- 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
About May 1966
How Old? 57 or 58 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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