Overview of the events of 2023 in British music
List of years in British music
This is a summary of the year2023 inBritish music .
6 January –Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces that its originally planned 2023 Glyndebourne on Tour season will not occur, as a result of the reduced funding from Arts Council England for the 2023–2026 National Portfolio.[ 1] 9 January – TheRoyal Albert Hall announces the appointment of James Ainscough as its next chief executive director, effective in the late spring of 2023.[ 2] 10 January – TheBournemouth Symphony Orchestra announces thatKirill Karabits is to conclude his chief conductorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2023–2024 season.[ 3] 13 January – TheBBC announces the appointment of Sam Jackson as the new controller of BBC Radio 3, effective April 2023.[ 4] 17 January –Arts Council England (ACE) announces the presentation toEnglish National Opera (ENO) of a one-year grant of £11.46M for the period of April 2023 – March 2024, following its previous November 2022 announcement of a total withdrawal of ACE's funding to ENO for the period 2023–2026 unless ENO relocates outside of London.[ 5] [ 6] 31 January – The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces SirGeorge Benjamin as the recipient of the 2023 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.[ 7] 6 June – The BBC announces its new roster of New Generation Artists for the period 2023–2025:[ 29] James Atkinson (baritone) Alim Beisembayev (pianist) Chaos Quartet Giorgi Gigashvili (pianist) Niamh O’Sullivan (mezzo-soprano) Michael Pandya (collaborative pianist) Johanna Wallroth (soprano) 16 June TheBBC Concert Orchestra announces the appointment ofAnna-Maria Helsing as its next chief conductor,[ 30] King's Birthday Honours:[ 31] 18 June –BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2023 competition results:[ 32] Main Prize: Adolfo Corrado Song Prize: Sungho Kim Audience Prize: Julieth Lozano Rolong 20 June –The Hallé announces the appointment ofWong Kah Chun as its next principal conductor and artistic advisor, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of 5 seasons.[ 33] 23 June 24 June 25 June –Elton John plays the final UK concert ofhis farewell tour at Glastonbury 2023, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the festival's final day.[ 38] 27 June –Lewis Capaldi announces a sabbatical from touring for the "foreseeable future" after struggling to finish his set at Glastonbury 2023.[ 39] 29 June –National Youth Orchestras of Scotland announce the appointment of Catherine Larsen-Maguire to the newly created post of music director, effective 2024, with an initial tenure of 3 years.[ 40] 4 August – The Official Chart now has four songs from theBarbie soundtrack inside the top ten, asSpeed Drive byCharli XCX reaches number 9.[ 50] 11 August 14 August – The BBC'sMaida Vale Studios , which have been the venue for performances by artists includingThe Beatles andAdele , are sold to a group led by composerHans Zimmer .[ 53] 18 August – For the first time in its 70-year history, the top six selling singles on the Official Chart are by female artists. They are, 1: "What Was I Made For? " byBillie Eilish , 2: "Dance the Night " byDua Lipa , 3: "Vampire " byOlivia Rodrigo , 4: "Cruel Summer " byTaylor Swift , 5: "(It Goes Like) Nanana " byPeggy Gou , and 6: "Bad Idea Right? " by Olivia Rodrigo.[ 54] 20 August – The UK government gives the go ahead to plans for a northern version of London'sBRIT School , based in Bradford.[ 55] 23 August – An advertisement for a fictional glass repair business in theHackney Gazette Rolling Stones album as it contains several references to the band's past songs.