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In rock and roll history, 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 of icon at time of death.

1950s deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Hank Williams 29 January 1, 1953 Oak Hill, West Virginiamarker, USA Acute rt. ventricular dilation
Johnny Ace 25 December 24, 1954 Houston, Texasmarker, USA Accidental Shooting
Chuck Willis 30 April 10, 1958 Atlanta, Georgiamarker, USA Peritonitis
Buddy Holly Buddy Holly & The Crickets 22 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowamarker, USA Plane crash
J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson 28 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowamarker, USA Plane crash
Ritchie Valens 17 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowamarker, USA Plane crash


1960s deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Jesse Belvin 27 February 6, 1960 Fairhope, Arkansasmarker, USA Car crash
Eddie Cochran 21 April 17, 1960 Chippenham, Wiltshiremarker, England Limo accident
Stuart Sutcliffe The Beatles 21 April 10, 1962 Hamburgmarker, West Germany Cerebral hemorrhage
Cyril Davies 31 January 7, 1964 Leukemia
Rudy Lewis The Drifters 27 May 20, 1964 New York City, New Yorkmarker, USA Choked to death in his sleep
Johnny Burnette The Rock and Roll Trio 30 August 14, 1964 Clear Lake, Californiamarker, USA Drowning
Sam Cooke 33 December 11, 1964 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Shot to death by Bertha Franklin
Alan Freed Coined the term "Rock & Roll" 43 January 20, 1965 Palm Springs, Californiamarker, USA uremia & livor cirrhosis
Bill Black, Jr. 39 October 21, 1965 Memphis, Tennesseemarker, USA Brain tumor
Henry Booth Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 32 1966 Shot
Richard Fariña 29 April 30, 1966 Carmel Valley, Californiamarker, USA Motorcycle accident
Bobby Fuller 23 July 18, 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA Suicide, although suspicious
Frederick "Johnny Kidd" Heath 30 October 7, 1966 Burymarker, Lancashiremarker, 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, Wisconsinmarker, USA Plane crash
Bar-Kays Jimmy King
Ronnie CaldwellCarl CunninghamPhalon Jones		 Various December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, USA Plane crash
Little Walter 37 February 15, 1968 Chicago, Illinoismarker 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 Yorkmarker, USA Heroin overdose
Don Drummond The Skatalites 37 May 6, 1969 Kingston, Jamaicamarker Alleged suicide while institutionalized at mental asylum
Martin Lamble Fairport Convention 19 May 12, 1969 Car crash
Little Willie John 30 May 26, 1968 Walla Walla, Washingtonmarker, USA Heart attack in prison (for murder); suspicious
Brian Jones The Rolling Stones 27 July 3, 1969 Hartfield, East Sussexmarker, England Accidental drowning; thought to be suicide
Tommy Edwards 47 October 22, 1969 Richmond, Virginiamarker, USA Brain aneurysm


1970s deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson Canned Heat 27 September 3, 1970 Topanga Canyon, Californiamarker, 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
Jim Morrison The Doors 27 July 3, 1971 Paris, Francemarker Heart failure (disputed)
King Curtis 37 August 13, 1971 New York, New York, USA Stabbed to death
Gene Vincent 36 October 12, 1971 Californiamarker, USA Burst stomach ulcer
Duane Allman The Allman Brothers Band
Derek and the Dominos		 24 October 29, 1971 Macon, Georgiamarker, USA Motorcycle accident
Leslie Harvey Stone the Crows 27 May 3, 1972 Swanseamarker, Wales Electrocute by a live microphone on stage
Clyde McPhatter The Drifters 39 June 13, 1972 Teaneck, New Jersey, USA Heart attack
Brian Cole The Association 29 August 2, 1972 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Heroin overdose
Rory Storm Rory Storm & The Hurricanes 33 September 28, 1972 Stoneycroft, Liverpoolmarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Clarence White The Kentucky Colonels
