May 1912 in Music

Birthdays in Music

May 1 Anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano
May 1 Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer
May 3 Virgil Fox, American organist, born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1980)
May 4 Lou Brown, American orchestra leader (Jerry Lewis Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
May 10 Erik Jorgensen, composer
May 12 Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet
May 13 Gil Evans, Canadian musician (d. 1988)
May 15 Arthur Victor Berger, American composer (Ideas of Order), born in NYC, New York
May 17 Sandor Vegh, violinist teacher conductor
May 18 Perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg Pa, singer/TV (Perry Como Show)
May 24 Joan Hammond, Australian operatic soprano, born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1996)
May 25 Eddie Maxwell, singer (Yes We Have No Bananas)
May 31 Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979)