Editing 1937 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 4]]
** [[Grace Bumbry]], African American operatic mezzo-soprano (died 2023)
** [[Lorene Mann]], American country music singer-songwriter (died 2013)
*[[January 6]]
**[[Paolo Conte]], Italian singer, pianist and composer
**[[Doris Troy]], R&B singer (died 2004)
*[[January 8]]&nbsp;– [[Shirley Bassey]], Welsh singer
*[[January 13]]&nbsp;– [[Milka Stojanović]], Serbian opera singer (died 2023)
*[[January 14]]&nbsp;– [[Billie Jo Spears]], American country music singer (died 2011)
*[[January 19]]
**[[Clarence "Frogman" Henry]], American R&B singer
**[[Giovanna Marini]], Italian singer and songwriter
*[[January 22]]&nbsp;– [[Ryan Davies]], Welsh singer-songwriter and comedian (died 1977)
*[[January 27]]&nbsp;– [[John Ogdon]], English pianist (died 1989)
*[[January 29]]&nbsp;– [[Bobby Scott (musician)|Bobby Scott]], American singer-songwriter, pianist and producer (died 1990)
*[[January 31]]&nbsp;– [[Philip Glass]], American composer
*[[February 1]]
**<!--February 1-->[[Don Everly]], American country-rock musician ([[The Everly Brothers]]) (died 2021)
**<!--February 1-->[[Ray Sawyer]], American rock singer ([[Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show]]) (died 2018)
*[[February 2]]
**<!--February 2-->[[Martina Arroyo]], American operatic soprano
**<!--February 2-->[[Tom Smothers]], American singer, composer and comedian ([[The Smothers Brothers]]) (died 2023)
*[[February 8]]
**[[Manfred Krug]], German actor and singer (died 2016)
**[[Joe Raposo]], composer and lyricist (died 1989)
*[[February 9]]&nbsp;– [[Hildegard Behrens]], operatic soprano (died 2009)
*[[February 10]]&nbsp;– [[Don Wilson (musician)|Don Wilson]], rock rhythm guitarist ([[The Ventures]]) (died 2022)
*[[February 14]]&nbsp;– [[Magic Sam]], American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
*[[February 15]]&nbsp;– [[Nathan Davis (saxophonist)|Nathan Davis]], American hard bop jazz woodwind player (died 2018)
*[[February 19]]&nbsp;– [[Robert Walker (musician)|Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr.]], American blues guitarist (died 2017)
*[[February 20]]&nbsp;– [[Nancy Wilson (singer)|Nancy Wilson]], jazz singer (died 2018)
*[[February 27]]&nbsp;– [[David Ackles]], singer-songwriter (died 1999)
*[[March 1]]&nbsp;– [[Jimmy Little]], Australian guitarist, actor and educator (died 2012)
*[[March 9]]&nbsp;– [[Azio Corghi]], Italian composer and musicologist (died 2022)
*[[March 17]]&nbsp;– [[Vince Martin (singer)|Vince Martin]], American singer and songwriter (died 2018)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vince-martin-cindy-oh-cindy-singer-early-folk-rock-pioneer-dead-at-81-696767/|title=Vince Martin, 'Cindy, Oh Cindy' Singer, Early Folk-Rock Pioneer, Dead at 81|last=Grant|first=Sarah|date= July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>
*[[March 19]]&nbsp;– [[Clarence "Frogman" Henry]], American R&B singer
*[[March 20]]
** [[Jerry Reed]], American singer-songwriter, actor and guitarist (died [[2008 in music|2008]])
** [[Eddie Shaw]], African-American saxophonist and songwriter (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
*[[March 22]]&nbsp;– [[Angelo Badalamenti]], screen composer (died 2022)
*[[March 24]]&nbsp;– [[Billy Stewart]], scat singer (died 1970)
*[[April 5]]&nbsp;– [[Marisa Robles]], Spanish harpist
*[[April 11]]&nbsp;– [[Lando Bartolini]], Italian operatic tenor (died 2024)
*[[April 17]]&nbsp;– [[Don Buchla]], American pioneer of the [[synthesizer]] (died 2016)
*[[April 21]]&nbsp;– [[David Lucas (composer)|David Lucas]], American rock and roll composer, singer and music producer
*[[May 1]]&nbsp;– [[Bo Nilsson]], composer and lyricist (died 2018)
*[[May 4]]
**[[Dick Dale]], surf rock guitarist (died 2019)
**[[Ron Carter]], American jazz double bassist
*[[May 5]]
**<!--May 5-->[[Delia Derbyshire]], electronic composer (died 2001)
**<!--May 5-->[[Johnnie Taylor]], blues and soul singer (died 2000)
*[[May 9]]
**<!--May 9-->[[Sonny Curtis]] ([[The Crickets]])
**<!--May 9-->[[Dave Prater]] ([[Sam & Dave]]) (died 1988)
*[[May 13]]&nbsp;– [[Trini Lopez]], singer (died 2020)
*[[May 22]]&nbsp;– [[Facundo Cabral]], Argentine singer (died 2011)
*[[June 2]]&nbsp;– [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]], singer-songwriter (died 2012)
*[[June 4]]&nbsp;– [[Freddy Fender]], country musician (died 2006)
*[[June 7]]
** [[Roberto Blanco]], German singer
** [[Neeme Järvi]], Estonian conductor
*[[June 14]]&nbsp;– [[Renaldo "Obie" Benson]], soul and R&B bass singer-songwriter ([[The Four Tops]]) (died 2005)
*[[June 15]]&nbsp;– [[Waylon Jennings]], country singer (died 2002)
*[[June 25]]&nbsp;– [[Eddie Floyd]], African-American soul, R&B singer-songwriter
*[[June 30]]&nbsp;– [[Larry Henley]], American singer-songwriter ([[The Newbeats]]) (died 2014)
*[[July 4]]&nbsp;– [[Ray Pillow]], American country music singer
*[[July 6]]