The Byrds		 29 July 14, 1973 Palmdale, Californiamarker, USA Hit by drunk driver
Paul Williams
The Temptations
 34 August 17, 1973 Detroit, Michiganmarker, USA Suicide by gunshot
Gram Parsons 26 September 19, 1973 Joshua Tree, Californiamarker, USA Morphine and alcohol overdose
Jim Croce 30 September 20, 1973 Natchitoches, Louisianamarker, 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, Tennesseemarker, USA Lung cancer
Nick Drake 26 November 25, 1974 Tanworth-in-Ardenmarker, England Suicide or accidental overdose
Dave Alexander The Stooges 27 February 10, 1975 Ann Arbour, Michiganmarker, USA Pneumonia
Peter Ham Badfinger 27 April 23, 1975 Surreymarker, England Suicide
Tim Buckley 28 June 29, 1975 Santa Monica, Californiamarker, 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 Heroin overdose
Rudy Pompilli Bill Haley & His Comets 51 February 5, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniamarker, 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 Yorkmarker, USA Suicide by hanging
Keith Relf The Yardbirds 33 May 14, 1976 London, England Electrocuted by guitar
Jimmy Reed 50 August 29, 1976 Oakland, Californiamarker, USA
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple
The James GangZephyr		 25 December 4, 1976 Miami, Floridamarker, USA Heroin overdose
Sherman Garnes Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 36 February 26, 1977 New York City, New Yorkmarker, USA Heart attack
William Powell The O'Jays 35 May 26, 1977 Canton, Ohiomarker, 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, Mississippimarker, 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
Joe Negroni Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 37 September 5, 1978 Cerebral hemorrhage
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 The 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, Virginiamarker, USA Heart attack
Dorsey Burnette The Rock and Roll Trio 46 August 19, 1979 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Massive coronary
Jimmy McCulloch Wings 26 September 27, 1979 London, England Heroin overdose
John Glascock Jethro Tull 28 November 17, 1979 London, Englandmarker, UK Congenital heart defect


1980s deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Bon Scott AC/DC 33 February 19, 1980 London, England Alcohol poisoning
Ian Curtis Joy Division 23 May 18, 1980 Macclesfieldmarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Automobile accident
John Bonham Led Zeppelin 32 September 25, 1980 Windsormarker, England Alcohol poisoning
Bobby Lester The Moonglows 50 October 15, 1980 Lung Cancer
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 Shotmarker 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, Californiamarker, USA Cancer
Bill Haley Bill Haley & His Comets 55 February 9, 1981 Harlingen, Texasmarker, USA Brain tumor or heart attack (disputed)
Mike Bloomfield 37 February 15, 1981 San Franciscomarker, 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
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
Randy Rhoads Quiet Riot
Alongside Ozzy Osbourne		 25 March 19, 1982 Leesburg, Floridamarker, 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 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, Texasmarker, USA Heart attack
Marty Robbins 57 December 8, 1982 Nashville, Tennesseemarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Heart attack due to anorexia
Danny Rapp Danny & The Juniors 41 April 5, 1983 Arizonamarker, 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, Illinoismarker, 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, Birminghammarker, UK 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, Californiamarker, USA Accidental drowning
Jackie Wilson 49 January 21, 1984 Mount Holly, New Jerseymarker, 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, Massachusettsmarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Car crash
David Byron Uriah Heep 38 February 28, 1985 Reading, Berkshiremarker, England Alcohol-related complications
