1940

February 8 - Joe South, singer and songwriter (Deep Purple's hit "Hush") wiki
February 17 - Gene Pitney, American singer (d. 2006) wiki
February 19 - Smokey Robinson, American musician wiki
March 9 - John Cale wiki
March 10 - Dean Torrence, Jan and Dean wiki
March 11 - Mike Hugg, Manfred Mann wiki
March 13 - Daniel Bennie, The Reflections wiki
March 15 - Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead Bass Player
April 12 - Herbie Hancock, American musician wiki
April 17 - Billy Fury wiki
April 24 - George Tomsco, The Fireballs wiki
April 26 - Giorgio Moroder wiki
May 8 - Rickie Nelson, American singer (d. 1985) wiki
May 19 - Mickey Newbury wiki
June 8 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer wiki
June 8 - Sherman Garnes, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers wiki
June 23 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. 2003) wiki
July 7 - Ringo Starr, British drummer (The Beatles) wiki
July 16 - Tony Jackson, The Searchers wiki
July 22 - George Clinton, American musician wiki
August 10 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (d. 2003) wiki
August 12 - Tony Allen, drummer wiki
August 14 - Dash Crofts, Seals and Crofts wiki
August 19 - Johnny Nash, reggae singer wiki













August 29 - Johnny Paris, American musician (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (d. 2006)
September 19 - Bill Medley, The Righteous Brothers wiki
October 9 - John Lennon, British musician and singer (The Beatles) (d. 1980) wiki
October 14 - Cliff Richard, English singer wiki
October 23 - Fred Marsden, Gerry & The Pacemakers wiki
October 26 - Keith Hopwood, Herman's Hermits wiki
November 4 - Delbert McClinton wiki
November 14 - Fred Garrity, Freddie & the Dreamers wiki
November 16 - John Ryanes, The Monotones wiki
November 21 - Dr. John wiki
November 28 - Bruce Channel wiki
December 4 - Freddy Cannon wiki
December 4 - John Cale wiki
December 11 - David Gates, Bread wiki
December 12 - Dionne Warwick, American singer wiki
December 19 - Phil Ochs wiki
December 21 - Frank Zappa, American musician, composer, and satirist (d. 1993) wiki
December 23 - Tim Hardin wiki
December 23 - Jorma Kaukonen, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna wiki
December 26 - Phil Spector wiki

1941

January 9 - Joan Baez American singer and activitist; wiki
January 12 - Long John Baldry, British singer (d. 2005) wiki
January 15 - Captain Beefheart (The Magic Band) wiki
January 21 - Richie Havens, American musician wiki
January 24 - Neil Diamond, American singer and songwriter wiki
January 24 - Aaron Neville, American singer wiki
February 4 - John Steel, The Animals wiki
February 11 - Tom Rush, wiki
February 17 - Gene Pitney wiki
February 18 - Herman Santiago, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers wiki
February 20 - Buffy Sainte-Marie, American singer wiki
March 12 - Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane wiki
March 15 - Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys) wiki
March 17 - Clarence Clemons, E Street Band wiki
March 18 - Wilson Pickett, American singer (d. 2006) wiki
April 3 - Jan Berry, Jan and Dean wiki
April 5 - David LaFlame, It's a Beautiful Day wiki
April 8 - J. J. Jackson (Mtv DJ) wiki
May 4 - Richard Burns, The Hondells wiki
May 11 - Eric Burdon, English singer (The Animals) wiki
May 13 - Ritchie Valens, American singer (d. 1959) wiki
May 13 - Joe Brown wiki
May 21 - Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers wiki
May 24 - Bob Dylan, American poet and musician wiki
June 2 - Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones wiki











