# List of 2019 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 2019.

## 2019 deaths in popular music

| Preceded by 2018 | List of deaths in popular music 2019 | Succeeded by 2020 |
| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Kris Kelmi Autograph | 63 | January 1, 2019 | Novoglagolevo, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia | Heart attack |
| Daryl Dragon Captain & Tennille, The Beach Boys | 76 | January 2, 2019 | Prescott, Arizona, U.S. | Renal failure |
| Steve Ripley The Tractors | 69 | January 3, 2019 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | Cancer |
| Alan R. Pearlman Synthesizer designer; founder of ARP Instruments | 93 | January 5, 2019 | Newton, Massachusetts, U.S | |
| Eric Haydock The Hollies | 75 | January 5, 2019 | | |
| Alvin Fielder | 83 | January 5, 2019 | | |
| Clydie King | 75 | January 7, 2019 | Monrovia, California, U.S. | Blood infection |
| Kevin Fret | 25 | January 10, 2019 | Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Shot |
| Bonnie Guitar | 95 | January 12, 2019 | Soap Lake, Washington, U.S. | |
| Lorna Doom Germs | 60 | January 16, 2019 | Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Chris Wilson | 62 | January 16, 2019 | Melbourne, Australia | Pancreatic cancer |
| Reggie Young The Memphis Boys | 82 | January 17, 2019 | Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Ted McKenna The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, MSG | 68 | January 19, 2019 | U.S. | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Oliver Mtukudzi | 66 | January 23, 2019 | Harare, Zimbabwe, | |
| Bruce Corbitt Rigor Mortis | 56 | January 25, 2019 | | Esophageal cancer |
| Jacqueline Steiner | 94 | January 25, 2019 | Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Pepe Smith Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin | 71 | January 28, 2019 | Cainta, Philippines | Cardiac arrest |
| Paul Whaley Blue Cheer, The Oxford Circle | 72 | January 28, 2019 | Regensburg, Germany | Heart failure |
| James Ingram | 66 | January 29, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Brain Cancer |
| Gloria Jones Jerry Garcia Band | 74 | February 1, 2019 | Hayward, California, U.S. | Complications from renal failure |
| Bill Sims | 69 | February 2, 2019 | U.S. | |
| Guy Webster Celebrity photographer for The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Rolling Stones | 79 | February 9, 2019 | Ojai, California, U.S. | Complications from diabetes and liver cancer |
| Harvey Scales | 76 | February 11, 2019 | | Kidney failure and pneumonia |
| Deise Cipriano Fat Family | 39 | February 12, 2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Liver cancer |
| Olli Lindholm Appendix, Yö | 54 | February 12, 2019 | Tampere, Finland | Complications from aortic rupture |
| Kofi Burbridge Tedeschi Trucks Band | 57 | February 15, 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Cardiovascular disease |
| Ken Nordine Radio host and vocal artist | 98 | February 16, 2019 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Ethel Ennis | 86 | February 17, 2019 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Stroke |
| Fred Foster Record producer | 87 | February 20, 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Gerard Koerts Earth and Fire | 71 | February 21, 2019 | | |
| Gus Backus The Del-Vikings | 81 | February 21, 2019 | Germering, Germany | |
| Jackie Shane | 78 | February 21, 2019 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Peter Tork The Monkees | 77 | February 21, 2019 | Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S. | Cancer |
| Mark Hollis Talk Talk | 64 | February 25, 2019 | | Cancer |
| Andy Anderson The Cure | 68 | February 26, 2019 | | Cancer |
| Paul Williams Juicy Lucy | 78 | March 1, 2019 | | |
| Al Hazan B. Bumble and the Stingers | 84 | March 2, 2019 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Keith Flint The Prodigy | 49 | March 4, 2019 | Great Dunmow, Essex, England | Suicide |
| Charlie Karp | 65 | March 10, 2019 | U.S. | |
| Hal Blaine The Wrecking Crew | 90 | March 11, 2019 | Palm Desert, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Danny Kustow Tom Robinson Band | 63 | March 11, 2019 | Bath, England | Pneumonia and liver infection |
| John Kilzer | 62 | March 12, 2019 | | Suicide by hanging |
| Dick Dale | 81 | March 16, 2019 | Loma Linda, California, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Bernie Tormé Gillan, GMT, Desperado | 66 | March 17, 2019 | London, England | Pneumonia / Post-flu complications |
