This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2024.
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Karrer Amon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo | 76 | January 2, 2024 | COVID-19[1] | ||
| Glynis Johns Actress and singer | 100 | January 4, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Natural causes[2] | |
| David Soul Actor and singer | 80 | January 4, 2024 | London, England | COPD[3] | |
| Larry Collins Country guitarist and singer-songwriter | 79 | January 5, 2024 | Santa Clarita, California, US | Natural causes[4] | |
| Gene Deer Blues guitarist and singer | 59 | January 5, 2024 | Fairland, Indiana, US | Unknown[5] | |
| Del Palmer Bass guitarist and audio engineer | 71 | January 5, 2024 | Undisclosed[6] | ||
| Iasos New-age musician | 76 | January 6, 2024 | Undisclosed[7] | ||
| Tony Clarkin Magnum | 77 | January 7, 2024 | Spinal condition[8] | ||
| Phill Niblock Avant-garde composer and filmmaker | 90 | January 8, 2024 | Manhattan, New York, US | Heart failure[9] | |
| James Kottak Scorpions, Kingdom Come, Warrant | 61 | January 9, 2024 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | Cardiac arrest[10] | |
| Audie Blaylock Bluegrass musician | 61 | January 10, 2024 | Auburn, Indiana, US | Undisclosed[11] | |
| Bill Hayes Actor and singer | 98 | January 12, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[12] | |
| Jo-El Sonnier Country and Cajun singer-songwriter and musician | 77 | January 13, 2024 | Austin, Texas, US | Cardiac arrest[13] | |
Finnish musician, composer, and lyricist | 64 | January 15, 2024 | Dahab, Egypt | Undisclosed illness[14] | |
| Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) Techno musician, DJ, producer | 46 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose[15] | |
| The Soft Moon (Luis Vasquez) Techno musician, singer-songwriter, producer | 44 | January 18, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Fentanyl overdose | |
| Marlena Shaw Jazz and soul singer | 84 | January 19, 2024 | Undisclosed[16] | ||
| Mary Weiss The Shangri-Las | 75 | January 19, 2024 | Palm Springs, California, US | COPD[17] | |
| Frank Farian Singer and record producer | 82 | January 23, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed[18] | |
| Melanie Singer-songwriter | 76 | January 23, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[19] | |
| Margo Smith Country singer-songwriter | 84 | January 23, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Stroke[20] | |
| Bhavatharini Indian singer | 47 | January 25, 2024 | Sri Lanka | Stomach cancer[21] | |
| Dean Brown Jazz guitarist | 68 | January 26, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer[22] | |
| Tony Cedras South African multi-instrumentalist | 72 | January 29, 2024 | Cape Town, South Africa | Emphysema[23] | |
| Chita Rivera Actress, singer, and dancer | 91 | January 30, 2024 | New York City, US | A brief illness[24] | |
| Paul Brett Rock guitarist | 76 | January 31, 2024 | Heart failure[25] | ||
| Hank Cicalo Recording engineer | 91 | January 31, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[26] | |
| Wayne Kramer MC5 | 75 | February 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Pancreatic cancer[27] | |
| Derrick McIntyre Jamiroquai | 66 | February 2, 2024 | Hertfordshire, England | Car crash[28] | |
| Aston "Family Man" Barrett Bob Marley and the Wailers | 77 | February 3, 2024 | Miami, Florida, US | Heart failure after a series of strokes[29] | |
| Toby Keith Country singer-songwriter | 62 | February 5, 2024 | Oklahoma, US | Stomach cancer[30] | |
| Henry Fambrough The Spinners | 85 | February 7, 2024 | Sterling, Virginia, US | Natural causes[31] | |
| Mojo Nixon Musician, actor, and DJ | 66 | February 7, 2024 | On a cruise ship | Cardiac arrest[32] | |