[ 56] 24 August – Conductor SirJohn Eliot Gardiner pulls out of theBBC Proms after being accused of assaulting a singer who left the podium in the wrong direction during a concert in France.[ 57] 25 August – 25-year-old pianistAlim Beisembayev makes his BBC Proms debut playingRachmaninov 'sSecond Piano Concerto at theRoyal Albert Hall as a replacement forBenjamin Grosvenor , who was taken ill.[ 58] 31 August – Sir John Eliot Gardiner announces his withdrawal from his remaining 2023 concert engagements to seek psychological treatment, following his striking of bass William Thomas on 22 August at the Festival Berlioz in La Côte-Saint-André, France.[ 59] 1 September 5 September –Shireland CBSO Academy , the first school in the UK to be partnered with an orchestra, opens inWest Bromwich . The school is partnered with theCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra .[ 62] 6 September 7 September – Jazz quintetEzra Collective win the2023 Mercury Prize for their second studio album,Where I'm Meant to Be [ 65] 9 September 13 September News reports reveal the new name of the Sage Gateshead complex as The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.[ 68] Jazz FM confirms that the annualJazz FM Awards will return in Spring 2024, moving back to spring following disruption during theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 69] 15 September 20 September – TheBBC announces the winners of its BBC Young Composer 2023 competition:[ 72] Lower Junior Category (age 12–14)Atharv Gupta –Demain, Dès L'Aube Avram Harris –Across the Void Upper Junior Category (age 15–16)Advaith Jagannath –Saturn Devouring his Son Pascal Bachmann – Étude-Grotesque Senior Category (age 17–18)Jamie Smith –Into Oblivion Reese Carly Manglicmot –Rumble 21 September – LIVE, the voice of the UK's live music industry, appointsSteve Lamacq as its new Chair.[ 73] 25 September –Louise Redknapp andKéllé Bryan are reported to have pulled out of a plannedEternal reunion tour scheduled for 2024 after a row occurred because their former bandmates, sistersEasther andVernie Bennett , refused to play at LGBTQ and Pride events.[ 74] 4 October – The Snug inAtherton, Greater Manchester , is the first grassroots gig venue to benefit from theMusic Venue Trust 's "Own Our Properties" plan, where music fans can invest in venues to save them from increasing rents and closure.[ 75] 10 October – Bilingual pop duoRogue Jones win the2023 Welsh Music Prize for their albumDos Bebés [ 76] 15 October –Martyn Brabbins resigns as music director ofEnglish National Opera with immediate effect, in protest at proposed music personnel reductions to the company's music staff.[ 77] [ 78] 20 October – Welsh rapperRen Gill reachesnumber one in theUK Albums Chart with his second albumSick Boi [ 79] 25 October TheBBC announces the appointment of Bill Chandler as the next director of theBBC Symphony Orchestra andBBC Symphony Chorus , effective December 2023.[ 80] In parallel with his appointment to the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Bill Chandler is to stand down as director of theBBC Concert Orchestra , as of December 2023.[ 80] The BBC announces the appointment of Adam Szabo as director of theBBC Philharmonic , effective February 2024.[ 80] Manchester Collective announces that Adam Szabo is to stand down as its artistic director and chief executive, effective January 2024.[ 81] 26 October – Scottish bandYoung Fathers win the 2023Scottish Album of the Year Award for their fourth album,Heavy Heavy [ 82] 27 October – TheDartington College of Arts announces that its planned 2024 summer school season is on hold, and the resignation of Sara Mohr-Pietsch and the summer school staff, with immediate effect.