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1949 in music
See also:
1948 in music,
other events of 1949,
1950 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
- 45 rpm discs are introduced
- January 2 - Chick Churchill[?], Ten Years After[?]
- January 5 - George Brown, Kool and the Gang
- January 11 - Frederick Dennis Greene[?], Sha Na Na[?]
- January 15 - Ronnie Van Zandt[?], Lynyrd Skynrd[?]
- January 19 - Robert Palmer[?]
- January 22 - Steve Perry[?], Journey
- January 24 - John Belushi, The Blues Brothers
- February 5 - Nigel Olsson[?]
- February 11 - Charlie Hargrett[?], rock guitarist
- February 12 - Stanley Knight[?], Black Oak Arkansas[?]
- February 21 - Jerry Harrison[?], Talking Heads
- February 23 - Terry Comer[?], Ace
- March 2 - Rory Gallagher[?]
- March 13 - Donald York [?], Sha Na Na[?]
- March 21 - Eddie Money
- March 24 - Nick Lowe
- March 26 - Fran Sheehan[?], Boston
- April 3 - Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention
- April 7 - John Oates[?], Hall and Oats[?]
- April 15 - Tonio K
- May 9 - Billy Joel
- May 13 - Overend Pete Watts[?], Mott The Hoople
- May 16 - William Spooner[?], The Grateful Dead
- May 18 - Rick Wakeman, Yes
- May 19 - Dusty Hill[?], Z.Z. Top[?]
- May 26 - Hank Williams, Jr.
- May 26 - Vicki Lawrence[?]
- June 11 - Frank Beard[?], Z.Z. Top[?]
- June 13 - Dennis Locorriere[?], Dr. Hook[?]
- June 14 - Alan White[?], The Plastic Ono Band, Yes
- June 15 - Russell Hitchcock[?], Air Supply[?]
- June 15 - Michael Sam Lutz[?], Brownsville Station[?]
- June 20 - Lionel Richie
- June 22 - Alan Osmond[?], The Osmonds[?]
- June 26 - Larry Taylor[?], Canned Heat
- June 26 - John Illsey[?], Dire Straits
- June 30 - Andrew Scott[?], Sweet[?]
- July 3 - Fontella Bass[?]
- July 3 - John Verity[?], Argent
- July 6 - Michael Shrieve[?], Santana
- July 10 - Dave Smalley[?], The Raspberries[?]
- July 10 - Ronnie James Rio[?], Rainbow
- July 12 - John Wetton[?], Asia
- July 16 - Ray Major[?], Mott the Hoople
- July 17 - Terry Butler[?], Black Sabbath
- July 18 - Wally Bryson[?], The Raspberries[?]
- July 26 - Roger Taylor, Queen
- July 27 - David Weck[?], Brownsville Station[?]
- July 27 - Maureen McGovern[?]
- July 28 - Simon Kirke[?], Free[?], Bad Company)
- July 28 - Steven Took[?], T. Rex
- August 3 - B.B. Dickerson[?], War
- August 11 - Eric Carmen[?], The Raspberries[?]
- August 12 - Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits
- August 17 - Sib Hashian[?], Boston
- August 23 - Rick Springfield
- August 25 - Gene Simmons, Kiss
- August 26 - Bob Cowsill[?], The Cowsills[?]
- August 27 - Jeff Cook[?], Alabama
- September 1 - Greg Errico[?], Sly and The Family Stone[?]
- September 5 - Clem Clempson[?], Humble Pie
- September 7 - Gloria Gaynor
- September 10 - Barriemore Barlow[?], Jethro Tull
- September 14 - Steve Gaines[?], Lynyrd Skynrd[?]
- September 18 - Kerry Livgren, Kansas
- September 20 - Chuck Panozzo[?], Styx
- September 20 - John Panozzo[?], Styx
- September 23 - Bruce Springsteen, singer, songwriter
- October 5 - B.W. Stevenson[?]
- October 6 - Thomas McClary[?], The Commodores[?]
- October 8 - Michael Rosen[?], Average White Band
- October 17 - Bill Hudson[?], Hudson Brothers[?]
- October 23 - Wurzel[?], Motorhead
- October 27 - Garry Tallent[?], E Street Band
- November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, Jazz preformer
- November 8 - Bonnie Raitt
- November 10 - Donna Fargo[?]
- November 14 - James Young[?], Styx
- November 28 - Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman
- December 7 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor
- December 13 - Tom Verlaine, Television
- December 14 - Cliff Williams[?], Home, AC/DC
- December 14 - Randy Owen[?], Alabama
- December 16 - Billy Gibbons[?], Z.Z. Top[?]
- December 17 - Paul Rodgers[?], Free[?], Bad Company, The Firm
- December 22 - Robin Gibb, The Bee Gees
- December 23 - Adrian Belew
- December 23 - Luther Grosvenor[?], Spooky Tooth[?], Mott The Hoople