| Damo Suzuki Can | 74 | February 9, 2024 | Colon cancer[33] | ||
| Jimmy Van Eaton Rock and roll drummer | 86 | February 9, 2024 | Alabama, US | Undisclosed[34] | |
| Randy Sparks The New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority | 90 | February 11, 2024 | San Diego, California, US | Undisclosed[35] | |
| Kerry "Fatman" Hunter New Orleans Nightcrawlers | 53 | February 13, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Hit by a car[36] | |
| Ian Amey Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 79 | February 14, 2024 | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK | Undisclosed[37] | |
| Etterlene DeBarge Gospel singer | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Woodland Hills, California, US | Undisclosed[38] | |
| Dexter Romweber Flat Duo Jets | 57 | February 16, 2024 | Natural causes[39] | ||
| Cynthia Strother The Bell Sisters | 88 | February 16, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Heart failure[40] | |
| Geoffrey Michaels Violinst | 79 | February 17, 2024 | Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States | Parkinson's disease[41] | |
| Vitalij Kuprij Trans-Siberian Orchestra | 49 | February 20, 2024 | Cardiac arrest[42] | ||
| Roni Stoneman Bluegrass banjo player | 85 | February 22, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[43] | |
| Shinsadong Tiger K-pop producer and songwriter | 40 | February 23, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Unknown[44] | |
| Peter "Peetah" Morgan Morgan Heritage | 46 | February 25, 2024 | Stroke[45] | ||
| Bob Heil Sound and radio engineer | 83 | February 28, 2024 | Belleville, Illinois, US | Cancer[46] | |
| Cat Janice Singer-songwriter | 31 | February 28, 2024 | Annandale, Virginia, US | Sarcoma[47] | |
| Don Lee Van Winkle The American Dream | 75 | February 28, 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Liver cancer[48] | |
| Jimmy Maxwell Bandleader and conductor | 70 | February 29, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Undisclosed[49] | |
| Jim Beard Steely Dan | 63 | March 2, 2024 | New York, New York, US | A sudden illness[50] | |
| W. C. Clark Blues musician | 84 | March 2, 2024 | Undisclosed[51] | ||
| Eleanor Collins Jazz singer | 104 | March 3, 2024 | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Undisclosed[52] | |
| Brit Turner Blackberry Smoke | 57 | March 3, 2024 | Glioblastoma[53] | ||
| B. B. Seaton The Gaylads | 79 | March 4, 2024 | London, UK | Undisclosed[54] | |
| Debra Byrd Singer and vocal coach | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[55] | |
| Pavel Zajíček DG 307 | 72 | March 5, 2024 | Prague, Czech Republic | Pneumonia[56] | |
| Steve Lawrence Singer, comedian, and actor | 88 | March 7, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Alzheimer's disease[57] | |
| Pete Rodriguez Pianist and bandleader | 89 | March 7, 2024 | Undisclosed[58] | ||
| Ernie Fields Jr. Jazz saxophonist | 90 | March 9, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed[59] | |
| Blake Harrison Pig Destroyer | 48 | ca. March 10, 2024 | Undisclosed[60] | ||
| Paul Nelson Rock and blues guitarist | 63 | March 10, 2024 | Heart attack[61] | ||
| T. M. Stevens Bass guitarist | 72 | March 10, 2024 | Dementia[62] | ||
| Karl Wallinger The Waterboys, World Party | 66 | March 10, 2024 | Hastings, UK | Stroke[63] | |
| Boss (Lichelle Laws) Rapper | 54 | March 11, 2024 | Southfield, Michigan, US | Kidney failure[64] | |
| Eric Carmen Raspberries | 74 | March 11, 2024 | Gates Mills, Ohio, US | Undisclosed[65] | |
| Michael Knott Christian rock musician | 61 | March 12, 2024 | Undisclosed | ||
| Russell Wilson Junkhouse | 62 | March 12, 2024 | Meningitis[66] | ||
| Angela McCluskey Wild Colonials | 64 | March 14, 2024 | Arterial tear[67] | ||