June 8 - Fuzzy Haskins, American musician (P-Funk) wiki
June 9 - Jon Lord, organist of Deep Purple, the "Lord of the Hammond organ" wiki
June 10 - Mickey Jones, American actor and musician wiki
June 12 - Roy Harper, English musician, Poet wiki
June 15 - Harry Nilsson wiki
June 16 - Lamont Dozier, Holland/Dozier/Holland wiki
July 7 - Jim Rodford, Argent wiki
July 17 - Spencer Davis wiki
July 18 - Lonnie Mack wiki
August 14 - David Crosby, The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash wiki
August 21 - Tom Coster, Santana wiki
August 26 - Chris Curtis, The Searchers wiki
August 30 - John McNally, The Searchers wiki
September 9 - Otis Redding, American musician (d. 1967) wiki
September 13 - David Clayton-Thomas, Blood, Sweat & Tears wiki
September 19 - Cass Elliott, American singer (d. 1974) wiki
September 24 - Linda McCartney wiki
September 26 - Joseph Bauer, the Youngbloods wiki
October 2 - Ron Meagher, Beau Brummels wiki
October 3 - Chubby Checker wiki
October 13 - Paul Simon, American singer and composer, wiki
October 17 - James Seals, Seals & Crofts wiki
October 21 - Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the M.G.'s wiki
October 28 - Hank Marvin, British guitarist, singer and songwriter wiki
October 28 - Curtis Lee wiki
November 2 - Bruce Welch, The Shadows wiki
November 5 - Art Garfunkel, American singer. wiki
November 6 - Doug Sahm, American musician (d. 1999) wiki
November 9 - Tom Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival wiki
November 12 - Jerry Scholl, The Mello-Kings wiki
November 24 - Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Blues Brothers wiki
November 24 - Pete Best, Beatles' original drummer wiki
November 29 - Denny Doherty, The Mamas & Papas wiki
December 1 - Kelly Jay Fordham, Crowbar wiki
December 12 - Terry Kirkman, The Association wiki
December 18 - Sam Andrew, Big Brother & The Holding Company wiki
December 19 - Maurice White, Earth, Wind and Fire wiki
December 23 - Ron Bushy, Rock Band Drummer (Iron Butterfly) wiki
December 27 - Leslie Maguire, Gerry & The Pacemakers wiki
December 27 - Mike Pinder, The Moody Blues wiki
December 29 - Ray Thomas, The Moody Blues wiki

1942

January 1 - Country Joe McDonald wiki
January 11 - Clarence Clemons, American musician (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band) wiki
January 30 - Marty Balin, Jefferson Airplane wiki
February 2 - Graham Nash, (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) wiki
February 5 - Corey Wells, Three Dog Night wiki
February 9 - Carole King, American singer and composer wiki
February 9 - Barry Mann wiki
February 13 - Peter Tork, American musician and actor wiki
February 28 - Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969) wiki
March 2 - Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Velvet Underground) wiki
March 3 - Mike Pender, The Searchers wiki
March 9 - John Cale, Welsh composer and musician (Velvet Underground) wiki
March 13 - Scatman John, American musician (d. 1999) wiki
March 25 - Aretha Franklin, American singer wiki
March 30 - Graeme Edge, The Moody Blues wiki
April 2 - Leon Russell wiki
April 3 - Billy Joe Royal, singer wiki
April 5 - Allan Clarke, The Hollies wiki
April 8 - Roger Chapman, British rock singer (Family, Streetwalkers) wiki
April 19 - Alan Price, The Animals wiki
April 26 - Bobby Rydell, US singer and sometime actor wiki

April 27 - Jim Keltner, American drummer wiki
April 29 - Vincent Poncia Jr., Tradewinds wiki
May 4 - Nick Ashford, Ashford & Simpson wiki
May 6 - Colin Earl, Mungo Jerry wiki
May 12 - Ian Dury, British musician (d. 2000) wiki
May 18 - Albert Hammond, English-born musician and composer wiki
May 22 - Calvin Simon, American musician (P Funk) wiki
May 26 - Levon Helm, American musician (The Band) wiki
June 3 - Curtis Mayfield, American musician (d. 1999) wiki
June 18 - Paul McCartney, English musician and composer (The Beatles)- wiki
June 20 - Brian Wilson, American singer (The Beach Boys) wiki
June 24 - Mick Fleetwood, English drummer (Fleetwood Mac) wiki
June 27 - Bruce Johnston, American musician (The Beach Boys) wiki
June 28 - David Miner, The Great Society, Musician & Record producer wiki
July 10 - Ronnie James Dio, American singer wiki
July 13 - Roger McGuinn, American musician (The Byrds) wiki
July 13 - Stephen Jo Bladd, J. Geils Band wiki
August 1 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (d. 1995), (Grateful Dead) wiki
August 4 - Paul Reynolds, A Flock of Seagulls wiki
August 5 - Rick Huxley, The Dave Clark Five wiki













August 8 - Jay David, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show wiki
August 20 - Isaac Hayes, American singer and actor wiki
August 28 - Sterling Morrison, American musician (d. 1995) wiki
August 29 - Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground wiki
September 3 - Al Jardine, The Beach Boys wiki
September 4 - Gene Parsons, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers wiki
September 10 - Danny Hutton, Three Dog Night wiki
September 15 - Lee Dorman, Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond wiki
September 16 - Bernie Calvert, The Hollies wiki
September 19 - Danny Kalb, Blues Project wiki
September 24 - Gerry Marsden, Gerry & The Pacemakers wiki
September 30 - Frankie Lymon, American singer (d. 1968) wiki
September 30 - Mike Harrison, (Spooky Tooth) wiki
September 30 - Gus Dudgeon, record producer (inventor of audio sampling) wiki
September 30 - Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield wiki
September 30 - Frankie Lymon wiki
October 17 - Gary Puckett wiki
October 21 - Elvin Bishop, American musician wiki
October 22 - Bobby Fuller, Bobby Fuller Four wiki
November 7 - Johnny Rivers wiki

November 13 - John Hammond Jr. wiki
November 17 - Bob Gaudio, The Four Seasons wiki
November 20 - Meredith Monk, composer wiki
November 27 - Jimi Hendrix, American musician (d. 1970) wiki
December 4 - Chris Hillman, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band wiki
December 8 - Bobby Elliott, The Hollies wiki
December 13 - Neil Aspinall, road manager for the Beatles wiki
December 15 - Dave Clark, The Dave Clark Five wiki
December 17 - Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987) wiki
December 23 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna) wiki
December 30 - Michael Nesmith, The Monkees wiki
December 31 - Andy Summers, English guitarist wiki

1943

January 10 - Jim Croce wiki
January 17 - Chris Montez wiki
January 18 - Dave Greenslade, Thunderbird, Colisseum, Greenslade wiki
January 19 - Janis Joplin, blues singer wiki
February 5 - Charles Winfield, Blood, Sweat & Tears wiki
February 21 - David Geffen, record executive wiki
February 25 - George Harrison, musician, member of The Beatles wiki
February 26 - Paul Cotton, Poco wiki
March 7 - Chris Taylor White, The Zombies wiki
March 22 - Keith Relf, The Yardbirds wiki
April 3 - Richard Manuel, The Band wiki
April 7 - Mick Abrahams, Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig wiki
April 9 - Terry Knight wiki
April 26 - Gary Wright, Spooky Tooth wiki













May 8 - Paul Samwell-Smith, The Yardbirds, Renaissance wiki
May 9 - Bruce Milner, Every Mother's Son wiki
May 11 - Les Chadwick, Gerry and the Pacemakers wiki
May 14 - Derek Leckenby, Herman's Hermits wiki
May 14 - Jack Bruce, Cream wiki
May 26 - Levon Helm, The Band wiki
May 28 - Tony Mansfield, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas wiki
June 12 - Reg Presley, The Troggs wiki
June 14 - Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis Group wiki
June 28 - Bobby Harrison, Procol Harum wiki
July 4 - Alan Wilson, Canned Heat wiki
July 12 - Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac wiki
July 18 - Robin MacDonald, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas wiki
July 26 - Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones wiki

July 28 - Rick Wright, Pink Floyd wiki
August 4 - David Carr, The Fortunes wiki
August 10 - Ronnie Spector wiki
August 11 - Denny Payton, The Dave Clark Five wiki
August 11 - Michael James Kale, The Guess Who wiki
August 19 - Billy J. Kramer, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas wiki
August 24 - John Cipollina, Quicksilver Messenger Service wiki
August 28 - Honey Lantree, The Honeycombs wiki
August 29 - Dick Halligan, Blood, Sweat & Tears wiki
September 6 - Roger Waters, former Pink Floyd wiki
September 11- Micky Hart, Grateful Dead wiki
September 16 - Joe Butler, The Lovin' Spoonful wiki
September 23 - Steve Boone, The Lovin' Spoonful wiki
September 25 - Gary Alexander, The Association wiki
September 27 - Randy Bachman, The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive wiki
September 28 - Nick St. Nicholas (Steppenwolf) wiki
October 1 - Jerry Martini, Sly & The Family Stone wiki
October 5 - Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band wiki
October 7 - Dino Valenti, Quicksilver Messenger Service wiki
October 10 - Denis D'Ell, The Honeycombs wiki

