List of deaths in rock and roll
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In the history of rock and roll and rock music, there have been many notable deaths, many quite young but still leaving their mark on music. The following is a list of the names of many such figures, who have been associated with the genre as performers, producers, songwriters and other occupations, along with the date, cause of death, location, and age at time of death.
1950s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
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Cecil Gant | 37 | February 4, 1951 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Pneumonia |
Danny Cedrone Bill Haley & His Comets |
33 | June 17, 1954 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Broken neck from falling down stairs |
Johnny Ace | 25 | December 24, 1954 | Houston, Texas, USA | Accidental shooting |
Chuck Willis | 30 | April 10, 1958 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Peritonitis |
Buddy Holly Buddy Holly & The Crickets |
22 | February 3, 1959 | Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA | Plane crash |
J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson | 28 | February 3, 1959 | Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA | Plane crash |
Ritchie Valens | 17 | February 3, 1959 | Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA | Plane crash |
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones | 32 | February 7, 1959 | New York City, New York, USA | Pneumonia |
1960s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
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Jesse Belvin | 27 | February 6, 1960 | Fairhope, Arkansas, USA | Car crash |
Eddie Cochran | 21 | April 17, 1960 | Chippenham, Wiltshire, England | Road accident |
Johnny Horton | 35 | November 5, 1960 | Milano, Texas, USA | Car crash |
Stuart Sutcliffe The Beatles |
21 | April 10, 1962 | Hamburg, West Germany | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Elmore James | 45 | May 24, 1963 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Heart attack |
Dinah Washington | 39 | December 14, 1963 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Accidental overdose |
Cyril Davies | 31 | January 7, 1964 | Leukemia | |
Rudy Lewis The Drifters |
27 | May 20, 1964 | New York City, New York, USA | Probable drug overdose |
Johnny Burnette The Rock and Roll Trio |
30 | August 14, 1964 | Clear Lake, California, USA | Drowning |
Sam Cooke | 33 | December 11, 1964 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Shot to death by Bertha Franklin |
Alan Freed Popularized the term Rock and roll |
43 | January 20, 1965 | Palm Springs, California, USA | Uremia and liver cirrhosis |
Sonny Boy Williamson II | Uncertain - probably 57 |
May 25, 1965 | Helena, Arkansas, USA | Heart attack |
Bill Black, Jr. Elvis Presley The Blue Moon Boys |
39 | October 21, 1965 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Brain tumor |
Henry Booth The Midnighters |
32 | 1966 | Shot | |
Richard Fariña | 29 | April 30, 1966 | Carmel Valley, California, USA | Motorcycle accident |
Bobby Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four |
23 | July 18, 1966 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Suicide (suspicious) |
Johnny Kidd Johnny Kidd & The Pirates |
30 | October 7, 1966 | Near Bury, Lancashire, England | Car crash |
Joe Meek | 37 | February 3, 1967 | London, England | Suicide by gunshot |
Brian Epstein Manager of The Beatles |
32 | August 27, 1967 | London, England | Accidental carbitral overdose |
Otis Redding | 26 | December 10, 1967 | Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Plane crash |
Jimmie King Ronnie Caldwell Carl Cunningham Phalon Jones The Bar-Kays |
Various (18-19) |
December 10, 1967 | Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Plane crash |
"Rockin' Robin" Roberts The Wailers |
27 | December 22, 1967 | San Mateo County, California, USA | Car crash |
Bert Berns | 38 | December 30, 1967 | New York City, New York USA | Heart failure |
Little Walter | 37 | February 15, 1968 | Chicago, Illinois USA | Coronary thrombosis |
Frankie Lymon Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
25 | February 27, 1968 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin overdose |
Little Willie John | 30 | May 26, 1968 | Walla Walla, Washington, USA | Heart attack (suspicious) |
Wes Montgomery | 45 | June 15, 1968 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Heart attack |
Malcolm Hale Spanky and Our Gang |
27 | October 30, 1968 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning |
Benny Benjamin The Funk Brothers |
43 | April 20, 1969 | New York City, New York, USA | Stroke |
Don Drummond The Skatalites |
37 | May 6, 1969 | Kingston, Jamaica | Possibly heart failure |
Martin Lamble Fairport Convention |
19 | May 12, 1969 | M1 Motorway, England | Car crash |
Shorty Long | 29 | June 29, 1969 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Drowning |
Brian Jones The Rolling Stones |
27 | July 3, 1969 | Hartfield, East Sussex, England | Accidental drowning, thought to be suicide |
Wynonie Harris | 53 | July 4, 1969 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Esophageal cancer |
Roy Hamilton | 40 | July 20, 1969 | New Rochelle, New York, USA | Stroke |
Tommy Edwards | 47 | October 22, 1969 | Richmond, Virginia, USA | Brain aneurysm |
1970s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
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Billy Stewart | 32 | January 17, 1970 | Selma, North Carolina, USA | Car accident |
Slim Harpo | 46 | January 31, 1970 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | Heart attack |
Mary Ann Ganser The Shangri-Las |
22 | March 14, 1970 | Forest Hills, New York, USA | Barbiturate overdose (disputed) |
Tammi Terrell | 24 | March 16, 1970 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Brain tumor |
Kid Thomas | 35 | April 5, 1970 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Shooting |
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson Canned Heat |
27 | September 3, 1970 | Topanga Canyon, California, USA | Suicide or accidental barbiturate overdose |
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
27 | September 18, 1970 | Kensington, London, England | Asphyxiation on vomit |
Janis Joplin | 27 | October 4, 1970 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Harold McNair Ginger Baker's Air Force |
39 | March 7, 1971 | London, UK | Lung cancer |
Arlester "Dyke" Christian Dyke & the Blazers |
27 | March 13, 1971 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Shot |
Jim Morrison The Doors Rick & the Ravens |
27 | July 3, 1971 | Paris, France | Heart failure (disputed) |
King Curtis | 37 | August 13, 1971 | New York City, New York, USA | Stabbed to death |
Gene Vincent | 36 | October 12, 1971 | California, USA | Burst stomach ulcer |
Duane Allman The Allman Brothers Band Derek and the Dominos |
24 | October 29, 1971 | Macon, Georgia, USA | Motorcycle accident |
Little Junior Parker | 39 | November 18, 1971 | Blue Island, Illinois, USA | Following surgery for brain tumor |
Leslie Harvey Stone the Crows |
27 | May 3, 1972 | Swansea, Wales | Electrocuted by a live microphone on stage |
Clyde McPhatter Billy Ward and His Dominoes The Drifters |
39 | June 13, 1972 | Teaneck, New Jersey, USA | Heart attack |
Brian Cole The Association |
29 | August 2, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Rory Storm | 33 | September 28, 1972 | Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England | Alleged suicide |
Billy Murcia The New York Dolls |
21 | November 6, 1972 | London, England | Accidental suffocation due to drugs and alcohol |
Berry Oakley The Allman Brothers Band |
24 | November 11, 1972 | Macon, Georgia, USA | Motorcycle accident |
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse |
29 | November 18, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Suicide or accidental heroin overdose |
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan The Grateful Dead |
27 | March 8, 1973 | Corte Madera, California, USA | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
Clarence White The Kentucky Colonels The Byrds |
29 | July 14, 1973 | Palmdale, California, USA | Hit by drunk driver |
Paul Williams The Temptations |
34 | August 17, 1973 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Suicide by gunshot |
Gram Parsons | 26 | September 19, 1973 | Joshua Tree, California, USA | Morphine and alcohol overdose |
Jim Croce | 30 | September 20, 1973 | Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA | Plane crash |
Maury Muehleisen Jim Croce's lead guitarist |
24 | September 20, 1973 | Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA | Plane crash |
John Rostill The Shadows |
31 | November 26, 1973 | Radlett, Hertfordshire, UK | Electrocuted by guitar |
Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 58 | October 9, 1973 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Stroke |
Bobby Darin | 37 | December 20, 1973 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Surgery to repair a mechanical heart valve |
Packy Axton The Mar-Keys |
32 | January 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Cirrhosis or heart attack |
Harry Womack The Valentinos |
28 | March 9, 1974 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Stabbed to death by his girlfriend |
Graham Bond The Graham Bond Organisation Ginger Baker's Air Force |
36 | May 8, 1974 | London, England | Suicide |
"Mama" Cass Elliot The Mamas & the Papas |
34 | July 29, 1974 | London, England | Heart failure |
Ivory Joe Hunter | 60 | November 8, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Lung cancer |
Nick Drake | 26 | November 25, 1974 | Tanworth-in-Arden, England | Suicide or accidental overdose |
Dave Alexander The Stooges |
27 | February 10, 1975 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Pneumonia |
Pete Ham Badfinger |
27 | April 23, 1975 | Surrey, England | Suicide |
Tim Buckley | 28 | June 29, 1975 | Santa Monica, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Al Jackson, Jr Booker T. & the MG's |
39 | October 1, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Murdered by gunshot |
Gary Thain Uriah Heep |
27 | December 8, 1975 | Norwood Green, England | Heroin overdose |
Rudy Pompilli Bill Haley & His Comets |
51 | February 5, 1976 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Lung cancer |
Florence Ballard The Supremes |
32 | February 22, 1976 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Coronary thrombosis |
