{"slug": "rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame", "label": "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179191", "qid": "Q179191", "description": "music museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States", "entries": 10, "years": 9, "span": [1994, 2025], "span_label": ["1994 CE", "2025 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 10}], "related": [{"slug": "the-beatles", "label": "The Beatles", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "michael-jackson", "label": "Michael Jackson", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 5", "text": "April 5 – Kurt Cobain, 27, American Hall of Fame singer (Nirvana) and songwriter (\"Smells Like Teen Spirit\", \"Come as You Are\"), suicide by gunshot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366046392", "title": "Deaths in April 1994", "revid": 1366046392, "section": "Deaths › April"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – James Brown, 73, American Hall of Fame soul singer (\"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag\", \"I Got You (I Feel Good)\", \"It's a Man's Man's Man's World\"), heart failure.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369974506", "title": "Deaths in December 2006", "revid": 1369974506, "section": "Deaths › December"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – Michael Jackson, 50, American Hall of Fame singer (\"Thriller\", \"Billie Jean\", \"Smooth Criminal\") and dancer, nine-time Grammy winner, acute propofol intoxication.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368893563", "title": "Deaths in June 2009", "revid": 1368893563, "section": "Deaths › June"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – Sir George Martin, 90, British Hall of Fame record producer (The Beatles), composer, arranger and engineer, six-time Grammy Award winner.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371655231", "title": "Deaths in March 2016", "revid": 1371655231, "section": "Deaths › March"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 2", "text": "October 2 – Tom Petty, 66, American Hall of Fame musician (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys) and voice actor (King of the Hill), accidental drug overdose.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373291998", "title": "Deaths in October 2017", "revid": 1373291998, "section": "Deaths › October"}}, {"year": 2018, "year_label": "2018 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 16", "text": "August 16 – Aretha Franklin, 76, American Hall of Fame singer (\"Respect\", \"Chain of Fools\", \"A Natural Woman\"), pianist and songwriter, 18-time Grammy winner, pancreatic cancer.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369328641", "title": "Deaths in August 2018", "revid": 1369328641, "section": "Deaths › August"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 16", "text": "January 16 – Phil Spector, 81, American Hall of Fame record producer (Wall of Sound), musician (The Teddy Bears), and convicted murderer, founder of Philles Records, COVID-19.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370713426", "title": "Deaths in January 2021", "revid": 1370713426, "section": "Deaths › January"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – Tina Turner, 83, American-born Swiss Hall of Fame singer (\"River Deep – Mountain High\", \"What's Love Got to Do with It\") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373219592", "title": "Deaths in May 2023", "revid": 1373219592, "section": "Deaths › May"}}, {"year": 2025, "year_label": "2025 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22 – Ozzy Osbourne, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Black Sabbath), songwriter (\"Paranoid\"), and television personality (The Osbournes), heart attack.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371076522", "title": "Deaths in July 2025", "revid": 1371076522, "section": "Deaths › July"}}, {"year": 2025, "year_label": "2025 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 11", "text": "June 11 – Brian Wilson, 82, American Hall of Fame musician (The Beach Boys), songwriter (\"Good Vibrations\"), and record producer (Pet Sounds), respiratory arrest.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370709955", "title": "Deaths in June 2025", "revid": 1370709955, "section": "Deaths › June"}}]}