Pop and Rock Star Deaths in 2015

Jack ELy (bottom left) sang lead on the Kingsmen’s biggest hit, "Louie Louiie."

Jack Ely

Band: The Kingsmen
Position: singer
Died: Apr. 28, 2015
Cause of death: undisclosed
Age: 71
Distinction: Sang lead on "Louie Louie," the Kingsmen's No. 2 hit in 1963.

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.