Events in Music
Event of Interest
May 11 Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number"

Donald Fagen
Birthdays in Music
- May 2 Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
- May 13 Tim McMahon, American hardcore singer (Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Triple Threat)
- May 15 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker (Z, 2 Hip 4 TV)
- May 16 Laura Pausini, Italian pop singer
- May 16 Sonny Sandoval, American singer (P.O.D.)
- May 21 Havoc [Kejuan Muchita], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Queensbridge, Queens, New York
Jewel Kilcher
May 23 Jewel Kilcher, American singer-songwriter (Pieces of You), born in Payson, Utah

Jewel Kilcher
Deaths in Music
Duke Ellington
May 24 Duke Ellington, American musician, dies of cancer at 75

Duke Ellington
- May 25 Pam Morrison, wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose