Editing 1941 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 3]] – [[Van Dyke Parks]], singer, arranger and composer
*[[January 9]]
**[[Joan Baez]], folk singer
**[[Roy Head]], singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
*[[January 11]] – [[Dave Edwards (musician)|Dave Edwards]], American musician (died [[2000 in music|2000]])
*[[January 12]] – [[Long John Baldry]], R&B singer (Blues Incorporated) (died [[2005 in music|2005]])
*[[January 15]] – [[Captain Beefheart]], musician and artist (died 2010)
*[[January 18]] – [[David Ruffin]] ([[The Temptations]]) (died 1991)
*[[January 20]] – [[Ron Townson]] ([[The 5th Dimension]]) (died 2001)
*[[January 21]]
**[[Plácido Domingo]], operatic tenor
**[[Richie Havens]], folk singer (died [[2013 in music|2013]])
*[[January 24]]
**<!--January 24-->[[Michael Chapman (singer)|Michael Chapman]], folk guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 2021)
**<!--January 24-->[[Neil Diamond]], singer-songwriter
**<!--January 24-->[[Aaron Neville]], R&B and soul vocalist and musician ([[The Neville Brothers]])
* [[January 27]] – [[Bobby Hutcherson]], American jazz musician (died [[2016 in music|2016]])
*[[January 28]] – [[Cash McCall (musician)|Cash McCall]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died [[2010 in music|2010]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/in-memoriam-cash-mccall-january-28-1941-april-20-2019/|title=In Memoriam Cash McCall|date=30 April 2019|website=Blues Magazine|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[February 4]] – [[John Steel (drummer)|John Steel]], rock drummer [[The Animals]]
*[[February 5]]
**[[Henson Cargill]], country singer (died 2007)
**[[Barrett Strong]], Motown singer-songwriter (died 2023)
**[[Cory Wells]], rock singer ([[Three Dog Night]]) (died 2015)
*[[February 6]] – [[Dave Berry (musician)|Dave Berry]], singer (Dave Berry and the Crusaders)
*[[February 11]]
**Earl Lewis, doo-wop singer-songwriter ([[The Channels]])
**[[Sérgio Mendes]], Brazilian keyboard player and Latin American musician<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine|publisher=MUZE|year=2006|page=705}}</ref> (died 2024)
**[[Tom Rush]], folk & blues singer
*[[February 12]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer (died 2013)
*[[February 15]] – [[Brian Holland]], songwriter
*[[February 17]] – [[Gene Pitney]], pop singer-songwriter (died 2006)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=gene-pitney&pid=17314701&fhid=3196|title=Gene Pitney Obituary – Rockville, CT |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[February 18]]
**[[Herman Santiago]], rock & roll singer-songwriter ([[The Teenagers|Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers]])
**[[Irma Thomas]], soul singer
*[[February 20]] – [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]], singer and composer
*[[February 24]] – [[Joanie Sommers]], singer and actress
*[[March 6]] – [[Palle Mikkelborg]], jazz trumpeter and composer
*[[March 8]] – [[Ivana Loudová]], composer (died 2017)
*[[March 12]] – [[Paul Kantner]], psychedelic rock guitarist ([[Jefferson Airplane]], [[KBC Band]]) (died 2016)
*[[March 15]] – [[Mike Love]], rock singer ([[The Beach Boys]])
*[[March 18]] – [[Wilson Pickett]], soul singer (died 2006)
*[[March 22]] – [[Jeremy Clyde]], singer ([[Chad and Jeremy]])
*[[March 24]] – [[Michael Masser]], songwriter, composer and producer of popular music (died [[2015 in music|2015]])
*[[March 28]] – [[Alf Clausen]], orchestra conductor (''[[The Simpsons]]'')
*[[March 30]] – [[Graeme Edge]] ([[The Moody Blues]]) (died 2021)
*[[April 3]]
** [[Jan Berry]], American singer (''Jan & Dean'') (died [[2004 in music|2004]])
** [[Jorma Hynninen]], Finnish baritone
** [[Philippé Wynne]], American musician (died [[1984 in music|1984]])
*[[April 5]]
**<!--April 5-->[[David LaFlamme]], born Gary Posie, classical and rock violinist ([[It's a Beautiful Day]])
**<!--April 5-->[[Dave Swarbrick]], folk rock fiddle player ([[Fairport Convention]]) (died [[2016 in music|2016]])
*[[April 9]] – [[Kay Adams (singer)|Kay Adams]], country singer
*[[April 17]] – [[Adolphus Hailstork]], composer and educator<ref>{{cite book|title=Woodwind Music of Black Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xub8o3ozLuEC&pg=PA24|year=1990|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-27265-3|pages=24}}</ref>
*[[April 19]] – [[Roberto Carlos (singer)|Roberto Carlos]], singer
*[[April 21]] – [[Jim Owen (singer-songwriter)|Jim Owen]], country singer-songwriter (died [[2020 in music|2020]])
*[[April 28]]
**<!--April 28-->[[Peter Anders (songwriter)|Peter Anders]], songwriter [[The Tradewinds]]
**<!--April 28-->[[Ann-Margret]], actress and singer<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul Michael|title=Movie Greats: The Players, Directors, Producers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQwnAQAAIAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Garland Books|page=1950}}</ref>
*[[April 30]] – [[Johnny Farina]] ([[Santo & Johnny]])
*[[May 4]] – Richard Burns ([[The Hondells]])
*[[May 8]] – [[John Fred]], vocalist ([[John Fred & His Playboy Band]]) (died [[2005 in music|2005]])<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-fred-489685.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-fred-489685.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Independent | title=John Fred | date=18 April 2005|access-date=15 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[May 9]]
**[[Peter Birrell]] ([[Freddie & The Dreamers]])
**[[Danny Rapp]], American singer ([[Danny and the Juniors]]) (died 1983)
*[[May 11]] – [[Eric Burdon]], R&B singer ([[The Animals]])
*[[May 13]]
**[[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]], singer and guitarist
**[[Ritchie Valens]], singer (died 1959)
*[[May 18]] – [[Lobby Loyde]], Australian guitarist, songwriter and producer ([[Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs]], [[Purple Hearts (Australian band)|Purple Hearts]], [[Wild Cherries]] and [[Rose Tattoo]]) (died 2007)
*[[May 21]] – [[Ronald Isley]] ([[The Isley Brothers]])
*[[May 24]]
**Konrad Boehmer, composer
**[[Bob Dylan]], folk singer-songwriter
*[[May 27]] – [[Teppo Hauta-aho]], Finnish double bassist and composer
*[[June 1]] – [[Edo de Waart]], conductor
*[[June 2]]
**[[William Guest (singer)|William Guest]], R&B/soul singer ([[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]) (died 2015)<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2015-12-27 |title=William Guest, Longtime Member of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Dies at 74 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/arts/music/william-guest-longtime-member-of-gladys-knight-and-the-pips-dies-at-74.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
**[[Charlie Watts]], rock drummer ([[The Rolling Stones]]) (died 2021)<ref>{{cite book|first=Cleveland|last=Amory|title=Celebrity Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfsZAAAAYAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Harper & Row|isbn=978-0-9615476-0-8|page=251}}</ref>
*[[June 5]] – [[Martha Argerich]], pianist
*[[June 7]] – [[Jaime Laredo]], Bolivian-American violinist and conductor<ref>{{cite book|first=Niels A.|last=Miller|title=Encyclopedia of Music Philately|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkE7AAAAMAAJ|year=1963|publisher=American Topical Association|page=9}}</ref>
*[[June 8]] – [[Fuzzy Haskins]], musician (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2023-03-23 |title=Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/arts/music/fuzzy-haskins-dead.html |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[June 9]] – [[Jon Lord]], rock keyboard player and composer ([[Deep Purple]]) (died [[2012 in music|2012]])
*[[June 10]]