Paul Kossoff Free |
25 | March 19, 1976 | Flight from New York to Los Angeles, USA | Drug-related heart attack |
Phil Ochs | 35 | April 9, 1976 | New York City, New York, USA | Suicide by hanging |
Keith Relf The Yardbirds |
33 | May 14, 1976 | London, England | Electrocuted by guitar |
Jimmy Reed | 50 | August 29, 1976 | Oakland, California, USA | Epileptic seizure |
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple The James Gang Zephyr |
25 | December 4, 1976 | Miami, Florida, USA | Heroin overdose |
Annette Snell | 32 | April 4, 1977 | New Hope, Georgia, USA | Southern Airways Flight 242 plane crash |
Peter Laughner Pere Ubu |
24 | June 22, 1977 | Acute pancreatitis from alcohol and drug abuse | |
Elvis Presley | 42 | August 16, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Heart attack |
Marc Bolan T. Rex |
29 | September 16, 1977 | London, England | Car accident |
Steve Gaines Lynyrd Skynyrd |
28 | October 20, 1977 | Gillsburg, Mississippi, USA | Plane crash |
Ronnie Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd |
29 | October 20, 1977 | Gillsburg, Mississippi, USA | Plane crash |
Cassie Gaines Lynyrd Skynyrd |
29 | October 20, 1977 | Gillsburg, Mississippi, USA | Plane crash |
Terry Kath Chicago |
31 | January 23, 1978 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Accidentally shot himself |
Sandy Denny Fairport Convention |
31 | April 21, 1978 | London, England | Cerebral hemorrhage after accidental fall |
Joe Negroni Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
37 | September 5, 1978 | New York City, New York, USA | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Keith Moon The Who |
32 | September 7, 1978 | London, England | Heminevrin overdose |
Chris Bell Big Star |
27 | December 27, 1978 | East Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Automobile accident |
Donny Hathaway | 33 | January 13, 1979 | New York City, New York, USA | Accidental fall |
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols Siouxsie and the Banshees Vicious White Kids The Flowers of Romance |
21 | February 2, 1979 | New York City, New York, USA | Suicide or accidental heroin overdose |
Lowell George Little Feat |
34 | June 29, 1979 | Arlington, Virginia, USA | Heart attack |
Van McCoy | 39 | July 6, 1979 | Englewood, New Jersey, USA | Heart attack |
Minnie Riperton | 31 | July 12, 1979 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Breast cancer |
Dorsey Burnette The Rock and Roll Trio |
46 | August 19, 1979 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Massive coronary |
Jimmy McCulloch Wings |
26 | September 27, 1979 | London, England | Heroin overdose |
John Glascock Jethro Tull |
28 | November 17, 1979 | London, England | Congenital heart defect |
Jackie Brenston Ike Turner Kings of Rhythm |
49 | December 15, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Heart attack |
1980s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
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Georgeanna Tillman The Marvelettes |
36 | January 6, 1980 | Inkster, Michigan, USA | Complications from sickle cell anemia and lupus |
Bon Scott AC/DC |
33 | February 19, 1980 | London, England | Alcohol poisoning |
Ian Curtis Joy Division |
23 | May 18, 1980 | Macclesfield, England | Suicide by hanging |
Carl Radle Derek and the Dominos |
37 | May 30, 1980 | Kidney infection | |
Malcolm Owen The Ruts |
25 | July 14, 1980 | Heroin overdose | |
Keith Godchaux The Grateful Dead |
32 | July 23, 1980 | Marin County, California, USA | Automobile accident |
John Bonham Led Zeppelin |
32 | September 25, 1980 | Windsor, England | Asphyxiation on vomit |
Bobby Lester The Moonglows |
49 | October 15, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Lung cancer |
Steve Peregrin Took Tyrannosaurus Rex |
31 | October 27, 1980 | Ladbroke Grove, London, England | Asphyxiation after inhaling a cocktail cherry |
Darby Crash The Germs |
22 | December 7, 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Suicide by intentional heroin overdose |
John Lennon The Beatles |
40 | December 8, 1980 | New York City, New York, USA | Shot to death by Mark David Chapman |
Tim Hardin | 39 | December 29, 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Morphine and heroin overdose |
David Lynch The Platters |
51 | January 2, 1981 | Long Beach, California, USA | Cancer |
Bill Haley Bill Haley & His Comets |
55 | February 9, 1981 | Harlingen, Texas, USA | Brain tumor or heart attack (disputed) |
Mike Bloomfield | 37 | February 15, 1981 | San Francisco, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Bob Hite Canned Heat |
36 | April 5, 1981 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart attack |
Steve Currie T. Rex |
33 | April 28, 1981 | Vale de Parra, Algarve, Portugal | Car crash |
Bob Marley The Wailers |
36 | May 11, 1981 | Miami, Florida, USA | Acral lentiginous melanoma (suspicious) |
Roy Brown | 55 | May 25, 1981 | San Fernando, California, USA | Heart attack |
Chuck Wagon The Dickies |
25 | June 28, 1981 | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA | Died in a hospital after shooting himself in the head with 22 rifle |
Rushton Moreve Steppenwolf |
32 | July 1, 1981 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Car crash |
Harry Chapin | 38 | July 16, 1981 | Jericho, New York, USA | Car crash |
Sandra Tilley The Velvelettes Martha and the Vandellas |
38 | September 9, 1981 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Complications from brain surgery |
Randy Rhoads Quiet Riot Ozzy Osbourne |
25 | March 19, 1982 | Leesburg, Florida, USA | Plane crash |
Lester Bangs | 33 | April 30, 1982 | New York City, New York, USA | Darvon and valium overdose |
Addie Harris The Shirelles |
42 | June 10, 1982 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Heart attack |
James Honeyman-Scott The Pretenders |
25 | June 16, 1982 | London, England | Heart failure caused by cocaine intolerance |
Joe Tex | 49 | August 13, 1982 | Navasota, Texas, USA | Heart attack |
Rebop Kwaku Baah Traffic Can |
38 | January 12, 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Lamar Williams The Allman Brothers Band |
34 | January 21, 1983 | Lung cancer | |
Björn "Böna" Eriksson Rude Kids |
24 | January 25, 1983 | Bandhagen, Stockholm, Sweden | Car accident |
Billy Fury | 42 | January 28, 1983 | London, England | Heart attack |
Karen Carpenter The Carpenters |
32 | February 4, 1983 | Downey, California, USA | Heart attack due to anorexia |
Danny Rapp Danny & The Juniors |
41 | April 5, 1983 | Parker, Arizona, USA | Suicide |
Pete Farndon The Pretenders |
30 | April 14, 1983 | London, England | Drowned in his bathtub after a heroin overdose |
Felix Pappalardi Mountain |
43 | April 17, 1983 | New York City, New York, USA | Shot by his wife Gail Collins Pappalardi |
Muddy Waters | 70 | April 30, 1983 | Westmont, Illinois, USA | Heart attack |
Buzz Shearman Moxy Leigh Ashford |
33 | June 16, 1983 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Motorcycle accident |
Chris Wood Traffic |
39 | July 12, 1983 | Birmingham, England | Pneumonia |
James Jamerson The Funk Brothers |
47 | August 2, 1983 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Complications of cirrhosis, heart failure and pneumonia |
Klaus Nomi | 39 | August 6, 1983 | New York City, New York, USA | Complications due to AIDS |
Tom Evans Badfinger |
36 | November 19, 1983 | London, England | Suicide |
Dennis Wilson The Beach Boys |
39 | December 28, 1983 | Marina del Rey, California, USA | Accidental drowning |
Jackie Wilson | 49 | January 21, 1984 | Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA | On-stage heart attack leading to brain damage and a decade-long coma before his eventual death |
Marvin Gaye | 44 | April 1, 1984 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Shot by his father Marvin Pentz Gay, Sr. |
Nate Nelson The Flamingos |
52 | April 10, 1984 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Heart attack |
Big Mama Thornton | 57 | July 25, 1984 | Los Angeles California, USA | Heart attack |
Lenny Breau | 43 | August 12, 1984 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Murder by strangulation |
Razzle Hanoi Rocks |
24 | December 9, 1984 | Redondo Beach, California, USA | Auto accident |
Eddie "Bongo" Brown The Funk Brothers |
52 | December 28, 1984 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart ailment |
David Byron Uriah Heep |
38 | February 28, 1985 | Reading, Berkshire, England | Alcohol-related complications |
Kyu Sakamoto | 43 | August 12, 1985 | Mount Osutaka, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | Plane crash |
Ricky Wilson The B-52's |
32 | October 12, 1985 | New York City, New York, USA | Complications due to AIDS |
Big Joe Turner | 74 | November 24, 1985 | Inglewood, California, USA | Heart attack |
Ian Stewart The Rolling Stones |
47 | December 12, 1985 | London, England, UK | Heart attack |
D. Boon The Minutemen |
27 | December 22, 1985 | Tucson, Arizona, USA | Traffic accident |
Ricky Nelson | 45 | December 31, 1985 | De Kalb, Texas, USA | Plane crash |
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy |
36 | January 4, 1986 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | Heart failure and pneumonia caused by alcohol and drug use |
Richard Manuel The Band |
42 | March 4, 1986 | Winter Park, Florida, USA | Suicide by hanging |
O'Kelly Isley, Jr. The Isley Brothers |
48 | March 31, 1986 | Alpine, New Jersey, USA | Heart attack |
Cliff Burton Metallica |
24 | September 27, 1986 | Ljungby Municipality, Sweden | Traffic accident |
Billy Johnson The Moonglows |
58 | March 28, 1987 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart failure |
Carlton Barrett The Wailers |
36 | April 17, 1987 | Kingston, Jamaica | Murdered by gunshot |
Paul Butterfield | 44 | May 4, 1987 | North Hollywood, California, USA | Heart attack |
Gary Driscoll Rainbow |
41 | June 1987 | Ithaca, New York, USA | Murdered in his home |
Philip Charles "Snakefinger" Lithman The Residents |
38 | July 1, 1987 | Linz, Austria | Heart attack on stage |
Peter Tosh The Wailers |
42 | September 11, 1987 | Kingston, Jamaica | Murdered by gunshot |
Jaco Pastorius Weather Report |
35 | September 21, 1987 | Wilton Manors, Florida, USA | Beaten to death by a bar bouncer |
John Curulewski Styx |
37 | February 13, 1988 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Brain aneurysm |
Alexander Bashlachev | 27 | February 17, 1988 | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Falling from the window (most likely suicide) |
