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 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 iconic figures, along with the date, cause of death, location, and age at time of death.

1950s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death	Best Known Songs
Cecil Gant	37	February 4, 1951	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Heart attack
Hank Williams	29	January 1, 1953	Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA	Acute rt. ventricular dilation
Danny Cedrone Bill Haley & His Comets	33	June 17, 1954	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Broken neck from fall 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, USA	Pneumonia

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
Johnny Horton	35	November 5, 1960	Milano, Texas, USA	Car crash
Stuart Sutcliffe The Beatles	21	April 10, 1962	Hamburg, West Germany	Cerebral hemorrhage
Patsy Cline	30	March 5, 1963	Camden, Tennessee, USA	Plane crash
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	Choked to death in his sleep
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 Popularised the term "Rock & Roll"	43	January 20, 1965	Palm Springs, California, USA	Uremia and liver cirrhosis
Sonny Boy Williamson II aka Aleck "Rice" Miller	Uncertain- probably 57	May 25, 1965	Helena, Arkansas, USA	Heart attack
Bill Black, Jr.	39	October 21, 1965	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Brain tumor
Henry Booth Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	32	1966		Shot
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
Johnny Kidd Johnny Kidd & The Pirates	30	October 7, 1966	Bury, Lancashire, England	Car crash
Joe Meek	37	February 3, 1967	London, England	Suicide by gunshot
Otis Redding	26	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Plane crash
Jimmy 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
Little Walter	37	February 15, 1968	Chicago, Illinois USA	Coronary thrombosis due to external injuries sustained while fighting
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 in prison (for murder); suspicious
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	Alleged suicide while institutionalized at mental asylum
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 deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Billy Stewart	32	January 17, 1970	Selma, North Carolina, USA	Car accident - mechanical failure led to car plunging off bridge into river
Slim Harpo	46	January 31, 1970	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Heart attack
Tammi Terrell	24	March 16, 1970	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Brain tumor
Mary Ann Ganser The Shangri-Las	22	May 14, 1970	Forest Hills, New York, USA	Barbiturate overdose (disputed)
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	London, England	Asphyxiation on vomit
Janis Joplin	27	October 4, 1970	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin overdose
Arlester "Dyke" Christian Dyke & the Blazers	27	March 13, 1971	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Shot
Jim Morrison The Doors	27	July 3, 1971	Paris, France	Heart failure (disputed)
King Curtis	37	August 13, 1971	New York, 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 Rory Storm & The Hurricanes	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
"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
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
Sherman Garnes Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	36	February 26, 1977	New York City, New York, USA	Heart attack
William Powell The O'Jays	35	May 26, 1977	Canton, Ohio, USA	Cancer
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 haemorrhage 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	Suicide or accidental fall
Sid Vicious The Sex Pistols	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
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, UK	Congenital heart defect
Jackie Brenston Ike Turner, Kings of Rhythm	49	December 15, 1979	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Heart attack

