1956 in music

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Births

• January 3 - Julie Miller, singer
• January 4 - Bernard Albrecht/Summer, Joy Division, New Order
• January 17 - Paul Young
• January 25 - Andy Cox, The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals
• January 31 - Johnny Rotten, The Sex Pistols
• February 3 - Lee Renaldo, Sonic Youth
• February 13 - Peter Hook, Joy Division, New Order
• March 2 - John Cowsill, The Cowsills
• May 9 - John Jay Ruskin, fiddle player
• May 25 - Sugar Minott, singer
• June 6 - Kenny G
• June 23 - Glenn Danzig, leader of Danzig
• July 15 - Ian Curtis, Joy Division
• July 20 - Paul Cook, The Sex Pistols
• August 27 - Glen Matlock, The Sex Pistols
• September 10 - Siobhan Fahey
• September 22 - Debby Boone
• September 30 - Basia
• October 2 - Freddie Jackson
• October 23 - Dwight Yoakam
• October 25 - Matthias Jabs, The Scorpions
• November 4 – Igor Talkov, Russian singer/songwriter (d. 1991)
• December 6 - Peter Buck, R.E.M.
• December 8 - Warren Cuccurullo of Missing Persons, Duran Duran
• December 28 - Nigel Kennedy, violinist