Editing 1950 in music (section)

==Births==

===January – February===
*[[January 1]]
**[[Morgan Fisher]] ([[Mott the Hoople]])
**[[Steve Ripley]] ([[The Tractors]])
*[[January 3]] – [[Beth Anderson (composer)|Beth Anderson]], American composer
*[[January 5]] – [[Chris Stein]], guitarist and co-founder of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]
*[[January 7]] – [[Juan Gabriel]], singer (died 2016)
*[[January 9]] – [[David Johansen]], proto-punk singer ([[New York Dolls]]) (died 2025)
*[[January 21]] – [[Billy Ocean]], singer
*[[January 23]]
**<!--January 23-->[[Bill Cunningham (musician)|Bill Cunningham]], American bass and keyboard player
**<!--January 23-->[[Luis Alberto Spinetta]], "father of Argentine rock" (died 2012)
**<!--January 23-->[[Danny Federici]] ([[E Street Band]])
*[[January 26]] – [[Paul Pena]], singer, songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
*[[January 28]] – [[Bob Hay (musician)|Bob Hay]], American singer-songwriter
*[[January 29]] – [[Max Carl]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player (Grand Funk Railroad)
*[[February 1]] – [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], American guitarist, songwriter and producer ([[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] and [[Mudcrutch]])
*[[February 2]] – [[Ross Valory]], American rock bass player ([[Journey (band)|Journey]] and [[The Storm (American band)|The Storm]])
*[[February 3]] – [[John Schlitt]], American Christian rock singer ([[Petra (band)|Petra]] and [[Head East]])
*[[February 6]] – [[Natalie Cole]], African American singer, daughter of [[Nat King Cole]] (died 2015)
*[[February 12]] – [[Steve Hackett]], guitarist and composer ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
*[[February 13]] – [[Peter Gabriel]], singer and composer (Genesis)
*[[February 14]] – [[Roger Fisher (guitarist)|Roger Fisher]], American guitarist ([[Heart (band)|Heart]] and [[Alias (band)|Alias]])
*[[February 15]] – [[David Brown (American musician)|David Brown]], bass guitarist ([[Carlos Santana|Santana]]) (died 2000)
*[[February 16]] – [[Roman Tam]], Chinese [[Cantopop]] singer (died [[2002 in music|2002]])
*[[February 19]] – [[Andy Powell]], rock guitarist ([[Wishbone Ash]])
*[[February 20]] – [[Walter Becker]], jazz rock bass guitarist, songwriter and record producer ([[Steely Dan]]) (died 2017)
*February 24 – [[Pappo]], Argentinian rock musician (died 2005)
*[[February 26]]
** [[Jonathan Cain]], rock musician ([[Journey (band)|Journey]])
** [[Billy Steinberg]], American songwriter ([[Madonna]], [[The Veronicas]], [[Cyndi Lauper]])

===March – April===
*[[March 2]] – [[Karen Carpenter]], singer (died 1983)
*[[March 11]] – [[Katia and Marielle Labèque|Katia Labèque]], pianist
*[[March 20]] – [[Carl Palmer]], drummer ([[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]], [[Asia (band)|Asia]])
*[[March 21]] – [[Roger Hodgson]] ([[Supertramp]])
*[[March 22]] – [[David Golub]], pianist and conductor (died 2000)
*[[March 26]] – [[Teddy Pendergrass]], singer (died 2010)
*[[March 27]]
**[[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], rock keyboardist ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
**[[Maria Ewing]], operatic soprano (died 2022)
*[[March 28]] – [[Claudio Lolli]], Italian novelist, singer and songwriter (died [[2018 in music|2018]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciao.it/Lolli_Claudio__Opinione_314293|title=Info on ciao.it|website=Ciao.it|access-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203352/http://www.ciao.it/Lolli_Claudio__Opinione_314293|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[April 5]] – [[Agnetha Fältskog]], singer ([[ABBA]])
*[[April 12]]
**[[David Cassidy]], singer (died 2017)
**[[Ivar Frounberg]], Danish composer and organist
*[[April 22]] – [[Peter Frampton]], singer
*[[April 24]] – [[Rob Hyman]] ([[The Hooters]])
*[[April 25]] – [[Steve Ferrone]] ([[Average White Band]])
*[[April 28]] – [[Willie Colón|Wilie Colón]], Puerto Rican salsa musician

===May – June===
*[[May 2]] – [[Lou Gramm]] ([[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]])
*[[May 3]] – [[Mary Hopkin]], singer
*[[May 4]] – [[Darryl Hunt (musician)|Darryl Hunt]] ([[The Pogues]]) (died 2022)
*[[May 7]] – [[Prairie Prince]], American rock drummer and graphic artist
*[[May 9]] – [[Tom Petersson]] ([[Cheap Trick]])
*[[May 12]] – [[Billy Squier]], singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[May 13]]
**[[Stevie Wonder]], singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
**[[Danny Kirwan]], guitarist ([[Fleetwood Mac]]) (died 2018)
*[[May 16]] – [[Ray Condo]], singer, saxophonist, and guitarist (died 2004)
*[[May 18]] – [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] ([[Devo]])
*[[May 20]] – [[Victor Lewis]], American jazz drummer, composer, and educator
*[[May 22]] – [[Bernie Taupin]], lyricist
*[[May 29]] – [[Rebbie Jackson]], singer
*[[May 24]] – [[Terry Scott Taylor]], record producer
*[[June 1]] – [[Graham Russell]] ([[Air Supply]])
*[[June 3]] – [[Suzi Quatro]], rock singer
*[[June 5]]
**<!--June 5-->[[Ronnie Dyson]], singer and actor (died 1990)
**<!--June 5-->[[Michael Monarch]] ([[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]])
*[[June 19]] – [[Ann Wilson]] ([[Heart (band)|Heart]])
*[[June 21]] – [[Joey Kramer]] ([[Aerosmith]])

===July – August===
*[[July 4]] – [[Tonio K]], American singer-songwriter
*[[July 5]]
**[[Huey Lewis]], singer and songwriter
**[[Michael Monarch]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ([[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]], [[Detective (band)|Detective]], and [[World Classic Rockers]])
*[[July 10]] – [[Greg Kihn]], rock musician, radio personality and novelist.
*[[July 12]] – [[Eric Carr]] ([[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]) (died 1991)
*[[July 14]] – [[Gwen Guthrie]], singer-songwriter (died 1999)
*[[July 18]] – [[Glenn Hughes (Village People)|Glenn Hughes]] ([[Village People]]) (died 2001)
*[[July 19]] – [[Freddy Moore]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 23]] – [[Blair Thornton]] ([[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]])
*[[August 12]] – [[Kid Creole & the Coconuts|Kid Creole]], American singer
*[[August 13]] – [[Pluto Shervington]], Jamaican reggae singer (died 2024)
*[[August 18]] – [[Dennis Elliott]], British rock drummer ([[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]])
*[[August 25]] – [[Willy DeVille]], American singer and songwriter (died 2009)

===September – October===
*[[September 10]] – [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]], guitarist ([[Aerosmith]])
*[[September 14]] – [[Paul Kossoff]], guitarist ([[Free (band)|Free]]) (died 1976)
*[[September 17]] – [[Fee Waybill]] rock singer-songwriter ([[The Tubes]])
*[[September 27]] – [[Linda Lewis]], singer (died 2023)
*[[October 1]] – [[Elpida (singer)|Elpida]], singer
*[[October 2]] – [[Mike Rutherford]], musician and songwriter ([[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
*[[October 8]] – [[Robert Kool Bell]], singer ([[Kool and The Gang]])
*[[October 12]] – [[Lowell Lo]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer
*[[October 20]] – [[Tom Petty]], rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
*[[October 24]] - [[May Pang]],  American former music executive. She worked for John Lennon and Yoko Ono as a personal assistant and production coordinator.

===November – December===
*[[November 1]] – [[Dan Peek]] ([[America (band)|America]]) (died 2011)
*[[November 11]] – [[Jim Peterik]] ([[Ides of March (band)|Ides of March]], [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]])
*[[November 12]] – [[Barbara Fairchild]], American singer-songwriter
*[[November 18]]
**[[Graham Parker]], British singer-songwriter
**[[Rudy Sarzo]], Cuban-American bass player ([[Quiet Riot]], [[Whitesnake]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Manic Eden]], and [[Queensrÿche]])
*[[November 20]] – [[Gary Green (musician)|Gary Green]] ([[Gentle Giant]])
*[[November 21]]
**[[Marie Bergman]], Eurovision singer
**[[Livingston Taylor]], singer-songwriter
*[[November 22]]
**[[Tina Weymouth]], American musician, singer-songwriter, bassist ([[Talking Heads]], [[Tom Tom Club]])
**[[Steven Van Zandt]] (aka "Little Steven", "Miami Steve") ([[E Street Band]])
*[[December 1]] – [[Richard Keith (Keith Thibodeaux)|Richard Keith]] [birth name Keith Thibodeaux], American drummer and actor
*[[December 5]] – [[Camarón de la Isla]], flamenco singer
*[[December 6]] – [[Joe Hisaishi]], Japanese composer and director
*[[December 8]] – [[Dan Hartman]], singer-songwriter (died 1994)
*[[December 9]] – [[Joan Armatrading]], singer-songwriter
*[[December 20]] – [[Arturo Márquez]], composer
*[[December 25]] – [[Rockdrigo González]], folk & rock singer-songwriter (died in earthquake 1985)
*[[December 28]] – [[Alex Chilton]] ([[Box Tops]], [[Big Star (band)|Big Star]]) (died 2010)