Here are 80 Rock Stars from the Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and Prog Rock genre that have died from 1980 to 2024. These iconic rock stars from the 70's & 80's that we grew up listening too contributed to the soundtrack of our lives. In their own way, each of these musicians and artists have left a truly remarkable impression on the World with their art. The Hard Rock & Heavy Metal genre is sometimes ignored by the main stream media with their annual tributes of musicians who have died each year, but not here. Starting in chronological order beginning in 1980, I've listed the name, date of death, age at the time of death and the band or bands each person was mainly associated with.
I've personally seen many of these artist in concert, some multiple times, and I own albums from every single one of them. As you watch this tribute video, I hope that you'll think of the times that you saw these rockers play and the music they provided for us all. Rest in Peace, thanks for the music and memories.
1980 - BON SCOTT (33) AC/DC
1980 -JOHN BONHAM (32) Led Zeppelin
1982 - RANDY RHOADS (25) Ozzy Osbourne
1984 - RAZZLE (24) Hanoi Rocks
1985 - DAVID BYRON (38) Uriah Heep
1986 - PHIL LYNOTT (36) Thin Lizzy
1986 - CLIFF BURTON (24) Metallica
1987 - GARY DRISCOLL (41) Rainbow
1991 - STEVE CLARK (30) Def Leppard
1991 - FREDDIE MERCURY (45) Queen
1991 - ERIC CARR (41) KISS
1993 - RAY GILLEN (34) Black Sabbath, Badlands
1994 - RHETT FORRESTER (37) Riot
1997 - BOBBY CHOUINARD (43) Billy Squier, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent
1997 - GLEN BUXTON (49) Alice Cooper
1998 - COZY POWELL (50) Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake
1999 - DARRELL SWEET (51) Nazareth
2000 - DAVE PEVERETT (56) Foghat, Savoy Brown
2002 - RANDY CASTILLO (51) Ozzy Osbourne
2002 - ROBBIN CROSBY (42) Ratt
2003 - GUY SPERANZA (47) Riot
2004 - DIMEBAG DARRELL (38) Pantera
2005 - ROD PRICE (57) Foghat
2006 - BOZ BURRELL (60) Bad Company
2007 - BRAD DELP (55) Boston
2007 - MARK ST JOHN (51) KISS
2007 - KELLY JOHNSON (49) Girlschool
2007 - KEVIN DuBROW (52) Quiet Riot
2008 - CLIFF DAVIES (59) Ted Nugent
2010 - RONNIE JAMES DIO (67) Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow
2011 - ARY MOORE (58) Thin Lizzy
2012 - MARK REALE (56) Riot
2012 - RONNIE MONTROSE (64) Montrose
2012 - JON LORD (71) Deep Purple, Whitesnake
2013 - CLIVE BURR (56) Iron Maiden
2013 - TREVOR BOLDER (62) Uriah Heep
2013 - ALLEN LANIER (67) Blue Oyster Cult
2014 - DICK WAGNER (71) Alice Cooper
2015 - AJ PERO (55) Twisted Sister
2015 - CRAIG GRUBER (63) Rainbow
2015 - GARY RICHRATH (65) REO Speedwagon
2015 - PHIL TAYLOR (61) Motorhead
2015 - LEMMY KILMISTER (70) Motorhead
2016 - JIMMY BAIN (68) Dio, Rainbow
2017 - GEOFF NICHOLS (68) Black Sabbath
2017 - SIB HASHIAN (67) Boston
2017 - MALCOM YOUNG (64) AC/DC
2018 - FAST EDDIE CLARKE (67) Fastway, Motorhead
2018 - CRAIG McGREGOR (68) Foghat
2019 - PAUL RAYMOND (73) UFO, Michael Schenker Group
2019 - TIMI HANSEN (61) Mercyful Fate
2020 - NEIL PEART (67) Rush
2020 - LOU KOUVARIS (66) Riot
2020 - STEVE PRIEST (72) Sweet
2020 - PAUL CHAPMAN (66) UFO
2020 - PETE WAY (69) UFO
2020 - FRANKIE BANALI (68) Quiet Riot
2020 - LEE KERSLAKE (73) Ozzy Osbourne, Uriah Heep
2020 - EDDIE VAN HALEN (65) Van Halen
2020 - KEN HENSLEY (75) Uriah Heep
2021 - JIM STEINMAN (73) Meat Loaf
2021 - JOHN HINCH (73) Judas Priest
2021 - JOHN LAWTON (74) Uriah Heep
2021 - JEFF LaBAR (58) Cinderella
2022 - BURKE SHELLEY (71) Budgie
2022 - MEAT LOAF (74) Meat Loaf
2022 - RANDY RAND (71) Autograph
2022 - ALAN WHITE (72) Yes
2022 - ALEC JOHN SUCH (70) Bon Jovi
2022 - MANNY CHARLTON (80) Nazareth
2022 - DAN McCAFFERTY (76) Nazareth
2023 - BERNIE MARSDEN (72) Whitesnake
2023 - STEVE RILEY (67) LA Guns, W.A.S.P.
2023 - MYLES GOODWYN (75) April Wine
2024 - JAMES KOTTAK (61) Scorpions, Kingdom Come
Although these insanely gifted musicians are no longer with us, their music and the memories that we have of them will live on forever with us. Thank you for the Music and Memories!
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