JANUARY 05 Jan - Sonny Bono (1998) 06 Jan - Lou Rawls (2006) 12 Jan - Maurice Gibb (2003) 15 Jan - Harry Nilsson  (1994) 19 Jan - Carl Perkins (1998) 19 Jan - Wilson Pickett (2006) 19 Jan - Denny Doherty (2007) 19 Jan - John Stewart (2008) 21 Jan - Jackie Wilson (1984) 25 Jan - Ray Peterson (2005)	JULY 03 Jul - Brian Jones (1969) 03 Jul - Boots Randolph (2007) 04 Jul - Barry White (2003) 04 Jul - Bill Pinkney (2007) 06 Jul - Van McCoy (1979) 06 Jul - Syreeta Wright (2004) 12 Jul - Minnie Ripperton (1979) 16 Jul - Harry Chapin (1981) 25 Jul - Charlie Rich (1995) 26 Jul - Mary Wells (1992)
FEBRUARY   03 Feb - Buddy Holly (1959) 03 Feb  - The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) (1959) 03 Feb - Ritchie Valens (1959) 04 Feb - Karen Carpenter (1983) 07 Feb - Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (1998) 08 Feb - Del Shannon (1990) 09 Feb - Bill Haley (1981) 12 Feb - Oliver (William Oliver Swofford) (2000) 16 Feb - Doris Troy (2004) 19 Feb - Johnny Paycheck (2003) 22 Feb - Florence Ballard (Supremes) (1976) 27 Feb - Frankie Lymon (1968) 28 Feb - Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five) (2008)	AUGUST   04 Aug - Lee Hazlewood (2007) 09 Aug - Jerry Garcia (1995) 10 Aug - Isaac Hayes (2008) 11 Aug - Ed Townsend (2003) 16 Aug - Elvis Presley (1977) 26 Aug - Laura Branigan (2004)
MARCH   02 Mar - Dusty Springfield (1999) 02 Mar - Jeff Healey (2008) 03 Mar - Hank Ballard (2003) 03 Mar - Norman "Hurricane" Smith (2008) 10 Mar - Andy Gibb (1988) 10 Mar - LaVerne Baker (1997) 16 Mar - Tammi Terrell (1970) 17 Mar - John Phillips (2001) 22 Mar - Don Murray (Turtles) (1996) 26 Mar - Jan Berry (Jan & Dean), 2004	SEPTEMBER 06 Sep - Tom Fogerty (CCR) (1990) 07 Sep - Keith Moon (1978) 07 Sep - Warren Zevon (2003) 12 Sep - Johnny Cash (2003) 16 Sep - Marc Bolan (1977) 18 Sep - Jimi Hendrix (1970) 19 Sep - Gram Parsons (1973) 20 Sep - Jim Croce (1973) 25 Sep - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) (1980) 26 Sep - Robert Palmer (2003) 27 Sep - Jimmy McCulloch (Wings)  (1979)
APRIL 01 Apr - Marvin Gaye (1984) 05 Apr - Gene Pitney (2006) 09 Apr - Little Eva Boyd (2003) 09 Apr - Brook Benton (1988) 11 Apr - June Pointer (2006) 17 Apr - Eddie Cochran (1960) 17 Apr - Linda McCartney (1998) 21 Apr - Al Wilson (2008) 22 Apr - Paul Davis (2008)	OCTOBER 04 Oct - Janis Joplin (1970) 05 Oct - Eddie Kendricks (1992) 12 Oct - John Denver (1997) 12 Oct - Gene Vincent (1971) 14 Oct - Freddie Fender (2006) 25 Oct - Roger Miller (1992) 29 Oct - Duane Allman (1971)
MAY   07 May - Eddie Rabbitt (1998) 15 May - June Carter Cash (2003) 19 May - Freddie Garrity (Freddie and the Dreamers) (2006)	NOVEMBER 05 Nov - Bobby Hatfield (2003) 17 Nov - Arthur Conley (2003) 23 Nov - Tommy Boyce (1994) 24 Nov - Eric Carr (KISS) (1991) 24 Nov - Freddie Mercury (1991) 29 Nov - George Harrison (2001) 30 Nov - Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) (1996)
JUNE   02 Jun - Bo Diddley (2008) 06 Jun - Billy Preston (2006) 10 Jun - Ray Charles (2004) 27 Jun - John Entwistle (The Who) (2002)   29 Jul - Mama Cass Elliot (1974)	DECEMBER 04 Dec - Frank Zappa (1993) 06 Dec - Roy Orbison (1988) 08 Dec - John Lennon (1980) 10 Dec - Otis Redding (1967) 11 Dec - Sam Cooke (1964) 12 Dec - Ike Turner (2007) 16 Dec - Nicolette Larson (1997) 16 Dec - Dan Fogelberg (2007) 20 Dec - Bobby Darin (1973) 25 Dec - James Brown (2006) 28 Dec - Dennis Wilson (1983) 28 Dec - Barry Cowsill (2005) (Note - The exact date of death is unknown.  Barry Cowsill perished in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and his remains were recovered on 12/28/2005 and identified through dental records on 01/04/2006.) 31 Dec - Ricky Nelson (1985)