Birthdays in Music
- Jan 5 Ted Harris Poley, American rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- Jan 6 Mark O'Toole, English musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax), born in Walton, Liverpool
- Jan 6 Yuri, Mexican actress and singer, born in Veracruz, Mexico
- Jan 10 Brad Roberts, Canadian singer (Crash Test Dummies), born in Winnipeg, Canada
- Jan 15 Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer, born in Suomussalmi, Finland
- Jan 19 Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer, born in Jocotenango, Guatemala
- Jan 27 Migi, [Miguel Drummond, pop musician (Curiosity Killed Cat)
- Jan 29 Roddy Frame, rock vocalist/guitarist (Aztec Camera-Stray)
- Jan 31 Remi Bouchard, Canadian composer (1989 India Open), born in Manitoba, Canada
- Jan 31 Jeff Hanneman, American musician (Slayer), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
- Feb 1 Jani Lane, American musician & singer (Warrant-Cherry Pie), born in Akron, Ohio
- Feb 1 Dwayne Goettel, Canadian musician
- Feb 1 Mario Pelchat, Canadian francophone singer, born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Canada
- Feb 4 Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring)
- Feb 5 Alexia Vassiliou, Cypriot singer & film score composer, born in Famagusta, Cyprus
- Feb 5 Duff McKagan [Michael Andrew], American bassist (Guns N' Roses), born in Seattle, Washington
- Feb 6 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
- Feb 6 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter & musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
- Feb 9 Rachel Bolan [James Southworth], American musician and songwriter (Skid Row), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
- Feb 14 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing" English musician (The Wonder Stuff), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands (d. 1993)
- Feb 18 Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
- Feb 19 Doug Aldrich, American rock guitarist, born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Feb 20 Terry Ilous, rock vocalist (XYZ, Cannibal Jacket) [or Jun 28]
- Feb 23 John Norum, Swedish rocker (Europe), born in Vardø, Norway
- Feb 27 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Feb 29 Jahred Shane, Afro-Brazilian rapper/singer of Hed PE
- Mar 1 Jennifer McCarters, Sevierville Tn, singer (McCarters-The Gift)
- Mar 1 Clinton Gregory, Martinsville, Virginia, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter (Play, Ruby, Play)
- Mar 3 Duncan Phillips, Australian drummer (Newsboys)
- Mar 6 Reniet Vrieze, rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men)
- Mar 6 Madonna Wayne Gacy [Stephen Bier Jr.], American musician (Marilyn Manson band), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Mar 7 Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano (Carmen), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 8 Peter [Ped] Gill, English drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood, born in Liverpool
- Mar 10 Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper (Money Love), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 11 Vinnie Paul, American drummer (Pantera), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2018)
- Mar 12 Tony Terry, American soul singer and actor (With You), born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
- Mar 15 Rockwell, [Kennedy Gordy], Det MI, rock vocalist (Someone Watching Me)
- Mar 16 Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter
- Mar 18 Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist
- Mar 18 Rozalla, Zambian singer
- Mar 19 Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
- Mar 20 Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
- Mar 26 Baz Warne, English Guitarist (The Stranglers)
- Mar 30 Tracy Chapman, American singer/songwriter (Freedom Now, I Got a Fast Car)
- Mar 31 Erik Turner, rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Apr 4 Robbie Rist, American actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch) and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
- Apr 5 Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play)
- Apr 6 Johnny Dee [DiTeodoro], American heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
- Apr 8 Biz Markie, rocker (Meteor Man, Townsend Television)
- Apr 9 Soyo Oka, Japanese musician, born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan
- Apr 10 Reni [Alan John Wren], English pop drummer (Stone Roses-Fools Gold), born in Manchester, England
- Apr 10 Felicia Collins, American guitarist (David Letterman), born in Albany, New York
