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 2023.
2023 deaths in popular music
Name Age Date Location of death Cause of death Fred White Earth, Wind & Fire 67 January 1, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed causes Sebastian Marino Overkill, Anvil 57 January 1, 2023 Florida, United States Heart attack Gangsta Boo Three 6 Mafia 43 January 1, 2023 Memphis, Tennessee United States Overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol Donatas ČižauskasMember of 2 Donatai33 January 2, 2023 Lithuania Suicide Kingsize Taylor Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes 83 January 2, 2023 Southport, England Undisclosed Jeremiah "Ekoe Alexanda" Buckner Member of Linkin Bridge43 January 3, 2023 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Murder Alan Rankine The Associates 64 January 3, 2023 Scotland Heart diseaseMarini, Gianni (January 3, 2023) Alan Rankine, Founding Member of the Associates, Dies Aged 64. STV News. Retrieved January 3, 2023. Gordy Harmon The Whispers 79 January 5, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed causes Jeff Blackburn Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape, The Ducks 77 January 6, 2023 Santa Cruz, California, United States Undisclosed Dennis Budimir The Wrecking Crew 84 January 10, 2023 United States Undisclosed causes "we have learned that guitarist Dennis Budimir has passed away...", The Wrecking Crew, Facebook.com, Retrieved January 12, 2023 Jeff Beck The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, Beck, Bogert & Appice 78 January 10, 2023 East Sussex, England Bacterial meningitis Yukihiro Takahashi Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sadistic Mika Band, Metafive 70 January 11, 2023 Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan Pneumonia Lisa Marie PresleySinger-songwriter; daughter of Elvis Presley 54 January 12, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Cardiac arrest from complications of bariatric surgery Robbie Bachman Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Brave Belt 69 January 12, 2023 Vancouver, Canada Undisclosed causes Keith "Duke" Beaton Blue Magic 72 January 13, 2023 Pennsylvania, United States Undisclosed causes Bruce Gowers Event producer and music video director 82 January 15, 2023 Santa Monica, California, United States Acute respiratory infection C. J. HarrisSinger 31 January 15, 2023 Jasper, Alabama, United States Heart attack Johnny PowersRockabilly guitarist and singer 84 January 16, 2023 Michigan, United States Undisclosed causes Larry Morris Larry's Rebels 75 January 17, 2023 Auckland, New Zealand Long illness Renée GeyerSinger 69 January 17, 2023 Geelong Victoria, Australia Complications from hip surgery Van Conner Screaming Trees 55 January 18, 2023 Seattle, Washington, United States PneumoniaVan Conner Dies: Screaming Trees Founding Bassist Was 55. Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2023 Vitalija KatunskytėLithuanian Pop singer 67 January 18, 2023 Šiauliai, Lithuania Heart failure David Crosby The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 81 January 19, 2023 Santa Ynez, California, United States COVID-19 Alex Napier Spice, Uriah Heep 75 January 19, 2023 London, England Undisclosed Jerry BlavatDisc jockey and presenter 82 January 20, 2023 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Complications from myasthenia gravis B.G. the Prince of RapRapper and Eurodance artist 57 January 21, 2023 Wiesbaden, Germany Prostate cancer Lin BrehmerDisc jockey 68 January 22, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, United States Prostate cancer Anthony "Top" Topham The Yardbirds 75 January 23, 2023 London, England Dementia Dean Daughtry Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classics IV 76 January 26, 2023 Huntsville, Alabama, United States Natural causes Peter McCannSongwriter and musician 74 January 26, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed causes Floyd Sneed Three Dog Night 80 January 27, 2023 California, U.S. Undisclosed Daniel BoonePop musician 80 January 27, 2023 Paignton, Devon, England Undisclosed Tom Verlaine Television 73 January 28, 2023 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Prostate cancer Barrett StrongSinger-songwriter 81 January 28, 2023 Detroit, Michigan, United States Undisclosed causesMotown's first hitmaker, Barrett Strong, dies at 81. 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Retrieved January 29, 2023 Charlie Thomas The Drifters 85 January 31, 2023 Bowie, Maryland, United States Liver cancer George ZukermanBassoonist and impresario 95 February 1, 2023 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada After a brief illness Tim Quy Cardiacs 61 February 2, 2023 Barnstaple, North Devon, England Cancer Butch MilesJazz drummer 78 February 2, 2023 Austin, Texas, United states Pulmonary fibrosis Paul Janovitz Cold Water Flat 54 February 3, 2023 Bedford, Massachusetts, United States Long illnessTina Nicoletta Musician61February 4, 2023Rome, ItalySudden illness Lillian Walker-Moss The Exciters 78 February 5, 2023 Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States Angiosarcoma Phil Spalding GTR, Original Mirrors, Toyah 65 February 6, 2023 London, England Undisclosed Steve Sostak Sweep the Leg Johnny 49 February 7, 2023 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States Undisclosed Burt BacharachSinger-songwriter and pianist 94 February 8, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Natural causes AKARapper 35 February 10, 2023 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Shot David Jude Jolicoeur De La Soul 54 February 12, 2023 New York City, New York, United States Congestive heart failureAlan Wurzburger Italian singer-songwriter68February 12, 2023Naples, Italy Huey "Piano" SmithR&B pianist 89 February 13, 2023 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Undisclosed Tim Aymar Pharaoh, Control Denied 59 February 14, 2023 New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States Heart attack Chuck JacksonR&B singer 85 February 16, 2023 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Undisclosed Alberto Radius Formula 3 80 February 16, 2023 San Colombano al Lambro, Italy Long illness Kyle JacobsCountry music songwriter, singer, and musician 49 February 17, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Suicide by gunshot Michael "Majk Moti" Kupper Running Wild 65 February 17, 2023 Preston, England Undisclosed Davis Causey Sea Level 74 February 19, 2023 United States Undisclosed Bruce Barthol Country Joe & the Fish 75 February 20, 2023 Sebastopol, California, United States Undisclosed Lyubomir Futorsky Dead Rooster 50 February 20, 2023 Kyiv, Ukraine Undisclosed Ron Altbach King Harvest 76 February 21, 2023 United States Undisclosed Jesse GressGuitarist 67 February 21, 2023 Woodstock, New York, United States Pulmonary fibrosis Junnosuke Kuroda Sumika 34 February 23, 2023 Japan Undisclosed David LumsdenKeyboardist and music educator 94 February 25, 2023 Winchester, England Undisclosed Hans-Joachim Behrendt Ideal 68 February 27, 2023 Berlin, Germany Undisclosed Yvonne ConstantSinger 92 February 28, 2023 Larmor-Plage, France Undisclosed Leon Hughes The Coasters 92 March 1, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Natural causes Steve Mackey Pulp 56 March 2, 2023 Sheffield, England Undisclosed illness Wayne Shorter The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report 89 March 2, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed David LindleyMulti-instrumentalist 78 March 3, 2023 Claremont, California, United States Kidney damage as a complication of COVID-19 Robert Haimer Barnes & Barnes 68 March 4, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Undisclosed Michael Rhodes The Notorious Cherry Bombs 69 March 4, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Pancreatic cancer Spot Record producer for Black Flag, Descendents 71 March 4, 2023 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States Complications from stroke James "Owl" Walsh Gypsy 74 March 4, 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Congestive heart failure Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd 71 March 5, 2023 Milton, Georgia, United States Undisclosed Eric Alan Livingston Mamaleek 38 March 6, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Undisclosed Josua Madsen Artillery 45 March 8, 2023 Copenhagen, Denmark Bus accident Robin Lumley Brand X, The Spiders from Mars 74 March 9, 2023 Plymouth, England Heart Failure Napoleon XIVSinger-songwriter 84 March 10, 2023 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States Complications from Dementia & Parkinson's DiseaseJerry Samuels Dies: One of Pop Music's Most Unique One-Hit Wonders as 'Napoleon XIV'. bestclassicbands.