(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2012–2013. The 55th GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute. The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community. We invite you to share your memories in our comments section below.)
Mark Abrahamian
William Paul "Willie" Ackerman
Richard Adler
Warda Al-Jazairia
Audrey Allison
Tandyn Almer
Christopher Amenita
Maurice André
Chris Andrews
Inez Andrews
Patty Andrews
Charles Anthony
Tom Ardolino
Pedro Arroyo
Alexander Arutiunian
Mike Auldridge
Bob Babbitt
Perry Baggs
Roy Baham
Brad Baker
Israel Baker
Mickey Baker
Billy Barnes
Frank Barsalona
Kearney Barton
Fontella Bass
"Uncle" Lionel Batiste
James Richard Belote
Richard Rodney Bennett
Paavo Berglund
Emilio "Miliki" Aragón Bermúdez
Eddie Bert
John Birch
Robert Wayne Birch
Rick Blackburn
Eddie Blazonczyk Sr.
Nicole Bogner
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Sean Bonniwell
Horacio "Chivo" Borraro
Mark Boyd
John Braheny
David Braun
Herbert Breslin
Lloyd Brevett
Gerry Bron
Chuck Brown
Frederick J. Brown
Dave Brubeck
Billy Bryans
Patti Denise Bryant
Frank Buchanan
Dewel Bullington
Rahn William Burton
Larry Butler
Margaret Ann Buxkamper
Donald Byrd
Terry Callier
Hebe Camargo
Don Campbell
Tim Campbell
Pupi Campo
Sylvia Cantarell
Capital Steez
Vincent Cardell
Earl Carroll
Elliott Carter
Lisa Della Casa
Hal Casey
Ed Cassidy
Thomas Cassidy
Hadley Castille
Jimmy Castor
Dee Cernile
Dominic Cerulli
Rick Chadock
Jules Chaikin
Teddy Charles
Celso Chavez
Lili Chookasian
Rick Cimato
Dick Clark
Susanna Clark
Mario Clavell
John Clive
John Coates
Maria Cole
Charlie Collins
Ray Collins
Elizabeth Connell
Adrienne Cooper
Everett J. Corbin
Don Cornelius
Jayne Cortez
Pete Cosey
Don Cox
James "Sugarboy" Crawford
Robert Lee Crigger
Armand Crump
José Curbelo
Carlo Curley
Ted Curson
Marcel Curuchet
Lucio Dalla
Hal David
Carl Davis
Michael Davis
Gloria Davy
Jeremy Deacon
Dick Decent
Marcella DeCray
Bill Dees
Al DeLory
James DePreist
Robert Dickey
Doug Dillard
Mat Domber
Lee Dorman
Bill Doss
Nell Haas Driver
William Duckworth
Chris Duffy
Cleve Duncan
Michael Dunford
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Bobby Durango
Pham Duy
Marion Franklin Dycus
Dusty Edwards
Joseph Eger
Jimmy Ellis
Brigitte Engerer
Chris Ethridge
Calvin Everhart
Danny Evins
Osvaldo Fattoruso
Leonardo Favio
Martin Fay
Irving Fein
Ruth Fernández
Montserrat Figueras
Clare Fischer
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Betty Fisher
Charles Flores
Peter Fornatale
Robbie France
Dave Franer
Damon Freeman
Earle Lavon "Von" Freeman Sr.
Isaac "Dickie" Freeman
Robert French
Gil Friesen
Bertha Woodruff Garcia
Tim Garcia
Érick Garza
Victor Gaskin
Connie Gately
Robin Gibb
Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Junior Gonzalez
Geoffrey Gordon
Eric Gorodetzky
Michael Grant
Don Grady
Jerry Gray
R.B. Greaves
Andy Griffith
Brent Grulke
George Gruntz
Jackie Guthrie
David Hall
Greg Ham
Joslyn Hamilton aka Captain Barkey
Marvin Hamlisch
Derek Hammond-Stroud
Major Harris
Pat Harris
Garry Harrison
John Harrison
Jonathan Harvey
Paquito Hechavarría
Haim Hefer
Levon Helm
Bugs Henderson
Robert F. Hendrix
Bob Henry
Hans Werner Henze
Brian Hibbard
Stephen Hill
Donna Hilley
Omus Hirshbein
Doc Holliday
James Wesley “Red” Holloway
Larry Hoppen
Michael Hossack
Whitney Houston
Steeve Hurdle
Margie Hyams
Brian Jack
Hal Jackson
Phoebe Jacobs
Amber Jacobson
Etta James
Mikel (Mike) Japp
Frank Javorsek
Sammy Johns
Tim Johnson
William David "Billy Johnson"
Jeffrey Jolson-Colburn
Davy Jones
Jimmy Jones
Michael "Mighty Mike" Jones
Peter Jones
Pierre Juneau
Paul Justice
