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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Preceded by
1950s 		List of deaths in popular music
1960s 		Succeeded by
1970s
Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Jesse Belvin 27 February 6, 1960 Hope, Arkansas, U.S. Car accident [1]
Gene Alford
The Four Knights		 37 April 2, 1960 Epileptic Seizure
Forest City Joe 33 April 3, 1960 Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, U.S. Car crash
Beverly Kenney 28 April 13, 1960 Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, U.S. Suicide by alcohol and secobarbital overdose [2]
Eddie Cochran 21 April 17, 1960 Chippenham, Wiltshire, England Car crash [3]
Smokey Hogg 46 May 1, 1960 McKinney, Texas, U.S. Unknown cancer [4]
Eli Oberstein
Record producer and music executive 		58 June 12, 1960 Westport, Connecticut, U.S. Lymphatic cancer
Oscar Pettiford 37 September 8, 1960 Copenhagen, Denmark Polio-like virus [5]
Johnny Horton 35 November 5, 1960 Milano, Texas, U.S. Car crash [6]
A. P. Carter
Carter Family		 68 November 7, 1960 Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S. Unknown
Kelsey Pharr
The Delta Rhythm Boys		 44 April 20, 1961 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Unknown cancer/ Severe illness
Cisco Houston 42 April 29, 1961 San Bernardino, California, U.S. Stomach cancer [7]
Tommy McClennan 56 May 6, 1961 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Bronchopneumonia [8]
Scott LaFaro 25 July 6, 1961 Seneca, New York, U.S. Automobile accident [9]
Sticks McGhee 43 August 15, 1961 The Bronx, New York, U.S. Lung cancer [10]
Booker Little 23 October 5, 1961 New York City, New York, U.S. Uremia [11]
Doug Watkins 27 February 5, 1962 Holbrook, Arizona, U.S. Automobile accident [12]
Leo Parker 36 February 11, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack [13]
Walter "Papoose" Nelson 29 February 28, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. Heroin overdose [14]
Stuart Sutcliffe
The Beatles		 21 April 10, 1962 Hamburg, West Germany Cerebral paralysis due to aneurysm; [15]
Eddie Costa 31 July 28, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. Car crash [16]
Marilyn Monroe 36 August 4, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Barbiturate overdose [17]
Scrapper Blackwell 59 October 7, 1962 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Shot [18]
Mercy Dee Walton 47 December 2, 1962 Murphys, California, U.S. Cerebral hemorrhage [19]
Sonny Clark 31 January 13, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack [20]
Ike Quebec 44 January 16, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. Lung cancer [21]
Bobby Jaspar 37 February 28, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack [22]
Patsy Cline 30 March 5, 1963 Camden, Tennessee, U.S. 1963 Camden PA-24 crash [23]
Cowboy Copas 49 March 5, 1963 Camden, Tennessee, U.S. 1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Hawkshaw Hawkins 41 March 5, 1963 Camden, Tennessee, U.S. 1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Elmore James 45 May 24, 1963 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack [24]
Walter Davis 52-53 October 22, 1963 St. Louis, Missouri [25]
Daddy Stovepipe 96 November 1, 1963 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Bronchial pneumonia after a gallbladder operation
Dinah Washington 39 December 14, 1963 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Complications of a drug overdose [26]
Cyril Davies 32 January 7, 1964 Eel Pie Island, London, England Endocarditis and Leukaemia
Rudy Lewis
The Drifters		 27 May 20, 1964 New York City, New York, U.S. Died in his sleep/Asphyxiation
Meade Lux Lewis 58 June 7, 1964 Minneapolla, Minnesota, U.S. Car crash
Eric Dolphy 36 June 29, 1964 Berlin, Germany Complications from diabetes [27]
Jim Reeves 40 July 31, 1964 Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S. Plane crash
Johnny Burnette
The Rock and Roll Trio		 30 August 14, 1964 Clear Lake, California, U.S. Drowned following a serious boating accident [28]
Tiny Topsy 34 August 16, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Brain hemorrhage
Gracie Allen 69 August 27, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart attack
David Box
The Crickets		 21 October 23, 1964 Houston, Texas, U.S. Plane crash [29]
Joe Henderson 27 October 24, 1964 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Heart attack [30]
Buster Pickens 48 November 24, 1964 Houston, Texas, U.S. Gunshot wound [31]
Sam Cooke
The Soul Stirrers		 33 December 11, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot by Bertha Franklin [32]
Alan Freed 43 January 20, 1965 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Uremia and cirrhosis of the liver [33]
Nat King Cole 45 February 15, 1965 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Lung cancer [34]
Sonny Boy Williamson II 52 May 25, 1965 Helena, Arkansas, U.S. Heart attack [35]
Bill Black 39 October 21, 1965 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Brain tumor [36]
Mike Millward
Rhythm guitarist for The Fourmost		 24 March 7, 1966 Leukemia/Blood cancer
Jazz Gillum 61 March 29, 1966 Chicago. Illinois, U.S. Gunshot wound [37]
Richard Fariña 29 April 30, 1966 Carmel Valley, California, U.S. Motorcycle accident [38]
Bobby Fuller
The Bobby Fuller Four 		23 July 18, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Asphyxia (Suicide, murder or accident) [39]
Bud Powell 41 July 31, 1966 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. Tuberculosis [40]
Peg Leg Howell 78 August 11, 1966 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Complications from diabetes
Dave Lambert
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross		 49 October 3, 1966 Connecticut Turnpike, Connecticut, U.S. Car crash [41]
Smiley Lewis 53 October 7, 1966 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Stomach cancer [42]
Johnny Kidd
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates		 30 October 8, 1966 Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire, England Car accident [43]
Mississippi John Hurt 74 November 2, 1966 Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. Heart attack [44]
Harold Burrage 35 November 26, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart failure [45]
Moon Mullican 57 January 1, 1967 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Heart attack [46]
Joe Meek 37 February 3, 1967 London, England Suicide by gunshot [47]
Fats Pichon 60 February 25, 1967 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Unknown [48]
Nelson Eddy 65 March 6, 1967 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Cerebral hemorrhage
LaVerne Andrews
The Andrew Sisters		 55 May 8, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Unknown cancer [49]
Elmo Hope 43 May 19, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart failure
John Coltrane 40 July 17, 1967 Huntington, New York, U.S. Liver cancer and hepatitis B
Brian Epstein 32 August 27, 1967 London, England Accidental drug overdose [50]
Rex Stewart 60 September 7, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Brain hemorrhage
Woody Guthrie 55 October 3, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. Huntington's Disease [51]
Peter Bocage 80 December 3, 1967 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Unknown
Bert Lahr
Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz		 72 December 4, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. Pneumonia/Unknown cancer [52]
Otis Redding 26 December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Plane crash [53]
Ronnie Caldwell
The Bar-Keys		 18 December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Plane crash [53]
Phalon Jones
The Bar-Keys		 18-19 December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Plane crash
Jimmy King
The Bar-Keys		 18 December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Plane crash [53]
Carl Cunningham
The Bar-Keys		 18-19 December 10, 1967 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Plane crash [53]
Robin Roberts
The Wailers		 27 December 22, 1967 San Mateo County, California, U.S. Car crash [54]
Bert Berns 38 December 30, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart failure
Little Walter 37 February 15, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Coronary thrombosis due to injuries sustained when he was beaten [55]
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers		 25 February 27, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. Complications of a heroin overdose [56]
Syd Nathan 63 March 5, 1968 Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Pneumonia [57]
Bumps Myers 55 April 9, 1968 Los Angeles California, U.S. Several health conditions
Lester Melrose
Record producer 		76 April 12, 1968 Lake, Florida, U.S. Unknown [58]
Manuel Fernández
Los Bravos		 23 May 20, 1968 Seville, Spain Suicide by hanging (Debatable)
Little Willie John 30 May 26, 1968 Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. Heart attack
Bumble Bee Slim 63 June 8, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Unknown
Wes Montgomery 45 June 15, 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Heart attack
Luther Perkins 40 August 5, 1968 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Smoke inhalation [59]
Joe Hinton 38 August 13, 1968 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Melanoma/Skin cancer [60]
Malcolm Hale
Spanky and Our Gang		 27 October 31, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Either Bronchial Pneumonia or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Red Foley 58 September 19, 1968 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. Died in his sleep/Respiratory failure
Kokomo Arnold 67-72 November 8, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack
Dickie Pride 27 March 26, 1969 London, England Complications from a barbiturate overdose [61]
Benny Benjamin
The Funk Brothers		 43 April 20, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. Stroke/No brain activity [62]
Don Drummond 37 May 6, 1969 Kingston, Jamaica Suicide [63]
Martin Lamble
Fairport Convention		 19 May 12, 1969 Scratchwood Services, M1 Motorway, England Car crash [64]
Judy Garland
Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz among other acting roles		 47 June 22, 1969 London, England Complications of a Barbiturate Overdose [65]
Shorty Long 29 June 29, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Drowned [66]
Brian Jones
The Rolling Stones		 27 July 3, 1969 Hartfield, East Sussex, England Drowned due to liver disfunction and ingestion [67]
Wynonie Harris 53 July 4, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Esophageal cancer
Roy Hamilton 40 July 20, 1969 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. Stroke/Massive brain hemorrhage [68]
Alexandra 27 July 31, 1969 Tellingstedt, Germany Road accident
Skip James 67 October 3, 1969 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Unknown cancer [69]
Leonard Chess
Record producer, record company executive and co-founder of Chess Records		 52 October 16, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Cardiac arrest [70]
Tommy Edwards 47 October 22, 1969 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Bleeding ulcer linked to cirrhosis of the liver [71]
Pops Foster 77 October 29, 1969 San Francisco, California, U.S. Unknown [72]
Ivory "Deek" Watson
The 4 Tunes, The Brown Dots, The Ink Spots		 60 November 4, 1969 Washington, D.C., U.S. Unknown [73]
Magic Sam 32 December 1, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack [74]
James "Stump" Johnson 67 December 5, 1969 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Esophageal cancer [75]

See also

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