This page is a list of all the stars that are sadly lost forever.
They left us here on earth too soon. Fortunatelly we can still listen to
their fantastic music. I suppose they all have a great party in heaven...
Use the column headers to choose how you wish to sort this list.
(You can also click on the ASC/DESC text to change the order)
If you want more info, just click on the name of the artist.
The average age of this list is: 55
So, if you wanna grow old... guess you shouldn't try being a pop star.
The page is being update now. The old more complete list can be found here: old riplist
Click here to choose Sort Order = ASCENDING / DESCENDING
| Musician | Band | Died (yymmdd) |
Cause | |
| Mark Reale | Riot | 2012-01-25 |
Crohn's Disease | 56 |
| Etta James | Solo Artist | 2012-01-20 |
Cancer | 73 |
| Bob Weston | Fleetwood Mac | 2012-01-06 |
Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage | 64 |
| Nickolas Ashford | Ashford & Simpson | 2011-08-22 |
Cancer | 70 |
| Jerry Leiber | 2011-08-22 |
Heart Disease | 78 |
|
| Amy Winehouse | Solo Artist | 2011-07-23 |
Unknown | 27 |
| Michael Burston | Motörhead | 2011-07-09 |
Heart Disease | 61 |
| Clarence Clemmons | E Street Band | 2011-06-18 |
Stroke | 69 |
| Micael Grimm | Easy Action | 2011-05-17 |
Not Confirmed | 43 |
| John Walker | The Walker Brothers | 2011-05-07 |
Cancer | 67 |
| Poly Styrene | X-Ray Specs | 2011-04-25 |
Cancer | 53 |
| Nate Dogg | Solo Artist | 2011-03-15 |
Unknown | 41 |
| Mike Starr | Alice in Chains | 2011-03-07 |
Unknown | 44 |
| Gary Moore | Thin Lizzy | 2011-02-06 |
Not Confirmed | 58 |
| John Barry | Composer | 2011-01-30 |
Heart Attack | 77 |
| Gerry Rafferty | Solo Artist | 2011-01-04 |
Illness | 63 |
| Mick Karn | Japan | 2011-01-04 |
Cancer | 52 |
| Bobby Farrell | Boney M | 2010-12-30 |
Medical | 61 |
| Captain Beefheart | Solo Artist | 2010-12-17 |
Multiple Sclerosis | 69 |
| Gregory Isaacs | Solo artist | 2010-10-25 |
Cancer | 59 |
| Solomon Burke | Solo | 2010-10-10 |
Accident | 70 |
| Steve Lee | Gotthard | 2010-09-06 |
Accident | 47 |
| Mike Edwards | ELO | 2010-09-03 |
Accident | 62 |
| Stuart Cable | Stereophonics | 2010-06-07 |
Unknown | 40 |
| Ali-Ollie Woodson | The Temptations | 2010-05-30 |
Cancer | 58 |
| Paul Grey | Slipknot | 2010-05-24 |
Unknown | 38 |
| Ronnie James Dio | Black Sabbath | 2010-05-16 |
Cancer | 67 |
| Peter Steele | Type O Negative | 2010-04-14 |
Heart Disease | 48 |
| Malcolm Mc Laren | Manager | 2010-04-08 |
Cancer | 64 |
| Alex Chilton | The Box Tops | 2010-03-17 |
Heart Attack | 60 |
| Doug Fieger | The Knack | 2010-02-14 |
Cancer | 57 |
| Teddy Pendergrass | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | 2010-01-13 |
Cancer | 59 |
| Vic Chessnut | Chessnut, Vic | 2009-12-25 |
Suicide | 45 |
| Stephen Gately | Boyzone | 2009-10-10 |
Unknown | 33 |
| Mary Travers | Peter, Paul and Mary | 2009-09-16 |
Cancer | 72 |
| Mickie Jones | Angel | 2009-09-05 |
Cancer | 56 |
| Les Paul | No band | 2009-08-13 |
Pneumonia | 94 |
| Willy DeVille | MinkDeVille | 2009-08-06 |
Cancer | 55 |
| Michael Jackson | Solo Artist | 2009-06-25 |
Cardiac Arrest | 50 |
| Sky Saxon | Seeds | 2009-06-25 |
Unknown | 63 |
| Jay Bennett | Wilco | 2009-05-24 |
Unknown | 45 |
| Dewey Martin | Buffalo Springfield | 2009-01-31 |
Natural Causes | 68 |
| Ron Asheton | The Stooges | 2009-01-06 |
Natural Causes | 60 |
| Mitch Mitchell | Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2008-11-12 |
Natural Causes | 61 |
| Jimmy Carl Black | Mothers of Invention | 2008-11-04 |
Cancer | 70 |
| Gidget Gein | Marilyn Manson | 2008-10-09 |
Drugs | 39 |
| Earl Palmer | Drummer | 2008-09-19 |
Accident | 83 |
| Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | 2008-09-15 |
Cancer | 65 |
| Isaac Hayes | Solo artist | 2008-08-10 |
Unknown | 65 |
| Bo Diddley | Solo artist | 2008-06-02 |
Illness | 79 |
| Al Wilson | Solo artist | 2008-04-21 |
Kidney Failure | 68 |
| Danny Federici | E-Street Band | 2008-04-17 |
Cancer | 58 |
| Ola Brunkert | ABBA | 2008-03-16 |
Accident | 61 |
| Suzie | Solo | 2008-03-03 |
Unknown | 61 |
| Jeff Healey | Solo artist | 2008-03-02 |
Cancer | 41 |
| Ike Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | 2007-12-12 |
Unknown | 76 |
| Kevin DuBrow | Quiet Riot | 2007-11-19 |
Drugs | 52 |
| Lucky Dube | Solo Artist | 2007-10-18 |
Murdered | 43 |
| Joe Zawinul | Weather Report | 2007-09-11 |
Cancer | 75 |
| Jeffrey Carter Albrecht | Edie Brickell & New Bohemian | 2007-09-03 |
Shot | 34 |
| Hank Medress | Tokens, The | 2007-06-25 |
Cancer | 68 |
| Mark St John | Kiss | 2007-04-05 |
Stroke | 51 |
| Brad Delp | Boston | 2007-03-09 |
Suicide | 55 |
| Frankie Laine | Solo Artist | 2007-02-06 |
Heart Disease | 93 |
| Michael Brecker | Brecker Bros | 2007-01-13 |
Cancer | 57 |
| James Brown | Solo artist | 2006-12-25 |
Heart Attack | 73 |
| Sandy West | The Runaways | 2006-10-21 |
Cancer | 47 |
| Bruce Gary | The Knack | 2006-08-22 |
Cancer | 55 |
| Syd Barrett | Pink Floyd | 2006-07-06 |
Diabetes | 60 |
| Billy Preston | Solo artist | 2006-06-06 |
Liver and Kidney Disease | 59 |
| Vince Welnick | Tubes | 2006-06-02 |
Suicide | 55 |
| Desmond Dekker | Solo Artist | 2006-05-26 |
Heart Attack | 64 |
| Grant McLennan | Go-Betweens | 2006-05-06 |
Heart Attack | 48 |
| June Pointer | Pointer Sisters | 2006-04-11 |
Cancer | 52 |
| Gene Pitney | Solo Artist | 2006-04-05 |
Unknown | 65 |
| Wilson Pickett | Solo Artist | 2006-01-19 |
Heart Attack | 64 |
| Lou Rawls | Solo Artist | 2006-01-06 |
Cancer | 72 |
| Luther Vandross | Solo Artist | 2005-07-02 |
Stroke | 54 |
| Renaldo "Obie" Benson | The Four Tops | 2005-07-01 |
Cancer | 69 |
| Paul Hester | Crowded House | 2005-03-26 |
Suicide | 46 |
| Laura Branigan | Solo Artist | 2004-08-26 |
Brain Aneurysm | 47 |
| Lisa | TLC | 2004-04-25 |
Car Crash | 30 |
| Paul Atkinson | The Zombies | 2004-04-02 |
Liver and Kidney Disease | 58 |
| Bobby Hatfield | The Righteous Brothers | 2003-11-05 |
Unknown | 63 |
| Robert Palmer | Solo Artist | 2003-09-26 |
Heart Attack | 54 |
| Johnny Cash | Solo Artist | 2003-09-12 |
Diabetes | 71 |
| Howie Epstein | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | 2003-02-23 |
Drugs | 47 |
| Mickey Finn | T Rex | 2003-01-13 |
Illness | 55 |
| Maurice Gibb | BeeGees | 2003-01-12 |
Heart Attack | 53 |
| Joe Strummer | The Clash | 2002-12-22 |
Heart Attack | 50 |
| Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky | Lovin' Spoonful | 2002-12-13 |
Heart Attack | 57 |
| Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell | Run DMC | 2002-10-30 |
Murdered | 37 |
| Dave Williams | Drowning Pool | 2002-08-14 |
Heart Disease | 30 |
| John Entwistle | The Who | 2002-06-27 |
Drugs | 57 |
| Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Colvin) | The Ramones | 2002-06-06 |
Drugs | 50 |
| Robbin Crosby | Ratt | 2002-06-06 |
Aids | 41 |
| Layne Staley | Alice In Chains | 2002-04-05 |
Drugs | 34 |
| Aaliyah (Haughton) | 2001-08-25 |
Airplane Crash | 22 |
|
| Benjamin Orr | Cars | 2000-10-03 |
Cancer | 53 |
| Henry "Sunflower" Vestine | Canned Heat | 1997-10-20 |
Heart Attack | 52 |
| Bernard Edwards | Chic | 1996-04-18 |
Pneumonia | 43 |
| Alan Barton | Smokie | 1995-03-23 |
Car Crash | 41 |
| Barrie B.J. Wilson | Procol Harum | 1990-10-?? |
Pneumonia | 43 |
| Alan Murphy | Level 42 | 1989-10-19 |
Aids | 35 |
| Andy Gibb | 1988-03-10 |
Medical | 30 |
|
| Bob "The Bear" Hite | Canned Heat | 1981-04-05 |
Heart Attack | 36 |
| Bill Haley | 1981-02-09 |
Brain Tumor | 55 |
|
| Alan Wilson | Canned Heat | 1970-09-03 |
Drugs | 27 |
| Big Bopper | 1959-02-03 |
Airplane Crash | 28 |