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 2012.

Preceded by
2011		 List of deaths in popular music
2012		 Succeeded by
2013
Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Larry Reinhardt
Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond		63January 2, 2012Bradenton, Florida, U.S.Complications from cirrhosis[1]
Bob Weston
Fleetwood Mac		64January 3, 2012Brent Cross, London, EnglandGastrointestinal hemorrhage[2]
Dave Alexander73January 8, 2012Marshall, Texas, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[3]
Robbie France
Alphaville, Skunk Anansie		52January 14, 2012Mazarrón, SpainRuptured aorta
Jimmy Castor
The Jimmy Castor Bunch, The Teenagers		71January 16, 2012Henderson, Nevada, U.S.Heart failure[4]
Johnny Otis90January 17, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Natural causes[5]
Etta James73January 20, 2012Riverside, California, U.S.Leukemia[6]
Mark Reale
Riot		56January 25, 2012San Antonio, Texas, U.S.Subarachnoid hemorrhage related to Crohn's disease[7]
King Stitt71January 31, 2012Kingston, Jamaica, U.S.Prostate cancer[8]
Don Cornelius
Host of Soul Train		75February 1, 2012Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[9]
David Peaston54February 1, 2012St. Louis Missouri, U.S.Diabetes[10]
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade		62February 8, 2012Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLung cancer[11]
Whitney Houston48February 11, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Drowning due to cocaine intoxication[12]
Tonmi Lillman
Sinergy, To/Die/For, Lordi, Kylähullut		38February 13, 2012[13]
Dory Previn86February 14, 2012Southfield, Massachusetts, U.S.Natural causes[14]
Michael Davis
MC5, Destroy All Monsters		68February 17, 2012Chico, California, U.S.Liver failure[15]
Billy Strange81February 22, 2012Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.[16]
Red Holloway84February 25, 2012Morro Bay, California, U.S.Stroke and kidney failure
Louisiana Red79February 25, 2012Hanover, GermanyStroke[17]
Roland Bautista
Earth, Wind & Fire		60February 29, 2012U.S.Natural causes
Davy Jones
The Monkees		66February 29, 2012Indiantown, Florida, U.S.Heart attack[18]
Lucio Dalla68March 1, 2012Montreux, SwitzerlandHeart attack[19]
Ronnie Montrose
Edgar Winter Group, Montrose, Gamma		64March 3, 2012San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[20]
Robert B. Sherman
The Sherman Brothers		86March 6, 2012London, EnglandUndisclosed causes[21]
Jimmy Ellis
The Trammps		74March 8, 2012Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.Alzheimer's disease[22]
Hans G. Helms79March 11, 2012Friedrichshain, Berlin, GermanyNatural causes
Michael Hossack
The Doobie Brothers		65March 12, 2012Dubois, Wyoming, U.S.Cancer[23]
Ken Lyons
38 Special		59March 20, 2012Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.[24]
Vince Lovegrove
The Valentines		65March 24, 2012Bangalow, New South Wales, AustraliaTraffic accident[25]
Jerry McCain81March 28, 2012Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.Natural causes[26]
Jim Marshall
Founder and owner of Marshall Amplification		88April 5, 2012Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, EnglandNatural causes
Andrew Love70April 12, 2012Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Alzheimer's disease
Krzysztof Puszyński
Golec uOrkiestra		54April 14/15, 2012 ?, PolandHeart attack[27]
Graham Simpson
Roxy Music		68April 16, 2012Ladbroke Grove, London, EnglandCancer[28][29]
Dick Clark
Host of American Bandstand		82April 18, 2012Santa Monica, California, U.S.Heart attack[30]
Levon Helm
The Band		71April 19, 2012New York City, New York, U.S.Cancer[31]
Greg Ham
Men At Work		58April 19, 2012Carlton North, Victoria, AustraliaHeart attack[32]
Chris Ethridge
International Submarine Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers		65April 23, 2012Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Tommy Marth
The Killers		33April 23, 2012Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Suicide[33]
Jimmy Bond
The Routers		79April 26, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cardiopulmonary disease
Charles Pitts65May 1, 2012Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Cancer[34]
Adam Yauch
Beastie Boys		47May 4, 2012Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Parotid gland cancer[35]
Michael Burks54May 6, 2012Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Heart attack[36]
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Booker T. & the M.G.'s		70May 13, 2012Tokyo, JapanNatural causes[37]
Chuck Brown75May 16, 2012Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.Multiple organ failure[38]
Doug Dillard
The Dillards, Dillard & Clark		75May 16, 2012Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Lung infection[39]
