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PHAR LAP
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1932
Description: Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death. 1932
Summary: Phar Lap.Early on 5 April 1932, the horse’s strapper for the North American visit, Tommy Woodcock, found him in severe pain and having a high temperature. Within a few hours, Phar Lap haemorrhaged to death. Many believed the horse had been deliberately poisoned. Dr Ivan Kempson and Henry discovered that in the 30 to 40 hours before Phar Lap’s death, the horse ingested a massive dose of arsenic. Henry said. However, in October 2011 the Sydney Morning Herald published an article in which a New Zealand physicist and information from Phar Lap’s strapper state that the great horse was never given any tonic with arsenic and that he died of an infection.
THE FIRST ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
EVENT
Event Date: Thursday 16 May 1929
Description: It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media.
Summary: The first Best Actor awarded was Emil Jannings, for his performances in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. The 1939 film Beau Geste is the only movie that features as many as four Academy Award winners for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, Broderick Crawford) prior to any of the actors receiving the Best Actor Award. The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of the 1927/1928 film season.
THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS – 1959
EVENT Date: Monday 4 May 1959
Description: The first Grammy Awards ceremony was helld to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
Summary: A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: SELLS OVER 25 MILLION COPIES. 1979. RSO RECORDS
NO 1 SINGLE AUSTRALIA 1988
EVENT
Event Date: Sunday 1 May 1988
Summary: “GOTTA GET OUT OF MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR” “BILLY IDOL”
THE BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: LAST SHOW IN BRITAIN 1966.
NO 1 ALBUM AUSTRALIA 1988
EVENT
Event Date: Sunday 1 May 1988
Summary: “HIT PIX” – “VAIRIOUS ARTISTS”
JOHNNY CASH AND BOB DYLAN
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: TV SPECIAL TOGETHER AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY. 1969
ELVIS PRESLEY
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: MARRIES PRISCILLA IN 1967
CITIZEN KANE
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: PREMIERS IN 1941 STARRED ‘ORSON WELLS’ AND DIRECTED BY HIM AS WELL THE FILM IS STILL RATED AS ONE OF THE TOP FILMS EVER MADE
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1971
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: DAVE AND ANSELL COLLINS. “DOUBLE BARREL”
J EDGAR HOOVER
EVENT
Event Date: 1 May
Summary: DIES 1972
BATMAN COMICS
EVENT
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1939
Summary: Batman. Batman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics. Originally referred to as “The Bat-Man” and still referred to at times as “The Batman”. Batman’s secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American millionaire (later billionaire) playboy
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1981
EVENT
Event Date: 2 May
Summary: SHEENA EASTON “MORNING TRAIN”
ELVIS PRESLEY
EVENT
Event Date: 2 May
Summary: RECORDS “JAILHOUSE ROCK” 1957 RECORDED ON THE RCA LABEL
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1956
EVENT
Event Date: 3 May
Summary: ELVIS PRESLEY “HEARTBREAK HOTEL ”
ELVIS COSTELLO
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: RELEASES ALBUM “ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN “1979
JERRY LEE LEWIS
EVENT
Event Date: Friday 30 May 1958
Description: His turbulent personal life was hidden from the public at London
Summary: Lewis’s turbulent personal life was hidden from the public until a May 1958 British tour where Ray Berry, a news agency reporter at London’s Heathrow Airport (the only journalist present), learned about Lewis’s third wife, Myra Gale Brown. She was Lewis’s first cousin once removed and only 13 years old.
CROSBY STILLS AND NASH
EVENT
Event Date: Thursday 29 May 1969
Description: CROSBY STILLS AND NASH
Summary: Crosby, Stills & Nash Studio album by Crosby, Stills & Nash The debut album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969 on the Atlantic Records label. It spawned two Top 40 hits, “Marrakesh Express” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” which peaked respectively at #28 the week of August 23, 1969, and at #21 the week of October 25, 1969, on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album itself peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.
NORTHERN SONGS – DISSOLVED
EVENT
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 1995
Description: Dissolved in 1969. Lennon and McCartney sought to renegotiate their publishing deal
Summary: Northern Songs was a company founded in 1963, by music publisher Dick James, Brian Epstein, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, to publish songs written by Lennon and McCartney and all members of The Beatles. 1969 James and his partner sold their shares in Northern Songs to Britain’s Associated TeleVision (ATV)
JACKIE BRENSTON
EVENT
Event Date: 12 May
Summary: RECORDED “ROCKET 88” NO 1 USA HIT, 1951
PINK FLOYD
EVENT
Event Date: 12 May
Summary: 1967 PERFORMED AT LONDONS QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
THE JAM
EVENT
Event Date: 13 May
Summary: THE RELEASE OF THEIR FIRST ALBUM 1977
BOB WILLS
EVENT
Event Date: 13 May
Summary: DIES IN 1975 FAMED COUNTRY SINGER
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1967
EVENT
Event Date: 13 May
Summary: SUPREMES “THE HAPPENING”
CREAM
EVENT
Event Date: 13 May
Summary: FIRST ALBUM CHARTS. 1967 “FRESH CREAM”
THE BEE GEES
EVENT
Event Date: 13 May
Summary: FIRST CHART SUCCESS IN UK, IN 1967 “NEW YORK MINING DISASTER 1941”
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1961
EVENT
Event Date: 14 May
Summary: DEL SHANNON “RUNAWAY”
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1965
EVENT
Event Date: 15 May
Summary: ROGER MILLER, “KING OF THE ROAD”
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1964
EVENT
Event Date: 16 May
Summary: MARY WELLS “MY GUY” DIED JULY 26, 1992
NUMBER 1 ALBUM USA 1978
EVENT
Event Date: 17 May
Summary: THE BEE GEES “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER ”
FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH
EVENT
Event Date: 17 May
Summary: WAS TAKEN IN 1861
PETER CRISS
EVENT
Event Date: 17 May
Summary: OF “KISS” ANNOUNCES HE WAS LEAVING. 1980
GUY MITCHELL
EVENT
Event Date: 17 May
Summary: NUMBER 1 SINGLE UK 1957 “ROCK A BILLY”
GODSPELL
EVENT
Event Date: 17 May
Summary: OPENS IN THE UNITED STATES. 1971
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1959
EVENT
Event Date: 18 May
Summary: WILBERT HARRISON. “KANSAS CITY”
FRANK CAPRA
EVENT
Event Date: 18 May
Summary: BORB 1897 – FILM DIRECTOR
BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 18 May
Summary: THEIR FIRST NATIONAL TOUR. 1963
THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS
EVENT
Event Date: 18 May
Summary: IN 1969 “OH HAPPY DAYS” RELEASED IN THE UK
NUMBER 1 SINGLE UK 1962
EVENT
Event Date: 19 May
Summary: B. BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS “NUT ROCKER”
COLEMAN HAWKINS – DIES
DIED
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1969
Description: Coleman Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969)
Summary: Coleman Randolph Hawkins. An American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument. He died of pneumonia in 1969 and is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.
BOBBY DARIN
EVENT
Event Date: 19 May
Summary: IN 1958 “SPLISH SPLASH” WAS RELEASED IN THE UK ONE OF MANY HITS FOR DARIN IN HIS SHORT LIVED CAREER. SPLISH SPLASH WAS THE VERY FIRST RECORDING ON EIGHT TRACK
THE BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 20 May
Summary: ” A DAY IN A LIFE “THE SONG IS BANNED BY THE BBC. 1967
CHICAGO
EVENT
Event Date: 20 May
Summary: PETER CETERA, BASHED AND HOSPITALISED IN 1971 ATTACKED BY THREE MEN AT CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL GAME BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF HIS HAIR BASS PLAYER FOR “CHICAGO”
THE PLATTERS
EVENT
Event Date: 20 May
Summary: RECORD “ONLY YOU “IN 1954 THE SONG WAS FEATURED IN “ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK”
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
EVENT
Event Date: 20 May
Summary: DIES IN 1506
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1972
EVENT
Event Date: 20 May
Summary: T. REX. “METAL GURU”
CHARLES LINDBERGH
EVENT
Event Date: 21 May
Summary: NEW YORK TO PARIS IN 1927
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1969
EVENT
Event Date: 21 May
Summary: BOB DYLAN “NASHVILLE SKYLINE ”
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1961
EVENT
Event Date: 22 May
Summary: ERNIE K DOE “MOTHER IN LAW ”
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1981
EVENT
Event Date: 23 May
Summary: SMOKEY ROBINSON “BEING WIYH YOU”
JOHN COLTRANE
EVENT
Event Date: 23 May
Summary: PERFORMED HIS FINAL SHOW IN 1967 JAZZ GREAT. SAXOPHONE
ELMORE JAMES
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1963
Description: An American blues guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader. Died 1963.
Summary: James died of his third heart attack in Chicago in 1963,[1] just prior to a tour of Europe with that year’s ‘American Folk Blues Festival.’ He was buried in the Newport Baptist Church Cemetery, Ebenezer, Holmes County, Mississippi.
NUMBER 1 SINGLE UK 1969
EVENT
Event Date: 24 May
Summary: THE BEATLES “GET BACK”
ROY BROWN
EVENT
Event Date: 25 May
Summary: SINGER AND PIANIST, DIES OF HEART ATTACK. 1981 RECORDED “GOOD ROCKIN TONIGHT” IN 1947
THE ROLLING STONES
EVENT
Event Date: 25 May
Summary: RELEASE “JUMPIN JACK FLASH” 1968
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1968
EVENT
Event Date: 25 May
Summary: GARRY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP “YOUNG GIRL”
DUKE ELLINGTON
EVENT
Event Date: 25 May
Summary: DIES, 1974 BAND LEADER AND COMPOSER. RESPECTED BY MANY ARTISTS AND CONTEMPARIES
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON II
EVENT
Event Date: 25 May
Summary: HARMONICA PLAYER DIES 1965
AL UNSER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 29 May 1939
Description: Indianapolis race winner
Summary: Born in Albuquerque.Four times winner of the famed Indianapolis 500.
ACADEMY AWARD
EVENT
Event Date: Thursday 16 May 1929
Description: The first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, at the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood
Summary: An Academy Award, also known as the Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)[1] to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.
ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC
EVENT
Event Date: Friday 1 May 1964
Description: At the first ceremony held in 1965, Buck Owens won for Top Male Vocalist and Bonnie Owens won for Top Female Vocalist.
