List of deaths in rock and roll (1970s)
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music , and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider. In determining criteria for inclusion, this list uses as its basis reliable sources listing "rock deaths" or "deaths in rock and roll", as well as such sources as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
Name
Age
Date
Location
Cause of death
Billy Stewart
32
January 17, 1970
Selma, North Carolina , U.S.
Car crash
L. C. McKinley
51
January 19, 1970
East Chicago, Indiana , U.S.
Natural causes
Slim Harpo
46
January 31, 1970
Baton Rouge, Louisiana , U.S.
Heart attack
Ishmon Bracey
69-71
February 12, 1970
Jackson, Mississippi , U.S.
Unknown
Darrell Banks
32
February 24, 1970
Battle Creek, Michigan , U.S.
Shot to death by police[ 1]
Tammi Terrell
24
March 16, 1970
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Brain tumor[ 2]
Mary Ann Ganser The Shangri-Las
22
March 16, 1970
Forest Hills , New York , U.S.
Heroin overdose
Kid Thomas
35
April 5, 1970
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Shot to death
George Goldner
52
April 15, 1970
Turtle Bay, New York , U.S.
Heart attack
Earl Hooker
41
April 21, 1970
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Tuberculosis
Otis Spann
40-46
April 24, 1970
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Liver cancer[ 3]
Frankie Lee Sims
53
May 10, 1970
Dallas , Texas , U.S.
Pneumonia
Johnny Hodges
62
May 11, 1970
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack
Earl Grant
39
June 10, 1970
Interstate 10 , Lordsburg , New Mexico , U.S.
Car crash[ 4]
Lonnie Johnson
71
June 16, 1970
Toronto , Canada
[ 5]
Booker Ervin
39
August 31, 1970
New York City , U.S.
[ 6]
Alan Wilson Canned Heat
27
September 3, 1970
Topanga Canyon, California , U.S.
Suicide or accidental barbiturate overdose[ 7]
Maxwell Davis
54
September 18, 1970
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience
27
September 18, 1970
Kensington , London , England
Asphyxiation on vomit after consuming an unhealthy amount of barbiturates[ 8]
Janis Joplin Big Brother and the Holding Company
27
October 4, 1970
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heroin overdose[ 9]
Baby Huey Baby Huey & the Babysitters
26
October 28, 1970
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Drug induced heart attack
Agustín Lara
73
November 6, 1970
Mexico City , Mexico
[ 10]
Albert Ayler
34
November 25, 1970
New York City , New York , U.S.
Presumed suicide[ 11]
George "Smitty" Smith Original lead singer for The Manhattans
30
December 16, 1970
Brain tumor
Coot Grant
77
December 26, 1970
Riverside County, California , U.S.
Unknown
Harold McNair Ginger Baker's Air Force
39
March 7, 1971
London , England
Lung cancer
Francis Wolff
63
March 8, 1971
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack following surgery[ 12]
Arlester "Dyke" Christian Dyke and the Blazers
27
March 13, 1971
Phoenix, Arizona , U.S.
Shot to death
Wynton Kelly
39
April 12, 1971
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Epileptic seizure[ 13]
Carmen Lombardo Younger brother of Guy Lombardo
67
April 17, 1971
Miami, Florida , U.S.
Undisclosed cancer
Jim Morrison The Doors
27
July 3, 1971
Paris , France
Heart failure brought on by heroin addiction[ 14]
Louis Armstrong
69
July 6, 1971
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack[ 15]
Henry D. "Homer" Haynes Homer and Jethro
51
August 7, 1971
Hammond, Indiana , U.S.
Heart attack
King Curtis
37
August 13, 1971
New York City , New York , U.S.
Stabbed to death
Thomas Wayne
31
August 15, 1971
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Car crash
Lil Hardin Armstrong
73
August 27, 1971
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Heart attack
Tony Clarke
31
August 28, 1971
Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
Murdered by his wife
Gene Vincent
36
October 12, 1971
Newhall , California , U.S.
