List of 2010 deaths in popular music explained

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 2010.

2010 deaths in popular music

NameAgeDateLocationCause of death
Gregory Slay
Remy Zero
40 January 1, 2010 Bodega Bay, California, U.S. Cystic fibrosis[1]
Tony Clarke
Record producer from The Moody Blues
68 January 4, 2010 Emphysema[2]
66 January 4, 2010 Cancer
64 January 4, 2010 Septic shock
81 January 5, 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Cardiac arrest[3]
Woody Cunningham
Kleeer
61 January 9, 2010 Bowie, Maryland, U.S. Cause unknown[4]
Mick Green
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
65 January 11, 2010 Ilford, Essex, England Heart failure[5]
35 January 12, 2010 Killed and crushed in Haiti earthquake 2010[6]
63 January 12, 2010 Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Brain aneurysm[7]
Jay Reatard
Lost Sounds, The Reatards
29 January 13, 2010 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Cocaine and alcohol toxicity[8]
Teddy Pendergrass
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
59 January 13, 2010 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. Respiratory failure[9]
Jim Korthe
3rd Strike, Phantasm
39 January 13, 2010 San Pedro, California, U.S. Natural causes
79 January 13, 2010 Heart and lung problems[10]
Eddie Edehill
The Valentines
74 January 13, 2010 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S. Heart attack
71 January 14, 2010 Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. Natural causes[11]
Mike "Ace" Evans
The Action
64 January 15, 2010 Heart attack
82 January 16, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. Natural causes[12]
63 January 18, 2010 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Cancer[13]
75 January 20, 2010 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Cancer
Geoff Workman
Record producer for Toto, The Cars, Drivin N Cryin, Foreigner and Mötley Crüe
62 January 21, 2010 Aurora, Colorado, U.S. Liver failure
Robert "Squirrel" Lester
The Chi-Lites
67 January 21, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Liver cancer[14]
45 January 22, 2010 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. Undisclosed causes
78 January 27, 2010 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. After a long illness
Pauly Fuemana
OMC
40 January 31, 2010 North Shore City, New Zealand Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy[15]
Mallia Franklin
Parliament
57 February 5, 2010 Unknown
82 February 6, 2010 Marylebone, London, England After a long illness[16]
73 February 13, 2010 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Colorectal cancer[17]
Doug Fieger
The Knack
57 February 14, 2010 Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Cancer[18]
Ines Paulke
Motiv
Danzu
51 February 17, 2010 Thannhausen, Bavaria, Germany Suicide[19]
Edmondas Čivinskas
Vairas
49 February 24, 2010 Kaunas, Lithuania[20] Hepatitis B
Nujabes
Record producer
36 February 26, 2010 Traffic collision[21]
Larry Cassidy
Section 25
56 February 27, 2010 Blood clot
Tom Wolk
Hall & Oates, Billy Joel Band, Saturday Night Live Band
58 February 28, 2010 Pawling, New York, U.S. Heart attack[22]
Ron Banks
The Dramatics
58 March 4, 2010 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Heart attack[23]
Lolly Vegas
Redbone
70 March 4, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Lung cancer
Bud Cockrell
It's a Beautiful Day
59 March 6, 2010 Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. Complications from diabetes[24]
Mark Linkous
Sparklehorse
47 March 6, 2010 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. Suicide by gunshot[25]
Rich Parris
Guitarist for Animal Bag
47 March 9, 2010 Ruptured ulcer
66 March 12, 2010 Isle of Mull, Scotland Cerebrovascular disease[26]
Cherie DeCastro
The DeCastro Sisters
87 March 14, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Pneumonia[27] [28]
Alex Chilton
The Box Tops, Big Star
59 March 17, 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Heart attack[29]
78 March 22, 2010 London, England [30]
Jim Marshall
Rock and roll photographer
74 March 24, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. [31]
88 March 28, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease
Vinnie Chas
Pretty Boy Floyd
46April 6, 2010 Vancouver, Washington, U.S. [32]
-69 April 7, 2010 Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. Lung cancer[33]
89 April 7, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [34]
Malcolm McLaren
Manager for Sex Pistols
64 April 8, 2010 Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland Peritoneal mesothelioma[35]
66 April 13, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. Throat cancer
Peter Steele
Type O Negative, Carnivore
48 April 14, 2010 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Aortic aneurysm[36]
Guru
Gang Starr
48 April 19, 2010 New York City, New York, U.S. Multiple myeloma[37]
44 April 30, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. Suicide[38]
Eddie L. Jackson
Brenda & the Tabulations
63 May 3, 2010 Brain aneurysm
92 May 9, 2010 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Congestive heart failure[39]
Ronnie James Dio
Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf
67 May 16, 2010 Houston, Texas, U.S. Stomach cancer[40]
91 May 16, 2010 The Bronx, New York, U.S. [41]
59 May 23, 2010 Sarcoma
Paul Gray
Slipknot
38 May 24, 2010 Urbandale, Iowa, U.S. Drug overdose[42]
Steve New
Rich Kids
50 May 24, 2010 London, England, Cancer
Ali-Ollie Woodson
The Temptations
58 May 30, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Leukemia[43]
Marvin Isley
The Isley Brothers
56 June 6, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Complications due to diabetes[44]
70 June 6, 2010 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. [45]
Stuart Cable
Stereophonics
40 June 7, 2010 Llwydcoed, Wales Asphyxiation on vomit[46]
Walt Woodward III
Twisted Sister, Shark Island, The Painkillers, Sweet Savage
51 June 8, 2010 Liver failure[47]
71 June 8, 2010 Swanley, United Kingdom Unknown[48]
Garry Shider
Parliament-Funkadelic
56 June 16, 2010 Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. Lung cancer[49]
Peter Quaife
The Kinks
66 June 23, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Kidney failure[50]
40 June 26, 2010 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Shot[51]
Ilene Woods
Disney's Cinderella
81 July 1, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease
Harvey Fuqua
The Moonglows
80 July 6, 2010 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Heart attack[52]
54 July 10, 2010 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica [53]
Tuli Kupferberg
The Fugs
86 July 12, 2010 New York City, U.S.Kidney failure[54]
76 July 17, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Stroke
Andy Hummel
Big Star
59 July 19, 2010 Weatherford, Texas, U.S. Cancer[55]
73 July 22, 2010 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Heart failure[56]
Al Goodman
Ray, Goodman & Brown
67 July 26, 2010 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. Heart failure[57]
Ben Keith
Great Speckled Band
73 July 26, 2010 La Honda, California, U.S. Blood clot in lung[58]
Derf Scratch
Fear
58 July 28, 2010 Camarillo, California, U.S. Liver disease[59]
99 July 31, 2010 New York, New York, U.S. [60]
72 August 3, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Lung cancer[61]
Catfish Collins
Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s
66 August 6, 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Cancer[62]
84 August 9, 2010 Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. Lung cancer
36 August 10, 2010 New York U.S. Colorectal Cancer [63]
Richie Hayward
Little Feat
64 August 12, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Liver cancer[64]
80 August 14, 2010 Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S. Complications from open-heart surgery[65]
Kenny Edwards
The Stone Poneys
64 August 18, 2010 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Prostate cancer[66]
Michael Been
The Call
60 August 19, 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Heart attack[67]
Mike Edwards
Electric Light Orchestra
62 September 3, 2010 Halwell, Devon, England Traffic accident[68]
78 September 8, 2010 Seattle, Washington, U.S. [69]
Rich Cronin
LFO
36 September 8, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Leukemia and stroke[70]
78 September 11, 2010 Miami, Florida, U.S. [71]
60 September 15, 2010 Cerebral cancer
89 September 19, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure[72]
68 September 21, 2010 Peacehaven, East Sussex, England Heart attack
82 September 22, 2010 Berkeley, California, U.S. Complications from hip surgery[73]
Dick Griffey
Founder of SOLAR Records
71 September 24, 2010 Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Complications from coronary artery bypass surgery[74]
80 September 27, 2010 Garner, North Carolina, U.S.Injuries sustained in fall[75]
Steve Lee
Gotthard
47 October 5, 2010 Mesquite, Nevada, U.S. Traffic accident[76]
Reg King
The Action
65 October 8, 2010 Cancer[77]
70-74 October 10, 2010 Badhoevedorp, Netherlands Pulmonary embolism[78]
General Johnson
Chairmen of the Board, The Showmen
69 October 13, 2010 Atlanta, U.S. Lung cancer[79]
Eyedea
Eyedea & Abilities
28 October 16, 2010 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Accidental drug overdose[80]
79 October 18, 2010 Hollywood, Florida, U.S. [81]
Ari Up
The Slits
48 October 20, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cancer[82]
Denis Simpson
The Nylons
59 October 22, 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Brain hemorrhage[83]
59 October 25, 2010 London, England Lung cancer[84]
Jim Clench
April Wine, Loverboy, Bachman–Turner Overdrive
61 November 3, 2010 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lung cancer[85]
James Freud
Models
51 November 4, 2010
Randy Miller
The Myriad
39 November 5, 2010 Redding, California, U.S. Bone cancer
80 November 10, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Peter Christopherson
Throbbing Gristle, Coil
55 November 25, 2010
Trev Thoms
Inner City Unit, Atomgods, Steve Took's Horns
60 December 8, 2010 Pancreatic cancer [86]
85 December 9, 2010 San Diego, California, U.S. Pancreatic cancer
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
69 December 17, 2010 Glendale, California, U.S. Complications from multiple sclerosis[87]
Jack Tracy
Record producer and music journalist
84 December 21, 2010 Nooksack, Washington, U.S.
Myrna Smith
The Sweet Inspirations
69 December 24, 2010 Canoga Park, Los Angeles, U.S. Kidney failure[88]
54 December 26, 2010 Pasadena, California, U.S. Natural causes[89]
Bernard Wilson
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
64 December 26, 2010 Stroke and heart attack[90]
Bobby Farrell
Boney M
61 December 30, 2010 Saint Petersburg, Russia Heart failure[91]

See also

Notes and References

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