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 2011.

2011 deaths in popular music

Name Age Date Location Cause of deathDelia Corleto Italian singer672011Bologna, ItalyGilbert "Gil" Ivan Garfield The Fraternity Brothers77January 1, 2011Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cancer Mick Karn Japan 52 January 4, 2011 Chelsea, London, England Cancer Grady Chapman The Robins 81 January 4, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure Gerry Rafferty Stealers Wheel 63 January 4, 2011 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Liver failure Bobby RobinsonRecord producer and record label executive 93 January 7, 2011 Harlem, New York City, U.S. Trish Keenan Broadcast 42 January 14, 2011 Warwick, England Swine flu Steve Prestwich Cold Chisel, Little River Band 56 January 16, 2011 Sydney, Australia Brain tumor Don Kirshner Producer of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 76 January 17, 2011 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. Heart failureGene Colonnello Singer and composer75January 18, 2011Stradella, Italy Gladys Horton The Marvelettes 65 January 26, 2011 Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. Stroke Eddie Mordue 83 January 28, 2011 London, England Mark Ryan The Moors Murderers, Adam and the Ants 51 January 31, 2011 Heath, Cardiff, Wales Complications from liver damage Sidney Cipriano Fat Family 46 February 1, 2011 Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil Heart attack Clay Hammond 74 February 4, 2011 Houston, Texas, U.S. "Obituary: Clay Hammond", Juke Blues no. 71, 2011, p. 59 Gary Moore Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II 58 February 6, 2011 Estepona, Málaga, Spain Heart attack Karin Stanek Czerwono-Czarni 68 February 15, 2011 Wolfenbüttel, Germany Pneumonia Sergio Embrioni Enanitos Verdes 50 February 17, 2011 El Challao, Mendoza, Argentina Suicide Mark Tulin The Electric Prunes 62 February 26, 2011 Avalon, California, U.S. Heart attack Eddie Kirkland 87 February 27, 2011 Crystal River, Florida, U.S. Traffic accident Johnny Preston 71 March 4, 2011 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. Heart failure Mike Starr Alice in Chains 44 March 8, 2011 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Drug overdose"Season 3 Revisited." Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Exec. Prod. John Irwin, Damian Sullivan, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Howard Lapides, Joel Rodgers, Rob Buchta, Jill Holmes, Tom Huffman, Noah Pollack, and Jeff Olde. VH1. December 4, 2011. Joe Morello 82 March 12, 2011 Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. Nilla Pizzi Italian singer and actress91March 12, 2011Milan, Italy Big Jack Johnson 70 March 14, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Nate Dogg213 41 March 15, 2011 Long Beach, California, U.S. Stroke Melvin Sparks 64 March 15, 2011 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. Diabetes and hypertension Jet Harris The Shadows 71 March 18, 2011 Winchester, England Cancer Loleatta Holloway 64 March 21, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure Pinetop Perkins 97 March 21, 2011 Austin, Texas, U.S. Cardiac arrest Frankie Sparcello Exhorder 44 March 22, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Zoogz Rift 57 March 22, 2011 Los Angeles, California Complications due to diabetes Calvin Russell 62 April 3, 2011 Garfield, Texas, U.S. Liver cancer Scott Columbus Manowar 54 April 4, 2011 Syracuse, New York, U.S. Suicide Roger Nichols Steely Dan 66 April 9, 2011 Burbank, California, U.S. Pancreatic cancer Gerard Smith TV on the Radio 36 April 20, 2011 New York, U.S. Lung cancerGarth Cartwright, "Gerard Smith obituary", The Guardian, (June 2, 2011). Retrieved June 6, 2011. Tom King The Outsiders 68 April 23, 2011 Wickliffe, Ohio, U.S. Congestive heart failure Poly Styrene X-Ray Spex 53 April 25, 2011 Sussex, England Breast cancer Phoebe Snow 60 April 26, 2011 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. Cerebral hemorrhageLeoncarlo Settimelli Journalist, music critic, and singer-songwriter73April 26, 2011Rome, Italy Dag Stokke TNT, Vagabond44 April 27, 2011 Norway Cancer L.V. Banks 78 May 2, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart failure John Walker The Walker Brothers 67 May 7, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Liver cancer Cornell Dupree 68 May 8, 2011 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Emphysema Ivo Pešák Banjo Band 66 May 9, 2011 Prague, Czech Republic Complications from bypass surgery Jack Richardson Record producer for The Guess Who and Manowar 81 May 13, 2011 London, Ontario, Canada Bob Flanigan The Four Freshmen 84 May 15, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Heart failure Gil Scott-Heron 62 May 27. 2011 New York City, New York, U.S. Pneumonia Simon Brint 60 May 29, 2011 Langport, England Suicide Ray Bryant 79 June 2, 2011 New York City, New York, U.S. Andrew Gold Wax 59 June 3, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure Benny Spellman 79 June 3, 2011 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Respiratory failure Martin Rushent Record producer 62 June 4, 2011 Upper Basildon, Berkshire, United Kingdom Seth Putnam Anal Cunt, Upsidedown Cross 43 June 11, 2011 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. Heart attack Carl Gardner The Coasters 83 June 12, 2011 Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. Congestive heart failure and vascular dementia Clarence Clemons Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band 69 June 18, 2011 Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Complications caused by stroke Michael "Würzel" Burston Motörhead 61 July 9, 2011 England Ventricular fibrillationEx-Motorhead Guitarist Michael 'Wurzel' Burston Passes Away. Ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23. Rob Grill The Grass Roots 67 July 11, 2011 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Complications caused by stroke Jerry Ragovoy 80 July 13, 2011 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. StrokeAntonio Prieto Chilean actor and singer85July 14, 2011Santiago, Chile Taiji Sawada X Japan, Loudness 45 July 17, 2011 Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, U.S. Suicide by hanging or possible homicide Amy Winehouse 27 July 23, 2011 London, England Alcohol poisoning. BBC News Online. 25 July 2011. Bill Morrissey 59 July 23, 2011 Dalton, Georgia, U.S. Heart disease Dan PeekAmerica 60 July 24, 2011 Farmington, Missouri, U.S. Fibrinous pericarditisArmando Marra Neapolitan artist, actor, and singer74July 24 2011Bologna, Italy Gene McDaniels 76 July 29, 2011 Kittery Point, Maine, U.S. Vytautas KatiliusManager for Vairas July 30, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Undisclosed Andrew McDermott Threshold 45 August 4, 2011 England Kidney failure Marshall Grant Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Three 83 August 7, 2011 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. Jani Lane Warrant 47 August 11, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alcohol poisoning Jerry Leiber Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 78 August 22, 2011 San Francisco, California, U.S. Cardiopulmonary failureWilliam Grimes, Jerry Leiber, Prolific Writer of 1950s Hits, Dies at 78, The New York Times, August 22, 2011 Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson 70 August 22, 2011 Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Throat cancer Laurie McAllister Bass guitar for The Runaways 54 August 25, 2011 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. Asthma attack Frederick "Fred" Farran The Arbors 74 August 29, 2011 Greenville, Michigan, U.S. PneumoniaFred Farran, 1937–2011 Chicago Tribune accessdate July 22, 2018 David "Honeyboy" Edwards 96 August 29, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Congestive heart failureFranco Potenza Italian composer and musicologist89September 6, 2011Rome, ItalyGino Latilla Italian singer of the 1950s86September 11, 2011Florence, ItalyFernando Ciucci Singer, guitarist and lead vocalist of the Italian musical group La Bottega dell'Arte59September 12, 2011Rome, ItalyShort illness Willie "Big Eyes" Smith 75 September 16, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Stroke John Du Cann Atomic Rooster 65 September 21, 2011 Hampstead, North West London, England Heart attack Vesta Williams 53 September 22, 2011 El Segundo, California, U.S. Hypertensive heart disease Sylvia Robinson 76 September 29, 2011 Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S. Congestive heart failure Marv TarplinThe Miracles 70 September 30, 2011 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Natural causes Bert Jansch Pentangle 67 October 5, 2011 Hampstead, London, England Lung cancerClara Jaione Famous singer and radio actress84October 6, 2011Rome, Italy Mikey WelshWeezer 40 October 8, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack Roger Williams (pianist) 87 October 8, 2011 Encinos, California, U.S. Pancreatic cancer Norman Durham Kleeer 59 November 2, 2011 Chestnut Ridge, Hudson Valley, New York, U.S. Carbon monoxide poisoning Andrea True 68 November 7, 2011 Kingston, New York, New York, U.S. Congestive heart failure Heavy DHeavy D & the Boyz 44 November 8, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Pulmonary embolismPiero Trapani Singer, member of the vocal group Poker di Voci81November 19, 2011Turin, Italy Lisa Fay Beatty 7 Year Bitch 47 November 25, 2011 Mentone, California, U.S. Traffic accident Don DeVitoRecord producer, music business and company executive from Columbia Records 72 November 25, 2011 The Bronx, New York, U.S. Prostate cancer Keef HartleyKeef Hartley Band 67 November 26, 2011 Preston, Lancashire, England "Preston drummer who played at Woodstock dies aged 67" , Lancashire Evening Post, 1 December 2011. J. Blackfoot 65 November 30, 2011 Germantown, Tennessee, U.S. Pancreatic cancer Howard Tate 72 December 2, 2011 Burlington, New Jersey, U.S. Multiple myeloma and leukaemiaRose, Joel (December 5, 2011). "Howard Tate, Soul Singer, Dies at 72". NPR. Retrieved 2011-12-06. Hubert Sumlin 80 December 4, 2011 Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. Heart failure Dobie Gray 71 December 6, 2011 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. CancerJolanda Rossin Italian singer71December 10, 2011 Tony DuranRuben and the Jets 66 December 16, 2011 Bruceville, Texas, U.S. Prostate cancerCesária Évora Cape Verdean singer70December 17, 2011Mindelo, Capo Verde Ralph MacDonald 67 December 18, 2011 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. Lung cancer Sean BonniwellThe Music Machine 71 December 20, 2011 Visalia, California, U.S. Lung cancer Dennis WayneLoosely Tight 57 December 20, 2011 Houston, Texas, U.S. Diabetes Jim SherwoodThe Mothers of Invention, Ruben and the Jets69 December 25, 2011 Los Angeles, California, U.S.Brain tumor "Jim Sherwood, Original Mother of Invention, Dies at 69", Rolling Stone, December 28, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011. Sam Rivers 88 December 26, 2011 Orlando, Florida, U.S. Pneumonia Danny "Rio" DeGennaroKingfish 56 December 28, 2011 Levittown, Pennsylvania, U.S. Shot

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List of murdered hip hop musicians 27 Club

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