Biography books famous musicians who died

Death diminishes us all, but the deaths of musicians are often especially difficult since these artists seem to have tapped into some eternal spirit that flows through them into our hearts and souls.

Musicians’ deaths sadden us — sometimes because they die far too young and their musical destinies remain unplayed, and sometimes because we associate them and their music with certain times in our lives. We often turn to these artists’ music as solace for our bereavement, but in many cases we can also pick up a biography of the artist or that artist’s own autobiography as a way of living once again in their presence.

In 2022, we lost a number of artists whose musical genius and creative lyricism, not to mention their flamboyant performances, enlivened roots music.

As in years past, the list of such musicians is long, though in many cases no biography of the artist exists and they left no memoir for us. Thus, while there a