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, Californiamarker, USA Heart attack
Ian Stewart The Rolling Stones 47 December 12, 1985 Heart attack
D. Boon The Minutemen 27 December 22, 1985 Tucson, Arizonamarker, USA Traffic accident
Ricky Nelson 45 December 31, 1985 De Kalb, Texasmarker, USA Plane crash
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy 36 January 4, 1986 Salisbury, Wiltshiremarker, England Heart failure and pneumonia caused by alcohol and drug use
Richard Manuel The Band 42 March 4, 1986 Winter Park, Floridamarker, USA Suicide by hanging
O'Kelly Isley, Jr. The Isley Brothers 48 March 31, 1986 Alpine, New Jerseymarker, USA Heart attack
Cliff Burton Metallica 24 September 27, 1986 Ljungby Municipalitymarker, Sweden Traffic accident
Carlton Barrett The Wailers 36 April 17, 1987 Kingston, Jamaicamarker Murdered by gunshot
Paul Butterfield 44 May 4, 1987 North Hollywood, Californiamarker, USA Heart attack
Gary Driscoll Rainbow 41 June, 1987 Ithaca, New Yorkmarker, USA Murdered in his home
Philip Charles "Snakefinger" Lithman The Residents 38 July 1, 1987 Linz, Austriamarker 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, Floridamarker, USA Beaten to death by a bar bouncer
John Curulewski Styx 37 February 13, 1988 Brain aneurysm
Andy Gibb Bee Gees 30 March 10, 1988 Oxfordmarker, England Myocarditis worsened by cocaine addiction
Dave Prater Sam & Dave 50 April 9, 1988 Georgiamarker, USA Car accident
Howie Johnson The Ventures 49 May 5, 1988
Paul Wilson The Flamingos 53 May 6, 1988
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, Spainmarker Head trauma caused by bicycle accident
Robert Calvert Hawkwind 43 August 14, 1988 Ramsgatemarker, England Heart attack
Roy Buchanan 48 August 14, 1988 Fairfax County, Virginiamarker, 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, Tennesseemarker, USA Heart attack
Paul Robi The Platters 57 February 1, 1989 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Cancer
Ron Wilson The Surfaris 44 May 7, 1989 Brain Aneurysm
John Cipollina Quicksilver Messenger Service 45 May 29, 1989 San Francisco, Californiamarker, USA Emphysema
Pete de Freitas Echo & the Bunnymen 28 June 14, 1989 London, Englandmarker Motorcycle accident


1990s deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd 37 January 23, 1990 Jacksonville, Floridamarker, USA Pneumonia
Del Shannon 55 February 8, 1990 Santa Clarita, Californiamarker, USA Suicide by gunshot
Johnnie Ray 63 February 24, 1990 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Liver failure due to chronic alcoholism
Cornelius Gunter The Coasters 53 February 26, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevadamarker USA Homicide
Ric Grech Blind Faith 43 March 17, 1990 Leicestermarker, England Liver and kidney failure
Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone 24 March 19, 1990 Seattle, Washingtonmarker, USA Heroin overdose
Jim Hodder Steely Dan 42 June 5, 1990 USA Drowned
Brent Mydland The Grateful Dead 37 July 26, 1990 Lafayette, Californiamarker, USA Speedball overdose
Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 35 August 27, 1990 East Troy, Wisconsinmarker, USA Helicopter accident
Tom Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival 48 September 6, 1990 Scottsdale, Arizonamarker, 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 Hampshiremarker, USA Lymphatic cancer
Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin Mayhem 22 April 8, 1991 Oslomarker, 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, Louisianamarker, USA Drug-related causes; suspicious
Gene Clark The Byrds 46 May 24, 1991 Sherman Oaks, Californiamarker, USA Bleeding ulcer
David Ruffin The Temptations 50 June 1, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniamarker, USA Cocaine overdose
Rob Tyner MC5 36 September 18, 1991 Berkley, Michiganmarker, USA Heart attack
Ole Beich Guns N' Roses 36 October 16, 1991 Copenhagenmarker, Denmark Drowned in Skt. Jørgens Lake