| Cola Boyy Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumetalist | 34 | March 17, 2024 | Oxnard, California, US | Undisclosed[68] | |
| Sandra Crouch Gospel singer and percussionist | 81 | March 17, 2024 | Northridge, California, US | Complications from radiation treatment[69] | |
| Steve Harley Cockney Rebel | 73 | March 17, 2024 | Suffolk, UK | Cancer[70] | |
| Kevin Toney The Blackbyrds | 70 | March 18, 2024 | Cancer[71] | ||
| Greg Lee Hepcat | 53 | March 19, 2024 | Brain aneurysm[72] | ||
| Gene Elders Ace in the Hole Band | 80 | March 20, 2024 | Undisclosed[73] | ||
| Chris Cross Ultravox | 71 | March 25, 2024 | Undisclosed[74] | ||
| Zero (Clare Elliott) Suburban Reptiles | 66-67 | March 26, 2024 | Auckland, New Zealand | Undisclosed[75] | |
| Gerry Conway Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention | 76 | March 29, 2024 | Motor neurone disease[76] | ||
| Casey Benjamin Saxophonist, producer, and songwriter | 45 | March 30, 2024 | Pulmonary thromboembolism[77] | ||
| Michael Ward The Wallflowers, School of Fish | 57 | April 1, 2024 | Complications from diabetes[78] | ||
| Jerry Abbott Songwriter and record producer | 81 | April 2, 2024 | Denton, Texas, US | Undisclosed[79] | |
| Albert Heath Heath Brothers | 88 | April 3, 2024 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, US | Leukemia[80] | |
| Keith LeBlanc Drummer and record producer | 69 | April 4, 2024 | Undisclosed[81] | ||
| Phil Nimmons Jazz musician, composer, and educator | 100 | April 5, 2024 | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | Undisclosed[82] | |
| C. J. Snare FireHouse | 64 | April 5, 2024 | Charlotte, North Carolina, US | Colon cancer, cardiac arrest[83] | |
| Dutty Dior Norwegian rapper | 27 | April 6, 2024 | Undisclosed[84] | ||
| Clarence "Frogman" Henry Rhythm and blues singer and pianist | 87 | April 7, 2024 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Complications following back surgery[85] | |
| Mister Cee Hip-hop DJ and producer | 57 | April 10, 2024 | New York City, US | Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney disease[86] | |
| Park Bo-ram South Korean singer | 30 | April 11, 2024 | Seoul, South Korea | Acute alcohol poisoning[87] | |
| Ben Eldridge The Seldom Scene | 85 | April 14, 2024 | Undisclosed[88] | ||
| Calvin Keys Jazz guitarist | 82 | April 14, 2024 | Berkeley, California, US | Stroke[89] | |
| Reita The Gazette | 42 | April 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[90] | ||
| Arthur Tavares Tavares | 81 | April 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[91] | ||
| Clorofila (Jorge Verdín) Nortec Collective | 59 | April 16, 2024 | Pasadena, California, US | Undisclosed[92] | |
| Rusty Gauthier New Riders of the Purple Sage | 73 | April 16, 2024 | Petaluma, California, US | A protracted lung illness[93] | |
| Dickey Betts The Allman Brothers Band | 80 | April 18, 2024 | Osprey, Florida, US | Cancer and COPD[94] | |
| Jack Green T. Rex, Pretty Things, Rainbow | 73 | April 18, 2024 | Cancer[95] | ||
| Mandisa Gospel singer | 47 | April 18, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Complications of class III obesity[96] | |
| MC Duke Rapper | 58 | April 21, 2024 | Undisclosed[97] | ||
| Mike Pinder The Moody Blues | 82 | April 24, 2024 | Sacramento, California, US | Unspecified breathing issues[98] | |
| Robin George Rock guitarist | 68 | April 26, 2024 | Málaga, Spain | Undisclosed[99] | |
| Frank Wakefield Bluegrass mandolin player | 89 | April 26, 2024 | Saratoga Springs, New York, US | Undisclosed[100] | |
| Duane Eddy Rock and roll guitarist | 86 | April 30, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, US | Cancer[101] | |
| Richard Tandy Electric Light Orchestra | 76 | May 1, 2024 | Albany, New York, US | Undisclosed[102] | |
