Dead Rock Stars

Today is the 4th of February, 2012

Rock star deaths listed by year

The Great Gig In The Sky
Dead rockstars listed by year of death

2012

Mark Reale

was 		56 years 7 months 18 days old when he died on 25 January 2012

Etta James

was 		73 years 11 months 26 days old when she died on 20 January 2012

Johnny Otis

was 		90 years 20 days old when he died on 17 January 2012

Robbie France

was 		52 years 1 month 9 days old when he died on 14 January 2012

Bob Weston

was 		64 years 2 months 2 days old when he died on 3 January 2012

Larry Reinhardt

was 		63 years 5 months 26 days old when he died on 2 January 2012

2011

Jim Sherwood

was 		69 years 7 months 17 days old when he died on 25 December 2011

Hubert Sumlin

was 		80 years 18 days old when he died on 4 December 2011

Bill Tapia

was 		103 years 11 months 1 day old when he died on 2 December 2011

Paul Yandell

was 		76 years 2 months 15 days old when he died on 21 November 2011

Bob Brunning

was 		68 years 3 months 19 days old when he died on 18 October 2011

Chuck Ruff

was 		60 years 4 months 19 days old when he died on 14 October 2011

Mikey Welsh

was 		40 years 5 months 18 days old when he died on 8 October 2011

Bert Jansch

was 		67 years 11 months 2 days old when he died on 5 October 2011

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards

was 		96 years 2 months 1 day old when he died on 29 August 2011

Nick Ashford

was 		70 years 3 months 18 days old when he died on 22 August 2011

Jani Lane

was 		47 years 6 months 10 days old when he died on 11 August 2011

Marshall Grant

was 		83 years 3 months 2 days old when he died on 7 August 2011

Dan Peek

was 		60 years 8 months 23 days old when he died on 24 July 2011

Amy Winehouse

was 		27 years 10 months 9 days old when she died on 23 July 2011

Wurzel

was 		61 years 8 months 16 days old when he died on 9 July 2011

Manuel Galban

was 		80 years 5 months 23 days old when he died on 7 July 2011

Clarence Clemons

was 		69 years 5 months 7 days old when he died on 18 June 2011

Gil Scott-Heron

was 		62 years 1 month 26 days old when he died on 27 May 2011

Cornell Dupree

was 		68 years 4 months 19 days old when he died on 8 May 2011

John Walker

was 		67 years 5 months 25 days old when he died on 7 May 2011

Phoebe Snow

was 		60 years 9 months 9 days old when she died on 26 April 2011

Poly Styrene

was 		53 years 9 months 22 days old when she died on 25 April 2011

Pinetop Perkins

was 		97 years 8 months 14 days old when he died on 21 March 2011

Loleatta Holloway

was 		64 years 4 months 16 days old when she died on 21 March 2011

Jet Harris

was 		71 years 8 months 12 days old when he died on 18 March 2011

Big Jack Johnson

was 		70 years 7 months 12 days old when he died on 14 March 2011

Ritchie Pickett

was 		56 years 25 days old when he died on 13 March 2011

Jack Hardy

was 		63 years 3 months 16 days old when he died on 11 March 2011

Mike Starr

was 		44 years 11 months 4 days old when he died on 8 March 2011

St Clair Lee

was 		66 years 10 months 12 days old when he died on 8 March 2011

Johnny Preston

was 		71 years 6 months 14 days old when he died on 4 March 2011

Gary Moore

was 		58 years 10 months 2 days old when he died on 6 February 2011

John Barry

was 		77 years 2 months 27 days old when he died on 30 January 2011

Gladys Horton

was 		65 years 7 months 27 days old when she died on 26 January 2011

Harvey James

was 		58 years 3 months 26 days old when he died on 15 January 2011

Phil Kennemore

was 		57 years 2 months 18 days old when he died on 7 January 2011

Gerry Rafferty

was 		63 years 8 months 19 days old when he died on 4 January 2011

Mick Karn

was 		52 years 5 months 11 days old when he died on 4 January 2011

2010

Bobby Farrell

was 		61 years 2 months 24 days old when he died on 30 December 2010

Teena Marie

was 		54 years 9 months 21 days old when she died on 26 December 2010

Captain Beefheart

was 		69 years 11 months 2 days old when he died on 17 December 2010

Stuart 'Woolly' Wolstenholme

was 		63 years 7 months 28 days old when he died on 13 December 2010

Ari Up

was 		48 years 9 months 3 days old when she died on 20 October 2010

Solomon Burke

was 		70 years 6 months 19 days old when he died on 10 October 2010

Terry Lavitz

was 		54 years 5 months 21 days old when he died on 7 October 2010

Don Partridge

was 		68 years 10 months 25 days old when he died on 21 September 2010

Mike Edwards

was 		62 years 3 months 3 days old when he died on 3 September 2010

Richie Hayward

was 		64 years 6 months 6 days old when he died on 12 August 2010

Jack Parnell

was 		87 years 2 days old when he died on 8 August 2010

Ben Keith

was 		73 years 4 months 20 days old when he died on 26 July 2010

Fred Carter Jr

