List of deaths in rock and roll (1950s)

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The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1950s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.

Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider. In determining criteria for inclusion, this list uses as its basis reliable sources listing "rock deaths" or "deaths in rock and roll", as well as such sources as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Name Age Date Location Cause of death
Kansas Joe McCoy
Harlem Hamfats		 44 January 28, 1950 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Cardiovascular disease[1]
Bertha Hill 45 May 7, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S. Hit-and-run-related car accident[2]
Papa Charlie McCoy
Harlem Hamfats		 41 July 26, 1950 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Paralytic cerebral/Brain disease[1]
Al Jolson 64 October 23, 1950 San Francisco, California, U.S. Heart attack
Cecil Gant 37 February 4, 1951 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Pneumonia/Heart attack[3]
Luke Jordan 60 June 25, 1952 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. Undisclosed causes[4]
Hank Williams 29 January 1, 1953 Oak Hill, West Virginia, U.S. Heart failure caused by alcohol and barbiturate overdose[5]
Willie Love 46 August 19, 1953 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. Bronchial pneumonia[6]
Carolina Slim 30 October 22, 1953 Newark, New York, U.S. Heart attack[7]
Sol Hoʻopiʻi 50-51 November 16, 1953 Either Los Angeles, California, U.S., or Seattle, Washington, U.S. Unknown[8]
Danny Cedrone
Bill Haley & His Comets		 33 June 17, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Fractured his neck after falling down a set of stairs[9]
Lollypop Jones 56 August 22, 1954 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. A long illness[10]
Hot Lips Page 46 November 9, 1954 New York City, New York, U.S. Heart attack
Dink Johnson 62 November 29, 1954 Portland, Oregon, U.S. Undisclosed[11]
Papa Celestin 70 December 15, 1954 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Undisclosed[12]
Johnny Ace 25 December 25, 1954 Houston, Texas, U.S. Accidentally shot himself[13]
Cow Cow Davenport 61 December 12, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Atherosclerosis
Tommy Johnson 60 November 1, 1956 Crystal Springs, Mississippi, U.S. Heart attack[14]
Ralph Willis 47 June 11, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. Blood cancer[15]
Walter Page 57 December 20, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. Kidney ailment and pneumonia
John Dolphin
Record label owner, concert promoter and music producer		 55 February 1, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Shot to death[16]
W. C. Handy 84 March 28, 1958 New York City, New York, U.S. Bronchial pneumonia[17]
Leroy Foster 35 May 26, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart attack[19]
Big Bill Broonzy 65 August 14. 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Laryngeal cancer[20]
Tiny Bradshaw 51 November 26, 1958 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Stroke/No brain activity[21]
Henry "Son" Sims 68 December 26, 1958 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Renal surgery[22]
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly & The Crickets		 22 February 3, 1959 Clear Lake, Iowa, U.S. Plane Crash[23]
The Big Bopper 28 February 3, 1959 Clear Lake, Iowa, U.S. Plane Crash[23]
Ritchie Valens 17 February 3, 1959 Clear Lake, Iowa, U.S. Plane Crash[23]
Guitar Slim 32 February 7, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. Pneumonia[24]
Billie Holiday 44 July 17, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. Pulmonary Edema and heart failure caused by cirrhosis of the liver[25]
Al "Cake" Wichard 41-40 November 14, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Undisclosed[26]

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