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Births

January 6 – Sandy Denny, folk singer (Fairport Convention) (d. 1978)
January 8
- David Bowie, singer-songwriter
- Terry Sylvester (The Hollies)
January 18 – John O'Conor, Irish pianist
January 19 – Rod Evans (Deep Purple)
January 20 – George Grantham (Poco)
January 21 – Pye Hastings (Caravan)
January 24 – Warren Zevon, singer and songwriter (d. 2003)
January 28 – David Byron (Uriah Heep)
January 30 – Steve Marriott, vocalist (Small Faces, Humble Pie) (d. 1991)
February 3
- Dave Davies, singer-guitarist (The Kinks)
- Melanie Safka, singer-songwriter
February 9 – Joe Ely, singer, guitarist and songwriter
February 14 – Tim Buckley, singer and musician (d. 1975)
February 15
- David Brown, bass guitarist (Santana) (d. 2000)
- John Coolidge Adams, composer
February 18 – Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
February 24 – Rupert Holmes, singer-songwriter
February 26 – Sandie Shaw, singer
March 3 – Jennifer Warnes, singer
March 5 – Clodagh Rodgers, singer
March 6 – Kiki Dee, singer
March 8 – Michael Allsup (Three Dog Night)
March 9 - Chris Thompson
March 10 – Tom Scholz (Boston)
March 11 – Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
March 15 – Ry Cooder, guitarist, singer and composer
March 18 – B. J. Wilson, drummer (Procol Harum) (d. 1990)
March 24 – Mike Kellie, drummer (Spooky Tooth)
March 25
- Elton John, pianist, singer and songwriter
- John Rowles, New Zealand singer
March 29 – Bobby Kimball, singer (Toto)
April 2 – Emmylou Harris, country singer-songwriter
April 7 – Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons)
April 8
- Steve Howe, guitarist (Yes)
- Larry Norman, singer, songwriter and producer (d. 2008)
April 10 – Bunny Wailer, reggae musician
April 16
- Ján Lehotský, Slovak composer
- Gerry Rafferty, singer-songwriter
April 17 – Linda Martin, singer
April 21
- Iggy Pop, rock singer-songwriter
- John Weider (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)
April 23 – Glenn Cornick, bass guitarist (Jethro Tull)
April 27 – Pete Ham, singer-songwriter (Badfinger) (d. 1975)
April 29 – Tommy James, singer, songwriter and producer
May 8 – Phil Sawyer, guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group, Jefferson Starship)
May 10 – Jay Ferguson (Spirit)
May 11 – Butch Trucks, drummer (The Allman Brothers Band)
May 14 – Al Ciner, guitarist (Three Dog Night)
May 15 – Graeham Goble (Little River Band)
May 16
- Barbara Lee (The Chiffons)
- Darrell Sweet (Nazareth) (d. 1999)
May 19 – Paul Brady, singer-songwriter
May 20 – Steve Currie (T. Rex) (d. 1981)
May 21 – Bill Champlin (Chicago)
May 31 – Junior Campbell, singer and songwriter
June 1 – Ronnie Wood, guitarist (The Faces, The Rolling Stones)
June 3 – Mickey Finn (T. Rex) (d. 2003)
June 5
- Tommie Evans (Badfinger) (died 1983)
- Laurie Anderson, singer-songwriter
June 8
- Mick Box (Uriah Heep)
- Julie Driscoll, singer (Brian Auger and the Trinity)
June 14 – Barry Melton (Country Joe and the Fish)
June 17
- Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
- Paul Young (Sad Café), singer and percussionist (died 2000)
June 20 – Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, singer (The Crystals)
June 22 – Howard Kaylan (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie)
June 24 – Mick Fleetwood, drummer
July 7 – Rob Townsend, drummer (Family)
July 9 – Mitch Mitchell, drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (d. 2008)
July 10 – Arlo Guthrie, folk singer
July 11 – John Holt, singer (The Paragons)
July 15 – Peter Banks, guitarist (Yes), (The Syn)
July 19
- Bernie Leadon (The Flying Burrito Brothers, Eagles)
- Brian May, guitarist (Queen)
July 20 – Carlos Santana, guitarist
July 22 – Don Henley (Eagles)
July 23 – David Essex, singer and actor
July 24 – Chris Townson, drummer (John's Children, The Who)
August 5
- Rick Derringer (The McCoys)
- Gregory Leskiw (The Guess Who)
August 6 – Dennis Alcapone, reggae deejay and producer
August 9 – Barbara Mason, singer
August 10
- Ian Anderson, singer and flautist (Jethro Tull)
- Dimitri Alexeev, pianist
August 14 – Maddy Prior, folk singer
August 17 – Gary Talley, guitarist (The Box Tops)
August 20 – James Pankow, brass player (Chicago)
September 3 – Eric Bell, guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
September 12 – Darryl DeLoach, vocalist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2002)
September 17
- Lol Creme, singer (10cc)
- Gordon Edwards (The Kinks)
September 21 – Don Felder (Eagles)
September 23 – Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf)
September 27 – Meat Loaf, singer
September 30 – Marc Bolan, singer and songwriter (died 1977)
October 4 – Jim Fielder, bass guitarist (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Buffalo Springfield)
October 5 – Brian Johnson, singer (AC/DC)
October 10 – Norman Carl Odam, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, novelty artist
October 13 – Sammy Hagar (Montrose, Van Halen)
October 16 – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
October 17 – Michael McKean (This Is Spinal Tap)
October 18 – Laura Nyro, singer, pianist and composer (d. 1997)
October 21 – Tetsu Yamauchi, bass guitarist (Free, The Faces)
October 23 – Greg Ridley, bass guitarist (Spooky Tooth, Humple Pie) (d. 2003)
October 30 – Timothy B. Schmit (Poco, Eagles)
November 2 – Dave Pegg, instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull)
November 5
- Peter Noone, singer, "Herman" of Herman's Hermits
- Steve Hodson, British actor
November 8 – Minnie Riperton, singer (d. 1979)
November 10
- Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
- Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter
November 12 – Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult)
November 20 – Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)
December 4 – Terry Woods (The Pogues)
December 5
- Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina)
- Rick Wills, bass guitarist (Foreigner)
December 8 – Gregg Allman, singer, guitarist and songwriter
December 12 – Vin Scelsa, radio DJ
December 27 – Tracy Nelson, singer (Mother Earth)
December 28 – Dick Diamonde, bassist (The Easybeats)
December 29 – Cozy Powell, drummer (d. 1998)
December 30 – Jeff Lynne, singer, songwriter and producer (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
December 31 – Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
date unknown – Jonathan Kelly, singer-songwriter