List of deaths in rock and roll (1990s)

The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1990s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.

Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider. In determining criteria for inclusion, this list uses as its basis reliable sources listing "rock deaths" or "deaths in rock and roll", as well as such sources as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Gene Phillips	74	January 10, 1990	Lakewood, California, US
Melanie Appleby Mel and Kim	23	January 18, 1990	Westminster, London, England	Pneumonia[1]
Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd	37	January 23, 1990	Jacksonville, Florida, US	Pneumonia
Peter Sweval Starz, Looking Glass	42		January 23, 1990	AIDS[2]
Mel Lewis	60	February 2, 1990	New York City, US
Del Shannon	55	February 8, 1990	Santa Clarita, California, US	Suicide by gunshot[3]
Johnnie Ray	63	February 24, 1990	Los Angeles, California, US	Liver failure[4]
Cornell Gunter The Coasters	53	February 26, 1990	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Murder[5]
Shakey Jake Harris	68	March 2, 1990	Forrest City, Arkansas, US
Ric Grech Family, Traffic, Blind Faith	43	March 17, 1990	Leicester, England	Liver and kidney failure
Andrew Wood Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone	24	March 19, 1990	Seattle, Washington, US	Drug overdose
Sarah Vaughan	66	April 3, 1990	Hidden Hills, California, US	Lung cancer[6]
Thurston Harris The Sharps	58	April 14, 1990	Pomona, California, US	Heart attack
Little Joe Blue	55	April 22, 1990	Reno, Nevada, US	Stomach cancer[7]
Wesley Rose Music industry executive and record producer	72	April 26, 1990	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Sammy Lawhorn	54	April 29, 1990	Chicago, Illinois, US
Emily Remler	32	May 4, 1990	Sydney, Australia	Heart attack
Sammy Davis Jr.	64	May 16, 1990	Beverly Hills, California, US	Throat cancer[8]
Morris Levy Record producer for Roulette Records	62	May 21, 1990		Liver cancer
Gary Usher The Beach Boys, The Byrds	51	May 25, 1990	Los Angeles, California, US	Cancer
Stiv Bators The Dead Boys, The Lords of the New Church	40	June 4, 1990	Paris, France	Traffic accident
Jim Hodder Steely Dan	42	June 5, 1990	Point Arena, California, US	Drowning
Rob Graves Bags, 45 Grave, The Gun Club	31–35	June 28, 1990	US	Heroin Overdose
Gerry Boulet Offenbach	44	July 18, 1990		Cancer
Bert Sommer The Left Banke	41	July 23, 1990		Respiratory illness
Brent Mydland The Grateful Dead	37	July 26, 1990	Lafayette, California, US	Drug overdose
Bobby Day	60	July 27, 1990	Los Angeles, California, US	Cancer
Larry Birdsong	56	August 7, 1990	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Joel Rundell Better Than Ezra	24	August 8, 1990		Suicide
Lafayette Leake	71	August 14, 1990	Chicago, Illinois, US	Diabetic coma
Viktor Tsoi Kino	28	August 15, 1990	Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union	Traffic accident
Boogie Bill Webb	66	August 22, 1990	New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble	35	August 27, 1990	East Troy, Wisconsin, US	Helicopter accident
Tom Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival	48	September 6, 1990	Scottsdale, Arizona, US	Tuberculosis
Ray Stephens Village People	35	October 4, 1990		Undisclosed illness[9]
Sam Taylor	74	October 5, 1990	Westchester, New York, US
B.J. Wilson Procol Harum	43	October 8, 1990	Corvallis, Oregon, US	Drug overdose[10]
Art Blakey	71	October 16, 1990	New York City, New York, US	Lung cancer
Gervasio Los Naúfragos	42	October 28, 1990	Talagante, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile	Murder
Bobby Scott	53	November 5, 1990	New York City, New York, US	Lung cancer
Ronnie Dyson	40	November 10, 1990	Brooklyn, New York, US	Heart failure
Lester Williams	70	November 13, 1990	Houston, Texas, US
Dee Clark	52	December 7, 1990	Smyrna, Georgia, US	Heart attack
Goree Carter	59	December 29, 1990	Houston, Texas, US
Buck Ram	83	January 1, 1991	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Steve Clark Def Leppard	30	January 8, 1991	London, England	Accidental overdose
Stan Szelest The Band	47	January 20, 1991	Woodstock, New York, US	Heart attack
Karen Young	39	January 26, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Roger Patterson Atheist	22	February 12, 1991		Traffic accident
George Motola Record producer for Modern Records	71	February 15, 1991	Los Angeles, California, US
Bob Geddins Record producer	78	February 16, 1991		Liver cancer
Slim Gaillard Slim & Slam	75	February 26, 1991	London, England
Frank Esler-Smith Air Supply	42	March 1, 1991	Melbourne, Australia	Pneumonia
Serge Gainsbourg	62	March 2, 1991	Paris, France	Heart attack
