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2005 Little Milton, American Musician 2005 Eddie Barclay, French Musician 2005 Percy Heath, American Musician 2005 Derek Bailey, English Musician 2005 Ruth Warrick, American Musician 2004 Vaughn Meader, comic/musician, The First Family, dies at 62 2004 Steve Lacy, American Musician 2004 Brenda Fassie, South African Musician 2003 Wesley Willis, American Musician 2003 Ed Townsend, American Musician 2003 June Carter, American Musician 2003 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian Musician 2003 Edwin Starr, American Musician 2003 Harry Ellis Dickson, American Musician 2003 Fred Rogers, writer/actor/minister/musician, MisterRogers, dies at 74 2003 Tom Glazer, American Musician 2002 Lisa Lopes, American Musician 2002 Randy Castillo, American Musician 2002 Harlan Howard, American Musician 2002 Jam Master Jay, American Musician 2002 Mary Hansen, Australian Musician 2001 George Harrison, musician, The Beatles, dies at 58 2001 John Walters, British Musician 2001 Joe Henderson, American Musician 2001 Billy Higgins, American Musician 2001 J. J. Johnson, American Musician 2001 Norman Granz, American Musician 2000 Jerome Richardson, American Musician 1999 Hank Snow, Canadian Musician 1999 "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56 1999 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician 1999 Lester Bowie, American Musician 1998 Betty Carter, American Musician 1998 Tom Cora, American Musician 1998 Carl Dean Wilson, musician, dies at 51 1998 David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67 1998 Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1997 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician, dies at 55 1997 Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68 1997 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 1997 Jeff Buckley, musician, drowns at 30 1997 Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51 1997 Eric William Fenby, musician, dies at 90 1997 Brian McManus Connolly, musician, dies at 47 1997 Chico Science Francisco Franca, musician, dies at 40 1997 Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster, dies at 66 1997 Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician, dies at 76 1996 Ronnie Scott, musician/club-owner, dies at 69 1996 John Duffey, bluegrass musician, dies at 62 1996 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60 1996 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician, dies at 80 1996 Christopher Acland, musician, dies at 30 1996 Vernon Elliott, musician/composer, dies at 84 1996 Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist, dies at 85 1996 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 William Smith Monroe, bluegrass musician, dies at 84 1996 Harold C Fox, Fashion designer/musician, dies at 86 1996 Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician, dies at 77 1996 Amancio D'Silva, musician, dies at 60 1996 Bryan Chas Chandler, musician/manager, dies at 57 1996 Louis Gottlieb, musician, dies at 72 1996 Willard F. McMurry, musician, dies at 89 1996 Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician, dies at 88 1996 Don Grolnick, jazz musician, dies at 48 1996 Pud Brown, jazz musician, dies at 79 1996 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician, dies at 45 1996 Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61 1996 Walter Hyatt, #Musician, dies at 46 1996 William Mitchell Byers, musician, dies on 79th birthday 1996 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37 1996 Christopher John Magenis Headington, musician, dies at 65 1996 Isian Kehinde I K Dairo, musician/academic, dies at 65 1996 Tiny Winters, musician, dies at 87 1996 Pamelo Mounk'a, musician, dies at 50 1996 William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter, dies at 52 1996 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician, dies at 80 1995 Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58 1995 Christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48 1995 Norman Ewart Thurston, musician, dies at 74 1995 Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician/composer, dies at 62 1995 Ida Carroll, musician, dies at 89 1995 Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45 1995 Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53 1995 Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician, dies at 31 1995 William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76 1995 Robert "Robby" Debarge, r&B Musician, dies at 36 1995 Biggie Rodwell Tembo Marasha, musician, dies at 36 1995 Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer, dies at 89 1995 Percy Humphrey, musician, dies at 90 1995 Ivor Keys, musician/teacher, dies at 76 1995 Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician, dies at 70 1995 Dennis Gomm, musician, dies at 84 1995 Gordon Reynolds, musician, dies at 74 1995 Thomas Eden Binkley, musician, dies at 63 1995 Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at 83 1995 Hendrik W van Leeuwen, Dutch musician, dies at 79 1995 Vivian Stanshall, British musician (Magical Mystery Tour), dies at 51 1995 Hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77 1995 Richard Nicholson, musician, dies at 89 1994 Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86 1994 Cabell "Cab" Calloway, musician, dies at 86 1994 Cab Calloway, American Musician 1994 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician, dies at 80 1994 John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55 1994 Kurt Donald Cobain, musician, dies at 27 1994 Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77 1994 Kurt Cobain, American Musician 1994 Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer Musician, dies at 51 1994 "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1993 Frank Zappa, American Musician 1993 Ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34 1993 Marian Anderson, American Musician 1993 Mario Bauza, Cubans/US jazz musician, dies at 82 1993 GG Allin, American Musician 1993 Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 1992 Roy Acuff, American Musician 1992 Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack 1992 Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39 1991 Headman Tshabala, musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), slain at 44 1991 Zapata Jaw, [Nelson Renfrum], Surinamese musician, dies 1991 Miles Davis, American Musician 1991 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen), dies at 30 1991 Johnny Thunders, American Musician 1990 Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1990 Cornell Gunther, U.S. musician (Coasters, Poison Ivy), dies at 53 1990 Scott Jarvis, musician (Great Expectationa), dies 1990 Del Shannon, American Musician 1990 Joanna Noelle Levesque, American Musician 1989 Lil' Romeo, American Musician 1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat, U.S. musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies 1988 Frank Sinatra, American Musician 1987 Aaron Carter, American Musician 1987 Joss Stone, English Musician 1987 Jesse McCartney, American Musician 1987 Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 1987 Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78 1986 Jimmy Lyons, American Musician 1986 Charlotte Church, Welsh Musician 1985 Charlie Simpson, British Musician 1985 Irving Mills, American Musician 1985 Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75 1984 Avril Lavigne, Canadian Musician 1984 Gareth Gates, British Musician 1984 Fantasia Barrino, American Musician 1984 Count Basie, American Musician 1984 Mandy Moore, American Musician 1984 Ashlee Simpson, American Musician 1983 Howard Dietz, American Musician 1983 Michelle Branch, American Musician 1983 Lee Ryan, British Musician 1983 Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire 1983 Holly Valance, Australian Musician 1983 Earl Hines, American Musician 1983 Taylor Hanson, American Musician 1983 Carrie Underwood, American Musician 1983 Utada Hikaru, Japanese Musician 1983 Samantha Mumba, Irish Musician 1982 Ryan Cabrera, American Musician 1982 Natasha Hamilton, British Musician 1982 Kelly Clarkson, American Musician 1981 Britney Spears, Musician 1981 Christina Milian, American Musician 1981 Beyonce Knowles, American Musician 1981 Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC 1981 Young Buck, American Musician 1981 Josh Groban, American Musician 1981 Kelly Rowland, American Musician 1981 Justin Timberlake, American Musician 1981 Jonny Lang, blues musician 1981 Alicia Keys, American Musician 1981 Willa Ford, American Musician 1981 Amy Lee, American Musician 1981 Jamelia, English Musician 1980 Christina Aguilera, American Musician 1980 Vanessa Carlton, American Musician 