Burst peptic ulcer
Duane Allman The Allman Brothers Band , Derek and the Dominos
24
October 29, 1971
Macon, Georgia , U.S.
Motorcycle collison[ 16]
Art Laibly Record producer and manager
77
October 30, 1971
Unknown
Junior Parker
39
November 18, 1971
Blue Island, Illinois , U.S.
Following surgery for brain tumor
Papa Lightfoot
47
November 20, 1971
Natchez, Mississippi , U.S.
Respiratory failure
Charlie Fuqua The Ink Spots
61
December 21, 1971
New Haven, Connecticut , U.S.
Unknown
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. "David Seville", creator of The Chipmunks
52
January 16, 1972
Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
Heart attack[ 17]
Big Maybelle
47
January 23, 1972
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Complications of diabetes/Coma[ 18]
Mahalia Jackson
60
January 27, 1972
Evergreen Park, Illinois , U.S.
Heart failure and diabetes[ 19]
Lee Morgan
33
February 19, 1972
New York City , New York , U.S.
Shot.[ 20]
Linda Jones
27
March 14, 1972
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
Complications of diabetes
Doles Dickens
56
May 2, 1972
Somewhere in New Jersey , U.S.
Unknown
Leslie Harvey Stone the Crows
27
May 3, 1972
Swansea , Wales
Electrocuted by a live microphone on stage
Reverend Gary Davis
76
May 5, 1972
Hammonton, New Jersey , U.S.
Heart attack
John Ryanes The Monotones
32
May 30, 1972
Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
Unknown
Jimmy Rushing
70
June 8, 1972
New York City , New York , U.S.
Leukemia and blood cancer
Clyde McPhatter Billy Ward and His Dominoes , The Drifters
39
June 13, 1972
Teaneck, New Jersey , U.S.
Alcohol related complications/ Heart attack[ 21]
Mississippi Fred McDowell
66
July 3, 1972
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Undisclosed
Lovie Austin
84
July 10, 1972
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Unknown
Brian Cole The Association
29
August 2, 1972
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heroin overdose
Baby Tate
56
August 17, 1972
Columbia, South Carolina , U.S.
Heart attack
Calvin Frazier
57
September 23, 1972
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Undisclosed
Rory Storm
34
September 28, 1972
Stoneycroft , Liverpool , England
Suicide
Billy Murcia The New York Dolls
21
November 6, 1972
London , England
Accidental suffocation due to alcohol abuse
Raymond Jackson Record producer for Stax Records
31
November 10, 1972
Burned to death in a house fire
Berry Oakley The Allman Brothers Band
24
November 11, 1972
Macon, Georgia , U.S.
Motorcycle collison
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse
29
November 18, 1972
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Barbiturate & alcohol overdose
William Manuel Johnson
100
December 3, 1972
New Braunfels, Texas , U.S.
Unknown
Kenny Dorham
48
December 5, 1972
New York City , New York , U.S.
Kidney disease[ 22]
Jeffrey Carp
24
January 1, 1973
Drowned (boating accident)
Kid Ory
86
January 23, 1973
Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S.
Pneumonia and a heart attack
Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman
44
February 20, 1973
New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
Stroke[ 23]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Grateful Dead
27
March 8, 1973
Corte Madera, California , U.S.
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism[ 24]
Duke Henderson
48
April 9, 1973
Pacoima, Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heart failure
Sammy Babitzin
24
April 29, 1973
Jyväskylä , Finland
Visceral injuries caused by car accident
Mike Furber Mike Furber and the Bowery Boys
25
May 10, 1973
Sydney , Australia
Suicide by hanging
Clarence White The Kentucky Colonels , The Byrds
29
July 14, 1973
Palmdale, California , U.S.
