Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 26
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- Lenny Kravitz, (born Leonard Albert Kravitz) American arranger, singer and songwriter, turns 44.
- Kevin Moore, American keyboardist of Dream Theater fame, turns 41.
- Levon Helm, American drummer with The Band, turns 66.
- Bess Bonnier, American composer and jazz pianist, turns 80.
- Lew Tabackin, American flautist and tenor saxophonist, turns 68.
- Garry Peterson, Canadian drummer with The Guess Who, turns 63.
- Gene DiNovi, (born Eugene Salvatore Patrick) American pianist, turns 80.
- Stevie Nicks, American singer of Fleetwood Mac fame, turns 60.
- Hank Williams, Jr., American country music singer, turns 59.
- Lee Musiker, American conductor and pianist, turns 52.
- Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), (born Norma Deloris Egstrom) American composer, lyricist, and vocalist, would have turned 88 this year.
- Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883 – August 16, 1943), American vocalist, would have turned 125 this year.
- Ady Rosner (May 26, 1910 – August 08, 1976), German bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Neil Ardley (May 26, 1937 – February 23, 2004), Brit composer, would have turned 71 this year.
- Ziggy Elman (May 26, 1914 – June 26, 1968), (born Harry Aaron Finkelman) American trumpeter, would have turned 94 this year.
- Calvin Jackson (May 26, 1919 – December 09, 1985), American pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
- Harold Shorty Baker (May 26, 1914 – November 08, 1966), American trumpeter, would have turned 94 this year.
- Vernon Alley (May 26, 1915 – October 03, 2005), American bass player, would have turned 93 this year.
- Moondog (May 26, 1916 – September 08, 1999), (born Louis Hardin) American composer, percussionist, and vocalist, would have turned 92 this year.
- Russ Carlton (May 26, 1926 – December 21, 1975), American bandleader and saxophonist, would have turned 82 this year.
- Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991), (born Miles Dewey Davis III) American bandleader, composer, and trumpeter, would have turned 82 this year.