[ 83] 2 November 3 November – There-recorded version ofTaylor Swift 's album1989 [ 87] 7 November –TheBarbican Centre announces the appointment of Helen Wallace as its new head of music, effective February 2024.[ 88] Kings Place announces that Helen Wallace is to stand down as its artistic and executive director at the close of January 2024.[ 89] English National Ballet announces the appointment of Maria Seletskaja as its next music director, effective with the 2024–2025 season.[ 90] Arcangelo announces the appointment of SirNicholas Kenyon as its next chair of trustees, effective March 2024.[ 91] 10 November Remastered versions of The Beatles'Red Album Blue Album [ 84] "Now and Then" tops the UK Singles Chart, giving The Beatles the longest gap between the first and last number one.[ 92] 16 November –Oxford Brookes University announces the scheduled closure of its music department and the shuttering of its music programmes in 2026.[ 93] 17 November – The new versions of The Beatles'Red Album andBlue Album are beaten to the top of theUK Album Chart by Taylor Swift's1989 (Taylor's Version) , putting them in the same position as the original 1973 release of the albums, which were beaten to number one byDavid Bowie Young Americans Blue Album reaches number two, while theRed Album reaches number three, the same positions they were at in 1973.[ 94] 19 November – Tickets for Glastonbury 2024 go on sale at 9.00am, and sell out within an hour.[ 95] 22 November – The four remaining members ofGirls Aloud –Cheryl Tweedy ,Kimberley Walsh ,Nadine Coyle andNicola Roberts –announce a reunion tour for 2024 following an eleven year break, and will dedicate the show to their late bandmate,Sarah Harding .[ 96] 23 November – The BBC announces that David Pickard is to stand down as director of The Proms after the 2024 season.[ 97] 24 November 27 November – Members of Glasgow'sGrand Ole Opry vote to ban the use of theConfederate Flag at the venue.[ 100] 30 November – TheBristol Beacon music venue, previously known as Colston Hall, reopens after refurbishment and five years after it closed for repairs.[ 101] 4 December –Glyndebourne Festival Opera announces the appointment of Adam Hickox as the new principal conductor of Glyndebourne Sinfonia, with immediate effect.[ 102] 5 December – English National Opera announces Greater Manchester as the site of its planned new headquarters.[ 103] [ 104] 7 December – Indie bandThe Last Dinner Party are named winners of the 2023Brit Award for Rising Star .[ 105] 8 December – A total of 28 of the 40 songs in the week's Official Top 40 are festive songs, with "Last Christmas " byWham! reaching number one for a fourth time.[ 106] 20 December –Buckingham Palace announces that DameSarah Connolly is to receive The King's Medal for Music.[ 107] 22 December – Wham!'s "Last Christmas" becomes the 2023UK Christmas number one single 39 years after its release. Its main contender for the position, "You're Christmas to Me " bySam Ryder , finishes atnumber two .[ 108] 29 December – The2024 New Year Honours are published.[ 109] [ 110] [ 111] DameShirley Bassey is made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Judith Weir is made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.Michael Eavis is made a Knight Bachelor.Don Black andLady Robey are each made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.James Ainscough, Paul Burger,Laurence Cummings , Michael Eakin, Yvette Griffith, andCarolyn Sampson are each made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Rachel Cowgill,Huw Edwards ,Margaret Fingerhut ,Anna Lapwood , Blair Parham, Selina Webb,Carla Marie Williams and Allan Young are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Margaret Archibald, Wiliam Hutton, Christopher Kent, Bernard Vause, William Watson, Martin White, and Jonathan Willcocks are each awarded theBritish Empire Medal . 