Musicians Born in 1966

Rick Astley (58 years old)

Feb 6 English pop singer-songwriter ("Never Gonna Give You Up"), born in Newton-le-Willows, England

Feb 9 Amanda Roocroft, British operatic soprano, born in Coppull, Lancashire, England
Feb 13 Frederick "Freedom" Williams, American hip hop and dance music performer (C&C Music Factory - "Everybody Dance Now"), born in Brooklyn, New York City
Feb 17 Melissa Brooke-Belland, American musician (Voice of the Beehive - "Let it Bee)", born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 17 Michael Lepond, American musician (Symphony X), born in Newark, New Jersey
Feb 17 Quorthon [Thomas Forsberg], Swedish heavy and Viking metal musician, and record producer (Bathory), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2004)
Feb 19 Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"), and actor (Disorderlies), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2021) [1]
Feb 21 Wendy James, English vocalist (Transvision Vamp - "Velveteen"), born in London, England
Feb 22 Suave [Waymond Anderso], American R&B singer (covered The Temptations' "My Girl"), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 23 Mark Abrahamian, American rock guitarist (Starship), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
Feb 26 Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer-songwriter ("Ma Bassmahlak"), born in Zahlé, Lebanon
Feb 28 Edward Shearmur, British film score composer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Charlie's Angels), born in London, England
Mar 2 Stevie Rachelle, American hard rock vocalist (Tuff - "What Comes Around Goes Around"), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Mar 3 Timo Tolkki, Finnish power metal guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer (Stratovarius; Symfonia), born in Klaukkala, Finland
Mar 3 Tone-Lōc [Anthony Terrell Smith], American rapper ("Funky Cold Medina"), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 4 Grand Puba [Maxwell Dixon], American rapper (Grand Nubian), born in New Rochelle, New York
Mar 4 Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer (Sundays - "Can't Be Sure"), born in the UK
Mar 6 Awadagin Pratt, American concert pianist and educator, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 7 Atsushi Sakurai, Japanese rock vocalist and songwriter (Buck-Tick), born in Fujioka, Japan (d. 2023)
Mar 9 Brendan Canty, American musician (Fugazi), born in Teaneck, New Jersey
Mar 10 Edie Brickell, American rock singer-songwriter (New Bohemians - '"What I Am"), married to Paul Simon, born in Oak Cliff, Texas
Mar 10 Gráinne Mulvey, Irish contemporary classical composer (Rational Optional Insanity; Scorched Earth; Akanos), born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Mar 15 Klaus Paier, Austrian jazz accordionist and composer, born in Sankt Andrä, Austria
Mar 18 Jerry Cantrell, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer (Alice in Chains - "Dirt"), born in Tacoma, Washington
Mar 19 James "Big Jim" Wright, American Grammy and Dove Award-winning keyboardist, composer, arranger, and record producer (Sound of Blackness; Mariah Carey), born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 2018)
Mar 19 Michael Urbano, American session and touring drummer (John Hiatt; Smash Mouth; Ligabue), born in Sacramento, California
Mar 20 Alka Yagnik, Indian playback singer, born in Kolkata, India
Mar 25 Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer (Guns N' Roses, 2006 -present), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 25 Jeff Healey, Canadian blind blues-rock guitarist and singer ("See The Light"; "Angel Eyes"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
Mar 28 Indra Lesmana, Indonesian jazz keyboardist, arranger, and composer, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
Mar 28 Salt [Cheryl James], American Grammy Award-winning rapper and songwriter (Salt-n-Pepa - "Let's Talk About Sex"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 30 Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age, 2002-12), born in Gardena, California
Apr 2 Garnett Silk [Garnet Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter (Hey Mama Africa; Greenline), born in Manchester, Jamaica (d. 1994)
Apr 4 Mike Starr [Michael], musician (Alice in Chains bassist), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2011)
Apr 5 Michael "Mike" McCready, American musician and lead guitarist (Pearl Jam), born in Pensacola, Florida
Apr 11 Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer ("Around the World"), born in Manchester, England
Apr 13 Marc Ford, American guitarist (The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 15 Graeme Clark, Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet - "Angel Eyes"; "Love is All Around"), born in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Apr 15 Samantha Karen Fox, British pop singer ("Touch Me"), born in London, England
Apr 19 Véronique Gens, French operatic soprano, born in Orléans, France

Too Short (57 years old)

Apr 28 American rapper, born in South Central Los Angeles, California

May 1 Johnny Colt [Charles Brandt], American rock bassist (Black Crowes), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina
May 5 Shawn Drover, Canadian heavy metal drummer (Megadeth), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 8 Daniel Glass, American jazz and R&B drummer, music writer, historian and educator (Royal Crown Revue; Daniel Glass Trio), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
May 8 Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer (De Mujer a Mujer), born in Madrid, Spain
May 11 Christoph Schneider, German drummer (Rammstein), born in Pankow, East Germany
May 11 Julian Joseph, British jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, (Dance of the Three Legged Elephants), and broadcaster (BBC), born in London, England
May 12 Bebel Gilberto, Brazilian-American pop and bossa nova singer, born in New York City
May 13 Alison Goldfrapp, English singer-songwriter (Seventh Tree), born in London
May 13 Darius Rucker, American rock singer (Hootie & the Blowfish - "Only Wanna Be With You"), born in Charleston, South Carolina
May 14 Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli with Rob Pilatus), born in Paris, France
May 14 Mike Inez, American rock bassist (Alice in Chains - "Facelift"; Ozzy Osbourne), born in San Fernando, California
May 14 Raphael Saadiq, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!), born in Oakland California

Janet Jackson (57 years old)

May 16 American pop singer (Control, "Nasty"), sister of Michael, born in Gary, Indiana

May 18 Michael Tait, American Christian musician (dc Talk, Tait), born in Washington D.C.
May 22 Kenny Hickey, American guitarist (Type O Negative), born in New York City
May 27 Sean Kinney, American rock drummer (Alice in Chains - "Check My Brain"; "Hollow"), born in Renton, Washington
May 30 Stephen Malkmus, American songwriter, singer and guitarist (Pavement), born in Santa Monica, California
Jun 2 Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter, born in Güímar, Tenerife
Jun 3 Bill Janovitz, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Buffalo Tom), music writer, and real estate agent, born in Queens, New York
Jun 4 Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy
Jun 6 Sean Yseult [Shauna Reynolds], American rock bassist (White Zombie - "More Human Than Human"), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Jun 7 Eric Kretz, American rock drummer, Songwriter (Stone Temple Pilots - "Plush"), and sound engineer, born in San Jose, California
Jun 8 Doris Pearson, British pop and disco singer (Five Star - "Can't Wait Another Minute"), born in London, England
Jun 9 Tamela Mann, American gospel singer and actress, born in Limestone county, Texas
Jun 19 Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter (The Verve Pipe), born in Holland, Michigan
Jun 19 Silje Nergaard, Norwegian jazz singer (Tell Me Where You're Going), born in Steinkjer, Norway
Jun 23 (Jonathan) "Chico" DeBarge, American singer and keyboard player (DeBarge), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 7 Gundula Krause, German folk violinist, born in Göttingen, Germany
Jul 11 (Melanie) "Mel" Appleby, English pop singer (Mel & Kim - "Coming to America"), born in Hackney, London, England
Jul 13 Gerald Levert, American R&B singer ("Casanova"; "In My Songs"), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 2006)
Jul 14 Ellen Reid, Canadian keyboard and accordion player (Crash Test Dummies - "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"), born in Selkirk, Manitoba
Jul 14 Tayna Donelly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Throwing Muses; Belly), born in Newport, Rhode Island
Jul 25 Lynda Lemay, French Canadian chanson singer, born in Portneuf, Quebec
Jul 25 Maureen Herman, American bassist (Babes in Toyland) and writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 28 Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Tokyo, Japan

Martina McBride (57 years old)

