Musicians Born in 1961

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Jan 27 Tessa Niles, British session and touring singer (Eric Clapton; Duran Duran; Robbie Williams), born in Ilford, Essex, England
Jan 29 Eddie Jackson, American heavy metal rock bassist (Queensrÿche - "Silent Lucidity"), born in Robstown, Texas
Jan 31 Lloyd Cole, English rocker (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions), born in Buxton, Derbyshire
Feb 3 Linda Eder, American pop and musical theater singer, born in Tucson, Arizona
Feb 8 Sammy Llanas, American rock singer-songwritrer (Bodeans, 1983-2011 - "Closer To Free"), born in Wisconsin
Feb 8 Vince Neil, American rock singer (Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"), born in Hollywood, California
Feb 9 Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor, born in Lappajärvi, Finland
Feb 11 Becky LeBeau, American vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 13 Henry Rollins [Garfield], American musician (Big Ugly Mouth; Talking From the Box), monologuist, and actor, born in Washington, D.C.
Feb 13 Les Warner, British musician and producer (The Cult - "Fire Woman"), born in Fulham, England
Feb 14 Latifa, Tunisian singer, born in Manouba, Tunisia
Feb 16 Andy Taylor, British rock guitarist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"; The Power Station), born in Tynemouth, England
Feb 22 Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, born in Osaka, Japan
Feb 22 Lowell Liebermann, American classical pianist and composer (Gargoyles), born in New York City
Feb 24 Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist, singer, and mandolin player (The Pilgrims - "Angels Falling"), born in the Netherlands

Mar 1 Davis Daniel, American country singer, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Mar 2 Simone Young, Australian conductor (Hamburg State Opera and Hamburg Philharmonic, 2005-15), born in Sydney, Australia
Mar 5 Dan Stuart, American singer-songwriter (Green on Red), poet, and author (The Unfortunate Demise of Marlowe Billings), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 7 Warrel Dane, American singer (Nevermore), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
Mar 11 Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish rock guitarist, sitar and mandolin player (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Timmons, Ontario
Mar 11 Mike Percy, English rock bassist (Dead or Alive, 1981-88 - "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"), born in Liverpool, England
Mar 18 Grant Hart, American punk rock drummer and songwriter (Hüsker Dü), born in South St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2017)
Mar 18 Hanna Kulenty, Polish contemporary classical composer (Preludium, Postludium and Psalm), born in Białystok, Poland
Mar 21 Shawn Lane, American session rock, jazz, and world fusion guitarist, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2003)
Mar 21 Slim Jim Phantom [McDonnell], American rock drummer (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 27 Tak Matsumoto, Japanese Grammy Award-winning guitarist (B'z), born in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Mar 28 José Feghali, Brazilian concert pianist (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, 1985), born in Brazil (d. 2014)
Apr 1 Mark White, British rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer (ABC - "All of My Heart", born in Sheffield, England

Susan Boyle (63 years old)

Apr 1 Scottish pop singer (Britain's Got Talent, 2009 -"I Dreamed A Dream"), born in Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland

Apr 2 Keren Jane Woodward, English rock vocalist (Bananarama - "Venus"), born in Bristol, England
Apr 6 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, born in Fort Frances, Ontario (d. 2000)
Apr 7 Karen Tanaka, Japanese classical composer (Frozen Horizon), born in Tokyo, Japan
Apr 9 Mark Kelly, Irish keyboardist (Marillion - "Real to Reel"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Apr 11 Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms - "Til I Hear It From You"), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1993)
Apr 11 Nigel Pulsford, British rock guitarist (Bush - Sixteen Stone), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Apr 12 D. D. Verni, American heavy metal bassist, and songwriter (Overkill - "Hello From the Gutter"), born in New Providence, New Jersey
Apr 13 (Clarence) "Butch" Taylor, American rock and jazz keyboardist and composer (Dave Matthews Band, 1998-2008), born in Shawsville, Virginia
Apr 13 Tammy Stephens, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Arlington, Texas
Apr 16 Doris Dragović, Croatian pop singer ("Marija Magdalena"), born in Split, Yugoslavia
Apr 18 Kelly Hansen, American heavy metal rocker (Hurricane - "I'm On To You"), born in Hawthorne, California
Apr 19 Jono Manson, American singer-songwriter and record producer, born in New York City
Apr 24 Igor Raykhelson, Russian-American composer, and classical and jazz pianist, born in Leningrad, USSR
Apr 25 Truls Mørk, Norwegian concert cellist, born in Bergen, Norway
Apr 26 Chris Mars, American drummer (The Replacements, 1979-90), and painter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 2 Doctor Robert [Bruce Robert Howard], Scottish singer-songwriter (The Blow Monkeys - "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way"), born in Haddington, Scotland
May 4 Jay Aston, English singer (Bucks Fizz), born in Purley, Surrey
May 7 Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
May 10 Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool), born in Lawrence, Kansas
May 11 Cecile Licad, Filipina concert pianist (Leventritt Award, 1981), born in Manila, Philippines
May 11 David Ake, American jazz pianist (Humanities) and educator, born in New Haven, Connecticut
May 12 Billy Duffy, British rock musician (The Cult), born in Manchester, England
May 15 Melle Mel [Melvin Glover], American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five), born in The Bronx, New York
May 15 Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Australian jazz singer, born in Wycheproof, Australia

