The Year They Left Us


The Years Our Rock Legends died?

On these page you will find them all in order, starting with the first rock and roll pioneers in the 1930s thru the years with the dates they left us for that huge concert stage in the sky.  Obviously in the early years of rock and roll the “death toll” among legends was low to none. In the early years most passings were the result of lifestyle accidents and overdoses. This trend continued with increasing numbers through the 1980s and 90s and  then, as expected, in recent decades, with many of our early rock heroes in their early early sixties, seventies and eighties, the numbers are climbing way up. My personal super stars listings have a link to a tribute with tidbits of their life story, interviews, intrigues and accomplishments.

Mind you, as a guitarist, who grew up in the Netherlands in the 50s/60s and 70s, my choices for tribute status can sometimes seem somewhat biased. For that my apologies

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1938 – 1969

Rock and Roll as a modern day music genre did not really arrive on the scene until the late 1940s, early 1950s, along with the post World War II baby boomer generation and the development of the electric guitar. Blues, experimental jazz and dixie became a bit louder, a bit more improvised and from there went through a dozen or so influential reincarnations (skiffle, rock-a-billy, country aend western, r&b, soul etc.) By the mid 1960 it became a force that drove the culture that transformed the world. It can be argued that Cyberspace and Globalization were direct results from a music culture that found a global audience. In addition Amplification took the guitar from being just another rhythm instrument to the forefront of music making.

Early influential performers were blues guys like Jimmy Rodgers, Robert Johnson and Lead Belly, followed by popular rockers Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly who took the old songs from the cotton fields and inner cities in the US and turned them into rock and roll arrangements. And when British Invasion rockers in the early 1960s gave their own spin on these songs and then started writing songs themselves, rock became the sound track of our generation. The exact date that rock came into existence is of course not recorded, as the music evolved. Some of the roots musicians that created rock and roll, such as Ike Turner, sadly never really received the recognition due. 

When Buddy Holly perished in a 1959 airplane crash, he “officially” became the first rocker to be eligible for the Band of Legends. Since that day when “the music died” many have gone, and if we’d ever by any chance of luck can get backstage passes to any of their Rock and Roll Paradise performances in the hereafter, dying – even the thought of it – would become a whole lot easier. And when the British Invasion took their cues from the old cotton fields and added some blues rock guitar riffs to the arrangements, we had a music on our hands that defined the culture of our generation.

The only legends with a listing here before Buddy Holly are Jimmy Rodgers, Huddy Ledbetter, better know as Lead Belly,  Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson and Django Reinhardt for reasons of major influence on the genre and its later legends.

For an enlightening recollection of the 1950- 1990 era in Rock and Roll, here is a great website link

 

February 3, 1959 The Day the Music Died

• Buddy Holly (22) early rock and roll star (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959) – Small Plane crash • [Tribute] 

• Ritchie Valens (17) born Ricardo Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) – small Plane Crash •  Tribute

• ‘J. P.’ Richardson (28) early rock and roll (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper – Small Plane Crash • Tribute 

• Guitar Slim (32) blues guitarist-vocalist born Eddie Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959) – Pneumonia • Tribute

• Billie Holiday (44) soul-jazz great born Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) – Liver and Heart Gave up • [Tribute] 

1960

• Jesse Belvin (27) – doo wop- r&b singer-piano player, Earth Angel  (Dec 15, 1932 – Feb. 6, 1960) – murdered by white supremacists • More Info

• Eddie Cochran (21) early rock and roll hit maker (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) – Died in a Car Crash • Tribune

1961

• Stick McGhee (43) – jump blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (March 23, 1918 – August 15, 1961) – lung cancer • More Info   

1962

• Stu Sutcliffe (21) – original bass player for the Beatles (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) – Brain Aneurysm • Tribute 

1963

• Patsy Cline (30) – country music icon (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) – Died in a Plane Crash • Tribute 

• Elmore James (45) – blues guitar great (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Édith Piaf (47)  French chanson icon. La Vie en Rose, Non Je Ne Regrette Rien (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) – Liver Cancer • [Tribute]

• Dinah Washington (39) – born Ruth Jones jazz-soul great (Aug 29, 1924 – Dec 14, 1963) – Accidental Overdose • Tribute

1964

• Cyril Davies (31) – blues harpist with Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc. (23 January 1932 – 7 January 1964) – leukemia • More Info  

• Rudy Lewis (27) – lead singer for the Drifters (August 23, 1936 – May 20, 1964) – heart attack from drug overdose • Tribute 

• Johnny Burnette (30) – rock and roll-rockabilly singer (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) – drowned in a boating accident • More Info 

• Cole Porter (73) – Composer-songwriter of many hit songs (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) – kidney failure • More Info 

• Sam Cooke (33) – soul – r&b giant (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) – Shot and Killed by his father • Tribute   

1965

• Nat King Cole (45) – singer-pianist of jazz and pop hits (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) – Lung Cancer • Tribute  

• Sonny Boy Williamson II (52) – blues harp and singer ( December 5, 1912 – May 25, 1965) – apparent heart attack • Tribute 

• Bill Black (39) – rock and roll pioneer bass player with Elvis and Scotty Moore (Sept 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) – brain tumor •  More Info 

1966

• Mike Millward (23) – guitarist for the Fourmost (May 9th 1942 – March 7, 1966) – leukemia • Tribute 

• Bobby Fuller (23) – lead singer with the Bobby Fuller Quartet (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) – “accident” and “suicide” •  Tribute

• Johnny Kid (30) – early rocker (23 December 1935 – 7 October 1966)- Car crash •  More Info 

• Alma Cogan (34) – popular early British pop/rock singer (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) – Ovarian Cancer • More Info 

1967

• Woody Guthrie (55) – legendary folksinger-songwriter (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) – Huntington’s Disease • [Tribute] 

• Otis Redding (26) – soul and r&b legend  (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) – Plane Crash • [Tribute]  

1968

• Little Walter (37) – blues harp player and singer (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968) – Coronary Trombosis  • Tribute 

• Frankie Lymon (25) – lead singer for the Teenagers (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) – Heroine Overdose • Tribute 

• Little Willie John (37) – rhythm & blues singer  (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) – suspicious heart attack  • Tribute

• Wes Montgomery (45) – jazz and blues guitar legend (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) – Heart attack • More Info 

• Malcolm Hale (27) – Lead guitarist-arranger with Spanky and our Gang ( May 17, 1941 – Oct 31, 1968) – carbon monoxide poisoning • More Info   

1969

• Brian  Jones (27) – founding guitarist/multi instrumentalist with The Rolling Stones (28 Feb 1942 – 3 July 1969) – drowned in his pool  • [Tribute]

1970

• Billy Stewart (32) – RNB, Soul, Blues singer-pianist (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) – car crash • More Info

 • Mary Ann Ganser (22) singer with the Shangri Las -Leader of the Pack( Febr 4, 1948 – March 14, 1970) – drug overdose • More Info  

• Tammi Terrell (24) – soul singer with Marvin Gaye (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) – brain tumor • Tribute 

• Alan Wilson (27) – guitarist with Canned Heat  (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) – Accidental Overdose • Tribute 

• Jimi Hendrix (27) – greatest innovator of rock guitar playing ( November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) – Asphyxia • [Tribute]  

• Janis Joplin (27) – best white female blues singer ever (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) – Overdose • [Tribute] 

1971

• Jim Morrison (27) – frontman, songwriter with the Doors  (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) – Overdose • Tribute 

• Gene Vincent (36) – early rocker (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) – Ruptured Stomach Ulcer • Tribute 

• Duane Allman (24) – legendary lead guitarist with The Allman Brothers – (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) – Motorcycle accident •  Tribute

1972

• Berry Oakley (24) – bass player with Allman Brothers Band (Apr 4, 1948 – Nov 11, 1972) – Motorcycle accident • Tribute

• Daniel Ray Whitten (29) – guitarist with Neil Young & Crazy Horse (May 8, 1943 – November 18, 1972) – Drug dependency • Tribute 

1973

• “Pigpen” McKernan (27) – founding percussion with the Grateful Dead (Sept 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973) – Alcohol • Tribute  

• Gram Parsons (26) – singer/guitarist with the Byrds  (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) – overdose • Tribute  

• Jim Croce (30)  – legendary folk-rock Singer/Songwriter (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) – Plane Crash • Tribute  

• Sister Rosetta Tharpe (58) – pioneer gospel rocker(March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) – Stroke • Tribute 

• Bobby Darin (37) – pre British Invasion 60s hit singer (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Clarence White (29) – influential guitarist with The Byrds (June 7, 1944 – July 14, 1973)  – hit by a car • Tribute  

• Roger Lee Durham (27) – percussion/singer with R&B Band Bloodstone (14th Feb 1946-27th July 1973) – thrown off horse •  More Info  

• John Rostill (31) – Bass player for the Shadows, Tom Jones(16 June 1942 – 26 November 1973) – suicide • More Info 

1974

• Mama Cass Elliot (32) – lead voice with Mamas and Papas – (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Nick Drake (26) – post death influential British singer/songwriter (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) – suicide • Tribute 

• Robbie McIntosh (24) – founding drummer with the Average White Band (6 May 1950 – 23 September 1974) – Involuntary Manslaughter • More Info

1975

• Dave Alexander (27) – bass player with Iggy Pop and the Stooges (June 3, 1947 – February 10, 1975) – Alcohol poisoning • Tribute 

• Pete Ham  (27) – singer/songwriter for Badfinger (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) – Suicide • Tribute

• Tim Buckley III (28) –  great rock vocalist/songwriter (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) – drug overdose • Tribute

• Gary T hain (27) -guitarist with Keef Hartley Band and Uriah Heep  (15 May 1948 – 8 December 1975) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute

• T-Bone Walker (64) – Influential Blues Giant (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) – stroke and pneumonia • Tribute

1976

• Howlin’ Wolf (65) – another blues giant (June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976) – Complications from Surgery • Tribute 

• Florence Ballard (32) – singer with the Supremes  (June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute 

• Paul Kossoff (25) – influential guitarist for Free -(14 September 1950 – 19 March 1976) – Drug related Heart Attack on plane • Tribute 

• Luther “Snake Boy” Johnson (34) – blues guitarist with Elmore James a.o.(August 30, 1941 – March 18, 1976) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Phil Ochs (35) – protest singer/songwriter (Dec. 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) – suicide • Tribute 

• Keith Relf (33) – singer with The Yardbirds/Renaissance (22 March 1943 – 14 May 1976) – Accidental Electrocution • Tribute 

• Tommy Bolin (25)  – up and coming rock guitar great with Deep Purple etc. (August 1, 1951 – December 4, 1976) – Heroin overdose • Tribute

• Freddie King (42)  – Chicago blues guitar great (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

1977

• Elvis Presley (42) – The King of Rock and Roll (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) – Prescription drug addiction •  Tribute 

• Marc Bolan (29) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with glamrock band T-Rex (30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) – Car Crash • Tribute 

• Ronnie Van Zant (29) – singer/songwriter/frontman with Lynyrd Skynyrd – (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) – Plane crash • Tribute

• Stevie Gaines (28) – one of guitar army lead guitars with Lynyrd Skynyrd (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) – Plane crash • Tribute

• Cassie LaRue Gaines (29) – back up singer with Lynyrd Skynyrd (January 9, 1948 – October 20, 1977) – Plane crash • More Info 

1978

• Terry Kath (31) -guitarist/singer/songwriter for Chicago (Transit Authority) (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) – Accidental Self inflicted Gunshot • Tribute

• Sandy Denny (31) – born Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) – Head Injury falling from stairs • Tribute 

• Keith Moon (32) – antics drummer for the Who – (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) – Overdose • Tribute 

1979

• Donny Hathaway (33) – singer/pianist played with Roberta Flack (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Sid Vicious (21) – notorious singer with the Sex Pistols (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) – drug overdose/death pack with girlfriend • Tribute 

• Mike Patto (39) – vocalist with Spooky Tooth (22 September 1942 – 4 March 1979) – lymphatic leukemia • Tribute 

• Lowell George (34) – singer/songwriter/guitarist for Little Feat (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Minnie Riperton (31) – soul sensation who could reach the high “C” (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) – Breast cancer • Tribute  

• Jimmy McCulloch (26) – guitarist with Paul McCartney, John Mayall, Thunderclap Newman, Wings, Small Faces (4 June 1953 – 27 Sep 1979) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute

• Angus Maclise (41) – first drummer with the Velvet Underground (March 14, 1938 – June 21, 1979) – hypoglycemia, tuberculosis,malnutrition • More Info  

• John Glascock (28) – Bass/singer with Carmen and Jethro Tull (2 May 1951 – 17 November 1979) – congenital heart failure • More Info 

 

1980 

• “Bon” Scott (33) – singer with Australian rock band AC/DC (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) – Alcohol poisoning • Tribute  

• Tommy Caldwell (30) – bass player/frontman with Marshall Tucker Band (Nov 9, 1949-April 28, 1980) • jeep accident • Tribute 

• Carl Radle (37) – bass with Derek & the Dominos (June 18, 1942 – May 30, 1980) – Kidney Failure • Tribute  

• Keith Godchaux (32) – keyboard player with the Grateful Dead (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) – Car Accident • Tribute  

• John Bonham (32) – monster drummer with Led Zeppelin (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) – Alcohol Asphyxiation • Tribute  

• Steve Peregrin Took (31) –T-Rex  (28 July 1949 – 27 October 1980) – drugs misadventure • More Info 

• John Lennon (40) – singer, songwriter with The Beatles ( 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) – murdered in NYC • Tribute 

• Tim Hardin (39) – important folk rock singer-songwriter (If I were a Carpenter) (Dec 23, 1941 – Dec 29, 1980) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute  

1981

• David Lynch  (51) – Vocalist with The Platters (July, 1929 – Jan. 2, 1981) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Bill Haley (55) – fifties rock and roll pioneer (Rock around the Clock) (July 6, 1925 – Feb 9, 1981) – Alcohol Abuse • Tribute

• Mike Bloomfield (37) – ranking Chicago blues great guitarist (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) – drug overdose • Tribute 

• Bob “The Bear” Hite (38) – vocalist-guitarist with Canned Heat – (February 26, 1943 – April 6, 1981) – heroin overdose • Tribute 

• Bob Marley (36) – Reggae Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers (Feb 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) – Melanoma • Tribute  

• Rushton Moreve (32) – bass player with Steppenwolf (Nov 6, 1948-July 1, 1981) – car accident • Tribute

 • Harry Chapin (38) – folk/pop singer-songwriter (Dec 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) – car accident • Tribute

• ‘Hoagy” Carmichael (82) – pianist, singer, songwriter (Nov 22, 1899 – Dec 27. 1981) – natural causes • Tribute

1982

• Alex Harvey (47) –  the sensational Alex Harvey Band (5 Feb 1935 – 4 Feb 1982) – heart attack • Tribute

• John Belushi (33) – singer/comedian with The Blues Brothers (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) – speedball overdose • Tribute

• Randy Rhoads (25) – exceptional guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne/ Quiet Riot (Dec 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) – Stupid Plane crash • Tribute 

• Rusty Day (36) – vocalist for the Amboy Dukes, Cactus etc. (Dec 29, 1945 – June 3, 1982) – homicide victim • Tribute 

• Jimmy Scott (25) – guitarist with the Pretenders (4 Nov 1956 – 16 June 1982) – heroine induced heart attack • Tribute

1983

• Lamar Williams (34) – bass player with Allman Brothers Band, Sealevel (Jan 14, 1949 – Jan 21, 1983) – lung cancer • Tribute

• Billy Fury (42) – Hard core British rock & roll hitmaker (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983) – Heart attack • Tribute 

• Karen Anne Carpenter (32) – drummer/vocalist extraordinaire with hit machine the Carpenters (March 2, 1950 – Feb 4, 1983) – Anorexia Nervosa • Tribute 

• Felix Pappalardi (43) – bassist/producer with rockband Mountain (Dec 30, 1939 – April 17, 1983) – jealously killed by his wife •  Tribute 

• Muddy Waters (70) – Chicago blues legend (April 4, 1913 or thereabout – April 30, 1983) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Chris Wood (39) – flute and sax with Traffic -(24 June 1944—12 July 1983) – Pneumonia • Tribute 

• James Jamerson (47) – Motown’s most influential bass player (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) – cirrhosis • Tribute

• Merle Travis (65) – Inventor of Travis Picking/country star (Nov 29, 1917 – Oct 20, 1983) – heart attack • More Info    

• Tom Evans (36) – Singer/songwriter with Badfinger (5 June 1947 – 19 November 1983) – suicide • Tribute

• Jimmy Nolen (49) – guitarist with James Brown Band/Maceo Parker (3 April 1934 – 18 Dec 1983)- heart attack • Tribute 

• Dennis Wilson (39) – drummer with The Beach Boys – (Dec 4, 1944 – Dec 28, 1983) – Drowned while drunk • Tribute

1984

• Alexis Korner (55) – British Blues great (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

• Jackie Wilson (49) – one of the most influential soul artists of his generation (June 9, 1934 – Jan 21, 1984) – Pneumonia/heart attack • Tribute 

• Paul Gardiner (25) – founding bass player with Tubeway Army (1 May 1958 – 4 February 1984)- Heroin overdose •.Tribute

• Marvin Gaye (44) – R&B vocal great (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) – Shot and killed by his father • Tribute 

• “Big Mama” Thornton (57) – iconic R&B-Blues vocalist with Johnny Otis Caravan (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) – Heart and Liver Failure • Tribute

• Steve Goodman (36) – Singer-songwriter City of New Orleans (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) – Leukemia • More Info 

1985

• Bryan Keenan (42) – drummer with the Chamber Bothers (January 28, 1943 – October 5, 1985) – heart attack • More Info 

• David Byron (38) – vocalist with Uriah Heep (29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985) – Alcohol Poisoning  • Tribute 

• Ricky Wilson (32) – Guitarist with The B-52’s (March 19, 1953 – October 12, 1985) – AIDS – More Info  

• Big Joe Turner (74) – blues great, (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) – Heart Failure • More Info  

• Ian Stewart (47) – founding piano member of the Rolling Stones (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Ricky Nelson (45) – being second only to Elvis as top hit singer-songwriter (Hello Mary Lou) (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) – plane crash • Tribute 

1986

• Phil Lynott (36)  – bass & vocals/frontman for Thin Lizzy (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) – Sepsis from Heroin Dependency • Tribute 

• Howie Greenfield (49) – songwriter of many early hits in Top 100/Neil Sedaka  (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) – AIDS • More Info 

• Richard Manuel (42) – singer-multi instrumentalist with The Band (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Cliff Burton (24) – bass player with Metallica  (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) – Tour Bus crash • Tribute

• Lee Dorsey (61) – R&B and Soul singer (December 24, 1924 – December 1, 1986) – Emphysema • Tribute 

• Hollywood Fats (32) – highly talented blues guitarist (March 17, 1954 – Dec 8, 1986) – Heroine Overdose • Tribute 

1987

• Peter Lucia (39)– drummer with Tommy James and the Shondells (Feb 2, 1947 – Jan 6, 1987) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Paul Butterfield (44) – Chicago Blues great (December 17, 1942 – May 4, 1987) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute 

• Peter Tosh (42) – solo vocalist and member of the Bob Marley & Wailers (19 Oct 1944 – 11 Sep 1987) – Murdered • Tribute 

• Jaco Pastorius (35) – supreme bassist (Dec 1, 1951 – Sep 21, 1987) – Manslaughter • Tribute

1988

• John Curulewski (37) – Played guitar with Styx (Oct 3, 1950 – Feb 13, 1988) – Brain Aneurysm • Tribute

• Divine (42) – Drag Queen of the Century  (Oct 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988) – Obesity related heart attack • Tribute 

• Gordon Huntley (62) – steel pedal with Southern Comfort and many others (20 Dec 1925 – 7 March 1988) – Cancer • Tribute

• Andy Gibb (30) – solo Gibb brothers BeeGees hitmaker (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) – cocaine induced heart failure • Tribute

• Dave Prater (50) – The Dave in Sam & Dave soul greats (May 9, 1937 – April 9, 1988) – single car crash • Tribute 

• Hillel Slovak (26)‏ – Red Hot Chili Peppers – (April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute

• Nico (49) – German female vocalist with Velvet Underground & Nico (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988) – cerebral hemorrhage • Tribute

• Roy Buchanan (48) – blues rock guitar genius (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) – suicide • Tribute

• Tim Davis (44) – drummer/singer/songwriter with the Steve Miller Band (Nov 29, 1943 – Sept 20, 1988) – diabetes • More Info 

• Roy Orbison (52) – Country rock crooner –Oh Pretty Woman- and member of the Traveling Wilburys (April 23, 1936 – Dec 6, 1988) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Paul Jeffreys (36) –  bassist with Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (Feb 13, 1952 – Dec 21, 1988) – died in Panam Flight 103 bombing • Tribute 

1989

• Paul Robi (57) – Lead singer with The Platters (Dec 28, 1931 – Feb 1, 1989 – Pancreatic Cancer • Tribute

• Trevor Lucas (46) – Songwriter/guitarist for Fairport Convention and Fotheringay (25 Dec 1943 – 4 Feb 1989) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Vincent Crane (45) – Keyboards with Atomic Rooster (21 May 1943 – 14 February 1989) – Suicide • Tribute 

• John Cipollina (45) – lead guitar with Quicksilver Messenger Service (August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989) • Genetic Lung Disorder • Tribute  

• Pete de Freitas (27) – drummer with Liverpool rock band Echo and the Bunnymen – (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) – Motorcycle accident • Tribute 

• Alan Murphy (35) – guitarist with Level 42, Kate Bush etc. (18 Nov 1953 – 19 Oct 1989) – Aids • More Info 

• Ewan MacColl (70) – folk-rock innovator (25 Jan 1915 – 22 Oct 1989) – complications from heart surgery • More Info  

1990 

• Allen Collins (37) – guitarist and founding member with Lynyrd Skynyrd – (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) – Chronic Pneumonia • Tribute  

• Del Shannon (55) – 60s hitmaker with Runaway (Dec 30, 1934 – Feb 8, 1990) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Ric Grech (43) – Bassist with soupergroup Blind Faith (1 Nov 1946 – 17 March 1990) – Kidney and Liver Failure • Tribute 

• Andrew Wood (24) (Malfunkshun) (January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) – Heroin • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wood_%28singer%29

• Emily Remler (32) – Female Monster jazz/blues/rock guitarist (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) – heart failure • More Info 

• Jim Hodder (42) – drummer, vocalist, founding member of Steely Dan (Dec 17, 1947 – June 5, 1990) – drowned • Tribute  

• Stevie Ray Vaughan (35) – thunder and lightning Texas blues guitar icon (Oct 3, 1954 – Aug 27, 1990) – died in a Helicopter Crash • Tribute   

