# List of 2022 deaths in popular music

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 2022.

## 2022 deaths in popular music

| Preceded by 2021 | List of deaths in popular music 2022 | Succeeded by 2023 |
| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
| Jay Weaver Big Daddy Weave | 42 | January 2, 2022 | | COVID-19 |
| Lewis 'Lew' Jordan The Jordan Brothers | 74 | January 3, 2022 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Jessie Daniels Force MDs | 58 | January 4, 2022 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Calvin Simon Parliament-Funkadelic | 79 | January 6, 2022 | San Antonio, Florida, U.S. | Unknown |
| Bobby Harrison Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu | 82 | January 7, 2022 | | |
| R. Dean Taylor | 82 | January 7, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications due to COVID-19 |
| James Mtume Mtume | 76 | January 9, 2022 | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Unknown |
| Gerry Granahan | 89 | January 10, 2022 | East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Burke Shelley Budgie | 71 | January 10, 2022 | Cardiff, Wales | Undisclosed illness |
| Rosa Lee Hawkins The Dixie Cups | 76 | January 11, 2022 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Complications from a surgery |
| Ronnie Spector The Ronettes | 78 | January 12, 2022 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cancer |
| Fred Parris The Five Satins | 85 | January 13, 2022 | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | Brief illness |
| Sonny Turner The Platters | 82 | January 13, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Dallas Frazier | 82 | January 14, 2022 | Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. | Related Complications |
| Greg Webster Ohio Players | 84 | January 14, 2022 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Rachel Nagy The Detroit Cobras | 48 | January 16, 2022 | Michigan, U.S. | Cardiomyopathy |
| Beverly Ross Ronald & Ruby | 87 | January 17, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Dementia |
| Dick Halligan Blood, Sweat & Tears | 78 | January 18, 2022 | Rome, Italy | Natural causes |
| Freddie Hughes | 78 | January 18, 2022 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Leukemia/Complications of COVID-19 |
| Meat Loaf | 74 | January 20, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome |
| Don Wilson The Ventures | 88 | January 22, 2022 | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Boris Pfeiffer In Extremo | 53 | January 24, 2022 | Wandlitz, Germany | Natural causes |
| Pat King Manfred Mann's Earth Band | 77-78 | January 25, 2022 | | Illness |
| Janet Mead | 84 | January 26, 2022 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | Cancer |
| Diego Verdaguer | 70 | January 27, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | COVID-19 |
| Sam Lay Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 86 | January 29, 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Norma Waterson The Watersons | 82 | January 30, 2022 | | Pneumonia |
| Hargus "Pig" Robbins | 84 | January 30, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jimmy Johnson Syl Johnson's Brother | 93 | January 31, 2022 | Harvey, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Glenn Wheatley The Masters Apprentices | 74 | February 1, 2022 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Complications of COVID-19 |
| Jon Zazula Founder of Megaforce Records | 69 | February 1, 2022 | Clermont, Florida, U.S. | CIDP, COPD and osteopenia |
| Willie Leacox America | 74 | February 2, 2022 | Stockton, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Donny Gerrard Skylark | 75 | February 3, 2022 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. | Cancer |
| Kerry Chater Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | 76 | February 4, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Unknown causes |
| Syl Johnson | 85 | February 6, 2022 | Mableton, Georgia, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Betty Davis | 77 | February 9, 2022 | Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Natural causes/Cancer |
| Ian McDonald King Crimson, Foreigner | 75 | February 9, 2022 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cancer |
| Steve Salas Tierra, El Chicano | 69 | February 10, 2022 | U.S. | Multiple myeloma/COVID-19 |
| Chet McCracken The Doobie Brothers | 75 | February 11, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Mike Rabon The Five Americans | 78 | February 11, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed Causes |
