Births
- January 5 - Alfred Brendel, pianist
- January 8 - Bill Graham, rock music entrepreneur (died 1991)
- January 12 - Roland Alphonso, saxophonist (died 1998)
- January 14 - Caterina Valente, multilingual singer
- January 21 - Rudi Maugeri (The Crew-Cuts)
- January 22 - Sam Cooke, singer (died 1964)
- February 12 - Walt Groller, accordionist and polka musician
- February 14 - Phyllis McGuire, vocalist (The McGuire Sisters)
- March 15 - D. J. Fontana, drummer
- March 25 - Paul Motian, jazz drummer (died 2011)
- April 29 - Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician (died 2002)
- May 4 - Ed Cassidy, drummer (Spirit)
- May 14 - Alvin Lucier, composer
- May 7 - Teresa Brewer, singer (died 2007)
- June 10 - João Gilberto, bossa nova musician
- July 6 - Della Reese, actress and singer
- July 11 - Tab Hunter, actor and singer
- July 18 - Papa Dee Allen, (War) (died 1988)
- July 31
- Kenny Burrell, jazz guitarist
- Morey Carr (The Playmates)
- August 28
- John Perkins (The Crew-Cuts)
- John Shirley-Quirk, operatic bass-baritone
- September 12 - George Jones, country singer
- September 19 - Brook Benton, singer and songwriter (died 1988)
- September 22 - George Chambers (The Chambers Brothers)
- September 24 - Anthony Newley, English songwriter, actor and singer (died 1999)
- October 24 - Sofia Gubaidulina, composer
- November 5 - Ike Turner, musician and record producer (died 2007)
- November 16 - Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist (died 2011)
- December 24
- Ray Bryant, jazz pianist (died 2011)
- Mauricio Kagel, composer (died 2008)
- December 27 - Scotty Moore, guitarist
- December 30 - Skeeter Davis, country singer (died 2004)
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