| I
want a death by misadventure, Wanna die face down in some dude's pool. Not gonna kick it in my sleep biting on my dentures, When I die, Jack, it's gonna be real cool. Not gonna die from drugs, don't wanna go insane, Like that Pink Floyd guy, Syd. I wanna be on a bus that crashes into a train, Just like Ozzy Osbourne did. -song lyric, source unknown (It was a plane and a train, and it was Randy Rhodes -g^2) |
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| Dead
Rock Stars stolen from http://www.av1611.org/rockdead.html and edited to remove annoying Christian propaganda and Bible-thumping
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| Average Age at Death of Included Rock Stars (1) | 36.9 Years |
| Average Age at Death of Americans (2) | 75.8 Years |
| (1)
Computed from the
included list. (2) From "The World Almanac and Book of Facts", 1997, p.973 |
|
Summary of causes of death |
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| Heart Attack | 42 | Drug Overdose | 40 |
| Misc. Medical | 37 | Suicide | 36 |
| Auto/Cycle Crash | 35 | Cancer | 25 |
| Airplane Crash | 22 | Unknown | 21 |
| Murdered | 18 | Alcohol | 9 |
| Accident | 6 | Drowned | 5 |
| Brain Tumor | 4 | AIDS | 4 |
| Poisoned | 3 | Leukemia | 3 |
| Electrocuted | 3 | Stroke | 3 |
| Fire | 3 | Choked | 2 |
| Total Deaths | 321 | ||
| First Name | Last Name | Band | Date (YY/MM/DD) | Age | Cause of death |
| Johnny | Ace | 54-12-24 | 25 | Suicide | |
| Nick | Acland | Lush | 96-10-17 | 30 | Suicide |
| Carl | Albert | Vicious Rumours | 95-04-23 | Car accident | |
| Thomas | Allen | War | 88-08-30 | ||
| GG | Allin | 93-06-28 | 36 | Drug overdose | |
| Luther | Allison | 97-08-12 | 58 | Brain tumor | |
| Duane | Allman | Allman Brothers Band | 71-10-29 | 24 | Motorcycle accident |
| Matthew | Ashman | Bow Wow Wow | 95-11-21 | 35 | Diabetes |
| Chet | Baker | 88-05-13 | 58 | Fell out window | |
| Florence | Ballard | Supremes | 76-02-22 | 32 | Medical |
| Ray | Barbieri(Raybeez) | Warzone | 97-08-11 | Pneumonia | |
| Carlton | Barrett | Wailers | 87-04-17 | 37 | Murdered |
| Stiv | Bators | Dead Boys | 90-06-03 | 40 | Hit by a Car |
| Paul | Beaver | Beaver and Krause | 75-01-16 | 50 | Heart attack |
| Chris | Bell | Big Star | 78-12-27 | 27 | Car accident |
| Jesse | Belvin | Jesse & Marvin | 60-02-06 | 26 | Car Accident |
| Duster | Bennett | 76-03-26 | 29 | Car accident | |
| Bert | Berns | (producer) | 67-12-30 | 38 | Heart attack |
| Alan | Blakley | Tremeloes | 95-..-.. | ||
| Bobby | Bloom | 74-02-28 | 28 | Suicide | |
| Mike | Bloomfield | 81-02-15 | 37 | Drug overdose | |
| Marc | Bolan | T-Rex | 77-09-16 | 30 | Car accident |
| Tommy | Bolin | Deep Purple | 76-12-04 | 25 | Drug overdose |
| Graham | Bond | 74-05-08 | 36 | Suicide | |
| Ronnie | Bond | Troggs | 92-12-.. | 49 | |
| John | Bonham | Led Zeppelin | 80-09-25 | 32 | Alcohol overdose |
| Dennes | Boon | Minutemen | 85-12-22 | 27 | Car Accident |
| David | Box | Crickets | 64-10-23 | 21 | Airplane Crash |
| Lee | Brilleaux | Dr. Feelgood | 95-04-07 | 41 | Medical |
| Jo (Jonas) | Bruce | Afro Celt Sound System | 97-10-08 | 28 | Asthma |
| Roy | Buchanan | 88-08-14 | 48 | Suicide | |
| Jeff | Buckley | 97-05-29 | 30 | Drowned | |
| Tim | Buckley | 75-06-29 | 28 | Drug overdose | |
| Johnny | Burnette | 64-..-.. | 30 | Drowned | |
| Cliff | Burton | Metallica | 87-09-27 | 25 | Traffic accident |
| Paul | Butterfield | Butterfield Blues Band | 87-05-04 | 44 | Medical |
| Glenn | Buxton | Alice Cooper | 97-10-19 | 49 | Pneumonia |
| David | Byron | Uriah Heep | 85-02-28 | 38 | Heart attack |
| Ronnie | Caldwell | Bar-Kays | 67-12-10 | 19 | Airplane crash |
| Tommy | Caldwell | Marshall Tucker Band | 80-04-28 | 30 | Car accident |
| Randy | California | Spirit | 97-01-02 | 45 | Drowned |
| Robert | Calvert | Hawkwind | 88-08-14 | 42 | Heart attack |
| John | Campbell | 93-06-.. | 41 | Heart attack | |
| Karen | Carpenter | Carpenters | 83-02-04 | 33 | Anorexia |
| Eric | Carr | Kiss | 91-11-24 | 41 | Cancer |
| Chas | Chandler | Animals | 96-07-17 | 58 | Heart attack |
| Harry | Chapin | 81-07-16 | 38 | Car accident | |
| Bill | Chase | Chase | 74-08-12 | 39 | Airplane crash |
| Miss | Christine | GTO's | 72-11-05 | Drug overdose | |
| John | Cipollina | Quicksilver Messenger Service | 89-05-29 | 45 | Medical |
| Gene | Clark | Byrds | 91-05-24 | 49 | Heart attack |
| Steve | Clark | Def Leppard | 91-01-08 | 30 | Alcohol |
| Walter | Clark | Chase | 74-08-12 | 25 | Airplane crash |
| Michael | Clarke | Byrds | 93-12-02 | 50 | Medical |
| Kurt | Cobain | Nirvana | 94-04-05 | 27 | Suicide |
| Eddie | Cochran | 60-04-17 | 21 | Car accident | |
| Brian | Cole | Association | 72-08-02 | 28 | Drug overdose |
| Nat 'King' | Cole | 65-02-15 | 48 | Cancer | |
| Allen | Collins | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 90-01-23 | 37 | Pneumonia |
| Rob | Collins | Charlatans | 96-07-23 | 32 | Car accident |
| Brian | Connolly | Sweet | 97-02-09 | 52 | Heart attack |
| Sam | Cooke | 64-12-11 | 33 | Murdered | |
| Vincent | Crane | Atomic Rooster | 89-02-01 | 44 | Suicide |
| Darby | Crash | Germs | 80-12-07 | 22 | Suicide |
| Jim | Croce | 73-09-20 | 30 | Airplane crash | |
| Carl | Cunningham | Bar-Kays | 67-12-10 | 18 | Airplane crash |
| Ian | Curtis | Joy Division | 80-05-18 | 23 | Suicide |
| King | Curtis | 71-08-13 | 37 | Murdered | |
| Dalida | 87-05-03 | 53 | Suicide | ||
| Bobby | Darin | 73-12-20 | 37 | Heart attack | |
| Cyril | Davies | Blues Incorporated | 64-01-07 | 31 | Leukemia |
| Pete | De Freitas | Echo & the Bunnymen | 89-06-14 | Motorcycle accident | |
| Louise | Dean | Shiva | 95-07-08 | 24 | Car accident |
| Zenon | DeFleur | Count Bishops | 79-03-17 | 28 | Car accident |
| Sandy | Denny | Fairport Convention | 78-04-21 | 31 | Fall |
| John | Denver | 97-10-12 | 53 | Airplane crash | |
| $nbsp; | Dimwit | DOA | 94-08-27 | Drug Overdose | |