| Jim Mills Bluegrass banjo player | 57 | May 3, 2024 | Durham, North Carolina, US | Heart attack[103] | |
| Steve Albini Rock musician and record producer | 61 | May 7, 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, US | Heart attack[104] | |
| Ignatius Jones Jimmy and the Boys | 67 | May 7, 2024 | Iloilo City, Philippines | A short illness[105] | |
| John Barbata Drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship | 79 | May 8, 2024 | Complications of heart disease[106] | ||
| Dennis Thompson MC5 | 75 | May 8, 2024 | Taylor, Michigan, US | Complications from a heart attack[107] | |
| Mike Sversvold JFA | 57 | May 11, 2024 | Phoenix, Arizona, US | Autoimmune disease[108] | |
| David Sanborn Saxophonist | 78 | May 12, 2024 | Tarrytown, New York, US | Prostate cancer[109] | |
| Jimmy James Singer | 83 | May 14, 2024 | London, England, UK | Parkinson's disease and a heart condition[110] | |
| John Hawken Renaissance, Strawbs | 84 | May 15, 2024 | Metuchen, New Jersey, US | Melanoma[111] | |
| Randy Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four | 80 | May 16, 2024 | Undisclosed[112] | ||
| Charlie Colin Train, The Side Deal | 57 | c. May 17, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium | Slipped and fell in the shower[113] | |
| Frank Ifield Country singer and musician | 86 | May 18, 2024 | Sydney, Australia | Pneumonia[114] | |
| "Spider" John Koerner Folk and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist | 85 | May 18, 2024 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Cancer[115] | |
| Jon Wysocki Staind | 53 | May 18, 2024 | Undisclosed[116] | ||
| Doug Ingle Iron Butterfly | 78 | May 24, 2024 | Undisclosed[117] | ||
| Doug Dagger The Generators | 56 | May 30, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Cancer[118] | |
| Ed Mann Keyboardist and percussionist | 69 | May 31, 2024 | Undisclosed[119] | ||
| Colin Gibb Black Lace | 70 | June 2, 2024 | Undisclosed[120] | ||
| Brother Marquis 2 Live Crew | 57 | June 3, 2024 | Gadsden, Alabama, US | Heart attack[121] | |
| Enchanting Rapper | 26 | June 11, 2024 | Dallas, Texas, US | Drug overdose[122] | |
| Françoise Hardy Singer-songwriter and actress | 80 | June 11, 2024 | Paris, France | Lymphatic cancer[123] | |
| Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson The Selecter | 73 | June 11, 2024 | Coventry, UK | Undisclosed[124] | |
| Johnny Canales Tejano singer and TV host | 81 | June 12, 2024 | Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Undisclosed[125] | |
| Angela Bofill Singer-songwriter | 70 | June 13, 2024 | Vallejo, California, US | Undisclosed[126] | |
| Jeremy Tepper Country singer, DJ, and producer | 60 | June 14, 2024 | Queens, New York, US | Heart attack[127] | |
| Buzz Cason Singer and songwriter | 84 | June 16, 2024 | Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed[128] | |
| Paul Spencer Dario G | 53 | June 17, 2024 | Rectal cancer[129] | ||
| James Chance James Chance and the Contortions | 71 | June 18, 2024 | New York City, US | Undisclosed[130] | |
| Julio Foolio Rapper | 26 | June 23, 2024 | Tampa, Florida, US | Shot[131] | |
| Shifty Shellshock Crazy Town | 49 | June 24, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Drug overdose[132] | |
| Kinky Friedman Country singer-songwriter | 79 | June 26, 2024 | Medina, Texas, US | Parkinson's disease[133] | |
| Martin Mull Actor and musician | 80 | June 27, 2024 | Los Angeles, California, US | Undisclosed[134] | |
| Bill Crook Spiritbox, Living with Lions | c. July 2024 | Undisclosed[135] | |||
| Tom Fowler The Mothers of Invention, It's a Beautiful Day | 73 | July 2, 2024 | Undisclosed[136] | ||
| Joe Egan Stealers Wheel | 77 | July 6, 2024 | Melbourne, Australia | Undisclosed[137] | |
