Musicians Born on May 5

• 1657 Jacques Danican Philidor, French oboist and composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1708)
• 1680 Giuseppe Porsile, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (d. 1750)
• 1715 Daniel Dal Barba, Italian composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice (d. 1801)

• 1749 Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1794) [1]
• 1819 Stanisław Moniuszko, Polish conductor, composer (Straszny dwór - The Haunted Manor), and teacher, born in Ubiel, Minsk Governate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) (d. 1872)
• 1842 Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, Austrian composer, born in Frauental, Styria, Austrian Empire (d. 1899)
• 1846 Federico Chueca, Spanish composer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1908)
• 1848 Adalbert von Goldschmidt, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1906)
• 1854 Antonio Smareglia, Italian composer, born in Pola, Austrian Empire (now Pula, Croatia) (d. 1929)
• 1865 Felicjan Szopski, Polish composer, born in Krzeszowice, Poland (d. 1939)
• 1867 T. Tertius Noble, English composer, born in Bath, England (d. 1953)
• 1869 Hans Pfitzner, German composer (Palestrina), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1949)
• 1871 Alberto Cametti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1935)
• 1883 Léopold Samuel, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1975)
• 1883 Petar Konjović, Serbian composer, born in Čurug, Serbia (d. 1970)
• 1885 Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Paraguayan classical guitarist and composer (La Catedral), born in San Juan Bautista, Paraguay (d. 1944)

• 1886 Manuel Borguñó, Spanish pianist, composer, choral director, and pedagogue, born in Rubí, Spain (d. 1973)
• 1899 (Adolphe) Paul Barbarinan American jazz drummer (King Oliver; Red Allen Sextet; Onward Brass Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
• 1900 Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, German composer and conductor (Hassan gewinnt), born in Berlin (d. 1973)
• 1901 Blind Willie McTell, American ragtime singer and guitarist, born in Thomson, Georgia (d. 1959)
• 1907 Yoritsune Matsudaira, Japanese contemporary classical composer, (The Tale of Genji; Bugaku), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2001)
• 1911 (Thaman) "Pete" Daily, American swing and dixieland jazz cornetist and valve trombonist (The Chicagoans), born in Portland, Indiana (d. 1981)
• 1914 Frank Carlson, American jazz and session drummer (Woody Herman, 1937-42 - "The Golden Wedding"), born in New York City (d. 1996)
• 1915 Alice Faye [Leppert], American actress (Hello, Frisco, Hello; Fallen Angel; Stowaway), and singer ("You'll Never Know"), born in Hell's Kitchen, New York City (d. 1998)
• 1918 Erbie Bowser, American blues and jazz pianist, born in Davila, Texas (d. 1995)
• 1921 Sonja Oosterman, Dutch pop singer and lyricist (De Marketentsters en De Musketiers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2008)
• 1922 J. D. "Jay" Miller, American record producer, born in Iota, Louisiana (d. 1996)
• 1922 Monica Lewis, American jazz singer and film actress (Box Office, Affair with a Stranger), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
• 1924 Theo Olof, German-Dutch violinist and concert master, born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2012)
• 1927 Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (Sonata Forms), born in New York City (d. 2012)
• 1928 Marshall Grant, American bassist (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two), born in Bryson City, North Carolina (d. 2011)

• 1929 (Jacqueline) "Ilene" Woods, American radio singer and actress (Disney's Cinderella), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (d. 2010)
• 1930 Joyce Collins, American jazz and film and television session pianist, singer, and educator, born in Battle Mountain, Nevada (d. 2010)
• 1932 Aurel Stroe, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2008)
• 1934 John "Ace" Cannon, American pop, rock and country music saxophonist (Tuff Sax), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
• 1935 (Edward) "Kidd" Jordan, American jazz saxophonist and music educator, born in Crowley, New Orleans (d. 2023)
• 1936 Patrick Gowers, British choral and film score composer (Viri Galilaei; Hamlet; Smiley's People), born in Islington, England (d. 2014)
• 1937 Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer (Doctor Who theme; White Noise), born in Coventry, England (d. 2001)
• 1938 (Veronica) "Roni" Stoneman, American banjo player, singer, and comedienne (The Stoneman Family; Hee Haw), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2024)
• 1938 Johnnie Taylor, American R&B and multi-genre singer ("Disco Lady"; "I Believe In You"), born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas (d. 2000)
• 1940 Lucy Simon, American folk singer-songwriter (Simon Sisters), Grammy Award-winning record producer (In Harmony) and theater composer (The Secret Garden; Doctor Zhivago), born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
• 1941 Stanley Cowell American jazz pianist (Heath Brothers), record label co-founder (Strata-East), and educator, born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2020)

American country singer ("Stand By Your Man"; "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"), born in Itawamba County, Mississippi

• 1943 Raphael [Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez], Spanish pop and ballad singer, born in Linares, Spain
• 1946 Steve Cash, American country-rock vocalist, songwriter, and harmonica player (Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue", "If You Wanna Get To Heaven"), and author (Meq trilogy), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2019)
• 1948 Bill Ward, English heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
• 1948 Frank Esler-Smith, English-Australian rock keyboardist (Air Supply - "All Out Of Love"), born in London (d. 1991)
• 1950 Galen Fous, American acoustic jazz-fusion guitarist (Sacred Ground), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1950 Googoosh [Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین)], Persian singer and actress, born in Sarcheshmeh Street, Tehran, Iran
• 1950 Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal - "I See A Star"), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
• 1951 Rex Goh, Singaporean-Australian rock guitarist (Air Supply -"The One That You Love"), born in Singapore
• 1952 Louis Cortelezzi, American rock and jazz saxophonist (Mink DeVille) and film composer (Pokemon), born in New Galilee, Pennsylvania
• 1954 Angelo Kimball, American rock guitarist (Face To Face), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1955 Roddy Radiation [Byers], British ska and rockabilly guitarist, singer, and songwriter (The Specials - "Hey' Little Rich Girl"; The Skabillys), born in Keresley, Coventry, England
• 1956 Dick Kemper, Dutch rock vocalist and bassist (Vandenberg), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
• 1959 Ian McCulloch, English rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Liverpool
• 1959 Steve Stevens [Schneider], American rock guitarist and songwriter (Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"; Bozzio Levin Stevens), born in New York City
• 1962 Gary Daly, British new wave rock keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (China Crisis - "Wishful Thinking"), born in Liverpool, England
• 1962 Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter ("Mine, Mine, Mine"), born in Defiance, Ohio
• 1962 Kevin Mooney, British rock bassist (Adam & The Ants - "Ant Music"; "Goody Two Shoes"), born in Greenwich, London, England
• 1963 James LaBrie, Canadian progressive rock singer (Dream Theater, 1991-present), born in Penetanguishene, Ontario
• 1964 Lorraine McIntosh, Scottish pop singer (Deacon Blues) and actress, born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
• 1966 Shawn Drover, Canadian heavy metal drummer (Megadeth), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1970 Guillaume Connesson, French contemporary classical composer (Yu-Yan; The Ship of Ishtar; A Kind of Trane), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
• 1971 David Reilly, American electro-rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (God Lives Underwater), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2005)
• 1978 Marcus Lewis, American jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader, born in Augusta, Georgia
• 1978 Ola Gjeilo, Norwegian composer (Dreamweaver), born in Skui, Norway
• 1979 Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland

• 1984 Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• 1986 Théo Ceccaldi, French jazz violinist, viola player, and composer, (Tricollectif), born in Pithiviers, France
• 1987 Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer (Rijeka bez imena), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia

1988 British pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Rolling In The Deep"; "Someone Like You"; "Chasing Pavements"), born in Tottenham, London

• 1988 Brooke Hogan [Bollea], American pop singer (Undiscovered) and television personality, born in Tampa, Florida
• 1988 Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter (Sumo Cyco), born in Bolton, Ontario, Canada

1989 American R&B singer ("Run It!"; "Kiss Kiss"), and actor (This Christmas), born in Tappahannock, Virginia

• 1994 Celeste [Epiphany Waite], British singer (Not Your Muse), born in Culver City, California

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