Musicians Born in 1964

Feb 1 Mario Pelchat, Canadian francophone singer, born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
Feb 5 (Michael Andrew) "Duff" McKagan, American bassist (Guns N' Roses), born in Seattle, Washington
Feb 5 Alexia Vassiliou, Cypriot singer and film score composer, born in Famagusta, Cyprus
Feb 6 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
Feb 6 Petras Geniušas, Lithuanian classical pianist, and educator, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
Feb 6 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
Feb 9 Rachel Bolan [James Southworth], American musician and songwriter (Skid Row), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Feb 14 Rob Jones "The Bass Thing", English musician (The Wonder Stuff), born in Stourbridge, West Midlands (d. 1993)
Feb 18 Paul Hanley, British musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers), born in Manchester, England
Feb 19 Doug Aldrich, American rock guitarist (Burning Rain; Dead Daisies), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 20 Terry Ilous, French rock vocalist (Great White, 2010-18; XYZ; The Vagabonds), born in Lyon, France
Feb 23 John Norum, Swedish rock guitarist (Europe), born in Vardø, Norway
Feb 27 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Feb 28 Rihards Dubra, Latvian composer, primarily of sacred choral works, born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
Feb 29 Jahred [Jared Gomes], Afro-Brazilian-American rapper and singer (Hed PE; The Clue), born in California

Mar 1 Clinton Gregory, American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler ("Play, Ruby, Play"), born in Martinsville, Virginia
Mar 3 Duncan Phillips, Australian Christian-rock drummer (Newsboys, 1993-present), born in Nambour, Australia
Mar 6 Madonna Wayne Gacy [Stephen Bier, Jr.], American musician (Marilyn Manson), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Mar 6 Reniet Vrieze, Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims - "White Men"), born in the Netherlands
Mar 7 Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano (Carmen), born in Washington, D.C.
Mar 7 Jennifer McCarters, American country singer (McCarters - "The Gift"), born in Sevierville, Tennessee
Mar 8 Peter [Ped] Gill, British drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
Mar 10 Neneh Cherry, Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper (Money Love), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 11 Julia Gomelskaya, Ukrainian composer, born in Sartov, USSR (d. 2016)
Mar 11 Vinnie Paul, American drummer (Pantera), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2018)
Mar 12 Tony Terry, American soul singer and actor (With You), born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Mar 15 Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy], American rock vocalist (Somebody's Watching Me), born in Detroit, Michigan
Mar 16 Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter (Downtown Church), born in Old Town, Maine
Mar 18 Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist (Jazz Warriors), born in London, England
Mar 18 Rozalla [Miller], Zambian electronic dance music performer, born in Ndola, Northern Rhodesia

Mar 19 Yoko Kanno, Japanese keyboard and accordion player, arranger, jazz, pop music (Seatbelts), and soundtrack composer (Cowboy Bebop), born in Sendai, Japan
Mar 20 Natacha Atlas, Egyptian-Belgian world music and electro-pop fusion singer (Transglobal Underground), born in Brussels, Belgium
Mar 24 Patterson Hood, American rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Drive-By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera; The Unraveling), born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Mar 26 Barry "Baz" Warne, British rock guitarist and singer (The Stranglers, 2000 - present), born in Sunderland, England
Mar 27 Clark Datchler, British vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Shattered Dreams"), born in Sutton, Surrey, England

Tracy Chapman (60 years old)

Mar 30 American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Fast Car"; "Give Me One Reason"), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Mar 31 Erik Turner, American rock guitarist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 4 Robbie Rist, American actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch) and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 5 Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play - "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"), actor and comedian, born in The Bronx, New York City
Apr 6 Amy Jo Ellis, American country-folk singer-songwriter ("Welcome The Day"), born in Modjeska Canyon, California
Apr 6 Johnny Dee [DiTeodoro], American heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox - "Boys in Heat"; "King Kobra"), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Apr 8 Biz Markie [Marcel Hall], American rapper, DJ and record producer ("Just A Friend"), born in New York City (d. 2021)
Apr 9 Soyo Oka, Japanese musician, born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan
Apr 10 Felicia Collins, American guitarist (David Letterman), born in Albany, New York
Apr 10 Reni [Alan John Wren], English pop drummer (Stone Roses - "Fools Gold"), born in Manchester, England
Apr 11 Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist and musician, born in Colorado Springs
Apr 11 Steve Azar, American country singer and songwriter ("I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)"), born in Greenville, Mississippi
Apr 12 Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer and songwriter (Indigo Girls - "Closer To Fine"), born in Decatur, Georgia
Apr 13 Bill D'Angelo, American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2005)
Apr 16 Dave Pirner, American rock singer-songwriter (Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train"; "Misery"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 16 Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (Seven Days Of Falling), born in Skultuna, Sweden (d. 2008)
Apr 17 Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool; A Perfect Circle), born in Ravenna, Ohio
Apr 18 Bez [Mark Berry], English percussionist and dancer (Happy Mondays), born in Bolton, Lancashire
Apr 20 George Pehlivanian, French-American symphonic and opera conductor, born in Beirut, Lebanon
Apr 23 Gen [Simon Matthews], British pop drummer (Jesus Jones - "Right Here, Right Now"), born in Wiltshire, England
Apr 23 Gianandrea Noseda, Italian conductor (National Symphony (D.C.), 2017-27; Zurich Opera, 2021-28; BBC Philharmonic, 2002-11), born in Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Apr 25 Andy Bell, English rocker (Erasure - "Oh L'Amour"), born in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, England
Apr 28 Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese video game music composer, born in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan
Apr 30 Barrington Levy, Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer ("Englishman"), born in Clarendon, Jamaica
May 5 Lorraine McIntosh, Scottish pop singer (Deacon Blues) and actress, born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
May 8 Dave Rowntree, British drummer (Blur - "Country House"; Coffee &TV"), and politician, born in Colchester, Essex, England
May 16 Boyd Tinsley, American violinist and mandolin player (Dave Matthews Band, 1992-2018; Crystal Garden, 2015-), born in Charlottesville, Virginia

