1962 in music

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Births

• January 16 - Paul Webb, Talk Talk
• January 28 - Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips, singer
• February 6 - Axl Rose, Guns N'Roses
• February 7 - David Bryan, Bon Jovi
• February 7 - Garth Brooks, country singer
• February 11 - Sheryl Crow, American singer
• February 19 - Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez, singer
• February 22 - Michael Wilton, Queensrÿche
• March 2 - Jon Bon Jovi
• March 5 - Craig Reid, The Proclaimers
• March 5 - Charlie Reid, The Proclaimers
• March 7 - Taylor Dayne
• March 30 - M.C. Hammer
• April 3 - Mike Ness, Social Distortion
• April 16 - Ian MacKaye, lead singer of Minor Threat and Fugazi
• May 9 - David Gahan, Depeche Mode
• May 28 - Roland Gift, Fine Young Cannibals
• May 31 - Corey Hart
• June 8 - Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran
• June 19 - Paula Abdul, pop vocalist
• June 20 - Mark De Gli Antoni, Soul Coughing
• July 7 - Mark White, Spin Doctors
• July 21 - Lee Aaron
• July 22 - Steve Albini, guitarist
• July 27 - Karl Mueller, Soul Asylum
• August 25 - Vivian Campbell, Def Leppard
• October 15 - Mark Reznicek, Toadies
• October 16 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
• October 25 - Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
• November 1 - Antony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
• November 3 - Marilyn, pop vocalist
• November 18 - Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica
• November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman
• November 27 - Charlie Benante, Anthrax
• November 28 - Matt Cameron, Soundgarden
• November 27 - Mike Bordin, Faith No More
• December 4 - Vinnie Dombroski, Sponge
• December 8 - Marty Friedman, Megadeth