2010s Deaths
| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Slay |
40 | January 1, 2010 | Bodega Bay, California, USA | Cystic Fibrosis |
| Mick Green |
65 | January 11, 2010 | Ilford, Essex, England | Heart failure |
| Brian Damage |
46 | January 12, 2010 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Liver cancer |
| Jay Reatard | 29 | January 13, 2010 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | Cocaine and alcohol toxicity |
| Teddy Pendergrass |
59 | January 13, 2010 | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA | Illness related to his paralysis condition |
| Bobby Charles | 71 | January 14, 2010 | Near Abbeville, Louisiana, USA | Natural causes |
| Kate McGarrigle | 63 | January 18, 2010 | St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada | Cancer |
| Robert "Squirrel" Lester |
67 | January 22, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Liver cancer |
| Richard Delvy |
67 | February 6, 2010 | West Hills, California, USA | Complications from an illness |
| Dale Hawkins | 73 | February 13, 2010 | Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | Colon cancer |
| Doug Fieger |
57 | February 14, 2010 | Woodland Hills, California, USA | Cancer |
| Tom "T-Bone" Wolk |
58 | February 28, 2010 | Pawling, New York, USA | Heart Attack |
| Alex Chilton | 59 | March 17, 2010 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Suspected heart attack |
| Johnny Maestro | 70 | March 24, 2010 | Cape Coral, Florida, USA | Cancer |
| Jim Marshall Rock and Roll Photographer |
74 | March 24, 2010 | New York City, New York, USA | Died in sleep |
| Malcolm McLaren |
64 | April 8, 2010 | New York City, New York, USA | Mesothelioma |
| Peter Steele |
48 | April 14, 2010 | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Heart failure |
| Will Owsley |
44 | April 30, 2010 | Franklin, Tennessee, USA | Suicide |
| Ronnie James Dio | 67 | May 16, 2010 | Houston, Texas, USA | Stomach cancer |
| Paul Gray |
38 | May 24, 2010 | Urbandale, Iowa, USA | Accidental morphine and fentanyl overdose |
| Marvin Isley |
56 | June 6, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Complications due to diabetes |
| Peter Quaife |
66 | June 23, 2010 | Denmark | Kidney failure |
| Harvey Fuqua |
80 | July 6, 2010 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Heart failure |
| Andy Hummel |
59 | July 19, 2010 | Weaterford, Texas, USA | Cancer |
| Bobby Hebb | 72 | August 3, 2010 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Lung cancer |
| Kenny Edwards |
64 | August 18, 2010 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | Prostate cancer |
| Michael Been |
60 | August 19, 2010 | Hasselt, Belgium | Heart Attack |
| Mike Edwards |
62 | September 3, 2010 | Halwell, Devon, England | Car accident |
| Rich Cronin |
36 | September 8th, 2010 | Boston,Massachusetts, USA | Lukemia |
| Dick Griffey |
72 | September 24, 2010 | Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California | Complications from coronary artery bypass surgery |
| Steve Lee |
47 | October 5, 2010 | Mesquite, Nevada, USA | Motorbike accident |
| Ari Up |
48 | October 20, 2010 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Cancer |
| Solomon Burke | 70 | October 10, 2010 | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | Heart attack |
| Denis Simpson |
59 | October 22, 2010 | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | Brain hemorrhage |
| Gregory Isaacs | 59 | October 25, 2010 | London, England, UK | Lung cancer |
| Don Van Vliet |
69 | December 17, 2010 | California, USA | Complications From Multiple Sclerosis |
| Teena Marie | 54 | December 26, 2010 | Pasadena, California, USA | Natural causes |
| Mick Karn |
52 | January 4, 2011 | Chelsea, London, England | Cancer |
| Gerry Rafferty |
63 | January 4, 2011 | Bournemouth, Dorset, England | Liver failure |
| Phil Kennemore |
57 | January 7, 2011 | California, USA | Lung cancer |
| Trish Keenan |
42 | January 14, 2011 | Birmingham, England | Pneumonia |
| Don Kirshner |
76 | January 17, 2011 | Boca Raton, Florida, USA | Heart failure |
| Gladys Horton |
65 | January 26, 2011 | Sherman Oaks, California, USA | Stroke |
| Gary Moore |
58 | February 6, 2011 | Estepona, Málaga, Spain | Heart attack |
| Mark Tulin |
62 | February 26, 2011 | Avalon, California, USA | |
| Johnny Preston |
71 | March 4, 2011 | Beaumont, Texas, USA | Heart failure |
| Mike Starr |
44 | March 8, 2011 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Prescription Drug Overdose |
| Loleatta Holloway | 64 | March 21, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart Disease |
| Jet Harris |
71 | March 18, 2011 | Winchester, England, UK | |
| Frankie Sparcello |
44 | March 22, 2011 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | |
| Zoogz Rift | 57 | March 22, 2011 | Complications due to diabetes | |
| Calvin Russell | 62 | April 3, 2011 | Garfield, Texas, USA | Liver cancer |
| Scott Columbus |
54 | April 4, 2011 | ||
| Poly Styrene |
53 | April 25, 2011 | Breast cancer | |
| Phoebe Snow | 60 | April 26, 2011 | Edison, New Jersey, USA | cerebral hemorrhage |
| Ivo Pešák |
66 | May 9, 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic | Complications from bypass surgery |
| Andrew Gold | 59 | June 3, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Heart Failure |
| Seth Putnam |
43 | June 11, 2011 | Heart attack | |
| Carl Gardner |
83 | June 12, 2011 | Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA | Congestive Heart Failure and Vascular Dementia |
| Mario Comesanas |
30 | June 13, 2011 | Jersey City, New Jersey USA | Brain hemorrhage |
| Clarence Clemons |
69 | June 18, 2011 | Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Complications caused by stroke |
| Michael "Würzel" Burston |
61 | July 9, 2011 | Ventricular tachycardia | |
| Rob Grill |
67 | July 11, 2011 | Orlando, Florida, USA | Complications caused by stroke and subsequent head injury |
| Taiji Sawada |
45 | July 17, 2011 | Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, USA | Suicide by hanging |
| Amy Winehouse | 27 | July 23, 2011 | London, England | Death by misadventure |
| Dan Peek |
60 | July 24, 2011 | Farmington, Missouri, USA | Heart disease |
| Daniel Bobis |
32 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Lost at sea by surfing | |
| Andrew "Mac" McDermott |
45 | August 4, 2011 | England | Kidney failure |
| Jani Lane |
47 | August 11, 2011 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Acute alcohol poisoning |
| Jerry Leiber | 78 | August 22, 2011 | San Francisco, California, USA | Cardiopulmonary failure |
| Nickolas Ashford |
78 | August 22, 2011 | New York City, USA | Throat cancer |
| Jonas "B" Bergqvist |
25 | September 9, 2011 | ||
| Willie "Big Eyes" Smith | 75 | September 16, 2011 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Stroke |
| John Du Cann |
65 | September 21, 2011 | Hampstead, North West London | |
| Johnny "Country" Mathis | 77 | September 27, 2011 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Stroke |
| Marv Tarplin |
70 | September 30, 2011 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Natural Causes |
| Mikey Welsh |
40 | October 8, 2011 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Cardiac Arrest |
| Cory "Flattus Maximus" Smoot |
34 | November 3, 2011 | North Dakota, USA | Heart Attack |
| Jonas R."Slavia" Christiansen |
31 | November 17, 2011 | Cancer | |
| Dobie Gray | 71 | December 6, 2011 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Cancer |
| David Gold |
31 | December 22, 2011 | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Car accident |
| Sean Bonniwell |
71 | December 20, 2011 | Visalia, California, USA | Lung Cancer |
| Jim Sherwood |
69 | December 25, 2011 | ||
| Freddie Milano |
72 | January 1, 2012 | Massapequa, New York, USA | Respiratory Failure |
| Larry Reinhardt |
63 | January 2, 2012 | Bradenton, Florida, USA | Complications from sclerosis of the liver |
| Bob Weston |
64 | January 3, 2012 | Brent Cross, London, England | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
| Nicole Bogner |
27 | January 5, 2012 | Severe disease over a long period of time | |
| Jimmy Castor |
71 | January 16, 2012 | Henderson, Nevada | Heart failure |
| Etta James | 73 | January 20, 2012 | Riverside, California, USA | Leukemia |
| Don Cornelius |
75 | February 1, 2012 | Sherman Oaks, California, USA | Self-inflicted wound |
| Whitney Houston | 48 | February 11, 2012 | Beverly Hills, California, USA | Drowning |
| Dory Previn | 86 | February 14, 2012 | Southfield, Massachusetts, USA | Natural Causes |
| Michael Davis |
68 | February 17, 2012 | Chico, California, USA | Liver Failure |
| Davy Jones |
66 | February 29, 2012 | Indiantown, Florida, USA | Heart attack |
| Ronnie Montrose |
64 | March 3, 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area, USA | Prostate cancer |
| Michael Hossack |
65 | March 12, 2012 | Dubois, Wyoming, USA | Cancer |
| Earl Scruggs | 88 | March 28, 2012 | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | Natural Causes |
| Jim Marshall |
88 | April 5, 2012 | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | Natural Causes |
| Dick Clark |
82 | April 18, 2012 | Santa Monica, California, USA | Heart attack |
| Levon Helm |
71 | April 19, 2012 | New York City, New York, USA | Cancer |
| Greg Ham |
58 | April 19, 2012 | Carlton North, Victoria, Australia | Suspected Heroin Overdose |
| Tommy Marth |
33 | April 23, 2012 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Suicide |
| Adam "MCA" Yauch |
47 | May 4, 2012 | Brooklyn, New York | Parotid gland cancer |
| Rob Doherty |
41 | May 5, 2012 | ||
| Donald "Duck" Dunn |
70 | May 13, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Natural Causes |
| Chuck Brown | 75 | May 16, 2012 | Baltimore, MD | Heart and other organ failure |
| Donna Summer | 63 | May 17, 2012 | Englewood, Florida | Lung cancer |
| Robin Gibb |
62 | May 20, 2012 | Chelsea, London | Liver and kidney failure |
| Doc Watson | 89 | May 29, 2012 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA | Complications following colon surgery |
| Herb Reed |
83 | June 4, 2012 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | Complications from heart disease |
| Bob Welch |
66 | June 7, 2012 | Antioch, Tennessee, USA | Suicide |
| Brian Hibbard |
65 | June 18, 2012 | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Prostate Cancer |
| Jon Lord |
71 | July 16, 2012 | London, England, UK | Pulmonary embolism |
| Mitch Lucker |
28 | November 1, 2012 | Huntington Beach, California, USA | Motorcycle accident |
| Ed Cassidy |
89 | December 6, 2012 | San Jose, California, USA | Cancer |
| Lee Dorman |
70 | December 21, 2012 | Laguna Niguel, California, USA | Natural causes |
| Marva Whitney | 68 | December 22, 2012 | Kansas City, Kansas, USA | Pneumonia |
| Mike Scaccia |
47 | December 22, 2012 | Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Heart attack |
| Fontella Bass | 72 | December 26, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Heart attack |
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