Doc Pomus	65	March 14, 1991	Manhattan, New York City, US	Lung cancer
Billy Butler	66	March 20, 1991	Teaneck, New Jersey, US
Leo Fender	81	March 21, 1991	Fullerton, California, US
Dave Guard The Kingston Trio	56	March 22, 1991	Rollinsford, New Hampshire, US	Lymphatic cancer
Paul Gayten	71	March 26, 1991	Los Angeles, California, US
Henry Glover	69	April 7, 1991	St. Albans, New York, US	Heart attack
Per "Dead" Ohlin Mayhem	22	April 8, 1991	Oslo, Norway	Suicide
Steve Marriott Small Faces, Humble Pie	44	April 21, 1991	Essex, England	Smoke inhalation from house fire[11]
Johnny Thunders The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers	38	April 23, 1991	New Orleans, Louisiana, US	Drug-related causes; suspicious
Susan Fassbender	32	May 2, 1991	Bradford, England	Suicide[12]
Andrew Tibbs	62	May 5, 1991	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Yanka Dyagileva	24	May 9, 1991	Inya, Russian SSR, Soviet Union	Drowning
Odia Coates	49	May 19, 1991	Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, US	Drug overdose
Gene Clark The Byrds	46	May 24, 1991	Sherman Oaks, California, US	Bleeding ulcer
David Ruffin The Temptations	50	June 1, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Drug overdose[13]
Stan Getz	64	June 6, 1991	Malibu, California, US	Liver cancer
Richard Holmes	60	June 29, 1991	St. Louis, Missouri, US	Prostate cancer
Willie Nix	68	July 8, 1991	Leland, Mississippi, US
Dootsie Williams Record producer for The Penguins	80	August 21, 1991	Los Angeles, California, US
Mike Naumenko Zoopark	36	August 27, 1991	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union	Cerebral hemorrhage
Peter Slaghuis VideoKids	30	September 5, 1991	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Traffic accident
Rob Tyner MC5	46	September 18, 1991	Berkley, Michigan, US	Heart attack
Miles Davis	65	September 28, 1991	Santa Monica, California, US	Pneumonia, respiratory failure, and stroke
J. Frank Wilson J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers	49	October 4, 1991	Lufkin, Texas, US	Alcoholism and complications from diabetes
Ole Beich Guns N' Roses	36	October 16, 1991	Copenhagen, Denmark	Drowning
Bill Graham Promoter of Various Bands	60	October 25, 1991	Vallejo, California, US	Helicopter accident[14]
Jim Reese The Bobby Fuller Four	49	October 26, 1991	Lufkin, Texas, US	Heart attack
Mort Shuman	54	November 2, 1991	London, England	Cancer
Jacques Morali Village People	44	November 15, 1991	Rouen, France	AIDS[15]
Eric Carr Kiss	41	November 24, 1991	New York City, New York, US	Heart cancer and subsequent brain hemorrhage
Freddie Mercury Queen	45	November 24, 1991	London, England	Complications due to AIDS[16]
Headman Shabalala Ladysmith Black Mambazo	46	December 10, 1991		Gunshot
King Kolax	79	December 18, 1991	Chicago, Illinois, US
Beaver Harris	55	December 22, 1991		Prostate cancer
Jerry Nolan The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers	45	January 14, 1992	New York City, New York, US	Stroke and subsequent coma
Dee Murray	45	January 15, 1992	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Skin cancer and subsequent stroke
Willie Dixon	76	January 29, 1992	Burbank, California, US	Heart failure
Sudirman Arshad	37	February 22, 1992	Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Stroke
Mary Osborne	70	March 4, 1992	Bakersfield, California, US	Cancer
Arthur Russell	40	April 4, 1992	New York, New York, US	AIDS[17]
Sammy Price	92	April 14, 1992	New York City, US	Heart attack
Johnny Shines	76	April 20, 1992	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
Brian MacLeod Chilliwack, Headpins	39	April 25, 1992	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Bone cancer
Sharon Redd	46	May 1, 1992	Westchester County, New York, US	Pneumonia
Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto	31	May 31, 1992	Baracaldo, Spain	Drug overdose
Peter Allen	48	June 18, 1992	San Diego, California, US	HIV/AIDS
Stefanie Sargent 7 Year Bitch	24	June 27, 1992	Seattle, Washington, US	Asphyxiation after taking alcohol and heroin
Howard Roberts	62	June 28, 1992	Seattle, Washington, US	Prostate cancer
Boogie Woogie Red	66	July 2, 1992	Detroit, Michigan, US
Paul Hackman Helix	38	July 5, 1992	Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Traffic accident
Mary Wells	49	July 26, 1992	Los Angeles, California, US	Pneumonia and throat cancer[18]
Michel Berger	44	August 2, 1992	Ramatuelle, France	Heart attack
Jeff Porcaro Toto	38	August 5, 1992	Los Angeles, California, US	Heart attack due to cocaine use [19][20]
Tony Williams The Platters	64	August 14, 1992	New York City, New York, US	Emphysema
Mark Heard	40	August 16, 1992	Chicago, Illinois, US	Heart attack
Earl Van Dyke The Funk Brothers	62	September 18, 1992	Detroit, Michigan, US	Prostate cancer[21]
Eddie Kendricks The Temptations	52	October 5, 1992	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Lung cancer[22]
Larry Levan	38	November 8, 1992	Manhattan, New York City, US	Heart failure resulting from endocarditis[23]
Bobby McClure	50	November 13, 1992	Los Angeles, California, US	Stroke
Andy Kirk	94	December 11, 1992	New York City, New York, US
Albert King	69	December 21, 1992	Memphis, Tennessee, US	Heart attack
Eddie Hazel Funkadelic	42	December 23, 1992	Brooklyn, New York, US	Internal bleeding and liver failure
Dizzy Gillespie	75	January 6, 1993	Englewood, New Jersey, US	Pancreatic cancer[24]
Helno Lucrate Milk	29	January 22, 1993	Paris, France	Drug overdose
Toy Caldwell Marshall Tucker Band	45	February 25, 1993	Moore, South Carolina, US
Johnny Cymbal	48	March 16, 1993	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Suspecting heart attack
Jake Porter Record producer and co-founder of Combo Records	76	March 25, 1993	Los Angeles, California, US
Eugene Church	55	April 3, 1993	Los Angeles, California, US	Cancer
Igor Chumychkin Alisa	27	April 12, 1993	Moscow, Russia	Fall from the window
Mick Ronson Mott the Hoople, The Spiders from Mars	46	April 30, 1993	London, England	Liver cancer
Louis Brooks	82	May 5, 1993	Nashville, Tennessee, US
Marv Johnson	54	May 16, 1993	Columbia, South Carolina, US	Stroke
Doctor Ross	67	May 28, 1993	Flint, Michigan, US
Sun Ra	79	May 30, 1993		Pneumonia
Dupree Bolton	64	June 5, 1993	Oakland, California, US	Cardiac arrest
Conway Twitty	59	June 5, 1993	Springfield, Missouri, US	Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Arthur Alexander	53	June 9, 1993		Heart attack
John Campbell	41	June 13, 1993	New York City, New York, US	Heart failure[25]
Luther Tucker	57	June 18, 1993	Greenbrae, California, US	Heart attack
GG Allin The Jabbers, The Scumfucs, The Murder Junkies	36	June 28, 1993	New York City, New York, US	Drug overdose
Héctor Lavoe	46	June 29, 1993	Manhatten, New York	Complications due to HIV/AIDS
Wong Ka Kui Beyond	31	June 30, 1993	Tokyo, Japan	Internal bleeding due to head injuries
Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth	28	July 3, 1993		Suicide by anti-depressant overdose
Mia Zapata The Gits	27	July 7, 1993	Seattle, Washington, US	Murder
Boston Blackie	49	July 11, 1993		Stabbing
Richard Tee	49	July 21, 1993	The Bronx, New York, US	Prostate cancer
Don Myrick Earth, Wind & Fire	53	July 30, 1993	Los Angeles, California, US	Gunshot
Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones The Wonder Stuff	29	July 31, 1993	New York City, New York, US	Drug overdose
Randy Jo Hobbs The McCoys, Montrose	45	August 5, 1993	Dayton, Ohio, US	Heart failure
Euronymous Mayhem	25	August 10, 1993	Oslo, Norway	Stabbed by Varg Vikernes
Johnny Sayles	56	August 17, 1993	Hazel Crest, Illinois, US	Heart attack
Phil Seymour Dwight Twilley	41	August 17, 1993	US	Cancer
Lefty Dizz	56	September 7, 1993	Chicago, Illinois, US	Esophageal cancer
Wade Flemons Earth, Wind & Fire	53	October 13, 1993	Battle Creek, Michigan, US	Cancer
Criss Oliva Savatage	30	October 17, 1993	Zephyrhills, Florida, US	Traffic accident
River Phoenix Aleka's Attic	23	October 31, 1993	West Hollywood, California, US	Drug overdose
Albert Collins	61	November 24, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Cancer
Jerry Edmonton Steppenwolf	47	November 28, 1993	Santa Barbara, California, US	Traffic accident
Ray Gillen Black Sabbath, Badlands, Sun Red Sun	34	December 1, 1993	New York City, New York, US	AIDS related
Frank Zappa The Mothers of Invention	52	December 4, 1993	Los Angeles, California, US	Prostate cancer
Doug Hopkins Gin Blossoms	32	December 5, 1993	Tempe, Arizona, US	Suicide
Michael Clarke The Byrds	47	December 19, 1993	Treasure Island, Florida, US	Liver failure
Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont The Morwells, Roots Radics	38	December 31, 1993	US	Prostate cancer
Silas Hogan	82	January 9, 1994	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US	Heart disease
Harry Nilsson	52	January 15, 1994	Agoura Hills, California, US	Heart failure
Rhett Forrester Riot	37	January 22, 1994	Atlanta, Georgia, US	Gunshot
John Littlejohn	62	February 1, 1994		Renal failure
Gary B.B. Coleman	47	February 14, 1994	Center, Texas, US
Papa John Creach Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, The Dinosaurs	76	February 22, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US	Pneumonia
Dan Hartman	43	March 22, 1994	Westport, Connecticut, US	Complications from AIDS
