List of Deaths in Rock and Roll - 2000s Deaths

2000s Deaths

Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Will "Dub" Jones
 71 January 16, 2000 Long Beach, California, USA Diabetes
Doris Kenner-Jackson
 58 February 4, 2000 Sacramento, California, USA Breast cancer
Dave Peverett
 58 February 7, 2000 Orlando,Florida, USA Kidney cancer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins 72 February 12, 2000 Levallois-Perret, France Complications following surgery concerning aneurysm
Ian Dury
 57 March 27, 2000 Harrow, Middlesex Liver cancer
Heinz Burt
 57 April 7, 2000 Southampton, England Motor neurone disease
Ralph Jones
 79 June 1, 2000 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Alan Caddy
 60 August 16, 2000 Complications due to Alcoholism
Allen Woody
 44 August 26, 2000 New York City Heroin overdose
David Brown
 53 September 4, 2000 Liver and kidney failure
Benjamin Orr
 53 October 3, 2000 Atlanta, Georgia Pancreatic cancer
Joachim Nielsen
 36 October 17, 2000 Oslo, Norway Heroin overdose
Kirsty MacColl 41 December 18, 2000 Cozumel, Mexico Hit and killed by a speeding powerboat
Rob Buck
 42 December 19, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Liver disease
Pops Staples
 85 December 19, 2000 Chicago, Illinois, USA Injuries from a fall
Nick Massi
 65 December 24, 2000 West Orange, New Jersey, USA Cancer
Milan "Mejla" Hlavsa
 49 January 5, 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Lung cancer
John Phillips
 65 March 18, 2001 Los Angeles, California, USA Heart failure
Joey Ramone
 49 April 15, 2001 New York City, New York, USA Lymphoma
John Lee Hooker 83 June 21, 2001 Los Altos, California, USA Natural causes
Leon Wilkeson
 49 July 27, 2001 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA Natural causes
Ron Townson
 68 August 2, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Renal failure
George Harrison
 58 November 29, 2001 Los Angeles, California, USA Lung cancer
Chuck Schuldiner
 34 December 13, 2001 Glioma
Stuart Adamson
 43 December 16, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii Suicide
Zac Foley
 31 January 3, 2002 Drug Overdose
Jon Lee
 33 January 7, 2002 Miami, Florida, USA Suicide by hanging
Peter Bardens
 67 January 22, 2002 Malibu, California, USA Lung cancer
Paul Baloff
 41 February 2, 2002 Highland General Hospital Oakland, California, USA Suffered a stroke which left him in a coma and he was taken off life support by doctors.
Waylon Jennings 64 February 13, 2002 Chandler, Arizona, USA Diabetic complications
Joe Schermie
 56 March 25, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA Heart attack
Layne Staley
 34 April 5, 2002 Seattle, Washington, USA Speedball overdose
Dee Dee Ramone
 50 June 5, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA Heroin overdose
Robbin Crosby
 42 June 6, 2002 Los Angeles, California, USA Heroin overdose
John Entwistle
 57 June 27, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Cocaine-induced heart attack
Michael Houser
 57 August 2, 2002 North Carolina, USA Pancreatic cancer
Dave Williams
 30 August 14, 2002 Manassas, Virginia, USA Cardiomyopathy
Jam Master Jay
 37 October 30, 2002 New York City, USA Homicide
Lonnie Donegan 71 November 2, 2002 Peterborough, England Heart attack
Billy Guy
 66 November 5, 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Natural causes
Zal Yanovsky
 57 December 13, 2002 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Congestive heart failure
Joe Strummer 50 December 22, 2002 Broomfield, Somerset, England Congenital heart defect
Mickey Finn 55 January 11, 2003 Croydon, Surrey, England Alcohol-related liver problems
Maurice Gibb 53 January 12, 2003 Miami Beach, Florida, USA Complications of a volvulus
Howie Epstein
 47 February 23, 2003 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Complications due to drug use
Hank Ballard
 66 March 2, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA Throat cancer
Adam Faith 62 March 8, 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Heart attack
Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta 25 March 16, 2003 Helsinki, Finland Falling from the Kaisaniemi bridge in Helsinki while intoxicated.
