- Jan 4 Peter Haycock, rock guitarist (All Along the Watchtower), (d. 2013)
- Jan 6 Kim Wilson, American musician (Fabulous Thunderbirds), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jan 8 Paul Dresher, American composer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 9 Crystal Gayle, American country singer (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue), born in Paintsville, Kentucky
- Jan 12 Chris Bell, American rock guitarist (Big Star), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jan 12 Larry Hoppens, American musician (Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2012)
- Jan 16 Richard Thompson, American rocker (B. T. Express-Here Comes the Express)
- Jan 19 Martha Davis, American rock singer-songwriter (Motels-Only the Lonely, Shame), born in Berkeley, California
- Jan 20 Ivan Fischer, Hungarian conductor & composer, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jan 26 Andy Hummell, American rock bassist (Big Star), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jan 26 David Briggs, Australian rock guitarist (Little River Band-Help Is On Its Way), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Jan 27 Brian Downey, Irish rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Jan 27 Seth Justman, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 28 William Nelson Jr, US bassist (Connections & Disconnections)
- Jan 30 Andy Anderson, English drummer (Cure), born in Essex, England
- Jan 30 Phil Collins, English drummer & singer (Genesis-Against All Odds), born in Chiswick, England
- Jan 31 Harry Wayne Casey [K.C.], American musician (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It), born in Opa-locka, Florida
- Jan 31 Phil Manzanera, English musician & record producer (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together), born in London, United Kingdom
- Jan 31 Dave Benton, Aruban-born musician, born in Oranjestad, Aruba
- Feb 2 Alphonso Johnson, American jazz bassist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 4 Dariush Eghbali, Iranian singer and musician, born in Tehran, Iran
- Feb 5 Elizabeth Swados, American composer and playwright (1972 TONY), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2016)
- Feb 6 Margo [Margeret Catherine O'Donnell], Irish singer, born in County Donegal, Ireland
- Feb 9 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, saxophonist (Kool & Gang-Celebration)
- Feb 12 Gil Moore, Canadian hard rock drummer and vocalist (Triumph) and recording studio owner (Metalworks), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 13 Greg Fulginiti, US recording & mastering engineer, born in North Wildwood, New Jersey
- Feb 14 Michael Doucet, singer & musician (Beausoleil)
- Feb 15 Melissa Manchester, vocalist (Don't Cry Out Loud), born in The Bronx, New York
- Feb 20 Kathy Baillie, country vocalist (Baille Boys-Oh Heart), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- Feb 20 Randy [Wolfe] California, American guitarist (Spirit), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997)
- Feb 21 Vince Welnick, American rock keyboardist (The Tubes, Grateful Dead), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2003)
- Feb 27 Steve Harley, English rocker (Come Up & See Me), born in Kent, England
- Feb 28 Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)
- Mar 3 Lindsay Cooper, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel)
- Mar 4 Chris Rea, English rock guitarist (Fool If You Think It Is Over), born in Middlesbrough, England
- Mar 4 Linda Yamamoto, Japanese singer
- Mar 6 Walter Trout, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat, Bluesbreakers), born in Ocean City, New Jersey
- Mar 7 Francis Rocco Prestia, American musician (Tower of Power)
- Mar 12 Jack Green, Scottish musician (T. Rex, The Pretty Things), born in Glasgow
- Mar 16 Ray Benson, country singer (House of Blue Lights), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 16 Ritchie Teeter, American drummer (The Dictators, Twisted Sister), (d. 2012)
- Mar 17 Scott Gorham, American rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy-21 Guns), born in Glendale, California
- Mar 19 Derek Longmuir, Scottish rock drummer (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Mar 20 Guy Perry, rock guitarist/vocalist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
- Mar 20 Jimmie Vaughan, American guitarist (Fabulous Thunderbirds), born in Dallas County, Texas
- Mar 21 Russell Thompkins Jr, US soul singer (Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing)
- Mar 22 Howard Reitzes, Southgate Ca, rocker (Iron Butterfly)
- Mar 24 Dougie Thompson, rocker (Supertramp-Bloody Well Right)
- Mar 25 Bob Pelander, rock keyboardist/vocalist (Michael Stanley Band)
- Mar 25 Maisie Williams, Montserrat, rock vocalist (Boney M)
- Mar 28 Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina, born in Hamilton, Canada
- Mar 28 Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and musician, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1995)