Andy Gibb Younger brother of the Bee Gees |
30 | March 10, 1988 | Oxford, England | Myocarditis worsened by cocaine addiction |
Dave Prater Sam & Dave |
50 | April 9, 1988 | Sycamore, Georgia, USA | Car accident |
Howie Johnson The Ventures |
49 | May 5, 1988 | Heart attack | |
Chet Baker Jazz trumpeter |
58 | May 13, 1988 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Fall from hotel window |
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers |
26 | June 25, 1988 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Speedball overdose |
Nico | 49 | July 18, 1988 | Ibiza, Spain | Head trauma caused by bicycle accident |
Robert Calvert Hawkwind |
43 | August 14, 1988 | Ramsgate, England | Heart attack |
Roy Buchanan | 48 | August 14, 1988 | Fairfax County, Virginia, USA | Supposed suicide; found hanged in prison cell |
Tim Davis The Steve Miller Band |
44 | September 20, 1988 | Complications related to diabetes | |
Black Randy Black Randy and the Metrosquad |
36 | November 11, 1988 | AIDS-related disease | |
Roy Orbison | 52 | December 6, 1988 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA | Heart attack |
Paul Jeffreys Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel |
36 | December 21, 1988 | Lockerbie, Scotland | Airliner bombing and subsequent crash |
Paul Robi The Platters |
57 | February 1, 1989 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cancer |
Ron Wilson The Surfaris |
44 | May 7, 1989 | Brain aneurysm | |
John Cipollina Quicksilver Messenger Service |
45 | May 29, 1989 | San Francisco, California, USA | Emphysema |
Pete de Freitas Echo & the Bunnymen |
28 | June 14, 1989 | London, England | Motorcycle accident |
1990s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
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Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd |
37 | January 23, 1990 | Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Pneumonia |
Del Shannon | 55 | February 8, 1990 | Santa Clarita, California, USA | Suicide by gunshot |
Johnnie Ray | 63 | February 24, 1990 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Liver failure due to chronic alcoholism |
David Prichard Armored Saint |
26 | February 28, 1990 | Leukemia | |
Cornelius Gunter The Coasters |
53 | February 26, 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada USA | Homicide |
Ric Grech Family Traffic Blind Faith |
43 | March 17, 1990 | Leicester, England | Liver and kidney failure |
Andrew Wood Malfunkshun Mother Love Bone |
24 | March 19, 1990 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin overdose |
Stiv Bators The Dead Boys The Lords of the New Church |
40 | June 3, 1990 | Paris, France | Struck by taxi |
Jim Hodder Steely Dan |
42 | June 5, 1990 | USA | Drowned |
Brent Mydland The Grateful Dead |
37 | July 26, 1990 | Lafayette, California, USA | Speedball overdose |
Viktor Tsoi Kino |
28 | August 15, 1990 | Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | Car accident |
Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble |
35 | August 27, 1990 | East Troy, Wisconsin, USA | Helicopter accident |
Tom Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival |
48 | September 6, 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | Tuberculosis |
Steve Clark Def Leppard |
30 | January 8, 1991 | London, England | Accidental overdose of painkillers, anti-depressants, and alcohol |
Roger Patterson Atheist |
23 | February 12, 1991 | Car crash | |
Dave Guard The Kingston Trio |
56 | March 22, 1991 | Rollinsford, New Hampshire, USA | Lymphatic cancer |
Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin Mayhem |
22 | April 8, 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Suicide |
Steve Marriott Small Faces Humble Pie |
44 | April 21, 1991 | Essex, England | House fire |
Johnny Thunders The New York Dolls The Heartbreakers |
38 | April 23, 1991 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Drug-related causes; suspicious |
Gene Clark The Byrds |
46 | May 24, 1991 | Sherman Oaks, California, USA | Bleeding ulcer |
David Ruffin The Temptations |
50 | June 1, 1991 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Cocaine overdose |
Paula Pierce The Pandoras |
31 | August 10, 1991 | Hollywood, California, USA | Brain aneurysm |
Mike Naumenko Zoopark |
36 | August 27, 1991 | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Peter Slaghuis VideoKids |
30 | September 5, 1991 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Car accident |
Rob Tyner MC5 |
46 | September 18, 1991 | Berkley, Michigan, USA | Heart attack |
Miles Davis Jazz trumpeter |
65 | September 28, 1991 | Santa Monica, California, USA | Pneumonia, respiratory failure, and stroke |
Ole Beich Guns N' Roses |
36 | October 16, 1991 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Drowned in Skt. Jørgens Lake |
Bill Graham Promoter of various bands |
60 | October 25, 1991 | Vallejo, California, USA | Helicopter crash |
Eric Carr Kiss |
41 | November 24, 1991 | New York City, New York, USA | Heart cancer and subsequent brain hemorrhage |
Freddie Mercury Queen |
45 | November 24, 1991 | London, England | Complications due to AIDS |
Johnny Rydh Strebers |
27 | January 3, 1992 | Car crash | |
Jerry Nolan The New York Dolls The Heartbreakers |
45 | January 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, USA | Stroke and subsequent coma |
Willie Dixon | 76 | January 29, 1992 | Burbank, California, USA | Heart failure |
Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod Chilliwack Headpins |
38 | April 25, 1992 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Bone cancer |
Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto |
31 | May 31, 1992 | Baracaldo, Spain | Heroin overdose |
Stefanie Sargent 7 Year Bitch |
24 | June 27, 1992 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Asphyxiation after taking alcohol and heroin |
Paul Hackman Helix |
38 | July 5, 1992 | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | Car accident |
Mary Wells | 49 | July 26, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Pneumonia and throat cancer |
Jeff Porcaro Toto |
38 | August 5, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart attack due to allergic reaction or cocaine use (disputed) |
Tony Williams The Platters |
64 | August 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, USA | Emphysema |
Earl Van Dyke The Funk Brothers |
62 | September 18, 1992 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Prostate cancer |
Eddie Kendricks The Temptations |
52 | October 5, 1992 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Lung cancer |
Albert King | 69 | December 21, 1992 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Heart attack |
Eddie Hazel Funkadelic |
42 | December 23, 1992 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Internal bleeding and liver failure |
Mick Ronson David Bowie |
47 | April 30, 1993 | London, England | Liver cancer |
GG Allin The Jabbers The Scumfucs The Murder Junkies |
36 | June 28, 1993 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin overdose |
Wong Ka Kui Beyond |
31 | June 30, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Internal bleeding due to head injuries |
Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth |
29 | July 3, 1993 | Suicide by anti-depressant induced overdose | |
Mia Zapata The Gits |
27 | July 7, 1993 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Murdered |
Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth Mayhem |
25 | August 10, 1993 | Oslo, Norway | Stabbed to death by Varg Vikernes |
Criss Oliva Savatage |
30 | October 17, 1993 | Zephyrhills, Florida, USA | Car accident |
Jerry Edmonton Steppenwolf |
47 | November 28, 1993 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Car crash |
Ray Gillen Black Sabbath Badlands Sun Red Sun |
34 | December 1, 1993 | New York City, New York, USA | AIDS related |
Frank Zappa The Mothers of Invention |
52 | December 4, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Prostate cancer |
Doug Hopkins Gin Blossoms |
32 | December 5, 1993 | Suicide | |
Michael Clarke The Byrds |
47 | December 19, 1993 | Treasure Island, Florida, USA | Liver failure |
Harry Nilsson | 52 | January 15, 1994 | Agoura Hills, California, USA | Heart failure |
Rhett Forrester Riot |
37 | January 22, 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Gun shot |
Papa John Creach Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship The Dinosaurs |
76 | February 22, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Pneumonia |
Dan Hartman | March 22, 1994 | Westport, Connecticut, USA | Complications from AIDS | |
Kurt Cobain Nirvana |
27 | April 5, 1994 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Suicide |
Lee Brilleaux Dr. Feelgood |
51 | April 7, 1994 | Canvey Island, Essex, England | Lymphoma |
Derek Leckenby Herman's Hermits |
51 | June 4, 1994 | Manchester, England | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Kristen Pfaff Hole Janitor Joe |
27 | June 16, 1994 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin overdose |
Nicky Hopkins The Jeff Beck Group |
50 | September 6, 1994 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Complications from intestinal surgery |
Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery D.O.A. Pointed Sticks Subhumans |
36 | September 27, 1994 | Heroin overdose | |
Danny Gatton | 49 | October 4, 1994 | Newburg, Maryland, USA | Suicide by gunshot |
Robert White The Funk Brothers |
57 | October 27, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Complications from open heart surgery |
Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5 Sonic's Rendezvous Band |
45 | November 4, 1994 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Heart failure |
Dan Hamilton Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds |
48 | December 23, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cushing`s syndrome |
Ruby Starr Black Oak Arkansas |
45 | January 14, 1995 | Toledo, Ohio, USA | Lung cancer |
Bob Stinson The Replacements Static Taxi |
35 | February 18, 1995 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Health undermined by years of alcohol and drug abuse |
Melvin Franklin The Temptations |
52 | February 23, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Brain seizure |
Vivian Stanshall Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band |
51 | March 5, 1995 | Muswell Hill, London, England | House fire |
Ingo Schwichtenberg Helloween |
29 | March 8, 1995 | Hamburg, West Germany | Suicide by throwing himself under a train |
Eazy-E N.W.A |
31 | March 26, 1995 | Compton, California, USA | Complications due to AIDS |
Jimmy McShane Baltimora |
37 | March 29, 1995 | Derry, Northern Ireland | Complications due to AIDS |
Selena | 23 | March 31, 1995 | Corpus Christi, Texas, USA | Shot to death by Yolanda Saldívar |
Carl Albert Vicious Rumors |
32 | April 22, 1995 | Car accident | |
Rory Gallagher | 47 | June 14, 1995 | London, England | MRSA complications following a liver transplant |
Wolfman Jack American DJ |
57 | July 1, 1995 | Belvidere, North Carolina, USA | Heart attack |
Charlie Rich | 62 | July 25, 1995 | Hammond, Louisiana, USA | Acute blood clot |
Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead |
53 | August 9, 1995 | Forest Knolls, California, USA | Heart attack |
Ronald White Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
56 | August 26, 1995 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Leukemia |
Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground |
53 | August 30, 1995 | Poughkeepsie, New York, USA | Cancer brought on from smoking |
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon |
28 | October 21, 1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Cocaine overdose |
Alan Hull Lindisfarne |
50 | November 17, 1995 | Newcastle, England | Heart thrombosis |
Billy Williamson Bill Haley & His Comets |
71 | March 22, 1996 | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA | Cancer |
Don Murray The Turtles |
50 | March 22, 1996 | Glendale, California, USA | Complications following ulcer surgery |
Jeffrey Lee Pierce The Gun Club |
37 | March 31, 1996 | Cerebral hemorrhage | |
Kevin Gilbert | 29 | May 17, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Accidental strangulation |
Bradley Nowell Sublime |
28 | May 25, 1996 | San Francisco, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins |
34 | July 12, 1996 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin overdose |
John Panozzo Styx |
47 | July 16, 1996 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging |
Chas Chandler The Animals |
57 | July 17, 1996 | Heaton, Tyne and Wear, England | Heart condition |
Marge Ganser The Shangri-Las |
48 | July 28, 1996 | New York City, New York, USA | Breast cancer |
Jason Thirsk Pennywise Humble Gods |
28 | July 29, 1996 | Self-inflicted gunshot | |
Mel Taylor The Ventures |
62 | August 11, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cancer |
Tupac Shakur | 25 | September 13, 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Homicide |
Tiny Tim | 64 | November 30, 1996 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Heart attack |
Patty Donahue | 40 | December 9, 1996 | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Lung cancer |
Dawn Crosby Detente Fear of God |
33 | December 15, 1996 | Liver Failure | |
Kenny Pickett The Creation |
54 | January 10, 1997 | London, England, UK | Heart attack |
Billy Mackenzie Associates |
39 | January 22, 1997 | Angus, Scotland, UK | Prescription pill overdose |
Brian Connolly The Sweet |
52 | February 9, 1997 | Slough, England, UK | Kidney failure |
Biggie Smalls | 24 | March 9, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Homicide |
LaVern Baker | 67 | March 10, 1997 | Queens, New York, USA | Coronary complications |
Ronnie Barron | 53 | March 20, 1997 | Heart failure | |
Rob Pilatus Milli Vanilli |
32 | April 2, 1997 | Frankfurt, Germany | Alcohol and prescription pill overdose |
Laura Nyro | 49 | April 8, 1997 | Danbury, Connecticut, USA | Ovarian cancer |
Eldon Hoke Mentors The Screamers |
39 | April 19, 1997 | Riverside, California, USA | Struck by a train |
Jeff Buckley | 30 | May 29, 1997 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Accidental drowning |
Ronnie Lane The Small Faces Faces |
51 | June 4, 1997 | Trinidad, Colorado, USA | Pneumonia |
Bobby Helms | 63 | June 19, 1997 | Martinsville, Indiana, USA | Emphysema and asthma |
Lawrence Payton The Four Tops |
59 | June 20, 1997 | Southfield, Michigan, USA | Cancer |
Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri Warzone Agnostic Front |
35 | September 11, 1997 | New York City, New York, USA | Pneumonia |
John Denver | 53 | October 12, 1997 | Pacific Grove, California, USA | Plane crash |
Glen Buxton Alice Cooper |
49 | October 19, 1997 | Clarion, Iowa, USA | Pneumonia |
Henry Vestine Canned Heat |
52 | October 20, 1997 | Paris, France | Heart and respiratory failure |
Epic Soundtracks Swell Maps Crime & the City Solution These Immortal Souls |
38 | November 22, 1997 | West Hampstead, London, England | Inconclusive official cause |
Michael Hutchence INXS |
37 | November 22, 1997 | Sydney, Australia | Suicide or accidental strangulation |
Kurt Winter The Guess Who |
51 | December 14, 1997 | Kidney failure due to a past of drug abuse | |
Nicolette Larson | 45 | December 16, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cerebral edema and liver failure |
Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher |
62 | January 5, 1998 | South Lake Tahoe, California, USA | Skiing accident |
Ken Forssi The Surfaris Love |
54 | January 10, 1998 | Tallahassee, Florida, USA | Brain tumor |
Carl Perkins | 65 | January 19, 1998 | Jackson, Tennessee, USA | Throat cancer |
Falco | 40 | February 6, 1998 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Car crash |
Carl Wilson The Beach Boys |
51 | February 6, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Cozy Powell The Jeff Beck Group Whitesnake Black Sabbath |
50 | April 5, 1998 | Bristol, England | Car crash bad tires |
Wendy O. Williams Plasmatics |
48 | April 6, 1998 | Storrs, Connecticut, USA | Suicide by shooting |
Linda McCartney Wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney Wings |
56 | April 17, 1998 | Tucson, Arizona, USA | Breast cancer |
Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto X Japan Zilch |
33 | May 2, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Suicide by hanging |
Eddie Rabbitt | 56 | May 7, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Lung cancer |
Paul "Oz" Bach Spanky and Our Gang |
59 | September 21, 1998 | Asheville, North Carolina, USA | Cancer |
Lynn Strait Snot |
30 | December 11, 1998 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Car accident |
Bryan Maclean Love |
52 | December 25, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart attack |
Johnny Moore The Drifters |
64 | December 30, 1998 | London, England | Respiratory failure |
Sonny Forriest The Coasters |
64 | January 10, 1999 | Capital Heights, Maryland, USA | |
John Baker Saunders Mad Season The Walkabouts |
44 | January 15, 1999 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin overdose |
Dusty Springfield | 59 | March 2, 1999 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | Cancer |
Skip Spence Jefferson Airplane Moby Grape |
52 | April 16, 1999 | Santa Cruz, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Roger Troutman Zapp |
47 | April 25, 1999 | Dayton, Ohio, USA | Murdered by his brother Larry |
Larry Troutman Zapp |
54 | April 25, 1999 | Dayton, Ohio, USA | Committed suicide after he murdered his brother Roger |
Adrian Borland The Outsiders The Sound |
41 | April 26, 1999 | London, England | Suicide by throwing himself under a train |
Screaming Lord Sutch | 58 | June 16, 1999 | West Harrow, Middlesex, England | Suicide by hanging |
Kami Malice Mizer |
26 | June 21, 1999 | Subarachnoid hemorrhage | |
Mark Sandman Morphine |
46 | July 3, 1999 | Palestrina, Latium, Italy | Onstage heart attack |
Gar Samuelson Megadeth |
41 | July 22, 1999 | Orange City, Florida, USA | Liver failure |
Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler |
31 | August 20, 1999 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Drug Overdose |
Claude "Kickboy Face" Bessy Iconic founder of the Los Angeles punk scene in the late 1970s |
53 | October 2, 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Lung cancer |
Erik "Grim" Brødreskift Borknagar Gorgoroth |
29 | October 4, 1999 | Suicide by drug overdose | |
Rick Danko The Band |
56 | December 10, 1999 | Marbletown, New York, USA | Heart failure |
Curtis Mayfield The Impressions |
57 | December 26, 1999 | Roswell, Georgia, USA | Complications due to diabetes |
2000s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
---|---|---|---|---|
Will "Dub" Jones The Coasters |
71 | January 16, 2000 | Long Beach, California, USA | Diabetes |
Doris Kenner-Jackson The Shirelles |
58 | February 4, 2000 | Sacramento, California, USA | Breast cancer |
Dave Peverett Foghat |
58 | February 7, 2000 | Orlando,Florida, USA | Kidney cancer |
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | 72 | February 12, 2000 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | Complications following surgery concerning aneurysm |
Dennis Danell Social Distortion |
38 | February 29, 2000 | Costa Mesa, California, USA | Brain aneurysm |
Ian Dury Ian Dury and the Blockheads |
57 | March 27, 2000 | Upminster, London, England | Liver cancer |
Heinz Burt The Tornados |
57 | April 7, 2000 | Southampton, England | Motor neurone disease |
Yuri "Hoy" Klinskikh Sektor Gaza |
35 | July 4, 2000 | Voronezh, Russia | Heart attack |
Chuck Briggs U.S. Bombs |
40 | July 4, 2000 | AIDS related complications | |
Alan Caddy Johnny Kidd & The Pirates The Tornados |
60 | August 16, 2000 | Complications due to alcoholism | |
Allen Woody The Allman Brothers Gov't Mule |
44 | August 26, 2000 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin overdose |
David Brown Santana |
53 | September 4, 2000 | Liver and kidney failure | |
Benjamin Orr The Cars |
53 | October 3, 2000 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Pancreatic cancer |
Joachim Nielsen Jokke & Valentinerne |
36 | October 17, 2000 | Oslo, Norway | Heroin overdose |
Kirsty MacColl | 41 | December 18, 2000 | Cozumel, Mexico | Hit and killed by a speeding powerboat |
Rob Buck 10,000 Maniacs |
42 | December 19, 2000 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Liver disease |
Pops Staples The Staple Singers |
85 | December 19, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Injuries from a fall |
Nick Massi The Four Seasons |
65 | December 24, 2000 | West Orange, New Jersey, USA | Cancer |
Milan "Mejla" Hlavsa Plastic People of the Universe |
49 | January 5, 2001 | Prague, Czech Republic | Lung cancer |
Bryan Gregory The Cramps |
49 | January 10, 2001 | Anaheim, California, USA | Was suddenly felled by a multiple systems failure in Anaheim Regional Medical Center |
John Phillips The Mamas & the Papas |
65 | March 18, 2001 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart failure |
Joey Ramone The Ramones |
49 | April 15, 2001 | New York City, New York, USA | Lymphoma |
John Lee Hooker | 83 | June 21, 2001 | Los Altos, California, USA | Natural causes |
Leon Wilkeson Lynyrd Skynyrd |
49 | July 27, 2001 | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA | Natural causes |
Ron Townson The 5th Dimension |
68 | August 2, 2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Renal failure |
Aaliyah | 22 | August 25, 2001 | Abaco Islands, Bahamas | Plane crash |
Michael Karoli Can |
53 | November 17, 2001 | Essen, Germany | Cancer |
George Harrison The Beatles |
58 | November 29, 2001 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Chuck Schuldiner Death Control Denied |
34 | December 13, 2001 | Glioma | |
Stuart Adamson The Skids Big Country The Raphaels |
43 | December 16, 2001 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Suicide |
Zac Foley EMF |
31 | January 3, 2002 | Drug overdose | |
Jon Lee Feeder |
33 | January 7, 2002 | Miami, Florida, USA | Suicide by hanging |
Peter Bardens Camel |
67 | January 22, 2002 | Malibu, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Paul Baloff Exodus Hirax Heathen |
41 | February 2, 2002 | Oakland, California, USA | Suffered a stroke which left him in a coma; he was taken off life support by doctors. |
Waylon Jennings | 64 | February 13, 2002 | Chandler, Arizona, USA | Diabetic complications |
Marc Moreland Wall of Voodoo The Skulls |
44 | March 13, 2002 | Paris, France | Liver failure |
Joe Schermie Three Dog Night |
56 | March 25, 2002 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart attack |
Randy Castillo Ozzy Osbourne Mötley Crüe |
51 | March 26, 2002 | Cancer | |
Frank Tovey Fad Gadget |
45 | April 2, 2002 | London, UK | Heart attack |
Layne Staley Alice in Chains Mad Season |
34 | April 5, 2002 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Speedball overdose |
Andrew P. Bryan Reagan Youth |
39 | June 4, 2002 | Heart attack | |
Dee Dee Ramone The Ramones |
50 | June 5, 2002 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Robbin Crosby Ratt |
42 | June 6, 2002 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
John Entwistle The Who |
57 | June 27, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Cocaine-induced heart attack |
Jim Cherry Strung Out Pulley Zero Down |
30 | July 7, 2002 | Simi Valley, California, USA | Heart failure |
Michael Houser Widespread Panic |
57 | August 2, 2002 | North Carolina, USA | Pancreatic cancer |
Randy Palmer Pentagram Bedemon |
49 | August 8, 2002 | Car accident | |
Paul Samson Samson |
49 | August 9, 2002 | Norwich, England | Cancer |
Dave Williams Drowning Pool |
30 | August 14, 2002 | Manassas, Virginia, USA | Cardiomyopathy |
Giuseppe Codeluppi Raw Power |
45 | October 6, 2002 | Parma, Italy | Heart attack |
Jam Master Jay Run-DMC |
37 | October 30, 2002 | New York City, New York, USA | Homicide |
Lonnie Donegan | 71 | November 2, 2002 | Peterborough, England | Heart attack |
Billy Guy The Coasters |
66 | November 5, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Natural causes |
Ben Eberbaugh Black Lips |
22 | December 1, 2002 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Traffic accident |
Zal Yanovsky The Lovin' Spoonful |
57 | December 13, 2002 | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | Congestive heart failure |
Joe Strummer The Clash The Mescaleros |
50 | December 22, 2002 | Broomfield, Somerset, England | Congenital heart defect |
Kevin MacMichael Cutting Crew |
51 | December 31, 2002 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Lung cancer |
Mickey Finn T. Rex |
55 | January 11, 2003 | Croydon, Surrey, England | Alcohol-related liver problems |
Maurice Gibb The Bee Gees |
53 | January 12, 2003 | Miami Beach, Florida, USA | Complications of a volvulus |
Ty Longley Great White |
31 | February 20, 2003 | West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | The Station nightclub fire |
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
47 | February 23, 2003 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA | Complications due to drug use |
Hank Ballard The Midnighters |
66 | March 2, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Throat cancer |
Adam Faith | 62 | March 8, 2003 | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | Heart attack |
Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta Finntroll Thy Serpent Barathrum Impaled Nazarene |
25 | March 16, 2003 | Helsinki, Finland | Falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in Helsinki while intoxicated |
Edwin Starr | 61 | April 2, 2003 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Heart attack |
Noel Redding The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
57 | May 11, 2003 | County Cork, Republic of Ireland | Natural causes |
Jeremy Michael Ward The Mars Volta |
27 | May 25, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Mickie Most Record producer |
64 | May 30, 2003 | Totteridge, London, England | Mesothelioma |
Barry White | 58 | July 4, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Renal failure |
Adam Cox Jeremy Gage Matt Fitzgerald The Exploding Hearts |
23, 21 and 20 | July 20, 2003 | Eugene, Oregon, USA | Killed in a rollover accident on Interstate 5, north of Eugene |
Erik Brann Iron Butterfly |
52 | July 31, 2003 | Heart attack due to a birth defect | |
Wesley Willis | 40 | August 21, 2003 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
Warren Zevon | 56 | September 7, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Mesothelioma |
Johnny Cash | 71 | September 12, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Complications from diabetes |
Shawn Lane Black Oak Arkansas |
40 | September 26, 2003 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Breathing problems |
Robert Palmer | 54 | September 27, 2003 | Paris, France | Heart attack |
Paul Burlison The Rock and Roll Trio |
74 | September 27, 2003 | Horn Lake, Mississippi, USA | Cancer |
John David "J.D." Kimball Omen |
October 3, 2003 | Cancer | ||
Elliott Smith | 34 | October 21, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Knife wounds caused by suicide or homicide |
Bobby Hatfield The Righteous Brothers |
63 | November 4, 2003 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA | Cocaine-induced heart attack |
Greg Ridley Spooky Tooth Humble Pie |
56 | November 19, 2003 | Alicante, Spain | Pneumonia |
Terje "Valfar" Bakken Windir |
25 | January 15, 2004 | Reppastølen, Sogndal Valley, Norway | Hypothermia |
John Siomos Peter Frampton Todd Rundgren Rick Derringer |
56 | January 16, 2004 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
Mel Pritchard Barclay James Harvest |
56 | January 28, 2004 | Heart attack | |
Bob Mayo Peter Frampton |
53 | February 23, 2004 | Basel, Switzerland | Heart attack |
John McGeoch Magazine Siouxsie and the Banshees Public Image Ltd Visage The Armoury Show |
48 | March 4, 2004 | Cornwall, England | Died in his sleep |
Dave "Blood" Schulthise The Dead Milkmen |
47 | March 10, 2004 | North Salem, New York, USA | Suicide by a drug overdose |
Jan Berry Jan & Dean |
62 | March 26, 2004 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Complications from a seizure |
Niki Sullivan Buddy Holly & The Crickets |
66 | April 6, 2004 | Sugar Creek, Missouri, USA | Heart attack |
Clint Warwick The Moody Blues |
63 | May 15, 2004 | Liver disease | |
Alex Nelson Lizzy Borden |
41 | May 17, 2004 | Car accident | |
Quorthon Bathory |
38 | June 7, 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Heart failure |
Ray Charles |
73 | June 10, 2004 | Beverly Hills, California, USA | Liver cancer |
Jeff Reid SR-71 |
36 | June 11, 2004 | Lung cancer | |
Arthur Kane The New York Dolls |
55 | July 13, 2004 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Leukemia |
Rick James | 56 | August 6, 2004 | Burbank, California, USA | Pulmonary failure and cardiac failure |
Laura Branigan | 47 | August 26, 2004 | East Quogue, New York, USA | Cerebral aneurysm |
Johnny Ramone The Ramones |
55 | September 15, 2004 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Prostate cancer |
Bruce Palmer Buffalo Springfield |
58 | October 1, 2004 | Belleville, Ontario, Canada | Heart attack |
Greg Shaw Fanzine publisher, music historian and record label owner, manager for Flamin' Groovies |
55 | October 19, 2004 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart failure |
John Peel English DJ |
65 | October 25, 2004 | Cuzco, Peru | Heart attack |
Dimebag Darrell Pantera Damageplan |
38 | December 8, 2004 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | Murdered by gunshot on stage |
Alex Soria The Nils |
38 | December 13, 2004 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Suicide (jumped in front of a train) |
Spencer Dryden Jefferson Airplane |
66 | January 11, 2005 | Penngrove, California, USA | Colon cancer |
Jimmy Griffin Bread |
61 | January 11, 2005 | Franklin, Tennessee, USA | Complications due to cancer |
Marko Busch Dritte Wahl |
35 | January 17, 2005 | Germany | Stomach cancer |
Jim Capaldi Traffic |
60 | January 28, 2005 | London, England | Stomach cancer |
Eric Griffiths The Quarrymen |
64 | January 29, 2005 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Pancreatic cancer |
Keith Knudsen The Doobie Brothers |
56 | February 8, 2005 | Kentfield, California, USA | Chronic pneumonia |
Edward Patten Gladys Knight & the Pips |
65 | February 25, 2005 | Livonia, Michigan, USA | Stroke caused by diabetes |
Lyn Collins | 56 | March 13, 2005 | Pasadena, California, USA | Cardiac arrhythmia |
Rod Price Foghat |
57 | March 22, 2005 | Wilton, New Hampshire, USA | Heart Attack |
Paul Hester Crowded House Split Enz |
46 | March 26, 2005 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Suicide |
Derrick Plourde Lagwagon Bad Astronaut The Ataris Mad Caddies Rich Kids on LSD |
33 | March 30, 2005 | Suicide by gunshot | |
Billy "Bass Wolf" Guitar Wolf |
38 | March 31, 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Heart attack |
Jim Pash The Surfaris |
56 | April 29, 2005 | Congestive heart failure | |
Pierre Moerlen Gong |
52 | May 3, 2005 | Strasbourg, France | Natural causes |
David Wayne Metal Church Wayne Reverend |
47 | May 10, 2005 | Tacoma, Washington, USA | Car crash |
Domenic Troiano The James Gang The Guess Who |
59 | May 25, 2005 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Prostate cancer |