| Adrián Olivares Menudo | 48 | July 8, 2024 | Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis[138] | ||
| Joe Bonsall The Oak Ridge Boys | 76 | July 9, 2024 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | Complications of ALS[139] | |
| Dave Loggins Singer-songwriter | 76 | July 10, 2024 | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Undisclosed[140] | |
| Tomcraft DJ and record producer | 49 | July 15, 2024 | Undisclosed[141] | ||
| Happy Traum Folk musician | 86 | July 17, 2024 | Pancreatic cancer[142] | ||
| Toumani Diabaté Kora player | 58 | July 19, 2024 | Bamako, Mali | A brief illness[143] | |
| Jerry Miller Moby Grape | 81 | July 20, 2024 | Tacoma, Washington, US | Undisclosed[144] | |
| Sandy Posey Country singer | 80 | July 20, 2024 | Lebanon, Tennessee, US | Complications from dementia[145] | |
| Evelyn Thomas Disco singer | 70 | July 21, 2024 | Undisclosed[146] | ||
| Duke Fakir Four Tops | 88 | July 22, 2024 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Heart failure[147] | |
| John Mayall John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers | 90 | July 22, 2024 | California, US | Undisclosed[148] | |
| Jason Clark The Nelons | 50 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. | Plane crash | |
| Kelly Nelon Clark The Nelons | 64 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. | Plane crash[149] | |
| Amber Nelon Kistler The Nelons | 35 | July 26, 2024 | Near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. | Plane crash | |
| Danny Clarke The Meditations | 72 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[150] | ||
| Pat Collier The Vibrators | 72 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[151] | ||
| DJ Polo Juice Crew | 63 | July 27, 2024 | Undisclosed[152] | ||
| Chino XL Rapper | 50 | July 28, 2024 | Unknown[153] | ||
| Martin Phillipps The Chills | 61 | July 28, 2024 | Dunedin, New Zealand | Undisclosed[154] | |
| Mick Underwood The Outlaws, The Herd, Episode Six, Quatermass, Gillan | 78 | July 28, 2024 | Alzheimer's and vascular dementia[155] | ||
| Joey Gilmore Guitarist for James Brown, Etta James, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, and Little Johnny Taylor | 80 | July 29, 2024 | Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed[156] | |
| DJ Randall DJ and record producer | 54 | July 31, 2024 | Undisclosed[157] | ||
| Nicu Covaci Transsylvania Phoenix | 77 | August 2, 2024 | Timișoara, Romania | Undisclosed[158] | |
| Shaun Martin Snarky Puppy | 45 | August 3, 2024 | Undisclosed[159] | ||
| Maurice Williams The Zodiacs | 86 | August 5, 2024 | Undisclosed[160] | ||
| Jack Russell Great White | 63 | August 7, 2024 | Southern California, U.S. | Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy[161] | |
| Carl Bevan 60 Ft. Dolls | 51 | c. August 9, 2024 | Undisclosed[162] | ||
| Carl Weathersby Guitarist for Albert King, Billy Branch | 71 | August 9, 2024 | Undisclosed[163] | ||
| Haniya Aslam Pop and Sufi musician | 46 | August 11, 2024 | Cardiac arrest[164] | ||
| Greg Kihn The Greg Kihn Band | 75 | August 13, 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. | Complications from Alzheimer's disease[165] | |
| BeatKing Rapper and record producer | 39 | August 15, 2024 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Pulmonary embolism[166] | |
| Bobby Hicks Bluegrass fiddler | 91 | August 16, 2024 | Complications of heart disease [167] | ||
| Luther Kent Blues singer | 76 | August 16, 2024 | Undisclosed[168] | ||
| Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez Bongo player for Tito Puente | 78 | August 17, 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Undisclosed[169] | |
| Bert Susanka The Ziggens | 62 | August 17, 2024 | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[170] |