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 2016.

Preceded by
2015		 List of deaths in popular music
2016		 Succeeded by
2017
Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Long John Hunter84January 4, 2016Phoenix, Arizona[1]
Robert Stigwood
Manager for The Bee Gees, Cream		81January 4, 2016London, England[2][3]
Otis Clay73January 8, 2016Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack
David Bowie
Arnold Corns, The Riot Squad, Tin Machine		69January 10, 2016Manhattan, New York City, U.S.Liver cancer[4]
Giorgio Gomelsky
Manager for The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Paramounts		81January 13, 2016New York City, New York, U.S.Cancer[5]
Pete Huttlinger
The John Denver Band		54January 15, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Stroke[6]
Gary Loizzo
The American Breed		70January 16, 2016Orland Park, Illinois, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[7]
Blowfly76January 17, 2016Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, U.S.Liver cancer[8]
Mic Gillette
Tower of Power		64January 17, 2016Concord, California, U.S.Heart attack[9]
Dale Griffin
Mott the Hoople, British Lions		67January 17, 2016Alzheimer's disease[10]
Glenn Frey
Eagles		67January 18, 2016New York City, New York, U.S.Rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia while recovering from intestinal surgery[11]
Jimmy Bain
Rainbow, Wild Horses, Dio, Last in Line		68January 23, 2016MSC Divina, Atlantic OceanLung cancer[12]
Black53January 26, 2016Cork, IrelandTraffic accident[13]
T.J. Tindall
MFSB		65January 26, 2016Cancer[14]
Paul Kantner
Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, KBC Band		74January 28, 2016San Francisco, California, U.S.Multiple organ failure[15]
Signe Toly Anderson
Jefferson Airplane		74January 28, 2016Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.COPD[16]
Billy Faier85January 29, 2016Alpine, Texas, U.S.[17]
Jon Bunch
Further Seems Forever, Sense Field		45February 1, 2016Long Beach, California, U.S.Suicide[18]
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire		74February 4, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Parkinson's disease[19][20]
Joe Dowell76February 4, 2016Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.Heart attack[21]
Dan Hicks
The Charlatans		74February 6, 2016Mill Valley, California, U.S.Liver cancer[22]
Kipišas
Kastaneda		37November 12, 2016Vilnius, LithuaniaHeart attack
L. C. Ulmer87February 14, 2016Ellisville, Mississippi, U.S.Natural causes
Vanity
Vanity 6		57February 15, 2016Fremont, California, U.S.Kidney failure[23]
Paul Gordon
The B-52's		52February 18, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Heart disease[24]
Vi Subversa
Poison Girls		80February 19, 2016[25]
Piotr Grudziński
Riverside		40February 21, 2016Warsaw, PolandPulmonary embolism[26]
Hans Reffert
Guru Guru		69February 21, 2016Mannheim, Germany
Lennie Baker
Sha Na Na		69February 24, 2016Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.Infection[27]
Josefin Nilsson46February 29, 2016Själsö, Gotland, Sweden[28]
Aron Burton77February 29, 2016Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Heart failure and diabetes[29]
Gayle McCormick
Smith		67March 1, 2016St. Louis, MissouriCancer[30]
Chip Hooper
Phish, Dave Matthews Band		53March 5, 2016Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.Cancer[31]
Ross Hannaford
Daddy Cool, Mighty Kong		65March 8, 2016Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCancer[32]
George Martin
The Beatles, America		90March 8, 2016Highbury, London, England[33]
Naná Vasconcelos
Pat Metheny Group		71March 9, 2016Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLung cancer[34]
Keith Emerson
Emerson, Lake & Palmer		71March 10, 2016Santa Monica, California, U.S.Suicide[35]
Tommy Brown84March 12, 2016Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[36]
Phife Dawg
A Tribe Called Quest		45March 22, 2016Oakley, California, U.S.Complications related to diabetes
Carlo Mastrangelo
The Belmonts		78April 4, 2016[37]
Leon Haywood74April 5, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.[38]
Merle Haggard79April 6, 2016Palo Cedro, California, U.S.Pneumonia[39]
Dennis Davis66April 6, 2016Cancer[40]
Jimmie Van Zant59April 7, 2016Florida, U.S.Liver cancer[41]
Emile Ford78April 11, 2016London, England[42]
Gib Guilbeau
Flying Burrito Brothers		78April 12, 2016[43]
Lonnie Mack74April 21, 2016Smithville, Tennessee, U.SNatural causes[44]
Prince
Prince and The Revolution, Prince and The New Power Generation		57April 21, 2016Chanhassen, Minnesota, U.S.Accidental fentanyl toxicity[45]
Billy Paul81April 24, 2016Gloucester Township, New Jersey, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[46]
Harrison Calloway
Muscle Shoals Horns		75April 30, 2016Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.Stroke[47]
Phil Ryan
Man, Pete Brown, Neutrons		69April 30, 2016Denmark[48]
Candye Kane54May 6, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Complications from pancreatic cancer[49]
John Stabb
Government Issue		54May 7, 2016Rockville, Maryland, U.S.Stomach cancer[50]
Peter Behrens
Trio		68May 11, 2016Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, GermanyMultiple organ failure[51]
Julius La Rosa86May 12, 2016Crivitz, Wisconsin, U.S.Natural causes[52]
Guy Clark74May 17, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[53]
John Berry
Beastie Boys		52May 19, 2016Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.Frontotemporal dementia[54]
Nick Menza
Megadeth, OMH		51May 21, 2016Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Heart failure[55]
Marshall "Rock" Jones
Ohio Players		75May 27, 2016Houston, Texas, U.S.Cancer
Reshad Feild
The Springfields		82May 31, 2016Devon, England
Dave Swarbrick
Fairport Convention		75June 3, 2016Aberystwyth, WalesEmphysema[56]
Habib68June 10, 2016Ramsar, Mazandaran, IranCardiac arrest[57]
Christina Grimmie22June 10, 2016Orlando, Florida, U.S.Gunshot[58]
Chips Moman79June 12, 2016LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.Lung disease[59]
Chris Warren49June 12, 2016
Henry McCullough
Wings		72June 14, 2016Ballywindelland, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland[60]
Attrell Cordes
P.M. Dawn		46June 17, 2016Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.Renal disease[61]
Sverre Kjelsberg
The Pussycats		69June 19, 2016Tromsø, Norway[62]
Wayne Jackson
The Mar-Keys		74June 21, 2016Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Heart failure[63]
Bill Ham
Manager for ZZ Top		79June 22, 2016Austin, Texas, U.S.[64]
Jim Boyd
The Jim Boyd Band		60June 22, 2016[65]
Bernie Worrell
Parliament, Funkadelic, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains		72June 24, 2016Everson, Washington, U.S.Lung cancer[66]
Mack Rice
The Falcons		82June 27, 2016Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Complications resulting from Alzheimer's disease[67]
Scotty Moore84June 28, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.[68]
Rob Wasserman
RatDog		64June 29, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Undisclosed[69]
William Hawkins76July 4, 2016Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Danny Smythe
The Box Tops		67July 6, 2016[70]
Roland Prince69July 15, 2016[71]
Alan Vega
Suicide		78July 16, 2016New York City, New York, U.S.[72]
Gary S. Paxton
Record producer for Skip & Flip, The Hollywood Argyles		77July 17, 2016Branson, Missouri, U.S.Complications of heart surgery and liver disease[73]
Lewis Steinberg
Booker T. & the M.G.'s		82July 21, 2016Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Cancer
Keith Gemmell
Audience 		68July 24, 2016Throat cancer
Allan Barnes
The Blackbyrds		67July 26, 2016Detroit, Michigan, U.S.Heart attack
Sandy Pearlman
Blue Öyster Cult, The Clash, Black Sabbath		72July 26, 2016Marin County, California, U.S.Pneumonia and complication from a stroke[74]
Lucille Dumont97July 29, 2016Canada[75]
Snaffu Rigor
Music group from Cinderella		69August 4, 2016Manila, PhilippinesLung cancer
Pete Fountain86August 6, 2016New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.Heart failure[76]
B.E. Taylor65August 7, 2016Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.Brain tumor[77]
Glenn Yarbrough
The Limeliters		86August 11, 2016Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.Dementia[78]
Ruby Wilson68August 12, 2016Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.Heart attack[79]
Bobby Hutcherson75August 15, 2016Montara, California, U.S.Emphysema[80]
James Woolley
2wo, Nine Inch Nails		49August 17, 2016Complications from spinal injury[81]
Horacio Salgán100August 19, 2016Buenos Aires, Argentina[82]
Lou Pearlman
Record producer and manager for NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, O-Town		62August 19, 2016Miami, Florida, U.S.Cardiac arrest[83]
Louis Stewart72August 20, 2016Harold's Cross, Dublin, IrelandCancer
Toots Thielemans94August 22, 2016Brussels, Belgium[84]
Gilli Smyth
Gong		83August 22, 2016Byron Bay, AustraliaPulmonary pneumonia[85]
Rudy Van Gelder91August 25, 2016Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.Natural causes[86]
Juan Gabriel66August 28, 2016Santa Monica, California, U.S.Heart attack[87]
Fred Hellerman89September 1, 2016Weston, Connecticut, U.S.[88]
Jerry Heller
Music manager for N.W.A		75September 2, 2016Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.Heart attack
Lewis Merenstein
Record producer		81September 6, 2016New York City, New YorkPneumonia
Clifford Curry79September 7, 2016Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.Stroke[89]
Prince Buster78September 8, 2016Miami, Florida, U.S.Stroke[90]
Jerry Corbetta
Sugarloaf		68September 16, 2016Denver, Colorado, U.S.Pick's disease
John D. Loudermilk82September 21, 2016Christiana, Tennessee, U.S.Bone cancer[91]
Kashif
B. T. Express		59September 25, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Joe Clay78September 26, 2016[92]
Jonathan David Brown
Record producer & audio engineer		60September 27, 2016Ozark, Missouri, U.S.