1980 Jessica Simpson, American Musician 1980 Chingy, American Musician 1980 Howard Bailey, American Musician 1980 Conor Oberst, American Musician 1980 Nick Cannon, American Musician 1979 Jimmy McCullough, musician (Wings), dies of a drug overdose 1979 Pink, American Musician 1979 Foxy Brown, American Musician 1979 Lester Raymond Flatt, musician (Ballad of Jed Clampett), dies at 64 1979 Lance Bass, American Musician 1979 Daniel Johns, Australian Musician 1979 Sophie Ellis Bextor, English Musician 1979 Norah Jones, American Musician 1979 Joel Madden, American Musician 1979 Brandy Norwood, American Musician 1979 Aaliyah, American Musician 1979 Mya, American Musician 1979 Shannyn Sossamon, American Musician 1978 Nelly Furtado, Canadian Musician 1978 Clay Aiken, American Musician 1978 Usher Raymond, American Musician 1978 Ruben Studdard, American Musician 1978 Will Champion, English Musician 1978 Rachel Stevens, English Musician 1978 Jenny Frost, British Musician 1978 LaToya London, American Musician 1978 John Legend, American Musician 1978 Justin Guarini, American Musician 1978 Vanessa Mae, Chinese Musician 1978 Don Ellis, American Musician 1978 A. 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McLean, American Musician 1978 Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese Musician 1977 Brad Delson, American Musician 1977 Namie Amuro, Japanese Musician 1977 Fiona Apple, American Musician 1977 Jason Mraz, American Musician 1977 Kanye West, American Musician 1977 Joseph Hahn, American Musician 1977 Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician 1977 Chris Martin, American Musician 1977 Mike Shinoda, American Musician 1977 Gavin DeGraw, American Musician 1977 Shakira, Musician 1977 John Mayer, American Musician 1977 Obie Trice, American Musician 1976 Ludacris, American Musician 1976 Jon Crosby, American Musician 1976 Chester Bennington, American Musician 1976 Ja Rule, American Musician 1976 Brandon Boyd, American Musician 1976 Ville Valo, Musician 1976 Dan Hawkins, English Musician 1976 Emma Bunton, British Musician 1975 Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86 1975 Lil' Kim, American Musician 1975 Curtis Jackson, American Musician 1975 Melanie Brown, English Musician 1975 Andre Benjamin, American Musician 1975 Lauryn Hill, American Musician 1975 Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician 1975 Melanie Blatt, English Musician 1975 Wes Borland, American Musician 1975 Natalie Imbruglia, Australian Musician 1975 Coco Lee, Chinese Musician 1975 Travis Barker, American Musician 1975 Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician 1975 Sean Lennon, American Musician 1975 Bo Bice, American Musician 1974 Natalie Maines, American Musician 1974 Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician 1974 Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician 1974 Jewel, American Musician 1974 Jewel Kilcher, American Musician 1974 Andrea Corr, Irish Musician 1974 Beanie Sigel, American Musician 1974 Chad Hugo, American Musician 1974 Bryan White, American Musician 1974 Robbie Williams, British Musician 1974 Tom Jenkinson, English Musician 1974 Melanie Chisholm, English Musician 1974 Meg White, American Musician 1974 Nicole Appleton, Canadian Musician 1974 Louise Nurding, British Musician 1974 Nelly, American Musician 1973 Anastacia, American Musician 1973 Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Musician 1973 Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician 1973 Gretchen Wilson, American Musician 1973 Faith Evans, American Musician 1973 Joshua Homme, American Musician 1973 Natalie Appleton, Canadian Musician 1973 Pharrell Williams, American Musician 1973 Caroline Corr, Irish Musician 1973 Justin Sane, American Musician 1973 Mos Def, American Musician 1973 Nick Lachey, American Musician 1973 Sean Paul, Jamaican Musician 1972 Eminem, American Musician 1972 Liam Gallagher, British Musician 1972 Amanda Marshall, Canadian Musician 1972 Don Byas, American Musician 1972 Geri Halliwell, British Musician 1972 Damon Sharpe, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/musician, Guys Next Door 1972 Busta Rhymes, American Musician 1972 Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian Musician 1972 Mark Hoppus, American Musician 1972 Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician, Green Day 1972 Tim Jones, American Musician 1972 Brad Paisley, American Musician 1972 Wyclef Jean, American Musician 1972 Brian Molko, Belgian Musician 1972 Tre Cool, American Musician 1971 Noel Hogan, musician, Cranberries 1971 Dido Armstrong, British Musician 1971 Ricky Martin, American Musician 1971 Richard D. James, English Musician 1971 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], U.S. musician, murdered at 37 1971 Allison Krauss, American Musician 1971 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, jazz musician (Hello Dolly), dies at 71 1971 Missy Elliot, American Musician 1971 Missy Elliott, American Musician 1971 Tom Green, Canadian Musician 1971 Ben Pollack, American Musician 1971 Lisa Lopes, American Musician 1971 Chris Wolf, actor/musician, Guys Next Door 1971 Lara St. John, Canadian Musician 1971 Method Man, American Musician 1971 Mariah Carey, Musician 1971 Snoop Dogg, American Musician 1971 John Wozniak, American Musician 1971 Kid Rock, American Musician 1971 Chris Kirkpatrick, American Musician 1971 Mary J. Blige, American Musician 1971 Big Punisher, American Musician 1970 Chad Taylor, musician, Live 1970 Dean Ween, American Musician 1970 Ani Difranco, American Musician 1970 Neko Case, American Musician 1970 Macy Gray, American Musician 1970 Debbie Gibson, American Musician 1970 Fred Durst, American Musician 1970 Jennifer Lopez, Musician 1970 Beck, American Musician 1970 Lonnie Johnson, American Musician 1970 Jordan Knight, American Musician 1970 John Frusciante, American Musician 1970 Albert Wolff, Dutch Musician 1970 Chely Wright, American Musician 1970 Will Oldham, American Musician 1970 Beth Orton, English Musician 1970 Zack de la Rocha, American Musician 1970 Puff Daddy, American Musician 1969 Gwen Stefani, American Musician 1969 Gene Hunt, R&B musician, Acid Man 1969 Keith Flint, singer/musician, Prodigy 1969 Marc Anthony, American Musician 1969 Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You 1969 Colin Greenwood, British Musician 1969 Brian McKnight, American Musician 1969 Coleman Hawkins, U.S. jazz musician/composer, dies 1969 Jay Kay, English Musician 1969 Ben Harper, American Musician 1969 Duncan Sheik, American Musician 1969 Kathleen Hanna, American Musician 1969 P. J. Harvey, British Musician 1969 Jakob Dylan, American Musician 1969 Marilyn Manson, singer and musician 1969 Jay Z, American Musician 1968 Donovan Leitch, Jr., actor/musician, I Shot Andy Warhol 1968 Terri Clark, Canadian Musician 1968 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician 1968 Margaret Young, American Musician 1968 Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician 1968 Curtis Jones, American Musician 1968 Ed O'Brien, English Musician 1968 Paula Cole, American Musician 1968 Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician 1968 Kenny Chesney, American Musician 1968 Damon Albarn, English Musician 1968 Mark McGrath, American Musician 1968 Lisa Loeb, American Musician 1968 Johnny Kelly, American Musician 1968 Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician 1968 Trevor Dunn, American Musician 1968 Alex James, English Musician 1968 Thom Yorke, English Musician 1967 Faith Hill, American Musician 1967 Jeff Tweedy, American Musician 1967 Serj Tankian, American Musician 1967 Emma Anderson, British Musician 1967 Dave Navarro, American Musician 1967 Noel Gallagher, English Musician 1967 Charlie Hunter, American Musician 1967 Tim McGraw, American Musician 1967 Michael Franti, American Musician 1967 Dar Williams, American Musician 1967 John Coltrane, American Musician 1967 Liz Phair, American Musician 1967 Billy Corgan, American Musician 1967 Gavin Rossdale, British Musician 1967 Keith Urban, American Musician 1967 Zakk Wylde, American Musician 1967 Dave Matthews, singer/musician, Dave Matthews Band 1967 Gary Allan, American Musician 1966 Charlie Grover, musician, Sponge 1966 Jeff Buckley, musician 1966 Doug E. Fresh, American Musician 1966 Ben Folds, American Musician 1966 Christopher Acland, musician 1966 Shirley Manson, Scottish Musician 1966 Lee Ann Womack, American Musician 1966 Kristin Hersh, American Musician 1966 Wayne Wonder, Musician 1966 Cecilia Bartoli, Italian Musician 1966 Tone Loc, American Musician 1966 Russell Watson, English Musician 1966 Rob Zombie, American Musician 1966 Kate Schellenbach, musician, Luscious Jackson 1966 Mary Hansen, Australian Musician 1965 Gabrielle Glaser, musician, Luscious