Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 2

• Bob Henrit, English drummer of The Kinks, turns 80.
• Larry Gatlin, American country singer and songwriter, turns 76.
• Eric Person, American flautist and saxophonist, turns 61.
• Lorie (singer), (born Laure Pester) French pop music singer, turns 42.
• Lily Allen, English singer, turns 39.
• Nana Kitade, Japanese j-pop singer, turns 37.
• Sara Forsberg, Finnish singer and songwriter, turns 30.
• Engelbert Humperdinck (singer), (born Arnold George Dorsey) British singer, turns 88.

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• Mickey Bass (May 2, 1943 –February 3, 2022), American bass player, would have turned 81 this year.
• Connie Crothers (May 2, 1941 –August 30, 2016), American jazz pianist, would have turned 83 this year.
• Eddie Louiss (May 2, 1941 –June 30, 2015), French pianist, would have turned 83 this year.
• Lesley Gore (May 2, 1946 –February 16, 2015), American pop singer-songwriter, would have turned 78 this year.
• Richard "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 –June 29, 1991), (born Richard Arnold Holmes) American organist, would have turned 93 this year.
• Pat Smythe (May 2, 1923 –May 06, 1983), (born Patrick Mungo Smythe) Scottish session musician (pianist), would have turned 101 this year.
• Van Alexander (May 2, 1915 –July 07, 2015), (born Alexander Van Vliet Feldman) American arranger, bandleader, and composer, would have turned 109 this year.
• Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 –January 15, 2003), American big band singer and songwriter, would have turned 109 this year.
• Teddy Stauffer (May 2, 1909 –August , 1991), Swiss bandleader, conductor, and saxophonist, would have turned 115 this year.
• Spiegle Willcox (May 2, 1903 –August 25, 1999), (born Newell Willcox) American trombonist, would have turned 121 this year.
• J. Fred Coots (May 2, 1897 –April 08, 1985), American songwriter, would have turned 127 this year.
• Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 –November 22, 1943), American lyricist, would have turned 129 this year.
• Zygmunt Noskowski (May 2, 1846 –July 23, 1909), was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher, would have turned 178 this year.