Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 101 - 184 of 184
- Jul 15 Jeff Carlisi, rock guitarist (38 Special)
- Jul 15 Larken Collins, rocker (Rossington-Collins Band)
- Jul 15 Johnny Thunders, American musician (d. 1991)
- Jul 16 Stewart Copeland, American drummer (The Police-Roxanne), born in Alexandria, Virginia
- Jul 17 Chet McCracken, rocker (Doobie Brothers), born in Seattle, Washington
- Jul 17 Nicolette Larson, rock vocalist (Twins, Lotta Love), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1997)
- Jul 19 Allen Collins [Larkin Allen Collins Jr.], American rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1990)
- Jul 19 Dominic Muldowney, English composer, born in Southampton, England
- Jul 23 Janis Siegel, American jazz singer (Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction), born in NYC, New York
- Jul 26 Jan Randall, Canadian film and TV composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 2 Les Dudek, American guitarist and singer (Steve Miller Band), born in Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island
- Aug 4 Moya Brennan, Irish singer (Máire), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Aug 6 Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist (Kayak, Earth & Fire), born in Hilversum, The Netherlands
- Aug 6 Vinnie Vincent, heavy metal rocker (Solo-Ashes to Ashes)
- Aug 7 Richard Joswick, rocker (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods)
- Aug 10 Ashley Putnam, American soprano (NY City Opera 1978), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 11 Bob Mothersbaugh, AKA Bob 1, American Musician (DEVO)
- Aug 13 Hughie Thomasson, American musician (d. 2007)
- Aug 15 Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group)
- Aug 16 Gianna Rolandi, American soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 18 Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (Dirty Dancing, Ghost), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2009)
- Aug 20 John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter (Have a Little Faith in Me), born in Indianpolis, Indiana
- Aug 20 Rudy Gatlin, Olney Tx, country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady)
- Aug 21 Joe Strummer, British lead singer of the punk band "The Clash" (Rock the Casbah), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2002)
- Aug 21 Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple), born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
- Aug 22 Peter Laughner, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rocket From the Tombs, Pere Ubu), born in Bay Village, Ohio (d. 1977)
- Aug 23 Dalton Reed, American soul singer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1994)
- Aug 23 Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician, born in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece
- Aug 25 Geoff Downes, English keyboardist (Buggles, Yes, Asia), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England
- Aug 26 Billy Rush, rocker (Asbury Jukes)
- Aug 31 Bruce Soboroff, Chic Il, rocker (Buckinghams)
- Sep 6 Buddy [Steven Paul] Miller, American singer, born in Fairborn, Ohio
- Sep 9 David Stewart, rock guitarist (Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again)
- Sep 9 Manuel Göttsching, German musician (Ash Ra Tempel)
- Sep 12 Gerry Beckley, American rock vocalist and guitarist (America-Daisy Jane), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Sep 12 Neil Peart, Canadian musician and drummer (Rush-A Farewell to Kings), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Sep 13 Karen Wyman, American singer (Long & Winding Road), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 13 Randy Jones, American musician (The Village People), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Sep 13 Don Was [Don Edward Fagenson], American singer (Was (Not Was)), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 15 Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist (Night Ranger)
- Sep 17 Steve Sanders, Richland Ga, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
- Sep 19 Nile Rodgers, American guitarist and music producer (Chic), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 19 Rhys Chatham, American composer, born in Manhattan, New York
- Sep 22 Gary Holton, English actor and musician (d. 1985)
- Sep 22 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean singer and musician (Tuku music), born in Highfield, Zimbabwe (d. 2019)
- Sep 24 Mark Sandman, American musician (Morphine), (d. 1999)
- Sep 30 Frank Zincavage, rocker (Romeo Void)
- Oct 2 John Otway, English cult rocker, born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Oct 2 Wahed Wafa, Tajik singer, born in Afghanistan
- Oct 4 Jody Stephens, rock drummer (Big Star)
- Oct 8 Clifford Adams, American trombone player, born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2015)
Sharon Osbourne
Oct 9 Sharon Osbourne, English-American music manager, TV personality (X-Factor, America's Got Talent) and wife of Ozzy Osbourne, born in London
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- Oct 14 Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer and pianist, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
- Oct 16 Cordell "Boogie" Mosson, American musician (Parliament-Funkadelic collective), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2013)
- Oct 19 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexican spanish singer/actress (Nana)
- Oct 21 Brent Mydland, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead), born in Munich,Germany
- Oct 21 Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan], singer/actress/writer, Ronald and Nancy's daughter
- Oct 23 Pierre Moerlen, French drummer and percussionist (d. 2005)
- Oct 26 Andy Richards, British-Australian pianist and composer (Relax, Careless Whisper), born in London, England
- Oct 28 Tommy Dobeck, rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band)
- Oct 29 Arnell Carmichael, rock keyboardist (Raydio)
- Oct 31 Bernard Edwards, bassist (Chicago-Addicted to Love), born in Greenville, North Carolina
- Nov 2 Maxine Nightingale, English soul music singer (Right Back Where We Started From) born in Wembley, London
- Nov 10 Pat Severs, country singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake), born in Camden, South Carolina
- Nov 11 Paul Cowsill, rock keyboardist (The Cowsills-We Can Fly), Newport, Rhode Island
- Nov 13 David Frank, American musician and record producer, born in Weston, Massachusetts
- Nov 21 Lorna Luft, singer/actress (Where the Boys Are-1980), born in Scarsdale, New York
- Nov 23 Bill Troiano, musician
- Nov 27 Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis)
- Nov 30 Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer (Yentl, The Princess Bride, Homeland), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 3 Don Barnes, rock guitarist (38 Special)
- Dec 3 Duane Roland, rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet)
- Dec 5 Bobby Barth, American rocker vocalist and guitarist (Axe), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
- Dec 8 Richie Morales, drummer (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
- Dec 14 Tamara Danz, German singer (Silly), born in Breitungen, Thuringia (d. 1996)
- Dec 18 Rosie Vela, American model and singer-songwriter (Zazu, Fool's Paradise), born in Galveston, Texas
- Dec 23 Hans Abrahamsen, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dec 25 Desireless, French singer
- Dec 26 Andre-Michel Schub, French pianist (Van Cliburn-1981), born in Paris, France
- Dec 27 Karla Bonoff, rock singer (New World, Restless Nights)
- Dec 27 David Knopfler, British singer-songwriter (Dire Straits), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- Dec 29 Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina (Nutcracker), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Dec 30 Somtow Sucharitkul [S. P. Somtow], Thai composer and sci-fi author (Utopia Hunters), born in Bangkok, Thailand
- Dec 30 June Anderson, American soprano