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List of 2011 deaths in popular music

List of 2011 deaths in popular music

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This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2011.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Preceded by
2010		 List of deaths in popular music
2011		 Succeeded by
2012
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