| Miguel Vicens Danus Bassist for Los Bravos | 78 | February 12, 2022 | Palma, Spain | Pneumonia |
| King Louie Bankston The Exploding Hearts | 49 | February 13, 2022 | U.S. | Heart failure |
| Sandy Nelson | 83 | February 14, 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Complications from stroke |
| Roger Segal Trashlight Vision | 49 | February 14, 2022 | South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Murder |
| Dallas Good The Sadies | 48 | February 17, 2022 | | Heart condition |
| Marc Hamilton | 78 | February 17, 2022 | Saint-Jerome, Quebec, Canada | COVID-19 |
| Gary Brooker Procol Harum | 76 | February 19, 2022 | Surrey, England | Cancer |
| Joni James | 91 | February 20, 2022 | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Mark Lanegan Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, The Gutter Twins | 57 | February 22, 2022 | Killarney, Ireland | Unknown causes |
| Danny Spanos | 58 | February 23, 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Undisclosed illness |
| Snootie Wild | 36 | February 26, 2022 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Murder |
| Nick Tesco The Members | 67 | February 26, 2022 | | Undisclosed |
| Warner Mack | 87 | March 1, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Chuck Criss Freelance Whales | 36 | March 3, 2022 | Queens, New York, U.S. | Suicide |
| Mike Cross Sponge | 57 | March 6, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| John Dean The Reflections | 80 | March 8, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Ziggy Sigmund Econoline Crush, Slow | 56 | March 8, 2022 | U.S. | Unknown |
| Richard Podolor The Pets and record producer for Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night | 86 | March 9, 2022 | Encino, California, U.S. | Undisclosed cause |
| Bobbie Nelson | 91 | March 10, 2022 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Brad Martin | 48 | March 11, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Timmy Thomas | 77 | March 11, 2022 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Cancer |
| Traci Braxton The Braxtons | 50 | March 12, 2022 | U.S. | Esophageal cancer |
| Barry Bailey Atlanta Rhythm Section | 73 | March 12, 2022 | Madison, Georgia, U.S. | Complications of multiple sclerosis |
| LaShun Pace | 60 | March 21, 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Organ failure |
| Bert Ruiter Focus, Earth and Fire | 75 | March 24, 2022 | | Undisclosed |
| Taylor Hawkins Foo Fighters | 50 | March 25, 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | Cardiovascular collapse after drug overdose |
| Bobby Hendricks The Drifters | 84 | March 25, 2022 | Lancaster, California, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Keith Martin | 55 | March 25, 2022 | Quezon City, Philippines | Acute myocardial infarction |
| Jeff Carson | 58 | March 26, 2022 | Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Keaton Pierce Too Close to Touch | 31 | March 27, 2022 | U.S. | Acute pancreatitis |
| Jimmy Karstein Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 78 | March 27, 2022 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Mira Calix | 52 | March 28, 2022 | Bedford, England | Suicide |
| Tabby Diamond Mighty Diamonds | 67 | March 29, 2022 | Kingston, Jamaica | Shot |
| Tom Parker The Wanted | 33 | March 30, 2022 | London, England | Glioblastoma |
| Yanick Étienne Roxy Music | 64 | March 30, 2022 | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | Cancer |
| Fred Johnson The Marcels | 80 | March 31, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed Causes |
| Bunny Simpson Mighty Diamonds | 71 | April 1, 2022 | Kingston, Jamaica | Diabetes |
| C. W. McCall | 93 | April 1, 2022 | Ouray, Colorado, U.S. | Cancer |
| Roland White The Kentucky Colonels | 83 | April 1, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee U.S. | Complications from Heart attack |
| Archie Eversole | 37 | April 3, 2022 | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | Murder |
| Jordan Mooney Adam and the Ants | 66 | April 3, 2022 | Seaford, East Sussex, England | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| Joe Messina The Funk Brothers | 93 | April 4, 2022 | Northville, Michigan, U.S. | Kidney disease |
| Bobby Rydell | 79 | April 5, 2022 | Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Complications of pneumonia |
| Con Cluskey The Bachelors | 86 | April 8, 2022 | Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | Complications of COVID-19 |
| Chris Bailey The Saints | 65 | April 9, 2022 | Haarlem, Netherlands | Undisclosed cause |
| Charles E. McCormick Bloodstone | 75 | April 12, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lengthy illness |