30 December – Busking duoJen & Liv winSeries 12 ofITV 'sThe Voice [ 112] 31 December – BBC One ends 2023 with the concertRick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve Rick Astley is joined by various guests, includingRylan Clark with whom he performs a rendition of theDead of Alive track "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) ".[ 113] British music awards [ edit ] The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Key † Best performing single of the year
Chart date Song Artist(s) Chart sales References 5 January "Last Christmas " Wham! 79,622 [ 144] 12 January "Escapism " Raye featuring070 Shake 45,570 [ 145] 19 January "Pointless " Lewis Capaldi 55,903 [ 146] 26 January "Flowers " † Miley Cyrus 91,731 [ 147] 2 February 121,151 [ 148] 9 February 106,508 [ 149] 16 February 81,435 [ 150] 23 February 72,975 [ 151] 2 March 64,259 [ 152] 9 March 56,374 [ 153] 16 March 53,686 [ 154] 23 March 56,815 [ 155] 30 March 52,340 [ 156] 6 April "Eyes Closed " Ed Sheeran 60,265 [ 157] 13 April "Miracle " Calvin Harris andEllie Goulding 49,753 [ 158] 20 April 45,563 [ 159] 27 April "Wish You the Best " Lewis Capaldi 49,587 [ 160] 4 May "Miracle" Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding 44,178 [ 161] 11 May 47,671 [ 162] 18 May 41,057 [ 163] 25 May 42,378 [ 164] 1 June 44,291 [ 165] 8 June 45,536 [ 166] 15 June "Sprinter " Dave andCentral Cee 108,200 [ 167] 22 June 89,194 [ 168] 29 June 71,086 [ 169] 6 July 67,346 [ 170] 13 July 61,918 [ 171] 20 July 62,680 [ 172] 27 July 63,487 [ 173] 3 August 59,397 [ 174] 10 August 53,518 [ 175] 17 August 49,021 [ 176] 24 August "What Was I Made For? " Billie Eilish 45,488 [ 177] 31 August "Dance the Night " Dua Lipa 41,204 [ 178] 7 September "Vampire " Olivia Rodrigo 43,211 [ 179] 14 September "Paint the Town Red " Doja Cat 57,962 [ 180] 21 September 54,414 [ 181] 28 September 50,144 [ 182] 5 October 48,890 [ 183] 12 October 41,014 [ 184] 19 October "Strangers " Kenya Grace 40,152 [ 185] 26 October 38,809 [ 186] 2 November 37,139 [ 187] 9 November "Is It Over Now? " Taylor Swift 45,360 [ 188] 16 November "Now and Then " The Beatles 78,168 [ 189] 23 November "Lovin on Me " Jack Harlow 46,389 [ 190] 30 November 52,688 [ 191] 7 December 55,128 [ 192] 14 December "Last Christmas" Wham! 53,473 [ 193] 21 December 48,643 [ 194] 28 December 61,784 [ 195]
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
The best-performing album of 2023,The Highlights The Weeknd , peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart dated week ending 9 February 2023.
Chart date Album Artist(s) Chart sales References 5 January Christmas Michael Bublé 19,985 [ 196] 12 January Midnights Taylor Swift 11,311 [ 197] 19 January 10,003 [ 198] 26 January St. Jude Courteeners 19,022 [ 199] 2 February What's Rock and Roll? The Reytons 12,252 [ 200] 9 February Gloria Sam Smith 14,155 [ 201] 16 February Queen of Me Shania Twain 17,976 [ 202] 23 February This Is Why Paramore 21,093 [ 203] 2 March Trustfall Pink 37,570 [ 204] 9 March Cracker Island Gorillaz 22,440 [ 205] 16 March From Nothing to a Little Bit More The Lathums 17,937 [ 206] 23 March Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus 18,746 [ 207] 30 March Songs of Surrender U2 20,569 [ 208] 6 April Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey 41,925 [ 209] 13 April The