Bill Graham Promoter of various bands 60 October 25, 1991 Vallejo, Californiamarker, USA Helicopter crash
Eric Carr KISS 41 November 24, 1991 New York City, New Yorkmarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Heart Failure
Paul Hackman Helix 38 July 5, 1992 Kamloops, British Columbiamarker, Canadamarker Car accident
Mary Wells 49 July 26, 1992 Los Angeles, Californiamarker Pnuemonia and throat cancer
Jeff Porcaro Toto 38 August 5, 1992 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Heart attack due to allergic reaction or cocaine use (disputed)
Tony Williams The Platters 64 August 14, 1992 New York City, New Yorkmarker, USA Emphysema
Eddie Kendricks The Temptations 52 October 5, 1992 Birmingham, Alabamamarker, USA Lung cancer
Albert King 69 December 21, 1992 Memphis, Tennesseemarker, USA Heart attack
Eddie Hazel Funkadelic 42 December 23, 1992 Brooklyn, New Yorkmarker, 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, Floridamarker, 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, Floridamarker, USA Liver failure
Harry Nilsson 52 January 15, 1994 Agoura Hills, Californiamarker, USA Heart failure
Kurt Cobain Nirvana 27 April 5, 1994 Seattle, Washington, USA Suicide or murder by gunshot
Lee Brilleaux Dr. Feelgood 51 April 7, 1994 Canvey Islandmarker, Essex, England Lymphoma
Derek Leckenby Herman's Hermits 51 June 4, 1994 Manchester, Englandmarker, UK Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Nicky Hopkins The Jeff Beck Group 50 September 6, 1994 Nashville, Tennesseemarker, USA Complications from intestinal surgery
Danny Gatton Redneck Jazz Explosion 49 October 4, 1994 Newburg, Marylandmarker, USA Suicide by gunshot
Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5 45 November 4, 1994 Detroit, Michiganmarker, USA Heart failure
Sollie McElroy The Flamingos 61 January 15, 1995 cancer
Bob Stinson The Replacements 35 February 18, 1995 Minneapolis, Minnesotamarker, 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
Selena 23 March 31, 1995 Corpus Christi, Texasmarker, 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 Carolinamarker, USA Heart attack
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, Michiganmarker, USA Leukemia
Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground 53 August 30, 1995 Poughkeepsie, New Yorkmarker, USA Cancer brought on from smoking
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon 28 October 21, 1995 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Cocaine overdose
Alan Hull Lindisfarnemarker 50 November 17, 1995 Newcastle, England Heart thrombosis
Billy Williamson Bill Haley & His Comets 71 March 22, 1996 Swarthmore, Pennsylvaniamarker, USA Cancer
Don Murray The Turtles 50 March 22, 1996 Glendale, Californiamarker, 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, Illinoismarker, USA Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging
Chas Chandler The Animals 57 July 17, 1996 Heaton, Tyne and Wear, England, UK Heart condition
Mel Taylor The Ventures 62 August 11, 1996 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Cancer
Kenny Pickett The Creation 54 January 10, 1997 London, Englandmarker, UK Heart Attack
LaVern Baker 67 March 10, 1997 Queens, New Yorkmarker, USA Coronary complications
Jeff Buckley 30 May 29, 1997 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Accidental drowning
Ronnie Lane The Small Faces
Faces		 51 June 4, 1997 Texasmarker, USA Pneumonia
Bobby Helms 63 June 19, 1997 Martinsville, Indianamarker, USA Emphysema and asthma
Lawrence Payton The Four Tops 59 June 20, 1997 Cancer
John Denver 53 October 12, 1997 Pacific Grove, Californiamarker, USA Plane ran out of gas, causing it to crash
Michael Hutchence INXS 37 November 22, 1997 Sydney, Australiamarker, 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
Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher 62 January 5, 1998 South Lake Tahoe, Californiamarker, USA Skiing accident
Ken Forssi The Surfaris
Love		 54 January 10, 1998 Tallahassee, Floridamarker, USA Brain Tumor