**[[Mickey Jones]], rock drummer and character actor (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
**[[Shirley Owens]], soul singer ([[The Shirelles]])
**[[Aida Vedishcheva]], Soviet and Russian singer
*[[June 12]]
**[[Chick Corea]], jazz musician (died 2021)<ref>{{cite news|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=February 11, 2021|title=Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79|work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chick-corea-obit-1127283/|access-date=February 11, 2021}}</ref>
**[[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]], folk rock singer-songwriter
**[[Reg Presley]], rock singer-songwriter ([[The Troggs]]) (died 2013)
*[[June 13]] – [[Esther Ofarim]], singer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Olaf Glöckner|author2=Haim Fireberg|title=Being Jewish in 21st-Century Germany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c561CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT179|date=25 September 2015|publisher=De Gruyter|isbn=978-3-11-039574-7|pages=179}}</ref>
*[[June 15]] – [[Harry Nilsson]], singer-songwriter (died [[1994 in music|1994]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Alyn Shipton|title=Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZceAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1|date=8 August 2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-975657-5|pages=1}}</ref>
*[[June 16]] – [[Lamont Dozier]], songwriter (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[June 23]] – [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Grateful Dead]]) (died 2019)
*[[June 24]] – [[Erkin Koray]], Turkish musician
*[[July 5]] – [[Terry Cashman]], record producer and singer-songwriter
*[[July 7]] – [[Jim Rodford]], bass guitarist ([[Argent (band)|Argent]]) (died 2018)
*[[July 16]] – [[Desmond Dekker]], reggae musician (died 2006)
*[[July 17]]
**<!--July 17-->[[Spencer Davis]], instrumentalist ([[The Spencer Davis Group]]) (died 2020)
**<!--July 17-->[[Gribouille]], chanteuse (died 1968)
*[[July 18]]
**<!--July 18-->[[Lonnie Mack]], rock and blues guitarist (died 2016)
**<!--July 18-->[[Martha Reeves]], vocalist
*[[July 19]] – [[Vicki Carr]], singer
*[[July 22]]
** [[Estelle Bennett]] ([[The Ronettes]]) (died [[2009 in music|2009]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/estelle-bennett-singer-with-the-ronettes-1609210.html|title=Estelle Bennett: Singer with the Ronettes|last=Leigh|first=Spencer|date=February 14, 2009|website=The Independent|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
** [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], American musician
*[[July 25]] – [[Manny Charlton]], hard rock lead guitarist and record producer ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]) (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[July 26]] – [[Brenton Wood]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 27]] – [[Johannes Fritsch]], composer and violist (died 2010)
*[[July 28]] – [[Riccardo Muti]], conductor
*[[July 30]] – [[Paul Anka]], singer-songwriter
*[[August 2]] – [[Doris Coley]] ([[The Shirelles]]) (died 2000)
*[[August 3]] – [[Beverly Lee]] ([[The Shirelles]])
*[[August 14]]
**[[David Crosby]], rock singer-songwriter ([[The Byrds]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]]) (died 2023)
**[[Connie Smith]], country singer-songwriter
*[[August 19]] – [[Alain Boublil]], librettist
*[[August 20]] – [[Dave Brock]] ([[Hawkwind]])
*[[August 21]]
**[[Tom Coster]] ([[Carlos Santana|Santana]])
**[[Jackie DeShannon]], singer-songwriter
*[[August 22]] – [[Marvell Thomas]], African-American Memphis blues keyboardist (died 2017)
*[[August 24]] – [[Kenny Rogers]], country musician (died 2020)
*[[August 26]] – [[Chris Curtis (musician)|Chris Curtis]] ([[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]]) (died 2005)
*[[August 27]] – [[Cesária Évora]], [[Morna (music)|morna]] vocalist (died 2011)
*[[August 28]] – [[Joseph Shabalala]], choral director ([[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]]) (died 2020)
