Musicians Born in 1943

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Jim Croce (1943-1973)

Jan 10 American singer-songwriter ("Time in a Bottle"; "Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jan 11 William Albert Penn, American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age; Garland Songs), educator, and record producer, born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2021)
Jan 13 William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
Jan 14 Jose Luis Rodriguez, Venezuelan singer (Dueño de Nada), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jan 14 Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (Bavarian RSO: 2003-19; Royal Concertgebouw 2004-15), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2019)
Jan 16 Brian Ferneyhough, British composer, born in Coventry, England
Jan 16 Gavin Bryars, English composer, born in Goole, England
Jan 16 Ronnie Milsap [Millsaps], American country singer ("It Was Almost Like a Song"; "Any Day Now"), born in Robbinsville, North Carolina
Jan 17 (Ezekiel Christopher) "Chris" Montez, American rock guitarist and singer ("Let's Dance"; "Call Me"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 18 Al Foster, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis, 1973-89; Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner), born in Richmond, Virginia

Janis Joplin (1943-1970)

Jan 19 American rock and blues singer-songwriter ("Piece of My Heart"; "Me and Bobby McGee"; "Mercedes Benz"), born in Port Arthur, Texas

Jan 20 Farhad [Mehrad], Iranian pop, rock and folk singer-songwriter ("Jomeh"), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2002)
Jan 23 Gary Burton, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in Anderson, Indiana
Jan 25 Leny Andrade, Brazilian samba, bossa nova and jazz singer, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2023)
Jan 26 Jean Knight [Caliste], American soul, funk, and R&B singer ("Mr. Big Stuff"), and nurse, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2023) [1]
Jan 26 Peter Kenton Winkler, American pianist, symphonic and theatrical composer, born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 26 Thom Bell, American session musician, arranger and Grammy Award-winning "Philadelphia soul" producer (Delfonics; Stylistics; The Spinners), born in Kingston, Jamaican (d. 2022)
Jan 28 Brian Keenan, American rock drummer (The Chamber Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1985)
Jan 28 Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things - "S.F. Sorrow"; The Mekons), born in Dartford, England
Jan 29 Tim Souster, British composer, born in Bletchley, England (d. 1994)
Jan 30 Sandy Deane [Yaguda], American rock singer (Jay and the Americans - "This Magic Moment"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 2 Peter MacBeth, British rock bassist (The Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"), born in West London, England
Feb 3 Dennis Edwards, American pop and R&B singer (The Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"), born in Fairfield, Alabama (d. 2018)
Feb 3 Eric Haydock [Haddock], British rock bassist (The Hollies, 1962-66 - "Look Through Any Window"), born in Stockport, Cheshire, England (d. 2019)
Feb 4 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2009)
Feb 4 Jimmy Johnson, American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 2019)
Feb 5 Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, French-American composer of Russian and Chinese parentage (Le va et le vient), born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (d. 2003)
Feb 5 Larry Tamblyn, American rock guitarist (The Standells - "Dirty Water"), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 6 Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], American pop singer ("Turn Me Loose"; "Tiger"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6 Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
Feb 7 Walter Scott, American singer (Bob Kuban) whose murder was featured on "Forensic Files", born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1983)
Feb 8 Creed Bratton [William Schneider], American rock guitarist (Grass Roots - "Sooner or Later"), and actor (The Office), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 8 José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2010)
Feb 9 Barbara Lewis, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Hello Stranger"; "Baby I'm Yours"), born in Salem, Michigan
Feb 9 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, born in Cwm, Gwent, Wales (d. 2023)
Feb 10 Ralph "Ral" Donner, American rock and roll singer ("You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It)", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1984)
Feb 11 Alan Rubin, American jazz and session trumpeter and flugelhorn player (SNL; Blues Brothers) known as "Mr Fabulous", born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2011)
Feb 11 Serge Lama [Chauvier], French singer ("Je suis malade"), born in Bordeaux, France
Feb 13 Bill Szymczyk, American sound engineer, and record producer (The Eagles; Joe Walsh), born in Muskegon, Michigan
Feb 14 Eric Anderson, American vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 14 Maceo Parker, American tenor saxophonist (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic, King's One, Mo' Roots), born in Kinston, North Carolina
Feb 16 Anthony Dowell, English ballet dancer (Royal Ballet), born in London, England
Feb 19 Lou Christie [Lugee Sacco], American singer-songwriter ("Lightnin' Strikes"), born in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania
Feb 20 Eddy Offord, British audio engineer and record producer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Yes), born in the UK
Feb 21 David Geffen, American record producer (Geffen Records; Asylum) and film studio executive (DreamWorks SKG), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 21 Duncan Swift, British jazz stride pianist, born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England (d. 1997)
Feb 24 Pablo Milanés, Cuban Nueva Trova singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yolanda; Yo Me Quedo), born in 1943, Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2022) [1]
Feb 25 Elliot Roberts [Rabinowitz] American music artist manager (Joni Mitchell; Neil Young), and label executive (Asylum Records), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2019)

Feb 25 British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Here Comes The Sun"; solo - "If Not For You"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), and movie producer (The Life of Brian, Time Bandits), born in Liverpool, England

Feb 25 Maryann Amacher, American electronic music composer, and sound installation artist, born in Kane, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
Feb 26 Bob "Bear" Hite, American vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up the Country"), born in Torrance, California (d. 1981)
Feb 26 Paul Cotton, American country-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Poco - "Heart of the Night"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021) [1]
Feb 27 Dilorom Saidaminova, Uzbek composer, educator, and songwriter, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Feb 27 Morten Lauridsen, American composer, born in Colfax, Washington
Feb 28 Barbara Acklin, American soul singer ("Love Makes A Woman"), and songwriter ("Have You Seen Her"), born in Oakland, California (d. 1998)
Feb 28 Charles Bernstein, American composer of film and television scores, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 28 Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace], American rock musician (The Cruisers), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
Mar 1 Piet Veerman, Dutch rock guitarist and singer (The Cats -"Times Were When"; Solo - "Sailin' Home"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
Mar 2 Stephen Dickman, American composer and librettist (Tibetan Dreams; Rabbi Nathan's Prayer), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 2 Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), born in Hampstead, London (d. 2005)
Mar 4 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2019)
Mar 5 Lucio Battisti, Italian pop singer and composer, born in Poggio Bustone, Italy (d. 1998)
Mar 7 Chris White, British rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Mar 7 Leon Sylvers III, American R&B, disco, and funk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 8 Gayla Peevey, American singer ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"), and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 10 Alfred Whitford 'Fred' Lerdahl, American composer (Arches), pedagogue, and music theorist, born in Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 10 Robert Allworth, Australian composer (A Different Time, A Different Place), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
Mar 10 Stephen Montague, American composer, born in Syracuse, New York
Mar 14 Jim Pons, American rock bassist (Turtles: Mothers of Invention), born in Santa Monica, California
Mar 15 Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] American funk musician (Sly & The Family Stone - "Everyday People"; "Dance To The Music"), born in Denton, Texas
Mar 17 Jim Weatherly, American pop and country songwriter ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2021)
Mar 17 Tony Newman, English drummer (Sounds Incorporated, T.Rex), born in Southampton, England
Mar 18 Dennis Linde, American songwriter ("Burning Love"; "Goodbye Earl"), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2006)
Mar 21 (Victor) "Vivian" Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - "I'm The Urban Spaceman"; Magical Mystery Tour), born in Shillingford, England (d. 1995)
Mar 21 Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor (Netherlands Philharmonic, 1986-99), born in Dresden, Germany
Mar 22 George Benson, American Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist and singer ("Breezin'"; "This Masquerade"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 22 Joseph Schwantner, American composer (Aftertones of Infinity), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 22 Keith Relf, British blues-rock singer and harmonica player (The Yardbirds - "For Your Love"; Renaissance, 1969-71), born in Richmond, England (d. 1976)
Mar 23 Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami writer (The Sun, My Father) and musician, born in Enontekiö, Finland (d. 2001)
Mar 28 Richard Eyre, English film, theatre, television and opera director (National Theatre), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
Mar 29 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian pop-rock singer and musician (The Expressions/The Guess Who, 1962-65; Brave Belt), and television personality, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2023) [1]
Mar 29 Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou], Greek composer, keyboardist, and Academy Award winner (Chariots of Fire), born in Agria, Greece (d. 2022) [1]
Mar 30 Jay Traynor, American pop singer (Jay and the Americans, 1960-62 - "She Cried"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
Mar 30 Ken Forssi, American bassist (Love), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998)