October 16 - Fred Turner, Bachman-Turner Overdrive wiki
October 21 - Ron Elliott, Beau Brummels wiki
November 3 - Bert Jansch, Pentangle wiki
November 7 - Joni Mitchell, musician wiki
November 12 - Brian Hyland wiki
November 12 - Jimmy Hayes, The Persuasions wiki
November 12 - John Maus, The Walker Brothers wiki
November 30 - Leo Lyons, Ten Years After wiki
December 6 - Mike Smith, The Dave Clark Five wiki
December 8 - Jim Morrison, The Doors (d. 1971) wiki
December 9 - Rick Danko, The Band wiki
December 12 - Dickey Betts, The Allman Brothers Band wiki
December 16 - Tony Hicks, The Hollies wiki
December 18 - Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones wiki
December 23 - Harry Shearer, actor, musician (Spinal Tap) wiki
December 31 - John Denver wiki
December 31 - Peter Quaife, The Kinks wiki

1944

January 9 - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin) wiki
January 9 - Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers wiki
January 27 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd) wiki
February 3 - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks) wiki
February 5 - Al Kooper, American musician (Blood, Sweat, and Tears) wiki
February 15 - Mick Avory, The Kinks wiki
February 20 - Lew Soloff, Blood, Sweat & Tears wiki
February 23 - Mike Maxfield, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas wiki
February 23 - Johnny Winter, American musician wiki
February 24 - Nicky Hopkins, Quicksilver Messenger Service (d. 1994) wiki
February 24 - Paul Jones, Manfred Mann wiki
March 1 - Mike d'Abo, Manfred Mann wiki
March 1 - Roger Daltrey, The Who vocalist wiki
March 9 - Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and the Raiders wiki
March 15 - Sly Stone, American singer wiki
March 17 - John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter (The Lovin' Spoonful) wiki













March 17 - Pattie Boyd, ex-wife and muse of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton wiki
March 26 - Diana Ross, American singer (The Supremes) wiki
April 12 - John Kay, Steppenwolf wiki
April 13 - Jack Casady, American musician (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna) wiki
April 15 - Dave Edmunds, rock musician wiki
May 8 - Gary Glitter, English singer wiki
May 9 - Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield) wiki
May 14 - George Lucas, "American Graffiti" Director wiki
May 20 - Joe Cocker, British singer wiki
June 4 - Michelle Phillips, American singer (Mamas and the Papas) and actress wiki
June 6 - Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream wiki
June 7 - Clarence White, The Byrds
June 21 - Ray Davies, The Kinks
June 24 - Jeff Beck, British musician wiki
June 24 - John "Charlie" Whitney, British rock guitarist (Family) wiki
June 24 - Chris Wood, Traffic wiki

June 24 - Arthur Brown, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Significal influence on Alice Cooper and KISS) wiki
June 27 - Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys wiki
June 30 - Glenn Shorrock, The Little River Band wiki
July 8 - Michael Johnson (singer) wiki
July 8 - Jai Johanny Johanson, The Allman Brothers wiki
July 22 - Estelle Bennett, The Ronettes wiki
July 22 - Richard Davies, Supertramp wiki
July 25 - Jim McCarty, The Yardbirds, Renaissance wiki
July 28 - Mike Bloomfield, Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag wiki
August 2 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic) (d. 2005) wiki
August 15 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian singer wiki
August 18 - Carl Wayne, The Move wiki

October 9 - John Entwistle, English musician (The Who) (d. 2002) wiki
October 9 - Nona Hendryx, singer (LaBelle) wiki
October 9 - Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer and musician (d. 1987) wiki
October 13 - Robert Lamm, Chicago wiki
October 29 - Denny Laine, The Moody Blues, The Wings wiki
November 2 - Keith Emerson, The Move, Emerson, Lake & Palmer wiki
November 11 - Jesse Colin Young, The Youngbloods wiki
November 11 - Chris Dreja, The Yardbirds wiki
November 12 - Booker T. Jones, American musician, singer, and songwriter (Booker T. and the M.G.'s) wiki
November 29 - Felix Cavaliere, The Rascals wiki
December 1 - John Densmore, The Doors (drummer) wiki
December 4 - Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys wiki
December 9 - Neil Innes, Bonzo Dog Band wiki
December 19 - Alvin Lee, Ten Years After wiki
December 19 - Zalman Yanovsky, The Lovin' Spoonful wiki
December 22 - Barry Jenkins, The Animals wiki
December 27 - Mick Jones, Spooky Tooth, Foreigner wiki

