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Last prepared 16 Oct

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  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER BIRTHDAY TODAY - BUT SHE DIED
  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY - BUT HE DIED
  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR BIRTHDAY TODAY -  BUT THEY DIED

The dates shown are the day they were born.

1 JANUARY

2 JANUARY
Roger Miller, country singer (b. 1936 - d. 1992 aged 56)

3 JANUARY
Maxene Andrews, Andrews Sisters (b. 1916 - d. 1995 aged 79)
Victor Borge, pianist/comedian (b. 1909 - d. 2000 aged 91)
George Martin, Beatles producer (b. 1926 - d. 2016 aged 90

4 JANUARY
Arthur Conley, singer (b. 1946 - d. 2003 aged 57)
Mark Hollis, singer Talk Talk (b. 1955 - d. 2019 aged 64)
Bill Isles, singer O'Jays (b. 1942 - d. 2019 aged 78)
Marcel King, Sweet Sensation (b. 1957 - d. 1995 aged 38)

5 JANUARY
Maartin Allcock, Fairport Convention (b. 1957 - d- 2018 aged 61)

6 JANUARY
Syd Barrett, original member Pink Floyd (b. 1946 - d. 2006 aged 60)
Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention (b. 1947 - d. 1978 aged 31)
Van McCoy (b. 1940 - d. 1979 aged 39)
Doris Troy, sang vocals on Dark Side of the Moon (b. 1937 - d. 2004 aged 67)
Malcolm Young, guitarist AC/DC (b. 1953 - d. 2017 aged 64)

7 JANUARY
Dave Cousins, The Strawbs (b. 1945 - d. 2025 aged 80)
Paul Revere, Paul Revere & the Raiders (b. 1938 - d. 2014 aged 76)

8 JANUARY
David Bowie (b. 1947 - d. 2016 aged 69)
Paul Hester, drummer Split Enz / Crowded House (b. 1959 - d. 2005 aged 46)
Marcus Hutton, The WHispers (b. 1943 - d. 2000 aged 57)
Elvis Presley (b. 1935 - d. 1977 aged 42)

9 JANUARY
Jimmy Boyd, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (b. 1939 - d. 2009 aged 70)
Tim Hart, singer Steeleye Span (b. 1948 - d. 2009 aged 61)
Scott Walker, Walker Brothers (b. 1943 - d. 2019 aged 76)

10 JANUARY
Jim Croce (b. 1943 - d. 1973 aged 30)
Scott McKenzie (b. 1939 - d. 2012 aged 73)
Fayette Pinkey, original member Three Degrees (b. 1948 - d. 2009 aged 61)
Johnnie Ray, singer (b. 1927 - d. 1990 aged 63)

11 JANUARY
Clarence Clemons, sax player, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band (b. 1942 - d. 2011 aged 69)

12 JANUARY
Long John Baldry (b. 1941 - d. 2005 aged 64)
Des O'Connor (b. 1932 - d. 2020 aged 88)
Tex Ritter, country singer (b. 1905 - d. 1974 aged 68)
Cynthia Robinson, trumpet/vocals Sly & the Family Stone (b. 1944 - d. 2015 aged 71)

13 JANUARY
Fred White, drummer, Earth, Wind & Fire (b. 1955 - d. 2002 aged 67)

14 JANUARY
Al James, bass/singer, Showaddywaddy (b. 1946 - d. 2018 aged 72)
Jack Jones, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2024 aged 87)
Ed Mann, keyboards, Frank Zappa's band (b. 1955 - d. 2024 aged 69)
Billie Jo Spears (b. 1937 - d. 2011 aged 74)
Lamar Williams - bassist, Allman Brothers (b. 1949 - d. 1983 aged 34)

15 JANUARY
Captain Beefhart, The Magic Band (b. 1942 - d. 2010 aged 69)
George Brown, Kook & the Gang (b. 1949 - d. 2023 aged 74)
Roger McLachan, Littel River Band (b. 1954 - d. 2025 aged 71)
Harry Nilsson, “Without You” (b. 1941 - d. 1994 aged 52)
Ronnie Van Zant, Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1948 - d. 1977 aged 29)

16  JANUARY
Aailyah (b. 1979 - d. 2001 aged 22)

17 JANUARY
Francoise Hardy, singer (b. 1944 - d. 2024 aged 80) 
William ‘Poogie’ Hart, singer The Delfonics (b/. 1945 - d. 2022 aged 77)
Earths Kitt, singer (b. 1927 - d. 2008 aged 81)
Andy Rourke, bass player The Smiths (b. 1964 - d. 2023 aged 59)

18 JANUARY
Jack Sherman, guitarist of The Red Hot Chili Peppers (b. 1956 - d. 2020 aged 64)

19 JANUARY
Janis Joplin, singer (b. 1943 - d. 1970 aged 27)

23 JANUARY
Anita Pointer, The Pointer Sisters (b. 1948 - d. 2022 aged 77)

24 JANUARY
John Belushi - Blues Brothers - (b. 1949 - d. 1982 aged 33)
Ed Mann, keyboards Frank Zappa's band (b. 1955 - d. 2024 aged 69)

25 JANUARY
Etta James, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2012 aged 73)
Tami Lynn, singer (b. 1939 - d. 2020 aged 81)
Eddie Van Halen (b. 1955 - d. 2020 aged 65)

30 JANUARY
Andy Anderson, drummer with The Cure (b. 1951 - d. 2019 aged 68)

1 FEBRUARY
Don Everley, Everley Brothers (b. 1937 - d. 2021 aged 84)
Lisa Marie Presley, singer, daughter of Elvis (b. 1968 - d. 2023 aged 54)
Ray Sawyer, backing vocalist, drummer, Dr. Hook (b. 1937 - d. 2018 aged 81)

3 FEBRUARY
Eric Haydock, original bass player The Hollies (b. 1943 - d. 2019 aged 75)
Melanie, singer (Ruby Tuesday) (b. 1947 - d. 2024 aged 76)