Mar 31 Al Goodman, American pop-soul singer (Ray, Goodman, Brown - "Special Lady"), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2010)
Apr 2 Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (11th House), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 2017)
Apr 3 Artie Traum, American folk guitarist, songwriter, producer, and filmmaker, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2008)
Apr 3 Mario Lavista, Mexican composer and writer, born in Mexico City (d. 2021)
Apr 3 Richard Manuel, Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band - "The Shape I'm In"; "Tears Of Rage"), born in Stratford, Ontario (d. 1986)
Apr 7 Mick Abrahams, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, 1967-68; Blodwyn Pig, 1969-70), born in Luton, England
Apr 7 Roberta Shore [Schourop], American actress (The Virginian), and singer, born in Monterey Park, California
Apr 9 Terry Knight [Knapp], American rock singer, manager, and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)
Apr 13 Guy Stevens, British record company executive (Sue; Island), band manager (Mott the Hoople; Procol Harum), and record producer (The Clash - London Calling), born in East Dulwich, England (d. 1981)
Apr 15 "Mighty" Sam McClain, American soul and blues singer-songwriter, born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 2015)
Apr 15 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (Blue Diamonds), born in Depok, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
Apr 16 "Lonesome Dave" Peverett, British rock singer and musician (Foghat - "Slow Ride"; Savoy Brown, 1967-70), born in London, England (d. 2000)
Apr 16 Ruth Madoc, British singer and actress (Hi Di Hi), born in Norwich, Norfolk (d. 2022)
Apr 17 Roy Estrada, American rock bassist (Mothers Of Invention), and convicted sex offender, born in Santa Ana, California
Apr 18 Lesley Miller, American pop, session, and advertising jingle singer ("He Wore A Green Beret"; "Reach Out and Touch Someone"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 19 Eve Graham [Beatson], Scottish pop singer (The New Seekers - "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"), born in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Apr 20 John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor, born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset
Apr 22 Mel Carter, American pop singer ("Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 23 Hugh Davies, English composer, born in Exmouth, Devon (d. 2005)
Apr 23 Si Kahn, American folk and bluegrass singer-songwriter (Aragon Mill), and civil rights activist, born in State College, Pennsylvania
Apr 24 Richard Sterban, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Camden, New Jersey
Apr 25 Tony Christie [Fitzgerald], British pop singer (I Did What I Did For Maria), born in Conisbrough, England
Apr 26 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), born in Cresskill, New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
Apr 27 Eugene Polyakov, Russian balletmaster (Paris Opera Ballet), born in Moscow (d. 1996)
Apr 28 Jacques Dutronc, French singer (Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille), born in Paris, France
Apr 28 The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American singer ("Boogaloo Down Broadway"), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
Apr 29 Duane Allen, American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - "Elvira"), born in Taylortown, Texas
Apr 30 Bobby Vee [Velline], American pop singer ("Devil Or Angel"; "Take Good Care Of My Baby"), born in Fargo, North Dakota (d. 2016)
Apr 30 David King, British graphic designer (album cover art for Jimi Hendrix and The Who), photographer (I Am King), and historian (The Commissar Vanishes), born in Isleworth, England (d. 2016)
May 3 Gregory Bowen, Welsh big band jazz and session trumpet player (James Bond films), born in Llangennech, South Wales
May 4 Stella Parton, American singer ("A Woman's Touch"), sister of Dolly Parton, born in Sevierville, Tennessee
May 5 Raphael [Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez], Spanish pop and ballad singer, born in Linares, Spain
May 7 Rick West [Westwood], British rock guitarist (Brian Poole & Tremeloes, 1961-2012 & 2019-21), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
May 8 Danny Whitten, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Crazy Horse; Rod Stewart - "I Don't Want To Talk About It"), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1972)
May 8 Paul Samwell-Smith, British blues-rock bassist, and record producer (The Yardbirds, 1963-66 "For Your Love"), born in Richmond, Surrey, England
May 9 Bruce Milner, American pop-rock pianist and organ player (Every Mother's Son - "Come On Down to My Boat"), and dentist, born in New York
May 9 John Hugen Tobler, British rock music journalist and record company executive (ZigZag Magazine co-founder), born in England
