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 of icon at time of death.
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| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Brian Jones The Rolling Stones |
27 | July 3, 1969 | Hartfield, East Sussex, England | Accidental drowning; thought to be suicide |
| Tommy Edwards | 47 | October 22, 1969 | Richmond, Virginia, USA | Brain aneurysm |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| "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 |
| 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 | 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 | Alcohol poisoning |
| 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 by Mark David Chapman |
| Tim Hardin | 39 | December 29, 1980 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Morphine and heroin overdose |
| David Lynch The Platters |
51 | January 2, 1981 | Long Beach, California, USA | Cancer |
| Bill Haley Bill Haley & His Comets |
55 | February 9, 1981 | Harlingen, Texas, USA | Brain tumor or heart attack (disputed) |
| Mike Bloomfield | 37 | February 15, 1981 | San Francisco, California, USA | Heroin overdose |
| Bob Hite Canned Heat |
36 | April 5, 1981 | 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead |
53 | August 9, 1995 | Forest Knolls, California, USA | Heart attack |
| Ronald White Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
56 | August 26, 1995 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Leukemia |
| Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground |
53 | August 30, 1995 | Poughkeepsie, New York, USA | Cancer brought on from smoking |
| Shannon Hoon Blind Melon |
28 | October 21, 1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Cocaine overdose |
| Alan Hull Lindisfarne |
50 | November 17, 1995 | Newcastle, England | Heart thrombosis |
| Billy Williamson Bill Haley & His Comets |
71 | March 22, 1996 | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA | Cancer |
| Don Murray The Turtles |
50 | March 22, 1996 | Glendale, California, USA | Complications following ulcer surgery |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Sweeden | |
| Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens |
48 | May 6, 2006 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Heart attack |
| Freddie Garrity Freddie and the Dreamers |
69 | May 19, 2006 | Bangor, Wales | Emphysema |
| Vince 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 |
| 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 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 The 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Liver Cancer |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mike Edwards Electric Light Orchestra |
62 | September 3, 2010 | Halwell, Devon, England | Car accident |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Septmber 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 |