Birthdays 1 - 200 of 247
Jimmy Page
Jan 9 Jimmy Page, rock guitarist (Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven), born in London, England
Jimmy Page
- Jan 9 Scott Engel, vocalist (Walker Brothers-Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore)
- Jan 10 Frank Sinatra Jr, American singer/bandleader (Golddigers), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- Jan 11 York Georg Holler, composer
- Jan 12 Viktoria Postnikova, Russian pianist
- Jan 16 Jim Stafford, Eloise Fla, singer (Spiders & Snakes, My Girl Bill)
- Jan 17 Françoise Hardy, French singer
- Jan 18 Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker (Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman)
- Jan 19 Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer
- Jan 19 Laurie London, English singer
- Jan 21 Neely Bruce, American composer
- Jan 23 Jerry Lawson, US singer (Persuasions-Under the Boardwalk)
- Jan 24 Klaus Nomi, German singer (d. 1983)
- Jan 27 Kevin Coyne, English musician, born in Derby (d. 2004)
- Jan 27 Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd), born in Birmingham, England
- Jan 28 Arnold Muhren, Dutch pop bassist/singer (The Cats-Sailin' Home)
- Jan 28 John Tavener, composer (The Whale), (d. 2013)
- Jan 28 Martin Fried, rocker (Cyrkle-Red Rubber Ball)
- Jan 30 Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in NYC, New York
- Jan 31 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician (Stand Back, Louisiana Fog)
- Feb 1 Tommy Duffy, rocker (Echos)
- Feb 2 Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
- Feb 2 Ursula Oppens, American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 3 Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
- Feb 4 Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
- Feb 5 Al Kooper [Alan Peter Kuperschmidt], American rock musician, record producer and songwriter (Blood Sweat & Tears, Super Session), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 5 J R Cobb, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Feb 6 Georgeanna Tillman, US singer (the Marvelettes), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
- Feb 10 Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist (I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond)
- Feb 10 Rufus Reid, American musician, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Feb 12 Moe Bandy, Meridian Ms, country vocalist (Just Good Ol' Boys)
- Feb 15 Michael "Mick" Avory, British rock drummer (The Kinks), born in East Molesey, Surrey
- Feb 17 Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
- Feb 20 Lew Soloff, American jazz trumpeter (Blood, Sweat & Tears), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 23 Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], American blues guitarist (Silver Train), born in Leland Miss, (d. 2014)
- Feb 23 Mike Maxfield, British rocker (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
- Feb 24 Nicky Hopkins, rock pianist (Stones-Ruby Tuesday, Quicksilver)
- Feb 28 Storm Thorgerson, British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Cranberries), born in Potters Bar, Middlesex (d. 2013)
- Feb 29 David Briggs, record producer
- Mar 1 Mike D'Abo, rock vocalist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
- Mar 1 Roger Daltrey, English rocker/actor/producer (The Who-Tommy)
- Mar 2 Leif Segerstam, composer
- Mar 4 Bobby Womack, American R&B singer/guitarist (Woman's Got to Have It), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
- Mar 6 Kiri Te Kanawa, Gisborne NZ, operatic soprano (Don Giovanni)
- Mar 6 Mary Wilson, vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 7 Townes Van Zandt, Texas, singer/songwriter (Kathleen, Loretta), (d. 1997)
- Mar 8 Sergey Nikitin, Russian composer
- Mar 8 Palito Ortega, Argentine singer and actor
- Mar 9 Trevor Burton, English guitarist and rocker (The Move), born in Aston, Birmingham
- Mar 11 Ric Rothwell, drummer (Mindbenders-Games of Love)
- Mar 15 Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham, Snow Patrol), born in Winchester, Hampshire (d. 2015)
- Mar 15 Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist (Graceland)
- Mar 17 John Sebastian, American singer (Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter), born in NYC, New York
- Mar 17 Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer (Them)
- Mar 19 Joseph Celli, composer
- Mar 19 Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Trio)
- Mar 21 Henrik Colding-Jorgensen, composer
- Mar 21 Jamary Oliveira, composer
- Mar 21 David Lindley, American musician (The Kaleidoscope), born in San Marino, California
- Mar 22 Chris Stainton, English session musician (Joe Cocker, The Who), born in Woodseats, England
- Mar 23 Michael Nyman, composer (Mesmer, Carrington)
- Mar 26 Diana Ross, [Earle], (Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Mar 31 Rod Allen, [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes)
- Mar 31 Mick Ralphs, English guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
- Apr 3 Barry Pritchard, English rock guitarist (Fortunes), born in Birmingham (d. 1999)
- Apr 3 Tony Orlando, American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 5 Nicholas Caldwell, Rhythm and Blues singer (Whispers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
- Apr 6 Felicity Palmer, British mezzo-soprano
- Apr 7 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery), born in London, England
- Apr 10 Danny Woods, American musician (CEO of the Board), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2018)
- Apr 12 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
- Apr 12 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
- Apr 13 Jack Casady, rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane), born in Washington, D.C.
