Editing 1962 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 2]] - [[Sister Nancy]], Jamaican dancehall DJ, and singer 
*[[January 4]]
**[[Robin Guthrie]] ([[The Cocteau Twins]])
**[[Peter Steele]] ([[Type O Negative]])
*[[January 8]] – [[Chris Marion]], American musician ([[Little River Band]])
*[[January 13]] – [[Trace Adkins]], American country music singer-songwriter
*[[January 15]] – [[Tony Rebel]], reggae/dancehall artist
*[[January 16]] – [[Paul Webb]] ([[Talk Talk]])
*[[January 22]] – [[Jimmy Herring]], American guitarist
*[[January 28]] – [[Sam Phillips (singer)|Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips]], singer
*[[January 31]] – [[Sophie Muller]], British music video director
*[[February 1]] – [[Tomoyasu Hotei]], Japanese guitarist ([[Boøwy]])
*[[February 4]] – [[Clint Black]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
*[[February 5]] – [[Martin Nievera]], Filipino singer and TV personality
*[[February 6]] – [[Axl Rose]] ([[Guns N' Roses]], LA Guns, AC/DC)
*[[February 7]]
**[[David Bryan]], keyboardist for the band [[Bon Jovi]]
**[[Garth Brooks]], country singer
*[[February 10]] – [[Cliff Burton]], bassist for [[Metallica]] (died 1986)
*[[February 11]] – [[Sheryl Crow]], American singer
*[[February 17]] – [[David McComb]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Triffids]] and [[The Blackeyed Susans]]) (died 1999)
*[[February 19]] – [[Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez]], singer
*[[February 21]] – [[Mark Arm]], born Mark McLaughlin, American grunge vocalist ([[Mudhoney]])
*[[February 22]]
**[[Olivier Latry]], French organist
**[[Michael Wilton]], American progressive metal guitarist [[Queensrÿche]]
*[[February 24]] – [[Michelle Shocked]], American musician
*[[March 2]] – [[Jon Bon Jovi]], lead singer for the band [[Bon Jovi]]
*[[March 5]] – Craig Reid and Charlie Reid, [[The Proclaimers]]
*[[March 7]] – [[Taylor Dayne]], American singer
*[[March 10]] – [[Gary Clark (musician)]], Scottish singer-songwriter, music producer ([[The Veronicas]], [[Delta Goodrem]], [[Reece Mastin]], [[Gin Wigmore]])
*[[March 15]] – [[Terence Trent D'Arby]], American-born English singer
*[[March 17]] – [[Clare Grogan]], Scottish actress and singer
*[[March 24]]
**[[Angèle Dubeau]], Canadian violinist
**[[Renee Rosnes]], Canadian jazz pianist/composer
**[[Rita (Israeli singer)|Rita]], Israeli pop singer and actress
*[[March 30]] – [[M.C. Hammer]], American rapper
*[[March 31]] – [[Phil Leadbetter]], American musician (died 2021)
*[[April 3]] – [[Mike Ness]] ([[Social Distortion]])
*[[April 8]] – [[Izzy Stradlin]], American guitarist ([[Guns N' Roses]], Ju Ju Hounds)
*[[April 12]]
**[[Art Alexakis]], American singer and musician ([[Everclear (band)|Everclear]])
**[[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]], American Christian singer
*[[April 13]] – [[Hillel Slovak]], American rock musician ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]) (died 1988)
*[[April 16]] – [[Ian MacKaye]], American musician ([[Minor Threat]], [[Fugazi (band)|Fugazi]])
*May 2 — [[Alain Johannes]], American musician and producer ([[Eleven (band)]], [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Them Crooked Vultures]])
*[[May 9]] – [[Dave Gahan]], English singer ([[Depeche Mode]])
*[[May 12]] – [[Brett Gurewitz]] ([[Bad Religion]])
*[[May 14]]
**[[Ian Astbury]], British rock singer ([[The Cult]])
**[[C.C. DeVille]], American rock guitarist ([[Poison (American band)|Poison]])
*[[May 16]] – [[Erwin Gutawa]], Indonesian composer
*[[May 28]] – [[Brandon Cruz]], American child actor and musician
*[[May 31]] – [[Corey Hart (singer)|Corey Hart]]
*[[June 8]] – [[Nick Rhodes]] ([[Duran Duran]])
*[[June 10]] – [[Wong Ka Kui]], Hong Kong composer, songwriter, musician and singer (died [[1993 in music|1993]])
*[[June 15]] – [[Andrea Rost]], Hungarian lyric soprano
*[[June 16]] – [[Femi Kuti]], Nigerian saxophonist
*[[June 19]] – [[Paula Abdul]], American pop vocalist
*[[June 20]] – [[Mark De Gli Antoni]], [[Soul Coughing]]
*[[June 21]] – [[Viktor Tsoi]], Soviet underground singer and songwriter (died [[1990 in music|1990]])
*[[June 22]] – [[Bobby Gillespie]], Scottish musician ([[Primal Scream]])
*[[June 23]]
**[[Chuck Billy (vocalist)|Chuck Billy]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Dublin Death Patrol]])
**[[Steve Shelley]], American musician ([[Sonic Youth]] and [[Crucifucks]])
*[[June 26]] – [[Andrej Šeban]], guitarist
*[[June 27]] – [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]], British stage actor and singer
*[[July 7]] – Mark White, bassist ([[Spin Doctors]])
*[[July 8]] – [[Joan Osborne]], American singer
*[[July 13]] – [[Rhonda Vincent]], American singer-songwriter and mandolin player
*[[July 21]] – [[Lee Aaron]], Canadian rock and jazz singer
*[[July 22]]
**[[Steve Albini]], guitarist
**[[Martine St. Clair]], Canadian singer and actress
*[[July 26]] – [[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]], Irish musician
*[[July 27]] – [[Karl Mueller (rock musician)|Karl Mueller]] ([[Soul Asylum]]) (died 2005)
*[[July 29]] – [[Lisa Ono]], Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer
*[[August 4]] – [[Paul Reynolds (musician)|Paul Reynolds]] ([[A Flock of Seagulls]])
*[[August 7]] – [[Andrew Glover (composer)|Andrew Glover]], composer
*[[August 17]] – [[Gilby Clarke]], American rock musician ([[Guns N' Roses]])
*[[August 25]] – [[Vivian Campbell]], rock guitarist ([[Def Leppard]])
*[[September 18]] - [[Joanne Catherall]], English synth-pop band ([[The Human League]])
*[[September 26]] – [[Tracey Thorn]], English singer, songwriter and writer
*[[October 3]] – [[Tommy Lee]], drummer ([[Mötley Crüe]])
*[[October 5]] – [[Ken Noda]], concert pianist and composer
*[[October 12]] – [[Chris Botti]], jazz trumpeter
*[[October 15]] – Mark Reznicek, alternative rock drummer ([[Toadies]])
*[[October 16]]
**[[Flea (musician)|Flea]], American-Australian actor and rock bassist ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
**[[Dmitri Hvorostovsky]], operatic baritone (died 2017)
*[[October 25]] – [[Chad Smith]], rock drummer ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
*[[November 1]]
**[[Magne Furuholmen]], Norwegian rock keyboardist ([[a-ha]])
**[[Anthony Kiedis]], American rock singer ([[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
*[[November 2]]
**[[Ron McGovney]], American rock bassist ([[Metallica]])
**[[Graham Waterhouse]], English composer
*[[November 3]] – [[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]], born Peter Robinson, pop vocalist
*[[November 9]] – [[Steve "Silk" Hurley]], house-music producer and club DJ
*[[November 11]]
**[[Mic Michaeli]], Swedish rock keyboardist ([[Europe (band)|Europe]])
**[[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]], Australian musician
*[[November 12]] – [[Brix Smith]], American singer and guitarist ([[The Fall (band)|The Fall]] and [[The Adult Net]])
*[[November 16]] – [[Carles Magraner]], Spanish musician and teacher
*[[November 18]] – [[Kirk Hammett]], American rock guitarist ([[Metallica]])
*[[November 20]] – [[Peng Liyuan]], Chinese folk singer and First Lady
*[[November 21]] – [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], American Christian music singer-songwriter
*[[November 27]]
**[[Charlie Benante]], American drummer ([[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]])
**[[Mike Bordin]] ([[Faith No More]])
*[[November 28]] – [[Matt Cameron]] ([[Soundgarden]], [[Pearl Jam]])
*[[December 4]] – [[Vinnie Dombroski]] ([[Sponge (band)|Sponge]])
*[[December 5]] – [[José Cura]], Argentine tenor
*[[December 6]] - [[Ben Watt]], British musician, singer, songwriter, author, DJ and radio presenter, best known as one half of the duo [[Everything but the Girl]] and [[Tracy Thorn]]
*[[December 8]] – [[Marty Friedman]] ([[Megadeth]])
*[[December 25]] – [[Francis Dunnery]], English musician, singer-songwriter ([[It Bites]])
*[[December 28]] – [[Michel Petrucciani]], French musician (died 1999)
*[[December 31]] – [[Jennifer Higdon]], American composer
*''Unknown date?'' – [[Mark Adamo]], American composer