was 		76 years 6 months 16 days old when he died on 17 July 2010

Tuli Kupferberg

was 		86 years 9 months 14 days old when he died on 12 July 2010

Pete Quaife

was 		66 years 5 months 23 days old when he died on 23 June 2010

Garry Shider

was 		56 years 10 months 23 days old when he died on 16 June 2010

Jimmy Dean

was 		81 years 10 months 3 days old when he died on 13 June 2010

Stuart Cable

was 		40 years 19 days old when he died on 7 June 2010

Marvin Isley

was 		56 years 9 months 19 days old when he died on 6 June 2010

Paul Gray

was 		38 years 1 month 16 days old when he died on 24 May 2010

Ronnie James Dio

was 		67 years 10 months 6 days old when he died on 16 May 2010

Malcolm McLaren

was 		64 years 2 months 17 days old when he died on 8 April 2010

Herb Ellis

was 		88 years 7 months 24 days old when he died on 28 March 2010

Alex Chilton

was 		59 years 2 months 17 days old when he died on 17 March 2010

Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk

was 		58 years 2 months 4 days old when he died on 28 February 2010

Doug Fieger

was 		57 years 5 months 25 days old when he died on 14 February 2010

Dale Hawkins

was 		73 years 5 months 22 days old when he died on 13 February 2010

Kate McGarrigle

was 		63 years 11 months 12 days old when she died on 18 January 2010

Teddy Pendergrass

was 		59 years 9 months 18 days old when he died on 13 January 2010

Mick Green

was 		65 years 11 months 9 days old when he died on 11 January 2010

2009

Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan

was 		28 years 10 months 19 days old when he died on 28 December 2009

Eric Woolfson

was 		64 years 8 months 14 days old when he died on 2 December 2009

Norton Buffalo

was 		58 years 1 month 2 days old when he died on 30 October 2009

Mary Travers

was 		72 years 10 months 7 days old when she died on 16 September 2009

Bobby Graham

was 		69 years 6 months 3 days old when he died on 14 September 2009

Jim Carroll

was 		60 years 1 month 10 days old when he died on 11 September 2009

Larry Knechtel

was 		69 years 16 days old when he died on 20 August 2009

Les Paul

was 		94 years 2 months 4 days old when he died on 13 August 2009

Willy DeVille

was 		58 years 11 months 12 days old when he died on 6 August 2009

Drake Levin

was 		62 years 10 months 17 days old when he died on 4 July 2009

Michael Jackson

was 		50 years 9 months 27 days old when he died on 25 June 2009

Sky Saxon

was 		71 years 10 months 5 days old when he died on 25 June 2009

Tim Krekel

was 		58 years 8 months 14 days old when he died on 24 June 2009

Bob Bogle

was 		75 years 4 months 29 days old when he died on 14 June 2009

Hugh Hopper

was 		64 years 1 month 9 days old when he died on 7 June 2009

Koko Taylor

was 		80 years 8 months 6 days old when she died on 3 June 2009

Jay Bennett

was 		45 years 6 months 9 days old when he died on 24 May 2009

Stephen Bruton

was 		60 years 6 months 2 days old when he died on 9 May 2009

Ean Evans

was 		48 years 7 months 20 days old when he died on 6 May 2009

Uriel Jones

was 		74 years 9 months 11 days old when he died on 24 March 2009

Mel Brown

was 		69 years 5 months 13 days old when he died on 20 March 2009

Kelly Groucutt

was 		63 years 5 months 11 days old when he died on 19 February 2009

Estelle Bennet

was 		67 years 6 months 20 days old when she died on 11 February 2009

Lux Interior

was 		62 years 3 months 14 days old when he died on 4 February 2009

Dewey Martin

was 		68 years 4 months 1 day old when he died on 31 January 2009

John Martyn

was 		60 years 4 months 18 days old when he died on 29 January 2009

Billy Powell

was 		56 years 7 months 25 days old when he died on 28 January 2009

Dave Dee

was 		67 years 23 days old when he died on 9 January 2009

Ron Asheton

was 		60 years 5 months 20 days old when he died on 6 January 2009

2008

Freddie Hubbard

was 		70 years 8 months 22 days old when he died on 29 December 2008

Delaney Bramlett

was 		69 years 5 months 26 days old when he died on 27 December 2008

Davey Graham

was 		68 years 23 days old when he died on 15 December 2008

Odetta Holmes

was 		77 years 11 months 2 days old when she died on 2 December 2008

Michael Lee

was 		39 years 6 days old when he died on 25 November 2008

Mitch Mitchell

was 		61 years 4 months 3 days old when he died on 12 November 2008

Jimmy Carl Black

was 		70 years 9 months old when he died on 1 November 2008

Levi Stubbs

was 		72 years 4 months 11 days old when he died on 17 October 2008

Henry Adler

was 		93 years 8 months 29 days old when he died on 30 September 2008

Richard Wright

was 		65 years 1 month 18 days old when he died on 15 September 2008

Jerry Reed

was 		71 years 5 months 11 days old when he died on 31 August 2008

Issac Hayes

