Musicians Born in 1958

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 207

Anita Baker (66 years old)

Jan 26 American jazz and soul singer ("Giving You the Best That I Got"; "Sweet Love"), born in Toledo, Ohio

Jan 26 B. James Lowry, American country session guitarist and producer (The Boys Band), born in Pensacola, Florida
Jan 26 Norman Hassan, British reggae percussionist, and trombone player (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"; "I Got You Babe"), born in Birmingham, England
Jan 27 Charles Waltz, American multi-instrumentalist rocker (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 30 Rob van Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist & keyboardist (Jack of Hearts), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands
Jan 31 Tom Schuman, American pianist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Buffalo, New York
Feb 3 Lee Crystal [Sackett], American drummer (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
Feb 7 (Manuel) Mijares, Mexican Latin-pop, folk, and Mariachi vocalist (Maria Bonita), born in Mexico City, Mexico
Feb 10 Michael Weiss, American jazz pianist, composer (Soul Journey), and educator, born in Dallas, Texas
Feb 12 Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Rockhampton, Australia (d. 2006)
Feb 13 Derek Riggs, British artist (Iron Maiden album covers), born in Portsmouth, England
Feb 13 Marc Fox, British percussionist (Haircut One Hundred - "Nobody's Fool"), and record producer, born in London, England

Ice-T (66 years old)

Feb 16 American rapper ("O.G. Original Gangster"), and actor (New Jack City; Tank Girl; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Newark, New Jersey

Feb 18 Gar Samuelson, American drummer (Megadeth), born in Dunkirk, New York (d. 1999)
Feb 21 Mary-Chapin Carpenter, American country-pop singer-songwriter ("This Shirt"; "Shut Up And Kiss Me"), born in Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 21 Steve Nieve [Nason], British session and touring keyboard player and composer (Elvis Costello), born in Bishop’s Stortford, England
Feb 23 David Sylvian [Batt], British songwriter, vocalist, new wave and improvisational rock guitarist (Japan; Rain Tree Crow), born in Beckenham, England
Feb 23 Ria Brieffies, Dutch pop vocalist (Dolly Dots), born in Lutjebroek, Netherlands (d. 2009)
Feb 24 Sammy Kershaw, American country vocalist ("Cadillac Style"), born in Kaplan, Louisiana
Feb 28 Jeanne Mas, French pop singer ("Johnny, Johnny"; "Toute première fois"), and actress, born in Alicante, Spain
Mar 1 Chosei Komatsu, Japanese conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, 2003-10; Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra, 2004-09), born in Fukui, Japan
Mar 1 Dave Flippo, American jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, teacher and bandleader, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvana
Mar 1 Nik Kershaw, British new wave singer/songwriter (Wouldn't It Be Good), born in Bristol, England

Andy Gibb (1958-1988)

