Johnny Ace
Rhythm n Blues Singer
Died 25/12/54. Accidental Gunshot to head
Rudy Lewis
Rhyth n Blues Singer, The Drifters
Died 20/05/64. Drug Overdose (27)
Bobby Fuller
Lead Singer, The Bobby Fuller Four
Died 18/7/66 Suicide/Accident Asphyxiation (23)
Frankie Lymon
Soprano Lead Singer, The Teenagers
Died 27/2/68. Heroin overdose (25)
Jimi Hendrix
Lead Singer/Guitarist,
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Died 18/9/70 Barbiturate Overdose (27)
Jim Morrison
Lead Singer, The Doors
Died 3/7/71. Heart Failure/Heroin Overdose (27)
Bill Murcia
Drummer, New York Dolls
Died 6/11/72. Overdose alcohol and methaqualone (21)
Nick Drake
Singer - Songwriter
Died 25/11/74. Suicide by acute amitriptyline poisoning—self-administered (26)
Pete Ham
Lead Singer, Badfinger
Died 24/11/75. Suicide by Hanging (27)
Phil Ochs
Topical Singer - Songwriter
Died 9/4/76. Suicide by Hanging (35)
Tommy Boilin
Guitarist, Zephyr, Deep Purple
Died 4/12/76. Overdose of heroin, alcohol, cocaine and barbiturates (25)
Elvis Presley
Died 16/8/77. Congestive Heart Failure (42)
Several Prescriptive Medications.
Keith Moon
Drummer, The Who
Died 7/9/78. Overdose of the prescription drug Heminevrin, prescribed to combat alcoholism (32)
Donna Hathaway
Duet, Roberta Flack
Died 13/1/79. Suicide by Jumping (33)
Sid Vicious
Bassist Sex Pistols
Died 2/2/79. Heroin overdose (21)
Larry Williams
Rock n Roll Singer, Songwriter
Died 7/1/80. Suicide by Gunshot
Bon Scott
Lead Singer ACDC
Died 19/2/80. Alchol Intoxication (33)
Ian Curtis
Lead Singer Joy Division
Died 18/5/80. Suicide by hanging (23)
Jon Bonham
Drummer Led Zeppelin
Died 25/9/80. Alcohol Intoxication. Vomit Inhilation
(32)
Darby Crash
Lead Singer Germs
Died 7/12/80. Suicide by intentional heroin suicide (22)
John Belushi
The Blues Brothers
Died 5/3/82. Cocaine and Heroin overdose (33)
James Honeyman-Scott
Guitarist, The Pretenders
Died 16/6/82. Heart failure due to cocaine intolerance (25)
Danny Rapp
Frontman, Danny & The Juniors
Died 3/4/83. Suicide by Gunshot (41)
Pete Farndon
Bassist, The Pretenders
Died 14/4/83. Heroind overdose (30)
Tom Evans
Guitarist, Badfinger
Died 19/11/83. Suicide by Hanging (36)
Phil Lynott
Lead Singer, Thin Lizzy
Died 4/1/86. Complications of Heroin/Alcohol Addiction (36)
Richard Manuel
Multinstrumentalist, Lead Singer,
The Band
Died 4/3/86. Suicide by hanging (42)
John Spence
Lead Singer of Ska Band, No Doubt
Died 21/12/87. Suicide by Gunshot (18)
Nikolas Asimos
Died 17/3/88. Suicide by Hanging (38)
Hillel Slovak
Guitarist, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Died 25/6/88. Heroin overdose (26)
Andy Wood
Lead Singer, Mother Love Bone
Died 19/3/90. Overdosed to Heroin (24 G)
Pavlos Sidoropoulos
Died 6/12/90. Heroin Overdose (42)
Per "Dead" Ohlin
Lead Singer, Mayhem
Died 8/4/91. Suicide, Slit Wrist, Gun Wound (22)
Steve Marriot
Lead Singer, Small Faces, Humble Pie
Died 20/4/91. Burnt in house (44)
Steven "Jesse" Bernstein
Performance artist, Sub Pop Records
Died 22/10/91. Suicide by stabbing, throat (41 G)
Noel Rota (Helno)
French Singer, Lucrate Milk, Bérurier Noir, and Les Négresses
Died 22/1/93. Heroin overdose
GG Allin
Sang with The Murder Junkies
Died 28/6/93. Overdose heroin (36)
River Phoenix
Died 31/10/93. Heart Failure. Overdose (23)
Kurt Cobain
Lead Singer Nirvana
Died 5/4/94. Suicide by Gunshot (27 G)
Tommy Boyce
Duo, Boyce and Hart
Died 23/11/94. Suicide by Gunshot (55)
Dwayne Goettel
Keyboardist, Skinny Puppy
Died 23/8/95. Heroin overdose (31)
Shannon Hoon
Lead Singer Blind Melon
Died 21/10/95. Cocaine Overdose (28 G)
Bradley Nowell
Lead Singer Sublime
Died 25/5/96. Heroin Overdose (28 G)
Jim Ellison
Lead Singer Material Issue
Died 20/6/96. Suicide by Carbon Monoxide (32)
Jonathon Melvoin
Keyboardist, Smashing Pumpkins
Died 12/7/96. Heroin Overdose (34)
Billy Mackenzie
Lead Singer The Associates
Died 22/1/97. Suicide by overdose paracetimol and combination medications (39)
Jeff Buckley
Died 29/5/97. Accidental Drowning (30)
Nick Traina
Lead Singer, Link 80
Died 20/9/97. Morphine Overdose (19)
Michael Hutchence
Lead Singer INXS
Died 22/11/97. Suicide By Hanging (37)
Robert Pilatus
Milli Vanilli
Died 1/4/98. Overdose alcohol, prescription (32)
Hide (Hideto Matsumoto)
Lead Guitarist, X Japan
Died 2/5/98. Suicide by Hanging (33)
Rozz Williams
Lead Singer Christian Death
Died 1/4/98. Suicide by Hanging (34)
David McComb
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist The Triffids, Blackeyed Susans
Died 2/2/99. Heroin Toxicity (37)
Adrian Borland
Frontman post-punk band, The Sound
Died 26/4/99. Suicide by Jumping in front of Train (41)
Layne Staley
Lead Singer Alice in Chains
Died 5/4/02. Heroin/Cocaine (speedball) overdose (34 G)
Dee Dee Ramone
Bassist, Vocalist The Ramones
Died 5/6/02. Heroin Overdose (50)
Elliot Smith
Vocalist, Guitarist Heatmiser
Died 21/10/03. Suicide By Stabbing (34)
Paul Hester
Drummer Crowded House, Split Enz
Died 26/3/05. Suicide By Hanging (46)
Dave Lepard
Lead Singer, Guitarist Crashdiet
Died 13/1/06. Suicide by Hanging (25)
Gerald Levert
Vocalist Levert
Died 10/11/06. Prescription overdose (40)
Brad Delp
Lead Singer Boston
Died 9/3/07. Suicide by Carbon Monoxide (55)
Jerry Hadley
Operatic Tenor
Died 18/7/07. Suicide by Air Rifle Gunshot Head (55)
Kevin DuBrow
Lead Singer Quiet Riot
Died 25/11/07. Cocaine Overdose (52)
Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Died 12/12/07. Cocain overdose (76)
Cliff Davies
Drummer, Vocals Ted Nudent Band
Died 13/4/08. Suicide by Self Inflict Gunshot (59)
Sean Costello
Died 15/4/08. Accidental overdose (28)
Levi Kereama
Australian Idol
Died 4/10/08. Suicide by jumping (24)
Michael Jackson
Died 25/6/09. Response to Anesthetic propofol and the Anxiolytic lorazepam (50)
Marcel Jacob
Bassist, Talisman, Europe
Died 21/07/09. Suicide (45)
Mark Linkous
Lead Singer, Sparklehorse
Died 6/3/10. Suicide by Gun Shot to Heart (47)
James Freud
Lead Singer, Models
Died 4/11/10. Suicide (Alcohol) (51)
Jani Lane
Lead Singer Warrant
Died 11/8/11. Acute Alcohol Poisining
Ronnie Montrose
Lead Guitarist Montrose
Died 3/3/12. Suicide Gun Shot Head (64)
Greg Ham
Multi-Instrumentalist, Men at Work
Died 19/4/12. Heroin overdose? (58)
Capital Steez
Founding Rapper, Pro Era
Died 23/12/12. Suicide by Jumping (19)
Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly
Kriss Kross
Died 1/5/13. Overdose mix cocaine and heroin (34)
Cory Monteith
Main role GLEE
Died 13/7/13. Heroin/Alcohol Overdose (31)
Dave Brockie
Lead Singer GWAR
Died 23/3/14. Heroin Overdose (50)
Wayne Static
Lead Singer X-Static
Died 1/11/14. Oxycodone, hydromorphone, alprazolam combined with alcohol overdose (48)
Scott Weiland
Lead Singer STP, Velvet Revolver
Died 3/12/15. Cocaine, Ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) overdose (48 G)
Keith Emerson
Keyboardist, The Nice
Died 11/3/16. Gunshot to the head (71)
Prince
Died 21/4/16. Fentanyl overdose (57)
Bored Nothing
Fergus David Edward Miller
9/10/16. Suicide (26)
Craig Gill
Drummer Inspiral Carpets
Died 22/11/16. Suicide by hanging (44)
George Michael
Wham
Died 25/11/16. Heart Failure. Liquid G use? (53)
ButchTrucks
Drummer The Allman Brothers Band
Died 24/1/17. Suicide by Self Inflict Gun Shot Wound to the head (69)
Chris Cornell
Lead Singer Soundgarden
Died 18/5/2017. Suicide by Hanging (52 G)
Chester Bennington
Lead Singer STP and Linkin Park
Died 20/07/2017. Suicide By Hanging (41)
Tom Petty
Died 2/10/17. Accidental Opoid Overdose (66)
Lip Peep
Died 15/11/17. Overdose by Fentanyl (21)
Kim Jong-hyun
Died 18/12/17. Suicide by Carbon Monoxide (27)
Fredo Santana
Died 19/01/18. Fatal Seizure. 'Lean, Purple Drank' (27)
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Died 09/02/2018. Accidental Cocaine Overdose (48)
Avicii
Died 20/04/18. Suicide (28)
Scott Hutchinson
Died 10/05/2018. Undisclosed (36)
Juno Wopo
Died 18/6/18. Shot dead (21)
Richard Swift
Died 03/07/18. Alcohol Additiction (41)
Mac Miller
Died 7/09/2018. Overdose (26)
Keith Flint
Lead Singer Prodigy
Died 4/3/2019. Suicide By Hanging (49)