6 FEBRUARY
John Gosling, keyboards/vocals, The Kinks (b. 1948 - d. 2023 aged 75)
Bob Marley ( b. 1945 - d. 1981 aged 36)

7 FEBRUARY
Alan Lancaster, guitarist Status Quo (b. 1949 - d. 2021 aged 72)

10 FEBRUARY
Robert Flack, singer (b. 1937 - d. 2025 aged 88)

12 FEBRUARY
Bill Pittman, Wrecking Crew (b. 1920 - d. 2022 aged 102)

13 FEBRUARY
Julie Dyble, singer/co-founder of Fairport Convention (b. 1949 - d. 2020 aged 71)
Peter Tork, The Monkees (b. 1942 - d. 2019 aged 77)

16 FEBRUARY
Sonny Bono, Sonny & Cher (b. 1935 - d. 1998 aged 62)

17 FEBRUARY
Taylor Hawkins, drummer Foo Fighters (b. 1972 - d. 2022 aged 50)

18 FEBRUARY
Robbie Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (b. 1953 - d. 2023 aged 69)

20 FEBRUARY
Kurt Cobain, Nirvana (b. 1967 - d. 1994 aged 27)

22 FEBRUARY
Bobby Hendrix, member of The Drifters (b. 1936 - d. 2022 aged 84)

23 FEBRUARY
Linda Nolan, The Nolans (B. 1959 - d. 2025 aged 65)

23 FEBRUARY
Steve Priest, bassist/singer with Sweet (b. 1948 - d. 2020 aged 72)

24 FEBRUARY
Dennis Waterman, singer/actor (b. 1948 - d. 2022 aged 74)

25 FEBRUARY
George Harrison (b.1943 - d. 2001 aged 58)

27 FEBRUARY
Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel (b. 1951 - d. 2024 aged 73)

28 FEBRUARY
Brian Jones, The Rolling Stones (b. 1942 - d. 1969 aged 27)
Syretta, singer (b. 1946 - d. 2004 aged 58)

1 MARCH
Harry Belafonte, singer (b. 1927 - d. 2023 aged 96)

2 MARCH
Karen Carpenter (b. 1950 - d. 1983 aged 32)
Lou Reed, singer (b. 1942 d. 2013 aged 71)

6 MARCH
Mary Wilson, The Supremes (b. 1944 - d. 2012 aged 76)

7 MARCH
Paul Cattermole, S Club 7 (b. 1977 - d. 2023 aged 46)

8 MARCH
Randy Meisner, founder The Eagles / Poco (b. 1946 - d. 2023 aged 77)

12 MARCH
Al Jarreau (b. 1940 - d. 2017 aged 76)

14 MARCH
Quincy Jones (b. 1933 - d. 2024 aged 91)

15 MARCH
Phil Lesh, guitarist with The Grateful Dead (b. 1940 - d. 2024 age 84)

18 MARCH
Irene Cara, singer (b. 1959 - d. 2022 aged 63)
John Hartmann, drummer/co-founder The Doobie Brothers (1950 - d. 2021 aged 71)
Wilson Pickett (b. 1941 - d. 2006 aged 64)
Charlie Pride, singer (b. 1934 - d. 2020 aged 86)

20 MARCH
Vera Lynn, country singer (b. 1917 - d. 2020 aged 103)

22 MARCH
Roger Whittaker, singer/whistler (b. 1936 - d. 2023 aged 87)

23 MARCH
Ric Oceasek, The Cars (b. 1944 - d. 2019 aged 75)

26 MARCH
Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (b. 1950 - d. 2010 aged 59)
Richard Tandy, keyboards ELO (b. 1948 - d. 2024 aged 76)

29 MARCH
Dave Greenfield, keyboard/vocals, The Stranglers (b. 1949 - d. 2020 aged 71)
Vangelis, composer (b. 1943 - d. 2022 aged 79)

30 MARCH
Graham Edge, co-founder/drummer The Moody Blues (b. 1941 - d. 2021 aged 80)
Randy VanWarmer, singer (b. 1955 - d. 2004 aged 48)

1 APRIL
Rudy Isley, Isley Brothers (b. 1939 - d. 2023 aged 84)

2 APRIL
Marvin Gaye (b. 1939 - d. 1984 aged 44)

3 APRIL
Doris Day, singer (b. 1922 - d. 2019 aged 97)

4 APRIL
Maria Mendiola, singer/co-founder Baccara (b. 1952 - d. 2021 aged 69)
Muddy Waters (b. 1913 - d. 1983 aged 70)

7 APRIL
Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk (b. 1947 - d 2020 aged 73)

13 APRIL
Louis Johnson, The Brothers Johnson / played on "Thriller" (b. 1955 - d. 2015 aged 60)

14 APRIL
Loretta Lynn, country singer (b. 1932 - d. 2022 aged 90)

16 APRIL
Dusty Springfield, singer (b. 1939 - d 1999 aged 59)

17 APRIL
Billy Fury (b. 1940 - d. 1983 aged 42)

23 APRIL
John Miles, singer (b. 1949 - d. 2021 aged 72)
Kevin Toney, The Blackbyrds (b. 1953 - d. 2024 aged 70)

24 APRIL
Paul Ryder, bassist with The Happy Mondays (b. 1964 - d. 2022 aged 58)

26 APRIL
Duanne Eddy (b. 1938 - d. 2024 aged 86)

4 MAY
Darryl Hunt, guitarist with The Poges (b. 1950 - d. 2022 aged 72)

7 MAY
Jimmy Ruffin, singer (b. 1936 - d. 2014 aged 78)

9 MAY
Danny Rapp - Danny & the Juniors (b. 1942 - d. 1983 aged 41)

10 MAY
Henry Fambrough, singer, The Detroit Spinners (b. 1938 - d. 2024 aged 85)
Dannu Kustow, The Tom Robinson Band (b. 1955 - d. 2019 aged 63)

11 MAY
R. Dean Taylor, singer (b. 1939 - d. 2022 aged 82)

12 MAY
Bert Bacharach, composer (b. 1928 - d. 2023 aged 94)

13 MAY
Rab Noakes, Stealers Wheel (b. 1947 - d. 2025 aged 75)
Richie Valens, singer (b. 1941 - d. 1959 aged 17)
Mary Wells, singer  (b. 1943 - d  1992 aged 49)

15 MAY
Ian Amey (Tich in Dave Dee, Doizy Beakey Mich & Tich (b. 1944 - d. 2024 aged 79)
Trini Lopez, singer (b. 1937 - d. 2020 aged 83)