Mar 5 British singer-songwriter, stage performer, and teen idol ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mar 8 Gary Numan [Webb], British new wave rock musician ("Cars"), born in Hammersmith, England
Mar 9 Martin Fry, British pop singer-songwriter (ABC - "The Look Of Love"; "All of My Heart"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England
Mar 14 Zbigniew Karkowski, Polish composer and experimental musician (Sensorband), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2013)
Mar 21 Lynn Mabry, American R&B and rock session and touring vocalist (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein; Talking Heads; Sheila E), born in Vallejo, California
Mar 21 [Jonathan] Butch Norton, American drummer (Eels), born in Inglewood, California
Mar 22 Pete Wylie, English rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Sinful), born in Liverpool, England
Mar 23 El Duce [Eldon Wayne Hoke], American singer and drummer (The Mentors), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1997)
Mar 28 Oran "Juice" Jones, American R&B singer ("Curiosity"; "Here I Go Again"), born in Houston, Texas
Mar 31 Pat McGlynn, Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Mar 31 Paul Ferguson, British rock drummer (Killing Joke), born in England
Apr 1 (Dennes) D. Boon, American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Minutemen), born in San Pedro, California (d. 1985)
Apr 3 Adam Gussow, American blues harmonic player (Satan & Adam), and college professor, born in New York City
Apr 4 Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1990)
Apr 4 David Roback, American alternative rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Opal; Mazzy Star), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Apr 7 Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), born in the UK (d. 2009)
Apr 10 Errollyn Wallen, British contemporary classical composer (Mighty River; Carbon 12), born in Belize, British Honduras
Apr 10 Yefim Bronfman, Israeli-American concert pianist, born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (now Uzbekistan)
Apr 11 Hanna Havrylets, Ukrainian composer (David's Psalms; Ėlegiya), and educator, born in Vydyniv, Ukrainian SSR (d. 2022)
Apr 11 Stuart Adamson, Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2001)
Apr 12 Will Sergeant, British rock guitarist (Echo & Bunnymen - Killing Moon), born in Liverpool, England
Apr 13 Randy Piper, American heavy metal rocker (Wasp - "Wildchild"), born in San Antonio, Texas
Apr 15 Matt Reid, American rock keyboardist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"), born in the USA
Apr 18 Les Pattinson, Britsh rock bassist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Apr 21 Mike Barson, Scottish rock keyboardist and songwriter (Madness - "Night Boat to Cairo"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Apr 23 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Apr 24 Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer, born in Moscow, USSR
Apr 25 Fish [Derek William Dick], Scottish vocalist (Marillion - "Sugar Mice"), born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Apr 29 Simon Edwards, British folk and soft rock guitarrón and bass player (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"; The First of a Million Kisses), born in Bristol, England
May 3 Dean Garcia, British session and touring guitarist and bass player (Curve, 1990-2005; Eurythmics, 1983-85), born in London, England
May 6 (María) "Lolita" Flores, Spanish-Gypsy singer ("Sarandonga"). and actress, born in Madrid, Spain
May 12 Eric Singer [Mensinger], American hard rock drummer (KISS, 1991-present), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 16 Glenn Gregory, English rock vocalist (Heaven 17), born in Sheffield, England
May 17 Vincent Henar, Surinam bassist (Fra Fra Sound), born in Surinam
May 18 Toyah Wilcox, English singer ("I Want to Be Free"), actress, and Mrs. Robert Fripp, born in Birmingham, England
May 20 Jane Wiedlin, American pop-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter (The Go-Gos - "Vacation"; "We Got The Beat"; solo - Fur), born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
May 23 François Feldman, French pop singer and songwriter (Petit Frank), born in Paris, France
May 23 Shelly West, American country singer ("Red Hot"; "West by West"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 25 Paul Weller, English guitarist (Jam - "This is Modern World"; Style Council), born in Woking, Surrey, England
May 27 Neil Finn, New Zealand musician (Split Enz; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
May 30 Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer (Roxette - Must Have Been Love), born in Össjö, Sweden (d. 2019)
Jun 1 Michael Landau, American session musician, engineer, and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California

Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016)

Jun 7 American funk, rock, R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("1999"; "Purple Rain"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jun 8 Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England
Jun 11 Kevin Wilkinson, British drummer (The Waterboys; China Crisis; Squeeze), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (d. 1999)
Jun 12 Rebecca Holden, American actress (Knight Rider), and country and Christian music singer, born in Dallas, Texas
Jun 14 Brian David Willis, American rock drummer (Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"), born in Portland, Oregon
Jun 16 Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Jun 17 Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor, born in West Point, New York
Jun 17 Jello Biafra [Eric Reed Boucher], American musician and activist (Dead Kennedys), born in Boulder, Colorado
Jun 20 (Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007)
Jun 22 Ruby Turner, Jamacaian-British rock singer ("No Where to Run"), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Jun 27 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer and songwriter (The Gun Club), born in Montebello, California (d. 1996)
Jun 27 Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Geek the Girl), born in Mishawaka, Indiana
Jun 27 Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland
Jun 29 Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in New York City
Jun 30 Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish orchestral conductor (Giro), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jul 3 Aaron Tippin, American country singer ("You've Got to Stand for Something"), born in Pensacola, Florida
Jul 3 Monty Byrom, American rock, blues and country guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer (Billy Satellite; Eddie Money; Big House), born in Corpus Christie, Texas
Jul 4 Kirk Pengilly, Australian rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt"), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Jul 5 Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor, born in Birmingham, England
Jul 8 Carlos Cavazo, American guitarist (Quiet Riot - Metal Health), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 8 Fred Young, American singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
Jul 9 Bruce Waibel, American touring and session rock bassist (Gregg Allman; Firehouse), born in Livingston, New Jersey (d. 2003)
Jul 10 Béla Fleck, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, classical, jazz, and world music banjo player(The Flecktones; New Grass Revival), born in New York City
Jul 10 Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director, born in Munster, County Cork, Ireland
Jul 11 Ray Dodds, British drummer (Fairground Attraction - "Perfect")

Michael Flatley (65 years old)

Jul 16 Irish-American dancer-choreographer (Riverdance; Lord of Dance), flute player, and filmmaker, born in Chicago, Illinois

