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Singers/Musicians Who Died Young

List of singers who died at 45 years or younger.
20th/21st century only
All genres Rock, Country, Rap, etc...
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Age
City of Death
Genre
Year
How
Songs
Singer
27
London, UK
Psychedelic Rock
1970
Asphyxiation due to sleeping pills
Hey Joe, Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix
30
Memphis, TN
Rock, Indie Rock
1997
Drowning due to Rip of a Tugboat
Lover You Should've Come Over, So Real
Jeff Buckley
27
Paris, FR
Psychedelic Rock
1971
Heart Failure
Soul Kitchen, L.A. Woman
Jim Morrison
27
London, UK
R&B
2011
Alcohol Poisoning
Rehab, Back in Black
Amy Winehouse
25
Las Vegas, NV
Hip-Hop
1996
Drive-by Shooting
California Love, Hit Em Up
Tupac Shakur
27
Los Angeles, CA
Psychedelic Rock
1970
Heroin Overdose
Kozmic Blues, Try
Janis Joplin
44
Los Angeles, CA
R&B/Soul
1984
Shooting
Whats Going On, Sexual Healing
Marvin Gaye
42
Memphis, TN
Rock
1977
Heart Attack
Jailhouse Rock, Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
39
Marina del Rey, CA
Rock/Surf Rock
1983
Drowning
Surfin' U.S.A, Good Vibrations
Dennis Wilson
27
Seattle, WA
Rock
1994
Suicide
Lithium, Come As you Are
Kurt Cobain
32
London, UK
Rock/Pop
1974
Heart Attack
California Dreamin', Creeque Alley
Cass Elliot
26
Los Angeles, CA
Rap
2018
Drug Overdose
Jet Fuel, Self Care
Mac Miller
26
Madison, WI
R&B
1967
Plane Crash
(Sitting) on the Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding
21
Chicago, IL
Rap
2019
Drug Overdose
Lucid Dreams, All Girls are the Same
Juice WRLD
23
Corpus Christi, TX
Pop
1995
Shooting
Dreaming of You, Como La Flor
Selena
29
Oak Hill, WV
Country
1953
Heart Attack caused by alcohol
Hey Good Lookin',Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams
45
London, UK
Rock
1991
HIV/AIDS
Another One Bites the Dust, Killer Queen
Freddie Mercury
22
Clear Lake, IA
Rock
1959
Plane Crash
That'll Be the Day, Everyday
Buddy Holly
17
Clear Lake, IA
Rock
1959
Plane Crash
La Bamba, Donna
Richie Valens
28
Clear Lake, IA
Rock/Blues
1959
Plane Crash
Chantilly Lace, City of Tears
Big Bopper
40
New York, NY
Psychedelic Rock
1970
Shooting
Imagine, Hold On
John Lennon
27
Hartfield, UK
Psychedelic Rock
1969
Drowning
Paint it Black, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Brian Jones
Age
City of Death
Genre
Year
How
Songs
Singer
22
Marsh Harbor, BAMA
R&B
2001
Plane Crash
Try Again, One in a Million
Aaliyah
36
Miami, FL
Reggae
1981
Melanoma
Could You Be Loved, One Love
Bob Marley
24
Philadelphia, PA
Soul
1970
Brain Tumor
Ain't No Mountain High Enough, You're All I Need to Get By
Tammi Terrell
30
Camden, TN
Country
1963
Plane Crash
Crazy, I Fall to Pieces
Patsy Cline
24
Los Angeles, CA
Hip-Hop
1997
Shooting
Big Poppa, Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G
32
Downy, CA
Soft Rock/Pop
1983
Heart Failure/Anorexia
Top of the World, Close to You
Karen Carpenter
33
Los Angeles, CA
Soul/Pop
1964
Shooting
You Send Me, Another Saturday Night
Sam Cooke
30
Oxford, UK
Rock/Pop
1988
Myocarditis
I Just Want to Be Your Everything, Shadow Dancing
Andy Gibb
35
East Troy, WI
Rock
1990
Helicopter Crash
Pride and Joy, Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
30
Natchitoches, LA
Rock/Blues
1973
Plane Crash
Time in a Bottle, I Got a Name
Jim Croce
31
Los Angeles, CA
R&B/Soul
1979
Breast Cancer
Lovin' You, Baby This Love I Have
Minnie Ripperton
37
Los Angeles, CA
Jazz/Pop
1973
Sepsis
Beyond the Sea, Mac the Knife
Bobby Darin
45
De Kalb, TX
Rock
1985
Plane Crash
Garden Party, Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson
40
Brentwood, TN
Country
1964
Plane Crash
He'll Have to Go, Adios Amigo
Jim Reeves
20
Deerfield Beach, FL
Rap
2018
Shooting
Jocelyn Flores, SAD!
XXXTentacion
30
La Ceiba, HOND
Hip-Hop
2002
Car Crash
Waterfalls, No Scrubs
Lisa Lopes
24
Macon, GA
Southern Rock
1971
Motorcycle Crash
Midnight Rider, Ramblin' Man
Duane Allman
28
Muscat, OM
Dance/Electronic
2018
Suicide
Wake Me Up, Waiting For Love
Avicii
32
London, UK
Rock
1978
Drug Overdose
Baba O'Riley, Pinball Wizard
Keith Moon
38
Honolulu, HI
Hawaiian Pop
1997
Respiratory Failure
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, In This Life
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
29
Gillsburg, MS
Southern Rock
1977
Plane Crash
Simple Man, Sweet Home Alabama
Ronnie Van Zant
45
Santa Monica, CA
Jazz/Pop
1965
Lung Cancer
Unforgettable, Orange Colored Sky
Nat King Cole
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Feb 7, 2024
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