 • Tom Fogerty (48) – guitarist with Creedence Clearwater Revival – (Nov 9, 1941 – Sept 6, 1990) – AIDS  • Tribute 

• BJ Wilson (43) – drummer with Procol Harum (18 March 1947 – 8 Oct 1990) – intentional drug overdose • More Info 

1991

• Steve Clark (30) – guitarist with Def Leppard (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) – Overdose • Tribute 

• Serge Gainsbourg (62) – French poet (Je t’aime… moi non plus) with Jane Birkin (2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) – Heart Attack • More Info

• Doc Pomus (66) – White Blues singer and hit rock songwriter 40s and 50s (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991) – lung cancer • Tribute 

• Steve Marriott (44) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Small Faces/Humble Pie (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) – died in house fire • Tribute 

• Johnny Thunders (38) – singer-guitarist with The New York Dolls (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991) – leukemia • Tribute 

• Gene Clark (46) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Byrds (Nov 17, 1944 – May 24, 1991) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Vince Taylor (52) – British singer with the Playboys (14 July 1939 – 28 August 1991) – lung cancer • Tribute 

• Rob Tyner (46) – singer with MC5 (Dec 12, 1944 – Sep 18, 1991) – heart attack • More Info   

• Mort Shuman (52) – many hits singer-songwriter (November 12, 1936 – November 2, 1991) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Eric Carr (41) – drummer with Kiss (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991) – Heart Cancer •  Tribute   

• Freddie Mercury (45) – frontman, vocalist, songwriter, pianist with Queen (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) – AIDS • Tribute

1992

• Jerry Nolan (45) – drummer with The New York Dolls (May 7, 1946 – January 14, 1992) – Stroke • Tribute 

• Dee Murray (45) – long time bass player with the Elton John Band – (3 April 1946 – 15 January 1992) – Stroke • Tribute 

• Champion Jack Dupree (81) – New Orleans Blues and Boogie-woogie pianist singer(between 1909 and 1910 – January 21, 1992) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Willie Dixon (76) – blues great songwriter(July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) – Natural Causes • Tribute 

• Nigel Preston (28) – drummer with the Cult (4 April 1963 – 1 April 1992) – drug overdose • More Info   

• Ollie Hallsal (43) – legendary guitarist with Kevin Ayers (14 March 1949 – 29 May 1992) – drug induced heart attack • Tribute 

• Jeff Porcaro (38) – dummer with Toto – Steely Dan (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) – Heart Failure  • Tribute 

• Ronnie Bond (52)  – drummer with The Troggs (May 4, 1940 – Nov 12, 1992) – Liver disease • Tribute 

• Albert King (69) – blues great Three Kings (April 25, 1923 – Dec 21, 1992) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Eddie Hazel (42) – guitarist with Parliament-Funkadelic/ Maggot Brain (April 10, 1950 – Dec 23, 1992) – Liver Failure • Tribute 

1993

• Patrick Waite (26) – singer with British reggae band Musical Youth (16 May 1968 — 18 February 1993) – Heart Condition • Tribute  

• Toy Caldwell (45) – main guitarist, singer-songwriter with Marshall Tucker Band (Nov 13, 1947 – Feb 25, 1993) – Cocaine Induced Heart Attack • Tribute

• Mick Ronson (46) – guitarist for the Spiders from Mars-David Bowie (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) – liver cancer • Tribute 

• Mia Zapata (27) – lead singer with the Gits (August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) – murdered • Tribute 

• Criss Oliva (30) – extremely promising guitarist, songwriter with Savatage (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) – drunk driving victim • Tribute 

• Randy Jo Hobbs (45) – bassist with The McCoys, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer (March 22, 1948 – August 5, 1993) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Albert Collins (61) – blues great guitarist-singer- (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993) – lung and liver cancer • Tribute 

• Jerry Edmonton (47) – drummer-vocalist for Steppenwolf (9 April 1950 – November 28, 1993) – car crash • More Info 

• Frank Zappa (52) – genius guitarist-songwriter for Mothers of Invention (Dec 21, 1940 – Dec 4, 1993) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Doug Hopkins (32) – lead guitar-songwriter with Gin Blossoms (April 11, 1961 – Dec 5, 1993) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Michael Clarke (47) – drummer with The Byrds (June 3, 1946 – Dec 19, 1993) – liver failure • Tribute 

1994

• Harry Nilsson (52) – hitmaker singer/songwriter (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Papa John Creach (76) – violinist with Jefferson Airplane (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994) – Heart Failure/Pneumonia • Tribute   

• Kurt Cobain (27) – Guitar, singer, songwriter with Nirvana (Feb 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Lee Brilleaux (41) – lead guitar-founder with Dr. Feelgood (May 10, 1952 – April 7, 1994) – cancer • Tribute   

• Eric Gale (55) – gifted guitarist for Peter Tosh, Roberta Flack, John Coltrane and many more (Sept 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) – cancer • Tribute

• Derek Leckenby  (51) – founder/guitarist with Herman’s Hermits (May 14, 1943-June 4, 1994) – non Hodgkin Lymphoma • Tribute 

• Kristen Pfaff (27) – bass player with female grunge band Hole (May 26, 1967 – June 16, 1994) – heroine overdose • Tribute 

• Nicky Hopkins (50) – widely seen as the greatest studio rock pianist (24 Feb 1944 – 6 Sep 1994) – Crohn’s Disease • Tribute

• Danny Gatton (49) – the greatest guitarist no-one has heard of (Sept 4, 1945 – Oct 4, 1994) – Suicide • Tribute   

• Fred “Sonic” Smith (45) – guitar monster, founder with MC5 (Sep 14, 1949 – Nov 4, 1994) – Heart Failure • Tribute  

• Dino Valenti (57) – psychedelic singer/songwriter for Love (Oct 7, 1937 – Nov 16, 1994) – Complications during Brain Surgery • Tribute   

1995

• Ruby Starr (45) – vocalist with Black Oak Arkansas (Nov 30, 1949 – Jan 14, 1995) – cancer & brain tumor • More Info   

• Richey Edwards (28) – guitarist-lyricist with Manic Street Preachers (Dec 22, 1967, disappeared c. 1 Feb 1995), officially presumed dead 23 Nov 2008) – Unknown • Tribute

• Frank O’Keefe (44) – bass player with The Outlaws (March 18, 1950 – Feb 26, 1995) – Overdose • More Info

• Phil Kramer (42) – bass player with Iron Butterfly (July 12, 1952 – February 12, 1995) – Questionable Suicide • Tribute

• Melvin Franklin (52) – vocalist with The Temptations (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) – Diabetic Seizures • Tribute 

• Vivian Stanshall (41) – leader/frontman/songwriter of the Bonzo Dog Do Daah Band ( 21st March 1943 –  5th March 1995) – Burn Victim • Tribute 

• Ingo Schwichtenberg (29) – drummer withmetal band Helloween (18 May 1965 – 8 March 1995) – Suicide • Tribute 

• Rory Gallagher (47) – blues guitar phenomenon playing with blues rock band Taste (2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) – Liver failure • Tribute 

• Jerry Garcia (53) – founder/singer/songwriter/guitar player with the Grateful Dead (Aug 1, 1942 – Aug 9, 1995) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Sterling Morrison (53) – guitarist with Velvet Underground (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995)  – non-Hodgkins Lymphoma • Tribute 

• Shannon Hoon (28) – singer with Blind Melon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) – Overdose • Tribute 

1996

• Brownie McGhee (80) – blues singer-guitarist (Nov 30, 1915 – Feb 16, 1996) – Stomach Cancer • Tribute 

• “Johnny Guitar” Watson (61) – iconic blues guitarist-singer (Feb 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) – Heart attack on stage in Yokohama,Japan • Tribute 

• Bradley Nowell (28) – lead singer-guitarist with Sublime (Feb 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) – Heroin Overdose • Tribute 

• Jonathan Melvoin (36) drummer-keyboards with the Smashing Pumpkins, Prince (Dec 6, 1961 – July 12, 1996) – heroine overdose • Tribute

• John Panozzo (47) – Styx (Sept 20, 1948 – July 16, 1996) – Liver disease • Tribute 

• Chas Chandler (57) – bass player with the Animals (18 Dec 1938 – 17 July 1996) – Aortic Aneurism • Tribute 

• Mel Taylor (62) – drummer with the Ventures (Sept 24, 1933 – August 11, 1996) – cancer • Tribute

• Tupac Shakur (25) – lyricist-hip hop icon (June 16, 1971 – Sept 13, 1996)- murdered • Tribute

• Eva Cassidy (33) – vocalist extraordinaire (Feb 2, 1963 – Nov 2, 1996) – Melanoma • Tribute 

• Tiny Tim (64) – solo singer-ukulele player ( (April 12, 1932 – Nov 30, 1996) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

1997

• Townes Van Zandt (52) – folk and blues singer-songwriter (March 7, 1944 – Jan 1, 1997) – Alcohol Induced Cardiac Arrest • Tribute

• Randy California (45) – lead guitar-singer for Spirit  ( 20 Feb, 1951 – Jan 2, 1997) – Drowned • Tribute 

• Brian Connolly (51) – lead singer with the Sweet (5 Oct 1945 – 9 Feb 1997) – Liver failure due to chronic alcoholism • Tribute

• LaVern Baker (66) – female soul performer (Nov 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) – Cardiovascular Disease • Tribute

• Laura Nyro (49) – folk songwriter and performer (Oct 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) – Ovarian Cancer • Tribute 

• Jeff Buckley (30) – folk singer-songwriter (Nov 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) – Accidentally drowned • Tribute

• Ronnie Lane (51) – bass player/vocalist with the Small Faces-the Faces (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) – Complications from MS • Tribute 

• Johnny Copeland (60) – blues guitar slinger and singer (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) – complications of heart transplant • More Info   

• Luther Allison (57) – r&b and soul performer (August 17, 1939 – August 12, 1997) – Brain Tumor • Tribute

• John Denver (53) – icon country rock singer/songwriter  (Dec 31, 1943 – Oct 12, 1997) – Plane crash • Tribute 

• Henry Vestine (62) – guitarist with Canned Heat (Dec 25, 1944 – Oct 20, 1997) – heart failure • More Info 

• Glen Buxton (49)  – guitarist with Alice Cooper (Nov 10, 1947 – Oct 19, 1997) – Complications from Pneumonia • Tribute 

• Tommy Tedesco (67) – most recorded session guitarist for the Wrecking Crew (July 3, 1930 – Nov 10, 1997) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

• Michael Hutchence (37) – vocalist with Australian band INXS –  (22 Jan 1960 – 22 Nov 1997) – Suicide  • Tribute

• Kurt Winter (51) – guitar player with The Guess Who (April 2, 1946 – Dec 14, 1997) – Kidney Failure • Tribute   

• Nicolette Larson (45) – country rock vocal hits with Neil Young (July 17, 1952 – Dec 16, 1997) – Tribute   Cerebral Edema • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolette_Larson

• Jimmy Rogers (73) – blues singer-guitarist (June 3, 1924 – Dec 19, 1997) – Colon Cancer • More Info

• Floyd Cramer (64) – session pianist (Oct 27, 1933 – Dec 31, 1997) – Lung Cancer • More Info   

1998

• Sonny Bono (62) – singer/songwriter Sonny and Cher (Feb 16, 1935 – Jan 5, 1998) – Fatal Skiing accident • Tribute

• Junior Wells (63) – famous blues vocalist and harmonica player(Dec 9, 1934 – Jan 15, 1998) – Heart and Cancer • Tribute

• Carl Perkins (65) – famous rockabilly guitarist-songwriter Blue Suede Shoes (April 9, 1932 – Jan 19, 1998) – Throat Cancer • Tribute 

• Carl Wilson (51) – vocalist/guitarist with The Beach Boys (Dec 21, 1946 – Feb 6, 1998) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

• Falco (40) – Austria born Johann Hölzel ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ (19 Feb 1957 – 6 Feb 1998) – Car Accident • Tribute  

• Judge Dread (52) – British reggae-ska artist (2 May 1945 – 13 March 1998) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Rob Pilatus (32) – one part of vocal group Mili Vanilli (June 8, 1965 – April 2, 1998) – overdose • Tribute 

• Cozy Powell (50) – drummer with greatest rock performers such as Jeff Beck/Rainbow etc. (29 Dec 1947 – 5 April 1998) – Car Crash • Tribute

• Wendy ‘O’ Williams (48) – front woman with the Plasmatics (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998) – Suicide • Tribute

• Linda McCartney (56) – Paul McCartney’s wife on keyboards with Wings (Sep 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) – cancer • Tribute

• Bryan McClean (52) – guitarist-singer-composer with Love (Sep 25, 1946 – Dec 25, 1998) – heart attack • More Info 

• Johnny Moore (64) – vocalist The Drifters (Dec 14, 1934 – Dec 30, 1998) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute 

1999

• Barry Pritchard (54) – lead guitar-vocalist with The Fortunes (April 4, 1944 – Jan 11, 1999) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Charles Brown (78) – blues pianist-singer (Sept 13, 1922 – Jan 21, 1999) – congestive heart failure • Tribute 

• Dusty Springfield (59) – British female R&B hitmaker (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Skip Spence (52) – guitarist drummer for Moby Grape (April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) – cancer • Tribute 

• Darrell Sweet (51) – drummer for Nazareth (May 16, 1947 – April 30, 1999) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Screaming Lord Sutch (58) – British horror rock performer (10 Nov 1940 – 16 June 1999) – manic depression suicide • Tribute 

• Gar Samuelson (41) – drummer with Megadeath (Feb 18, 1958 – July 14, 1999) – liver failure • Tribute

• Hoyt Axton (61) – prolific singer-songwriter-guitarist (March 25, 1938 – Oct 26, 1999) – fatal heart attack • More Info 

• Doug Sahm (58) – guitarist/singer/songwriter with Sir Douglas Quintet (Nov 6, 1941 – Nov 18, 1999) – Heart Failure • More Info 

• Rick Danko (56) – Bass player-vocalist with The Band (Dec 29, 1943 – Dec 10, 1999) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Curtis Mayfield (57) – singer-guitarist with the Impressions et al (June 3, 1942 – Dec 26, 1999) – Diabetes • Tribute

2000

• Ray Jones (60) – Bass player with Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas (Oct 22, 1939- Jan 20, 2000) – undisclosed • Tribute

• Doris Coley (58) – vocalist with The Shirelles (August 2nd 1941 – Feb 4, 2000) – cancer • Tribute

• “Lonesome Dave” Peverett (56) – guitarist/singer with Foghat and Savoy Brown (April 16, 1943 – Feb 7, 2000) – cancer • Tribute  

• Oliver (54) – born William Oliver Swofford sang in the musical Hair ( Feb 22, 1945 – Feb 12, 2000) – cancer • Tribute 

• Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (70) – (July 18th 1929 – Feb 12, 2000) – complications from aneurysm surgery • Tribute 

• Ian Dury (57) – singer-songwriter Ian Dury & The Blockheads (May 12, 1942 – March 27, 2000) – cancer • Tribute

• Paul Young (53) – vocalist with Sad Café/Mike + the Mechanics (17 June 1947 -July 14, 2000) – heart attack • Tribute

• Jerome Smith (47) – guitarist with KC and the Sunshine Band (June 18, 1953 – July 28, 2000) – construction accident • Tribute

• Alan Caddy (60) – guitarist with Johnny Kid and the Pirates ( Feb 2, 1940 – August 16, 2000) – alcoholism • Tribute

• Jack Nitzsche (63) – Session musician/producer worked closely with the Wrecking Crew (Apr 22, 1937 – Aug 25, 2000) – cardiac arrest • Tribute

• Allen Woody (44) – bass player with the Allman Bros (Oct 3, 1955 – Aug 26, 2000) – overdose • Tribute

• David Brown (53) – Bass player with Santana (Febr 15, 1947 – Sept 4, 2000) – liver and kidney failure • More Info 

• Benjamin Orr (53) – bass player/vocalist with The Cars (Sept 8, 1947 – Oct 3, 2000) – cancer • Tribute

• Kirsty MacColl (41) – singer/songwriter with the Pogues ( Oct 10, 1959 – Dec 18, 2000) – killed in a motorboat accident • Tribute 

• Nick Massi (73) – Singer/bass player with the Four Seasons (Sept 19, 1927 – Dec 24, 2000) – cancer • Tribute

2001

• John Fahey (61) – legendary Folk guitar player (Feb 28, 1939 – Feb 22, 2001) – died during open heart surgery • Tribute 

• Glenn Hughes (50) – Singer with the Village People (July 18, 1950 – March 4, 2001) – cancer • Tribute 

• John Phillips (65) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Mamas and Papas (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001) – heart failure • Tribute  

• Joey Ramone (49) – Lead singer with The Ramones ( May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001) – lymphoma • Tribute  

• Brian Pendleton (57) – guitarist with The Pretty Things (April 13, 1944 – May 16, 2001) – cancer • Tribute 

• Tony Ashton (55) -Organist/vocalist with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke (March 1, 1946 – May 28, 2001) – cancer • Tribute 

• Tommy Eyre (51) – choice keyboard player for the stars (June 5, 1949 – May 23, 2001) – cancer • Tribute 

• John Lee Hooker (83) – traditional blues great (August 22, 1912 – June 21, 2001) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Chet Atkins (77) – father of the Nashville flat finger picking sound (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) – cancer • Tribute  

• Herman Brood (54) – Dutch unique frontman-pianist with Herman Brood & His Wild Romance (Nov 5, 1946 – July 11, 2001) – spectacular suicide • Tribute 

• Leon Wilkeson (49) – founding bass player with Lynyrd Skynyrd (April 2, 1952 – July 27, 2001) – liver and lung disease • Tribute 

• Ron Townson (68) – vocalist with Fifth Dimension (Jan 20, 1933 – August 2, 2001) – renal failure • Tribute https://rockandrollparadise.com/ron-townson-82001/

• Aaliyah (22) – great r&b promise (Jan 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) – plane crash • Tribute 

• George Harrison (58) – guitarist/singer/songwriter with The Beatles (Febr 25, 1943 – Nov 29, 2001) – cancer • Tribute  

• Gilbert Bécaud (74) – French superstar Mr. 100,000 Volt (Oct 24, 1927 – Dec 18, 2001) – cancer • Tribute  

2002

• Peggy Lee (81) – pre-rock Songstress (May 26, 1920 – Jan 21, 2002) – diabetes and heart failure • [Tribute]  

• Peter Bardens (57) – Keyboards with prog rock band Camel a.o. (June 19, 1945 -Jan 22,2002) – cancer • Tribute  

• Hildegard Knef (76) – female German folk/pop/poetry singer (Dec 28, 1925 – Feb 1, 2002) – cancer • Tribute   

• Waylon Jennings (64) – country rock outlaw ( June 15, 1937 – Feb 13, 2002) – diabetes •.Tribute    

• Mick Tucker (54) – drummer with the Sweet ( July 17, 1947 – Feb 14, 2002) – leukemia • Tribute  

• Doreen Waddell (36) – vocalist with Soul II Soul (July 10, 1965 – March 1, 2002) – hit in traffic • Tribute 

• Speedy Keen (56) – vocalist/drummer/songwriter with Thunderclap Newman (March 29, 1945 – March 21, 2002) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Randy Castillo (51) – drummer with Ozzie Osbourne-Motley Crue (Dec 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) – cancer • Tribute 

• Joe Schermie (56) – Bass player with Three Dog Night (February 12, 1946- March 26, 2002) – Heart attack • Tribute 

• Dudley Moore (66) – actor/musician/songwriter (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002) – pneumonia • Tribute 

• Layne Staley (34) – singer/songwriter with Alice in Chains ( Aug 22, 1967 – Apr 5, 2002) – overdose • Tribute 

• Lisa ‘Left Eye’Lopes (30) – vocalist for R&B group TLC ( May 27, 1971- April 24, 2002) – car accident • Tribute 

• Otis Blackwell  (71) – superstar songwriter for Elvis, Lerry Lee Lewis etc. (Feb 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) – Heart attack • Tribute 

• Jimmy Dewar (59) – bass player/rock voice with Robin Trower (Oct 12, 1942 – May 16, 2002) – stroke • Tribute      

• Dee Dee Ramone (50) – bass player with the Ramones (Sept 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002) – overdose • Tribute 

• Robbin Crosby (42) – guitar player with metal band  RATT ( August 4, 1959 – June 6, 2002) – AIDS and suicide overdose • Tribute 

• John Entwistle (57) – bassist with The Who ( Oct 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) -cocaine induced heart attack • Tribute 

• Gus Dudgeon (59) – star producer for Elton John and many more (Sept 30, 1942 – July 21, 2002) – car crash • Tribute 

• Paul Samson (49) – lead guitar/singer with Samson (June 4, 1953 – August 9, 2002) – cancer • Tribute 

• Michael Houser (40) – guitarist/songwriter with jamband Widespread Panic (Jan 6, 1962 – Aug 10, 2002) – cancer • Tribute 

• Lonnie Donegan (71) – British King of Skiffle (April 29, 1931 – Nov 3, 2002) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Zal Yanovsky (57) – founding guitarist with Lovin’ Spoonful (Dec 19, 1944 – Dec 13, 2002) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Joe Strummer (50) – singer/guitarist with the Clash  (Aug 21, 1952 – Dec 22, 2002) – heart defect • Tribute 

• Kevin MacMichael (50) – guitarist with Cutting Crew and later Robert Plant (Nov 7, 1951 – Dec 31, 2002) – lung cancer • Tribute

2003 

• Mickey Finn (55) – percussionist with glam rock band T-Rex (June 3, 1947 – Jan 11, 2003) – liver disease • Tribute 

• Maurice Gibb (53) – Singer/Songwriter/Bass Player with The Bee Gees (Dec 22, 1949 – Jan 12, 2003) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Howie Epstein (47) – guitar/vocals with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (July 21, 1955-Feb 23, 2003 – heroin overdose   • Tribute 

• Ty Longley (31) – guitarist with Great White (Sept 4, 1971 – Feb 20, 2003) – died in the Station Nightclub Fire • More Info 

• Hank Ballard (75) – guitarist with the Midnighters (Nov 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) – cancer • Tribute 

• Adam Faith (62) – British singer/actor (June 23, 1940 – March 8, 2003) -sex induced heart attack • Tribute 

• Ian ‘Sammy’ Samwell (66) – worked with Cliff Richard, the Small Faces etc. (Jan 19, 1937 – March 13, 2003) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Little Eva Boyd (59) – early rock and roll sensation (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003) – cancer • Tribute 

• Earl King (69) – New Orleans RnB Legend (February 7, 1934 – April 17, 2003) – diabetes • Tribute 

• Nina Simone (70) – true RnB legend (Feb 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) – cancer • [Tribute] 

• Felice Bryant (77) – popular pop songwriter ( August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) – cancer • Tribute 

• Noel Redding (57) – bass player with Jimi Hendrix Experience (Dec 25, 1945 – May 11, 2003) – cirrhosis of the liver •  Tribute   

• Dave Rowberry (62) – keyboards for The Animals (July 4, 1940 – June 6, 2003) – ulcerative colitis • Tribute 

• Barry White (58) – singer R&B romancer (Sept 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) – kidney failure • Tribute 

• Skip Battin (69) – bass player with the Byrds ( Feb 18, 1934 – July 6, 2003) -alzheimers • Tribute 

• Erik Brann (52) – lead guitar with original Iron Butterfly (Aug 11, 1950 – July 25, 2003) – cardiac arrest • [Tribute] 

• Sam Phillips (80) – the man who invented rock and roll (Jan 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003 – respiratory failure • Tribute 

• Tony Jackson (65) – vocalist and bass player with the Searchers (July 16, 1938 – August 18, 2003) -liver disease • Tribute 

• Robert Palmer (54) – singer with Power Station (Jan 19, 1949 – Sept 6, 2003) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Shawn Lane (40) – exceptional guitarist, with Black Oak Arkansas  (March 21, 1963 – Sept 26, 2003) – lung related illnesses • More Info 

• Warren Zevon (56) – folkrock legendary singer/songwriter (Jan 24, 1947 – Sept 7, 2003) -cancer • [Tribute] 

• Johnny Cash (71) – country crossover legend (Feb 26, 1932 – Sept 12, 32003) – diabetes and copd   • [Tribute] 

• Bobby Lee Hatfield (63) – one half of The Righteous Brothers (Aug 10, 1940 – Nov 5, 2003) -overdose • Tribute 

• Arthur Conley (57) – R&B great ‘Sweet Soul Music’ (Jan 4, 1946 – Nov 17, 2003) – cancer • Tribute

• Greg Ridley (56) – bassist/ founding member of Humble Pie/Spooky Tooth (Oct 23, 1947 – Nov 19, 2003) – pneumonia   • Tribute  

2004

• Randy Van Warmer (48) – one hit wonder ‘Just when I needed you most’ (March 30, 1955 – Jan 12, 2004) – leukemia • Tribute 

• John Siomos (56) – drummer for Frampton, Todd Rundgren, Rick Derringer (July 30, 1947 – Jan 16, 2004) – undisclosed • More Info 

• Mel Pritchard (56) – drummer with Barclay James Harvest (Jan 20, 1948 – Jan 28, 2004) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Soko Richardson (64) – blues guitarist (Dec 8, 1939 – Jan 29, 2004) – diabetes • Tribute 

• Cornelius Bumpus (58) – sax for the Doobie Brothers/Moby Grape (May 7, 1945 – Feb 3, 2004) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Doris Troy (67) – Pink Floyd back up singer on Dark Side of the Moon (Jan 6, 1937 – Feb 16, 2004) – emphysema • Tribute 

• Bob Mayo (52) – keyboards with Peter Frampton and others (August 25, 1951 – Feb 23, 2004) – heart attack • Tribute

• John McGeoch (48) – guitarist for Siouxsie & the Banshees (August 25, 1955 – March 4, 2004) – in his sleep • Tribute 

• Jan Berry (62) – one half of surf music legends Jan and Dean (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) – seizure • Tribute 

• Paul Atkinson (58) – guitarist/founder of the Zombies (March 19, 1946 – April 1, 2004) – liver disease • Tribute 

• Niki Sullivan (66) – guitarist with Buddy Holly and The Crickets (June 23, 1937 – April 6, 2004) – heart attack • Tribute

• Clint Warwick (63) -bass player with the Moody Blues (June 25, 1940 – May 15, 2004) – liver disease • Tribute 

• Ray Charles (73) – Legendary soul/rnb singer/songwriter/pianist (Sept 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) – liver failure • [Tribute]

• Syreeta Wright (57) -Soul singer, ex-wife of Stevie Wonder (Aug 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Arthur Kane (55) – bass player with The New York Dolls (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) – acute leukemia • Tribute 

• Sacha Distel (73) – popular French 60s pop singer (Jan 29, 1933 – July 22, 2004) – cancer • More Info 

• Rick James (56) – Funk legend guitarist (Febr 1, 1948 – Aug 6, 2004) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Laura Branigan (52) – pop and disco queen (July 3, 1952 – Aug 26, 2004) – aneurysm • Tribute 

• Carl Wayne (61)  – lead singer for the Move/The Hollies (Aug 18, 1943 – Aug 31, 2004) – cancer • Tribute 

• Johnny Ramone (55) – guitar with the Ramones ( Oct 8, 1948 – Sept 15, 2004) – cancer • Tribute 

• Bruce Palmer (58) – bass guitar with Buffalo Springfield (Sept 9, 1946 – Oct 1, 2004) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Cordell Jackson (81) – early female R&R spitfire multi instrumentalist (July 15, 1923 – Oct 14, 2004)- cancer • More Info 

• Terry Melcher (62) – singer-songwriter with the Byrds, Paul Revere etc. (Feb 8, 1942 – Nov 19, 2004) – melanoma • More Info 

• Dimebag Darrell (38) – lead guitar with Pantera (Aug 20, 1966 – Dec 8, 2004) – murdered on stage • Tribute 

• Dick Heckstall-Smith (70) – Sax player for many British star performers (Sep 26, 1934 – Dec 17, 2004) acute liver disease • More Info   

2005 

• Spencer Dryden (66) – drummer with Jefferson Airplane (April 7, 1938 – Jan 11, 2005) – cancer • Tribute  

• Jimmy Griffin (61) – singer, guitarist with Bread (August 10, 1983 – Jan 11, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Jim Capaldi (60) – drummer/songwriter with Traffic (August 2, 1944 – Jan 28, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Eric Griffiths (65) – almost lead guitar the Quarrymen (The Beatles) (Oct 31, 1940 – Jan 29, 2005) – cancer • Tribute

• Keith Knudsen (56) – drummer with the Doobie Brothers (Feb 18, 1948 – Feb 8, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Tyrone Davis (66) – soul legend (May 4, 1959 – Feb 10, 2005) – stroke • Tribute 

• Chris Curtis (63) – drummer with the Searchers (August 26, 1941 – Feb 28, 2005) – undisclosed • Tribute 

• Danny Joe Brown (53) – lead singer with Molly Hatchet (August 24, 1951 – March 10, 2005) – renal failure • Tribute 

 • Rod Price (57) – guitarist with Foghat (Nov 22, 1947 – March 22, 2005) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Paul Hester (46) – drummer with Australian bands Split Enz/Crowded House (Jan 8, 1959 – Mar 26, 2005 – suicide • Tribute 

• Wally Tax (57) – vocalist, frontman with Dutch rockband the Outsiders (Feb 14, 1948 – April 10, 2005) – alcoholism • Tribute 

• Johnnie Johnson (80) -pianist with Chuck Berry (July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005) – undisclosed • Tribute

• John Fred (63) – singer/frontman with John Fred and his Playboy Band (May 8, 1941 – April 15, 2005) – kidney transplant • Tribute 

• Pierre Moerlen (52) – drummer with Gong (Oct 23, 1952 – May 2, 2005) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Domenic Troiano (59) – guitarist/songwriter with James Gang, Guess Who (Jan 17, 1946 – May 25, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Obie Benson (69) – singer with the Four Tops (June 14, 1937- July 1, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Luther Vandross (54) – soul legend (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Shirley Goodman (68) – founder of Shirley and Company (July 19, 1936 – July 5, 2005) – undisclosed • Tribute 

• Ray Davis (65) – singer with parliament-funkadelic (March 29, 1940 – July 5, 2005) – COPD • Tribute

• Dennis D’Ell (61) – vocalist for the Honeycombs (Oct 14, 1943 – July 6, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Laurel Aitken – singer with the Skatalites (April 22, 1927 – July 17, 2005) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Long John Baldry (64) – British blues singer (Jan 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) – chest infection • Tribute 

• Les Braid (67) – bass player with the Swinging Blue Jeans (Sep 15, 1937 – July 31, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Little Milton (70) – blues harpist/frontman (Sep 7, 1934 – Aug 4, 2005) – stroke • Tribute 

• Carlo Little (66) – drummer with Screaming Lord Sutch a.o. (Dec 17, 1938 – Aug 6, 2005) – cancer • Tribute

• Gatemouth Brown (81) – Texas Blues icon (April 18, 1924 – Sept 10, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Mike Gibbins (56) – drummer with Badfinger (March 12, 1949 – Oct 4, 2005) – aneurysm • Tribute 

• Link Wray (76) – rock guitar icon (May 2, 1929 – Nov 5, 2005) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Roger Ridley (57) – Playing For Change inspiration (April 30, 1948 – Nov 16, 2005) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Chris Whitley (45) – Blues guitarist (August 31, 1960 – Nov 20, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

• Tony Meehan (62) – drummer with the Shadows  (2 March 1943 – 28 Nov 2005) – head injuries • More Info 

• Mike Botts (61) – drummer with Bread a.o. (Dec 8, 1944 – Dec 9, 2005) – cancer • Tribute 

2006 

• Lou Rawls (72) – R&B legend (Dec 1, 1933 – Jan 6, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Wilson Pickett (64) – Soul Legend ‘Mustang Sally’ (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Gregory Coleman (61) – drummer with the Winstons ( Sept 25, 1944 – Feb 5, 2006) – undisclosed • More Info 

• Elton Dean (60) – wind instruments with Soft Machine (Oct 28, 1945 – Feb. 8, 2006) – heart and liver • More Info 

• Lynden David Hall (58) – British soul legend (May 7, 1947 – Feb 14, 2006) – hodgkins lymphoma • Tribute 

• Farka Touré (66) – African celebrity guitarist (1939 – March 7, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Johnny Jackson (55) – drummer in Jackson 5 (March 3, 1951 – March 1, 2006) – murdered by girlfriend • Tribute 

• Gene Pitney (66) – 60s pop star with high pitched voice (Feb 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) – heart attack • Tribute 

• June Pointer (52) -vocalist with the Pointer Sisters (Nov 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Freddie Garrity (69) – vocalist with Freddie and the Dreamers (Nov 14, 1936 – May 19, 2006) – organ failure • Tribute 

• Desmond Dekker (64) – singer, songwriter, Ska star (July 16, 1941 – May 25, 2006) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Vince Welnick (55) – keyboardist with The Tubes/Grateful Dead (Feb 21, 1951 – June 2, 2006) – suicide • Tribute 

• Johnny Grande (76) – pianist with Bill Haley and the Comets (Jan 14, 1930 – June 3, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Billy Preston (59) – pianist for Stones and Beatles (Sept 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) – kidney failure • Tribute 

• Freddie Gorman (67) – vocalist-songwriter with the Originals – Please Mr. Postman (April 11, 1939 – June 13, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Duane Roland (53) – guitarist with Molly Hatchet (Dec 3, 1953 – June 19, 2006) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Charles Smith (57) – guitarist with Kool and the Gang (Sep 6, 1948 – June 20, 2006) – undisclosed • Tribute  

• Johnny Jenkins (67) – Otis Redding guitarist (March 5, 1939 – June 26, 2006) – stroke • Tribute 

• Joe Weaver (71) – frontman with Joe Weaver and his Blue Notes (August 27, 1934 – July 5, 2006) – stroke • Tribute

• Syd Barrett (60) – singer, songwriter, Pink Floyd founder (Jan 6, 1946 – July 6, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Sam Myers (70) – Delta blues performer (February 19, 1936 – July 17, 2006) – cancer • Tribute   

• Arthur Lee (61) – creative genius behind psychedelic rock band Love (March 7, 1945 – August 2, 2006) – leukemia • Tribute 

• John Locke (62) – keyboardist with Spirit, Nazareth (Sep 25, 1943 – Aug 4, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Bruce Gary (55) – drummer with the Knack (April 7, 1951 – August 22, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Boz Burrell (60) – Bass player with King Crimson, Bad Company (1 August 1946 – 21 Sept 2006) – heart attack • More Info 

• Freddy Fender (69) – latin rock vocalist (June 4, 1937 – Oct 14, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Sandy West (47) – drummer with the Runaways (July 10, 1959 – October 21, 2006) – lung cancer • More Info 

• April Lawton (58) – female guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix/Ramatan (July 30, 1948 – Nov 23, 2006) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Mariska Veres (59) – female singer of Dutch band Shocking Blue (Venus) (Oct 1, 1947 – Dec 2, 2006) – cancer • Tribute

• Freddie Marsden (66) – drummer with Gerry and the Pacemakers (Oct 21, 1940 – Dec 9, 2006) – cancer • Tribute 

• Denis Payton (63) – Saxophone with Dave Clark Five (Aug 11, 1943 – Dec 17, 2006) – cancer  • More Info 

• James Brown (73) – Godfather of Soul (May 3, 1933 – Dec 25, 2006) – pneumonia • Tribute 

• Pierre Delanoé (88) – France’s most successful pop Songwriter (Dec 16, 1918 – Dec 27, 2006) – cardiac arrest • Tribute

2007 

• Sneaky Pete Kleinow (72) – Steel Pedal guitar with the Flying Burrito Brothers (August 20, 1934 – Jan 6, 2007) – alzheimer’s • Tribute 

• Michael Brecker (57) – fabulous saxophone player (March 29, 1949 – Jan 13, 2007) – leukemia • Tribute 

• Denny Doherty (66) – singer with the Mamas and Papas (Nov 29, 1940 – Jan 19, 2007) – kidney failure • Tribute

• Billy Thorpe (60) – singer with Thorpie and the Aztecs (March 29, 1946 – February 28, 2007) – heart attack • Tribute

• Brad Delp (55) – leadsinger/frontman for Boston (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) – suicide • Tribute 

• Luther Ingram (69) – RnB/Soul star (November 30, 1937 – March 19, 2007) – diabetes • Tribute

• Mark St.John (51) – guitarist with Kiss (February 7, 1957 – April 5, 2007) – overdose • Tribute

• Lobby Loyde (65) – guitarist with Purple Hearts, Wild Cherries (18 May 1941 – 21 April 2007) – lung cancer • More Info 

• Zola Taylor (69) – female singer with the Platters ( March 17, 1938 – April 30, 2007) – pneumonia • Tribute

• Lynne Randall (57) – Australian pop diva ( Dec 14, 1949 – June 10, 2007) – suicide  • Tribute 

• Richard Bell (61) – keyboardist for Janis Joplin (March 5, 1946 – June 15, 2007) – cancer • Tribute 

• George McCorkle (59) – guitarist with the Marshall Tucker Band (Aug 23, 1947 – June 29, 2007) – cancer • Tribute 

• Boots Randolph (80) – Saxophone virtuoso (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) – brain hemorrhage • Tribute 

• Kelly Johnson (49) – female metal guitarist with Girlschool (June 20, 1958 – July 15, 2007) – cancer • Tribute

• Ron Miller (73) – pop rock songwriter for Stevie Wonder a.o. (Oct 5, 1932 – June 23, 2007) – cardiac arrest • Tribute

• Uncle John Turner (62) – drummer with Johnny Winter Band (August 20, 1944 – July 26, 2007) – liver disease • Tribute 

• Lee Hazlewood (78) – singer/songwriter ‘These Boots are made for Walking’ (July 9, 1929 – Aug 4, 2007) – cancer • Tribute 

• Hughie Thomasson (55) – lead guitarist/singer/songwriter/founder of The Outlaws (Aug 13, 1952 – Sep 9, 2007) – cardiac arrest • [Tribute]

• Joe Zawinul (75) – Austrian keyboard player/composer/founder with Weather Report (7 July 1932 – 11 Sept 2007) – carcinoma • More Info 

• Lucky Dube (43) – South African reggae vocalist (Aug 3, 1964 – Oct 18, 2007) – murdered during car-jacking • Tribute 

• Kevin Dubrow (52) – lead singer with Quiet Riot (Oct 29, 1955 – Nov 19, 2007)- drug and alcohol overdose • More Info 

• Ike Turner (76) – rock pioneer, Ike and Tina Turner (Nov 5, 1931 – Dec 12, 2007) – overdose • Tribute 

• Karlheinz Stockhausen (79) – German composer innovator (Aug 22, 1928 – Dec 5, 2007) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Dan Fogelberg (56) – singer/songwriter/guitarist, soft rock legend (Aug 13, 1951 – Dec 16, 2007) – cancer • [Tribute] 

2008 

• Rod Allen (63) – lead singer with The Fortunes (March 31, 1944 – Jan 10, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Bobby Ferrara (42) – Speed Metal guitarist/composer(July 22, 1965 – Jan15, 2008) – heart attack • Tribute 

• John Stewart (68) – singer/songwriter of many top hits (Sept 5, 1939 -Jan 19, 2008) – brain aneurysm • Tribute 

• Buddy Miles (60) – Drummer for Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys (Sept 5, 1947 – Febr 26, 2008) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Mike Smith (64)  – lead singer with Dave Clark Five (Dec 6, 1943 – Feb 28, 2008) – domestic accident • Tribute 

• Jeff Healy (41) – iconic blind Canadian singer/blues guitarist (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Martin Fierro (76) – Session Saxophonist (Jan 18, 1942 – March 13, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Ola Brunkert (61) – bass player/musical director for Abba (Sept 15, 1946 -March 16, 2008) – home accident • Tribute 

• Chuck Day (75) – vocalist with the Mamas and Papas (August 6, 1942 – March 10, 2008) – long illness • Tribute 

• Klaus Dinger (62) – drummer for German band Kraftwerk (March 24, 1946 – March 21, 2008) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Cliff Davies (59) – drummer, producer with Ted Nugent Band/Grand Funk Railroad (1948 – April 13, 2008) – suicide • Tribute 

• Blinky Davison (65) – drummer with The Nice etc. (May 25, 1942 – April 15, 2008) – brain tumor • Tribute 

• Sean Costello (28) – Up and coming Blues guitar sensation (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) – accidental overdose • Tribute 

• Danny Federici (58) -Keyboard player with Bruce Springsteen’s  E Street Band (Jan 23, 1950 – April 17, 2008) – melanoma • Tribute 

• Micky Waller (66) – drummer with Rod Stewart a.o. British Blues Greats (Sept 6, 1941 – May 6, 2008) – liver failure • Tribute 

• John Rutsey (55) – Original drummer, founder with Rush before Neal Peart (July 23, 1952 – May 11, 2008) – diabetes • Tribute 

• Bo Diddley (79) – original blues legend (Dec 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Mel Galley (60) – guitarist with Whitesnake and Trapeze (March 8, 1948 – July 1, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Natasha Shneider(52) – keyboard player with Queens of the Stone Age, Eleven, Chris Cornell ( May 22, 1956 – July 2, 2008) -cancer • Tribute 

• Colin Cooper (69) – singer/guitarist with Climax Blues Band (October 7, 1939 – July 3, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Artie Traum (65) – session guitarist (April 13, 1943 – July 20, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Erik Darling (74) – folksinger/guitarist with the Weavers, the Rooftop Singers (Sep 25, 1933 – Aug 2, 2008) – lymphoma • Tribute 

• Isaac Hayes (65) – pianist/singer/songwriter with Porter Hayes (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) – stroke • Tribute 

• Ronnie Drew (73) – singer, songwriter with the Dubliners (Sept 16, 1934 – August 16, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Rick Wright (65) – keyboardist/singer/composer with Pink Floyd (July 28, 1943 – September 15, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Levi Stubbs (72) – vocalist with The Four Tops (June 6, 1936 – October 19, 2008) – cancer and stroke • Tribute 

• Jimmy Carl Black (70) – drummer/vocalist with the Mothers of Invention (Febr 1, 1938 – Nov 1, 2008) – cancer • More Info 

• Byron Lee (73) – bass with Ska-Reggae legends Byron Lee & the Dragonaires (June 27, 1935 – Nov 5, 2008) – cancer • Tribute 

• Miriam Makeba (76) – South African vocalist/ Mama Africa (March 4, 1932 – Nov 10, 2008) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Mitch Mitchell (62) – Drummer with Jimi Hendrix Experience (July 9, 1947 – Nov 12, 2008) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Delaney Bramlett (69) – singer, songwriter with Delaney and Bonnie (July 1, 1939 – Dec 27, 2008) – complications during surgery • Tribute 

2009

• Bluzman Taylor (74) – multi-talented jump blues singer/songwriter (Oct 25, 1934 – Jan 5, 2009) – heart disease • Tribute  

• Ron Asheton (60) – Guitarist with Iggy Pop and the Stooges (July 17, 1948 – Jan 6, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute  

• Dave Dee (67) – lead singer with British Pop band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Dec 17, 1943 – Jan 9, 2009) – cancer • Tribute  

• Billy Powell (56) – Keyboard player with Lynyrd Skynyrd (June 3, 1952 – Jan 28, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute  

• John Martyn (60) – singer/songwriter folk-blues song performer (Sep 11, 1948 – Jan 29, 2009) – organ failure • Tribute

• Dewey Martin (68) – drummer with Buffalo Springfield (Sep 30, 1940 – Jan 31, 2009) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Lux Interior (62) – singer with the Cramps (Oct 21, 1946 – Feb 4, 2009) – heart disease • Tribute 

• Estelle Bennett (67) – singer with the Ronettes (July 22, 1941 – Feb 11, 2009) – mental illness • Tribute 

• Kelly Groucutt (63) – bass player with ELO (Sept 8, 1945 – Feb 19, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute 

• David Williams (58) – session guitarist with Michael Jackson, Madonna etc ( Nov 21, 1950 – March 6, 2009) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Hank Locklin (91)– Country rock performer (Feb 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) – age related • Tribute 

• Mel Brown (69) – Blues guitar virtuoso and session musician (Oct 7, 1939 – March 20, 2009) – emphysema • Tribute

• Reg Isidore (59) – drummer with Camel/Robin Trower (April 4, 1949- March 22, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Uriel Jones (74) – Motown drummer with the Funk Brothers (June 13, 1934 – March 24, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute

• England Dan (61) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with England Dan and John Ford Coley (Feb 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009) – lymphoma • Tribute

• Duke D’Mond (66) – singer with the Barron Knights (Feb 25, 1943 – Apr 9, 2009) – heart attack/pneumonia  • Tribute

• Ean Evans (48) – bass player with the Outlaws/Skynyrd (Sept 16, 1960 – May 6, 2009) – cancer • Tribute

• Koko Taylor (80) – Blues- soul legend (Sept 28, 1928 – June 3, 2009) – complication during surgery • Tribute 

• Hugh Hopper (64) – bass player with Soft Machine (April 29, 1945 – June 7, 2009) – leukemia • Tribute

• Kenny Rankin (69) – guitarist with comedy great George Carlin (Febr 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) – cancer • Tribute 

• Barry Beckett (66) – pianist with the Swampers (Febr 4, 1943 – June 11, 2009) – stroke • Tribute 