*[[August 30]] – [[John McNally (musician)|John McNally]] ([[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]])
*[[September 9]] – [[Otis Redding]], soul singer (died 1967)
*[[September 10]] – [[Christopher Hogwood]], conductor and harpsichordist (died 2014)
*[[September 13]] – [[David Clayton-Thomas]], vocalist ([[Blood, Sweat & Tears]])
*[[September 14]] – [[Alberto Naranjo]], arranger and composer (died 2020)
*[[September 19]] – [[Cass Elliot]], singer (died 1974)
*[[September 24]] – [[Linda McCartney]] ([[Wings (band)|Wings]]) (died 1998)
*[[September 26]] – [[Salvatore Accardo]], Italian violinist and conductor
*[[October 2]] – [[Ron Meagher]] ([[The Beau Brummels]])
*[[October 3]] – [[Chubby Checker]], singer
*[[October 4]] – [[Mighty Shadow]], Trinidadian calypsonian (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
*[[October 13]] – [[Paul Simon]], singer-songwriter
*[[October 17]]
**Alan Howard ([[The Tremeloes]])
**[[James Seals]] ([[Seals and Crofts]]) (died 2022)
*[[October 21]]
**<!--October 21-->[[Manfred Mann (musician)|Manfred Mann]], born Manfred Lubowitz, rock keyboardist and singer-songwriter ([[Manfred Mann]])
**<!--October 21-->[[Steve Cropper]], R&B guitarist ([[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]])
*[[October 24]] – [[Helen Reddy]], singer (died 2020)
*[[October 28]]
**<!--October 28-->[[Curtis Lee]], singer (died 2015)
**<!--October 28-->[[Hank Marvin]], guitarist ([[The Shadows]])
*[[October 30]] – [[Otis Williams]], vocalist ([[The Temptations]])
*[[November 2]]
**<!--November 2-->[[The Tremeloes|Brian Poole]], singer ([[The Tremeloes]])
**<!--November 2-->[[Bruce Welch]], guitarist and singer ([[The Shadows]])
*[[November 5]] – [[Art Garfunkel]], singer ([[Simon and Garfunkel]])
*[[November 6]]
**[[James Bowman (countertenor)|James Bowman]], countertenor (died 2023)
**[[Guy Clark]], folk singer-songwriter (died 2016)
** [[Doug Sahm]], Tex-Mex musician ([[Sir Douglas Quintet]]) (died 1999)
*[[November 8]] – [[Simon Standage]], baroque violinist
*[[November 9]] – [[Tom Fogerty]], rock rhythm guitarist ([[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]) (died 1990)
*[[November 13]] – [[Odia Coates]], singer (died 1991)
*[[November 16]] – [[Dan Penn]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*[[November 20]] – [[Dr. John]], American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2019)
*[[November 21]] – [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]], American soul musician
*[[November 24]]
**[[Pete Best]], rock drummer ([[The Beatles]], original lineup)
**[[Donald "Duck" Dunn]], rock bass guitarist ([[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], [[The Blues Brothers]]) (died 2012)
*[[November 27]] – [[Eddie Rabbitt]], country singer-songwriter ([[Amos Garrett]]) (died 1998)
*[[November 29]] – [[Denny Doherty]], folk singer ([[The Mamas & the Papas]]) (died 2007)
*[[December 2]] – [[Tom McGuinness (musician)|Tom McGuinness]], English pop guitarist ([[Manfred Mann]])
*[[December 8]] - [[Bobby Elliott]], drummer ([[The Hollies]])
*[[December 10]]
**[[Kyu Sakamoto]], Japanese singer and actor (died 1985)
**[[Peter Sarstedt]], Indian-born British singer-songwriter (died 2017)
**[[Chad Stuart]], English folk rock singer ([[Chad & Jeremy]]) (died 2020)
*[[December 12]] – [[Tim Hauser]], American singer ([[The Manhattan Transfer]]) (died 2014)
*[[December 18]] – [[Sam Andrew]], American rock musician ([[Big Brother & The Holding Company]]) (died 2015)
*[[December 19]] – [[Maurice White]], American R&B musician ([[Earth, Wind and Fire]]) (died 2016)
*[[December 27]]
**[[Les Maguire]], English pop pianist ([[Gerry & the Pacemakers]])
**[[Mike Pinder]], English rock keyboard player ([[The Moody Blues]])
*[[December 29]] – [[Ray Thomas]], English rock flautist and singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues) (died 2018)