- Apr 11 Steve Azar, American singer and songwriter, born in Greenville, Mississippi
- Apr 11 Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist and musician, born in Colorado Springs
- Apr 12 Amy Ray, American singer and songwriter (Indigo Girls), born in Decatur, Georgia
- Apr 13 Bill D'Angelo, heavy metal rocker (Femme Fatale) (d. 2005)
- Apr 16 Dave Pirner, American rocker (Soul Asylum), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Apr 17 Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle), born in Ravenna, Ohio
- Apr 18 Jim Ellison, American musician (Material issue) (d. 1996)
- Apr 18 Bez [Mark Berry], English percussionist and dancer (Happy Mondays), born in Bolton, Lancashire
- Apr 23 Gen [Simon Matthews], English pop drummer (Jesus Jones-Zeroes & Ones), born in Wiltshire, England
- Apr 25 Andy Bell, English rocker (Erasure-Oh L'Amour), born in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, England
- Apr 28 Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
- Apr 30 Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician
- May 5 Lorraine McIntosh, Scottish pop singer (Deacon Blues) and actress, born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- May 8 Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)
- May 9 Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey
- May 16 Boyd Tinsley, American violinist (Dave Matthews Band)
Lenny Kravitz
May 26 Lenny Kravitz, American musician who holds the record for most Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (1999-2002), born in Manhattan, New York
Lenny Kravitz
Tom Morello
May 30 Tom Morello, American guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine), born in NYC, New York
Tom Morello
- May 31 Darryl "DMC" Matthews McDaniels, American Hip Hop musician (Run-DMC), born in NYC, New York
- May 31 Scotti Hill, rock guitarist (Skid Row-Psycho Love), born in Manhasset, New York
- Jun 3 Kerry King, American musician (Slayer)
- Jun 3 Doro Pesch, German singer
- Jun 4 Chris Kavanagh, British rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111), born in Woolwich, London, England
- Jun 4 Eva Fampas, Greek guitarist
- Jun 5 Mags, rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue)
- Jun 5 Karl Sanders, American musician (Nile)
- Jun 6 Paul "Guru" Josh, British musician (Infinity), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- Jun 9 Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
- Jun 10 Jimmy Chamberlin, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Jun 13 Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian composer and organist, born in Bucharest, Romania
- Jun 22 Kevin Sargeant, rocker (Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm)
- Jun 22 Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist (Jesus Jones-Devil you Know)
- Jun 22 Tommy Cunningham, rocker (Wet Wet Wet-Wishing I Was)
- Jun 23 Joey Allen, Ft Wayne Indiana, rock guitarist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
- Jun 25 John McCrea, American singer and musician (Cake), born in Sacramento, California
- Jun 29 Stedman Pearson, English rock vocalist (Five Star-Silk & Steel), born in Islington, London
- Jul 1 Poi Burton, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
- Jul 2 Dave Parsons, rocker (Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life)
- Jul 3 Gary Ryan [Moss], American rock bassist (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts), born in California
- Jul 4 Mark Allen Slaughter, American guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Courtney Love
Jul 9 Courtney Love, American muscian (Hole) and actress (People vs Larry Flynt), born in San Francisco, California
Courtney Love
- Jul 13 Damon Johnson, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter (Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders), born in Macon, Georgia
- Jul 17 Craig Morgan [Greer], American singer (My Kind of Livin'), born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee
- Jul 20 Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
- Jul 27 Rex Brown, American musician (Pantera), born in Graham, Texas
- Jul 31 Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs), born in Dundalk, Ireland
- Aug 1 Nick Christian Sayer, British rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
- Aug 1 Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Adam Yauch
Aug 5 MCA [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012)
Adam Yauch
- Aug 10 Aaron Hall, American songwriter
- Aug 11 Hamish, rocker (The Pasedenas-Riding on the Train)
- Aug 13 Ian Haugland, heavy metal rocker (Europe-The Final Countdown), born in Storslett, Nordreisa, Norway
- Aug 17 Colin James, Canadian musician