• Bob Bogle (75) – guitarist for the Ventures (Jan 16, 1934 – June 14, 2009) – non-Hodgkin Lymphoma • Tribute

• Tim Krekel (58) – singer/songwriter with Jimmy Buffett and many others (Oct 10, 1950 – June 24, 2009) – Cancer • Tribute  

• Michael Jackson (50) – the King of Pop (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) – prescription drug overdose • [Tribute]

• Sky Saxon (71) – Lead singer with the Seeds (Aug 20, 1937 – June 25, 2009) – organ failure • Tribute  

• Drake Levin (62) – guitar player with Paul Revere and the Raiders (Aug 17, 1946 – July 4, 2009) – cancer • Tribute

• Gordon Waller (64) – vocalist with Peter and Gordon (June 4, 1945 – July 19, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute

• Marmaduke (64)  – guitarist, songwriter with New Riders of the Purple Sage (June 16, 1945 – July 21, 2009) – cancer • Tribute  

• Danny McBride (63)  – lead singer, guitarist with Sha Na Na (Nov 20, 1945 – July 23, 2009) – cardiac arrest • Tribute

• Billy Lee Riley (75) – rockabilly performer (Oct 5, 1933 – August 2, 2009) – cancer • Tribute  

• Willy DeVille (58) – singer/songwriter/founder with Mink DeVille (Aug 25, 1950 – Aug 6, 2009) – cancer • Tribute 

• Otha Young (66) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with Juice Newton (May 10, 1943 – Aug 6, 2009) – cancer • Tribute

• Les Paul (94) – pioneering electric guitar legend (June 9, 1915 – Aug 12, 2009) – pneumonia • Tribute

• Larry Knechtel (69) – pianist with The Wrecking Crew (Aug 4, 1940 – Aug 20, 2009) – heart disease • Tribute

• Ellie Greenwich (68)  – famous songwriter/singer with the Raindrops (Oct 23, 1940 – Aug 26, 2009) – pneumonia • Tribute  

• Bobby Graham (69) – prolific session drummer with biggest UK artists (11 Mar 1940 – 14 Sep 2009) – cancer • More Info

• Mary Travers (72) – beautiful singer with Peter, Paul and Mary (Nov 9, 1936 – Sept 16, 2009) – leukemia • Tribute  

• Dickie Peterson (63) – bassist/leadsinger with Blue Cheer (Sept 12, 1946 – Oct 12, 2009) – cancer  • Tribute

• Pamela Birch (65) – singer/guitarist with the Liverbirds (Aug 9, 1044 – Oct 27, 2009) – cancer • More Info 

• Pim Koopman (56) – drummer with Dutch prog rockband Kayak (March 11, 1953 – Nov 23, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute

• Ramses Shaffy (76) – Dutch Folksong chansonnier (Aug 29, 1933-Dec 1, 2009) – cancer • Tribute  

• Eric Woolfson (64) – composer/founder/keyboards with Alan Parsons Project (March 18, 1945 – Dec 2, 2009) – cancer • Tribute  

• James Gurley (69) – guitarist with Big Brother and the Holding Company (Dec 22, 1939 – Dec 20, 2009) – heart attack • Tribute

• Mick Cocks (54) – guitarist with Rose Tattoo (11 Jan, 1955 – 22 Dec, 2009) – cancer • More Info 

• Tim Hart (61)  – singer/instrumentalist with Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span (Jan 9, 1948 – Dec 24, 2009) – cancer • Tribute

• The Rev Sullivan (28) – drummer with Avenged Sevenfold (Feb 10, 1981 – Dec 28, 2009) – enlarged heart mixed with alcohol overdose • Tribute  

2010

• Mick Green (65) –  guitarist with Van Morrison, The Pirates (22 Feb, 1944 – 11 Jan, 2010) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Teddy Pendergrass (59) – singer with Harold Melvin/solo artist (March 26, 1950 – Jan 13, 2010) – Respiratory Failure • Tribute 

• Bobby Charles (71) – Rhythm & Blues singer/songwriter (Feb 21, 1938 – Jan 14, 2010)  – Diabetes and Cancer • Tribute

• Kate McGarrigle (63)– Canadian folk singer, songwriter (Febr 6, 1946 – Jan 18, 2010) – Clear Cell Sarcoma • Tribute 

• Dale Hawkins (73) – swamp rock guitarist/singer/songwriter –Susie Q (Aug 22, 1936 – Feb 13, 2010) – Colon Cancer • Tribute 

• Doug Fieger (57) – lead singer, guitarist with The Knack (Aug 20, 1952 – Febr 14, 2010) – Lung Cancer • Tribute

• Tom “T-Bone” Wolk (58) – bass player with Hall & Oates (Dec 24, 1951 – Febr 28, 2010) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Ron Banks (58) – singer songwriter with Motown’s the Dramatics (May 10, 1951 – March 4, 2010) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Lolly Vegas (70) – lead guitar/vocalist/songwriter with Redbone (Oct 2, 1939 – March 4, 2010) – Lung Cancer • Tribute

• Micky Jones (63) – virtuoso guitarist with Man (June 7, 1946 – March 10, 2010) – Brain Tumor • Tribute 

• Lesley Duncan (66) – singer/songwriter/session vocalist (12 August 1943 – 12 March 2010) – Cerebrovascular disease • Tribute 

• Alex Chilton (59) – lead singer with The Box Tops (Dec 28, 1950 – March 17, 2010) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Ronnie James Dio (67) – top 5 rock vocalist with Elf, Rainbow etc. (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Paul Gray ‘The Pig’ (38)– bass player with Slipknot (Apr 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010) – Morphine Overdose • Tribute

• Ali-Ollie Woodson (58) – vocalist with The Temptations in later years (Sept 12, 1951 – May 30, 2010) – Leukemia • More Info 

• Marvin Isley (56) – bass player with the Isley Brothers (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010) – Complications of Diabetes • Tribute 

• Crispian St. Peters (71) – British pop singer/songwriter (5 April 1939 – 8 June 2010) – emphysema/pneumonia • Tribute

• Garry Shider (56) – guitarist with Parliament Funkadelics (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) – Brain and Lung Cancer • Tribute

• Pete Quaife (66) – Bass player The Kinks (31 Dec 1943 – 23 June 2010) – Kidney Ailment • More Info 

• Ben Keith (73)  – multi instrumentalist for top Nashville stars (March 6, 1937 – July 26, 2010) – Blood Clot • Tribute

• Richie Hayward (64) – Drummer with Little Feat (Febr 6, 1946 – Aug 12, 2010) – Liver Cancer • More Info 

• Kenny Edwards (56) – founder of The Stone Ponys, multi-instrumentalist session player (Febr 10, 1946 – Aug 18, 2010) – Prostate Cancer • Tribute

• Mike ‘Pramada’ Edwards (62) – cellist with ELO (31 May 1948 – 3 Sept 2010) – Unusual Traffic Accident • More Info 

• Terry “T” Lavitz (54) – keyboardist with the Dixie Dregs, Jefferson Starship, Widespread Panic (April 16, 1956 – Oct 7, 2010) – undisclosed • More Info 

• Solomon Burke (70) – soul-r&b hit performer (March 21, 1940 – Oct 10, 2010) – pulmonary embolism • More Info 

• Jim Clench (61) – bass player with April Wine, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (May 1, 1949 – November 3, 2010) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

•  “Woolly” Wolstenholme – keyboardist/vocalist with Barclay James Harvest (April 15, 1947 – Dec 13, 2010) – suicide from depression • More Info 

• Captain Beefheart (69) – Don Van Vliet, singer of the Magic Band (Jan 15, 1941 – Dec 17, 2010) – MS • Tribute

• Teena Marie (54) – multi ethnic singer/songwriter singing Motown (March 5, 1956 – Dec 26, 2010) – Tonic Clonic Seizure • Tribute

• Bernard Wilson (64)– vocalist with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (July 12, 1946 – Dec 26, 2010) – Stroke & Heart Attack • More Info 

2011 

• Gerry Rafferty (63) – solo artist and vocalist with Stealers Wheel (16 April 1947 – 4 Jan, 2011) – Liver Failure • Tribute 

• Mick Karn (52) -bass player with Japan (24 July 1958 – 4 Jan, 2011) – Cancer • Tribute

• Phil Kennemore (57) – bass player for Y&T (Oct. 20, 1953 – Jan 7, 2011) – Cancer • More Info  

• Tommy Crain (59) – guitarist/songwriter with the Charlie Daniels Band (Jan 16, 1951 – Jan 13, 2011) – Unknown • Tribute – Interview 

• Harvey James (58) – guitarist with Australian band Sherbet (20 Sept 1952 – 15 Jan, 2011) – Lung Cancer • Tribute

• Gladys Horton (65) – vocalist with The Marveletes (May 30, 1945 – Jan 26, 2011) – Strokes • Tribute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Horton

• Gary Moore (59) – Irish monster guitarist/singer/songwriter for Skid Row, Thin Lizzy etc.(4 April 1952 – 6 Feb, 2011) – Heart Failure • [Tribute] 

• Mark Tulin (62) – Bass player for psychedelic rock band the Electric Prunes, Smashing Pumpkins (Nov 21, 1948 – Febr 26, 2011) – collapsed • Tribute

• Mike Starr (44) – bass player with Alice in Chains (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) – prescription-drug overdose • Tribute 

• Jet Harris (71) – bass player with the Shadows (6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011) – cancer • Tribute

• ‘Pinetop’ Perkins (97) – legendary blues pianist (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011) – Natural Causes • Tribute

• Scott Columbus (54) – drummer with heavy metal band Manowar (Nov 10, 1956 – April 4, 2011) – Suicide • More Info

• Phoebe Snow (60) – singer/songwriter (July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) – Cerebral Hemorrhage • Tribute

• John Walker (67) – singer with the Walker Brothers  (Nov 12, 1943 – May 7, 2011) – Liver cancer • Tribute

• Andrew Gold (59) – guitarist/singer/songwriter/collaborator with Stephen Bishop (Aug 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Clarence Clemons (69)– saxophone with  Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band– (Jan 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011) – Stroke • Tribute

• ‘Würzel’ Burston (61) – guitarist with Motorhead (23 Oct 1949 – 9 July 2011) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute

• Rob Grill (67) – leadsinger/bassist/songwriter with The Grass Roots (Nov 30, 1943 – July 11, 2011) – Stroke • Tribute

• Amy Winehouse (27) – greatest promise British Soul singer (14 Sept 1983 – 23 July 2011) – alcohol poisoning • Tribute

• Dan Peek (60) – singer/guitarist with soft-rock band America (Nov 1, 1950 – July 24, 2011) – Inflammation of the Heart Sack • Tribute

• Jani Lane (47) – lead singer with metal band Warrant (Febr 1, 1964 – Aug 11, 2011) – acute alcohol poisoning • Tribute

• Nick Ashford (70)  – male singer/songwriter with Ashford & Simpson (May 4, 1941 – Aug 22, 2011) – Throat Cancer • Tribute 

• David “Honeyboy” Edwards (96) – famous blues singer/guitarist (June 28, 1915 – Aug 29, 2011) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Willie “Big Eyes” Smith (75) – drummer/harp player with Muddy Waters (Jan 19, 1936 – Sept 16, 2011) – Stroke • More Info 

• John Du Cann (65) – guitarist with Atomic Rooster (5 June 1946 – 21 Sept 2011) – Heart Attack • More Info 

• “Cuby” Muskee (70) – singer/songwriter with Dutch blues band Cuby and the Blizzards (June 10, 1941 – Sept 26, 2011) – Cancer • Tribute 

• “Bert” Jansch (67) – guitarist/vocalist with folk rock band Pentangle (3 Nov 1943 – 5 Oct 2011) – Lung Cancer • More Info 

• “Mikey” Welsh (40) – bass player with Weezer (April 20, 1971 – Oct 8, 2011) – Drug Overdose • More Info

• “Taz” DiGregorio (67) – long time keyboardist with the Charlie Daniels Band (Jan 8, 1944 – Oct 12, 2011) – Car Accident • More Info 

• Chuck Ruff (60) – drummer with Edgar Winters Band (May 25, 1951 – Oct 14, 2011) – probably cancer • More Info

• Bob Brunning (68) – original bass player with Fleetwood Mac (June 29, 1943 – Oct 18, 2011) – heart attack • More Info 

• Doyle Bramhall (62) – Texas drummer/songwriter for the Vaughan brothers (Febr 17, 1949 – Nov 12, 2011) – Heart Failure • More Info 

• “Moogy” Klingman (61) – mostly keyboards with Todd Rundgren’s Utopia (Sept 7, 1950 – Nov 15, 2011) – Bladder Cancer • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moogy_Klingman

• “Keef” Hartley (67) – drummer with Keef Hartley Band, John Mayall etc.(8 April 1944 – 26 Nov 2011) – Unknown • Tribute

• Hubert Sumlin (80) – blues guitar and vocalist (Nov 16, 1931 – Dec 4, 2011) – heart failure • Tribute

• Dobie Gray (71) – soul singer/songwriter- Drift Away (July 26, 1940 – Dec 6, 2011) – Cancer • Tribute

• Jim ‘Motorhead’ Sherwood (69) – saxophonist with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (May 8, 1942 – Dec 25, 2011) – Brain Tumors • Tribute

2012

• “Rhino” Reinhardt (63) – lead guitar with Iron Butterfly 2.0 (July 7, 1948 – Jan 2, 2012) – Cirrhosis of the Liver • Tribute

• Bob Weston (64) – guitar with Fleetwood Mac (1 Nov, 1947 – 3 Jan, 2012) – Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage • Tribute

• Robbie France (52) – drummer with UFO, Wishbone Ash (5 Dec, 1959 – 14 Jan, 2012) – ruptured aorta • Tribute

• Johnny Otis (90) – drummer/singer/pianist r&b (Dec 28, 1921-Jan 17, 2012) – Natural Causes • Tribute

• Etta James (73) – legendary blues, soul singer (Jan 25, 1938 – Jan 20, 2012) – Leukemia • Tribute

• Mark Reale (56) – guitar player with Riot (June 7, 1955 – Jan 25, 2012) – Crohn’s Disease • Tribute

• Joe Moretti (73) – pioneer rock & roll guitarist (10 May 1938 – 9 Feb 2012) – Lung Cancer • Tribute

• Whitney Houston (48) – super star soul singer (Aug 9, 1963 – Febr 11, 2012) – Accidental drowning • Tribute

• Clive Shakespeare (64) – guitarist/songwriter/founder of Sherbet (3 June 1947 – 15 Feb 2012) – Prostrate Cancer • Tribute

• Michael Davis (68) – bass player with MC5 – (5 June 1943 – 17 Feb, 2012) – Liver Failure • Tribute

• “Davy” Jones (66) – singer/frontman with The Monkees (30 Dec 1945 – 29 Febr 2012) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Ronnie Montrose (64) – monster guitarist with Montrose (29 Nov 1947 – 3 March 2012) – Depression Suicide • Tribute

• Mike Hossack (65) – drummer with the Doobie Brothers (October 17, 1946 – March 12, 2012 – Cancer • Tribute

• Eddie King (73) – Chicago blues guitarist/singer/songwriter (April 21, 1938 – March 14, 2012) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• “Levon” Helm (71) – drummer/vocalist with The Band (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) – Cancer  • Tribute

• Greg Ham (58) – multi instrumentalist with Australian band Men at Work (Sept 27, 1953 – April 19, 2012 – drug overdose from depression • Tribute

• Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch (47) – vocalist with the Beastie Boys ( Aug 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012) – cancer • Tribute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yauch

• Donald “Duck’ Dunn (70) – session bassist with Booker T and the MGs, Steve Cropper (Nov 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) – exhaustion possibly • More Info 

• Donna Summer (63) – pop and soul diva- Queen of Disco ( Dec 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) – cancer • Tribute

• Robin Gibb (62) – singer/songwriter with the BeeGees (Dec 22, 1949 – May 20, 2012) – kidney failure • Tribute

• Bob Welch (66) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with Fleetwood Mac a.o. (Aug 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) – suicide brought on by chronic pain • Tribute

• Jon Lord (71) – keyboardist/composer with Deep Purple (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) – Pulmonary Embolism • Tribute

• Larry Hoppen (61) – singer/guitar player with Orleans (Jan 12, 1949 – July 27, 2012) – suicide • Tribute

• Bob Birch (56) – touring & session bass player with Elton John Band, Jose Feliciano, Keith Emerson (July 14, 1956 – Aug 15, 2012) – chronic pain suicide  • More Info 

• Lou Martin (63) – keyboard player with Rory Gallagher, Killing Floor etc. (12 August 1949 – 17 August 2012) – cancer, stroke • Tribute

• Scott McKenzie (73) – singer of the generational anthem ‘Are you going to San Francisco’ (Jan 10, 1939- Aug 18, 2012) – Guillain–Barré syndrome • Tribute

• Mark H. Abrahamian (46) – guitarist with Starship (Feb 23, 1966 – Sept 2, 2012) – Heart Attack • More Info 

• Joe South (72) – singer/songwriter/guitarist of many popular hits (Feb 28, 1940 – Sept 5, 2012) – Heart failure • Tribute 

• Big Jim Sullivan (71) – session guitarist with many of British top acts (Febr 14, 1941 – Oct 2, 2012) – Diabetes • Tribute

• Danny Harris (65) – co-lead guitar for Westcoast Popart Experimental Band (March 19, 1947 – October 1, 2012) – Heat Stroke • More Info 

• Michael Dunford (68) – guitarist with prog rock band Renaissance (1944 – Nov 20, 2012) – Cerebral Hemorrhage • Tribute

• “Cass” Cassidy (89) – drummer with prog rock band Spirit (May 4, 1923 – Dec 6, 2012) – Cancer  • Tribute

• Huw Lloyd-Langton (61) – guitarist with Hawkwind (6 Febr, 1951 – 6 Dec, 2012) – Hawkwind • Cancer • Tribute

• Lee Dorman (70) – bass player with Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond (Sept 15, 1942 – Dec 21, 2012) – natural causes • Tribute

2013 

• Patti Page (85) – 100 million records selling pop & country star (Nov 8, 1927 – Jan 1, 2013) – Heart and Lung Disease • Tribute

• John Wilkinson (67) – guitarist with Elvis Presley Band ( July 3, 1945 – Jan 11, 2013) – Cancer • Tribute

• Nic Potter (62) – bassist with British prog rock band VanderGraaf Generator (18 Oct, 1951 – 16 Jan, 2013) – Pneumonia • Tribute

• Steve Knight (77) – keyboards with Mountain (May 12, 1935 – Jan 19, 2013) – Parkinson’s • Tribute

• Sugarcoat Bonner (69) – guitarist with the Ohio Players (March 14, 1943 – Jan 26, 2013) – Cancer • More Info 

• Mickey Finn (65) – guitarist with T-Rex, Heavy Metal Kids, Steve Marriott (3 March, 1947 – 1 Feb, 2013) – Cancer • Tribute

• Cecil Womack (65) – singer/songwriter with Womack & Womack (Sept 25, 1947 – Febr 1, 2013) – Unknown • Tribute

• Reg Presley (71) – lead singer/songwriter with The Troggs (12 June 1941 – 4 Febr 2013) – Cancer • Tribute

• Rick Huxley (72) – bass player with the Dave Clark Five (5 Aug 1940 – 11 Febr 2013) – Emphysema • Tribute 

• Kevin Peek (66) –  guitarist with Sky (21 Dec 1946 – 11 Febr 2013) – Melanoma • Tribute

• Tony Sheridan (72) – British R&R pioneer who fronted the Beatles early on ( 21 May 1940 – 16 Febr 2013) – Died during Heart Surgery • Tribute

• Kevin Ayers (68) – singer/guitarist/founder of Soft Machine (16 Aug 1944 – 18 Febr 2013) – Natural Causes • Tribute

• Magic Slim (75) – Chicago blues singer/guitarist (Aug 7, 1937 – Febr 21, 2013) – Kidney failure • Tribute

• Dan Toler (64) – guitarist with Allman Bros, Dickey Betts Band (Sept 23, 1948 – Febr 25, 2013) – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Tribute

• Richard Street (80) – vocalist with The Temptations (Oct 5, 1942 – Febr 27, 2013) – Pulmonary Embolism • Tribute

• Bobby Rogers (73) – vocalist with the Miracles (February 19, 1940 – March 3, 2013) – Diabetes • Tribute

• Alvin Lee (68) – British guitar virtuoso/singer/songwriter with Ten Years After – (Dec. 19, 1944 –  March 6, 2013) – Medical Mishap • [Tribute]  *FIND ALVIN LEE ON AMAZON

• Peter Banks (65) – original guitarist with Yes  (15 July 1947 – 7 March 2013) – Heart  Failure • Tribute

• Clive Burr (56) – drummer with Iron Maiden (8 March 1957–12 March 2013) – MS • Tribute

• Hugh McCracken (70) – session guitarist to the stars (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) – leukemia • More Info

• Cordell Mosson (60) – bass player with Parliament Funkadelic (Oct 16, 1952 – April 18, 2013) – liver failure • More Info

• Chrissy Amphlett (53) – singer with the Divinyls (25 Oct 1959 – 21 April 2013) – cancer • Tribute 

• Richie Havens (72) – folksinger, songwriter who opened Woodstock 1969  (Jan 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) – Heart attack • Tribute

• Jeff Hanneman (49) – lead guitar/founder of metal band Slayer (Jan 31, 1964 – May 2, 2013) – Liver failure • Tribute

• Cedric “Im” Brooks (70) – Jamaican session saxophonist and member of The Skatalites (1943 – 3 May 2013) – Cardiac Arrest • More Info 

• Ray Manzarek (74) – keyboards/songwriter with the Doors  (Febr 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) – carcinoma • [Tribute]

• Trevor Bolder (62) – bass player with David Bowie, Uriah Heep (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) – pancreatic cancer • Tribute

• Georges Moustaki (79) – Egypt born French folk-rock singer/songwriter (May 3, 1934 – May 23, 2013) – emphysema • Tribute

• Joey Covington (67) – drummer with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna (June 27, 1945 – June 4, 2013) – Car Accident • Tribute

• JJ Cale (74) – guitarist/singer/songwriter Americana, country rock (Dec 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Mick Farren (69) – singer/lyricist with the Deviants (3 Sept 1943 – 27 July 2013) – heart attack while on stage • More Info  

• Allen Lanier (67) – keyboards/guitarist with Blue Oyster Cult (June 25, 1946 – Aug 14, 2013) – COPD • Tribute

• Jan Kuehnemund (51) – female lead guitarist with Vixen (Nov 18, 1961 – Oct. 10, 2013) – Cancer • Tribute

• Lou Reed (71) – singer, songwriter with Velvet Underground (March 2, 1942 – Oct 27, 2013) – Liver failure • Tribute

• Pete Haycock (62) – singer/guitarist with Climax Blues Band (4 March 1951 – 30 Oct 2013) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Bob Allison (72) – vocalist with the English 60’s pop duo The Allisons (2 Febr 1941 – 25 Nov 2013) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Ricky Lawson (59) – popular Motown touring and session drummer (Nov 8, 1954 – Dec 23, 2013) – brain aneurysm • Tribute

2014 

• Jay Traynor (70) – lead singer with Jay and the Americans (March 30, 1943 – Jan 2, 2014) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute

• Phil Everly (74) – singer, songwriter, guitarist with the Everly Brothers (Jan 19, 1939 – Jan 3, 2014) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute

• Freddy “Fingers” Lee (76) – guitarist, pianist with Screaming Lord Sutch, Cliff Richards etc. (Nov 24, 1937 – Jan 13, 2014) – pneumonia • Tribute

• “Fergie” Frederiksen – singer with Survivor, Trillion, Toto etc. (May 15, 1951 – Jan 18, 2014) – cancer • Tribute

• Pete Seeger (94)– folk singer, songwriter with the Weavers (May 3, 1919 – Jan 27, 2014) – Natural Causes • Tribute

• “Bunny Rugs” Clarke (65) – lead singer with Jamaican reggae band Third World (6 Feb 1948 – 2 Feb 2014) – Leukemia • Tribute  

• Bob Casale (61) – keyboard player with Devo (July 14, 1952 – Feb 17, 2014) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• ‘Nossi’ Noske (67) – frontman/drummer/singer of German rock band Birth Control (17 Aug 1946 – 18 Feb 2014) – Heart Attack • More Info  

• ‘Franny’ Beecher (92) – guitarist with rock pioneers Bill Haley and the Comets (Sept 29, 1921 – Febr 24, 2014) – Natural Causes • Tribute

• Paco de Lucía (66) – virtuoso flamenco guitarist (21 Dec 1947 – 25 Febr 2014) – Heart Attack • [Tribute]

• Scott Asheton (64) – Drummer with the Stooges (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) – heart attack • Tribute

• Joe Lala (66) – drummer, percussionist with the Byrds, CSNY, Whitney Houston and more (Nov 3, 1947 – March 18, 2014) – cancer • Tribute

• Shane Gibson (35) – guitarist with Korn (Febr 21, 1979 – April 15, 2014) – blood clotting disorder • Tribute

• Ed Gagliardi (62) – original bass player with Foreigner (Febr 13, 1952 – May 11, 2014) – cancer • Tribute

• Tommy Ramone (65) – drummer with the Ramones – (Jan 29, 1949 – July 11, 2014) – cancer • Tribute

• Johnny Winter (70) – albino blues guitarist sensation (Febr 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) – Heart failure • [Tribute]

• Dick Wagner (71) – guitarist/songwriter with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss. Wrote the anthem “Only Women Bleed” (Dec 14, 1942 – July 30, 2014) – respiratory failure • Tribute

• Rod de’Ath (64) – drummer with Rory Gallagher (June 18, 1950 – Aug 1, 2014) – chronic illnesses • Tribute 

• Glenn Cornick (67) – Bass player with Jethro Tull, Wild Turkey (April 23, 1947 – Aug 28, 2014) – heart failure • Tribute

• Jimi Jamison (63) – vocalist with Survivor (23 Aug 1951 – 31 Aug 2014) – Stroke • Tribute

• Johnny Gustafson (72) – bass player with Merseybeats, Roxy Music, Ian Gillan Band (Aug 8, 1942 – Sept 12, 2014) – cancer • More Info 

• Lynsey de Paul (66) – English singer/songwriter (11 June 1948– 1 Oct 2014) – brain hemorrhage • More Info 

• Paul Revere (76) – singer, keyboard player with Paul Revere and the Raiders (Jan 7, 1938 – Oct 4, 2014) – cancer • Tribute  

•Jack Bruce (71) – bassplayer/singer/songwriter with Cream, Alexis Korner, Robin Trower (May 14, 1943 – Oct 25, 2014) – Liver disease • [Tribute]

• Wayne Static (48) – lead vocalist, lead guitar for metal band Static-X (Nov 4, 1965 – Nov 1, 2014) – drug overdose • More Info 

• Manitas de Plata (93) – world famous flamenco guitarist (7 Aug 1921 – 6 Nov 2014) – Natural causes • Tribute

• Rick ‘The Bass Player’ Rosas (65) – bass player with Neil Young, CSNY, Joe Walsh etc. (Sept 10, 1949 – Nov 6, 2014) – Lung cancer • Tribute

• Bobby Keys (70) – saxophonist, session musician with the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker etc. (Dec 18, 1943 – Dec 2, 2014) – cirrhosis • Tribute

• Ian ‘Mac’ McLagan (69) – keyboard player with the Small Faces, the Faces, Bob Dylan and sessions for many stars (12 May 1945 – 3 Dec 2014) – Stroke • Tribute

• Larry Henley (77) – falsetto singer/songwriter with The Newbeats (June 30, 1937 – Dec 18, 2014) – Lewey Body Dementia • Tribute

• Udo Jürgens (80) – Austrian Singer/songwriter with more than 100 million albums sold (Sept 30, 1934 – Dec 21, 2014) – heart failure • Tribute

• Joe Cocker (70) – solo icon as well as with Mad Dogs and Englishmen (20 May 1944 – 22 Dec 2014) – Lung Cancer • [Tribute]

2015

• Jeff Golub (59) – guitarist for Rod Stewart, Billy Squier, John Waite, Tina Turner and more (April 15, 1955 – Jan 1, 2015) – progressive supranuclear palsy • Tribute

• Willy “Popsy” Dixon (72) – blues drummer, singer with The Holmes Brothers (July 26, 1942 – Jan 9, 2015 ) – Bladder Cancer • Tribute

• Tim Drummond (74) – bass guitar with Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, JJ Cale etc. (20 April 1940 – 10 Jan 2015) – Undisclosed • Tribute

• Trevor ‘Dozy’  Ward-Davies (70) – bass player with British pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (27 Nov, 1944 – 13 Jan, 2015) – Heart Failure • More Info 

• Dallas Taylor (66) – drummer with CSN, Manassas – (Apr 7, 1948 – Jan 18, 2015) – Viral Pneumonia • Tribute

• Edgar Froese (70) – German keyboardist with Tangerine Dream (6 June 1944 – 20 Jan 2015) – Pulmonary Embolism • Tribute

• Demis Roussos (68) – Greek solo hit vocalist, bass player with Aphrodite’s Child (15 June 1946 – 25 Jan 2015) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Danny McCulloch (69) – bass player with Eric Burdon, the Animals, Screaming Lord Sutch (18 July 1945 – 29 Jan, 2015) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Rod McKuen (81) -singer, songwriter, poet in Jacques Brel style (Apr 29, 1933 – Jan 29, 2015) – Pneumonia • Tribute

• Don Covay (78) – r&b-soul singer, songwriter – wrote Chain of Fools for Aretha Franklin (Mar 24, 1936 – Jan 31, 2015) – Stroke • Tribute

• Joe B. Mauldin (74) – bass player with Buddy Holly’s Crickets (July 8, 1940 ~ Feb 7, 2015) – Cancer • Tribute

• Sam Andrew (73) – guitar player with Janis Joplin, Big Brother and the Holding Company (Dec 18, 1941 ~ Febr 12, 2015) – died during open heart surgery • Tribute

• Lesley Gore (68) – early rock and roll singer/hit maker (May 2, 1946 – Feb 16, 2015) – Lung cancer • Tribute

• Lew Soloff (71) – trumpet with Blood, Sweat and Tears (Febr 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015) – heart attack • Tribute

• Chris Rainbow (68) – vocalist with Camel, Alan Parson’s Project a.o. (18 Nov 1946 – 22 Febr 2015) – Parkinson’s • Tribute

• Jim McCann (70) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Dubliners (26 Oct 1944 – 5 Mar, 2015) – Throat Cancer • Tribute

• Jimmy Greenspoon (67) – keyboard player with Three Dog Night (Febr 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) – Melanoma • Tribute

• Daevid Allen (77) – Australian guitarist/founder of Soft Machine, Gong (13 Jan, 1938 – 13 March 2015) – Cancer • Tribute

• Mike Porcaro (59) – bass player with Toto (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) – ALS • Tribute

• Andy Fraser (62) – bass player with Free (3 July 1952 – 16 March 2015) – Cancer/Aids • Tribute

• Bruce Crump (57) – Drummer with Molly Hatchet (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) – cancer • Tribute

• AJ Pero (55) – drummer with Twisted Sister (Oct 14, 1959 – March 20, 2015) – heart attack • Tribute

• John Renbourn (70) – English guitarist with folk-rock band Pentangle (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) – heart attack • More Info 

• Preston Ritter (65) – drummer with The Electric Prunes (April 24, 1949 – March 30, 2015) – kidney failure • More Info  

• Dave Ball (65) – guitarist with Procol Harum, Long John Baldry (30 March 1950 – 1 April 2015) – bowel cancer • Tribute

• Bob Burns (64) – short time drummer with Lynyrd Skynyrd (Nov 24, 1950 – April 3, 2015) – Car Crash • Tribute

• Percy Sledge (74) – When a man loves a woman singer/songwriter (Nov 25, 1941 – April 14, 2015) – liver cancer • Tribute

• Ben E. King (76) – singer, songwriter of Stand By Me and many more (Sept 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) – Heart Problems • Tribute

• Craig Gruber (63) – bassist with Elf and Rainbow (June 22, 1951 – May 5, 2015) – cancer • More Info

• Errol Brown (71)  – lead singer with Hot Chocolate (12 Nov, 1943 – 6 May 2015) – Liver Cancer • Tribute

• BB ‘BluesBoy’ King (89) – most influential Blues revival artist (Sept 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015) – Natural Age • [Tribute]

• Louis Johnson (60) – bassist for Michael Jackson band, (13 April 1955 – 21 May 2015) – unknown • More Info 

• Chris Squire (67) – influential bass player/songwriter with YES – (4 March 1948 – 28 June 2015) – Rare form of Leukemia • Tribute

• Bruce Rowland (74) – drummer/session musician with Fairport Convention and Joe Cocker’s Grease Band a.o. (22 May 1941 – 29 June 2015) • Tribute

• Wayne Carson (72) – singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist, The Letter, Always on my Mind (May 31, 1943 – July 20, 2015) – various ailments • More Info

• Cilla Black (72) – British 60s hit pop singer (27 May 1943 – 1 Aug, 2015) – Stroke • Tribute

• Gary Richrath (65) – guitarist with REO Speedwagon (Oct 18, 1949 – Sept 13, 2015)  – heart failure • Tribute

• Ben Cauley (67) – trumpet player/singer/songwriter with Otis Redding and the Bar-Kays (Oct 3, 1947 – Sept 21, 2015) – Heart Failure • More Info 

• Billy Joe Royal (73) – country-rock singer known for Down in the Boondocks and Hush (April 3, 1942 – Oct 6, 2015) – Heart failure • Tribute

• Smokin’ Joe Kubek (59) – Texas blues guitarist/singer/songwriter (Nov 30, 1956 – Oct 11, 2015) – heart attack • More Info 

• Cory Wells (74) – one of 3 lead singers with Three Dog Night (Febr 5, 1941 – Oct 20, 2015) – Multiple Myeloma • More Info 

• Allen Toussaint (77) – influential New Orleans pianist/music arranger (Jan 14, 1938 – Nov 10, 2015) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Phil Taylor (61) – drummer with Motorhead (21 Sept, 1954 – 11 Nov, 2015) – Liver Failure • More Info 

• Scott Weiland (48) – singer with Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver (Oct 27, 1967 – Dec 3, 2015) – Accidental overdose • Tribute

• Stevie Wright (68) – lead singer with Australian band Easybeats – Friday on my Mind (20 Dec 1947 – 27 Dec 2015) – Pneumonia • Tribute

• Lemmy Kilmister (70) – bass player/singer with Motorhead (24 Dec, 1945 – 28 Dec, 2015) – Cancer • Tribute

• Natalie Cole (65) – R&B, soul singer, daughter of Nat King Cole (Febr 6, 1950 – Dec 31, 2015) – Congestive Heart Failure • More Info

2016

• David Bowie (69) – British singer/songwriter, innovative Ziggy Stardust (8 Jan 1947 – 10 Jan 2016) – Cancer • [Tribute]

• Blowfly (76) – parody/comedy singer/songwriter (Feb 14, 1939 – Jan 17, 2016) – Liver Cancer • Wiki

• “Buffin” Griffin (67) – drummer with Mott the Hoople (24 Oct, 1948 – 17 Jan, 2016) – Alzheimers • Wiki 

• Glenn Frey (67) – singer/songwriter/guitarist/founder with The Eagles (Nov. 6, 1948 – Jan. 18, 2016) – Stomach complications • [Tribute]

• Jimmy Bain (68) – bass player with Rainbow, Dio (19 Dec 1947 – 23 Jan 2016) – Lung Cancer • Wiki

• Paul Kantner (74) – guitarist/singer/songwriter/founder with Jefferson Airplane (Mar 17, 1941 – Jan 28, 2016) – Heart Attack • Tribute

• Signe Toly Anderson (74) – founding singer with Jefferson Airplane (Sept 15, 1941 – Jan 28, 2016) – COPD • Tribute

• Maurice White (74) – lead singer/songwriter with Earth Wind & Fire (Dec 19, 1941 – Feb 3, 2016) – Parkinsons • Tribute

• Vanity (57) – singer with Prince and Vanity 6 (Jan 4, 1959 – Feb 15, 2016) – Kidney Failure • Tribute

• Keith Emerson (71) – Keyboard genius with The Nice, Emerson-Lake-Palmer (2 Nov 1944 – 10 March 2016) – Gunshot Suicide • [Tribute]

• Phife Dawg (45) – performer with A Tribe Called Quest (Nov 20, 1970 – March 22, 2016) – Diabetes • Wiki 

• Andy Newman (73) – Piano player with Thunderclap Newman (Nov 21, 1942 – March 29, 2016) – undisclosed  • Wiki 

• Dennis Davis (64) – drummer with Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie (August 28, 1951 – April 6, 2016) – cancer  • Wiki 

• Prince (57) – singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist genius icon (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) – Prescription Drug Overdose • [Tribute]

• Lonnie Mack (74) – criminally underrated blues rock singer/guitarist (July18, 1941 – April 21, 2016) – natural • Wiki   

• Nick Menza (51) – drummer with Megadeth (July 23, 1964-May 21, 2016) – Heart Failure • Tribute

• Dave Swarbrick (75) – violinist/songwriter with Fairport Convention (April 5, 1941 – June 3, 2016) – pneumonia • Wiki  

• Henry McCullough (72) – guitarist played with Wings, Joe Cocker (21 July 1943 – 14 June 2016) – Stroke and Heart • Tribute

• Scotty Moore (84) – brilliant guitarist for Elvis Presley (Dec 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) – age related • Tribute

• James Woolley (49) – keyboard player with Nine Inch Nails (Sept 26, 1966 – Aug. 14, 2016) – neck injuries • Wiki 

•  Matt Roberts (38) – guitarist with Three Doors Down-(Jan 10, 1978 – Aug 20, 2016) – Prescription drug overdose • Tribute

• Gilli Smyth (83) – female vocalist/founder with prog rock band Gong (June 1, 1933 – Aug 22, 2016) – pneumonia • Wiki 

• Toots Thielemans (94) – world famous Belgian harmonica player (April 29, 1922 – August 22, 2016) natural causes • Tribute

• “Buckwheat Zydeco” (68) – New Orleans zydeco musician (Nov 14, 1947 – Sept 24, 2016) – lung cancer • Tribute

• Rod Temperton (66) – influential British songwriter/keyboard for Heatwave, Michael Jackson (he wrote Thriller), George Benson (Oct 9, 1949 – Sept 25, 2016) – cancer • Wiki 

• Don Ciccone (70) singer/guitarist with the Four Seasons and bassist with Tommy James and the Shondelles (Feb 28, 1946 – Oct 8, 2016) – heart attack • Wiki 

• “Pete” Burns (57) – lead singer with Dead or Alive (Aug 5, 1959 – 23 Oct, 2016) – Heart Attack • Tribute

 • Bobby Vee (73) – early pop-r&r hitmaker (April 30, 1943 – Oct. 24, 2016) – alzheimers • Wiki 

• Eddie Harsch (59) – keyboardist with the Black Crowes (May 25, 1957 – Nov 4, 2016) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Leonard Cohen (82) – singer/songwriter/poet (Sept 21, 1934 – Nov 7, 2016) – Cancer related Fall • [Tribute] 

• Victor Bailey (56) – bassist with Weather Report (March 27, 1960 – Nov 11, 2016) – Lou Gehrig’s disease • Wiki

• Leon Russell (74)  – multi-genre pianist/singer/songwriter Americana rock (April 2, 1942 – Nov 13, 2016) – Heart related • Tribute

• Greg Lake (69) – guitarist/singer/songwriter/founder with King Crimson and Emerson-Lake-Palmer (10 Nov, 1947 – 7 Dec, 2016) – Cancer • [Tribute]

• Valerie Gell (71) – vocalist/lead guitar with the Liverbirds (Aug 14, 1945 – Dec 11, 2016) • undisclosed • Wiki 

• Rick Parfitt (68) – guitarist with Status Quo (12 Oct 1948 – 24 Dec 2016) – Sepsis • Tribute

• George Michael (53) – singer/songwriter with Wham and solo pop culture icon (June 25, 1963 – Dec 25, 2016) – Cardiac Arrest • [Tribute] 

2017

134 Rock, rockabilly, rock and roll, blues, soul, funk, fusion, reggae and pop rock legends and pioneers that passed on in 2017. Get the Tribute Book Here

JANUARY

• Sylvester Potts (78) – vocalist with The Contours – ‘Do You Love Me’ ( Jan 22, 1938 – Jan 6, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Johnny Dick (73) – Australian drummer with The Aztecs, Stevie Wright Band and many others (June 1943 – Jan 6, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Peter Sarstedt (75) – British singer/songwriter with the hit “Where do you go to my lovely” (10 Dec 1941 – 8 Jan 2017) – progressive supernuclear palsy • Tribute 

• Tommy Allsup (85) – guitarist with Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Nov 24, 1931 – Jan 11,2017) – complications from surgery • Tribute

• Richie Ingui (69) – Singer with The Soul Survivors (Nov 15, 1947 – Jan 13, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute  

• Steve Wright (66)  – bass guitarist/songwriter with the Greg Kihn Band (1950-Jan 16, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Mike Kellie (69) – drummer with Spooky Tooth (24 March 1947 – 18 Jan, 2017) – Cancer • Tribute

• Ronald “Bingo” Mundy (76) – vocalist with The Marcels (April 20, 1940 – Jan 20, 2017) – Pneumonia • Tribute 

• Maggie Roche (65) – Singer/Songwriter with The Roches, Paul Simon (Oct 26, 1951 – Jan 21, 2017) – cancer • Tribute

• Junie Morrison (62) – Singer/Multi instrumentalist/composer with Parliament, Funkadelics, Ohio Players (1954 – Jan 21, 2017) – organ failure • Tribute 

• Peter Overend Watts (69) – Bass player with Mott the Hoople (May 13, 1947 – Jan 22, 2017) – throat cancer • Tribute

• Marvell Thomas (75) – pianist/singer/songwriter in the Memphis Soul (Aug 22, 1941 – Jan 22, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute  

• Bobby Freeman (76) – r&b – soul singer; ‘Do You Want to Dance’ (June 13, 1940 – Jan 23, 2017) – heart failure  • Tribute

• Butch Trucks (69) – Drummer with the Allman Brothers Band (May 11, 1947 – Jan 24, 2017) – dramatic Suicide • Tribute 

• Björn Thelin (74) – bass player with Swedish instrumental rockers The Spotnicks (June 27, 1942 -Jan 24, 2017) – undisclosed   • Tribute 

• Tom Edwards (41) – gifted British guitarist with Adam Ant Band and others ( Feb 21, 1975 – Jan 26, 2017) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Geoff Nicholls (68) – Keyboard player with Black Sabbath (Feb 29, 1944 – Jan 28, 2017) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

• John Wetton (67) – singer, bassist with Asia/King Crimson and U.K. (June 12, 1949 – Jan 31, 2017) – colon cancer • Tribute 

• “Deke” Leonard (72) – guitarist with Man (18 Dec 1944 – 31 Jan 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

FEBRUARY

• Robert Dahlqvist (40) – singer/guitarist for Swedish band the Hellacopters (16 April 1976 – 1 Feb 2017) – drowned during an epileptic seizure • Tribute 

• Steve Lang (67) – bass player with Canadian band April Wine (March 24, 1949 – Feb 4, 2017) – Parkinson’s • Tribute

• David Axelrod (83) – rock pioneering Rock Fusion arranger (April 17, 1933 – Feb 5, 2017) – brain aneurysm • Tribute 

• Sonny Geraci (70) – singer with the Outsiders and Climax ( Nov 22, 1947 – Feb 5, 2017) – brain aneurysm • Tribute 

• Al Jarreau (76) – worldclass blues, jazz and soul-r&b singer (March 12, 1940 – Feb 12, 2017) – respiratory failure • Tribute 

• Peter Skellern (69) – singer-songwriter “You’re a Lady” (March 14, 1947 – Feb 17, 2017) – brain tumor • Tribute 

• Clyde Stubblefield (73) – drummer with the James Brown Band (April 18, 1943 – Febr 18, 2017) – kidney failure • Tribute 

• Larry Coryell (73) – worldclass jazz-rock fusion guitarist with The Free Spirits/the Eleventh House (April 2, 1943 – Feb 19, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

MARCH

• Jim Fuller (69) – lead guitarist with the Surfaris; “Wipe Out” (June 27, 1947 – March 3, 2017) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Lyle Ritz (87) – bass player with The Wrecking Crew (Jan 10, 1930 – March 3, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Tommy Page (46) – singer/songwriter World Music (May 24, 1970 – March 4, 2017) – suicide • Tribute 

• Valerie Carter (64) – magnificent muse/singer/songwriter who worked with any star in the 70s (Feb 5, 1953 – March 4, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Joni Sledge (60) – vocalist with Sister Sledge (Sept 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) – pre-existing condition • Tribute 

• Joey Alves (63) – guitarist with Yesterday&Today (August 3, 1953 – March 12, 2017) – Ulcerative Colitis • Tribute 

• Robert P-Nut Johnson (69) – singer with Parliament Funkadelics, Bootsy Collins (Oct 16, 1947 – March 12, 2017) – Chronic illness • Tribute 

• James Cotton ( 81) – extra ordinary harp-player solo and with Muddy Waters (July 1, 1935 – March 16, 2017) – pneumonia • Tribute 

• Chuck Berry (90)  – father of Rock & Roll/guitarist/singer/songwriter; ‘Johnny B Goode’  (Oct 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) – Natural causes • [Tribute] 