Lenny Kravitz (59 years old)

May 26 American musician who holds the record for most Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (1999-2002), born in Manhattan, New York

Tom Morello (59 years old)

May 30 American guitarist (Audioslave; Rage Against the Machine), born in New York City

Wynonna Judd (59 years old)

May 30 American country singer (The Judds), born in Ashland, Kentucky

May 31 DMC [Darryl McDaniels], American hip-hop musician (Run-DMC - "Walk This Way"; "It's Like That"), born in New York City
May 31 Scotti Hill [Mulvehill], American rock guitarist (Skid Row - "18 And Lie": "I Remember You"), born in Manhasset, New York
Jun 3 Dorothee "Doro" Pesch, German heavy metal singer and songwriter (Warlock), known as the 'Metal Queen', born in Düsseldorf, West German
Jun 3 Kerry King, American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Slayer), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 4 Chris Kavanagh, British rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111"), born in Woolwich, London, England
Jun 5 Karl Sanders, American heavy metal guitarist and singer (Nile), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Jun 5 Magz [Maggie Dunne], English musician (Fuzzbox), born in Solihull, England
Jun 6 Paul "Guru" Josh, British musician (Infinity), born in London, England (d. 2015)
Jun 7 Andris Vecumnieks, Latvian contemporary classical composer (Concertino Art-I-Shock), conductor, teacher, and musicologist, born in Riga, Latvian SSR
Jun 9 Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), and singer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Jun 9 Wayman Tisdale, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and smooth jazz bassist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2009)
Jun 10 Gary Wallis, British session and touring drummer, percussionist, and musical director (Pink Floyd; 10cc; Il Divo; Mike + The Mechanics; Tom Jones; Jean-Michel Jarre; and Schiller), born in Westminster, London, England
Jun 10 Jimmy Chamberlin, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins), born in Joliet, Illinois
Jun 11 Antti Sarpila, Finnish swing jazz clarinetist, born in Helsinki, Finland
Jun 11 Ivan Moody, English composer (Lamentations of the Myrrhbearers), choral conductor, and musicologist, born in London, England
Jun 13 Christian Wilhelm Berger, Romanian composer and organist, born in Bucharest, Romania
Jun 22 Dicky Barrett, American rock and ska singer (Mighty Mighty Bosstones), and TV announcer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 2004-2022), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Jun 22 Kevin Sargeant, English rock drummer (Thrashing Doves - "Reprobate's Hymn"), keyboardist, and film and television score composer, born in Fulham, England
Jun 22 Mike Edwards, British rock vocalist (Jesus Jones - "The Devil You Know"), born in Wiltshire, England
Jun 22 Tommy Cunningham, Scottish drummer (Wet Wet Wet - "Wishing I Was"), born in Drumchapel, Scotland
Jun 23 Joey Allen [Cagle], American glam-metal rock guitarist (Warrant, 1987-94, 2004–present) - "Cherry Pie"), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jun 25 John McCrea, American singer and musician (Cake), born in Sacramento, California
Jun 27 James Sanders, American classical, and jazz violinist, and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois
Jun 27 Michel Bénébig, New Caledonian jazz Hammond B3 organ, and accordion player, born in Nouméa City, New Calédonia
Jun 29 Stedman Pearson, English pop vocalist (Five Star - "Rain OR Shine"; "The Slightest Touch"), born in Islington, London
Jul 1 Pol Burton, British rock drummer (Transvision Vamp - "Baby I Don't Care"; "I Want Your Love"), born in UK
Jul 2 Dave Parsons, British rock bassist (Bush, 1992-2002 - "Swallowed"; Transvision Vamp), born in Hillingdon, England
Jul 3 Gary Ryan [Moss], American rock bassist (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts), born in California
Jul 4 Mark Allen Slaughter, American guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jul 5 Toni Halliday, British rock singer and lyricist (Curve; Chatelaine), born in Parsons Green, London, England
Jul 7 Theo Travis, British progressive rock and ambient music saxophonist, flautist, and composer (Soft Machine/Legacy, 2006-present; Gong, 1999-2010), born in Birmingham, England

