October
• Carla Bley (Lovella Borg) - Oakland-born jazz pianist and composer; brain cancer; 87
• Angelo Bruschini - guitarist with British trip-hop group Massive Attack; lung cancer; 62
• Michael "Ibo" Cooper - founding member as keyboardist of reggae group Third World and also performed with Inner Circle; cancer; 71
• DJ Mark (Mark James) - known as the 45 King, the Bronx-born DJ als produced albums and songs by Eminem, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah and many more; 62
• Rudolph "Rudy" Isley - one of four Ohio-born musicians who founded the Isley Brothers in the '50s; heart attack; 84
• Dwight Twilley - Tulsa-born power pop singer-songwriter and band leader had a hit with "I'm on Fire" (No. 15, 1975; stroke; 72
September
• Russell Batiste Jr. - New Orleans-born drummer played with the Meters, Papa Grows Funk and Vida Blue; heart attack; 57
• Nashawn Breedlove - actor/rapper in 8 Mile with Eminem; 46
• Jimmy Buffett - Mississippi-born leader of the Jimmy Buffett & the Coal Reefer Band, known for hits like "Margaritaville" (No. 8, 1977), "Come Monday" (No. 30, 1974) and "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (No. 32, 1978) and the rabid Parrothead fan base; skin cancer lymphoma; 76
• Len Chandler - Ohio-born folk/protest singer; 88
• Richard Davis - Chicago-born jazz bassist who played with Eric Dolphy. George Benson. Pharaoh Sanders, Stan Getz and more; 93
• Irish Grinstead - founding member of Las Vegas-based R&B girl group 702; 43
• Steve Harwell - California-born lead singer of Smash Mouth who had hits with "Walking on the Sun" (1997), "All Star" INo. 4, 1990) and "Then the Morning Comes" (No. 11, 1999); liver failure; 56
• Terry Kirkman - Kansas-born founding member and vocalist with The Assocation; he wrote and sang "Cherish" (No. 1, 1966); heart failure; 83
• Fred Lewis - percussionist with R&B band Lakeside; 72
• Charlie Robison - Texas-born C&W singer-songwriter; cardia arrest; 59
• Jack Sonni – American-born guitarist with British rock band Dire Straits; 68
• Kent Stax - drummer with D.C. hardcore band Scream; 61
• Matt Stewart - trumpeter with New Jersey-based ska-punk band Streetlife Manifesto; 41
• Gary Wright - New Jersey-born singer-keyboardist who had success with Spooky Tooth and a solo career with hits like "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive" (both No. 2 in 1976) and "Really Want to Know You" (No. 16, 1981); dementia and Parkinson's; 80