- Apr 15 Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer and guitarist (Rockpile - Girls Talk), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Apr 16 Dennis Russell Davies, composer
- Apr 17 John Lill, professor/pianist
- Apr 18 Rudy Shackelford, composer
- Apr 19 Bernie Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- Apr 22 Joshua Rifkin, American conductor and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s, born in NYC, New York
- Apr 24 St. Clair Lee, American singer (Rock the Boat), born in California
- Apr 24 Tony Visconti, American music producer (Blackstar, Low, "Heroes"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 27 Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (Everybody Plays the Fool), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
- Apr 27 Herb Pedersen, American singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited), born in Berkeley, California
- May 2 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer (Argent - Hold Your Head Up; Kinks), born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
- May 4 Peggy Santiglia, American singer-songwriter (Angels), born in Belleville, New Jersey
- May 7 Alison Bauld, Australian composer, born in Sydney, Australia
- May 9 Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
- May 10 Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2013)
- May 12 James Purify, US singer (I'm Your Puppet)
- May 13 Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (Angel), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1988)
- May 14 Gene Cornish, rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- May 15 Ian "Tich" Amey, British rock musician (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich), born in Salisbury Wiltshire
- May 16 Billy Cobham, Panama, jazz artist (Same Ole Love)
- May 17 Jesse Winchester, singer/songwriter (Learn to Love it), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2014)
- May 17 Paul Crossley, concert pianist
- May 18 Albert Hammond, rocker (It Never Rains In Southern California ), born in London
- May 20 Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer (Good night mister president)
- May 20 Cipa Dichter, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joe Cocker
May 20 Joe Cocker, English rock vocalist (With a Little Help from My Friends), born in Sheffield England, (d. 2014)
Joe Cocker
- May 21 Marcie Blane, American singer, born in New York City
- May 23 Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, US drummer (Funkadelic, Knee Deep)
- May 24 Patti LaBelle, [Holt], singer (LaBelle-Lady Marmalade), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- May 26 Verden "Phally" Allen, keyboardist (Mott the Hoople)
- May 28 Billy Vera, musician (& Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night)
- May 28 Gladys Knight, singer, leader of Pips (Last Train), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 28 Gary Stewart, American country singer (She's Actin' Single), born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 2003)
- May 28 Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens, Northern-Irish actress, voice artist and singer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Jun 2 Marvin Hamlisch, American composer/pianist (Sting, Chorus Line), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
- Jun 2 Antone Tavares, American R&B musician (Tavares)
- Jun 3 Michael Clarke, American rock drummer (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!), born in NYC, New York
- Jun 4 Charlie Whitney, rock guitarist (Family)
- Jun 4 Michelle Phillips, singer/actress (Mamas & Papas), born in Long Beach, California
- Jun 4 Roger Ball, Scotland, saxophonist (Average White Band)
- Jun 5 Colm Wilkinson, Irish singer
- Jun 6 Edgar Froese, German musician (Tangerine Dream), born in Vienna Austria
- Jun 7 Clarence White, guitarist (Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!), born in Lewiston, Maine (d. 1973)
- Jun 8 Boz Scaggs, [William Royce], rocker (Steve Miller Band), born in Dallas, Texas
- Jun 12 Maurice Jackson, US singer (Independents-Leaving You)
- Jun 18 Paul Lansky, American electronic composer, born in New York City
- Jun 18 Sandy Posey, American singer
- Jun 18 Rick Griffin, American artist and a leading designer of psychedelic posters in the 1960s (Grateful Dead), born in Palos Verdes, California (d. 1991)
- Jun 19 Chico Buarque, Brazilian musician
- Jun 21 Jon Hiseman, English drummer, born in London
- Jun 21 Ray Davies, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kinks), born in London
- Jun 22 Peter Asher, singer (Peter & Gordon-World Without Love), born in London, England
- Jun 22 Steve Weber, guitarist, (Rounders-Holy "Boobs" Modal)
- Jun 23 Rosetta Hightower, American singer (Don't Hang Up), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (d. 2014)
- Jun 24 Jeff Beck, Surrey England, singer/guitarist (Jeff Beck Group)
- Jun 25 Robert Charlebois, Canadian singer