- Apr 4 Steve Gatlin, American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady), born in Olney, Texas
- Apr 5 Everett Morton, Nevisian-born English drummer and percussionist (English Beat), born in Saint Kitts, West Indies
- Apr 6 Ralph Cooper, Australian drummer (Air Supply-All Out of Love)
- Apr 7 Janis Ian [Janis Eddy Fink], American singer-songwriter and folk musician (At Seventeen, Society's Child), born in NYC, New York
- Apr 7 John Dittrich, Union NJ, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
- Apr 8 Mel Schacher, American bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful), born in Owosso, Michigan
- Apr 11 Robbie House, American rocker (Snuff)
- Apr 11 Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts), born in United Kingdom (d. 2007)
- Apr 12 Jakson Spires, American rock drummer (Blackfoot), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Apr 13 Max Weinberg, American rock drummer (E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Apr 13 Peabo Bryson, American R&B vocalist (I'm So Into You), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- Apr 14 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, Zairean musician (d. 1996)
- Apr 14 Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
- Apr 16 John Bentley, English bass guitarist (Fabulous Poodles), born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
- Apr 16 Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer, born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
- Apr 16 Mordechai Ben David, American Jewish singer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 20 Luther Vandross, American rock vocalist (Dance with my Father), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
- Apr 21 Nicoel Barclay, rocker
- Apr 21 Robert Gotobed, English drummer (Wire)
- Apr 22 Paul Carrack, English musician and singer-songwriter (Ace, Mike + the Mechanics, Squeeze), born in Sheffield, England
- Apr 27 Paul "Ace" Frehley, American heavy metal guitarist (Kiss; Frehley's Comet), born in The Bronx, New York
- May 2 John "Jo" Callis, British punk-rock songwriter and musician (The Rezillos, The Human League), born in Rotherham, England
- May 3 Christopher Cross [Geppert], American singer-songwriter (Arthur's Theme, Sailing), born in San Antonio, Texas
- May 4 Jackie Jackson [Sigmund], American rocker (Jackson 5-ABC), born in Gary, Indiana
- May 4 Colin Bass, British bassist (Camel), born in London
- May 4 Mick Mars [Robert Alan Deal], guitarist (Mötley Crüe), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (alternative date 4 April 1955)
- May 5 Rex Goh, Singaporean-Australian rock guitarist (Air Supply), born in Singapore
- May 6 Davey Johnstone, Scottish guitarist (Elton John's guitarist), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- May 7 Carlos Alomar, Puerto Rican-American guitarist, composer, and arranger (David Bowie), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- May 8 Chris Frantz, American rock drummer (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- May 8 Philip Bailey, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover)
- May 9 Joy Harjo, American poet and musician (first Native American US Poet Laureate 2019-), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- May 10 Ron Banks, US R&B singer (Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get)
- May 13 Paul Thompson, rock drummer (Roxy Music)
- May 14 Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance), born in Brooklyn, New York
- May 15 Dennis Frederiksen, rocker (Toto-Roseanna, Africa), (d. 2014)
- May 16 Jonathan Richman, American musician (Modern Lovers), born in Natick, Massachusetts
- May 19 Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman], lead singer of the punk rock band The Ramones (Baby I Love You)
- May 23 Judy Rodman, country singer (Girls Ride Horses Too), born in Riverside, California
- May 24 Rob Baker, Canadian rock drummer (Red Rider)
- May 25 Chuck Ruff, American rock drummer (Frankenstein), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2011)
- May 30 Zdravko Čolić, Yugoslav-Bosnian singer, born in Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia
- Jun 2 Steve Brookins, American rocker (.38 Special)
- Jun 2 Dave Flett, Scottish rock guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Thin Lizzy), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Jun 6 Dwight Twilley, country singer (Twilley Don't Mind), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jun 8 Bonnie Tyler [Gaynor Hopkins], Welsh rocker (Total Eclipse of the Heart), born in Skewen, Neath, Wales
- Jun 8 Tony Rice, American acoustic guitarist
- Jun 9 Benny Neyman, Dutch singer (I Don't Know How)
- Jun 9 James Newton Howard, American film composer (The Hunger Games; M. Night Shyamalan films), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 12 Bun E. Carlos [Brad Carlson], American rock drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police), born in Rockford, Illinois
- Jun 12 Brad Delp, American rock musician (lead singer of Boston and RTZ), born in Peabody, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
- Jun 13 Liz Phillips, American composer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jun 13 Howard Leese, American guitarist, record producer, and musical director (Heart), born in Hollywood, California
- Jun 15 Steve Walsh, American singer (Kansas), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jun 15 Craig Gruber, American rock bassist (Rainbow), born in Cortland, New York (d. 2015)
- Jun 20 Peter Gordon, composer
- Jun 21 Nils Lofgren, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (E Street Band), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 26 Rindy Ross, American rock vocalist and saxophonist (Quarterflash), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jun 26 Tony Currenti, Italian-Australian drummer (AC/DC), born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Catania, Italy
- Jun 28 David “Frankie” Toler, American drummer and percussionist (Allman Brothers), born in Connersville, Indiana, USA), (d. 2011)
- Jun 30 Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper and singer (We Love Orange), born in Amsterdam (d. 2004)
- Jun 30 Stanley Clarke, American jazz/fusion bassist (Return To Forever - No Mystery), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jul 1 Fred Schneider, American vocalist and guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Jul 1 Anne Feeney, American political activist and singer, born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
- Jul 1 Terrence Mann, American actor and dancer, born in Ashland, Kentucky
- Jul 2 Joe Puerta, American rock bassist (Ambrosia; The Range), born in Lomita, California [1]
- Jul 3 Mike Corby, English guitarist and keyboardist (The Babys), born in Windsor, Berkshire, England
- Jul 4 Ralph Johnson, American rock drummer (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 5 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer (Catapult)
- Jul 5 Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer and actress, born in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan (d. 2013)
- Jul 8 Greg T Walker, rock bassist (Blackfoot)
- Jul 8 Pleas Ned Sublette, composer
- Jul 10 Cheryl Wheeler, American singer and songwriter, born in Timonium, Maryland
- Jul 12 Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jul 17 Lucie Arnaz, American actress and singer (Here's Lucy-Kim: The Jazz Singer), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 22 Steven Springer, Port of Spain, Trinidad, guitarist and songwriter (Sir Lancelot Pinard), (d. 2012)
- Jul 25 Vanessa [Connie Witteman], Dutch model and singer, born in Voorburg, Netherlands
- Jul 25 Verdine White, American bassist (Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jul 28 Greg Gluffria, rock keyboardist (House of Lords-Sahara), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 29 Dean Pitchford, American songwriter ("Fame"; "Let's Hear It For The Boy"), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Aug 1 Robin Heifetz, American composer, born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 1 Tommy Bolin, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Deep Purple), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 1976)
- Aug 1 Tim Bachman, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Aug 2 Andrew Gold, American rocker (Lonely Boy), born in Burbank, California (d. 2011)
- Aug 2 Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)
- Aug 2 Joe Lynn Turner [Linquito], American hard rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (Fandango; Rainbow), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- Aug 3 Johnny Graham, American guitarist and singer (Earth Wind & Fire), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Aug 8 Laurie Ann Frink, American big band jazz trumpeter and educator, born in Pender, Nebraska (d. 2013) [1]
- Aug 13 Dan Fogelberg, American rocker (Same Old Lang Syne), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Aug 14 Peter Blegvad, American musician (Slapp Happy), born in New York City, New York
- Aug 15 Bobby Caldwell, American singer ("What You Won't Do for Love"), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 16 Eric Bibb, American blues singer-songwriter, born in NYC, New York
- Aug 19 John Deacon, British rock bassist (Queen - "Another One Bites The Dust"), born in Leicester, England
- Aug 19 Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine film composer (2005 Academy Award for "Brokeback Mountain"), born in El Palomar, Argentina
- Aug 21 Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple), born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
- Aug 22 Teresa Davis, American soul singer (The Emotions), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 23 Jimi Jamison, American rock singer (Survivor - "High On You"), born in Durant, Mississippi (d. 2014)
