2001 in music

See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music'

Deaths

• January 7 - James Carr, soul singer
• February 4 - Iannis Xenakis, a Greek composer.
• February 13 - George Simon, Music critic and original Glenn Miller Band drummer, pneumonia
• February 19 - Charles Trenet, French singer, songwriter
• February 21 - Ronnie Hilton
• February 21 - Malcolm Yelvington
• February 22 - John Fahey, guitarist, indie label owner
• March 18 - John Phillips, cofounder of Popular Music group The Mamas and the Papas
• March 28 - Moe Koffman (73), Canadian Jazz singer
• April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, lead singer for The Ramones
• April 20 - Giuseppe Sinopoli, composer and conductor
• May 12 - Perry Como, singer
• May 20 - Renato Carosone, Italian musician and singer
• June 4 - John Hartford, 64, Bluegrass musician
• June 21 - John Lee Hooker, 83, Blues musician
• June 30 - Chet Atkins, 77, country musician
• July 27 - Leon Wilkeson, 49, Bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
• August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, American singer and actress
• September 22 - Isaac Stern, 81, violinist
• November 29 - George Harrison, 58, musician and former member of The Beatles
• December 13 - Chuck Schuldiner, 34, vocalist and guitarist with Death
• December 16 - Stuart Adamson, Big Country
• December 18 - Gilbert Bécaud, singer-songwriter