| David White Danny & the Juniors, The Spokesmen | 79 | March 17, 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lung and throat cancer |
| Andre Williams | 82 | March 17, 2019 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Colon cancer |
| Doris Duke | 77 | March 21, 2019 | | |
| Scott Walker The Walker Brothers | 76 | March 22, 2019 | London, England | Cancer |
| Ranking Roger The Beat, General Public | 56 | March 26, 2019 | Birmingham, England | Lung cancer and brain tumor |
| Simaro Lutumba | 81 | March 30, 2019 | Paris, France | Unspecified illness |
| Nipsey Hussle | 33 | March 31, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot |
| Shawn Smith Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed | 53 | April 3, 2019 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Torn aorta and high blood pressure |
| Alberto Cortez | 79 | April 4, 2019 | Móstoles, Madrid, Spain | Gastric hemorrhage |
| Paul Raymond UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Waysted, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack | 73 | April 13, 2019 | | Heart attack |
| Eddie Tigner | 92 | April 18, 2019 | U.S. | |
| Dave Samuels Spyro Gyra | 70 | April 22, 2019 | U.S. | |
| Dick Rivers Les Chats Sauvages | 74 | April 24, 2019 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | Cancer |
| Beth Carvalho | 72 | April 30, 2019 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Staph Infection |
| Maa Afia Konadu Radio presenter from Peace FM | 67 | May 1, 2019 | U.S. | |
| Vincent James Vocals for Sweet Sensation | 68 | May 9, 2019 | | Unknown |
| Doris Day | 97 | May 13, 2019 | Carmel Valley Village, California, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Mike Wilhelm Flamin' Groovies, The Charlatans | 77 | May 14, 2019 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Gabriel Diniz | 28 | May 27, 2019 | Estância, Sergipe, Brazil | Plane crash |
| Willie Ford The Dramatics | 68 | May 28, 2019 | | Undisclosed illness |
| Leon Redbone | 69 | May 30, 2019 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Dementia |
| Roky Erickson The 13th Floor Elevators | 71 | May 31, 2019 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | |
| Dr. John | 77 | June 6, 2019 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Andre Matos Viper, Angra, Shaman, Symfonia | 47 | June 8, 2019 | São Paulo, Brazil | Heart attack |
| Bushwick Bill Geto Boys | 52 | June 10, 2019 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal | 75 | June 10, 2019 | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| Bishop Bullwinkle | 70 | June 16, 2019 | Plant City, Florida, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Elliot Roberts Music executive from Asylum Records and manager | 76 | June 21, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Dave Bartholomew | 100 | June 23, 2019 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Gary Duncan Quicksilver Messenger Service | 72 | June 29, 2019 | Woodland, California, U.S. | Complications from a seizure |
| Ibrahim Emin Yukhu | 56 | July 2, 2019 | Sumgait, Azerbaijan | Esophageal cancer |
| João Gilberto | 88 | July 6, 2019 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Jerry Lawson The Persuasions | 75 | July 10, 2019 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| Johnny Clegg Juluka, Savuka | 66 | July 16, 2019 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Pancreatic cancer |
| Pat Kelly The Techniques | 74 | July 16, 2019 | | Kidney disease |
| Ras G Record producer for Brainfeeder | 40 | July 29, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Ian Gibbons The Kinks | 67 | August 1, 2019 | | Bladder cancer |
| Katreese Barnes Juicy | 56 | August 3, 2019 | | Breast cancer |
| Henri Belolo Music producer from The Ritchie Family, Village People | 82 | August 3, 2019 | Paris, France | |
| Joe Longthorne | 64 | August 3, 2019 | Blackpool, England | Throat cancer |
| Damien Lovelock The Celibate Rifles | 65 | August 3, 2019 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Cancer |
| Lizzie Grey London, Mötley Crüe, Sister | 60 | August 5, 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lewy body disease |
| David Berman Silver Jews, Purple Mountains | 52 | August 7, 2019 | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | Suicide |
