Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only to find success in South Africa and a stardom he was unaware of, died Tuesday in Detroit. He was 81. 

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who, in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” mined and and helped reshape American music, died Wednesday at 80. 

The Chicago native, born Willie Perry Jr., wrote the song as an exercise track for his nephew in the late 1990s before it exploded in popularity and became a worldwide hit.

She became a sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince's ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a seething, shattering performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia.

The beloved singer and interpreter of pop standards won 20 Grammy awards over a career that touched eight decades.

He helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre.

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

Froberg's voice was unmistakable. In Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, the frontman had the sweet mix of snarl and shrill.

Winston's successful albums for Windham Hill Records made him one of the first stars of new age music.

One of the shining voices of bossa nova, the Brazilian artist made both herself and the song world famous with her beguiling rendition, kicking off an illustrious career.