Carl Perkins 65 January 19, 1998 Jackson, Tennesseemarker, USA Throat cancer
Johnny Funches The Dells 62 January 23, 1998 Emphysema
Carl Wilson The Beach Boys 51 February 6, 1998 Los Angeles, California, USA Lung cancer
Cozy Powell The Jeff Beck Group
WhitesnakeBlack Sabbath		 50 April 5, 1998 Bristolmarker, England Car crash due to drunk driving
Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto X-Japan
Zilch		 33 May 2, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Suicide by hanging
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-Thamesmarker Cancer
Screaming Lord Sutch 58 June 16, 1999 West Harrow, Middlesexmarker, England Suicide by hanging
Kami Malice Mizer 26 June 21, 1999 Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Mark Sandman Morphine 46 July 3, 1999 Palestrinamarker, Latium, Italy Onstage heart attack
Guido Toffoletti Blues Society 46 August 22, 1999 Cavarzeremarker, Veneto, Italy Car accident
Rick Danko The Band 56 December 10, 1999 Marbletown, New Yorkmarker, USA Heart failure
Zeke Carey The Flamingos 66 December 24, 1999 Washington, D.C.marker, USA Heart attack
Curtis Mayfield The Impressions 57 December 26, 1999 Roswell, Georgiamarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Diabetes
Doris Kenner-Jackson The Shirelles 58 February 4, 2000 Sacramento, Californiamarker, USA Breast 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 Harrowmarker, Middlesexmarker Liver cancer
Heinz Burt The Tornados 57 April 7, 2000 Southamptonmarker, England Motor neurone disease
Ralph Jones Bill Haley & His Comets 79 June 1, 2000 Chester, Pennsylvaniamarker, USA
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, Georgiamarker Pancreatic cancer
Kirsty MacColl 41 December 18, 2000 Cozumelmarker, Mexico Hit and killed by a speeding powerboat
Rob Buck 10,000 Maniacs 42 December 19, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniamarker Liver disease
Pops Staples The Staple Singers 85 December 19, 2000 Chicago, Illinoismarker, USA Injuries from a fall
Nick Massi The Four Seasons 65 December 24, 2000 West Orange, New Jerseymarker, USA Cancer
John Phillips The Mamas & the Papas 65 March 18, 2001 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, 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, Californiamarker, 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, Nevadamarker, 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, Californiamarker, USA Lung cancer
Waylon Jennings 64 February 13, 2002 Chandler, Arizonamarker, USA Diabetic complications
Joe Schermie Three Dog Night 56 March 25, 2002 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, 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, Nevadamarker, USA Cocaine-induced heart attack
Michael Houser Widespread Panic 57 August 2, 2002 North Carolinamarker, USA Pancreatic cancer
Lonnie Donegan 71 November 2, 2002 Peterboroughmarker, England Heart attack
Billy Guy The Coasters 66 November 5, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevadamarker, USA Natural causes
Zal Yanovsky The Lovin' Spoonful 57 December 13, 2002 Kingston, Ontariomarker, Canada Congestive heart failure
Joe Strummer
The ClashThe Mescaleros		 50 December 22, 2002 Broomfield, Somersetmarker, England Congenital heart defect
Mickey Finn
T. Rex		 55 January 11, 2003 Croydon, Surreymarker, England Alcohol-related liver problems
Maurice Gibb
The Bee Gees		 53 January 12, 2003 Miami Beach, Floridamarker, USA Complications of a volvulus
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 47 February 23, 2003 Santa Fe, New Mexicomarker, USA Complications due to drug use
Hank Ballard Hank Ballard & The Midnighters 66 March 2, 2003 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Throat cancer
Adam Faith 62 March 8, 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshiremarker, England Heart attack
Noel Redding The Jimi Hendrix Experience 57 May 11, 2003 County Corkmarker, Republic of Ireland Natural causes
Mickie Most
Record producer		 64 May 30, 2003 Totteridge, London, England Mesothelioma