- Aug 18 Edith Frost, American singer and songwriter, born in San Antonio, Texas
- Aug 24 Pebbles, American rock vocalist (Girlfriend), born in Oakland, California
Keanu Reeves
Sep 2 Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Matrix), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Keanu Reeves
- Sep 3 Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer
- Sep 4 René Pape, German opera singer (bass), born in Dresden, East Germany
- Sep 8 Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (Jokke & Valentinerne), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2000)
- Sep 11 Victor Wooten, American bass guitarist, born in Mountain Home, Idaho
- Sep 15 Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein [Paul Caiafa], American musician, former guitarist for horror punk band The Misfits, born in Lodi, New Jersey
- Sep 16 David Michael Sabo, American rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Sep 18 Marco Masini, Italian singer and songwriter, born in Florence, Italy
- Sep 19 Trisha Yearwood, American country singer (Sweetest Gift), born in Monticello, Georgia
- Sep 21 Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer and composer
- Sep 22 Marq Torien, rocker (Bullet Boys-For Love of Money)
- Sep 23 Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z)
- Sep 25 Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer, born in Clontarf, Ireland
- Sep 26 Nicki French, English singer, born in Carlisle, United Kingdom
- Sep 27 Stephan Jenkins, American singer (Third Eye Blind)
- Sep 30 Trey Anastasio, American musician (Phish)
- Oct 1 Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
- Oct 7 Sam Brown, English singer & songwriter (Stop!), born in Stratford, United Kingdom
- Oct 8 CeCe Winans [Priscilla Marie Winans Love], American gospel singer (won 12 Grammy Awards), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 21 Jon Carin, American musician (Pink Floyd, The Who), born in New York, New York
- Oct 22 Toby Mac, American singer and songwriter
- Oct 25 Nicholas Bernard Thorp, English musician (Curiosity Killed the Cat), born in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
- Oct 25 Nicole [Hohloch], German singer (won 1982 Eurovision Song Contest) born in Saarbrücken, Germany
- Oct 31 Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 31 Darryl Worley, American country singer (Hard Rain Don't Last), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Nov 1 Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter (Damn! I Wish I Was Your Lover), born in New York, New York
- Nov 6 Corey Glover, American musician (Living Color), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 6 Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Nov 7 Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish vocalist and pianist (Hothouse Flowers-I'm Sorry), born in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland
- Nov 12 Dave Ellefson, Jackson, Minnesota, American heavy metal bassist (Megadeth)
- Nov 14 Andrew, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train)
- Nov 14 Joseph "Run" Simmons, American rapper (Run DMC), born in NYC, New York
- Nov 16 Diana Krall, Canadian Jazz pianist and singer, born in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Nov 24 Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
- Nov 25 Mark Lanegan, American musician (Screaming Trees)
- Dec 4 Sertab Erener, Turkish singer (Sakin Ol!), born in Istanbul, Turkey
- Dec 7 Duncan Miller, rocker (Blue Mercedes-Rich & Famous)
- Dec 8 James Blundell, Australian country singer
- Dec 8 Sandy Burnett, English record producer
- Dec 9 Paul Landers, German guitarist (Rammstein)
- Dec 11 Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist and bassist (Del Amitri), born in Glasgow
- Dec 11 Dave Schools, American musician (Widespread Panic), born in Richmond, Virginia
- Dec 11 Cosy Sheridan, American singer (The Pomegranate Seed)
- Dec 12 Rockin' Jeff, rock musician (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train)
- Dec 13 Lucky Peterson [Judge Kenneth Peterson], American musician (The Son of a Bluesman), born in Buffalo, New York
- Dec 14 C. J. Snare, American vocalist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 17 Ginger, English singer and guitarist (The Wildhearts)
- Dec 18 Robson Green, English actor and singer
- Dec 23 Eddie Vedder, American heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Dec 25 Tim Royes - Music Video Director and Editor
- Dec 30 Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish musician (BMX Bandits)
About 1964
How Old? 54 or 55 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer