List of deaths in rock and roll

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Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day The Music Died"

In rock & roll history there have been many notable and tragic deaths, many quite young but still leaving their mark on music. The following is a list of the names of many such iconic figures, along with the date, cause of death, location, and age of icon at time of death.

1950s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Hank Williams	29	January 1, 1953	Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA	Acute rt. ventricular dilation
Johnny Ace	25	December 24, 1954	Houston, Texas, USA	Gun wounds occurred playing Russian roulette
Chuck Willis	30	April 10, 1958		Peritonitis
Buddy Holly	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

1960s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Jesse Belvin	27	February 6, 1960	Fairhope, Arkansas, USA	Car crash
Eddie Cochran	21	April 17, 1960	Chippenham, Wiltshire, England	Limo accident
Stuart Sutcliffe The Beatles	21	April 10, 1962	Hamburg, West Germany	Cerebral hemorrhage
Cyril Davies	31	January 7, 1964		Leukemia
Sam Cooke	33	December 11, 1964	Los Angeles, California, USA	Shot to death by Bertha Franklin
Richard Fariña	29	April 30, 1966	Carmel Valley, California, USA	Motorcycle accident
Bobby Fuller	23	July 18, 1966	Los Angeles, California, USA	Suicide, although suspicious
Frederick "Johnny Kidd" Heath	30	October 7, 1966	Bury, Lancashire, England	Car crash
"Rockin' Robin" Roberts The Wailers		1967		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
The Bar-Kays Jimmy King Ronnie Caldwell Carl Cunningham Phalon Jones		December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Plane crash
Frankie Lymon	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 in prison (for murder); suspicious
Brian Jones The Rolling Stones	27	July 3, 1969	Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England	Accidental drowning; thought to be suicide by Mick Jagger
Tommy Edwards	47	October 22, 1969	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Brain aneurysm
Martin Lamble Fairport Convention	20	August, 1969		Car crash

1970s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson Canned Heat	27	September 3, 1970	Topanga Canyon, California, USA	Suicide or accidental heroin overdose
Jimi Hendrix	27	September 18, 1970	London, England	Barbiturate overdose
Janis Joplin	27	October 4, 1970	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin overdose
Jim Morrison The Doors	27	July 3, 1971	Paris, France	Heart failure (disputed)
Duane Allman Allman Brothers Band Derek & the Dominos	24	October 29, 1971	Macon, Georgia, USA	Motorcycle accident
Gene Vincent	36	October 12, 1971	California, USA	Burst stomach ulcer
Leslie Harvey Stone the Crows	27	May 3, 1972	Swansea, Wales	Electrocuted by a live microphone on stage
Clyde McPhatter	39	June 13, 1972		Heart attack
Rory Storm Rory Storm & The Hurricanes	33	September 28, 1972	Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England	Alleged suicide
Billy Murcia New York Dolls	21	November 6, 1972	London, England	Accidental suffocation due to drugs and alcohol
Berry Oakley 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
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		Electrocuted by guitar
Bobby Darin	37	December 20, 1973	Los Angeles, California, USA	Surgery to repair a mechanical heart valve
"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 Arbour, Michigan, USA	Pneumonia
Peter 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 MGs	39	October 1, 1975	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Murdered by gunshot
Gary Thain Uriah Heep	27	December 8, 1975		Heroin overdose
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	El Paso, Texas, USA	Suicide by hanging
Keith Relf The Yardbirds	33	May 14, 1976	London, England	Electrocuted by guitar
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple The James Gang Zephyr	25	December 4, 1976	Miami, Florida, USA	Heroin overdose
Elvis Presley	42	August 16, 1977	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Heart attack
Peter Laughner Pere Ubu	24	June 22, 1977		Acute pancreatitis from alcohol and drug abuse
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
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 haemorrhage after accidental fall
Keith Moon The Who	32	September 7, 1978	London, England	Heminevrin overdose
Donny Hathaway	33	January 13, 1979	New York City, New York, USA	Suicide or accidental fall
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols	21	February 2, 1979	New York City, New York, USA	Suicide or accidental heroin overdose
Lowell George Little Feat	24	June 29, 1979	Arlington, Virginia, USA	Heart attack
Jimmy McCulloch Wings	26	September 27, 1979	London, England	Heroin overdose

1980s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Bon Scott AC/DC	33	February 19, 1980	London, England	Asphyxiation on vomit caused by alcohol
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
John Bonham Led Zeppelin	32	September 25, 1980	Windsor, England	Alcohol poisoning
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 by Mark David Chapman
Tim Hardin	39	December 29, 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Morphine and heroin overdose
Mike Bloomfield	37	February 15, 1981	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin overdose
Bob Hite Canned Heat	36	April 5, 1981		Heart attack
Bob Marley The Wailers	36	May 11, 1981	Miami, Florida, USA	Acral lentiginous melanoma
Randy Rhoads Quiet Riot Alongside Ozzy Osbourne	25	March 19, 1982	Leesburg, Florida, USA	Plane crash
Rushton Moreve Steppenwolf	32	July 1, 1981	Los Angeles, California, USA	Car crash
Lester Bangs	33	April 30, 1982	New York City, New York, USA	Darvon and Valium overdose
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
Marty Robbins	57	December 8, 1982	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Surgical complications
Lamar Williams The Allman Brothers Band	34	January 21, 1983		Lung cancer
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
Pete Farndon The Pretenders	30	April 14, 1983		Drowning 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
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.
Lenny Breau	43	August 12, 1984	Los Angeles, California, USA	Murder by strangulation
Razzle Hanoi Rocks	24	December 9, 1984	Redondo Beach, California, USA	Car crash
David Byron Uriah Heep	38	February 28, 1985	Reading, Berkshire, England	Alcohol-related complications
Ricky Wilson The B-52's	32	October 12, 1985	New York City, New York, USA	Complications due to AIDS
Ian Stewart The Rolling Stones	47	December 12, 1985		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
Cliff Burton Metallica	24	September 27, 1986	Ljungby Municipality, Sweden	Traffic accident
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
Hillel Slovak	26	June 25, 1988	Los Angeles, California, USA	Speedball overdose
Nico The Velvet Underground	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
Roy Orbison	52	December 6, 1988	Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA	Heart attack
John Cipollina Quicksilver Messenger Service	45	May 29, 1989		Emphysema
Pete de Freitas Echo & the Bunnymen	28	June 14, 1989		Motorcycle accident

1990s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
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
Ric Grech Blind Faith	43	March 17, 1990	Leicester, England	Liver and kidney failure
Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone	37	March 19, 1990	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin overdose
Brent Mydland Grateful Dead	37	July 26, 1990	Lafayette, California, USA	Speedball overdose
Stevie Ray Vaughan 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
Ole Beich Guns N' Roses	36	1991	Copenhagen, Denmark	Drowned in Skt. Jørgens Lake
Steve Clark Def Leppard	30	January 8, 1991	London, England	Accidental overdose of painkillers, anti-depressants and alcohol
Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin Mayhem	22	April 8, 1991	Oslo, Norway	Suicide
Steve Marriott Small Faces Humble Pie	44	April 21, 1991	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 Temptations	50	June 1, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Cocaine overdose
Rob Tyner MC5	36	September 18, 1991	Berkley, Michigan, USA	Heart attack
Bill Graham Promoter of various bands	60	October 25, 1991	Vallejo, California, USA	Helicopter crash
Eric Carr KISS	41	November 24, 1991		Heart cancer and subsequent brain hemorrhage
Freddie Mercury Queen	45	November 24, 1991	London, England	Complications due to AIDS
Jerry Nolan The New York Dolls The Heartbreakers	45	January 14, 1992	New York City, New York, USA	Stroke and subsequent coma
Eddie Kendricks The Temptations	52	October 5, 1992	Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Lung cancer
Eddie Hazel Funkadelic	42	December 23, 1992	Brooklyn, New York, USA	Internal bleeding and liver failure
Geoff Mann Twelfth Night	36	February 5, 1993		Cancer
Mick Ronson David Bowie	47	April 30, 1993	London, England	Liver cancer
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
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
Jerry Edmonton Steppenwolf	47	November 28, 1993	Santa Barbara, California, USA	Car crash
Michael Clarke The Byrds	47	December 19, 1993	Treasure Island, Florida, USA	Liver failure
Harry Nilsson	52	January 15, 1994		Heart failure
Kurt Cobain Nirvana	27	April 5, 1994	Seattle, Washington, USA	Suicide or murder by gunshot
Lee Brillaux Dr. Feelgood		April 7, 1994		Cancer
Derek Leckenby Herman's Hermits	51	June 4, 1994		Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Nicky Hopkins The Jeff Beck Group	50	September 6, 1994	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Complications from intestinal surgery
Danny Gatton Redneck Jazz Explosion	49	October 4, 1994	Newburg, Maryland, USA	Suicide by gunshot
Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5	45	November 4, 1994	Heart failure
Melvin Franklin The Temptations	52	February 23, 1995	Los Angeles, California, USA	Brain seizure
Selena	23	March 31, 1995	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Murdered by gunshot by Yolanda Saldívar
Rory Gallagher	47	June 14, 1995	London, England	MRSA complications following a liver transplant
Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground	53	August 30, 1995	Poughkeepsie, New York, USA	Cancer brought on from smoking
Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead	53	August 9, 1995	Forest Knolls, California, USA	Heart Attack
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon	28	October 21, 1995	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Cocaine overdose
Brad Nowell Sublime	28	May 25, 1996	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin overdose
Jonathan Melvoin Smashing Pumpkins	34	July 12, 1996	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin overdose
Kenny Pickett The Creation		January 10, 1997
Jeff Buckley	30	May 29, 1997	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Accidental drowning
Ronnie Lane The Small Faces Faces	51	June 4, 1997	Texas, USA	Pneumonia
Bobby Helms	63	June 19, 1997	Martinsville, Indiana, USA	Emphysema and asthma
John Denver	53	October 12, 1997	Pacific Grove, California, USA	Plane ran out of gas, causing it to crash
Michael Hutchence INXS	37	November 22, 1997	Sydney, Australia, USA	Suicide or accidental strangulation
Kurt Winter The Guess Who	51	December 14, 1997		Kidney failure due to a past of drug abuse
Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher	62	January 5, 1998	South Lake Tahoe, California, USA	Skiing accident
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 due to drunk driving
Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto X-Japan Zilch	33	May 2, 1998	Tokyo, Japan	Suicide by hanging
Screaming Lord Sutch	58	June 16, 1999	West Harrow, Middlesex, England	Suicide by hanging
Kami Malice Mizer	26	June 21, 1999		Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Curtis Mayfield The Impressions	57	December 26, 1999	Roswell, Georgia, USA	Complications due to diabetes
Rick Danko The Band	56	December 10, 1999	Marbletown, New York, USA	Heart failure

