Musicians Born in 1958
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Grandmaster Flash [Joseph Saddler], Barbadian-American hip-hop DJ and rapper ("Message"), born in Bridgetown, Barbados

Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian concert pianist (Tchaikovsky Prize, 1982; Leeds, 1987), born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR (now Bashkortostan)

Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles - "Manic Monday"), born in Los Angeles, California

Sandy Stewart, American songwriter, singer, and keyboardist (Cat Dancer), born in Houston, Texas

Jez Strode, British rock drummer (Kajagoogoo), born in London. England

Jools Holland, British rock keyboardist (Squeeze), and TV presenter (Later...), born in Blackheath, London

Gary Brian Tibbs, British rock bassist (Adam & The Ants; Roxy Music), born in London, England

Anita Baker

American jazz and soul singer ("Giving You the Best That I Got"; "Sweet Love"), born in Toledo, Ohio

Jan 26 B. James Lowry, American country session guitarist and producer (The Boys Band), born in Pensacola, Florida

Jan 26 Norman Hassan, British reggae percussionist, and trombone player (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"; "I Got You Babe"), born in Birmingham, England

Charles Waltz, American multi-instrumentalist rocker (Shooting Star), born in Kansas City, Missouri

Rob van Zandvoort, Dutch rock vocalist & keyboardist (Jack of Hearts), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands

Tom Schuman, American pianist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Buffalo, New York

Lee Crystal [Sackett], American drummer (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock'n'Roll"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)

(Manuel) Mijares, Mexican Latin-pop, folk, and Mariachi vocalist (Maria Bonita), born in Mexico City, Mexico

Michael Weiss, American jazz pianist, composer (Soul Journey), and educator, born in Dallas, Texas

Grant McLennan, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens), born in Rockhampton, Australia (d. 2006)

Derek Riggs, British artist (Iron Maiden album covers), born in Portsmouth, England

Feb 13 Marc Fox, British percussionist (Haircut One Hundred - "Nobody's Fool"), and record producer, born in London, England

Ice-T

American rapper ("O.G. Original Gangster"), and actor (New Jack City; Tank Girl; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Newark, New Jersey

Gar Samuelson, American drummer (Megadeth), born in Dunkirk, New York (d. 1999)

Mary-Chapin Carpenter, American country-pop singer-songwriter ("This Shirt"; "Shut Up And Kiss Me"), born in Princeton, New Jersey

Feb 21 Steve Nieve [Nason], British session and touring keyboard player and composer (Elvis Costello), born in Bishop’s Stortford, England

David Sylvian [Batt], British songwriter, vocalist, new wave and improvisational rock guitarist (Japan; Rain Tree Crow), born in Beckenham, England

Feb 23 Ria Brieffies, Dutch pop singer (Dolly Dots - "Windsurfing"), born in Lutjebroek, Netherlands (d. 2009)

Sammy Kershaw, American country vocalist ("Cadillac Style"), born in Kaplan, Louisiana

Jeanne Mas, French pop singer ("Johnny, Johnny"; "Toute première fois"), and actress, born in Alicante, Spain

Chosei Komatsu, Japanese conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, 2003-10; Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra, 2004-09), born in Fukui, Japan

Mar 1 Dave Flippo, American jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, teacher and bandleader, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvana

Mar 1 Nik Kershaw, British new wave singer/songwriter (Wouldn't It Be Good), born in Bristol, England

Andy Gibb

British singer-songwriter, stage performer, and teen idol ("I Just Want to Be Your Everything"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England

Gary Numan [Webb], British new wave rock musician ("Cars"), born in Hammersmith, England

Martin Fry, British pop singer-songwriter (ABC - "The Look Of Love"; "All of My Heart"), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England

Zbigniew Karkowski, Polish composer and experimental musician (Sensorband), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2013)

Lynn Mabry, American R&B and rock session and touring vocalist (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein; Talking Heads; Sheila E), born in Vallejo, California

Mar 21 [Jonathan] Butch Norton, American drummer (Eels), born in Inglewood, California

Pete Wylie, English rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Sinful), born in Liverpool, England

