album), ''Legends Never Die'' was released on July 10, 2020, seven months after Death of Juice Wrld, his death. * Wayne Static of Static-X is on a 2-part album series ''Project Regeneration Vol. 1'' and Vol.2. Volume 1 was released on July 10, 2020. Volume 2 is to be released in the near future. Static died in 2014 from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose. * Jerry Garcia and

's ''Garcia Live Volume 14'' was released on July 24, 2020. The album was recorded live in 1986. Garcia died in 1995 and Kahn died in 1996. * Haruma Miura's second single, "Night Diver", was released posthumously on August 26, 2020, one month and eight days after his death. * Philip Chevron of The Pogues is on ''BBC Sessions 1984-1985'', released on August 29, 2020. Chevron died in 2013. * Spanish singer Camilo Sesto's song "Te Quiero Así" was released on September 7, 2020, 1 year after he died from kidney failure. It was recorded during ''Amaneciendo'' sessions. * Ken Hensley appears on Blind Golem's song "The Day Is Gone" from the album ''A Dream Of Fantasy'' released in 2021. Hensley died on November 4, 2020. *

's ''Neil Young Archives Volume II: 1972–1976'' features band members Tim Drummond, Jack Nitzsche, Kenny Buttrey, Stan Szelest, Rusty and Doug, Rusty Kershaw, Joe Lala,

and Levon Helm. * Florian Schneider appears on Kraftwerk's song "Non Stop" from the album ''Remixes'' released on December 21, 2020, eight months after his death. * Alexi Laiho appears on ''Bodom After Midnight's Paint the Sky with Blood'', released in 2021. Laiho died on December 29, 2020. * Chick Corea appears on Eliane Elias's ''Mirror Mirror (Eliane Elias album), Mirror Mirror'', released on September 10, 2021. Corea died on February 9, 2021, from cancer. * DMX's album ''Exodus (DMX album), Exodus'' was released on May 28, 2021. Also the single "X Moves" was released six days after DMX's death, the song did not appear on ''Exodus''. DMX died on April 2, 2021, from a sudden heart attack. * Phi Nhung's single "Hai Ơi, Đừng Qua Sông" was released on October 8, 2021, ten days after her death from COVID-19. * Charlie Watts appears the reissue of

's ''Tattoo You'' released on October 22, 2021, two months after his death. * Juice Wrld's album ''Fighting Demons'' was released on December 10, 2021, two years and two days after his death in 2019. * King Von's album ''What It Means to Be King'' was released on March 4, 2022, 1 year, 3 months, and 26 days after his death in 2020. * Phife Dawg's album ''Forever (Phife Dawg album), Forever'' was released on March 22, 2022, in the 6th anniversary of his death due to diabetes complications. * Taylor Hawkins appears on

's Patient Number 9 released on September 9, 2022, and Iggy Pop's Every Loser released on January 6, 2023. Hawkins died on March 25, 2022. * Klaus Schulze's final album ''Deus Arrakis'' was released on July 1, 2022, 2 months, and 4 days after his death. * Aaron Carter's final album ''Blacklisted (Aaron Carter album), Blacklisted'' was released on November 7, 2022, two days after his death.

References

{{Reflist Works published posthumously, Music Lists of musical works, Posthumous