• “Sib” Hashian (67) – drummer with Boston (Aug 7, 1949 – March 22, 2017) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute 

APRIL

• Lonnie Brooks (83) – Chicago Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist. Solo and with Sam Cooke, the Blues Brothers (Dec 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017) – natural • Tribute 

• Brenda Jones (62) – famous backing vocalist with The Jones Girls, Diana Ross etc. ( Dec 7, 1954 – April 3, 2017) – struck by multiple cars  • Tribute 

• Paul O’Neill (61) – guitarist/composer/founder of Trans Siberian Orchestra/TSO (Feb 23, 1956 – Apr 5, 2017) – Prescription drug side effects • Tribute 

• David Peel (74) – guitarist with the Lower Eastside Band, friends with John Lennon (August 3, 1942 – April 6, 2017) Heart attack • Tribute 

• Keni Richards (60) – drummer with Autograph, friend of David Lee Roth (1956 – April 8, 2017) – murdered • Tribute 

• Alan Henderson (72) – bass player with Irish band Them (Van Morrison) (Nov 26, 1944 – April 9, 2017) – Cardiac Arrest • Tribute 

• Banner Thomas (60) – bass player with  southern rock band Molly Hatchet (1954 – April 10, 2017) – pneumonia • Tribute 

• “J” Geils (71) – guitar player/founder with the J. Geils Band (Feb 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017) – Natural causes • Tribute 

• Toby Smith (46) – keyboardist/songwriter with British funk-acid rock band Jamiroquai (Oct 29, 1970 – April 11, 2017) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Barry ‘Frosty’ Smith (71)  – drummer Soulhat/Sweathog (March 20, 1946 – April 12, 2017) – stroke and heart attack • Tribute 

• Bruce Langhorne (79) – New York Folk guitarist, percussionist and Bob Dylan’s inspiration for Mr. Tambourine Man (May 14, 1938 – April 14, 2017) – stroke • Tribute 

• Allan Holdsworth (70) – guitar wizard innovator who played with Soft Machine  (August 6, 1946- April 15, 2017) – cardiac arrest • [Tribute] 

• Matt Holt (39) – vocalist with Nothingface (May 28, 1977 – April 15, 2017) – degenerative disease • Tribute 

• Cuba Gooding Sr (72) – singer with The Main Ingredient ( April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Kerry Turman (59)  – bass player with The Temptations (Sept. 28, 1958 – April 23, 2017) – Heart attack • Tribute 

• Calep Emphrey Jr (67) – drummer for BB King (May 1, 1949 – April 25, 2017) – Heart attack • Tribute 

MAY

• Col. Bruce Hampton (70) – Guitarist/bandleader with The Hampton Grease Band (April 30, 1947 – May 1, 2017) – Heart attack on stage • Tribute

• Casey Jones (77) – drummer and vocalist with Albert Collins-Johnny Winters-Muddy Waters etc.  (July 26, 1939 – May 3, 2017) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Clive Brooks (67) – drums for the highly underrated prog rock band The Egg (28 Dec 1949 – May 5, 2017) – unknown • Tribute 

• Robert Miles (47) – creator/master of Trance music – listen to the song ‘Children’ (3 Nov 1969 – 9 May 2017) – cancer • Tribute  

• Corki O’Dell (80) – female guitar trailblazer with Duane Eddy (May 13, 1936 – May 11, 2017) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Jimmy Copley (63) – British session drummer with Paul Rodgers, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band a.o (Dec 29, 1953 – May 13, 2017) – Leukemia • Tribute 

• Chris Cornell (52) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Soundgarden/Audioslave (July 20, 1964 – May 17, 2017) – suicide • Tribute 

• Kenny Cordray (62) – underrated Texas blues guitarist played with Jaco Pastorius, ZZ Top etc. (July 21, 1954 – May 21, 2017) – murder/suicide • Tribute 

• Curtis Womack (74) – vocalist with The Valentinos (Oct 22, 1942 – May 21, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Jimmy LaFave (61) – singer, songwriter of Americana music. Founded Red Dirt Music. Closely associated with Woody Guthrie legacy (July 12, 1955 – May 21, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Gregg Allman (69) – legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboard player with the Allman Brothers Band (Dec 8th, 1947 – May 27, 2017) – liver cancer • [Tribute]   

JUNE

• Aamir Zaki (49) – fine Pakistani guitar player in the rock style of Randy Rhoads (April 8, 1968 – June 2, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute 

• Sonny Knight (69) – Soul singer with the Bluejays and others (1948 – June 17, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Noel Neal (54) – bass player for James Cotton (1963 – June 19, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute

• Jimmy Nalls (66) – guitarist/songwriter with Sea Level and the Jimmy Nalls Project (May 31, 1951 – June 22, 2017) – Parkinson’s • Tribute 

• Dave Rosser (50) – guitarist with Afghan Whigs (August 3, 1966 – June 27, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Nic Ritter (36) – drums for Warbringer (April 13, 1981 – June 30, 2017) – drowned in pool • Tribute 

JULY

• John Blackwell (43) – Drummer for Prince ( September 9, 1973 – July 4, 2017) – brain tumor • Tribute 

• ‘Deacon’ Jones (73) – blues pianist with John Lee Hooker and others (Dec 12, 1943 – July 6, 2017) – cancer • Tribute

• Erik Cartwright (66) – guitarist with Foghat (July 10, 1950 – July 9, 2017) – heart failure • Tribute

• Ray Phiri (70) – African guitarist for Paul Simon and Stimela (March 23, 1947 – July 12, 2017) – Lung cancer • Tribute 

• Simon Holmes (54) – Singer/guitarist/songwriter for the Australian hit band the Hummingbirds (March 28, 1963 – July 13, 2017) – suicide • Tribute 

• David Z (38) – bass player with Adrenaline Mob/TSO (1979 – July 14, 2017) – tourbus crash • Tribute 

• Chester Bennington (41) – lead singer with Linkin Park (March 26, 1976 – July 20, 2017) – suicide • Tribute 

• Kenny Shields (69) – lead singer with Streetheart (1947 – July 21, 2017) – cardiac surgery • Tribute 

• Michael Johnson (72) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist (August 8, 1944 – July 25, 2017) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

AUGUST

• Goldy McJohn (72) – keyboardist with Steppenwolf (May 2, 1945 – Aug 1, 2017) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Glen Campbell (81) – singer, songwriter, session guitarist; Rhinestone Cowboy (Apr 22, 1936 – Aug 8, 2017) – Alzheimers • Tribute 

• Winston Samuels (73)  – Jamaican singer, songwriter with ska group The Four Aces (1944 – Aug 24, 2017) – Kidney Disease • Tribute 

• Melissa Bell (53) – British-Jamaican vocalist with Soul II Soul (March 5, 1964 – August 28, 2017) – Kidney failure • Tribute 

• “Sonny” Burgess (88) – noted rockabilly guitarist (May 28, 1929 – August 28, 2017) – from a fall • Tribute 

SEPTEMBER

• Hedley Jones (99) – Jamaican Ska-Reggae pioneer (Nov 12, 1917 – Sept 1, 2017) – age related • Tribute 

• Mick Softley (77) – British-Irish folk singer/songwriter/guitarist (1939 – Sept 1, 2017) – undisclosed • Tribute 

• Dave Hlubek (66) – guitarist, founder with Molly Hatchet (Aug 28, 1951 – Sept 3, 2017) – Heart attack • Tribute                                                                                         

• Walter Becker (67) – guitarist, singer, songwriter with Steely Dan (Febr 20, 1950 – Sept. 2, 2017) – Esophageal cancer • Tribute 

• Earl Lindo (73) – Keyboardist with The Wailers/Burning Spear/Taj Mahal (Jan 7, 1953 – Sept 4, 2017) – colitis • Tribute 

• Holger Czukay (79) – bass player with Krautrock band Can (March 24, 1938 – Sept 5, 2017) unknown • Tribute 

• Rick Stevens ((76) – Vocalist with Tower of Power (Feb 23, 1941 – Sept 5, 2017) –  Cancer • Tribute 

• Virgil Howe (41) – drummer with Little Barrie; son of Steve Howe ( Sept 23, 1975 – Sept 11, 2017) heart attack  • Tribute 

• Frank Capp (86) – drummer for the Wrecking Crew (Aug 20, 1931 – Sept 12, 2017) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Grant Hart (56) – drummer/songwriter with Hüsker Dü (March 18, 1961 – Sept 13, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Jessi Zazu (28) – lead singer/guitarist with Nashville female rockstars Those Darlins (1989 – Sept 13, 2017) – cervical cancer • Tribute 

• Laudir de Oliveira (77) – percussionist for Chicago (Jan 6, 1940 – Sept 17, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Mark Selby (56) – guitarist/singer/songwriter who wrote hits with Kenny Wayne Sheppard a.o. (Sept 2, 1960 – Sept 18, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Charles Bradley (68) – famous James Brown impersonator, Soul Singer (Nov 5, 1948 – Sept 23, 2017) – cancer • Tribute

• CeDell Davis (90) – Slide guitar Blues musician (June 9, 1927 – Sept 27, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

OCTOBER

• Tom Petty (66) – Singer/songwriter/guitarist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Traveling Wilburys (Oct 20, 1950 – Oct 2, 2017) – fentanyl overdose • [Tribute] 

• Skip Haynes (71) – Guitarist/singer/songwriter who wrote Lake Shore Drive (LSD) with Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah (1946 – Oct 2, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Alvin DeGuzman (38) – Guitarist with The Icarus Line (Dec 3, 1978 – Oct 5, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Jimmy Beaumont (76) – singer/songwriter with white R&B group The Skyliners (Oct 21, 1940 – Oct 7, 2017) – natural • Tribute  

• Grady Tate (85) – hard bebop drummer/vocalist (Jan 14, 1932 – Oct 8,2017) – natural causes • Tribute

• Gord Downie (53) – Canadian singer/songwriter with The Tragically Hip (Feb 6, 1964 – Oct 17, 2017) – brain tumor • Tribute 

• Eamonn Campbell (70) – Irish singer/songwriter with The Dubliners ( Nov 29, 1946 – Oct 18, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• Phil Miller (68) – British guitarist/founder with  In Cahoots etc. (22 Jan 1949 – 18 Oct 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• Martin Eric Ain (50) – bass player with for Celtic Frost and Hellhammer (July 18, 1967 – Oct 21, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• George Young (70) – Australian composer/musician with The Easybeats, AC/DC (Nov 6, 1946 -Oct 22, 2017) – Heart Attack • Tribute 

• Scott Putesky (49) aka Daisy Berkowitz, guitarist for Marilyn Manson (April 28, 1968 – Oct 22, 2017) – colon cancer • Tribute 

• Fats Domino (89) – rock and roll pioneer pianist/singer (Feb 26, 1928 – Oct 24, 2017) – natural causes • Tribute 

NOVEMBER

• Robert Knight (77) – soul singer who recorded Everlasting Love (April 24, 1945 – Nov 5, 2017) – Undisclosed illness • Tribute 

• Pentti “Whitey” Glan (71)  – Finnish drummer for Alice Cooper/Lou Reed etc.(July 8, 1946 – Nov 7, 2017) – lung cancer • Tribute 

• Paul Buckmaster (71) – composer/cellist/arranger for stars like Elton John, Mick Jagger, Celine Dion etc. (June 13, 1946 – Nov 7, 2017) undisclosed • Tribute 

• Hans Vermeulen (70) – singer/songwriter/guitarist for Dutch pop band Sandy Coast (Sept.18, 1947 – Nov 9, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute  

• Fred Cole (69) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Lollipop Shoppe/Dead Moon (Aug 28, 1948 – Nov 9, 2017) – cancer • Tribute

• Chuck Mosley (57) – singer/guitarist with Faith No More (Dec 26, 1959 – Nov 9, 2017) – alcoholism • Tribute 

• Chad Hanks (46) –  bass/songwriter for American Head Charge (1971 – Nov 12, 2017) liver and kidney disease • Tribute 

• Dik Mik (73) – (Michael Davies) keyboards for Hawkwind (1944 – Nov 16, 2017) – undisclosed • Tribute 

• Malcolm Young (64) – guitarist-lick composer with  AC/DC (Jan 6, 1953 – Nov 18, 2017) – Dementia • [Tribute] 

• Della Reese (86) – pop and soul singer/actress/ early rock and roll ( July 6, 1931 – Nov 19, 2017)  – Diabetes • Tribute 

• Warren “Pete” Moore (78) – singer with The Miracles (Nov 19, 1938 – Nov 19, 2017) – Diabetes • Tribute 

• Wayne Cochran (78) – blue-eyed soul singer (1939 – Nov 21, 2017) – cancer • Tribute 

• David Cassidy (67) – lead singer, heart throb with The Partridge Family (April 12, 1950 – Nov 21, 2017)  – Liver failure • Tribute 

• Tommy Keene (59) – remarkable guitarist/songwriter/vocalist (June 30, 1958 – Nov 22, 2017) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Mitch Margo (70) – multi instrumentalist with The Tokens; The Lion Sleeps Tonight (May 25, 1947 – Nov. 26, 2017) – natural causes • Tribute 

• ‘Pops’ Popwell (66)– bassist with The Young Rascals (Dec 29, 1950 – Nov 27, 2017) – heart attack • Tribute 

• “Bilbo” Walker (80) – blues guitarist musician (Feb 19, 1937 – Nov 29, 2017) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Zé Pedro (61) – Portuguese guitarist superstar with Xutos & Pontapés (Sept 14, 1956 – Nov 30, 2017) – Liver disease • Tribute 

DECEMBER

• Johnny Hallyday (74) – born Jean-Philippe Léo Smet – French pioneer rockstar (15 June 1943 – 6 Dec 2017) – Lung Cancer • Tribute 

• Vincent Nguini (65) – guitarist for Paul Simon (July 1952 – Dec 8, 2017) – liver cancer • Tribute 

• Pat DiNizio (62) – guitarist/vocalist with the Smithereens (Oct 12, 1955 – Dec 12, 2017) undisclosed • Tribute 

• Warrel Dane (56) – supreme vocalist for Sanctuary and Nevermore (March 7, 1961 – Dec 13, 2017) heart attack • Tribute 

• “Lord Luther” McDaniels (79) – lead singer for the 4 Deuces (1938 – Dec 30, 2017) pneumonia • Tribute 

2018

JANUARY

• Betty Willis (76) – 60s Soul Singer, who should have been… (Mar 10, 1941 – Jan 1, 2018) – strangled to death • Wiki 

• Rick Hall (85) – musician/songwriter/owner of FAME studios in Muscle Shoals (1933- Jan 2, 2018) – Cancer • Wiki 

• Ray Thomas (76) – flutist/harmonica/vocalist/songwriter with the Moody Blues  (Dec 29, 1941 – Jan 4, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Mikio ‘Ko-Gami’ Fujioka (36) – Guitarist/Shredder with Japanese Babymetal Kami Band (1981 – Jan 5, 2018) – fall from observation deck • Wiki 

• France Gall (70) – French pop idol (Oct 9, 1947- Jan 7, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Buster Stiggs (63) – drummer for New Zealand band The Swingers and Australian band Models (8 Dec 1954 – 7 Jan 2018) – Multiple Myeloma • Wiki 

• Denise Lasalle (83) – took the title from Koko Taylor as Queen of the Blues (Jul 16, 1939 – Jan 8, 2018) – Complications from heart surgery • Wiki 

• Fast Eddie Clarke (67) – guitarist with Motörhead, Fastway, Ace of Spades (Oct 5, 1950 – Jan 10, 2018) – pneumonia • Tribute  

• Alfred Morris III (60) – Lead guitar/singer/songwriter with Iron Man (Mar 9, 1957 – Jan 10, 2018) – complications from diabetes • Wiki 

• Dolores o’Riordan (46) – lyricist/vocalist with Irish rock band The Cranberries (Sep 6, 1971 – Jan 15, 2018) – alcohol drowning  • Wiki  

• Edwin Hawkins (74) – bandleader/vocalist/songwriter/pianist with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (Aug 19, 1943 – Jan 15, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Dave Holland (69) – drummer with Trapeze, Judas Priest (Apr 5, 1948 – Jan 16, 2018) – lung cancer • Wiki 

• Jim Rodford (76) – bass player with Argent/Zombies/Kinks/the Swinging Blue Jeans (7 Jul 1941 – 20 Jan, 2018) – fall off the stairs • Wiki  

• Billy Hancock (71) –  bass player with Danny Gatton (Nov 4, 1946 – Jan 22, 2018) – liver failure • Wiki 

• Hugh Masekela (78) – South African session and touring trumpeteer withThe Byrds/Paul Simon/Miriam Makeba etc (4 Apr 1939 – 23 Jan, 2018) cancer • Wiki

• Floyd Miles (74) – played guitar on tour with Gregg Allman & Friends (Apr 13, 1943 – Jan 26, 2018)  heart attack • Wiki 

FEBRUARY

• Dennis Edwards (74) – lead vocalist with The Temptations
 (Feb 3, 1943 – Feb 1, 2018) – meningitis • Wiki 

• Leon “Ndugu” Chancler (65)
 – Drums with Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Santana and many more (Jul 1, 1952 – Feb 3, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Mickey Jones (76) – drummer with Dylan, Johnny Rivers and Kenny Rodgers
 (Jun 10, 1941 – Feb 7, 2018) – complications from diabetes • Wiki 

• Pat Torpey
(64) – drummer for Mr. Big, the Knack a.o.(Dec 13, 1953 – Feb 7, 2018) -complications from Parkinson’s • Wiki 

• Craig MacGregor (68) – bass player with Foghat
 (Sep 13, 1949 – Feb 9, 2018) – lung cancer • Wiki 

• Klaasje van der Wal (69) – Bass for Dutch band Shocking Blue; Venus (Feb 1, 1949 – Feb 12, 2018) – heart failure • Wiki 

• Barbara Alston (74) – vocalist with Motown group The Crystals (Sep 28, 1943 – Feb 18, 2018) – complications from the flu • Wiki 

• “Eddie” Amoo (74) – Vocals/guitar for soul band The Real Thing ( May 5, 1944 – Feb 23, 2018) • Wiki 

MARCH

• Patrick Doyle (31) – drummer with British band Veronica Falls (1986 – Mar 3, 2018) – depression • Wiki 

• Nokie” Edwards (82) – lead guitar for the Ventures (May 9, 1935 – Mar 12, 2018)- Complications from surgery • Wiki 

• Claudia Fontaine (57) – Back up singer with Joe Cocker/Pink Floyd etc. (26 Aug 1960 – 13 Mar 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Peter “Mars” Cowling (71) – bass player with Pat Travers Band(May 26,1946 – Mar 20, 2018)- undisclosed • Wiki 

• Mike Harrison (72) – lead singer with Spooky Tooth (3 Sep, 1945 – 25 Mar, 2018)- unknown • Wiki 

APRIL

• Timothy Matley (36) –Lead voice for the Overtones (16 Feb, 1982 – 9 Apr 2018)- illness related suicide • Wiki 

• Yvonne Staples (80) – vocalist with the Staple Singers (Oct 23, 1937 – Apr 10, 2018)- colon cancer • Wiki 

• Avicii (Tim Bergling) (28) – EDM Superstar from Sweden (8 Sep 1989 – 20 Apr 2018) – suicide with broken glass • Wiki 

• Reginald Duwayne McArthur (63) – Lead singer for The Controllers (Sep 25, 1954 – Apr 19, 2018) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Brian Hooper (55) – guitarist/singer/songwriter with Beast of Burden (1963 – Apr 20, 2018) – lung cancer • Wiki 

• Charles Neville (79) – Saxophone player with The Neville Brothers (Dec 28, 1938 – Apr 26, 2018)- cancer • Wiki 

• Tim Calvert (52) – guitarist with Nevermore (Nov 7, 1965 – Apr 30, 2018) – ALS • Wiki 

MAY

• John “Jabo” Starks (79) – drummer for James Brown (Oct 26, 1938 – May 1, 2018) – heart failure • Wiki 

• Scott Hutchison (37)  – Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist with Frightened Rabbit (20 Nov 1981 – 10 May 2018)- suicide • Wiki 

• Jürgen Marcus (69) – Very successful German Schlager star (6 Jun, 1948 – May 17,  2018) – COPD • Wiki 

• Reggie Lucas (65) – songwriter, guitarist with Roberta Flack, Madonna etc. (Feb 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018) – heart disease • Wiki 

JUNE

• Eddy Clearwater (83) – Chicago blues musician (Jan 10, 1935 – Jun 1, 2018) – heart failure • Wiki 

• Ralph Santolla (51) – metal shred guitarist for Deicide, Obituary etc. (Dec 8, 1966- Jun 6, 2018) – heart attack/coma • Wiki

• Danny Kirwan (68) – guitarist for 2nd incarnation of Fleetwood Mac (May 13, 1950 – Jun 8, 2018) – mental health related • Tribute

• Jon Hiseman (73) – drummer with Colosseum (21 Jun 1944 – 12 Jun 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• D.J. Fontana (87) – longtime drummer for Elvis Presley (Mar 15, 1931 – Jun 13, 2018)- complications from broken hip • Wiki 

• Nick Knox (65) – drummer for the Cramps (Mar 26, 1953 – Jun 15, 2018) – cardiogenic shock • Wiki 

• Matt “Guitar” Murphy (88) – guitarist with The Blues Brothers (Dec 29, 1929 – Jun 15, 2018) – heart attack • Wiki 

• Vinnie Paul (54) – drummer with Pantera/Damageplan (Mar 11, 1964 – Jun 22, 2018) – heart failure • Wiki 

JULY

• Richard Swift (41) – Touring bassist with The Black Keys etc. (Mar 16, 1977 – Jul 3, 2018) – alcohol & hepatitis • Wiki 

AUGUST

• Aretha Franklin (76) – The undisputed Queen of Soul (Mar 25, 1942 – Aug 16, 2018) – cancer • [Tribute]

• Ed King (68)– guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Strawberry Alarm Clock ( Sep 14, 1949 – Aug 22, 2018) – cancer • Tribute

• Kyle Pavone (28) – lead vocalist with metal core band We Came as Romans (1990 – Aug 25, 2018) – overdose • Wiki 

SEPTEMBER

• Conway Savage (58) – keyboards for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Jul 27, 1960 – Sep 2, 2018) – brain tumor • Wiki 

• Maartin Allcock (61) – highly accomplished fiddler with Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull (Jan 5, 1957 – Sep 16, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Marty Balin (76) – singer with Jefferson Airplane (Jan 30, 1942 – Sep 27, 2018) – cardiac arrest • Wiki 

• Otis Rush (83) – blues guitar virtuoso (Apr 29, 1935 – Sep 29, 2018) – complications from a stroke • Wiki 

OCTOBER

• Charles Aznavour (94) – French pop singer/songwriter (May 22, 1924 – Oct 1, 2018) – pulmonary edema • Wiki 