El Duce [Eldon Wayne Hoke], American singer and drummer (The Mentors), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1997)

Oran "Juice" Jones, American R&B singer ("Curiosity"; "Here I Go Again"), born in Houston, Texas

Pat McGlynn, Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Mar 31 Paul Ferguson, British rock drummer (Killing Joke), born in England

(Dennes) D. Boon, American punk rock singer and guitarist (The Minutemen), born in San Pedro, California (d. 1985)

Adam Gussow, American blues harmonic player (Satan & Adam), and college professor, born in New York City

Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1990)

Apr 4 David Roback, American alternative rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Opal; Mazzy Star), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)

Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), born in the UK (d. 2009)

Errollyn Wallen, British contemporary classical composer (Mighty River; Carbon 12), born in Belize, British Honduras

Apr 10 Yefim Bronfman, Israeli-American concert pianist, born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (now Uzbekistan)

Hanna Havrylets, Ukrainian composer (David's Psalms; Ėlegiya), and educator, born in Vydyniv, Ukrainian SSR (d. 2022)

Apr 11 Stuart Adamson, Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (Big Country - "Wonderland"; "In A Big Country"), born in Manchester, England (d. 2001)

Will Sergeant, British rock guitarist (Echo & Bunnymen - Killing Moon), born in Liverpool, England

Randy Piper, American heavy metal rocker (Wasp - "Wildchild"), born in San Antonio, Texas

Matt Reid, American rock keyboardist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away"), born in the USA

Les Pattinson, Britsh rock bassist (Echo & Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here"), born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mike Barson, Scottish rock keyboardist and songwriter (Madness - "Night Boat to Cairo"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Icelandic music composer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer, born in Moscow, USSR

Fish [Derek William Dick], Scottish vocalist (Marillion - "Sugar Mice"), born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Simon Edwards, British folk and soft rock guitarrón and bass player (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"; The First of a Million Kisses), born in Bristol, England

Dean Garcia, British session and touring guitarist and bass player (Curve, 1990-2005; Eurythmics, 1983-85), born in London, England

(María) "Lolita" Flores, Spanish-Gypsy singer ("Sarandonga"). and actress, born in Madrid, Spain

Eric Singer [Mensinger], American hard rock drummer (KISS, 1991-present), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Rudy Pérez, Cuban-born American pop and Latin record producer, songwriter, and musician, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba

Glenn Gregory, English rock vocalist (Heaven 17), born in Sheffield, England

Vincent Henar, Suriname bassist (Fra Fra Sound), born in Paramaribo, Suriname

Toyah Wilcox, English singer ("I Want to Be Free"), actress, and Mrs. Robert Fripp, born in Birmingham, England

Jane Wiedlin, American pop-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter (The Go-Gos - "Vacation"; "We Got The Beat"; solo - Fur), born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

François Feldman, French pop singer and songwriter (Petit Frank), born in Paris, France

May 23 Shelly West, American country singer ("Red Hot"; "West by West"), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Paul Weller, English guitarist (Jam - "This is Modern World"; Style Council), born in Woking, Surrey, England

Neil Finn, New Zealand musician (Split Enz; Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over"), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand

Marie Fredriksson, Swedish pop singer (Roxette - "Must Have Been Love"), born in Össjö, Sweden (d. 2019)

Michael Landau, American session musician, engineer, and record producer, born in Los Angeles, California

Prince Rogers Nelson

American funk, rock, R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("1999"; "Purple Rain"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Michael "Jakko" Jakszyk [Curran], British rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Level 42, 1991-94; King Crimson, 2010-present), producer, and actor, born in Archway, London, England

Kevin Wilkinson, British drummer (The Waterboys; China Crisis; Squeeze), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (d. 1999)

Rebecca Holden, American actress (Knight Rider), and country and Christian music singer, born in Dallas, Texas

Brian David Willis, American rock drummer (Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"), born in Portland, Oregon

Jóhannes Helgason, Icelandic guitarist (Þeyr), born in Reykjavík, Iceland

Derek Lee Ragin, American countertenor, born in West Point, New York

Jun 17 Jello Biafra [Eric Reed Boucher], American musician and activist (Dead Kennedys), born in Boulder, Colorado

