Birthdays 1 - 200 of 309
- Jan 2 Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)
- Jan 3 Van Dyke Parks, American songwriter/producer/arranger (Song Cycle; Orange Crate Art), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Jan 3 Petras Bingelis, Lithuania conductor, founder and artistic director (Kaunas State Choir, 1969-2020), born in Mardasava, Lithuania (d. 2020)
- Jan 3 HK Gruber, Austrian double bassist, conductor, and composer (Frankenstein!!), born in Vienna, Austria
- Jan 7 Leona Williams, American country music singer (Ladies Get the Blues), born in Vienna, Missouri
- Jan 7 Richard Armstrong, British conductor, born in Leicester, England
- Jan 8 Lee Jackson, English bass guitarist & singer-songwriter (Nice), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Jan 8 Marcus Hutson, American musician (Whispers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jan 9 Dick Yount, American rock bassist and singer (Harpers Bizarre - "Feelin' Groovy") (d. 2019)
- Jan 9 Kenneth "Wally" Kelly, American R&B singer (Manhattans - "Kiss And Say Goodbye"), born in New Jersey (d. 2015)
- Jan 9 Rob Hoeke, Dutch pianist & singer (Drinking on My Bed), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1999)
- Jan 9 Freddie Starr, English comedian & singer (The Freddie Starr Showcase), born in Huyton, United Kingdom (d. 2019)
- Jan 9 Scott Walker [Noel Scott Engel], American-born British singer-songwriter and composer (The Walker Brothers), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Jan 9 Ariel Bybee, American mezzo-soprano (Morman Tabernacle Choir; Metropolitan Opera, 1977-95), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2018)
- Jan 10 Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter ("Time in a Bottle"; "Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
- Jan 11 William Albert Penn, composer
- Jan 13 William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
- Jan 14 Jose Luis Rodriguez, Venezuelan singer (Dueno De Nada), born in Caracas, Venezuela
- Jan 14 Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (Bavarian RSO (2003-2019); Royal Concertgebouw (2004-2015), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2019)
- Jan 16 Brian Ferneyhough, British composer, born in Coventry, United Kingdom
- Jan 16 Gavin Bryars, English composer, born in Goole, United Kingdom
- Jan 16 Ronnie Milsap, American country singer (Legend in My Time), born in Robbinsville, North Carolina
- Jan 17 (Ezekiel Christopher) "Chris" Montez, American rock guitarist and singer ("Let's Dance"; "Call Me"), born in Los Angeles, California
Janis Joplin
Jan 19 Janis Joplin, American rocker and blues singer-songwriter (Down on Me), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1970)

Janis Joplin
- Jan 20 Farhad [Mehrad], Iranian pop, rock and folk singer-songwriter ("Jomeh"), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2002)
- Jan 23 Jimmy Castor, American pop & funk musician (Troglodyte (Cave Man), Jimmy Castor Bunch), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
- Jan 23 Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in Anderson, Indiana
- Jan 26 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk and R&B singer (Mr. Big Stuff), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 26 Peter Kenton Winkler, American pianist, symphonic and theatrical composer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 28 Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things - "S.F. Sorrow"), born in Dartford, England
- Jan 28 Brian Keenan, American rock drummer (The Chamber Brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
- Jan 29 Tim Souster, British composer, born in Bletchley, England (d. 1994)
- Jan 30 Sandy Deane, American rocker (Jay and the Americans), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 2 Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations)
- Feb 3 Dennis Edwards, American lead singer of The Temptations (Papa Was A Rollin' Stone), born in Fairfield, Alabama (d. 2018)
- Feb 3 Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother)
- Feb 4 Jimmy Johnson, American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 2019)
- Feb 4 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2009)
- Feb 5 Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, French-American composer of Russian and Chinese parentage (Le va et le vient), born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (d. 2003)
- Feb 5 Larry Tamblyn, American rock guitarist (Standells-Dirty Water), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 6 Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], American vocalist (Turn Me Loose, Tiger), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 7 Walter Scott, American singer (Bob Kuban) whose murder was featured on "Forensic Files", born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1983)
- Feb 8 Creed Bratton [William Schneider], American rock guitarist (Grass Roots - "Sooner or Later"), and actor (The Office -"Creed Bratton"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 8 Jose de Almeida Prado, composer
- Feb 9 Barbara Lewis, American singer (Hello Stranger), born in Salem, Michigan
- Feb 9 Ryland Davies, Welsh tenor, born in Cwm, Gwent
- Feb 10 Ralph "Ral" Donner, American rock and roll singer ("You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
- Feb 11 Serge Lama [Chauvier], French singer ("Je suis malade"), born in Bordeaux, France
- Feb 13 Bill Szymczyk, American sound engineer, and record producer (Eagles; Joe Walsh), born in Muskegon, Michigan
- Feb 14 Eric Anderson, American vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Feb 14 Maceo Parker, American tenor saxophonist (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic, King's One, Mo' Roots), born in Kinston, North Carolina
- Feb 16 Anthony Dowell, ballet dancer (Royal Ballet), born in London, England
- Feb 19 Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco], American singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes"), born in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania
- Feb 21 David Geffen, American record producer (Geffen Records, Asylum) and film studio executive (DreamWorks SKG), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 21 Duncan Swift, British jazz stride pianist, born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (d. 1997)
- Feb 24 Pablo Milanés, Cuban musician
George Harrison
Feb 25 George Harrison, British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles -"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Here Comes The Sun"; solo - "If Not For You"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2001)

George Harrison
- Feb 25 Maryann Amacher, composer
- Feb 26 Bob "Bear" Hite, American vocalist (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country), born in Torrance, California (d. 1981)
- Feb 26 Paul Cotton, American rocker (Poco), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 27 Morten Lauridsen, American composer, born in Colfax, Washington
- Feb 28 Barbara Acklin, American soul singer ("Love Makes A Woman"), and songwriter ("Have You Seen Her"), born in Oakland, California (d. 1998)
- Feb 28 Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace], American rock musician (The Cruisers), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
- Feb 28 Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mar 1 Piet Veerman, Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Cats-Sailin' Home)
- Mar 2 (Daniel) Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), born in Hampstead, North West London, England (d. 2005)
- Mar 2 Stephen Dickman, American composer and librettist (Tibetan Dreams; Rabbi Nathan's Prayer), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 4 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2019)
- Mar 5 Lucio Battisti, Italian pop singer and composer, born in Poggio Bustone, Italy (d. 1998)
- Mar 7 Chris White, American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies-Never Even Thought), born in NYC, New York (d. 2015)
- Mar 7 Leon Sylvers III, American rocker and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 10 Alfred Whitford 'Fred' Lerdahl, American composer (Arches), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Mar 10 Stephen Montague, composer
- Mar 14 Jim Pons, bassist (Turtles, Mothers of Invention), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 15 Sly Stone, Dallas, funk musician (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People), born in Denton, Texas
- Mar 17 Tony Newman, English drummer (Sounds Incorporated, T.Rex), born in Southampton, England
- Mar 17 Jim Weatherly, American pop and country songwriter ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2021)
- Mar 21 Vivian Stanshall, songwriter/comic
- Mar 21 Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
- Mar 22 George Benson, American jazz/blues singer/guitarist (Greatest Love of All), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mar 22 Joseph Schwantner, American composer (Aftertones of Infinity), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 22 Keith Relf, British musician and vocalist (the Yardbirds-For Your Love, Renaissance), born in Richmond, England (d. 1976)
- Mar 23 Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami writer (The Sun, My Father) and musician, born in Enontekiö, Finland (d. 2001)
- Mar 25 Ronald Jeffers, composer
- Mar 28 Richard Eyre, English film, theatre, television and opera director (National Theatre), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
- Mar 29 Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou], Greek composer and keyboardist (Chariots of Fire), born in Agria, Greece
- Mar 29 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian musician (The Guess Who), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mar 30 Jay Traynor, American singer (Jay and the Americans), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
- Mar 30 Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (d. 1998)
- Apr 2 Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], rock vocalist (Fortunes Deal)
- Apr 2 Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (11th House), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2017)
- Apr 3 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), born in Stratford, Ontario (d. 1986)
- Apr 3 Mario Lavista, Mexican composer and writer, born in Mexico City
- Apr 7 Mick Abrahams, Luton, rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig)
- Apr 7 Roberta Shore, Monterrey Park, California, actress/singer (Virginian)
- Apr 9 Terry Knight, American rock producer and singer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)
- Apr 13 Eve Graham, Scottish singer (The New Seekers), born in Auchterarder, Scotland
- Apr 15 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (Blue Diamonds), born in Depok, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
- Apr 15 Mighty Sam McClain, American soul and blues singer-songwriter, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2015)
- Apr 16 "Lonesome Dave" Peverett, British rock singer and musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- Apr 16 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), born in Norwich, Norfolk
- Apr 17 Roy Estrada, American rocker (Mothers Of Invention), born in Santa Ana, California
- Apr 18 Lesley Miller, American singer and songwriter (He Wore A Green Beret), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Apr 20 John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor, born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset
- Apr 22 Mel Carter, American singer (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Apr 23 Hugh Davies, English composer, born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2005)
- Apr 24 Richard Sterban, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Apr 26 Gary Wright, American singer (Spooky Tooth-It's All About), born in Cresskill, New Jersey
- Apr 27 Eugene Polyakov, Russian balletmaster (Paris Opera Ballet), born in Moscow (d. 1996)
- Apr 28 The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American singer (Boogaloo down Broadway), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
- Apr 28 Jacques Dutronc, French singer (Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille), born in Paris
- Apr 29 Duane Allen, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira), born in Taylortown, Texas
- Apr 30 Bobby Vee, American pop singer (Night has a Thousand Eyes), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 2016)
- May 4 Nickolas Ashford, American singer (Ashford & Simpson), born in Fairfield, South Carolina (d. 2011)
- May 4 Stella Parton, American singer (A Woman's Touch), sister of Dolly Parton, born in Sevierville, Tennessee
- May 5 Raphael [Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez], Spanish singer, born in Linares
- May 7 Rick West [Richard Westwood], rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
- May 8 Paul Samwell-Smith, Richmond, Surrey, English bassist (The Yardbirds-For Your Love)
- May 8 Daniel Ray "Danny" Whitten, American musician and songwriter (Crazy Horse, Rod Stewart- "I Don't Want To Talk About It"), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1972)
- May 9 Bruce Milner, American musician (Every Mother's Son)
- May 9 John Hugen Tobler, British rock music journalist and record company executive (ZigZag Magazine co-founder), born in England
- May 11 Arnie Satin [Silver], American musician (The Dovells), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 11 George Edwards, composer
- May 11 Les Chadwick, English bassist (Gerry and the Pacemakers), born in Liverpool. England
- May 12 David Walker, rock keyboardist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-Diamond Ring)
- May 13 Mary Wells, American singer (My Guy), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1992)
- May 14 Derek "Lek" Leckenby, English rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), born in Leeds, England (d. 1994)
- May 14 Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream-White Room), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland (d. 2014)
- May 14 Tania León, Cuban-born American composer (Drummin'), conductor, and educator, born in Havana, Cuba
- May 17 Vicky Moscholiou, Greek singer (d. 2005)
- May 20 Tison Street, American violinist and composer (Jewel Tree), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- May 20 Al Bano, Italian singer
- May 21 Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England (d. 2021)
- May 25 John "Poli" Palmer, British rocker (Family), born in Evesham, Worcestershire
- May 25 Leslie Uggams, American singer and actress (Leslie Uggams Show, Roots), born in NYC, New York
- May 25 Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], American country singer (I'm Not Lisa), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- May 27 Cilla Black [Priscilla White], pop singer and TV personality (Blind Date), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2015)
- May 28 Dennis Riley, American composer (Masques (for wind quintet)), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
- May 28 Tony Mansfield [Anthony Bookbinder], British rock drummer (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
- May 28 Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano, born in Athens (d. 2004)
- May 31 Wayne Carson, country musician and songwriter (Always On My Mind), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
- Jun 1 Ely van Tongeren, Dutch guitarist/singer (Buffoons)
- Jun 1 Richard Goode, concert pianist (1980 Avery Fisher Award), born in The Bronx, New York
- Jun 2 Ilaiyaraaja, Indian composer
- Jun 3 Mike Dennis, rocker (Dovells)
- Jun 5 Bill Hopkins, composer
- Jun 14 Harold Wheeler, American composer and orchestrator, born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jun 14 [Dewey Lindon] Spooner Oldham, American songwriter and session musician (Muscle Shoals), born in Center Star, Alabama
- Jun 15 [Mervyn] Muff Winwood, English songwriter and bassist (Spencer Davis Group, "Gimme Some Lovin"), born in Erdington, Birmingham
- Jun 15 Johnny Hallyday [Jean-Philippe Smet], French singer and actor known as the "Elvis Presley of France", born in Paris, France (d. 2017)
- Jun 17 Christopher Brown, English composer, born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Barry Manilow
Jun 17 Barry Manilow [Barry Alan Pincus], American singer/pianist (Mandy, I Write the Songs), born in New York City

Barry Manilow
- Jun 18 Raffaella Carrà [Pelloni], Italian singer and actress, born in Bologna, Italy
- Jun 21 Salomé [Maria Rosa Marco Poquet], Spanish singer, born in Barcelona
- Jun 22 Ralph Molina, American drummer (Crazy Horse, Neil Young's backing band), born in Puerto Rico
- Jun 23 James Levine, American conductor, (director of the Metropolitan Opera), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jun 25 Chris Huston, British-born recording engineer and guitarist, born in North Wales
- Jun 26 Georgie Fame [Clive Powell], English R&B and jazz singer and keyboard player (Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde), born in Lancashire, England
- Jun 26 Allen Strange, American composer (Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls), born in Calexico, California
- Jun 29 Roger Ruskin Spear, English saxophonist (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band), born in London, England
Little Eva
Jun 29 Little Eva [Eva Boyd], American pop singer (Locomotion), born in Belhaven, North Carolina (d. 2003)

Little Eva
- Jun 30 Florence Ballard, American R&B singer (The Supremes), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
- Jul 1 Jeff Wayne, American-British musician and composer, born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York
- Jul 3 Judith Durham, Australian singer (The Seekers), born in Essendon, Victoria
- Jul 4 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
- Jul 4 Conny Bauer, German musician, born in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Jul 5 Robbie Robertson [Jamie], Canadian-Native American singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"), born in Toronto, Ontario [1]
- Jul 7 Toto Cutugno, Italian singer
- Jul 10 Jerry Miller, American songwriter and rock guitarist (Moby Grape), born in Tacoma, Washington
- Jul 11 Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician
Christine McVie
Jul 12 Christine McVie, English rock vocalist (Fleetwood Mac-Got A Hold on Me), born in Bouth, England

Christine McVie
- Jul 13 Danny Lockin, American actor and dancer (Hello Dolly), born in Lanai, Hawaii (d. 1977)
- Jul 18 Robin McDonald, Scottish rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas), born in Nairn, Scotland (d. 2015)
- Jul 20 Dennis Yost, American vocalist (The Classics IV), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)
- Jul 21 Henry McCullough, Irish guitarist (Wings), born in Portstewart, Northern Ireland (d. 2016)
- Jul 22 Bobby Sherman [Robert Cabot Sherman Jr.], American actor/singer (Here Comes the Brides), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jul 23 Tony Joe White, American rocker (Polk Salad Annie), born in Oak Grove, Louisiana (d. 2018)
- Jul 25 Jim McCarty, English rock drummer (Yardbirds - "For Your Love"), born in Liverpool, England
- Jul 25 Roy Acuff Jr., American country musician, born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Jul 25 Tom Dawes, American rock musician and composer who wrote music for commercial jingles ("Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz” for Alka-Seltzer and “7Up, the Uncola”), born in Albany, New York (d. 2007)
Mick Jagger
Jul 26 Mick Jagger, English rock vocalist (Rolling Stones), born in Dartford, Kent

Mick Jagger
- Jul 26 Roger Smalley, British-Australian composer, born in Swinton, Lancashire (d. 2015)
- Jul 27 Allan Ramsey, American rocker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys-This Diamond Ring) (d. 1985)
- Jul 28 Mike Bloomfield, American blues guitarist/singer (Analine), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
- Jul 28 Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter (Pink Floyd-Time, Echoes), born in Hatch End, Middlesex (d. 2008)
- Jul 31 Lobo [Kent Lavoie], American singer-songwriter, born in Tallahassee, Florida
- Aug 1 Dennis "Denny" Cordell, British rock music and record producer (The Moody Blues, Leon Russell), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1995)
- Aug 1 Geoffrey Britton, British rock drummer (Paul McCartney & Wings), born in Lewisham, South East London
- Aug 2 Kathy Lennon, American singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 4 David Carr, rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
- Aug 4 Tina Cole, American singer (King Cousins) and actress (Katie-My Three Sons), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 5 Sammi Smith, American country music singer (Help Me Make It Through the Night), born in Orange County, California (d. 2005)
- Aug 7 Lana Cantrell, Australian singer (Those Were the Days), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Aug 8 Daniel Börtz, Swedish classical composer, born in Hässleholm, Sweden
- Aug 10 Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American singer (Be My Little Baby), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 10 Michael Mantler, American trumpeter and composer
- Aug 11 Denis Payton, English rock musician (Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over), born in London (d. 2006)
- Aug 11 James Kale, rocker (Guess Who)
- Aug 11 Kenny Gamble, US songwriter, "Philadelphia Soul" producer (Me & Mrs Jones), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 11 Krzysztof Meyer, Polish pianist, composer, and music scholar, born in Kraków, Poland
About 1943
How Old? 77 or 78 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse (Jan 1 - Feb 3), Goat/Sheep (Feb 4 - Dec 31)