2000s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Ian Dury Ian Dury and the Blockheads	57	March 27, 2000	Harrow, Middlesex	Liver cancer
Heinz Burt The Tornados	57	April 7, 2000	Southampton, England	Motor neurone disease
Allen Woody The Allman Brothers Gov't Mule	44	August 26, 2000		Cause of death not released
Benjamin Orr The Cars	53	October 3, 2000	Atlanta, Georgia	Pancreatic cancer
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	Liver disease
Joey Ramone The Ramones	49	April 15, 2001	New York City, New York, USA	Lymphoma
George Harrison The Beatles	58	November 29, 2001	Los Angeles, California, USA	Lung cancer
Chuck Schuldiner Death	34	December 13, 2001		Glioma
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
Waylon Jennings	64	February 13, 2002	Chandler, Arizona, USA	Diabetic complications
Layne Staley Alice in Chains	34	April 5, 2002	Seattle, Washington, USA	Speedball overdose
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
Lonnie Donegan	71	November 2, 2002	Peterborough, England	Heart attack
Joe Strummer The Clash The Mescaleros	50	December 22, 2002	Bloomfield, Somerset, England	Congenital heart defect
Mickey Finn T. Rex	55	January 11, 2003	Croydon, Surrey, England	Alcohol-related liver problems
Maurice Gibb Bee Gees	53	January 12, 2003	Miami Beach, Florida, USA	Complications of a volvulus
Adam Faith	62	March 8, 2003	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England	Heart attack
Mickie Most Record producer	64	May 30, 2003		Mesothelioma
Erik Brann Iron Butterfly	52	July 31, 2003		Heart attack due to a birth defect
Wesley Willis	40	August 21, 2003		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		Breathing problems
Elliott Smith	34	October 21, 2003	Los Angeles, California, USA	Knife wounds caused by suicide or homicide
Bobby Hatfield 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
Clint Warwick Moody Blues	63	May 15, 2004		Liver disease
Quorthon Bathory	38	June 7, 2004		Heart failure
Arthur Kane The New York Dolls	55	July 13, 2004	Los Angeles, California, USA	Leukemia
Johnny Ramone The Ramones	55	September 15, 2004	Los Angeles, California, USA	Prostate cancer
Dimebag Darrell Pantera Damageplan	38	December 8, 2004	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Murdered by gunshot on stage
Eric Griffiths The Quarrymen	64	January 29, 2005	Edinburgh, Scotland	Pancreatic cancer
Paul Hester Crowded House Split Enz		March 26, 2005	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Suicide
Pierre Moerlen Gong	52	May 3, 2005	Strasbourg, France	Natural causes
Domenic Troiano The James Gang The Guess Who	59	May 25, 2005		Prostate cancer
Long John Baldry	64	July 21, 2005	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Severe chest infection
Carlo Little The Rolling Stones	65	August 6, 2005	Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, England	Lung cancer
Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski Vader	34	August 20, 2005		Cause of death unknown
Robert Moog Inventor of the Moog Synthesizer	71	August 21, 2005	Asheville, North Carolina, USA	Brain tumor
Mike Gibbins Badfinger	56	October 4, 2005	Oviedo, Florida, USA	Died in his sleep
Bryan Harvey House of Freaks Gutterball	49	January 1, 2006	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Murdered along with his family during a robbery of their home
Wilson Pickett The Falcons	64	January 19, 2006	Ashburn, Virginia, USA	Heart Attack
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
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
Pip Pyle Hatfield and the North National Health Gong	56	August 28, 2006	Paris, France	Natural causes
James Brown	73	December 25, 2006	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Pneumonia
Denny Doherty The Mamas & The Papas	66	January 19, 2007	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada	Kidney failure
Brad Delp Boston	55	March 9, 2007	Atkinson, New Hampshire, USA	Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot	52	November 25, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Accidental cocaine overdose
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
Jeff Healey	41	March 2, 2008	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cancer
Eddy Arnold	89	May 8, 2008	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Natural causes
Michelle Meldrum Phantom Blue Meldrum	39	May 21, 2008	Burbank, California, USA	Brain haemorrhage
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 Finn Record producer	39	August 21, 2008		Cerebral haemorrhage
Richard "Rick" Wright Pink Floyd	65	September 15, 2008	England	Cancer

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