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What are the names of music artists that have died in last 50 years?

Here are some notable music artists who passed away in the last 50 years (this does not include 2023):

1970s

- Janis Joplin (October 4, 1970)

- Jimi Hendrix (September 18, 1970)

- Jim Morrison (July 3, 1971)

- Elvis Presley (August 16, 1977)

1980s

- John Lennon (December 8, 1980)

- Bob Marley (May 11, 1981)

- Freddie Mercury (November 24, 1991)

1990s

- Kurt Cobain (April 5, 1994)

- Tupac Shakur (September 13, 1996)

- The Notorious B.I.G. (March 9, 1997)

2000s

- Aaliyah (August 25, 2001)

- George Harrison (November 29, 2001)

- Johnny Cash (September 12, 2003)

- Ray Charles (June 10, 2004)

- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (April 25, 2002)

- Michael Jackson (June 25, 2009)

2010s

- Whitney Houston (February 11, 2012)

- Amy Winehouse (July 23, 2011)

- David Bowie (January 10, 2016)

- Leonard Cohen (November 7, 2016)

- George Michael (December 23, 2016)

- Chuck Berry (March 18, 2017)

- Aretha Franklin (August 16, 2018)

2020s

- Mac Miller (September 7, 2018)

- Juice WRLD (December 8, 2019)

- XXXTentacion (June 18, 2018)

- Chris Cornell (May 18, 2017)

- Dolores O'Riordan (January 15, 2018)

- Chester Bennington (July 20, 2017)

- Avicii (April 20, 2018)

- Scott Weiland (December 3, 2015)

- Lemmy Kilmister (December 28, 2015)

- David Bowie (January 10, 2016)

- Glenn Frey (January 18, 2016)

- Prince (April 21, 2016)

- George Michael (December 25, 2016)

- Chuck Berry (March 18, 2017)

- Aretha Franklin (August 16, 2018)

This list is non-exhaustive and only lists notable artists.

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