was 		65 years 11 months 21 days old when he died on 10 August 2008

Mel Galley

was 		60 years 3 months 23 days old when he died on 1 July 2008

Bo Diddley

was 		79 years 5 months 3 days old when he died on 2 June 2008

Eddy Arnold

was 		89 years 11 months 23 days old when he died on 8 May 2008

Danny Federici

was 		58 years 2 months 25 days old when he died on 17 April 2008

Ola Brunkert

was 		61 years 6 months 1 day old when he died on 16 March 2008

Jeff Healey

was 		41 years 11 months 5 days old when he died on 2 March 2008

Mike Smith

was 		64 years 2 months 22 days old when he died on 28 February 2008

Buddy Miles

was 		60 years 5 months 21 days old when he died on 26 February 2008

Speedy Haworth

was 		86 years 10 days old when he died on 26 February 2008

John Stewart

was 		68 years 4 months 14 days old when he died on 19 January 2008

2007

Dan Fogelberg

was 		56 years 4 months 3 days old when he died on 16 December 2007

Ike Turner

was 		76 years 1 month 7 days old when he died on 12 December 2007

Kevin DuBrow

was 		52 years 21 days old when he died on 19 November 2007

Lee Hazlewood

was 		78 years 26 days old when he died on 4 August 2007

Kelly Johnson

was 		49 years 25 days old when she died on 15 July 2007

George McCorkle

was 		59 years 10 months 6 days old when he died on 29 June 2007

Bobby 'Boris' Pickett

was 		69 years 2 months 14 days old when he died on 25 April 2007

Mark St John

was 		51 years 1 month 29 days old when he died on 5 April 2007

Brad Delp

was 		55 years 8 months 25 days old when he died on 9 March 2007

Frankie Laine

was 		93 years 10 months 7 days old when he died on 6 February 2007

Denny Doherty

was 		66 years 1 month 21 days old when he died on 19 January 2007

2006

James Brown

was 		73 years 7 months 22 days old when he died on 25 December 2006

Denis Payton

was 		63 years 4 months 6 days old when he died on 17 December 2006

Homesick James

was 		96 years 7 months 13 days old when he died on 13 December 2006

Robert Lockwood Jr

was 		91 years 7 months 25 days old when he died on 21 November 2006

Sandy West

was 		47 years 3 months 11 days old when she died on 21 October 2006

Freddy Fender

was 		69 years 4 months 10 days old when he died on 14 October 2006

Boz Burrell

was 		60 years 1 month 20 days old when he died on 21 September 2006

Bruce Gary

was 		55 years 4 months 15 days old when he died on 22 August 2006

John Locke

was 		62 years 10 months 10 days old when he died on 4 August 2006

Arthur Lee

was 		61 years 4 months 27 days old when he died on 3 August 2006

Tommy Bruce

was 		68 years 11 months 24 days old when he died on 10 July 2006

Syd Barrett

was 		60 years 6 months 1 day old when he died on 7 July 2006

Duane Roland

was 		52 years 6 months 16 days old when he died on 19 June 2006

Billy Preston

was 		59 years 9 months 4 days old when he died on 6 June 2006

Vince Welnick

was 		55 years 3 months 12 days old when he died on 2 June 2006

Desmond Dekker

was 		64 years 10 months 9 days old when he died on 25 May 2006

Freddie Garrity

was 		69 years 6 months 5 days old when he died on 19 May 2006

Gene Pitney

was 		66 years 1 month 19 days old when he died on 5 April 2006

Buck Owens

was 		76 years 7 months 13 days old when he died on 25 March 2006

Dave Lepard

was 		25 years 7 months 23 days old when he died on 20 January 2006

Wilson Pickett

was 		64 years 10 months 1 day old when he died on 19 January 2006

2005

Mike Botts

was 		61 years 1 day old when he died on 9 December 2005

Tony Meehan

was 		62 years 8 months 26 days old when he died on 28 November 2005

Link Wray

was 		76 years 6 months 3 days old when he died on 5 November 2005

Carlo Little

was 		66 years 7 months 20 days old when he died on 6 August 2005

Long John Baldry

was 		64 years 6 months 9 days old when he died on 21 July 2005

Luther Vandross

was 		54 years 2 months 11 days old when he died on 1 July 2005

Johnnie Johnson

was 		80 years 9 months 5 days old when he died on 13 April 2005

Rod Price

was 		57 years 4 months old when he died on 22 March 2005

Danny Joe Brown

was 		53 years 6 months 14 days old when he died on 10 March 2005

Chris Curtis

was 		63 years 6 months 2 days old when he died on 28 February 2005

Keith Knudsen

was 		56 years 11 months 21 days old when he died on 8 February 2005

Jim Capaldi

was 		60 years 5 months 26 days old when he died on 28 January 2005

Spencer Dryden

was 		66 years 9 months 4 days old when he died on 11 January 2005

Jimmy Griffin

was 		61 years 5 months 1 day old when he died on 11 January 2005

2004

Dimebag Darrell Abbot

was 		38 years 3 months 18 days old when he died on 8 December 2004

Bruce Palmer

was 		58 years 22 days old when he died on 1 October 2004

Johnny Ramone

