List of 1960s deaths in popular music

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 1960s. 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 1950s	List of deaths in popular music 1960s	Succeeded by 1970s

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Name	Age	Date	Location	Cause of death
Pete Griffiths Ian And The Zodiacs	20	1960	Crosby, Merseyside, England	Motorcycle accident^[1]
Joe 'Ditto' Dias The Chords	37	1960	United states of America	Unknown^[2]
Carlos Di Sarli	57	January 12, 1960	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Sickness^[1]
Alfred Apaka	40	January 30, 1960	Honolulu, United states of America	Heart attack
Fred Buscaglione	38	February 3, 1960	Rome, Italy	Car accident
Jesse Belvin	27	February 6, 1960	Hope, Arkansas, United states of America	Car accident ^[3]
Archie Brownlee Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi	34	February 8, 1960	New Orleans, United states of America .	Pneumonia^[1]
Pete Ash The West Coast Playboys	30	March 2, 1960	Carson, California, United states of America	Car crash^[1]
Gene Alford The Four Knights	37	April 2, 1960	Los Angeles, United states of America	Epileptic seizure
Forest City Joe	33	April 3, 1960	Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, United states of America	Car crash
Beverly Kenney	28	April 13, 1960	New York City, United states of America	Suicide by alcohol and secobarbital overdose ^[4]
Eddie Cochran	21	April 17, 1960	Chippenham, England	Car crash ^[5]
Smokey Hogg	46	May 1, 1960	McKinney, Texas, United states of America	Unknown cancer^[6]
Eli Oberstein Record producer and music executive	58	June 12, 1960	Westport, Connecticut, United states of America	Lymphatic cancer
Odell Rand The Harlem Hamfats	55	June 22, 1960	Chicago, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Lee Collins Trumpet For Jelly Roll Morton	58	July 3, 1960	Chicago, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Cesare Martuzzi Italian composer and choir director	75	August 4, 1960	Italy
Giuseppe "Peppino" Fiorelli Italian lyricist and composer, best known for Neapolitan songs	56	August 6, 1960	Rome, Italy
André Bloch	87	August 7, 1960	Paris, France
Väinö Hannikainen Finnish composer and harpist	60	August 7, 1960	Finland
Louis Cahuzac French clarinetist and composer, pioneer of the recording of modern clarinet repertoire	71	August 9, 1960	Paris, France
Oscar Hammerstein II Legendary American lyricist, librettist, and theatre producer (known for the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein)	65	August 23, 1960	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United states of America	Stomach cancer
Oscar Pettiford	37	September 8, 1960	Copenhagen, Denmark	Polio-like virus^[7]
Costantino Ferri Italian composer and conductor	66	October 16, 1960	Rome, Italy
Henri Crolla	40	October 17, 1960	Paris, France	Lung cancer
José Padilla Sánchez	71	October 25, 1960	Madrid, Spain	Colon cancer
Francis Drake "Pat" Ballard	61	October 26, 1960	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack (cardiocirculatory arrest)
Alfred Hill	90	October 30, 1960	Sydney, Australia	Natural causes related to old age
Johnny Horton	35	November 5, 1960	Milano, Texas, United states of America	Car crash^[8]
A. P. Carter Carter Family	68	November 7, 1960	Kingsport, Tennessee, United states of America	Unknown
Ion Vasilescu Romanian composer and conductor	57	December 1, 1960	Bucharest, Romania
Hermann Stephani German organist and musicologist	83	December 3, 1960	Marburg, Germany
Walter Goehr	57	December 4, 1960	Sheffield, England	Sudden heart attack
Clara Haskil	65	December 7, 1960	Belgium	Serious brain injuries sustained following a disastrous fall
Semyon Bogatyrev Soviet musicologist and composer, known for completing and reconstructing Tchaikovsky's Symphony in E-flat major	70	December 31, 1960	Moscow, Russia
Sergei Polyakov The Actor For Aerograd	55	1961	Russia	Unknown^[9]
Ken Headley The Presidents	19	1961	England	Viral pneumonia^[1]
Blanche Ring American singer and actress	89	January 13, 1961	Santa Monica, California, United states of America	Failing health due to previous stroke
Henry Geehl	79	January 14, 1961	Beaconsfield, England
Francesco Maria Saraceni Italian composer	49	January 15, 1961	Cologne, Germany
János Viski Hungarian classical pianist and composer	54	January 16, 1961	Budapest, Hungary
John Joseph Becker American composer and conductor	74	January 21, 1961	Wilmette, Illinois, United states of America
Alphonse Picou	82	February 4, 1961	New Orleans, United states of America	Likely old age^[1]
Paul Wittgenstein Famous Austrian-born American pianist, he became world-famous for continuing his concert career using only his left hand, after losing his right arm during the First World War	73	March 3, 1961	New York City, United states of America
