THE ROCK N' ROLL DEATH LIST
The death of the 37 year-old Australian pop star Michael Hutchence, lead singer of the rock group INXS (pronounced "in excess"), led to the placement of this list on our Web site. The list was mostly borrowed from a Web site which sought to honor the people who "gave their lives for Rock n' Roll." While they gave their lives for R & R, they also fulfilled the passage in Romans 6:23, "The wages of sin is DEATH..." You'll notice the list has 27 "Rockers" who committed suicide and 38 who died of alcohol and drug abuse. Furthermore, only one person died of "old age" while the rest died "before their time" (Ecclesiastes 7:17).
Categorized by cause of death
First Name | Last Name | Band | Death (yy/mm/dd) | Age | Cause |
Dave | Rowbotham | Durutti Column | 92-01-.. | 34 | Accident |
Willie | Dixon | 92-01-29 | 76 | Age | |
Sean | Hayes | 95-07-12 | 49 | Aids | |
Fela | Kuti | 97-08-02 | 58 | Aids | |
David | Mankaba | Bhundu Boys | 91-10- | Aids | |
Freddie | Mercury | Queen | 91-11-24 | 45 | Aids |
Bill | Chase | Chase | 74-08-12 | 39 | Air-plane crash |
Walter | Clark | Chase | 74-08-12 | Air-plane crash | |
Jim | Croce | 73-09-20 | 30 | Airp-lane crash | |
John | Denver | 97-10-12 | 53 | Airp-lane crash | |
John | Emma | Chase | 74-08-12 | Airp-lane crash | |
Cassie | Gaines | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | Airp-lane crash | |
Steven | Gaines | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | 28 | Airp-lane crash |
Buddy | Holly | 59-02-03 | 22 | Airp-lane crash | |
Paul Avron | Jeffreys | Cockney Rebel | 88-12-21 | 36 | Airp-lane crash |
Rick | Nelson | 85-12-31 | 45 | Airp-lane crash | |
Otis | Redding | 67-12-10 | 26 | Air-plane crash | |
Randy | Rhoads | Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne | 82-03-20 | 26 | Air-plane crash |
Richie | Valens | 59-02-03 | 17 | Air-plane crash | |
Ronnie | Van | Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | 29 | Air-plane crash |
Wally | York | Chase | 74-08-12 | Air-plane crash | |
John | Bonham | Led Zeppelin | 80-09-25 | 32 | Alcohol |
Steve | Clark | Def Leppard | 91-01-08 | 30 | Alcohol |
Rory | Galagher | Taste | 95-06-14 | 46 | Alcohol |
Bill | Haley | 81-02-09 | 56 | Alcohol | |
Ron 'Pigpen' | McKernan | Grateful Dead | 73-03-08 | 27 | Alcohol |
John | Pazanno | Styx | 96-07-16 | 47 | Alcohol |
Bon | Scott | AC/DC | 80-02-19 | 33 | Alcohol |
Townes | Van Zandt | 97-01-01 | 52 | Alcohol | |
Karen | Carpenter | Carpenters | 83-02-04 | 33 | Anorexia |
Luther | Allison | 97-08-12 | 58 | Brain tumor | |
Tammi | Terrell | 70-03-16 | 24 | Brain tumor | |
Eric | Carr | Kiss | 91-11-24 | 41 | Cancer |
Nat | 'King' Cole | 65-02-15 | 48 | Cancer | |
Ray | Gillen | Black Sabbath,Badlands | 93-12-01 | 33 | Cancer |
Alan | Ginsberg | 97-04-05 | 70 | Cancer | |
Keith | Hudson | 84-11-14 | 38 | Cancer | |
Eddie | Kendricks | Temptations | 92-09-.. | 52 | Cancer |
Frankie | Kennedy | Altan | 94-10-14 | 38 | Cancer |
Alexis | Korner | Blues Incorporated | 84-01-01 | 56 | Cancer |
Geoff | Mann | Twelfth Night | 93-03-.. | Cancer | |
Bob | Marley | 81-05-11 | 36 | Cancer | |
Harold | McNair | Ginger Baker'sAirforce | Cancer | ||
Sterling | Morrison | Velvet Underground | 95-08-30 | Cancer | |
Laura | Nyro | 97-04-08 | 49 | Cancer | |
Minnie | Ripperton | 79-07-12 | 30 | Cancer | |
Mick | Ronson | David Bowie | 93-04-30 | 47 | Cancer |
Arnie | Treffers | "Long Tall Ernie & the Shakers" | 95-08-25 | 48 | Cancer |
Jr. | Walker | 95-12-.. | 53 | Cancer | |
Ricky | Wilson | B-52's | 85-10-13 | 32 | Cancer |
John Christian | Wolters | Dr. Hook | 97-06-16 | 52 | Cancer |
Frank | Zappa | Mothers of Invention | 93-12-04 | 52 | Cancer |
Carl | Albert | Vicious Rumours | 95-04-23 | Car accident | |
Stiv | Bators | Dead Boys | 90-06-04 | Car accident | |
Chris | Bell | Big Star | 78-12-27 | 27 | Car accident |
Duster | Bennett | 76-03-26 | 29 | Car accident | |
Marc | Bolan | T-Rex | 77-09-16 | 30 | Car accident |
Tommy | Caldwell | Marshall Tucker Band | 80-04-28 | 30 | Car accident |
Rob | Collins | Charlatans | 96-07-23 | 32 | Car accident |
Louise | Dean | Shiva | 95-07-08 | 24 | Car accident |
Zenon | DeFleur | Count Bishops | 79-03-17 | 28 | Car accident |
Nicholas | Dingley | Hanoi Rocks | 84-12-08 | 24 | Car accident |
Steve | Gilpin | MI-sex | 92-11-25 | 41 | Car accident |
Keith | Godchaux | Grateful Dead | 80-07-23 | 32 | Car accident |
Johnny | Kidd | 66-11-07 | 27 | Car accident | |
Randy | Laire | Heathen | 92-01-.. | Car accident | |
Martin | Lamble | Fairport Convention | 69-06-01 | 19 | Car accident |
Criss | Oliva | Savatage | 93-10-17 | Car accident | |
Clarence | White | Byrds | 73-07-14 | 29 | Car accident |
Barrie B.J. | Wilson | Procol Harum | 90-10-.. | 43 | Car accident |
(Christa Paffgen) | Nico | Velvet Underground | 88-07-18 | 44 | Cerebral haemorrhage |
Cass | Elliot | Mamas and Papas | 74-07-29 | 32 | Choked |
Wells | Kelly | Orleans, Meat Loaf | 84-10-29 | 35 | Choked |
Matthew | Ashman | Bow Wow Wow | 95-12-.. | 35 | Diabetes |
Jeff | Buckley | 97-05-29 | 30 | Drowned | |
Randy | California | Spirit | 97-01-02 | 45 | Drowned |
Brian | Jones | Rolling Stones | 69-07-03 | 27 | Drowned |
Dennis | Wilson | Beach Boys | 83-12-28 | 39 | Drowned |
GG | Allin | 93-06-27 | 36 | Drugs | |
Mike | Bloomfield | 81-02-15 | 37 | Drugs | |
Tommy | Bolin | Deep Purple | 76-12-04 | 25 | Drugs |
Tim | Buckley | 75-06-29 | 28 | Drugs | |
Miss | Christine | GTO's | 72-11-05 | Drugs | |
Brian | Cole | Association | 72-08-02 | 28 | Drugs |
Pete | Farndon | Pretenders | 83-04-14 | 30 | Drugs |
Dwayne | Goettel | Skinny Puppy | 95-08-23 | 31 | Drugs |
Ric | Grech Family, | Blind Faith | 90-03-17 | 44 | Drugs |
Tim | Hardin | 80-12-29 | 39 | Drugs | |
Helno | Les Negresses Vertes | 93-01-21 | 29 | Drugs | |
Jimi | Hendrix | 70-09-18 | 27 | Drugs | |
James | Honeyman-Scott | Pretenders | 82-06-16 | 25 | Drugs |
Shannon | Hoon | Blind Melon | 95-10-21 | 28 | Drugs |
Janis | Joplin | 70-10-04 | 27 | Drugs | |
Robbie | McIntosh | Average White Band | 74-09-23 | 23 | Drugs |
Keith | Moon | Who | 78-09-07 | 32 | Drugs |
Bill | Murcia | New York Dolls | 72-11-06 | 21 | Drugs |
Brent | Mydland | Grateful Dead | 90-07-01 | Drugs | |
Malcolm | Owen | Ruts | 80-07-14 | Drugs | |
Kristen | Pfaff | Hole | 94-06-16 | 24 | Drugs |
David | Ruffin | Temptations | 91-06-01 | 50 | Drugs |
Stefanie | Sargent | 7 Year Bitch | 92-06-27 | 24 | Drugs |
Bob | Stinson | Replacements | 95-02-20 | 35 | Drugs |
Vinnie | Taylor | Sha Na Na | 74-04-17 | 25 | Drugs |
Gary | Thain | Uriah Heep | 76-03-19 | 27 | Drugs |
Johnny | Thunders | New York Dolls | 91-04-23 | 38 | Drugs |
Sid | Vicious | Sex Pistols | 79-02-02 | 21 | Drugs |
Danny | Whitten | Crazy Horse | 72-11-18 | 29 | Drugs |
Andrew | Wood | Mother Love Bone | 90-03-19 | 24 | Drugs |
Les | Harvey | Stone The Crows | 72-05-03 | 27 | Electrocuted |
Keith | Relf | Yardbirds, Renaissance | 76-05-14 | 33 | Electrocuted |
John | Rostill | Shadows | 73-11-01 | 31 | Electrocuted |
Chet | Baker | 88-05-13 | 58 | Fell out window | |
Steve | Marriott | Small Faces, Humble Pie | 90-04-20 | 43 | Fire |
Vivian | Stanshall | Bonzo Dog Band | 95-03-05 | 51 | Fire |
Terry | Kath | Chicago | 78-01-23 | 32 | Gun accident |
Paul | Beaver | Beaver and Krause | 75-01-16 | 50 | Heart attack |
David | Byron | Uriah Heep | 85-02-28 | 38 | Heart attack |
Robert | Calvert | Hawkwind | 88-08-14 | 42 | Heart attack |
John | Campbell | 93-06-.. | 41 | Heart attack | |
Chas | Chandler | Animals | 96-07-17 | 58 | Heart attack |
Harry | Chapin | 81-07-16 | 38 | Heart attack | |
Gene | Clark | Byrds | 91-05-24 | 49 | Heart attack |
Brian | Connolly | Sweet | 97-02-09 | 52 | Heart attack |
Johnny | Copeland | 97-07-03 | 60 | Heart attack | |
Bobby | Darin | 73-12-20 | 37 | Heart attack | |
Tom | Donahue | 75-04-28 | 46 | Heart attack | |
Tony | Duhig | Jade Warrior | 91-01-.. | Heart attack | |
Tom | Fogerty | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 90-09-22 | 49 | Heart attack |
Billy | Fury | 83-01-28 | 41 | Heart attack | |
Jerry | Garcia | Grateful Dead | 95-08-09 | 53 | Heart attack |
Lowell | George | Little Feet | 79-06-29 | 34 | Heart attack |
Albert | Grossman | 86-01-25 | 59 | Heart attack | |
Ollie | Hallsall | Patto,Timebox, Boxer | 93-..-.. | 43 | Heart attack |
Alex | Harvey | Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 82-02-04 | 46 | Heart attack |
Ted | Hawkins | 95-01-01 | 58 | Heart attack | |
Bob | Hite | Canned Heat | 81-04-05 | 36 | Heart attack |
O'Kelly | Isley | Isley Brothers | 86-03-31 | 48 | Heat attack |
Albert | King | 92-12-22 | 68 | Heart attack | |
Freddie | King | 76-12-28 | 43 | Heart attack | |
Philip | Lithman | Snakefinger | 87-07-.. | 38 | Heart attack |
Trevor | Lucas | Fairport Convention | 89-02-04 | 45 | Heart attack |
Van | McCoy | 79-07-06 | 38 | Heart attack | |
Jimmy | McCulloch | Wings | 79-09-27 | 27 | Heart attack |
Country' | Dick Montana | Beat Farmers | 95-11-.. | 40 | Heart attack |
Jim | Morrison | Doors | 71-07-03 | 27 | Heart attack |
Harry | Nilsson | 94-01-15 | 52 | Heart attack | |
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 97-08-16 | 48 | Heart attack | ||
Roy | Orbison | 88-12-07 | 52 | Heart attack | |
Gram | Parsons | Byrds | 73-09-19 | 26 | Heart attack |
Kenny | Pickett | Creation | 97-01-07 | Heart attack | |
Jeff | Porcaro | Toto | 92-08-05 | 38 | Heart attack |
Elvis | Presley | 77-08-16 | 42 | Heart attack | |
Ian | Steward | Rolling Stones | 85-12-12 | 47 | Heart attack |
(Herbert Khaury) | Tiny Tim | 96-11-30 | 64 | Heart attack | |
Rob | Tyner | MC5 | 91-09-17 | 46 | Heart attack |
Muddy | Waters | 83-04-30 | 68 | Heart attack | |
Johnny 'Guitar' | Watson | 96-05-17 | 61 | Heart attack | |
Tony | Williams | Tony Williams Lifetime Band | 96-02-23 | 52 | Heart attack |
Paul | Kossoff | Free | 76-03-19 | 26 | Heart failure |
Bill | Graham | (concert promotor) | 91-11-25 | 60 | Helicopter crash |
Stevie Ray | Vaughan | 90-08-27 | 35 | Helicopter crash | |
Steve | Goodman | 84-09-20 | 36 | Leukamia | |
Don | McPherson | Main Ingredient | 71-04-04 | 39 | Leukemia |
Florence | Ballard | Supremes | 76-02-22 | 32 | Medical |
Lee | Brilleaux | Dr. Feelgood | 95-04-07 | 41 | Medical |
Paul | Butterfield | Butterfield Blues Band | 87-05-04 | 44 | Medical |
John | Cipollina | Quicksilver Messenger Service | 89-05-29 | 45 | Medical |
Michael | Clarke | Byrds | 93-12-02 | Medical | |
Miles | Davis | 91-09-28 | 65 | Medical | |
Sandy | Denny | Fairport Convention | 78-04-21 | 31 | Medical |
Jimmy | Fernandez | God Machine | 94-05-12 | 29 | Medical |
Melvin | Franklin | Temptations | 95-02-23 | 52 | Medical |
Andy | Gibb | 88-03-10 | 30 | Medical | |
John | Glascock | Jethro Tull | 79-11-17 | 26 | Medical |
Woody | Guthrie | 67-10-03 | 55 | Medical | |
Eddie | Hazel | Parliament,Funkadelic | 93-02-.. | 42 | Medical |
Nicky | Hopkins | (session musician) | 94-09-06 | 50 | Medical |
Peter | Laughner | Pere Ubu | 77-06-22 | 24 | Medical |
Sean | McDonnell | Surgery | 95-01-18 | 29 | Medical |
Clyde | McPhatter | Drifters | 72-16-13 | 38 | Medical |
Jimmy | Miller | (producer) | 94-10-22 | 52 | Medical |
Junior | Parker | 71-11-18 | 44 | Medical | |
Mike | Patto | Patto, Spooky Tooth | 79-03-04 | 36 | Medical |
Tracy | Pew | Birthday Party | 86-11-.. | 28 | Medical |
Carl | Radle | Derek and the Dominos | 80-05-30 | Medical | |
Charlie | Rich | 95-07-13 | 62 | Medical | |
Stu | Sutcliff | Beatles | 62-04-10 | 21 | Medical |
Steve | Took | T-Rex | 80-10-27 | 31 | Medical |
Gene | Vincent | 71-10-12 | 36 | Medical | |
Howlin' | Wolf | 76-01-10 | 65 | Medical | |
Chris | Wood | Traffic | 83-07-12 | 39 | Medical |
Duane | Allman | Allman Brothers Band | 71-10-29 | 24 | Motorcycle accident |
Berry | Oakley | Allman Brothers Band | 72-11-10 | 24 | Motorcycle accident |
Ronnie 'Plonk' | Lane | Small Faces | 97-06-04 | 51 | Multiple Sclerosis |
Carlton | Barrett | Wailers | 87-04-17 | Murdered | |
King | Curtis | 71-08-13 | 37 | Murdered | |
Rhett | Forrester | Riot | 95-05-13 | Murdered | |
Marvin | Gaye | 84-04-01 | 45 | Murdered | |
AL | Jackson | Booker T. and the MGs | 75-10-01 | 39 | Murdered |
John | Lennon | Beatles | 80-12-08 | 40 | Murdered |
Don | Myrick | "Earth, Wind & Fire" | 93-07-30 | 53 | Murdered |
Felix | Pappalardi | Mountain | 83-04-17 | 43 | Murdered |
John 'Jaco' | Pastorius | 87-09-21 | 35 | Murdered | |
Bobby | Ramirez | Edgar Winter's White Trash | 72-07-24 | 23 | Murdered |
Selena | 95-03-31 | 23 | Murdered | ||
James | Sheppard | "Shep & the Limelights" | 70-01-24 | 24 | Murdered |
Peter | Tosh | 87-09-11 | 42 | Murdered | |
Mia | Zapata | Gits | 93-07-.. | Murdered | |
Allen | Collins | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 90-01-23 | 37 | Pneumonia |
Rick | Garberson | Bizarros | 79-07-15 | Poisoning | |
Phil | Lynott | Thin Lizzy | 86-01-04 | 34 | Septicemia |
Dee | Murray | Elton John | 92-02-.. | 45 | Stroke |
Jerry | Nolan | New York Dolls, Heartbreakers | 92-02-.. | 45 | Stroke |
Jeffrey | Lee | Pierce Gun Club | 96-03-31 | Stroke | |
Nick | Acland | Lush | 96-10-17 | 30 | Suicide |
Bobby | Bloom | 74-02-28 | 28 | Suicide | |
Graham | Bond | 74-05-08 | 36 | Suicide | |
Roy | Buchanan | 88-08-14 | 48 | Suicide | |
Kurt | Cobain Nirvana | 94-04-05 | 27 | Suicide | |
Vincent | Crane | Atomic Rooster | 89-02-01 | 44 | Suicide |
Ian | Curtis | Joy Division | 80-05-18 | 23 | Suicide |
Dalida | 87-05-03 | 53 | Suicide | ||
Nick | Drake | 74-11-25 | 26 | Suicide | |
Tom | Evans | Badfinger | 83-11-18 | 36 | Suicide |
Matthew | Fletcher | Heavenly | 96-06-14 | Suicide | |
Danny | Gatton | (session musician) | 94-10-04 | 49 | Suicide |
Pete | Ham | Badfinger | 75-04-23 | 28 | Suicide |
Michael | Hutchence | INXS | 97-11-21 | 37 | Suicide |
Phyllis | Hyman | 95-07-03 | 44 | Suicide | |
Billy | MacKenzie | Associates | 97-01-23 | 39 | Suicide |
Richard | Manual | The Band | 86-03-04 | 42 | Suicide |
Yogi | Norton Luther | Vandross | 87-06-.. | Suicide | |
Phil | Ochs | 76-04-07 | 35 | Suicide | |
David | Savoy Jr. | Husker Du | 87-02-.. | 25 | Suicide |
Ingo | Schwichtenberg | Helloween | 95-03-08 | 29 | Suicide |
Del | Shannon | 90-02-08 | 51 | Suicide | |
Rory | Storm | Rory Storm and the Hurricanes | 72-09-27 | 32 | Suicide |
Biggie | Tempo | Bhundu Boys | 95-08-13 | 37 | Suicide |
Jason | Thirsk | Pennywise | 96-07-.. | Suicide | |
Paul | Williams | Temptations | 73-08-17 | 34 | Suicide |
Al | Wilson | Canned Heat | 70-09-03 | 27 | Suicide |
Cliff | Burton | Metallica | 87-09-27 | 25 | Traffic accident |