- Aug 24 Danny Joe Brown, American singer (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2005)
- Aug 25 Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest - Got Another Thing), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
- Aug 25 Bob Mayo, American session keyboardist (Peter Frampton), born in New York City (d. 2004)
- Aug 28 Dave Hlubek, American rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2017)
- Aug 28 Wayne Osmond, American singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie & Marie), born in Ogden, Utah
- Aug 28 Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese songwriter and record producer (Moonriders), born in Tokyo, Japan
- Aug 30 Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and actress (Flight of the Doves), born in Islington, London, England
- Sep 2 Mike Kaminski, English musician (ELO), born in Harrogate
- Sep 4 Martin Chambers, English rock drummer (Pretenders), born in Hereford, United Kingdom
- Sep 5 Jamie Oldaker, American musician (461 Oceans Boulevard), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Chrissie Hynde
Sep 7 Chrissie Hynde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), born in Akron, Ohio
Chrissie Hynde
- Sep 7 Morris Albert [Maurício Alberto Kaisermann], Brazilian singer (Feelings), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Sep 7 Mark Isham, American musician and film composer (The Hitcher), born in NYC, New York
- Sep 8 Nikos Karvelas, Greek composer and songwriter, born in Piraeus, Attica, Greece
- Sep 9 Corry Konings, Dutch singer (Crying Is Too Late For You) and actress, born in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Sep 9 Tom Wopat, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard; One Life to Live) and singer (Consider It Swung), born in Lodi, Wisconsin,
- Sep 10 Peter Tolson, English rock guitarist (Pretty Things), born in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire (d. 2016)
- Sep 18 Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin], rock bassist (Ramones), born in Fort Lee, Virginia (d. 2002)
- Sep 19 Daniel Lanois, Canadian record producer, born in Hull, Quebec, Canada
- Sep 21 Henk Hofstede, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist (Nits), born in Amsterdam, Holland
- Sep 21 John "Willie" Wilcox Born, American drummer (Utopia)
- Sep 25 Burleigh Drummond, American rocker (Ambrosia), born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- Sep 26 Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician (The Alan Parsons Project), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Sep 27 Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 1 Brian Greenway, Canadian rock guitarist and vocalist (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
Bob Geldof
Oct 5 Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist (Live Aid), born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
Bob Geldof
- Oct 6 Kevin Cronin, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)
- Oct 7 Táta Vega [Carmen Rosa Vega], American vocalist (Color Purple soundtrack), born in Queens, Long Island
- Oct 7 John "Cougar" Mellencamp, American musician (Jack & Diane) & actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana
- Oct 14 Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
- Oct 15 Frank Dimino, American rock vocalist (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
- Oct 20 Al Greenwood, keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time)
- Oct 23 Charly García, Argentine singer
- Oct 25 Ransom Wilson, American conductor and flutist (Soliste NY)
- Oct 25 Richard Lloyd, American guitarist (Television), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Oct 26 [William] Bootsy Collins, American guitarist and singer (Parliament-Funkadelic), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Oct 26 Maggie Roche, Irish-American singer-songwriter (Roches), born in Park Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2017)
- Oct 27 K. K. Downing, British rock guitarist (Judas Priest - "Breakin' The Law"), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
- Oct 29 Guy Gelso, rock drummer (Zebra)
- Oct 29 Rick Bordia, rock guitarist (Mink Deville)
- Nov 1 Ronald Bell, American rock saxophonist (Kool & The Gang), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 2020)
- Nov 2 Lindy Morrison, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Queensland, Australia
- Nov 7 Kevin Macmichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"), born in St. John, New Brunswick (d. 2002)
- Nov 8 Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall), born in Washington, D.C.
- Nov 13 Bill Gibson, American rock drummer (Huey Lewis & The News), born in Sacramento, California
- Nov 14 Barry Brandt, American rock drummer (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
About 1951
How Old? 68 or 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer