List of deaths in rock and roll (1970s) explained

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.

NameAgeDateLocationCause of death
32 January 17, 1970 Selma, North Carolina, U.S. Car crash
51 January 19, 1970 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. Natural causes
46 January 31, 1970 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. Heart attack
69-71 February 12, 1970 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Unknown
32 February 24, 1970 Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. Shot to death by police[1]
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
35 April 5, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot to death
George Goldner52 April 15, 1970 Turtle Bay, New York, U.S. Heart attack
41 April 21, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Tuberculosis
40-46 April 24, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Liver cancer[3]
53 May 10, 1970 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Pneumonia
62 May 11, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack
39 June 10, 1970 Interstate 10, Lordsburg, New Mexico, U.S. Car crash[4]
Alan Wilson
Canned Heat
27 September 3, 1970 Topanga Canyon, California, U.S. Suicide or accidental barbiturate overdose[5]
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[6]
Janis Joplin
Big Brother and the Holding Company
27 October 4, 1970 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heroin overdose[7]
Baby Huey
Baby Huey & the Babysitters
26 October 28, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Drug induced heart attack
34 November 25, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. Presumed suicide[8]
George "Smitty" Smith
Original lead singer for The Manhattans
30 December 16, 1970 Brain tumor
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
63 March 8, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack following surgery[9]
Arlester "Dyke" Christian
Dyke and the Blazers
27 March 13, 1971 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Shot to death
39 April 12, 1971 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Epileptic seizure[10]
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[11]
69July 6, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack[12]
Henry D. "Homer" Haynes
Homer and Jethro
51 August 7, 1971 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. Heart attack
37 August 13, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. Stabbed to death
31 August 15, 1971 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Car crash
73 August 27, 1971 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack
31 August 28, 1971 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Murdered by his wife
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[13]
Art Laibly
Record producer and manager
77 October 30, 1971 Unknown
39 November 18, 1971 Blue Island, Illinois, U.S. Following surgery for brain tumor
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[14]
47 January 23, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Complications of diabetes/Coma[15]
60 January 27, 1972 Evergreen Park, Illinois, U.S. Heart failure and diabetes[16]
33 February 19, 1972 New York City, New York, U.S. Shot.[17]
27 March 14, 1972 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Complications of diabetes
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
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
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[18]
66 July 3, 1972 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed
84 July 10, 1972 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Unknown
Brian Cole
The Association
29 August 2, 1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heroin overdose
56 August 17, 1972 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. Heart attack
57 September 23, 1972 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Undisclosed
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
100 December 3, 1972 New Braunfels, Texas, U.S. Unknown
48 December 5, 1972 New York City, New York, U.S. Kidney disease[19]
24 January 1, 1973 Drowned (boating accident)
86 January 23, 1973 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Pneumonia and a heart attack
44 February 20, 1973 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Stroke[20]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Grateful Dead
27 March 8, 1973 Corte Madera, California, U.S. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism[21]
48 April 9, 1973 Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure
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
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
76 August 6, 1973 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Stroke[22]
Paul Williams
The Temptations
34 August 17, 1973 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Gunshot wound (disputed suicide)
26 September 19, 1973 Joshua Tree, California, U.S. Morphine and alcohol related heart failure
30 September 20, 1973 Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. Plane crash[23]
Maury Muehleisen
Jim Croce's lead guitarist
24 September 20, 1973 Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. Plane crash
58 October 9, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Stroke[24]
64 October 16, 1973 Yonkers, New York, U.S. Leukemia and blood cancer[25]
Zeke Zettner
The Stooges
25 November 10, 1973 Heroin overdose
John Rostill
The Shadows
31 November 26, 1973 Radlett, Hertfordshire, England Suicide
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
28 February 28, 1974 Hollywood, California, U.S. Accidentally shot himself
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
71 March 19, 1974 Compton, California, U.S. Cirrhosis of the liver
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
75 May 24, 1974 New York City, New York, U.S. Pneumonia and lung cancer[26]
Don Rich
The Buckaroos
32 July 17, 1974 San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. Motorcycle crash
49 July 23, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Undisclosed
61 July 27, 1974 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Stomach cancer
Cass Elliot
The Mamas & the Papas
32 July 29, 1974 London, England Heart failure[27]
Bill Chase
Chase
39 August 9, 1974 Jackson, Minnesota, U.S. Plane crash
Wallace "Wally" Yohn
Chase
27 August 12, 1974 Plane crash
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
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
60 November 8, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Lung cancer