was 		55 years 11 months 7 days old when he died on 15 September 2004

Carl Wayne

was 		61 years 13 days old when he died on 31 August 2004

Laura Branigan

was 		47 years 1 month 23 days old when she died on 26 August 2004

Rick James

was 		56 years 6 months 5 days old when he died on 6 August 2004

Arthur Kane

was 		55 years 5 months 10 days old when he died on 13 July 2004

Ray Charles

was 		73 years 8 months 18 days old when he died on 10 June 2004

Clint Warwick

was 		63 years 10 months 20 days old when he died on 15 May 2004

Barney Kessel

was 		80 years 6 months 19 days old when he died on 6 May 2004

Niki Sullivan

was 		66 years 9 months 14 days old when he died on 6 April 2004

Jan Berry

was 		62 years 11 months 23 days old when he died on 26 March 2004

Bob Mayo

was 		52 years 8 months 18 days old when he died on 23 February 2004

Doris Troy

was 		67 years 1 month 10 days old when she died on 16 February 2004

Cornelius Bumpus

was 		58 years 21 days old when he died on 3 February 2004

Mel Pritchard

was 		56 years 8 days old when he died on 28 January 2004

2003

Greg Ridley

was 		56 years 27 days old when he died on 19 November 2003

Don Gibson

was 		75 years 7 months 14 days old when he died on 17 November 2003

Arthur Conley

was 		57 years 10 months 13 days old when he died on 17 November 2003

Tony Thompson

was 		48 years 11 months 28 days old when he died on 12 November 2003

Bobby Hatfield

was 		63 years 2 months 26 days old when he died on 5 November 2003

Robert Palmer

was 		54 years 8 months 7 days old when he died on 26 September 2003

Slim Dusty

was 		76 years 3 months 6 days old when he died on 19 September 2003

Johnny Cash

was 		71 years 6 months 17 days old when he died on 12 September 2003

Warren Zevon

was 		56 years 7 months 14 days old when he died on 7 September 2003

Erik Brann

was 		52 years 11 months 14 days old when he died on 25 July 2003

Clyde 'Skip' Battin

was 		69 years 4 months 18 days old when he died on 6 July 2003

Barry White

was 		58 years 9 months 22 days old when he died on 4 July 2003

June Carter Cash

was 		73 years 10 months 22 days old when she died on 15 May 2003

Noel Redding

was 		57 years 4 months 16 days old when he died on 11 May 2003

Gerry Shephard

was 		51 years 4 months 8 days old when he died on 6 May 2003

Little Eva Boyd

was 		59 years 9 months 12 days old when she died on 10 April 2003

Adam Faith

was 		62 years 8 months 13 days old when he died on 8 March 2003

Hank Ballard

was 		75 years 3 months 12 days old when he died on 2 March 2003

Maurice Gibb

was 		53 years 21 days old when he died on 12 January 2003

Mickey Finn

was 		55 years 7 months 8 days old when he died on 11 January 2003

2002

Joe Strummer

was 		50 years 4 months 1 day old when he died on 22 December 2002

Zal Yanovsky

was 		57 years 11 months 24 days old when he died on 13 December 2002

Lonnie Donegan

was 		71 years 6 months 5 days old when he died on 3 November 2002

John Entwistle

was 		57 years 8 months 18 days old when he died on 27 June 2002

Robbin Crosby

was 		42 years 10 months 2 days old when he died on 6 June 2002

Dee Dee Ramone

was 		49 years 8 months 18 days old when he died on 5 June 2002

Jim Dewar

was 		59 years 7 months 4 days old when he died on 16 May 2002

Layne Staley

was 		34 years 7 months 14 days old when he died on 5 April 2002

Randy Castillo

was 		51 years 3 months 8 days old when he died on 26 March 2002

John 'Speedy' Keen

was 		56 years 11 months 21 days old when he died on 21 March 2002

Mick Tucker

was 		54 years 6 months 28 days old when he died on 14 February 2002

Waylon Jennings

was 		64 years 7 months 29 days old when he died on 13 February 2002

Paul Baloff

was 		41 years 9 months 8 days old when he died on 2 February 2002

Peggy Lee

was 		81 years 7 months 26 days old when she died on 21 January 2002

2001

Stuart Adamson

was 		43 years 8 months 5 days old when he died on 16 December 2001

Chuck Schuldiner

was 		34 years 7 months old when he died on 13 December 2001

George Harrison

was 		58 years 9 months 4 days old when he died on 29 November 2001

Betty Everett

was 		61 years 8 months 27 days old when she died on 19 August 2001

Leon Wilkeson

was 		49 years 3 months 25 days old when he died on 27 July 2001

Chet Atkins

was 		77 years 10 days old when he died on 30 June 2001

Joe Henderson

was 		64 years 2 months 6 days old when he died on 30 June 2001

John Lee Hooker

was 		83 years 9 months 30 days old when he died on 21 June 2001

Tony Ashton

was 		55 years 2 months 27 days old when he died on 28 May 2001

Perry Como

was 		88 years 11 months 24 days old when he died on 12 May 2001

Joey Ramone

was 		49 years 10 months 27 days old when he died on 15 April 2001

John Phillips