George Formby British singer, actor and comedian, best known for his performances accompanied by the ukulele	56	March 6, 1961	Preston, Lancashire, England	Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Sir Thomas Beecham	81	March 8, 1961	London, England	Cerebral thrombosis (after a period of declining health and previous vascular problems experienced in the previous year)
Wilbur Sweatman	79	March 9, 1961	New York City, United states of America
Edric Cundell British music teacher, composer and conductor	68	March 19, 1961	Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England
Jack Kane Canadian arranger, conductor, clarinetist, and composer of English birth	36	March 27, 1961	Toronto, Canada
Kelsey Pharr The Delta Rhythm Boys	44	April 20, 1961	Honolulu, United states of America	Unknown cancer/Severe illness
Cisco Houston	42	April 29, 1961	San Bernardino, California, United states of America	Stomach cancer^[10]
Tommy McClennan	56	May 6, 1961	Chicago, United states of America	Bronchopneumonia^[11]
Margaret McManamny Australian opera singer (soprano) and music teacher, active for over 70 years on the operatic and choral scene	85	June 1, 1961	Ballarat, Australia
Cheikh Raymond	48	June 22, 1961	Constantine, Algeria, Algeria	Killed by a gunshot to the back of the head
E.A. Mario Italian lyricist and poet	77	June 24, 1961	Naples, Italy
Rupert Branker The Chords	25	July 3, 1961	Los Angeles, United states of America	Murdered^[12]
Scott LaFaro	25	July 6, 1961	Seneca, New York, United states of America	Automobile accident^[13]
Sticks McGhee	43	August 15, 1961	New York City, United states of America .	Lung cancer^[14]
Karl Farr	52	September 20, 1961	West Springfield, Massachusetts, United states of America	Heart attack^[1]
Booker Little	23	October 5, 1961	New York City, United states of America	Uremia^[15]
Marguerite Monnot	58	October 12, 1961	Paris, France	Unknown^[1]
Lord Invader	46	October 15, 1961	New York City, United states of America	Unspecified illness
Little Son Joe	61	November 14, 1961	Memphis, Tennessee, United states of America	Heart disease^[1]
Jēkabs Graubiņš Latvian composer, music critic and teacher	75	December 3, 1961	Riga, Latvia
William Beatton Moonie	78	December 8, 1961	Edinburgh, Scotland
Boris Ord	64	December 30, 1961	Cambridge, England	Multiple sclerosis
Lenny Miles	27	1962	United states of America	Cancer^[1]
Jerome Hanna The Jive Five	25	1962	New York City, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Etilmon Stark	94	January 1, 1962	St. Louis, United states of America	Likely old age^[1]
Leroy Shield American film score composer	68	January 9, 1962	Vero Beach, Florida, United states of America
Doug Watkins	27	February 5, 1962	Holbrook, Arizona, United states of America	Automobile accident^[16]
Leo Parker	36	February 11, 1962	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack^[17]
Walter "Papoose" Nelson	29	February 28, 1962	New York City, United states of America	Heroin overdose^[18]
Mary Cardwell Dawson Founder of the National Negro Opera Company and music educator	68	March 19, 1962	United states of America	Heart attack
Jean Goldkette Pianist and well-known jazz orchestra leader in the 1920s	69	March 24, 1962	Los Angeles, United states of America	Heart attack
Jack Purvis Trumpeter and composer active in the American jazz scene	55	March 30, 1962	San Francisco, United states of America
Stuart Sutcliffe The Beatles	21	April 10, 1962	Hamburg, Germany	Cerebral paralysis due to aneurysm;^[19]
Milt Franklyn American composer	64	April 24, 1962	Los Angeles, United states of America	Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
Wayne Arnold The Imperials	21	April 25, 1962	Tijuana, Mexico	Murdered^[1]
Antonio Verdes Sanchez Los Locos del Ritmo	22	May 5, 1962	El Paso, Texas, United states of America	Throat cancer^[20]
John Ireland Well-known English composer and pianist, author of important choral and orchestral works	82	June 12, 1962	Washington, Tyne and Wear, England	Rapid deterioration in his health
Eugene Goossens English conductor and composer	69	June 13, 1962	Middlesex, England	Cardiac complications (heart condition)
Alfredo Sangiorgi Italian composer and composition teacher	67	June 18, 1962	Merano, Italy
Eddie Costa	31	July 28, 1962	New York City, United states of America	Car crash^[21]
Marilyn Monroe	36	August 4, 1962	Los Angeles, United states of America	Barbiturate overdose^[22]
Hanns Eisler	64	September 6, 1962	Berlin, Germany	Myocardial infarction (a heart attack)
Solomon Linda South African singer and songwriter, he is best known for writing the song "Mbube", which was later adapted into the international hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"	52	September 8, 1962	Johannesburg, South Africa	Kidney failure (complexity aggravated by the extreme poverty in which he lived)
Marcel Delannoy French composer of numerous operas, ballets and film scores	64	September 14, 1962	Nantes, France	Heart attack (cardiac crisis)
Curley Weaver American blues musician	56	September 20, 1962	Almon, Georgia, United states of America	Uremia (advanced stage renal failure)
Scrapper Blackwell	59	October 7, 1962	Indianapolis, United states of America	Shot^[23]
Rubberlegs Williams	55	October 17, 1962	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack^[24]
John J. Konrad Choral conductor, music educator, and founder of Canadian music institutes	64	November 5, 1962	Winnipeg, Canada
Alexander Spitzmüller Austrian composer, educator and music critic	68	November 12, 1962	Paris, France
Mercy Dee Walton	47	December 2, 1962	Murphys, California, United states of America	Cerebral hemorrhage^[25]
Sonny Clark	31	January 13, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack^[26]
Ike Quebec	44	January 16, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Lung cancer^[27]
Benny More	43	February 19, 1963	Havana, Cuba	Liver cirrhosis^[1]
Addison Farmer	34	February 23, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Unknown^[12]
Bobby Jaspar	37	February 28, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack^[28]
Patsy Cline	30	March 5, 1963	Camden, Tennessee, United states of America	1963 Camden PA-24 crash^[29]
Cowboy Copas	49	March 5, 1963	Camden, Tennessee, United states of America	1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Hawkshaw Hawkins	41	March 5, 1963	Camden, Tennessee, United states of America	1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Jack Anglin	46	March 8, 1963	Columbia, Tennessee, United states of America	Car crash^[1]
Julius Harrison Composer	78	April 5, 1963	Harpenden, England
Eddie Edwards American jazz trombonist, best known as a member of the Original Dixieland Jass Band	71	April 9, 1963	New Orleans, United states of America
Herbie Nichols	43	April 12, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Leukemia
Eddy Howard	48	May 23, 1963	Palm Desert, California, United states of America	Cerebral hemorrhage
Elmore James	45	May 24, 1963	Chicago, United states of America	Heart attack^[30]
Glen Gray	63	May 24, 1963	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United states of America	^[31]
Luis Arcaraz Pianist, composer, conductor and singer	52	June 1, 1963	Mexico	Car accident
Fritz Reutter German composer and teacher	66	July 4, 1963	Germany
Daniel Ruyneman	76	July 5, 1963	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dorian Le Gallienne Australian composer of orchestral and chamber music	48	July 29, 1963	Melbourne, Australia	Diabetes-induced heart disease
Salvador Bacarisse Spanish composer	64	August 5, 1963	Paris, France
Sándor Jemnitz	72	August 8, 1963	Hungary
Clyde Hurley	46	August 14, 1963	Fort Worth, Texas, United states of America
John Powell American composer and pianist	80	August 15, 1963	Richmond, Virginia, United states of America
Kathleen Parlow	72	August 19, 1963	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Glen Gray	63	August 23, 1963	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United states of America
Jack Pettis American jazz saxophonist and composer	61	August 24, 1963	Oklahoma City, United states of America
Axel Stordahl American arranger	50	August 30, 1963	Los Angeles, United states of America	Cancer
Jack Beaver	63	September 10, 1963	London, England
Honorio Siccardi	65	September 10, 1963	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ernest Whitfield British violinist and concert pianist	74	September 21, 1963	London, England
Willie Eckstein Canadian ragtime pianist and composer	75	September 23, 1963	Montreal, Canada
Walter Davis	51 or 52	October 22, 1963	St. Louis, United states of America	^[32]
Daddy Stovepipe	96	November 1, 1963	Chicago, United states of America	Bronchial pneumonia after a gallbladder operation
Joe Gordon	35	November 4, 1963	Santa Monica, California, United states of America	House fire^[12]
Ronnie Mack	23	November 5, 1963	New York City, United states of America	Hodgkin's disease ^[12]
Cousin Herb	38	November 26, 1963	Bakersfield, California, United states of America	Unknown^[33]
Susie Hawthorne	67 or 69	December 5, 1963	Chicago, United states of America	Unknown^[34]
Encho Bagarov	38	December 13, 1963	Sofia, Bulgaria	Car accident
Dinah Washington	39	December 14, 1963	Detroit, United states of America	Complications of a drug overdose^[35]
Tom Delaney	74	December 16, 1963	Baltimore, Maryland, United states of America	Artery problems^[12]
Clifford Gibson	62	December 21, 1963	St. Louis, United states of America	Pulmonary edema^[12]
William "Ricky" Edwards The Chords	44 or 45	1964	United states of America	Unknown^[2]
Paul Chapman Lincoln Street Exit		1964	United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Joe Rock	54	1964	Pittsburgh, United states of America	Cancer^[1]
Cyril Davies	31	January 7, 1964	Eel Pie Island, London, England	Endocarditis and leukaemia
Vera Hall	61	January 29, 1964	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United states of America	Cerebral apoplexy
