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 2024.
2024 deaths in popular music
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Chris KarrerAmon Düül, Amon Düül II, Embryo 76 January 2, 2024 Bavaria, Germany COVID-19 Glynis JohnsActress and singer 100 January 4, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Natural causes David SoulActor and singer 80 January 4, 2024 London, England COPD Larry CollinsCountry guitarist and singer-songwriter 79 January 5, 2024 Santa Clarita, California, United States Natural causes Gene DeerBlues guitarist and singer 59 January 5, 2024 Fairland, Indiana, United States Unknown Del PalmerBass guitarist and audio engineer 71 January 5, 2024 United Kingdom Undisclosed IasosNew-age musician 76 January 6, 2024 Maui, Hawaii Undisclosed Tony ClarkinMagnum 77 January 7, 2024 Birmingham, England Spinal conditionGermana Caroli Italian singer92January 7, 2024Monghidoro, Bologna, Italy Phill NiblockAvant-garde composer and filmmaker 90 January 8, 2024 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Heart failureGian Franco Reverberi Italian composer, brother of Gian Piero Reverberi and exponent of the Genoese School89January 8, 2024Genoa, ItalyNatural decline due to advanced age James KottakScorpions, Kingdom Come, Warrant 61 January 9, 2024 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Cardiac arrest Audie BlaylockBluegrass musician 61 January 10, 2024 Auburn, Indiana, United States Undisclosed Bill HayesActor and singer 98 January 12, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed Jo-El SonnierCountry and Cajun singer-songwriter and musician 77 January 13, 2024 Austin, Texas, United States Heart attack Ari TaskinenFinnish musician, composer, and lyricist 64 January 15, 2024 Dahab, Egypt Undisclosed illnessDana Ghia Italian actress and singer, active between the late 1950s and the 1970s91January 16, 2024Mori, Trento, Italy Peter SchickeleComposer and musical parodist (P. D. Q. Bach) 88 January 16, 2024 Bearsville, New York, United States UndisclosedGiorgio Bennato (Giorgio Zito) Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer 74January 16, 2024Naples, ItalyHeart attackNello Ciangherotti Italian conductor, composer and arranger93January 17, 2024Muggia, Italy Silent Servant (Juan Mendez)Techno musician, DJ, producer 46 January 18, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Fentanyl overdose The Soft Moon (Luis Vasquez)Techno musician, singer-songwriter, producer 44 January 18, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Fentanyl overdose Marlena ShawJazz and soul singer 84 January 19, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Undisclosed Mary WeissThe Shangri-Las 75 January 19, 2024 Palm Springs, California, United States COPD Frank FarianSinger and record producer 82 January 23, 2024 Miami, Florida, United States Undisclosed MelanieSinger-songwriter 76 January 23, 2024 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Anders "Dagger" SandbergRednex 55 January 23, 2024 Hedemora, Sweden Undisclosed Margo SmithCountry singer-songwriter 84 January 23, 2024 Franklin, Tennessee, United States Stroke BhavathariniIndian singer 47 January 25, 2024 Sri Lanka Stomach cancer Dean BrownJazz guitarist 68 January 26, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Cancer Tony CedrasSouth African multi-instrumentalist 72 January 29, 2024 Cape Town, South Africa EmphysemaFranco Tozzi Italian singer, brother of Umberto Tozzi79January 29, 2024Cuneo, Italy Chita RiveraActress, singer, and dancer 91 January 30, 2024 New York City, New York, United States A brief illness Paul BrettRock guitarist 76 January 31, 2024 North WalesHeart failure Hank CicaloRecording engineer 91 January 31, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed Wayne KramerMC5 75 February 2, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Pancreatic cancer Derrick McIntyreJamiroquai 66 February 2, 2024 Hertfordshire, England Car crash Aston "Family Man" BarrettBob Marley and the Wailers 77 February 3, 2024 Miami, Florida, United States Heart failure after a series of strokesToby KeithCountry singer-songwriter 62 February 5, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Stomach cancer Donald KinseyBob Marley and the Wailers 70 February 6, 2024 Merrillville, Indiana, United States UndisclosedHenry FambroughThe Spinners 85 February 7, 2024 Sterling, Virginia, United States Natural causesMojo NixonMusician, actor, and DJ 66 February 7, 2024 On a cruise ship near San Juan, Puerto Rico Cardiac arrest Damo SuzukiCan74 February 9, 2024 Cologne, Germany Colon cancer Jimmy Van EatonRock and roll drummer86 February 9, 2024 Alabama, United States Undisclosed Randy SparksThe New Christy Minstrels, The Back Porch Majority90 February 11, 2024 San Diego, California, United States Undisclosed Kerry "Fatman" HunterNew Orleans Nightcrawlers53 February 13, 2024 New Orleans, Louisiana, United states Hit by a car Ian AmeyDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich79 February 14, 2024 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Undisclosed Etterlene DeBargeGospel singer88 February 16, 2024 Woodland Hills, California, United States Undisclosed Dexter RomweberFlat Duo Jets57 February 16, 2024 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States Natural causes Cynthia StrotherThe Bell Sisters88 February 16, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Heart failure Geoffrey MichaelsViolinst79 February 17, 2024 Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States Parkinson's disease Vitalij KuprijTrans-Siberian Orchestra49 February 20, 2024 Shillington, Pennsylvania, United States Cardiac arrest John LowePianist for The Quarrymen81 February 22, 2024 Liverpool , in the West Derby district, England Undisclosed causes Roni StonemanBluegrass banjo player85 February 22, 2024 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Shinsadong TigerK-pop producer and songwriter40 February 23, 2024 Seoul, Korea Unknown Peter "Peetah" MorganMorgan Heritage46 February 25, 2024 United States Stroke Bob HeilSound and radio engineer83 February 28, 2024 Belleville, Illinois, United States Cancer Cat JaniceSinger-songwriter31 February 28, 2024 Annandale, Virginia, United States Sarcoma Don Lee Van WinkleThe American Dream75 February 28, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Liver cancer Jimmy MaxwellBandleader and conductor70 February 29, 2024 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Undisclosed Don WiseR&B saxophonist81 March 1, 2024 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed causes Jim BeardSteely Dan63 March 2, 2024 New York, New York, United States A sudden illness W. C. ClarkBlues musician84 March 2, 2024 Austin, Texas, United States Cancer Eleanor CollinsJazz singer104 March 3, 2024 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Undisclosed Brit TurnerBlackberry Smoke57 March 3, 2024 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Glioblastoma B. B. SeatonThe Gaylads79 March 4, 2024 London, England Undisclosed Debra ByrdSinger and vocal coach72 March 5, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed Pavel ZajíčekDG 30772 March 5, 2024 Prague, Czechia Pneumonia Steve LawrenceSinger, comedian, and actor88 March 7, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Alzheimer's disease Ernie Fields Jr.Jazz saxophonist90 March 8, 2024 Pasadena, California, United States Undisclosed Malcolm HolcombeFolk musician68 March 9, 2024 Asheville, North Carolina, United States Respiratory failure stemming from cancerClem Sacco Italian singer-songwriter90March 9, 2024Tenerife, SpainNatural causes associated with old ageEric CarmenRaspberries 74 March 10, 2024 Gates Mills, Ohio, United States Undisclosed Blake HarrisonPig Destroyer48 March 10, 2024 Baltimore, Maryland, United States Melanoma Paul NelsonRock and blues guitarist 63 March 10, 2024 Florida, United States Heart attack T. M. StevensBass guitarist72 March 10, 2024 Englewood, New Jersey, United States Dementia Karl WallingerThe Waterboys, World Party66 March 10, 2024 Hastings, England StrokeLeonardo Marino Italian singer and theatre actor78March 10, 2024Catania, ItalyLong illnessRoberto Coviello Italian baritone whose career spanned the period from 1980 to 1993, the year in which he abandoned the stage to dedicate himself exclusively to teaching singing68March 10, 2024Milan, ItalyPete RodriguezPianist and bandleader 91 March 11, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States UndisclosedBoss (Lichelle Laws)Rapper 54 March 11, 2024 Southfield, Michigan, United States Kidney failureMichael KnottChristian rock musician 61 March 12, 2024 Carlsbad, California, United States UndisclosedJordan Jeffrey Baby Italian rapper26March 12, 2024Pavia, ItalySuicide by hangingRussell WilsonJunkhouse 62 March 12, 2024 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada MeningitisDick AllixDrummer for Vanity Fare 78 March 13, 2024 England Undisclosed causesAngela McCluskeyWild Colonials 64 March 14, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Arterial tear Gintaras ZdebskisLithuanian radio station manager 64 March 17, 2024 Lithuania UndisclosedCola BoyySinger-songwriter and multi-instrumetalist 34 March 17, 2024 Oxnard, California, United States UndisclosedSandra CrouchGospel singer and percussionist 81 March 17, 2024 Northridge, California, United States Complications from radiation treatmentSteve HarleyCockney Rebel 73 March 17, 2024 Suffolk, England CancerKevin ToneyThe Blackbyrds 70 March 18, 2024 Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States CancerGreg LeeHepcat 53 March 19, 2024 Paramount, California, United States Brain aneurysmGene EldersAce in the Hole Band 80 March 20, 2024 Texas, United States UndisclosedCocky Mazzetti Italian singer87March 20, 2024Milan, ItalyMaurizio Pollini Musician82March 23, 2024Milan, ItalyHeart complications Vincent BonhamRaydio 67 March 24, 2024 Westland, Michigan, United States No cause givenChris CrossUltravox 71 March 25, 2024 London, England UndisclosedZero (Clare Elliott)Suburban Reptiles 67 March 26, 2024 Auckland, New Zealand UndisclosedGerry ConwayJethro Tull, Fairport Convention 76 March 29, 2024 Norfolk, England Motor neurone diseaseCasey BenjaminSaxophonist, producer, and songwriter 45 March 30, 2024 Maryland, United States Pulmonary thromboembolismMichael WardThe Wallflowers, School of Fish 57 April 1, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States Complications from diabetesFrançoise Hardy80April 1, 2024Paris, FranceJerry AbbottSongwriter and record producer 81 April 2, 2024 Denton, Texas, United States UndisclosedAlbert HeathHeath Brothers 88 April 3, 2024 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States LeukemiaKeith LeBlancDrummer and record producer 69 April 4, 2024 United States Undisclosed Rocket NortonPrism 73 April 5, 2024 Vancouver, Canada Cancerhttps://popculture.com/music/news/classic-rock-drummer-rocket-norton-has-died/Phil NimmonsJazz musician, composer, and educator 100 April 5, 2024 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada UndisclosedC. J. SnareFireHouse 64 April 5, 2024 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Colon cancer, cardiac arrestDutty DiorNorwegian rapper 27 April 6, 2024 Oslo, Norway UndisclosedClarence "Frogman" HenryRhythm and blues singer and pianist 87 April 7, 2024 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Complications following back surgeryGianni Meccia Italian singer-songwriter and lyricist92April 9, 2024Ferrara, ItalyMister CeeHip-hop DJ and producer 57 April 10, 2024 New York City, New York, United States Diabetes-related coronary artery and kidney diseasePark Bo-ramSouth Korean singer 30 April 11, 2024 Seoul, Korea Acute alcohol poisoningGiorgio Azzolini