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 2010.
2010 deaths in popular music
Name Age Date Location Cause of death Gregory Slay Remy Zero 40 January 1, 2010 Bodega Bay, California, U.S. Cystic fibrosis Tony Clarke Record producer from The Moody Blues 68 January 4, 2010 Brighton, East Sussex, England Emphysema Neil Christian 66 January 4, 2010 U.K. Cancer Sandro de América 64 January 4, 2010 Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina Septic shock Willie Mitchell 81 January 5, 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Cardiac arrest Woody Cunningham Kleeer 61 January 9, 2010 Bowie, Maryland, U.S. Cause unknown Mick Green Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 65 January 11, 2010 Ilford, Essex, England Heart failure Jimmy O 35 January 12, 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Killed and crushed in Haiti earthquake 2010 Yabby You 63 January 12, 2010 Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Brain aneurysm Jay Reatard Lost Sounds, The Reatards 29 January 13, 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Cocaine and alcohol toxicity Teddy Pendergrass Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 59 January 13, 2010 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. Respiratory failure Jim Korthe 3rd Strike, Phantasm 39 January 13, 2010 San Pedro, California, U.S. Natural causes Ed Thigpen 79 January 13, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Heart and lung problems Eddie Edehill The Valentines 74 January 13, 2010 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S. Heart attack Bobby Charles 71 January 14, 2010 Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. Natural causes Mike "Ace" Evans The Action 64 January 15, 2010 London, England Heart attack Carl Smith 82 January 16, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. Natural causes, VolunteerTV.com (WVLT-TV), January 17, 2010 Kate McGarrigle 63 January 18, 2010 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Cancer Lynn Taitt 75 January 20, 2010 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cancer Geoff Workman Record producer for Toto, The Cars, Drivin N Cryin, Foreigner and Mötley Crüe 62 January 21, 2010 Aurora, Colorado, U.S. Liver failure Robert "Squirrel" Lester The Chi-Lites 67 January 21, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Liver cancer Apache 45 January 22, 2010 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. Undisclosed causes Earl Wild 94 January 23, 2010 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Heart failure Shirley Collie Nelson 78 January 27, 2010 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. After a long illness Pauly Fuemana OMC 40 January 31, 2010 North Shore City, New Zealand Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Herman Curtis Dunham The Solitaires 73 January 31, 2010 Harlem, New York City, U.S. Lung cancer Mallia Franklin Parliament 57 February 5, 2010 Los Angeles, California, United States Unknown John Dankworth 82 February 6, 2010 Marylebone, London, England After a long illnessStephen Graham, Jazz breaking news: Giant of British Jazz Sir John Dankworth Dies at 82, Jazzwise, 6 February 2010. Richard Delvy Drummer for The Challengers/The Bel-Airs 67 February 6, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Pneumonia Malcolm Vaughan 80 February 9, 2010 Eastbourne, East Sussex, England Alzheimer's disease Sylvia Shemwell Record producer for "The Sweet Inspirations" also backup for Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Van Morrison etc. 68 February 13, 2010 Winnetka, California, United States Complications from a stroke Dale Hawkins 73 February 13, 2010 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Colorectal cancer Doug Fieger The Knack 57 February 14, 2010 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Cancer Lee Freeman Rhythm guitar for The Strawberry Alarm Clock 60 February 14, 2010 Glendale, California, U.S. Cancer Lil' Dave Thompson 40 February 14, 2010 Aiken County, South Carolina, U.S. Car crash Kathryn Grayson 88 February 17, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Natural causes Ines Paulke MotivDanzu 51 February 17, 2010 Thannhausen, Bavaria, Germany Suicide Lonnie Heard The 5 Dollars 72 February 23, 2010 Highland Park, Michigan, United States Unknown Edmundas Čivinskas Vocalist for Vairas49 February 24, 2010 Kaunas, Lithuania Hepatitis B Nujabes Record producer 36 February 26, 2010 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Traffic collision Larry Cassidy Section 25 56 February 27, 2010 Blackpool, England Blood clot Tom Wolk Hall & Oates, Billy Joel Band, Saturday Night Live Band 58 February 28, 2010 Pawling, New York, U.S. Heart attack Big Tiny Little (Dudley Little) Solo/Lawrence Welk/Various 79 March 3, 2010 Carson City, Nevada, U.S. Natural causes Etta Cameron 70 March 4, 2010 Aarhus, Denmark After a long illness Ron Banks The Dramatics 58 March 4, 2010 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Heart attack Lolly Vegas Redbone 70 March 4, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Lung cancer Bud Cockrell It's a Beautiful Day 59 March 6, 2010 Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. Complications from diabetes Mark Linkous Sparklehorse 47 March 6, 2010 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Suicide by gunshot Rich Parris Guitarist for Animal Bag 47 March 9, 2010 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Ruptured ulcer Lesley Duncan 66 March 12, 2010 Isle of Mull, Scotland Cerebrovascular disease Cherie DeCastro The DeCastro Sisters 87 March 14, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Pneumonia Alex Chilton The Box Tops, Big Star 59 March 17, 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Heart attack Diz Disley 78 March 22, 2010 London, England Gino Baldi Italian singer87March 22, 2010Bogotà, Colombia Jim Marshall Rock and roll photographer 74 March 24, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. Herb Ellis 88 March 28, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's diseaseNicola Arigliano Italian singer and actor86March 30, 2010Calimera, Lecce, Italy Vinnie Chas Pretty Boy Floyd46 April 6, 2010 Vancouver, Washington, U.S. Jerry Byrne 69 April 7, 2010 Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. Lung cancer Eddie Johnson 89 April 7, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Malcolm McLaren Manager for Sex Pistols 64 April 8, 2010 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland Peritoneal mesothelioma Steve Reid 66 April 13, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. Throat cancer Peter Steele Type O Negative, Carnivore 48 April 14, 2010 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Aortic aneurysm Guru Gang Starr 48 April 19, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. Multiple myeloma Owsley 44 April 30, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. SuicideCooper, Peter (May 1, 2010). "Musician Will Owsley dies", The Tennessean. Retrieved May 1, 2010. Eddie L. Jackson Brenda & the Tabulations 63 May 3, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Brain aneurysm Lena HorneSinger, dancer, actress, and activist 92 May 9, 2010 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Congestive heart failure Ronnie James Dio Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf 67 May 16, 2010 Houston, Texas, U.S. Stomach cancer Hank Jones 91 May 16, 2010 The Bronx, New York, U.S. Peter Keepnews, "Hank Jones, Versatile Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 91", The New York Times, May 17, 2010. Beaver 59 May 23, 2010 Auckland, New Zealand Sarcoma Paul Gray Slipknot 38 May 24, 2010 Urbandale, Iowa, U.S. Drug overdose Steve New Rich Kids 50 May 24, 2010 London, England, Cancer Ali-Ollie Woodson The Temptations 58 May 30, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Leukemia Marvin Isley The Isley Brothers 56 June 6, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Complications due to diabetes Calvin Leavy 70 June 6, 2010 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. Stuart Cable Stereophonics 40 June 7, 2010 Llwydcoed, Wales Asphyxiation on vomit Walt Woodward III Twisted Sister, Shark Island, The Painkillers, Sweet Savage 51 June 8, 2010 Woodland Park, New Jersey Liver failure Crispian St. Peters 71 June 8, 2010 Swanley, United Kingdom Unknown Garry Shider Parliament-Funkadelic 56 June 16, 2010 Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. Lung cancerVanna Brosio Italian singer, television host and actress67June 19, 2010Turin, ItalyLong and serious illness Peter Quaife The Kinks 66 June 23, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Kidney failure Sergio Vega 40 June 26, 2010 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Shot Park Yong-ha 32 June 30, 2010 Seoul, South Korea Suicide Ilene Woods Disney's Cinderella 81 July 1, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease Harvey Fuqua The Moonglows 80 July 6, 2010 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Heart attackLelio Luttazzi Italian pianist, actor, singer, composer, conductor, showman, television and radio host, writer and director87July 8, 2010Trieste, Italy Sugar Minott 54 July 10, 2010 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Tuli Kupferberg The Fugs 86 July 12, 2010 New York City, U.S.Kidney failure Madalina Manole 43 July 14, 2010 Otopeni, Romania Suicide Fred Carter Jr. 76 July 17, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Stroke Andy Hummel Big Star 59 July 19, 2010 Weatherford, Texas, U.S. Cancer Phillip Walker 73 July 22, 2010 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Heart failure Al Goodman Ray, Goodman & Brown 67 July 26, 2010 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. Heart failureKerwick, Mike. "Soul singer Al Goodman, baritone for the Moments", The Record (Bergen County), July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010. Ben Keith Great Speckled Band 73 July 26, 2010 La Honda, California, U.S. Blood clot in lung Art Mineo 91 July 27, 2010 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. Pulmonary Fibrosishttp://pnwbands.com/artmineoquartet.html Derf Scratch Fear 58 July 28, 2010 Camarillo, California, U.S. Liver diseaseMario Bonura Italian singer-songwriter62July 28, 2010Salemi, Trapani, Italy Mitch Miller 99 July 31, 2010 New York, New York, U.S. Short illness Bobby Hebb 72 August 3, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Lung cancer Catfish Collins Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s 66 August 6, 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Cancer Calvin "Fuzz" Jones 84 August 9, 2010 Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. Lung cancer Dana Dawson 36 August 10, 2010 New York U.S. Colorectal cancer Richie Hayward Little Feat 64 August 12, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Liver cancer Abbey Lincoln 80 August 14, 2010 Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S. Complications from open-heart surgery Kenny Edwards The Stone Poneys 64 August 18, 2010 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Prostate cancer Michael Been The Call 60 August 19, 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Heart attack"The Call's Been dies of heart attack", CNN, August 20, 2010. Charles Haddon Ou Est le Swimming Pool 22 August 20, 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Suicide after injuring a concertgoer Mike Edwards Electric Light Orchestra 62 September 3, 2010 Halwell, Devon, England Traffic accident Hadley Caliman 78 September 8, 2010 Seattle, Washington, U.S. Rich Cronin LFO 36 September 8, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Leukemia and stroke King Coleman 78 September 11, 2010 Miami, Florida, U.S. Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell) 60 September 15, 2010 Montserrat, West Indies Cerebral cancer Buddy Collette 89 September 19, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure Don Partridge 68 September 21, 2010 Peacehaven, East Sussex, England Heart attack Eddie Fisher 82 September 22, 2010 Berkeley, California, U.S. Complications from hip surgerySandra Mondaini