1949 in music

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Births

• January 2 - Chick Churchill, Ten Years After
• January 5 - George Brown, Kool and the Gang
• January 11 - Frederick Dennis Greene, Sha Na Na
• January 19 - Robert Palmer, singer
• January 22 - Steve Perry, Journey
• January 24 - John Belushi, The Blues Brothers
• February 5 - Nigel Olsson
• February 11 - Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist
• February 12 - Stanley Knight, Black Oak Arkansas
• February 21 - Jerry Harrison, Talking Heads
• February 23 - Terry Comer, Ace
• March 2 - Rory Gallagher
• March 13 - Donald York, Sha Na Na
• March 13 - Julia Migenes, soprano
• March 20 - Carl Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• March 21 - Eddie Money
• March 24 - Nick Lowe
• March 26 - Fran Sheehan, Boston
• April 3 - Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention
• April 15 - Tonio K
• April 21 - Patti LuPone
• May 9 - Billy Joel
• May 13 - Overend Pete Watts, Mott The Hoople
• May 16 - William Spooner, Grateful Dead
• May 18 - Rick Wakeman, Yes
• May 19 - Dusty Hill, Z.Z. Top
• May 26 - Hank Williams, Jr.
• May 26 - Vicki Lawrence
• June 11 - Frank Beard, Z.Z. Top
• June 13 - Dennis Locorriere, Dr. Hook
• June 14 - Alan White, Plastic Ono Band, Yes
• June 15 - Russell Hitchcock, Air Supply
• June 15 - Michael Sam Lutz, Brownsville Station
• June 20 - Lionel Richie
• June 22 - Alan Osmond, The Osmonds
• June 26 - Larry Taylor, Canned Heat
• June 26 - John Illsey, Dire Straits
• June 30 - Andrew Scott, Sweet
• July 3 - Fontella Bass
• July 3 - John Verity, Argent
• July 6 - Michael Shrieve, Santana
• July 10 - Dave Smalley, The Raspberries
• July 10 - Ronnie James Rio, Rainbow
• July 12 - John Wetton, Asia
• July 16 - Ray Major, Mott the Hoople
• July 17 - Terry Butler, Black Sabbath
• July 18 - Wally Bryson, The Raspberries
• July 26 - Roger Taylor, Queen
• July 27 - David Weck, Brownsville Station
• July 27 - Maureen McGovern
• July 28 - Simon Kirke, Free, Bad Company
• July 28 - Steven Took, T. Rex
• August 3 - B.B. Dickerson, War
• August 11 - Eric Carmen, The Raspberries
• August 12 - Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits
• August 17 - Sib Hashian, Boston
• August 23 - Rick Springfield
• August 25 - Gene Simmons, Kiss
• August 26 - Bob Cowsill, The Cowsills
• August 27 - Jeff Cook, Alabama
• September 1 - Greg Errico, Sly and The Family Stone
• September 5 - Clem Clempson, Humble Pie
• September 7 - Gloria Gaynor
• September 10 - Barriemore Barlow, Jethro Tull
• September 14 - Steve Gaines, Lynyrd Skynyrd
• September 18 - Kerry Livgren, Kansas
• September 20 - Chuck Panozzo, Styx
• September 20 - John Panozzo, Styx
• September 23 - Bruce Springsteen, singer, songwriter
• October 5 - B.W. Stevenson
• October 6 - Thomas McClary, The Commodores
• October 8 - Michael Rosen, Average White Band
• October 13 - Gary Richrath (guitarist, songwriter), REO Speedwagon
• October 17 - Bill Hudson, Hudson Brothers
• October 23 - Wurzel, Motörhead
• October 27 - Garry Tallent, E Street Band
• November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, Jazz performer
• November 8 - Bonnie Raitt
• November 13 - Terry Reid, singer, guitarist
• November 14 - James Young, Styx
• November 28 - Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman
• December 7 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor
• December 13 - Tom Verlaine, Television
• December 14 - Cliff Williams, Home, AC/DC
• December 14 - Randy Owen, Alabama
• December 16 - Billy Gibbons, Z.Z. Top
• December 17 - Paul Rodgers, Free, Bad Company, The Firm
• December 22 - Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees
• December 23 - Adrian Belew
• December 23 - Luther Grosvenor, Spooky Tooth, Mott The Hoople