1931 in Music - Births

Births

• January 5 - Alfred Brendel, pianist
• January 8 - Bill Graham, rock music entrepreneur (died 1991)
• January 12 - Roland Alphonso, saxophonist (died 1998)
• January 14 - Caterina Valente, multilingual singer
• January 21 - Rudi Maugeri (The Crew-Cuts)
• January 22 - Sam Cooke, singer (died 1964)
• February 12 - Walt Groller, accordionist and polka musician
• February 14 - Phyllis McGuire, vocalist (The McGuire Sisters)
• March 15 - D. J. Fontana, drummer
• March 25 - Paul Motian, jazz drummer (died 2011)
• April 29 - Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician (died 2002)
• May 4 - Ed Cassidy, drummer (Spirit)
• May 14 - Alvin Lucier, composer
• May 7 - Teresa Brewer, singer (died 2007)
• June 10 - João Gilberto, bossa nova musician
• July 6 - Della Reese, actress and singer
• July 11 - Tab Hunter, actor and singer
• July 18 - Papa Dee Allen, (War) (died 1988)
• July 31
  • Kenny Burrell, jazz guitarist
  • Morey Carr (The Playmates)
• August 28
  • John Perkins (The Crew-Cuts)
  • John Shirley-Quirk, operatic bass-baritone
• September 12 - George Jones, country singer
• September 19 - Brook Benton, singer and songwriter (died 1988)
• September 22 - George Chambers (The Chambers Brothers)
• September 24 - Anthony Newley, English songwriter, actor and singer (died 1999)
• October 24 - Sofia Gubaidulina, composer
• November 5 - Ike Turner, musician and record producer (died 2007)
• November 16 - Hubert Sumlin, blues guitarist (died 2011)
• December 24
  • Ray Bryant, jazz pianist (died 2011)
  • Mauricio Kagel, composer (died 2008)
• December 27 - Scotty Moore, guitarist
• December 30 - Skeeter Davis, country singer (died 2004)