nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1 38Z1|||In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

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In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.