| Nicholas | Dingley | Hanoi Rocks | 84-12-08 | 24 | Car accident |
| Tom | Donahue | 75-04-28 | 46 | Heart attack | |
| Nick | Drake | 74-11-25 | 26 | Suicide | |
| Tony | Duhig | Jade Warrior | 91-01-.. | Heart attack | |
| Bernard | Edwards | Chic | 96-04-.. | 43 | |
| Cass | Elliot | Mamas and Papas | 74-07-29 | 32 | Choked |
| John | Emma | Chase | 74-08-12 | 22 | Airplane crash |
| Tom | Evans | Badfinger | 83-11-18 | 36 | Suicide |
| (Hans Holzl) | Falco | 98-02-06 | 40 | Car accident | |
| Pete | Farndon | Pretenders | 83-04-14 | 30 | Drug overdose |
| Jimmy | Fernandez | God Machine | 94-05-12 | 29 | Medical |
| Matthew | Fletcher | Heavenly | 96-06-14 | 26 | Suicide |
| Tom | Fogerty | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 90-09-22 | 49 | Heart attack |
| Rhett | Forrester | Riot | 94-01-22 | 37 | Murdered |
| Melvin | Franklin | Temptations | 95-02-23 | 52 | Medical |
| Bobby | Fuller | Bobby Fuller 4 | 66-07-18 | 22 | Murdered |
| Billy | Fury | 83-01-28 | 41 | Heart attack | |
| Cassie | Gaines | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | Airplane crash | |
| Steven | Gaines | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | 28 | Airplane crash |
| Rory | Gallagher | 95-06-14 | 47 | Alcohol | |
| Eric | Gale | Stuff | 94-05-25 | 55 | |
| Rick | Garberson | Bizarros | 79-07-15 | Poisoning | |
| Jerry | Garcia | Grateful Dead | 95-08-09 | 53 | Heart attack |
| Danny | Gatton | (session musician) | 94-10-04 | 49 | Suicide |
| Marvin | Gaye | 84-04-01 | 45 | Murdered | |
| Lowell | George | Little Feet | 79-06-29 | 34 | Heart attack |
| Andy | Gibb | 88-03-10 | 30 | Medical | |
| Ray | Gillen | Black Sabbath, Badlands | 93-12-01 | 33 | Cancer |
| Steve | Gilpin | MI-sex | 92-11-25 | 41 | Car accident |
| John | Glascock | Jethro Tull | 79-11-17 | 28 | Medical |
| Keith | Godchaux | Grateful Dead | 80-07-23 | 32 | Car accident |
| Dwayne | Goettel | Skinny Puppy | 95-08-23 | 31 | Drug overdose |
| Steve | Goodman | 84-09-20 | 36 | Leukemia | |
| Bill | Graham | (concert promotor) | 91-11-25 | 60 | Helicopter crash |
| Ric | Grech | Family, Blind Faith | 90-03-17 | 44 | Drug overdose |
| Albert | Grossman | 86-01-25 | 59 | Heart attack | |
| Cornell | Gunter | Coasters | 90-02-26 | 53 | |
| Woody | Guthrie | 67-10-03 | 55 | Medical | |
| Paul | Hackman | Helix | 92-07-05 | 39 | Car accident (tour bus) |
| Bill | Haley | 81-02-09 | 56 | Alcohol | |
| Ollie | Hallsall | Patto, Timebox, Boxer | 93-..-.. | 43 | Heart attack |
| Pete | Ham | Badfinger | 75-04-23 | 28 | Suicide |
| Roy | Hamilton | 69-07-20 | 40 | Heart Attack | |
| Tim | Hardin | 80-12-29 | 39 | Drug overdose | |
| Slim | Harpo | 70-01-31 | 43 | Heart Attack | |
| Alex | Harvey | Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 82-02-04 | 46 | Heart attack |
| Les | Harvey | Stone The Crows | 72-05-03 | 27 | Electrocuted |
| Donny | Hathway | 79-01-13 | 33 | Suicide | |
