- May 2 Lou Gramm, American rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is), born in Rochester, New York
- May 3 Mary Hopkin, Welsh folk singer (Those Were the Days), born in Pontardawe, Wales
- May 4 Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist (Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- May 5 Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal, I See a Star), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- May 5 Googoosh [Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین)], Persian singer and actress, born in Sarcheshmeh Street, Tehran
- May 6 Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band), born in Dundee (d. 1974)
- May 7 Prairie Prince, American rocker (Tubes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- May 9 Tom Petersson, rock bassist (Cheap Trick), born in Rockford, Illinois
- May 12 Billy Squier, American rocker (Don't Say No), born in Wellesley, Massachusetts
- May 12 Jocko Marcellino, American rocker (Sha Na Na), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- May 13 Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac- "Albatross"), born in London, England (d. 2018)
Stevie Wonder
May 13 Stevie Wonder [Stevland Hardaway Morris], American singer-songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Life), born in Saginaw, Michigan
Stevie Wonder
- May 16 Jock Bartley, rocker (Firefall)
- May 16 Ray Condo, Canadian rockabilly musician
- May 17 Howard Ashman, American playwright and lyricist (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1991)
- May 22 Bernie Taupin, British singer and lyricist (writes with Elton John), born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
- May 25 Robert "Robby" Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (Kansas), born in Lawrence, Kansas
- May 29 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, singer (R U Tuff Enuff), born in Gary, Indiana
About May 1950
How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No