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January 1 –
Kris Kelmi, Russian rock musician, dies of a cardiac arrest caused by
alcohol abuse, aged 63. •
January 11 – Marc Paganini, founder of Swiss hard rock band
Paganini, dies aged 57. •
January 16 •
Lorna Doom, bassist of US punk rock band
Germs, dies of breast cancer, aged 60 • Filipino rock drummer Brian Velasco of
Razorback commits suicide, aged 41. •
January 17 • Ron Watson, guitarist of Canadian hard rock band
Helix, dies aged 62 of multiple myeloma •
Reggie Young of
The Memphis Boys, Elvis Presley backing musician, dies aged 82 •
January 25 –
Bruce Corbitt, US heavy metal vocalist (
Rigor Mortis), dies of esophageal cancer, aged 56 •
January 28 •
Pepe Smith, Filipino-American singer-songwriter and musician and pioneer of
Pinoy rock, dies aged 71 •
Paul Whaley, US heavy metal drummer, dies aged 72 •
February 9 –
Guy Webster, US photographer, known for his work with bands such as
The Rolling Stones, dies aged 79 •
February 12 –
Olli Lindholm, Finnish rock singer and guitarist (
Yö) dies of an aortic rupture, aged 54 •
February 13 – Willy Lambregt, guitarist of Belgian punk band
The Scabs, dies of cancer, aged 59 •
February 21 – Gerard Koerts, of Dutch progressive rock band
Earth and Fire, dies aged 71 •
February 26 –
Andy Anderson, British drummer, died of cancer, aged 68 •
February 28 –
Stephan Ellis, bassist of US rock band
Survivor, dies aged 69 •
March 1 –
Paul Williams, British blues and rock singer and musician, dies aged 78 •
March 4 –
Keith Flint, British singer (
The Prodigy), commits suicide, aged 49 •
March 5 – Sara Romweber, drummer of US rock band
Let's Active, dies of a brain tumor, aged 55 •
March 11 •
The Wrecking Crew drummer
Hal Blaine dies aged 90 •
Danny Kustow, British guitarist of the
Tom Robinson Band, dies of pneumonia and liver infection, aged 63 || March 11, 2019 || U.S. || •
March 12 –
John Kilzer, US rock singer and songwriter, commits suicide, aged 62 •
March 16 –
Dick Dale, guitarist and pioneer of
surf rock, dies on March 16. •
March 17 •
Bernie Tormé, Irish rock musician, songwriter and executive, dies of pneumonia, aged 66 •
Yuya Uchida, Japanese singer and record producer, dies aged 79. •
March 26 –
Ranking Roger, British vocalist of
The Beat, dies of lung cancer and brain tumor, aged 56 •
March 27 – Norwegian musician Audun Laading, aged 25, and British musician Stephen Fitzpatrick, aged 24 (the duo
Her's), are killed in a traffic collision •
April 3 –
Shawn Smith, US alternative rock singer, songwriter and musician, dies of a torn aorta, aged 53 •
April 13 –
Paul Raymond, British keyboardist and guitarist, dies of a heart attack, aged 73 •
April 24 –
Dick Rivers, French singer and actor, pioneer of French rock & roll, dies of cancer, aged 74 •
April 25 –
Michiro Endo, vocalist of
The Stalin, dies on April 25. •
May 14 –
Mike Wilhelm, US rock musician and songwriter, dies of cancer, aged 77 •
May 17 – Eric Moore, US rock singer (
The Godz, dies of bladder cancer, aged 67 •
May 18 – Terry Evans, US drummer (
The Godz, dies suddenly aged 55 •
May 31 –
Roky Erickson, US psychedelic rock musician (
The 13th Floor Elevators), dies aged 71 •
June 2 – Paulo P. A. Pagni, drummer of Brazilian band
RPM, dies aged 61 •
June 6 –
Dr. John, US multi-genre musician, dies of a heart attack, aged 77 •
June 8 –
Andre Matos, Brazilian heavy metal vocalist, musician, producer, and composer, dies of a heart attack, aged 47 •
June 21 – Kelly Jay Fordham, keyboardist of Canadian band
Crowbar, dies of a stroke, aged 77 •
June 23 –
Dave Bartholomew, US multi-genre musician and rock & roll pioneer, dies of heart failure, aged 100 •
June 29 –
Gary Duncan, US musician, singer and songwriter (
Quicksilver Messenger Service, dies of complications from a seizure, aged 72 •
July 2 – Ibrahim Emin, Azerbaijani rock musician (
Yukhu), dies aged 56 •
July 6 – Thommy Gustafsson, keyboardist of Swedish band
Sven-Ingvars, dies aged 71 •
July 8 – James Henke, US
Rolling Stone Magazine journalist and curator of the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, dies aged 65, suffering from dementia •
July 12 – Dick Richards, US drummer (
Bill Haley & His Comets), dies aged 95 •
July 16 –
Johnny Clegg, South African musician, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 66 •
August 1 –
Ian Gibbons, British musician (
The Kinks), dies of bladder cancer, aged 67 •
August 2 – Nigel Benjamin, British rock musician (
Mott the Hoople), dies of a heart condition, aged 64 •
August 3 –
Damien Lovelock, Australian rock singer songwriter and broadcaster, dies of cancer, aged 65 •
August 5 –
Lizzie Grey, US heavy metal musician, dies of Lewy body disease, aged 60 •
August 7 –
David Berman, founder of the indie-rock band Silver Jews, commits suicide, aged 52, shortly after releasing a new album under the name Purple Mountains. •
August 18 – George "G.G." Guidotti, US heavy metal bassist (
Heaven's Edge), dies of lung cancer, aged 57 •
August 19 –
Larry Taylor, US bass guitarist (
Canned Heat), dies aged 77 •
September 10 –
Jeff Fenholt, US singer, Broadway's original "
Jesus Christ Superstar", dies aged 68 •
September 13 –
Eddie Money, US singer, dies aged 70 •
September 15 –
Ric Ocasek, US singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, dies aged 75 •
September 18 –
Tony Mills, UK vocalist for Norwegian band
TNT, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 57 •
October 2 – Morten Stutzer, Danish thrash metal musician (
Artillery), dies of blood clot, aged 57 •
October 6 –
Ginger Baker, British drummer (
Cream), dies aged 80 •
November 7 •
Ivan Maksimović, Serbian rock guitarist, died aged 57 •
Gilles Bertin, French punk rock singer and bassist, dies aged 58 •
December 2 –
Greedy Smith, Australian new wave singer and keyboardist (
Mental as Anything), dies aged 63 •
December 5 –
Rick Bryant, New Zealand blues and rock singer/songwriter, dies, aged 71. •
December 9 –
Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer (
Roxette), dies aged 61 ==Break ups==