"D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. Maybe you read these names at the end of 2025 and remember a pang the way your heart hurt upon hearing the news that these musicians had departed the mortal realm. But it's worth spending the time with that pain, and what comes after: a celebration of their lives and, more importantly, the music they left behind. That's what lives forever: the hooks, the solos, the grooves and the emotion they stir in us all."
"What follows is a memorial to those music makers we lost in 2025, listed below in chronological order by the date they left us. *** Wayne Osmond Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the family band The Osmonds Aug. 28, 1951 Jan. 1, 2025 * The R&B and soul singer captured hearts with songs like "Gimme Little Sign" and "The Oogum Boogum Song""
Numerous notable musicians passed away in 2025 across genres including R&B, soul, folk, country, rock, and jazz. Wayne Osmond, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for The Osmonds, died Jan. 1, 2025. An R&B and soul singer known for "Gimme Little Sign" and "The Oogum Boogum Song" died Jan. 3, 2025. Ed Askew, an idiosyncratic folk musician who released a cult classic in 1968 and later produced many albums, died Jan. 4, 2025. Peter Yarrow, best known for Peter, Paul and Mary and convicted of a sexual offense against a minor, died Jan. 7, 2025. Other losses include members of Sam & Dave, 24-7 Spyz, Melba Montgomery, a filmmaker who valued songs in film, bassist Toby Myers, and DJ Bob Perkins.
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