Record Boygenius 18,869 [ 210] 20 April Higher Than Heaven Ellie Goulding 11,818 [ 211] 27 April 72 Seasons Metallica 29,249 [ 212] 4 May A Kiss for the Whole World Enter Shikari 13,513 [ 213] 11 May Anxiety Replacement Therapy The Lottery Winners 22,209 [ 214] 18 May - Ed Sheeran 76,263 [ 215] 25 May 18,381 [ 216] 1 June Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent Lewis Capaldi 95,882 [ 217] 8 June 12,187 [ 218] 15 June But Here We Are Foo Fighters 44,513 [ 219] 22 June The Show Niall Horan 26,937 [ 220] 29 June What Ifs & Maybes Tom Grennan 27,065 [ 221] 6 July The Good Witch Maisie Peters 20,760 [ 222] 13 July Dead Club City Nothing but Thieves 13,622 [ 223] 20 July Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 67,112 [ 224] 27 July Beautiful and Brutal Yard J Hus 17,260 [ 225] 3 August The Ballad of Darren Blur 44,051 [ 226] 10 August Utopia Travis Scott 25,027 [ 227] 17 August Victory Cian Ducrot 15,668 [ 228] 24 August Knebworth 22 Liam Gallagher 16,204 [ 229] 31 August Unreal Unearth Hozier 19,068 [ 230] 7 September I Told Them... Burna Boy 14,164 [ 231] 14 September Back to the Water Below Royal Blood 18,856 [ 232] 21 September Guts Olivia Rodrigo 60,272 [ 233] 28 September Greatest Hits 2.0 Busted 27,319 [ 234] 5 October Tension Kylie Minogue 53,237 [ 235] 12 October Autumn Variations Ed Sheeran 30,016 [ 236] 19 October For All the Dogs Drake 29,408 [ 237] 26 October Sick Boi Ren 18,653 [ 238] 2 November Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 72,204 [ 239] 9 November 1989 (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 184,965 [ 240] 16 November 23,561 [ 241] 23 November 16,773 [ 242] 30 November Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie Madness 18,024 [ 243] 7 December This Life Take That 116,163 [ 244] 14 December I/O Peter Gabriel 15,645 [ 245] 21 December Rebel Diamonds The Killers 25,360 [ 246] 28 December Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 16,460 [ 247]
Number-one compilation albums [ edit ] The compilation chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Key † Best performing compilation of the year
Chart date Album Chart sales References 5 January Now 113 3,925 [ 248] 12 January The Greatest Showman 2,593 [ 249] 19 January Now Yearbook Extra 1985 3,016 [ 250] 26 January The Greatest Showman 2,556 [ 251] 2 February 2,459 [ 252] 9 February 2,549 [ 253] 16 February 2,435 [ 254] 23 February Now Yearbook Extra 1980–1984 2,984 [ 255] 2 March Now Dance – The 80s 4,328 [ 256] 9 March Now Yearbook 1986 5,495 [ 257] 16 March The Greatest Showman 2,290 [ 258] 23 March Now 60s Pop 4,767 [ 259] 30 March The Greatest Showman 2,371 [ 260] 6 April Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live 3,810 [ 261] 13 April The Greatest Showman 2,522 [ 262] 20 April Now Yearbook Extra 1986 3,392 [ 263] 27 April Now 114 10,946 [ 264] 4 May 4,399 [ 265] 11 May Now Yearbook 1978 6,710 [ 266] 18 May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 4,978 [ 267] 25 May Eurovision Song Contest 2023 17,477 [ 268] 1 June 9,772 [ 269] 8 June 6,322 [ 270] 15 June Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 7,518 [ 271] 22 June 6,655 [ 272] 29 June 5,298 [ 273] 6 July 4,193 [ 274] 13 July 3,285 [ 275] 20 July Now Yearbook 1992 4,205 [ 276] 27 July Now 12" 80s: 1980 2,296 [ 277] 3 August Barbie the Album 21,207 [ 278] 10 August 20,653 [ 279] 17 August 16,778 [ 280] 24 August 14,041 [ 281] 31 August 12,213 [ 282] 7 September 10,511 [ 283] 14 September 9,643 [ 284] 21 September 8,226 [ 285] 28 September 7,301 [ 286] 5 October 6,577 [ 287] 12 October 5,712 [ 288] 19 October 5,205 [ 289] 26 October 4,500 [ 290] 2 November 4,531 [ 291] 9 November 4,085 [ 292] 16 November Now Yearbook 1988 5,865 [ 293] 23 November Barbie the Album †3,529 [ 294] 30 November Now 116 9,709 [ 295] 7 December Now 40 Years 7,263 [ 296] 14 December Now Christmas 7,711 [ 297] 21 December 7,982 [ 298] 28 December 8,255 [ 299]
