Birthdays in Music
- May 1 George Melachrino, English composer, born in London (d. 1965)
- May 9 Don Messer, Canadian country musician (d. 1973)
Maybelle Carter
May 10 Maybelle Carter, American country singer (Johnny Cash Show), born in Nickelsville, Virginia (d. 1978)
Maybelle Carter
- May 11 Herbert Murrill, composer
- May 15 Rodolfo Cornejo, composer
- May 19 Schlomo Joffe, composer
- May 27 Isador Goodman, South African-Australian composer, born in Cape Town, Saouth African (d. 1982)
- May 30 Benny Goodman, clarinetist and bandleader (King of Swing), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
About May 1909
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No