Reverentially known as Pandit ("teacher"), Shivkumar Sharma took the hammered dulcimer from humble folk instrument to classical concert stages around the world. He died Tuesday in Mumbai.

In addition to his music career, Gilley was also famous for being the face of a nightclub that pushed Texas cowboy culture into a global spotlight.

Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.

Francisco González, a founding member of Los Lobos, has died at 68. González left the band in 1976 to continue playing acoustic Mexican folk music, and became a master of Veracruz harp.

Hawkins, who had been with Foo Fighters since 1997, was 50 years old.

Mark Lanegan, known for his work in Queens of the Stone Age and The Gutter Twins, had a rumbling rasp in his voice that could convey the weight of the world.

His beats on songs including Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" served as a crucial foundation for the burgeoning Memphis soul sound of the 1970s.

Raucous, outspoken and empowered, Davis, who died last week at 77, always knew what she wanted her music to be — raw — and she took control of her career in an era when few Black women could.

Jason Heinrichs, a DJ and producer who recorded with Atmosphere, P.O.S, Dylan Hicks, and many others, died this week at the age of 52

The multi-instrumentalist initially came blazing onto the scene with his saxophone on the opening cut of King Crimson's first album, In the Court of the Crimson King. He died Wednesday at age 75.