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 1990s. 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.

1990 + Name Age Date Location Cause of death Marius BrasiūnasManager for Bix 25 January , 1990 Somewhere near Joniškis, Lithuania Car accident George Auld 70 January 8, 1990 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Lung cancer Gene Phillips 74 January 10, 1990 Lakewood, California, U.S. Unknown B.B. Gabor 41 or 42 January 17, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Suicide Melanie ApplebyMel and Kim 23 January 18, 1990 Westminster, London, England Pneumonia Allen CollinsLynyrd Skynyrd 37 January 23, 1990 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Pneumonia Peter SwevalStarz, Looking Glass 42 January 23, 1990 Los Angeles, California, United States AIDS or unknown causes Norval TabornThe Four Vagabonds 74 January 23, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, United States UnknownPuma JonesBlack Uhuru 36 January 28, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Breast cancer Mel Lewis 60 February 2, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Brain cancer and melanomaMel Lewis (May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990). Drummer World. Retrieved on May 12, 2019. Felice ChiusanoSinger, member of Quartetto Cetra 67 February 3, 1990 Milan, Italy Unknown Del Shannon 55 February 8, 1990 Santa Clarita, California, U.S. Suicide by gunshot Johnnie Ray 63 February 24, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Liver failure Cornell GunterThe Coasters, The Flairs, The Platters 53 February 26, 1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Shot in his automobile Dave PrichardArmored Saint 26 February 28, 1990 Los Angeles County, California, United States LeukemiaARMORED SAINT Guitarist Dies Of Leukaemia Aged 26 metalforcesmagazine.com accessdate July 23, 2018 Shakey Jake Harris 68 March 2, 1990 Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. Unknown Ric GrechFamily, Traffic, Blind Faith 43 March 17, 1990 Leicester, England Liver and kidney failure Andrew WoodMalfunkshun, Mother Love Bone 24 March 19, 1990 Seattle, Washington, U.S. Heroin overdose Al Sears 80 March 23, 1990 New York City, U.S. Lung cancer Sarah Vaughan 66 April 3, 1990 Hidden Hills, California, U.S. Lung cancer Thurston HarrisThe Sharps 58 April 14, 1990 Pomona, California, U.S. Heart attack Sabicas 78 April 16, 1990 New York City, U.S. Complications from pneumonia and multiple strokes Little Joe Blue 55 April 22, 1990 Reno, Nevada, U.S. Stomach cancer Rufus "Speedy" Jones 53 April 25, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Unknown Dexter Gordon 67 April 25, 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Kidney failure and throat cancer- Obituary in The New York Times Wesley RoseMusic industry executive and record producer 72 April 26, 1990 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Unknown Floyd ButlerThe Friends of Distinction 52 April 29, 1990 Los Angeles, California, United States Heart attack Sammy Lawhorn 54 April 29, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Natural causes Emily Remler 32 May 4, 1990 Sydney, Australia Heart attackStaff. "Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Guitarist Was 32", The New York Times, May 8, 1990. Accessed November 25, 2017. "Emily Remler, a jazz guitarist in the be-bop tradition, died of a heart attack on Friday while on tour in Sydney, Australia, the Associated Press reported yesterday. She was 32 years old. Ms. Remler was born in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and started playing folk and then rock guitar."Luigi Nono Italian composer66May 8, 1990Venice, Italy Jim HensonCreator of The Muppets; charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as the vocalist of "Rubber Duckie" and "Rainbow Connection"53 May 16, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Toxic shock syndrome caused by a group A streptococcal infection Sammy Davis Jr. 64 May 16, 1990 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Throat cancer Morris LevyRecord producer for Roulette Records 62 May 21, 1990 Ghent, New York, U.S. Liver cancer Gary UsherThe Beach Boys, The Byrds 51 May 25, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cancer Stiv BatorsDead Boys, The Lords of the New Church 40 June 4, 1990 Paris, Île-de-France, France Traumatic brain injury Richard SohlPatti Smith 37 June 5, 1990 Cherry Grove, New York, U.S. Heart attack Jim HodderSteely Dan 42 June 5, 1990 Point Arena, California, U.S. Drowning Antonio MartinezLos Bravos 45 June 19, 1990 Colmenar Viejo, Spain Motorcycle accident Kripp JohnsonThe Del-Vikings 57 June 22, 1990 Pontiac, Michigan, United States Prostate cancer Isaac Payton SweatBassist for Johnny Winter 45 June 23, 1990 Richmond, Texas, United States Shot to death Rob GravesBags, 45 Grave, The Gun Club 35 June 28, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Heroin overdose CazuzaBarão Vermelho 32 July 7, 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil AIDS-related septic shock Trouble T RoyHip-hop dancer for Heavy D 22 July 15, 1990 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Accidental fall from building Gerry BouletOffenbach 44 July 18, 1990 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Cancer/Colon cancer"Quebec rocker Gerry Boulet loses fight with cancer". Montreal Gazette, July 19, 1990. Bert SommerThe Left Banke 41 July 23, 1990 Troy, New York, U.S. Respiratory illness Brent MydlandThe Grateful Dead 37 July 26, 1990 Lafayette, California, U.S. Speedball overdose Bobby Day 60 July 27, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Prostate cancer Larry Birdsong 56 August 7, 1990 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Unknown Joel RundellBetter Than Ezra 24 August 8, 1990 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, U.S. Suicide Brandon MitchellWreckx-n-Effect 18 August 9, 1990 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Shot to death Lafayette Leake 71 August 14, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Diabetic coma Viktor TsoiKino 28 August 15, 1990 Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union Traffic accident 50 August 17, 1990 La Pobla de Farnals, Valencia, Spain Car accident Grethe IngmannWinner of the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with Jørgen Ingmann 52 August 18, 1990 Frederikssund, Denmark Liver cancer Boogie Bill Webb 66 August 22, 1990 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Unknown Italian singer and actor 56 August 25, 1990 Rome, Italy Cancer Stevie Ray VaughanDouble Trouble 35 August 27, 1990 East Troy, Wisconsin, U.S. Helicopter crash Tom FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival 48 September 6, 1990 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Wim De Craene 40 September 14, 1990 Ghent, Belgium Suicide by drug overdoseRosa Balistreri Sicilian composer63September 20, 1990Palermo, ItalyStroke while in Calabria for a theatrical performance Ray StephensVillage People 35 October 4, 1990 Moreno Valley, California, U.S. AIDS Sam Taylor 74 October 5, 1990 Westchester, New York, U.S. Unknown[ Allmusic biography] D-Boy Rodriguez 22 October 6, 1990 Dallas, Texas, U.S. Murdered B.J. WilsonProcol Harum 43 October 8, 1990 Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Drug overdose Art Blakey 71 October 16, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Lung cancer Marie-France Dufour 41 October 18, 1990 Colombes, France Leukemia Arthur "Big Boy" Spires 78 October 22, 1990 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Unknown GervasioLos Naúfragos 42 October 28, 1990 Talagante, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile Either suicide by hanging or murder Bobby Scott 53 November 5, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. Lung cancer Ronnie Dyson 40 November 10, 1990 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Heart failure Lester Williams 70 November 13, 1990 Houston, Texas, U.S. Unknown Orest GuranThe Chesterfield Kings 33 December 2, 1990 Rochester, New York, U.S. Suicide by hanging Dee Clark 52 December 7, 1990 Smyrna, Georgia, U.S. Heart attack Francisco Gabilondo Soler 83 December 14, 1990 Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico Cardiovascular disease Goree Carter 59 December 29, 1990 Houston, Texas, U.S. Unknown

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