List of musicians who died of drug overdose
Appearance
Here is a list of rock musicians who died of drug overdose along with the date, age at time of death, location, and name of drug.
1960s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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Dinah Washington | 39 | December 14, 1963 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Secobarbital and amobarbital |
Rudy Lewis The Drifters |
27 | May 20, 1964 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Frankie Lymon The Teenagers |
25 | February 27, 1968 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
1970s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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Alan Wilson Canned Heat |
27 | September 3, 1970 | Topanga Canyon, California, USA | Barbiturate |
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
27 | September 18, 1970 | London, England | Barbiturate |
Janis Joplin | 27 | October 4, 1970 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Jim Morrison The Doors |
27 | July 3, 1971 | Paris, France | Unknown |
Brian Cole The Association |
29 | August 2, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Rory Storm | 34 | 28 September 1972 | Liverpool, England | Alcohol and sleeping pills |
Billy Murcia New York Dolls |
21 | November 6, 1972 | London, England | Methaqualone [1] |
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse |
29 | November 18, 1972 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Valium and alcohol |
Gram Parsons | 26 | September 19, 1973 | Joshua Tree, California, USA | Morphine and alcohol |
Zeke Zettner The Stooges |
25 | November 10, 1973 | Heroin | |
Nick Drake | 26 | November 25, 1974 | Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England | Amitriptyline |
Tim Buckley | 28 | June 29, 1975 | Santa Monica, California, USA | Heroin, morphine, and alcohol |
Gary Thain Uriah Heep |
27 | December 8, 1975 | Norwood Green, England | Heroin |
Tommy Bolin | 25 | December 4, 1976 | Miami, Florida, USA | Heroin, cocaine and alcohol |
Elvis Presley | 42 | August 16, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Assorted |
Gregory Herbert Blood, Sweat & Tears |
28 | January 31, 1978 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Heroin |
Keith Moon The Who |
32 | September 7, 1978 | London, England | Clomethiazole |
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols |
21 | February 2, 1979 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Lowell George Little Feat |
34 | June 29, 1979 | Arlington, Virginia USA | |
Jimmy McCulloch Wings |
26 | September 27, 1979 | London, England | Heroin |
Judee Sill | 35 | November 23, 1979 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cocaine |
1980s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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John Bonham Led Zeppelin |
32 | September 25, 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Alcohol |
Darby Crash Germs |
22 | December 7, 1980 | Clewer, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom | Heroin |
Tim Hardin | 39 | December 29, 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Mike Bloomfield | 37 | February 15, 1981 | San Francisco, California, USA | Heroin |
Lester Bangs | 33 | April 30, 1982 | New York City, New York, USA | Darvon, valium and nyquil |
James Honeyman-Scott Pretenders |
25 | 16 June 1982 | London, England | Cocaine |
Pete Farndon Pretenders |
30 | April 14, 1983 | London, England | Heroin |
Paul Gardiner Tubeway Army |
25 | 4 February 1984 | Northolt, Middlesex, England | Heroin |
Gary Holton Heavy Metal Kids |
33 | 25 October 1985 | London, England | Morphine and alcohol |
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy |
36 | 4 January 1986 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | Heroin |
Jesse Ed Davis | 43 | 22 June 1988 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers |
26 | June 25, 1988 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Speedball |
1990s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone |
24 | March 19, 1990 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin |
Brent Mydland Grateful Dead |
37 | July 26, 1990 | Lafayette, California, USA | Speedball |
Steve Clark Def Leppard |
30 | January 8, 1991 | London, England | Codeine, alcohol, valium and morphine |
Johnny Thunders New York Dolls |
38 | April 23, 1991 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Cocaine and methadone |
David Ruffin The Temptations |
50 | June 1, 1991 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Cocaine |
Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto |
31 | May 31, 1992 | Baracaldo, Spain | Heroin |
GG Allin | 36 | June 28, 1993 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth |
29 | July 3, 1993 | Heroin | |
Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones The Wonder Stuff |
29 | July 31, 1993 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Kristen Pfaff Hole |
27 | June 16, 1994 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin |
Dwayne Goettel Skinny Puppy |
31 | August 23, 1995 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Heroin |
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon |
28 | October 21, 1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Cocaine |
Bradley Nowell Sublime |
28 | May 25, 1996 | San Francisco, California, USA | Heroin |
John Kahn Jerry Garcia Band |
48 | May 30, 1996 | Mill Valley, California | Heroin |
Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins |
34 | July 12, 1996 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Billy Mackenzie Associates |
39 | 22 January 1997 | Angus, Scotland | Paracetamol |
West Arkeen The Outpatience |
36 | May 30, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Opiate |
Nick Traina Link 80 |
19 | September 20, 1997 | Pleasant Hill, California, USA | Heroin [2] |
John Baker Saunders Mad Season |
44 | January 15, 1999 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Heroin |
David McComb The Triffids |
37 | 2 February 1999 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Heroin |
Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler |
31 | August 20, 1999 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Speedball |
Erik Brødreskift Borknagar |
29 | October 4, 1999 | Pills | |
Wes Berggren Tripping Daisy |
28 | October 27, 1999 | Dallas, Texas, USA | Cocaine |
2000s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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Allen Woody The Allman Brothers Band |
44 | August 26, 2000 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Joachim Nielsen | 36 | October 17, 2000 | Oslo, Norway | Heroin |
Carl Crack Atari Teenage Riot |
30 | 6 September 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Pills and alcohol |
Layne Staley Alice in Chains |
34 | April 5, 2002 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Speedball |
Dee Dee Ramone Ramones |
50 | June 5, 2002 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Robbin Crosby Ratt |
42 | June 6, 2002 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
John Entwistle The Who |
57 | June 27, 2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Cocaine |
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
47 | February 23, 2003 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA | Heroin |
Jeremy Michael Ward De Facto |
27 | May 25, 2003 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heroin |
Tim Hemensley GOD |
31 | July 21, 2003 | Heroin | |
Dave Schulthise The Dead Milkmen |
47 | March 10, 2004 | North Salem, New York, USA | Pills |
Robert Quine | 61 | May 31, 2004 | New York City, New York, USA | Heroin |
Rick James |
56 | August 6, 2004 | Los Angeles, California, USA | alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, cocaine |
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot |
52 | November 19, 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Cocaine |
Ike Turner | 76 | December 12, 2007 | San Marcos, California, USA | Cocaine |
Gidget Gein Marilyn Manson |
39 | October 9, 2008 | Burbank, California, USA | Heroin |
Jay Bennett Wilco |
45 | May 24, 2009 | Urbana, Illinois, USA | Fentanyl |
Michael Jackson | 59 | June 25, 2009 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Propofol and benzodiazepine |
Vic Chesnutt | 45 | December 25, 2009 | Athens, Georgia, USA | Muscle relaxant |
The Rev Avenged Sevenfold |
28 | December 28, 2009 | Huntington Beach, California, USA | Assorted |
2010s deaths
Name | Age | Date | Location | Name of drug |
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Jay Reatard | 29 | January 13, 2010 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Cocaine |
Paul Gray Slipknot |
38 | May 24, 2010 | Urbandale, Iowa, USA | Morphine and fentanyl |
Mike Starr Alice in Chains |
44 | March 8, 2011 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Methadone and anxiolytic |
Amy Winehouse | 27 | July 23, 2011 | London, England | Alcohol |
Mikey Welsh Weezer |
40 | October 8, 2011 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
Dave Brockie Gwar |
50 | March 23, 2014 | Richmond, Virginia, USA | Heroin |