Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 27

• Kenny Dennis, American drummer, turns 94.
• Bruce Cockburn, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter, turns 79.
• Marc Copland, American alto saxophonist and jazz pianist, turns 76.
• Dee Dee Bridgewater, American jazz vocalist, turns 74.
• Siouxsie Sioux, (born Susan Janet Ballion) British singer-songwriter for Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Creatures, turns 67.
• Eddie Harsch, American keyboardist with The Black Crowes, turns 67.
• Neil Finn, New Zealand singer and songwriter of Crowded House and Split Enz , turns 66.
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Cuban pianist, turns 61.
• Sean Kinney, American drummer with Alice In Chains, turns 58.
• André 3000, American actor and rapper of OutKast , turns 49.
• Chris Colfer, American singer and actor, turns 34.

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• Lisa Lopes (May 27, 1971 –April 25, 2002), American rapper of TLC , would have turned 53 this year.
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (May 27, 1946 –April 19, 2005), Danish double bassist, would have turned 78 this year.
• Teppo Hauta-Aho (May 27, 1941–November 27, 2021), Finnish bassist and composer, would have turned 83 this year.
• Don Williams (May 27, 1939 –September 03, 2017), American country singer, would have turned 85 this year.
• Rufus "Speedy" Jones (May 27, 1936 –April 25, 1990), American drummer, would have turned 88 this year.
• Ramsey Lewis (May 27, 1935–September 12, 2022), American pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
• Diz Disley (May 27, 1931 –March 22, 2010), (born William C. Disley) Canadian jazz guitarist, would have turned 93 this year.
• Bud Shank (May 27, 1926 –April 02, 2009), American reedist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Brother John Sellers (May 27, 1924 –March 27, 1999), American folk singer, would have turned 100 this year.
• Roy Harte (May 27, 1924 –October 26, 2003), American drummer, would have turned 100 this year.
• Jock Carruthers (May 27, 1910 –April 05, 1971), (born Earl Carruthers) American reedist and vocalist, would have turned 114 this year.
• Harold Rome (May 27, 1908 –October 26, 1993), American songwriter, would have turned 116 this year.
• Albert Nicholas (May 27, 1900 –September 03, 1973), American clarinetist and saxophonist, would have turned 124 this year.
• Chester Zardis (May 27, 1900 –August 14, 1990), American bass and tuba player, would have turned 124 this year.