# List of deaths in rock and roll (1990s)

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 1990s. 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.
| Preceded by 1980s | List of deaths in popular music 1990s | Succeeded by 2000s |

## 1990

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Marius Brasiūnas Manager for Bix | 26 | ?, 1990 | Joniškis, Lithuania | Car accident |
| George Auld | 70 | January 8, 1990 | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Lung Cancer |
| Gene Phillips | 74 | January 10, 1990 | Lakewood, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Melanie Appleby Mel and Kim | 23 | January 18, 1990 | Westminster, London, England | Pneumonia |
| Allen Collins Lynyrd Skynyrd | 37 | January 23, 1990 | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Peter Sweval Starz, Looking Glass | 42 | January 23, 1990 | | AIDS or Unknown causes |
| Norval Taborn The Four Vagabonds | 74 | January 23, 1990 | | Unknown |
| Mel Lewis | 60 | February 2, 1990 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Brain cancer and melanoma |
| Del Shannon | 55 | February 8, 1990 | Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Johnnie Ray | 63 | February 24, 1990 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Cornell Gunter The Coasters, The Flairs, The Platters | 53 | February 26, 1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Shot in his automobile |
| Dave Prichard Armored Saint | 26 | February 28, 1990 | | Leukemia |
| Shakey Jake Harris | 68 | March 2, 1990 | Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. | Unknown |
| Ric Grech Family, Traffic, Blind Faith | 43 | March 17, 1990 | Leicester, England | Liver and kidney failure |
| Andrew Wood Malfunkshun, Mother Love Bone | 24 | March 19, 1990 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| Al Sears | 80 | March 23, 1990 | New York City, U.S. | |
| Sarah Vaughan | 66 | April 3, 1990 | Hidden Hills, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Thurston Harris The Sharps | 58 | April 14, 1990 | Pomona, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Sabicas | 78 | April 16, 1990 | New York City, U.S. | |
| Little Joe Blue | 55 | April 22, 1990 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | Stomach cancer |
| Rufus "Speedy" Jones | 53 | April 25, 1990 | | Unknown |
| Dexter Gordon | 67 | April 25, 1990 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Kidney failure and throat cancer |
| Wesley Rose Music industry executive and record producer | 72 | April 26, 1990 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Unknown |
| Floyd Butler The Friends of Distinction | 52 | April 29, 1990 | | Heart attack |
| Sammy Lawhorn | 54 | April 29, 1990 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Emily Remler | 32 | May 4, 1990 | Sydney, Australia | Heart attack |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | 64 | May 16, 1990 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Morris Levy Record producer for Roulette Records | 62 | May 21, 1990 | Ghent, New York, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Gary Usher The Beach Boys, The Byrds | 51 | May 25, 1990 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Stiv Bators Dead Boys, The Lords of the New Church | 40 | June 4, 1990 | Paris, Île-de-France, France | Traumatic brain injury |
| Richard Sohl Patti Smith | 37 | June 5, 1990 | Cherry Grove, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Jim Hodder Steely Dan | 42 | June 5, 1990 | Point Arena, California, U.S. | Drowning |
| Antonio Martinez Los Bravos | 45 | June 19, 1990 | Colmenar Viejo, Spain | Motorcycle accident |
| Kripp Johnson The Del-Vikings | 57 | June 22, 1990 | | Prostate cancer |
| Isaac Payton Sweat Bassist for Johnny Winter | 45 | June 23, 1990 | | Shot to death |
| Rob Graves Bags, 45 Grave, The Gun Club | 31–35 | June 28, 1990 | | Heroin overdose |
| Trouble T Roy Hip-hop dancer for Heavy D | 22 | July 15, 1990 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Accidental fall from building |
| Gerry Boulet Offenbach | 44 | July 18, 1990 | Longueuil, Quebec, Canada | Cancer/Colon cancer |
| Bert Sommer The Left Banke | 41 | July 23, 1990 | Troy, New York, U.S. | Respiratory illness |
| Brent Mydland The Grateful Dead | 37 | July 26, 1990 | Lafayette, California, U.S. | Speedball overdose |
| Bobby Day | 60 | July 27, 1990 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Bob Sylum Lead singer for the Canadian band "Sylum" | 30's | August 5, 1990 | | Suicide by carbon monoxide |
| Larry Birdsong | 56 | August 7, 1990 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Unknown |
| Joel Rundell Better Than Ezra | 24 | August 8, 1990 | | Suicide |
| Brandon Mitchell Wreckx-n-Effect | 18 | August 9, 1990 | | Shot to death |
| Lafayette Leake | 71 | August 14, 1990 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Diabetic coma |
| Viktor Tsoi Kino | 28 | August 15, 1990 | Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | Traffic accident |
| Boogie Bill Webb | 66 | August 22, 1990 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Unknown |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan Double Trouble | 35 | August 27, 1990 | East Troy, Wisconsin, U.S. | Helicopter crash |
| Tom Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival | 48 | September 6, 1990 | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS |
| Ray Stephens Village People | 35 | October 4, 1990 | Moreno Valley, California, U.S. | AIDS |
| Sam Taylor | 74 | October 5, 1990 | Westchester, New York, U.S. | Unknown |
| D-Boy Rodriguez | 22 | October 6, 1990 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Murdered |
| B.J. Wilson Procol Harum | 43 | October 8, 1990 | Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. | Drug overdose |
| Art Blakey | 71 | October 16, 1990 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Arthur "Big Boy" Spires | 78 | October 22, 1990 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Gervasio Los Naúfragos | 42 | October 28, 1990 | Talagante, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile | Either suicide by hanging or murder |
| Bobby Scott | 53 | November 5, 1990 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Ronnie Dyson | 40 | November 10, 1990 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Lester Williams | 70 | November 13, 1990 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Unknown |
| Dee Clark | 52 | December 7, 1990 | Smyrna, Georgia, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Francisco Gabilondo Soler Cri -Cri | 83 | December 14, 1990 | Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico | Cardiovascular disease |
| Goree Carter | 59 | December 29, 1990 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Unknown |

## 1991

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Buck Ram | 83 | January 1, 1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Unknown |
| Steve Clark Def Leppard | 30 | January 8, 1991 | London, England | Respiratory failure caused by a lethal alcohol and prescription drug overdose |
| Stan Szelest The Band, Ronnie Hawkins | 47 | January 20, 1991 | Woodstock, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Karen Young | 39 | January 26, 1991 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Possible peptic ulcer infection |
| Chris Schlosshardt Bassist for Sea Hags | 26 | February 1, 1991 | | Pneumonia |
| Roger Patterson Atheist | 22 | February 12, 1991 | Somewhere in Louisiana, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| George Motola Record producer for Modern Records | 71 | February 15, 1991 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Bob Geddins Record producer | 78 | February 16, 1991 | | Liver cancer |
| Webb Pierce | 69 | February 24, 1991 | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Slim Gaillard Slim & Slam | 75 | February 26, 1991 | London, England | Cancer |
| Frank Esler-Smith Air Supply | 42 | March 1, 1991 | Melbourne, Australia | Pneumonia from AIDS |
| Serge Gainsbourg | 62 | March 2, 1991 | Paris, France | Heart attack |
| Doc Pomus | 65 | March 14, 1991 | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Chris Austin Country singer and Fiddler/Guitarist for Ricky Skaggs and Reba McEntire's road bands | 27 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Joey Cigainero Keyboardist for Reba McEntire's road band | 27 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Kirk Cappello Musical director/Keyboardist for Reba McEntire's road band | 28 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Paula Kaye Evans Back-up Singer for Reba McEntire's road band | 33 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Michael Thomas Guitarist for Reba McEntire's road band | 34 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Terry Jackson Bass Guitarist for Reba McEntire's road band | 28 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Tony Saputo Drummer for Reba McEntire's road band | 34 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Jim Hammon Road Manager for Reba McEntire's road band | 40 | March 16, 1991 | Otay Mountain, San Diego, California, U.S. | Plane crash |
| Billy Butler | 66 | March 20, 1991 | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Leo Fender | 81 | March 21, 1991 | Fullerton, California, U.S. | Parkinson's disease |
| Dave Guard The Kingston Trio | 56 | March 22, 1991 | Rollinsford, New Hampshire, U.S. | Lymphatic cancer |
| Marc Connors The Nylons | 41 | March 25, 1991 | | HIV/AIDS |
| Paul Gayten | 71 | March 26, 1991 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Henry Glover | 69 | April 7, 1991 | St. Albans, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Per "Dead" Ohlin Mayhem | 22 | April 8, 1991 | Kråkstad, Akershus, Norway | Suicide by knife and gunshot |
| Marc Olsen Keyboardist for Rare Earth | 41 | April 14, 1991 | | Liver disease; drug and alcohol abuse |
| Steve Marriott Small Faces, Humble Pie | 44 | April 21, 1991 | Essex, England | Smoke inhalation from house fire |
| Johnny Thunders The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers | 38 | April 23, 1991 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Drug-related causes; suspicious |
| Susan Fassbender | 32 | May 2, 1991 | Bradford, England | Suicide |
| Andrew Tibbs | 62 | May 5, 1991 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Yanka Dyagileva | 24 | May 9, 1991 | Inya, Russian SSR, Soviet Union | Drowning; possible suicide |
| James Hopkins-Harrison Lead singer for Lake | 41 | May 16, 1991 | | Heroin overdose |
| Odia Coates | 49 | May 19, 1991 | Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Will Sinnott The Shamen | 30 | May 23, 1991 | La Gomera, Spain | Drowned |
| Gene Clark The Byrds | 46 | May 24, 1991 | Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | Bleeding ulcer due to alcoholism |
| David Ruffin The Temptations | 50 | June 1, 1991 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cocaine overdose |
| Richard Holmes | 60 | June 29, 1991 | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Stan Getz | 64 | June 6, 1991 | Malibu, California, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Michael Landon | 54 | July 1, 1991 | Malibu, California, U.S. | Pancreatic and liver cancer |
| Willie Nix | 68 | July 8, 1991 | Leland, Mississippi, U.S. | Unknown |
| Richard Nickens The El Dorados | 54 | August 3, 1991 | | Cancer |
| Alan Spenner Bassist for Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Lynda Carter, Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Roxy Music, etc. | 43 | August 11, 1991 | | Heart attack |
| Fadoul Fadoul et Les Privilèges | 49 | August 14, 1991 | Casablanca, Morocco | Unknown |
| Dootsie Williams Record producer for The Penguins | 80 | August 21, 1991 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Mike Naumenko Zoopark | 36 | August 27, 1991 | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Vince Taylor Singer for "The Playboys" | 52 | August 28, 1991 | Lutry, Switzerland | Lung cancer |
| Dottie West | 58 | September 4, 1991 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Ruptured liver from a car accident |
| Charlie Barnet | 77 | September 4, 1991 | San Diego, California, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Peter Slaghuis VideoKids | 30 | September 5, 1991 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Traffic accident |
| Rob Tyner MC5 | 46 | September 18, 1991 | Berkley, Michigan, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Billy Vaughn The Hilltoppers | 72 | September 26, 1991 | Escondido, California, U.S. | Peritoneal mesothelioma aka abdomen cancer |
| Miles Davis | 65 | September 28, 1991 | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Pneumonia, respiratory failure, and stroke |
| J. Frank Wilson J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers | 49 | October 4, 1991 | Lufkin, Texas, U.S. | Alcoholism and complications from diabetes |
| Ole Beich Guns N' Roses | 36 | October 16, 1991 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Drowning; possible suicide |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | 72 | October 17, 1991 | Reston, Virginia, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Bill Graham Promoter of Various Bands | 60 | October 25, 1991 | Vallejo, California, U.S. | Helicopter accident |
| Jim Reese The Bobby Fuller Four | 49 | October 26, 1991 | Lufkin, Texas, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Mort Shuman | 54 | November 2, 1991 | London, England | Cancer |
| Dave Rowbotham | 33 | November 8, 1991 | Burnage, England | Murdered |
| Jacques Morali Village People | 44 | November 15, 1991 | Rouen, France | AIDS |
| Freddie Mercury Queen | 45 | November 24, 1991 | London, England | Complications due to AIDS |
| Eric Carr Kiss | 41 | November 24, 1991 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cancer and brain hemorrhage |
| Buck Clayton | 80 | December 8, 1991 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Headman Shabalala Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 46 | December 10, 1991 | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Murdered |
| King Kolax | 79 | December 18, 1991 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Beaver Harris | 55 | December 22, 1991 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Richard Blandon The Dubs | 57 | December 30, 1991 | New York, U.S. | Unknown |