was 		65 years 10 months 17 days old when he died on 18 March 2001

Bryan Gregory

was 		46 years 10 months 21 days old when he died on 10 January 2001

2000

Kirsty MacColl

was 		41 years 2 months 8 days old when she died on 18 December 2000

Julie London

was 		74 years 22 days old when she died on 18 October 2000

Benjamin Orr

was 		53 years 25 days old when he died on 3 October 2000

David Brown

was 		50 years 6 months 20 days old when he died on 4 September 2000

Alan Caddy

was 		60 years 6 months 14 days old when he died on 16 August 2000

Heinz Burt

was 		57 years 8 months 14 days old when he died on 7 April 2000

Ian Dury

was 		57 years 10 months 15 days old when he died on 27 March 2000

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

was 		70 years 6 months 25 days old when he died on 12 February 2000

1999

Curtis Mayfield

was 		57 years 6 months 23 days old when he died on 26 December 1999

Rick Danko

was 		56 years 11 months 11 days old when he died on 10 December 1999

Frankie Vaughan

was 		71 years 7 months 14 days old when he died on 17 September 1999

Gar Samuelson

was 		41 years 5 months 4 days old when he died on 22 July 1999

Mel Torme

was 		73 years 8 months 23 days old when he died on 5 June 1999

Skip Spence

was 		52 years 11 months 29 days old when he died on 16 April 1999

Dusty Springfield

was 		59 years 10 months 14 days old when she died on 2 March 1999

1998

Bryan MacLean

was 		52 years 3 months old when he died on 25 December 1998

Tal Farlow

was 		77 years 1 month 18 days old when he died on 25 July 1998

Frank Sinatra

was 		82 years 5 months 2 days old when he died on 14 May 1998

Linda McCartney

was 		56 years 6 months 24 days old when she died on 17 April 1998

Wendy O Williams

was 		48 years 10 months 9 days old when she died on 6 April 1998

Tammy Wynette

was 		55 years 11 months 1 day old when she died on 6 April 1998

Cozy Powell

was 		50 years 3 months 7 days old when he died on 5 April 1998

Carl Wilson

was 		51 years 1 month 16 days old when he died on 6 February 1998

Falco

was 		40 years 11 months 18 days old when he died on 6 February 1998

Junior Wells

was 		63 years 1 month 6 days old when he died on 15 January 1998

Sonny Bono

was 		62 years 10 months 20 days old when he died on 5 January 1998

1997

Floyd Cramer

was 		64 years 2 months 4 days old when he died on 31 December 1997

Nicolette Larson

was 		45 years 4 months 29 days old when she died on 16 December 1997

Michael Hutchence

was 		37 years 10 months old when he died on 22 November 1997

Glen Buxton

was 		49 years 11 months 9 days old when he died on 19 October 1997

John Denver

was 		53 years 9 months 11 days old when he died on 12 October 1997

Ronnie Lane

was 		51 years 2 months 3 days old when he died on 4 June 1997

Jeff Buckley

was 		30 years 6 months 12 days old when he died on 29 May 1997

Harold Melvin

was 		57 years 8 months 27 days old when he died on 24 March 1997

Brian Connolly

was 		51 years 4 months 4 days old when he died on 9 February 1997

Randy California

was 		45 years 10 months 13 days old when he died on 2 January 1997

Townes Van Zandt

was 		52 years 9 months 25 days old when he died on 1 January 1997

1996

Tiny Tim

was 		64 years 7 months 18 days old when he died on 30 November 1996

Eva Cassidy

was 		33 years 9 months old when she died on 2 November 1996

Bill Monroe

was 		84 years 11 months 27 days old when he died on 9 September 1996

Mel Taylor

was 		62 years 10 months 18 days old when he died on 11 August 1996

Chas Chandler

was 		57 years 6 months 29 days old when he died on 17 July 1996

Jonathan Melvoin

was 		34 years 7 months 6 days old when he died on 12 July 1996

Ella Fitzgerald

was 		79 years 1 month 21 days old when she died on 15 June 1996

Johnny 'Guitar' Watson

was 		61 years 3 months 14 days old when he died on 17 May 1996

Bernard Edwards

was 		43 years 5 months 18 days old when he died on 18 April 1996

Brownie McGhee

was 		80 years 2 months 17 days old when he died on 16 February 1996

1995

Dean Martin

was 		78 years 6 months 18 days old when he died on 25 December 1995

Shannon Hoon

was 		28 years 25 days old when he died on 21 October 1995

Sterling Morrison

was 		53 years 2 days old when he died on 30 August 1995

Jerry Garcia

was 		53 years 8 days old when he died on 9 August 1995

Rory Gallagher

was 		47 years 3 months 12 days old when he died on 14 June 1995

Vivian Stanshall

was 		51 years 11 months 12 days old when he died on 5 March 1995

Philip Kramer

was 		42 years 7 months old when he died on 12 February 1995

Richey James Edwards

was 		27 years 1 month 10 days old when he died on 1 February 1995

1994

Fred 'Sonic' Smith

was 		46 years 1 month 21 days old when he died on 4 November 1994

Wilbert Harrison

