Events in Music
Music History
May 22 American singer and actress Cher calls David Letterman an a**hole on his "Late Night" TV program (NBC)
Birthdays in Music
- May 5 Théo Ceccaldi, French jazz violinist, viola player, and composer, (Tricollectif), born in Pithiviers, France
- May 6 Cindy Daniel, Québécois singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
- May 7 Frances Quinlan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hop Along; Likewise), born in New Jersey
- May 7 Matt Helders, English musician and drummer (Arctic Monkeys), born in Sheffield, England
- May 18 Adam Bałdych, Polish jazz violinist, contemporary classical composer, and music producer, born in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
- May 20 Yolanda "LaLa" Brown, American R&B singer ("S.E.X"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2007)
- May 21 Myra [Quintana], Mexican-American pop singer ("Miracles Happen (When You Believe)"), born in Los Angeles, California
- May 24 Mark Ballas, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in Houston, Texas
- May 29 Valy Hedjasi, Afghan pop singer, born in Maschhad, Iran
- May 31 Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian pop-electronic singer, born in Batumi, Adjara, Georgian SSR
- May 31 Waka Flocka Flame [Juaquin Malphurs], American rapper (O Lets Do It), born in New York City
Weddings in Music
- May 3 American Mousketeer-actress-singer Annette Funicello (43) weds American harness racing horse breeder and trainer Glen Holt (55)
- May 16 "King Crimson" founder and guitarist Robert Fripp (40) weds British actress and rock singer Toyah Wilcox (27) at Church of St. Mary, St. Cuthurga and All Saints in Witchampton, England
Garth Brooks
May 24 American country singer Garth Brooks (24) weds songwriter Sandy Mahl; divorce in 2001
Deaths in Music
- May 1 Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, dies at 69
- May 5 John William Haussermann Jr., American composer, dies at 76
- May 5 Rui Coelho, Portuguese composer, dies at 94
- May 7 Jeffrey Mylett, American actor and songwriter, (Godspell), dies from complications of HIV/AIDS at 36
- May 17 Jack Waldman, American jazz and rock keyboardist and avant garde composer dies of HIV related illness at 33
- May 18 John Bubbles Sublett, American tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84
- May 19 Jimmy Lyons, American musician (b. 1931)
- May 20 Bernard Naylor, English-Canadian organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 78
- May 30 Hank Mobley, American hard bop and soul jazz saxophonist, dies of pneumonia at 55
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