Kurt Cobain Nirvana	27	April 5, 1994	Seattle, Washington, US	Suicide by gunshot
Lee Brilleaux Dr. Feelgood	51	April 7, 1994	Canvey Island, Essex, England	Lymphoma
Larry Davis	57	April 19, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US	Cancer
Haskell Sadler	59	May 6, 1994	Berkeley, California, US	Complications from diabetes
Joe Pass	65	May 23, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US	Liver cancer
Eric Gale	55	May 25, 1994	Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	Lung cancer
Derek Leckenby Herman's Hermits	51	June 4, 1994	Manchester, England	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Kristen Pfaff Hole, Janitor Joe	27	June 16, 1994	Seattle, Washington, US	Drug overdose
Eddie Boyd	79	July 13, 1994	Helsinki, Finland
Gary Farr Gary Farr & The T-Bones	49	July 29, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US	Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Major Lance	55	September 3, 1994	Decatur, Georgia, US	Heart disease[26]
Nicky Hopkins The Jeff Beck Group	50	September 6, 1994	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Complications from intestinal surgery
Major Bill Smith Record producer and record label owner	72	September 12, 1994	Fort Worth, Texas, US
Haywood Henry	81	September 15, 1994
Danny Gatton	49	October 4, 1994	Newburg, Maryland, US	Suicide by gunshot
Lee Allen	67	October 18, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US
Jimmy Miller Record producer for Blind Faith, Spooky Tooth, Motörhead, Primal Scream, and association with The Rolling Stones	52	October 22, 1994	Denver, Colorado, US	Liver failure
Wilbert Harrison	65	October 26, 1994	Spencer, North Carolina, US	Stroke
Robert White The Funk Brothers	57	October 27, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US	Complications from open heart surgery
Lester Sill Record producer from Phil Spector's partner in Philles Records	76	October 31, 1994	Los Angeles, California, US
Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5 Sonic's Rendezvous Band	45	November 4, 1994	Detroit, Michigan, US	Heart failure
Carmen McRae	72	November 10, 1994	Beverly Hills, California, US	Stroke
Chet Powers Quicksilver Messenger Service	57	November 16, 1994	Santa Rosa, California, US
Cab Calloway	86	November 18, 1994	Hockessin, Delaware, US	Stroke
Garnett Silk	28	December 9, 1994	Mandeville, Jamaica
Buddy Ace	58	December 26, 1994	Waco, Texas, US	Heart attack
Ted Hawkins	58	January 1, 1995	Los Angeles, California, US	Stroke
Johnny Carroll	57	January 13, 1995	Dallas, Texas, US	Liver failure
Ruby Starr Black Oak Arkansas	45	January 14, 1995	Toledo, Ohio, US	Lung cancer
David Cole Record producer for C+C Music Factory	32	January 24, 1995	New York, New York, US
Richey Edwards Manic Street Preachers	27	February 1, 1995	Cardiff, Wales	Declared death in absentia
Tony Secunda Manager of rock groups from The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Motörhead, Steeleye Span, The Move and T-Rex	54	February 12, 1995	Tiburon, California, US	Heart attack
Denny Cordell Record producer for The Hollies, The Moody Blues, The Move	51	February 18, 1995	Dublin, Ireland	Lymphoma
Bob Stinson The Replacements, Static Taxi	35	February 18, 1995	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Melvin Franklin The Temptations	52	February 23, 1995	Sherman Oaks, California, US	Complications from a seizure
Willie Johnson	71	February 25, 1995	Chicago, Illinois, US
Vivian Stanshall Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band	51	March 5, 1995	Muswell Hill, London, England	House fire
Delroy Wilson	46	March 6, 1995	Kingston, Jamaica	Cirrhosis
Ingo Schwichtenberg Helloween	29	March 8, 1995	Hamburg, West Germany	Suicide
Sunnyland Slim	88	March 17, 1995	Chicago, Illinois, US
Nike Ardilla	19	March 19, 1995	Bandung, Indonesia	Traffic accident
Alan Barton Smokie, Black Lace	41	March 23, 1995	Cologne, Germany	Traffic accident
Eazy-E N.W.A	30	March 26, 1995	Compton, California, US	Complications due to AIDS
Jimmy McShane Baltimora	37	March 29, 1995	Derry, Northern Ireland	Complications due to AIDS
Paul A. Rothchild Record producer for The Doors & The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	59	March 30, 1995	Hollywood, California, US	Lung cancer
Selena Selena y Los Dinos	23	March 31, 1995	Corpus Christi, Texas, US	Shot by Yolanda Saldívar
Burl Ives	85	April 14, 1995	Anacortes, Washington, US	Oral cancer[27]
Carl Albert Vicious Rumors	32	April 22, 1995		Traffic accident
Lonesome Sundown	66	April 23, 1995	Gonzales, Louisiana, US
Clarence Paul	67	May 6, 1995	Los Angeles, California, US	Complications of heart disease and diabetes
Sims Ellison Pariah	28	June 6, 1995	Austin, Texas, US	Suicide
Rory Gallagher	47	June 14, 1995	London, England	MRSA complications following a liver transplant
Phyllis Hyman	45	June 30, 1995	New York City, New York, US	Drug overdose
Wolfman Jack American disc jockey	57	July 1, 1995	Belvidere, North Carolina, US	Heart attack
Charlie Rich	62	July 25, 1995	Hammond, Louisiana, US	Acute blood clot
Eddie Hinton	51	July 28, 1995	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Heart attack
Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead	53	August 9, 1995	Forest Knolls, California, US	Heart attack
Bobby DeBarge DeBarge, Switch	39	August 16, 1995	Grand Rapids, Michigan, US	HIV/AIDS
Wild Bill Davis	76	August 17, 1995	Moorestown Township, New Jersey, US
Dwayne Goettel Skinny Puppy	31	August 23, 1995	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Drug overdose
Ronald White Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	56	August 26, 1995	Detroit, Michigan, US	Leukemia
Big Dee Irwin	63	August 27, 1995	Las Vegas, New York, US	Heart failure
Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground	53	August 30, 1995	Poughkeepsie, New York, US	Cancer
Salil Chowdhury	71	September 5, 1995	Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Larry Gales	59	September 12, 1995
Daniel Montesanto Fashion Police, Defiance, Sinister	29	September 21, 1995	California, U.S.	Murder or stabbing
Booker T. Laury	81	September 25, 1995	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.	Cancer
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon	28	October 21, 1995	New Orleans, Louisiana, US	Drug overdose
Florence Greenberg Music executive and record producer	82	November 2, 1995	Hackensack, New Jersey, US
Alan Hull Lindisfarne	50	November 17, 1995	Newcastle, England	Heart thrombosis
Matthew Ashman Bow Wow Wow, Adam and the Ants	35	November 21, 1995	London, England	Diabetes
Peter Grant Music manager from Stone the Crows, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company and record executive from Swan Song Records	60	November 21, 1995	Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Tom Clay American radio personality and disc jockey	66	November 22, 1995	Los Angeles, California, US	Stomach and lung cancer
Junior Walker Junior Walker & the All Stars	64	November 23, 1995	Battle Creek, Michigan, US	Cancer
David Briggs Record producer for Crazy Horse	51	November 26, 1995	San Francisco, California, US	Lung cancer
Dean Martin	78	December 25, 1995	Beverly Hills, California, US	Acute respiratory failure [28]
Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis	70	December 28, 1995	Chicago, Illinois, US	Heart attack
Bob Thiele	73	January 30, 1996	Manhattan, New York City, New York, US	Kidney failure
Wild Jimmy Spruill	61	February 3, 1996	Washington D.C., US	Heart attack
Brownie McGhee	80	February 16, 1996	Oakland, California, US	Stomach cancer
Terry Stafford	54	March 17, 1996	Amarillo, Texas, US	Liver failuire
Billy Williamson Bill Haley & His Comets	71	March 22, 1996	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, US	Cancer
Don Murray The Turtles	50	March 22, 1996	Glendale, California, US	Complications following ulcer surgery
Jeffrey Lee Pierce The Gun Club	37	March 31, 1996	Salt Lake City, Utah, US	Cerebral hemorrhage
Guitar Gabriel	70	April 2, 1996	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US
Bernard Edwards Chic	43	April 18, 1996	Japan	Pneumonia
Johnny "Guitar" Watson	61	May 18, 1996	Yokohama, Japan	Myocardial infarction
Kevin Gilbert	29	May 18, 1996	Los Angeles, California, US	Accidental strangulation
Bradley Nowell Sublime	28	May 25, 1996	San Francisco, California, US	Drug overdose
John Kahn Legion of Mary, Old & In the Way	48	May 30, 1996		Heart attack
Ella Fitzgerald	79	June 15, 1996	Beverly Hills, California, US	Complications from diabetes
Jim Ellison Material Issue	32	June 20, 1996	US	Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning
Louis Gottlieb The Limeliters	72	July 11, 1996	Sebastopol, California, US
Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins	34	July 12, 1996	New York City, New York, US	Drug overdose
John Panozzo Styx	47	July 16, 1996	Chicago, Illinois, US	Gastrointestinal hemorrhaging
Chas Chandler The Animals	57	July 17, 1996	Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Heart condition
Rob Collins The Charlatans	33	July 22, 1996	Wales	Traffic accident
Marge Ganser The Shangri-Las	48	July 28, 1996	Bronx, New York, US	Breast cancer
Jason Thirsk Pennywise, Humble Gods	28	July 29, 1996	Hermosa Beach, California, US	Suicide by gunshot
Mel Taylor The Ventures	62	August 11, 1996	Los Angeles, California, US	Lung cancer