Hit by a drunk driver
Jimmy Radcliffe
36
July 27, 1973
The Bronx , New York , U.S.
Kidney complications
Roger Lee Durham Percussionist for Bloodstone
27
July 27, 1973
Injuries following falling off a horse
Memphis Minnie
76
August 6, 1973
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Stroke[ 25]
Paul Williams The Temptations
34
August 17, 1973
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Gunshot wound (disputed suicide)
Gram Parsons The Byrds , The Flying Burrito Brothers
26
September 19, 1973
Joshua Tree, California , U.S.
Morphine and alcohol related heart failure
Jim Croce
30
September 20, 1973
Natchitoches, Louisiana , U.S.
Plane crash[ 26]
Maury Muehleisen Jim Croce 's lead guitarist
24
September 20, 1973
Natchitoches, Louisiana , U.S.
Plane crash
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
58
October 9, 1973
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Stroke[ 27]
Gene Krupa
64
October 16, 1973
Yonkers, New York , U.S.
Leukemia and blood cancer[ 28]
Zeke Zettner The Stooges
25
November 10, 1973
Heroin overdose
Allan Sherman
48
November 20, 1973
Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Respiratory failure
John Rostill The Shadows
31
November 26, 1973
Radlett , Hertfordshire , England
Suicide
Bobby Darin
37
December 20, 1973
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Complications of cardiac bypass surgery
Lowman Pauling The Five Royales
47
December 26, 1973
Manhattan , New York City , New York , U.S.
Epileptic seizure
Packy Axton The Mar-Keys
32
January 20, 1974
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Cirrhosis or heart attack
Bobby Bloom
28
February 28, 1974
Hollywood , California , U.S.
Accidentally shot himself
Bobby Timmons
38
March 1, 1974
New York City , New York , U.S.
Cirrhosis of the liver
Harry Womack The Valentinos
28
March 9, 1974
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Stabbed to death
Roy Hawkins
71
March 19, 1974
Compton, California , U.S.
Cirrhosis of the liver
Arthur Crudup
68
March 28, 1974
Nassawadox, Virginia , U.S.
Complications of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Graham Bond The Graham Bond Organisation , Ginger Baker's Air Force
36
May 8, 1974
London , England
Suicide by a subway train
Duke Ellington
75
May 24, 1974
New York City , New York , U.S.
Pneumonia and lung cancer[ 29]
Don Rich The Buckaroos
32
July 17, 1974
San Luis Obispo , California , U.S.
Motorcycle crash
Gene Ammons
49
July 23, 1974
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Undisclosed
Lightnin' Slim
61
July 27, 1974
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Stomach cancer
Cass Elliot The Mamas & the Papas
32
July 29, 1974
London , England
Heart failure[ 30]
Bill Chase Chase
39
August 9, 1974
Jackson, Minnesota , U.S.
Plane crash
Wallace "Wally" Yohn Chase
27
August 12, 1974
Jackson, Minnesota
Plane crash
Tina Brooks
42
August 13, 1974
New York City , New York, U.S.
Liver failure
Robbie McIntosh Average White Band
24
September 23, 1974
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Drug overdose
Pink Anderson
74
October 12, 1974
Spartanburg, South Carolina , U.S.
Heart attack
Victor Olof Record producer for Decca Records and HMV Records
76
November 3, 1974
Unknown
Ivory Joe Hunter
60
November 8, 1974
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Lung cancer
Nick Drake
26
November 25, 1974
Tanworth-in-Arden , Warwickshire , England
Suicide by acute amitriptyline overdose[ 31]
Ezra Carter Manager of the Carter Family
78
January 22, 1975
Unknown
Louis Jordan Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
66
February 4, 1975
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heart attack
Dave Alexander The Stooges
27
February 10, 1975
Ann Arbor, Michigan , U.S.
Pulmonary edema from alcohol abuse
J. B. Long
71
February 25, 1975
Elon, North Carolina , U.S.
