Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2016

Photo of Dan Hicks courtesy of Rolling Stone

Dan Hicks

Band: The Charlatans/Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Position: vocalist/guitarist
Died: Feb. 6, 2016
Cause of death: throat and liver cancer
Age: 74
Distinction: Known for old-timey country and jazz, he was part of the '60s and '70s counterculture revolution in San Francisco.

Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom

Publisher of CelebStoner.com, former editor of High Times and Freedom Leaf and co-author of Pot Culture and Reefer Movie Madness.