Vincenzo Bellezza Famous Italian conductor, active in the major opera houses of the world	75	February 8, 1964	Rome, Italy
Ary Barroso	60	February 9, 1964	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Liver cirrhosis
Willie Bryant American jazz singer, bandleader and radio host	55	February 9, 1964	New Orleans, United states of America	Heart attack
Marek Weber	75	February 9, 1964	Chicago, United states of America
Johnny Burke American lyricist and composer (author of songs such as Swinging on a Star )	55	February 25, 1964	New York City, United states of America	Heart attack
Sergius Kagen	54	March 1, 1964	New York City, United states of America
Alessio De PaolisItalian tenor	70	March 9, 1964	New York City, United states of America
Jean Rogister Belgian violist and composer	84	March 20, 1964	Liège, Belgium
Willem Andriessen	76	March 30, 1964	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Noah Ryder The Deep River Boys	50	April 17, 1964	Norfolk, Virginia, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Rudy Lewis The Drifters	27	May 20, 1964	New York City, United states of America	Died in his sleep/Asphyxiation
Miloš Bergl	32	May 27, 1964	Mariánské Lázně, Czechia	Unknown^[33]
Meade Lux Lewis	58	June 7, 1964	Minneapolis, United states of America	Car crash
Lidia Klement	26	June 16, 1964	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Melanoma
Eric Dolphy	36	June 29, 1964	Berlin, Germany	Complications from diabetes^[36]
Jim Reeves	40	July 31, 1964	United states of America	Plane crash
Dean Manuel	30	July 31, 1964	United states of America	Plane crash^[20]
Tooter Boatman The Chaparrals	28	August 1, 1964	Clear Lake, United states of America	Automobile accident^[20]
Johnny Burnette The Rock and Roll Trio	30	August 14, 1964	Clear Lake, United states of America	Drowned following a serious boating accident^[37]
Tiny Topsy	34	August 16, 1964	Chicago, United states of America	Brain hemorrhage
Gracie Allen	69	August 27, 1964	Los Angeles, United states of America	Heart attack
George GeorgescuRomanian conductor and composer	76	September 1, 1964	Bucharest, Romania	Complications from a heart attack
Otto Olsson Swedish organist and composer	84	September 1, 1964	Stockholm, Sweden
Joseph Marx Austrian composer and music critic	82	September 3, 1964	Graz, Austria
Charles O'Neill Irish-Canadian composer, organist and bandleader	82	September 9, 1964	Quebec City, Canada
Mary Howe American composer and pianist	82	September 14, 1964	Washington, D.C., United states of America
Ernest Hill American jazz bassist	64	September 16, 1964	New York City, United states of America
Giovanni Gagliardi Italian accordionist and composer	82	September 26, 1964	Piacenza, Italy
Nacio Herb Brown American composer (author of famous songs such as Singin' in the Rain)	68	September 28, 1964	San Francisco, United states of America	Cancer
George Dyson English composer and musician (father of the physicist Freeman Dyson)	81	September 28, 1964	Winchester, England
David Box The Crickets	21	October 23, 1964	Houston, Texas, United states of America	Plane crash^[38]
Buddy Groves Buddy & The Kings	20	October 23, 1964	Houston, Texas, United states of America	Plane crash^[20]
Carl Banks Buddy & The Kings	18	October 23, 1964	Houston, Texas, United states of America	Plane crash^[20]
Bill Daniels Buddy & The Kings	20	October 23, 1964	Houston, Texas, United states of America	Plane crash^[20]
Joe Henderson	27	October 24, 1964	Nashville, Tennessee, United states of America	Heart attack^[39]
Haakon Stotijn Dutch oboist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra	49	November 3, 1964	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Buster Pickens	48	November 24, 1964	Houston, Texas, United states of America	Gunshot wound^[40]
Frank Winchester The Amblers	21	November 30, 1964	Pittsburgh, United states of America	Car crash^[1]
Brian Talbot Tony Rivers And The Castaways	21	December 5, 1964	Lanarkshire, Scotland	Tour bus accident^[1]
Sam Cooke The Soul Stirrers	33	December 11, 1964	Los Angeles, United states of America	Shot by Bertha Franklin^[41]
Percy Kilbride Actor for State Fair	76	December 11, 1964	Los Angeles, United states of America	Pneumonia and atherosclerosis
Alan Freed	43	January 20, 1965	Palm Springs, California, United states of America	Uremia and cirrhosis of the liver^[42]
Arthur Schutt	62	January 28, 1965	San Francisco, United states of America	Illness^[20]
Nat King Cole	45	February 15, 1965	Santa Monica, California, United states of America	Lung cancer^[43]
Václav Hrabě	24	March 5, 1965	Prague, Czechia	Carbon monoxide poisoning^[33]
Tadd Dameron	48	March 8, 1965	New York City, United states of America	Cancer^[33]
Fraser Calder The Blues Council	23	March 12, 1965	Glasgow, Scotland	Van crash^[1]
James Giffen The Blues Council	19	March 12, 1965	Glasgow, Scotland	Van crash^[1]
Sonny Boy Williamson II	52	May 25, 1965	Helena, Arkansas, United states of America	Heart attack^[44]