Top singles of the year [ edit ] This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on December 29, 2023[ 300]
No. Title Artist(s) Peak Combined 1 "Flowers " Miley Cyrus 1 1,700,000 2 "Sprinter " Dave andCentral Cee 1 1,200,000 3 "Escapism " Raye featuring070 Shake 1 1,200,000 4 "Anti-Hero " Taylor Swift 2[ a] 1,100,000 5 "Miracle " Calvin Harris andEllie Goulding 1 6 "Calm Down " Rema 3 7 "Kill Bill " SZA 3 8 "Boy's a Liar " PinkPantheress 2 9 "As It Was " Harry Styles 4[ b] 10 "People " Libianca 2 11 "Cruel Summer " Taylor Swift 2 12 "Sure Thing " Miguel 4 13 "I'm Good (Blue) " David Guetta andBebe Rexha 16[ c] 14 "Vampire " Olivia Rodrigo 1 15 "Messy in Heaven " Venbee andGoddard. 3 16 "Daylight " David Kushner 2 17 "Die for You " The Weeknd 3 18 "Last Christmas " Wham! 1 19 "Dance the Night " Dua Lipa 1 20 "React " Switch Disco andElla Henderson 4 21 "Another Love " Tom Odell 10 22 "Mr. Brightside " The Killers 53[ d] 23 "Creepin' " Metro Boomin , The Weeknd and21 Savage 7 24 "I Ain't Worried " OneRepublic 30[ e] 25 "Forget Me " Lewis Capaldi 7[ f] 26 "Paint the Town Red " Doja Cat 1 27 "Someone You Loved " Lewis Capaldi 49[ g] 28 "Giving Me " Jazzy 3 29 "All I Want For Christmas Is You " Mariah Carey 2[ h] 30 "Bad Habits " Ed Sheeran 44[ i] 31 "Eyes Closed " 1 32 "Green Green Grass " George Ezra 9[ j] 33 "Prada " Cassö, Raye andD-Block Europe 2 34 "Unholy " Sam Smith andKim Petras 13[ k] 35 "Ceilings " Lizzy McAlpine 6 36 "Made You Look " Meghan Trainor 5[ l] 37 "10:35 " Tiësto andTate McRae 8 38 "Shivers " Ed Sheeran 43[ m] 39 "Until I Found You " Stephen Sanchez 14 40 "Riptide " Vance Joy 67[ n]
Best-selling albums [ edit ] This chart was published by the Official Charts Company on January 3, 2024[ 301]
For the first time in British music history, an album that never reached number one on the weekly chart became the biggest-selling album of the year.The Highlights The Weeknd , also sold all its albums in digital and streaming formats.
2 January –Andrew Downes , English classical composer, 723 January –Alan Rankine , Scottish musician, producer, member of (the Associates ), 6410 January –Jeff Beck , English guitarist, singer, (The Yardbirds ), (Jeff Beck Group ), 7815 January –Bruce Gowers , English music video director ("Bohemian Rhapsody "), 822 February –Tim Quy , English musician, (Cardiacs ), 615 February –Phil Spalding , English bassist, session musician, 658 February – Hilary Tann, Wales-born composer resident in the USA, 75[ 302] 19 February –Christopher Nupen , classical music documentary filmmaker, 88[ 303] 25 February – SirDavid Lumsden , English organist, harpischordist and choirmaster, 942 March 5 March –Kenneth Montgomery , classical conductor, 79[ 305] 13 March –Simon Emmerson , English record producer, guitarist, DJ, musical director, founder of (Afro Celt Sound System ), 6716 March –Tony Coe , English jazz musician, 8824 March –Christopher Gunning , English composer, 7825 March –Nicholas Lloyd Webber , English composer, 43[ 306] 27 March –James Bowman , classical countertenor, 81[ 307] 6 April –Paul Cattermole , English singer, (S Club 7 ), 46[ 308] 7 April –Ian Bairnson , Scottish musician, multi-instrumentalist, (Alan Parsons Project ), (Pilot ), guitarist for (Kate Bush ), 698 April –Bob Heatlie , Scottish songwriter, record producer, 7614 April –Mark Sheehan , Irish guitarist, singer-songwriter, (The Script ), (Mytown ), 4620 April – David Ellis, composer and music administrator, 90[ 309] 21 April –Mark Stewart , English musician (The Pop Group ), 62.