Summary: The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. The most prestigious awards are for Artist of the Decade and Entertainer of the Year.
HARRY S TRUMEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1884
Description: United State President
PAUL REVERE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 10 May 1818
Description: American folk hero – U.S.A.
HOWARD HUGHES
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1976
Description: Multi millionaire U.S.A. business man. Producer of films. Owner of RKO studios. Aviator.
Summary: Born (Howard Robard Hughes ) in Humble, Texas. Millionaire Business man and womaniser.Hughes,born into money was a film producer, Aviator. He also owned RKO Films producing them in 1926.. Married to actress Terri Moore. Hughes was the extreme recluse.
SUFFRAGETTES
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: IN 1913 EMILY DAVISON THROWS HERSELF UNDER THE KINGS HORSE AT DERBY DAY, UK. FOR WOMENS RIGHTS MOVEMENT
THE MOODY BLUES
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: FORMED IN 1964 MAJOR HIT WITH “GO NOW” RERECORDED BY WINGS
MARY HOPKIN
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: PERFORMS ON UK TALENT SHOW “OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS” IN 1968. PAUL McCARTNEY SEE’S HER AND SIGNS HER UP “THOSE WERE THE DAYS
GENE VINCENT
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: RECORDS “BE BOP A LULA / WOMAN LOVE” 1956 HIS FIRST RECORDING
THE GRAPHOPHONE
EVENT
Event Date: 4 May
Summary: FIRST RECORD PLAYER 1886
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1974
EVENT
Event Date: Saturday 4 May 1974
Summary: ABBA “WATERLOO ”
THE KINKS
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: RELEASE “WATERLOO SUNSET “IN 1967
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1973
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: DAVID BOWIE “ALADDIN SANE”
THE REVEREND GARY DAVIS
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: DIES OF HEART ATTACK, AGED 72. BLUES SINGER
CLIFF RICHARD
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: COLLECTS GOLD DISC FOR “THE YOUNG ONES “1962
JOHN LEE ” SONNY BOY” WILLIAMS
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: MAKES HIS FIRST RECORD. 1937. BLUES SINGER
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
EVENT
Event Date: 5 May
Summary: PLAY FINAL PERFORMANCE. 1968
MUDDY WATERS
EVENT
Event Date: 6 May
Summary: PLAYS IN CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA. 1976
JEFF BECK
EVENT
Event Date: 6 May
Summary: MAKES THE UK CHARTS IN 1969 WITH “HI HO SILVER LINING”
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1972
EVENT
Event Date: 6 May
Summary: TYRANNOSAURUS REX “PROPHETS, SEERS AND SAGES”
THE GREATFULL DEAD
EVENT
Event Date: 6 May
Summary: HITS THE USA CHARTS, THEIR FIRST RELEASE
WORLD WAR II
EVENT
Event Date: Sunday 7 May 1939
Description: World War II, or the Second World War.
Summary: Often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945.The deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities.
MAMAS AND PAPAS
EVENT
Event Date: 7 May
Summary: USA NUMBER 1 “MONDAY, MONDAY” 1966. WRITTEN BY NEIL DIAMOND
JOHNNY BURNETTE
EVENT
Event Date: 7 May
Summary: FIRST RECORDING “TEAR IT UP” 1956 DIED AUGUST 1, 1964
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1966
EVENT
Event Date: 7 May
Summary: MANFRED MANN. “PRETTY FLAMINGO”
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1976
EVENT
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1976
Summary: ABBA “FERNANDO”
COCA COLA
EVENT
Event Date: 8 May
Summary: INVENTED, 1886
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1964
EVENT
Event Date: 9 May
Summary: THE SEARCHERS “DONT THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY ”
ADAM AND THE ANTS
EVENT
Event Date: 9 May
Summary: CHARTS AT NUMBER 1 UK 1981 “STAND AND DELIVER”
THE BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 9 May
Summary: EMI SIGN THE GROUP IN 1962
FREE
EVENT
Event Date: 9 May
Summary: THE GROUP SPITS UP IN AUSTRALIA 1971 MAJOR HIT “ALRIGHT NOW”
THE BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 10 May
Summary: NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE. 1963.” FROM ME TO TO YOU”
FRANK SINATRA
EVENT
Event Date: 10 May
Summary: IN 1969 PAUL ANKA’S SONG,”MY WAY” SUNG BY FRANK SINATRA, CHARTS UK STAYS THERE FOR 127 WEEK
BOB MARLEY
EVENT
Event Date: 11 May
Summary: DIED 1981 AGED 36 MARLEY KNOWN AS KING OF REGGAE
ELVIS PRESLEY
EVENT
Event Date: 11 May
Summary: CHARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UK 1956 “HEART BREAK HOTEL”
WINGS
EVENT
Event Date: 11 May
Summary: FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN 1973
NUMBER 1 SINGLE USA 1959
EVENT
Event Date: 11 May
Summary: DAVE BABY CORTEZ. “THE HAPPY ORGAN”
FIRST TELEVISION SERVICE
EVENT
Event Date: 11 May
Summary: STARTS 1928 NEW YORK. USA
NUMBER 1 UK ALBUM 1967
EVENT
Event Date: 12 May
Summary: THE MONKEE’S “MORE OF THE MONKEES”
KEITH RELF
DIED
Event Date: Friday 14 May 1976
Description: Relf was 33 when he died from electrocution, at his home.Relf
Summary: “Keith William Relf (22 March 1943 – 14 May 1976), was best known as the lead singer and harmonica player of The Yardbirds. Relf was 33 when he died from electrocution, at his home, while playing his improperly grounded electric guitar.
THE BEATLES
EVENT
Event Date: 26 May
Summary: FIRST NATIONAL TOUR LIVERPOOL 1963
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1962
EVENT
Event Date: 26 May
Summary: ELVIS PRESLEY “GOOD LUCK CHARM”
JOHN LENNON
EVENT
Event Date: 26 May
Summary: THE JOHN AND YOKO BED IN STARTS IN CANADA, 1969
CHUCK BERRY
EVENT
Event Date: 26 May
Summary: RECORDS “ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN” 1956
JIMMIE RODGERS
EVENT
Event Date: 26 May
Summary: DIES 1933, FAMED COUNTRY SINGER, SONG WRITER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 35
THE SEX PISTOLS
EVENT
Event Date: 27 May
Summary: 1977 RELEASE THEIR FIRST SINGLE “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN”
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1972
EVENT
Event Date: 27 May
Summary: CHI- LITES “OH GIRL”
THE CRICKETS
EVENT
Event Date: 27 May
Summary: RELEASE “THAT’LL BE THE DAY”, THEIR FIRST SINGLE WITH BUDDY HOLLY SINGING LEAD VOCALS. 1957
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1966
EVENT
Event Date: 28 May
Summary: PERCY SLEDGE “WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN”
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
EVENT
Event Date: 28 May
Summary: DIES 1981. PIANIST IN THE TWENTIES
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1965
EVENT
Event Date: 29 May
Summary: SANDY SHAW “LONG LIVE LOVE”
NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1980
EVENT
Event Date: 30 May
Summary: LIPPS INCORPORATED “FUNKY TOWN ”
OH BOY
EVENT
Event Date: 30 May
Summary: THE JACK GOOD FOUNDED SHOW FINISHES. IT’S LAST TELEVISED SHOW WAS IN 1959. UK
NUMBER 1 USA HIT 1958
EVENT
Event Date: 31 May
Summary: SHEB WOOLEY “PURPLE PEOPLE EATER”
THE WHO
EVENT
Event Date: 31 May
Summary: PLAYED THE LOUDEST CONCERT. 1976 ENTRY INTO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS
NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1964
EVENT
Event Date: 31 May
Summary: CILLA BLACK “YOUR MY WORLD”
CONTRY MUSIC CONCERT – MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
EVENT
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 1988
Description: Country music stars highlight a concert at Madison Square Garden
Summary: Country music stars highlight a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Featured: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait and Randy Travis.
ALICE LIDDELL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1852
Description: The real Alice – U.K.
Summary: Born 1852.Was the real “ALICE IN WONDERLAND”
HELPMANN ACADEMY
EVENT
Event Date: Sunday 1 May 1994
Description: The Helpmann Academy was formed in 1994
Summary: The Helpmann Academy was formed in 1994 as a partnership of the major tertiary arts training institutions in South Australia.It is named in honour of Sir Robert Helpmann, a famous Australian dancer.
CLASSICAL BRIT AWARD
EVENT
Event Date: Saturday 6 May 2000
Description: The awards are organised by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and were inaugurated in 2000 “in recognition of the achievements of classical musicians
Summary: The Classic BRIT Awards (previously Classical BRIT Awards) are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of classical music, and are the classical equivalent of pop music’s BRIT Awards.The ceremony takes place in the Royal Albert Hall each May.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
EVENT
Event Date: Thursday 24 May 1956
Description: The first Contest was held in the town of Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956.
Summary: The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union.
JOHNNY WRIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 May 1914
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DICK DALE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1937
Description: Guitarist, USA
BILL ROBINSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1878
Description: Dancer, actor
JOHNNY DIEZEL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1966
Description: Vocalist, Australia
GILBERTO GRACIO GUITARS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 May 1946
Description: Manufactures classical guitars, Portuguese
FRANK TRUMBAUER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 30 May 1901
Description: Saxophonist, Band Leader, USA
JUNE DUPREZ
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 May 1918
Description: Actress, USA
JIM SHERWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1942
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Saxophonist,USA
GREGORY HERBERT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1947
Description: Saxophonist, USA
DAVID NAIL
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 May 1979
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
KATIE NOONAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 2 May 1977
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Australia
TOMMY LADNIER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 May 1900
Description: Trumpeter, Writer, USA
PAPA JOHN CREACH
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 May 1917
Description: Fiddle player, USA
MARCEL DUPRE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 May 1886
Description: Organist, Pianist, Composer, France
KIM BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, UK
BONO
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 10 May 1960
Description: Vocalist, UK
KRIPP JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 16 May 1936
Description: Vocalist, USA
LUCIA MANNUCCI
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 1920
Description: Vocalist, Italy
TONY HANCOCK
BORN
Event Date: Monday 12 May 1924
Description: Actor, Comeidian, UK
GLADYS HORTON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 30 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, USA
MARGARET FIELD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1922
Description: Actress, USA
HEAVY D
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 24 May 1967
Description: Rapper, singer, songwriter, USA
TOM T HALL
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1936
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
WYNONNA JUDD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 May 1964
Description: Vocalist, USA
KAL MANN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 6 May 1917
Description: Composer of songs, USA
RED HOLLOWAY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1927
Description: Saxophonist, USA
MAL EVANS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 27 May 1935
Description: Manager, Personal assistant, Record producer
WOODY HERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1913
Description: Clarinetist, Band leader,USA
SERGE REGGIANI
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 May 1922
Description: Actress, Singer, Italian
CEE LO GREEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 30 May 1974
Description: Vocalist, USA
MYRNA SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 28 May 1941
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
LEK LECKENBY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 May 1943
Description: Guitarist, UK
KEVIN LINDBLOM
BORN
Event Date: Friday 3 May 1946
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Comedian, Australia
PEGGY LEE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 1920
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
FRANKIE VALLI
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 May 1937
Description: Vocalist, USA
JAMES BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1933
Description: Vocalist, guitar, harmonica, bass, keyboards, drums, USA
MARGARET COLIN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1956
Description: Actress, USA
JOE POOVEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 10 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
ROBERT BLACKWELL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 1922
Description: Composer, USA
SARAH DASH
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, USA
EVA PERON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 May 1919
Description: The First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952.