Jackson 1965 Moby, American Musician 1965 Todd Lewis, musician, Toadies 1965 Shania Twain, Canadian Musician 1965 Stone Gossard, musician with Pearl Jam 1965 Barry D, [Iain Bakker], English pop musician, Jesus Jones 1965 Joey Santiago, Filipino Musician 1965 Mike Gordon, American Musician 1965 Simon Fowler, English Musician 1965 Trent Reznor, musician, 9 Inch Nails 1965 Krist Novoselic, American Musician 1965 Eric Avery, American Musician 1965 Frank Black, American Musician 1965 Mike McCready, American Musician 1965 Billy Sherwood, American Musician 1965 Jon Fishman, American Musician 1965 Jam Master Jay, American Musician 1965 Michael Diamond, American Musician 1965 Adam Jones, American Musician 1965 Slick Rick, American Musician 1965 Bryn Terfel, Welsh Musician 1965 Beth Gibbons, English Musician 1964 Trey Anastasio, American Musician 1964 Stephan Jenkins, American Musician 1964 Adam Duritz, American Musician 1964 Tim Gane, English Musician 1964 Eric Dolphy, American Musician 1964 Kerry King, American Musician 1964 Wynonna Judd, Ashland, Kentucky, American Musician, Judds-Why Not Me 1964 Cheryl James, American Musician 1964 Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, musician 1964 Diana Krall, Canadian Musician 1964 Matthew Sweet, American Musician 1964 Brenda Fassie, South African Musician 1963 Eros Ramazotti, Italian pop musician/songwriter, Adesso Te 1963 Jarvis Cocker, English Musician 1963 George Michael, British Musician 1963 Darren "Dizzy" Reed, U.S. musician, Guns n' Roses-Sweet Girl of Mine 1963 Wesley Willis, American Musician 1963 Kevin Shields, Irish Musician 1963 Page McConnell, American Musician 1963 Thomas Perry, German Musician 1963 Jason Newsted, American Musician 1962 Matt Cameron, musician, Soundgarden 1962 Kool Moe Dee, American Musician 1962 Jack Irons, American Musician 1962 Michelle Shocked, singer/musician 1962 Sheryl Crow, vocalist, All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995 1962 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Musician 1962 Josh Silver, Musician 1962 Trace Adkins, American Musician 1962 Peter Steele, American Musician 1961 K. D. Lang, Consort, Alberta, country singer 1961 Peter Dawson, Australian Musician 1961 Dave Mustaine, American Musician 1961 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician, Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode 1961 Keith Sweat, American Musician 1961 Toby Keith, American Musician 1961 Alison Moyet, British Musician 1961 Boy George, English Musician 1961 Kim Deal, American Musician 1961 Tom Araya, American Musician 1961 Vince Neil, American Musician 1961 Wayne Coyne, American Musician 1960 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician, Shamen-Move Any Mountain 1960 Django Bates, jazz musician 1960 Aimee Mann, American Musician 1960 Bono, Irish Musician 1960 Afrika Bambaataa, American Musician 1960 Matthew Shipp, American Musician 1959 Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies 1959 Jack Norworth, American Musician 1959 Joe Elliott, English Musician 1959 Stanley Jordan, American Musician 1959 Steven Morrissey, English Musician 1959 Jerry Only, Musician 1959 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor, dies at 57 1959 Flavor Flav, American Musician 1959 Lester Young, American Musician 1959 Kirk and Curtwood, musician, Meat Puppets 1958 Rodwell Biggie Tembo Marasha, musician 1958 Med Lucart, rock musician, Wall of Voodoo 1958 Danielle Dax, English Musician 1958 Andrea Bocelli, Italian Musician 1958 Bela Fleck, American Musician 1958 Jello Biafra, American Musician 1958 Meredith Brooks, American Musician 1958 Prince, American Musician 1958 W C Handy, composer/musician, dies at 84 in NY 1958 William Christopher Handy, American Musician 1958 Ice T, American Musician 1958 Simon LeBon, English Musician 1958 Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 Julian Cope, Welsh pop musician, Eve's Volcano 1957 Michael W. Smith, American Musician 1957 Pim Kops, rock musician, Dike, Bloedend Heart 1957 Mojo Nixon, American Musician 1957 Marc Almond, British Musician 1957 Philip Chevron, English pop musician, Pogues-Peace and Love 1957 Cheryl Lynn, American Musician 1957 Johann Hoelzel Falco, musician 1957 Renee Fleming, American Musician 1956 GG Allin, American Musician 1956 Teena Marie, American Musician 1956 Elsie Janis, American Musician 1955 Jane