Judy Holliday	43	June 7, 1965	New York City, United states of America	Cancer^[33]
Ira Louvin	41	June 20, 1965	Jefferson City, Missouri, United states of America	Car crash^[33]
Mark Leeman The Mark Leeman Five	24	June 27, 1965	England	Car crash^[20]
Claude Thornhill American pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (known for songs such as Snowfall)	56	July 1, 1965	Caldwell, New Jersey, United states of America	Heart attack
Valdemar Eiberg Danish jazz musician	72	July 4, 1965	Copenhagen, Denmark
Spencer Williams American jazz composer, pianist and singer, author of classics such as Basin Street Blues and I Ain't Got Nobody	75	July 14, 1965	New York City, United states of America
Luiz Cosme Brazilian composer	57	July 17, 1965	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili Russian composer and conductor	64	July 18, 1965	Tbilisi, Georgia
Haroldo Lobo Brazilian composer and musician	54	July 20, 1965	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maurice Yvain French composer of light music and operettas	74	July 28, 1965	Suresnes, France
Charles Fizer The Olympics	25	August 14, 1965	Los Angeles, United states of America	Shot at Watts Riot^[1]
Albert Schweitzer Franco-German physician and philanthropist, musician and musicologist, theologian, philosopher, biblical scholar, pastor, and Lutheran missionary born in Alsace	90	September 4, 1965	Lambaréné, Gabon
Red Ingle American musician, singer-songwriter, arranger, cartoonist, and caricaturist, he is best known for his comedy recordings with Spike Jones and his Natural Seven roles for Capitol	58	September 6, 1965	Santa Barbara, California, United states of America
Steve Brown American jazz double bassist, pioneer of the instrument in the early New Orleans jazz orchestras	75	September 15, 1965	Detroit, United states of America
Ahn Eak-tai South Korean composer	58	September 16, 1965	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Ed Sturgill	55	October 1, 1965	Norton, Virginia, United states of America	Unknown^[12]
Bill Black	39	October 21, 1965	Memphis, Tennessee, United states of America	Brain tumor^[45]
Peter LaFarge	34	October 27, 1965	New York City, United states of America	Stroke^[33]
Earl Bostic	52	October 28, 1965	Rochester, New York, United states of America	Heart attack^[33]
Terry Thompson	24	November 10, 1965	United states of America	Unknown^[12]
Eddie Sulik	36	December 9, 1965	Trumbull, Connecticut, United states of America	Car crash^[12]
Dave Barbour	53	December 12, 1965	Malibu, California, United states of America	Hemorrhaged ulcer^[12]
Henry Booth The Midnighters	44	1966	Montgomery, Alabama, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Marcel Tabuteau French-born American oboist, known for his long tenure with the Philadelphia Orchestra	78	January 4, 1966	Nice, France
Guido Albanese Italian composer and musician originally from Ortona	72	January 6, 1966	Rome, Italy
Haro Levoni Step'anian Armenian composer	68	January 9, 1966	Yerevan, Armenia
Leonid Yablonsky Ukrainian musician, composer and conductor	57	January 11, 1966	Toronto, Canada
Allan Roberts American lyricist and musician, author of famous pop and jazz songs	60	January 14, 1966	San Francisco, United states of America	Heart attack
Pierre Mercure Canadian bassoonist and composer	38	January 29, 1966	Avallon, France	Road traffic accident in France
Osie Johnson	43	February 2, 1966	New York City, United states of America	Kidney failure^[12]
Billy Rose	66	February 10, 1966	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Pneumonia^[12]
Mike Millward Rhythm guitarist for The Fourmost	24	March 7, 1966	Bromborough, England	Leukemia/Blood cancer
Jazz Gillum	61	March 29, 1966	Chicago, United states of America	Gunshot wound ^[46]
Larry Evans Tom Thumb And The Casuals	16	April 17–18, 1966	Richland, Washington, United states of America	Car crash^[1]
Tom Blessing Tom Thumb And The Casuals	17	April 17–18, 1966	Richland, Washington, United states of America	Car crash^[12]
Richard Fariña	29	April 30, 1966	Carmel Valley, California, United states of America	Motorcycle accident^[47]
Juan María Thomas Sabater Spanish composer and organist	69	May 4, 1966	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Alfred Mendelsohn Romanian composer, teacher and conductor, long active at the Romanian National Opera	56	May 9, 1966	Bucharest, Romania
Eugenia Farrar Swedish-American mezzo-soprano, who made history as the first singer ever to perform on a radio broadcast	93	May 17, 1966	New York City, United states of America
Papa Jack Laine American jazz pioneer and New Orleans bandleader	92	June 1, 1966	Metairie, Louisiana, United states of America
Hermann Scherchen German conductor and music theorist	74	June 12, 1966	Florence, Italy
Thomas Chalmers American baritone/opera singer, actor, and film pioneer	81	June 12, 1966	Greenwich, Connecticut, United states of America
German Galynin Russian classical composer	44	June 16, 1966	Moscow, Russia
Marjan Kozina Slovenian composer	59	June 19, 1966	Novo Mesto, Slovenia
Arthur Meulemans	82	June 29, 1966	Etterbeek, Belgium
Bobby Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four	23	July 18, 1966	Los Angeles, United states of America	Asphyxia (suicide, murder or accident)^[48]
Bud Powell	41	July 31, 1966	New York City, United states of America	Tuberculosis^[49]
Peg Leg Howell	78	August 11, 1966	Atlanta, Georgia, United states of America	Complications from diabetes
Roby Ferrante Italian singer and composer	23	August 19, 1966	Altopascio, Italy	Road accident
Dad Speer Speer Family	74	September 7, 1966	Nashville, Tennessee, United states of America	Unknown^[1]
Leroy Griffin The Nutmegs	32	September 14, 1966	Connecticut, United states of America	Died in furnace^[12]
Dave Lambert Lambert, Hendricks & Ross	49	October 3, 1966	Connecticut Turnpike, United states of America	Car crash ^[50]
Smiley Lewis	53	October 7, 1966	New Orleans, United states of America	Stomach cancer^[51]
Johnny Kidd Johnny Kidd & The Pirates	30	October 8, 1966	Bolton, England	Car accident^[52]
Glenn Hughes The Blue Flames	24	October 28, 1966	London, England	House fire^[53]
Mississippi John Hurt	74	November 2, 1966	Grenada, Mississippi, United states of America	Heart attack^[54]
Washboard Sam	56	November 6, 1966	Chicago, United states of America	Heart disease^[53]
Shorty Baker	52	November 8, 1966	New York City, New York, United states of America	Unknown^[53]
Harold Burrage	35	November 26, 1966	Chicago, United states of America	Heart failure^[55]
Carter Stanley	41	December 1, 1966	New York City, New York, United states of America	Liver cirrhosis^[53]
Kui Lee	34	December 3, 1966	Tijuana, Mexico	Cancer^[53]
Frans Kroon The Hamlets	22	1967	Netherlands	Car crash^[1]
Russ "Soupy" Morrow The Deepest Blue	18 or 19	1967	Pomona, California, United states of America	Motorcycle accident^[1]
Gerald Hamilton The Crows	33	1967	New York City, United states of America	Unknown^[12]
George Treadwell Manager For The Drifters	48	1967	New York City, United states of America	Unknown^[12]
Moon Mullican	57	January 1, 1967	Beaumont, Texas, United states of America	Heart attack^[56]
Luigi Tenco	28	January 27, 1967	Sanremo, Italy	Suicide
Joe Meek	37	February 3, 1967	London, England	Suicide by gunshot^[57]
Ty O'Brian Rory Storm And The Hurricanes	26	February 20, 1967	England	Blood poisoning after surgery related to a duodenal ulcer^[1]
Rocco Montana Italian singer of light music	37	February 24, 1967	Parma, Italy	Car crash/Traffic collision
Fats Pichon	60	February 25, 1967	Chicago, United states of America	Unknown^[58]
Nelson Eddy	65	March 6, 1967	Miami, United states of America	Cerebral hemorrhage
Jimmy Blaine	42	March 18, 1967	Wilton, Connecticut, United states of America	Heart attack
Albert Augustine	67	April , 1967	New York City United states of America	Heart attack^[1]
J. B. Lenoir	38	April 29, 1967	Urbana, Illinois, United states of America	Injuries from a car crash^[59]
LaVerne Andrews The Andrews Sisters	55	May 8, 1967	Los Angeles, United states of America	Unknown cancer^[60]
Elmo Hope	43	May 19, 1967	New York City, United states of America	Heart failure
Billy Strayhorn American arranger	51	May 31, 1967	New York City, United states of America	Esophageal cancer
Maud MacCarthy Irish violinist and singer, also known for her studies of theosophy and Indian music	84	June 2, 1967	Douglas, Isle of Man, England
André Cluytens Belgian conductor	62	June 3, 1967	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Vernon "Vern" Wray Jr The Junior Raymen	15	?	Location is unknown^[12]
John Coltrane	40	July 17, 1967	Huntington, New York, United states of America	Liver disease and hepatitis B
Stewart Crunk The Calvanes	30	August 4, 1967	United states of America	Asthma^[12]
Brian Epstein	32	August 27, 1967	London, England	Accidental drug overdose^[61]
Rex Stewart	60	September 7, 1967	Los Angeles, United states of America	Brain hemorrhage
David Patillo The 5 Red Caps	53	September 8, 1967	Los Angeles, California, United states of America
Stuff Smith American jazz violinist	58	September 25, 1967	Munich, Germany
Woody Guthrie	55	October 3, 1967	New York City, United states of America	Huntington's disease^[62]
Mom Speer The Speer Family	67	October 9, 1967	Nashville, Tennessee, United states of America	Illness^[12]
Robert Nighthawk	57	November 5, 1967	Helena, Arkansas, United states of America	Heart failure^[59]
Peter Bocage	80	December 3, 1967	New Orleans, United states of America	Unknown
Bert Lahr Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz	72	December 4, 1967	New York City, United states of America	Pneumonia/Unknown cancer^[63]
Otis Redding	26	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, United states of America	Plane crash^[64]