Al Cleveland	66	August 14, 1996	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Heart disease
Tupac Shakur Outlawz	25	September 13, 1996	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Murder[29]
Bob Gibson	64	September 28, 1996	Portland, Oregon, US	Degenerative brain disease
Colleen Peterson Quartette	45	October 9, 1996	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cancer
Chris Acland Lush	30	October 17, 1996	Burneside, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England	Suicide
Eva Cassidy	33	November 2, 1996	Bowie, Maryland, US	Cancer
William Clarke	45	November 2, 1996	Fresno, California, US
Bill Doggett	80	November 13, 1996	New York City, New York, US	Heart attack
Tiny Tim	64	November 30, 1996	Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	Heart attack
Patty Donahue The Waitresses	40	December 9, 1996	Cleveland, Ohio, US	Lung cancer
Faron Young	64	December 10, 1996	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Suicide
Dawn Crosby Detente, Fear of God	33	December 15, 1996		Liver failure
Ruby Murray	61	December 17, 1996	Torquay, Devon, England	Liver cancer
Ronnie Scott	69	December 23, 1996	London, England	Overdose of barbiturates
Johnny Heartsman	60	December 27, 1996	Sacramento, California, US	Stroke
Randy California Spirit	45	January 2, 1997	Molokai, Hawaii, US	Drowning[30]
Alexander Young Marcus Hook Roll Band, AC/DC	58	January 4, 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Lung cancer
Kenny Pickett The Creation	54	January 10, 1997	London, England	Heart attack
Keith Diamond	46	January 18, 1997	Manhattan, New York, US
Ron Holden	57	January 22, 1997	Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico	Heart attack
Billy Mackenzie Associates	39	January 22, 1997	Angus, Scotland	Suicide from a Drug overdose
Richard Berry	61	January 23, 1997	Inglewood, California, US	Heart failure
Seth Lover	87	January 31, 1997	Garden Grove, California, US
Brian Connolly The Sweet	52	February 9, 1997	Slough, Berkshire, England	Kidney failure
Jack Owens	92	February 9, 1997	Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
Ralph Bass Record producer from Black & White Records, Savoy Records, King Records, Federal Records, and Chess Records	85	March 5, 1997	New York City, New York, US
The Notorious B.I.G.	24	March 9, 1997	Los Angeles, California, US	Murder
LaVern Baker	67	March 10, 1997	Queens, New York, US	Coronary complications
Ronnie Barron Canned Heat	53	March 20, 1997		Heart failure
Aaron Collins The Cadets	66	March 27, 1997	California, US
Laura Nyro	49	April 8, 1997	Danbury, Connecticut, US	Ovarian cancer
Eldon Hoke Mentors, The Screamers	39	April 19, 1997	Riverside, California, US	Rail accident
Lovie Lee	88	May 23, 1997	Chicago, Illinois, US
Jeff Buckley	30	May 29, 1997	Memphis, Tennessee, US	Accidental drowning
Ronnie Lane The Small Faces, Faces	51	June 4, 1997	Trinidad, Colorado, US	Pneumonia
Arthur Prysock	73	June 14, 1997	Hamilton, Bermuda	Aneurysm
Bobby Helms	63	June 19, 1997	Martinsville, Indiana, US	Emphysema and asthma
Lawrence Payton The Four Tops	59	June 20, 1997	Southfield, Michigan, US	Cancer
Louis A. McCall Sr. Con Funk Shun	45	June 25, 1997	Stone Mountain, Georgia, US	Murder
Johnny Copeland	60	July 3, 1997	Harlem, New York, US	Congential heart defect
Chuck Wayne	74	July 29, 1997	US
Luther Allison	57	August 12, 1997	Madison, Wisconsin, US	Metastasis
Jimmy Witherspoon	77	September 18, 1997	Los Angeles, California, US	Throat cancer
Nick Traina Link 80	19	September 20, 1997	US	Suicide
Phil Medley	81	October 3, 1997
John Denver The John Denver Band	53	October 12, 1997	Pacific Grove, California, US	Experimental plane accident
Glen Buxton Alice Cooper	49	October 19, 1997	Clarion, Iowa, US	Pneumonia
Henry Vestine Canned Heat	52	October 20, 1997	Paris, France	Heart and respiratory failure
Epic Soundtracks Swell Maps, Crime & the City Solution, These Immortal Souls	38	November 6, 1997	West Hampstead, London, England	Inconclusive official cause
Tommy Tedesco	67	November 10, 1997	Northridge, California, US	Lung cancer
Michael Hutchence INXS	37	November 22, 1997	Sydney, Australia	Suicide or accidental strangulation
Michael Hedges	43	December 2, 1997	Mendocino County, California, US	Traffic accident
Kurt Winter The Guess Who	51	December 14, 1997	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Liver failure[31]
Nicolette Larson	45	December 16, 1997	Los Angeles, California, US	Cerebral edema and liver failure
Jimmy Rogers	73	December 19, 1997	Chicago, Illinois, US
Floyd Cramer	64	December 31, 1997		Lung cancer