was 		65 years 9 months 21 days old when he died on 26 October 1994

Danny Gatton

was 		49 years 1 month old when he died on 4 October 1994

Nicky Hopkins

was 		50 years 6 months 13 days old when he died on 6 September 1994

Kristen Pfaff

was 		27 years 21 days old when she died on 16 June 1994

Derek Leckenby

was 		51 years 21 days old when he died on 4 June 1994

Eric Gale

was 		55 years 8 months 5 days old when he died on 25 May 1994

Lee Brilleaux

was 		41 years 10 months 28 days old when he died on 7 April 1994

Kurt Cobain

was 		27 years 1 month 16 days old when he died on 5 April 1994

Dan Hartman

was 		43 years 3 months 14 days old when he died on 22 March 1994

Papa John Creach

was 		76 years 8 months 25 days old when he died on 22 February 1994

Harry Nilsson

was 		52 years 7 months old when he died on 15 January 1994

1993

Michael Clarke

was 		47 years 6 months 16 days old when he died on 19 December 1993

Frank Zappa

was 		52 years 11 months 13 days old when he died on 4 December 1993

Ray Gillen

was 		34 years 6 months 19 days old when he died on 1 December 1993

Jerry Edmonton

was 		47 years 1 month 4 days old when he died on 28 November 1993

Albert Collins

was 		61 years 1 month 23 days old when he died on 24 November 1993

Randy Hobbs

was 		45 years 4 months 14 days old when he died on 5 August 1993

Conway Twitty

was 		59 years 9 months 4 days old when he died on 5 June 1993

Mick Ronson

was 		46 years 11 months 3 days old when he died on 29 April 1993

Toy Caldwell

was 		45 years 3 months 12 days old when he died on 25 February 1993

1992

Albert King

was 		69 years 7 months 26 days old when he died on 21 December 1992

Roger Miller

was 		56 years 9 months 23 days old when he died on 25 October 1992

Jeff Porcaro

was 		38 years 4 months 4 days old when he died on 5 August 1992

Ollie Halsall

was 		43 years 2 months 15 days old when he died on 29 May 1992

Nigel Preston

was 		28 years 11 months 28 days old when he died on 1 April 1992

Dee Murray

was 		45 years 9 months 12 days old when he died on 15 January 1992

1991

Eric Carr

was 		41 years 4 months 12 days old when he died on 24 November 1991

Freddie Mercury

was 		45 years 2 months 19 days old when he died on 24 November 1991

Miles Davis

was 		65 years 4 months 2 days old when he died on 28 September 1991

Rob Tyner

was 		46 years 9 months 5 days old when he died on 17 September 1991

Gene Clark

was 		46 years 6 months 7 days old when he died on 24 May 1991

Johnny Thunders

was 		38 years 9 months 8 days old when he died on 23 April 1991

Steve Marriott

was 		44 years 2 months 21 days old when he died on 20 April 1991

Leo Fender

was 		81 years 7 months 11 days old when he died on 21 March 1991

Steve Clark

was 		30 years 8 months 16 days old when he died on 8 January 1991

1990

Tom Fogerty

was 		48 years 9 months 28 days old when he died on 6 September 1990

Stevie Ray Vaughan

was 		35 years 10 months 24 days old when he died on 27 August 1990

Brent Mydland

was 		37 years 9 months 5 days old when he died on 26 July 1990

Bobby Day

was 		62 years 14 days old when he died on 15 July 1990

Jim Hodder

was 		42 years 5 months 19 days old when he died on 5 June 1990

Sammy Davis Jr

was 		64 years 5 months 8 days old when he died on 16 May 1990

Ric Grech

was 		43 years 4 months 16 days old when he died on 17 March 1990

Del Shannon

was 		55 years 1 month 9 days old when he died on 8 February 1990

Allen Collins

was 		37 years 6 months 4 days old when he died on 23 January 1990

1989

Alan Murphy

was 		35 years 10 months 21 days old when he died on 19 October 1989

Vincent Crane

was 		45 years 8 months 24 days old when he died on 14 February 1989

1988

Roy Orbison

was 		52 years 7 months 13 days old when he died on 6 December 1988

Cliff Gallup

was 		58 years 3 months 22 days old when he died on 9 October 1988

Tim Davis

was 		44 years 9 months 22 days old when he died on 20 September 1988

Roy Buchanan

was 		48 years 10 months 22 days old when he died on 14 August 1988

Robert Calvert

was 		43 years 5 months 5 days old when he died on 14 August 1988

Hillel Slovak

was 		26 years 2 months 12 days old when he died on 25 June 1988

Dave Prater

was 		50 years 11 months old when he died on 9 April 1988

Andy Gibb

was 		30 years 5 days old when he died on 10 March 1988

Carl Perkins

was 		55 years 9 months 10 days old when he died on 19 January 1988

1987

Jaco Pastorious

was 		35 years 9 months 20 days old when he died on 21 September 1987

Peter Tosh

was 		42 years 10 months 23 days old when he died on 11 September 1987

Paul Butterfield

was 		44 years 4 months 17 days old when he died on 4 May 1987

Buddy Rich

was 		69 years 6 months 3 days old when he died on 2 April 1987

Liberace