17 MAY
Paul Di'Anno, guitarist with Iron Maiden (b. 1958 - d. 2024 aged 66)

18 MAY
Martin Duffy, keyboards with Primal Scream (b. 1967 - d. 200 aged 55)

19 MAY
Herbie Flowers, Sky (b. 1938 - d. 2024 aged 86)
Dusty Hill, guitarist ZZ Top (b. 1949 - d. 2021 aged 72)

20 MAY
Joe Cocker (b. 1944 - d. 2014 aged 70)
Tyronne Downie, keyboardist with Bob Marley & the Wailers (b. 1956 - d. 2022 aged 66)

21 MAY
Hilton Valentine, guitarist The Animals (b. 1943 - d. 2021 aged 77)

29 MAY
Gary Brooker, singer/founder Procol Harum (b. 1945 - d. 2022 aged 76)
Mars Williams, saxophonist, The Psychedelic Furs (b. 1955 - d. 2023 aged 68)

30 MAY
Marie Fredriksson, singer with Roxette (b. 1958 - d. 2019 aged 61)

31 MAY
John Bonham - Led Zeppelin (b. 1948 - d. 198- aged 32)

2 JUNE
Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (b. 1941 - d. 2021 aged 80)

3 JUNE
Florian Pilkington-Miksa, co-founder Curved Air (b. 1950 - d. 2021 aged 70)

9 JUNE
Francis Monkman, Curved Air / SKy (b. 1949 - d. 2023 (aged 73)
Jackie Wilson, singer (b. 1934 - d. 1984 aged 49)

10 JUNE
Rick Price, bassist The Move/Wizzard (b. 1944 - d. 2022 aged 77)

11 JUNE
Johnny Neal, The Allman Brothers Band (b. 1954 - d. 2024 aged 70)

12 JUNE
Peter Farndon - The Pretenders (b. 1952 - d. 1983 aged 30)

16 JUNE
Garry Roberts, guitarist/founder The Boomtown Rats (b. 1950 - d. 2022 aged 72)

14 JUNE
Julie Felix, singer (b. 1983 - d. 2020 aged 81)
Alan White, drummer with Yes (b. 1949 - d. 2022 aged 72)

18 JUNE
Jerome Smith, K.C. & the Sunshine Band (b. 1953 - d. 2000 (aged 47)
Sandy Posey, singer (b. 1944 - d. 2024 aged 80)

19 JUNE
Tommy DeVito, co-founder/singer, The Four Seasons (b. 1928 - d. 2020 aged 92)
John Hinch, drummer Judas Priest (b. 1947 - d. 2021 aged 73)

20 JUNE
Alan Longmuir, Bay City Rollers (b. 1948 - d. 2018 aged 70)
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys (b. 1942 -m d. 2025 aged 82)

22 JUNE
Bobby Harrison, early drummer Procol Harum (b. 1939 - d. 2002 aged 82)
Kris Kristofferson, singer (b. 1936 - d. 2024 aged 88)

24 JUNE
Jeff Beck (b. 1944 - d. 2023 aged 78)

25 JUNE
Ian McDonald, founder King Crimson (b. 1946 - d. 2022 aged 75)
George Michael (b. 1963 - d. 2016 aged 53)

30 JUNE
Florence Ballard, The Supremes (b. 1943 - d. 1976 aged 32)
Betty McGlown-Travis, The Supremes (b. 1941 - d. 2008 aged 66)

1 JULY


2 JULY
Tom Springfield, The Springfields & brother of Dusty (b. 1934 - d. 2022 aged 88)
Paul Williams, original singer of The Temptations (b.1039 - d. 1973 aged 34)

3 JULY
Fontella Bass, singer (b. 1940 - d. 2012 aged 72)
Laura Branigan, singer (b. 1952 - d. 2004 aged 52)
Judith Durham, singer with The Seekers (b. 1943 - d. 2022 aged 79)
Andy Fraser, singer with Free (b. 1952 - d. 2015 aged 62)
Top Topham, guitarist with The Yardbirds replaced by Eric Clapham (b. 1947 - d. 2023 aged 75)

4 JULY
Deon Estus, drummer for Wham! & George Michael (b 1956 - d. 2021 aged 65)
Alan Wilson, guitarist of Canned Heat. (b 1943 - d 1970 aged 27)
Bill Withers, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2020 aged 81)

5 JULY
Robbie Robertson, guitarist for Bob Dylan / The Band (b. 1943 - d. 2023 aged 80)

6 JULY
Gene Cipriano, Wrecking Crew (b. 1928 - d. 2022 aged 94)
Bill Haley (b. 1925 - d. 1981 aged 55)
Jet Harris, The Shadows (b. 1939 - d. 2011 aged 71)

7 JULY
Jim Rodford, bass player Argent / Kinks / Zombies (b. 1942 - d 2018 aged 76)

8 JULY
Michael Dunford, guitarist with Renaissance (b. 1944 - d. 2012 aged 68)
Andy Fletcher, keyboards/co-founder of Depeche Mode (b. 1962 - d. 2022 aged 60)

9 JULY
Lee Hazelwood, singer (b. 1929 - d. 2007 aged 78)
Bon Scott, singer AC/DC (b. 1946 -d. 1980 aged 33)

10 JULY


11 JULY
John Lawton, singer of Uriah Heep (b. 1946 - d. 2021 aged 74)
Bonnie Pointer, singer with The Pointer Sisters (b. 1950 - d. 2020 aged 69)

12 JULY
Wilko Johnson, guitarist with Dr. Feelgood (b. 1947 - d. 2022 aged 75)
Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac (b. 1943 - d. 2022 aged 79)

13 JULY


14 JULY
Chris Cross, bassist, Ultravox (b. 1952 - d. 2024 aged 71)
Jim Gordon, drummer with Derek & the Dominoes (b. 1945 - d. 2023 aged 77)
Woody Guthrie, singer (b. 1912 - d. 1967 aged 55)

15 JULY
Ian Curtis - Joy Division (b. 1956 - d. 1980 aged 23)
Twinkle, singer "Terry", (b. 1948 - d. 2015 aged 66)

16 JULY
Desmod Dekker, reggae singer (b. 1942 - d. 2006 aged 64)

17 JULY
Spencer Davis, Spencer Davis Group (b. 1939 - d. 2020 aged 81)
Laura Lynch, co-founder of The Dixie Chicks (b. 1959 - d. 2023 aged 64)
Phoebe Snow, singer (b. 1950 - d. 2011 aged 60)
Mick Tucker, drummer, Sweet (b. 1947 - d. 2002 aged 54)

