1970s

1979

SID VICIOUS BORN - MAY 10 1957 DIED - FEB 2 1979 AGE - 22

VAN MCCOY BORN - JAN 6 1940 DIED - JUL 6 1979 AGE - 39 (Heart Attack)

1978

KEITH MOON BORN - AUG 23 1946 DIED - SEP 9 1978 AGE - 32

1977

ELVIS PRESLEY BORN - JAN 8 1935 DIED - AUG 16 1977 AGE - 42

MARC BOLAN BORN - SEP 30 1947 DIED - SEP 16 1977 AGE - 30

BING CROSBY BORN - MAY 3 1903 DIED - OCT 14 1977 AGE - 74

1976

JIMMY REED BORN - SEP 6 1925 DIED - AUG 29 1976 AGE - 51

HOWLIN' WOLF BORN - JUN 10 1910 DIED - JAN 10 1976 AGE - 65 (Congestive heart failure)

RUDY POMPILLI BORN - APR 16 1924 DIED - FEB 5 1976 AGE - 51 (Lung Cancer)

1975

T-BONE WALKER BORN - MAY 28 1910 DIED - MAR 16 1975 AGE - 65

LOUIS JORDAN BORN - JUL 8 1908 DIED - FEB 4 1975 AGE - 67

LEFTY FRIZZELL BORN - MAR 21 1928 DIED - JUL 19 1975 AGE - 47

HOUND DOG TAYLOR BORN - APR 12 1915 DIED - DEC 12 1975 AGE - 60

AL JACKSON JR BORN - NOV 27 1935 DIED - OCT 1 1975 AGE - 35 (Shot to death )

1974

DUKE ELLINGTON BORN - APR 29 1899 DIED - MAY 24 1974 AGE - 75

BOBBY BLOOM BORN - JAN 15 1946 DIED - FEB 28 1974 AGE - 28 (Accidentally shot himself)

CASS ELLIOT BORN - SEP 19 1941 DIED - JUL 29 1974 AGE - 34 (Heart failure/Died in her sleep )

IVORY JOE HUNTER BORN - OCT 10 1914 DIED - NOV 8 1974 AGE - 60 (Lung cancer )

1973

JIM CROCE BORN - JAN 10 1943 DIED - SEP 20 1973 AGE - 30

BOBBY ADRIN BORN - MAY 14 1936 DIED - DEC 20 1973 AGE - 37

GRAM PARSONS BORN - NOV 5 1946 DIED - DEC 19 1973 AGE - 26 (Morphine and alcohol related heart failure )

1972

CLYDE MCPHATTER BORN - NOV 15 1932 DIED - JUN 13 1972 AGE - 40

1971

JIM MORRISON BORN - DEC 8 1943 DIED - JUL 7 1971 AGE - 28

LOUIS ARMSTRONG BORN - AUG 4 1909 DIED - JUL 6 1971 AGE - 62

GENE VINCENT BORN - FEB 11 1935 DIED - OCT 12 1971 AGE - 36

JUNIOR PARKER BORN - MAR 27 1932 DIED - NOV 18 1971 AGE - 39 (brain tumor)

1970

JIMI HENDRIX BORN - NOV 27 1942 DIED - SEP 18 1970 AGE - 28

SLIM HARPO BORN - JAN 11 1924 DIED - JAN 31 1970 AGE - 46

TAMMI TERRELL BORN - APR 29 1945 DIED - MAR 16 1970 AGE - 25

JANIS JOPLIN BORN - JAN 19 1943 DIED - OCT 1970 AGE - 27