One of our saddest jobs at SoulTracks is to inform SoulTrackers about the deaths of soul music artists.
We feel it is part of our mission to pay tribute to the legacies of thest all time greats. On this page we provide a list of those artists who have died during 2017, and a link to our tributes to them. They are shown in the order of the date we reported on their deaths during the year. Each artist’s name is a link to our written tribute to him or her.
Rest in Peace, friends.
| Gene Serina of the Vels | |
| Big Cynthia (Southern soul singer) | |
| Sylvester Potts of the Contours | |
| Richie Ingui of the Soul Survivors | |
| Marvell Thomas (Memphis keyboardist) | |
| Ronald “Bingo” Mundy of the Marcels | |
| Bobby Freeman (singer) | |
| Al Jarreau (singer) | |
| Walter “Junie” Morrison (funk legend) |
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| Clyde Stubblefield (legendary drummer) | |
| Larry Coryell (guatarist) | |
| Leon Ware (singer and songwriter) | |
| Joni Sledge of Sister Sledge | |
| Tommy LiPuma (jazz producer) | |
| Chuck Berry | |
| Clem Curtis of the Foundations | |
| Brenda Jones of the Jones Girls | |
| Linda Hopkins (Gospel and Blue singer) | |
| Scotty Miller of Instant Funk | |
| Sylvia Moy (Motown songwriter) | |
| Cuba Gooding, Sr. of The Main Ingredient | |
| Kerry Turman (Temptations bass player) | |
| Pierre DeMudd of the Dazz Band | |
| Jimmy Hayes of the Persuasions | |
| Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers |
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| Curtis Womack | |
| Eddie Lewis of The Olympics | |
| Geri Allen (pianist and composer) | |
| John Blackwell of the New Power Generation | |
| Pede Marshall of The Choice Four | |
| L.C. Cooke (singer) | |
| Chuck Loeb (musician and composer) | |
| Benard Ighner (singer and songwriter) | |
| Melissa Bell of Soul II Soul | |
| Rick Stevens of Tower of Power | |
| King Raymond Green of Black Heat | |
| Charles Bradley (soul singer) | |
| Tom Petty (Rock star) | |
| Jerry Ross (Songwriter and Producer) |
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| Bunny Sigler (singer and songwriter) | |
| Grady Tate (drummer and singer) | |
| Debbie Wright (P-Funk and Parlet singer) | |
| Marvin Ruffin (Detroit singer) | |
| Robert Knight (singer and songwriter) | |
| Billy “Stix” Nicks (Motown drummer) | |
| Warren “Pete” Moore of the Miracles | |
| Grady Washington (singer) | |
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