• Joop Roelofs (74) – lead guitarist for Dutch rock band Q65 (1944 – Oct 2, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Tony Joe White (75) – songwriter/performer who wrote Polk Salad Annie (Jul 23, 1943 – Oct 24, 2018)- heart attack • Wiki 

• Jimmy Farrar (67) – singer for southern rock band Molly Hatchet (1951 – 29 Oct 2018) – heart attack • Wiki

NOVEMBER

• Glenn Schwartz (77) – original guitar player for the James Gang, Pacific Gas & Electric (Mar 20, 1940 – Nov 2, 2018)- undisclosed • Wiki 

• Hugh McDowell (65) – cellist for ELO and others (31 Jul 1953 – 6 Nov 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Roy Clark (85) – Virtuoso guitar and banjo picker (Apr 15, 1933 – Nov 15, 2018) – pneumonia • Wiki 

DECEMBER

• Joe Osborn (81) – legendary bass sessionist, member of the Wrecking Crew (Aug 28, 1937 – Dec 14, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Nancy Wilson (81) – jazz and blues diva (Feb 20, 1937 – Dec 13, 2018) – cancer • Wiki 

• Honey Lantree (75) – drummer/singer with the Honeycombs (Aug 28, 1943 – Dec 23, 2018) • Wiki 

• Ray Sawyer (81) – singer/congas Dr.Hook and the Medicine Show (Feb 1, 1937 – Dec 31, 2018) – short illness • Wiki 

• Dean Ford (73) – Lead vocalist with the Marmalade (5 Sep 1946 – 31 Dec 2018) – parkinson’s • Wiki

2019

• Pegi Young (66)  – Neil Young’s ex-wife and singer/songwriter with The Survivors (Dec 1, 1952 – Jan 1, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Kris Kelmi (63) – Russian singer-songwriter for Autograph ( 21 Apr 1955 – Jan 1, 2019] – cardiac arrest •  

• Daryl Dragon (76) – Captain with Captain and Tennille (Aug 27, 1942 – Jan 2, 2019) – renal failure • Wiki 

• Steve Ripley (69) – guitarist for the Tractors (Jan 1, 1950 – Jan 3, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Eric Haydock (75) – original bassist with The Hollies (Feb 3, 1943 – Jan 5, 2019) – ill health • Wiki 

• Clydie King (75) – backup singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles and many others (Aug 21, 1943 – Jan 7, 2019) – age 76 • Wiki. “She was my ultimate singing partner,” said Bob Dylan. “No one ever came close. We were two soulmates”

• Lorna Doom (61) – American punk rock bassist for Germs (Jan 4, 1958 – 16 Jan, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Reggie Young (82) -played guitar on more than 150 Top-40 hits (Dec. 12, 1936 – Jan 17, 2019) – heart failure •  Wiki Tribute coming

• Ted McKenna (68) – blues rock drummer with Alex Harvey, MSG and Rory Gallagher (Mar 10,  1950 – Jan 19, 2019) – hemorrhage during operation for a hernia • Wiki 

• Paul Whaley (72) – drummer with Blue Cheer (Jan 14, 1947 – Jan 28, 2019) – heart failure • Wiki

• Michel Legrand (86) – famous French pop Composer (Feb 24, 1932 – Jan 28, 2019) -sepsis • Wiki  

• James Ingram (66)  – soul/R&B legendary singer-songwriter (Feb 16, 1952 – Jan 29, 2019) – brain cancer • Wiki  

• Kofi Burbridge (57) – flutist/keyboards with Tedeschi-Trucks Band (Sep 22, 1961 – Feb 15, 2019) – heart failure • Wiki 

• Gerard Koerts (71) – guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter with Dutch pop/rock band Earth and Fire (Dec, 1947 – 20 Feb, 2019) – emphysema • Wiki 

• Peter Tork (77)  – bass player/singer/songwriter with The Monkees (Feb 13, 1942 – Feb 21, 2019)  – adenoid cystic carcinoma • Wiki 

• Andy Anderson (68) – drummer with the Cure (Jan 30, 1951 – Feb 26, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Hal Blaine (90) – American Hall of Fame drummer for The Wrecking Crew (Feb 5, 1929 – Mar 11, 2019) – natural causes • Wiki  

• Dick Dale (81) – monster guitarist King of the Surf Guitar (May 4, 1937 – Mar 16, 2019) – heart and kidney failure • Tribute

• Bernie Tormé (66) – guitar for Ozzy Osbourn, Ian Gillan and Dee Snider (Mar 18, 1952 – Mar 17, 2019) – pneumonia • Tribute  

• Scott Walker (76) – vocalist with The Walker Brothers (Jan 9, 1943 – Mar 22, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Paul Raymond (73)  – Guitarist/Keyboards with UFO (Nov 16, 1945 – Apr 13, 2019) – heart attack • Wiki  

• Phil McCormack (58) – Lead singer with Southern rock band Molly Hatchet (Jul 31, 1960 – Apr 26, 2019) – ill health • Wiki

• Phil Grande (60) – 7 world tour Guitarist with Joe Cocker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blue Oyster Cult (Jul 22, 1960 – Apr 29, 2019) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Boon Gould (64) – English guitarist with funk-pop band Level 42 ( Mar 4, 1955 – Apr 30, 2019) – suicide • Wiki  

• J.R. Cobb (75) – guitarist-songwriter with the Atlanta Rhythm Section (Feb. 5, 1944 – May 4, 2019) – heart attack • Wiki

• Dr. John (77) – famous singer-songwriter-pianist of R&B (Nov 20, 1941 – Jun 6, 2019) – heart attack • Tribute

• Gary Duncan (72) – Guitarist for psychedelic rockers Quicksilver Messenger Service (Sep 4, 1946 – Jun 29, 2019) – Accidental fall • Wiki 

• Art Neville (81) – Vocalist, keyboard player with The Meters and the Neville Brothers (Dec 17, 1937 – Jul 22, 2019) – Natural Cause • Tribute 

• Ian Gibbons (67) – keyboardist with English rockers the Kinks, Dr. Feelgood etc. (Jul 18, 1952 – Aug. 1, 2019) – cancer • Wiki 

• Larry Taylor (77) – bassist with the Monkees, Canned Heat, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers etc. (Jun 26, 1942 – Aug 19, 2019) – cancer • Wiki  

• Jimmy Johnson (76) – guitarist with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – the Swampers (Feb 4, 1943 – Sep 5, 2019) – extended illness • Wiki 

• Eddy Money (70) – Hitmaker with Two Tickets to Paradise, Take me Home tonight etc. (Mar 21, 1949 – Sep 13, 2019) – Complications from cancer • Wiki  

• Ric Ocasek (75) – Lead singer/guitarist/songwriter with the Cars (March 23, 1944 – Sept. 15, 2019) – cardiovascular disease • Wiki  

• Yonrico Scott (63) – longterm drummer with the Dereck Trucks band and many more (Oct 6, 1955 – Sep 19, 2019) – undisclosed • Wiki 

 • Larry Junstrom (70) – bassist with Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special (Jun 22, 1949 – Oct 5, 2019) – undisclosed • Wiki   

• Ginger Baker (80) – power drummer for Cream, Blind Faith, Hawkwind etc. (Aug 19, 1939 – Oct 6, 2019) – cardiac arrest • Wiki 

• George Chambers (88) – bass player with the Chamber Brothers (Time has come today) (Sep 26, 1931 – Oct 12, 2019) – age • Wiki

• Gerry McGee (81) – guitarist with the Ventures later version (Nov 17, 1937 – Oct 12, 2019) – heart attack on stage • Wiki  

• Paul Barrere (71) – lead guitarist for Little Feat (Jul 3, 1948 – Oct 26, 2019) – liver cancer • Tribute  

• Marie Frederiksson (61) – Swedish singer/songwriter with pop-duo Roxette (May 30, 1958 – Dec 9, 2019) – brain tumor • Wiki 

2020

• Marty Grebb (74) – Guitarist with Bonnie Raitt/Rick Danko and the Buckinghams (Sep. 2, 1946 – Jan 1, 2020) – unknown • Wiki 

• Bo Winberg (80) – lead guitarist for Swedish instrumental band the Spotnicks (Mar 27, 1939 – Jan 3, 2020) – as yet unknown • Wiki 

• Neil Peart (67) – worldclass drummer/lyricist with Canadian rockband Rush (Sep 12, 1952 – Jan 7, 2020) – cancer • Wiki 

• Steve Martin Caro (71) – lead singer for the Left Banke (Oct 12, 1948 – Jan 14, 2020) – heart disease • Wiki  

• Chris Darrow (75) – multi instrumentalist/vocalist with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Corvettes, Kaleidoscope (Jul 30, 1944 – Jan 15, 2020) – stroke • Wiki  

 • Harold Beane (73) – guitarist with Parliament Funkadelic, Isaac Hayes etc. (Jan 3, 1947 – Feb. 1, 2020) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Ivan Kral (71) – Czech born singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist with Patty Smith, Iggy Pop, John Waite etc. (May 12, 1948 – Feb 2, 2020) – cancer • Wiki   

• Buddy Cage  (73) – steel pedal guitarist with New Riders of the Purple Sage (Feb. 18, 1946 – Feb 5, 2020) – multiple myeloma • Wiki  

• Mike Sommerville (67) – guitarist/song writer for Head East (Aug 15, 1952 – Feb 28, 2020) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Kenny Rogers (81)  – country rock superstar ( Aug 21, 1938 – Mar 20, 2020) – cancer • Wiki  

• Jerry Slick (80) – drummer for the Great Society – Ex-husband of Grace Slick ( Aug 8, 1939 – Mar 20, 2020) • undisclosed •  Wiki 

• Eric Weissberg (80) – session banjo player; dueling banjos in – Deliverance – Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins etc. (Aug 16, 1939 – Mar 22, 2020) – Alzheimers • Wiki

• Bill Rieflin (59) – drummer with King Crimson, REM etc. (Sep 30, 1960 – Mar 24, 2020) – cancer • Wiki 

• Alan Merrill (69) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with the Arrows and co-author of I love rock and roll (Feb 19, 1951 – Mar 29, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki  

• Bill Withers (81) – singer/songwriter “Ain’t no sunshine”, “Lean on me”, “Just the Two of US” etc. (Jul 4, 1938 – Mar 30, 2020) – heart failure • Wiki  

• Adam Schlesinger (52) – singer/songwriter for Fountain of Wayne (Oct 31, 1967 – Apr 1, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki

• John Prine (73) – Hugely popular Americana Singer/Songer “Angel from Montgomery” etc. (Oct 10, 1946 – Apr 7, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki  

• Steve Farmer (71)  – Guitarist/songwriter for Amboy Dukes, Ted Nugent etc. ( Dec 31, 1948 –  Apr 7, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki  

• Florian Schneider (73) – founder/keyboards, flute for Kraftwerk ( Apr 7, 1947 – Apr 9, 2020) – cancer • Wiki

• Dave Greenfield (71) – founder/keys/songwriter for the Stranglers ( March 29, 1949 – May 3, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki

• Millie Small (72) – Jamaican Ska Pop singer of the 1964 hit “My Boy Lollipop” (Oct 6, 1947 – May 5, 2020) – stroke • Wiki  

• Brian Howe (66) – British singer with Ted Nugent, Bad Company, also solo success (Jul 22, 1953 – May 6, 2020) – cardiac arrest • Wiki 

• Little Richard (87) – Singer / songwriter / piano player (rock and roll / rhythm and blues pioneer (Dec 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020) – natural causes • Tribute 

• ‘Moon’ Martin (74) – singer/songwriter “Bad Case of Loving You” (Oct 31, 1945 – May 11, 2020) – natural causes • Wiki

• Phil May (75) – singer/frontman with the Pretty Things (Nov 9, 1944 – May 15, 2020) – died during hip surgery • Wiki

• Bob Kulick (70) – guitarist/session musician with Lou Reed, KISS, Meat Loaf, Michael Bolton (Jan 16, 1950 – May 28, 2020) – heart disease • Wiki  

• Steve Priest (72) – Bassist/vocalist for The Sweet (Feb 23, 1948 – Jun 4, 2020) – general ailments • Wiki

• Bonnie Pointer (69) – Singer with The Pointer Sisters (Jul 11, 1950 – Jun 8, 2020) – cardiac arrest from liver disease • Wiki

• Paul ‘Tonka’ Chapman (66) – Guitarist for UFO/Skid Row (replacing Gary Moore) (Jun 9, 1954 – Jun 9, 2020) – cardiac arrest • Wiki 

• Ricky Valance (81) – Welsh vocalist of “Tell Laura I love Her” (Apr 10, 1939-Jun 12, 2020) – dementia • Wiki  

• Keith Tippett (72) – pianist-composer with King Crimson and others (Aug 25, 1947-Jun 20, 2020) – heart related • Wiki

• Pete Carr (70) – lead guitar/session musician with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Hour Glass etc. (Apr 22, 1950-Jun 27, 2020) – undisclosed • Wiki   

• Tom Finn (71) – bass player/vocalist with the Left Banke (Nov 21, 1948 – Jun 27, 2020) – ill health • Wiki   

• Charlie Daniels (70) – Singer/songwriter/fiddler in Charlie Daniels Band (Oct 28, 1936 – Jul 6, 2020) – hemorrhagic stroke • Wiki  

• Judy Dyble (71) – British singer/songwriter for Fairport Convention (Feb 13, 1949 – Jul 12, 2020) –  lung cancer • Wiki  

• Peter Green (73) – Founder/guitarist/singer/songwriter with Fleetwood Mac (Oct 29, 1946 – Jul 25, 2020) – natural causes • [Tribute] 

• Steve Holland (66)  – Founding Guitarist for southern rock band Molly Hatchett (Feb. 22, 1954 – Aug 2, 2020) – cardiac arrest • Wiki  

• Wayne Fontana (74) – frontman/singer for Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders (Oct 28, 1945 – Aug 6, 2020) – cancer • Wiki

• Patrick Fairley (76)– founding bassist/vocalist for Scottish 60s hitmaker the Marmalade (1944 – Aug 11, 2020) – age related • Wiki  

• Trini Lopez (83) – Early Americana Hitmaker/songwriter If I had a Hammer (May 15, 1937 – Aug 11, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki  

•  Pete Way (69) – founding bassist for UFO; also played with MSG and Ozzy Osbourne (Aug 7, 1951 – Aug 14, 2020) – multiple health issues • Wiki

• Todd Nance (57) – founding drummer of Widespread Panic (Nov 20, 1962 – Aug 19, 2020) – chronic illness • Wiki

• Frankie Banali (68) – drummer for Quiet Riot (Nov 14, 1951 – Aug 20, 2020) – pancreatic cancer • Wiki

• Ian Mitchell (62) – guitarist with Scottish band the Bay City Rollers (Aug 22, 1958 – Sep 1, 2020) – cancer • Wiki

• Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell (68) – Sax player/singer/songwriter with Kool and the Gang (Nov 1, 1951 – Sep 9, 2020) – possibly Covid-19 • Wiki

• Toots Hibbert (77) – singer/frontman for reggae band Toots and the Maytals (Dec 8, 1942 – Sep 11, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki

• Lee Kerslake (73) – drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep (Apr 16, 1947 – Sep 19, 2020) – cancer • Wiki

• Tommy DeVito (92) – lead guitarist/singer/founding member of the Four Seasons (Jun 19, 1928 – Sep 21, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki

• Helen Reddy (78) – Australia born singer of hit easy listening songs (Oct 25, 1941 – Sep 29, 2020) -dementia • Wiki

• Rocco Prestia (69) – bass player for Tower of Power (Mar 7, 1951 – Sep 29, 2020) – ill health • Wiki

• Eddie Van Halen (65) – Dutch born monster guitarist/songwriter for Van Halen (Jan 26, 1955 – Oct 6, 2020) – throat cancer • [Tribute]

• Johnny Nash (80) – pop and reggae singer “I can see clearly now” (Aug 19, 1940 – Oct 6, 2020) – natural causes • Wiki

• Dave Munden (76) – Drummer/vocalist with the Tremeloes (Dec 2, 1943 – Oct 15, 2020) – respiratory complications • Wiki

• Spencer Davis (81) – Founder/guitarist for the Spencer Davis Group (Jul 17, 1939 – Oct 19, 2020) – pneumonia • Wiki

• Jerry Jeff Walker (78) – singer/songwriter, folk rock troubadour who wrote “Mr. Bojangles” (Mar 16, 1942 – Oct 23, 2020) – throat cancer • Wiki

• Ken Hensley (75) – singer/songwriter/guitar/keyboards for Uriah Heep (Aug 24, 1945 – Nov 4, 2020) – Covid related • Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hensley

• Bones Hillman (62) – bassist for Australian band Midnight Oil (May 6, 1958 – Nov 7, 2020) – Cancer • Wiki

• Jim Tucker (74) – guitarist for The Turtles;Happy Together (Oct 17, 1946 – Nov 12, 2020) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Kenny Jeremiah (77) – Lead singer with the Soul Survivors (Nov 22, 1943 – Dec 4, 2020) – Covid-19 • Wiki

• Pelle Alsing (60) – drummer with Swedish pop band Roxette (Jun 6, 1960 – Dec 19, 2020) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Leslie West (75) – Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter with Mountain; Mississippi Queen (Oct 22, 1945 – Dec 23, 2020) – cardiac arrest • Tribute 

• Alexi Laiho (41) – Monster guitar shredder/vocalist for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom (Apr 8, 1979 – Dec 29, 2020) – liver failure • Wiki

• Alto Reed (72) – Longtime saxophone with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (May 16, 1948 – Dec 30, 2020) – Colon Cancer • Wiki

2021 

• Gerry Marsden (78) – singer/guitarist for Gerry and the Pacemakers (Sep 24, 1942 – Jan 3, 2021) – blood infection • Wiki 

• Michael Fonfara (74) – keyboards longtime Canadian collaborator with Lou Reed, the Electric Flag (Aug 11, 1946 – Jan. 8, 2021) – cancer • Wiki  

• Tim Bogert (76) – Bassist/singer/songwriter for Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Jeff Beck a.o. (Aug 27, 1944 – Jan 13, 2021) – Cancer • Tribute

• Sylvain Sylvain (69) – guitarist for the New York Dolls (Feb 14, 1951 – Jan 13, 2021) – cancer • Wiki

• Hilton Valentine (77) – trendsetting guitarist with the Animals (May 21, 1943 – Jan 29, 2021) – undisclosed • Tribute

• Mary Wilson (77) – Singer with the Supremes  (Mar 6, 1944 – Feb 8, 2021) – Heart Disease • Wiki

• Bunny Wailer (73) – vocalist/percussionist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh (Apr 10, 1947 – Mar 2, 2021) – stroke • Wiki 

• Alan Cartwright (75) – bass player with Procol Harum (10 Oct 1945 – 4 Mar 2021) – cancer • Wiki  

• Michael Stanley 72) – singer/songwriter with the Michael Stanley Band (Mar 25, 1948 – Mar 5, 2021) – cancer • Wiki

• Ralph Schuckett (73) – keyboard player/composer with Utopia, Todd Rundgren, Carole King, James Taylor etc. (Mar 2, 1948 – Apr 4, 2021) – ill health • Wiki 

• Rusty Young (75) – founding pedal steel guitarist/vocalist for Poco (Feb 23, 1946 – Apr 14, 2021) – heart attack • Wiki  

• Pat Rizzo (79) – saxophonist with Sly & the Family Stone, War, Ry Cooder etc. (Nov 30, 1941 – Apr 15, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Mike Mitchell (77) – guitarist/founding member of the Kingsmen (Louie, Louie) (Apr 16, 1944 – Apr 16, 2021) – natural • Wiki

• Jim Steinman (73) – Pianist/composer with Meatloaf and many others; Bat out of Hell ( Nov. 1,1947 – Apr 19, 2021) – kidney failure • Wiki 

• Les McKeown (65) – Leadsinger with the Scottish Bay City Rollers (Nov 12, 1955 – Apr 20, 2021) – cardiac arrest • Wiki

• John Hinch (73) – original drummer with the Judas Priest (Jun 19, 1947 – Apr 29, 2021) – kidney failure • Wiki

• Roger Hawkins (75) – drummer with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Oct. 16, 1945 – May 20, 2025) – COPD • Wiki 

• B.J. Thomas (78) – pop singer with several hits; Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head (Aug 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

 • John Lawton (74) – lead vocalist with Uriah Heep, Lucifer’s Friend, Les Humphries (Jul 11, 1946 – Jun 29, 2021) – Aneurysm • Wiki

• Vic Briggs (76) – guitarist with Steampacket, Eric Burdon and the Animals (Feb 14, 1945 – Jun 30, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

• Jeff LaBar (58) – guitarist with metal hair band Cinderella (Mar 18, 1963 – Jul 14, 2021) – cardiac arrest • Wiki

• Gary Corbett (62) – keyboard player with Ian Hunter, Kiss, Cinderella (Jul 15, 1958 – Jul 14, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

• Robbie Steinhardt – Violinist/frontman for Kansas (May 25, 1950 – Jul 17, 2021) – acute pancreatitis • Wiki 

• Joey Jordison – Drummer/founder of Slipknot (Apr 26, 1975 – Jul 26, 2021) – transverse myelitis • Wiki

• Dusty Hill (72) – Bass player/vocals  for ZZ Top (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Paul Cotton (78) – guitarist/singer/songwriter with Poco (Feb 26, 1943 – Aug 1, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas (70) – Saxophonist/founder with Kool & the Gang (Feb 9, 1951 – Aug 7, 2021) – natural • Wiki 

• Mike Finnigan (76) – Keyboard player worked with Jimi Hendrix, Crosby-Stills-Nash, Joe Cocker etc. (Apr 26, 1945 – Aug 11, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

• Gary ‘Chicken’ Hirsch (81) – drummer with Country Joe and the Fish (Mar 9, 1940 – Aug 17, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Don Everly (84) – Singer/guitarist/songwriter with close harmony duo The Everly Brothers (Feb 1, 1937 – Aug 21, 2021) – age • Wiki

• Brian Travers (62) – Saxophonist/lyricist with reggae-pop band UB40 (Feb 7, 1959 – Aug 22, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

• Charlie Watts (80) – lifelong Drummer for the Rolling Stones (2 Jun 1941 – 24 Aug 2021) – heart disease • Tribute 

•  Ron Bushy (79) – drummer with Iron Butterfly (In a Gadda da Vida) (Dec 23, 1941 – Aug 29, 2021) – cancer • Wiki

• Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry (85) – Jamaican singer/songwriter/producer (Mar 20, 1936 – Aug 29, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki

• John Drake (74) – lead singer with the Amboy Dukes (Jan 1, 1947 – Aug 29, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki 