## 1992

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| American Zulu Member of The Soul Brothers | ? | ?, 1992 | ?, South Africa | Undisclosed |
| Johnny Rydh Strebers | 26-27 | January 3, 1992 | | Car crash |
| Teddy Grace | 86 | January 4, 1992 | La Mirada, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Steve Gilpin Mi-Sex | 42 | January 6, 1992 | Southport, Queensland, Australia | Car accident |
| Babette DeCastro The DeCastro Sisters | 66 | January 10, 1992 | | Cancer |
| Jerry Nolan The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers | 45 | January 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Stroke |
| Dee Murray Elton John, The Mirage, The Spencer Davis Group, Procol Harum, Alice Cooper, etc... | 45 | January 15, 1992 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Melanoma and stroke |
| Charlie Ventura | 75 | January 17, 1992 | Pleasantville, New Jersey, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Champion Jack Dupree | 81-83 | January 21, 1992 | Hanover, Germany | Cancer |
| James "Thunderbird" Davis | 53 | January 23, 1992 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Ken Darby | 82 | January 24, 1992 | Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | Heart problems |
| Clarence Dixon The Four Knights | 68 | January 25, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Willie Dixon | 76 | January 29, 1992 | Camperdown, New South Wales | Leukemia |
| Laurel Lea | 49 | January 31, 1992 | Camperdown, New South Wales | Leukemia |
| Jim Pepper | 50 | February 10, 1992 | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| Jane Pickens | 84 | February 21, 1992 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Sudirman Arshad | 37 | February 22, 1992 | Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Stroke |
| Larry Banks The Four Fellows | 60 | February 26, 1992 | | Liver failure |
| Mary Osborne | 70 | March 4, 1992 | Bakersfield, California, U.S. | Chronic leukemia |
| Red Callender | 76 | March 8, 1992 | Saugus, California, U.S. | Thyroid cancer |
| Monty Budwig | 62 | March 9, 1992 | Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Nancy Walker | 69 | March 25, 1992 | Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Phillip Wilson Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 50 | March 25, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Murdered |
| Nigel Preston The Cult, Death Cult, Theatre of Hate | 28 | April 1, 1992 | | Drug overdose |
| Paula Kelly | 72 | April 2, 1992 | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Arthur Russell | 40 | April 4, 1992 | New York, New York, U.S. | AIDS-related illnesses |
| Joe Medwick | 60 | April 12, 1992 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | During a coughing fit |
| Eddie Fontaine | 65 | April 13, 1992 | Roselle, New Jersey, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Sammy Price | 83 | April 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Andy Russell | 72 | April 16, 1992 | Sun City, Arizona, U.S. | Complications from a stroke |
| Hank Penny | 73 | April 17, 1992 | Somewhere in California, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Deacon Lunchbox | 41 | April 19, 1992 | Near Greenville, Alabama, U.S. | Car crash |
| Robert Hayes Bassist for The Jody Grind | 24 | April 19, 1992 | Near Greenville, Alabama, U.S. | Car crash |
| Rob Clayton Drummer for The Jody Grind | 22 | April 19, 1992 | Near Greenville, Alabama, U.S. | Car crash |
| Frankie Howerd | 75 | April 19, 1992 | Fulham, London, England | Heart failure |
| Benny Hill | 68 | April 20, 1992 | Teddington, Greater London, England | Coronary thrombosis; kidney failure |
| Johnny Shines | 76 | April 20, 1992 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Brian MacLeod Chilliwack, Headpins | 39 | April 25, 1992 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Brain & bone cancer |
| Yutaka Ozaki | 26 | April 25, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | Pulmonary edema; possible homicide |
| Sol K. Bright Sr. | 82-83 | April 27, 1992 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Unknown |
| Sharon Redd | 46 | May 1, 1992 | Westchester County, New York, U.S. | AIDS-related Pneumonia |
| Dudu Zulu Juluka, Savuka | 34 | May 4, 1992 | | Shot to death |
| Jean-Claude Pascal | 64 | May 5, 1992 | Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, France | Stomach cancer |
| Marlene Dietrich | 90 | May 6, 1992 | Paris, France | Renal/kidney failure |
| Sylvia Syms | 74 | May 10, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Dante Pergreffi Bassist for I Nomadi | 30 | May 14, 1992 | Near Correggio, Emilia-Romagna, Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Car crash |
| Barbara Lee The Chiffons | 44 | May 15, 1992 | | Heart attack |
| Chalino Sánchez | 31 | May 16, 1992 | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | Shot to death |
| Lawrence Welk | 89 | May 17, 1992 | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Khalil Rountree Tour manager for Boyz II Men | 36 | May 25, 1992 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Ollie Halsall Tempest, Timebox, Patto, the Rutles, Boxer, Kevin Ayers, Vivian Stanshall, Cinemaspop | 43 | May 29, 1992 | Madrid, Spain | Drug-induced heart attack |
| Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto | 31 | May 31, 1992 | Baracaldo, Spain | AIDS-related pneumonia |
| Willmer Broadnax | 75 | June 1, 1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Stabbed to death |
| Geezil Minerve | 70 | June 4, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Clarence Horatius Miller | 69 | June 9, 1992 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Heart attack |
| Nat Pierce | 66 | June 10, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from an abdominal infection |
| Pumpuang Duangjan | 30 | June 13, 1992 | Phitsanulok, Thailand | Blood infection |
| Brenda Payton Brenda & the Tabulations | 46 | June 14, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Dewey Balfa The Balfa Brothers | 65 | June 17, 1992 | Eunice, Louisiana, U.S. | Cancer |
| Earl Weatherford The Weatherfords | 69-pof | June 17, 1992 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Peter Allen | 48 | June 18, 1992 | San Diego, California, U.S. | AIDS-related throat cancer |
| Charlie Ondras Drummer for Unsane | 25 | June 22, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| Stefanie Sargent 7 Year Bitch | 24 | June 27, 1992 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Asphyxiation on her own vomit after taking alcohol and heroin |
| Luke McDaniel | 65 | June 27, 1992 | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | Unknown |
| Howard Roberts | 62 | June 28, 1992 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Camarón de la Isla | 41 | July 2, 1992 | Badalona, Barcelona, Spain | Lung cancer |
| Boogie Woogie Red | 66 | July 2, 1992 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Unknown |
| Joe Newman | 69 | July 4, 1992 | | Complications from a stroke |
| Alfonso Toncho Guerrero Member of Toncho Pilatos | 42 | July 4, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Astor Piazzolla | 71 | July 4, 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Paul Hackman Helix | 38 | July 5, 1992 | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | Traffic accident |
| Herb Kenny The Ink Spots | 78 | July 11, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Steve Rye Harmonica player for The Groundhogs | 46 | July 19, 1992 | London, England | Alcohol-related causes |
| Gary Windo | 50 | July 25, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Asthma attack |
| Alfred Drake | 77 | July 25, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart failure after a long battle with cancer |
| Mary Wells | 49 | July 26, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Pneumonia and throat cancer |
| Michel Berger | 44 | August 2, 1992 | Ramatuelle, France | Heart attack |
| Jeff Porcaro Toto | 38 | August 5, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack due to cocaine use |
| Joe August | 60 | August 9, 1992 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Annisteen Allen | 71 | August 10, 1992 | Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. | Unknown/Heart attack |
| Tony Williams The Platters | 64 | August 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Emphysema |
| Jackie Edwards | 53-54 | August 15, 1992 | | Heart attack |
| Mark Heard | 40 | August 16, 1992 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Larrie Londin | 48 | August 24, 1992 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Coma after suffering a myocardial infarction (aka heart attack) |
| Professor Eddie Lusk | 43 | August 26, 1992 | Chicago River, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Suicide by jumping into the Chicago River |
| Émile Benoît | 79 | September 3, 1992 | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Unknown |
| Carl Butler Carl Butler and Pearl | 65 | September 4, 1992 | Franklin, Tennessee, U .S. | Heart attack |
| Hal Russell | 66 | September 5, 1992 | La Grange, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Dimitar Voev Founder of New Generation | 27 | September 5, 1992 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Cancer/Brain tumor |
| Anthony Perkins | 60 | September 12, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | AIDS-related pneumonia |
| Jimmie Nabbie The 4 Tunes, The Ink Spots | 71-72 | September 15, 1992 | | Died after double bypass heart surgery |
| Earl Van Dyke The Funk Brothers | 62 | September 18, 1992 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Ivan Vdović Limunovo drvo, Suncokret, Šarlo Akrobata, Katarina II, Ekatarina Velika, DDT | 31 | September 25, 1992 | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | HIV/AIDS |
| William "Bud" Joseph Cowsill, Sr. Manager of The Cowsills | 66 | September 29, 1992 | Mexico | Leukemia |
| Harry Ray Ray, Goodman & Brown | 45 | October 1, 1992 | | Stroke |
| Eddie Kendricks The Temptations | 52 | October 5, 1992 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Augusto Daolio Frontman and founding member of I Nomadi | 45 | October 7, 1992 | | Lung cancer |
| Juanma Suárez Eskorbuto | 30 | October 9, 1992 | | Heart attack |
| Roger Miller | 56 | October 25, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung and throat cancer |
| James Walker The Dixie Hummingbirds | 65 | October 30, 1992 | | Unknown |
| Edward "Duke" Groner | 84 | November 7, 1992 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Red Mitchell | 65 | November 8, 1992 | Salem, Oregon, U.S. | Stroke |
| Larry Levan | 38 | November 8, 1992 | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | Heart failure from endocarditis |
| Sean Rowley Vocalist and keyboardist for Cause and Effect | 23 | November 8, 1992 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Heart failure brought on by a severe asthma attack |
| Oran "Doc" Guidry | 72 | November 10, 1992 | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | Unknown |
| Bobby McClure | 50 | November 13, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Ronnie Bond The Troggs | 52 | November 13, 1992 | Winchester, Hampshire, England | Undisclosed illness |
| George Adams | 52 | November 14, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | After an illness |
| Bobby Russell | 52 | November 19, 1992 | Nicholasville, Kentucky, U.S. | Coronary artery disease |
| Ricky Williams Crime, The Sleepers, Flipper, Toiling Midgets | 36 | November 21, 1992 | El Camino, California, U.S. | Respiratory problems |
| Roy Acuff | 89 | November 23, 1992 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| June Tyson Sun Ra | 56 | November 24, 1992 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cancer |
| Wayne Bennett | 59 | November 28, 1992 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Wally Voss Yngwie Malmsteen, Joey Tafolla | 34 | November 29, 1992 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Paul Ryan | 44 | November 29, 1992 | London, England | Lung cancer |
| Andy Kirk | 94 | December 11, 1992 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease |
| Elbert Wilkins The Dramatics | 45 | December 13, 1992 | | Heart attack |
| Albert King | 69 | December 21, 1992 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Eddie Hazel Funkadelic | 42 | December 23, 1992 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Hank Mizell | 69 | December 23, 1992 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. | Unknown |
| Bobby LaKind The Doobie Brothers | 47 | December 24, 1992 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Colon cancer |

## 1993

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 75 | January 6, 1993 | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Helno Lucrate Milk | 29 | January 22, 1993 | Paris, France | Heroin overdose |
| Thomas A. Dorsey | 93 | January 23, 1993 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Alzheimer's Disease |
| Patrick Waite Musical Youth | 24 | February 18, 1993 | Birmingham, England | Hereditary heart condition |
| Toy Caldwell Marshall Tucker Band | 45 | February 25, 1993 | Moore, South Carolina, U.S. | Cardio-respiratory failure from cocaine use |
| Marlena Davis The Orlons | 48 | February 27, 1993 | | Lung cancer |
| Billy Eckstine | 78 | March 8, 1993 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Johnny Cymbal | 48 | March 16, 1993 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Suspected heart attack |
| Jeff Ward Nine Inch Nails, Skafish, Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Lard (Drums and Vocals), Low Pop Suicide, and "Hammeron" | 30 | March 19, 1993 | | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Karen Dalton | 55 | March 19, 1993 | Hurley, New York, U.S. | AIDS |
| Tony Harvey Guitarist for "The Playboys" | 52 | March 23, 1993 | | Cancer |
| Jake Porter Record producer and co-founder of Combo Records | 76 | March 25, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Eugene Church | 55 | April 3, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Nigel Dixon Lead singer for the band "Whirlwind" | 40's | April 3, 1993 | | Cancer |
| Igor Chumychkin Alisa | 27 | April 12, 1993 | Moscow, Russia | Suicide by falling out a window |
| Lebert Lombardo Younger brother of Guy Lombardo | 88 | April 17, 1993 | Sanibel, Florida, U.S. | Unknown |
| Mick Ronson David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, The Spiders from Mars | 46 | April 30, 1993 | London, England | Liver cancer |
| Louis Brooks | 82 | May 5, 1993 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Unknown |
| Marv Johnson | 54 | May 16, 1993 | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | Stroke |
| Tony Del Monaco | 57 | May 27, 1993 | Ancona, Italy | Unknown/An "incurable disease" |
| Doctor Ross | 67 | May 28, 1993 | Flint, Michigan, U.S. | Unknown |
| Sun Ra | 79 | May 30, 1993 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Dupree Bolton | 64 | June 5, 1993 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| Conway Twitty | 59 | June 5, 1993 | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| Arthur Alexander | 53 | June 9, 1993 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Jimmy Weston Lead singer for The Danleers | 52 | June 10, 1993 | | Unknown |
| John Campbell | 41 | June 13, 1993 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Luther Tucker | 57 | June 18, 1993 | Greenbrae, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| GG Allin The Jabbers, The Scumfucs, The Murder Junkies | 36 | June 28, 1993 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| Héctor Lavoe | 46 | June 29, 1993 | Manhattan, New York, U.S. | HIV/AIDS |
| Wong Ka Kui Beyond | 31 | June 30, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | Internal bleeding due to head injuries |
| Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth | 28 | July 3, 1993 | | Suicide by anti-depressant overdose |
| Mia Zapata The Gits | 27 | July 7, 1993 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Murder by strangulation |
| Boston Blackie | 49 | July 11, 1993 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Murder by gunshot |
| Richard Tee | 49 | July 21, 1993 | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Bobby Peterson The McCoys | 47 | July 21, 1993 | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | Unknown |
| Michael Wulf Kreator, Sodom | 29 | July 21, 1993 | | Motorcycle accident |
| Eddie Guzman Rare Earth | 49 | July 29, 1993 | Howell, Michigan, U.S. | Complications from diabetes |
| Don Myrick Earth, Wind & Fire | 53 | July 30, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Murder by gunshot |
| Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones The Wonder Stuff | 29 | July 31, 1993 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart failure from drug abuse |
| Randy Jo Hobbs Bassist for The McCoys, Montrose, Johnny Winter | 45 | August 5, 1993 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Heart failure from drug abuse |
| Euronymous Mayhem | 25 | August 10, 1993 | Oslo, Norway | Murdered by Varg Vikernes |
| Johnny Sayles | 56 | August 17, 1993 | Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Phil Seymour Dwight Twilley | 41 | August 17, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| Lefty Dizz | 56 | September 7, 1993 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Esophageal cancer |
| Wade Flemons Earth, Wind & Fire | 53 | October 13, 1993 | Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. | Cancer |
| Criss Oliva Savatage | 30 | October 17, 1993 | Zephyrhills, Florida, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| Vincent Price Actor, voice of the monologue in Michael Jackson's song Thriller | 82 | October 25, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| River Phoenix Aleka's Attic | 23 | October 31, 1993 | West Hollywood, California, U.S. | Speedball overdose |
| Albert Collins | 61 | November 24, 1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Jerry Edmonton Steppenwolf | 47 | November 28, 1993 | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| David Houston | 57 | November 30, 1993 | Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. | Brain aneurysm |
| Ray Gillen Black Sabbath, Badlands, Sun Red Sun, Phenomena, Blue Murder, Bobby Rondinelli | 34 | December 1, 1993 | New York City, New York, U.S. | AIDS-related disease |
| Frank Zappa The Mothers of Invention | 52 | December 4, 1993 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Doug Hopkins Gin Blossoms | 32 | December 5, 1993 | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Charizma | 20 | December 16, 1993 | Milpitas, California, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Michael Clarke The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers | 47 | December 19, 1993 | Treasure Island, Florida, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont The Morwells, Roots Radics | 38 | December 31, 1993 | | Prostate cancer |

## 1994

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Billy Windsor Guitarist for Danny Gatton | 49 | January 5, 1994 | | Heart attack |
| Harold Lucas The Clovers | 61 | January 6, 1994 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Silas Hogan | 82 | January 9, 1994 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart disease |
| Harry Nilsson | 52 | January 15, 1994 | Agoura Hills, California, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Victor Lombardo Youngest brother of Guy Lombardo | 82 | January 22, 1994 | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | Unknown |
| Rhett Forrester Riot | 37 | January 22, 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Murdered |
| John Littlejohn | 62 | February 1, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Renal failure |
| John Bailey The Clovers | 63 | February 3, 1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Unknown |
| Gary B.B. Coleman | 47 | February 14, 1994 | Center, Texas, U.S. | Unknown |
| Papa John Creach Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, The Dinosaurs | 76 | February 22, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Dinah Shore | 77 | February 24, 1994 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Ovarian cancer |
| Adam Jackson The Jesters | 55 | February 27, 1994 | | Unknown |
| Ephraim Lewis | 25 | March 18, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Jumped from window (Possible suicide) |
| Dan Hartman | 43 | March 22, 1994 | Westport, Connecticut, U.S. | AIDS-related brain tumor |
| Ginny Simms | 80 | April 4, 1994 | Palm Springs, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Kurt Cobain Nirvana | 27 | April 5, 1994 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Lee Brilleaux Dr. Feelgood | 51 | April 7, 1994 | Canvey Island, Essex, England | Lymphoma |
| Ken Carson | 79 | April 7, 1994 | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. | Lou Gehrig's Disease |
| Larry Davis | 57 | April 19, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S | Cancer |
| Haskell Sadler | 59 | May 6, 1994 | Berkeley, California, U.S. | Complications from diabetes |
| Jimmy Fernandez The God Machine | 28 | May 23, 1994 | | Brain hemorrhage |
| Joe Pass | 65 | May 23, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Eric Gale | 55 | May 25, 1994 | Baja California Peninsula, Mexico | Lung cancer |
| Derek Leckenby Herman's Hermits | 51 | June 4, 1994 | Manchester, England | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Henry Mancini | 70 | June 14, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Kristen Pfaff Hole, Janitor Joe | 27 | June 16, 1994 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| Kin Vassy Kenny Rogers and the First Edition | 50 | June 23, 1994 | | Lung cancer |
| Debra "Dame" Hurd Damian Dame | 35 | June 27, 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Car crash |
| Beachy Thompson The Dixie Hummingbirds | 78 | June 28, 1994 | | Unknown |
| Obadiah Carter The Five Royales | 69 | June 30, 1994 | | Unknown |
| Eddie Boyd | 79 | July 13, 1994 | Helsinki, Finland | Natural causes |
| Chuck Valle Original bassist for Ludichrist | 28 | July 17, 1994 | | Stabbed to death |
| Gary Farr Gary Farr & The T-Bones | 49 | July 29, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| Bill Baker The Five Satins | 57 | August 10, 1994 | | Stroke/Lung cancer |
| Jessie Boilan The Artistics | 57 | August 24, 1994 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Creadel "Red" Jones The Chi-Lites | 53 | August 25, 1994 | Glendale, California, U.S. | Died homeless/Cause unknown |
| Major Lance | 55 | September 3, 1994 | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | Heart disease |
| Louis Myers The Aces | 64 | September 5, 1994 | | Unknown |
| Nicky Hopkins The Jeff Beck Group, The Rolling Stones | 50 | September 6, 1994 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Complications from intestinal surgery/ Crohn's disease |
| Major Bill Smith Record producer and record label owner | 72 | September 12, 1994 | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | Unknown |
| Haywood Henry | 81 | September 15, 1994 | | Unknown |
| Jimmy Hamilton | 77 | September 20, 1994 | St. Croix, Virgin Islands | Heart failure |
| Ken Montgomery The Four Horsemen | 36 | September 27, 1994 | | Heroin overdose |
| Danny Gatton | 49 | October 4, 1994 | Newburg, Maryland, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Lee Allen | 67 | October 18, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Jimmy Miller Record producer for Blind Faith, Spooky Tooth, Motörhead, Primal Scream, and association with The Rolling Stones | 52 | October 22, 1994 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Wilbert Harrison | 65 | October 26, 1994 | Spencer, North Carolina, U.S. | Stroke |
| Robert White The Funk Brothers | 57 | October 27, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from open heart surgery |
| Lester Sill Record producer from Phil Spector's partner in Philles Records | 76 | October 31, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Fred "Sonic" Smith MC5 Sonic's Rendezvous Band | 46 | November 4, 1994 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Milan Mladenović Šarlo Akrobata, Katarina II / Ekatarina Velika | 36 | November 5, 1994 | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | Pancreatic cancer |
| Carmen McRae | 72 | November 10, 1994 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Chet Powers Quicksilver Messenger Service | 57 | November 16, 1994 | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | Complications during brain surgery |
| Tommy McManus Mama's Boys | 28 | November 16, 1994 | | Leukemia |
| Cab Calloway | 86 | November 18, 1994 | Hockessin, Delaware, U.S. | Stroke |
| Tommy Boyce Boyce and Hart | 55 | November 23, 1994 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Connie Kay Modern Jazz Quartet | 67 | November 30, 1994 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| Garnett Silk | 28 | December 9, 1994 | Mandeville, Jamaica | House fire |
| Robert Mersey | 77 | December 14, 1994 | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Unknown |
| Dan Hamilton Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds | 48 | December 23, 1994 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cushing's syndrome/Stroke |
| Eugene Daughtry The Intruders | 55 | December 25, 1994 | | Cancer |
| Buddy Ace | 58 | December 26, 1994 | Waco, Texas, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Eugene Tanner The Five Royales | 58 | December 29, 1994 | | Unknown |

## 1995

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Ted Hawkins | 58 | January 1, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Jess Stacy | 90 | January 1, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Johnny Carroll | 57 | January 13, 1995 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Ruby Starr Black Oak Arkansas | 45 | January 14, 1995 | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| David Cole Record producer for C+C Music Factory | 32 | January 24, 1995 | New York, New York, U.S. | Complications from spinal meningitis, possibly from AIDS |
| Richey Edwards Manic Street Preachers | 27 | February 1, 1995 | Cardiff, Wales | Declared dead in absentia |
| Art Taylor | 65 | February 6, 1995 | Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S. | Unknown |
| Billy Jones Outlaws | 45 | February 7, 1995 | Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Earring George Mayweather | 67 | February 12, 1995 | Boston, Massachusetts | Liver cancer |
| Tony Secunda Manager of rock groups from The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Motörhead, Steeleye Span, The Move and T-Rex | 54 | February 12, 1995 | Tiburon, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Philip Taylor Kramer Iron Butterfly | 42 | February 12, 1995 | Los Angeles County, U.S./Ventura County, California, U.S. | Murder or suicide |
| Denny Cordell Record producer for The Hollies, The Moody Blues, The Move | 51 | February 18, 1995 | Dublin, Ireland | Lymphoma |
| Bob Stinson The Replacements, Static Taxi | 35 | February 18, 1995 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Organ failure from drug abuse |
| Melvin Franklin The Temptations | 52 | February 23, 1995 | Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. | Complications from a seizure |
| Willie Johnson | 71 | February 25, 1995 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Frank O'Keefe Outlaws | 44 | February 26, 1995 | | Drug overdose |
| Mercury Nelson Force MDs | 29 | March 3, 1995 | | Heart attack |
| Vivian Stanshall Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | 51 | March 5, 1995 | Muswell Hill, London, England | House fire |
| Delroy Wilson | 46 | March 6, 1995 | Kingston, Jamaica | Cirrhosis of the liver |
| Ingo Schwichtenberg Helloween | 29 | March 8, 1995 | Hamburg, West Germany | Suicide by jumping in front of a subway train |
| Teresa Teng | 42 | March 8, 1995 | Baozhong, Yunlin, Taiwan | |
| Sunnyland Slim | 88 | March 17, 1995 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Renal failure |
| Nike Ardilla | 19 | March 19, 1995 | Bandung, Indonesia | Traffic accident |
| Alan Barton Smokie, Black Lace | 41 | March 23, 1995 | Cologne, Germany | Traffic accident |
| Ripley Ingram The Five Keys | 65 | March 23, 1995 | | Unknown |
| Eazy-E N.W.A | 30 | March 26, 1995 | Compton, California, U.S. | Complications due to AIDS |
| Jimmy McShane Baltimora | 37 | March 29, 1995 | Derry, Northern Ireland | Complications due to AIDS |
| Ricardo Ceratto | 55 | March 29, 1995 | Santa Fe City, Argentina | Unknown |
| Roland Wolf Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 29-30 | March 29, 1995 | ?, Germany | Car crash |
| Paul A. Rothchild Record producer for The Doors & The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 59 | March 30, 1995 | Hollywood, California, US | Lung cancer |
| Selena Selena y Los Dinos | 23 | March 31, 1995 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | Shot by Yolanda Saldívar |
| Burl Ives | 85 | April 14, 1995 | Anacortes, Washington, U.S. | Oral cancer |
| Sam Brown The Intruders | 56 | April 21, 1995 | Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Suicide by jumping off bridge |
| Carl Albert Vicious Rumors | 32 | April 22, 1995 | | Traffic accident |
| Don Pullen | 53 | April 22, 1995 | East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| Lonesome Sundown | 66 | April 23, 1995 | Gonzales, Louisiana, U.S. | Complications from stroke |
| Clarence Paul The Five Royales, Stevie Wonder | 67 | May 6, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications of heart disease and diabetes |
| Ray McKinley | 84 | May 7, 1995 | | Unknown |
| Marshal Royal | 82 | May 9, 1995 | Culver City, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Jimmy Raney | 67 | May 10, 1995 | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Mia Martini | 47 | May 12, 1995 | Cardano al Campo, Varese, Italy | Cardiac arrest caused by drug overdose |
| Sims Ellison Pariah | 28 | June 6, 1995 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Rory Gallagher | 47 | June 14, 1995 | London, England | MRSA complications following a liver transplant/Liver failure/Alcohol abuse |
| Phyllis Hyman | 45 | June 30, 1995 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Suicide by intentional barbiturate overdose |
| Wolfman Jack American disc jockey | 57 | July 1, 1995 | Belvidere, North Carolina, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Sean Mayes Pianist for David Bowie | 50 | July 12, 1995 | London, England | HIV/AIDS |
| Jimmy Keyes The Chords | 65 | July 22, 1995 | | Aneurysm during surgery |
| Jerry Lordan Songwriter | 61 | July 24, 1995 | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | Acute renal failure |
| Charlie Rich | 62 | July 25, 1995 | Hammond, Louisiana, U.S. | Pulmonary embolism |
| Eddie Hinton | 51 | July 28, 1995 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead | 53 | August 9, 1995 | Forest Knolls, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Damon Edge Chrome | 45 | August 11, 1995 | Redondo Beach, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Allan McCarthy Keyboardist for Men Without Hats | 37 | August 11, 1995 | | HIV/AIDS |
| Bobby DeBarge DeBarge, Switch | 39 | August 16, 1995 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | HIV/AIDS |
| Wild Bill Davis | 76 | August 17, 1995 | Moorestown Township, New Jersey, U.S. | Unknown |
| John Gilmore | 63 | August 20, 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Emphysema |
| Red Rhodes | 64 | August 20, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Interstitial lung fibrosis |
| Dwayne Goettel Skinny Puppy | 31 | August 23, 1995 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Heroin overdose |
| Doug Stegmeyer Billy Joel, Debbie Gibson, Hall & Oates, "Topper" | 43 | August 25, 1995 | Smithtown, New York, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Ronald White Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 56 | August 26, 1995 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Leukemia |
| Big Dee Irwin | 63 | August 27, 1995 | Las Vegas, New York, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Sterling Morrison The Velvet Underground, Nico | 53 | August 30, 1995 | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
| Salil Chowdhury | 71 | September 5, 1995 | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | Unknown |
| John "Jack" Vigliatura For Squirrels | 21 | September 5, 1995 | Interstate 95 just south of Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Car crash |
| Bill White For Squirrels | 22-23 | September 5, 1995 | Interstate 95 just south of Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Car crash |
| Timothy C. Bender Road manager of For Squirrels | 23 | September 5, 1995 | Interstate 95 just south of Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | Car crash |
| Larry Gales | 59 | September 12, 1995 | | Leukemia |
| Daniel Montesanto Fashion Police, Defiance, Sinister | 29 | September 21, 1995 | | Murder or stabbing |
| Dolly Collins | 62 | September 22, 1995 | Balcombe, West Sussex, England | Unknown |
| Booker T. Laury | 81 | September 25, 1995 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Cancer |
| Allen Johnson The Marcels | 55 | September 28, 1995 | | Cancer |
| Marcel King Lead singer for Sweet Sensation | 38 | October 5, 1995 | | Brain hemorrhage |
| Don Cherry | 58 | October 19, 1995 | Spain | Liver cancer |
| Shannon Hoon Blind Melon | 28 | October 21, 1995 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Cocaine overdose |
| Maxene Andrews The Andrews Sisters | 79 | October 21, 1995 | Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Florence Greenberg Music executive and record producer | 82 | November 2, 1995 | Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Kenneth S. Goldstein Folklorist and record producer | 68 | November 11, 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Unknown |
| Alan Hull Lindisfarne | 50 | November 17, 1995 | Newcastle, England | Heart thrombosis |
| Matthew Ashman Bow Wow Wow, Adam and the Ants | 35 | November 21, 1995 | London, England | Diabetes |
| Peter Grant Music manager from Stone the Crows, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company and record executive from Swan Song Records | 60 | November 21, 1995 | Eastbourne, Sussex, England | Heart attack |
| Tom Clay American radio personality and disc jockey | 66 | November 22, 1995 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stomach and lung cancer |
| Junior Walker "Junior Walker & the All Stars" | 64 | November 23, 1995 | Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. | Cancer |
| David Briggs Record producer for Crazy Horse | 51 | November 26, 1995 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Stretch | 27 | November 30, 1995 | Queens Village, Queens, New York, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Darren Robinson The Fat Boys | 28 | December 10, 1995 | Rosedale, Queens, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Billy Horton The Silhouettes | 65 | December 23, 1995 | | Unknown |
| Dean Martin | 78 | December 25, 1995 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Acute respiratory failure stemming from emphysema and lung cancer |
| Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis | 70 | December 28, 1995 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Clarence Satchell Ohio Players | 55 | December 30, 1995 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Brain aneurysm |

## 1996

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Natxo Etxebarrieta Cicatriz | 31-32 | January 5, 1996 | | Complications due to AIDS |
| Richard Kermode Janis Joplin, Santana | 49 | January 16, 1996 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Undisclosed illness |
| Buster Benton | 63 | January 20, 1996 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Complications due to diabetes |
| Gerry Mulligan | 68 | January 20, 1996 | Darien, Connecticut, U.S. | Complications following knee surgery |
| Frankie Garcia Cannibal & the Headhunters | 49 | January 21, 1996 | | AIDS-related illness |
| Edem Ephraim London Boys | 36 | January 21, 1996 | Eastern Alps, Austria | Car crash |
| Dennis Fuller London Boys | 36 | January 21, 1996 | Eastern Alps, Austria | Car crash |
| Stevie Plunder The Plunderers, The Whitlams | 32 | January 25, 1996 | Wentworth Falls, Australia | Suicide |
| Bob Thiele | 73 | January 30, 1996 | Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Kidney failure |
| Gene Kelly | 83 | February 2, 1996 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Wild Jimmy Spruill | 61 | February 3, 1996 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Heart attack |
| Brownie McGhee | 80 | February 16, 1996 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Stomach cancer |
| Wes Farrell Record producer, Songwriter | 56 | February 29, 1996 | Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. | Cancer |
| Alecsander "Dinho" Alves Lead singer for Mamonas Assassinas | 24 | March 2, 1996 | Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo | Plane crash |
| Bento Hinoto Guitarist for Mamonas Assassinas | 25 | March 2, 1996 | Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo | Plane crash |
| Samuel Reoli Bass guitarist for Mamonas Assassinas | 22 | March 2, 1996 | Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo | Plane crash |
| Júlio Rasec Keyboardist/Backing vocalist for Mamonas Assassinas | 28 | March 2, 1996 | Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo | Plane crash |
| Sérgio Reoli Drummer for Mamonas Assassinas | 26 | March 2, 1996 | Cantareira mountain range, near São Paulo | Plane crash |
| Minnie Pearl | 83 | March 4, 1996 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Stroke |
| George Burns | 100 | March 9, 1996 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| Joseph Page The Tams | 76 | March 16, 1996 | | Heart failure |
| Terry Stafford | 54 | March 17, 1996 | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Billy Williamson Bill Haley & His Comets | 71 | March 22, 1996 | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cancer |
| Don Murray The Turtles | 50 | March 22, 1996 | Glendale, California, U.S. | Complications following ulcer surgery |
| J. D. "Jay" Miller Record producer, Songwriter | 73 | March 23, 1996 | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | Complications from quadruple bypass surgery |
| Jeffrey Lee Pierce The Gun Club | 37 | March 31, 1996 | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Guitar Gabriel | 70 | April 2, 1996 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | Unknown |
| Gaylord Birch Drummer for Santana, Graham Central Station, Cold Blood, Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock | 50 | April 14, 1996 | | Cancer |
| Raymond Hill | 62 | April 16, 1996 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Bernard Edwards Chic | 43 | April 18, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Pneumonia |
| Mike Leander Record producer, Songwriter | 54 | April 18, 1996 | London, England, U.K. | Cancer |
| Beatmaster V Body Count | 37 | April 30, 1996 | | Leukemia |
| Patsy Montana | 87 | May 3, 1996 | | Heart Failure |
| Wally Nightingale | 40 | May 6, 1996 | | Drug-related illness |
| Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 61 | May 18, 1996 | Yokohama, Japan | Heart attack |
| Kevin Gilbert | 29 | May 18, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Accidental strangulation |
| Bradley Nowell Sublime | 28 | May 25, 1996 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| Jimmy Rowles | 77 | May 28, 1996 | Burbank, California, U.S. | Cardiac arrest |
| John Kahn Jerry Garcia Band, Legion of Mary, Old & In the Way | 48 | May 30, 1996 | Mill Valley, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Don Grolnick | 48 | June 1, 1996 | | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| Kenny Hillery Bassist for Quiet Riot | 20's | June 5, 1996 | | Suicide |
| Alan Blakley The Tremeloes | 54 | June 10, 1996 | | Cancer |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 79 | June 15, 1996 | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Jim Ellison Material Issue | 32 | June 20, 1996 | | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Bruce "Damian" Broadus Damian Dame | 29 | June 27, 1996 | | Colon cancer |
| Sergey Kuryokhin Aquarium | 42 | July 9, 1996 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Heart condition |
| Louis Gottlieb The Limeliters | 72 | July 11, 1996 | Sebastopol, California, U.S. | Died after a short illness |
| Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins | 34 | July 12, 1996 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heroin and alcohol overdose |
| Keith Whittaker Lead singer for The Demics | 44 | July 16, 1996 | | Cancer |
| John Panozzo Styx | 47 | July 16, 1996 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage/Cirrhosis |
| Chas Chandler The Animals | 57 | July 17, 1996 | Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Aortic aneurysm |
| Marcel Dadi | 44 | July 17, 1996 | Long Island, New York, U.S. | TWA Flight 800 |
| Rob Collins The Charlatans | 33 | July 22, 1996 | Near Monmouth, Wales | Traffic accident |
| Marge Ganser The Shangri-Las | 48 | July 28, 1996 | Bronx, New York, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Jason Thirsk Pennywise, Humble Gods | 28 | July 29, 1996 | Hermosa Beach, California, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Seagram | 26 | July 31, 1996 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Roger Rogerson Original bassist for Circle Jerks | 41 | August 8, 1996 | | Drug overdose |
| Mel Taylor The Ventures | 62 | August 11, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Al Cleveland | 66 | August 14, 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Heart disease |
| Joe Seneca | 77 | August 15, 1996 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Asthma |
| Ray Brown Lead singer for Ray Brown & the Whispers | 51 | August 17, 1996 | | Heart attack |
| Rio Reiser Ton Steine Scherben | 46 | August 20, 1996 | Fresenhagen, Germany | Internal bleeding |
| Alyce King The King Sisters | 81 | August 23, 1996 | | Respiratory failure |
| Bill Monroe | 84 | September 9, 1996 | Springfield, Tennessee, U.S | Unknown |
| Tupac Shakur Outlawz | 25 | September 13, 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Murder |
| Jessie Hill | 63 | September 17, 1996 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S | Heart and renal failure |
| Bob Gibson | 64 | September 28, 1996 | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | Degenerative brain disease |
| Ronnie Garvin Lead guitarist for "Stranger" | 37 | October 7, 1996 | | Suicide by gunshot |
| Colleen Peterson Quartette | 45 | October 9, 1996 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Cancer |
| Chris Acland Lush | 30 | October 17, 1996 | Burneside, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England | Suicide by hanging |
| Eva Cassidy | 33 | November 2, 1996 | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. | Bone and lung cancer |
| William Clarke | 45 | November 2, 1996 | Fresno, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Eddie Harris | 62 | November 5, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Yaki Kadafi Outlawz | 19 | November 10, 1996 | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Bill Doggett | 80 | November 13, 1996 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Art Porter Jr. | 35 | November 23, 1996 | Sai Yok, Thailand | Drowning |
| Tiny Tim | 64 | November 30, 1996 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Patty Donahue The Waitresses | 40 | December 9, 1996 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Faron Young | 64 | December 10, 1996 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Suicide |
| Dawn Crosby Detente, Fear of God | 33 | December 15, 1996 | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Ruby Murray | 61 | December 17, 1996 | Torquay, Devon, England | Liver cancer |
| Ronnie Scott | 69 | December 23, 1996 | London, England | Accidental barbiturate overdose |
| Johnny Heartsman | 60 | December 27, 1996 | Sacramento, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Jerry Knight Raydio, Ollie & Jerry | 44 | December 29, 1996 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cancer |

## 1997

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Townes Van Zandt | 52 | January 1, 1997 | Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S. | Cardiac arrhythmia |
| Hagood Hardy | 59 | January 1, 1997 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Lymphoma |
| Randy California Spirit | 45 | January 2, 1997 | Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. | Drowned |
| Alexander Young Marcus Hook Roll Band, AC/DC | 58 | January 4, 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Lung cancer |
| Kenny Pickett The Creation | 56 | January 10, 1997 | London, England | Heart attack |
| Keith Diamond | 46 | January 18, 1997 | Manhattan, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Ron Holden | 57 | January 22, 1997 | Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico | Heart attack |
| Billy Mackenzie Associates | 39 | January 22, 1997 | Angus, Scotland | Suicide by barbiturate overdose |
| Richard Berry | 61 | January 23, 1997 | Inglewood, California, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Seth Lover | 87 | January 31, 1997 | Garden Grove, California, U.S. | Died after a brief illness |
| Chico Science | 30 | February 2, 1997 | Recife, Brazil | |
| Robert "Big Mojo" Elem | 69 | February 5, 1997 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Brian Connolly The Sweet | 52 | February 9, 1997 | Slough, Berkshire, England | Liver failure from alcohol abuse |
| Jack Owens | 92 | February 9, 1997 | Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S. | Unknown |
| Tony Williams Drummer for Miles Davis, The Tony Williams Lifetime, Sam Rivers, Jackie McLean, Alan Dawson, V.S.O.P., Public Image Ltd. | 51 | February 23, 1997 | Daly City, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Raymond Edwards The Silhouettes | 74 | March 4, 1997 | | Unknown |
| Ralph Bass Record producer from Black & White Records, Savoy Records, King Records, Federal Records, and Chess Records | 85 | March 5, 1997 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Unknown |
| Bobby Chouinard Drummer for Billy Squier | 43 | March 8, 1997 | | Heart attack |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | 24 | March 9, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Shot see Murder of the Notorious B.I.G. |
| LaVern Baker | 67 | March 10, 1997 | Queens, New York, U.S. | Cardiovascular disease |
| Boris Büchner Bassist for Cucumber Men | ? | March 11, 1997 | ?, Germany | Unknown |
| Jermaine Stewart | 39 | March 17, 1997 | Homewood, Illinois, U.S. | AIDS-related liver cancer |
| Ronnie Barron Canned Heat, Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 53 | March 20, 1997 | | Heart failure |
| Harold Melvin Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | 57 | March 24, 1997 | | Stroke |
| Kenny Moore Keyboardist for Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin | 45 | March 24, 1997 | | Cerebral hemorrhage/Stroke |
| Aaron Collins The Cadets | 66 | March 27, 1997 | | Unknown |
| Laura Nyro | 49 | April 8, 1997 | Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. | Ovarian cancer |
| Yank Rachell | 94 | April 9, 1997 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S | Unknown |
| Jay Hening Guitarist for Demolition 23 and "Star Star" | 32 | April 18, 1997 | | Suicide by gunshot |
| Dan "Cernunnos" Vandeplas Drummer for Enthroned | 25 | April 19, 1997 | | Suicide by hanging |
| Eldon Hoke Mentors, The Screamers | 39 | April 19, 1997 | Riverside, California, U.S. | Rail accident |
| Gene Ames Ames Brothers | 74 | April 26, 1997 | | Cancer |
| John Steele The Willows | 60 | April 28, 1997 | | Undisclosed illness |
| Keith Ferguson The Fabulous Thunderbirds | 50 | April 29, 1997 | | Liver failure |
| David Christie | 49 | May 11, 1997 | Capbreton, France | Suicide |
| Lovie Lee | 88 | May 23, 1997 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Willie Woods Guitarist for "Junior Walker & the All Stars" | 60 | May 27, 1997 | | Lung cancer |
| Jeff Buckley | 30 | May 29, 1997 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Accidental drowning |
| West Arkeen Songwriter | 36 | May 30, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Accidental opiate overdose |
| Ronnie Lane The Small Faces, Faces | 51 | June 4, 1997 | Trinidad, Colorado, U.S. | Pneumonia/Multiple sclerosis |
| Johnny "Hammond" Smith | 63 | June 4, 1997 | Victorville, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Arthur Prysock | 73 | June 14, 1997 | Hamilton, Bermuda | Illness from an aneurysm |
| John Wolters Drummer for Dr.Hook | 51 | June 16, 1997 | | Liver cancer |
| Bobby Helms | 63 | June 19, 1997 | Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. | Emphysema |
| Lawrence Payton The Four Tops | 59 | June 20, 1997 | Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Louis A. McCall Sr. Con Funk Shun | 45 | June 25, 1997 | Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. | Murder |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | 38 | June 26, 1997 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Heart & respiratory failure |
| Robert Mitchum | 79 | July 1, 1997 | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | Lung cancer & emphysema |
| Johnny Copeland | 60 | July 3, 1997 | Harlem, New York, U.S. | Complications from heart surgery |
| Mrs. Miller | 89 | July 5, 1997 | Vista, California, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Howard Pickup The Adverts | 47 | July 11, 1997 | | Brain tumor |
| Frank Farrell Supertramp | 50 | July 19, 1997 | London, England, U.K. | Unknown |
| Bob Gaddy | 73 | July 24, 1997 | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Chuck Wayne | 74 | July 29, 1997 | Jackson, New Jersey, U.S. | Emphysema |
| Fela Kuti | 58 | August 2, 1997 | Lagos, Nigeria | Complications from AIDS (disputed) |
| Luise King The King Sisters | 83 | August 4, 1997 | | Cancer |
| Luther Allison | 57 | August 12, 1997 | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | Metastasis |
| Roy Huskey Jr. Bassist for Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, George Jones, Steve Earle, Doc Watson, Del Wood, Roy Acuff | 40 | September 6, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Jimmy Witherspoon | 77 | September 18, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Nick Traina Link 80 | 19 | September 20, 1997 | | Suicide by self-administered lithium overdose |
| Larry Hall | 57 | September 24, 1997 | Somewhere in Oregon, U.S. | Cancer |
| Phil Medley | 81 | October 3, 1997 | | Unknown |
| John Denver The John Denver Band | 53 | October 12, 1997 | Pacific Grove, California, U.S. | Experimental plane accident |
| Glen Buxton Alice Cooper | 49 | October 19, 1997 | Clarion, Iowa, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Henry Vestine Canned Heat | 52 | October 20, 1997 | Paris, France | Heart and respiratory failure |
| Anton LaVey | 67 | October 29, 1997 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Pulmonary edema |
| Epic Soundtracks Swell Maps, Crime & the City Solution, These Immortal Souls | 38 | November 6, 1997 | West Hampstead, London, England | Inconclusive official cause |
| Tommy Tedesco | 67 | November 10, 1997 | Northridge, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Ralph Middlebrooks Trumpeter for Ohio Players | 57-58 | November 15, 1997 | | Cancer |
| Michael Hutchence INXS | 37 | November 22, 1997 | Sydney, Australia | Suicide or accidental strangulation |
| Fenton Robinson | 62 | November 25, 1997 | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | Complications from brain cancer |
| Michael Hedges | 43 | December 2, 1997 | Mendocino County, California, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| Glen Morrow Keyboardist for Chris de Burgh | 50 | December 5, 1997 | | Lymphoma |
| Kurt Winter The Guess Who | 51 | December 14, 1997 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Liver failure |
| Nicolette Larson | 45 | December 16, 1997 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cerebral edema and liver failure |
| Jimmy Rogers | 73 | December 19, 1997 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Colon cancer |
| Amie Comeaux | 21 | December 21, 1997 | Lacombe, Louisiana, U.S. | Car crash |
| Jackie Landry Jackson The Chantels | 56 | December 23, 1997 | | Breast cancer |
| Floyd Cramer | 64 | December 31, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Lung cancer |

## 1998

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Nick Venet Record producer and association with The Beach Boys | 61 | January 2, 1998 | Eastside Los Angeles, U.S. | Burkitt's lymphoma |
| John Gary | 65 | January 4, 1998 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher | 62 | January 5, 1998 | South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S. | Skiing accident |
| Ken Forssi The Surfaris, Love | 54 | January 10, 1998 | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | Brain tumor |
| Phyllis Nelson | 47 | January 12, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Junior Wells The Aces | 63 | January 15, 1998 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| Junior Kimbrough | 67 | January 17, 1998 | Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. | Heart attack following a stroke |
| Antoine "T.C.D." Lundy Force MDs | 34 | January 18, 1998 | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ALS |
| Carl Perkins | 65 | January 19, 1998 | Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Johnny Funches The Dells | 62 | January 23, 1998 | | Pneumonia |
| Walter Bishop Jr. | 70 | January 24, 1998 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Attila Zoller | 70 | January 25, 1998 | Townshend, Vermont, U.S. | Unknown |
| Lee Moses | 56 | January 26, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S | Lung cancer |
| Fat Pat Screwed Up Click | 27 | February 3, 1998 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Murder by gunshot |
| Tim Kelly Slaughter | 35 | February 5, 1998 | Bagdad, Arizona, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| Joe Stubbs The Falcons, The Contours, The Originals | 55 | February 5, 1998 | | Heart problems |
| Carl Wilson The Beach Boys | 51 | February 6, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Falco | 40 | February 6, 1998 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | Traffic accident |
| Grandpa Jones | 84 | February 19, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Stroke |
| Bob McBride Lighthouse | 51 | February 20, 1998 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Heart failure |
| Marie Adams | 72 | February 23, 1998 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Unknown |
| Rockin' Sidney | 59 | February 25, 1998 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | Throat cancer |
| Roger Christian The Christians | 38 | March 8, 1998 | Liverpool, England | Brain tumour |
| Stephen McNally Roadmaster | 47 | March 12, 1998 | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Judge Dread | 52 | March 13, 1998 | Canterbury, Kent, England U.K. | Heart attack |
| Dave Lewis | 59 | March 13, 1998 | San Diego, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| George Howard | 41 | March 20, 1998 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Colon cancer |
| Rozz Williams Christian Death, Shadow Project, Premature Ejaculation | 34 | April 1, 1998 | West Hollywood, California, U.S. | Suicide by hanging |
| Rob Pilatus Milli Vanilli | 32 | April 2, 1998 | Frankfurt, Germany | Alcohol and prescription pill overdose |
| Alvin Tyler | 72 | April 2, 1998 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Unknown |
| Cor van der Beek Drummer for Shocking Blue | 49 | April 2, 1998 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Undisclosed illness |
| Cozy Powell The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath | 50 | April 5, 1998 | Bristol, England | Traffic accident |
| Wendy O. Williams Plasmatics | 48 | April 6, 1998 | Storrs, Connecticut, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Tammy Wynette | 55 | April 6, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Heart failure with cardiac arrhythmia |
| Carlos Vega James Taylor | 41 | April 7, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Tom Cora | 44 | April 9, 1998 | Draguignan, France | Malignant melanoma |
| Lillian Briggs | 65 | April 11, 1998 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings | 56 | April 17, 1998 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | Breast cancer |
| Curly Chalker | 66 | April 30, 1998 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | Brain tumor |
| hide X Japan, Zilch | 33 | May 2, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Suicide by hanging |
| Syd Lawrence | 74 | May 5, 1998 | | Aneurysm |
| Eddie Rabbitt | 56 | May 7, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Frank Sinatra | 82 | May 14, 1998 | West Hollywood, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Rudy West The Five Keys | 65 | May 14, 1998 | | Heart attack |
| Dorothy Donegan | 76 | May 19, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Colon cancer |
| Ted Dunbar | 61 | May 29, 1998 | New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | Stroke |
| Helen Carter Carter Family, The Carter Sisters | 70 | June 2, 1998 | | Heart failure |
| Jerry Capehart | 69 | June 7, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Brain cancer |
| Wally Gold The Four Esquires | 70 | June 7, 1998 | | Colitis |
| Steve Sanders The Oak Ridge Boys | 45 | June 10, 1998 | Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | Suicide by gunshot |
| Lew Chudd Record producer, radio executive and co-founder of Imperial Records | 86 | June 15, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Billie Hughes Record producer, songwriter | 50 | July 3, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Roy Rogers | 86 | July 6, 1998 | Apple Valley, California, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Marc Hunter Dragon | 44 | July 17, 1998 | Berry, New South Wales, Australia | Throat cancer |
| Tom Calandra Raven, Stan and the Ravens | 56 | July 19, 1998 | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | Illness |
| Dave "Chico" Ryan Sha Na Na | 50 | July 26, 1998 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Gene Page | 58 | August 24, 1998 | Westwood, California, U.S. | Alcohol poisoning/Long-term illness |
| Denniz Pop DJ music producer | 35 | August 30, 1998 | Solna, Sweden | Stomach cancer |
| Sonny Knight | 64 | September 5, 1998 | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Unknown/Stroke |
| Lucio Battisti | 55 | September 9, 1998 | Milan, Italy | |
| Johnny Adams | 66 | September 14, 1998 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | Cancer |
| Barrett Deems Jimmy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Red Norvo, and Muggsy Spanier | 84 | September 15, 1998 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Charlie Foxx Inez and Charlie Foxx | 58 | September 18, 1998 | | Leukemia |
| Oz Bach Spanky and Our Gang | 59 | September 21, 1998 | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | Cancer |
| Betty Carter | 69 | September 26, 1998 | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer |
| Gene Autry | 91 | October 2, 1998 | Studio City, California, U.S. | Lymphoma |
| Bojan Pečar VIA Talas, Ekatarina Velika | 38 | October 13, 1998 | London, England | Heart attack |
| David Proch The Skyliners | 44 | October 19, 1998 | Near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Car crash |
| Vivienne McAuliffe Affinity | 50 | October 21, 1998 | | Unknown |
| Lonnie Pitchford | 43 | November 8, 1998 | Lexington, Mississippi, U.S. | HIV/AIDS |
| Kenny Kirkland | 43 | November 12, 1998 | Queens, New York City, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Eldridge Holmes | 56 | November 13, 1998 | | Unknown |
| Hal Davis Record producer, songwriter | 65 | November 18, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Unknown |
| Barbara Acklin | 55 | November 27, 1998 | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| George Van Eps | 65 | November 29, 1998 | Newport Beach, California, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Jake Carey The Flamingos | 70 | December 10, 1998 | | Heart attack |
| Lynn Strait Snot | 30 | December 11, 1998 | Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | Traffic accident |
| Jimmy "Orion" Ellis | 53 | December 12, 1998 | Selma, Alabama, U.S. | Murdered |
| Bryan Maclean Love | 52 | December 25, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Johnny Moore The Drifters | 64 | December 30, 1998 | London, England | Respiratory failure |