Jul 29 American country singer and songwriter ("Independence Day"; "This One's For The Girls"; virtual duet with Dean Martin - "Baby It's Cold Outside"), born in Sharon, Kansas

Aug 6 Regina Carter, American jazz and classical violinist, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan
Aug 7 Kristin Hersch, American singer and songwriter (Throwing Muses), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 10 Hansi Kürsch, German heavy metal singer-songwriter, band bassist (Blind Guardian), born in Lank-Latum, West Germany
Aug 10 Roberta Donnay American jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("One World"), born in Washington, D.C.
Aug 14 David Hallyday, French singer-songwriter and actor (He's My Girl), born in Boulougne, France
Aug 15 Shirley Kwan [Kwan Suk Yee] Chinese Canto-pop singer ("Happy Are Those In Love"), born in Hong Kong
Aug 17 Jill Cunniff, American alt-rock singer and bassist (Luscious Jackson), born in Brooklyn, NYC
Aug 17 Maysa [Leak], American jazz and R&B singer, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 19 Lee Ann Womack, American country singer ("I Hope You Dance"), born in Jacksonville, Texas
Aug 20 "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, American heavy metal guitarist (Pantera), born in Arlington, Texas (d. 2004)
Aug 22 GZA [Gary Grice], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 22 Mark Michaels, American rock and jazz session guitarist, educator, and author (Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar)
Aug 25 Derek Sherinian, American keyboardist (Dream Theater; Sons Of Apollo), born in Laguna Beach, California
Aug 26 Dan Vickrey, American guitarist and songwriter (Counting Crows - "Accidentally in Love"), born in Walnut Creek, California
Aug 26 Shirley Manson, Scottish rock singer (Garbage), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Aug 28 Jerry Fehily, Irish drummer (Hothouse Flowers - "Don't Go"; "Thing Of Beauty"), born in Cork, Ireland
Aug 29 Dan Truman, American singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in St. George, Utah
Sep 2 Dino Cazares, American heavy metal guitarist (FearFactor), born in El Centro, California
Sep 4 Bireli Lagrene, French jazz guitarist, born in Alsace, France
Sep 7 Christopher Acland, English drummer (Lush - "Single Girl"), born in Lancaster, England (d. 1996)
Sep 7 Holly Golightly [Smith], British rock singer-songwriter, born in London
Sep 8 Carola Häggkvist, Swedish singer and songwriter, born in Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 8 Peter Furler, Australian musician (Newsboys), born in McLaren Vale, Australia
Sep 10 Robin Goodridge, British drummer (Bush, 1994-2019 -"Glycerine"), born in Crawley, England
Sep 12 Ben Folds, American singer and songwriter (Ben Folds Five), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Sep 14 Mike Cooley, American guitarist (Drive-By Truckers), born in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Sep 18 Ian "Spike" Spice, British drummer (Breathe - "Hands To Heaven", Flash Cadillac), born in Chiswick, West London, England (d. 2000)
Sep 20 Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese-American rock guitarist (Extreme - "More Than Words"), born in Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal
Sep 22 Moustafa Amar, Egyptian pop singer and acor, born in Alexandria, Egypt
Sep 26 Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer, born in Kaisariani, Greece
Sep 27 Jovanotti [Lorenzo Cherubini], Italian singer-songwriter and rapper, born in Rome, Italy
Oct 1 Brian Asawa, Japanese-American countertenor, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Oct 3 Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
Oct 7 Marco Beltrami, Italian-American film composer (3:10 To Yuma; The Hurt Locker; Logan), born in Long Island, New York
Oct 10 Kevin Paige, American vocalist ("Don't Shut Me Out"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Oct 12 Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician, songwriter, and author, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Oct 12 Harry Allen, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 13 Eugene Alcalay, Romanian concert pianist, composer, and educator, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2019)
Oct 15 Bill Charlap, American jazz pianist (Phil Woods; Tony Bennett; Sandy Stewart), and educator, born in New York City
Oct 15 David Stead, British pop drummer (The Beautiful South - "A Little Time"), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Oct 15 Dougie Vipond, Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue - "Real Gone Kid") and broadcaster (BBC), born in Elderslie, Scotland
Oct 20 Fred Coury, American glam rock drummer (Cinderella -"Heartbreak Station"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Johnston, New York
Oct 26 Masaharu Iwata, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
Oct 31 Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz], American rocker (Beastie Boys - "Fight for Your Right"), born in New York City
Oct 31 Annabella Lwin [Myant Myant Aye], Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow - "I Want Candy"), born in Rangoon, Burma
Oct 31 Jon Wurster, American session and touring drummer (Superchunk; The Mountain Goats; Bob Mould), and comedy writer, born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Nov 1 Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab), born in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia (d. 2002)
Nov 4 Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 4 Sam Rosenthal, American electronic musician and composer (Black Tape for a Blue Girl), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 6 Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer (Mr. Big), born in Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 10 Steve Mackey, British pop bassist, songwriter, and producer (Pulp - "Common People"), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2023)
Nov 16 Christian Lorenz, German keyboardist (Rammstein), born in East Berlin, East Germany
Nov 17 Jeff Buckley, American musician and singer ("Hallelujah"), born in Anaheim, California (d. 1997)
Nov 17 Kate Ceberano, Australian singer ("Pash"; "Bedroom Eyes"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
Nov 17 Richard Fortus, American guitarist (The Psychedelic Furs; Guns N' Roses, since 2002), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 20 Kevin Gilbert, American musician (Giaraffe; Tuesday Night Music Club), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1996)
Nov 23 Charlie Grover, American drummer (Sponge, 1994-2000), born in Detroit, Michigan
Nov 24 Russell Watson, British classical crossover pop-opera singer, born in Irlam, England
Nov 25 Stacy Lattisaw, American disco singer ("Million Dollar Baby"), born in Washington, D.C.
Nov 25 Tim Armstrong, American singer and guitarist (Rancid; The Transplants), born in Albany, California
Dec 4 Fereydun "Fred" Armisen, American comedian (Saturday Night Live), actor, writer (Portlandia), and musician (8G Band), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 4 Masta Ace [Duval Clear], American rapper ("Born To Roll"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 5 Patricia Kaas, French pop singer (Mademoiselle Chant), born in Forbach, Lorraine, France
Dec 6 Armin Kircher, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor, born in Kufstein, Austria (d. 2015)
Dec 7 Louise Post, American rock guitarist and singer (Veruca Salt - "Volcano Girls"), born in St. Louis, Missouri

Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023)

Dec 8 Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U), born in Glenageary, Ireland

Dec 11 Leon Lai, Chinese-born Hong Kong actor and singer, born in Beijing, China
Dec 11 Martin Blunt, British rock bassist (The Charlatans - "The Only One I Know"), born in West Midlands, England
Dec 11 Terry Sharpe, Irish rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 14 Tim Sköld, Swedish-American hard rock bass guitarist, accordion player, and producer (Shotgun Messiah; Skold; Marilyn Manson, 2002-08), born in Skövde, Sweden
Dec 18 (Miland) "Mille" Petrozza, German heavy metal guitarist and singer (Kreator), born in Essen, Germany
Dec 18 Steve Dullaghan, British bass guitarist (The Primitives - "Crash"), born in Leamington, England (d. 2009)
Dec 18 Tracy Byrd, American country singer ("Holdin' Heaven"), born in Vidor, Texas
Dec 20 Chris Robinson, American rock singer (Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 20 Myrra Malmberg, Swedish pop singer, actress, and photographer, born in Farsta, Stockholm
Dec 22 Schmier [Marcel Schirmer], German heavy metal singer and bass player (Destruction), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Dec 23 Stephen Layton, English conductor and music director (Trinity College Cambridge, 2006-23; City of London Sinfonia, 2010-16), born in Derby, England
Dec 29 Jason Gould, American actor and singer, son of actor Elliott Gould and singer and actress Barbra Streisand, born in New York City