Editing 2002 in music (section)

==Deaths==
* [[January 2]] – [[Zac Foley]] (33), bassist of [[EMF (band)|EMF]] (drug overdose)
* [[January 3]] – [[Juan García Esquivel]] (83) Mexican band leader, pianist and composer
* [[January 7]] – [[Jon Lee (drummer)|Jon Lee]] (33), [[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] drummer (suicide)
* [[January 20]] – [[Ivan Karabyts]] (57), Ukrainian conductor and composer
* [[January 21]] – [[Peggy Lee]] (81), jazz singer and songwriter
* [[January 22]]
** <!--January 22-->[[Peter Bardens]], (56), keyboardist of [[Camel (band)|Camel]]
** <!--January 22-->[[Sheldon Allman]], (77)
* [[February 1]] – [[Hildegard Knef]] (76), actress, singer, writer
* [[February 10]] – [[Dave Van Ronk]] (65)
* [[February 13]] – [[Waylon Jennings]] (64), country musician
* [[February 14]] – [[Günter Wand]] (90), conductor
* [[February 24]] – [[Leo Ornstein]] (106), composer
* [[March 1]] – [[Doreen Waddell]] (36), singer who had worked with [[Soul II Soul]] and [[The KLF]]
* [[March 13]] – [[Marc Moreland]] (44), guitarist ([[Wall of Voodoo]], [[The Skulls (U.S. band)|The Skulls]]) (liver failure)
* [[March 19]] – [[John Patton (musician)|John Patton]] (66), jazz and soul organist
* [[March 23]] – [[Eileen Farrell]] (82), operatic soprano
* [[March 24]] – [[Dorothy DeLay]] (84), [[Juilliard School]] violin teacher of [[Itzhak Perlman]] and [[Midori Goto|Midori]]
* [[March 26]] – [[Randy Castillo]] (51), drummer for [[Ozzy Osbourne]] & [[Mötley Crüe]]
* [[March 27]] – [[Dudley Moore]] (66), English composer, pianist and actor
* [[March 31]] – [[Lucio San Pedro]] (89), Filipino composer and teacher
* [[April 2]] – [[Levi Celerio]] (91), Filipino composer and lyricist
* [[April 5]] – [[Layne Staley]] (34), lead vocalist of [[Alice in Chains]] and [[Mad Season (band)|Mad Season]]
* [[April 13]] – [[Alex Baroni]] (35), singer
* [[April 15]] – [[Ram Singh Thakur]] (87), Indian freedom fighter, musician and composer
* [[April 17]] – [[Tak Shindo]] (79), musician, composer and arranger
* [[April 25]] – [[Lisa Lopes]] (30), singer (car accident)
* [[April 27]] – [[Hillous Butrum]] (74), country musician
* [[May 3]] – [[Evgeny Svetlanov]] (73), composer and conductor
* [[May 6]]
** [[Otis Blackwell]] (71), songwriter and pianist
** [[Bjørn Johansen (musician)|Bjørn Johansen]] (61), Norwegian saxophonist
* [[May 7]] – [[Xavier Montsalvatge]] (90), composer
* [[May 9]] – [[Leon Stein]] (91), composer, conductor and musicologist (born September 18, 1910)
* [[June 5]] – [[Dee Dee Ramone]] (50), of The [[Ramones]] (heroin overdose)
* [[June 6]] – [[Robbin Crosby]] (42), guitarist ([[Ratt]])
* [[June 13]] – [[Ralph Shapey]] (81), American composer and conductor
* [[June 15]] – [[Big Mello]] (33), rapper (car accident)
* [[June 27]] – [[John Entwistle]] (57), bassist of [[The Who]] (heart attack)
* [[June 29]] – [[Rosemary Clooney]] (74), US singer and actress
* [[July 2]]
** [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]] (75), jazz bassist
** [[Earle Brown]] (75), composer
* [[July 4]] – [[Gerald Bales]] (83), Canadian organist and composer 
* [[July 11]] – [[Rosco Gordon]] (74), blues singer and songwriter
* [[July 19]] 
**[[Dave Carter]] (49), American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
**[[Alan Lomax]] (87), American folklorist, ethnomusicologist and musician
* [[July 21]] – [[Gus Dudgeon]] (59), English music producer
* [[August 2]]
** [[Joe Allison]] (77), songwriter
** [[Magda László]], operatic soprano
* [[August 9]] – [[Bertold Hummel]] (76), German composer
* [[August 10]] – [[Michael Houser]] (40), guitarist ([[Widespread Panic]]) (pancreatic cancer)
* [[August 14]] – [[Dave Williams (singer)|Dave Williams]] (30), vocalist of [[Drowning Pool]]
* [[August 31]] – [[Lionel Hampton]] (94), vibraphone virtuoso
* [[September 7]] – [[Erma Franklin]] (64), gospel singer
* [[September 20]] – [[Joan Littlewood]] (87), impresario
* [[September 24]] – [[Tim Rose]], (62), singer-songwriter
* [[September 29]] – [[Mickey Newbury]] (62), singer, songwriter
* [[October 3]] – [[Darryl DeLoach]] (55), guitarist ([[Iron Butterfly]])
* [[October 17]] – [[Derek Bell (musician)|Derek Bell]] (66), harpist ([[The Chieftains]])
* [[October 18]] – [[Roman Tam]] (57), singer
* [[October 24]] – [[Adolph Green]] (87), lyricist
* [[October 25]] – [[Richard Harris]] (72), actor and singer
* [[October 27]] – [[Tom Dowd]] (77), recording engineer and producer
* [[October 30]] – [[Jam-Master Jay]] (37), member of [[Run-D.M.C.]]
* [[November 3]] – [[Lonnie Donegan]] (71), skiffle musician
* [[November 5]] – [[Billy Guy]] (66), singer ([[The Coasters]])
* [[November 21]] – [[Hadda Brooks]] (86), U.S. jazz singer, pianist and composer
* [[November 28]] – [[Dave "Snaker" Ray]] (59), blues singer and guitarist
* [[November 30]] – [[Minuetta Kessler]] (88), concert pianist, classical composer and music educator
* [[December 9]] – [[Mary Hansen]] (36), member of [[Stereolab]] (road accident)
* [[December 13]] – [[Zal Yanovsky]] (57), rock singer and guitarist ([[The Lovin' Spoonful]])
* [[December 22]] – [[Joe Strummer]] (50), singer and guitarist of [[The Clash]]
* [[December 31]] – [[Kevin MacMichael]] (51), Canadian guitarist of British band [[Cutting Crew]]