- Jun 27 Bruce Arthur Johnston [Benjamin Baldwin], American singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Beach Boys), born in Peoria, Illinois
- Jun 30 Glenn Shorrock, Australian rock vocalist (Little River Band), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Jul 7 Warren Entner, rock vocalist/guitarist (Grass Roots), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jul 8 Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers)
- Jul 15 Millie Jackson, Thompson Ga, model/singer (Get it out 'cha system)
- Jul 19 Commander Cody [George Frayne], singer/pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen), born in Boise, Idaho
- Jul 22 Estelle Bennett, vocalist (Ronettes - Be My Baby), born in NYC, New York (d. 2009)
- Jul 22 Rick Davies, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Supertramp), born in London, England
- Jul 23 Dino Danelli, rock drummer (Fotomaker, Young Rascals), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jul 24 Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader
- Jul 24 Jim Armstrong, rock guitarist (Them)
- Jul 27 Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi, singer/songwriter (Ode to Billy Joe)
- Jul 30 Teresa Cahill, opera singer
- Aug 2 Jim Capaldi, English singer/songwriter (Traffic-Something So Strong)
- Aug 8 Hans van Eijk, Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)
- Aug 8 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
- Aug 8 John Renbourn, English folk musician (Pentangle), born in London
- Aug 9 Viv Prince, rocker (Pretty Things)
- Aug 12 Peter Hofmann, German tenor
- Aug 13 David Mahler, composer
- Aug 14 Tim Bogert, Richfiled NJ, rock bassist (Vanilla Fudge) [or 8/27]
- Aug 15 Frederick Knight, American singer and songwriter (I've been lonely so long), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Aug 15 Sylvie Vartan, French pop singer (Twiste et Chante), born in Iskretz, Bulgaria
- Aug 18 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
- Aug 19 Eddy Raven, Lafayette La, country singer (Right Hand Man)
- Aug 20 John Povey, English musician, born in London
- Aug 21 Jackie DeShannon, American singer (What the World Needs Now), born in Hazel, Kentucky
- Aug 25 Pat Martino, American jazz guitarist (2004 Guitar Player of the Year, Down Beat), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 27 Barry Conyngham, composer
- Aug 27 Tim Bogert, American rocker (Vanilla Fudge), born in New York City
- Aug 30 Charles Colbert, rocker (American Breed), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 30 John Surman, jazz musician
- Sep 1 Archie Bell, US singer (& the Drells-Tighten up)
- Sep 1 Leonard Slatkin, American conductor (Detroit Symphony), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 3 Gary Leeds, rocker (Walker Brothers), born in Glendale, California
- Sep 4 Gene Parsons, rock drummer (Byrds, Gene Clark Group)
- Sep 9 Olga de Haas, Dutch ballerina
- Sep 10 Thomas Allen, British opera singer
Barry White
Sep 12 Barry White, singer (Love's Theme), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2003)
Barry White
- Sep 13 Peter Cetera, lead singer (Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 14 Joey Heatherton, dancer/actress (Bluebeard), born in Rockville Center, New York
- Sep 16 Betty Kelly, rocker (Martha Reeves & Vandellas), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 18 Michael Franks, rocker
- Sep 18 Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
- Sep 21 Jesse Ed Davis, Native American guitarist, born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 1988)
- Sep 25 Eugenia Zukerman, flutist/novelist (Deceptive Cadence), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Sep 29 Mike Post, composer (Rockford Files, Hill St Blues, Magnum PI)
- Sep 30 Diane Dufresne, French Canadian singer
- Oct 1 Barbara Parritt, US soul singer (Toys-Lover's Concerto)
- Oct 1 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)
- Oct 2 Ton Koopman, Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague), born in Zwolle, Netherlands
- Oct 4 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
- Oct 7 Judee Sill, American musician (d. 1979)
- Oct 8 Susan Raye, American singer
- Oct 9 John Entwistle, rock guitarist/vocalist (Who-Baba O'Riley), born in London, England
- Oct 9 Nona Hendryx, R&B singer (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles)
- Oct 10 Stephen Scott, composer
- Oct 13 Robert Lamm, American rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now), born in NYC, New York
- Oct 19 George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby)
- Oct 19 Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa)
- Oct 20 William Hugh Albright, composer
- Oct 24 Ted Templeman, American musician and record producer, born in Santa Cruz, California
- Oct 25 Jon Anderson, English rock singer for Yes
- Oct 25 Kathy "Taffy" Danoff, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 26 Mike Piano, American rocker (Sandpipers), born in Rochester, New York
- Oct 29 Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings)