Events in Music
Event of Interest
May 16 Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show

Weird Al Yankovic
- May 17 "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances
Event of Interest
May 29 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains

Michael Jackson
Birthdays in Music
Weddings in Music
- May 16 Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in LA
Deaths in Music
- May 3 Dalida [Yolande Christina Gigliotti], Egyptian-born Italian French singer, commits suicide at 54
- May 4 Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44
- May 12 Victor Feldman, British jazz pianist and drummer, dies at 53 of a heart attack
- May 22 Mario Zafred, composer, dies at 65
- May 23 Karel Albert, Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen), dies at 86
- May 24 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, British actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
- May 30 Turk Murphy, jazz trombonist, dies at 71