Editing 1957 in music (section)

==Births==
* [[January 3]] – [[Dave Dobbyn]], New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
* [[January 4]]
**[[Brian Roy Goble]], Canadian singer-songwriter ([[Subhumans (Canadian band)|Subhumans]] and [[The Skulls (Canadian band)|The Skulls]]) (died 2014)
**[[Patty Loveless]], country singer
* [[January 23]] – [[Earl Falconer]], reggae bass guitarist and singer (UB40)
* [[January 27]] – [[Janick Gers]], heavy metal guitarist ([[Iron Maiden]])
* [[February 2]] – [[Tony Butler (musician)|Tony Butler]], rock bass guitarist ([[Big Country]])
* [[February 19]] – [[Falco (musician)|Falco]], classical and rock musician (died 1998)
* [[February 27]] – [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]], musician (Iron Maiden and Urchin)
* [[February 28]]
** [[Phil Gould (musician)|Phil Gould]], drummer ([[Level 42]])
** [[Cindy Wilson]], new wave singer ([[The B-52's]])
* [[March 5]] – [[Mark E. Smith]], post-punk singer-songwriter ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]]) (died 2018)
* [[March 12]] – [[Marlon Jackson]], vocalist ([[The Jackson 5]])
* [[March 21]] – [[John Whitfield (conductor)|John Whitfield]], conductor
* [[March 26]] – [[Paul Morley]], music journalist
* [[April 2]] – [[Mark Alburger]], composer, conductor, music journalist
* [[April 12]] – [[Vince Gill]]
* [[May 2]] – [[Markus Stockhausen]], trumpeter and composer
* [[May 10]] – [[Sid Vicious]], punk musician ([[Sex Pistols]]) (died 1979)
* [[May 18]] – [[Michael Cretu]], musician
* [[May 27]] – [[Siouxsie Sioux]], singer ([[Siouxsie and the Banshees]])
* [[June 7]] – [[Juan Luis Guerra]], Dominican singer and musician
* [[June 11]] – [[Jamaaladeen Tacuma]], free jazz bass guitarist
* [[June 14]] – [[Maxi Jazz]], singer-songwriter and rapper ([[Faithless]]) (died 2022)
* [[June 15]] – [[Brad Gillis]], American guitarist
* [[June 17]]
**[[Phil Chevron]], Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Pogues]])
**[[Martin Dillon (musician)|Martin Dillon]], American tenor and educator (died 2005)
* [[June 22]] – [[Garry Gary Beers]], new wave rock bass guitarist (INXS)
* [[June 24]] – [[Astro (UB40)|Astro]] (Terence Wilson), reggae singer-songwriter (UB40) (died 2021)
* [[June 26]] – [[Patty Smyth]], American singer-songwriter ([[Scandal (American band)|Scandal]])
* [[July 3]]
** [[Peter Breiner]], composer
** [[Poly Styrene]], punk musician
* [[July 30]] – Christopher Miller, known as [[Rat Scabies]], drummer
* [[August 2]]
**[[Mojo Nixon]], American singer-songwriter
**[[Butch Vig]], American drummer, songwriter and producer ([[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] and [[Spooner (band)|Spooner]])
* [[August 18]] – [[Ron Strykert]], [[Men at Work]]
* [[August 21]] – [[Budgie (drummer)|Budgie]], drummer ([[Siouxsie and the Banshees]])
* [[August 22]] – [[Holly Dunn]], country singer/songwriter (died 2016)
* [[August 31]]
** [[Gina Schock]], [[The Go-Go's]]
** [[Glenn Tilbrook]], vocalist ([[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]])
* [[September 1]]
** [[Gloria Estefan]], singer (Miami Sound Machine)
** [[Jon Moss]], drummer ([[Culture Club]])
* [[September 12]] – [[Hans Zimmer]], film score composer and music producer
* [[September 22]]
** [[Nick Cave]], singer-songwriter
** [[Johnette Napolitano]], [[Concrete Blonde]]
* [[October 3]] – [[Tim Westwood]], DJ
* [[October 5]] – [[Lee Jay Thompson]] ([[Madness (band)|Madness]])
* [[October 7]] – [[Michael W. Smith]], contemporary Christian singer
* [[October 19]] – [[Karl Wallinger]], songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ([[World Party]]) (died 2024)
* [[October 20]] – [[Anouar Brahem]], oud player and composer
* [[October 21]]
** [[Julian Cope]], post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian
** [[Steve Lukather]], rock guitarist ([[Toto (band)|Toto]])
* [[October 16]] – [[Kelly Marie]], disco singer
* [[October 28]] – [[Stephen Paul David Morris|Stephen Morris]] ([[New Order (band)|New Order]])
* [[November 1]] – [[Lyle Lovett]], country musician
* [[November 5]] – [[Mike Score]] ([[A Flock of Seagulls]])
* [[November 8]] – [[Porl Thompson]] ([[The Cure]])
* [[November 20]] – [[Hendrik Hofmeyr]], composer
* [[November 24]] – [[Chris Hayes (musician)|Chris Hayes]], pop rock musician ([[Huey Lewis and the News]])
* [[December 6]] – [[Adrian Borland]], post-punk musician [[The Sound (band)|The Sound]] (died 1999)
* [[December 6]]
**[[Bob Drake (musician)|Bob Drake]], avant-garde musician
**[[Jack Lee (bagpiper)|Jack Lee]], bagpiper
* [[December 9]]
** <!--December 9-->[[Donny Osmond]], singer (Osmonds)
** <!--December 9-->[[Steve Taylor]], singer, record producer
* [[December 10]] – [[Paul Hardcastle]], composer and musician
* [[December 12]] – [[Sheila E.]], singer-songwriter and percussionist
* [[December 20]]
** [[Anita Baker]], R&B singer-songwriter
** [[Billy Bragg]], singer-songwriter
** [[Anna Vissi]], singer
* [[December 22]] – [[Tsai Chin (singer)|Tsai Chin]], singer
* [[December 25]] – [[Shane MacGowan]], Celtic punk singer-songwriter ([[The Pogues]]) (died 2023)
* [[December 27]] – [[Jerry Gaskill]], American drummer
* ''date unknown''
** [[Annette A. Aguilar]], Latin jazz percussionist
** [[Charles Roland Berry]], composer
** [[Kartik Seshadri]], sitarist and composer