Courtney Love (59 years old)

Jul 9 American muscian (Hole), and actress (People vs Larry Flynt), born in San Francisco, California

Jul 13 Damon Johnson, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter (Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders), born in Macon, Georgia
Jul 13 Leanne Benjamin, Australian ballet dancer (principal ballerina Royal Ballet), born in Rockhampton, Australia
Jul 14 Mike Morasky, American video game music composer, visual effects artist, and punk rock guitarist (Steel Pole Bath Tub), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 17 Craig Morgan [Greer], American singer ("My Kind of Livin'"), born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee
Jul 20 Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden; Audioslave), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
Jul 22 Will Calhoun, American jazz and rock drummer (Living Colour - "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"), born in the Bronx, New York City
Jul 27 Rex Brown, American heavy metal bassist (Pantera), born in Graham, Texas
Jul 27 Ron Jackson, American jazz guitarist, composer, arranger (Flubby Dubby), and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
Jul 31 Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Aug 1 Adam Duritz, American rock singer-songwriter, and keyboardist (Counting Crows - "Mr. Jones"; "Accidentally in Love"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 1 Nick Christian Sayer, British rock guitarist (Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"; "Baby I Don't Care"), born in England

Adam Yauch (1964-2012)

Aug 5 American rap-rock vocalist (Beastie Boys -"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Aug 10 Aaron Hall, Caribbean-American singer and songwriter (Guy), born in The Bronx, NYC
Aug 11 Hamish Seelochan, British R&B and pop vocalist (The Pasedenas - "Riding on the Train"), born in England [some source cite birthday as May 19]
Aug 13 Ian Haugland, Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Europe - "The Final Countdown"), born in Storslett, Nordreisa, Norway
Aug 17 Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter, born in Regina, Saskatchewan
Aug 18 Andi Deris, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1994-present), born in Karlsruhe, West Germany
Aug 18 Edith Frost, American singer and songwriter, born in San Antonio, Texas
Aug 19 Tom Rust, British jazz vocalist, born in Manchester, England
Aug 20 Miljenko "Dino" Dvornik, Croatian singer known as "the Croatian King of Funk", born in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (d. 2008)
Aug 24 Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, 1997-2014; Dead & Company, 2015-23), born in Washington, D.C.
Aug 24 Pebbles [Perri Reid (née McKissack)], American pop singer ("Girlfriend"), minister, and gospel singer, born in Oakland, California
Sep 1 Charlie Robison, American country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad"), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2023)

Keanu Reeves (59 years old)

Sep 2 Canadian actor (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; The Matrix), and rock bassist (Dogstar), born in Beirut, Lebanon

Sep 3 Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer (Vital Signs 1), born in Karachi, West Pakistan (d. 2016)
Sep 4 René Pape, German opera singer (bass), born in Dresden, East Germany
Sep 5 Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey, born in Brooklyn, New York
Sep 7 Eazy-E [Eric Lynn Wright], American rapper (N.W.A.), born in Compton, California (d. 1995)
Sep 8 Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (Jokke & Valentinerne), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2000)
Sep 11 Victor Wooten, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion, funk, and bluegrass bass guitarist and producer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), born in Mountain Home, Idaho
Sep 15 Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein [Paul Caiafa], American musician, former guitarist for horror punk band The Misfits, born in Lodi, New Jersey
Sep 16 David Michael Sabo, American rocker (Skid Row - "Psycho Love"), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Sep 18 Luca Belcastro, Italian classical music composer (La speranza si torce), born in Como, Italy
Sep 18 Marco Masini, Italian pop singer-songwriter and pianist ("Disperato"l "Perché lo fai"), born in Florence, Italy

Trisha Yearwood (59 years old)

Sep 19 American country singer ("Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"; "How Do I Live"), cookbook author, and TV host (Trisha's Southern Kitchen), born in Monticello, Georgia

Sep 21 Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan pop singer and composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Sep 22 Marq Torien, American hard rocker (Bullet Boys - "For Love of Money"), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 23 Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (B'z)
Sep 25 Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish folk and rock singer (Mütter), and actress (The Tudors; Outlander), born in Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland
Sep 26 Artūras Anusauskas Lithuanian classically trained jazz pianist, composer, and professor, born in Šiauliai. Lithuania SSR
Sep 26 Nicki French, English singer, born in Carlisle, United Kingdom
Sep 27 Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter and gutairist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"), born in Indio, California
Sep 30 (Ernest Joseph) "Trey" Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas
Sep 30 Robby Takac, American rock Bassist (Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"), born in Buffalo, New York
Oct 1 Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer and broadcaster, born in Yokohama, Japan
Oct 3 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Filipino prima ballerina, 1984-2014 (Kirov Ballet; Philippine Ballet Theatre; Ballet Manila), artistic director, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
Oct 4 Francis Magalona, Filipino Pinoy hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and television personality (Eat Bulaga!, 1995-2009), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
Oct 7 Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter ("Stop!"), born in Stratford, United Kingdom
Oct 8 (Priscilla) "CeCe" Winans (Love), American 23-time Dove and 12-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
Oct 15 Lisa Ullén, Korean-Swedish jazz pianist and composer, born in Seoul, South Korea
Oct 20 Zap Mama [Marie Daulne], Belgian-Congolese Afro-pop and world music singer-songwriter, born in Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oct 21 Jon Carin, American session and touring keyboardist and guitar player (Pink Floyd; The Who), and producer, born in New York, New York
Oct 22 TobyMac [Kevin McKeehan], American Christian-hip-hop rapper, singer and songwriter (DC Talk), born in Fairfax, Virginia
Oct 23 Robert Trujillo, American musician and songwriter (Metallica), born in Santa Monica, California
Oct 25 Nick Thorp, British pop-funk bassist (Curiosity Killed the Cat), born in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Oct 25 Nicole [Hohloch], German pop singer (Eurovision Song Contest, 1982), born in Saarbrücken, Germany
Oct 28 Costantino Mastroprimiano, Italian classical pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Foggia, Italy
Oct 31 Darryl Worley, American country singer ("Hard Rain Don't Last"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 1 Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter ("Damn! I Wish I Was Your Lover"), born in New York, New York
Nov 6 Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 6 Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 7 Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish vocalist and pianist (Hothouse Flowers - "I'm Sorry"), born in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland
Nov 12 Dave Ellefson, American heavy metal bassist (Megadeth, 1983–2002, 2010–21), born in Jackson, Minnesota
Nov 12 Vic Chesnutt, American folk and roots-rock singer-songwriter, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2009)
Nov 14 (Joseph) "Run" Simmons, American rapper and minister (Run-D.M.C. - "Walk This Way"), born in New York City
Nov 14 Andrew Banfield, British pop and R&B singer (The Pasadenas - "Riding On A Train"; "I'm Doing Fine Now"), born in London, England
Nov 16 Diana Krall, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and singer, born in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nov 24 Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack), born in Norwood, Massachusetts
Nov 25 Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), born in Ellensburg, Washington (d. 2022)
Nov 28 Jesse Cook, French Canadian jazz-flamenco guitarist (Free Fall), born in Paris, France
Dec 4 Sertab Erener, Turkish singer (Sakin Ol!), born in Istanbul, Turkey
Dec 7 Duncan Millar, English pop and jazz pianist (Blue Mercedes - Rich & Famous), born in London, England
Dec 8 James Blundell, Australian country singer ("Way Out West", "This Road"), born in Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Dec 9 Paul Landers [Heiko Paul Hiersche], German dance-metal guitarist (Rammstein), born in East Berlin, East Germany
Dec 11 Cosy Sheridan, American singer (The Pomegranate Seed), born in Concord, New Hampshire
Dec 11 Dave Schools, American musician (Widespread Panic), born in Richmond, Virginia
Dec 11 Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist and bassist (Del Amitri - "Roll To Me"), born in Glasgow
Dec 12 Rockin' Jeff [Jeff Aaron Brown], British rock musician (The Pasadenas - "Riding on a Train"), born in England
Dec 13 (Judge) "Lucky" Peterson, American contemporary blues, soul, and R&B musician ("The Son of A Bluesman"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
Dec 13 Hide [Hideto Matsumoto], Japanese rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer (X Japan; Zilch), born in Midorigaoka, Japan (d. 1998)
Dec 14 C. J. Snare, American rock vocalist (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2024)
Dec 17 Ginger Wildheart [David Leslie Walls], British singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wildhearts), born in Suth Shields, Tyne & Wear, England
Dec 18 Robson Green, British actor (Soldier Soldier) and singer-songwriter (Robson & Jerome), born in Hexham, England

Eddie Vedder (59 years old)

Dec 23 American rock singer (Pearl Jam - Ten; "Jeremy"), born in Evanston, Illinois

Dec 25 Tim Royes, English-American music video director, born in London (d. 2007)
Dec 29 Avip Priatna, Indonesian classical conductor (The Resonanz), and educator, born in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Dec 30 Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (BMX Bandits), born in Glasgow, Scotland