Musicians Born in 1960

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 206

Michael Hutchence (1960-1997)

Jan 22 Australian rock vocalist (INXS - "Devil Inside": "New Sensation"), and actor (Dogs in Space), born in Sydney, Australia

Jan 26 Charlie Gillingham, American rock Hammond B-3 organ, accordion, piano, and keyboard player (Counting Crows - "Accidentally In Love"), born in Torrance, California
Jan 29 Cho-Liang Lin, American classical violinist (Queen Sophia prize, 1977), and teacher (Juilliard, 1991-present), born in Hsinchu, Taiwan [1]
Jan 29 David Piltch, Canadian session and touring bassist (Holly Cole, k.d. lang, Joe Henry), born in Toronto, Ontario
Jan 29 James "JG" Thirlwell, Australian musician, composer and record producer, born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 4 Jonathan Larson, American theater composer (Rent), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1996)
Feb 4 Tim Booth, British rock singer (James - "Sit Down"), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Feb 5 Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor, born in Athens, Greece
Feb 7 Steve Bronski Scottish rock keyboard player (Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy"), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
Feb 9 Holly Johnson, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
Feb 10 Lionel Cartwright, American country music artist (I Watched it on the Radio, Leap of Faith), born in Gallipolis, Ohio
Feb 13 Michael Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me), born in Hammersmith, London, England
Feb 15 Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
Feb 16 Lucy Kaplansky, American folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolin player, and clinical psychologist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 16 Pete Willis, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Def Leppard, 1977-82 - "Let It Go"; "Photograph"), born in Sheffield, England
Feb 20 Cecilia Chailly, Italian harpist, contemporary classical and new age composer, singer, and novelist, born in Milan, Italy
Feb 20 Kee Marcello [Kjell Hilding Löfbom], Swedish rock guitarist (Europe - Final Countdown; Easy Action), born in Ludvika, Sweden
Feb 21 Steve Wynn, American singer-songwriter (The Dream Syndicate), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 26 (Jeremy) "Jaz" Coleman, English rock singer, keyboardist and record producer (Killing Joke), born in Cheltenham, England
Feb 27 Johnny Van Zant, American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Feb 27 Paul Humphreys, British rock singer and musician (OMD - "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)"; "(Forever) Live and Die"), born in London, England
Feb 29 Khaled [Ibrahim], Algerian world music and raï singer-songwriter and musician ("Didi"; "Aicha"), born in Oran, Algeria
Feb 29 Lucian Grainge, American executive (CEO Universal Music Group, most important person in music industry - Billboard), born in London, England
Mar 5 David Tibet [Bunting], English poet, visual artist, and apocalyptic folk musician (Current 93), born in Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
Mar 5 Nicolas Launay, British record producer, composer and recording engineer (Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Arcade Fire; Kate Bush; Talking Heads), born in London, England
Mar 7 Chris Rodriguez, American pop and country session and touring guitarist and vocalist, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, born in The Bronx, New York
Mar 12 (Christopher) "Kipp" Lennon, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Venice), born in Venice, California
Mar 12 Maki Nomiya, Japanese pop singer (Pizzicato Five), born in Shiranuka, Hokkaido, Japan
Mar 12 Minoru Niihara, Japanese heavy metal singer (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan

Adam Clayton (64 years old)

Mar 13 English-Irish musician and rock bassist (U2 -"I Will Follow"), born in Chinnor, England

Mar 13 Stuart Sullivan, American audio engineer (Roky Erikson; Willie Nelson; Sublime), and recording studio owner, born in East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 14 Kendra Smith, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Dream Syndicate, 1981-83; Opal), born in Champlin, Minnesota
Mar 18 Anita Lane, Australian rock singer-songwriter (The Bad Seeds - "From Her To Eternity"), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
Mar 19 Eliane Elias, Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger (Dreamer; Around The City), born in São Paulo, Brazil
Mar 21 Dominic Miller, American session and touring guitarist (World Party; Sting), born in Hurlingham, Argentina
Mar 21 Guy Chadwick, British pop singer-songwriter (The House of Love - Shine On), born in Hanover, Germany
Mar 21 Robert Sweet, American Christian-metal sideways drummer (Stryper), born in Lynwood, California
Mar 23 Louise Goffin, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and educator (WriteGirl), born in Brooklyn, NYC
Mar 24 Nena [Gabrielle Kerner], German pop singer ("99 Luftballons"- "99 Red Balloons"), born in Hagen, West Germany
Mar 25 Steve Norman, British rock saxophone player (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
Mar 29 Jo Nesbø, Norwegian writer (Harry Hole crime novels) and singer, born in Oslo, Norway
Apr 3 Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch progressive rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Ayreon), born in Hilversum, Netherlands
Apr 3 Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian pop singer (Entre la tête et le cœur), born in Montréal, Québec
Apr 4 Andrew Ladd, British pianist, and contemporary classical composer, born in Kent, England
Apr 4 Jane Eaglin, English dramatic soprano, born in Lincoln, England
Apr 6 John Pizzarelli, American jazz guitarist, vocalist, and record producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
Apr 6 Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina
Apr 7 Tracy Silverman, American contemporary classical and jazz acoustic and electric 6-string violinist (Turtle Island String Quartet), composer, and pedagogue, born in Peekskill, New York
Apr 10 Katrina Leskanich, American musician and singer (Katrina and the Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"), born in Topeka, Kansas
Apr 14 Brian Forster, American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - "Chris" the second one), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 14 Chris Cuffaro, American portrait, music industry, and commercial photographer, born in San Jose, California
Apr 18 Mick Sweda, American rock guitarist and songwriter (King Kobra, 1984-87; Bulletboys, 1987-93), born in Gowanda, New York
Apr 23 Steve Clark, English rock guitarist (Def Leppard), born in Hillsborough, England (d. 1991)
Apr 26 Roger Taylor, English rock drummer (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Birmingham, England
Apr 27 Wally Langdon, British bassist (Herman Brood & His Wild Romance), born in London, England (d. 2019)
Apr 29 Gerard Joling, Dutch pop tenor vocalist ("Love Is In Your Eyes"), and television personality, born in n Schagen, Netherlands
Apr 29 Phil King, British rock bassist (Lush; Jesus and Mary Chain; The Fallen), born in London, England
May 6 Bart de Boer, Dutch punk rock guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands
May 6 John Flansburgh, American alt-rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (They Might Be Giants - "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"; "Birdhouse Of Your Soul"), born in Lincoln, Massachusetts
May 6 Phyllis Treigle, American operatic soprano, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 7 Adam Bernstein, American music video and television director, born in Princeton, New Jersey
May 8 Eric Brittingham, American rock bassist (Cinderella - "Heartbreak Station"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Salisbury, Maryland
May 9 Jim Reilly, Northern Irish drummer (Red Rockers), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Bono (63 years old)

May 10 Irish rock singer and lyricist (U2 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"; "Desire"; "Beautiful Day"; "One"), born in Dublin, Ireland

May 19 Shujaat Khan, Indian sitar player, singer, and composer, born in Calcutta, India
May 19 Yazz [Yasmin Evans], singer (Fine Time), born in London, England
May 20 Susan Cowsill, American rock vocalist (The Cowsills - "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island
May 24 Guy Fletcher, British musician and keyboardist (Dire Straits, 1984-95; The Notting Hillbillies), born in Maidstone, Kent, England
May 24 Ken Schaphorst, American jazz composer, performer, big band bandleader and educator (New England Conservatory), born in Abington, Pennsylvania
May 25 Wallace Roney, American post-bop jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
May 30 Stephen Duffy, English rock singer, songwriter, and musician (The Lilac Time - "Paradise Circus"; solo - "Sugar High"; Duran Duran 1978-79), born in Alum Rock, England
Jun 1 Jesse Johnson, American funk-rock guitarist (The Time), born in Rock Island, Illinois
Jun 1 Simon Gallup, British rock bassist (The Cure - "Friday I'm In Love"), born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
Jun 2 Tony Hadley, English pop-rock vocalist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in Islington, North London. England
Jun 6 Pelle Alsing, Swedish drummer (Roxette - "Listen to Your Heart"), born in Vantörs Församling, Sweden (d. 2020)
Jun 6 Steve Vai, American rock guitarist, and composer (Frank Zappa; David Lee Roth Band; Whitesnake), born in Carle Place, New York
Jun 7 Aldo Brizzi, Italian conductor, and contemporary classical-world fusion composer, born in Alessandria, Italy
Jun 8 Mick Hucknall, English singer-songwriter (Simply Red "If You Don't Know Me by Now"), born in Manchester, England
Jun 11 Nick Hallam, British DJ and producer (Stereo MCs - "Connected"), born in Nottingham, England
Jun 18 West Arkeen, American guitarist and songwriter (for Guns N' Roses - "It's So Easy,"; "The Garden"), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1997)
Jun 19 Luke Morley, British rock guitarist (Thunder), born in Chamberwell, London
Jun 20 John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
Jun 22 Arturo O’Farrill, Mexican Latin jazz musician (Four Questions), born in Mexico City
Jun 23 Donald Harrison, American jazz saxophonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jun 23 Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese arcade game musician and programmer, born in Japan
Jun 25 Zorica Kondža, Croatian pop singer (Stijene), born in Split, Yugoslavia
Jun 26 Richard Cottle, Welsh session and touring keyboardist (Alan Parsons Project, Tina Turner), and television composer, born in Swansea, Wales
Jun 26 Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1997)
Jun 29 "The Caveman" Kevin Shirley, South African music producer and mixer (Journey, Iron Maiden, Europe, Led Zeppelin), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jun 30 Brendan O'Brien, American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer and record producer (Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Cornell, and Bruce Springsteen), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 30 Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles), born in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Jul 1 (Anthony) "Ted" Key, British rock bassist (The Housemartins, 1984-85; The Kingstons), born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Jul 1 Erik Friedlander, American classical and avant garde jazz cellist and composer (John Zorn; Masada String Trio), born in New York City
Jul 1 Evelyn "Champagne" King, American disco singer ("Shame"; "I'm in Love"), born in The Bronx, New York
Jul 1 Tony Miceli, American jazz vibraphonist and educator (Monkadelphia), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 11 David Baerwald, American singer/songwriter (David + David - "Welcome To The Boomtown": "Swallowed By The Cracks"), born in Oxford, Ohio
Jul 12 Corynne Charby [Corinne Charbit], French model, actress and pop singer ("Pile ou face" - "Heads Or Tails"), born in Paris, France
Jul 14 Angélique Kidjo, Beninese singer-songwriter ("Djin, Djin"; "Eve"; "IFÉ"), and human rights activist, born in Ouidah, Republic of Dahomey (now Benin)

Jane Lynch (63 years old)

Jul 14 American actress (Best In Show; Glee; Two and a Half Men; Criminal Minds), singer, and comedian, born in Evergreen Park, Illinois

Jul 14 Ray Herndon, American guitarist (Lyle Lovett's Large Band), and country singer-songwriter (McBride & Ride - "Can I Count On You"), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
Jul 16 Eus van Someren, Dutch pop guitarist (Scene, Blaauw), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands
Jul 17 Dawn Upshaw, American soprano (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Jul 22 Jon Oliva, American musician (Savatage; Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in The Bronx, New York
Jul 27 Conway Savage, Australian piano and organ player (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in Victoria, Australia (d. 2018)
Jul 31 Malcolm Ross, Scottish rock guitarist (Aztec Camera, 1984 - "All I Need Is Everything"), born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Aug 1 Chuck D [Ridenhour], American rapper (Public Enemy), born in Queens, New York
Aug 2 David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid; The Jesus Lizard), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 2 Neal Morse, American musician (Spock's Beard; Transatlantic), born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Aug 4 Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round & Round"), born in La Jolla, California (d. 2002)
Aug 5 Seth Swirsky, American pop songwriter ("Tell It To My Heart"), born in Connecticut
Aug 6 Aldo Jones [Albert Mansis], American rockabilly bassist and singer (Ben Vaughn Combo), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2001)
Aug 7 Jacquie O'Sullivan, British rock singer and songwriter (Bananarama - "Venus"), born in London, England
Aug 10 Vinnie Kilduff, Irish session and touring tin whistler, uilleann piper, mandolin player, and songwriter (The Waterboys; U2: Sinéad O'Connor), born in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland
Aug 12 Morty Skaget [Morty Black, Norwegian heavy metal musician (TNT, JORN), born in Trondheim, Norway
Aug 13 Koji Kondo, Japanese composer and music director for Nintendo, born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Aug 14 Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano, born in Verona, Italy

Sarah Brightman (63 years old)

Aug 14 British stage actress and singer (Phantom of the Opera), born in Berkhamsted, England

Aug 16 Flood [Marc Ellis], British record producer and audio engineer, born in London, England
Aug 17 Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer, born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
Aug 22 Collin Raye [Floyd Elliot Wray], American country music singer ("Love, Me"; "I Can Still Feel You"), born in De Queen, Arkansas
Aug 26 Branford Marsalis, American jazz, classical and funk saxophonist (Sting; Tonight Show, 1992-95), born in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Aug 26 Jim Beard, American session and touring jazz-fusion keyboardist and composer (Pat Metheny, Steely Dan, The Brecker Brothers), born in Ridley Park Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
Aug 26 Nancy Martinez, French Canadian pop-dance singer (Move Out), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 26 Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video), born in St Louis, Missouri
Aug 26 Pharez Whitted, American jazz, funk, and soul trumpeter, and educator, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 29 William Susman, American pianist and contemporary classical and documentary film score composer (Pentateuch; Snow Lion of Peace; Native New Yorker), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 30 Chalino Sánchez, Mexican musician, born in Alturas Del Sur Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico (d. 1992)
Aug 31 Chris Whitley, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2005)
Sep 1 (Richard) "Cass" Lewis, British bassist, songwriter, and producer (Skunk Anansie - "Hedonism"), born in London, England
Sep 4 Kim Thayil, American guitarist (Soundgarden, Probot), born in Seattle, Washington
Sep 8 Aimee Mann, American rock singer and bassist ('Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"; "Save Me"), born in Richmond, Virginia
Sep 8 David Steele, British musician (The Beat; Fine Young Cannibals), born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Sep 10 David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Camper Van Beethoven; Cracker), born in San Antonio, Texas
Sep 11 Neal X [Whitmore], English musician (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Henley-on-Thames, England
Sep 15 Michel "Mitch" Dorge, Canadian drummer and producer (Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sep 21 Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist, conductor, and educator, born in Farsta, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2014)
Sep 23 John Rocca, English funk singer (Southern Freeze), born in London
Sep 28 Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter (The Power of Love), born in Queens, New York
Sep 30 Bill Rieflin, American rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails; R.E.M.; King Crimson, 2013-20), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020)
Oct 2 Al Connelly, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Glass Tiger), born in Montreal, Quebec
Oct 2 Django Bates, British jazz musician, composer and educator, born in Beckenham, Kent
Oct 4 Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, American country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad), born in Apopka, Florida
Oct 4 Malcolm Burn, Canadian musician and record producer (Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl), born in Cornwall, Ontario
Oct 6 Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - "Scared to Dance"), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Oct 7 Kyosuke Himuro, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
Oct 7 Viktor Lazlo [Sonia Dronier], French-Belgian pop singer ("Breathless"), born in Lorient, France
Oct 10 Eric Martin, American rocker (Mr Big), born in Long Island, New York
Oct 10 John Beasley, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and Grammy Award-winning arranger, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Oct 10 Simon Townshend, British guitarist and songwriter, born in Chiswick, London
Oct 13 Joey Belladonna [Bellardini], American heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax, 1984-92 - "I Am The Law"), born in Oswego, New York
Oct 16 Bob Mould, American rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist (Hüsker Dü; Sugar), born in Malone, New York
Oct 19 Dan "Woody" Woodgate, British rock drummer (Madness - "Our House"; Voice of Beehive), born in Kensington, West London, England
Oct 19 Jennifer Holliday, American Grammy and Tony Award-winning stage actress, and pop, R&B, and gospel singer (Dream Girls), born in Houston, Texas
Oct 19 Jonathan FeBland, English musician and artist, born in London
Oct 20 Lepa Brena 'Yugoslavia’s Madonna', Yugoslav singer, born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia
Oct 22 Cris Kirkwood, American cow-punk bassist, singer, and songwriter (Meat Puppets - "Backwater"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 22 Darryl Jenifer, American punk rock and hip-hop bassist (Bad Brains; The White Mandingos), born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 24 Carolien de Windt, Surinamese-Dutch singer (Mai Tai), born in Suriname
Oct 27 Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer (Deutsche Oper am Rhein), born in Jezkazgan, Kazakhstan, USSR (d. 2015)
Nov 3 James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Nov 3 Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch rock drummer (Bob Color; The Billies), born in the Netherlands
Nov 4 Frl. Menke, German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle), born in Hamburg, Germany
Nov 4 Kim Forester, American country singer (Forester Sisters - "Men"), born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Nov 5 Ken Coomer, American drummer and producer (Uncle Tupelo; Wilco), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 5 René Froger, Dutch singer ("Everything Can Make a Man Happy"), born in Amsterdam
Nov 7 Tommy Thayer, American guitarist (Kiss), born in Portland, Oregon
Nov 9 Joëlle Ursull, French-Guadeloupean singer, born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Nov 12 Maurane [Claudine Luypaerts], Belgian Francophone jazz and chanson singer, born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 2018)
Nov 13 Wayne Parker, Canadian bass player (Glass Tiger - "Don't Forget Me"), born in Ontario
Nov 14 Piet Swerts, Belgian classical pianist, composer (Rotations; Zodiac), and educator, born in Tongeren, Belgium
Nov 15 Dann Huff, American songwriter, session musician, producer (Michael Jackson), born in Nashville, Tennessee

RuPaul (63 years old)

Nov 17 American drag queen, actor, singer and TV personality (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in San Diego, California

Nov 18 Kim Wilde, English pop singer ("Kids in America"; "You Keep Me Hanging On"), born in London
Nov 19 Matt Sorum, American rock drummer (Guns N' Roses, 1990-97; Velvet Revolver, 2002-08), born in Orange County, California
Nov 22 (Francis) "Eg" White, British cow punk and pop-rocker (Brother Beyond - "Can You Keep a Secret"), songwriter, and [producer (with Adele -"Chasing Pavements"), born in England
Nov 24 Edgar Meyer, American classical, jazz, and bluegrass bassist, and composer, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Nov 25 Amy Grant, American gospel and rock singer (Glory of Love, Baby Baby), born in Augusta, Georgia
Nov 25 Kasey Smith, American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Queens, New York
Nov 27 Ashley Ingram, British soul and R&B guitarist and bass player (Fizzz; Imagination - "Just An Illusion"), born in Northampton, England
Nov 27 Maria Schneider, American composer (Concert in the Garden), born in Windom, Minnesota
Dec 2 Razzle [Nicholas Dingley], British drummer (Hanoi Rocks), born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1984)
Dec 2 Rick Savage, British rock bassist (Def Leppard - Hysteria, Rock of Ages), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Dec 5 Brian Bromberg, American jazz bass player (You Know That Feeling), born in Tucson, Arizona
Dec 5 Jack Russell, American rocker (Great White-Twice Shy), born in Montebello, California
Dec 5 Les Nemes, English rock bassist (Haircut 100), born in Croydon, England
Dec 6 Diederik Wissels, Dutch jazz pianist and composer ("The Hillock Songstress"; "Secrecy"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dec 7 Craig Scanlon, English rock guitarist (The Fall), born in Manchester, England
Dec 11 Rachel Portman, British Academy and Emmy Award-winning film score composer (Emma; Chocolat; Cider House Rules), born in Haslemere, England
Dec 12 Jaap van Zweden, Dutch violinist and concert master, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 12 Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), born in Neptune, New Jersey (d. 2022)
Dec 15 Doug Phelps, American country-rock bassist and singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Oh Lonesome Me"), born in Leachville, Arkansas
Dec 15 Walter Werzowa, Austrian contemporary classical composer (Beethoven's 10th), and audio brander (Intel), born in Vienna, Austria
Dec 21 Louis Demetrius Alvanis, English classical pianist, born in London, England