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 2014.
Name | Age | Date | Location | Cause of death | |
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84 | January 1, 2014 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | [1] | ||
Thomas Kurzhals Stern-Combo Meißen, Karat | 60 | January 2, 2014 | Glauchau, Saxony, Germany | Liver cirrhosis[2] | |
Jay Traynor Jay and the Americans | 70 | January 2, 2014 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Liver cancer[3] | |
Phil Everly The Everly Brothers | 74 | January 3, 2014 | Burbank, California, U.S. | Lung disease[4] | |
66 | January 5, 2014 | Pneumonia | |||
65 | January 7, 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Bile duct cancer[5] | ||
Dennis Frederiksen Toto, Angel | 62 | January 18, 2014 | Mound, Minnesota, U.S. | Cancer[6] | |
78 | January 26, 2014 | Redington Shores, Florida, U.S. | Degenerative brain disease | ||
94 | January 27, 2014 | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | Natural causes[7] | ||
74 | January 30, 2014 | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | Respiratory failure[8] | ||
92 | January 31, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [9] | ||
Bunny Rugs Bunny & Ricky, Third World, Inner Circle | 65 | February 2, 2014 | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Leukaemia[10] | |
Bob Casale Devo | 61 | February 17, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Heart failure[11] | |
72 | February 19, 2014 | ||||
Chip Damiani The Remains | 68 | February 23, 2014 | Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | Brain hemorrhage[12] | |
Franny Beecher Bill Haley & His Comets | 92 | February 24, 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Natural causes[13] | |
66 | February 25, 2014 | Heart attack | |||
Frank Reed The Chi-Lites | 59 | February 26, 2014 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Stroke[14] | |
77 | February 26, 2014 | Somers, New York, U.S. | Cancer[15] | ||
Jerry Corbitt The Youngbloods | 71 | March 8, 2014 | Smiley, Texas, U.S. | Lung cancer[16] | |
Buren Fowler Drivin' n' Cryin', R.E.M. | 54 | March 8, 2014 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||
Michael Jagosz L.A. Guns | 48 | March 9, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Valvular heart disease | |
Gary Burger The Monks | 71 | March 14, 2014 | Turtle River, Minnesota, U.S. | Pancreatic cancer | |
Scott Asheton The Stooges | 64 | March 15, 2014 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | Heart attack | |
Joe Lala Co-founder of the Blues Image | 66 | March 18, 2014 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | Lung cancer | |
Dave Brockie Gwar | 50 | March 23, 2014 | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | Drug overdose.[17] | |
80 | March 23, 2014 | Enfield, England | [18] | ||
Billy Mundi The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 71 | March 29, 2014 | Complications from diabetes | ||
91 | April 1, 2014 | Manteno, Illinois, U.S. | [19] | ||
93 | April 3, 2014 | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | [20] | ||
George Shuffler The Stanley Brothers, The Bailey Brothers and the Happy Valley Boys | 88 | April 7, 2014 | Valdese, North Carolina, U.S. | [21] | |
Little Joe Cook Little Joe & The Thrillers | 91 | April 15, 2014 | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | Cancer | |
Shane Gibson Korn | 35 | April 15, 2014 | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | Blood clotting disorder[22] | |
68 | April 18, 2014 | Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | Brain hemorrhage[23] [24] [25] [26] | ||
34 | April 26, 2014 | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Multiple drug overdose[27] | ||
DJ E-Z Rock Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | 46 | April 27, 2014 | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | Diabetic seizure[28] | |
Larry Ramos The Association | 72 | April 30, 2014 | Clarkston, Washington, U.S. | Heart attack | |
Jessica Cleaves The Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire | 65 | May 2, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Stroke[29] | |
78 | May 3, 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||
66 | May 10, 2014 | Heart attack[30] | |||
Ed Gagliardi Foreigner, Spys | 62 | May 11, 2014 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cancer[31] | |
Ernie Chataway Judas Priest | 62 | May 14, 2014 | ?, England | Lung cancer[32] | |
83 | May 18, 2014 | Palm Desert, California, U.S. | Natural causes[33] | ||
Doc Neeson The Angels, Red Phoenix | 67 | June 4, 2014 | Sydney, Australia | Brain tumor[34] | |
Alan Douglas Record producer | 82 | June 7, 2014 | Paris, France | Complications after a fall | |
Casey Kasem Host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Top 20 & Casey's Countdown | 82 | June 15, 2014 | Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S. | Sepsis[35] | |
88 | June 12, 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Cardiac arrest[36] | ||
85 | June 18, 2014 | New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | Alzheimer's disease[37] | ||
75 | June 19, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | [38] | ||
Teenie Hodges Hi Rhythm Section | 68 | June 22, 2014 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Complications of emphysema[39] | |
Bobby Womack The Valentinos | 70 | June 27, 2014 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Multiple diseases[40] | |
72 | July 7, 2014 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
John Spinks The Outfield | 60 | July 9, 2014 | Kent, England | Liver cancer[41] | |
76 | July 11, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | complications from liver disease | ||
Tommy Ramone The Ramones | 65 | July 11, 2014 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Bile duct cancer[42] | |
Vange Leonel Nau | 51 | July 14, 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Ovarian cancer[43] | |
70 | July 16, 2014 | Zürich, Switzerland | Emphysemia and pneumonia[44] | ||
60 | July 17, 2014 | Mount Dora, Florida, U.S. | Cancer[45] | ||
64 | July 18, 2014 | ||||
Christian Falk Imperiet | 52 | July 23, 2014 | Stockholm, Sweden | Pancreatic cancer[46] | |