**<!--July 6-->[[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], pianist and conductor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vladimir Ashkenazy {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Ashkenazy |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
**<!--July 6-->[[Gene Chandler]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 12]]&nbsp;– [[Guy Woolfenden]], composer (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/guy-woolfenden-obituary|author=Michael Billington|title=Guy Woolfenden obituary|website=The Guardian|date=24 April 2016|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[July 18]]&nbsp;– [[William Carragan]], musicologist (died 2024)
*[[July 22]]&nbsp;– [[Chuck Jackson]], R&B singer (died 2023)
*[[July 26]]&nbsp;– [[Al Banks]] ([[The Turbans]]) 
*[[August 2]]&nbsp;– [[Garth Hudson]], Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer ([[The Band]] and [[The Call (band)|The Call]]) (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/21/garth-hudson-obituary|title=Garth Hudson obituary|date=21 January 2025|website=Guardian|author=Richard Williams|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[August 6]]&nbsp;– [[Baden Powell de Aquino]], bossa nova guitarist (died 2000)
*[[August 11]]&nbsp;– [[Shel Talmy]], record producer and songwriter (died 2024)
*[[August 16]]&nbsp;– [[David Behrman]], composer and record producer
* [[August 20]]
** [[Clem Cattini]], English session drummer
** [[Stelvio Cipriani]], Italian composer (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
** [[Jean-Louis Petit (composer)|Jean-Louis Petit]], French composer, conductor and organist
*[[August 27]]
**[[Alice Coltrane]], née McLeod, jazz multi-instrumentalist (died [[2007 in music|2007]])
**[[J. D. Crowe]], banjoist (died 2021)
*[[September 10]]&nbsp;– [[Tommy Overstreet]], American country singer (died [[2015 in music|2015]])<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Tommy Overstreet, 1970s Country Hitmaker, Dies at Age 78|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6752929/tommy-overstreet-dead-obituary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>
*[[September 11]]&nbsp;– [[Joseph Kobzon]], popular singer and politician (died 2018)
*[[September 17]]
**[[Phil Cracolici]], rock singer ([[The Mystics]])
**[[Ilarion Ionescu-Galați]], Romanian violinist and conductor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filarmonicaploiesti.eu/ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53|title=Despre noi|publisher=Orchestra Simfonica a Filarmonicii "Paul Constantinescu" Ploiesti|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816050053/http://filarmonicaploiesti.eu/ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53|archivedate=16 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[September 30]]&nbsp;– [[Valentin Silvestrov]], composer
*[[October 9]]&nbsp;– [[Joan Carden]], operatic soprano
*[[October 13]]&nbsp;– [[Loris Tjeknavorian]], conductor and composer
*[[October 21]]&nbsp;– Norman Wright, doo-wop singer ([[The Del-Vikings]])
*[[October 25]]&nbsp;– [[Jeanne Black]], American singer (died 2014)
*[[October 29]]&nbsp;– [[Michael Ponti]], pianist (died 2022)
*[[October 31]]&nbsp;– [[Tom Paxton]], folk singer-songwriter
*[[November 1]]
** [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]], American country singer-songwriter
** [[Titiek Puspa]], Indonesian singer-songwriter (died 2025)
*[[November 2]]&nbsp;– [[Earl Carroll (vocalist)|Earl "Speedo" Carroll]], American vocalist ([[The Cadillacs]], [[The Coasters]]) (died 2012)
*[[November 6]]&nbsp;– [[Eugene Pitt]], American singer ([[The Jive Five]]) (died 2018)
*[[November 15]]&nbsp;– [[Little Willie John]], American singer (died [[1968 in music|1968]])<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=677}}</ref>
**<!--November 30-->[[Frank Ifield]], British-born Australian yodelling singer (died [[2024 in music|2024]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/may/20/frank-ifield-obituary|title=Frank Ifield obituary|date=20 May 2024|author=Dave Laing|website=Guardian|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
**<!--November 30-->[[Luther Ingram]], American soul singer-songwriter (died 2007)
**<!--November 30-->[[Noel Stookey]], American singer-songwriter ([[Peter, Paul & Mary]])
*[[December 1]]&nbsp;– [[Gordon Crosse]], English composer
*[[December 14]]&nbsp;– [[Warren Ryanes]] ([[The Monotones]]) (died 1982)
*[[December 17]]&nbsp;– [[Art Neville]] ([[The Neville Brothers]]) (died 2019)
*[[December 25]]&nbsp;– [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.]] ([[The Isley Brothers]]) (died 1986)
*[[December 26]]&nbsp;– [[Ronnie Prophet]], Canadian-American country musician (died [[2018]])
*[[December 28]] – [[Rita Orlandi-Malaspina]], Italian operatic soprano (died 2017)
*[[December 30]]
**[[John Hartford]], American folk and country musician and composer (died 2001)
**[[Raquel Olmedo]], Cuban-Mexican actress and singer
*''date unknown''&nbsp;– [[Farhad Fakhreddini]], conductor and composer, founder of Iran's National Orchestra