was 		67 years 8 months 19 days old when he died on 4 February 1987

1986

Lee Dorsey

was 		61 years 11 months 7 days old when he died on 1 December 1986

Cliff Burton

was 		24 years 7 months 17 days old when he died on 27 September 1986

Sonny Terry

was 		74 years 4 months 15 days old when he died on 11 March 1986

Richard Manuel

was 		42 years 11 months 1 day old when he died on 4 March 1986

Phil Lynott

was 		36 years 4 months 15 days old when he died on 4 January 1986

1985

Ricky Nelson

was 		45 years 7 months 23 days old when he died on 31 December 1985

Ian Stewart

was 		47 years 4 months 24 days old when he died on 12 December 1985

David Byron

was 		38 years 30 days old when he died on 28 February 1985

Matt Monro

was 		54 years 2 months 6 days old when he died on 7 February 1985

1984

Ernest Tubb

was 		70 years 6 months 28 days old when he died on 6 September 1984

Marvin Gaye

was 		44 years 11 months 30 days old when he died on 1 April 1984

Jackie Wilson

was 		49 years 7 months 12 days old when he died on 21 January 1984

Alexis Korner

was 		55 years 8 months 13 days old when he died on 1 January 1984

1983

Dennis Wilson

was 		39 years 24 days old when he died on 28 December 1983

Tom Evans

was 		36 years 5 months 14 days old when he died on 19 November 1983

Merle Travis

was 		65 years 10 months 21 days old when he died on 20 October 1983

James Jamerson

was 		45 years 6 months 4 days old when he died on 2 August 1983

Chris Wood

was 		39 years 18 days old when he died on 12 July 1983

Muddy Waters

was 		68 years 26 days old when he died on 30 April 1983

Felix Pappalardi

was 		43 years 3 months 18 days old when he died on 17 April 1983

Pete Farndon

was 		30 years 10 months 2 days old when he died on 14 April 1983

Karen Carpenter

was 		32 years 11 months 2 days old when she died on 4 February 1983

Billy Fury

was 		42 years 9 months 11 days old when he died on 28 January 1983

1982

James Honeyman-Scott

was 		25 years 7 months 12 days old when he died on 16 June 1982

Rusty Day

was 		36 years 5 months 5 days old when he died on 3 June 1982

Randy Rhoads

was 		25 years 3 months 13 days old when he died on 19 March 1982

Alex Harvey

was 		46 years 11 months 30 days old when he died on 4 February 1982

1981

Harry Chapin

was 		38 years 7 months 9 days old when he died on 16 July 1981

Rushton Moreve

was 		32 years 7 months 25 days old when he died on 1 July 1981

Bob Marley

was 		36 years 3 months 5 days old when he died on 11 May 1981

Bob 'The Bear' Hite

was 		38 years 1 month 10 days old when he died on 5 April 1981

Mike Bloomfield

was 		37 years 6 months 18 days old when he died on 15 February 1981

Bill Haley

was 		55 years 7 months 3 days old when he died on 9 February 1981

1980

Tim Hardin

was 		39 years 6 days old when he died on 29 December 1980

John Lennon

was 		40 years 1 month 29 days old when he died on 8 December 1980

Darby Crash

was 		22 years 2 months 11 days old when he died on 7 December 1980

Steve Peregrin Took

was 		31 years 2 months 29 days old when he died on 27 October 1980

John Bonham

was 		32 years 3 months 25 days old when he died on 25 September 1980

Keith Godchaux

was 		32 years 4 days old when he died on 23 July 1980

Carl Radle

was 		37 years 11 months 12 days old when he died on 30 May 1980

Ian Curtis

was 		23 years 10 months 3 days old when he died on 18 May 1980

Tommy Caldwell

was 		30 years 5 months 19 days old when he died on 28 April 1980

Bon Scott

was 		33 years 7 months 10 days old when he died on 19 February 1980

1979

John Glascock

was 		28 years 6 months 15 days old when he died on 17 November 1979

Jimmy McCulloch

was 		26 years 3 months 23 days old when he died on 27 September 1979

Lowell George

was 		34 years 2 months 16 days old when he died on 29 June 1979

Angus MacLise

was 		41 years 3 months 17 days old when he died on 21 June 1979

Sid Vicious

was 		21 years 8 months 23 days old when he died on 2 February 1979

Donny Hathaway

was 		33 years 3 months 12 days old when he died on 13 January 1979

1978

Johnny O'Keefe

was 		43 years 8 months 17 days old when he died on 6 October 1978

Keith Moon

was 		32 years 15 days old when he died on 7 September 1978

Sandy Denny

was 		31 years 3 months 15 days old when she died on 21 April 1978

Terry Kath

was 		31 years 11 months 23 days old when he died on 23 January 1978

1977

Steve Gaines

was 		28 years 1 month 6 days old when he died on 20 October 1977

Ronnie Van Zant

was 		29 years 9 months 5 days old when he died on 20 October 1977

Cassie Gaines

was 		29 years 9 months 11 days old when she died on 20 October 1977

Bing Crosby

was 		74 years 5 months 11 days old when he died on 14 October 1977

Mary Ford

was 		53 years 2 months 23 days old when she died on 30 September 1977