18 JULY
Ian Gibbon, keyboards with The Kinks (b. 1952 - d. 2019 aged 67)
Keith Levene, guitarist with The Clash / Public Image Limited (b. 1957 - d. 2022 aged 65)
Danny McCulloch, bassist The Animals (b. 1945 - d. 2015 aged 69)

19 JULY
Allen Collins, guitarist/co-founder Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1952 - d. 1990 aged 37)
Keith Godchaux, piano with the Grateful Dead (b.1948 - d. 1980 aged 37)

20 JULY

21 JULY

22 JULY
Rick Davies, co-founder of Supertramp (b. 1944 - d. 2025 aged 81)
Brian Howe, Bad Company (b. 1953 - d. 2020 aged 66)
John Rutsey, drummer/co-founder of Rush (b. 1952 - d. 2008 aged 55)

23 JULY
Nick Menza, drummer of Megadeath (b. 1964 - d. 2016 aged 51)

24 JULY
Heinz Burt, bassist The Tornadoes (b. 1942 - d. 2000 aged 57)
Mick Karn, bass player with Japan (b. 1958 - d. 2011 aged 52)

25 JULY
Manny Charlton, guitarist, Nazareth (b. 1941 - d. 2022 aged 80)

26 JULY
Dobie Gray, singer (b. 1940 - d. 2011 aged 71)
Randy Meiser, founder The Eagles / Poco (b. 1946 -d. 2023 aged 77)

27 JULY

28 JULY
George Cummings, guitarist/co-founder of Dr. Hook (b. 1938 - d. 2024 aged 86)
Richard Wright, keyboards, Pink Floyd (b. 1943 - d. 2008 aged 65)

29 JULY
John Sykes, guitarist of Thin Lizzy / Whitesnake (b. 1959 - d. 2025 aged 65)

30 JULY
Christine McGuire, singer The McGuire Sisters (b. 1926 - d. 2018 aged 92)

31 JULY

1 AUGUST
Tim Bachman, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (b. 1951 - d. 2023 aged 71)
Boz Burrell, bassist King Crimson / Bad Company (b. 1946 - d. 2006 aged 60)
Coolio, singer (b. 1963 - d. 2002 aged 59)
Gerry Garcia, guitarist, Grateful Dead 9b. 1943 - d. 1995 aged 53)
Paddy Malone, The Chieftans (b. 1938 - d. 2021 aged 83)

2 AUGUST
Jim Capaldi, singer/drummer with Traffic (b. 1944 - d. 2005 aged 60)
Peter de Freitas, drummer Echo & the Bunnymen (b. 1961 - d. 1989 aged 27)
Andrew Gold, singer (b. 1951 - d. 2011 aged 59)

3 AUGUST
Ian Bairson, guitarist, Pilot / Alan Parsons Project (b. 1952 - d. 2023 aged 69)
Tony Bennett, singer (b. 1926 - d. 2023 aged 96)
Roy C, singer “Shotgun Wedding” (b. 1939 - d. 2020 aged 85)
Syretta Wright, singer (b. 1946 - d. 2004 aged 57)

4 AUGUST
Louis Armstrong (b. 1901 - d. 1971 aged 69)

5 AUGUST
Pete Burns, singer Dead or Alive (b. 59 - d. 2016 aged 57)
Rick Huxley, bassist the Dave Clark 5 (b. 1940 - d. 2013 aged 72) 
Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch, vocalists The Beastie Boys (b. 1964 - d. 2012 aged 47)

6 AUGUST
Alan Holdworth, guitarist with Soft Machine (b. 1946 - d. 2017 aged 70)

7 AUGUST
B. J. Thomas, singer (b. 1942 - d. 2021 aged 78)

8 AUGUST
Les Binks, drummer with Judas Priest (b. 1951 - d. 2025 aged 73)
John Gustafsonson, bassists The Merseybeats / Roxy Music (b. 1942 - d. 2014 aged 72)
John Renborune, guitarist with Pentangle (b. 1944 - d. 2015 aged 70)
Joe Tex, singer (b. 1935 - d. 1982 aged 47)

9 AUGUST
Whitney Houston (b. 1963 - d. 2012 aged 48)

10 AUGUST
Eddy Fisher, singer (b. 1928 - d. 2010 aged 82)
Jimmy Griffin, guitarist/singer with Bread (b. 1943 - d. 2005 aged 81)
Bobby Hatfield, part of duo the Righteous Brothers (b. 1940 - d. 2005 aged 61)  
Ronnie Spector, The Ronettes (b. 1943 - d. 2022 aged 78)

11 AUGUST
Eric Carmen, All by Myself (b. 1949 - d. 2024 aged 74)
Denis Payton, saxophonist with the Dave Clark Five (b. 1943 - d. 2006 aged 63)

12 AUGUST
Buck Owens, country singer (b. 1929 - d. 2006 aged 76)

13 AUGUST
Cliff Fish, singer/co-founder Paper Lace (b. 1949 - d. 2003 aged 73)
Dan Fogelberg, singer (b. 1951 - d. 2007 aged 56)

14 AUGUST
David Crosby, The Byrds / Crosby Stills & Nash (b. 1941 - d. 2023 aged 81)
Ric Parnell, drummer Atomic Rooster (b. 1951 - d. 2002 Aged 70)

15 AUGUST
Bobby Helms, singer (b. 1933 - d. 1997 aged 63)
Oscar Peterson, piano player (b. 1925 - d. 2007 aged 82)

16 AUGUST
Kevin Ayers, guitarist/co/founder Soft Machine (b. 1944 - d. 2013 aged 68)
Snowy Fleet, drummer/co-founder The EasyBeats (b. 1940 - d. 2025 aged 81)
Eric Weissberg, banks player “Duelling Banjos” (b. 1939 - d. 2020 aged 80)

17 AUGUST
Sid Hashian, drummer with Boston (b. 1949 - d. 2017 aged 67)

18 AUGUST
Sarah Dash, LaBelle (b. 1945 - d. 2012 aged 76)
Edwin Hawkin, The Edwin Hawkin Singers (b. 1943 - d. 2018 aged 74)
Marvin Isley, Isley Brothers (b. 1953 - d. 2010 aged 56)
Carl Wayne, singer with The Move (b. 1943 - d. 2004 aged 61)

19 AUGUST
Ginger Baker, drummer of Cream and many others (b. 1939 - d. 2019 aged 80)
Susan Jacks, singer The Poppy Family (b. 1948 - d. 2022 aged 73)

20 AUGUST
Doug Fieger, singer/guitarist with The Knack (My Sharon’s) (b. 1952 - d. 2010 aged 57)
Issac Hayes (Shaft) (b. 1942 - d. 2008 aged 65)
Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy (b. 1949 - d. 1986 aged 36)
Joe Povey, keyboards, The Pretty Things (b. 1942 - d, 2003 aged 80)
Jim Reeves, country singer (b. 1923 - d. 1964 aged 40)

21 AUGUST
Dominic Grant, singer, Guy’s n Dolls (b. 1949 - d. 2020 aged 71)
Kenny Rogers, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2020 aged 81)
Joe Strummer, The Clash (b. 1950 - d 2002 aged 50)

22 AUGUST

Ian Mitchell, Bay City Rollers (b. 1958 - d. 2020 aged 62)
Layne Staley, lead singer, Alice in Chains (b. 1967 - d. 2002 aged 34)

23 AUGUST
Rudy Lewis, lead singer The Drifters (b. 1936 - d. 1964 aged 27)
Keith Moon, The Who (b. 1946 - d. 1978 aged 32)

24 AUGUST
Malcom "Molly" Duncan, saxophonist/co-founder of the Average White Band (b. 1945 - d. 2019 aged 74)
Ken Helmsley, Uriah Heap (b. 1945 - d. 2020 aged 75)
Elliott Ingres, guitarist Frank Zappa / Captain Beefheart (b. 1941 - d. 2025 aged 83)

25 AUGUST
Willy DeVille, founder Mink DeVille (b. 1950 - d. 2009 aged 58)
John McGeoch, guitarist, Siouxsie & the Bandshees (b. 1955 - d. 2004 aged 48)
Keith Tippett, pianist, King Crimson (b. 1947 - d. 2020 aged 72)

26 AUGUST
Jet Black, drummer with The Stranglers (b. 1938 - d. 2022 aged 84)
Chris Curtis, drummer The Searcher (b. 1941 - d. 2005 aged 63)
Nik Turner, sax/vocals with Hawkwind (b. 1940 - d. 2022 aged 82)

27 AUGUST
Jeff Cook, guitarist/founder of Alabama (b. 1949 - d. 2022 aged 73)
Darly Dargon the Captain in Captain & Tennille (b. 1942 - d. 2019 aged 76)

28 AUGUST
Honey Lantree, drummer, The Honeycombs (b. 1943 - d. 2018 aged 75)
Wayne Osmond, The Osmonds (b. 1951 - d. 2025 aged 73)
David Soul, singer/actor (b. 1943 - d. 2024 aged 80)

29 AUGUST
Dick Halligan, founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears (b. 1943 - d. 2022 aged 78)
Michael Jackson (b. 1958 - d. 2009 aged 50)
Liam Payne, One Direction (b. 1993 - d. 2024 aged 31)

30 AUGUST
John Phillips, Mamas & Papas (b. 1935 - d. 2001 aged 65)

31 AUGUST
John Davis, vocalist Milli Vanilli (b. 1954 - d. 2021 aged 66)
Wilton Fiedler, saxophonist, The Crusaders (b. 1940 - d. 2015 aged 75)

1 SEPTEMBER
Marshall Lyle, bass player Bill Hayley & his Comets (b. 1933 - d. 2013 ages 79)
Conway Twitty (b. 1933 - d. 1993 aged 59)
Boxcar Willie, country singer (b. 1931 - d. 1999 aged 67)
Dave Wintour, guitarist, The Wurzles (b. 1944 d. 2022 aged 77)

2 SEPTEMBER
Russ Conway, pianist (b. 1025 - d. 2000 aged 75)
Fritz McIntyre, keyboards, Simply Red (b. 1958 - d. 2012 aged 62)
Billy Preston, singer (b. 1947 - d. 2006 aged 59)
Bobby Purify, of James & Bobby Purify (b. 1939 - d. 2011 aged 72)

3 SEPTEMBER
Mike Harrison, singer Spooky Tooth (b. 1945 - d. 2018 aged 72)

4 SEPTEMBER

5 SEPTEMBER
Joe Long, bassist/vocalist The Four Seasons (b. 1932 - d. 2021 aged 88)
Freddie Mercury, Queen (b. 1946 - d. 1991 aged 45)
John Stewart, wrote “Daydream Believer”, (b. 1939 - d. 2008 aged 68)

6 SEPTEMBER
Dolores O'Riordan, singer The Cranberries (b. 1972 - d. 2018 aged 46)
Jackie Trent, singer/songwriter (b. 1940 - d. 2015 aged 74)

7 SEPTEMBER
Alfa Anderson, singer with Chic / Luther Vandross, (b. 1946 - d. 2024 aged 78)
Buddy Holly (b. 1936 - d. 1959 aged 22)
Jermaine Stewart, singer (b. 1957 - d. A997 aged 39)

8 SEPTEMBER
Alfa Anderson, singer Chic (b. 1946 - d. 2024 aged 78)
Dean Daughty, keyboards with Atlantic Rhythm Section (b. 1946 - d. 2023 aged 76)
Kelly Groucutt, bass player with ELO (b. 1945 d. 2009 aged 63)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, singer with The Grateful Dead (b. 1945 - d. 1973 aged 27)
Benjamin Orr, bass player with The Cars (b. 1947 - d, 2000 aged 53)
Harry Secombe, singer (b. 1921 - d. 2001 aged 79)
George Tickner, guitarist & co-founder of Journey (b. 1946 - d. 2023 aged 76)

9 SEPTEMBER
Bruce Palmer , bassist with Buffalo Springfield (b. 1946 - d. 2004 aged 58)
Otis Redding (b. 1941 - d. 1967 aged 26)