Enya (62 years old)

May 17 Irish singer and songwriter ("Orinoco Flow"; "Carribbean Blue"; "Only Time"), born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

May 18 Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer (The Housemartins), born in England
May 19 Ronan Hardiman, Irish composer (Michael Flatley soundtracks), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 20 Kit Clarke, Scottish rocker (Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"), born in Dundee, Scotland
May 20 Nick Heyward, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Haircut 100 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"), born in Becjenham, Kent, England
May 21 Tim Lever, British rock keyboardist (Dead or Alive - "You Spin Me Round"), born in Liverpool, England
May 22 Dana Williams, American singer (Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle), born in Dayton, Ohio
May 28 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
May 29 David Palmer, British drummer (ABC - The Lexicon Of Love), born in Chesterfield, England
May 29 John Miceli, American rock drummer (Meat Loaf), born in Long Island, New York

Melissa Etheridge (62 years old)

May 29 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Never Enough; Come To My Window), born in Leavenworth, Kansas

Jun 1 Peter Machajdík, Slovak contemporary classical composer (To the Rainbow So Close Again; Effugium), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Jun 2 Dez Cadena, American punk musicianrock guitarist and singer (Black Flag), born in Newark, New Jersey
Jun 2 John Cameron, Dutch punk rock guitarist (Claw Boys Claw), born in Netherlands
Jun 4 (Eldra) "El" Debarge, American pop-rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Debarge - "Rhythm of the Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Jun 4 Kym Ambrose, Australian jazz vibraphonist (The Brazilian Ensemble), born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Jun 6 Bob Gilmore, Irish keyboard player (Trio Scordatura), educator, and musicologist (Harry Partch: A Biography), born in Larne, Northern Ireland (d. 2015)
Jun 6 Dee C. Lee [Diane Catherine Sealy], British rock musician (Wham!, Style Council), born in London, England
Jun 6 Nir Brand, Israeli conductor and musician, born in Beersheba, Israel
Jun 6 Tom Araya, Chilean-American heavy metal bass guitarist and lead singer (Slayer), born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Jun 7 Dave Catching, American session and touring musician (Eagles of Death Metal; earthlings?), born in Memphis, Tennesee
Jun 8 Keti Garbi, Greek pop singer (To Kati), born in Athens, Greece
Jun 10 Kelley Deal, American rock guitarist, and singer (The Breeders - "Cannonball"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jun 10 Kim Deal, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bass player (Pixies; The Breeders - "Cannonball"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jun 10 Maxi Priest [Max Elliott], Jamaican-English singer (Wild World), born in London, England

Boy George (62 years old)

Jun 14 British singer-songwriter (Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"), born in Bexley, Kent, England

