| - FAMOUS MUSICIANS BIRTHDAYS: |
| - JANUARY |
- 01/01
| Franck Pourcel (1915) in Marseilles, France / arranger/conductor |
| Dianne Reeves (1956) in Detroit, MI / jazz vocalist |
- 01/02
| Stephen Stills (1945) in Dallas, TX / rock vocalist/member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. |
- 01/03
| Sir George Martin (1926) in London, England/producer, arranger, piano/producer of most of the Beatles' recordings from 1962 through 1969. |
| John Paul Jones (1946) in London, England/rock bass, keyboard player/member of Led Zeppelin. |
| Motohiko Hino (1946) in Tokyo, Japan/Died: May 13, 1999/jazz drummer. |
| John McLaughlin (1942) in Yorkshire, England/rock guitarist. |
- 01/04
| Frank Wess (1922) in Kansas City, MO/real name: Frank Wellington Wess/jazz, flute, sax player. |
- 01/05
| Chris Stein (1950) / rock guitarist/Blondie |
- 01/06
| Van McCoy (1944) in Washington, D.C. / Died: July 6, 1979 in Englewood, NJ/R&B producer, vocal songwriter, pianist. |
| Malcolm Young (1953) / founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for AC/DC. |
| Syd Barrett (1946) in Cambridge, England / rock, vocal, guitarist/original singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist of Pink Floyd. |
| Kenny Loggins (1948) in Everett, WA. / Rock, vocal, guitarist. |
- 01/08
| David Bowie (1947) in Brixton, England / Real Name: David Robert Jones / rock vocalist. |
| Elvis Presley (1935) in Tupelo, MS. / Died: Aug. 16, 1977 in Memphis, TN. / Real Name: Elvis Aaron Presley / rock vocalist. |
- 01/09
| Dave Matthews (1967) in Johannesburg, South Africa / rock vocalist, guitarist. |
| Jimmy Page (1944) in Heston, Middlesex, England / Real Name: James Patrick Page / rock guitarist / member of Led Zeppelin. |
- 01/10
| Aynsley Dubar (1946) in Liverpool, England / Drummer for Journey, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, David Bowie, UFO, and Eric Burdon and the New Animals. |
| Neal Smith (1946) / Drummer for Alice Cooper |
| Rod Stewart (1945) in London, England / rock vocalist. |
| Donald Fagen (1948) in Passaic, NJ / rock keyboards, vocalist / Steely Dan. |
- 01/11
| Tony Kaye (1943) of Yes. |
- 01/13
| Fred White (1955) in Chicago, IL. / rock drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire. |
- 01/15
| Adam Jones (1965) in Park Ridge, IL. / guitarist for Tool. |
| Ronnie Van Zant (1948) / Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
- 01/17
| Mick Taylor (1948) in Hereford, Worcester, England / rock guitarist / The Rolling Stones. |
- 01/19
| Janis Joplin (1943) in Port Arthur, TX / Died: Oct. 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA. / rock vocalist. |
| Rod Evans (1947) in Slough, Berkshire / England. Founding member of Deep Purple in 1968. |
| Dolly Parton (1946) in Locust Ridge, TN. / Real Name: Dolly Rebecca Parton / country vocalist. |
- 01/20
| Ian Hill (1958) of Judis Priest. |
- 01/23
| Patrick Simmons (1950) in Aberdeen, WA. / rock guitar, vocalist / member of The Doobie Brothers. |
- 01/24
| Neil Diamond (1941) in Brookly, NY. / rock vocalist. |
| Warren Zevon (1947) in Chicago, IL. / rock vocalist. |
| Sleepy John Estes (1899) in Ripley, TN. / Died: Jun 5, 1977 in Brownsville, TN. / Real Name: John Adams Estes / blues, vocal, guitarist. |
- 01/26
| Eddie Van Halen (1955) in Nijmegan, Netherlands / rock guitarist. |
| Anita Baker (1958) in Toledo, OH. / rock vocalist. |
- 01/27
| Nick Mason (1945) in Birmingham, England / rock drummer / member of Pink Floyd. |
- 01/28
| Richard Wright (1943) in London, England / rock keyboard player / Pink Floyd. |
- 01/30
| Marty Balin (1942) of Jefferson Airplane. |
| Steve Marriot (1947) in Bow, London, England / Died Apr 20, 1991 in Essex, England / rock vocal, guitarist / frontman of the Small Faces and Humble Pie. |
- 01/31
| Phil Collins (1951) in Chiswick, London, England / rock vocal, drums, producer. |
| - FEBRUARY: |
- 02/01
| Rick James (1948) |
- 02/02
| Graham Nash (1942) of Crosby, Stills Nash & Young. |
- 02/04
| Alice Cooper (1948) in Detroit, MI. / rock vocalist. |
- 02/05
| Bobby Brown (1969) in Boston, MA. / rock vocalist. |
| Cory Wells (1942) of Three Dog Night. |
- 02/07
| Jimmy Greenspoon (1948) of Three Dog Night. |
- 02/10
| Cliff Burton (1962) in Castro Valley, CA. / Died: Sep. 27, 1986 in Sweden / rock bassist of Metallica. |
- 02/12
| Ray Manzarek (1939) of The Doors. |
| Steve Hackett (1950) of Genesis. |
| Michael McDonald (1952) in St. Louis, MO. / rock vocal, keyboards, songwriter / The Doobie Brothers. |
- 02/13
| Ed Gagliardi (1952) of Foreigner. |
| Peter Gabriel (1950) in London, England / rock producer. |
- 02/15
| David Brown (1947) of Santana. |
- 02/16
| Andy Taylor (1961) in Dolver-Hampton, England / Rock Vocals, Songwriter, Guitar / member of Duran Duran. |
- 02/18
| Dr. Dre (1965) in Los Angeles, CA. / AKA: Andre Young / rap vocalist, producer. |
- 02/19
| Yoko Ono (1933) in Tokyo, Japan / rock vocalist / wife of John Lennon. |
- 02/20
| Walter Becker (1950) in New York, NY. / rock vocal, guitarist / Steely Dan. |
- 02/22
| Harvey Mason, Sr. (1947) in Atlantic City, NJ. / rock drummer. |
| G.F. Handel (1685) in Halle, Germany / Died: Apr. 14, 1759 in London, England / Real Name: George Frideric Handel / classic composer / Baroque |
- 02/23
| Brad Whitford (1952) of Aerosmith. |
| Johnny Winter (1944) in Beaumont, TX. / rock guitarist. |
- 02/24
| Lonnie Turner (1947) of The Steve Miller Band. |
- 02/25
| George Harrison (1943) in Liverpool, England / Died: Nov. 29, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA. / L'Angelo Misterioso / rock guitar, composer / member of The Beatles. |
- 02/26
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| Fats Domino (1928) in New Orleans, LA. / Real Name: Antoine Domino / rock vocal, pianist. |
- 02/27
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- 02/28
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| - MARCH: |
- 03/01
| Roger Daltrey (1944) of The Who. |
- 03/02
| Lou Reed (1942) in Freeport, Long Island, NY. / Louis Firbank / rock vocalist. |
| Larry Carlton (1948) in Torrance, CA. / Real Name: Larry Eugene Carlton / rock guitarist. |
| Karen Carpenter (1950) in New Haven, CT. / Died: Feb 4, 1983 in Downey, CA. / rock pop vocal, drummer / Carpenters. |
| Mark Evans (1956) of AC/DC. |
| Jon Bon Jovi (1962) in Perth Amboy, NJ. / John Bongiovi / rock vocalist. |
- 03/04
| Bobby Womack (1944) in Cleveland, OH. / rock vocal, guitarist. |
| Chris Squire (1948) in London, England, / rock vocal, bassist, YES. |
| Jason Newsted (1963) in Battle Creek, MI. / rock bassist of Metallica. |
- 03/05
| Andy Gibb (1958) in Manchester, England / Died: Mar. 10, 1988 in Oxford, England / rock vocalist / the Bee Gees. |
- 03/06
| David Gilmour (1946) in Cambridgeshire, England / rock vocal, guitarist / Pink Floyd. |
- 03/07
| Matthew Fisher (1946) of Procol Harum. |
- 03/08
| Michael Allsup (1947) of Three Dog Night. |
| Randy Meisner (1946) of The Eagles. |
| Mickey Dolenz (1945) in Los Angeles, CA. / rock vocal, drummer / The Monkees. |
- 03/09
| Robin Trower (1945) of Procol Harum. |
- 03/10
| Carl Palmer (1951) in Birmingham, England / rock drummer / Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Asia. |
- 03/11
| George Kooymans (1948) of Golden Earring. |
- 03/12
| Paul Kantner (1941) of Jefferson Airplane/Starship. |
| Liza Minnelli (1946) in Hollywood, CA. / Real Name: Liza May Minnelli / pop vocalist. |
- 03/13
| Adam Clayton (U2, 1960) / rock bassist of U2 |
- 03/15
| Phil Lesh (1940) of The Grateful Dead. |
- 03/17
| Nat King Cole (1917) in Montgomery, AL. / Died: Feb. 15, 1965 in Santa Monica, CA. / Real Name: Nathaniel Adams Cole / jazz piano. |
- 03/18
| Wilson Picket (1941) in Prattville, AL. / rock vocalist. | |
| John Hartman (1950) of The Doobie Brothers. | |
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- 03/20
| Carl Palmer (195) of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. | |
| Tracy Chapman (1964) in Cleveland, OH. / rock vocalist. | |
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- 03/25
| Aretha Franklin (1942) in Memphis, TN. / rock vocalist. |
- 03/26
| Steven Tyler (1948) / Lead vocalist of Aerosmith. |
| Elton John (1947) in Pinner, Middlesex, England / Real Name: Reginald Dwight / rock vocal, pianist. |
| Diana Ross (1944) in Detroit, MI. / Real Name: Diane Earle / pop vocalist. |
- 03/27
| Tony Banks (195o) of Genesis. |
- 03/28
| John Evan (1948) of Jethro Tull. |
- 03/30
| Eric Clapton (1945) |
| Dave Ball of Procol Harum. |
| Graeme Edge (1942) of The Moody Blues. |
- 03/31
| Angus Young (1955) of AC/DC. |
| - APRIL: |
- 04/01
| John Barbata (1945) of Jefferson Airplane/Starship. |
- 04/02
| Leon Wilkerson (1952) of Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
- 04/04
| Berry Oakley (1948) of The Allman Brother's Band. |
| Muddy Waters (1915) in Rolling Fork, MS. / Died: Apr. 30, 1983 in Westmont, IL. / McKinley Morganfield / blues vocal. |
- 04/07
| Spencer Dryden (1938) of Jefferson Airplane & New Riders of the Purple Sage. |
| Mick Abrahams (1943) of Jethro Tull. |
| Bill Kreutzmann (1946) of The Grateful Dead. |
- 04/08
| Steve Howe (1947) in London, England / rock guitarist / Yes. |
- 04/12
| John Kay (1944) of Steppenwolf. |
- 04/13
| Jack Casady (1944) of Jefferson Airplane/Starship & Hot Tuna. |
| Lowell George (1945) in Hollywood, CA. / Died: Jun. 29, 1979 in Arlington, VA. / rock guitarist / Little Feat. |
| Jimmy Destri (1954) / rock keyboardist / Blondie. |
- 04/14
| Ritchie Blackmore (1945) in Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, England / rock guitarist / Deep Purple. |
- 04/16
| Henry Mancini (1924) in Cleveland, OH. / Died: Jun. 14, 1994 / Pop, Movie, Composer, Conductor, Pianist, Arranger. |
- 04/17
| James Herbert Keenan AKA: Maynard James Keenan (1964) in Ravenna, OH. / Vocalist & songwriter of Tool & A Perfect Circle. |
- 04/22
| Peter Frampton (1950) in Beckenham, Kent, England / rock vocal, guitarist, member of "Humble Pie" 1968. |
- 04/24
| Glenn Cornick (1947) of Jethro Tull. |
| Doug Clifford (1945) of Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
| Roger Taylor (1960) / Rock drummer / member of Duran Duran. |
- 04/25
| Stu Cook (1945) of Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
- 04/26
| Gary Wright (1943) in Creskill, NJ. / rock vocalist. |
| Roger Taylor (1960) / Rock drummer / member of Duran Duran. |
- 04/27
| Sheena Easton (1959) in Belshill, Scotland / rock vocalist. |
| - MAY: |
- 05/01
| Ray Parker, Jr. (1954) in Detroit, MI. / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 05/02
| Lou Gramm (1945) of Foreigner. |
| Goldy McJohn (1945) of Steppenwolf. |
| Bing Crosby (1903) in Tacoma, WA. / Died: Oct. 14, 1977 in La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain / Harry Lillis Crosby/ pop vocalist. |
- 05/05
| Bill Ward (1948) of Black Sabbath. |
- 05/06
| Bob Segar (1945) |
- 05/08
| Alex Van Halen (1953) of Van Halen. |
- 05/09
| Richie Furay (1944) of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, Souther Hillman Furay Band. |
| Tom Petersson (1950) of Cheap Trick. |
| Billy Joel (1949) in Hicksville, Long Island, NY. / rock vocal, pianist. |
- 05/10
| Danny Carey (1961) in Lawrence, KS. / drummer for Tool. |
| Bono (U2, 1960) in Dublin, Ireland/ rock vocalist of U2 / Real Name: Paul Hewson. |
- 05/11
| Butch Trucks (1947) of The Allman Brothers Band. |
- 05/13
| Stevie Wonder (1950) in Saginaw, MI. / Steveland Morris / rock vocal, keyboards, harmonica player. |
| Danny KIrwan (1950) of Fleetwood Mac. |
- 05/14
| Jack Bruce (1943) of Cream. |
- 05/16
| Robert Fripp (1946) in Dorset, England / rock keyboards, guitarist / King Crimson. |
- 05/17
| Bill Bruford (1948) in Sevenoaks, Kent, England / rock drummer / Yes, King Crimson, Genesis. |
- 05/19
| Dusty Hil (1949) of ZZ Top. |
| Pete Townshend (1945) of The Who. |
- 05/24
| Bob Dylan (1941) in Duluth, MN. / Real Name: Robert Allen Zimmerman / rock guitar, vocalist. |
- 05/26
| Miles Davis (1926) in Alto, IL. / Died: Sep. 28, 1991 in Santa Monica, CA. / Real Name: Miles Dewey Davis III / jazz trumpet player. |
| Stevie Nicks (1948) in Phoenix, AZ. / rock vocalist of Fleetwood Mac. |
- 05/28
| John Fogerty (1945) in Berkeley, CA. / rock vocal, guitarist / Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
- 05/29
| Gary Brooker (1945) of Procol Harum. |
- 05/30
| John Bonham (1948) in Birmingham, England / Died: Sep. 25, 1980 in Windsor, England / Real Name: John Henry Bonham / rock drummer / Led Zeppelin. |
| - JUNE: |
- 06/01
| Ron Wood (1947) of The Rolling Stones & Faces. |
| Marilyn Monroe (1926) in Los Angeles, CA. / Died: Aug. 5, 1962 - Los Angeles, CA. / Norma Jean Baker / jazz vocalist. |
- 06/02
| Charlie Watts (1941) of The Rolling Stones. |
| Steve Brookins (1951) of .38 Special. |
- 06/03
| Billy Powell (1952) of Lynyrd Skynyrd. |
| Curtis Mayfield (1942) in Chicago, IL. / Died: Dec. 26, 1999 / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 06/05
| Nicko McBrain (1954) of Iron Maiden. |
| Kenny G. (1957) in Seattle, WA. / Real Name: Kenny Gorelick / jazz sax player. |
- 06/08
| Chuck Negron (1942) of Three Dog Night. |
- 06/09
| Jon Lord (1941) of Deep Purple, & Whitesnake. |
| Les Paul (1915) |
- 06/11
| Donnie Van Zant (1952) of .38 Special, Van Zant. |
- 06/12
| Carlos (1951) of Cheap Trick. |
- 06/17
| Barry Manilow (1946) in Brooklyn, NY. / Real Name: Barry Alan Pincus / pop vocal, composer, pianist. |
- 06/18
| Paul McCartney (1942) in Liverpool, England / rock vocal, bassist / member of The Beatles. |
- 06/19
| Larry Dunn (1953) / rock keyboardist / member of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
- 06/20
| Brian Wilson (1942) of The Beach Boys. |
| Michael Anthony (1954) of Van Halen. |
| John Taylor (1960) in Birmingham, England / Rock bass player / member of Duran Duran. |
- 06/24
| Mick Fleetwood (1942) of Fleetwood Mac. |
- 06/25
| Carly Simon (1945) in New York, NY. / rock vocal, songwriter. |
- 06/28
| Bobby Harrison (1943) of Procol Harum. |
| David Knights (1945) of Procol Harum. |
- 06/29
| Ian Paice (1948) of Deep Purple & Whitesnake. |
| - JULY: |
- 07/02
| Johnny Colla (1952) of Huey Lewis & The News. |
| Charlie Watts (1941) in Islington, London, England / jazz rock drummer / The Rolling Stones. |
- 07/04
| Ralph Johnson (1951) of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
- 07/07
| Ringo Starr (1940) in Liverpool, England / Real Name: Richard Starkey / rock drummer / member of The Beatles. |
- 07/08
| Beck (1970) in Los Angeles, CA. / Beck Hansen / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 07/09
| Bon Scott (1946) of AC/DC. |
- 07/11
| Richie Sambora (1959) of Bon Jovi. |
- 07/12
| Phil Kramer (1952) of Iron Butterfly. |
| Christine McVie (1943) of Fleetwood Mac. |
- 07/15
| Jeff Carlisli (1952) of .38 Special. |
- 07/16
| Stewart Copeland (1952) of Police. |
- 07/17
| Chet McCracken (1952) of The Doobie Brothers. |
| Geezer Butler (1949) of Black Sabbath. |
- 07/18
| Cesar Zuiderwijk (1950) of Golden Earring. |
- 07/23
| Slash (1965) of Guns N' Roses & Velvet Revolver. |
- 07/25
| Verdine White (1951) of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
- 07/26
| Gary Cherone (1960) of Van Halen. |
| Mick Jagger (1943) in Dartford, Kent, England / Real Name: Michael Philip Jagger / rock vocalist / The Rolling Stones. |
- 07/28
| Rick Wright (1945) of Pink Floyd. |
| Simon Kirke (1949) of Bad Company. |
| Steve Morse (1948) of Deep Purple. |
- 07/29
| John Sykes (1959) of Whitesnake. |
- 07/31
| Bob Welch (1946) of Fleetwood Mac. |
| - AUGUST: |
- 08/01
| Boz Burrell (1946) of Bad Company. |
| Joe Elliot (1959) of Def Leppard. |
| Jerry Garcia (1942) in San Francisco, CA. / Died: Aug. 9, 1995 in San Francisco, CA. / rock vocal, guitarist / member of The Greatful Dead. |
- 08/03
| John Graham (1951) of Earth, Wind & Fire. |
| James Hetfield (1963) in Downey, CA. / rock singer / guitarist of Metallica. |
- 08/07
| Bruce Dickenson (1958) of Iron Maiden. |
- 08/10
| Ian Anderson (1947) of Jethro Tull. |
- 08/12
| Mark Knopfler (1949) in Glasgow, Scotland / rock guitar, vocalist / Dire Straits. |
- 08/14
| David Crosby (1941) in Los Angeles, CA. / rock guitar, vocalist / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. |
- 08/16
| Barry Hay (1948) of Golden Earring. |
- 08/19
| Ian Gillian (1945) of Deep Purple. |
- 08/20
| Robert Plant (1948) of Led Zeppelin. |
- 08/21
| Glenn Hughes (1952) of Deep Purple. |
- 08/23
| Steve Clark (1960) of Def Leppard. |
| Keith Moon (1947) of The Who. |
- 08/29
| Chris Copping (1945) of Procol Harum. |
- 08/30
| Micky Moody (1950) of Whitesnake. |
- 08/31
| Van Morrison (1945) in Belfast, Northern Ireland / rock vocalist. |
| - SEPTEMBER: |
- 09/03
| Al Jardine (1942) of The Beach Boys. |
| George Biondi (1945) of Steppenwolf. |
| Eric Bell (1947) of Thin Lizzy |
| Donald Brewer (1948) of Grand Funk Railroad. |
- 09/06
| Roger Waters (1944) in Great Bookham, Cambridge, England / George Roger Waters / rock vocal, bassist / member of Pink Floyd. |
- 09/10
| Dany Hutton (1942) of Three Dog Night. |
| Joe Perry (1950) of Aerosmith. |
- 09/13
| Peter Cetera (1944) in Chicago, IL. / rock vocalist / Chicago |
| Dave Mustaine (1961) in La Mesa, CA. / rock guitarist of Metallica. |
- 09/16
| B.B. King (1925) in Indianola, MS. / Real Name: Riley B. King / blue vocal, guitarist. |
- 09/17
| Hank Williams (1923) in Mount Olive, AL. / Died: Jan. 1, 1953 in Oak Hill, WV. / Real Name: Hiriam King Williams / country vocalist. |
- 09/22
| David Coverdale (1951) in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland, England / rock vocalist / Deep Purple, Whitesnake. |
- 09/23
| Ray Charles (1930) in Albany, GA. / Real Name: Ray Charles Robinson / rock piano, vocalist. |
- 09/29
| Jerry Lee Lewis (1935) |
| - OCTOBER: |
- 10/02
| Sting (1951) in Wallsend, Northumberland, England / Real Name: Gordan Summer / rock singer, bassist. |
- 10/03
| Stevie Ray Vaughn (1954) in Dallas, TX. / Died: Aug. 27, 1990 in East Troy, WI. / blues guitarist. |
| Gwen Stefani (1969) in Orange County, CA. / Real Name: Gwen Renee Stefani / vocal of No Doubt. |
- 10/05
| Steve Miller (1943) in Milwaukee, WI. / rock singer, guitarist. |
- 10/09
| John Lennon (1940) in Liverpool, England / Died: Dec. 8, 1980 in New York, NY. / rock vocal, guitarist / member of The Beatles. |
| Jackson Browne (1948) in Heidelberg, Germany / rock vocal, keyboards, guitarist. |
- 10/10
| David Lee Roth (1955) in Bloomington, IN. / rock vocalist. |
- 10/17
| Eminem (1972) in St. Joseph, MO. / AKA: Marshall Mathers III / rap vocalist. |
- 10/18
| Chuck Berry (1926) in St. Louis, MO. / Real Name: Charles Edward Anderson Berry / rock guitar, vocalist. |
| Keith Knudsen (1952) / rock drummer / member of The Doobie Brothers. |
- 10/20
| Tom Petty (1950) |
- 10/29
| Peter Green (1946) of Fleetwood Mac. |
- 10/30
| Willie Nelson (1933) in Fort Worth, TX. / Real Name: Willie Hugh Nelson / country vocalist. |
| - NOVEMBER: |
- 11/05
| Art Garfunkel (1941) in Queens, Y. / rock vocalist. |
| Bryan Adams (1959) in Canada / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 11/06
| Glenn Frey (1948) in Detroit, MI. / rock vocal, guitarist / member of The Eagles. |
- 11/08
| Bonnie Raitt (1948) in Burbank, CA. / rock guitar, vocalist. |
- 11/09
| Tom Fogerty (1941) in Berkeley, CA. / Died: Sep. 6, 1990 in Scottsdale, AZ. / rock vocal, guitarist, Creedence Clearwater Revival. |
- 11/10
| Greg Lake (1947) in Bournemouth, Dorset, England / rock bass, guitar, vocalist / King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer. |
- 11/18
| Kirk Hammett (1962) / rock guitarist of Metallica. |
- 11/19
| Justin Chancellor (1971) / Bass player for Tool. |
- 11/20
| Duane Allman (1946) in Nashville, TN. / Died: Oct. 29, 1971 in Macon, GA. / rock guitarist. |
- 11/27
| Jimi Hendrix (1942) in Seattle, W. / Died: Sep. 18, 1970 in London, England / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 11/30
| Bily Idol (1955) in Middlesex, England / William Broad / rock vocalist. |
| - DECEMBER: |
- 12/01
| John Densmore (1944) of The Doors. |
- 12/03
| Ozzy Osbourne (1948) in Birmingham, England / John Osbourne / rock vocalist. |
- 12/04
| Dennis Wilson (1944) in Inglewood, CA. / Died: Dec. 28, 1983 in Marina del Rey, CA. / rock vocal, song writer, drummer / member of The Beach Boys. |
- 12/05
| Little Richard (1935) in Macon, GA. / Richard Wayne Penniman / rock piano, vocalist. |
- 12/08
| Jim Morrison (1943) of The Doors. |
- 12/11
| Frank Sinatra (1915) in Hoboken, NJ. / Died: May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, CA. / Real Name: Francis Albert Sinatra / pop vocalist. |
- 12/15
| Beethoven (1770) in Bon, Germany / Died: Mar. 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria / Ludwig van Beethoven / classic composer, pianist / romantic. |
- 12/18
| Keith Richards (1943) in Dartford, Kent, England / rock guitarist / The Rolling Stones. |
- 12/21
| Frank Zappa (1940) in Baltimore, MD. / Died: Dec. 4, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA. / Frank Vincent Zappa / rock vocal, guitarist. |
- 12/26
| Lars Ulrich (1963) in Gentofte, Denmark / rock songriter / drummer of Metallica. |
- 12/30
| Michael Nesmith (1943) in Houston, TX. / rock vocal, guitarist / The Monkees. |
| Davy Jones (1945) in Manchester, England / David Jones / rock vocalist / The Monkees. |
- 12/31
| Tom Hamilton (1951) of Aerosmith. |