- May 1 Shirley Horn, American jazz pianist and vocalist (Embers and Ashes), born in Washington D.C. (d. 2005)
- May 3 Frankie Valli [Francesco Stephen Castelluccio], American singer (Four Seasons - "Sherry"; "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"), born in Newark, New Jersey
- May 3 Georg Kröll, German composer, born in Linz
- May 4 Frederik von Pallandt, Danish-Dutch pop singer and guitarist (Nina & Frederik), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1994)
- May 5 John "Ace" Cannon, American pop, rock and country music saxophonist (Tuff Sax), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- May 7 Heinz Marti, Swiss composer, born in Bern, Switzerland
- May 14 Grady Gaines, American jazz, blues, and R&B tenor saxophonist (Little Richard; Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson), born in Waskom, Texas (d. 2021)
- May 19 Jan Wijn, Dutch classical pianist and pedagogue, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2022)
- May 21 (Elbert) "Sonny" Forriest, American guitarist (The Coasters; Ray Charles; Hank Crawford), born in Pendleton, North Carolina (d. 1999)
- May 22 Peter Nero [Bernard Nierow], American conductor (Philadelphia POPS, 1979-2013), pianist and composer (Sunday in New York), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023) [1]
- May 23 Robert Moog, American engineer (Moog synthesizer, Moog Music), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- May 24 Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist, born in Chingford, England
- May 28 Rob du Bois, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 2013)
- May 31 Karl-Erik Welin, Swedish composer, born in Genarp, Sweden (d. 1992)
About May 1934
How Old? 89 or 90 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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