1945

January 3 - Stephen Stills, American singer and songwriter (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) wiki
January 10 - Rod Stewart, British singer wiki
January 19 - Rod Evans, Deep Purple wiki
February 6 - Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (d. 1981) wiki
February 14 - Vic Briggs, guitarist with Steampacket, Brian Auger's Trinity and The Animals wiki
February 25 - Elkie Brooks, English singer wiki
February 26 - Bob Hite, Canned Heat wiki
February 26 - Mitch Ryder wiki
March 4 - Dieter Meier, Swiss singer and children's writer wiki
March 6 - Hugh Grundy, The Zombies wiki
March 7 - Arthur Lee, Love wiki
March 8 - Micky Dolenz, The Monkees wiki
March 9 - Robin Trower, Procol Harum wiki
March 14 - Walter Parazaider, Chicago wiki
March 19 - Cem Karaca, Turkish musician (d. 2004) wiki













March 28 - Charles Portz, The Turtles wiki
March 30 - Eric Clapton, English guitarist wiki
April 1 - John Barbata, Jefferson Starship wiki
April 13 - Lowell George, American musician (Little Feat) wiki
April 14 - Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist (Deep Purple 1968-1975 & 1984-1993) wiki
April 25 - Stu Cook, Creedence Clearwater Revival wiki
May 2 - Judge Dread, English musician wiki
May 6 - Bob Seger, American singer wiki
May 12 - Ian McLagan, The Faces wiki
May 13 - Magic Dick, J. Geils Band wiki
May 14 - Gene Cornish, The Rascals wiki
May 19 - Pete Townshend, English guitarist and lyricist (The Who) wiki
May 24 - Priscilla Presley, wife of Elvis wiki
May 28 - John Fogerty, American singer wiki
June 14 - Rod Argent, The Zombies, Argent wiki
June 24 - Colin Blunstone, The Zombies wiki
June 25 - Carly Simon, American singer and songwriter wiki

July 1 - Debbie Harry, American singer (Blondie) wiki
July 15 - Peter Lewis, Moby Grape wiki
July 18 - Danny McCulloch, The Animals wiki
July 20 - Kim Carnes, American singer-songwrite wiki
July 20 - John Lodge, The Moody Blues wiki
July 23 - Dino Danelli, The Rascals wiki
August 16 - Gary Liozzo, American Breed wiki
August 19 - Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple) wiki
August 24 - Randy Silverman, Vito & The Salutations wiki
August 24 - Ken Hensley, Uriah Heep (band) wiki
August 31 - Van Morrison, Irish musician wiki
September 5 - Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter wiki
September 8 - Jose Feliciano, Puerto Rican guitarrist and singer wiki
September 8 - Ron McKernan, the Grateful Dead wiki
September 8 - Kelly Groucutt, Electric Light Orchestra wiki
September 19 - David Bromberg wiki
September 26 - Bryan Ferry wiki
October 2 - Don McLean ("American Pie" song) wiki
October 7 - Kevin Godley, 10cc wiki

November 11 - Chris Dreja, British musician (The Yardbirds) wiki
November 11 - Vincent Martell, Vanilla Fudge wiki
November 12 - Neil Young wiki
November 20 - Dan McBride, Sha Na Na wiki
November 26 - John McVie, English musician (Fleetwood Mac) wiki
December 23 - Ronald Busby, Iron Butterfly wiki
December 20 - Peter Criss (Peter George Criscoula), American drummer and singer (Kiss) wiki
December 24 - Ian "Lemmy" Kilminster, British bassist and singer (Motörhead) wiki
December 25 - Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix Experience wiki
December 30 - Davy Jones, The Monkees wiki

1946

January 3 - John Paul Jones, English bassist (Led Zeppelin) wiki
January 6 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist and singer (Pink Floyd) (d. 2006) wiki
January 7 - Jann Wenner, publisher of Rolling Stone magazine wiki
January 7 - Andy Brown, The Fortunes, Pink Floyd wiki
January 8 - Robby Krieger, American musician (The Doors) wiki
January 7 - Andy Brown, The Fort
January 10 - Aynsley Dunbar, John Mayall, Jefferson Starship, Journeynes, Pink Floyd wiki
January 11 - Tony Kaye, Yes wiki
January 12 - George Duke, American musician wiki
January 22 - Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols Manager wiki
January 27 - Kim Gardner, The Byrds, Ashton,Gardner and Dyke wiki
January 31 - Terry Kath, American musician, Chicago (d. 1978) wiki
March 6 - David Gilmour, English musician (Pink Floyd) wiki
March 7 - Peter Wolf, American musician (J Geils Band) wiki
March 19 - Ruth Pointer, The Pointer Sisters wiki
March 21 - Ray Dorset, Mungo Jerry wiki
March 22 - Harry Vanda, The Easybeats wiki
March 27 - Andy Bown, Status Quo wiki
April 4 - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade) wiki
April 7 - John Loder, musician (CRASS) wiki
April 13 - Roy Loney, Flaming Groovies wiki













