This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.
Specific locations 2011 in American music 2011 in Asian music 2011 in British music 2011 in Canadian music 2011 in European music (Continental Europe) 2011 in Irish music 2011 in Japanese music 2011 in Norwegian music 2011 in Scandinavian music 2011 in South Korean music 2011 in Swedish music
Specific genres Classical Country Metal 2011 in hip-hop Jazz Latin music Opera Progressive rock Rock K-pop
Albums released
Deaths
January 4 – Gerry Rafferty (63), Scottish singer 29 – Milton Babbitt (94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.
February 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist. 6 – Gary Moore (58), Northern Irish musician (Thin Lizzy) 14 – George Shearing (91), British jazz pianist. 22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer.
March 8 - Mike Starr (44), American Bassist (Alice in Chains) 29 – Ray Herr (63), American rock guitarist (The Ides of March).
April 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer. 22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host. 24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band TNT, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer). 26 – Phoebe Snow (60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
May 7 – John Walker (67), American singer and guitarist (The Walker Brothers) 14 – Don Wood (61), American rock drummer (The Gants) 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of The Four Freshmen. 31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.
June 3 – Andrew Gold (59), American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger 20 – Ottilie Patterson (79), singer, "the godmother of British blues"
July 17 – Taiji Sawada, (45), Japanese heavy metal musician (X Japan, Loudness) 23 – Amy Winehouse (27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter. 24 Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack). Dan Peek (60), American singer (America) 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
August 11 – Jani Lane (47), American metal singer and songwriter (Warrant). 22 – Nickolas Ashford (69), American singer (Ashford & Simpson)
September 4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer). 7 – Eddie Marshall (73), American drummer. 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist. 21 – John Larson (61), American trumpeter (The Ides of March).
October 3 – Kay Armen (95), American singer.Death of Kay Armen (October 3, 2011) 8 Roger Williams (87), American pianist. Mikey Welsh (40), American Bassist (Weezer)
November 3 – Andrea True (68), American singer 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger. 22 – Paul Motian (80), American guitarist.
December 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist. 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer. 20 – Sean Bonniwell (71), American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Music Machine).
See also
List of Single Top 100 number-one singles of 2011 Timeline of musical events Women in music 2011 in television
References