Siberry, Canadian Musician 1955 Glenn Danzig, American Musician 1955 Lesley Garrett, English Musician 1955 Nina Hagen, German Musician 1955 Yo-Yo Ma, American Musician 1955 Mark Hollis, English pop musician, Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl 1954 Yanni, new age musician, Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance 1954 Pat Metheny, American Musician 1954 Neil Tennant, American Musician 1954 Greg Ginn, Musician 1954 Tina Charles, English Musician 1954 Neil Schon, American Musician 1954 Cliff Martinez, American Musician 1953 Tommy Shaw, American Musician 1953 Django Reinhardt, Belgian Musician 1953 Kim Gordon, American Musician 1953 Peter Garrett, Australian Musician 1953 Jules Shear, rock musician 1953 Tito Jackson, American Musician 1952 Don Was, American Musician 1952 Glenn Hughes, British Musician 1952 Johnny Thunders, American Musician 1952 Jesse Harms, musician, of REO Speedwagon 1952 David Knopfler, British Musician 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, country musician 1952 Lee Ritenour, born in Los Angeles, California, jazz musician 1951 Matima Kinuani Mpiosso, musician 1951 Bill Frisell, American Musician 1951 Michael Doucet, singer/musician, Beausoleil 1951 John Mellencamp, American Musician 1950 Graham Parker, musician, Live Sparks, Mercury Poisoning 1950 Andrew Woolfolk, U.S. pop musician, Earth, Wind and Fire-Shining Star 1950 Emitt Rhodes, musician, Merry-go-Round 1950 George Thorogood, American Musician 1950 Tina Weymouth, American Musician 1950 Randy Castillo, American Musician 1949 Walter Hyatt, Musician 1949 Brian McManus Connolly, musician 1949 Bruce Springsteen, [Boss], Asbury, New Jersey, rock musician, Born in the USA 1949 Leon Redbone, American Musician 1949 Holly Near, American Musician 1949 Neil Jones, musician, Bend Me Shape Me 1948 Jim Steinman, American Musician 1948 Steve Tyler, American Musician 1948 Michael Owen Bruce, American Musician 1948 Billy Zoom, musician 1948 Rick James, American Musician 1948 Alan Parsons, British Musician 1948 T-Bone Burnett, musician/producer 1947 Don Grolnick, jazz musician 1947 Steve Khan, jazz musician, Christmas Waltz 1947 Victoria Beckham, English Musician 1946 Jimmy Buffett, born in Mobile, Alabama, vocalist, Margaritaville 1946 Carmine Appice, musician, Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling 1946 Larry Graham, American Musician 1946 Mireille Mathieu, French Musician 1946 Tony Levin, American Musician 1946 Cher, American Musician 1946 David Gilmour, British Musician 1946 Hugh Allen, musician, dies 1946 Dolly Parton, American Musician 1945 Tony Williams, jazz musician 1945 Bryan Ferry, British Musician 1945 Dee Dee Warwick, American Musician 1945 David Bromberg, Philadelphia, musician, Demon in Disguise 1945 Van Morrison, British Musician 1945 Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician 1945 Debbie Harry, American Musician 1945 Anne Murray, Canadian Musician 1945 Anthony Braxton, jazz musician 1945 Pete Townshend, British Musician 1945 Pamelo Mounk'a, musician 1945 Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer 1945 Bob Marley, reggae musician and singer, Whalers-No Woman 1945 Robert Wyatt, English Musician 1944 Kinky Friedman, American Musician 1944 Jon Anderson, British Musician 1944 Peter Tosh, Jamaica, reggae musician, Mystic Man, Mama Africa 1944 John Surman, jazz musician 1944 Barbara Thompson, jazz musician/composer/bandleader 1944 Billy Vera, musician, & Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night 1944 Bernie Worrell, American Musician 1944 Danny Woods, U.S. musician, CEO of the Board 1944 Evan Parker, British Musician 1944 Townes Van Zandt, musician 1944 Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog 1944 Amy Marcy Beach, American Musician 1943 Fats Waller, American Musician 1943 William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter 1943 Garth Hudson, Canada, pop musician, The Band-Life is a Carnival 1943 Donnie Iris, American Musician 1943 Gary Burton, American Musician 1942 Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days 1942 Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician 1942 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician 1942 Michael Giles, English Musician 1942 Edwin Starr, U.S. singer, War 1942 Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician 1941 Art Garfunkel, New York City, singer