Unknown
T-Bone Walker
64
March 16, 1975
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Stroke/Bronchial pneumonia
Walter Vinson
74
April 22, 1975
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
[ 32]
Pete Ham Badfinger
27
April 24, 1975
Surrey , England
Suicide by hanging
Tom Donahue Rock and roll radio disc jockey
46
April 29, 1975
Heart attack
Bob Wills
70
May 13, 1975
Fort Worth, Texas , U.S.
Pneumonia[ 33]
Tim Buckley
28
June 29, 1975
Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Heroin overdose[ 34]
Chan Daniels The Highwaymen
35
July 2, 1975
Pneumonia
George Morgan
51
July 7, 1975
Heart attack
Don Robey Record producer
71
July 16, 1975
Houston, Texas , U.S.
Heart attack
Lefty Frizzell
47
July 19, 1975
Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
Stroke
Fran O'Toole The Miami Showband
28
July 31, 1975
A1 road at Buskhill, County Down , Northern Ireland
Ambushed and murdered
Tony Geraghty The Miami Showband
24
July 31, 1975
A1 road at Buskhill, County Down , Northern Ireland
Ambushed and murdered
Brian McCoy The Miami Showband
32
July 31, 1975
A1 road at Buskhill, County Down , Northern Ireland
Ambushed and murdered
Cannonball Adderley
46
August 8, 1975
Gary, Indiana , U.S.
Cerebral hemorrhage
Otto Jeffries The Five Royales
63
August 8, 1975
Winston-Salem, North Carolina , U.S.
Unknown
Al Jackson, Jr. Booker T. & the MG's
39
October 1, 1975
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Murder
Oliver Nelson
43
October 28, 1975
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heart attack[ 35]
Fiddlin' Joe Martin
75
November 2, 1975
Walls, Mississippi , U.S.
Unknown
Gary Thain The Keef Hartley Band , Uriah Heep
27
December 8, 1975
Norwood Green , England
Heroin overdose[ 36]
Hound Dog Taylor
60
December 17, 1975
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Lung cancer
Howlin' Wolf
65
January 10, 1976
Hines, Illinois , U.S.
Congestive heart failure
Chris Kenner
46
January 25, 1976
New Orleans , Louisiana , U.S.
Heart attack
Rudy Pompilli Bill Haley & His Comets
51
February 5, 1976
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
Lung cancer
Percy Faith
67
February 9, 1976
Encino, California , U.S
Cancer
Sal Mineo
37
February 12, 1976
West Hollywood, California , U.S.
Stabbed to death
Florence Ballard The Supremes
32
February 22, 1976
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Coronary thrombosis and cardiac arrest[ 37]
Arthur Gunter
49
March 16, 1976
Port Huron, Michigan , U.S.
Pneumonia
Luther "Georgia Boy" Johnson
34
March 18, 1976
Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
Lung cancer
Paul Kossoff Free , Back Street Crawler
25
March 19, 1976
Flight from New York to Los Angeles , U.S.
Pulmonary embolism/Lung blood clot [ 38]
Jimmy Garrison
42
April 7, 1976
New York City , New York , U.S.
Lung cancer[ 39]
Phil Ochs
35
April 9, 1976
New York City , New York , U.S.
Suicide by hanging[ 40]
William Bobo The Dixie Hummingbirds
54
April 28, 1976
Unknown
Keith Relf The Yardbirds
33
May 12, 1976
London , England
Electrocuted by a guitar[ 41]
Charles Stepney Record producer and arranger
45
May 17, 1976
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Heart attack
Melvin Jackson
60
May 30, 1976
Dallas, Texas , U.S.
Car crash
Cecilia
27
August 2, 1976
Quiruelas de Vidriales , Castile and León, Spain
Car crash
Jimmy Reed
50
August 29, 1976
Oakland, California , U.S.
Epileptic seizure
L. C. Robinson
61
September 26, 1976
Berkeley, California , U.S.