Adolph Jacobs The Coasters | 74 | July 23, 2014 | U.S. | ||
75 | July 28, 2014 | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | [47] | ||
74 | July 29, 2014 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | Kidney failure[48] | ||
Dick Wagner Alice Cooper, The Frost | 71 | July 30, 2014 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | Respiratory failure[49] | |
35 | August 1, 2014 | Tustin, California, U.S. | Dilated cardiomyopathy[50] | ||
Rosetta Hightower The Orlons | 70 | August 2, 2014 | Clapham, London, England | Brain hemorrhage | |
60 | August 4, 2014 | Complications from stroke | |||
75 | August 12, 2014 | Hudson, Florida, U.S. | [51] | ||
77 | August 13, 2014 | Barton, Vermont, U.S. | Complications from dementia[52] | ||
Rick Parashar Record producer for Temple of the Dog, Nickelback, Alice in Chains, Litfiba, Pearl Jam | 50 | August 20, 2014 | Queen Anne, Washington, U.S. | Natural causes | |
77 | August 21, 2014 | Arizona, U.S. | Cancer[53] | ||
68 | August 28, 2014 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | [54] | ||
Glenn Cornick Jethro Tull | 67 | August 28, 2014 | Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. | Heart failure[55] | |
Jimi Jamison Survivor | 63 | August 31, 2014 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Cardiovascular disease[56] | |
Gustavo Cerati Soda Stereo | 55 | September 4, 2014 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Respiratory arrest after a stroke[57] | |
Simone Battle G.R.L. | 25 | September 5, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Suicide by hanging[58] | |
67 | September 5, 2014 | Stroke[59] | |||
RiSe Ladies' Code | 23 | September 7, 2014 | Suwon, South Korea | Traffic accident[60] | |
96 | September 8, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Pneumonia[61] | ||
Robert Young Primal Scream | 49 | September 9, 2014 | Hove, England | [62] | |
John Gustafson Ian Gillan Band, Roxy Music | 72 | September 12, 2014 | Heart failure[63] or Cancer | ||
Joe Sample The Crusaders | 75 | September 12, 2014 | Houston, Texas, U.S. | Lung cancer[64] | |
53 | September 15, 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand | [65] | ||
77 | September 17, 2014 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Complications from a heart attack[66] | ||
84 | September 18, 2014 | London, England | Natural causes[67] | ||
U. Srinivas Remember Shakti | 45 | September 19, 2014 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | Liver transplant complications[68] | |
Paul Revere Paul Revere & the Raiders | 76 | October 4, 2014 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | Cancer[69] | |
58 | October 9, 2014 | Modesto, California, U.S. | Lung cancer | ||
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens The Mars Volta, Free Moral Agents | 39 | October 14, 2014 | Cholula, Puebla, Mexico | Heart attack[70] | |
Tim Hauser The Manhattan Transfer | 72 | October 16, 2014 | Sayre, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Cardiac arrest[71] | |
76 | October 18, 2014 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Multiple diseases[72] | ||
76 | October 25, 2014 | Orem, Utah, U.S. | Heart failure[73] | ||
72 | October 25, 2014 | Ifold, West Sussex, England | Prostate cancer[74] | ||
Jack Bruce Cream | 71 | October 25, 2014 | Suffolk, England | Liver disease[75] | |
46 | October 27, 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Medical accident | ||
Wayne Static Static-X | 48 | November 1, 2014 | Landers, California, U.S. | Drug and alcohol overdose[76] | |
85 | November 2, 2014 | Bath, Somerset, England | [77] | ||
58 | November 2, 2014 | Heart failure | |||
65 | November 6, 2014 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Lung disease[78] | ||
Big Bank Hank The Sugarhill Gang | 58 | November 11, 2014 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Cancer[79] | |
81 | November 12, 2014 | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Multiple diseases[80] | ||
Mike Burney Wizzard | 70 | November 13, 2014 | Birmingham, England | Cancer[81] | |
Glen A. Larson The Four Preps | 77 | November 14, 2014 | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | Esophageal cancer | |
78 | November 17, 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | [82] | ||
92 | November 18, 2014 | U.S. | [83] | ||
66 | November 21, 2014 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Heart disease | ||
Clive Palmer The Incredible String Band | 71 | November 23, 2014 | Penzance, England | [84] | |
Jon Ster Lillian Axe | 52 | November 29, 2014 | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | Heart failure[85] | |
Bobby Keys The Rolling Stones | 70 | December 2, 2014 | Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. | Cirrhosis[86] | |
Ian McLagan Small Faces, Faces | 69 | December 3, 2014 | Austin, Texas, U.S. | Stroke[87] | |
77 | December 4, 2014 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, U.S. | Parkinson's disease[88] | ||
Brian Roy Goble Subhumans | 57 | December 7, 2014 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Heart attack[89] | |
53 | December 11, 2014 | Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. | Lung cancer[90] | ||
Joe Carr Joe Carr & the Texas Lone Star Band | 63 | December 14, 2014 | Levelland, Texas, U.S. | Stroke[91] | |
91 | December 14, 2014 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Complications after stroke[92] | ||
67 | December 16, 2014 | Complications after stroke[93] | |||
John Fry Record producer | 69 | December 18, 2014 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Cardiac arrest | |
Larry Henley The Newbeats | 77 | December 18, 2014 | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | Dementia with Lewy bodies[94] | |
Larry Smith Record producer | 62 | December 19, 2014 | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
Joe Cocker The Grease Band | 70 | December 22, 2014 | Crawford, Colorado, U.S. | Lung cancer[95] | |
97 | December 25, 2014 | Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. | [96] | ||
76 | December 28, 2014 | Indio, California, U.S. | Lung cancer[97] | ||
Adolfas Jarulis Trimitas, Žėrutis, Nemuno Žiburiai | 73 | December 29, 2014 | Vilnius, Lithuania | ? |