Edwin Starr 61 April 2, 2003 Detroit, Michigan, USA Heart attack
Noel Redding
 57 May 11, 2003 County Cork, Republic of Ireland Natural causes
Jeremy Michael Ward
 27 May 25, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA Heroin overdose
Mickie Most 64 May 30, 2003 Totteridge, London, England Mesothelioma
Barry White 58 July 4, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA Renal failure
Erik Brann
 52 July 31, 2003 Heart attack due to a birth defect
Wesley Willis 40 August 21, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, USA Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Warren Zevon 56 September 7, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA Mesothelioma
Johnny Cash 71 September 12, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Complications from diabetes
Shawn Lane
 40 September 26, 2003 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Breathing problems
Robert Palmer 54 September 27, 2003 Paris, France Heart attack
Paul Burlison
 74 September 27, 2003 Horn Lake, Mississippi, USA Cancer
Elliott Smith 34 October 21, 2003 Los Angeles, California, USA Knife wounds caused by suicide or homicide
Bobby Hatfield
 63 November 4, 2003 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Cocaine-induced heart attack
Greg Ridley
 56 November 19, 2003 Alicante, Spain Pneumonia
Terje "Valfar" Bakken
 25 January 15, 2004 Reppastølen, Sogndal valley, Norway Hypothermia
Bob Mayo
 53 February 23, 2004 Basel, Switzerland Heart attack
Jan Berry
 62 March 26, 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA Complications from a seizure
Niki Sullivan
 66 April 6, 2004 Sugar Creek, Missouri, USA Heart attack
Clint Warwick
 63 May 15, 2004 Liver disease
Quorthon
 38 June 7, 2004 Stockholm, Sweden Heart failure
Ray Charles
 73 June 10, 2004 Beverly Hills, California, USA Liver cancer
Cal Green
 69 July 4, 2004 Lake View Terrace, California, USA
Arthur Kane
 55 July 13, 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA Leukemia
Rick James 56 August 6, 2004 Burbank, California, USA Pulmonary failure and cardiac failure
Laura Branigan 47 August 26, 2004 East Quogue, New York, USA Cerebral aneurysm
Johnny Ramone
 55 September 15, 2004 Los Angeles, California, USA Prostate cancer
Bruce Palmer
 58 October 1, 2004 Belleville, Ontario, Canada Heart attack
John Peel
 65 October 25, 2004 Cuzco, Peru Heart attack
Dimebag Darrell
 38 December 8, 2004 Columbus, Ohio, USA Murdered by gunshot on stage
Spencer Dryden
 66 January 11, 2005 Penngrove, California, USA Colon cancer
Jimmy Griffin
 61 January 11, 2005 Franklin, Tennessee, USA Complications due to cancer
Jim Capaldi
 60 January 28, 2005 London, England, UK Stomach cancer
Eric Griffiths
 64 January 29, 2005 Edinburgh, Scotland Pancreatic cancer
Keith Knudsen
 56 February 8, 2005 Kentfield, California, USA Chronic pneumonia
Edward Patten
 65 February 25, 2005 Livonia, Michigan, USA Stroke caused by Diabetes
Lyn Collins 56 March 13, 2005 Pasadena, California, USA Cardiac arrhythmia
Rod Price
 57 March 22, 2005 Wilton, New Hampshire, USA Heart Attack
Paul Hester
 46 March 26, 2005 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Suicide
Jim Pash
 56 April 29, 2005 Congestive heart failure
Pierre Moerlen
 52 May 3, 2005 Strasbourg, France Natural causes
David Wayne
 47 May 10, 2005 Tacoma, Washington, USA Car crash
Domenic Troiano
 59 May 25, 2005 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Prostate cancer
Luther Vandross 54 July 1, 2005 Edison, New Jersey, USA Heart attack
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
 68 July 1, 2005 Detroit, Michigan, USA Lung cancer
Long John Baldry 64 July 21, 2005 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Severe chest infection
Eugene Record
 64 July 22, 2005 Chicago, Illinois, USA Cancer
Carlo Little
 65 August 6, 2005 Cleadon, Tyne and Wear, England Lung cancer
Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski
 34 August 20, 2005 Cause of death unknown
Robert Moog
 71 August 21, 2005 Asheville, North Carolina, USA Brain tumor
Willie Hutch 60 September 19, 2005 Dallas, Texas, USA Natural causes
Mike Gibbins
 56 October 4, 2005 Oviedo, Florida, USA Died in his sleep
John "Beatz" Holohan
 31 October 31, 2005 Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Car accident
Milt Holland 88 November 4, 2005 Los Angeles, California USA Cause of death unknown
Link Wray 76 November 5, 2005 Copenhagen, Denmark Heart failure
Tony Meehan
 62 November 28, 2005 Paddington, London, UK Head injuries following a fall down stairs at home
Mike Botts
 61 December 9, 2005 Burbank, California, USA Colon cancer
Bryan Harvey
 49 January 1, 2006 Richmond, Virginia, USA Murdered along with his family during a robbery of their home
Alex St. Clair Snouffer
 64 January 5, 2006 Lancaster, California, USA Heart Attack
Dave Lepard
 25 January 13 (probably), 2006 Uppsala, Sweden Suicide
Wilson Pickett
 64 January 19, 2006 Ashburn, Virginia, USA Heart attack
Gene Pitney 66 April 5, 2006 Cardiff, Wales, UK Natural causes
June Pointer
 64 April 11, 2006 Oakland, California, USA Cancer caused by a history of drug and alcohol abuse
Ztephan Dark
 39 April 19, 2006 Sweden
Grant McLennan
 48 May 6, 2006 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Heart attack
Freddie Garrity
 69 May 19, 2006 Bangor, Wales Emphysema
Vince Welnick
 55 June 2, 2006 Sonoma County, California, USA Suicide
Johnny Grande
 76 June 3, 2006 Clarksville, Tennessee, USA Natural causes
Billy Preston 59 June 6, 2006 Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Kidney failure
Syd Barrett
 60 July 7, 2006 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Pancreatic cancer
Arthur Lee
 61 August 3, 2006 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Leukemia
Jon Nödtveidt
 31 August 13, 2006 Hässelby, Sweden Self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a circle of lit candles
Sacrificial Suicide
Bruce Gary
 55 August 22, 2006 Tarzana, California, USA Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Jesse Pintado
 37 August 27, 2006 Ridderkerk, Netherlands Liver failure
Pip Pyle
 56 August 28, 2006 Paris, France Natural causes
Boz Burrell
 60 September 21, 2006 Marbella, Spain Heart attack
Prentiss Barnes
 81 October 1, 2006 Magnolia, Mississippi, USA Automobile accident
Jared Anderson
 30 October 14, 2006 Covington, Kentucky, USA Died in his sleep of an unspecified cause
Sandy West
 47 October 21, 2006 San Dimas, California, USA Lung cancer
Ruth Brown 78 November 17, 2006 Henderson, Nevada, USA Complications following a heart attack and stroke
Mariska Veres
 59 December 2, 2006 The Hague, Netherlands cancer
Ahmet Ertegun
 83 December 14, 2006 New York City, New York, USA Injuries from an accidental fall
Denis Payton
 63 December 17, 2006 Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK Cancer
James Brown
 73 December 25, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Pneumonia
Denny Doherty
 66 January 19, 2007 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Kidney failure
Charles Gocher
 54 February 19, 2007 Seattle, Washington, USA Cancer
Ian Wallace 60 February 22, 2007 Los Angeles, California, USA Esophageal cancer
Brad Delp
 55 March 9, 2007 Atkinson, New Hampshire, USA Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning
Mark St. John
 51 April 5, 2007 New York City, New York, USA Cerebral hemorrhage
Zola Taylor
 69 April 30, 2007 Los Angeles, California, USA Pneumonia
Bill Pinkney
 81 July 4, 2007 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA Heart attack
Joe Zawinul
 75 September 11, 2007 Vienna, Austria, Austria Skin Cancer
Bobby Byrd
 73 September 12, 2007 Loganville, Georgia, USA Cancer
Kevin DuBrow
 52 November 25, 2007 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Accidental cocaine overdose
Ike Turner
 76 December 12, 2007 San Marcos, California, USA Cocaine overdose
Dan Fogelberg 56 December 16, 2007 Deer Isle, Maine, USA Prostate Cancer
John Stewart
 68 January 19, 2008 San Diego, California, USA Brain aneurysm
Buddy Miles 60 February 26, 2008 Austin, Texas, USA Congestive heart failure
Mike Smith
 64 February 28, 2008 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Pneumonia
Jeff Healey 41 March 2, 2008 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Retinoblastoma
Danny Federici
 58 April 17, 2008 New York City, New York, USA Melanoma
Al Wilson (singer) 68 April 21, 2008 Fontana, California, USA Kidney Failure
Paul Davis 60 April 22, 2008 Meridian, Mississippi, USA Heart Attack
Eddy Arnold 89 May 8, 2008 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Natural causes
Michelle Meldrum
 39 May 21, 2008 Burbank, California, USA Brain haemorrhage
Bo Diddley 79 June 2, 2008 Archer, Florida, USA Heart failure
Jo Stafford 90 July 16, 2008 Century City, California, USA Congestive heart failure
Isaac Hayes 65 August 10, 2008 Memphis, Tennessee, USA Complications due to stroke
Jerry Wexler
 91 August 15, 2008 Sarasota, Florida, USA Congestive heart failure
Jerry Finn
 39 August 21, 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA Cerebral haemorrhage
Richard "Rick" Wright
 65 September 15, 2008 London, England, UK Cancer
Nick Reynolds
 75 October 1, 2008 San Diego, California, USA Acute respiratory disease
Gidget Gein
 39 October 9, 2008 Burbank, California, USA Heroin overdose
Levi Stubbs
 72 October 17, 2008 Detroit, Michigan, USA Natural causes
Mike Baker
 45 October 29, 2008 Heart attack
Mitch Mitchell
 61 November 12, 2008 Portland, Oregon, USA Natural causes
Richey Edwards
 27 Last seen near Aust, England
Munetaka Higuchi
 49 November 30, 2008 Osaka, Japan hepatocellular carcinoma a type of liver cancer
Ron Asheton
 60 January 6, 2009 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Heart attack
Billy Powell
 56 January 28, 2009 Orange Park, Florida, USA Heart attack
Dewey Martin
 68 January 31, 2009 Van Nuys, California, USA Natural causes
Lux Interior
 62 February 4, 2009 Glendale, California, USA Aortic dissection
Estelle Bennett
 67 February 11, 2009 Englewood, New Jersey, USA Colon cancer
Kelly Groucutt
 63 February 19, 2009 Worcester, England Heart attack
Dan Seals
 61 March 25, 2009 Nashville, Tennessee, USA Mantle cell lymphoma
Bob Bogle
 75 June 14, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Sky Saxon
 71 June 25, 2009 Austin, Texas, USA
Michael Jackson
 50 June 25, 2009 Los Angeles, California, USA Cardiac arrest
Midnight
 47 July 8, 2009 St. Petersberg, Florida, USA Stomach Aneurysm
Gordon Waller
 64 July 17, 2009 Ledyard, Connecticut, USA Cardiac arrest
Marcel Jacob
 45 July 21, 2009 Stockholm, Sweden Suicide
Les Paul
 94 August 13, 2009 White Plains, New York, USA Pneumonia
Larry Knechtel
 69 August 20, 2009 Yakima Valley, Washington, USA Cardiac arrest
Johnny Carter
 75 August 21, 2009 Harvey, Illinois, USA Natural causes
Mary Travers
 72 September 16, 2009 Danbury, Connecticut, USA Complications arising from chemotherapy
Dickie Peterson
 61 October 12, 2009 Germany Liver cancer
Norton Buffalo
 58 October 30, 2009 Paradise, California, USA Lung cancer
Al Alberts
 87 November 27, 2009 Arcadia, Florida, USA Natural Causes
Eric Woolfson
 64 December 2, 2009 London, England, UK Cancer
Jack Rose
 38 December 5, 2009 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA Heart Attack
James Gurley
 69 December 20, 2009 Palm Desert, California, USA Heart Attack
Tony Bellamy
 63 December 25, 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Liver Failure
James Owen Sullivan
 28 December 28, 2009 Huntington Beach, California, USA Effects of mixed drugs
Rowland S. Howard
 50 December 30, 2009 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Liver Cancer

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