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
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Jay Weaver Big Daddy Weave 42 January 2, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States COVID-19 Lewis Jordan The Jordan Brothers 74 January 3, 2022 Frackville, Pennsylvania, United States Undisclosed causes Jessie Daniels Force MDs 58 January 4, 2022 Staten Island, New York, United States Undisclosed causes Calvin Simon Parliament-Funkadelic 79 January 6, 2022 San Antonio, Florida, United States Unknown Bobby Harrison Procol Harum, Freedom, Snafu 82 January 7, 2022 Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England R. Dean Taylor 82 January 7, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States Complications due to COVID-19"R Dean Taylor, Singer and Songwriter of 'Indiana Wants Me' Fame, Dies", Best Classic Bands, January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 James Mtume Mtume 76 January 9, 2022 South Orange, New Jersey, United States Unknown Gerry Granahan 89 January 10, 2022 East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States Undisclosed Burke Shelley Budgie71 January 10, 2022 Cardiff, Wales Undisclosed illness Rosa Lee Hawkins The Dixie Cups76 January 11, 2022 Tampa, Florida, United States Complications from a surgery Ronnie Spector The Ronettes78 January 12, 2022 New York City, New York, United States Cancer Fred Parris The Five Satins 85 January 13, 2022 New Haven, Connecticut, United States Brief illness Sonny Turner The Platters 82 January 13, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States Throat cancer Dallas Frazier 82 January 14, 2022 Gallatin, Tennessee, United States Related complications Greg Webster Ohio Players 84 January 14, 2022 Dayton, Ohio, United States Undisclosed Rachel Nagy The Detroit Cobras 48 January 16, 2022 Michigan, United States Cardiomyopathy Beverly Ross Ronald & Ruby 87 January 17, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Dementia Dick Halligan Blood, Sweat & Tears 78 January 18, 2022 Rome, Italy Natural causes Freddie Hughes 78 January 18, 2022 Oakland, California, United States Leukemia/Complications of COVID-19 Meat Loaf 74 January 20, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed causes Don Wilson The Ventures 88 January 22, 2022 Tacoma, Washington, United States Natural causes Boris Pfeiffer In Extremo 53 January 24, 2022 Wandlitz, Germany Natural causes Pat King Manfred Mann's Earth Band 78 January 25, 2022 Olvera, Andalucía, Spain Janet Mead 84 January 26, 2022 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Cancer Diego Verdaguer 70 January 27, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States COVID-19 Sam Lay Paul Butterfield Blues Band 86 January 29, 2022 Chicago, Illinois, United States Unknown "Legendary Drummer Sam Lay Dead at 86", Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 31, 2022 Norma Waterson The Watersons 82 January 30, 2022 North Yorkshire, England Pneumonia Hargus "Pig" Robbins 84 January 30, 2022 United States Undisclosed Jimmy Johnson Syl Johnson's Brother 93 January 31, 2022 Harvey, Illinois, United States 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, United States CIDP, COPD and osteopenia Willie Leacox America 74 February 2, 2022 Stockton, California, United States UnknownFormer America Drummer Willie Leacox Dead at 74. ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022. Donny Gerrard Skylark 75 February 3, 2022 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Cancer Kerry Chater Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 76 February 4, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Unknown causes Syl Johnson 85 February 6, 2022 Mableton, Georgia, United States Congestive heart failureHappy Ruggiero (Felice Ruggiero)
Italian record producer, composer and singer83February 6, 2022Asti, Italy Betty Davis 77 February 9, 2022 Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States Natural causes/Cancer Ian McDonald King Crimson, Foreigner 75 February 9, 2022 New York City, New York, United States Cancer Steve Salas Tierra, El Chicano 69 February 10, 2022 United States Multiple myeloma/COVID-19 Chet McCracken The Doobie Brothers 75 February 11, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed causesChester McCracken Obituary - Sherman Oaks, CA Neptune Society Mike Rabon The Five Americans 78 February 11, 2022 United States Undisclosed causes"Michael Lee Rabon", Prater-Lambton, Retrieved February 19, 2022 Miguel Vicens Danus Bassist for Los Bravos 78 February 12, 2022 Palma, Spain Pneumonia King Louie Bankston The Exploding Hearts 49 February 13, 2022 United States Heart failure Sandy Nelson 83 February 14, 2022 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Complications from stroke Roger Segal Trashlight Vision 49 February 14, 2022 South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States MurderPhilly musician Roger Segal (Trashlight Vision, Sorry and the Sinatras) killed in stabbing at 49. 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Retrieved February 16, 2022.Pete McClanahan Warrior Soul62February 16, 2022Cranston, Rhode Island, United StatesUndisclosed Dallas Good The Sadies 48 February 17, 2022 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Heart condition Marc Hamilton 78 February 17, 2022 Saint-Jerome, Quebec, Canada COVID-19Fausto Cigliano Italian singer and guitarist85February 17, 2022Rome, Italy Gary Brooker Procol Harum 76 February 19, 2022 Surrey, England Cancer Joni James 91 February 20, 2022 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States 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, United States Undisclosed illness Snootie Wild 36 February 26, 2022 Houston, Texas, United States Murder Nick Tesco The Members 67 February 26, 2022 United Kingdom Undisclosed Warner Mack 87 March 1, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Chuck Criss Freelance Whales 36 March 3, 2022 Queens, New York, United States Suicide Mike Cross Sponge 57 March 6, 2022 United States Undisclosed causes John Dean The Reflections 80 March 8, 2022 United States Undisclosed causes Ziggy Sigmund Econoline Crush, Slow 56 March 8, 2022 United States Unknown Ziggy Sigmund. rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022. Richard PodolorThe Pets and record producer for Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night 86 March 9, 2022 Encino, California, United States Undisclosed cause "Richie Podolor, Producer of Hits For Three Dog Night, Dies", Best Classic Bands, March 10, 2022. Bestclassicbands.com, Retrieved March 10, 2022 Bobbie Nelson 91 March 10, 2022 Austin, Texas, United States Lung cancer Brad Martin 48 March 11, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Timmy Thomas77 March 11, 2022 Miami, Florida, United States Cancer Traci Braxton The Braxtons 50 March 12, 2022 United States Esophageal cancer Barry Bailey Atlanta Rhythm Section 73 March 12, 2022 Madison, Georgia, United States Complications of multiple sclerosis Barry Bailey, guitarist for Atlanta Rhythm Section, dies at 73. www.ajc.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022 LaShun Pace 60 March 21, 2022 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Organ failure Bert Ruiter Focus, Earth and Fire 75 March 24, 2022 Blaricum, Netherlands 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, United States Alzheimer's disease "Bobby Hendricks of the Original Drifters", thebobbyhendricks.com Retrieved April 27, 2022 Keith Martin 55 March 25, 2022 Quezon City, Philippines Acute myocardial infarction Jeff Carson 58 March 26, 2022 Franklin, Tennessee, United States Heart attack Keaton PierceToo Close to Touch 31 March 27, 2022 United States Acute pancreatitis Jimmy KarsteinGary Lewis & the Playboys 78 March 27, 2022 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Undisclosed Mira Calix 52 March 28, 2022 Bedford, EnglandSuicide Tabby Diamond Mighty Diamonds67 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, United States Cancer Fred Johnson The Marcels 80 March 31, 2022 United States Undisclosed causes Bunny Simpson Mighty Diamonds71 April 1, 2022 Kingston, Jamaica Diabetes C. W. McCall 93 April 1, 2022 Ouray, Colorado, United States Cancer Roland White The Kentucky Colonels 83 April 1, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Complications from heart attack Archie Eversole 37 April 3, 2022 Decatur, Georgia, United States Murder Jordan Mooney Adam and the Ants66 April 3, 2022 Seaford, East Sussex, England Cholangiocarcinoma Joe Messina The Funk Brothers93 April 4, 2022 Northville, Michigan, United States Kidney disease Bobby Rydell 79 April 5, 2022 Abington, Pennsylvania, United States Complications of pneumonia Con Cluskey The Bachelors 86 April 8, 2022 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England Complications of COVID-19 Wade BuffThe Dream Weavers 87 April 8, 2022 New Albany, Ohio, United States Undislosedhttps://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/gahanna-oh/wade-buff-10703897 Chris Bailey The Saints65 April 9, 2022 Haarlem, NetherlandsUndisclosed causeGiulietta Sacco Italian singer77April 11, 2022Aversa, Italy Charles E. McCormick Bloodstone 75 April 12, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States Lengthy illness Tim Feerick Dance Gavin Dance34 April 13, 2022 Sacramento, California, United States Fentanyl overdose Peter McEwan Staind 55 April 15, 2022 United States Unknown Roderick "Pooh" Clark Hi-Five 49 April 17, 2022 Waco, Texas, United States Complications infection & pneumonia DJ Kay Slay 55 April 17, 2022 New York City, New York, United States COVID-19 Re StylesThe Tubes 72 April 17, 2022 San Francisco, California, United States Complications from strokeCatherine Spaak Belgian -born Italian actress, singer, television presenter and dancer 77April 17, 2022Rome, ItalyIschemic attack Jerry Doucette 70 April 18, 2022 Delta, British Columbia, Canada Cancer Guitar Shorty87 April 20, 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States Natural causes Andrew Woolfolk Earth, Wind & Fire71 April 20, 2022 Aurora, Colorado, United StatesMarco Occhetti (Kim)