Nick Venet Record producer and association with The Beach Boys	61	January 2, 1998	Eastside Los Angeles, US	Burkitt's lymphoma
Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher	62	January 5, 1998	South Lake Tahoe, California, US	Skiing accident
Ken Forssi The Surfaris, Love	54	January 10, 1998	Tallahassee, Florida, US	Brain tumor
Junior Wells The Aces	63	January 15, 1998	Chicago, Illinois, US	Cancer and heart attack
Junior Kimbrough	67	January 17, 1998	Holly Springs, Mississippi, US
Carl Perkins	65	January 19, 1998	Jackson, Tennessee, US	Throat cancer
Fat Pat	27	February 3, 1998	Houston, Texas, US	Murder by gunshot
Tim Kelly Slaughter	35	February 5, 1998	Bagdad, Arizona, US	Traffic accident
Joe Stubbs The Falcons, The Contours, The Originals	55–56	February 5, 1998	US
Falco	40	February 6, 1998	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Traffic accident
Carl Wilson The Beach Boys	51	February 6, 1998	Los Angeles, California, US	Lung cancer
Grandpa Jones	84	February 19, 1998	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Stroke
Bob McBride Lighthouse	51	February 20, 1998	Toronto, Ontario, US	Heart failure
Rockin' Sidney	59	February 25, 1998	Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
George Howard	41	March 20, 1998	Atlanta, Georgia, US
Rozz Williams Christian Death, Shadow Project, Premature Ejaculation	34	April 1, 1998	West Hollywood, California, US	Suicide by hanging
Rob Pilatus Milli Vanilli	32	April 3, 1998	Frankfurt, Germany	Alcohol and drug overdose
Cozy Powell The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath	50	April 5, 1998	Bristol, England	Traffic accident
Wendy O. Williams Plasmatics	48	April 6, 1998	Storrs, Connecticut, US	Suicide by gunshot[32]
Tammy Wynette	55	April 6, 1998	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Heart failure with cardiac arrhythmia[33]
Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings	56	April 17, 1998	Tucson, Arizona, US	Breast cancer[34]
hide X Japan, Zilch	33	May 2, 1998	Tokyo, Japan	Suicide by hanging
Eddie Rabbitt	56	May 7, 1998	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Lung cancer
Frank Sinatra	82	May 14, 1998	West Hollywood, California, US	Heart attack
Jerry Capehart	69	June 7, 1998	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Brain cancer
Lew Chudd Record producer, radio executive and co-founder of Imperial Records	86	June 15, 1998	Los Angeles, California, US
Dave "Chico" Ryan Sha Na Na	50	July 26, 1998	Boston, Massachusetts, US	Heart failure
Gene Page	58	August 24, 1998	Westwood, California, US
Denniz Pop DJ music producer	35	August 30, 1998		Stomach cancer
Sonny Knight	64	September 5, 1998	Maui, Hawaii, US
Johnny Adams	66	September 14, 1998	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US	Cancer
Oz Bach Spanky and Our Gang	59	September 21, 1998	Asheville, North Carolina, US	Cancer
Gene Autry	91	October 2, 1998	Studio City, California, US	Lymphoma
Lonnie Pitchford	43	November 8, 1998	Lexington, Mississippi, US	HIV/AIDS
Eldridge Holmes	56	November 13, 1998	US
Barbara Acklin	55	November 27, 1998	Omaha, Nebraska, US	Pneumonia[35]
Lynn Strait Snot	30	December 11, 1998	Santa Barbara, California, US	Traffic accident
Bryan Maclean Love	52	December 25, 1998	Los Angeles, California, US	Heart attack
Johnny Moore The Drifters	64	December 30, 1998	London, England	Respiratory failure
Sonny Forriest The Coasters	64	January 10, 1999	Capitol Heights, Maryland, US	[36]
John Baker Saunders Mad Season The Walkabouts	44	January 15, 1999	Seattle, Washington, US	Drug overdose[37]
Benjamin Smoke Smoke	39	January 29, 1999	Atlanta, Georgia, US	Liver failure due to hepatitis C[38]
Baris Manço	56	February 1, 1999	Kadiköy, Istanbul, Turkey	Heart attack[39]
David McComb The Triffids, Blackeyed Susans	36	February 2, 1999	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Heroin toxicity and rejection of his 1996 heart transplant[40]
Gwen Guthrie	48	February 3, 1999	Orange, New Jersey, US	Uterine cancer
Buddy Knox	65	February 14, 1999	Bremerton, Washington, US	Lung cancer[41]
Björn Afzelius Hoola Bandoola Band	52	February 16, 1999	Gothenburg, Sweden	Lung cancer[42]
Vann "Piano Man" Walls	80	February 24, 1999	Montreal, Canada, U.S.	Cancer[43]
Sławomir "Sławek" Onacik Lessdress	37	February 27, 1999[44]	Warsaw, Poland	[45]
David Ackles	62	March 2, 1999	Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, US	Lung cancer[46]
Dusty Springfield The Springfields	59	March 2, 1999	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England	Breast cancer[47]
Lowell Fulson	77	March 7, 1999	Long Beach, California, US	Complications from kidney disease, diabetes, and congestive heart failure[48]
