Musicians Born in May 1917

Betty Comden (1917-2006)

May 3 American lyricist ("On The Town"; "Just In Time") and playwright, born in Brooklyn, New York

May 3 George Gaynes, Dutch-Finnish-American singer, stage and screen actor (Tootsie; Police Academy; General Hospital), born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (d. 2016)
May 3 James Penberthy, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1999)
May 4 Edward Toner Cone, American pianist, composer and pedagogue, born in Greensboro, North Carolina (d. 2004)
May 6 Kal Mann, American lyricist ("Let's Twist Again"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
May 12 Andries Antonie Rieu, Dutch conductor (Maastricht Symphony Orchestra, 1949-80), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1992)
May 14 Lou Harrison, American composer (La Koro Sutro), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2003)
May 16 Geraint Jones, Welsh conductor and organist, born in Porth, Wales (d. 1998)
May 20 Francis-Paul Demillac [Enyss Djemil], French violinist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris, France (d. 2014)
May 22 Daniel Nagrin, American modern dancer and choreographer, born in New York City (d. 2008)
May 22 Georg Tintner, Austrian conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1999)
May 25 Jimmy Hamilton, American jazz saxophonist, born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1994)
May 28 "Papa" John Creach, American blues violinist (Hot Tuna; Jefferson Airplane), born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)