Norberto Kaminsky
Andrew Kazdin
Gerry Kearby
Erica Kennedy
Eduard Khil
Benjy King
Mary Frances Garner "Sis" King
Dick Kniss
Stefan Kudelski
Charlie Lamb
Jack Lameier
Byard Lancaster
Bernard Lansky
Barbara Lea
Evelyn Lear
Bev LeCroy
"Miss Rita" Lee
Jeni LeGon
Gustav Leonhardt
Lorin Levee
John Levy
Chris Lighty
Everett Lilly
George Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Jimmy Little
Huw Lloyd Langton
Joey "Fingers" Lombard
Jon Lord
Andrew Love
Vince Lovegrove
Eric Lowen
Mitch Lucker
Gary Lumpkin
Andrew MacNaughtan
George Marino
Calvin Marsh
Jim Marshall
Paul Marshall
Thomas Marth
Tony Martin
Edna Mattox
Bud McCain
Jerry "Boogie" McCain
Mark "Bam Bam" McConnell
Michael G. McCormack
Jimmy McCracklin
Jim McCrary
Kathi McDonald
Velma Lee McEnery
Dorothy McGuire
James Walter McKell
Barney McKenna
Scott McKenzie
Hal McKusick
Mike Melvoin
Nan Merriman
George Mesterhazy
Sergio Mihanovich
Fred Milano
Norman Miller
Ilhan Mimaroğlu
Iverson "Louisiana Red" Minter
Alan Mintz
Elliott Mitchell
Ronnie Montrose
Rick Moore
Roland Mortiz
Farrell Morris
Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris
William "Danny" Morrison
Carlos Moseley
Ed "Goat" Motta
Joe Muranyi
Chris Nadler
Anthony Natividad
Chris Neal
Trondr Nefas
Judith Nelson
Patricia Neway
Jeff “Critter” Newell
Terry Newell
Jason Noble
Claude Nobs
David Nye
Jimmy O'Neill
Adrian Otero
Johnny Otis
Frank Page
Patti Page
Ramona "Ms. Melodie" Parker
Nilesh Patel
Homero Patrón
Ray Patterson
Steve Paul
Michael Douglas Pearson
David Peaston
Frank Peppiatt
Austin Peralta
Richard "Pete" Peters
Ken Phebus
Marguerite Piazza
Deborah Lyn Pierce
Frank Pierson
Kroum Pindoff
Charles "Skip" Pitts
Floyd Monroe Points
Steve Pokorny
Frank Pooler
Nic Potter
Reg Presley
Frances Preston
Dory Previn
Dolores Prida
Lou Pride
Duy Quang
Ann Rabson
Deborah Raffin
Raylene Rankin
Sluggy Ranks
Estela Raval
Mark Reale
Herb Reed
Natina Reed
Tom "Cat" Reeder
Ken Regan
Christopher Reimer
Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt
Pery Ribeiro
Ruggiero Ricci
Martin Richards
Paul Richey
Howie Richmond
Winston Riley
Jenni Rivera
Sam Rivers
Richard Robbins
Kenny Roberts
Buddy Rogers
Jayne Rogovin
Ed Roman
Charles Rosen
Crystal Rosen
Joseph E. Ross
Gabrielle Roth
"Sweet Joe" Russell
Mike Scaccia
Hal Schaefer
Michael K. Schlesinger
Nelson Schwenke
Billy Scott
David Scott
Howard Hillison Scott
Earl Scruggs
Ivan Sekyra
Joe Sell
Khalil Shaheed
Ravi Shankar
Bobby Sharp
Isaiah Sheffer
Robert B. Sherman
Jim Sherwood
Todd Simko
Stephen Simon
Ozell Simpkins
Danny Sims
Pete La Roca Sims
Joe Siracuse
Tony Sly
Rod Smarr
Carrie Smith
Snuffy Smith
Sam "The Record Man" Sniderman
Joe South
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Mark Spiwak
Dennis St. John
Chris Stamp
Kaye Stevens
Bob Sticht
King Stitt
Ronnie "Angel" Stoots
Billy Strange
Ed Stratton
John Stronach
Big Jim Sullivan
Rollin Sullivan
Donna Summer
Stuart Swanlund
John Tchicai
Richard Teeter
Gene Thomas
Joe Thompson
Yomo Toro
Roman Totenberg
Ranking Trevor
Tom Tucker
Mihaela Ursuleasa
Maria Elena Valdelamar
Jairo Varela
Chavela Vargas
Valentin Velasco
Horacio "Gamexane" Villafañe
José Luis Villarreal
Galina Vishnevskaya
Paul van Wageningen
Bernie Waldon
Rusty Walker
Herby Wallace
Gareth Walters
Willa Ward
David S. Ware
Doc Watson
Bert Weedon
Alexis Weissenberg
Bob Welch
Kitty Wells
Alvy West
Bob Weston
Eric White
Marva Whitney
Frederick "Fred" Wilhelms III
John Wilkinson
Will (Mastic Scum)
Andy Williams
Camilla Williams
Jimmie Williams
Robbie Williams
Abram Wilson
Frank Wilson
Yaffa Yarkoni
Adam Yauch
James Martin "Marty" Yonts
Philip Wylie York
Zvi Zeitlin
Dennis "Dino" Zimmerman