10 SEPTEMBER


11 SEPTEMBER
Gerry Conway, drummer for Cat Stevens, Jethro Tull / Fairport Convention (b. 1947 - d. 2004 aged 76)

12 SEPTEMBER
Neil Peart, drummer with Rush (b. 1952 d. 2002 aged 67)

13 SEPTEMBER
Jimmy James, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds (b. 1940 - d. 2024 aged 83)
Sheldon Reynolds, guitarist Earth, Wind & Fire / The Commodores (b. 1959 - d. 2023 aged 63)
Joni Sledge, Sister Sledge (b. 1956 - d. 2017 aged 60)
Lewie Steinberg, bass player, Booker T & the MGs (b. 1933 - d. 2016 aged 82)
Mel Torme, jazz singer (b. 1925 - d. 1999 aged 73)

14 SEPTEMBER
Steve Gaines, guitarist with Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1949 - d. 1977 aged 26)
Ed King, guitarist Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1949 - d. 2018 aged 68)
Paul Kossoff, guitarist with Free (All Right Now) (b. 1950 - d. 1976 aged 25)
Amy Winehouse, singer (b. 1983 - d. 2011 aged 27)

15 SEPTEMBER
Signe Toly Anderson (She), o-founder Jefferson Airplane (b. 1941 - d. 2016 aged 74)
Ola Brunkert, long time drummer for Abba (b. 1946 - d. 2008 aged 61) 

16 SEPTEMBER
Alan Barton, singer Black Lace / Smokie (b. 1953 - d. 1995 aged 41)
Ean Evans, bass player Lynyrd Skynyrd (b. 1960 - d. 2009 aged 48)
B. B. King, blues singer (b. 1925 - d. 2005 aged 89)

17 SEPTEMBER
Keith Flint, vocalist with The Prodigy (b. 1969 - d. 2019 aged 49)

18 SEPTEMBER
Dee Dee Ramone, bass player with The Ramones (b. 1951 - d. 2002 aged 50)

19 SEPTEMBER
Cass Elliott, Mamas and Papas (b. 1941 - d- 1974 aged 32)
Nik Massi, original member The Four Seasons, (b. 1972 - d. 2000 aged 73)

20 SEPTEMBER
Tony Hooper, co-founder The Strawbs (b. 1939 - d. 2020 aged 81)
Harvey James, guitarist with Sherbert (b. 1952 - d. 2011 aged 58) 
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was Not Was (b. 1945 - d. 2020 aged 74)
John Panozzo, drummer with Styx (b. 1948 - d. 1996 aged 47)

21 SEPTEMBER
Leonard Cohen, singer/songwriter (b. 1934 - d. 2016 aged 82)
Phil Taylor drummer played with Motörhead (b. 1954 - d. 2015 aged 61)

22 SEPTEMBER


23 SEPTEMBER
Ray Charles, singer (b. 1930 - d. 2004 aged 73)
John Coltrane. Jzzz saxophonist (b. 1926 - d, 1967 aged 40)

24 SEPTEMBER
Angus Gaye (Drummie Zeb) with Aswad (b. 1959 - d. 2022 aged 62)
Gerry Marsden, Gerry & the Pacemakers (b. 1942 - d. 2021 aged 78)
Linda McCartney, Wings (b. 1942 - d. 1998 aged 56)
Antony Newley’s singer (b. 1931 - d. 1999 aged 67)
Sonny Turner, singer The Platters (b. 1939 - d. 2022 aged 82)
Drummie Zeb, drummer with Azwad, (b. 1959 - d. 2002 aged 62)

25 SEPTEMBER
John Locke, keyboards with Nazareth / Spirit (b. 1943 - d. 2006 aged 62)

26 SEPTEMBER
Lynn Anderson, country singer (b. 1947 - d, 2015 aged 67)
Julie London, singer (b. 1026 - d, 2000 aged 74)
Olivia Newton-John, singer (b. 1948 - d. 2022 aged 72)
Marty Robbins, country singer (1925 - d. 1982 aged 57)

27 SEPTEMBER
Greg Ham, instrumentalist Men at Work (b. 1953 - d, 2012 aged 58)
Linda Lewis, singer (b. 1950 - d. 2023 aged 72)
Meat Loaf (b. 1947 - d. 2002 aged 74)
Alvin Stardust, singer (b. 1942 - d. 2015 aged 72)

28 SEPTEMBER
Ben E. King, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2015 aged 76)

29 SEPTEMBER
Jerry Lee Lewis (b. 1935 - d. 2022 aged 87)
Bruce Williamson, singer with The Temptations (b. 1970 - d. 2020 aged 49)

30 SEPTEMBER
Marc Bolan, T. Rex (b. 1947 - d. 1977 aged 29)
Buddy Rich, influential drummer (b. 1917 - d. 1987 aged 69)

1 OCTOBER
Donny Hathaway, singer (b. 1945 - d. 1979 aged 33)

2 OCTOBER

3 OCTOBER
John Perry Barlow, lyricist The Grateful Dead (b. 1947 - d. 2018 aged 70)
Eddie Cochran (b. 1938 - d. 1960 aged 21)
John Curulewski, original member of Styx (b. 1950 - d. 1988 aged 37)
Alan Woody, bassist The Allman Brothers Band (b. 1955 - d. 2000 aged 44)

4 OCTOBER

5 OCTOBER
Fast Eddie Clarke, guitarist with Motörhead (b. 1950 - d. 2018 aged 67)
Brian Connolly, The Sweet (b. 1945 - d. 1997 aged 51)
Carlo Mastrangelo, The Belmonts (b. 1937 - d. 2016 aged 78) 

6 OCTOBER
Millie Small, singer "My Girl Lollipop" (b. 1947 - d. 2020 aged 72)

7 OCTOBER
Jude Sill, singer (b. 1944 - d. 1979 aged 35)

8 OCTOBER
Dave Arbus, violinist East of Eden, (b. 41 - d. 2025 aged 83)
Johnny Ramone, The Ramones (b. 1948 - d. 2004 aged 55)

9 OCTOBER
John Entwhistle, The WHO (b. 44 d. 2002 aged 57)
John Lennon (b. 1940 - d. 1980 aged 40)
David Samuels, Spyro Gyra (b. 1948 - d. 2019 aged 70)

10 OCTOBER
Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum (b. 1945 - d. 2021 aged 75)
Kirsty McCall (b. 1959 - d. 2000 aged 41)