## 1999

| Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death |
| Johnny D'Arc The Four Lads | 60 | January 4, 1999 | | Heart attack |
| Sonny Forriest The Coasters | 64 | January 10, 1999 | Capitol Heights, Maryland, U.S. | Unknown |
| Barry Prichard The Fortunes | 54 | January 11, 1999 | Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England | Heart attack |
| Fabrizio De André | 58 | January 11, 1999 | Milan, Italy | |
| John Baker Saunders Mad Season The Walkabouts | 44 | January 15, 1999 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Heroin overdose |
| William "Bill" E. Albaugh The Lemon Pipers | 53 | January 20, 1999 | | Undisclosed cause |
| Charles Brown | 76 | January 21, 1999 | Oakland, California, U.S. | Congestive heart failure |
| Benjamin Smoke Smoke | 39 | January 29, 1999 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Liver failure due to hepatitis C |
| Barış Manço | 56 | February 1, 1999 | Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey | Heart attack |
| David McComb The Triffids, Blackeyed Susans | 36 | February 2, 1999 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Heroin toxicity and rejection of his 1996 heart transplant |
| Gwen Guthrie | 48 | February 3, 1999 | Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | Uterine cancer |
| Mutsumi "623" Fukuhara Vocalist for Super Junky Monkey | ? | February 5, 1999 | Osaka, Japan | Suicide |
| Bobby Troup | 80 | February 7, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Jaki Byard | 76 | February 11, 1999 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Shot to death |
| Gerald Gregory The Spaniels | 64 | February 12, 1999 | | Brain tumor |
| Buddy Knox | 65 | February 14, 1999 | Bremerton, Washington, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Big L | 24 | February 15, 1999 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Murdered |
| Björn Afzelius Hoola Bandoola Band | 52 | February 16, 1999 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Lung cancer |
| Vann "Piano Man" Walls | 80 | February 24, 1999 | Montreal, Canada, U.S. | Cancer |
| Sławomir "Sławek" Onacik Lessdress | 37 | February 27, 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Unknown |
| David Ackles | 62 | March 2, 1999 | Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Dusty Springfield The Springfields | 59 | March 2, 1999 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England | Breast cancer |
| Jackson C. Frank | 56 | March 3, 1999 | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. | Combination of pneumonia and cardiac arrest |
| Buddy Trenier The Treniers | 85 | March 5, 1999 | | Lung cancer |
| Lowell Fulson | 77 | March 7, 1999 | Long Beach, California, U.S. | Complications from kidney disease, diabetes, and congestive heart failure |
| Marv Ingram The Four Preps | 60 | March 7, 1999 | | Heart attack |
| Gregg Diamond | 49 | March 14, 1999 | | Gastrointestinal bleeding |
| Peppermint Harris | 73 | March 19, 1999 | Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | Unknown |
| Val Valentin Record producer and record engineer | 79 | March 24, 1999 | Reno, Nevada, U.S. | Unknown |
| Mighty Joe Young | 71 | March 24, 1999 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Freaky Tah Lost Boyz | 27 | March 28, 1999 | Queens, New York, U.S. | Murdered by gunshot |
| Joe Williams | 80 | March 29, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Natural causes |
| Jesse Stone | 97 | April 1, 1999 | Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. | Pneumonia |
| Red Norvo | 91 | April 6, 1999 | Santa Monica, California, U.S | |
| Colin Manley The Remo Four | 56 | April 9, 1999 | | Cancer |
| Skip Spence Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape | 52 | April 16, 1999 | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Melba Liston | 73 | April 23, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Kemistry Kemistry & Storm | 35 | April 25, 1999 | Winchester, Hampshire, England | Traffic accident |
| Roger Troutman Zapp | 47 | April 25, 1999 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Murdered by his brother Larry Troutman |
| Larry Troutman Zapp | 52 | April 25, 1999 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | Committed suicide after murdering his brother Roger Troutman |
| Adrian Borland The Outsiders, The Sound | 41 | April 26, 1999 | London, England | Suicide by railway train |
| Darrell Sweet Nazareth | 51 | April 30, 1999 | New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Leon Thomas | 61 | May 8, 1999 | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | Heart failure resulting from leukemia |
| William Tucker Ministry | 38 | May 14, 1999 | | Suicide by knife and barbiturate overdose |
| Rob Gretton Manager of Joy Division and New Order | 46 | May 15, 1999 | | Heart attack |
| Bruce Fairbairn Record producer for Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC | 49 | May 17, 1999 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Unknown causes |
| Augustus Pablo | 44 | May 18, 1999 | Kingston, Jamaica | Myasthenia gravis/Collapsed lung |
| Bugz Member of D12 | 21 | May 21, 1999 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | Shot and run over |
| Mel Tormé | 73 | June 5, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke |
| Ernie Wilkins | 76 | June 5, 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Stroke |
| Eddie Kurdziel Guitarist for Redd Kross | 38 | June 6, 1999 | | Heroin overdose |
| Billy Brown The Freshmen | 56 | June 6, 1999 | Johnstown, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland | Heart attack |
| Screaming Lord Sutch Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages | 58 | June 16, 1999 | West Harrow, Middlesex, England | Suicide by hanging |
| Brian O'Hara Lead guitarist for The Fourmost | 57 | June 16, 1999 | | Suicide by hanging |
| Frank C. Starr Lead singer for The Four Horsemen | 41 | June 18, 1999 | | Died after a 4-year coma caused by a motorcycle accident in 1995 |
| Kami Malice Mizer | 27 | June 21, 1999 | Kyoto, Japan | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| Jimmy Archer The Wrens | 60's | June 22, 1999 | | Unknown |
| Bruce Day Pablo Cruise | 48 | June 30, 1999 | Windsor, California, U.S. | Unknown causes |
| Dennis Brown | 42 | July 1, 1999 | Kingston, Jamaica | Cardiac arrest/Collapsed lung |
| Guy Mitchell | 72 | July 1, 1999 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Complications following surgery for cancer |
| Mark Sandman Morphine | 46 | July 3, 1999 | Palestrina, Lazio, Italy | Heart attack on stage |
| Kevin Wilkinson China Crisis, Squeeze | 41 | July 17, 1999 | Baydon, Swindon, England | Suicide by hanging |
| Gar Samuelson Megadeth | 41 | July 14, 1999 | Orange City, Florida, U.S. | Liver failure |
| Harry "Sweets" Edison | 83 | July 27, 1999 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Prostate cancer |
| Anita Carter Carter Family, The Carter Sisters | 66 | July 29, 1999 | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. | Kidney & liver damage |
| Leroy Vinnegar | 71 | August 3, 1999 | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Tommy Ridgley | 73 | August 11, 1999 | | Lung cancer |
| Johnny Byrne Rhythm guitarist for Rory Storm | 59 | August 18, 1999 | | Motor neurone disease |
| Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler | 31 | August 20, 1999 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Heroin and cocaine overdose |
| Rob Fisher Naked Eyes, Climie Fisher | 42 | August 25, 1999 | | Following bowel surgery for cancer |
| Katie Webster | 63 | September 5, 1999 | League City, Texas, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Beau Jocque | 45 | September 10, 1999 | Kinder, Louisiana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Chuck Higgins | 75 | September 14, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Ed Cobb The Four Preps | 61 | September 19, 1999 | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | Leukemia |
| Claude Bessy Catholic Discipline | 53 | October 2, 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Lung cancer |
| Art Farmer | 71 | October 4, 1999 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Erik Brødreskift Borknagar, Gorgoroth | 29 | October 4, 1999 | | Suicide by drug overdose |
| Milt Jackson Modern Jazz Quartet | 76 | October 9, 1999 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Ella Mae Morse | 75 | October 16, 1999 | Bullhead City, Arizona, U.S. | Respiratory failure |
| Hoyt Axton | 61 | October 26, 1999 | Victor, Montana, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Wes Berggren Tripping Daisy | 28 | October 27, 1999 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Cocaine and morphine overdose |
| Rob Hoeke | 60 | November 6, 1999 | Krommenie, Netherlands | Died after a short illness |
| Herb Abramson Record company executive, record producer and co-founder of Atlantic Records | 82 | November 9, 1999 | Henderson, Nevada, U.S. | Unknown |
| Little Miss Cornshucks | 76 | November 12, 1999 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Stroke |
| Doug Sahm | 58 | November 18, 1999 | Taos, New Mexico, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Smokey Joe Baugh | 67 | November 19, 1999 | Monterey, California, U.S. | |
| Alvin Cash | 60 | November 21, 1999 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Ulcer compilations |
| Howard Biggs | 83 | November 24, 1999 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| Clifford Jarvis | 58 | November 26, 1999 | London, England | Unknown |
| Johnny "Big Moose" Walker | 72 | November 27, 1999 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Curtis Knight | 70 | November 29, 1999 | Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands | Cancer |
| Don "Sugarcane" Harris Don and Dewey | 61 | December 1, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Complications from pulmonary disease |
| Charlie Byrd | 74 | December 2, 1999 | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Scatman John | 57 | December 3, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung cancer |
| Bobby Marchan | 69 | December 5, 1999 | Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | Liver cancer |
| Rick Danko The Band | 55 | December 10, 1999 | Marbletown, New York, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Charles Earland | 58 | December 11, 1999 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Heart failure |
| Dave Shogren Bassist for The Doobie Brothers | 49 | December 14, 1999 | | Pneumonia |
| Grover Washington Jr. | 56 | December 17, 1999 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Heart attack |
| Joe Higgs | 59 | December 18, 1999 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Cancer |
| Billy Davenport Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 68 | December 24, 1999 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Unknown |
| Curtis Mayfield The Impressions | 57 | December 26, 1999 | Roswell, Georgia, U.S. | Complications due to diabetes |