List of Deaths in Rock and Roll - 1950s Deaths

1950s Deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Cecil Gant 37 February 4, 1951 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Heart attack
Hank Williams 29 January 1, 1953 Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA Acute rt. ventricular dilation
Danny Cedrone
 33 June 17, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Broken neck from fall down stairs
Johnny Ace 25 December 24, 1954 Houston, Texas, USA Accidental Shooting
Chuck Willis 30 April 10, 1958 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Peritonitis
Buddy Holly
 22 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA Plane crash
J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson 28 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA Plane crash
Ritchie Valens 17 February 3, 1959 Near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA Plane crash
Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones 32 February 7, 1959 New York City, USA Pneumonia

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