Een bizarre hoeveelheid legendes was er dit jaar te betreuren: Johan Cruijff, David Bowie, Prince, Mohammed Ali, Fidel Castro, George Michael. Een overzicht van de doden van 2016
David Bowie (69) is poplegende
Rene Angelil (73) was echtgenoot en manager van Celine Dion
Black (53) was Wonderful Life-zanger
Glenn Frey (67) was Eagles-oprichter
Maurice White (74) was Earth Wind and Fire-oprichter
Eddy Wally (83) was volkszanger
George Martin (90) was The Beatles-producent
Keith Emerson (71) was Emerson, Lake and Palmer-toetsenist
Malik Taylor (45) was A Tribe Called Quest-rapper
Merle Haggard (79) was Country-zanger
Prince (57) is poplegende
Billy Paul (81) was Me and Mrs. Jones-zanger
John Berry (52) was Beastie Boys-lid
Corry Brokken (83) was Songfestival-winnaar
Toots Thielemans (94) was mondharmonica-grootheid
Mieke Telkamp (82) was zangeres
Eddy Christiani (98) was gitarist
Greg Lake (69) was Emerson, Lake and Palmer-bassist
Alan Thicke (69) was acteur
Barbara Straathof (41) was zangeres en The Voice-deelneemster
Rick Parfitt (68) was gitarist van Status Quo
George Michael (53) is poplegende, voormalig Wham!-zanger