Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 401 - 482 of 482
- 1951-05-07 Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist and songwriter (Whitesnake - "Fool for Your Loving"; "Here I Go Again"), born in Buckingham, England (d. 2023)
- 1951-05-29 Ron Levy [Reuvin Levi], American blues Hammond organist, and composer, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1951-08-16 Eric Bibb, American blues singer-songwriter, born in New York City
- 1951-10-03 Keb' Mo' [Kevin Roosevelt Moore], American Grammy Award-winning blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1951-12-16 Robben Ford, American jazz, rock, and blues guitarist (L.A. Express; Yellowjackets), born in Woodlake, California
- 1952-01-20 John Campbell, American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1993)
- 1952-06-03 Greg Taylor, American rock and blues harmonica player, known as "Fingers" (Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, 1975-2000), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1952-06-25 Tim Finn, New Zealand rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist (Split Enz - "I Got You"; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), and theatre and film composer ("Puberty Blues"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
- 1952-08-16 (Terry) "Topper" Price, American blues, jazz and rock vocalist and harmonica player (The Upsetters), born in Plateau, Alabama (d. 2007)
- 1952-08-24 Vaneese Thomas, American R&B, jazz and soul blues singer ("Let's Talk It Over"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1952-10-13 Pierre Lacocque, Belgian-American blues harmonica player (Mississippi Heat), born in Jerusalem, Israel
- 1953-01-16 Mike Henderson, American country, blues, and bluegrass singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist (The Bluebloods; The SteelDrivers), born in Independence, Missouri (d. 2023)
- 1953-01-31 "Big Time" Sarah [Streeter], American blues singer, born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2015)
- 1953-03-10 Ronnie Earl [Ronald Horvath], American blues guitarist (The Broadcasters), born in Queens, New York
- 1953-03-11 Chuck Jackson, Canadian singer and harmonica player (Downchild, 1990-present; Cameo Blues Band, 1978-92), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1953-06-04 Paul Samson [Sansom] British heavy metal and blues guitarist (Samson), born in Norwich, England (d. 2002)
- 1953-08-01 Robert Cray, American Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist, and singer ("Smoking Gun"; "The Forecast Calls for Pain"), born in Columbus, Georgia
- 1954-05-08 Phil Wiggins, American blues harmonica player (Cephas & Wiggins), born in Washington, D.C.
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
1954-10-03 American blues guitarist (Texas Flood; "Pride And Joy"; David Bowie - "Let's Dance"), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1954-10-27 Uffe Steen, Danish jazz, rock and blues electric guitarist, born in Odense, Denmark
Reba McEntire (69 years old)
1955-03-28 American Grammy Award-winning country singer ("Can't Even Get the Blues"; "Consider Me Gone"), actress, and television personality (The Voice, 2023-), born in McAlester, Oklahoma
- 1955-04-03 John Mooney, American blues-funk guitarist, slide guitarist and singer (Bluesiana), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- 1955-05-31 Tommy Emmanuel, Australian-American acoustic guitarist (Stevie's Blues), born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales
- 1955-09-25 Zucchero [Adelmo Fornaciari], Italian blues and rock singer-songwriter ("Senza una Donna" - Without a Woman), born in Roncocesi, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- 1955-10-08 Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician, born in Lexington, Mississipi (d. 1998)
- 1955-10-13 Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1955-11-16 Chris Layton, American blues-rock drummer (Double Trouble -"Pride and Joy"; Kenny Wayne Shepherd), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
- 1956-01-08 Archie Roach, Aboriginal Australian blues singer-songwriter (Took The Children Away), born in the Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve, Australia (d. 2022)
- 1956-04-28 Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter ("For the Working Class Man"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1957-01-14 Steve Jordan, American session and touring drummer (Blues Brothers; The World's Most Dangerous Band; X-pensive Winos; John Mayer Trio; The Rolling Stones), songwriter, and record producer, born in New York City
- 1957-06-04 Tinsley Ellis, American electric blues guitarist, and singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1957-10-14 Kenny Neal, American blues musician (Let Life Flow), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1958-04-03 Adam Gussow, American blues harmonic player (Satan & Adam), and college professor, born in New York City
- 1958-07-03 Monty Byrom, American rock, blues and country guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer (Billy Satellite; Eddie Money; Big House), born in Corpus Christie, Texas
- 1958-09-28 Norton Buffalo [Phillip Jackson], American singer-songwriter and country and blues harmonica player, born in Oakland, California (d. 2009)
- 1958-12-14 Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc; Waterboys - "Rainbow Warrior"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1959-03-13 Melvin Taylor, American electric blues guitarist, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1959-10-20 Vasti Jackson, American electric blues guitarist, music director, and record producer, born in McComb, Mississippi
