ne 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 these all time greats. On this page we provide a list of those artists who have died during 2019, 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 or picture is a link to our written tribute to him or her.
Rest in Peace, friends.
| Patt Casion (saxophonist) | |
| Clydie King (singer) | |
| Larry Cunningham of the Floaters | |
| James Ingram (singer) | |
| Lonnie Simmons (Record Executive) | |
| Robert Lurch Jackson of New Birth | |
| Harvey Scales (singer and songwriter) | |
| Kofi Burbridge of Tedeschi Trucks Band | |
| Michael Wycoff (singer) | |
| Zephire Andre Williams (singer) | |
| Bill Isles of the O’Jays |
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| Barry Paul (producer / engineer) | |
| Kim English (Gospel singer) | |
| Kent Boogaloo Harris (songwriter) | |
| Chuck Barksdale of The Dells | |
| Melvin Edmonds of After 7 |
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| Willie Ford of The Dramatics | |
| John Gary Williams of The Mad Lads | |
| Bushwick Bill of The Geto Boys | |
| Jerry Lawson of The Persuasions | |
| Al McKenzie of The Temptations’ band | |
| Al Broomfield (singer) | |
| Pedro Bell (P-Funk album artist) |
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| Clay McMurray (Motown producer) | |
| Diahann Carroll (singer and actress) | |
| Molly Duncan of AWB | |
| Vanessa Bley of Twin Danger | |
| Jackie Moore (“Precious Precious” singer) | |
| Ruby Collins (singer) | |
