1951 in music

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Births

• January 6 - Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• January 9 - Crystal Gayle
• January 15 - Martha Davis, The Motels
• January 19 - Dewey Bunnell, America
• January 27 - Brian Downey, Thin Lizzy
• January 27 - Seth Justman, J. Geils Band
• January 30 - Phil Collins
• January 31 - Phil Manzanera, Roxy Music
• January 31 - K.C. (Harry Wayne Casey), K.C. and the Sunshine Band
• February 9 - Dennis Thomas, Kool and the Gang
• February 12 - Gil Moore, Triumph
• February 15 - Melissa Manchester
• March 4 - Chris Rea
• March 17 - Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy
• March 20 - Jimmy Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• March 21 - Russell Thompkins Jr., The Stylistics
• March 21 - Conrad Lozano, Los Lobos
• March 23 - Phil Keaggy, guitarist, singer
• April 3 - Mel Schacher, ? and the Mysterians, Grand Funk Railroad
• April 7 - Janis Ian
• April 12 - Alex Briley, The Village People
• April 13 - Peabo Bryson
• April 13 - Max Weinberg, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, E Street Band
• April 20 - Luther Vandross
• April 22 - Paul Carrack, Ace, Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics
• April 27 - Ace Frehley, Kiss
• May 3 - Christopher Cross
• May 4 - Jackie Jackson, The Jackson Five
• May 8 - Philip Bailey, Earth Wind and Fire
• May 10 - Ronald Banks, The Dramatics
• May 16 - Jonathan Richman
• June 3 - Deniece Williams
• June 10 - Ed McTaggart, Daniel Amos, The Road Home
• June 12 - Brad Delp, Boston
• June 12 - Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick
• June 15 - Steve Walsh, Kansas
• July 1 - Fred Schneider, The B-52's
• July 5 - Huey Lewis
• July 11 - Bonnie Pointer, The Pointer Sisters
• August 2 - Andrew Gold
• August 3 - John Graham, Earth, Wind and Fire
• August 4 - Lois V Vierk, composer
• August 13 - Dan Fogelberg
• August 19 - John Deacon, Queen
• August 20 - Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy
• August 23 - Mark Hudson, The Hudson Brothers
• August 25 - Rob Halford, Judas Priest
• August 28 - Wayne Osmond, The Osmonds
• September 2 - Mik Kaminski, Electric Light Orchestra
• September 7 - Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders
• September 19 - Daniel Lanois
• September 22 - David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Whitesnake
• October 2 - Sting
• October 6 - Kevin Cronin, REO Speedwagon
• October 7 - John Cougar Mellencamp
• October 8 - Johnny Ramone, The Ramones
• October 13 - John Ford Coley, England Dan & John Ford Coley
• October 20 - Alan Greenwood, Foreigner
• October 26 - Maggie Roche, The Roches
• October 27 - K.K. Downing, Judas Priest
• November 1 - Ronald Bell, Kool and the Gang
• November 13 - Bill Gibson, Huey Lewis & The News
• November 27 - Kevin Kavanaugh, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes
• November 29 - Barry Goudreau, Boston
• December 4 - Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band
• December 10 - Johnny Rodriguez
• December 16 - Robben Ford
• December 21 - Nick Gilder
• December 23 - Johnny Contardo, Sha Na Na
• December 26 - Paul Anthony Quinn, Saxon
• December 26 - John Scofield
• December 29 - Yvonne Elliman
• December 31 - Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith
• December 31 - George Thorogood
• Mark Heard, American singer, songwriter