Erik Brann Iron Butterfly 52 July 31, 2003 Heart attack due to a birth defect
Wesley Willis 40 August 21, 2003 Chicago, Illinoismarker, 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, Tennesseemarker, 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, Mississippimarker, 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, Michiganmarker, USA Cocaine-induced heart attack
Greg Ridley Spooky Tooth
Humble Pie		 56 November 19, 2003 Alicantemarker, Spain Pneumonia
Jan Berry Jan & Dean 62 March 26, 2004 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Complications from a seizure
Niki Sullivan Buddy Holly & The Crickets 66 April 6, 2004 Sugar Creek, Missourimarker, USA Heart attack
Clint Warwick The Moody Blues 63 May 15, 2004 Liver disease
Quorthon Bathory 38 June 7, 2004 Stockholm, Swedenmarker 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, Californiamarker, USA
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
Bruce Palmer Buffalo Springfield 58 October 1, 2004 Belleville, Ontariomarker, 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, Ohiomarker, USA Murdered by gunshot on stage
Spencer Dryden Jefferson Airplane 66 January 11, 2005 Penngrove, Californiamarker, USA Colon cancer
Jimmy Griffin Bread 61 January 11, 2005 Franklin, Tennesseemarker, 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 Edinburghmarker, Scotland Pancreatic cancer
Keith Knudsen The Doobie Brothers 56 February 8, 2005 Kentfield, Californiamarker, USA Chronic pneumonia
Edward Patten Gladys Knight & the Pips 65 February 25, 2005 Livonia, Michiganmarker, USA Stroke caused by Diabetes
Paul Hester Crowded House
Split Enz		 46 March 26, 2005 Melbourne, Victoriamarker, Australia Suicide
Jim Pash The Surfaris 56 April 29, 2005 Congestive Heart Failure
Pierre Moerlen Gong 52 May 3, 2005 Strasbourgmarker, France Natural causes
Domenic Troiano The James Gang
The Guess Who		 59 May 25, 2005 Toronto, Ontariomarker, Canada Prostate cancer
Renaldo "Obie" Benson The Four Tops 68 July 1, 2005 Detroit, Michiganmarker, USA Lung cancer
Long John Baldry 64 July 21, 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Severe chest infection
Carlo Little The Rolling Stones 65 August 6, 2005 Cleadonmarker, 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 Carolinamarker, USA Brain tumor
Mike Gibbins Badfinger 56 October 4, 2005 Oviedo, Floridamarker, USA Died in his sleep
John "Beatz" Holohan Bayside 31 October 31, 2005 Cheyenne, Wyomingmarker, USA Car accident
Link Wray 76 November 5, 2005 Copenhagen, Denmarkmarker Heart Failure
Mike Botts Bread 61 December 9, 2005 Burbank, Californiamarker, USA Colon cancer
Bryan Harvey House of Freaks
Gutterball		 49 January 1, 2006 Richmond, Virginiamarker, USA Murdered along with his family during a robbery of their home
Wilson Pickett The Falcons 64 January 19, 2006 Ashburn, Virginiamarker, USA Heart attack
Gene Pitney 66 April 5, 2006 Cardiffmarker, Wales, UK Natural causes
Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens 48 May 6, 2006 Brisbanemarker, Queensland, Australia Heart attack
Freddie Garrity Freddie and the Dreamers 69 May 19, 2006 Bangormarker, Wales Emphysema
Vince Welnick The Grateful Dead 55 June 2, 2006 Sonoma County, Californiamarker, USA Suicide
Johnny Grande Bill Haley & His Comets 76 June 3, 2006 Clarksville, Tennesseemarker, USA Natural causes
Billy Preston 59 June 6, 2006 Scottsdale, Arizonamarker, USA Kidney failure
Syd Barrett Pink Floyd 60 July 7, 2006 Cambridgemarker, Cambridgeshire, England Pancreatic cancer
Arthur Lee Love 61 August 3, 2006 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Leukemia
Pip Pyle Hatfield and the North
National HealthGong		 56 August 28, 2006 Paris, France Natural causes
Boz Burrell Bad Company
King Crimson		 60 September 21, 2006 Marbellamarker, Spain Heart attack
Prentiss Barnes The Moonglows 81 October 1, 2006 Magnolia, Mississippimarker, USA Automobile accident