| Tim Feerick Dance Gavin Dance | 34 | April 13, 2022 | Sacramento, California, U.S. | Fentanyl overdose |
| Roderick "Pooh" Clark Hi-Five | 49 | April 17, 2022 | Waco, Texas, U.S. | Complications infection & pneumonia |
| DJ Kay Slay | 55 | April 17, 2022 | New York City, New York, U.S. | COVID-19 |
| Re Styles The Tubes | 72 | April 17, 2022 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Complications from stroke |
| Jerry Doucette | 70 | April 18, 2022 | Delta, British Columbia. Canada | Cancer |
| Guitar Shorty | 87 | April 20, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Andrew Woolfolk Earth, Wind & Fire | 71 | April 20, 2022 | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Susan Jacks The Poppy Family | 73 | April 25, 2022 | Surrey, Canada | Kidney disease-Related |
| Jimmy Thomas Kings of Rhythm | 83 | April 25, 2022 | Hammersmith, London, England | Respiratory failure |
| Shane Yellowbird | 42 | April 25, 2022 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Undisclosed causes |
| Henny Vrienten Doe Maar | 73 | April 25, 2022 | Diepenheim, Netherlands | Lung cancer |
| Klaus Schulze Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel | 74 | April 26, 2022 | | Undisclosed illness |
| Randy Rhand Autograph | 71 | April 26, 2022 | | Unknown |
| Judy Henske | 85 | April 27, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Long illness |
| DJ Delete | 30 | April 30, 2022 | Waalwijk, Netherlands | Undisclosed causes |
| Ray Fenwick Ian Gillan Band, The Spencer Davis Group, Forcefield, Fancy | 75 | April 30, 2022 | England | |
| Naomi Judd The Judds | 76 | April 30, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Gabe Serbian The Locust, Head Wound City, Zu Band | 44 | April 30, 2022 | U.S. | Unknown causes |
| Ric Parnell Spinal Tap, Atomic Rooster | 70 | May 1, 2022 | Missoula, Montana, U.S. | Organ failure caused by blood clot in lungs |
| Howie Pyro D Generation | 61 | May 4, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from COVID-19-related pneumonia following a liver transplant and liver disease |
| Jewell Caples | 53 | May 6, 2022 | U.S. | Lung injury illness |
| Mickey Gilley | 86 | May 7, 2022 | Branson, Missouri U.S. | Complications from Bone cancer |
| Dennis Waterman | 74 | May 8, 2022 | Madrid, Spain | Lung cancer |
| Trevor Strnad The Black Dahlia Murder | 41 | May 11, 2022 | U.S. | Suicide |
| Ben Moore James & Bobby Purify | 80 | May 12, 2022 | | |
| Lil Keed | 24 | May 13, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Ricky Gardiner Beggars Opera | 73 | May 13, 2022 | | Parkinson's disease |
| Rosmarie Trapp Trapp Family | 93 | May 13, 2022 | Morrisville, Vermont U.S. | Unknown causes |
| Rick Price The Move, Wizzard | 77 | May 17, 2022 | England | Natural causes |
| Vangelis Aphrodite's Child | 79 | May 17, 2022 | Paris, France | Heart failure |
| Cathal Coughlan Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions | 61 | May 18, 2022 | | Long undisclosed illness |
| Bernard Wright | 58 | May 19, 2022 | Dallas, Texas U.S. | Traffic accident |
| Alan White Yes, Plastic Ono Band | 72 | May 26, 2022 | Newcastle, Washington, U.S. | Undisclosed health issues |
| Andy Fletcher Depeche Mode | 60 | May 26, 2022 | Brighton, East Sussex, England | Aortic dissection |
| Sidhu Moose Wala | 28 | May 29, 2022 | Jawaharke, Mansa, India | Shot |
| Ronnie Hawkins | 87 | May 29, 2022 | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | Pancreatic cancer |
| Steve Broughton Edgar Broughton Band | 72 | May 29, 2022 | London, England | |
| Hempo Hildén Pugh Rogefeldt, Dokken | 69 | May 30, 2022 | Karlskrona, Sweden | |
| Krishnakumar Kunnath | 53 | May 31, 2022 | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Heart attack |
| Kelly Joe Phelps Blues and country musician and songwriter | 62 | May 31, 2022 | Iowa, U.S. | Undisclosed. |
| Deborah McCrary The McCrary Sisters | 67 | June 1, 2022 | | Unknown |
| Alec John Such Bon Jovi | 70 | June 5, 2022 | Horry County, South Carolina, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Jim Seals Seals and Crofts | 80 | June 6, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Complications from stroke |
| Brett Tuggle Fleetwood Mac, Coverdale/Page | 70 | June 19, 2022 | | Complications related to cancer |
| Julee Cruise | 65 | June 9, 2022 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | Suicide |
| Uwe Christoffers Sodom | | June 10, 2022 | | Undisclosed |
| Jim Schwall Siegel–Schwall Band | 79 | June 19, 2022 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Yuri Shatunov Laskovyi Mai | 48 | June 23, 2022 | Moscow, Russia | Heart failure |
| Manny Charlton Nazareth | 80 | July 5, 2022 | Texas, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Adam Wade | 87 | July 7, 2022 | Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | Complications of Parkinson disease |
| Barbara Thompson Colosseum, United Jazz + Rock Ensemble | 77 | July 9, 2022 | | Parkinson's disease |
| Monty Norman Known for his James Bond Theme | 94 | July 11, 2022 | Slough, England | Short Illness |
| Dave Wintour The Wurzels | 77 | July 12, 2022 | Drumnacross, Killraine, Ireland | Cancer |
| Michael James Jackson Music producer for Kiss, L.A. Guns | 65 | July 13, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | COVID-19-related pneumonia |
| William Hart The Delfonics | 77 | July 14, 2022 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Complications from surgery |
| Paul Ryder Happy Mondays | 58 | July 15, 2022 | Sunderland, England | Undisclosed causes |
| Michael Henderson Miles Davis | 71 | July 19, 2022 | Dallas, Georgia, U.S. | Cancer |
| Q Lazzarus | 61 | July 19, 2022 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Jody Abbott Member of Breaking Point, Fuel | 57 | July 20, 2022 | ?, U.S. | Huntington's disease |
| Frederick Waite Jr. Musical Youth | 55 | July 20, 2022 | Birmingham, England | Undisclosed causes |
| JayDaYoungan | 24 | July 27, 2022 | Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S. | Shot |
| Tom Springfield The Springfields, The Seekers | 88 | July 27, 2022 | London, England | Unknown causes |
| Bernard Cribbins | 93 | July 27, 2022 | England | |
| Jim Sohns The Shadows of Knight | 75 | July 29, 2022 | Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S. | Complications from a stroke |
| Archie Roach | 66 | July 30, 2022 | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | Undisclosed causes |
| Nicky Moore Samson | 75 | August 3, 2022 | | Parkinson's disease |
| Sam Gooden The Impressions | 87 | August 4, 2022 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Judith Durham The Seekers | 79 | August 5, 2022 | Melbourne, Australia | Bronchiectasis |
| Daniel Levi | 60 | August 6, 2022 | Bouches-du-Rhone, France | Undisclosed |
| David Muse Firefall, The Marshall Tucker Band | 73 | August 6, 2022 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Cancer |
| Gord Lewis Teenage Head | 65 | August 7, 2022 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Murdered |
| Lamont Dozier | 81 | August 8, 2022 | Scottsdale, Arizona U.S. | Unknown |
| Olivia Newton-John | 73 | August 8, 2022 | Santa Ynez Valley, California, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Darryl Hunt The Pogues | 72 | August 9, 2022 | London, England | Undisclosed causes |
| Bill Pitman Wrecking Crew | 102 | August 11, 2022 | La Quinta, California, U.S. | Fractured his spine after a fall |
| Darius Campbell Danesh | 41 | August 11, 2022 | Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | Inhalation of chloroethane |
| Steve Grimmett Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart, Chateaux | 62 | August 15, 2022 | Bristol, England | |
| Paul Tesluk Johnny and the Hurricanes | 82 | August 20, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Stuart Anstis Cradle of Filth | 48 | August 21, 2022 | | |
| Jaimie Branch Jazz trumpeter and composer | 39 | August 22, 2022 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Margaret Urlich | 57 | August 22, 2022 | Southern Highlands, Australia | Cancer |
| Piotr Szkudelski Perfect | 66 | August 22, 2022 | Warsaw, Poland | Undisclosed causes |
| Jerry Allison The Crickets | 82 | August 22, 2022 | Lyles, Tennessee, U.S. | Cancer |
| Mable John | 91 | August 25, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Luke Bell | 32 | August 26, 2022 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A | Fentanyl overdose |
| David Young John Cale Band, Element of Crime | 73 | August 31, 2022 | England | Undisclosed causes |
| Drummie Zeb Aswad | 62 | September 2, 2022 | | Unknown |
| Jimbo Doares The Swingin' Medallions | 78 | September 7, 2022 | U.S. | Unknown |
| Dave Sherman Spirit Caravan, Earthride, Wretched | 55 | September 7, 2022 | | |
| Ramsey Lewis | 87 | September 12, 2022 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| PnB Rock | 30 | September 12, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot |
| Jesse Powell | 51 | September 13, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| Irene Papas | 93 | September 14, 2022 | Chiliomodi, Corinthia, Greece | Alzheimer's disease |