May 10 Judith Jamison, American dancer and choreographer (artistic director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 11 Arnie Satin [Silver], American pop-rock singer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; "You Can't Sit Down"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 11 George Edwards, American composer, and educator, born in Wellesley, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
May 11 Les Chadwick, British bassist (Gerry and the Pacemakers - "Ferry Cross The Mersey"), born in Liverpool. England
May 12 David Walker, American rock guitarist (Gary Lewis & Playboys - "This Diamond Ring"), born in Montgomery Alabama
May 13 Mary Wells, American pop singer ("My Guy"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1992)
May 14 (John) "Jack" Bruce, Scottish bassist and singer-songwriter (Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"; "White Room"), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland (d. 2014)
May 14 Derek "Lek" Leckenby, British rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits), born in Leeds, England (d. 1994)
May 14 Tania León, Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Haiku; Scourge of the Hyacinths), conductor, arts advisor, and educator, born in Havana, Cuba
May 20 Al Bano [Albano Carrisi], Italian-Albanian pop singer, actor, and winemaker, born in Cellino San Marco, Italy
May 20 Tison Street, American violinist and composer (Jewel Tree), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 21 Hilton Valentine, British rock guitarist (Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England (d. 2021)
May 21 John Dalton, British rock bass player (The Kinks, 1969-76 -"Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), born in Enfield, Middlesex, England
May 21 Vincent Crane [Cheesman], British rock Hammond organist, and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 1989)
May 23 Vicky Moscholiou, Greek pop singer (Hathike to feggari - The Moon is Lost; Ximeromata - Daybreaks), born in Metaxourgeio, Athens, Greece (d. 2005)
May 25 Jessi Colter [Miriam Johnson], American country singer ("I'm Not Lisa"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
May 25 John "Poli" Palmer, British rocker (Family), born in Evesham, Worcestershire
May 25 Leslie Uggams, American singer and actress (Leslie Uggams Show; Roots), born in New York City
May 26 John "Poli" Palmer, British Progressive rock keyboardist, and vibraphone player (Family -"In My Own Time"), born in Worcester, England
May 27 Cilla Black [Priscilla White], British pop singer ("Anyone Who Had a Heart"), and TV personality (Blind Date), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2015)
May 28 Dennis Riley, American composer (Masques (for wind quintet)), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1999)
May 28 Elena Souliotis, Greek operatic soprano, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2004)
May 28 Tony Mansfield [Anthony Bookbinder], British rock drummer (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - "Little Children"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
May 31 Wayne Carson, American country musician and songwriter ("Always On My Mind"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
Jun 1 Ely van Tongeren, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (The Buffoons - "Tomorrow Is Another Day; "It's The End"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
Jun 1 Richard Goode, American concert pianist (Avery Fisher Award, 1980), born in The Bronx, New York
Jun 2 Ilaiyaraaja [R. Gnanathesikan], Indian film and concert composer (Thiruvasagam in Symphony), born in Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu, British Raj (now India)
Jun 3 Mike Dennis [Freda], American pop-rock vocalist (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; "You Can't Sit Down"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 5 Bill Hopkins, English composer, born in Prestbury, England (d. 1981)
Jun 5 Michael Davis, American bass guitarist, and songwriter (MC5 -"Kick Out The Jams"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2012)
Jun 8 Julia Waters Tillman, American session singer (The Waters Sisters), born in Jefferson County, Texas
Jun 12 David Nelson, American psychedelic country guitarist, singer, and songwriter (New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1969-82 & 2005-present; Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1987-88), born in Seattle, Washington
Jun 14 (Dewey Lindon) "Spooner" Oldham, American session piano player (Muscle Shoals; Aretha Franklin; Neil Young), and songwriter ("Cry Like a Baby"), born in Center Star, Alabama
Jun 15 (Mervyn) "Muff" Winwood, English songwriter and bassist (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin"), born in Erdington, Birmingham
Jun 15 Johnny Hallyday [Jean-Philippe Smet], French singer and actor known as the "Elvis Presley of France", born in Paris, France (d. 2017)