Ronnie Caldwell The Bar-Kays	18	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, United states of America	Plane crash^[64]
Phalon Jones The Bar-Kays	19	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, United states of America	Plane crash
Jimmy King The Bar-Kays	18	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, United states of America	Plane crash^[64]
Carl Cunningham The Bar-Kays	19	December 10, 1967	Madison, Wisconsin, United states of America	Plane crash ^[64]
Robin Roberts The Wailers	27	December 22, 1967	San Mateo County, California, United states of America	Car crash^[65]
Pat Kilroy	24	December 25, 1967	San Francisco, United states of America	Hodgkin's lymphoma^[66]
Bert Berns	38	December 30, 1967	New York City, United states of America	Heart failure
Jimmy Reilly Watertower West	17	1968	New York City, United states of America	Drug overdose^[1]
Benny Trieber The Mind's Eye	26 or 27	1968	McQueeney Lake, United states of America	Boating accident^[1]
George "King" Scott The Hesitations	22	1968	Cleveland, United states of America	Accidental gunshot murder^[1]
Gribouille	26	January 18, 1968	Paris, France	Drug overdose
Nick Pantas The Electric Elves	26	February 12, 1968	Cortland County, United states of America	Car accident
Little Walter	37	February 15, 1968	Chicago, United states of America	Coronary thrombosis due to injuries sustained when he was beaten^[67]
Frankie Lymon Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers	25	February 27, 1968	New York City, United states of America	Complications of a heroin overdose^[68]
Syd Nathan	63	March 5, 1968	Miami, United states of America	Pneumonia^[69]
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Italian-American composer and pianist	72	March 16, 1968	Beverly Hills, United states of America
Bumps Myers	55	April 9, 1968	Los Angeles, United states of America	Several health conditions
Lester Melrose Record producer	76	April 12, 1968	Lake County, Florida, United states of America	Unknown^[70]
Fay Bainter Actress for State Fair	74	April 16, 1968	Los Angeles, United states of America	Pneumonia
Ron Parr The Hard Times Band	19	April 30, 1968	Vietnam	Killed in action^[1]
Manolo Fernández Los Bravos	23	May 20, 1968	Seville, Spain	Suicide by gunshot^[71]
Little Willie John	30	May 26, 1968	Walla Walla, Washington, United states of America	Heart attack
Giovanni Fusco Italian pianist, composer and conductor, among the first composers of film soundtracks	61	June 1, 1968	Rome, Italy	Heart attack
Bumble Bee Slim	63	June 8, 1968	Los Angeles, United states of America	Unknown
Ken Errair The 4 Freshmen	38	June 14, 1968	Bass Lake, California, United states of America	Plane crash^[72]
Wes Montgomery	45	June 15, 1968	Indianapolis, United states of America	Heart attack
Phil Pill Brandi Perry & The Bubble Machine	17	July 5, 1968	Vietnam	Killed in war^[72]
Kurt Williams Brandi Perry & The Bubble Machine	17	July 5, 1968	Vietnam	Killed in war^[72]
Alan Avick The Bootleggers	17 or 18	July 7, 1968	Babylon, New York, United states of America	Leukemia^[53]
Gary Richardson The Swinging Machine	22	July 9, 1968	Hampton Roads, United states of America	Drug overdose^[72]
Dexter Bell The Soundstations	20	July 22, 1968	Vietnam	Mortar attack^[53]
Nervous Norvus	56	July 24, 1968	United states of America	Cirrhosis
Wiliam Bukový	36	August 1, 1968	Prague, Czechia	Illness^[72]
Luther Perkins	40	August 5, 1968	Nashville, Tennessee, United states of America	Smoke inhalation^[73]
Joe Hinton	38	August 13, 1968	Boston, United states of America	Melanoma/Skin cancer^[74]
Karel Duba Skupina Karla Duby	44	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Josef Poslední Skupina Karla Duby	45	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Jaroslav Štrudl Skupina Karla Duby	45	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Dana Hobzová Skupina Karla Duby	21	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Marie Pokštelfová Skupina Karla Duby	35	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Bohumil Vaněk Skupina Karla Duby	23	August 21, 1968	Ulanbaatar, Mongolia	Bus crash^[72]
Salvino Chiereghin Italian music and literary critic	66	September 1, 1968	Cavalese, Italy
Granville English American composer	73	September 1, 1968	New York City, United states of America
Juan José Castro	73	September 5, 1968	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Karl Rankl Austrian-British composer and conductor, associated with the Covent Garden Opera Company	69	September 6, 1968	Salzburg, Austria
Thom Kelling Dutch singer, guitarist and bandleader	46	September 7, 1968	Bunnik, Netherlands
Chris Bouchillon American musician	75	September 18, 1968	West Palm Beach, Florida, United states of America
Red Foley Singer and pioneer of American country music	58	September 19, 1968	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United states of America	Respiratory failure
Frank Pelleg Czech-Israeli harpsichordist, pianist and conductor	57	September 20, 1968	Haifa, Palestine