GARY COOPER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 1901
Description: Actor, USA
NICKY CHINN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 16 May 1944
Description: Composer, Record Producer,UK
ROBERT FRIPP
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 May 1946
Description: Musician, songwriter, producer
LESLIE HOPE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1965
Description: Actress, Canada
ROBERT HEGYES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1951
Description: Actor. USA
MARTY KRISTIAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1947
Description: Vocalist, Australia
GREGORY PHILLINGANES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 May 1956
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
LORRIE COLLINS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
BOB DYER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 22 May 1909
Description: Entertainer, radio personality, banjoist, Australia/USA
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1976
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, Canada
JEANNE CRAIN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1925
Description: Actress, USA
GABBY HAYES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1885
Description: Actor, USA
MELISSA GILBERT
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1964
Description: Actress, USA
BIG JOE TURNER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 May 1911
Description: Vocalist, Composer, US A
TITUS TURNER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1922
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
LISA LOPES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 27 May 1971
Description: Rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, USA
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1975
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Spain
JOHN WAYNE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 26 May 1907
Description: Actor, USA
ANNE-MARIE DAVID
BORN
Event Date: Friday 23 May 1952
Description: Vocalist, France
BLIND WILLIE MCTELL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 5 May 1901
Description: Guitarist, USA
CHRIS ELLIOTT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1960
Description: Actor, Comedian, Writer, USA
EMILIO ESTEVEZ
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 May 1962
Description: Actor, Director, USA
RAY DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 12 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
KARL MALDEN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 May 1912
Description: Actor, USA
BILLY JOEL
BORN
Event Date: Monday 9 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
NICK ASHFORD
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 May 1941
Description: Composer of music, USA, Duo
PERI GILPIN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 May 1961
Description: Actress, USA
MEGAN FOX
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1986
Description: Actress, model
JAMES ARNESS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1923
Description: Actor, USA
ROBERT MOOG
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 23 May 1934
Description: American pioneer of electronic music,
JIMMY KEYES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1930
Description: Vocalist
BERNI FLINT
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 May 1952
Description: Vocalist, UK
SAMANTHA JUSTE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1944
Description: Disc Girl, UK
ALLAN CARR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 27 May 1937
Description: Producer, screenwriter, USA
GARY STEWART
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 May 1944
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
MARIE FREDRICKSSON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 30 May 1958
Description: Vocalist , piano, guitar, Sweden
WADDY WACHTEL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 24 May 1947
Description: Guitarist, songwriter, producer, USA
MICHEL COLOMBIER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 1939
Description: Pianist, Composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.
KEITH
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 17 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BILLY COBHAM
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 16 May 1944
Description: Drummer, composer and bandleader. USA
JOE COCKER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, UK
SHAWN DROVER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1966
Description: Drummer, USA
IAN MCKELLEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 25 May 1939
Description: Actor, UK
BOB ATCHER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 11 May 1914
Description: Vocalist, USA
JAMES STEWART
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 May 1908
Description: Actor, USA
LAWRENCE TUREAUD – MR T
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1952
Description: Actor, motivational speaker, USA
PETER NERO
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 22 May 1934
Description: Pianist, Conductor, USA
MARSHALL GRANT
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 5 May 1928
Description: Bassist, USA
WEE WILLIE HARRIS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 25 May 1933
Description: Vocalist, UK
TYRONE DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 1938
Description: Singer, USA
DON RICKLES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1926
Description: Comedian, Actor, USA
CANDICE BERGEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 9 May 1946
Description: Actress, USA
JAMES L BROOKS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 9 May 1940
Description: Director, Producer, USA
COREY HART
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 31 May 1962
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Canada
MELANIE THORNTON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1967
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
LIBERACE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1919
Description: Pianist, US
MIKE PORCARO
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 1955
Description: Bassist, USA
RUBEN GONZALES (PIANIST)
BORN
Event Date: Monday 26 May 1919
Description: Pianist, Cuba
CHARLIE ALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 1 May 1942
Description: Musician, singer, songwriter
MIKE EDWARDS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 May 1948
Description: Celloist, UK
WESLEY WILLIS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 3 May 1963
Description: Vocals, keyboards,
LORENZ HART
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 May 1895
Description: Lyricist,Composer, USA
NORMAN HETHERINGTON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 1921
Description: Cartoonist, Australia
NICK TRAINA
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1978
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
RICK NELSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BILL PEACH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 15 May 1935
Description: Australian television journalist
ELAINE MOORE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, Australia
ROY WOODING
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1932
Description: Vocalist.Dancer, Actor, Stage, Radio, Guitarist, Australia
DEWEY PHILLIPS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 13 May 1926
Description: Disc Jockey
JIM CLENCH
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 1 May 1949
Description: Bassist, CA
RAY PARKER JR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 1954
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Producer, USA
KAI WINDING
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 May 1922
Description: Trombonist, Band Leader, USA
NORA EPHRON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1941
Description: American filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author
PETER GABRIEL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1950
Description: Vocalists, UK
OTTO KLEMPERER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1885
Description: Conductor, Germany
GRADY GAINES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 14 May 1934
Description: Saxophonist, USA
DIZ DIZLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 27 May 1931
Description: Guitarist, Canada
COUNTRY DICK MONTANA
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 17 May 1955
Description: Drummer, US
LELAND SKLAR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 28 May 1947
Description: Singer-songwriter, Bassist, Film score composer, Session musician
ED LINCOLN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1932
Description: Pianist, Bassist, Keyboardist,
BILLY BURNETTE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1953
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, USA
ALAN SPENNER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 7 May 1948
Description: Bassist, UK
TERESA BREWER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1931
Description: Vocalist, USA
DEBRA WINGER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1955
Description: Actress, USA
JUNIOR CAMPBELL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 1947
Description: Guitarist, Piasist, Scotland
GARY BROOKER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, Keyboadist, UK
DANNY ELFMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 29 May 1953
Description: Composer, Singer, Record producer, Actor, Vocalist, USA
CARLO MARIA GIULINI
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1914
Description: Violinist and conductor. Italy
LEA THOMPSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1961
Description: Actress, Dancer, USA
GREGORY SLAY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 10 May 1969
Description: Drummer, USA
ANNE HECHE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 May 1969
Description: Actress, USA
PAUL WELLER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 May 1958
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, GB
RICK WAKEMAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 1955
Description: Keyboardist, Composer, UK
AUDREY HEPBURN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 4 May 1929
Description: Actress. USA
PHIL SEYMOUR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 15 May 1952
Description: Guitarist, USA
PETER CUSHING
BORN
Event Date: Monday 26 May 1913
Description: Actor, UK
HUMPHREY LYTTLETON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 May 1921
Description: Trumpeter, Composer, UK
JIMMY SILVA
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 1952
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
WAXIE MAXIE SILVERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1910
Description: Promoter, Manager, USA
TONY SHERIDAN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 21 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UJ
MAUREEN OSULLIVAN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 17 May 1911
Description: Actress, USA
MARGOT FONTEYN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1919
Description: Ballerina, UK
BERNIE TAUPIN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 22 May 1950
Description: Composer, Lyricist, UK
LEON HARDY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 1932
Description: Vocalist, USA
LEO SAYER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
VIC FLICK
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1937
Description: Guitarist, UK
GARY HOLT
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
GARY PETERSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1945
Description: Drummer, USA
SYDNEY CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1915
Description: Composer of song, UK
GORDON JENKINS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 1910
Description: Band Leader, Arranger, Composer
CAROLE STURTZEL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Australia
PIERCE BROSNAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 16 May 1953
Description: Actor, Ireland
HENRY FONDA
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 16 May 1905
Description: Actor, USA
ANDREA CORR
BORN
Event Date: Friday 17 May 1974
Description: Vocalist, Ireland
VIC BERTON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 1896
Description: Drummer, USA
JACK PAAR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 1 May 1918
Description: Comedian, actor, director, producer, musician and writer.
MIKE OLDFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 15 May 1953
Description: Multi Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer – UK
DAVID GILMOUR
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 6 May 1947
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, UK
RITA COOLIDGE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 1 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
ROSEMARY CLOONEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 23 May 1928
Description: Vocalist, USA
BOBBY DARIN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1936
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
RICHARD HOLMES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 2 May 1931
Description: Organist, USA
GEORGE LUCAS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1944
Description: Director, Producer, USA
TORI SPELLING
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 16 May 1973
Description: Actress, USA
ENYA
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 17 May 1961
Description: Vocalist, Ireland
BING CROSBY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 May 1901
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
BERNARD VITET
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1934
Description: Trumpeter, France
ENRICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 1887
Description: Composer of music, USA
LLOYD PARKS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Bassist, Jamaica
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 8 May 1910
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Arranger, USA
LITTLE WALTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 1 May 1930
Description: Vocalist, Harmonacist, USA
TONI TENNILLE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
PHIL BRUNS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 2 May 1931
Description: Actor. USA
RILEY PUCKETT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1894
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
GLENN FORD
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1916
Description: Actor, USA
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 2 May 1936
Description: Vocalist, UK
MILES DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1926
Description: Trumpeter
LENNY KRAVITZ
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 May 1964
Description: Guitarist,Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger
RAY ENNIS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1944
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist
PETER MILLER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 May 1942
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, UK
FOSTER BROOKS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 11 May 1912
Description: Comedian, USA
ALBERT FINNEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1936
Description: Actor, UK
GLENDA JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1936
Description: Actress, Politician, UK
KATE SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 1 May 1907
Description: Vocalist, USA
GEORGE CLOONEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 6 May 1961
Description: Actor, USA
STELLA NOVA
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1960
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
STUART CABLE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 19 May 1970
Description: Drummer, UK
ARCHIE SHEPP
BORN
Event Date: Monday 24 May 1937
Description: Saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader – U.S.A.