Donna Summer63May 17, 2012Englewood, Florida, U.S.Lung cancer[40]
Robin Gibb
Bee Gees		62May 20, 2012Chelsea, London, EnglandLiver and kidney failure from colorectal cancer[41]
Doc Watson89May 29, 2012Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.Complications following colon surgery[42]
Pete Cosey68May 30, 2012Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Complications following surgery[43]
Eduard Khil77June 4, 2012Saint Petersburg, Russia. ?
Herb Reed
The Platters		83June 4, 2012Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Heart disease[44]
Bob Welch
Fleetwood Mac		66June 7, 2012Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[45]
Gerry Bron
Record producer and band manager from Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band		79June 18, 2012Hendon, Middlesex, England
Brian Hibbard
The Flying Pickets		65June 18, 2012Cardiff, WalesProstate cancer[46]
Dennis Flemion
The Frogs		57July 7, 2012Racine County, Wisconsin, U.S.Drowning[47]
Bob Babbitt
MFSB		74July 16, 2012Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Brain cancer[48]
Jon Lord
Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, The Artwoods, The Flower Pot Men		71July 16, 2012London, EnglandPulmonary embolism[49]
Larry Hoppen
Orleans		61July 24, 2012Suicide[50]
Tony Martin98July 27, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Natural causes[51]
Bill Doss
The Olivia Tremor Control, The Sunshine Fix, The Apples in Stereo		43July 30, 2012Aneurysm
Tony Sly
No Use for a Name		41July 31, 2012San Jose, California, U.S.Drug overdose[52]
Jimmy Jones75August 2, 2012Aberdeen, North Carolina, U.S.[53]
Carl Davis
Record producer		77August 9, 2012Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.Pulmonary fibrosis[54]
Von Freeman88August 11, 2012Chicago Illinois, U.S.Heart failure[55]
Bob Birch
The Elton John Band		56August 15, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Suicide by gunshot[56]
Scott McKenzie73August 18, 2012Los Angeles, California, U.S.Guillain–Barré syndrome[57]
Joe South72September 5, 2012Buford, Georgia, U.S.Heart failure[58]
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford77September 15, 2012New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[59]
Andy Williams
The Williams Brothers		84September 25, 2012Branson, Missouri, U.S.Bladder cancer[60]
R. B. Greaves68September 27, 2012Granada Hills, California, U.S.Prostate cancer[61]
Frank Wilson
Record producer for Motown Records		71September 27, 2012Duarte, California, U.S.Prostate cancer[62]
Berkant73October 1, 2012Istanbul, TurkeyLung cancer[63]
Big Jim Sullivan71October 2, 2012Billingshurst, West Sussex, EnglandHeart disease and diabetes[64]
Kathi McDonald64October 3, 2012Seattle, Washington, U.S.[65]
Nick Curran
The Fabulous Thunderbirds		35October 6, 2012Oral cancer
Bill Dees73October 24, 2012Mountain Home, Arkansas, U.S.[66]
Natina Reed
Blaque		31October 26, 2012Duluth, Georgia, U.S.Traffic accident[67]
Terry Callier67October 27, 2012Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Cancer[68]
Mitch Lucker
Suicide Silence		28November 1, 2012Huntington Beach, California, U.S.Traffic accident[69]
Major Harris65November 9, 2012Richmond, Virginia, U.S.Congestive heart and lung failure[70]
Earl Carroll
The Cadillacs, The Coasters		75November 25, 2012New York City, New York, U.S.Compilations from a stroke and diabetes
Chris Stamp
Record producer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Golden Earring and co-founder of Track Records		70November 24, 2012New York City, New York, U.S.Cancer
Mickey Baker87November 27, 2012Toulouse, FranceHeart and kidney failure[71]
Dave Brubeck91December 5, 2012Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.Congestive heart failure[72]
Ed Cassidy
Spirit		89December 6, 2012San Jose, California, U.S.Cancer[73]
Huw Lloyd-Langton
Hawkwind, Widowmaker		61December 6, 2012Dorset, EnglandCancer[74]
Ravi Shankar92December 11, 2012San Diego, California, U.S.Complications from surgery.[75]
Eddie "Guitar" Burns84December 12, 2012U.S.Heart failure[76]
Jimmy McCracklin91December 20, 2012San Pablo, California, U.S.[77]
Lee Dorman
Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond		70December 21, 2012Laguna Niguel, California, U.S.Natural causes[78]
Marva Whitney68December 22, 2012Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.Pneumonia[79]
Mike Scaccia
Ministry, Rigor Mortis, Revolting Cocks		47December 22, 2012Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.Heart attack[80]
Fontella Bass72December 26, 2012St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.Heart attack[81]

See also

References

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