(no subject)
.
1980s deaths[edit]
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[edit]
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
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 [2]
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
Cocaine
2000s deaths[edit]
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
alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, cocaine
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[edit]
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 [3]
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
1980s deaths[edit]
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[edit]
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
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 [2]
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
Cocaine
2000s deaths[edit]
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
alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, cocaine
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[edit]
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 [3]
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