GLADYS KNIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
JERRY DAMMERS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 22 May 1955
Description: Keyboardist, UK
VERDEN ALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1944
Description: Keyboardist, UK
LEVON HELM
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 May 1942
Description: Drums, USA
BRIAN DAVISON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1942
Description: Drummer, UK
FRANCIS ROSSI
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
LESLIE UGGAMS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1943
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
FRANK OZ
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 25 May 1944
Description: Actor, Director, UK
JOHN GRIMALDI
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1955
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, GB
POLI PALMER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1943
Description: Vocalist, Keyboardist
BURT BACHARACH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 May 1928
Description: Composer, Arranger Composer Conductor, USA
RON CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1937
Description: Bassist – U.S.A.
TYRONE POWER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 May 1913
Description: Actor, USA
EDDY ARNOLD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 15 May 1918
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
KYLIE MINOGUE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 28 May 1968
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia
JEWEL
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 23 May 1974
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
JOHNNY ALF
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 19 May 1929
Description: Pianist, Brazil
JOHN FOGERTY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 May 1945
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
TOM SNYDER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 12 May 1936
Description: Talk show host, USA
CRAIG FERGUSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 May 1962
Description: Talk Show Host, Actor. America,
KAY KENDALL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 1927
Description: Actress, UK
MAYNARD FERGUSON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1928
Description: Trumpet, flugelhorn,Band leader, USA
MARY HOPKIN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, Wales
JACK BLAND
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 May 1899
Description: Banjoist, Guitarist, USA
MIKE MILLWARD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1942
Description: Guitarist, UK
STEVIE WONDER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Keyboardist, USA
WENDY O WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 28 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, USA
IRVING BERLIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 May 1888
Description: Composer, Pianist, USA
LA TOYA JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1956
Description: Vocalist, USA
ANGELA BOFILL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 2 May 1954
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
KITTY KALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1925
Description: Vocalist, USA
SHARON GLESS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 May 1943
Description: Actress, USA
KRISTEN MARIA PFAFF
BORN
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1967
Description: Bassist, Vocalist. USA
ED CASIDY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1923
Description: Drummer, Actor, USA
WILLIE ACKERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1939
Description: Drummer, USA
HARRY CAREY JR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1921
Description: Actor, USA
CARMEN CAVALLARO
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 6 May 1913
Description: Pianist, Arranger, USA
DANNY RAPP
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 10 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, USA
FRANK CAPRA
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 1897
Description: Director, USA
SHORTY LONG
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 May 1940
Description: Pianist, USA
DALLAS TAYLOR
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 17 May 1980
Description: Vocalist , USA
TOM SCOTT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1948
Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA
FRED WEDLOCK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 23 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
PAUL BARBARIN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 May 1899
Description: Drummer,Composer, USA
PEGGY CASS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1924
Description: Actor, Vocalist, USA
CHRISTOPHER LEE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 May 1922
Description: Actor, UK
FRANK CHACKSFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1914
Description: Band Leader, UK
STACY SUTHERLAND
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 28 May 1946
Description: Guitarist, USA
DARRELL SWEET
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1947
Description: Drummer, Scotland
DAVE PRATER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 1937
Description: Singer, USA
MEREDITH MACRAE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 30 May 1944
Description: Actress, USA
LENNY DAVIDSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 May 1942
Description: Guitarist, UK
RONNIE BOND
BORN
Event Date: Monday 4 May 1942
Description: Drummer, UK
JIMMY BLYTHE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 May 1901
Description: Pianist, Composer , USA
PAUL WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1948
Description: American music journalist and writer
BUTCH TRUCKS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 11 May 1947
Description: Drummer, USA
STEVE WINWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 12 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
JAMES MASON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 15 May 1909
Description: Actor, UK
BILLY SQUIRE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 12 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
CHRISTOPHER CROSS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 3 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
TODD STORZ
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1924
Description: Radio Announcer
ELISABETH HASSELBECK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 28 May 1977
Description: Television host
SONNY CURTIS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 1937
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Vocalist, USA
HANK SNOW
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1914
Description: Vocalist,Composer, CA
BENNY GOODMAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 May 1909
Description: Clarinetist, Arranger, USA
MICK RONSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 26 May 1949
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Producer, UK
PRESCOTT NILES
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1951
Description: Bassist, US
JACKY LANDRY JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1941
Description: Vocalist
DWAYNE HICKMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 May 1934
Description: Actor, USA
ALBERT HAMMOND
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 18 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, UK
ALMA COGAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 May 1932
Description: Vocalist, UK
JOE RAMONE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Drummer, USA
JERRY HYMAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1947
Description: Trombonist, USA
ALISON JIEAR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1965
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia
HAL DAVID
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1921
Description: Composer, Lyricist, USA
RAYMOND BURR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 21 May 1917
Description: Actor, USA
FATS WALLER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 1904
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Composer
SUSAN STRASBERG
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 22 May 1938
Description: Actress, USA
BRIAN ENO
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 15 May 1948
Description: Producer, Composer, UK
MAMIE SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1883
Description: Vocalist, Dancer, Actress, USA
BOB DYLAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 24 May 1941
Description: Vocalist. Composer, USA
LESLEY GORE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 May 1946
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
RICHARD WAGNER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 22 May 1813
Description: Composer, conductor, music theorist, Germany
THAD JONES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 May 1923
Description: Trumpeter, USA
CARLA BLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 1938
Description: Vocalist, Composer of song, USA
ANNETTE BENING
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 29 May 1958
Description: Actress, USA
DICK STABLE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 29 May 1909
Description: Saxophonist, USA
JERRY NOLAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1945
Description: Drummer , USA
MELISSA ETHERIDGE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 29 May 1961
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
STEVE CURRIE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1947
Description: Bassist, UK
THELMA HOUSTON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 1946
Description: Vocalist, US
KIT LAMBERT
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 11 May 1935
Description: Composer, Producer, Manager, Entrepreneur and promoter.
WOODY HERMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1913
Description: Clarinetist, Band leader,USA
PERRY COMO
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 18 May 1912
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHNNY GILL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 22 May 1966
Description: Vocalist, USA
GEOGIE AULD
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1919
Description: Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Canadian
GEORGE FORMBY JR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 26 May 1904
Description: Vocalist, Composer , Ukulele, UK
BOB SEGER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 6 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Vocalist, USA
JOHNNY PAYCHECK
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
GIL EVANS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 13 May 1912
Description: Band Leader, Arranger, Composer, Pianist, USA
JANET JACKSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1966
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Dancer, USA
PETER BENNET
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1935
Description: Musical promoter.
PETER YARROW
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1938
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
HOLLY VALANCE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 1983
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia
GORDON MILLS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 15 May 1935
Description: Manager,Composer – UK
KEITH JARRETT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 1945
Description: Pianist, USA
MEL LEWIS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1929
Description: Drummer – U.S.A.
SUN RA
BORN
Event Date: Friday 22 May 1914
Description: Pianist. USA
JOE BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 13 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, UK
AL BROWN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 22 May 1934
Description: Vocalist, USA
BETTY CARTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 16 May 1929
Description: Vocalist, USA
RUDOLPH VALENTINO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 6 May 1895
Description: Actor, Italy/ USA
TERRY LIGHTFOOT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 21 May 1935
Description: Clarinettist and bandleader
PRINCE BUSTER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 May 1939
Description: Vocalist, Producer, Composer, Kingston, Jamaica
ARTIE SHAW
BORN
Event Date: Monday 23 May 1910
Description: Clarinetist, USA
HARVEY KEITEL
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1939
Description: Actor, USA
CHER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 May 1946
Description: Vocalist, USA
COLIN BASS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Pianist, Bassist, Keyboardist, UK
JOAN COLLINS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 1933
Description: Actress UK
PRISCILLA PRESLEY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 24 May 1945
Description: Actress, Singer, Dancer, USA
MIKE MYERS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1963
Description: Actor, USA
CLAUDE AKINS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1918
Description: Actor, USA
STEVIE NICKS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
ROBERT MORLEY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 26 May 1908
Description: Actor, UK
KENNY BALL
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1930
Description: Trumpeter, UK
FORREST WHITE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 May 1920
Description: American musical instruments industry executive, USA
JOHN RICHARDSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 3 May 1948
Description: Drummer, Vocalist, UK
TOPPER HEADON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 30 May 1955
Description: Drummer, UK
ROBERT JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 May 1911
Description: Guitarist
PETE TOWNSHEND
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 19 May 1945
Description: Guitarist, Composer, UK
JULIUS WECHTER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1935
Description: Vibraphonist, Composer, USA
CHERYL LYNN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 11 May 1957
Description: Vocalist, USA
JUDGE DREAD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1945
Description: Singer – U.K.
JACOB MILLER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 May 1952
Description: Vocalist, Jamaican
J D MILLER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 May 1922
Description: Composer, Producer, USA
KARIN KROG
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 15 May 1937
Description: Vocalist , USA
FREDERICK VAN PALLANT
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1934
Description: Vocalist,
RITCHIE VALENS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 13 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
LARRY WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1935
Description: Vocalist, songwriter, pianist., USA
GOTYE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1980
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
CASH BACKMAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 May 1947
Description: Vocalist, Australia
RHONDA BURCHMORE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 15 May 1960
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Dancer
MARC BOLAN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1947
Description: Vocalist, UK
MEL BLANC
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 30 May 1908
Description: Vocal Characterizationist
DON AMECHE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 May 1908
Description: Actor, USA
JANIS IAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
IVA DAVIES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 22 May 1954
Description: Vocalist, Composer
BILLY WRIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 23 May 1918
Description: Vocalist,USA
JUDY COLLINS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1939
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
RAY LAIDLAW
BORN
Event Date: Friday 28 May 1948
Description: Drummer, UK
DEREK TAYLOR
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 7 May 1932
Description: Publicity agent
HANK WILLIAMS JR.
