List of pop musicians who died of drug overdose

Here is a list of pop musicians who died of drug overdose along with the date, age at time of death, location, and name of drug.

1960s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Dinah Washington	39	December 14, 1963	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Secobarbital and amobarbital
Rudy Lewis The Drifters	27	May 20, 1964	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Frankie Lymon The Teenagers	25	February 27, 1968	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin

1970s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Alan Wilson Canned Heat	27	September 3, 1970	Topanga Canyon, California, USA	Barbiturate
Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience	27	September 18, 1970	London, England	Barbiturate
Janis Joplin	27	October 4, 1970	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Jim Morrison The Doors	27	July 3, 1971	Paris, France	Suspected heroin
Brian Cole The Association	29	August 2, 1972	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Rory Storm	34	28 September 1972	Liverpool, England	Alcohol and sleeping pills
Billy Murcia New York Dolls	21	November 6, 1972	London, England	Methaqualone
Danny Whitten Crazy Horse	29	November 18, 1972	Los Angeles, California, USA	Valium and alcohol
Gram Parsons The Byrds	26	September 19, 1973	Joshua Tree, California, USA	Morphine and alcohol
Zeke Zettner The Stooges	25	November 10, 1973		Heroin
Nick Drake	26	November 25, 1974	Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England	Amitriptyline
Tim Buckley	28	June 29, 1975	Santa Monica, California, USA	Heroin, morphine, and alcohol
Gary Thain Uriah Heep	27	December 8, 1975	Norwood Green, England	Heroin
Tommy Bolin Deep Purple	25	December 4, 1976	Miami, Florida, USA	Heroin, cocaine and alcohol
Elvis Presley	42	August 16, 1977	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Assorted
Gregory Herbert Blood, Sweat & Tears	28	January 31, 1978	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heroin
Keith Moon The Who	32	September 7, 1978	London, England	Heminevrin
Sid Vicious Sex Pistols	21	February 2, 1979	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Lowell George Little Feat	34	June 29, 1979	Arlington, Virginia, USA	Heroin
Jimmy McCulloch Wings	26	September 27, 1979	London, England	Morphine
Judee Sill	35	November 23, 1979	Los Angeles, California, USA	Cocaine

1980s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Bon Scott AC/DC	33	February 19, 1980	East Dulwich, London, England	Alcohol
John Bonham Led Zeppelin	32	September 25, 1980	Clewer, Berkshire, England	Alcohol
Darby Crash Germs	22	December 7, 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Tim Hardin	39	December 29, 1980	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Mike Bloomfield	37	February 15, 1981	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin
Lester Bangs	33	April 30, 1982	New York City, New York, USA	Darvon, valium and nyquil
James Honeyman-Scott Pretenders	25	16 June 1982	London, England	Cocaine
Pete Farndon Pretenders	30	April 14, 1983	London, England	Heroin
Paul Gardiner Tubeway Army	25	4 February 1984	Northolt, Middlesex, England	Heroin
Gary Holton Heavy Metal Kids	33	25 October 1985	London, England	Morphine and alcohol
Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy	36	4 January 1986	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England	Heroin
Paul Butterfield	44	4 May 1987	North Hollywood, California, USA	Heroin
Jesse Ed Davis	43	22 June 1988	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Hillel Slovak Red Hot Chili Peppers	26	June 25, 1988	Los Angeles, California, USA	Speedball