Marc Bolan

was 		29 years 11 months 17 days old when he died on 16 September 1977

Elvis Presley

was 		42 years 7 months 8 days old when he died on 16 August 1977

1976

Freddie King

was 		42 years 3 months 25 days old when he died on 28 December 1976

Tommy Bolin

was 		25 years 4 months 3 days old when he died on 4 December 1976

Keith Relf

was 		33 years 1 month 22 days old when he died on 14 May 1976

Paul Kossoff

was 		25 years 6 months 5 days old when he died on 19 March 1976

Florence Ballard

was 		32 years 7 months 23 days old when she died on 22 February 1976

Howlin' Wolf

was 		65 years 7 months old when he died on 10 January 1976

1975

Tim Buckley

was 		28 years 4 months 15 days old when he died on 29 June 1975

Peter Ham

was 		27 years 11 months 28 days old when he died on 24 April 1975

T-Bone Walker

was 		64 years 9 months 16 days old when he died on 16 March 1975

1974

Nick Drake

was 		26 years 5 months 6 days old when he died on 25 November 1974

Robbie McIntosh (AWB)

was 		24 years 4 months 17 days old when he died on 23 September 1974

Mama Cass Elliot

was 		32 years 10 months 10 days old when she died on 29 July 1974

Duke Ellington

was 		75 years 25 days old when he died on 24 May 1974

Graham Bond

was 		36 years 6 months 10 days old when he died on 8 May 1974

1973

Bobby Darin

was 		37 years 7 months 6 days old when he died on 20 December 1973

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

was 		58 years 6 months 19 days old when she died on 9 October 1973

Jim Croce

was 		30 years 8 months 10 days old when he died on 20 September 1973

Gram Parsons

was 		26 years 10 months 14 days old when he died on 19 September 1973

Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan

was 		27 years 6 months old when he died on 8 March 1973

1972

Berry Oakley

was 		24 years 7 months 7 days old when he died on 11 November 1972

1971

Duane Allman

was 		24 years 11 months 9 days old when he died on 29 October 1971

Gene Vincent

was 		36 years 8 months 1 day old when he died on 12 October 1971

King Curtis

was 		37 years 6 months 6 days old when he died on 13 August 1971

Louis Armstrong

was 		69 years 11 months 2 days old when he died on 6 July 1971

Jim Morrison

was 		27 years 6 months 25 days old when he died on 3 July 1971

1970

Janis Joplin

was 		27 years 8 months 15 days old when she died on 4 October 1970

Jimi Hendrix

was 		27 years 9 months 22 days old when he died on 18 September 1970

Alan Wilson

was 		27 years 1 month 30 days old when he died on 3 September 1970

Tammi Terrell

was 		24 years 10 months 15 days old when she died on 16 March 1970

1969

Roy Hamilton

was 		40 years 3 months 4 days old when he died on 20 July 1969

Brian Jones

was 		27 years 4 months 5 days old when he died on 3 July 1969

1968

Luther Perkins

was 		40 years 6 months 28 days old when he died on 5 August 1968

1967

Otis Redding

was 		26 years 3 months 1 day old when he died on 10 December 1967

Brian Epstein

was 		32 years 11 months 8 days old when he died on 27 August 1967

1966

Bobby Fuller

was 		23 years 8 months 26 days old when he died on 18 July 1966

1965

Bill Black

was 		39 years 1 month 4 days old when he died on 21 October 1965

Nat King Cole

was 		45 years 10 months 29 days old when he died on 15 February 1965

1964

Sam Cooke

was 		33 years 10 months 19 days old when he died on 11 December 1964

Johnny Burnette

was 		30 years 4 months 20 days old when he died on 14 August 1964

Jim Reeves

was 		40 years 11 months 11 days old when he died on 31 July 1964

1963

Elmore James

was 		45 years 3 months 27 days old when he died on 24 May 1963

Patsy Cline

was 		30 years 5 months 25 days old when he died on 5 March 1963

1962

Stu Sutcliffe

was 		21 years 9 months 18 days old when he died on 10 April 1962

1960

Eddie Cochran

was 		21 years 6 months 14 days old when he died on 17 April 1960

1959

Billie Holiday

was 		44 years 3 months 10 days old when she died on 17 July 1959

Buddy Holly

was 		22 years 4 months 27 days old when he died on 3 February 1959

Ritchie Valens

was 		17 years 8 months 21 days old when he died on 3 February 1959

JP 'Big Bopper' Richardson

was 		28 years 3 months 10 days old when he died on 3 February 1959

1954

Danny Cedrone

was 		33 years 11 months 28 days old when he died on 17 June 1954

1953

Django Reinhardt

was 		43 years 3 months 23 days old when he died on 16 May 1953

Hank Williams

was 		29 years 3 months 15 days old when he died on 1 January 1953

1942

Charlie Christian

was 		25 years 7 months 1 day old when he died on 2 March 1942

1938

Robert Johnson

was 		27 years 3 months 8 days old when he died on 16 August 1938
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