Sandy West The Runaways 47 October 21, 2006 San Dimas, Californiamarker, USA Lung cancer
Ruth Brown 78 November 17, 2006 Henderson, Nevadamarker, USA Complications following a heart attack and stroke
Denis Payton The Dave Clark Five 63 December 17, 2006 Bournemouthmarker, 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, Ontariomarker, Canada Kidney failure
Brad Delp Boston 55 March 9, 2007 Atkinson, New Hampshiremarker, USA Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning
Mark St. John KISS 51 April 5, 2007 New York City, New Yorkmarker, USA Cerebral hemorrhage
Zola Taylor The Platters 69 April 30, 2007 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Pneumonia
Bill Pinkney The Drifters 81 July 4, 2007 Daytona Beach, Floridamarker, USA Heart attack
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot 52 November 25, 2007 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Accidental cocaine overdose
Ike Turner Ike & Tina Turner 76 December 12, 2007 San Marcos, Californiamarker, USA Cocaine overdose
Dan Fogelberg 56 December 16, 2007 Deer Isle, Mainemarker, USA Prostate Cancer
John Stewart The Kingston Trio 68 January 19, 2008 San Diego, Californiamarker, USA Brain aneurysm
Buddy Miles 60 February 26, 2008 Austin, Texasmarker, USA Congestive heart failure
Mike Smith The Dave Clark Five 64 February 28, 2008 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshiremarker, England Pneumonia
Jeff Healey 41 March 2, 2008 Toronto, Ontariomarker, Canada Retinoblastoma
Danny Federici Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band 58 April 17, 2008 New York City, New Yorkmarker, USA Melanoma
Eddy Arnold 89 May 8, 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Natural causes
Michelle Meldrum Phantom Blue
Meldrum		 39 May 21, 2008 Burbank, Californiamarker, USA Brain haemorrhage
Bo Diddley 79 June 2, 2008 Archer, Floridamarker, USA Heart failure
Jo Stafford 90 July 16, 2008 Century City, Californiamarker, 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, Floridamarker, USA Congestive heart failure
Jerry Finn Record producer 39 August 21, 2008 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Cerebral haemorrhage
Richard "Rick" Wright Pink Floyd 65 September 15, 2008 London, England, UKmarker Cancer
Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio 75 October 1, 2008 San Diego, Californiamarker, USA Acute respiratory disease
Gidget Gein Marilyn Manson 39 October 9, 2008 Burbank, Californiamarker, USA Heroin overdose
Levi Stubbs The Four Tops 72 October 17, 2008 Detroit, Michiganmarker, USA Natural causes
Mitch Mitchell The Jimi Hendrix Experience 61 November 12, 2008 Portland, Oregonmarker, USA Natural causes
Ron Asheton The Stooges 60 January 6, 2009 Ann Arbor, Michiganmarker, USA Heart attack
Billy Powell Lynyrd Skynyrd 56 January 28, 2009 Orange Park, Floridamarker, USA Heart attack
Dewey Martin Buffalo Springfield 68 January 31, 2009 Van Nuys, Californiamarker, USA Natural causes
Lux Interior The Cramps 62 February 4, 2009 Glendale, Californiamarker, USA Aortic dissection
Estelle Bennett The Ronettes 67 February 11, 2009 Englewood, New Jerseymarker, USA Colon cancer
Kelly Groucutt Electric Light Orchestra 63 February 19, 2009 Worcester, Englandmarker Heart attack
Bob Bogle The Ventures 75 June 14, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Sky Saxon The Seeds 71 June 25, 2009 Austin, Texasmarker, USA
Michael Jackson The Jackson 5 50 June 25, 2009 Los Angeles, Californiamarker, USA Cardiac arrest
Gordon Waller Peter and Gordon 64 July 17, 2009 Ledyard, Connecticutmarker, USA Cardiac arrest
Les Paul Inventor of the Electric Guitar 94 August 13, 2009 White Plains, New Yorkmarker, 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, Connecticutmarker, USA Complications arising from chemotherapy
Dickie Peterson Blue Cheer 61 October 12, 2009 Germanymarker Liver cancer
Norton Buffalo The Steve Miller Band 58 October 30, 2009 Paradise, Californiamarker, USA Lung cancer


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