Peppermint Harris	73	March 19, 1999	Elizabeth, New Jersey, US	[49]
Val Valentin Record producer and record engineer	79	March 24, 1999	Reno, Nevada, US	[50]
Mighty Joe Young	71	March 24, 1999	Chicago, Illinois, US	Pneumonia[51]
Freaky Tah Lost Boyz	27	March 28, 1999	Queens, New York, US	Gunshot[52]
Joe Williams	80	March 29, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	[53]
Jesse Stone	97	April 1, 1999	Altamonte Springs, Florida, US	[54]
Skip Spence Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape	52	April 16, 1999	Santa Cruz, California, US	Lung cancer[55]
Kemistry Kemistry & Storm	35	April 25, 1999	Winchester, Hampshire, England	Accidental death[56]
Roger Troutman Zapp	47	April 25, 1999	Dayton, Ohio, US	Murdered by his brother Larry Troutman[57]
Adrian Borland The Outsiders, The Sound	41	April 26, 1999	London, England	Suicide[58]
Darrell Sweet Nazareth	51	April 30, 1999	New Albany, Indiana, US	Heart attack[59]
William Tucker Ministry	38	May 14, 1999		Suicide[60]
Bruce Fairbairn Record producer for Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC	49	May 17, 1999	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	[61]
Augustus Pablo	44	May 18, 1999	Kingston, Jamaica	Myasthenia gravis[62]
Ernie Wilkins	76	June 5, 1999	Copenhagen, Denmark	Stroke[63]
Billy Brown The Freshmen	56	June 6, 1999	Johnstown, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland	Heart attack[64]
Screaming Lord Sutch Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages	58	June 16, 1999	West Harrow, Middlesex, England	Suicide by hanging[65]
Kami Malice Mizer	27	June 21, 1999		Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bruce Day Pablo Cruise	48	June 30, 1999		[66]
Dennis Brown	42	July 1, 1999	Kingston, Jamaica	Pneumothorax[67]
Guy Mitchell	72	July 1, 1999	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Complications following surgery for cancer[68]
Mark Sandman Morphine	46	July 3, 1999	Palestrina, Lazio, Italy	Heart attack[69]
Kevin Wilkinson	41	July 17, 1999	Baydon, Swindon, England	Suicide by hanging[70]
Gar Samuelson Megadeth	41	July 22, 1999	Orange City, Florida, US	Liver failure[71]
Tommy Ridgley	73	August 11, 1999		Lung cancer[72]
Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler	31	August 20, 1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, US	Drug overdose[73]
Rob Fisher Naked Eyes	42	August 25, 1999		Following bowel surgery for cancer[74]
Katie Webster	63	September 5, 1999	League City, Texas, US	Heart failure[75]
Beau Jocque	45	September 10, 1999	Kinder, Louisiana, US	Heart attack[76]
Chuck Higgins	75	September 14, 1999	Los Angeles, California, US	Lung cancer[77]
Claude Bessy Catholic Discipline	53	October 2, 1999	Barcelona, Spain	Lung cancer[78]
Erik Brødreskift Borknagar, Gorgoroth	29	October 4, 1999		Suicide by drug overdose[79]
Hoyt Axton	61	October 26, 1999	Victor, Montana, v	Heart attack[80]
Wes Berggren Tripping Daisy	28	October 27, 1999	Dallas, Texas, US	Drug overdose[81]
Rob Hoeke	60	November 6, 1999	Krommenie, Netherlands	[82]
Herb Abramson Record company executive, record producer and co-founder of Atlantic Records	82	November 9, 1999	Henderson, Nevada, US	[83]
Little Miss Cornshucks	76	November 12, 1999	Indianapolis, Indiana, US	Stroke[84]
Alvin Cash	60	November 21, 1999	Chicago, Illinois, US	Ulcer compilations
Clifford Jarvis	58	November 26, 1999	London, England	[85]
Johnny "Big Moose" Walker	72	November 27, 1999	Chicago, Illinois, US	[86]
Don "Sugarcane" Harris Don and Dewey	61	December 1, 1999	Los Angeles, California, US	[87]
Charlie Byrd	74	December 2, 1999	Annapolis, Maryland, US	Lung cancer[88]
Bobby Marchan	69	December 5, 1999	Gretna, Louisiana, US	Liver cancer[89]
Rick Danko The Band	55	December 10, 1999	Marbletown, New York, US	Heart failure[90]
Charles Earland	58	December 11, 1999	Kansas City, Missouri, US	Heart failure[91]
Grover Washington Jr.	56	December 17, 1999	New York City, New York, US	Heart attack[92]
Joe Higgs	59	December 18, 1999	Los Angeles, California, US	Cancer[93]
Billy Davenport Paul Butterfield Blues Band	68	December 24, 1999	Chicago, Illinois, US
Curtis Mayfield The Impressions	57	December 26, 1999	Roswell, Georgia, US	Complications due to diabetes[94]

See also

• List of deaths in rock and roll (1950s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (1960s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (1970s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (1980s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (2000s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (2010s)
• List of deaths in rock and roll (2020s)

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