Nora Dean72September 29, 2016Connecticut, U.S.[93]
Michael Casswell53September 30, 2016Níjar, SpainDrowning
Oscar Brand96September 30, 2016Great Neck, New York, U.S.Pneumonia[94]
Steve Byrd61October 2, 2016Munich, GermanyHeart attack[95]
Caroline Crawley53October 4, 2016[96]
Rod Temperton
Heatwave		66October 5, 2016London, EnglandCancer[97]
Don Ciccone
The Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Critters		70October 8, 2016
Bored Nothing26October 9, 2016Suicide[98]
Robert Bateman
Record producer		80October 12, 2016Heart attack
Sonny Sanders77October 12, 2016Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[99]
Werner Lämmerhirt67October 14, 2016Bodenwerder, Germany[100]
Bobby Ellis84October 18, 2016Kingston, JamaicaPneumonia related[101]
Pete Burns
Dead or Alive		57October 23, 2016London, EnglandCardiac arrest[102]
Bobby Vee73October 24, 2016Rogers, Minnesota, U.S.Alzheimer's disease[103]
John Zacherle98October 27, 2016New York City, New York, U.S.[104]
Norman Brokaw
American talent agent		89October 29, 2016Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Bap Kennedy54November 1, 2016Belfast, Northern IrelandPancreatic and bowel cancer[105]
Bob Cranshaw83November 2, 2016Manhattan, New York, U.S.Cancer[106]
Kay Starr94November 3, 2016Bel Air, Los Angeles, U.S.Complications from Alzheimer's disease[107]
Eddie Harsch
The Black Crowes		59November 4, 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada[108]
Jean-Jacques Perrey87November 4, 2016Lausanne, SwitzerlandLung cancer[109]
Leonard Cohen82November 7, 2016Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cancer[110]
Jimmy Young95November 7, 2016London, England[111]
Al Caiola96November 9, 2016Allendale, New Jersey, U.S.[112]
Victor Bailey
Weather Report		56November 11, 2016Stafford, Virginia, U.S.Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease[113]
Doug Edwards
Skylark, Chilliwack		70November 11, 2016Vancouver, British Columbia, U.S.[114]
Leon Russell74November 13, 2016Mount Juliet, Tennessee, U.S.Heart surgery[115]
David Mancuso
Known from The Loft		72November 14, 2016New York, New York, U.S.
Mose Allison89November 15, 2016Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S.Natural causes[116]
Cliff Barrows
Music director from Billy Graham Evangelistic Association		93November 15, 2016Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Milt Okun
American arranger, record producer and co-founder of the Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company		92November 15, 2016Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Mentor Williams70November 16, 2016Taos, New Mexico, U.S.Lung cancer[117][118]
Saki Kaskas
Best known from his soundtracks in the Need for Speed Series		45November 17, 2016GreeceDrug overdose
Sharon Jones
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings		60November 18, 2016Cooperstown, New York, U.S.Pancreatic cancer[119]
Hugh McDonald
Redgum		62November 18, 2016AustraliaProstate cancer
Blakdyak46November 21, 2016Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines[120]
Craig Gill
Inspiral Carpets		44November 22, 2016Suicide[121]
Colonel Abrams67November 24, 2016Diabetes[122]
Tony Martell
American music industry and senior executive		90November 27, 2016Madison, New Jersey, U.S.
Carlton Kitto74November 28, 2016[123]
Ray Columbus
Ray Columbus and the Invaders		74November 29, 2016Snells Beach, North Auckland, New ZealandHeart attack[124]
Mark Gray
Exile		64December 2, 2016Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.
Harry Balk
Record producer and record company executive		91December 3, 2016Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.[125]
Herbert Hardesty91December 3, 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Cancer[126]
Wayne Duncan
Daddy Cool		72December 4, 2016Melbourne, AustraliaStroke
Radim Hladik
Blue Effect		69December 4, 2016Pulmonary fibrosis[127]
Junaid Jamshed
Vital Signs		52December 7, 2016Havelian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanPlane accident[128]
Greg Lake
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson		69December 7, 2016London, EnglandCancer[129]
Bob Krasnow
Record producer and music executive from Elektra Records		82December 11, 2016Wellington, Florida, U.S.Organ dysfunction
Barrelhouse Chuck58December 12, 2016Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.Prostate cancer[130]
Jim Lowe93December 12, 2016East Hampton, Long Island, New York, U.S.[131]
Bunny Walters63December 14, 2016Hamilton, New Zealand[132]
Gordie Tapp
Host of the hit TV show Hee Haw		94December 18, 2016Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Mick Zane
Malice		57December 23, 2016Los Angeles, CaliforniaBrain cancer[133]
Rick Parfitt
Status Quo		68December 24, 2016Marbella, SpainSepticaemia and following complications to a shoulder injury[134]
George Michael
Wham!		53December 25, 2016Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, EnglandHeart failure[135]
Alphonse Mouzon
Weather Report, The Eleventh House		68December 25, 2016Granada Hills, California, U.S.Neuroendocrine carcinoma[136]
Allan Williams
Businessman and talent manager from the Beatles		86December 30, 2016Liverpool, England[137]

See also

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