| Ted | Hawkins | 95-01-01 | 58 | Heart attack | |
| Sean | Hayes | 95-07-12 | 49 | HIV/AIDS | |
| Eddie | Hazel | Parliament, Funkadelic | 93-02-.. | 42 | Medical |
| Helno | Les Negresses Vertes | 93-01-21 | 29 | Drug overdose | |
| Jimi | Hendrix | 70-09-18 | 27 | Drug overdose | |
| Jay | Hening | Demolition 23 | 97-04-18 | 23 | Suicide |
| Gregory | Herbert | Blood, Sweat & Tears | 78-..-.. | 28 | Drug overdose |
| Eddie | Hinton | 95-07-28 | 51 | ||
| Bob | Hite | Canned Heat | 81-04-05 | 36 | Heart attack |
| Eldon | Hoke (El Duce) | the Mentors | 97-04-19 | 38 | Hit by Train |
| Buddy | Holly | 59-02-03 | 22 | Airplane crash | |
| James | Honeyman-Scott | Pretenders | 82-06-16 | 25 | Drug overdose |
| Shannon | Hoon | Blind Melon | 95-10-21 | 28 | Drug overdose |
| Douglas | Hopkins | Gin Blossoms | 93-12-05 | 32 | |
| Nicky | Hopkins | (session musician) | 94-09-06 | 50 | Medical |
| Keith | Hudson | 84-11-14 | 38 | Cancer | |
| Glenn | Hughes | Village People | 2001-03-04 | 51 | Cancer |
| Alan | Hull | Lindisfarne | 95-11-19 | 50 | |
| Michael | Hutchence | INXS | 97-11-22 | 37 | Suicide |
| Phyllis | Hyman | 95-07-03 | 44 | Suicide | |
| O'Kelly | Isley | Isley Brothers | 86-03-31 | 48 | Heart attack |
| Al | Jackson | Booker T. and the MGs | 75-10-01 | 39 | Murdered |
| Paul Avron | Jeffreys | Cockney Rebel | 88-12-21 | 36 | Airplane crash |
| Ken | Jensen | D.O.A. | 95-01-29 | Fire | |
| Little Willie | John | 68-05-27 | 30 | Pneumonia(in prison) | |
| Robert | Johnson | 38-08-16 | 27 | Poisoned | |
| Billy | Jones | Outlaws | 95-02-.. | 45 | Suicide |
| Brian | Jones | Rolling Stones | 69-07-03 | 27 | Drowned |
| Phalin | Jones | Bar-Kays | 67-12-10 | 18 | Airplane crash |
| Janis | Joplin | 70-10-04 | 27 | Drug overdose | |
| Wong | Ka Kui | Beyond | 93-06-30 | 31 | Accident |
| Terry | Kath | Chicago | 78-01-23 | 32 | Gun accident |
| Tim | Kelly | Slaughter | 98-02-05 | 34 | Car accident |
| Wells | Kelly | Orleans, Meat Loaf | 84-10-29 | 35 | Choked |
| Eddie | Kendricks | Temptations | 92-09-.. | 52 | Cancer |
| Frankie | Kennedy | Altan | 94-10-14 | 38 | Cancer |
| Johnny | Kidd | 66-11-07 | 27 | Car accident | |
| Freddie | King | 76-12-28 | 43 | Heart attack | |
| Jimmy | King | Bar-Kays | 67-12-10 | 18 | Airplane crash |
| Phil | King | Blue Oyster Cult | 72-04-27 | ||
| Sam | Kinison | 92-04-10 | 38 | Car accident | |
| Helmut | Koellen | Triumvirat | 77-05-03 | 27 | Poisoning (accidential) |
| Alexis | Korner | Blues Incorporated | 84-01-01 | 56 | Cancer |
| Paul | Kossoff | Free | 76-03-19 | 26 | Heart Attack |
| Fela | Kuti | 97-08-02 | 58 | HIV/AIDS | |
| Randy | Laire | Heathen | 92-01-.. | Car accident | |
| Martin | Lamble | Fairport Convention | 69-06-01 | 19 | Car accident |
| Ronnie 'Plonk' | Lane | Small Faces | 97-06-04 | 51 | Multiple Sclerosis |
| Nicolette | Larson | 97-12-16 | 45 | Medical | |
| Peter | Laughner | Pere Ubu | 77-06-22 | 24 | Medical |
| John | Lennon | Beatles | 80-12-08 | 40 | Murdered |
| Philip | Lithman | Snakefinger | 87-07-.. | 38 | Heart attack |
| Trevor | Lucas | Fairport Convention | 89-02-04 | 45 | Heart attack |
| Frankie | Lymon | The Teenagers | 68-02-28 | 25 | Drug overdose |
| Phil | Lynott | Thin Lizzy | 86-01-04 | 35 | Drug Abuse |
| Billy | MacKenzie | Associates | 97-01-23 | 39 | Suicide |
| David | Mankaba | Bhundu Boys | 91-10-.. | HIV/AIDS | |
| Geoff | Mann | Twelfth Night | 93-03-.. | Cancer | |
| Richard | Manual | The Band | 86-03-04 | 42 | Suicide |
| Bob | Marley | 81-05-11 | 36 | Cancer | |
| Steve | Marriott | Small Faces, Humble Pie | 90-04-20 | 43 | Fire |
| Van | McCoy | 79-07-06 | 38 | Heart attack | |
| Jimmy | McCulloch | Wings | 79-09-27 | 27 | Heart attack |
| Sean | McDonnell | Surgery | 95-01-18 | 29 | Medical |
| Robbie | McIntosh | Average White Band | 74-09-23 | 23 | Drug overdose |
| Ron 'Pigpen' | McKernan | Grateful Dead | 73-03-08 | 27 | Alcohol |
| Harold | McNair | Ginger Baker's Airforce | 71-03-26 | Cancer | |
| Clyde | McPhatter | Drifters | 72-16-13 | 38 | Medical |
| Don | McPherson | Main Ingredient | 71-04-04 | 39 | Leukemia |
| Joe | Meek | (producer) | 67-02-03 | 38 | Suicide |
| Harold | Melvin | Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes | 97-03-24 | 57 | |
| Jonathan | Melvoin | Smashing Pumpkins | 96-07-11 | 34 | Drug overdose |
| Freddie | Mercury | Queen | 91-11-24 | 45 | HIV/AIDS |
| Jacob | Miller | Inner Circle | 80-02-21 | 23 | |
| Jimmy | Miller | (producer) | 94-10-22 | 52 | Medical |
| Country' Dick | Montana | Beat Farmers | 95-11-.. | 40 | Heart attack |
| Keith | Moon | Who | 78-09-07 | 32 | Drug overdose |
| Jim | Morrison | Doors | 71-07-03 | 27 | Heart attack |
| Sterling | Morrison | Velvet Underground | 95-08-30 | 53 | Cancer |
| Bill | Murcia | New York Dolls | 72-11-06 | 21 | Drug overdose |
| Dee | Murray | Elton John | 92-02-.. | 45 | Stroke |
| Brent | Mydland | Grateful Dead | 90-07-01 | 38 | Drug overdose |
| Don | Myrick | Earth, Wind & Fire | 93-07-30 | 53 | Murdered |
| Rick | Nelson | 85-12-31 | 45 | Airplane crash | |
| (Christa Paffgen) | Nico | Velvet Underground | 88-07-18 | 44 | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Harry | Nilsson | 94-01-15 | 52 | Heart attack | |
| Jerry | Nolan | New York Dolls, Heartbreakers | 92-02-.. | 45 | Stroke |
| Yogi | Norton | Luther Vandross | 87-06-.. | Suicide | |
| Notorious B.I.G. | 97-03-09 | 24 | Murdered | ||
| Bradley | Nowell | Sublime | 96-05-25 | 28 | Drug overdose |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 97-08-16 | 48 | Heart attack | ||
| Laura | Nyro | 97-04-08 | 49 | Cancer | |
| Berry | Oakley | Allman Brothers Band | 72-11-10 | 24 | Motorcycle accident |
| Phil | Ochs | 76-04-07 | 35 | Suicide | |
| Frank | O'Keefe | Outlaws | 95-02-.. | ||
| Criss | Oliva | Savatage | 93-10-17 | Car accident | |
| Roy | Orbison | 88-12-07 | 52 | Heart attack | |
| Malcolm | Owen | Ruts | 80-07-14 | 24 | Drug overdose |