- 1960-04-06 Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- 1960-08-31 Chris Whitley, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2005)
- 1961-09-22 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)
- 1962-07-07 Mark White, American rock bass player (Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"; "Jimmy Olsen's Blues"), born in The Bronx, New York
- 1963-05-21 Dave Specter, American Chicago blues and jazz guitarist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1963-08-11 Thornetta Davis, American blues singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1963-12-12 Eric Schenkman, American-Canadian rock and blues guitarist (The Spin Doctors, 1988-94 - "Pocket Full of Kryptonite"), born in Massachusetts
- 1964-05-05 Lorraine McIntosh, Scottish pop singer (Deacon Blues) and actress, born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
- 1964-12-13 (Judge) "Lucky" Peterson, American contemporary blues, soul, and R&B musician ("The Son of A Bluesman"), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2020)
- 1966-03-25 Jeff Healey, Canadian blind blues-rock guitarist and singer ("See The Light"; "Angel Eyes"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
- 1966-10-03 Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
- 1967-03-29 John Popper, American blues rock singer and harmonica player (Blues Traveler - "Run Around"), born in Chardon, Ohio
- 1968-01-20 Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Dphrepaulezz], American blues singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland; Please Don't Be Dead), born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- 1968-03-29 Sue Foley, Canadian blues singer and guitarist, born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1968-06-12 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1999)
- 1968-12-24 Doyle Bramhall II, American session and touring blues-rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1969-02-21 Corey Harris, American blues and reggae guitarist (The Blues miniseries; From Mississippi to Mali), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1969-04-27 Mica Paris, British Rhythm & Blues singer (So Good), born in London
- 1969-05-29 Chan Kinchla, Canadian rock guitarist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- 1969-10-28 Ben Harper, American blues and reggae musician and singer-songwriter ("No Mercy In This Land"), born in Pomona, California
- 1970-03-27 Brendan Hill, American drummer (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in London, England
- 1970-10-31 Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1972-01-24 Beth Hart, American blues-rock singer-songwriter ("LA Song (Out of This Town)", Screamin' for My Supper), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1974-04-18 Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia
- 1976-11-22 Son Little [Aaron Livingston], American blues and soul singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1977-05-08 Joe Bonnamassa, American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Dust Bowl"; "Redemption"), born in New Hartford, New York
- 1977-06-12 Kenny Wayne Shepherd [Brobst], American blues-rock guitarist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1978-08-26 Cedric Burnside, American Blues musician and singer-songwriter (I Be Trying), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1979-04-10 Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
- 1979-04-16 Sean Costello, American blues guitarist and singer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- 1981-01-29 Jonny Lang, American blues musician, born in Fargo, North Dakota
- 1983-01-18 Ghostpoet [Obaro Ejimiwe], British alt-rock singer-songwriter, musician (Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam), and visual artist, born in London, England
- 1983-05-29 Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist, born in Bandung, Indonesia
- 1983-09-27 Travis MacRae, Canadian folk-blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player, born in Canada
- 1984-02-15 Gary Clark, Jr. American blues-rock-soul singer-songwriter and guitarist ("This Land"; The Story of Sonny Boy Slim), born in Austin, Texas
- 1986-06-02 (Zsuzsanna) "ZZ" Ward, American blues-rock and R&B singer-songwriter (Put the Gun Down), born in Abington, Pennsylvania
- 1986-08-28 Florence Welch, British blues and swing jazz singer (Florence and the Machine), born in London, England
- 1988-12-14 Yvonne Mwale, Zambian jazz and blues singer, born in Lusaka, Zambia
- 1989-07-03 Elle King [Tanner Elle Schneider], American country and blues-rock singer-songwriter ("Ex's & Oh's"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1990-03-17 Hozier [Andrew Hozier-Byrne], Irish folk-soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Take Me To Church"), born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
- 1990-03-20 JJ [Jökull Júlíusson], Icelandic blues-rock singer-songwriter (Kaleo - Way Down We Go), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1994-02-28 Jake Bugg [Kennedy], British blues-rock singer-songwriter, and musician, born in Nottingham, England
- 1999-01-19 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, American blues guitarist and singer (662), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi
- 1999-04-07 Ally Venable, American blues-rock guitar player, singer-songwriter (Texas Honey), born in Kilgore, Texas
B.B. King
Bill Withers
Dan Aykroyd
Lightnin Hopkins
Mildred Bailey
Muddy Waters