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023. Costa TitchAmapiano rapper and dancer 28 March 11, 2023 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Collapsed on stage Canisso Bassist for Raimundos 57 March 13, 2023 São Paulo, Brazil Undisclosed Simon Emmerson Afro Celt Sound System 67 March 13, 2023 Dorchester, Dorset, England Long illness Jim Gordon Derek and the Dominos, Traffic, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends 77 March 13, 2023 Vacaville, California, United States Natural causes Bobby CaldwellSinger-songwriter and musician 71 March 14, 2023 Great Meadows, New Jersey, United States Long illness Tony CoeJazz musician 88 March 16, 2023 Canterbury, Kent, England Undisclosed Fuzzy Haskins Parliament-Funkadelic 81 March 17, 2023 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, United States Complications of diabetes Mick Slattery Hawkwind 77 March 17, 2023 United Kingdom Short illness Dima Nova Cream Soda 35 March 20, 2023 Volga, Russia Drowned Tom Leadon Mudcrutch 70 March 22, 2023 United States Natural causes Wayne Swinny Saliva 59 March 22, 2023 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Brain hemorrhage Luca Bergia Drummer for Marlene Kuntz 54 March 23, 2023 Cuneo, Italy Undisclosed causes Nick Lloyd WebberComposer and record producer; son of Andrew Lloyd Webber 43 March 25, 2023 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England Gastric cancer Ray PillowSinger 85 March 26, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Undisclosed Howie Kane Jay and the Americans 81 March 27, 2023 United States Undisclosed Ryuichi Sakamoto Yellow Magic Orchestra 71 March 28, 2023 Tokyo, Japan Cancer Brian Gillis LFO 47 March 29, 2023 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States Undisclosed Sweet Charles Sherrell James Brown's band, The J.B.'s 80 March 29, 2023 Netherlands Emphysema Ray Shulman Gentle Giant 73 March 30, 2023 London, England Long illnessAlfio Cantarella Italian drummer81March 30, 2023Villafranca di Verona, Italy Red RobinsonDisc jockey 86 April 1, 2023 Vancouver, Canada A brief illness Seymour Stein American Hall of Fame Music executive 80 April 2, 2023 Los Angeles, California, United States Cancer Vivian Trimble Luscious Jackson 59 April 4, 2023 United States Cancer Guy Bailey The Quireboys 61 April 6, 2023 United Kingdom Undisclosed Paul Cattermole S Club 7 46 April 6, 2023 Wareham, Dorset, England Heart failure Ian Bairnson The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot 69 April 7, 2023 Surrey, England Dementia John Regan Peter Frampton, Frehley's Comet 71 April 7, 2023 Wappingers Falls, New York, United States UndisclosedFormer Frehley's Comet Bassist John Regan Dies. Blabbermouth. Retrieved April 8, 2023. Lasse Wellander Guitarist for ABBA 70 April 7, 2023 Bålsta, Sweden Cancer Cliff FishPaper Lace 73 April 14, 2023 Cyprus Cancer Mark Sheehan The Script 46 April 14, 2023 London, England Undisclosed illness Ahmad Jamal Jazz pianist 92 April 16, 2023 Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, United States Prostate cancer April Stevens Nino Tempo & April Stevens 93 April 17, 2023 Phoenix, Arizona, United States UndisclosedNiagara Falls native April Stevens dies. WGRZ. Retrieved April 19, 2023. Otis Redding III The Reddings 59 April 18, 2023 Macon, Georgia, United States Cancer Moonbin Astro 25 April 19, 2023 Seoul, Korea Suicide Federico Salvatore Italian singer-songwriter and cabaret artist63April 19, 2023Naples, ItalyCerebral hemorrhage Mark Stewart The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, New Age Steppers 62 April 21, 2023 Bristol, EnglandUndisclosedSergio Rendine