1962 in music
See also:
1961 in music,
other events of 1962,
1963 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
Albums released
Top hits on record
Published popular music
Births
- January 16 - Paul Webb, Talk Talk
- January 28 - Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips, singer
- February 6 - Axl Rose, Guns N'Roses
- February 7 - David Bryan, Bon Jovi
- February 7 - Garth Brooks, country singer
- February 11 - Sheryl Crow, American singer
- February 22 - Michael Wilton, Queensrÿche
- March 2 - Jon Bon Jovi
- March 5 - Craig Reid, The Proclaimers
- March 5 - Charlie Reid, The Proclaimers
- March 7 - Taylor Dayne
- March 30 - M.C. Hammer
- April 3 - Mike Ness, Social Distortion
- April 16 - Ian MacKaye, lead singer of Minor Threat and Fugazi
- May 9 - David Gahan, Depeche Mode
- May 28 - Roland Gift, Fine Young Cannibals
- May 31 - Corey Hart
- June 8 - Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran
- June 19 - Paula Abdul, pop vocalist
- July 7 - Mark White, Spin Doctors
- July 21 - Lee Aaron
- July 27 - Karl Mueller, Soul Asylum
- August 25 - Vivian Campbell, Def Leppard
- October 15 - Mark Reznicek, The Toadies
- October 25 - Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- November 1 - Antony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman
- November 27 - Charlie Benante, Anthrax
- November 28 - Matt Cameron, Soundgarden
- November 27 - Mike Bordin, Faith No More
- December 4 - Vinnie Dombroski, Sponge
- December 8 - Marty Friedman, Megadeth
Deaths
- January 29 - Fritz Kreisler
- February 17 - Bruno Walter, conductor
- March 24 - Jean Goldkette, jazz musician
- April 10 - Stuart Sutcliffe, former member of The Beatles, cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage
- May 27 - Egon Petri, pianist
- June 12 - John Ireland, composer
- June 13 - Sir Eugène Aynsley Goossens, conductor
- June 15 - Alfred Cortot, pianist and conductor
- July 12 - Roger Wolfe Kahn, bandleader
- July 25 - Christie MacDonald, actress and singer
- September 6 - Hanns Eisler, composer
- December 7 - Kirsten Flagstad
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