Luther Vandross | 54 | July 1, 2005 | Edison, New Jersey, USA | Heart attack |
Renaldo "Obie" Benson The Four Tops |
68 | July 1, 2005 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Lung cancer |
Keith Alexander Carnivore |
41 | July 11, 2005 | Shore Road, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, USA | Bicycle accident |
Long John Baldry | 64 | July 21, 2005 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Severe chest infection |
Eugene Record The Chi-Lites |
64 | July 22, 2005 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Cancer |
Carlo Little The Rolling Stones |
65 | August 6, 2005 | Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, England | Lung cancer |
John Loder Sound engineer, record producer, founder of Southern Studios, sometimes is considered to be the '9th member' of Crass |
59 | August 12, 2005 | Brain tumor | |
Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski Vader |
34 | August 20, 2005 | ||
Robert Moog Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer |
71 | August 21, 2005 | Asheville, North Carolina, USA | Brain tumor |
Willie Hutch | 60 | September 19, 2005 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Natural causes |
Mike Gibbins Badfinger |
56 | October 4, 2005 | Oviedo, Florida, USA | Died in his sleep |
John "Beatz" Holohan Bayside |
31 | October 31, 2005 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA | Car accident |
Milt Holland | 88 | November 4, 2005 | Los Angeles, California USA | |
Link Wray | 76 | November 5, 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Heart failure |
Tony Meehan The Shadows |
62 | November 28, 2005 | Paddington, London, England | Head injuries following a fall down stairs at home |
Mike Botts Bread |
61 | December 9, 2005 | Burbank, California, USA | Colon cancer |
Richard "Bomer" Manzullo Rich Kids on LSD |
38 | December 12, 2005 | Summerland, California, USA | Heart failure |
Bryan Harvey House of Freaks Gutterball |
49 | January 1, 2006 | Richmond, Virginia, USA | Murdered along with his family during a robbery of their home |
Alex St. Clair Snouffer Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band |
64 | January 5, 2006 | Lancaster, California, USA | Heart attack |
Dave Lepard Crashdïet |
25 | January 13 (probably), 2006 | Uppsala, Sweden | Suicide |
Wilson Pickett The Falcons |
64 | January 19, 2006 | Ashburn, Virginia, USA | Heart attack |
Jason Sears Rich Kids on LSD |
38 | January 31, 2006 | Tijuana, Mexico | Pulmonary thrombosis |
Yuri Morozov | 57 | February 23, 2006 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Nikki Sudden Swell Maps The Jacobites |
49 | March 26, 2006 | New York City, New York, USA | Heart attack |
Martin Gilks The Wonder Stuff |
41 | April 3, 2006 | London, England | Motorcycle accident |
Gene Pitney | 66 | April 5, 2006 | Cardiff, Wales | Heart attack |
June Pointer The Pointer Sisters |
64 | April 11, 2006 | Oakland, California, USA | Cancer caused by a history of drug and alcohol abuse |
Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens |
48 | May 6, 2006 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Heart attack |
Freddie Garrity Freddie and the Dreamers |
69 | May 19, 2006 | Bangor, Wales | Emphysema |
Vince McAllister Pentagram |
51 | May 26, 2006 | Cancer | |
Vince Welnick The Grateful Dead |
55 | June 2, 2006 | Sonoma County, California, USA | Suicide |
Johnny Grande Bill Haley & His Comets |
76 | June 3, 2006 | Clarksville, Tennessee, USA | Natural causes |
Billy Preston | 59 | June 6, 2006 | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA | Kidney failure |
Syd Barrett Pink Floyd |
60 | July 7, 2006 | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | Pancreatic cancer |
Arthur Lee Love |
61 | August 3, 2006 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Leukemia |
Jon Nödtveidt Dissection Nifelheim Ophthalamia The Black |
31 | August 13, 2006 | Hässelby, Sweden | Self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a circle of lit candles Sacrificial Suicide |
Bruce Gary The Knack |
55 | August 22, 2006 | Tarzana, California, USA | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
Jesse Pintado Napalm Death Terrorizer Lock up Brujeria |
37 | August 27, 2006 | Ridderkerk, Netherlands | Liver failure |
Pip Pyle Hatfield and the North National Health Gong |
56 | August 28, 2006 | Paris, France | Natural causes |
Boz Burrell Bad Company King Crimson |
60 | September 21, 2006 | Marbella, Spain | Heart attack |
Prentiss Barnes The Moonglows |
81 | October 1, 2006 | Magnolia, Mississippi, USA | Automobile accident |
Larissa "Strickland" Stolarchuk L-Seven Laughing Hyenas |
46 | October 9, 2006 | North Port, Florida, USA | Alprazolam overdose |
Jared Anderson Morbid Angel Hate Eternal |
30 | October 14, 2006 | Covington, Kentucky, USA | Died in his sleep of an unspecified cause |
Sandy West The Runaways |
47 | October 21, 2006 | San Dimas, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Ruth Brown | 78 | November 17, 2006 | Henderson, Nevada, USA | Complications following a heart attack and stroke |
Mariska Veres Shocking Blue |
59 | December 2, 2006 | The Hague, Netherlands | Cancer |
Ahmet Ertegun Founder of Atlantic Records |
83 | December 14, 2006 | New York City, New York, USA | Injuries from an accidental fall |
Denis Payton The Dave Clark Five |
63 | December 17, 2006 | Bournemouth, Dorset, England | Cancer |
James Brown The Famous Flames The J.B.'s |
73 | December 25, 2006 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Pneumonia |
Brent Liles Social Distortion Agent Orange |
43 | January 18, 2007 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Struck by a truck as he stepped off of a curb |
Denny Doherty The Mamas & the Papas |
66 | January 19, 2007 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Kidney failure |
Charles Gocher Sun City Girls |
54 | February 19, 2007 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Cancer |
Ian Wallace | 60 | February 22, 2007 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Esophageal cancer |
Billy Thorpe | 61 | February 28, 2007 | Sydney, Aust | Myocardial infarction |
Brad Delp Boston |
55 | March 9, 2007 | Atkinson, New Hampshire, USA | Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning |
Mark St. John Kiss |
51 | April 5, 2007 | New York City, New York, USA | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Zola Taylor The Platters |
69 | April 30, 2007 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Pneumonia |
Wolfgang "Hunter" Jäger Extrabreit |
54 | May 3, 2007 | Hagen, Germany | Illness |
Bill Pinkney The Drifters |
81 | July 4, 2007 | Daytona Beach, Florida, USA | Heart attack |
Hilly Kristal Founder of CBGB, manager for The Dead Boys |
75 | August 28, 2007 | New York City, New York, USA | Lung cancer |
Joe Zawinul Weather Report |
75 | September 11, 2007 | Vienna, Austria | Skin cancer |
Bobby Byrd The Famous Flames The JB's |
73 | September 12, 2007 | Loganville, Georgia, USA | Cancer |
Lance Hahn Cringer J Church |
40 | October 21, 2007 | Austin, Texas, USA | Nephropathy complications |
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot |
52 | November 19, 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Accidental cocaine overdose |
Lynette Knackstedt Skankin' Pickle |
37 | December 7, 2007 | San Francisco, California, USA | Drug overdose |
Ike Turner Kings of Rhythm Ike & Tina Turner |
76 | December 12, 2007 | San Marcos, California, USA | Cocaine overdose |
Dan Fogelberg | 56 | December 16, 2007 | Deer Isle, Maine, USA | Prostate Cancer |
John Stewart The Kingston Trio |
68 | January 19, 2008 | San Diego, California, USA | Brain aneurysm |
Yegor Letov Grazhdanskaya Oborona |
43 | February 19, 2008 | Omsk, Russia | Cardiac arrest |
Buddy Miles | 60 | February 26, 2008 | Austin, Texas, USA | Congestive heart failure |
Mike Smith The Dave Clark Five |
64 | February 28, 2008 | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | Pneumonia |
Mike Conley M.I.A. |
49 | February 28, 2008 | Chicago, USA | Head injuries from falling |
Jeff Healey | 41 | March 2, 2008 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Retinoblastoma |
Danny Federici Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band |
58 | April 17, 2008 | New York City, New York, USA | Melanoma |
Al Wilson | 68 | April 21, 2008 | Fontana, California, USA | Kidney failure |
Paul Davis | 60 | April 22, 2008 | Meridian, Mississippi, USA | Heart attack |
Eddy Arnold | 89 | May 8, 2008 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Natural causes |
John Rutsey Rush |
55 | May 11, 2008 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Diabetes |
Michelle Meldrum Phantom Blue Meldrum |
39 | May 21, 2008 | Burbank, California, USA | Brain hemorrhage |
Bo Diddley | 79 | June 2, 2008 | Archer, Florida, USA | Heart failure |
Jo Stafford | 90 | July 16, 2008 | Century City, California, USA | Congestive heart failure |
Isaac Hayes | 65 | August 10, 2008 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Complications due to stroke |
Jerry Wexler Music journalist Record producer |
91 | August 15, 2008 | Sarasota, Florida, USA | Congestive heart failure |
Jerry Finn Record producer |
39 | August 21, 2008 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Richard "Rick" Wright Pink Floyd |
65 | September 15, 2008 | London, England | Cancer |
Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio |
75 | October 1, 2008 | San Diego, California, USA | Acute respiratory disease |
Gidget Gein Marilyn Manson |
39 | October 9, 2008 | Burbank, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
Frankie "Venom" Kerr Teenage Head |
51 | October 15, 2008 | Canada | Cancer |
Levi Stubbs The Four Tops |
72 | October 17, 2008 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Natural causes |
Mike Baker Shadow Gallery |
45 | October 29, 2008 | Heart attack | |
Frank Navetta Descendents |
46 | October 31, 2008 | Died after a short bout of illness | |
Mitch Mitchell The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
61 | November 12, 2008 | Portland, Oregon, USA | Natural causes |
Richey Edwards Manic Street Preachers |
27 (at time of disappearance) | Went missing c. February 1, 1995 Presumed dead November 23, 2008 |
Last seen near Aust, England | |
Munetaka Higuchi Loudness |
49 | November 30, 2008 | Osaka, Japan | Hepatocellular carcinoma a type of liver cancer |
Ron Asheton The Stooges |
60 | January 6, 2009 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | Heart attack |
Andy DeMize Nekromantix |
25 | January 11, 2009 | Car accident | |
