1961 in music

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Births

• January 13 - Suggs, Madness
• January 14 - Mike Tramp, White Lion
• January 27 - Gillian Gilbert, New Order
• January 29 - Eddie Jackson, Queensrÿche
• January 31 - Lloyd Cole
• February 8 - Vince Neil, Mötley Crüe
• February 10 - Robbie Neville
• February 13 - Henry Rollins, punk/rock vocalist and spoken word performer
• February 13 - cEvin Key, musician
• February 16 - Andy Taylor, Duran Duran
• March 20 - Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Cats
• April 1 - Mark White, ABC
• April 2 - Keren Woodward, Bananarama
• April 6 - Gene Eugene, actor, lead singer of Adam Again
• May 17 - Enya Eithne Ni Bhraonain
• May 29 - Melissa Etheridge
• June 4 - Eldra DeBarge, DeBarge
• June 6 - Tom Araya, Slayer
• June 14 - Boy George, Culture Club
• June 18 - Alison Moyet
• June 22 - Jimmy Somerville
• June 24 - Curt Smith, Tears For Fears
• June 26 - Terri Nunn, Berlin
• June 27 - Margo Timmons, Cowboy Junkies
• June 29 - Greg Hetson, Bad Religion
• July 2 - Paul Geary, Extreme
• July 22 - Keith Sweat, R&B/Soul singer
• July 24 - Gary Cherone, Extreme
• August 2 - Apollina
• August 8 - Rikki Rockett, Poison
• August 8 - The Edge, guitarist for the rock band U2
• August 10 - Jon Fariss, INXS
• August 22 - Roland Orzabal, Tears for Fears
• August 23 - Dean DeLeo, Stone Temple Pilots
• September 6 - Pål Waaktaar, a-ha
• September 13 - Dave Mustaine, Megadeth
• October 9 - Kurt Neumann, The BoDeans
• October 10 - Martin Kemp, Spandau Ballet
• October 18 - Wynton Marsalis
• October 29 - Randy Jackson, The Jacksons
• October 31 - Larry Mullen, drummer for the rock band U2
• November 2 - k.d. lang
• November 5 - David Bryson, Counting Crows
• November 8 - Leif Garrett
• December 17 - Sarah Dallin, Bananarama