1980s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Georgeanna Tillman The Marvelettes	36	January 6, 1980	Inkster, Michigan	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
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, UK	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
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		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
Roy Brown	55	May 25, 1981	San Fernando, California, USA	Heart attack
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 Alongside 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
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
Danny Rapp Danny & The Juniors	41	April 5, 1983	Parker, Arizona, USA	Suicide
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
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	Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK	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	Car crash
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-no-one, 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
Andy Gibb Bee Gees	30	March 10, 1988	Oxford, England	Myocarditis worsened by cocaine addiction
Dave Prater Sam & Dave	50	April 9, 1988	Syracuse, Georgia, USA	Car accident
Howie Johnson The Ventures	49	May 5, 1988		Heart Attack
Paul Wilson The Flamingos	53	May 6, 1988	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers	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
Tim Davis The Steve Miller Band	44	September 20, 1988		complications related to Diabetes
Roy Orbison	52	December 6, 1988	Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA	Heart attack
Paul Jeffreys Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel	36	December 21, 1988	Lockerbie, Scotland	Bombing and subsequent plane 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 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
Cornelius Gunter The Coasters	53	February 26, 1990	Las Vegas, Nevada USA	Homicide
Ric Grech Blind Faith	43	March 17, 1990	Leicester, England	Liver and kidney failure
Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone	24	March 19, 1990	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin overdose
Jim Hodder Steely Dan	42	June 5, 1990	USA	Drowned
Brent Mydland The 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
Steve Clark Def Leppard	30	January 8, 1991	London, England	Accidental overdose of painkillers, anti-depressants, and alcohol
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
Rob Tyner MC5	36	September 18, 1991	Berkley, Michigan, USA	Heart attack
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
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
Bobby Del-Din Larry Chance and the Earls		April 15, 1992
Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod Chilliwack Headpins	38	April 25, 1992	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Bone cancer
Paul Hackman Helix	38	July 5, 1992	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Car accident
Mary Wells	49	July 26, 1992	Los Angeles, California	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
Geoff Mann Twelfth Night	36	February 5, 1993		Cancer
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	Heroin overdose a few hours after a chaotic performance turned into a riot
Wong Ka Kui Beyond	31	June 30, 1993	Tokyo, Japan	Internal bleeding due to head injuries
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
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
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, UK	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Creadel "Red" Jones The Chi-Lites	53	August 25, 1994	Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Robert White The Funk Brothers	57	October 27, 1994	Los Angeles California, USA	Complications from open heart surgery
Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5	45	November 4, 1994	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Heart failure
Sollie McElroy The Flamingos	61	January 15, 1995	Chicago, Illinois, USA	cancer
Bob Stinson The Replacements	35	February 18, 1995	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Natural Causes (Body worn out after years of alcohol and drugs)
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, UK	House Fire
Eazy-E N.W.A	31	March 26, 1995	Compton, California, USA	Complications due to AIDS
James McShane Baltimora	37	March 28, 1995	Derry, North Ireland, UK	Complications due to AIDS
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
Wolfman Jack American Disc Jockey	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
Clarence Satchell Ohio Players	55	December 30, 1995	Brain Aneurysm
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
Brad 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, UK	Heart condition
Marge Ganser The Shangri-Las	48	July 28, 1996	New York City, USA	Breast cancer
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
Kenny Pickett The Creation	54	January 10, 1997	London, England, UK	Heart Attack
Biggie Smalls	24	March 9, 1997	Los Angeles, California, USA	Homicide
LaVern Baker	67	March 10, 1997	Queens, New York, USA	Coronary complications
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
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 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
Jake Carey The Flamingos	71	December 31, 1997	Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Johnny Funches The Dells	62	January 23, 1998	Illinois, USA	Emphysema
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
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
Dusty Springfield	59	March 2, 1999	Henley-on-Thames	Cancer
Roger Troutman Zapp	47	April 25, 1999	Dayton, Ohio	Murdered by his brother Larry
Larry Troutman Zapp	54	April 25, 1999	Dayton, Ohio	Committed suicide after he murdered his brother Roger
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
Guido Toffoletti Blues Society	46	August 22, 1999	Cavarzere, Veneto, Italy	Car accident
Rick Danko The Band	56	December 10, 1999	Marbletown, New York, USA	Heart failure
Zeke Carey The Flamingos	66	December 24, 1999	Washington, D.C., USA	Heart attack
Curtis Mayfield The Impressions	57	December 26, 1999	Roswell, Georgia, USA	Complications due to diabetes

2000s deaths

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	Levallois-Perret, France	Complications following surgery concerning aneurysm
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
Ralph Jones Bill Haley & His Comets	79	June 1, 2000	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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	Heroin overdose
David Brown Santana	53	September 4, 2000		Liver and kidney failure
Benjamin Orr The Cars	53	October 3, 2000	Atlanta, Georgia	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	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
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
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
Paul Baloff Exodus Hirax Heathen	41	February 2, 2002	Highland General Hospital Oakland, California, USA	Suffered a stroke which left him in a coma and he was taken off life support by doctors.
Waylon Jennings	64	February 13, 2002	Chandler, Arizona, USA	Diabetic complications
Joe Schermie Three Dog Night	56	March 25, 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heart attack
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
Michael Houser Widespread Panic	57	August 2, 2002	North Carolina, USA	Pancreatic cancer
Jam Master Jay Run-DMC	37	October 30, 2002	New York City, 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
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
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
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	47	February 23, 2003	Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Complications due to drug use
Hank Ballard 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.
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
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
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
Bob Mayo Peter Frampton	53	February 23, 2004	Basel, Switzerland	Heart attack
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
Quorthon Bathory	38	June 7, 2004	Stockholm, Sweden	Heart failure
Ray Charles	73	June 10, 2004	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Liver cancer
Cal Green Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	69	July 4, 2004	Lake View Terrace, California, USA
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
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
John Peel English disc jockey	65	October 25, 2004	Cuzco, Peru	Heart attack
Dimebag Darrell Pantera Damageplan	38	December 8, 2004	Columbus, Ohio, USA	Murdered by gunshot on stage
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
Jim Capaldi Traffic	60	January 28, 2005	London, England, UK	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
Rod Price Foghat	65	March 22, 2005	Wilton, New Hampshire, USA	Heart Attack
Paul Hester Crowded House Split Enz	46	March 26, 2005	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Suicide
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
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
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
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	Cause of death unknown
Link Wray	76	November 5, 2005	Copenhagen, Denmark	Heart failure
Tony Meehan The Shadows	62	November 28, 2005	Paddington, London, UK	Head injuries following a fall down stairs at home
Mike Botts Bread	61	December 9, 2005	Burbank, California, USA	Colon cancer
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
Gene Pitney	66	April 5, 2006	Cardiff, Wales, UK	Natural causes
Ztephan Dark Satanic Slaughter Morbidity Morgue	39	April 19, 2006	Sweden
Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens	48	May 6, 2006	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Heart attack
Johnnie Wilder, Jr. Singer for "Heatwave"	56	May 13, 2006	Dayton, Ohio, USA	Acute Aphyxiation
Freddie Garrity Freddie and the Dreamers	69	May 19, 2006	Bangor, Wales	Emphysema
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
Sabine Dünser Erben der Schöpfung Elis	29	July 8, 2006	Liechtenstein	Cerebral hemorrhage
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
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
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, UK	Cancer
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
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
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
Bill Pinkney The Drifters	81	July 4, 2007	Daytona Beach, Florida, USA	Heart attack
Joe Zawinul Weather Report	75	September 11, 2007	Vienna, Austria, Austria	Skin Cancer
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot	52	November 25, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Accidental cocaine 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
Buddy Miles	60	February 26, 2008	Austin, Texas, USA	Congestive heart failure
Mike Smith Lead Singer for Dave Clark Five	64	February 28, 2008	Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England	Pneumonia
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
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
Collin Cooper Climax Blues Band	68	July 3, 2008		Cancer
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 haemorrhage
Richard "Rick" Wright Pink Floyd	65	September 15, 2008	London, England, UK	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
Levi Stubbs The Four Tops	72	October 17, 2008	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Natural causes
Mitch Mitchell The Jimi Hendrix Experience	61	November 12, 2008	Portland, Oregon, USA	Natural causes
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
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
Kelly Groucutt Electric Light Orchestra	63	February 19, 2009	Worcester, England	Heart attack
Dan Seals Seals and Crofts	61	March 25, 2009	Nashville, Tennessee USA	Complications from 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
Michael Jackson The Jackson 5	50	June 25, 2009	Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardiac arrest
Gordon Waller Peter and Gordon	64	July 17, 2009	Ledyard, Connecticut, USA	Cardiac arrest
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 Valley, Washington, USA	Cardiac arrest
Johnny Carter The Flamingos The Dells	75	August 21, 2009	Harvey, Illinois, USA	Natural causes
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
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, UK	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
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 deaths