Billy Powell Lynyrd Skynyrd |
56 | January 28, 2009 | Orange Park, Florida, USA | Heart attack |
Dewey Martin Buffalo Springfield |
68 | January 31, 2009 | Van Nuys, California, USA | Natural causes |
Lux Interior The Cramps |
62 | February 4, 2009 | Glendale, California, USA | Aortic dissection |
Estelle Bennett The Ronettes |
67 | February 11, 2009 | Englewood, New Jersey, USA | Colon cancer |
Miika Tenkula Sentenced |
34 | February 18, 2009 | Muhos, Finnland | Heart attack |
Kelly Groucutt Electric Light Orchestra |
63 | February 19, 2009 | Worcester, England | Heart attack |
Dan Seals England Dan and John Ford Coley |
61 | March 25, 2009 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Mantle cell lymphoma |
Bob Bogle The Ventures |
75 | June 14, 2009 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Sky Saxon The Seeds |
71 | June 25, 2009 | Austin, Texas, USA | Heart and kidney failure due to infection |
Michael Jackson The Jackson 5 |
50 | June 25, 2009 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cardiac arrest |
Midnight Crimson Glory |
47 | July 8, 2009 | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA | Stomach aneurysm |
Gordon Waller Peter and Gordon |
64 | July 17, 2009 | Ledyard, Connecticut, USA | Cardiac arrest |
Marcel Jacob Talisman |
45 | July 21, 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Suicide |
Les Paul Inventor of the electric guitar |
94 | August 13, 2009 | White Plains, New York, USA | Pneumonia |
Larry Knechtel Bread |
69 | August 20, 2009 | Yakima, Washington, USA | Cardiac arrest |
Johnny Carter The Flamingos The Dells |
75 | August 21, 2009 | Harvey, Illinois, USA | Natural causes |
Guy Babylon Elton John |
52 | September 2, 2009 | Heart Attack | |
Jim Carroll | 60 | September 11, 2009 | New York City, New York, USA | Heart attack |
Mary Travers Peter, Paul And Mary |
72 | September 16, 2009 | Danbury, Connecticut, USA | Complications arising from chemotherapy |
Dickie Peterson Blue Cheer |
61 | October 12, 2009 | Germany | Liver cancer |
Brendan Mullen Music promoter, founder of Los Angeles punk rock club The Masque |
60 | October 12, 2009 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Died at Ventura County Medical Center after suffering a massive stroke |
Norton Buffalo The Steve Miller Band |
58 | October 30, 2009 | Paradise, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Al Alberts The Four Aces |
87 | November 27, 2009 | Arcadia, Florida, USA | Natural causes |
Eric Woolfson The Alan Parsons Project |
64 | December 2, 2009 | London, England | Cancer |
Jack Rose Pelt |
38 | December 5, 2009 | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA | Heart attack |
James Gurley Big Brother and the Holding Company |
69 | December 20, 2009 | Palm Desert, California, USA | Heart attack |
Vic Chesnutt | 45 | December 25, 2009 | Athens, Georgia, USA | Suicide or accidental drug overdose related to a permanent illness (quadriplegia) |
Tony Bellamy Redbone |
63 | December 25, 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Liver failure |
James Owen Sullivan Avenged Sevenfold Pinkly Smooth Suburban Legends |
28 | December 28, 2009 | Huntington Beach, California, USA | Effects of mixed drugs |
Rowland S. Howard The Birthday Party |
50 | December 30, 2009 | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | Liver cancer |
2010s
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Slay Remy Zero |
40 | January 1, 2010 | Bodega Bay, California, USA | Cystic Fibrosis |
Mick Green Johnny Kidd & The Pirates |
65 | January 11, 2010 | Ilford, Essex, England | Heart failure |
Brian Damage The Misfits |
46 | January 12, 2010 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Liver cancer |
Jay Reatard Lost Sounds |
29 | January 13, 2010 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Cocaine and alcohol toxicity |
Teddy Pendergrass Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes |
59 | January 13, 2010 | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA | Illness related to his paralysis condition |
Bobby Charles | 71 | January 14, 2010 | Near Abbeville, Louisiana, USA | Natural causes |
Kate McGarrigle | 63 | January 18, 2010 | St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada | Cancer |
Robert "Squirrel" Lester The Chi-Lites |
67 | January 22, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Liver cancer |
Richard Delvy The Bel-Airs The Challengers |
67 | February 6, 2010 | West Hills, California, USA | Complications from an illness |
Dale Hawkins | 73 | February 13, 2010 | Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | Colon cancer |
Doug Fieger The Knack |
57 | February 14, 2010 | Woodland Hills, California, USA | Cancer |
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk Hall & Oates |
58 | February 28, 2010 | Pawling, New York, USA | Heart attack |
Lolly Vegas Redbone |
70 | March 4, 2010 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Mark Linkous Sparklehorse |
48 | March 6, 2010 | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | Suicide by gunshot |
Alex Chilton The Box Tops Big Star |
59 | March 17, 2010 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Suspected heart attack |
Johnny Maestro The Crests Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge |
70 | March 24, 2010 | Cape Coral, Florida, USA | Cancer |
Jim Marshall Rock and roll photographer |
74 | March 24, 2010 | New York City, New York, USA | Died in sleep |
Malcolm McLaren Manager for Sex Pistols |
64 | April 8, 2010 | New York City, New York, USA | Mesothelioma |
Peter Steele Type O Negative Carnivore |
48 | April 14, 2010 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Heart failure |
Will Owsley Owsley |
44 | April 30, 2010 | Franklin, Tennessee, USA | Suicide |
Ronnie James Dio Dio Black Sabbath Rainbow Elf |
67 | May 16, 2010 | Houston, Texas, USA | Stomach cancer |
Paul Gray Slipknot |
38 | May 24, 2010 | Urbandale, Iowa, USA | Accidental morphine and fentanyl overdose |
Marvin Isley The Isley Brothers |
56 | June 6, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Complications due to diabetes |
Peter Quaife The Kinks |
66 | June 23, 2010 | Denmark | Kidney failure |
Harvey Fuqua The Moonglows |
80 | July 6, 2010 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Heart failure |
Andy Hummel Big Star |
59 | July 19, 2010 | Weatherford, Texas, USA | Cancer |
Derf Scratch Fear |
59 | July 28, 2010 | Camarillo, California, USA | Liver disease |
Bobby Hebb | 72 | August 3, 2010 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Lung cancer |
Kenny Edwards The Stone Poneys |
64 | August 18, 2010 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Prostate cancer |
Michael Been The Call |
60 | August 19, 2010 | Hasselt, Belgium | Heart attack |
Mike Edwards Electric Light Orchestra |
62 | September 3, 2010 | Halwell, Devon, England | Car accident |
Rich Cronin LFO |
36 | September 8, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Leukemia |
John Hansen The Slickee Boys |
47 | September 17, 2010 | Suicide | |
Chris Rybicki Unearth |
39 | September 20, 2010 | Car accident | |
Dick Griffey Founder of SOLAR Records |
72 | September 24, 2010 | Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA | Complications from coronary artery bypass surgery |
Steve Lee Gotthard |
47 | October 5, 2010 | Mesquite, Nevada, USA | Motorbike accident |
Solomon Burke | 70 | October 10, 2010 | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | Heart attack |
Ari Up The Slits |
48 | October 20, 2010 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cancer |
Denis Simpson The Nylons |
59 | October 22, 2010 | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | Brain hemorrhage |
Gregory Isaacs | 59 | October 25, 2010 | London, England | Lung cancer |
John King Steve Miller Band |
63 | October 26, 2010 | Kingsport, Tennessee, USA | |
J.P. Toulon Old Skull |
31 | November 11, 2010 | Overdose | |
Woolly Wolstenholme Barclay James Harvest |
63 | December 13, 2010 | Suicide | |
Don Van Vliet Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band |
69 | December 17, 2010 | Glendale, California, USA | Complications From multiple sclerosis |
Teena Marie | 54 | December 26, 2010 | Pasadena, California, USA | Natural causes |
Mick Karn Japan |
52 | January 4, 2011 | Chelsea, London, England | Cancer |
Gerry Rafferty Stealers Wheel |
63 | January 4, 2011 | Bournemouth, Dorset, England | Liver failure |
Phil Kennemore Y&T |
57 | January 7, 2011 | California, USA | Lung cancer |
Alex Kirst The Nymphs |
47 | January 13, 2011 | Cathedral City, California, USA | Car accident |
Trish Keenan Broadcast |
42 | January 14, 2011 | Birmingham, England | Pneumonia |
Don Kirshner Producer of The Monkees |
76 | January 17, 2011 | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | Heart failure |
Gladys Horton The Marvelettes |
65 | January 26, 2011 | Sherman Oaks, California, USA | Stroke |
Gary Moore Thin Lizzy |
58 | February 6, 2011 | Estepona, Málaga, Spain | Heart attack |
Mark Tulin The Electric Prunes |
62 | February 26, 2011 | Avalon, California, USA | |
Johnny Preston |
71 | March 4, 2011 | Beaumont, Texas, USA | Heart failure |
Mike Starr Alice in Chains |
44 | March 8, 2011 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Prescription drug overdose |
Loleatta Holloway | 64 | March 21, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart disease |
Jet Harris The Shadows |
71 | March 18, 2011 | Winchester, England | |
Frankie Sparcello Exhorder |
44 | March 22, 2011 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | |
Zoogz Rift | 57 | March 22, 2011 | Complications due to diabetes | |
Henke Frykman Disfear |
40 | March 25, 2011 | Sweden | Cancer |
Calvin Russell | 62 | April 3, 2011 | Garfield, Texas, USA | Liver cancer |
Scott Columbus Manowar |
54 | April 4, 2011 | ||
Poly Styrene X-Ray Spex |
53 | April 25, 2011 | Breast cancer | |
Phoebe Snow | 60 | April 26, 2011 | Edison, New Jersey, USA | Cerebral hemorrhage |
Nigel Pickering Spanky and Our Gang |
81 | May 5, 2011 | St. Augustine, Florida, USA | |
Ivo Pešák Banjo Band |
66 | May 9, 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic | Complications from bypass surgery |
Andrew Gold Linda Ronstadt |
59 | June 3, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart failure |
Chumly Porter Dirty Rotten Imbeciles |
41 | June 6, 2011 | Suicide | |
Seth Putnam Anal Cunt Upsidedown Cross Siege |
43 | June 11, 2011 | Heart attack | |
Jamie Toulon Old Skull Star Fucking Hipsters |
30 | June 12, 2011 | Lynchburg, Virginia, USA | |