Jun 15 Kai Eckhardt, Liberian-German jazz-fusion bassist (Garaj Mahal), born in Mainz, Germany
Jun 15 Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese j-pop singer ("Touch"), born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Jun 18 [Genevieve] Alison Moyet, English rock vocalist (Yaz, Alf), born in Essex, England
Jun 21 Kip Winger, American rocker (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
Jun 21 Manu Chao, Spanish musician, born in Paris, France
Jun 21 Sascha Konietzko, German musician (KMFDM), born in Hamburg, Germany
Jun 22 Bobby Gillespie, Scottish rock singer, lyricist, and musician (Primal Scream), born in Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Jun 22 Jimmy Somerville, Scottish rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat; Communards), born in Glasgow, Soctland
Jun 23 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff), born in the Netherlands
Jun 24 Curt Smith, British-American rock bassist and vocalist (Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"; "Shout"), born in Bath, Somerset, England
Jun 26 Terri Nunn, American singer (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 29 Greg Hetson, American punk-rock guitarist (Circle Jerks), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jul 3 Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
Jul 3 Tim Smith, English musician (Cardiacs), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England
Jul 3 Vince Clarke [Martin], British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Depeche Mode; Erasure), born in South Woodford, Essex, England
Jul 4 M. M. Keeravani, Indian composer, producer and singer (Naatu Naatu), born in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Jul 5 Isabelle Poulenard, French contemporary soprano, born in Paris, France
Jul 7 Michael Kieran Harvey, Australian classical and contemporary music pianist and composer (GRETA - Concerto in No Need of an Orchestra), born in Sydney, Australia
Jul 8 Andy Fletcher, Britich synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2022)
Jul 8 Graham Jones, British rock guitarist (Haircut 100 - "Love Plus One")

Toby Keith (1961-2024)

Jul 8 American country singer ("Should've Been A Cowboy"; "She Never Cried In Front Of Me"), and actor (Broken Bridges), born in Clinton, Oklahoma [1]

Jul 9 Ronnie Bowman, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bassist (Lonesome River Band, 1990-2001; Band of Ruhks), born in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Jul 10 Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (Bullet in the Head), born in Hong Kong
Jul 13 Lawrence Donegan, Scottish rock bassist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) and author, born in Stirling, Scotland
Jul 21 Amar Singh Chamkila [Dhanni Ram], Punjabi folk singer "The Elvis of Punjab", born in Dugri, Punjab, India (d. 1988)
Jul 21 Jim Martin, American rock guitarist (Faith No More - "Real Thing"), born in Oakland, California
Jul 22 Keith Sweat, American new jack swing singer, born in Harlem, New York
Jul 23 Martin Gore, English rocker (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
Jul 24 Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme), born in Medford, Massachusetts
Jul 26 Andy Connell, British musician and composer (Swing Out Sister), born in Manchester, England
Jul 26 Gary Cherone, American rock vocalist (Extreme - "More Than Words"; Van Halen), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 26 Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
Jul 28 David Huff, American drummer (Giant)
Aug 2 Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], American rapper (Above the Law), born in Pomona, California
Aug 2 Pete de Freitas, English rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1989)
Aug 3 Lee Rocker [Leon Drucker], American rock bassist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa, Long Island, New York
Aug 5 Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer of classical, jazz and bluegrass music (Appalachian Journey), born in Seattle, Washington
Aug 5 Pat Smear [Georg Ruthenberg], American rock guitarist (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in West Los Angeles, California
Aug 8 Daniel House, American music executive
Aug 8 Rikki Rockett [Richard Ream], American drummer (Poison - "Every Rose Has A Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 8 The Edge [David Evans], British rock guitarist (U2 - "I Will Follow"; "Desire"; "Where The Streets Have No Name"), born in London, England
Aug 10 Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS - "The Devil Inside"; "New Sensation"), born in Perth, Australia
Aug 12 Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart)
Aug 12 Roy Hay, British guitarist (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me")
Aug 13 Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster, born in Whiston, Lancashire, England
Aug 15 Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter (The The), born in London, England
Aug 22 Debbi Peterson, American rock drummer (Bangles - "Manic Monday"; "Walk Like An Egyptian"), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 22 Roland Orzabal, English musician and rock vocalist (Tears for Fears - "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Aug 23 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
Aug 23 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Aug 24 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (The Shamen - "Ebeneezer Goode"), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
Aug 24 Mark "Bedders" Bedford, English rock-ska bassist (Madness - "House Of Fun"), born in Islington, London

Billy Ray Cyrus (62 years old)

Aug 25 American country singer (Achy Breaky Heart; Old Town Road), born in Flatwoods, Kentucky

Aug 26 Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio - "Meet in Middle"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 28 Kim Appleby, British pop singer (Mel & Kim - "Coming to America"), born in Stoke Newington, London, England
Aug 29 Tony MacAlpine, American heavy metal rocker ("Edge of Insanity"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Aug 31 David Chastain, American heavy metal guitarist (Chastain - Rule of Wasteland), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 5 Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Sep 6 Pal Waaktaar, Norwegian rock guitarist and vocalist (A-ha), born in Oslo, Norway
Sep 6 Scott Travis, American drummer (Judas Priest), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Sep 7 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French concert pianist, born in Lyon, France
Sep 7 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band - "Stay (Wasting Time)"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2008)
Sep 11 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 12 Kadim Al Sahir, Iraqi singer-songwriter (Ana Wa Laila - Me and Laila), born in Mosul, Iraq
Sep 12 Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer (Cendres de Lune) and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
Sep 13 Dave Mustaine, American heavy metal guitarist and singer (Metallica, 1981-83; Megadeth), born in La Mesa, California
Sep 13 KK Null [Kazuyuki Kishino], Japanese musician, born in Tokyo, Japan
Sep 16 Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine), born in London
Sep 17 Ty Tabor, American progressive metal guitarist and singer (King's X), born in Pearl, Mississippi
Sep 18 Martin "Frosty" Beedle, British session and touring drummer (Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight"), born in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, England
Sep 22 Kofi Burbridge, American blues-rock keyboardist and flute player (Derek Trucks Band, 1999-2019; Tedeschi Trucks Band, 2010-2019), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
Sep 27 Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
Sep 30 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan,
Oct 2 Robbie Nevil, American pop singer-songwriter and producer ("A Place Like This"; "C'est La Vie"), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 3 Robbie Jaymes, British rock keyboardist (Modern Romance), born in London

Jon Secada (62 years old)

Oct 4 Cuban-American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Just Another Day"), born in Havana, Cuba

Oct 5 Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 6 Tim Burgess, English drummer (T'Pau), born in Macclesfield
Oct 7 Brian Mannix, Australian rock singer (Uncanny X-men - "How Do You Get Your Kicks?"), and actor, born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 8 Steven Bernstein, American jazz trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger, and band leader (Sex Mob; Millennial Territory Orchestra), born in Berkeley, California
Oct 8 Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist (Hubub!; Standard Orbit Quartet; Clowns Will Be Arriving), born in San Jose, California
Oct 10 Martin Kemp, English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet - "True"), born in London, England
Oct 11 Amr Diab, Egyptian singer (Leily Nehary), born in Port Said, Egypt
Oct 18 Wynton Marsalis, American 9-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and classical trumpeter (Pulitzer Prize for "Blood on the Fields"; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 21 Dimitri Vassilakis, Greek jazz saxophonist, composer (Labyrinth), and educator, born in Athens, Greece
Oct 25 Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1988-present - "Under The Bridge"; Chickenfoot), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Oct 25 Franck Amsallem, French jazz pianist, arranger, composer, singer and educator, born in Oran, French Algeria
Oct 25 Pat Sharp [Sharpin] English pop music radio DJ, and television presenter (Fun House), born in England
Oct 27 Håkan Hardenberger, Swedish classical trumpet soloist, and conductor, born in Malmö, Sweden
Oct 27 Igor Butman, Russian-American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, born in Lenningrad, Russia, Soviet Union
Oct 28 Darrell Lavigne, American jazz pianist, composer, and educator, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 29 Randy Jackson, American singer and musician, ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5 - "ABC"), born in Gary, Indiana
Oct 31 Kate Campbell, American folk music singer-songwriter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 31 Larry Mullen, Jr, Irish rock drummer (U2 - "I Will Follow"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Nov 1 Calvin Johnson, American guitarist and singer (Beat Happening; The Halo Benders; Dub Narcotic Sound System), born in Olympia, Washington
Nov 2 k.d. lang [Kathryn Dawn Lang], Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter ("Constant Craving"; "Hallelujah"), and human rights activist, born in Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 4 Daron Hagen, American composer (Prayer for Peace; Shining Brow), filmmaker (Orson Rehearsing), and writer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nov 4 Edward Knight, American contemporary classical, jazz, and musical theater composer (Total Eclipse; Big Shoulders), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 4 Les Sampou, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Norwalk, Connecticut,
Nov 6 Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio), born in San Diego, California
Nov 6 Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
Nov 6 Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
Nov 8 Leif Garrett, American singer and actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road), born in Hollywood, California
Nov 12 Michaela Paetsch, American violinist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nov 16 Chris Pitman, session and touring rock musician (Zaum; Tool; Guns 'N" Roses), born in Independence, Missouri