| David Andersson Soilwork, The Night Flight Orchestra | 47 | September 14, 2022 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Jim Post Friend & Lover | 82 | September 14, 2022 | Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Anton Fier The Lounge Lizards, The Golden Palominos, The Feelies | 66 | September 21, 2022 | Zurich, Switzerland | Suicide |
| Stu Allan Clock | 60 | September 22, 2022 | | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| Pharoah Sanders John Coltrane | 81 | September 24, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Leonidas Šumskis Lithuanian Pop singer | 77 | September 25, 2022 | Moscow, Russia | Unknown |
| Christian Hummer Wanda | 32 | September 26, 2022 | Austria | Long & severe illness |
| Boris Moiseev | 68 | September 27, 2022 | Moscow, Russia | Stroke |
| Coolio WC and the Maad Circle | 59 | September 28, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack caused by a drug overdose |
| Loretta Lynn | 90 | October 4, 2022 | Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Jody Miller | 80 | October 6, 2022 | Blanchard, Oklahoma, U.S. | Complications related to Parkinson's Disease |
| Steve Roberts The Exploited, U.K. Subs | 68 | October 8, 2022 | | Suicide |
| Anita Kerr | 94 | October 10, 2022 | Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland | Undisclosed |
| Danny "Monsta O" Devoux Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. | 56 | October 12, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Noel Duggan Clannad | 73 | October 15, 2022 | County Donegal, Ireland | |
| Joyce Sims | 63 | October 15, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Mikaben | 41 | October 15, 2022 | Paris, France | Cardiac arrest on stage |
| Robert Gordon | 75 | October 18, 2022 | New York City, New York U.S. | Leukemia |
| Franco Gatti Ricchi e Poveri | 80 | October 18, 2022 | | Undisclosed causes |
| Lucy Simon The Simon Sisters | 82 | October 20, 2022 | Piermont, New York, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Paul Stoddard Diecast | 40's | October 25, 2022 | | Pulmonary hypertension |
| Agustín Ramírez Los Caminantes | 70 | October 26, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Geraldine Hunt | 77 | October 27, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Ryan Karazija Member of Audrye Sessions, Low Roar | 40 | October 27, 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Complications of pneumonia |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | 87 | October 28, 2022 | DeSoto County, Mississippi, U.S. | Natural causes |
| D. H. Peligro Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers | 63 | October 28, 2022 | Los Angeles, California | Heroin and fentanyl overdose |
| Takeoff Migos | 28 | November 1, 2022 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Shot |
| Aaron Carter | 34 | November 5, 2022 | Lancaster, California, U.S. | Accidental drowning following drug intoxication |
| Tyrone Downie Bob Marley and the Wailers | 66 | November 5, 2022 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Mimi Parker Low | 55 | November 5, 2022 | Duluth, Minnesota U.S. | Ovarian cancer |
| Carmelo La Bionda La Bionda | 73 | November 5, 2022 | San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, Italy | Cancer |
| Tame One Artifacts, The Weathermen | 52 | November 6, 2022 | U.S. | Heart failure |
| Hurricane G Hit Squad | 52 | November 6, 2022 | U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Dan Fawcett Helix | 52 | November 6, 2022 | London, Ontario, Canada | Murder |
| Jeff Cook Alabama | 73 | November 7, 2022 | Destin, Florida, U.S. | Parkinson disease |
| Dan McCafferty Nazareth | 76 | November 8, 2022 | | Due to the effects of COPD |
| Gal Costa | 77 | November 9, 2022 | São Paulo, Brazil | Unknown |
| Garry Roberts Boomtown Rats | 72 | November 9, 2022 | | Unknown |
| Nik Turner Hawkwind | 82 | November 10, 2022 | | Unknown |
| Chris Koerts Earth and Fire | 74 | November 10, 2022 | | Lung disease |
| Gintaras Reklaitis Member of Mercy Dance, Tipo Grupė | ? | November 11, 2022 | ?, Lithuania | Suicide |
| Keith Levene The Clash, Public Image Ltd | 65 | November 11, 2022 | Norfolk, England | Liver Cancer |
| Rab Noakes Stealers Wheel | 75 | November 11, 2022 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Viktoras Malinauskas Lithuanian Pop singer and member of Estradinės Melodijos, Nemuno Žiburiai, Roko Laboratorija | 73 | November 12, 2022 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Congestive heart failure |
| Gene Cipriano The Wrecking Crew | 94 | November 12, 2022 | Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown causes |
| B. Smyth | 30 | November 17, 2022 | U.S. | Pulmonary fibrosis |