[ 310] 27 April –Wee Willie Harris , English singer, musician, 903 May –Linda Lewis , English singer-songwriter ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo "), 7210 May –Rolf Harris , Australian singer ("Jake the Peg ", "Two Little Boys "), 93[ 311] 11 May –Francis Monkman , English musician, composer and songwriter (Curved Air ), (Sky ), (Matching Mole ), 7317 May –Algy Ward , English bassist, (Tank ), (The Damned ), (The Saints ), 6319 May –Andy Rourke , English bassist, (The Smiths ), 5922 May –Chas Newby , English bassist, (The Beatles ), 8128 May –George Cassidy , Northern Irish jazz musician and music teacher ofVan Morrison , 86[ 312] 6 June –Tony McPhee , English guitarist (The Groundhogs ), 7916 June –Peter Dickinson , composer, musicologist, author, and pianist, 86[ 313] 20 June –John Waddington , English guitarist (The Pop Group ), (Maximum Joy ), (Perfume ), 63[ 314] 29 June –Clarence Barlow , composer, 77[ 315] 3 July –Mo Foster , English multi-instrumentalist (Affinity ), (Fancy ), (RMS ) and record producer, 78[ 316] 5 July –Anthony Gilbert , composer and academic, 88[ 317] 6 July –Graham Clark , English opera tenor, 81[ 318] 16 July –Jane Birkin , English-French singer, actress, 76[ 319] 17 July –Barry Martyn , English jazz drummer, 82[ 320] 19 July –Mark Thomas , British film composer (Twin Town The Final Curtain Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London [ 321] 21 July –Vince Hill , English traditional pop singer ("Edelweiss ", "Roses of Picardy ", "Merci, Chérie "), 89[ 322] 23 July –Raymond Froggatt , English singer-songwriter ("Callow-la-vita ", "Big Ship ", "Rachel "), 81[ 323] 26 July –Sinéad O'Connor , singer, 5628 July –Jim Parker , British composer ("Captain Beaky and His Band ", themes ofMidsomer Murders House of Cards Foyle's War [ 324] 3 August –Carl Davis , American-born British conductor and composer, 86[ 325] 13 August –Patricia Bredin , UK's firstEurovision Song Contest participant in1957 , 88[ 326] 24 August –Bernie Marsden , English hard rock guitarist (UFO ), (Whitesnake ), 72[ 327] 3 September – Simon Pearson, English drummer (The Wedding Present ), (Cinerama ), (Goya Dress ), 535 September –13 September –Roger Whittaker , English singer-songwriter, musician, 8721 October –Carroll Coates , 94, British-American songwriter, composer and lyricist.[ 330] 23 October –Angelo Bruschini , 62, English guitarist (The Blue Aeroplanes ,Massive Attack ), lung cancer.[ 331] 3 November – Pete Garner, English bassist, (The Stone Roses ), 615 November –Ryland Davies , classical tenor, 80[ 332] 8 November – Keel Watson, classical bass-baritone, 69[ 333] 16 November –Peter Solley , 75, English musician (Fox ) and record producer.[ 334] 25 November –Les Maguire , 81, English musician (Gerry and the Pacemakers ).[ 335] 26 November –30 November –Shane MacGowan , 65, English-born Irish singer (The Pogues ,Shane MacGowan and the Popes ) and songwriter ("Fairytale of New York ").[ 338] 4 December – John Hyatt, English vocalist (The Three Johns ).[ 339] 5 December –Denny Laine , 79, English Hall of Fame musician (Wings ,The Moody Blues ) and songwriter ("Mull of Kintyre ").[ 340] 11 December –John "Rambo" Stevens , English music producer and manager.[ 341] 12 December –15 December –Steve Halliwell , 77, English actor (Emmerdale Coronation Street The Woolpackers ).[ 344] 17 December –Mike Maxfield , 79, English songwriter and guitarist (The Dakotas ).[ 345] 18 December –Ronnie 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