Deaths
- 10 February – Brian Connolly, vocalist (Sweet), 51 (liver failure)
- 18 February - Eric Fenby, music teacher, composer, and amanuensis of Frederick Delius, 90
- 7 March - Alfred Nieman, pianist and composer, 82
- 4 June – Ronnie Lane, member of The Small Faces, 51 (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia)
- 10 August - Conlon Nancarrow, composer, 84
- 8 September – Derek Taylor, press agent for The Beatles, 65
- 6 November – Epic Soundtracks, singer-songwriter and drummer, 38 (cause unknown)
- 17 November - Wilfred Josephs, composer, 70
- 21 November - Robert Simpson, composer, 76
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