Jul 18 Nigel Twist, British rock drummer (The Alarm - "In The Summertime"), born in Manchester
Jul 19 David Robertson, American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 2005-18; Sydney Symphony, 2014-19), and educator (Juilliard School, 2018-present), born in Malibu, California
Jul 20 Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboardist (Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me"), born on the Isle of Barra, Scotland
Jul 21 Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)
Jul 24 Mick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], Cypriot-British new wave and art rock fretless bassist, and singer-songwriter (Japan), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2011)
Jul 25 Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands
Jul 25 Thurston Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Coral Gables, Florida
Jul 26 Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
Jul 30 Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter (Running Up That Hill; Wuthering Heights), born in Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Jul 30 Kevin Mahogany, American jazz vocalist ("Double Rainbow"; "Pride And Joy"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2017) [1] [2]
Jul 31 Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M., 1980-97 - "Losing My Religion"; "Stand"), born in Duluth, Minnesota
Aug 1 Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter ("No Myth"), film score composer, and record producer, born in Greenwich Village, New York City
Aug 1 Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "Hey Jack Kerouac"; "These Are Days"), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 2000)
Aug 3 Cindy Nixon, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 6 Randy DeBarge, American pop-rock singer, and bassist (Debarge - "Rhythm Of The Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Aug 6 Simon Francken, Dutch punk-rock bassist (Ivy Green), born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands
Aug 7 Bruce Dickinson, British heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden - "Run to Hills"), born in Worksop, England
Aug 9 Greg Chaisson, Canadian heavy metal bassist (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Aug 13 Feargal Sharkey, Irish punk rock singer (The Undertones - "My Perfect Cousin"; solo - "A Good Heart"), born in Derry, Northern Ireland

Madonna (65 years old)

Aug 16 American singer and actress (Like a Virgin), born in Bay City, Michigan

Aug 17 Belinda Carlisle, American new wave-pop singer (The Go-Go's - "Vacation"; solo - "Heaven On Earth"), born in Hollywood, California
Aug 22 Ian Mitchell, Irish rocker (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Downpatrick, Ireland (d. 2020)
Aug 22 Vernon Reid, American hard rock and funk-metal guitarist (Living Colour) - Vivid, born in London, England
Aug 25 Saskia van Orly [Oerle], Dutch pop singer (Tambourine)

Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Aug 29 American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), born in Gary, Indiana

Sep 1 Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen (Miss Finland, 1977), and pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland) (d. 2002)
Sep 3 Kevin Kiner, American TV and film composer (CSI: Miami; Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in San Bernardino, California
Sep 4 George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
Sep 5 Lars Danielsson, Swedish musician (Summerwind), born in Gothenburg
Sep 6 Buster Bloodvessel [Douglas Trendle], English singer (Bad Manners), born in London
Sep 6 Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer (Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli), born in Perth, Australia
Sep 7 Nadieh [Karin Meis], Dutch singer, guitarist and composer (Haifa Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1996)
Sep 8 David Lewis, American R&B-pop guitarist and singer (Atlantic Starr - "Touch A Four Leaf Clover"; "Always"), born in White Plains, New York
Sep 8 Michael Lardie, American rock keyboard player, guitarist and producer (Great White; Night Ranger), born in Anchorage, Alaska
Sep 11 Mick Talbot, English rock keyboardist (Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"; "My Ever Changing Moods"), born in Wimbledon, London
Sep 15 Dr. Know [Gary Miller], American guitarist (Bad Brains), born in Washington, D. C.
Sep 16 Terry McBride, American singer (McBride & Ride - "Can I Count on You"), born in Austin, Texas
Sep 17 Manfred Honeck, Austrian conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 2007-present), born in Nenzing, Austria
Sep 19 Lita Ford, English-American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb"; solo - "Kiss Me Deadly"), born in London, England

Andrea Bocelli (65 years old)

Sep 22 Italian tenor (The Prayer), born in Lajatico, Italy

Sep 22 Joan Jett [Larkin], American singer (Blackhearts - "I Love Rock 'n Roll"), born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Sep 23 Danielle Dax, British avant-garde rock musician, producer and album art designer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Sep 26 Darby Crash [Jan Paul Beahm], American punk rocker (Germs), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
Sep 27 Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer ("When Words Fail"), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Sep 27 Shaun Cassidy, American singer ("Da Doo Ron Ron"), actor (Hardy Boys), television writer and producer (American Gothic; New Amsterdam), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 28 Ned Lucart, American rock musician (Wall of Voodoo)
Sep 28 Norton Buffalo [Phillip Jackson], American singer-songwriter and country and blues harmonica player, born in Oakland, California (d. 2009)
Sep 30 Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), born in Chinhoye, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (d. 1995)
Sep 30 Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player ("Tempted"; "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'"), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Oct 1 Adrian Partington, English choral director (BBC National Chorus of Wales, 1999-present; Gloucester Cathedral, 2008-present), organist, and pianist, born in Nottingham, England
Oct 1 Martin Cooper, British new wave keyboard player and saxophonist (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), born in Liverpool, England
Oct 1 Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player (Dreams Come True) and composer (Sonic The Hedgehog), born in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Oct 4 Barbara K [Kooyman-MacDonald], American singer-songwriter (Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), born in Wausau, Wisconsin
Oct 9 Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
Oct 10 Tanya Tucker, American Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter ("Delta Dawn"; "Bring Me Flowers Now"), born in Seminole, Texas
Oct 12 Bryn Merrick, British musician (The Damned), born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2015)
Oct 12 Jeff Keith, American rock vocalist (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Texarkana, Arkansas
Oct 13 Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American musician and composer (Machine Gun), born in Tacoma, Washington
Oct 13 Joseph Richard Sylvers, American R&B musician (The Sylvers)
Oct 14 Thomas Dolby [Robertson], British new-wave rock singer and musician ("She Blinded Me With Science"), born in London, England
Oct 16 Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Greek folk and jazz singer, born on Icaria, Greece

Alan Jackson (65 years old)

Oct 17 American country singer (Here in the Real World), born in Newnan, Georgia

Oct 17 Gianmaria Testa, Italian singer-songwriter, born in Cavallermaggiore, Italy (d. 2016)
Oct 17 Howard Alden, American jazz guitarist (George Van Eps), born in Newport Beach, California
Oct 19 Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Oct 20 Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Oct 20 Mark King, English rock bassist and vocalist (Level 42 - "Standing in the Light"; "Love Games"), born in Cowes, England
Oct 20 Ricky Byrd, American rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts), born in The Bronx, New York
Oct 22 Bobby Blotzer, American rock drummer (Ratt, "Round & Round"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 23 Jonathan Wolff, American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld, Will & Grace), born in Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 24 Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands
Oct 25 Mark Miller, American singer (Sawyer Brown - "This Missin' You Heart of Mine"; "Thank God For You"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Oct 25 Phil Daniels, British stage and screen actor (Quadrophenia; EastEnders - "Kevin"), and rock singer, born in Islington, London, England
Oct 26 Bassam Saba, Lebanese violinist, oud, and nay player (New York Arabic Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble), born in Tripoli, Lebanon (d. 2020)
Oct 27 Hazell Dean [Poole], English disco singer (Always Doesn't Mean Forever), born in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Oct 27 Manu Katché, French session and touring drummer (Peter Gabriel; Preface; Sting), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Oct 27 Simon Le Bon, English rock vocalist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Nov 5 Don Falcone, American progressive rock keyboardist and producer (Spirits Burning; Thessalonians), born in Pennsylvania
Nov 7 Jack Wyngaard, South African dancer (London City Ballet, 1986-96), born in Simon's Town, South Africa d. 1996)
Nov 8 Don Byron, American composer and clarinetist, born in The Bronx, New York
Nov 8 Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam & The Ants), born in London, England
Nov 10 Brooks Williams, American musician, singer and songwriter, born in Statesboro, Georgia
Nov 10 Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2001)
Nov 11 Luz Casal, Spanish singer, born in Boimorto, Spain
Nov 16 Harry Rushakoff, American drummer (Concrete Blonde), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 24 Carmel [McCourt], British rock and soul-jazz singer (Storm, More More More), born in Wrawby, England
Nov 25 Gary Coveyou, American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - "Billy Don't Be A Hero"), born in the USA
Nov 28 Tim Mullens, Dutch punk rock singer and guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands
Nov 30 Stacey Q [Swain], American singer ("Two of Hearts"), born in Fullerton, California
Dec 1 Lisa Fischer, American vocalist and songwriter ("How Can I Ease the Pain"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 5 Patrick Hawkes, English composer, organist, pianist, and conductor, born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Dec 8 Bird McIntyre [Albert Thongchai McIntyre], Thai pop singer, luk thung musician, and actor, born in Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 9 Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California

Nikki Sixx (65 years old)

Dec 11 Jr.], American rock bassist and songwriter (Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"), born in San Jose, California

Dec 13 Dana Strum [Strumwasser], American rock bassist (Slaughter - "Up All Night"; "Days Gone By"), born in Washington, D.C.
Dec 14 Jan Dijksma, Dutch rock bassist (Weekend at Waikiki), born in the Netherlands
Dec 14 Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc; Waterboys - "Rainbow Warrior"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Dec 14 Peter "Spider" Tracy, English rock tin whistle player and vocalist (The Pogues - "Fairy Tale Of New York"), born in Eastbourne, England
Dec 17 Mike Mills, American rock bassist (R.E.M. - "The One I Love"), born in Berkeley, California
Dec 18 Julia Wolfe, American composer ("Anthracite Fields" Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19 Limahl [Christopher Hamill], English pop singer (Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"), born in Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Dec 19 Steven Isserlis, British cellist, born in London