Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 31

• Louis Hayes, American drummer, turns 88.
• Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter of Peter, Paul & Mary, turns 87.
• Junior Campbell, (born William Campbell) Scottish musician and vocalist with Marmalade , turns 78.
• Greg Abate, American saxophonist, turns 78.
• Paulinho Da Costa, Brazilian percussionist, turns 77.
• Karl Bartos, German percussionist with Kraftwerk, turns 73.
• Marty Ehrlich, American flautist, turns 70.
• Danny Pearson, American bassist with American Music Club, turns 66.
• Corey Hart, Canadian keyboardist and singer-songwriter, turns 63.
• Wendy Smith, Brit guitarist and vocalist with Prefab Sprout, turns 62.
• Darryl McDaniels, (born Darryl Lovelace) American rapper of Run-D.M.C. , turns 61.
• Steve White (drummer), Brit drummer with The Style Council, turns 60.
• Julian Siegel, Brit multi-instrumentalist, turns 59.
• Christian McBride, American bass player, turns 53.
• Michael Lynche, American singer and American Idol contestant, turns 42.
• David Hernandez (singer), American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 42.

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• John Bonham (May 31, 1948 –September 25, 1980), Brit drummer of Led Zeppelin , would have turned 77 this year.
• Johnny Paycheck (May 31, 1941 –February 19, 2003), American country music singer, would have turned 84 this year.
• Tootie Heath (May 31, 1935 –April 03, 2024), American drummer, would have turned 90 this year.
• Red Holloway (May 31, 1927 –February 25, 2012), American saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Duncan Campbell (May 31, 1926 –December 12, 2013), Brit session musician (trumpeter), would have turned 99 this year.
• Eddie Thompson (May 31, 1925 –November 06, 1986), Brit pianist, would have turned 100 this year.
• Alan Clare (May 31, 1921 –November 28, 1993), Brit jazz pianist, would have turned 104 this year.
• Jimmy Shirley (May 31, 1913 –December 03, 1989), American guitarist, would have turned 112 this year.
• Gene Gifford (May 31, 1908 –November 12, 1970), American arranger, banjoist, and guitarist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Otto Hardwick (May 31, 1904 –August 05, 1970), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 121 this year.
• Stan Brenders (May 31, 1904 –June 01, 1969), Belgian bandleader and pianist, would have turned 121 this year.
• Billy Mayerl (May 31, 1902 –March 25, 1959), Brit ragtime pianist, would have turned 123 this year.
• Denis Rose (May 31, 1892 –November 22, 1984), Brit pianist, trumpeter and tenor horn player, would have turned 133 this year.