April 14 - Patrick Fairley, Marmalade wiki
April 17 - Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead wiki
April 18 - Skip Spence, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape wiki
April 26 - John Bucky Wilkin, Ronny & the Daytonas wiki
May 2 - Lesley Gore, American singer wiki
May 2 - Robert Henrit, Argent wiki
May 7 - Ray Monette, Rare Earth wiki
May 7 - Arcelio Garcia, Malo wiki
May 10 - Cher wiki
May 10 - Donovan Leitch, Scottish musician wiki
May 10 - Dave Mason, English musician (Traffic) wiki
May 16 - Robert Fripp, British musician wiki
May 17 - Udo Lindenberg, German musician wiki













May 26 - Mick Ronson, English guitarist (d. 1993) wiki
June 7 - Paul Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead wiki
June 11 - John Lawton, Uriah Heep wiki
June 15 - Noddy Holder, English singer (Slade) wiki
June 25 - Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult wiki
July 9 - Bon Scott, Australian singer (AC/DC) (d. 1980) wiki
July 15 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer and songwriter wiki
July 18 - Tim Lynch, The Flamin' Groovies wiki
July 23 - Andy Mackay, Roxy Music wiki
July 25 - Rita Marley, Jamaican singer wiki
July 30 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Jethro Tull wiki
July 31 - Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac wiki
August 1 - Boz Burrell, Bad Company wiki
August 5 - Jimmy Webb wiki
August 16 - Gordon Fleet, The Easybeats wiki
August 20 - Ralf Hütter, German singer and musician (Kraftwerk) wiki
August 23 - Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (d. 1978) wiki
September 4 - Gary Duncan, American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) wiki
September 4 - Greg Elmore, American drummer (Quicksilver Messenger Service) wiki

September 5 - Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born singer (Queen) (d. 1991) wiki
September 5 - Buddy Miles (Band of Gipsys with Jimi Hendrix) wiki
September 9 - Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (d. 2004) wiki
September 9 - Billy Preston, American soul musician (d. 2006) wiki
September 9 - Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly wiki
September 10 - Don Powell, English drummer wiki
September 11 - Dennis Tufano, The Buckinghams wiki
September 18 - Alan King, Ace wiki
October 14 - Justin Hayward, English singer and songwriter (Moody Blues) wiki
October 15 - Richard Carpenter (Singer and Composer) The Carpenters wiki
October 15 - Marsha Hunt, American singer and novelist wiki
October 19 - Keith Reid, Procol Harum wiki
October 24 - Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf wiki
October 29 - Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall wiki
October 30 - Chris Slade, AC/DC, Manfred Mann wiki
November 1 - Ric Grech, British bassist (Family, Blind Faith, Traffic (d. 1990) wiki
November 5 - Gram Parsons, American musician (d. 1973) wiki
November 5 - Herman Brood, Dutch rock 'n' roll artist wiki
November 7 - Martin Barre, English musician (Jethro Tull) wiki

November 8 - Roy Wood, The Move, Electric Light Orchestra wiki
November 17 - Martin Barre, Jethro Tull wiki
November 20 - Duane Allman, The Allman Brothers wiki
November 24 - Bev Bevan, Electric Light Orchestra, Black Sabbath wiki
December 21 - Carl Wilson, American musician (d. 1998) wiki
December 12 - Clive Bunker, Jethro Tull wiki
December 15 - Carmine Appice, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus wiki
December 22 - Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick wiki
December 24 - Jan Akkerman, Focus wiki
December 25 - Jimmy Buffett, American singer and songwriter wiki
December 28 - Edgar Winter, American musician wiki
December 29 - Marianne Faithfull, English singer and actress wiki
December 30 - Patti Smith, American poet and singer wiki

