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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[edit]

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Preceded by
2009 		List of deaths in popular music
2010 		Succeeded by
2011
Name Age Date Location Cause 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]
Neil Christian 66 January 4, 2010 Cancer
Sandro de América 64 January 4, 2010 Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina Septic shock
Willie Mitchell 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]
Jimmy O 35 January 12, 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Killed and crushed in Haiti earthquake 2010[6]
Yabby You 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
Ed Thigpen 79 January 13, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Heart and lung problems[10]
Eddie Edehill
The Valentines		 74 January 13, 2010 Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, U.S. Heart attack
Bobby Charles 71 January 14, 2010 Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. Natural causes[11]
Mike "Ace" Evans
The Action		 64 January 15, 2010 Heart attack
Carl Smith 82 January 16, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. Natural causes[12]
Kate McGarrigle 63 January 18, 2010 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Cancer[13]
Lynn Taitt 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]
Apache 45 January 22, 2010 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. Undisclosed causes
Shirley Collie Nelson 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
John Dankworth 82 February 6, 2010 Marylebone, London, England After a long illness[16]
Dale Hawkins 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 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 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
Lesley Duncan 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]
Diz Disley 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]
Herb Ellis 88 March 28, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alzheimer's disease
Vinnie Chas
Pretty Boy Floyd		 46 April 6, 2010 Vancouver, Washington, U.S. [32]
Jerry Byrne 69 April 7, 2010 Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. Lung cancer[33]
Eddie Johnson 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]
Steve Reid 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. Multipe myeloma[37]
Owsley 44 April 30, 2010 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. Suicide[38]
Eddie L. Jackson
Brenda & the Tabulations		 63 May 3, 2010 Brain aneurysm
Lena Horne 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]
Hank Jones 91 May 16, 2010 The Bronx, New York, U.S. [41]
Beaver 59 May 23, 2010 Auckland, New Zealand 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 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]
Calvin Leavy 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]
Garry Shider
Parliament-Funkadelic		 56 June 16, 2010 Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. Lung cancer[48]
Peter Quaife
The Kinks		 66 June 23, 2010 Copenhagen, Denmark Kidney failure[49]
Sergio Vega 40 June 26, 2010 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Shot[50]
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[51]
Sugar Minott 54 July 10, 2010 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica [52]
Tuli Kupferberg
The Fugs		 86 July 12, 2010 New York City, U.S. Kidney failure[53]
Fred Carter Jr. 76 July 17, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Stroke
Andy Hummel
Big Star		 59 July 19, 2010 Weatherford, Texas, U.S. Cancer[54]
Phillip Walker 73 July 22, 2010 Palm Springs, California, U.S. Heart failure[55]
Al Goodman
Ray, Goodman & Brown		 67 July 26, 2010 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. Heart failure[56]
Ben Keith
Great Speckled Band		 73 July 26, 2010 La Honda, California, U.S. Blood clot in lung[57]
Derf Scratch
Fear		 58 July 28, 2010 Camarillo, California, U.S. Liver disease[58]
Mitch Miller 99 July 31, 2010 New York, New York, U.S. [59]
Bobby Hebb 72 August 3, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Lung cancer[60]
Catfish Collins
Parliament-Funkadelic, The J.B.'s		 66 August 6, 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Cancer[61]
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones 84 August 9, 2010 Southaven, Mississippi, U.S. Lung cancer
Dana Dawson 36 August 10, 2010 New York U.S. Colorectal Cancer [62]
Richie Hayward
Little Feat		 64 August 12, 2010 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Liver cancer[63]
Abbey Lincoln 80 August 14, 2010 Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S. Complications from open-heart surgery[64]
Kenny Edwards
The Stone Poneys		 64 August 18, 2010 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Prostate cancer[65]
Michael Been
The Call		 60 August 19, 2010 Hasselt, Belgium Heart attack[66]
Mike Edwards
Electric Light Orchestra		 62 September 3, 2010 Halwell, Devon, England Traffic accident[67]
Hadley Caliman 78 September 8, 2010 Seattle, Washington, U.S. [68]
Rich Cronin
LFO		 36 September 8, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Leukemia and stroke[69]
King Coleman 78 September 11, 2010 Miami, Florida, U.S. [70]
Buddy Collette 89 September 19, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Heart failure[71]
Don Partridge 68 September 21, 2010 Peacehaven, East Sussex, England Heart attack
Eddie Fisher 82 September 22, 2010 Berkeley, California, U.S. Complications from hip surgery[72]
Dick Griffey
Founder of SOLAR Records		 71 September 24, 2010 Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Complications from coronary artery bypass surgery[73]
Ed Wiley, Jr. 80 September 27, 2010 Garner, North Carolina, U.S. Injuries sustained in fall[74]
Steve Lee
Gotthard		 47 October 5, 2010 Mesquite, Nevada, U.S. Traffic accident[75]
Reg King
The Action		 65 October 8, 2010 Cancer[76]
Solomon Burke 70-74 October 10, 2010 Badhoevedorp, Netherlands Pulmonary embolism[77]
General Johnson
Chairmen of the Board, The Showmen		 69 October 13, 2010 Atlanta, U.S. Lung cancer[78]
Eyedea
Eyedea & Abilities		 28 October 16, 2010 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Accidental drug overdose[79]
Marion Brown 79 October 18, 2010 Hollywood, Florida, U.S. [80]
Ari Up
The Slits		 48 October 20, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cancer[81]
Denis Simpson
The Nylons		 59 October 22, 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Brain hemorrhage[82]
Gregory Isaacs 59 October 25, 2010 London, England Lung cancer[83]
Jim Clench
April Wine, Loverboy, Bachman–Turner Overdrive		 61 November 3, 2010 Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lung cancer[84]
James Freud
Models		 51 November 4, 2010 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Randy Miller
The Myriad		 39 November 5, 2010 Redding, California, U.S. Bone cancer
Robert Curtis Smith 80 November 10, 2010 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Peter Christopherson
Throbbing Gristle, Coil		 55 November 25, 2010 Bangkok, Thailand
Trev Thoms
Inner City Unit, Atomgods, Steve Took's Horns		 60 December 8, 2010 Brighton, England Pancreatic cancer [85]
James Moody 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[86]
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[87]
Teena Marie 54 December 26, 2010 Pasadena, California, U.S. Natural causes[88]
Bernard Wilson
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes		 64 December 26, 2010 Stroke and heart attack[89]
Bobby Farrell
Boney M		 61 December 30, 2010 Saint Petersburg, Russia Heart failure[90]

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