Heart attack
Leo Mintz Record store and music promoter
65
November 4, 1976
Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Unknown
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple , The James Gang , Zephyr
25
December 4, 1976
Miami, Florida , U.S.
Heroin and alcohol overdose[ 42]
Freddie King
42
December 28, 1976
Dallas, Texas , U.S.
Stomach ulcer and pancreatitis
Buddy Johnson
62
February 9, 1977
New York City , New York , U.S.
Brain tumor and sickle cell anemia
Bukka White
67-70
February 26, 1977
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Undisclosed
Achim Kirchhoff Scorpions
30
April 1, 1977
Unknown
Annette Snell
32
April 4, 1977
New Hope, Georgia , U.S.
Southern Airways Flight 242 plane crash
Julius Watkins
55
April 4, 1977
Short Hills, New Jersey , U.S.
Diabetes[ 43]
Helmut Köllen Triumvirat
27
May 3, 1977
Cologne , Germany
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Lafayette Thomas
48
May 20, 1977
Brisbane, California , U.S.
Heart attack
Paul Desmond
52
May 30, 1977
New York City , New York , U.S.
Lung cancer[ 44]
Sleepy John Estes
77-78
June 5, 1977
Brownsville, Tennessee , U.S.
Stroke
Peter Laughner Pere Ubu
24
June 22, 1977
Cleveland , Ohio , U.S.
Acute pancreatitis from alcohol poisoning[ 45]
Baby Boy Warren
57
July 1, 1977
Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Heart attack
Big John Wrencher
54
July 15, 1977
Clarksdale, Mississippi , U.S.
Heart attack
Richie Kamuca
46
July 22, 1977
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Cancer[ 46]
Milt Buckner
62
July 27, 1977
Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Heart attack [ 47]
Elvis Presley
42
August 16, 1977
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Drug overdose[ 48]
Tarheel Slim
63
August 21, 1977
New York City , New York , U.S.
Pneumonia brought on by chemotherapy
Ethel Waters
80
September 1, 1977
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Uterine cancer[ 49]
George Barnes
56
September 5, 1977
Concord, California , U.S.
Heart attack
Mercy Baby
47
September 10, 1977
Dallas , Texas , U.S.
Gunshot wound
Marc Bolan T. Rex
29
September 16, 1977
London , England
Traffic accident[ 50]
Shirley Brickley The Orlons
33
October 13, 1977
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Shot to death by home intruder
Bing Crosby
74
October 14, 1977
Alcobendas , Spain
Heart attack
Cassie Gaines Lynyrd Skynyrd
29
October 20, 1977
Gillsburg, Mississippi , U.S.
Plane accident
Steve Gaines Lynyrd Skynyrd
28
October 20, 1977
Gillsburg, Mississippi , U.S.
Plane accident
Ronnie Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
29
October 20, 1977
Gillsburg, Mississippi , U.S.
Plane accident
Peg Leg Sam
65
October 27, 1977
Jonesville, South Carolina , U.S.
Unknown
Guy Lombardo Older brother of Carmen Lombardo
75
November 5, 1977
Houston , Texas, U.S.
Heart attack
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
42
December 5, 1977
Bloomington, Indiana , U.S.
Stroke
Big Chief Ellis
63
December 20, 1977
Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
Heart failure
St. Louis Jimmy Oden
74
December 30, 1977
Bronchopneumonia
Terry Kath Chicago
31
January 23, 1978
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Accidentally shot himself[ 51]
Vic Ames Ames Brothers
52
January 28, 1978
Car crash
Gregory Herbert
30
January 31, 1978
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Drug overdose
Johnny Wallace The Four Knights
65
March 2, 1978
Unknown
Bill Kenny The Ink Spots
63
March 23, 1978
New Westminster , Canada
Respiratory illness[ 52]
Money Johnson
60
March 28, 1978
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack
Sandy Denny
31
April 21, 1978
London , England
Cerebral hemorrhage after accidental fall
Gerry Shury
33
May 24, 1978
Surrey , England
Traffic accident
Juke Boy Bonner
46
June 29, 1978
Houston, Texas , U.S.
Cirrhosis
Glenn Goins Parliament-Funkadelic
24
July 29, 1978
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Joe Negroni Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
37
September 5, 1978
New York City , New York , U.S.
Cerebral hemorrhage
Al Benson Radio disc jockey, music promoter and record label owner
70
September 6, 1978
Three Oaks, Michigan , U.S.
Unknown
Tom Wilson Record producer
47
September 6, 1978
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Heart attack
Keith Moon The Who
32
September 7, 1978
London , England
Drug overdose[ 53]
Johnny O'Keefe
43
October 6, 1978
Darlinghurst, New South Wales , Australia
Heart attack
Jacques Brel
49
October 9, 1978
Boubigny , France
Pulmonary embolism
Maybelle Carter Carter Family , The Carter Sisters
69
October 23, 1978
Hendersonville, Tennessee , U.S.
Respiratory disease
Lennie Tristano
59
November 18, 1978
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack[ 54]
Chris Bell Big Star
27
December 27, 1978
East Memphis , Tennessee , U.S.
Traffic accident
Charles Mingus
56
January 8, 1979
Cuernavaca , Mexico
[ 55]
Sara Carter Carter Family
80
January 8, 1979
Lodi, California , U.S.
Unknown
Donny Hathaway
33
January 13, 1979
New York City , New York , U.S.
Suicide or accidental fall[ 56]
Grant Green
43
January 31, 1979
New York City , New York , U.S.
Heart attack
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols
21
February 2, 1979
New York City , New York , U.S.
Drug overdose (possible suicide)
Mike Patto Timebox , Patto , Spooky Tooth , Boxer
36
March 4, 1979
lymphatic leukemia
Freddy Owens Saxophonist for Bill Deal and the Rhondels
29
March 4, 1979
Richmond, Virginia , U.S.
Shot to death
Roy Montrell
51
March 16, 1979
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Drug overdose
Zenon De Fleur Guitarist for The Count Bishops
27
March 17–18, 1979
Car crash and subsequent medical complications
Joe Willie Wilkins
56-58
March 28, 1979
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Meningitis
Doug Rauch Bassist for Santana
28
April 23, 1979
San Francisco , California , U.S.
Drug overdose[ 57]
James Leroy
32
May 10, 1979
Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
Suicide
Blue Mitchell
49
May 21, 1979
Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Cancer
Jack Haley The Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz
81
June 6, 1979
Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Heart attack[ 58]
Darla Hood Our Gang
47
June 13, 1979
North Hollywood, California , U.S.
Heart failure from hepatitis
Lowell George
34
June 29, 1979
Arlington, Virginia , U.S.
Heart attack
Van McCoy
39
July 6, 1979
Englewood, New Jersey , U.S.
Heart attack
Minnie Riperton Rotary Connection
31
July 12, 1979
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Breast cancer[ 59]
Dorsey Burnette the Rock and Roll Trio
46
August 19, 1979
Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Coronary thrombosis
Jimmy McCulloch Paul McCartney & Wings
26
September 27, 1979
London , England
Morphine poisoning
Gus Cannon
96
October 15, 1979
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Unknown
Tiki Fulwood Parliament-Funkadelic
35
October 29, 1979
Stomach cancer
John Glascock Carmen , Jethro Tull
28
November 17, 1979
London , England
Congenital heart defect
Judee Sill
35
November 23, 1979
North Hollywood, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Either suicide by speedball overdose or accidental speedball overdose
Jackie Brenston
49-51
December 15, 1979
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Heart attack
Voyle Gilmore Record producer from Capitol Records
67
December 19, 1979
Unknown
See also
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