1947

January 6 - Sandy Denny British singer. Duet with Plant in Led Zeppelin's Battle of Evermore (d. 1978) wiki,
January 8 - David Bowie - English musician, wiki
January 8 - Jenny Boyd - British model, younger sister of Pattie Boyd, who married Beatle George Harrison, wiki
January 8 - Terry Sylvester, The Hollies wiki
January 19 - Rod Evans, Deep Purple wiki
January 21 - Pye Hastings, Caravan wiki
January 24 - Warren Zevon, American musician (d. 2003) wiki
January 28 - David Byron, Uriah Heep wiki
January 30 - Steve Marriott, British musician (The Small Faces) and (Humble Pie) (d. 1991) wiki
February 3 - Melanie, American singer wiki
February 3 - Dave Davies, The Kinks wiki
February 14 - Tim Buckley wiki
February 15 - David Brown, Santana wiki
February 18 - Dennis DeYoung, American musician (Styx) wiki
February 25 - Doug Yule, American singer and musician (The Velvet Underground) wiki
March 7 - Matthew Fisher, British singer, songwriter, and producer wiki
March 8 - Michael Allsup, Three Dog Night wiki

March 10 - Tom Scholz, American musician, songwriter, and inventor wiki
March 15 - Ry Cooder, American guitarist wiki
April 2 - Emmylou Harris, American singer wiki
April 8 - Steve Howe, Guitarrist (Yes) wiki
April 16 - Gerry Rafferty, Stealers Wheel wiki
April 21 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges) wiki
April 21 - John Weider, British musician (Eric Burdon and the Animals and Family) wiki
April 27 - Pete Ham, Badfinger wiki
April 29 - Tommy James wiki
May 10 - Jay Ferguson, Spirit wiki
May 11 - Butch Trucks, The Allman Brothers wiki
May 15 - Graeham Goble, Little River Band wiki
May 20 - Steve Currie, T-Rex wiki
June 1 - Ron Wood, The Faces, The Rolling Stones wiki













June 3 - Mickey Finn, T-Rex wiki
June 8 - Mick Box, Uriah Heep wiki
June 14 - Barry Melton, American musician (Country Joe and The Fish and The Dinosaurs) wiki
June 17 - Gregg Rolie, Santana wiki
June 22 - Howard Kaylan, The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie wiki

July 3 - Anthony Topham, The Yardbirds wiki
July 7 - Rob Townsend, British drummer (Family) wiki
July 9 - Mitch Mitchell, American drummer (Jimi Hendrix Experience) wiki
July 10 - Arlo Guthrie, American singer wiki
July 15 - Peter Banks, Yes wiki

July 19 - Brian May, English guitarist (Queen) wiki
July 19 - Bernie Leadon, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Eagles wiki
July 20 - Carlos Santana wiki
July 22 - Don Henley, The Eagles wiki
July 24 - Chris Townson, John's Children, The Who wiki
August 10 - Ian Anderson, British musician (Jethro Tull) wiki
August 22 - Donna Godchaux, Grateful Dead wiki
September 3 - Eric Bell, Northern Irish guitarist, Thin Lizzy wiki
September 12 - Darryl DeLoach, Iron Butterfly wiki
September 17 - Lol Crème, 10cc wiki
September 27 - Meat Loaf (born Marvin Lee Aday), singer and actor wiki
September 30 - Marc Bolan, English musician (T. Rex) (d. 1977) wiki
October 5 - Brian Johnson, English singer (AC/DC) wiki
October 7 - Pip Williams, British record producer wiki
October 9 - France Gall, French singer wiki
October 13 - Sammy Hagar, American singer wiki
October 16 - Bob Weir, American guitarist (Grateful Dead) wiki

October 25 - Glenn Tipton, English guitarist (Judas Priest) wiki
November 2 - Dave Pegg, Uglys, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull wiki
November 10 - Greg Lake, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer wiki
November 12 - Buck Dharma, Blue Öyster Cult wiki
November 20 - Joe Walsh, James Gang, The Eagles wiki
December 2 - Isaac Bitton, French rock band drummer (Les Variations) wiki
December 8 - Gregg Allman, The Allman Brothers wiki
December 14 - Christopher Parkening, American guitarist wiki
December 18 - Rod Piazza, American musician wiki
December 30 - Jeff Lynne, British musician (Electric Light Orchestra) wiki
December 31 - Burton Cummings of The Guess Who, John Denver wiki