Harry Robert Wilson American composer and music educator	67	September 24, 1968	Brewster, New York, United states of America
Carlo Concina Italian composer and conductor , famous for having composed Vola colomba , the winning song at the 1952 Sanremo Festival	68	September 28, 1968	Italy
Rosa Lee Hill American blues musician	58	October 22, 1968	Senatobia, Mississippi, United states of America
Malcolm Hale Spanky and Our Gang	27	October 31, 1968	Chicago, United states of America	Either bronchial pneumonia or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Red Foley	58	September 19, 1968	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United states of America	Died in his sleep/Respiratory failure
Mifflin "Pee Wee" Brantford The Dozier Boys	53	November 4, 1968	Chicago, United states of America	Suicide^[75]
Kokomo Arnold	72	November 8, 1968	Chicago, United states of America	Heart attack
Eldo Di Lazzaro Italian singer and composer	66	November 30, 1968	Milan, Italy
Tina Lawton	24	December 24, 1968	Mount Longonot, Kenya	Plane accident
Paul Chambers	33	January 4, 1969	New York City, United states of America	Tuberculosis^[76]
Charles Winninger Actor for State Fair	84	January 27, 1969	Palm Springs, California, United states of America	Illness
Giovanni Martinelli Italian tenor, one of the great protagonists of the Metropolitan Opera in New York	83	February 2, 1969	Montagnana, Italy
Bainbridge Crist American composer	85	February 7, 1969	Barnstable, Massachusetts, United states of America
Pee Wee Russell American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist	62	February 15, 1969	Alexandria, Virginia, United states of America
Paul Barbarin Jazz drummer and famous New Orleans bandleader	69	February 17, 1969	New Orleans, United states of America
Ernest Ansermet Swiss conductor, founder of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande	85	February 20, 1969	Geneva, Switzerland
Constantin Silvestri Romanian conductor and composer	55	February 23, 1969	London, England
Dickie Pride	27	March 26, 1969	London, England	Complications from a barbiturate overdose^[77]
Bryant "Blinky" Allen Blinky Allen And The Stardusters	50	April 2, 1969	Los Angeles, United states of America	Unknown^[75]
Benny Benjamin The Funk Brothers	43	April 20, 1969	New York City, United states of America	Stroke/No brain activity^[78]
Don Drummond	35	May 6, 1969	Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica	Suicide (disputed)^[79]
Martin Lamble Fairport Convention	19	May 12, 1969	M1 Motorway, between London and Leeds, England	Car crash^[80]
Coleman Hawkins	64	May 19, 1969	New York City, United states of America	Liver disease^[81]
Judy Garland Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz among other acting roles	47	June 22, 1969	London, England	Complications of a barbiturate overdose^[82]
Shorty Long	29	June 29, 1969	Detroit, United states of America	Drowned^[83]
Brian Jones The Rolling Stones	27	July 3, 1969	Hartfield, England	Drowned due to liver disfunction and ingestion ^[84]
Wynonie Harris	53	July 4, 1969	Los Angeles, United states of America	Esophageal cancer
Roy Hamilton	40	July 20, 1969	New York City, United states of America	Stroke/Massive brain hemorrhage^[85]
Alexandra	27	July 31, 1969	Tellingstedt, Germany	Road accident
Theodor W. Adorno German philosopher and sociologist	65	August 6, 1969	Visp, Switzerland	Heart attack
Joseph Kosma Hungarian-French composer	63	August 7, 1969	La Roche-Guyon, France
Miriam Licette Singer	83	August 11, 1969	Reading, Berkshire, England
Laci Boldemann Swedish composer	48	August 18, 1969	Munich, Germany
Josh White	55	September 5, 1969	Manhasset, New York, United states of America	Complications from surgery^[86]
Skip James	67	October 3, 1969	Philadelphia, United states of America	Unknown cancer^[87]
Natalino Otto Italian singer	56	October 4, 1969	Milan, Italy
Leonard Chess Record producer, record company executive and co-founder of Chess Records	52	October 16, 1969	Chicago, United states of America	Cardiac arrest^[88]
Tommy Edwards	47	October 22, 1969	Richmond, Virginia, United states of America	Bleeding ulcer linked to cirrhosis of the liver^[89]
Pops Foster	77	October 29, 1969	San Francisco, United states of America	Unknown^[90]
Ivory "Deek" Watson The 4 Tunes, The Brown Dots, The Ink Spots	60	November 4, 1969	Washington, D.C., United states of America	Unknown^[91]
Semyon Svashenko The Actor For Aerograd	65	?	Location is unknown^[9]
Magic Sam	32	December 1, 1969	Chicago, United states of America	Heart attack^[92]
James "Stump" Johnson	67	December 5, 1969	St. Louis, United states of America	Esophageal cancer^[93]
Leigh Harline American composer	62	December 10, 1969	Long Beach, California, United states of America	Complications from throat cancer
Jiří Šlitr	45	December 26, 1969	Prague, Czechia	Coal gas poisoning^[94]

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