R&B Artists We've Lost, Year by Year 1980–2026 – Their Age and Cause of Death
178K views · Feb 7, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@RnBVinyl · 7 months ago · pinned
Who else noticed Stevie Wonder attended almost everybody funeral in this list?
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@RnBVillee · 6 months ago
Man… this hit different. From Marvin Gaye to Aaliyah, you really made me feel the weight behind these losses. Not just legends, real people with real struggles.<br><br>That silence you talked about at the end of each story… yeah, I felt that. Subscribed.
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@mrj-charles6383 · 7 months ago
Luther one of my favorites. Loved his song Superstar. The 60s to 80s R&B produced some great music. Also a time when the artists took pride in their appearance and always looked fantastic when performing.
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@BeyondTimeData68 · 5 months ago
Aaliyah passing away at just 22 will always be one of the most heartbreaking losses in R&B history. Such an incredible talent gone far too soon.😪😪
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@Marie-o4t8i · 5 months ago
I love the music from the 80s and 90s. Till today I still listen to them in my car radio. Those were the good old days. The rap music from today can't compare to the 80s the 80s was the bomb good old memories
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@rodhipps6378 · 7 months ago
Come on now you can pronounce Levert better than that.
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@queencharlibee1991 · 7 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OwR3LoSFVE&t=637">10:37</a> Smokie Delivered Barry's Eulogy. Todays Smokies 86th B day!!! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 💯 💯 one of the few of Motown ledgends to live that long!
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@terriammon9767 · 6 months ago
EXCELLENT as always
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@victoriabrown3780 · 7 months ago
Some were murdered. So sad.
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@kershabeaver3312 · 7 months ago
I remember when Aaliyah died. It was two weeks before 9/11
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@LisaLongo72 · 7 months ago
Luther Vandross “Here and Now” is my husband and I’s wedding song Sept 6, 1997. Still Married ☺️
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@williampetrovich1998 · 7 months ago
Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes We lost Mary during COVID Her memorial tribute was done virtually,on YouTube I was here Thats how I found out her favorite Supremes song was also mine I Hear A Symphony played in the background Giving Ms Mary Wilson her flowers💐💔
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