| John | Panozzo | Styx | 96-07-16 | 47 | Alcohol |
| Felix | Pappalardi | Mountain | 83-04-17 | 43 | Murdered |
| Junior | Parker | 71-11-18 | 44 | Brain Tumor | |
| Gram | Parsons | Byrds | 73-09-19 | 26 | Drug Overdose |
| John 'Jaco' | Pastorius | Weather Report | 87-09-21 | 35 | Murdered |
| Mike | Patto | Patto, Spooky Tooth | 79-03-04 | 36 | Medical |
| Lawrence | Payton | Four Tops | 97-05-.. | 59 | Cancer |
| Tracy | Pew | Birthday Party | 86-11-.. | 28 | Medical |
| Kristen | Pfaff | Hole | 94-06-16 | 24 | Drug overdose |
| Esther | Phillips | 84-08-07 | 48 | ||
| John | Phillips | Mammas and Papas | 2001-04-18 | 65 | Heart Failure |
| Kenny | Pickett | Creation | 97-01-07 | 49 | Heart attack |
| Jeffrey Lee | Pierce | Gun Club | 96-03-31 | 37 | Stroke |
| Robert | Pilatus | Milli Vanilli | 98-04-02 | 32 | Medical |
| Jeff | Porcaro | Toto | 92-08-05 | 38 | Heart attack |
| William | Powel | O'Jays | 77-05-26 | Cancer | |
| Cozy | Powell | Rainbow, Whitesnake, etc. | 98-04-05 | 50 | Car accident |
| Elvis | Presley | 77-08-16 | 42 | Drug Overdose | |
| Rainer | Ptacek | Rainer & Das Combo | 97-11-12 | 43 | Cancer |
| Carl | Radle | Derek and the Dominos | 80-05-30 | 38 | Medical |
| Bobby | Ramirez | Edgar Winter's White Trash | 72-07-24 | 23 | Murdered |
| Joey | Ramone | Ramones | 2001-04-15 | 49 | Cancer |
| Otis | Redding | 67-12-10 | 26 | Airplane crash | |
| Keith | Relf | Yardbirds, Renaissance | 76-05-14 | 33 | Electrocuted |
| Randy | Rhoades | Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne | 82-03-20 | 26 | Airplane crash |
| J.P. | Richardson | (The Big Bopper) | 59-02-03 | 24 | Airplane crash |
| Minnie | Ripperton | 79-07-12 | 30 | Cancer | |
| Mick | Ronson | David Bowie | 93-04-30 | 47 | Cancer |
| John | Rostill | Shadows | 73-11-01 | 31 | Electrocuted |
| Dave | Rowbotham | Durutti Column | 92-01-.. | 34 | Accident |
| David | Ruffin | Temptations | 91-06-01 | 50 | Drug overdose |
| Paul | Ryan | Paul & Berry Ryan | 92-12-.. | 44 | |
| Stefanie | Sargent | 7 Year Bitch | 92-06-27 | 24 | Drug overdose |
| David | Savoy Jr. | Husker Du | 87-02-.. | 25 | Suicide |
| Ingo | Schwichtenberg | Helloween | 95-03-08 | 29 | Suicide |
| Bon | Scott | AC/DC | 80-02-19 | 33 | Alcohol |
| Selena | 95-03-31 | 23 | Murdered | ||
| Tupac | Shakur | 96-09-13 | 25 | Murdered | |
| Del | Shannon | 90-02-08 | 51 | Suicide | |
| Will | Shatter | Flipper | 87-12-09 | 31 | Drug Overdose |
| James | Sheppard | Shep & the Limelights | 70-01-24 | 24 | Murdered |
| Guitar | Slim | 59-02-07 | 32 | Pneumonia | |
| Hillel | Slovak | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 88-06-?? | 25 | Drug Overdose |
| Fred 'Sonic' | Smith | MC5 | 94-11-05 | 45 | Heart attack |
| Ray | Smith | Heads Hands & Feet | 79-11-29 | 45 | |
| Epic | Soundtracks | Swell Maps | 97-11-22 | 38 | |
| Otis | Span | 70-04-25 | 40 | ||
| Vivian | Stanshall | Bonzo Dog Band | 95-03-05 | 51 | Fire |
| Ian | Steward | Rolling Stones | 85-12-12 | 47 | Heart attack |
| Billy | Stewart | 70-01-17 | Car Accident | ||
| Bob | Stinson | Replacements | 95-02-20 | 35 | Drug overdose |
| Rory | Storm | Rory Storm and the Hurricanes | 72-09-27 | 32 | Suicide |
| Lynn | Strait | Snot | 98-12-11 | 30 | Car Accident |
| Stu | Sutcliff | Beatles | 62-04-10 | 21 | Medical |
| Vinnie | Taylor | Sha Na Na | 74-04-17 | 25 | Drug overdose |
| Tommy | Tedesco | (session musician) | 97-10-11 | 53 | |
| Biggie | Tempo | Bhundu Boys | 95-08-13 | 37 | Suicide |
| Tammi | Terrell | 70-03-16 | 24 | Brain Tumor | |
| Joe | Tex | 82-08-13 | 49 | Heart attack | |
| Gary | Thain | Uriah Heep | 76-03-19 | 27 | Drug overdose |
| Jason | Thirsk | Pennywise | 96-07-28 | 27 | Suicide |
| Johnny | Thunders | New York Dolls | 91-04-23 | 38 | Drug overdose |
| Steve | Took | T-Rex | 80-10-27 | 31 | Medical |
| Peter | Tosh | 87-09-11 | 42 | Murdered | |
| Nicholas | Traina | Link 80 | 97-08-21 | 19 | Suicide (overdose) |
| Arnie | Treffers | Long Tall Ernie & the Shakers | 95-08-25 | 48 | Cancer |
| Tommy | Tucker | Louisiana Red | 82-01-17 | 43 | |
| Rob | Tyner | MC5 | 91-09-17 | 46 | Heart attack |
| Richie | Valens | 59-02-03 | 17 | Airplane crash | |
| Dino | Valenti | Quicksilver Messenger Service | 94-11-16 | 51 | |
| Townes | Van Zandt | 97-01-01 | 52 | Alcohol | |
| Ronnie | Van Zant | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 77-10-20 | 29 | Airplane crash |
| Stevie Ray | Vaughan | 90-08-27 | 35 | Helicopter crash | |
| Henry | Vestine | Canned Heat | 97-10-20 | 52 | Medical |
| Sid | Vicious | Sex Pistols | 79-02-02 | 21 | Drug overdose |
| Gene | Vincent | 71-10-12 | 36 | Alcohol | |
| Jr. | Walker | 95-12-.. | 53 | Cancer | |
| Clarence | White | Byrds | 73-07-14 | 29 | Car accident |
| Danny | Whitten | Crazy Horse | 72-11-18 | 29 | Drug overdose |
| Simon | Wilde | DOA | 91-05-04 | Brain Tumor | |
| Paul | Williams | Temptations | 73-08-17 | 34 | Suicide |
| Tony | Williams | Tony Williams Lifetime Band | 96-02-23 | 52 | Heart attack |
| Wendy O. | Williams | Plasmatics | 98-04-06 | 48 | Suicide |
| Chuck | Willis | 58-04-10 | 30 | Car Accident | |
| Al | Wilson | Canned Heat | 70-09-03 | 27 | Suicide |
| Barrie B.J. | Wilson | Procol Harum | 90-10-.. | 43 | Car accident |
| Carl | Wilson | Beach Boys | 98-02-06 | 51 | Cancer |
| Dennis | Wilson | Beach Boys | 83-12-28 | 39 | Drowned |
| Jackie | Wilson | 84-01-12 | 49 | Medical | |
| Ricky | Wilson | B-52's | 85-10-13 | 32 | Cancer |
| Kurt | Winter | Guess Who | 97-12-15 | 51 | Liver failure |
| John Christian | Wolters | Dr. Hook | 97-06-16 | 52 | Cancer |
| Andrew | Wood | Mother Love Bone | 90-03-19 | 24 | Drug overdose |
| Chris | Wood | Traffic | 83-07-12 | 39 | Medical |
| Wallace | Yohn | Chase | 74-08-12 | 27 | Airplane crash |
| Mia | Zapata | Gits | 93-07-07 | Murdered | |
| Frank | Zappa | Mothers of Invention | 93-12-04 | 52 | Cancer |