(Beranadette) "Kelly" Johnson, British heavy metal guitarist (Girlschool - "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"), born in Edmonton, London, England (d. 2007)

Ruby Turner, Jamaican-British rock singer ("No Where to Run"), born in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer and songwriter (The Gun Club), born in Montebello, California (d. 1996)

Jun 27 Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Geek the Girl), born in Mishawaka, Indiana

Jun 27 Magnus Lindberg, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland

Leslie Browne, American ballerina (Turning Point), born in New York City

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish orchestral conductor (Giro), born in Helsinki, Finland

Aaron Tippin, American country singer ("You've Got to Stand for Something"), born in Pensacola, Florida

Jul 3 Monty Byrom, American rock, blues and country guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer (Billy Satellite; Eddie Money; Big House), born in Corpus Christie, Texas

Kirk Pengilly, Australian rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt"), born in Sydney, New South Wales

Paul Daniel, British opera and symphony conductor, born in Birmingham, England

Carlos Cavazo, American guitarist (Quiet Riot - Metal Health), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Jul 8 Fred Young, American singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"), born in Glasgow, Kentucky

Bruce Waibel, American touring and session rock bassist (Gregg Allman; Firehouse), born in Livingston, New Jersey (d. 2003)

Béla Fleck, American Grammy Award-winning bluegrass, classical, jazz, and world music banjo player (The Flecktones; New Grass Revival), born in New York City

Jul 10 Fiona Shaw, Irish actress and theatre and opera director, born in Munster, County Cork, Ireland

Ray Dodds, British drummer (Fairground Attraction - "Perfect"), and record producer, born in the UK

Michael Flatley

Irish-American dancer-choreographer (Riverdance; Lord of Dance), flute player, and filmmaker, born in Chicago, Illinois

Nigel Twist, British rock drummer (The Alarm - "In The Summertime"), born in Manchester, England

David Robertson, American conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 2005-18; Sydney Symphony, 2014-19), and educator (Juilliard School, 2018-present), born in Malibu, California

Mick MacNeil, Scottish keyboardist (Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me"), born on the Isle of Barra, Scotland

Jean Rivier, French composer and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1946-66), born in Villemonble, France (d. 1987)

Mick Karn [Andonis Michaelides], Cypriot-British new wave and art rock fretless bassist, and singer-songwriter (Japan), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2011)

Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist (Frank Boeijen Group), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands

Jul 25 Thurston Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Coral Gables, Florida

Angela Hewitt, Canadian classical pianist, born in Ottawa, Ontario

Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter ("Running Up That Hill"; "Wuthering Heights"), born in Bexleyheath, Kent, England

Jul 30 Kevin Mahogany, American jazz vocalist ("Double Rainbow"; "Pride And Joy"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2017) [1] [2]

Bill Berry, American drummer (R.E.M., 1980-97 - "Losing My Religion"; "Stand"), born in Duluth, Minnesota

Michael Penn, American singer-songwriter ("No Myth"), film score composer, and record producer, born in Greenwich Village, New York City

Aug 1 Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "Hey Jack Kerouac"; "These Are Days"), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 2000)

Cindy Nixon, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Nashville, Tennessee

Randy DeBarge, American pop-rock singer, and bassist (Debarge - "Rhythm Of The Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan

Aug 6 Simon Francken, Dutch punk-rock bassist (Ivy Green), born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands

Bruce Dickinson, British heavy metal rocker (Iron Maiden - "Run to Hills"), born in Worksop, England

Greg Chaisson, Canadian heavy metal bassist (Badlands - "Dreams in the Dark"), born in Toronto, Ontario

Feargal Sharkey, Irish punk rock singer (The Undertones - "My Perfect Cousin"; solo - "A Good Heart"), born in Derry, Northern Ireland

Madonna

American singer and actress (Like a Virgin), born in Bay City, Michigan

Belinda Carlisle, American new wave-pop singer (The Go-Go's - "Vacation"; solo - "Heaven On Earth"), born in Hollywood, California