| Danny Kalb The Blues Project | 80 | November 19, 2022 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | Unknown |
| Wilko Johnson Dr. Feelgood | 75 | November 21, 2022 | Southend-on-Sea, England | Pancreatic cancer |
| Pablo Milanes | 79 | November 22, 2022 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Hugo Helmig | 24 | November 23, 2022 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Undisclosed causes |
| Shel Macrae The Fortunes | 77 | November 23, 2022 | Dudley, England | Undisclosed causes |
| Irene Cara | 63 | November 25, 2022 | Largo, Florida U.S. | Arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease. |
| Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack | 79 | November 30, 2022 | London, England | Ischemic stroke and metastatic cancer |
| Jo Carol Pierce Singer-songwriter | 78 | December 2, 2022 | Houston | Lung cancer |
| Svenne Hedlund Hep Stars, Idolerna | 77 | December 3, 2022 | Varnamo, Sweden | Undisclosed causes |
| Manuel Göttsching Ash Ra Tempel | 70 | December 4, 2022 | Berlin, Germany | Natural causes |
| Bob McGrath Childhood hits of Sesame Street | 90 | December 4, 2022 | Norwood, New Jersey, U.S. | Stroke |
| Jim Stewart Record producer | 92 | December 5, 2022 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Jet Black The Stranglers | 84 | December 6, 2022 | Wales | Natural causes |
| Jess Barr Slobberbone | 46 | December 6, 2022 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Heart condition |
| Georgia Holt | 96 | December 10, 2022 | Malibu, California, U.S. | Undisclosed |
| Angelo Badalamenti | 85 | December 11, 2022 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Stephen "tWitch" Boss American Choreographer | 40 | December 13, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Suicide |
| Kim Simmonds Savoy Brown | 75 | December 13, 2022 | Syracuse, New York, U.S. | Colon Cancer |
| Benjamin Bossi Romeo Void | 69 | December 13, 2022 | U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Shirley Eikhard | 67 | December 15, 2022 | Orangeville, Ontario, Canada | Cancer |
| Dino Danelli The Rascals | 78 | December 15, 2022 | New York City U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Bertha Barbee-McNeal The Velvelettes | 82 | December 15, 2022 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. | Colon Cancer |
| Rick Anderson The Tubes | 75 | December 16, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed |
| DJ Shog [de] | 46 | December 16, 2022 | Hamburg, Germany | Undisclosed |
| Charlie Gracie | 86 | December 16, 2022 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. | Complications from COVID-19 |
| Martin Duffy Primal Scream, Felt | 55 | December 18, 2022 | Brighton, East Sussex, England | Brain injury after Complications from a fall |
| Terry Hall The Specials, Fun Boy Three | 63 | December 19, 2022 | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Randy Begg Wednesday | 71 | December 20, 2022 | Belleville, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Harvey Jett Black Oak Arkansas | 73 | December 21, 2022 | U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Thom Bell Producer for The Delfonics, The Stylistics, The Spinners | 79 | December 22, 2022 | Bellingham, Washington, U.S. | Unknown |
| Big Scarr | 22 | December 22, 2022 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| Massimo Savic Dorian Gray | 60 | December 23, 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Lung cancer |
| Maxi Jazz Faithless | 65 | December 23, 2022 | London, England | Undisclosed causes |
| Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson | 83 | December 25, 2022 | Oxford, Florida, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Paul Fox Record producer for XTC, Phish, 10,000 Maniacs | 68 | December 25, 2022 | U.S. | Unknown |
| Jo Mersa Marley Bob Marley's Grandson | 31 | December 27, 2022 | Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. | acute asthma exacerbration |
| Alan Copeland The Modernaires | 96 | December 28, 2022 | Sonora, California, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Ian Tyson Ian & Sylvia | 89 | December 29, 2022 | Longview, Alberta, Canada | Undisclosed |
| Jannis Noya Makrigiannis Choir of Young Believers | 39 | December 30, 2022 | Denmark | Short illness |
| Don Williams The Williams Brothers | 100 | December 30, 2022 | Branson, Missouri, U.S. | Undisclosed causes |
| Jeremiah Green Modest Mouse | 45 | December 31, 2022 | Sequim, Washington, U.S. | Cancer |
| Anita Pointer The Pointer Sisters | 74 | December 31, 2022 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Cancer |