The 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 1960s. 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.

Preceded by
1950s		 List of deaths in popular music
1960s		 Succeeded by
1970s
Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Jesse Belvin27February 6, 1960Hope, Arkansas, U.S.Car accident [1]
Gene Alford
The Four Knights		37April 2, 1960Unknown
Forest City Joe33April 3, 1960Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, U.S.Car crash
Beverly Kenney28April 13, 1960Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, U.S.Suicide by alcohol and secobarbital overdose [2]
Eddie Cochran21April 17, 1960Chippenham, Wiltshire, EnglandCar crash [3]
Smokey Hogg46May 1, 1960McKinney, Texas, U.S.Unknown cancer[4]
Eli Oberstein
Record producer and music executive 		58June 12, 1960Westport, Connecticut, U.S.Lymphatic cancer
Johnny Horton35November 5, 1960Milano, Texas, U.S.Car crash[5]
A. P. Carter
Carter Family		68November 7, 1960Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.Unknown
Kelsey Pharr
The Delta Rhythm Boys		44April 20, 1961Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Unknown cancer/ Severe illness
Sticks McGhee43August 15, 1961The Bronx, New York, U.S.Lung cancer[6]
Stuart Sutcliffe
The Beatles		21April 10, 1962Hamburg, West GermanyCerebral paralysis due to aneurysm; [7]
Marilyn Monroe36August 4, 1962Los Angeles, California, U.S.Barbiturate overdose[8]
Patsy Cline30March 5, 1963Camden, Tennessee, U.S.1963 Camden PA-24 crash[9]
Cowboy Copas49March 5, 1963Camden, Tennessee, U.S.1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Hawkshaw Hawkins41March 5, 1963Camden, Tennessee, U.S.1963 Camden PA-24 crash
Elmore James45May 24, 1963Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack[10]
Daddy Stovepipe96November 1, 1963Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Bronchial pneumonia after a gallbladder operation
Dinah Washington39December 14, 1963Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Complications of a drug overdose[11]
Cyril Davies32January 7, 1964Eel Pie Island, London, EnglandEndocarditis and Leukaemia
Rudy Lewis
The Drifters		27May 20, 1964New York City, New York, U.S.Died in his sleep/Asphyxiation
Meade Lux Lewis58June 7, 1964Minneapolla, Minnesota, U.S.Car crash
Eric Dolphy36June 29, 1964Berlin, GermanyComplications from diabetes[12]
Jim Reeves40July 31, 1964Davidson County, Tennessee, U.S.Plane crash
Johnny Burnette
The Rock and Roll Trio		30August 14, 1964Clear Lake, California, U.S.Drowned following a serious boating accident[13]
Tiny Topsy34August 16, 1964Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Brain hemorrhage
Gracie Allen69August 27, 1964Los Angeles, California, U.S.Heart attack
Joe Henderson27October 24, 1964Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Heart attack[14]
Buster Pickens48November 24, 1964Houston, Texas, U.S.Gunshot wound[15]
Sam Cooke
The Soul Stirrers		33December 11, 1964Los Angeles, California, U.S.Shot by Bertha Franklin[16]
Alan Freed43January 20, 1965Palm Springs, California, U.S.Uremia and cirrhosis of the liver[17]
Nat King Cole45February 15, 1965Santa Monica, California, U.S.Lung cancer[18]
Sonny Boy Williamson II52May 25, 1965Helena, Arkansas, U.S.Heart attack[19]
Bill Black39October 21, 1965Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Brain tumor[20]
Mike Millward
Rhythm guitarist for The Fourmost		24March 7, 1966Leukemia/Blood cancer
Jazz Gillum61March 29, 1966Chicago. Illinois, U.S.Gunshot wound [21]
Richard Fariña29April 30, 1966Carmel Valley, California, U.S.Motorcycle accident[22]
Bobby Fuller
The Bobby Fuller Four 		23July 18, 1966Los Angeles, California, U.S.Asphyxia (Suicide, murder or accident)[23]
Peg Leg Howell78August 11, 1966Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Complications from diabetes
Dave Lambert
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross		49October 3, 1966Connecticut Turnpike, Connecticut, U.S.Car crash [24]
Smiley Lewis53October 7, 1966New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Stomach cancer[25]
Johnny Kidd
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates		30October 8, 1966Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire, EnglandCar accident[26]
Mississippi John Hurt74November 2, 1966Grenada, Mississippi, U.S.Heart attack[27]
Moon Mullican57January 1, 1967Beaumont, Texas, U.S.Heart attack[28]
Joe Meek37February 3, 1967London, EnglandSuicide by gunshot[29]
Fats Pichon60February 25, 1967Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Unknown[30]
Nelson Eddy65March 6, 1967Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.Cerebral hemorrhage
LaVerne Andrews
The Andrew Sisters		55May 8, 1967Los Angeles, California, U.S.Unknown cancer[31]
Elmo Hope43May 19, 1967New York City, New York, U.S.Heart failure
John Coltrane40July 17, 1967Huntington, New York, U.S.Liver cancer and hepatitis B
Brian Epstein32August 27, 1967London, EnglandAccidental drug overdose [32]
Rex Stewart60September 7, 1967Los Angeles, California, U.S.Brain hemorrhage
Woody Guthrie55October 3, 1967New York City, New York, U.S.Huntington's Disease[33]
Peter Bocage80December 3, 1967New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Unknown
Bert Lahr
Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz		72December 4, 1967New York City, New York, U.S.Pneumonia/Unknown cancer[34]
Otis Redding26December 10, 1967Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.Plane crash[35]
Ronnie Caldwell
The Bar-Keys		18December 10, 1967Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.Plane crash[35]
Phalon Jones
The Bar-Keys		18-19December 10, 1967Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.Plane crash
Jimmy King
The Bar-Keys		18December 10, 1967Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.Plane crash[35]
Carl Cunningham
The Bar-Keys		18-19December 10, 1967Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.Plane crash [35]
Robin Roberts
The Wailers		27December 22, 1967San Mateo County, California, U.S.Car crash[36]
Bert Berns38December 30, 1967New York City, New York, U.S.Heart failure
Little Walter37February 15, 1968Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Coronary thrombosis due to injuries sustained when he was beaten[37]
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers		25February 27, 1968New York City, New York, U.S.Complications of a heroin overdose[38]
Syd Nathan63March 5, 1968Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.Pneumonia[39]
Bumps Myers55April 9, 1968Los Angeles California, U.S.Several health conditions
Lester Melrose
Record producer 		76April 12, 1968Lake, Florida, U.S.Unknown[40]
Manuel Fernández
Los Bravos		23May 20, 1968Seville, SpainSuicide by hanging (Debatable)
Little Willie John30May 26, 1968Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.Heart attack
Bumble Bee Slim63June 8, 1968Los Angeles, California, U.S.Unknown
Wes Montgomery45June 15, 1968Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.Heart attack
Luther Perkins40August 5, 1968Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Smoke inhalation[41]
Joe Hinton38August 13, 1968Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Melanoma/Skin cancer[42]
Malcolm Hale
Spanky and Our Gang		27October 31, 1968Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Either Bronchial Pneumonia or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Red Foley58September 19, 1968Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.Died in his sleep/Respiratory failure
Kokomo Arnold67-72November 8, 1968Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack
Dickie Pride27March 26, 1969London, EnglandComplications from a barbiturate overdose[43]
Benny Benjamin
The Funk Brothers		43April 20, 1969New York City, New York, U.S.Stroke/No brain activity[44]
Don Drummond37May 6, 1969Kingston, JamaicaSuicide[45]
Martin Lamble
Fairport Convention		19May 12, 1969Scratchwood Services, M1 Motorway, EnglandCar crash[46]
Judy Garland
Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz among other acting roles		47June 22, 1969London, EnglandComplications of a Barbiturate Overdose[47]
Shorty Long29June 29, 1969Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Drowned[48]
Brian Jones
The Rolling Stones		27July 3, 1969Hartfield, East Sussex, EnglandDrowned due to liver disfunction and ingestion [49]
Wynonie Harris53July 4, 1969Los Angeles, California, U.S.Esophageal cancer
Roy Hamilton40July 20, 1969New Rochelle, New York, U.S.Stroke/Massive brain hemorrhage[50]
Alexandra27July 31, 1969Tellingstedt, GermanyRoad accident
Skip James67October 3, 1969Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.Unknown cancer[51]
Leonard Chess
Record producer, record company executive and co-founder of Chess Records		52October 16, 1969Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Cardiac arrest[52]
Tommy Edwards47October 22, 1969Richmond, Virginia, U.S.Bleeding ulcer linked to cirrhosis of the liver[53]
Pops Foster77October 29, 1969San Francisco, California, U.S.Unknown[54]
Ivory "Deek" Watson
The 4 Tunes, The Brown Dots, The Ink Spots		60November 4, 1969Washington, D.C., U.S.Unknown[55]
Magic Sam32December 1, 1969Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack[56]
James "Stump" Johnson67December 5, 1969St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Esophageal cancer[57]

See also

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