| BIRTHDAY | DEATHDAY | |
| 5/1 | Judy Collins D’arcy Wretzky(Smashing Pumpkins) Bernard Butler(Suede) Steve Farris(Mr Mister) Ray Parker Jr | |
| 5/2 | Link Wray Lily Allen Lou Gramm(Foreigner) Tom McFarland(Jungle) Jay Darlington(Kula Shaker) | Jeff Hanneman(Slayer) Hide(X Japan) |
| 5/3 | James Brown Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth(Overkill) Paul Banks(Interpol) Skyler Skjelset(Fleet Foxes) Walshy Fire(Major Lazer) | Dave Greenfield(The Stranglers) |
| 5/4 | Mike Dirnt(Green Day) Gary Holt(Exodus) Rex Orange Country Mick Mars(Motley Crue) Colin Bass(Camel) | Adam Yauch/MCA(Beastie Boys) |
| 5/5 | Ian McCulloch(Echo & The Bunnymen) Bill Ward(Black Sabbath) Adele Celeste Shawn Drover(Megadeth) Dick Kemper(Vandenberg) Chris Brown | |
| 5/6 | Jonathan Donahue(Mercury Rev) Laetitia Sadier(Stereolab) Chris Shiflett(Foo Fighters) | Brian Howe(Bad Company) |
| 5/7 | Matt Helders(Arctic Monkeys) Phil “Wizzo” Campbell(Motorhead) Johnny Lee Middleton(Savatage) Paul Leary(Butthole Surfers) Bill Kreutzmann(Greatful Dead) | |
| 5/8 | Robert Johnson Keith Jarrett Alex Van Halen(Van Halen) Eric Brittingham(Cinderella) Jerry Best(Lion) Dave Rowntree(Blur) Matty Lewis Dino Bardot(Franz Ferdinand) Bill Legend(T.Rex) | |
| 5/9 | Billy Joel Tom Peterson(Cheap Trick) Dave Gahan(Depeche Mode) Andrew W.K. Pierre Bouvier(Simple Plan) Richie Furay(Buffalo Springfield) | Little Richard |
| 5/10 | Sid Vicious(Sex Pistols) Bono(U2) Donovan Karl Hyde(Underworld) Stuart Braithwaite(Mogwai) Danny Carey(Tool) | David Wayne(Metal Church) |
| 5/11 | Eric Burdon(The Animals, War) Howard Lawrence(Disclosure) Perttu Kivilaakso(Apocalyptica) Christoph Schneider(Rammstein) | Noel Redding(Jimi Hendrix Experience) Bob Marley |
| 5/12 | Steve Winwood Billy Squier Brett Gurewitz(Bad Religion) Ray Gillen(Badlands) | |
| 5/13 | Stevie Wonder Buckethead Chuck Schuldiner(Death) | |
| 5/14 | Jack Bruce(Cream) David Byrne Paul Shortino(Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot) Eric Peterson(Testament) C.C. Deville(Poison) Mike Inez(Alice In Chains) | B.B.King Frank Sinatra |
| 5/15 | Brian Eno Mike Oldfield Bradford Cox(Deerhunter) Jed Elliott(The Struts) | |
| 5/16 | Robert Fripp(King Crimson) Rob “Wacko” Hunter(Raven) Jonathan Richman Krist Novoselic(Nirvana) Janet Jackson Alex Pall(The Chainsmokers) | Ronnie James Dio(Rainbow, Dio, Black Sabbath) Sammy Davis Jr |
| 5/17 | Audie Desbrow(Great White) Paul D’ianno(Iron Maiden) Rat Skates(Overkill) Trent Reznor(Nine Inch Nails) Josh Homme(Queens Of The Stone Age) | Chris Cornnell(Soundgarden, Audio Slave) Donna Summer Vangelis |
| 5/18 | Rick Wakeman(Yes) Ingo Schwichtenberg(Helloween) Page Hamilton(Helmet) Jack Johnson Mark Mothersbaugh(Devo) | Ian Curtis(Joy Division) |
| 5/19 | Pete Townshent(The Who) Joey Ramone(Ramones) Sam Smith Micheal Angelakos(Passion Pit) Moses Sumney | Joey Cathcart(Nelson) |
| 5/20 | Cher Nick Heyward(OutKast) Joey Waronker | Robin Gibb(The Bee Gees) Ray Manzarek(The Doors) |
| 5/21 | Kevin Shields(My Bloody Valentine) Gotye | Nick Menza(Megadeth) Trevor Bolder(The Spiders From Mars, Uriah Heep) |
| 5/22 | Jerry Dammers Morrissey(The Smith) | |
| 5/23 | Philip Selway(Radiohead) | |
| 5/24 | Bob Dylan Rich Robinson(The Black Crowes) | Paul Gray(Slipnot) |
| 5/25 | Klaus Meine（Scorpions） Paul Weller(The Jam, Style Council) Simon Fowler(Ocean Colour Scene) Guy Lawrence(Disclosure) | Jeremy Micheal Ward(The Mars Volta) |
| 5/26 | Miles Davis Levon Helm Mick Ronson Lenny Kravitz Lauryn Hill | Andy Fletcher(Depeche Mode) Alan White(Yes) |
| 5/27 | Andre 3000(OutKast) Left Eye(TLC) Roger Joseph Manning Jr | Gregg Allman(The Allman Brothers Band) |
| 5/28 | John Fogerty(Creedence Clearwater Revival) Arto Lindsay Kylie Minogue | |
| 5/29 | Gary Brooker(Procol Harum) Noel Gallagher(Oasis) | Jeff Buckley |
| 5/30 | Topper Headon(The Crush) Tom Morello(Rage Against The Machine) Stephen Malkmus(Pavement) Tim Burgess(The Charlatans) Chris Sharrock(Beady Eye) | West Arkeen(*Related Guns ‘N Roses) |
| 5/31 | John Bonham(Led Zeppelin) Tommy Emmanuel |