Barry Manilow (80 years old)

Jun 17 American pop singer, and piano player ("Mandy": "Daybreak"; "I Write The Songs"; "Copacabana"), born in New York City

Jun 17 Christopher Brown, English composer, born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Jun 18 Raffaella Carrà [Pelloni], Italian singer and actress, born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Jun 21 Salomé [Maria Rosa Marco Poquet], Spanish pop and bolero singer ("Vivo Cantando"), born in Barcelona
Jun 22 Eumir Deodato, Brazilian jazz, pop, bossa nova, and cross-over pianist (Also Sprach Zarathustra), arranger, and music producer, born in and arranger, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun 22 Ralph Molina, American drummer (Crazy Horse, Neil Young's backing band), born in Puerto Rico
Jun 22 Steve Weber, American psychedelic folk guitarist, (The Holy Modal Rounders - "Bird Song"; "You've Got the Right String but the Wrong Yo-Yo"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
Jun 23 James Levine, American conductor (Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2021)
Jun 25 Carly Simon, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Anticipation"; "You're So Vain"), born in New York City
Jun 25 Chris Huston, British-born recording engineer and guitarist, born in North Wales, England
Jun 26 Allen Strange, American composer (Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls), born in Calexico, California
Jun 26 Georgie Fame [Clive Powell], English R&B and jazz singer and keyboard player ("Get Away"; "Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde"), born in Lancashire, England

Little Eva (1943-2003)

Jun 29 American pop singer ("The Loco-motion"; "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"), born in Belhaven, North Carolina

Jun 29 Roger Ruskin Spear, English saxophonist (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band), born in London, England
Jun 30 Florence Ballard, American pop and R&B singer (The Supremes, 1959-67 - "Buttered Popcorn"; "Where Did Our Love Go"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1976)
Jul 1 Jeff Wayne, American-British musician and composer, born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York
Jul 3 Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer (The Seekers - "Georgy Girl"; "A World of Our Own"), born in Essendon, Victoria, Australia (d. 2022)
Jul 4 Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat - "Going Up The Country"), born in Arlington, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
Jul 4 Conny Bauer, German free-jazz trombonist, born in Halle, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany)
Jul 5 (Jaime Royal) "Robbie" Robertson, Canadian-Mohawk singer-songwriter and rock guitarist (The Band - "The Weight"; "Up On Cripple Creek"), and soundtrack composer (Martin Scorsese films), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2023) [1] [2]
Jul 7 (Salvatore) "Toto" Cutugno, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("L'Italiano", Eurovision, 1990; "Insieme: 1992"), born in Tendola, Tuscany, Italy (d. 2023)
Jul 10 Denny Seiwell, American touring and session drummer (Paul McCartney & Wings, 1971-73), born in Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Jul 10 Jerry Miller, American songwriter and rock guitarist (Moby Grape), born in Tacoma, Washington
Jul 11 Oscar D'León, Venezuelan salsa bassist, born in Caracas, Venezuela

Christine McVie (1943-2022)

Jul 12 British rock keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, 1970-98, 2014-22 - "Don't Stop"; "You Make Loving Fun"; solo - "Got A Hold On Me"), born in Bouth, Lancashire, England

Jul 13 Danny Lockin, American actor and dancer (Hello Dolly), born in Lanai, Hawaii (d. 1977)
Jul 14 Harold Wheeler, American pianist, music director, composer, and orchestrator, born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 18 Robin McDonald, Scottish rock guitarist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas), born in Nairn, Scotland (d. 2015)
Jul 20 Dennis Yost, American vocalist (The Classics IV), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2008)