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 these all time greats. On this page we provide a running list of those artists who have died during 2026, and a link to our extensive tributes to them. They are shown in the order of the date we reported on their deaths during the year.
Rest in peace, friends.
Richard Smallwood (Gospel legend)
Josie Falbo (Chicago singer)
John Forte (Grammy nominated musician)
Bryan Loren (singer, songwriter and producer)
Sly Dunbar of Sly & Robbie
Demond Wilson of Sanford & Son
Billy Bass Nelson of Funkadelic
Steve Washington of Aurra and Slave
LaMonte McLemore of The Fifth Dimension
Garland Green (singer)