 • Sarah Harding (39) – British singer with Girls Aloud (Nov 17, 1981 – Sep 5, 2021) – cancer • Wiki 

• Pee Wee Ellis (80)  – saxophonist with James Brown, Van Morrison etc. (Apr 21, 1941 – Sep 23, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Alan Lancaster (72) – bass player/vocalist with British rock band Status Quo (Feb. 7, 1949 – Sep 26, 2021) – complications from MS • Wiki

• Barry Ryan (72) – popular British hit maker (Eloise) (24 Oct 1948 – 28 Sep 2021) – lung disorder • Wiki

• Jay Black (82) – lead singer with Jay & the Americans (Nov 2, 1938 – Oct 22, 2021) – pneumonia • Wiki

• Astro (64) – vocalist/founding member of UB40 (24 Jun 1957 – 6 Nov 2021) – unknown • Wiki

• John Goodsall (68) – guitarist with Atomic Rooster (15 Feb, 1953 – 11 Nov, 2021) – pneumonia • Wiki

• Graeme Edge (80) – founding/life-long drummer for the Moody Blues (Mar 30, 1941 – Nov 11, 2021) – cancer • Tribute 

• Philip Margo (79) –  vocalist with the Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) (Apr 1, 1942 – Nov 13, 2021) – stroke • Wiki 

• Keith Allison (79) – bass player with Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Monkees (Aug 26, 1942 – Nov 17, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• John Miles (72) – British Singer/Guitarist who wrote the hit song Music  – (23 Apr 1949 – 5 Dec 2021) – short illness • Wiki

• Michael Nesmith (79) – guitarist for the Monkees (Dec 30, 1942 – Dec 10, 2021) – natural • Tribute 

• Phil Chen (75) – Jamaican Bassist who worked with Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Donovan, the Doors etc. (Oct 21, 1946 – Dec 14, 2021) – cancer • Wiki

• Robin Le Mesurier (68) – British guitarist worked for many years with Rod Stewart, Johnny Hallyday (Mar 22, 1953 – Dec 22, 2021) – cancer • Wiki  

• John Hartman (71) – founding drummer with the Doobie Brothers  (Mar 18, 1950 – Dec 29, 2021) – undisclosed • Wiki

2022

• Calvin Simon (79) – Singer with Parliament Funkadelic (22 May 1942 – 6 Jan 2022)- natural • Wiki 

• Ronnie Spector (78) – lead singer for Detroit girl group the Ronettes (10 Aug 1943 – 12 Jan 2022) – cancer • Wiki 

• Dick Halligan (78) – Keyboard player/composer/founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears (29 Aug 1943 – 18 Jan 2022) – natural • Wiki 

• Meat Loaf  (74) – singer/performer on the theatric global hit album Bat out of Hell (Sep 27, 1947 – Jan 20, 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Don Wilson (88) – Co-founding Guitarist with The Ventures (10 Feb 1933 – 22 Jan 2022) – non-Hodgkin lymphoma • Wiki 

• Willie Leacox (74) – long time Drummer with America‘s touring band from 1973 – 2014 (31 Mar 1947 – 2 Feb 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Donny Gerrard (75) – Lead singer with Skylark (19 Mar 1946 – 3 Feb 2022) – cancer • Wiki 

• Ian McDonald (75) – Saxophonist/keyboardist for King Crimson/Foreigner (25 Jun 1946 – 9 Feb 2022) – cancer • Wiki 

• Gary Brooker  (76) – Lead singer/pianist for Procol Harum; A Whiter Shade of Pale (May 29, 1945 – Feb 19, 2022) – cancer • Tribute 

• Bert Ruiter (75) – Monster bassist for Dutch Prog Rock band Focus (26 Nov 1946 – 24 Mar 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Taylor Hawkins (50) – Drummer with Foo Fighters (17 Feb 1972 – 25 Mar 2022) – Overdose • Wiki 

• Bobby Rydell (79) – Rock and Roll pioneer hit singer (26 Apr 1942 – 5 Apr 2022) – pneumonia • Wiki  

• Jerry Doucette (70) – Canadian guitarist/singer/songwriter (9 Sep 1951 – 18 Apr 2022) – cancer • Wiki

• Guitar Shorty (87) – Blues guitarist/singer (8 Sep 1934 – 20 Apr 2022) – age related • Wiki 

• Andrew Woolfolk (71) – Saxophonist with Earth, Wind & Fire (11 Oct 1950 – 25 Apr 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Ric Parnell (70) – Drummer with rock band Atomic Rooster (13 Aug 1951 – 1 May 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Ricky Gardiner (73) – Guitarist with David Bowie / Iggy Pop (31 Aug 1948 – 13 May 2022) – parkinson’s • Wiki  

• Rick Price (77) – Bassist with The Move / Wizzard (10 Jun 1944 – 17 May 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Vangelis (79) – Keyboardist/composer for Aphrodite’s Child (29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022) – Cancer • Tribute 

• Andy Fletcher (60) – Keyboardist/founding member of Depeche Mode (8 Jul 1961 – 26 May 2022) – aortic dissection • Wiki 

• Alan White (72) – Drummer with Yes, former member of The Plastic Ono Band (14 Jun 1949 – 26 May 2022) – Brief illness • Wiki 

• Ronnie Hawkins (87) – rocknroll/gospel singer pioneer (10 Jan 1935 – 29 May 2022) – unspecified • Wiki 

• Steve Broughton (72) – Drummer with Edgar Broughton, also worked with Roy Harper / Mike Oldfield (20 May 1950 – 29 May 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Alec John Such (70) – Bass player with Bon Jovi from 1983 to 1994 (14 Nov 1951 – 5 Jun 2022) – natural causes • Wiki 

• Jim Seals (80) – Singer/guitarist with soft rock duo Seals And Crofts (17 Oct 1941 – 6 Jun 2022) – stroke • Wiki  

• Brett Tuggle (70) – Keyboardist for Dave Lee Roth / Fleetwood Mac (23 Sep 1951 – 19 Jun 2022) – cancer • Wiki 

• Manny Charlton (80) – Guitarist with Scottish rock band Nazareth (25 Jul 1941 – 5 Jul 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Judith Durham (79) – Lead singer with folk group The Seekers (3 Jul 1943 – 5 Aug 2022) – Lung disease • Tribute 

• David Muse (73) – Multi-instrumentalist, played with Firefall / The Marshall Tucker Band (27 Jul 1949 – 6 Aug 2022) – cancer • Wiki  

• Olivia Newton John (73) – Global Pop Disco sensation (26 Sep 1948 – 8 Aug 2022) – cancer • [Tribute]

• Bill Pitman (102) – early r&r guitar virtuoso and member of the Wrecking Crew (Feb 12, 1920 – Aug 11, 2022) – fall • Wiki  

• Jerry Allison (82) – drummer with Buddy Holly and the Crickets (Aug 31, 1939 – Aug 22, 2022) – cancer • Wiki  

• John Till (76) – guitarist for Janis Joplin- Full Tilt Boogie (Dec 24, 1945 – Sep 4, 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Jerry Lee Lewis (87) – Early rock and roll pioneer/the Million Dollar quartet (Sep 29, 1935 – Oct 28, 2022) – old age • Tribute 

• Dan McCafferty (76) – Vocalist/Frontman for Scottish rockband Nazareth  (14 Oct 1946 – 8 Nov 2022) – COPD • Tribute 

• Garry Roberts (72) – guitarist for the Boomtown Rats (16 Jun 1950 – 9 Nov 2022) – unknown • Wiki  

• Nik Turner (82) – Saxophonist/flute player with Hawkwind (Aug 26, 1940 – Nov 10, 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Keith Levene (65) – guitarist/founder of the Clash – (18 Jul 1957 – 11 Nov 2022) – Liver Cancer • Wiki 

• Danny Kalb (80) – guitarist/vocalist with the Blues Project (Sep 9, 1942 – Nov 19, 2022) – natural causes • Wiki  

• Wilko Johnson (75) – Dr. Feelgood guitarist (12 Jul 1947 – 21 Nov 2022)- cancer related • Tribute 

• Irene Cara (63) – Singer-Actor Flashdance (Mar 18, 1959 – Nov 25, 2022) -unknown • Wiki  

• Christine McVie (79) – Singer/Songwriter/Keys for Fleetwood Mac (Jul 12, 1943 – Nov 30, 2022) – Possibly cancer • [Tribute] 

• Kim Simmonds (75) – Guitarist/founder of the Savoy Brown Blues Band (Dec 5, 1947 – Dec 13, 2022) – Colon Cancer • Tribute

• Dino Danelli (78) – Legendary Drummer for The Young Rascals (Jul 23, 1944 – Dec 15, 2022) – Heart Failure • Tribute 

• Harvey Jett (73) – guitarist/founder with Black Oak Arkansas from 1965 – 1974 (Feb 17, 1949 – Dec 21, 2022) – unknown • Wiki  

 • Anita Pointer (74) – Lead Voice for the Pointer Sisters (Jan 23, 1948 – Dec 31, 2022) – Cancer • Tribute

• Fred White (67) – drummer with Earth, Wind and Fire (Jan 13, 1955 – Dec 31, 2022) – undisclosed • Wiki   

2023

• Jeff Beck (78) – Virtuoso guitarist for The Yardbirds, The Faces and solo (Jun 24, 1944 – Jan 10, 2023) – Bacterial Meningitis • [Tribute] 

• Robbie Bachman (69) – Drummer for Canadian rockers Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (Feb 18, 1953 – Jan 12, 2023) – cause of death unknown • Wiki 

• Renée Geyer  (69) – Australia’s r&b voice of the century (11 Sep 1953 – 17 Jan 2023) – cancer • Wiki 

• David Crosby (81) – Legendary singer/songwriter-guitar innovator for the Byrds and CSNY (Aug 14, 1941 – Jan 19, 2023) – cancer • [Tribute]

• Anthony ‘Top’ Topham (75) –  first lead guitarist for the Yardbirds (3 Jul 1947 – 23 Jan 2023) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Dean Daughtry (76) – Guitarist for Atlanta Rhythm Section (Sep 8, 1946-Jan 26, 2023) – natural causes • Wiki  

• Floyd Sneed (80) – Canadian drummer with Three Dog Night (Nov 22, 1942 – Jan 27, 2023) – natural causes • Wiki  

• Bob ‘Willard’ Henke (71) – guitarist for Dr.Hook and the Medicine Show (Apr 29, 1951-Feb 2, 2023) -undisclosed • Wiki  

• David Lindley (78) – Maxi Instrumentalist for Kaleidoscope etc. (Mar 21, 1944 – Mar 3, 2023) – chronic kidney damage • Wiki 

• Michael Rhodes (69) – prolific Nashville based journeyman bass player also with Joe Bonamassa (Sep 16, 1953 – Mar 4, 2023) – cancer • Tribute 

• Gary Rossington (71) – founding lead guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd (Dec 4, 1951 – Mar 5, 2023) – unknown • Tribute 

• Jim Gordon (77) – drummer for Derek and the Dominoes, Joe Cocker, Traffic (Jul 14, 1945 – Mar 13, 2023) – unknown • Wiki 

• Tom Leadon (70) – Guitarist for Mudcrutch with Tom Petty (Sep 16, 1952 – Mar 22, 2023) – unknown • Wiki 

• Howie Kane – (82) – vocalist for Jay & the Americans (Jun 6, 1941 – Mar 2023) – natural causes • Wiki 

• Tim Bachman (71) – Guitarist for Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (Aug 1, 1951 – Apr 28, 2023) – cancer • Wiki 

• Gordon Lightfoot (84) – Canadian Troubadour/songwriter (Nov 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) – natural causes • Tribute 

• Anthony Monkman (73) – Founding Keyboardist for Curved Air and Sky (9 Jun 1949 – 11 May 2023) – cancer • Wiki 

• John Giblin (71) – Session Bass Player Extraordinaire (Feb 26, 1952 – May 14, 2023) – sepsis • Tribute 

• Tina Turner (83) – The undisputed Queen of Rock & Roll (Nov 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023 – cancer • [Tribute] 

• George Tickner (76) – Guitarist for Journey (Sep 8, 1946 – Jul 5, 2023) – natural causes • Wiki 

• Randy Meisner (77) – Founding bass player/singer for the Eagles (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) – Complications of COPD • Tribute 

• Sinéad O’Connor (56) – Nothing Compares 2 U (Dec 8, 1966 – Jul 26, 2023) – COPD & ASTHMA • [Tribute] 

• John Gosling (75) – Keyboardist for the Kinks (Feb 6, 1948 – Aug 4, 2023) – natural causes • Wiki 

• David LaFlamme (82) – Violin/vocalist/composer It’s a Beautiful Day (May 4, 1941 – Aug 6, 2023) – Parkinson’s • Tribute 

• Rodriguez (81) – Detroit’s totally underrated Bob Dylan; Sugar Man (Jul 10, 1942 – Aug 8, 2023) – stroke • Tribute 

• Robbie Robertson (80) – Founding guitarist for the Band (Jul 5, 1943 – Aug 9, 2023) – prostrate cancer • Tribute 

• Ray Hildebrand (82) – singer with early rockers Paul & Paula (Dec 21, 1940 – Aug 18, 2023) – Dementia • Wiki 

• Bernie Marsden (72) – Lead Guitarist for Whitesnake (Jan 7, 1951 – Aug 24, 2023) – Bacterial Meningitis • Wiki 

• Jack Sonni (66) – guitarist with 2nd installment of Dire Straits (Dec 9, 1954 – Aug 30, 2023) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Jimmy Buffett (76) – Songwriter/story teller/Singer/businessman (Dec 25, 1946 – Sep 1, 2023) – Skin Cancer • [Tribute] 

• Gary Wright (80) – Keyboards Spooky Tooth – Dream Weaver (Apr 26, 1943 – Sep 4, 2023) – dementia •  Tribute 

• Rudolph Isley (84) – Singer-songwriter for the Isley Brothers (Apr 1, 1939-Oct 11, 2023) – heart attack • Wiki  

• George “Funky” Brown (74) – Co-founder/drummer/keyboards/songwriter with Kool and the Gang (Jan 15, 1949 – Nov 16, 2023) – lung cancer • Wiki  

• Charlie Dominici (72) – 2nd Lead vocalist with metal band Dream Theater (Jun 16, 1951 – Nov 17, 2023) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Chad Allen (80) – original lead vocalist-founder for Canadian rockers The Guess Who (American Woman) (Mar 29, 1943 – Nov 21, 2023) – age • Wiki  

• Shane McGowan (65) – Irish songwriter and lead singer the Pogues (Dec 25, 1957 – Nov 30, 2023) pneumonia • Wiki 

• Miles Goodwin (75) – Singer/Guitarist with April Wine (Jun 23, 1948 – Dec.3, 2023) – diabetes • Wiki  

• Denny Laine (79) – vocalist/guitarist with Moody Blues, Wings (29 Oct 1944 – 5 Dec 2023)- covid related • Wiki 

• Jimmy Ayoub (70) – drummer with Canadian rockers Mahogany Rush (Aug 18, 1953 – Dec 10, 2023) – undisclosed • Wiki

• Russell Hunter (77) – drummer with the Deviants and Pink Fairies (Apr 26, 1946 – Dec 19, 2023) – undisclosed • Wiki  

2024

• Del Palmer (71) – longtime great bass player for Kate Bush (3 Nov 1952 – 5 Jan 2024) – unknown • Wiki 

• James Kottak (63) – drummer for the Scorpions (Dec 26, 1962 – Jan 9, 2024)- cardiac arrest • Wiki 

• Mary Weiss (75) – Singer with the Shangri-Las (Dec. 28, 1948 – Jan 19, 2024) – copd • Wiki 

• Melanie Safka (76) – Folk-pop singer/songwriter Woodstock Festival (Feb 3, 1947- Jan 23, 2024) – unknown • Tribute  

• Wayne Kramer (75) – guitarist for MC5 (Apr 30, 1948 – Feb 2, 2024) – Cancer • Tribute

• Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett (77) – Bassist band leader for Bob Marley (22 Nov 1946 – 3 Feb 2024) – heart failure • Wiki 

• Ian ‘Titch’ Amey (79) – Guitarist for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (15 May 1944 – 14 Feb 2024) – unknown • Wiki 

• Eric Carmen (74) – singer/songwriter for the Raspberries and solo career (Aug 11, 1949 – Mar 11, 2024) – heart failure? • Wiki 

• Steve Harley (73) – singer/songwriter for Cockney Rebel (27 Feb 1951 – 17 Mar 2024) – cancer • Wiki 

• Gerry Conway (76) – percussion for Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens, Fairport Convention etc. (11 Sep 1947 – 29 Mar 2024)- motor neurone disease • Wiki 

• Dickey Betts (80) – Guitar virtuoso for Allman Brothers Band (Dec 12, 1943 – Apr 18, 2024) – cancer and copd • Tribute 

• Mike Pinder (82) – Keyboard, founding member of the Moody Blues (27 Dec 1941 – 24 Apr 2024) – dementia • Wiki  

• Duane Eddy (86) – rockabilly guitar pioneer (Apr 26, 1938 – Apr 30, 2024) – cancer • Wiki  

• Richard Tandy (76) – Keyboardist for ELO (26 Mar 1948 – 1 May 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• John Barbata (79) – drummer for the Turtles, CSN&Y, Jefferson Starship (Apr 1, 1945 – May 8, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Dennis Thompson (75) – Drummer for MC5 (Sep 7, 1948 – May 9, 2024) – heart attack • Wiki 

•  David Sanborn (78) – Saxophone virtuoso (Jul 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) – Cancer • Wiki 

• Doug Ingle (78) – founder/Keyboardist/vocalist with Iron Butterfly; In a Gadda da Vida (Sep 9, 1945 – May 24, 2024) – natural causes • Tribute

• Ed Mann (69) – Long term keyboard-percussion with the Frank Zappa Band (Jan 14, 1955 – May 31, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Françoise Hardy (80) – Top French singer-songwriter (17 Jan 1944 – 11 Jun 2024) – cancer • Wiki 

• Tom Fowler (73) – bass player who worked with Frank Zappa, Jean-Luc Ponty, It’s a Beautiful Day (Jun 10, 1951 – Jul 2, 2024) – aneurysm • Wiki 

• Joe Egan (77) – singer-songwriter with folk rock-band Stealers Wheel (Oct. 18, 1946 – Jul 6, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Sandy Posey (80) – country pop-rock singer (I was born a woman) (Jun 18, 1944 – Jul 20, 2024) – dementia • Wiki 

• Jerry Miller (81) – iconic guitarist/singer/songwriter with Moby Grape (Jul 10, 1943 – Jul 20, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir (88) – vocalist and founding member of the popular R&B group the Four Tops (Dec 26, 1935 – Jul 22, 2024) – natural • Wiki  

• John Mayall (90) – father of the British Blues, John Mayall and the Blues Breakers (29 Nov 1933 – 22 Jul 2024) – heart attack • Wiki 

• Mick Underwood (78) – drummer for the Outlaws, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jet Harris (Sep 5, 1945 – Jul 24, 2024) – dementia • Wiki 

• Jack Russell (63) – vocalist/founder with rock band Great White (Dec 5, 1960 – Aug 7, 2024) -complications of Lewy Body Dementia • Wiki 

• Greg Kihn (75) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with the Greg Kihn Band;“Our Love’s in Jeopardy” (Jul 10, 1949 – Aug 13, 2024) – Alzheimer’s • Wiki 

• Scott Simon (75) – Keyboard player with Sha Na Na (Dec 2, 1948 – Sep 5, 2024) – Sinus Cancer • Wiki   

• Zoot Money (82) – Keyboards/vocals with numerous British star performers (Jul 17, 1942 – Sep 8, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki  

• Caterina Valente (93) – French Singer/acoustic guitarist of world fame (Jan 14, 1931 – Sept 9, 2024) – old age • Wiki 

• Tito Jackson (70) – Vocalist/guitarist with the Jacksons Five (Oct 15, 1953 – Sep 15, 2024) – heart attack • Wiki  

• JD Souther (78) – singer/songwriter, founder of the So-Cal country rock (The Eagles- Linda Ronstadt) (Nov. 2, 1945 – Sept 17, 2024) – age • Wiki   

• Nick Gravenites (85) – vocalist-producer with the Electric Flag, Janis Joplin, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield ( Oct 2, 1938 – Sept. 18, 2024) – old age • Wiki  

• Dick Diamonde (76) – Founder/bass player with Australian rockband the Easybeats (Dec 28, 1947 – Sep 18, 2024) – age related • Wiki  

• Roger Palm (75) – long time studio drummer with ABBA (Mar 31, 1949 – Sep 21, 2024) – age related • Wiki 

• Kris Kristoffersen (88) – country-rock crossover singer/songwriter superstar (Jun 22, 1936 – Sep 28, 2024) – old age • Wiki  

• Johnny Neel (70) – Vocalist/songwriter/keyboardist with Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts (Jun 11, 1954 – Oct 6, 2024) – heart failure • Wiki

• Libby Titus (77) – Singer/songwriter (Love has no Pride) associated with Donald Fagan, Levon Helm, Dr. John (Jul 6, 1947 – Oct 13, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki 

• Paul Di’Anno (66) – lead singer with Iron Maiden from 1978-1981 (May 17, 1958 – Oct 21, 2024) – severe health issues • Wiki

• Linda LaFlamme (85) – keyboard player/lyricist/composer with It’s a Beautiful Day (Apr 13, 1939 – Oct 23, 2024) – vascular dementia • Wiki   

• Phil Lesh (84) – bass player/singer/songwriter with the Grateful Dead (Mar 15, 1940 – Oct 25, 2024) – cancer • Wiki

• Quincy Jones (91) – American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader (Mar 14, 1933 – Nov 3, 2024) – pancreatic cancer • Wiki 

• Dennis Bryon (75) – drummer with Amen Corner/Beegees  (Apr 14, 1949 – Nov 14, 2024)- undisclosed • Wiki  

• Mike Pinera (76) – lead guitar with Blues Image/Iron Butterly/Alice Cooper (Sep 29, 1948 – Nov 20, 2024) – liver failure • Wiki 

• George Cummings (86)- co-founder/guitarist with Dr. Hook and the Medecine Show (Jul 28, 1938 – Dec.14, 2024)- undisclosed • Wiki  

 • Steve Lewinson (58) – bass player with Simply Red (Feb 19, 1966 – Dec 16, 2024) – brain tumor • Wiki   

• Slim Dunlap (73) – singer/songwriter/guitarist with The Replacements (Aug 14, 1951 – Dec 18, 2024) – stroke • Wiki    

• Sugar Pie Desanto (89) -early r&b singer inducted in Blues Hall of Fame 2024 (Oct 16, 1935 – Dec 20, 2024) -undisclosed • Wiki 

• Don Nix (83) – Singer/songwriter Southern rock/soul; Going Down (Sep 27, 1941 – Dec 31, 2024) – undisclosed • Wiki