Months in Year 1961: January February March April May June July August September October November December
Birthdays 1 - 150 of 176
Jan 3rd - Erwin Blom,
Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)
Jan 6th - Dirk de Vries,
Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff)
Jan 10th - Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg,
Rome Italy, concert violinist
Jan 13th - Graham "Suggs" McPherson,
Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
Jan 13th - Suggs, English singer
Jan 15th - Iris DeMent,
Paragould Ar, country singer (Our Town)
Jan 16th - Paul Raven,
English musician (Killing Joke) (d. 2007)
Jan 16th - Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter
Jan 27th - Gillian Gilbert,
Manchester England, rocker (New Order-Round & Round)
Jan 27th - Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies)
Jan 27th - Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
Jan 27th - Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts)
Feb 3rd - Linda Eder,
American singer
Feb 8th - Sammy Llanas,
rocker (Bodeans)
Feb 8th - Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
Feb 9th - Jussi Lampi,
Finnish musician and actor
Feb 11th - Becky LeBeau,
LA California, vocalist (Mischief)
Feb 13th - Henry Rollins,
US vocalist/poet (Big Ugly Mouth, Talking From the Box)
Feb 13th - Les Warner, rocker (Cult-Fire Woman)
Feb 16th - Andy Taylor,
Engld, rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
Feb 21st - Ranking Roger,
rock vocalist (English Beat-Drowning)
Feb 22nd - Don Van Spall,
guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
Feb 22nd - Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist
Feb 24th - Persijn "Dakota" Joling,
Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
Mar 1st - Davis Daniel,
Arlington Heights Ill, country singer
Mar 2nd - Simone Young,
Australian conductor
Mar 5th - Dan Stuart,
US singer/songwriter (Green on Red)
Mar 11th - Bruce Watson,
Ontario Canada, rock guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland)
Mar 11th - Mike Percy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
Mar 17th - Casey Siemaszko,
Chicago IL, actor (Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High)
Mar 20th - Slim Jim Phantom,
[Jim Mcdonnell], rock drummer (Stray Cats)
Mar 27th - Clark Datchler,
vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz-Don't Say it's Love)
Mar 27th - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)
Apr 1st - Mark White,
rock guitarist (ABC-All of My Heart)
Apr 2nd - Keren Jane Woodward,
Bristol England, rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus)
Apr 9th - Mark Kelly,
Dublin Ireland, keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel)
Apr 11th - Doug Hopkins,
American musician
Apr 12th - D D Verni,
heavy metal rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter)
Apr 13th - Tammy Stephens,
Arlington Tx, singer (Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel)
Apr 16th - Doris Dragović,
Croatian singer
Apr 18th - Kelly Hansen,
heavy metal rocker (Hurricane-I'm on to You)
May 2nd - Doctor Robert,
[Bruce R Howard], rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
May 7th - Phil Campbell,
British musician (Motörhead)
May 11th - Cecile Licad,
Manila Philippines, pianist (Leventritt Award-1981)
May 12th - Billy Duffy,
rocker (Cult-Hell's Kitchen)
Singer-Songwriter Enya (Eithne Ní Bhraonáin) (May 17th)
May 17th - Enya [Eithne Ní Bhraonáin],
Gweedore, County Donegal, Irish singer and songwriter (A Day Without Rain)
May 20th - Kit Clarke,
rocker (Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer)
May 22nd - Dana Williams,
Dayton Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
May 28th - Roland Gift,
UK, rocker (Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy)
May 29th - David Palmer,
heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC)
May 29th - Melissa Etheridge, US singer/songwriter/guitarist (Never Enough)
May 30th - Trey Parker,
rapper/actor (Newsies, Hull High)
Jun 2nd - John Cameroon,
guitarist (Claw Boys Claw)
Jun 2nd - Dez Cadena, American musician (Black Flag)
Jun 4th - El Debarge,
Grand Rapids Mich, rocker (Debarge-All this Love)
Jun 5th - Teri Nunn,
California, rock vocalist (Berlin-You Take my Breathe Away)
Jun 6th - Tom Araya,
Chilean musician (Slayer)
Jun 6th - Nir Brand, Israeli composer
Jun 7th - Dave Catching,
American musician
Jun 10th - Maxi Priest,
[Max Elliott], Jamaican/English singer (Wild World)
Jun 10th - Kim Deal, American musician (Pixies), (The Breeders)
Jun 10th - Kelley Deal, American musician (The Breeders)
Jun 14th - "Boy George" O'Dowd,
androgynous vocalist & druggie (Culture Club)
Jun 15th - Kai Eckhardt,
German musician (Garaj Mahal)
Jun 15th - Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese singer/actress
Jun 18th - [Genevieve] Alison Moyet,
Essex England, rock vocalist (Yaz, Alf)
Jun 21st - Kip Winger,
rocker (Winger-17)
Jun 21st - Manu Chao, Spanish musician
Jun 21st - Sascha Konietzko, German musician
Jun 22nd - Bobby Gillespie,
rocker (Primal Scream)
Jun 22nd - Jimmy Somerville, Glasgow Soctland, rocker (Bronski Beat, Communards)
Jun 23rd - Mark Drillich,
Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff)
Jun 24th - Curt Smith,
Bath England, rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears)
Jun 29th - Greg Hetson,
American punk-rock guitarist
Jul 3rd - Vince Clarke,
Basildon Essex, rock keyboardist (Erasure)
Jul 3rd - Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer
Jul 3rd - Tim Smith, English musician (Cardiacs)
Jul 5th - Isabelle Poulenard,
French soprano
Jul 8th - Andy Fletcher,
rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough)
Jul 8th - Graham Jones, rock guitarist (Haircut 100)
Jul 8th - Toby Keith, American singer
Jul 10th - Jacky Cheung,
Hong Kong singer and actor
Jul 13th - Lawrence Donegan,
rock bassist
Jul 21st - Jim Martin,
Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
Jul 21st - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer
Jul 23rd - Martin Gore,
rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough)
Jul 26th - Andy Connel,
rocker (Swingout Sister-Swingout)
Jul 26th - Gary Cherone, Boston, heavy metal vocalist (Extreme-More Than Words)
Jul 26th - Terri Nunn, rock vocalist (Berlin-Takes My Breath Away)
Jul 26th - Keiko Matsui, Japanese musician and composer
Aug 2nd - Pete de Freitas,
Trinidad, rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman)
Aug 2nd - Cold 187um, American rapper (Above the Law)
Aug 3rd - Lee Rocker,
[Leon Drucker], rock bassist (Stray Cats-Gonna Ball)
Aug 5th - Mark O'Connor,
American violinist
Aug 8th - The Edge, [Dave Evans], London, rock guitarist (U2-I Will Follow)
Aug 8th - Daniel House, American music executive
Aug 8th - Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison)
Aug 10th - Jon Farriss,
Australian rock vocalist/drummer (INXS-Kiss the Dirt)
Aug 12th - Pete De Freitas,
rocker (Echo & the Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here)
Aug 12th - Roy Hay, guitarist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me)
Aug 12th - Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart)
Aug 13th - Stuart Maconie,
English music writer and broadcaster
Aug 15th - Matt Johnson,
rocker (The The-Infected Soul Mining)
Aug 20th - Rick Rael,
heavy metal rocker
Aug 22nd - Debbi Peterson,
LA California, rock drummer (Bangles-Eternal Flame)
Aug 22nd - Jay Ashton, rocker (Gene Loves Jezebel)
Aug 22nd - Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist (Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels)
Aug 23rd - Dean DeLeo,
American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
Aug 24th - Colin Angus,
Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)
Aug 24th - Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist (Madness)
Aug 25th - Billy Ray Cyrus,
Flatwoods Ky, country singer (Achy Breaky Heart)
Aug 26th - Jimmy Olander,
Palos Verdes Cal, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle)
Aug 28th - Kim Appleby,
rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America)
Aug 28th - Kim Appleby, English singer
Aug 29th - Tony MacAlpine,
heavy metal rocker (Solo-Edge of Insanity)
Aug 31st - David Chastain,
heavy metal rocker (Chastain-Rule of Wasteland)
Sep 5th - Marc-André Hamelin,
Canadian pianist
Sep 6th - Pal Waaktaar,
Oslo Norway, rock guitarist/vocalist (A-ha)
Sep 6th - Scott Travis, American musician (Judas Priest)
Sep 7th - LeRoi Moore,
American Saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band) {d. 2008)
Sep 7th - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French Pianist
Sep 12th - Mylene Farmer,
Montreal Canada, french singer (Cendres de Lune)
Sep 12th - Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer
Sep 13th - Dave Mustaine,
American musician (ex-Metallica, Megadeth)
Sep 13th - KK Null, Japanese musician
Sep 16th - Bilinda Butcher,
British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
Sep 17th - Ty Tabor,
American guitarist and singer (King's X)
Sep 27th - Andy Lau,
Hong Kong actor and singer
Sep 30th - Sally Yeh,
Hong Kong singer and actress
Oct 2nd - Robbie Nevil,
rocker (A Place Like This)
Oct 5th - Sharon Cheslow,
American musician, composer and artist
Oct 7th - Brian Mannix,
Australian singer and actor
Oct 8th - Ted Kooshian,
American jazz pianist
Oct 10th - Martin Kemp,
London, rock bassist (Spandau Ballet)
Oct 14th - Mike Tramp,
Denmark, heavy metal rocker (White Lion-Mane Attraction)
Oct 18th - Wynton Marsalis,
New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983)
Oct 29th - Randy Jackson,
Gary In, rocker (Jackson 5-ABC)
Oct 31st - Larry Mullen Jr,
Dublin Ireland, rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow)
Oct 31st - Kate Campbell, American musician
Nov 1st - Magne Furuholmen,
Oslo Norway, keyboardist/vocalist (Aha-Take on Me)
Nov 1st - Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