and actor, Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge 1941 Paul Simon, Newark, New Jersey, singer and actor, Kodachrome, 1 Trick Pony 1941 Jelly Roll Morton, American Musician 1941 Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician, Brazil '66/'77/'88 1941 Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece 1941 Lester Bowie, American Musician 1941 Van Dyke Parks, Alabama, actor/musician, Bonino, Billy Crystal Hour 1940 John Lennon, English Musician 1940 Solomon Burke, American Musician 1940 Cliff Richard, English Musician 1940 Steve Swallow, American Musician 1939 James Booker, New Orleans, R and B musician, Gonzo 1939 Wendy Carlos, American Musician 1939 David Allan Coe, country musician, Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy 1939 Ginger Baker, British Musician 1939 John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician 1939 Marvin Gaye, American Musician 1939 Del McCoury, bluegrass singer/musician 1939 Kim Weston, American Musician 1938 Richard Sudhalter, British writer/jazz musician 1938 Prince Buster, Jamaican reggae musician/producer, Madness 1938 John Walters, British Musician 1938 Carla Bley, [Carla Borg], Oakland, musician, Escalator Over the Hill 1937 Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary 1937 Joseph Jarman, American Musician 1937 Alice Coltrane, jazz musician 1937 Charlie Haden, American Musician 1937 Joe Henderson, American Musician 1937 Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician, You Always Hurt the One You Love 1937 [Bernard Barney Jean] Wilen, musician 1937 Cynthia Weil, American Musician 1936 Cornell Gunther, born in Los Angeles, California, musician, Coasters-Poison Ivy 1936 Sunny Murray, American Musician 1936 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician 1936 Glen Campbell, born in Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer, Time I Get to Phoenix 1936 Amancio D'Silva, musician 1936 Billy Higgins, American Musician 1935 Carlos Gardel, Argentinian Musician 1935 Richard Berry, musician 1935 Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, singer, Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog 1934 Ellis Marsalis, jazz musician 1934 Little Milton, American Musician 1934 Don Ellis, American Musician 1934 Steve Lacy, American Musician 1934 Van Cliburn, American Musician 1934 John Duffey, bluegrass musician 1934 Del Shannon, American Musician 1933 John Mayall, MacClesfield England, pop musician, Don't Washed Me Time 1933 Montserrat Caballe, Musician 1933 Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins, folk musician and composer 1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1932 Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity 1932 Glenn Gould, Canadian Musician 1932 Derek Bailey, English Musician 1931 Thomas Eden Binkley, musician 1931 Charles Buddy Bolden, U.S. jazz musician, dies 1931 Dewey Redman, jazz musician 1931 Jimmy Lyons, American Musician 1930 Ahmad Jamal, American Musician 1930 Betty Carter, American Musician 1930 Emma Albani, Canadian Musician 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966 1930 Cecil Taylor, American Musician 1930 Bobby Bland, American Musician 1929 Lata Mangeshkar, Indian Musician 1929 Wally Whyton, musician/broadcaster 1929 June Carter, American Musician 1929 Ed Townsend, American Musician 1929 Maurice Simon, jazz musician 1929 Tommy Newsom, Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist, Tonight Show 1929 Art Prysock, jazz musician 1928 Ennio Morricone, Rome, Italy, composer/musician 1928 Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah 1928 Peter, Indiana, jazz musician 1928 Eric Dolphy, American Musician 1928 Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1927 Harlan Howard, American Musician 1927 Doc Severinsen, American Musician 1927 William Mitchell Byers, musician 1927 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian Musician 1927 Ronnie Scott, jazz musician/club-owner 1925 Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas, blues musician 1925 B. B. King, American Musician 1925 Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician 1925 Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician 1925 Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician 1925 Bill Dixon, American Musician 1924 Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 1924 Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1924 J. J. Johnson, American Musician 1924 Slim Harpo, musician 1924 Max Roach, American Musician 1924 Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett 1923 Louis Gottlieb, musician 1923 Sam Rivers, American Musician 1923 Percy Heath, American Musician 1923 Doc Watson, American Musician 1923 "Doc" Watson, bluegrass musician 1923 Sam Phillips, musician/record founder, Sun 1922 Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/US jazz musician/composer 1922 Toots Thielemans, Belgian Musician 1922 Ali Akbar Khan, Indian Musician 1922 Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter, In the Midnight Hour 1922 Marie Lloyd, British Musician 1921 Gordon Reynolds, musician 1921 Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor, It's Great to Be Young 1921 Jimmy Giuffre, jazz musician 1921 Norman Ewart Thurston, musician 1921 Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician 1921 Eddie Barclay, French Musician 1920 Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician 1920 Jerome Richardson, American Musician 1919 Robert Merrill, American Musician 1919 Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician 1919 Ivor Keys, musician/teacher 1918 William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician 1918 Norman Granz, American Musician 1918 Elmore James, musician, Dust My Broom 1917 Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician/producer, Wished I'd stayed with my Mom 1916 Dick Cary, jazz Musician 1916 Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 56 1916 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician 1916 Jay McShann, American Musician 1915 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician 1915 Ruth Warrick, American Musician 1915 Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician 1915 Fanny Crosby, American Musician 1914 Eddie Sauter, Brooklyn, musician, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1914 Leonard Geoffrey Feather, jazz critic/musician 1914 Tom Glazer, American Musician 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1914 Lester Flatt, country musician, Flatt and Scruggs 1913 Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra, Kentucky, country musician, Hee-Haw 1912 Vernon Elliott, musician/composer 1912 Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55 1912 Don Byas, American Musician 1911 Mahalia Jackson, American Musician 1911 Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician 1911 Dennis Gomm, musician 1910 Frideswide Frances Emma Knight, musician/socialist 1910 Kitty Carlisle, American Musician 1910 Harold C Fox, fashion designer/musician 1909 Jo Juda, Dutch musician 1909 Lester Young, American Musician 1909 Masami Akita, Japanese Musician 1909 Tom Cora, American Musician 1909 Tiny Winters, musician 1908 Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy 1908 Hans de Jong, musician/conductor, De Damrakkertjes 1908 Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician 1907 Cab Calloway, American Musician 1907 Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter 1906 Willard F McMurry, musician 1905 Osvaldo Pugliese, musician/composer 1905 Ida Carroll, musician 1905 Richard Nicholson, musician 1905 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician 1905 Percy Humphrey, musician 1904 [William] Count Basie, Red Bank, New Jersey, jazz musician, Blazing Saddles 1904 Count Basie, American Musician 1903 Earl Hines, American Musician 1903 Roy Acuff, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country musician, Hee Haw 1903 Ben Pollack, American Musician 1903 Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer, Gayane 1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1901 Eduard A van Beinum, Dutch musician/conductor 1901 Louis Armstrong, American Musician 1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly 1900 Fred Waring, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, musician/conductor/inventor, Waring Blender 1900 June [Algeria Junius] Clark, musician trumpet 1898 Andy Kirk, jazz musician 1896 Howard Dietz, American Musician 1896 Clara Schumann, German Musician 1895 Mance Lipscomb, born in Texas, blues musician, Texas Sharecropper 1894 Lonnie Johnson, American Musician 1894 Irving Mills, American Musician 1890 Carlos Gardel, Argentinian Musician 1889 Elsie Janis, American Musician 1888 Joszi J T