In Memoriam2025 Remembered from The CurrentMac Wilson, Derrick Stevens, Amber Hoback, Luke Taylor, Reed Fischer, Lindsay Kimball and David Safar • Dec 26, 2025Join host Mac Wilson in honoring the lives and legacies of artists we lost this year.
PhotosPhotos: Minneapolis Sound legend Jellybean Johnson remembered for his music and loveAnika Besst, Jacob Aloi and Steven Cohen • Dec 22, 2025After a career spanning over 45 years, Garry George “Jellybean” Johnson was celebrated for his contributions to the music community as a skillful producer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer.
In MemoriamRemembering alt-rock photographer Brian Garrity Reed Fischer • Dec 19, 2025Garrity’s carefully documented body of work recalls the times before photography became synonymous with memory cards, iPhones, and Instagram. He died on Nov. 11, 2025, at the age of 62.
In MemoriamRaul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60Felix Contreras and Isabella Gomez Sarmiento • Dec 9, 2025The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.
In MemoriamSteve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, diesThe Associated Press • Dec 4, 2025Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
In MemoriamReggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff dies at 81Isabella Gomez Sarmiento • Nov 24, 2025The musician and actor helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, thanks in part to his songs and starring role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come.
In MemoriamJellybean Johnson, drummer for The Time and hitmaking producer, has diedReed Fischer • Nov 22, 2025In addition to Johnson’s work as a musician, he was also a proponent of preserving local music history as a co-founder of the Minneapolis Sound Museum. He died on Friday.
In MemoriamAmericana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59The Associated Press • Nov 15, 2025Known for his cosmic-stoner songwriting and freewheeling tunes, Todd Snider's career spanned three decades.
In MemoriamCleto Escobedo III, leader of Jimmy Kimmel's house band, dies at 59Neda Ulaby • Nov 12, 2025Escobedo had been leading Kimmel's house band since the show launched in 2003. The musician and the comedian were childhood friends in Las Vegas.
In MemoriamJack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83Nate Chinen • Oct 27, 2025Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