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 26 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
DANNY DAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 29 May 1925
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JOHANNES BRAHMS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 1833
Description: Composer, German
RAMSEY LEWIS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 27 May 1935
Description: Pianist, USA
DENNIS DAY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 21 May 1917
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Comedian, USA
RONALD ISLEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1941
Description: Vocalist
PAUL WINFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1941
Description: Actor, USA
BOB HOPE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 29 May 1903
Description: Actor, USA
ROY CREWSDON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 29 May 1941
Description: Guitarist, UK
LOU GRAMM
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, USA
RONALD COLEMAN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 5 May 1891
Description: Actor, UK
ARTHUR ALEXANDER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, Composer of song, USA
NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 1972
Description: Vocalist, songwriter, vocalist, record producer, USA
ROSANNE CASH
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 24 May 1955
Description: Singer – USA
JOHNNY MAESTRO
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 7 May 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
SIDNEY BECHET
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 1897
Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA
TEDDY RANDAZZO
BORN
Event Date: Monday 13 May 1935
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
SUSAN COWSILL
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 May 1959
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
JIM LOWE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 7 May 1927
Description: Vocalist , USA
MARY MACGREGOR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, USA
CARROLL BAKER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 28 May 1931
Description: Actress, USA
JOHN BONHAM
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 1947
Description: Drummer, UK
CLINT EASTWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 1930
Description: Film director, film actor, producer, USA
MARK MORRISON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1972
Description: Vocalist, UK
HEAVY D AND THE BOYZ
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 24 May 1967
Description: Vocal Group, USA
WALLACE RONEY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1960
Description: Trumpeter, USA
DAVE PINCOMBE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 19 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia
MARTIKA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1969
Description: Vocalist, USA
JACK BLANCHARD AND MISTY MORGAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1942
Description: Vocal Duo, USA
JESSI COLTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1943
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
ALBERT NICHOLAS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 27 May 1900
Description: Clarinetist, USA
RED NICHOLS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 May 1905
Description: Trumpeter, Band Leader, USA
AL JOLSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 1886
Description: Vocalist, USA
DEREK QUINN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 1942
Description: Guitarist, UK
SONNY JAMES
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 1 May 1929
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BOB MONEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 4 May 1929
Description: Vocalist, USA
MICHAEL J POLLARD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 30 May 1939
Description: Actor, USA
ED HALL
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 15 May 1901
Description: Clarinetist, USA
TRINI LOPEZ
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 15 May 1937
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
DAVID HELFGOTT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1947
Description: Pianist, Composer, Australia
JAYOTIS WASHINGTON
BORN
Event Date: Monday 12 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, USA
BILLY MURRAY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 25 May 1877
Description: Vocalist, USA
BERT WEEDON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 10 May 1921
Description: Guitarist, UK
DANNY KIRWAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1950
Description: Guitarist, UK
KATHARINE HEPBURN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 May 1907
Description: Actress, USA
PETE SEEGER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 3 May 1919
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, Composer, USA
PETER STAPLES
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1944
Description: Bassist, UK
PEGGY SANTIGLIA
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
ALICE FAYE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 5 May 1912
Description: Actress, Vocalist, USA
HUMPHREY BATE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1875
Description: Band, USA
CARL DOUGLAS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 10 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, USA
STAN COSTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 27 May 1930
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Australia
IRVING THALBERG
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1899
Description: Film producer, USA
PETE WATTS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 13 May 1947
Description: Bassist, Composer, UK
AUGIE MEYERS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 31 May 1940
Description: Keyboardist, USA
LARRY GATLIN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 2 May 1948
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
DEREK LECKENBY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 May 1943
Description: Guitarist
STEVE UPTON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1946
Description: Drummer, UK
DAVID BYRNE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 14 May 1952
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Scotland
RITA MACNEIL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Canada
KEITH JARRETT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 1945
Description: Pianist, USA
REBECCA HALL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 1982
Description: Actress, UK
JAMES MOTORHEAD SHERWOOD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone,
RICHIE FURAY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 9 May 1944
Description: Vocalist,Composer, Guitarist, USA
PAUL SAMWELL SMITH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1943
Description: Bassist, UK
GARY GLITTER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, UK
JOHN FRED
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 8 May 1941
Description: Vocalist, USA
CHRISTINE EVANS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 25 May 1990
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Canada
KIM HART
BORN
Event Date: Monday 9 May 1960
Description: Vocalist, NZ
CHARLES MILLER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1939
Description: Saxophonist, USA
PETE WINGFIELD
BORN
Event Date: Friday 7 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, UK
MARTIN CARTHY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 21 May 1941
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Guitarist, UK
VINCENT PRICE
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 27 May 1911
Description: Actor, USA
ISADORA DUNCAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 27 May 1877
Description: Dancer, USA
PAT ALEXANDER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 23 May 1937
Description: Song Writer, Australia
MIKE PRESTON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 May 1938
Description: Vocalist, Actor, UK
TROY SHONDELL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 May 1940
Description: Vocalist, USA
ART GRANT
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1950
Description: Bassist, UK
CHARLES AZNAVOUR
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1924
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor, French
HELEN DARLING
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 1 May 1965
Description: Vocalist, USA
AL CINER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 14 May 1947
Description: Guitarist, USA
JOSEPH COTTEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 15 May 1905
Description: Actor, USA
BARBARA LEE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1947
Description: Vocalist, USA
HAZEL OCONNOR
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1955
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Composer, UK
ORSON WELLES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1915
Description: Actor, Magician, USA
MITCHELL JAYNE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 7 May 1930
Description: Bassist, USA
DARREN MCGAVIN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 7 May 1922
Description: Actor, USA
JAMES REYNE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 19 May 1957
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Actor, Australian
THE DUKE OF PADUCH
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 12 May 1901
Description: Vocalist, Comedian, Banjoist, USA
RANDY TRAVIS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 4 May 1959
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JAY REATARD
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 1 May 1980
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
DAVID ROWNTREE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 8 May 1964
Description: Drummer, UK
JAMES PURIFY
BORN
Event Date: Friday 12 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Duo, USA
IAN DURY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 12 May 1942
Description: Vocalist
TAMMY WYNETTE
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 5 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 May 1907
Description: Actor, Director, and Producer, UK
DICK BENTLEY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 May 1907
Description: Actor, Comedian, UK
COLBIE CAILLAT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 28 May 1985
Description: Singer Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
JOHN LEON GARDNER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 1933
Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA
JIM KING
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 5 May 1942
Description: Saxophonist, Harmonica, Vocalist
TINA YOTHERS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 5 May 1973
Description: Actress , Vocalist, USA
BILL WARD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 1948
Description: Drummer, UK
HERBIE COX
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 6 May 1939
Description: Vocalist, USA
CARL T SPRAGUE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1895
Description: Sincer, USA
RUSS FREEMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 28 May 1926
Description: Pianist, USA
HANS POULSEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, Composer
JAY ASTON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 May 1961
Description: Vocalist, UK
FRED ASTAIRE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1899
Description: Actor, Dancer, Vocalist, USA
LES CHADWICK
BORN
Event Date: Friday 11 May 1934
Description: Bassist, UK
BROOKE SHIELDS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 May 1965
Description: Actress, US
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 23 May 1883
Description: Actor USA
BOB MERRILL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 17 May 1921
Description: Composer, USA
ALAN WHITE – OASIS
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 26 May 1935
Description: Drummer, UK (Oasis)
DEWEY REDMAN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 May 1931
Description: Saxophonist, USA
SID VICIOUS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1957
Description: Bassist, UK
DENNIS HOPPER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 May 1936
Description: Actor, USA
BILL BRUFORD
BORN
Event Date: Monday 17 May 1948
Description: Drummer, UK
BOB MONTGOMERY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 12 May 1937
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
MIKE WALSH
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1938
Description: Television Host, Australia
GRAHAM GOULDMAN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1946
Description: Guitarist, UK
LAURYN HILL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 May 1975
Description: Vocalist, USA
LOBBY LLOYD
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1941
Description: Guitarist, Australia
BILL EYDEN
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 4 May 1930
Description: Drummer, UK
JAY FERGUSON
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 10 May 1947
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
PHIL SILVERS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 11 May 1911
Description: Actor, USA
PENNY DE HAVEN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 17 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
FELIX ARNDT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 20 May 1889
Description: Pianiist, Composer of music, USA
CLIFF CARLISLE
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 1903
Description: Steel guitarist, USA
TOMMY PAGE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 1970
Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, USA
BEVERIDGE WEBSTER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 13 May 1908
Description: Pianist, USA
GOLDY MCJOHN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1945
Description: Keyboardist, Canadian
RANDY CAIN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, USA
PHILIP BAILEY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, USA
IAN MCLAGAN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 12 May 1945
Description: Keyboardist, UK
EUGENE WRIGHT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1923
Description: Bassist, USA
JACK BRUCE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 May 1943
Description: Bassist, Scotland
STEVE JONES
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1955
Description: Guitarist, UK
JOE AMES
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1921
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
PETE BIRRELL
BORN
Event Date: Friday 9 May 1941
Description: Bassist, UK
NANCY WALKER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1922
Description: Actress, USA
MAX STEINER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 10 May 1888
Description: Composer for theatre, composer, arranger, conductor
TAJ MAHAL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 17 May 1942
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
RODNEY DILLARD
BORN
Event Date: Monday 18 May 1942
Description: Guitarist, Vocals, USA
GEORGE STRAIT
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1952
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Actor, USA
NICK HEYWARD
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 1961
Description: Vocalist,Composer, UK
JIMMIE HENDERSON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 20 May 1954
Description: Guitarist,USA
VIC AMES
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 20 May 1926
Description: Vocalist, USA
MARCIE BLANE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