Carl Gardner The Coasters |
83 | June 12, 2011 | Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA | Congestive heart failure and vascular dementia |
Mario Comesanas DJ of Liquid Metal (Sirius XM) |
30 | June 13, 2011 | Jersey City, New Jersey USA | Brain hemorrhage |
Clarence Clemons E Street Band |
69 | June 18, 2011 | Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Complications caused by stroke |
Michael "Würzel" Burston Motörhead |
61 | July 9, 2011 | Ventricular tachycardia | |
Rob Grill The Grass Roots |
67 | July 11, 2011 | Orlando, Florida, USA | Complications caused by stroke and subsequent head injury |
Taiji Sawada X Japan Loudness |
45 | July 17, 2011 | Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, USA | Suicide by hanging |
Amy Winehouse | 27 | July 23, 2011 | London, UK | Fatal alcohol poisoning within a framework of drug addiction and eating disorders (controversial) |
Dan Peek America |
60 | July 24, 2011 | Farmington, Missouri, USA | Heart disease |
Daniel Bobis Cipher |
32 | Went missing on July 24, 2011 Body found July 28, 2011 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Lost at sea by surfing |
Andrew "Mac" McDermott Threshold |
45 | August 4, 2011 | England | Kidney failure |
Jani Lane Warrant |
47 | August 11, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Acute alcohol poisoning |
Jerry Leiber | 78 | August 22, 2011 | San Francisco, California, USA | Cardiopulmonary failure |
Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson |
78 | August 22, 2011 | New York City, New York, USA | Throat cancer |
McKinley "BUG" Williams Percussionist Maze featuring Frankie Beverly |
65 | September 2, 2011 | Chattanooga, Tennessee USA | Cardiopulmonary Failure |
Jonas "B" Bergqvist Lifelover |
25 | September 9, 2011 | Sweden | Possible heart failure |
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith | 75 | September 16, 2011 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Stroke |
John Du Cann Atomic Rooster |
65 | September 21, 2011 | Hampstead, North West London, England | |
Johnny "Country" Mathis | 77 | September 27, 2011 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Stroke |
Marv Tarplin The Miracles |
70 | September 30, 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Natural causes |
Mikey Welsh Weezer |
40 | October 8, 2011 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Cardiac arrest |
Cory "Flattus Maximus" Smoot Gwar |
34 | November 3, 2011 | North Dakota, USA | Heart attack |
Jonas R."Slavia" Christiansen Koldbrann |
31 | November 17, 2011 | Cancer | |
Hubert Sumlin | 80 | December 4, 2011 | Wayne, New Jersey, USA | Heart Failure |
Dobie Gray | 71 | December 6, 2011 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Cancer |
David Gold Woods of Ypres |
31 | December 22, 2011 | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Car accident |
Sean Bonniwell The Music Machine |
71 | December 20, 2011 | Visalia, California, USA | Lung cancer |
Jim Sherwood The Mothers of Invention |
69 | December 25, 2011 | ||
Freddie Milano Dion And The Belmonts |
72 | January 1, 2012 | Massapequa, New York, USA | Respiratory failure |
Larry Reinhardt Iron Butterfly Captain Beyond |
63 | January 2, 2012 | Bradenton, Florida, USA | Complications from sclerosis of the liver |
Bob Weston Fleetwood Mac |
64 | January 3, 2012 | Brent Cross, London, England | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
Nicole Bogner Visions of Atlantis |
27 | January 5, 2012 | Severe disease over a long period of time | |
Jimmy Castor The Teenagers |
71 | January 16, 2012 | Henderson, Nevada, USA | Heart failure |
Etta James | 73 | January 20, 2012 | Riverside, California, USA | Leukemia |
Don Cornelius Host of Soul Train |
75 | February 1, 2012 | Sherman Oaks, California, USA | Self-inflicted wound |
Whitney Houston | 48 | February 11, 2012 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Drowned |
Tonmi Lillman Sinergy To/Die/For Lordi Kylähullut |
38 | February 13, 2012 | ||
Dory Previn | 86 | February 14, 2012 | Southfield, Massachusetts, USA | Natural causes |
Michael Davis MC5 Destroy All Monsters |
68 | February 17, 2012 | Chico, California, USA | Liver failure |
Davy Jones The Monkees |
66 | February 29, 2012 | Indiantown, Florida, USA | Heart attack |
Ronnie Montrose Montrose |
64 | March 3, 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area, USA | Suicide |
Michael Hossack Doobie Brothers |
65 | March 12, 2012 | Dubois, Wyoming, USA | Cancer |
Earl Scruggs | 88 | March 28, 2012 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Natural causes |
Jim Marshall Founder and owner of Marshall Amplification |
88 | April 5, 2012 | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England | Natural causes |
Dick Clark Host of American Bandstand |
82 | April 18, 2012 | Santa Monica, California, USA | Heart attack |
Levon Helm The Band |
71 | April 19, 2012 | New York City, New York, USA | Cancer |
Greg Ham Men At Work |
58 | April 19, 2012 | Carlton North, Victoria, Australia | Suspected heroin overdose |
Tommy Marth The Killers |
33 | April 23, 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Suicide |
Adam "MCA" Yauch Beastie Boys |
47 | May 4, 2012 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Parotid gland cancer |
Rob Doherty Into Eternity |
41 | May 5, 2012 | ||
Donald "Duck" Dunn Booker T. & the M.G.'s |
70 | May 13, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Natural causes |
Chuck Brown | 75 | May 16, 2012 | Baltimore, MD, USA | Heart and other organ failure |
Donna Summer | 63 | May 17, 2012 | Englewood, Florida, USA | Lung cancer |
Robin Gibb Bee Gees |
62 | May 20, 2012 | Chelsea, London, England | Liver and kidney failure |
Doc Watson | 89 | May 29, 2012 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA | Complications following colon surgery |
Herb Reed The Platters |
83 | June 4, 2012 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Complications from heart disease |
Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac |
66 | June 7, 2012 | Antioch, Tennessee, USA | Suicide |
Brian Hibbard Flying Pickets |
65 | June 18, 2012 | Cardiff, Wales | Prostate Cancer |
Jon Lord Deep Purple Whitesnake Paice Ashton Lord The Artwoods The Flower Pot Men |
71 | July 16, 2012 | London, England | Pulmonary embolism |
Tony Sly No Use for a Name |
41 | July 31, 2012 | ||
Mitch Lucker Suicide Silence |
28 | November 1, 2012 | Huntington Beach, California, USA | Motorcycle accident |
Ed Cassidy Spirit |
89 | December 6, 2012 | San Jose, California, USA | Cancer |
Huw Lloyd-Langton Hawkwind Widowmaker |
61 | December 6, 2012 | Dorset, England | Cancer |
Lee Dorman Iron Butterfly |
70 | December 21, 2012 | Laguna Niguel, California, USA | Natural causes |
Marva Whitney | 68 | December 22, 2012 | Kansas City, Kansas, USA | Pneumonia |
Mike Scaccia Ministry Rigor Mortis Revolting Cocks |
47 | December 22, 2012 | Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Heart attack |
Fontella Bass | 72 | December 26, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Heart attack |
Claudio Leo Lacuna Coil |
40 | January 16, 2013 | Ceglie Messapica, Italy | |
Gregory Carroll The Four Buddies |
83 | January 25, 2013 | Creston, North Carolina, USA | |
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner Ohio Players |
69 | January 26, 2013 | Trotwood, Ohio, USA | Cancer |
Kenny Hodges Spanky and Our Gang |
76 | January 29, 2013 | Papillion, Nebraska, USA | |
Mickey Finn Heavy Metal Kids |
65 | February 1, 2013 | Paris, France | |
Cecil Womack The Valentinos Womack and Womack |
65 | February 1, 2013 | South Africa | |
Reg Presley The Troggs |
71 | February 4, 2013 | Andover, Hampshire, England | Lung cancer |
Tony Sheridan |
72 | February 16, 2013 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Kevin Ayers Soft Machine |
68 | February 18, 2013 | Montolieu, France | |
Dan Toler The Allman Brothers Band |
64 | February 25, 2013 | Manatee County, Florida, USA | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
Alvin Lee Ten Years After |
68 | March 6, 2013 | Marbella, Spain | |
Peter Banks Yes |
65 | March 7, 2013 | London, England | Heart failure |
Clive Burr Iron Maiden |
56 | March 12, 2013 | London, England | Multiple sclerosis |
Andy Johns sound engineer and record producer |
62 | April 7, 2013 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Stomach ulcer |
Chi Cheng Deftones |
42 | April 13, 2013 | Sacramento, California, USA | Complications after car crash in 2008 |
Chrissy Amphlett Divinyls |
53 | April 21, 2013 | New York City, New York, USA | Breast Cancer |
Jeff Hanneman Slayer |
49 | May 2, 2013 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Liver failure |
Phil Buerstatte White Zombie |
44 | May 20, 2013 | Madison, Wisconsin, USA | |
Ray Manzarek The Doors |
74 | May 20, 2013 | Rosenheim, Germany | Bile duct cancer |
Trevor Bolder David Bowie Uriah Heep |
62 | May 21, 2013 | Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | Cancer |
Mick Morris Eighteen Visions Bleeding Through |
35 | June 3, 2013 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | heart condition |
Joey Covington Hot Tuna Jefferson Airplane |
67 | June 4, 2013 | Palm Springs, California, USA | Car accident |
Filip Topol Psí vojáci |
48 | June 19, 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
Alan Myers Devo |
58 | June 24, 2013 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Stomach cancer |
Mikhail "Gorshok" Gorsheniov Korol i Shut |
39 | July 19, 2013 | Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation | Heart failure |
Allen Lanier Blue Öyster Cult |
67 | August 14, 2013 | USA | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Joey LaCaze Eyehategod |
42 | August 23, 2013 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Respiratory failure |
Lou Reed Velvet Underground |
71 | October 27, 2013 | Long Island, USA | Liver disease |
Richard Coughlan Caravan |
66 | December 1, 2013 | Herne Bay, England | pneumonia |
Phil Everly Everly Brothers |
74 | January 3, 2014 | Burbank, California, USA | Lung disease |
Pete Seeger | 94 | January 27, 2014 | Manhattan, New York | Natural causes |
Dave Brockie Gwar |
50 | March 23, 2014 | Richmond, Virginia | Accidental Heroin overdose |
Shane Gibson Korn |
35 | April 15, 2014 | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Blood Clotting Disorder |
Bobby Womack | 70 | June 27, 2014 | Cleveland, Ohio | Multiple diseases |
Tommy Ramone The Ramones |
62 | July 11, 2014 | New York City, New York | bile duct cancer |