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	King George Hospital, Ilford, Essex, England, UK	Heart failure
Brian Damage The Misfits	46	January 12, 2010	Los Angeles, California, USA	Liver cancer
Jay Reatard	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
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	48	April 14, 2010	Brooklyn, New York, USA	Heart failure
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	Weaterford, Texas, USA	Cancer
Al Goodman Ray, Goodman & Brown	67	July 27, 2010	Hackensack, New Jersey, USA	Heart failure
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
Dick Griffey Founder of SOLAR Records	72	September 24, 2010	Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California	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
Denis Simpson The Nylons	59	October 22, 2010	Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Brain hemorrhage
Gregory Isaacs	59	October 25, 2010	London, England, UK	Lung cancer
Don Van Vliet Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band	69	December 17, 2010	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
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 Protegee of J.P. Richardson	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
Jet Harris The Shadows	71	March 18, 2011	Winchester, England, UK
Frankie Sparcello Exhorder	44	March 22, 2011	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Zoogz Rift	57	March 22, 2011		Complications due to diabetes
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
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
Seth Putnam Anal Cunt Upsidedown Cross Siege	43	June 11, 2011		Heart attack
Carl Gardner The Coasters	83	June 12, 2011		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
Ryan Dunn The Alter Boys	34	June 20, 2011	Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA	Car crash
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 Loudness	45	July 17, 2011	Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, USA	Suicide by hanging
Amy Winehouse	27	July 23, 2011	London, England	Death by misadventure
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
Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson	70	August 22, 2010	New York City, USA	Throat Cancer
Jerry Leiber	78	August 22, 2011	San Francisco, California, USA	Cardiopulmonary failure
Jonas "B" Bergqvist Lifelover	25	September 9, 2011
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
Johnny "Country" Mathis	77	September 27, 2011		Stroke
Marv Tarplin The Miracles	70	September 30, 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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
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	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, The Jimmy Castor Bunch	71	January 16, 2012	Henderson, Nevada	Heart failure
Etta James	73	January 20, 2012	Riverside, California, USA	Leukemia
Whitney Houston	48	February 11, 2012	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Drowning
Michael Davis MC5	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	Prostate cancer
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, UK
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
Tommy Marth The Killers	33	April 23, 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada	Suicide
Adam "MCA" Yauch Beastie Boys	47	May 4, 2012	Brooklyn, New York	Parotid gland cancer
Rob Doherty Into Eternity Final Darkness	41	May 5, 2012
Donald "Duck" Dunn Booker T. & the M.G.'s	70	May 13, 2012	Tokyo, Japan
Chuck Brown	75	May 16, 2012	Baltimore, MD	Heart and other organ failure
Donna Summer	63	May 17, 2012	Englewood, Florida	Lung cancer
Robin Gibb Bee Gees	62	May 20, 2012	Chelsea, London	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, UK	Prostate Cancer
Jon Lord Deep Purple Whitesnake Paice, Ashton & Lord The Artwoods The Flower Pot Men	71	July 16, 2012	London, England, UK	Pulmonary embolism

See also

• 27 club

References

External links

• The Dead Rock Stars Club