| Francesca Sundsten The Beakers | 58-59 | August 7, 2019 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| DJ Arafat | 33 | August 12, 2019 | | Motorcycle crash |
| Larry Taylor Canned Heat | 77 | August 19, 2019 | Lake Balboa, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Clora Bryant | 92 | August 25, 2019 | Los Angeles, California U.S. | |
| Neal Casal Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Blackfoot, Chris Robinson Brotherhood | 50 | August 26, 2019 | | Suicide |
| Reb Foster Radio disc jockey and band manager from Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, The Turtles | 83 | August 26, 2019 | | |
| Joana Sainz García | 30 | September 1, 2019 | Las Berlanas, Spain | |
| LaShawn Daniels | 41 | September 3, 2019 | South Carolina, Columbia, U.S. | Car crash |
| Camilo Sesto | 72 | September 8, 2019 | Madrid, Spain | Kidney failure |
| Jeff Fenholt Jesus Christ Superstar, Black Sabbath, Joshua | 68 | September 10, 2019 | Riverside, California, U.S. | Health problems |
| Daniel Johnston | 58 | September 11, 2019 | Waller, Texas, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Eddie Money | 70 | September 13, 2019 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Esophageal cancer |
| Ric Ocasek The Cars | 75 | September 15, 2019 | New York City, U.S. | Cardiovascular disease |
| Tony Mills TNT, Shy | 57 | September 18, 2019 | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Larry Wallis Shagrat, UFO, Pink Fairies, Motörhead | 70 | September 19, 2019 | | |
| Yonrico Scott The Derek Trucks Band | 63 | September 20, 2019 | | |
| Robert Hunter Lyricist for the Grateful Dead | 78 | September 23, 2019 | San Rafael, California | Undisclosed |
| José José | 71 | September 28, 2019 | Homestead, Florida, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Beverly Watkins | 80 | October 1, 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Kim Shattuck Muffs, The Pandoras, The Pixies | 56 | October 2, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ALS |
| Vinnie Bell Inventor of the electric sitar | 87 | October 3, 2019 | Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Ed Ackerson Polara | 54 | October 4, 2019 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Larry Junstrom Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special | 70 | October 6, 2019 | Palatka, Florida, U.S. | |
| Ginger Baker Cream, Blind Faith, Hawkwind, BBM, Baker Gurvitz Army, The Graham Bond Organisation | 80 | October 6, 2019 | Canterbury, England | Heart problems |
| Molly Duncan Average White Band | 74 | October 12, 2019 | Bocholt, Germany | Terminal cancer |
| Steve Cash The Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 73 | October 14, 2019 | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Ed Cherney Recording engineer and record producer | 69 | October 22, 2019 | U.S. | Cancer |
| Paul Barrere Little Feat | 71 | October 26, 2019 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Marie Laforêt | 80 | November 2, 2019 | Genolier, Switzerland | Unknown |
| Timi Hansen Mercyful Fate, King Diamond | 61 | November 4, 2019 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Cancer |
| John Mann Spirit of the West | 57 | November 20, 2019 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Alzheimer's Disease |
| Martin Armiger The Sports | 70 | November 27, 2019 | France | |
| Greedy Smith Mental As Anything | 63 | December 2, 2019 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Heart attack |
| Juice Wrld | 21 | December 8, 2019 | Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S. | Accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine |
| Marie Fredriksson Roxette | 61 | December 9, 2019 | Djursholm, Sweden | Brain cancer |
| Jack Scott | 83 | December 12, 2019 | Warren, Michigan, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Roy Loney Flamin' Groovies | 73 | December 13, 2019 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Severe organ failure |
| Joel Vandroogenbroeck Brainticket | 81 | December 23, 2019 | Arlesheim, Switzerland | |
| Les Chadwick Gerry and the Pacemakers | 76 | December 26, 2019 | Sydney, Australia | Brain cancer. |
| Sleepy LaBeef | 84 | December 26, 2019 | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| Jean-Pierre Massiera | 78 | December 28, 2019 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | |
| Norma Tanega | 80 | December 29, 2019 | Claremont, California, U.S. | Cancer |