26 November 25, 1974 Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England Suicide by acute amitriptyline overdose[28]
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
71 February 25, 1975 Elon, North Carolina, U.S. Unknown
64 March 16, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Stroke/Bronchial pneumonia
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
28 June 29, 1975 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Heroin overdose[29]
Chan Daniels
The Highwaymen
35 July 2, 1975 Pneumonia
51 July 7, 1975 Heart attack
Don Robey
Record producer
71 July 16, 1975 Houston, Texas, U.S. Heart attack
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
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
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[30]
60 December 17, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Lung cancer
65 January 10, 1976 Hines, Illinois, U.S. Congestive heart failure
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
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[31]
49 March 16, 1976 Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. Pneumonia
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 [32]
35 April 9, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. Suicide by hanging[33]
William Bobo
The Dixie Hummingbirds
54 April 28, 1976 Unknown
Keith Relf
The Yardbirds
33 May 12, 1976 London, England Electrocuted by a guitar[34]
Charles Stepney
Record producer and arranger
45 May 17, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack
60 May 30, 1976 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Car crash
27 August 2, 1976 Quiruelas de Vidriales, Castile and León, Spain Car crash
50 August 29, 1976 Oakland, California, U.S. Epileptic seizure
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[35]
42 December 28, 1976 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Stomach ulcer and pancreatitis
62 February 9, 1977 New York City, New York, U.S. Brain tumor and sickle cell anemia
67-70 February 26, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Undisclosed
Achim Kirchhoff
Scorpions
30 April 1, 1977 Unknown
32 April 4, 1977 New Hope, Georgia, U.S. Southern Airways Flight 242 plane crash
Helmut Köllen
Triumvirat
27 May 3, 1977 Cologne, Germany Carbon monoxide poisoning
48 May 20, 1977 Brisbane, California, U.S. Heart attack
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[36]
57 July 1, 1977 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Heart attack
54 July 15, 1977 Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. Heart attack
42 August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Drug overdose[37]
63 August 21, 1977 New York City, New York, U.S. Pneumonia brought on by chemotherapy
56 September 5, 1977 Concord, California, U.S. Heart attack
47 September 10, 1977 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Gunshot wound
Marc Bolan
T. Rex
29 September 16, 1977 London, England Traffic accident[38]
Shirley Brickley
The Orlons
33 October 13, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shot to death by home intruder
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
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
42 December 5, 1977 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. Stroke
63 December 20, 1977 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Heart failure
74 December 30, 1977 Bronchopneumonia
Terry Kath
Chicago
31 January 23, 1978 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Accidentally shot himself[39]
Vic Ames
Ames Brothers
52 January 28, 1978 Car crash
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[40]
60 March 28, 1978 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack
31 April 21, 1978 London, England Cerebral hemorrhage after accidental fall
33 May 24, 1978 Surrey, England Traffic accident
46 June 29, 1978 Houston, Texas, U.S. Cirrhosis
Glenn Goins
Parliament-Funkadelic
24 July 29, 1978
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[41]
43 October 6, 1978 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia Heart attack
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
Chris Bell
Big Star
27 December 27, 1978 East Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Traffic accident
Sara Carter
Carter Family
80 January 8, 1979 Lodi, California, U.S. Unknown
33 January 13, 1979 New York City, New York, U.S. Suicide or accidental fall[42]
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
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
56-58 March 28, 1979 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Meningitis
32 May 10, 1979 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Suicide
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[43]
Darla Hood
Our Gang
47 June 13, 1979 North Hollywood, California, U.S. Heart failure from hepatitis
34 June 29, 1979 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. Heart attack
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[44]
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
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
35 November 23, 1979 North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Either suicide by speedball overdose or accidental speedball overdose
49-51 December 15, 1979 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Heart attack
Voyle Gilmore
Record producer from Capitol Records
67 December 19, 1979 Unknown

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Notes and References

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  12. Web site: Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter and Singer, Dies.
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  16. Web site: Mahalia Jackson, Renowed[sic] Gospel Singer, Dies at 60].
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  25. Web site: Gene Krupa, Revolutionary Drummer, Dies.
  26. Web site: Duke Ellington, a Master of Music, Dies at 75.
  27. Web site: Cass Elliot, Pop Singer, Dies; Star of the Mamas and Papas.
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  29. Web site: Tim Buckley, Rock Star, Is Dead at 28 on Coast.
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  31. Web site: Florence Ballard Dead at 32; Original Member of Supremes.
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  33. Web site: Phil Ochs a Suicide at 35; Singer of Peace Movement.
  34. Web site: Keith Relf - Biography & History - AllMusic. AllMusic. 29 December 2017.
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  39. Web site: TERRY KATH, LEAD SINGER OF CHICAGO, DIES IN MISHAP.
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  44. Web site: Minnie Riperton, 31; Soul Singer Lectured Nationally on Cancer.