Ian Mitchell, Irish rocker (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Downpatrick, Ireland (d. 2020)

Aug 22 Vernon Reid, American hard rock and funk-metal guitarist (Living Colour) - Vivid, born in London, England

Saskia van Orly [Oerle], Dutch pop singer (Tambourine - "Someone to Hold Me"), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Michael Jackson

American recording artist, dancer and King of Pop ("Thriller"; "Billie Jean"; "Bad"), born in Gary, Indiana

Armi Aavikko, Finnish beauty queen (Miss Finland, 1977), and pop singer, born in Helsinki, Finland) (d. 2002)

Kevin Kiner, American TV and film composer (CSI: Miami; Star Wars: The Clone Wars), born in San Bernardino, California

George Hurley, American drummer (Minutemen), born in Brockton, Massachusetts

Lars Danielsson, Swedish musician (Summerwind), born in Gothenburg

Buster Bloodvessel [Douglas Trendle], English singer (Bad Manners), born in London

Sep 6 Nigel Westlake, Australian musician and composer (Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli), born in Perth, Australia

Nadieh [Karin Meis], Dutch singer, guitarist and composer (Haifa Blue), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1996)

David Lewis, American R&B-pop guitarist and singer (Atlantic Starr - "Touch A Four Leaf Clover"; "Always"), born in White Plains, New York

Sep 8 Michael Lardie, American rock keyboard player, guitarist and producer (Great White; Night Ranger), born in Anchorage, Alaska

Mick Talbot, English rock keyboardist (Style Council - "You're The Best Thing"; "My Ever Changing Moods"), born in Wimbledon, London

Dr. Know [Gary Miller], American guitarist (Bad Brains), born in Washington, D. C.

Terry McBride, American singer (McBride & Ride - "Can I Count on You"), born in Austin, Texas

Manfred Honeck, Austrian conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 2007-present), born in Nenzing, Austria

Lita Ford, English-American rock guitarist and vocalist (The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb"; solo - "Kiss Me Deadly"), born in London, England

Andrea Bocelli

Italian tenor (The Prayer), born in Lajatico, Italy

Sep 22 Joan Jett [Larkin], American singer (Blackhearts - "I Love Rock 'n Roll"), born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Danielle Dax, British avant-garde rock musician, producer and album art designer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

Darby Crash [Jan Paul Beahm], American punk rocker (Germs), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)

Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer ("When Words Fail"), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea

Sep 27 Shaun Cassidy, American singer ("Da Doo Ron Ron"), actor (Hardy Boys), television writer and producer (American Gothic; New Amsterdam), born in Los Angeles, California

Ned Lucart, American rock drummer (Wall of Voodoo, 1984-88), born in the USA

Sep 28 Norton Buffalo [Phillip Jackson], American singer-songwriter and country and blues harmonica player, born in Oakland, California (d. 2009)

Biggie Tembo [Rodwell Marasha], Zimbabwean musician (Bhundu Boys), born in Chinhoye, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (d. 1995)

Sep 30 Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player ("Tempted"; "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'"), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi

Adrian Partington, English choral director (BBC National Chorus of Wales, 1999-present; Gloucester Cathedral, 2008-present), organist, and pianist, born in Nottingham, England

Oct 1 Martin Cooper, British new wave keyboard player and saxophonist (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), born in Liverpool, England

Oct 1 Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player (Dreams Come True) and composer (Sonic The Hedgehog), born in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan

Barbara K [Kooyman-MacDonald], American singer-songwriter (Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), born in Wausau, Wisconsin

Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba

Tanya Tucker, American Grammy Award-winning country singer-songwriter ("Delta Dawn"; "Bring Me Flowers Now"), born in Seminole, Texas

Bryn Merrick, British musician (The Damned), born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2015)

Oct 12 Jeff Keith, American rock vocalist (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Texarkana, Arkansas

Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American musician and composer (Machine Gun), born in Tacoma, Washington

Oct 13 Ricky Sylvers, American R&B guitarist and vocalist (The Sylvers - "Boogie Fever"), born in Memphis, Tennessee

Thomas Dolby [Robertson], British new-wave rock singer and musician ("She Blinded Me With Science"), born in London, England

Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Greek folk and jazz singer, born on Icaria, Greece

Alan Jackson

American country singer (Here in the Real World), born in Newnan, Georgia

Oct 17 Gianmaria Testa, Italian singer-songwriter, born in Cavallermaggiore, Italy (d. 2016)

Oct 17 Howard Alden, American jazz guitarist (George Van Eps), born in Newport Beach, California

Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico

Ivo Pogorelić, Croatian pianist (1978 Casagrande winner), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Oct 20 Mark King, English rock bassist and vocalist (Level 42 - "Standing in the Light"; "Love Games"), born in Cowes, England

Oct 20 Ricky Byrd, American rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts), born in The Bronx, New York

Bobby Blotzer, American rock drummer (Ratt, "Round & Round"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jonathan Wolff, American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld, Will & Grace), born in Louisville, Kentucky

Mathilde Santing, Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands

Mark Miller, American singer (Sawyer Brown - "This Missin' You Heart of Mine"; "Thank God For You"), born in Dayton, Ohio

Oct 25 Phil Daniels, British stage and screen actor (Quadrophenia; EastEnders - "Kevin"), and rock singer, born in Islington, London, England

Bassam Saba, Lebanese violinist, oud, and nay player (New York Arabic Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble), born in Tripoli, Lebanon (d. 2020)

Hazell Dean [Poole], English disco singer (Always Doesn't Mean Forever), born in Chelmsford, Essex, England

Oct 27 Manu Katché, French session and touring drummer (Peter Gabriel; Preface; Sting), born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France

Oct 27 Simon Le Bon, English rock vocalist (Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"), born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England

Don Falcone, American progressive rock keyboardist and producer (Spirits Burning; Thessalonians), born in Pennsylvania

Jack Wyngaard, South African dancer (London City Ballet, 1986-96), born in Simon's Town, South Africa d. 1996)

Don Byron, American composer and clarinetist, born in The Bronx, New York

Nov 8 Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam & The Ants), born in London, England

Brooks Williams, American musician, singer and songwriter, born in Statesboro, Georgia

Nov 10 Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2001)

Luz Casal, Spanish singer, born in Boimorto, Spain

Harry Rushakoff, American drummer (Concrete Blonde), born in Chicago, Illinois

Carmel [McCourt], British rock and soul-jazz singer (Storm, More More More), born in Wrawby, England

Gary Coveyou, American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - "Billy Don't Be A Hero"), born in the USA

Tim Mullens, Dutch punk rock singer and guitarist (Ivy Green), born in the Netherlands

Stacey Q [Swain], American singer ("Two of Hearts"), born in Fullerton, California

Lisa Fischer, American vocalist and songwriter ("How Can I Ease the Pain"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Patrick Hawkes, English composer, organist, pianist, and conductor, born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Bird McIntyre [Albert Thongchai McIntyre], Thai pop singer, luk thung musician, and actor, born in Bangkok, Thailand

Rikk Agnew, American guitarist (The Adolescents), born in Newport Beach, California

Nikki Sixx

Jr.], American rock bassist and songwriter (Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"), born in San Jose, California

Dana Strum [Strumwasser], American rock bassist (Slaughter - "Up All Night"; "Days Gone By"), born in Washington, D.C.

Jan Dijksma, Dutch rock bassist (Weekend at Waikiki), born in the Netherlands

Dec 14 Mike Scott, Scottish rocker (Blues Inc; Waterboys - "Rainbow Warrior"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Dec 14 Peter "Spider" Tracy, English rock tin whistle player and vocalist (The Pogues - "Fairy Tale Of New York"), born in Eastbourne, England

Mike Mills, American rock bassist (R.E.M. - "The One I Love"), born in Berkeley, California

Julia Wolfe, American composer ("Anthracite Fields" Pulitzer Prize for Music 2015), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Limahl [Christopher Hamill], English pop singer (Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy"), born in Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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About 1958

How Old? 65 or 66 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer

Chinese Zodiac: Rooster (Jan 31, 1957 - Feb 17, 1958),

Dog (Feb 18, 1958 - Feb 7, 1959)