11 OCTOBER
Andrew Woolfolk, saxophonist with Earth, Wind & Fire (b. 1950 - d. 2022 aged 71)

12 OCTOBER
Melvin Franklin, singer The Temptations (b. 1942 - d. 1995 aged 52)
Bryn Merrick, bassist The Damed (b. 1958 - d. 2015 aged 56)
Sam Moore, Sam ^ Dave (b. 1935 - d. 2025 aged 89)
Rick Parfitt, Status Quo (b. 1948 - d. 2016 aged 68)

13 OCTOBER
Graham Simpson, bassist of Roxy Music (b. 1943 - d. 2012 aged 68)

14 OCTOBER
Dan McCaffery, singer with Nazareth (b. 1946 - d. 2022 aged 76)
A.J. Pero, drummer with Twisted Sister (b. 1959 - d. 2015 aged 55)

15 OCTOBER
Tito Jackson, The Jackson’s (b. 1953 - d. 2024 aged 70)

16 OCTOBER
Max Bygraves, singer (b. 1922 - d. 2012 aged 89)
Bert Kaemphert, composer (b. 1923 - d. 1980 aged 56)

17 OCTOBER
Bernie Nolan, The Nolans (b. 1960 - d. 2013 aged 52)

18 OCTOBER
Joe Egan, Steelers Wheel (b. 1946 - d. 2024 aged 77)

24 OCTOBER
Barry Ryan, singer (b. 1948 - d. 2021 aged 72)

25 OCTOBER
Helen Reddy, singer (b. 1941 - d. 2020 aged 78)

28 OCTOBER
Charlie Daniels, Charlie Daniels Band (b. 1936 - d. 2020 aged 83)
Wayne Fontana, The Mindbenders (b. 1945 - d. 2020 aged 74

29 OCTOBER
Peter Green, founder of  Fleetwood Mac (b. 1966 - d. 2020 aged 73)
Denny Laine, Moody Blues / Wings (b. 1944 - d. 2023 aged 79)
Mark Sheehan, guitarist/co-founder The Script (b. 1976 - d. 2023 aged 46)

1 NOVEMBER
Ronald Bell, co-founder Kool & the Gang (b. 1951 - d. 2020 aged 68)

2 NOVEMBER
Jay Black, Jay & the Americans (b. 1938 - d. 2021 aged 82)

4 NOVEMBER
James Honeyman-Scott - The Pretenders (b. 1956 - d. 1982 aged 25)

5 NOVEMBER
Gram Parsons, The Byrds (b. 1946 - d. 1973 (aged 26)

6 NOVEMBER
Glenn Frey, The Eagles (b. 1948 - d. 2016 aged 67)
Rushtom Morley - Steppenwolf (b. 1948 - d. 1981 aged 32)

9 NOVEMBER
Phil May, singer, The Pretty Things (b. 1944 - d. 2020 aged 75)

10 NOVEMBER
Steve Mackey, bassist with Pulp (b. 1966 - d. 2023 aged 56)

12 NOVEMBER
Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate (b. 1943 - d. 2015 aged 71)
Les McKeown, Bay City Rollers (b. 1955 - d, 2021 aged 65)

14 NOVEMBER
Alex Such, bassist with Bon Jovi (b. 1951 - d. 2022 aged 70)

15 NOVEMBER
C.W. McCall "Convoy" (b. 1928 - d. 2022 aged 93)

17 NOVEMBER
Gordon Lightfoot, singer (b. 1938 - d. 2023 aged 84)
Sarah Harding, Girls Aloud (b. 1981 - d. 2021 aged 39)

22 NOVEMBER
Charlie Colin, bassist/founder TRain (b. 1966 - d. 2024 aged 57)
Floyd Sneed, drummer with Three Dog Night (b. 1942 - d. 2023 aged 80)

26 NOVEMBER
Martin Lee, singer Brotherhood of Man (b. 1946 - d. 2024 aged 77)
Tina Turner (b. 1939 - d. 2023 aged 83)

27 NOVEMBER
Jimi Hendrix (b. 1942 - d. 1970 aged 27)

28 NOVEMBER
Clem Curtin, singer The Foundations  (b. 1940 - d. 2017 aged 76)

29 NOVEMBER
Chuck Manjione, jazz player (b. 1940 - d. 2025 aged 84)
John Mayall. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (b. 1933 - d. 2024 aged 90)

30 NOVEMBER
Frank Ifield, singer (b. 1937 - d. 2024 aged 86)

1 DECEMBER
Billy Paul, singer (b. 1934 - d. 2026 aged 81)
Keith Michell sang "Captain Beakly", (b. 1926 - d. 2015 aged 88)
Matt Monro, singer (b. 1930 - d. 1985 aged 54)
Teddy Osei, Osibisa (b. 1937 - d. 2025 aged 87)

3 DECEMBER
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath (b. 1948 - d. 2025 aged 76)
Andy Williams, singer (b. 1927 - d. 2012 aged 84)

4 DECEMBER
Lynford "Hux" Brown, Toots & the Maytals (b. 1944 - d. 2020 aged 75)
Gary Rossington, guitarist with Lynyrd Skynard (b. 1951 - d. 2023 aged 71)

5 DECEMBER
Little Richard, singer (b. 1932 - d. 2020 aged 87)

6 DECEMBER
Rick Bukler, drummer of The Jam (b. 1955 - d. 2025 aged 69)

7 DECEMBER
Harry Chapin (b. 1942 - d. 1981 aged 38)

8 DECEMBER
Greg Allman - Allman Brothers Band (b. 1947 - d. 2017)
Dan Hartmann (b. 1950 - d. 1994 aged 74)
Jim Morrison - The Doors (b. 1943 - d. 1971 aged 54)
Sinead O’Connor (b. 1966 - d. 2023 aged 56)

9 DECEMBER
Jack Sonni - Dire Straits guitarist (b. 1954 - d. 2023 aged 68)

10 DECEMBER
Peter Sarstedt (b. 1941 - d. 2017 aged 75)
Ralph Tavares - Tavares (b. 1943 - d. 2021 aged 79)

12 DECEMBER
Dickie Betts, guitarist/vocalist the Allman Brothers Band (b. 1943 - d. 2024 aged 80)
Connie Francis, singer (b. 1937 - d. 2025 aged 87)
Tim Hauser - Manhattan Transfer (b. 1941 - d. 2024 aged 72)
Frank Sinatra (b. 1915 - d. 1998 aged 82)
Grover Washington Jr. - Saxophonist (b. 1943 - d, 1999 aged 81)

13 DECEMBER
Joe Messina - played with the Motown house band (b. 1928 - d. 2022 aged 93)

14 DECEMBER
Jane Birkin - Je t’aime - (b. 1946 - d. 2023 aged 76)
Charlie Rich - (b. 1932 - d. 1995 aged 62)

15 DECEMBER


16 DECEMBER
Colin Burgess, original drummer AC/DC (b. 1946 - d. 2023 aged 77)

17 DECEMBER
Dave Dee - Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich) (b. 1941 - d. 2009 aged 67)
Jim Hodder - Steely Dan (b. 1947 - d. 1990 aged 42)
Eddie Kendrick - Temptations (b. 1939 - d. 1992 aged 52)

18 DECEMBER
Randy Castillo - Ozzy Ozbourne / Motley Crew - (b. 1950 - d. 2002 aged 51)
Chas Chandler - Bass played The Animals (b. 1938 - d. 1996 aged 57)

19 DECEMBER
Jimmy Bain - Rainbow (b. 1947 - d. 2016 aged 68)
Alvin Lee - Ten Years After (b. 1944 - d. 2013 aged 68)
Edith Piaf (b. 1915 - d. 1963 aged 47)
Maurice White - Earth Wind & Fire (b. 1941 - d. 2016 aged 74)
Zai Yanovsky - guitarist Lovin' Spoonful (b. 1944 - d. 2002 aged 57)

20 DECEMBER
Douglas Lubahn - Bassist The Doors (b. 1947 - d. 2019 aged 71)
Keith Wilder - singer Heatwave ( b. 1951- d. 2017 aged 65)
Steve Wright - The Easybeats (b. 1947 - d. 2015 aged 68)

21 DECEMBER
Gwen McCrae - (b. 1943 - d. 2025 aged 81)
Kevin Peak - guitarist, Sky (b. 1946 - d. 2013 aged 66)
Carl Wilson - The Beach Boys (b. 1946 - d. 1998 aged 51)
Frank Zappa - The Mothers of Invention (b. 1940 d. 1993 aged 52)

22 DECEMBER
Maurice Gibb - Bee Gees (b. 1949 - d. 2003 aged 53)
Robin Gibb - Bee Gees (b. 1949 - d. 2012 aged 62)
Richey Edward’s - Manic Street Preachers (b. 1967 - d. 1995 aged 27)
Barry Jenkins - drummer The Animals (b. 1944 - d. 2024 aged 79)
Brian Lockling - bass player The Shadows - (b. 1938 - d. 2020 aged 81)

23 DECEMBER
Chet Baker - trumpeter (b. 1929 - d. 1988 aged 58)
Tim Hardin - writer If I Were a Carpenter (b. 1942 - d. 1980 aged 39)
Esther Phillips 0 B. 1935 - d. 1984 ages 48)

24 DECEMBER
Lemmy - Motörhead (b. 1945 - d. 2015 aged 70)
Tom Wolk - bassist with Hall & Oates (b. 1951 - d. 2010 aged 58)

25 DECEMBER
O’Kelly Isley - Isley Brothers (b. 1937 - d. 1986 aged 48)
Trevor Lucas - Fairport Convention / Fotheringay (b. 1943 - d. 1989 aged 45)
Shane McGowan, The Pogues (b. 1957 d. 2023 aged 65)
Noel Redding - bassist with The Jimi Hendrix Experience (b. 1945 - d. 2003 aged 57)
Henry Vestine - Canned Heat  (b. 1944 - d. 1997 aged 52)

16 DECEMBER
Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir - founder The Four Tops (b. 1935 - d. 2024 aged 88)
James Kottak - drummer The Scorpions (b. 1962 - d. 2024 aged 57)
Chuck Mosley - Faith No More (b. 1959 - d. 2017 aged 57)
Phil Spector - songwriter/producer (b. 1939 - d. 2012 aged 81)

26 DECEMBER
James Kottak, drummer The Scorpions (b. 1962 - d. 2024 aged 61)
Scotty Moore - guitarist with Elvis Presley (b. 1931 - d. 2016 aged 84)

27 DECEMBER
Mike Pinder - keyboard player/founder Moody Blues (b. 1942 - d. 2024 aged 82)
Les Maguire, Merseybeats/Gerry & the Pacemakers (b. 1941 - d. 2023 aged 81)

28 DECEMBER
Dick Diamond - The Easybeats (b. 1947 d. 2024 aged 76)
Alex Hilton - Box Tops (b. 1950 - d. 2010 aged 59)
Chas Hodges - Chas & Dave (b.1943 - d. 2018 aged 74)
Gerry Shepherd - guitarist Glitter Band (b. 1951 - d. 2003 aged 51)
Mary Weiss - Shangri-Las (b. 1948 - d. 2024 aged 75)

29 DECEMBER
Barbara Alston - The Crystals (b. 1943 - d. 2017 aged 74)
Jimmy Copley - drummer Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (b. 1953 - d. 2017 aged 63)
Rick Danko - The Band (b. 1943 - d. 1999 aged 55)
Robert Popwell - Crusaders (b. 1950 - d. 2017 aged 66)
Cozy Powell (b. 1947 - d. 1998 aged 50)
Ray Thomas, co-founder The Moody Blues (b. 1941 - d. 2018 aged 76)

30 DECEMBER
Skeeter Davi’s (b. 1931 - d. 2004 aged 72)
Bo Dudley  (b. 1928 - d, 2008 aged 79)
Chris Jasper - singer, The Isley Brothers - (b. 1951 - d. 2025 aged 73)
Davy Jones - The Monkees (b. 1945 - d. 2012 aged 66)
Mike Nesmith - The Monkees (b. 1942 - d. 2012 aged 78)
Del Shannon (b. 1934 - d. 1990 aged 55)
Viola Wills - (b. 1939 - d. 2009 aged 69)

31 DECEMBER
John Denver (b. 1943 - d. 1997 aged 53)
Peter Quine - bassist The Kinks (b. 1943 - d. 2010 aged 66) 
Scott Taylor - guitarist, Then Jericho (b. 1961 - d. 2002 aged 58)