1990s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Andrew Wood Mother Love Bone	24	March 19, 1990	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin
Brent Mydland Grateful Dead	37	July 26, 1990	Lafayette, California, USA	Speedball
Steve Clark Def Leppard	30	January 8, 1991	London, England	Codeine, alcohol, valium and morphine
Johnny Thunders New York Dolls	38	April 23, 1991	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Cocaine and methadone
David Ruffin The Temptations	50	June 1, 1991	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Cocaine
Iosu Expósito Eskorbuto	31	May 31, 1992	Baracaldo, Spain	Heroin
GG Allin	36	June 28, 1993	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Dave Rubinstein Reagan Youth	29	July 3, 1993		Heroin
Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones The Wonder Stuff	29	July 31, 1993	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Kurt Cobain Nirvana	27	April 5, 1994	Seattle, Washington, USA	Died from suicide, although did do heroin a lot.
Kristen Pfaff Hole	27	June 16, 1994	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin
Dwayne Goettel Skinny Puppy	31	August 23, 1995	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Heroin
Shannon Hoon Blind Melon	28	October 21, 1995	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Cocaine
Bradley Nowell Sublime	28	May 25, 1996	San Francisco, California, USA	Heroin
John Kahn Jerry Garcia Band	48	May 30, 1996	Mill Valley, California	Heroin
Jonathan Melvoin The Smashing Pumpkins	34	July 12, 1996	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Billy Mackenzie Associates	39	22 January 1997	Angus, Scotland	Paracetamol
West Arkeen The Outpatience	36	May 30, 1997	Los Angeles, California, USA	Opiate
Nick Traina Link 80	19	September 20, 1997	Pleasant Hill, California, USA	Heroin
John Baker Saunders Mad Season	44	January 15, 1999	Seattle, Washington, USA	Heroin
David McComb The Triffids	37	2 February 1999	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Heroin
Bobby Sheehan Blues Traveler	31	August 20, 1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Speedball
Erik Brødreskift Borknagar	29	October 4, 1999		Pills
Wes Berggren Tripping Daisy	28	October 27, 1999	Dallas, Texas, USA	Methamphetamine

2000s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Allen Woody The Allman Brothers Band	44	August 26, 2000	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Joachim Nielsen	36	October 17, 2000	Oslo, Norway	Heroin
Carl Crack Atari Teenage Riot	30	6 September 2001	Berlin, Germany	Pills and alcohol
Layne Staley Alice in Chains	34	April 5, 2002	Seattle, Washington, USA	Speedball
Dee Dee Ramone Ramones	50	June 5, 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Robbin Crosby Ratt	42	June 6, 2002	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
John Entwistle The Who	57	June 27, 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Cocaine
Howie Epstein Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	47	February 23, 2003	Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Heroin
Jeremy Michael Ward De Facto	27	May 25, 2003	Los Angeles, California, USA	Heroin
Tim Hemensley GOD	31	July 21, 2003		Heroin
Dave Schulthise The Dead Milkmen	47	March 10, 2004	North Salem, New York, USA	Pills
Robert Quine	61	May 31, 2004	New York City, New York, USA	Heroin
Rick James	56	August 6, 2004	Los Angeles, California, USA	Assorted
Kevin DuBrow Quiet Riot	52	November 19, 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Cocaine
Ike Turner	76	December 12, 2007	San Marcos, California, USA	Cocaine
Gidget Gein Marilyn Manson	39	October 9, 2008	Burbank, California, USA	Heroin
Jay Bennett Wilco	45	May 24, 2009	Urbana, Illinois, USA	Fentanyl
Michael Jackson	50	June 25, 2009	Los Angeles, California, USA	Propofol and benzodiazepine
Vic Chesnutt	45	December 25, 2009	Athens, Georgia, USA	Muscle relaxant
The Rev Avenged Sevenfold	28	December 28, 2009	Huntington Beach, California, USA	Assorted

2010s deaths

Name	Age	Date	Location	Name of drug
Jay Reatard	29	January 13, 2010	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Cocaine
Paul Gray Slipknot	38	May 24, 2010	Urbandale, Iowa, USA	Morphine and fentanyl
Mike Starr Alice in Chains	44	March 8, 2011	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Methadone and anxiolytic
Amy Winehouse	27	July 23, 2011	London, England	Alcohol
Jani Lane Warrant	47	August 11, 2011	Woodland Hills, California	Alcohol
Mikey Welsh Weezer	40	October 8, 2011	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Heroin
Whitney Houston	48	February 11, 2012	Beverly Hills, California, USA	Cocaine
Dave Brockie Gwar	50	March 23, 2014	Richmond, Virginia, USA	Heroin
Jimi Jamison Survivor	63	September 1, 2014	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Methamphetamine
Scott Weiland Stone Temple Pilots	48	December 3, 2015	Bloomington, Minnesota, USA	Cocaine
Prince Rogers Nelson	57	April 21, 2016	Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA	Opioid painkillers

See also

• 27 Club
• List of deaths in rock and roll
• List of drug-related deaths

External links

• The Dead Rock Stars Club
• Dead Punk Stars