John Denver31 December 1943
Singer-songwriter
Danny Elfman29 May 1953
Composer
Lea Michele29 August 1986
Actress
John Williams08 February 1932
Composer
Kathie Lee Gifford16 August 1953
TV Host, Actress
Luther Vandross20 April 1951
Singer
Rick Rubin10 March 1963
Record Producer
Chaka Khan23 March 1953
Singer
John Coltrane23 September 1926
Saxophonist, Composer
Tori Amos22 August 1963
Musician and Singer
Bret Michaels15 March 1963
Singer
Sergei Rachmaninoff01 April 1873
Pianist
Stephen Sondheim22 March 1930
American composer
Neil Sedaka13 March 1939
Singer
Edie Sedgwick20 April 1943
Actress, Model
Robby Benson21 January 1956
Actor
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917
Bandleader
André Previn06 April 1929
Musician
Pat Metheny12 August 1954
Guitarist
Aaron Copland14 November 1900
Composer, teacher, writer
Fats Waller21 May 1904
Jazz Pianist
Adrian Belew23 December 1949
Guitarist, Singer, Composer, Songwriter
John Philip Sousa06 November 1854
Conductor, Composer
A.B. Quintanilla13 December 1963
Record Producer
Samuel Barber09 March 1910
Composer
Paul Bowles30 December 1910
Writer, Music Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti07 July 1911
Composer and librettist
James McBride11 September 1957
Carroll O’Connor02 August 1924
Actor
Alfred Newman17 March 1901
American composer
Wesley Stromberg06 December 1993
Composer
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Brad Douglas Paisley28 October 1972
American singer-songwriter
David Lee Roth10 October 1954
Singer, Musician, Record producer, Radio
Sammy Hagar13 October 1947
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist,
Adrienne Bailon24 October 1983
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer,
Joe Walsh20 November 1947
Guitarist
Michelle Phillips04 June 1944
Television actor, Singer, Actor,
Tom Morello30 May 1964
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor,
Teddy Pendergrass26 March 1950
Singer
Don Henley22 July 1947
Singer, Composer, Musician, Drummer, Pianist,
Steven Van Zandt22 November 1950
Actor, Musician, Screenwriter, Record producer,
Jaron Lanier03 May 1960
Computer scientist, Composer, Programmer, Writer,
Dimebag Darrell20 August 1966
Guitarist, Composer, Musician
Fiona Apple13 September 1977
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Sufjan Stevens01 July 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Oboist, Banjoist,
John Fogerty28 May 1945
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Composer,
Debbie Gibson31 August 1970
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Composer, Film
Trent Reznor17 May 1965
Singer, Composer, Pianist, Musician,
Pat Boone01 June 1934
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer
Maynard James Keenan17 April 1964
Singer, Musician, Record producer, Composer
Ronnie James Dio10 July 1942
Singer, Composer
Susanna Hoffs17 January 1959
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Film producer, Musician,
Brandon Flowers21 June 1981
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Pianist
Grey DeLisle24 August 1973
Singer, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Composer,
Dennis Wilson04 December 1944
Record producer, Singer, Drummer, Surfer, Composer
Bebe Buell14 July 1953
Singer-songwriter, Actor, Model, Playboy Playmate,
Richie Sambora11 July 1959
Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Banjoist,
Linda Perry15 April 1965
Singer, Composer, Musician, Songwriter, Record
Randy Newman28 November 1943
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Conductor,
Mos Def11 December 1973
Singer, Actor, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter,
Buckethead13 May 1969
Guitarist, Composer, Banjoist, Jazz musician, Jazz
Harry Nilsson15 June 1941
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Singer, Composer,
Ben Gibbard11 August 1976
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Composer,
Krist Novoselic16 May 1965
Bassist, Musician, Composer, Blogger
Ronnie Van Zant15 January 1948
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer,
Don Shirley29 January 1927
Composer
Kenny Loggins07 January 1948
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Composer
Kyle Eastwood19 May 1968
Actor, Composer, Jazz musician, Music arranger,
Howard Ashman17 May 1950
Composer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Songwriter, Film
Damon Dash03 May 1971
Actor, Film producer, Nightclub owner, Film actor,
Jerry Reed20 March 1937
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Singer,
Nile Rodgers19 September 1952
Guitarist, Composer, Songwriter, Record producer,
Joe Bonamassa08 May 1977
Guitarist, Banjoist, Musician, Songwriter,
Philip Glass31 January 1937
American composer
Alan Menken22 July 1949
Composer, Pianist, Songwriter, Film score composer
Levon Helm26 May 1940
Singer, Musician, Autobiographer, Composer, Actor,
Orrin Hatch22 March 1934
Lawyer
John Carter Cash03 March 1970
Film producer, Singer, Writer, Record producer,
Rivers Cuomo13 June 1970
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer
Heavy D24 May 1967
Actor, Musician, Rapper, Television actor, Record
James Horner14 August 1953
Composer, Conductor, Musician, Orchestrateur, Film
Jaco Pastorius01 December 1951
Bassist, Composer, Jazz musician, Bandleader
Jerry Cantrell18 March 1966
Singer, Composer, Musician, Guitarist, Classical
Carl Wilson21 December 1946
Musician, Guitarist, Record producer, Composer
Gil Scott-Heron01 April 1949
Singer, Writer, Composer, Poet, Pianist
Kelis21 August 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Chef
Mathew Knowles09 January 1952
Businessperson
Glenn Miller01 March 1904
Trombonist
Adam Schlesinger31 October 1967
Musician
Josh Kelley30 January 1980
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor, Songwriter,
Les Claypool29 September 1963
Bassist, Singer, Songwriter
Vinnie Paul11 March 1964
Drummer, Musician, Composer
Peggy Lee26 May 1920
Singer
La Toya Jackson29 May 1956
Singer