This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2017.
2017 deaths in popular music
Name Age Date Location Cause of death Mike Gaborno Manic Hispanic 51 January 4, 2017 Orange County, California, United States Liver cancer Johnny Dick Fanny Adams, Wild Cherries 73 January 6, 2017 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Sylvester Potts The Contours 78 January 6, 2017 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Alzheimer's disease Eddie Kamae Sons of Hawaii 89 January 7, 2017 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Jerzy Kossela Czerwone Gitary 74 January 7, 2017 Gdynia, Poland Donatella Bianconi Italian singer and pianist88January 7, 2017Rome, Italy Buddy Bregman American arranger, record producer, conductor and composer 86 January 8, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease Peter Sarstedt 75 January 8, 2017 Sussex, England, UK Progressive supranuclear palsyVincenzo "Enzo" Carella talian singer-songwriter65January 8, 2017Rome, ItalyCardiac arrest after a long stay in intensive care Crazy Toones Record producer 45 January 9, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart attack Tommy Allsup Buddy Holly & The Crickets 85 January 11, 2017 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. Complications from a hernia operation Tony Booth Poster artist for The Beatles 83 January 11, 2017 Upton, Merseyside, England Cancer Larry Steinbachek Bronski Beat 56 January 12, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands Cancer Meir Banai 56 January 12, 2017 Hemed, Israel Cancer Muhammad Fachroni Project Pop 44 January 13, 2017 Kopo Elok, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Complications from diabetes Richie Ingui Soul Survivors 70 January 13, 2017 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.Heart failure Magic Alex Electronics engineer for The Beatles 74 January 13, 2017 Kolonaki, Athens, Greece Pneumonia Charles "Bobo" Shaw 69 January 16, 2017 Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. Franz Jarnach The Rattles 73 January 16, 2017 Hamburg, Germany Mike Kellie Multi-instrumentalist and record producer for Spooky Tooth, The Only Ones 69 January 18, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal Loalwa Braz63 January 19, 2017 Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Murdered Howard Kaufman Talent manager for Eagles, Aerosmith, Def Leppard 79 January 19, 2017 Los Angeles, California Ronald “Bingo” Mundy The Marcels 76 January 20, 2017 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Pneumonia Joey Powers 82 January 20, 2017 Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S. Obituary, Legacy.com; retrieved January 24, 2017. Maggie Roche The Roches 65 January 21, 2017 New York City, United States Cancer Walter Morrison Record producer for Ohio Players and music director of Parliament-Funkadelic 62 January 21, 2017 London, England Jaki Liebezeit Can 78 January 22, 2017 Cologne, Germany Pneumonia Pete Overend Watts Mott the Hoople, British Lions 69 January 22, 2017 Birmingham, England Throat cancer Bobby Freeman 76 January 23, 2017 San Francisco, California, U.S. Natural causesBimba Bosé Spanish model, singer and actress naturalized Italian 41January 23, 2017Madrid, SpainBreast cancer with metastasis Gil Ray Game Theory, The Loud Family 60 January 24, 2017 Albany, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area), United States Cancer Björn Thelin The Spotnicks 74 January 24, 2017 Ängelholm, Skåne County, Southwestern Sweden Butch Trucks The Allman Brothers Band 69 January 24, 2017 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Suicide by gunshot Benny Collins Tour manager for The Rolling Stones, Journey 68 January 27, 2017 Greenbrae, California, United States Pneumonia Guitar Gable 79 January 28, 2017 Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. Geoff Nicholls Black Sabbath 68 January 28, 2017 Birmingham, England Lung cancer Elkin Ramírez Kraken 54 January 29, 2017 Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia Brain cancer James Laurence Record producer for Friendzone 27 January 30, 2017 England, UK Deke Leonard Man, Help Yourself 72 January 31, 2017 Llanelli, South Wales Heart failure John Wetton Asia, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, King Crimson, Wishbone Ash 67 January 31, 2017 Bournemouth, England Cancer Robert Dahlqvist The Hellacopters, Dundertåget 40 February 3, 2017 Bagarmossen, Sweden Accidental drowning following seizure Steve Lang April Wine 67 February 4, 2017 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Parkinson’s disease Noel Simms 81 February 4, 2017 Alligator Reef, Florida, U.S. Lung cancer David Axelrod 85 February 5, 2017 Burbank, California, U.S. Lung cancer Sonny Geraci The Outsiders, Climax 70 February 5, 2017 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.Ennio Sangiusto Italian singer79February 5, 2017Milan, Italy Tony Särkkä Abruptum, Ophthalamia 44 February 8, 2017 Finspång, Sweden Alleged suicide Rina Matsuno Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku 18 February 8, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Cardiac arrhythmia Tony Davis The Spinners 86 February 10, 2017 Great Sankey, Warrington, England Harvey Lichtenstein American arts administrator for Brooklyn Academy of Music 87 February 11, 2017 Manhattan, New York City, New York, Uniited States Stroke Damian 52 February 12, 2017 Tameside, UK Cancer Robert Fisher Willard Grant Conspiracy 59 February 12, 2017 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Cancer Al Jarreau 76 February 12, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Respiratory failureGiusto Pio Italian violinist and composer91February 12, 2017Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy Trish Doan Kittie 31 February 13, 2017 Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Suicide Alan Aldridge Artist and graphic designer 78 February 17, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Peter Skellern 69 February 17, 2017 Lanteglos-by-Fowey, Cornwall, England Brain cancer David Yorko Guitarist for Johnny and the Hurricanes 73 February 17, 2017 Waterville, Ohio, United States Emphysema Clyde Stubblefield 73 February 18, 2017 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. Kidney failure Larry Coryell The Eleventh House 73 February 19, 2017 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart failure Ilene Berns Record producer, record company director and co-founded of Bang Records 73 February 23, 2017 Miami, Florida, U.S. Heart failure Leon Ware Record producer 77 February 23, 2017 Marina del Rey, California, U.S. Prostate cancerKurt Wehowski Singer, member of the group vocal Poker di Voci94February 23, 2017Albenga, Savona, Italy Eric Miller Record producer for Pablo Records 75 February 25, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart attack Toshio Nakanishi Plastics 61 February 25, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Esophageal cancerLeone Di Lernia Italian singer-songwriter and radio host78February 28, 2017Milan, Italy Hiroshi Kamayatsu The Spiders 78 March 1, 2017 Tokyo, Japan Pancreatic cancer Jim Fuller The Surfaris 69 March 3, 2017 Monrovia, California, U.S. Undisclosed Tommy Page Music industry executive from Reprise Records 49 March 3, 2017 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Suicide by hanging Edi Fitzroy 61 March 4, 2017 May Pen, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Ritchie Adams 78 March 6, 2017 New York City, New York, U.S. "Passings: Ritchie Adams (Zigler)..." , Vintage Vinyl News. Retrieved 19 April 2017 Lars DiedricsonSnowstorm 55 March 6, 2017 Gothenburg, Sweden Robbie HoddinoffKingfish 62 March 6, 2017 San Francisco, California, United States Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya 56 March 7, 2017 Hooghly district, West Bengal, India Traffic accident Tony LorenzoSons of Azrael 30 March 9, 2017 Buffalo, New York, United States Complications from paralysis Joni SledgeSister Sledge 60 March 10, 2017 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Natural causes Evan JohnsThe LeRoi Brothers 60 March 11, 2017 Austin, Texas, U.S. Liver disease Joey Alves Y&T 63 March 12, 2017 San Lorenzo, California, United States Complications from ulcerative colitis Tommy LiPumaRecord producer 80 March 13, 2017 New York City, New York, U.S. John LeverThe Chameleons 55 March 13, 2017 Greater Manchester Area, North West England, UK James Cotton 81 March 16, 2017 Austin, Texas, U.S. Pneumonia Chuck Berry 90 March 18, 2017 Wentzville, Missouri, U.S. Heart attack Kęstutis LušasMember of Rondo 59 March 21, 2017 Lithuania Unknown Billy Bland 84 March 22, 2017 New York City, New York, U.S. Sib HashianBoston 67 March 22, 2017 At sea near Nassau, Bahamas Heart attack Sven-Erik Magnusson Sven-Ingvars 74 March 22, 2017 Karlstad, Sweden Prostate cancer Jimmy Dotson 83 March 26, 2017 Houston, Texas, U.S. Clem CurtisThe Foundations 76 March 27, 2017 Olney, England, UK Lung cancer Edward Grimes Rachel's, Shipping News 43 March 27, 2017 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Arthur Blythe 76 March 27, 2017 Lancaster, California, U.S. Parkinson's disease Aldo Guibovich Los Pasteles Verdes 64 March 29, 2017 Chimbote, Peru Brain tumor Lonnie Brooks 83 April 1, 2017 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Brenda JonesThe Jones Girls 62 April 2, 2017 Wilmington, Delware, United States Traffic accident Paul O'Neill Record producer for Trans-Siberian Orchestra 61 April 5, 2017 Tampa, Florida, U.S. Intoxication of prescription drugs David PeelThe Lower East Side Band 74 April 6, 2017 Manhattan, New York, U.S. Heart attack Joseph Rascoff Tour manager from U2, The Rolling Stones 71 April 6, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Prostate cancer Kim Plainfield 63 April 8, 2017 Tomkins Cove, New York, U.S. Keni RichardsAutograph 60 April 8, 2017 U.S. Murdered Banner ThomasMolly Hatchet 60 April 10, 2017 Orange Park, Florida, United States Pneumonia J. Geils The J. Geils Band 71 April 11, 2017 Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. Natural causes Tom CoyneMastering engineer 63 April 12, 2017 U.S. Multiple myeloma Toby SmithJamiroquai 46 April 12, 2017 London, England Cancer Mika VainioPan Sonic 57 April 12, 2017 Trouville-sur-Mer, France Multiple myeloma Sylvia Moy Record producer 78 April 15, 2017 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Pneumonia Matt Holt Nothingface 39 April 15, 2017 Frederick, Maryland, U.S. Undisclosed degenerative illness Allan HoldsworthSoft Machine, U.K. 70 April 16, 2017 Vista, California, U.S. Heart diseaseMolenda, Michael (29 June 2017). "The Magnificent Architect of Improvisation: A Tribute to Allan Holdworth". Guitar Player. Retrieved 11 July 2017.Gianni Boncompagni Italian television host, lyricist, radio host, composer, television director, comedian and radio director84April 16, 2017Rome, ItalyLong illness Pat FitzpatrickAslan 60 April 19, 2017 Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland Liver cancer Cuba Gooding SrThe Main Ingredient 72 April 20, 2017 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Natural causes Sandy Gallin American talent agent 76 April 21, 2017 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Multiple myeloma Calep Emphrey Jr. 67 April 25, 2017 U.S. Mary Alford, "Calep Emphrey Jr., longtime drummer for BB King, dies" , Delta Democrat-Times, April 26, 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017Rino Zurzolo