CARLOS WARD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 1 May 1940
Description: Saxophonist, Panama
JACKIE LOMAX
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
STEWART GRANGER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 6 May 1913
Description: Actor, UK
PHIL RUDD
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1954
Description: Drummer, Australia
STEPHEN DUFFY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 30 May 1960
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, UK
RAY BARRETT
BORN
Event Date: Monday 2 May 1927
Description: Actor, Australia
PHILLIP MANNING
BORN
Event Date: Monday 9 May 1949
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist , South Australia
JOE CAMILLERI
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 May 1948
Description: Vocalist, Saxophonist, Composer, Australia
ASTRID KIRSHHERR
BORN
Event Date: Friday 20 May 1938
Description: Photographer, Germany
JOYCE COLLINS
BORN
Event Date: Monday 5 May 1930
Description: Pianist, US
MINDI ABAIR
BORN
Event Date: Friday 23 May 1969
Description: Saxophonist, USA
JOHNNIE TAYLOR
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 1937
Description: Vocalist, USA
MARGRETA ELKINS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 14 May 1907
Description: Vocalist, Australia
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1972
Description: Bassist, USA
CARL CARLTON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 21 May 1953
Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA
DANIELLE SPENCER
BORN
Event Date: Friday 16 May 1969
Description: Vocalist, Australia
TIM MCGRAW
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1967
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
TY HERNDON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1962
Description: Vocalist, USA
SALLY BOYDEN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 21 May 1965
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia
PETE HAYES
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 4 May 1946
Description: Guitarist, Mandolinist, Vocal
AL DEXTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 May 1905
Description: Vocalist, Composer , USA
BILL TADROSS
BORN
Event Date: Friday 30 May 1941
Description: Guitarist, Australia
BOYD TINSLEY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 16 May 1964
Description: Violinist, USA
TOMMY LANDIER
BORN
Event Date: Monday 28 May 1900
Description: Trumpeter. Clarinetist/writer, USA
PHILLIS THAXTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 20 May 1919
Description: Actress, USA
ARTHUR Q. BRYAN
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 May 1899
Description: Comedian and voice actor
YOUNG MC
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1967
Description: Vocalist, Producer
DUSTY HILL
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 May 1949
Description: Bassist, America
ASH GRUNWALD
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 1976
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Australia
RAY GILLEN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 12 May 1959
Description: Vocalist, USA
WAYNE HUSSEY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 26 May 1958
Description: Vocals, Guitarist,UK
MEREDITH WILSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1902
Description: Composer, Conductor and playwright
MARTY RHONE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 7 May 1950
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Australia
DAVID REYNE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1959
Description: Actor, Musician, Television Presenter, Australia
ALEC DANKWORTH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 May 1960
Description: Bassist, UK
DAVE MASON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Guitarist, UK
MILT GABLER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 1911
Description: Record Producer, USA
LINK WRAY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 May 1929
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JIMMIE DALE GILMORE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 6 May 1945
Description: Vocalsit, Composer, Actor, Guitarist, USA
PETER IIYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1840
Description: Pianist, Composer, Russian
GEORGE GOLLA
BORN
Event Date: Friday 10 May 1935
Description: Guitarist, Australia
CORY MONTEITH
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 11 May 1982
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
KIX BROOKS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 1955
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
JOE MAPHIS
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 1921
Description: Guitarist, USA
NORMAN PETTY
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1927
Description: Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer
POPS FOSTER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 May 1892
Description: Bassist, USA
TONE LOC
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1966
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
JACK JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1975
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, USA
LYDIA MENDOZA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 1916
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
TOMMY EMMANUEL
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1955
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Australia
BILLY VERA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 28 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
JOHNNY DEVLIN
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 1938
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Australia
MIKE INEZ
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 14 May 1966
Description: Guitarist , USA
DAVE SPECTER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 1954
Description: Guitarist , USA
CHRIS BROWN – US
BORN
Event Date: Friday 5 May 1989
Description: Vocalist, USA
LES KACZMAREK
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 18 May 1955
Description: Bassist, Australia
JIM MOGINIE
BORN
Event Date: Friday 18 May 1956
Description: Keyboardist, Australia
GRAEHAM GOBLE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 15 May 1947
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer, Australia
PAUL THOMPSON
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 13 May 1951
Description: Drummer, UK
JIM THACKERY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 19 May 1953
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist. USA
MATT HUNTER
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1984
Description: Drummer, Pianist, Guitarist, Australia
RICK FENN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 23 May 1953
Description: Guitarist, Composer, UK
AGUSTIN BARRIS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 5 May 1885
Description: Guitarist, Compser, Paraguayan
KARL BARTOS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1932
Description: Keyboards, percussion, Germany
TERRY CALLIER
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 24 May 1945
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
ADELE
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1988
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
BRIAN DAVIDGE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 30 May 1943
Description: Bassist, Vocals, Australia
JERRY RICKS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Description: Guitarist , USA
TODD MECKENNEY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 May 1965
Description: Vocalist, Dancer, Actor, Australian
REGINA CARROL
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 2 May 1943
Description: Vocalist, Actress, Dancer, USA
MELANIE LYNSKEY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 16 May 1977
Description: Actress, NZ
TERRY SMITH – (BRITISH JAZZ GUITARIST)
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 20 May 1943
Description: Guitarist, UK
ANDREW ELDRITCH
BORN
Event Date: Friday 15 May 1959
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
DICK MORRISSEY
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 9 May 1940
Description: Saxophonist, UK
DEZO HOFFMANN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1912
Description: Photographer, Hungry
NATASHA RICHARDSON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 1 May 1963
Description: Actress, UK
EDDIE BERT
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 16 May 1922
Description: Trombonist, USA
WALTER CHIARI
BORN
Event Date: Friday 2 May 1924
Description: Actor, USA
DARREN HAYES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 8 May 1972
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Australia
NELLIE MELBA
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 19 May 1861
Description: Vocalist, Australia
KELLIE CRAWFORD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 1974
Description: Vocal, Dancers, Actor, Australia
DON WILLIAMS
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 2 May 1939
Description: Vocalist , USA
CLAUDIO POMPILI
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 1949
Description: Guitarist, Composer, Sound Designer, Music Consultan, Australia
CHRIS SHIFLETT
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1971
Description: Guitarist, USA
LUCCIANO PIZZICHINI
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 2000
Description: Guitarist, Argentina
JACKIE ORSZACZKY
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1948
Description: Singer, band leader, bassist, composer, arranger, producer
SHARON JONES
BORN
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1956
Description: Vocalist, USA
ANDREW DENTON
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 1960
Description: Talk Show Host, Writer, Australian
JENNY BERGGREN
BORN
Event Date: Friday 19 May 1972
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Sweden
MARVA WHITNEY
BORN
Event Date: Monday 1 May 1944
Description: Vocalist, USA
CHRIS FRANTZ
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 1951
Description: Drums, percussion, USA
NEIL FINN
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 27 May 1958
Description: Voalist,Composer, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, keyboards
CHRIS ECCLESHALL – GUITARS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 1948
Description: Manufactures classical guitars,and Guitarist,
DANIEL DARC
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 20 May 1959
Description: Vocalist, France
LILY ALLEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 2 May 1985
Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK
LUCY GORDON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 22 May 1980
Description: Actress, Model, UK
BEA ARTHUR
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1922
Description: Actress, Singer, USA
NAPOLEON XIV
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1938
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
JOHN HAWKEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 9 May 1940
Description: Piano, Keyboards
JACKI WEAVER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 25 May 1947
Description: Actress, Australia
EDO CASTRO
BORN
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1957
Description: Bassist, US
JOHN F. KENNEDY
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1917
Description: Serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
JOHN F. KENNEDY – 2
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1917
Description: 1960 presidential election
YAZZ
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 19 May 1960
Description: Vocalist, UK
CASEY JAMES
BORN
Event Date: Monday 31 May 1982
Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, USA
KREE HARRISON
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 17 May 1990
Description: Vocalist, USA
SOFIA COPPOLA
BORN
Event Date: Friday 14 May 1971
Description: Director, producer, screenwriter, actress
DICK HAFER
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 1927
Description: Clarinetist, Saxophone, USA
LARRY ROSEN
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1940
Description: American entrepreneur, producer, musician, and recording engineer
ANDY LEE
BORN
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 1981
Description: Comedian, Australia
JONAS RENSKE
BORN
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1975
Description: Vocalist,songwriter, lead vocalist, Sweden
ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 1955
Description: Vocalist, USA
CHARLIE HUNTER
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 1967
Description: Guitarist, composer and bandleader, USA
JUDGE REINHOLD
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 21 May 1957
Description: Actor, USA
BETTY COMDEN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 3 May 1917
Description: Lyricist, Screenwriter, Actress, USA
ANGELO PETRAGLIA
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 1954
Description: Record producer and songwriter. USA
DENHOLM ELLIOTT
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1922
Description: Actor, UK
STAN LYNCH
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 1955
Description: American songwriter and record producer. drummer
ZACH SOBIECH
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1995
Description: Vocalist, USA
JOHN MEILLON
BORN
Event Date: Tuesday 1 May 1934
Description: Actor, Australia
ART BAXTER
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1926
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
CHRIS TOMLIN
BORN
Event Date: Thursday 4 May 1972
Description: Singer, songwriter, worship leader, USA
LUCKY GRILLS
BORN
Event Date: Saturday 26 May 1928
Description: Actress, Comedian, Australian
DAVID JACOBS
BORN
Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1926
Description: British broadcaster – A BBC staff announcer in the early 1950s
GENERAL NORMAN JOHNSON
BORN
Event Date: Friday 23 May 1941
Description: Singer songwriter, record producer, USA
ROMY SCHNEIDER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 29 May 1982
Description: Actress, USA
ROMAN TOTENBERG
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 2012
Description: Violinist, USA
DIGBY WOLFE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 2012
Description: Actor, Screenwriter, Writer, Television host, UK
ODELL BROWN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 2011
Description: Organist, USA
LLOYD KNIBB
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 12 May 2011
Description: Drummer, Jamaica
MARCEL DUPRE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 30 May 1971
Description: Organist, Pianist, Composer, France
MOMS MABLEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 23 May 1975
Description: Vocalist, Comedienne. USA
LEROY ANDERSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1975
Description: Composer, USA
ADAM YAUCH
DIED
Event Date: Friday 4 May 2012
Description: Bass Guitarist, Vocalist
JACK RICHARDSON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 13 May 2011
Description: Canadian record producer, Canada
JACOB DRUCKMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1996
Description: Comoser of music, USA
EDDIE JEFFERSON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 8 May 1979
Description: Vocalist, USA
IVY BENSON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 1993
Description: Band Leader, UK
MILTON AGER
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 6 May 1979
Description: Composer, Lyricist, Pianist. USA
JUDY LYNN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 2010
Description: Vocalist, USA
JAY BENNETT
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 2009
Description: Singer – U.S.A.
EMILY REMLER
DIED
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1990
Description: Vocalist, Guitar, USA
CHARLES PITTS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 1 May 2012
Description: Guitarist, USA
CIARAN BOURKE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 10 May 1988
Description: Vocalist, Irelannd
CLIFF JACKSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 24 May 1970
Description: Pianist, USA
GARY COOPER
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1961
Description: Actor, USA
MARV JOHNSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 16 May 1993
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
DOM DELUISE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 4 May 2009
Description: Actor, Comedian, USA
CHUCK BROWN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 16 May 2012
Description: Singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, USA
GARY COLEMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 28 May 2010
Description: Actor, USA
DIANA DORS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 4 May 1984
Description: Actress, Singer, GB
BOB FLANIGAN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 15 May 2011
Description: Vocalist , USA
BOBBY HERNE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 27 May 1998
Description: Guitarist, Producer, USA
STERLING HAYDEN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 23 May 1986
Description: Actor, USA
FELIX HAUG
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 1 May 2004
Description: Drummer and keyboardist, Swiss
MARY MURPHY – ACTRESS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 2011
Description: Actress, USA
JOHN WALKER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 7 May 2011
Description: Vocalist, USA
RITA HAYWORTH
DIED
Event Date: Monday 4 May 1987
Description: Actor, Singer, USA
SNOOKY YOUNG
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 2011
Description: Trumpeter, USA
BILL HUNTER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 2011
Description: Actor, Australian
TREVOR BOLDER
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 21 May 2013
Description: Bassist, Record producerUK
CHET BAKER
DIED
Event Date: Friday 13 May 1988
Description: Trumpeter, USA
GEORGE WYLE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 2 May 2003
Description: Composer of music, USA
CARRIE SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 20 May 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
MARK MINKOV
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 2012
Description: Composer of Music, Russia
GARY USHER
DIED
Event Date: Friday 25 May 1990
Description: Composer, Producer, USA
BOB WILLS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 13 May 1975
Description: Band Leader, Arranger, USA
GEORGE CATES
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 12 May 2002
Description: Composer, Arranger. Conductor, USA
JERRY VALE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 2014
Description: Vocalist, USA
ROBIN GIBB
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 20 May 2012
Description: Vocalist, UK
MARK LINKOUS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 6 May 2010
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
JACK FINA
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1970
Description: Bandleader, Songwriter, Pianist.
BENNIE BENJAMIN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 2 May 1989
Description: Composer of music, USA
ROBERT QUINE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 31 May 2004
Description: Guitarist, USA
JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 2000
Description: Flautist, French
AUDIE MURPHY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 28 May 1971
Description: Actor, Songwriter, USA
LESTER FLATT
DIED
Event Date: Friday 11 May 1979
Description: Guiarist, USA
PATSY MONTANA
DIED
Event Date: Friday 3 May 1996
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, USA
BERNARDO SASSETTI
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 10 May 2012
Description: Film producer, Composer film scores, Portugal
ERNEST BALL
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1927
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
STEVE MARTLAND
DIED
Event Date: Monday 6 May 2013
Description: Composer, UK
PAUL RAUHOFER
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 2013
Description: DJ, remixer and producer, USA
CHARLIE BOWMAN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 20 May 1962
Description: Fiddle, USA
ART LINKLETTER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 26 May 2010
Description: Actor, TV Host, Radio and TV, Canadian
CHARLIE ALLEN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 7 May 1990
Description: Musician, singer, songwriter
BILLY JOHNSON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 1987
Description: Guitarist, USA
ELSBEARRY HOBBS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 31 May 1996
Description: Vocalist, USA
OLIVER REED
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 2 May 1999
Description: Actor,UK
DUKE ELLINGTON 100 YEARS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1974
Description: Pianist, Band leader, USA
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 2 May 1942
Description: Guitarist, USA
DOUG PHILLIPS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 5 May 1995
Description: Vocalist, Bass Player, USA
KENNY EVERETT
DIED
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1995
Description: Comedian, UK
BUNNY BERIGAN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 30 May 1942
Description: Trumpeter, USA
KAI WINDING
DIED
Event Date: Friday 6 May 1983
Description: Trombonist, Band Leader, USA
JOHN GIELGUD
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 2000
Description: Actor,UK
ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 18 May 1995
Description: Actress, USA
SACHA DISTEL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 22 May 2004
Description: Vocalist, French
JOHN BARRYMORE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 29 May 1942
Description: Actor, USA
JILL IRELAND
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 19 May 1990
Description: Actress, UK
BUD TINGWELL
DIED
Event Date: Friday 15 May 2009
Description: Actor, Australia
RAY MANZAREK
DIED
Event Date: Monday 20 May 2013
Description: Keyboardist, USA
RONNIE JAMES DIO
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 16 May 2010
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, US A
NICCOLO PAGANINI
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 27 May 1840
Description: Violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. Italy
ADRIAN ROLLINI
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 15 May 1856
Description: Saxophonist, USA
LINCOLN KILPATRICK
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 2004
Description: Actor, USA
DAVID PLATZ
DIED
Event Date: Friday 20 May 1994
Description: Manager and music founder Essex Music, USA
ROBERT STACK
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 14 May 2003
Description: Actor, US
EDWIN PEARCE CHRISTY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 5 May 1862
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Actor, USA
EDDIE RABBITT
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 7 May 1997
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
RUDY WEST
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1998
Description: Vocalist, USA
GEORGE TREADWELL
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1967
Description: Trumpeter, USA
TONY RANDALL
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 2004
Description: Actor, USA
JAIME MENDOZA-NAVA
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 2005
Description: Composer and Conductor
EDDIE ALBERT
DIED
Event Date: Friday 27 May 2005
Description: Actor, USA
ROY BROWN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1981
Description: Pianist, USA
BEN WEISMAN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 20 May 2007
Description: Comoser of music, USA
BRUCE FAIRBAIRN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 17 May 1999
Description: Record producer
CLEMENT DODD
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 5 May 2004
Description: Record producer, Jamaica
OSCAR BROWN JR.
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 29 May 2005
Description: Singer, Composer, USA
ANDREW TIBBS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 5 May 1991
Description: Vocalist, USA
GORDON JENKINS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 1 May 1984
Description: Band Leader, Arranger, Composer
HENRY CORDEN – (FRED FLINTSTONE)
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 21 May 2005
Description: Actor, USA
MULGREW MILLER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 29 May 2013
Description: Pianist, USA
WILLIAM POWELL – SINGER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 26 May 1977
Description: Vocalist, USA
DONNA SUMMER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 17 May 2012
Description: Vocalist, USA
THE REVEREND GARY DAVIS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 5 May 1972
Description: Guitarist, USA
FRANK SINATRA
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1998
Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA
WILLIAM FRANCIS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 23 May 2010
Description: Keyboards, USA
TIM HENSLEY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 May 2013
Description: Vocalist, songwriters, USA
CECIL BROOKS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 3 May 2013
Description: Jamaican saxophonist and flautist, USA
JEFF HANNEMAN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 2 May 2013
Description: Guitarist, USA
DICK CURLESS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 1955
Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA
BILLY STRAYHORN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1967
Description: Pianist, Arranger, USA
BOBBY PICKETT
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 13 May 2007
Description: Vocalist, USA
DANA WINTER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 2011
Description: Actress, USA
RONALD KAOL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1993
Description: Vocalist
HELMET KOELLEN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 1977
Description: Bassist
ZIM NGQAWANA
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 10 May 2011
Description: Flautist and saxophonist.
STELLA NOVA
DIED
Event Date: Monday 24 May 2010
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, UK
BOB BROZMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Description: Guitarist, USA
ED SHAUGHNESSY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Description: Drummer, USA
CRAIG PIKE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 23 May 1993
Description: Bassist, USA
JOHNNY ALF
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 4 May 2010
Description: Pianist, Brazil
CHARLIE POOLE
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 21 May 1931
Description: Vocalist, Banjoist, USA
TOMMY MCCOOK
DIED
Event Date: Monday 4 May 1998
Description: Saxophonist, Cuba
KENNETH MORE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 12 May 1982
Description: Actor, UK
JO LUSTIG
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 29 May 1999
Description: Manager, UK
RONALD COLMAN
DIED
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1958
Description: Actor, UK
DUKE ELLINGTON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1974
Description: Pianist, Band leader, USA
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 1999
Description: Composer, Catoonist, USA
MARLENE DIETRICH
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 1992
Description: Actress, Vocalist, Germany
WILL SIN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 23 May 1991
Description: Vocalist, Scotland
JAMES REECE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 9 May 1919
Description: Pianist, Band Leader, USA
MORRIS LEVY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 21 May 1990
Description: Publisher – USA
BOB MARLEY
DIED
Event Date: Monday 11 May 1981
Description: Vocalist, Gutarist, Composer, Jamaica
CLARENCE PAUL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 6 May 1995
Description: Composer, USA
DJANGO REINHARDT
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 16 May 1953
Description: Guitarist, Belgium
NIGEL PRESTON
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1992
Description: Drummer, UK
GEORGE D HAY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 9 May 1968
Description: Radio Host, Promoter
COLEMAN HAWKINS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 19 May 1969
Description: Saxophonist – USA
KAREN CARPENTER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 4 May 1983
Description: Vocalist, Dummer, USA
JOHN RYANES
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 30 May 1972
Description: Singer, usa
BURNETTA JONES
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 10 May 1998
Description: Composer, Entrepreneur, USA
JIMMY FERNANDEZ
DIED
Event Date: Monday 23 May 1994
Description: Bassist
RAY BROWN – USA
DIED
Event Date: Monday 25 May 1981
Description: Bassist, Pianist, USA
SONNY SHARROCK
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 26 May 1994
Description: Guitarist, USA
ROB MCCONNELL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 1 May 2010
Description: Trombonist, composer, arranger, Canadian
LEON RENE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 30 May 1982
Description: Pianist, Composer, USA
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON – II
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 25 May 1965
Description: Composer, Vocalist, USA
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 26 May 1968
Description: Vocalist, USA
GRAHAM KENNEDY
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 25 May 2005
Description: TV Host, Actor, Comedian, Australia
HUGO PERETTI
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 1 May 1986
Description: Composer, Arranger, Record producer, USA
GREGG ALLMAN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 27 May 2017
Description: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar,USA
MANNY KLEIN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 31 May 1994
Description: Trumpeter, USA
FELIX WERDER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 3 May 2012
Description: Composer of classical and electronic music, Australia
MARTIN LAMBLE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 12 May 1969
Description: Drummer, UK
JOE PASS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 23 May 1994
Description: Guitarist, USA
PERRY COMO
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 12 May 2001
Description: Vocalist, USA
MARY PICKFORD
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1979
Description: Actress, Silent Films, Canadian
SHARON SHEELEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 May 2002
Description: Composer, USA
ROY MONTRELL
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 17 May 1979
Description: Guitarist, USA
JIM HENSON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 16 May 1990
Description: Puppeteer, Director, USA
JOHN KAHN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 May 1996
Description: Bassist, USA
SUN RA
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 30 May 1993
Description: Pianist. USA
JACKIE COOPER – ACTOR
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 3 May 2011
Description: Actor, USA
CLAUDE RAINS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 30 May 1967
Description: Actor, UK
HUGH JARRETT
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 2008
Description: Vocalist, USA
ALPHONSO HOWARD
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 7 May 1998
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Producer
PHIL HARTMAN
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 28 May 1998
Description: Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, graphic artist, writer
ROBERT MORLEY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 26 May 1992
Description: Actor, UK
JEAN STAPLETON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 31 May 2013
Description: Actor, USA
ELMORE JAMES
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1963
Description: Guitarist, USA
DANNY OVERBEA
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 1994
Description: Guitarist, USA
SAMMY DAVIS JR
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 15 May 1990
Description: Vocalist, Actor, Dancer, Vibraphone, Trumpet, Drums), Impressionist,Comedian
FREDERICK VAN PALLANT
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 15 May 1994
Description: Vocalist,
DOUG DILLARD
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 16 May 2012
Description: Banist, Guitarist, USA
CARL RADLE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 30 May 1980
Description: Bassist, USA
DIRK BOGARDE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 8 May 1999
Description: Actor, Author
PAUL BUTTERFIELD
DIED
Event Date: Monday 4 May 1987
Description: Harmonica, Vocalist
FREDDIE GARRITY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 19 May 2006
Description: Vocalist, UK
CLARENCE QUICK
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 5 May 1983
Description: Vocalist, USA
LES HARVEY
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 3 May 1972
Description: Guitarist
PAUL WILSON
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 15 May 1988
Description: Vocalist, USA
RON WILSON – DRUMS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 19 May 1989
Description: Drummer, USA
WILLIE WOODS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 27 May 1997
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, USA
ROGER MOORE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 2017
Description: Actor. UK
MICHELLE MELDRUM
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 2008
Description: Guitarist, USA
GRAHAM BOND
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 1974
Description: Keyboardiist, Saxophonist, UK
ROBERT REED
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 12 May 1992
Description: Actor, USA
RONALD COLEMAN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 9 May 1958
Description: Actor, UK
BRADLEY NOWELL
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1996
Description: Vocalist, USA
AUGUSTUS PABLO
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 1999
Description: Producer, Arranger, Composer
JUNE CARTER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 15 May 2003
Description: Vocalist, Composer, Comedian, Actress USA
DESMOND DEKKER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 25 May 2006
Description: Vocalist, Jamaica
SIDNEY BECHET
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 14 May 1959
Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA
JOSEPH HAYDN
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 1809
Description: Composer, Violinist and Keyboardist, Austria
GENE CLARK
DIED
Event Date: Friday 24 May 1991
Description: Vocalist, USA
DONALD DUNN
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 13 May 2012
Description: Bassist, USA
AL JOLSON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1950
Description: Vocalist, USA
ELVIN JONES
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 18 May 2004
Description: Drummer, USA
RUDY LEWIS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 20 May 1964
Description: Vocalist, USA
ALICE FAYE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 1998
Description: Actress, Vocalist, USA
JIMMY DOYLE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 5 May 2006
Description: Guitarist
GARY HAINES
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 31 May 2008
Description: Drummer, Australia
JOHN DEREK
DIED
Event Date: Friday 22 May 1998
Description: Actor, Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Producer
JOE BUSKIN
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 11 May 2004
Description: Pianist, Composer
DENNIS CROSBY
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 7 May 1991
Description: Actor, USA
ARTHUR OCONNELL
DIED
Event Date: Monday 18 May 1981
Description: Actor. USA
DICK MARTIN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 24 May 2008
Description: Comedian, USA
TIMOTHY LEARY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 31 May 1996
Description: Pioneer of the mind, USA
LAWRENCE WELK
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 17 May 1992
Description: Band Leader, Conductor, USA
CLINT WARWICK
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 15 May 2004
Description: Vocalist, UK
JEFF CONWAY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 27 May 2011
Description: Actor, USA
BARBARA LEE
DIED
Event Date: Friday 15 May 1992
Description: Vocalist, USA
BILL GOODWIN
DIED
Event Date: Friday 9 May 1958
Description: Actor, USA
CHARLES IVES
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 19 May 1954
Description: Composer, USA
DENNIS HOPPER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 29 May 2010
Description: Actor, USA
HENSON CARGILL
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 24 May 2007
Description: Vocalist, USA
GEORGE PEPPARD
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 8 May 1994
Description: Actor, USA
MARSHALL LYTLE
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 2013
Description: Bassist, USA
EDDIE WHITE
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 11 May 2011
Description: Drummer, Australia
VIC AMES
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 20 May 1978
Description: Vocalist, USA
CLIVE SCOTT
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 10 May 2009
Description: Keyboardist, UK
VAUGHN MONROE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 21 May 1973
Description: Vocalist, USA
BARNEY WILEN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 25 May 1996
Description: Vocalist, Saxophonist, France
CLIFFORD ANTONE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 2006
Description: Founder of record label, Management.
PETE JOHNSON
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 23 May 1967
Description: Pianist, Drummer, USA
ROGER DEE
DIED
Event Date: Monday 28 May 2012
Description: Vocalist, Australia
LENA HORNE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 9 May 2010
Description: Vocaliast, Actress, USA
JERRY WESLEY SMITH
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 2006
Description: Vocalist, Pianist, Bassist
JUNE HUTTON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 2 May 1973
Description: Vocalist
GRANT MCLENNAN
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 6 May 2006
Description: Vocalist , Composer, Arranger, Australia
JOHNNIE TAYLOR
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 31 May 2000
Description: Vocalist, USA
DAN BLOCKER
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 13 May 1972
Description: Actor, USA
DANNY LA RUE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 31 May 2009
Description: Ffemale impersonator.
IAIN MACMILLER
DIED
Event Date: Monday 8 May 2006
Description: Photographer, Scottish
JAMES MILEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 20 May 1932
Description: Trumpeter, USA
JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 May 1996
Description: Gutarist, USA
VICTOR HERBERT
DIED
Event Date: Monday 26 May 1924
Description: Conductor, Composer, Publisher – Ireland
GLENDA RAYMOND
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 3 May 2003
Description: Vocalist, Soprano, Australia
BILLY WALKER
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 21 May 2006
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA
LIONEL ROSE
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 8 May 2011
Description: Vocalist, Boxer, Australian
JOHNNY LEOPARD
DIED
Event Date: Monday 9 May 2005
Description: Guitarist, Vocalist
TREVOR PRIDHAM
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 27 May 1999
Description: Vocalist, Australia
GREG QUILL
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 5 May 2013
Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Australia, Canada
MIKE FURBER
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 10 May 1973
Description: Vocalist, Australia
IAN CURTIS
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 18 May 1980
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Composer
TRAVIS EDMONSON
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 9 May 2009
Description: Vocalist, USA
DANNY GANS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 15 May 2009
Description: Vocalist, Comedian, USA
EAN EVANS
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 2009
Description: Bassist, USA
MONK MONTGOMERY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 20 May 1982
Description: Bassist, USA
JOSEPH BROOKS
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 22 May 2001
Description: Composer, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Musician, USA
FANNY BRICE
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 29 May 1951
Description: Vocalist, Actress, USA
JOHN RUTSEY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 11 May 2007
Description: Drummer , USA
PENNE HACKFORTH-JONES
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 18 May 2013
Description: Actress, Australia
PETER JONES
DIED
Event Date: Friday 18 May 2012
Description: Drummer, Australia
TOM ADAIR
DIED
Event Date: Tuesday 24 May 1988
Description: Composer of songs. USA
JOHN RUTSEY
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 11 May 2008
Description: Drummer, Composer, USA
MICKEY CARROLL
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 6 May 2009
Description: Actor, USA
PAUL DUKAS
DIED
Event Date: Friday 17 May 1935
Description: Composer, French
KATHY KIRBY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 19 May 2011
Description: Vocalist, UK
JOHN CIPOLLINA
DIED
Event Date: Monday 29 May 1989
Description: Guitarist, USA
VIRGINIA GISON
DIED
Event Date: Monday 20 May 2013
Description: Dancer, singer, and actress of film, TV
LUCY GORDON
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 20 May 2009
Description: Actress, Model, UK
JIMMIE ROGERS – COUNTRY
DIED
Event Date: Friday 26 May 1933
Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Songwriter, USA
BILL LEAR – AUDIO 8 TRACK-RECORDING
DIED
Event Date: Sunday 14 May 1978
Description: Manufacturer, USA
WOODY SHAW
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 10 May 1989
Description: Trumpeter, USA
BARBARA CALLCOTT
DIED
Event Date: Friday 10 May 2013
Description: Actress, Australia
JEANNE COOPER
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 2013
Description: Actress, USA
CHIPS RAFFERTY
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 27 May 1971
Description: Actor, Australia
JAMES E MYERS
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 10 May 2001
Description: American songwriter, actor, producer, and raconteur.
ALBERT LANCE
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 16 May 2013
Description: Vocalist, Australia
ZACH SOBIECH
DIED
Event Date: Monday 20 May 2013
Description: Vocalist, USA
BRYAN FORBES
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 8 May 2013
Description: English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor
HENRI DUTILLEUX
DIED
Event Date: Wednesday 22 May 2013
Description: Composer, France
ELLIOT DEL BORGO
DIED
Event Date: Thursday 30 May 2013
Description: American composer for winds and strings.
STEVE FORREST
DIED
Event Date: Saturday 18 May 2013
Description: Actor, USA
JOYCE BROTHERS
DIED
Event Date: Monday 13 May 2013
Description: American psychologist, television personality