Editing 1948 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 2]] – [[Kerry Minnear]], rock keyboard player ([[Gentle Giant]])
*[[January 7]] – [[Kenny Loggins]], singer-songwriter (Loggins and Messina)
*[[January 8]] – Paul King, rock musician ([[Mungo Jerry]])
*[[January 10]] – [[Donald Fagen]], singer-songwriter ([[Steely Dan]])
*[[January 14]] – [[T-Bone Burnett]], [[record producer]], artist
*[[January 15]] – [[Ronnie Van Zant]], singer ([[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]) (died 1977)
*[[January 16]] – [[John Carpenter]], film-maker and composer
*[[January 22]] – [[Gilbert Levine]], American conductor and academic
*[[January 23]] – [[Anita Pointer]] ([[The Pointer Sisters]])
*[[January 26]] – [[Corky Laing]], rock drummer ([[Mountain (band)|Mountain]])
*[[January 27]] – [[Kim Gardner]] ([[Ashton, Gardner and Dyke]]) (died 2001)
*[[January 31]] – [[Joyce Moreno (musician)|Joyce Moreno]], Brazilian singer-songwriter
*[[February 1]] – [[Rick James]], American singer-songwriter and record producer (died 2004)
*[[February 2]] – [[Al McKay]], American guitarist and songwriter ([[Earth, Wind & Fire]])
*[[February 4]] – [[Alice Cooper]], American rock singer ([[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper Band]])
*[[February 5]]
** [[David Denny (musician)|David Denny]] ([[Steve Miller Band]])
** [[Christopher Guest]], actor and musician (''[[This Is Spinal Tap]]'')
*[[February 7]] – [[Jimmy Greenspoon]], American keyboard player ([[Three Dog Night]])
*[[February 8]]
**[[Dan Seals]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[England Dan & John Ford Coley]]) (died 2009)
**[[Ron Tyson]], American singer-songwriter ([[The Temptations]]), lead singer (The Ethics)
*[[February 17]] 
** [[José José]] (José Sosa Ortiz), Mexican Latin singer and instrumentalist (died 2019)
** [[Broderick Smith]], English-born Australian multi-instrumentalist (died 2023)
*[[February 18]] – [[Keith Knudsen]], American singer-songwriter and drummer ([[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Southern Pacific (band)|Southern Pacific]]) (died 2005)
*[[February 19]] – [[Tony Iommi]], English heavy metal lead guitarist and songwriter ([[Black Sabbath]])
*[[February 28]] – [[Geoff Nicholls]], English heavy metal keyboard player (Black Sabbath) (died 2017)
*[[March 2]] – [[Rory Gallagher]], musician, songwriter and bandleader (died 1995)
*[[March 4]] – [[Chris Squire]], bassist ([[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[The Syn]]) (died 2015)
*[[March 5]]
** [[Eddy Grant]], singer-songwriter
** [[Richard Hickox]], [[Conducting|conductor]]
*[[March 8]] – [[Peggy March|Little Peggy March]], singer
*[[March 9]]
**[[Jeffrey Osborne]], singer-songwriter
**[[Jimmie Fadden]], folk rock percussionist ([[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]])
**[[Chris Thompson (English musician)|Chris Thompson]], singer & guitarist ([[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]])
*[[March 12]] – [[James Taylor]], singer-songwriter
*[[March 17]] – [[Fran Byrne]], rock drummer ([[Ace (band)|Ace]])
*[[March 22]]
** [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]], composer
** [[Randy Hobbs]], rock bassist ([[The McCoys]])
*[[March 24]] – [[Lee Oskar]], rock-funk harmonica player ([[War (U.S. band)|War]])
*[[March 25]] – [[Michael Stanley]], singer-songwriter and DJ
*[[March 26]]
** [[Steven Tyler]], rock singer ([[Aerosmith]])
** [[Richard Tandy]], rock keyboard player ([[Electric Light Orchestra]]) (died 2022)
*[[March 28]]
**[[John Evan]](s), rock keyboard player ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]])
**[[Milan Williams]], funk keyboard player ([[Commodores]])
*[[March 30]] – [[Jim "Dandy" Mangrum]], Southern rock singer ([[Black Oak Arkansas]])
*[[April 1]]
**[[Jimmy Cliff]], reggae singer
**[[Simon Crowe]], new wave drummer ([[The Boomtown Rats]])
*[[April 4]]
**[[Pick Withers]], drummer ([[Dire Straits]])
**[[Berry Oakley]], bassist ([[The Allman Brothers Band]]) (died 1972)
*[[April 7]] – [[John Oates]], soul singer-songwriter ([[Hall & Oates]])
*[[April 9]]
**[[Chico Ryan]] ([[Sha Na Na]])
**[[Phil Wright]] ([[Paper Lace]])
*[[April 17]] – [[Jan Hammer]], composer, pianist and keyboard player
*[[April 20]] – [[Craig Frost]] ([[Grand Funk Railroad]])
*[[April 21]] – [[Paul Davis (singer)|Paul Davis]], singer (died 2008)
*[[April 27]] – [[Kate Pierson]] ([[The B-52's]])
*[[April 30]] – [[Wayne Kramer]] ([[MC5]])
*[[May 2]] – [[Larry Gatlin]], country singer
*[[May 5]] – [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] ([[Black Sabbath]])
*[[May 6]] – [[Mary MacGregor]], singer
*[[May 12]]
**[[Ivan Kral]], guitarist ([[Patti Smith|Patti Smith Group]])
**[[Steve Winwood]], R&B singer ([[Blind Faith]])
*[[May 15]] – [[Brian Eno]], synthesizer virtuoso and composer
*[[May 19]] – [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]], American saxophonist, composer and bandleader
*[[May 21]] – [[Leo Sayer]], singer-songwriter
*[[May 24]] – [[Ernst Jansz]] ([[Doe Maar]])
*[[May 25]] – [[Klaus Meine]] ([[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]])
*[[May 26]] – [[Stevie Nicks]], American singer-songwriter ([[Fleetwood Mac]])
*[[May 27]] – [[Pete Sears]], keyboard player ([[Jefferson Starship]], [[Hot Tuna]])
*[[May 29]] – [[Michael Berkeley]], composer and broadcaster
*[[May 31]] – [[John Bonham]], rock drummer ([[Led Zeppelin]])
*[[June 16]] – [[Nick Drake]], singer-songwriter
*[[June 20]] – [[Alan Longmuir]], pop guitarist ([[Bay City Rollers]]) (died 2018)
*[[June 21]] – [[Joey Molland]], rock composer-guitarist ([[Badfinger]])
*[[June 22]] – [[Todd Rundgren]], singer and producer
*[[June 24]] 
**[[Richard Charteris (musicologist)|Richard Charteris]], musicologist<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2001 |title=Charteris, Richard|encyclopedia=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]] |series=Oxford Music Online |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author=Patricia Brown|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47777}}</ref>
**[[Patrick Moraz]], keyboard player ([[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[The Moody Blues]])
*[[June 25]] – [[Kenji Sawada]], rock singer and songwriter
*[[June 29]] – [[Ian Paice]] ([[Deep Purple]])
*[[July 3]] – [[Paul Barrere]] ([[Little Feat]])
*[[July 4]] – [[Jeremy Spencer]], guitarist ([[Fleetwood Mac]])
*[[July 7]] – [[Larry Reinhardt]] ([[Iron Butterfly]])
*[[July 12]] – [[Walter Egan]], rock musician
*[[July 17]] – [[Ron Asheton]], guitarist ([[The Stooges]])
*[[July 18]] – Philip Harris ([[Ace (band)|Ace]])
*[[July 19]] – [[Keith Godchaux]] ([[Grateful Dead]])
*[[July 21]] – [[Cat Stevens]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 25]] – [[Steve Goodman]], folk singer-songwriter (died 1984)
*[[August 8]] – [[Andy Fairweather-Low]], singer ([[Amen Corner (band)|Amen Corner]])
*[[August 10]] – [[Patti Austin]]
*[[August 12]] – [[Tony Santini]] ([[Sha Na Na]])
*[[August 13]] – [[Kathleen Battle]], opera singer
*[[August 16]] – [[Barry Hay]] ([[Golden Earring]])
*[[August 19]]
** [[Susan Jacks]], pop singer (died 2022)
** [[Elliot Lurie]] ([[Looking Glass (band)|Looking Glass]])
*[[August 20]] – [[Robert Plant]], singer ([[Led Zeppelin]])
*[[August 24]] – [[Jean Michel Jarre]], composer
*[[August 28]] – [[Daniel Seraphine]] ([[Chicago (band)|Chicago]])
*[[September 3]] – [[Don Brewer]] ([[Grand Funk Railroad]])
*[[September 6]]
**[[Claydes Charles Smith|Claydes Smith]] ([[Kool & the Gang]])
**[[Sam Hui]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, superstar of Cantopop
*[[September 11]] – [[John Martyn (singer)|John Martyn]], singer
*[[September 13]] – [[Nell Carter]], US singer and actress (died 2003)
*[[September 14]] – [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]], American guitarist (Husband of Patti Smith) (died 1994)
*[[September 16]] – [[Kenney Jones]], drummer ([[The Faces]], [[The Who]])
*[[September 17]] – [[Raphy Leavitt]], Puerto Rican-American accordion player and composer (died 2015)
*[[September 26]] – [[Olivia Newton-John]], English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activist (died 2022)
*[[September 29]] – [[Mark Farner]] ([[Terry Knight and the Pack]], [[Grand Funk Railroad]])
*[[October 1]] – [[Cub Koda]] ([[Brownsville Station (band)|Brownsville Station]])
*[[October 5]] 
**[[Delroy Wilson]], reggae artist (died 1995)
**[[Russell Mael]], American singer ([[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], [[FFS (band)|FFS]])
*[[October 8]] – [[Johnny Ramone]], guitarist ([[Ramones]]) (died 2004)
*[[October 10]] – [[Cyril Neville]] ([[The Neville Brothers]])
*[[October 12]] – [[Rick Parfitt]], rock musician ([[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]]) (died 2016)
*[[October 13]] – [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Qawwali]] singer (died 1997)
*[[October 15]] – [[Chris de Burgh]], singer and songwriter
*[[October 19]] – [[Patrick Simmons]] ([[The Doobie Brothers]])
*[[October 22]] – [[Bo Holten]], composer and conductor
*[[October 24]] – [[Dale Griffin]], British rock drummer ([[Mott The Hoople]], Mott, [[British Lions (band)|British Lions]]) (died 2016)
*[[October 28]]
**[[Rick Reynolds]] ([[Black Oak Arkansas]])
** [[Telma Hopkins]] ([[Tony Orlando and Dawn]])
*[[November 3]] – [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], Scottish singer and actress
*[[November 6]]
**[[Glenn Frey]] ([[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]), American singer-songwriter (died 2016)
** [[George Young (rock musician)|George Young]] ([[The Easybeats]]), Australian singer-songwriter
** [[Rushton Moreve]] ([[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]]), American bass guitarist
*[[November 16]]
**[[Chi Coltrane]], American singer-songwriter and pianist
**[[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]], South African record producer and songwriter ([[Shania Twain]], [[Stevie Vann]])
*[[November 20]] – [[Martti Wallén]], Finnish opera singer (died 2024)
*[[November 21]] – [[Lonnie Jordan]], American funk singer-songwriter ([[War (U.S. band)|War]])
*[[December 1]] – [[Eric Bloom]], hard rock singer-songwriter ([[Blue Öyster Cult]])
*[[December 3]] – [[Ozzy Osbourne]], rock singer ([[Black Sabbath]]) (husband of [[Sharon Osbourne]] and father of [[Kelly Osbourne]] and [[Jack Osbourne]])
*[[December 4]] – [[Southside Johnny]] (John Lyon), singer-songwriter
*[[December 10]] – [[Jessica Cleaves]] ([[The Friends of Distinction]]) (died 2014)
*[[December 13]]
**[[Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter]], rock guitarist ([[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Steely Dan]])
**[[Ted Nugent]], singer-songwriter
*[[December 16]] – [[Robert Lee Jun-fai]], Hong Kong musician, younger brother of martial artist [[Bruce Lee]]
*[[December 17]] – [[Jim Bonfanti]], rock drummer ([[Raspberries (band)|Raspberries]])
*[[December 20]] – [[Stevie Wright (Australian singer)|Stevie Wright]], singer ([[The Easybeats]]) (died 2015)
*[[December 23]] – [[Jim Ferguson]], American guitarist, composer, author, educator and music journalist
*[[December 25]] – [[Barbara Mandrell]], country music singer
*[[December 28]]
**[[Larry Byrom]], rock guitarist ([[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]])
**[[Mary Weiss]], pop singer ([[The Shangri-Las]]) (died 2024)
*[[December 31]]
**[[Stephen Cleobury]], English choral conductor (died 2019)
**[[Donna Summer]], American soul and disco singer-songwriter, actor and painter (died 2012)