Events in 1950
- Ted Turner, guitarist with Wishbone Ash, was born on August 2, 1950, in Sheldon, Birmingham.
- Pete Way, zakládající baskytarista hardrockové skupiny UFO, se narodil v Enfieldu v Anglii.
- Americký countryový zpěvák, skladatel, kytarista a producent Rodney Crowell se narodil v Jacinto City v Texasu.
- Andy Fairweather Low, singer and guitarist with Amen Corner, was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He also performed as a backing vocalist on The Who's album "Who Are You".
- Pop and rock drummer Liberatori “Liberty” DeVitto was born in New York City. He became best known as Billy Joel's drummer.
- Erik Braunn, born Rick Davis, guitarist for Iron Butterfly, was born in Pekin, Illinois. The group was known for “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” and the 1968 album of the same name is listed by the source among the world's 40 best-selling albums, with more than 30 million copies sold. Erik Braunn died on July 25, 2003, aged 52.
- Singer, songwriter and bandleader August Darnell, known as Kid Creole, was born.
- American singer and songwriter Billy Griffin, who later became the lead singer of The Miracles, was born.
- American drummer Tommy Aldridge was born, known among other things for his work with Whitesnake, the Ozzy Osbourne Band and Thin Lizzy.
- The Weavers reached No. 1 on the chart with the song “Goodnight Irene”.
- Dennis Elliott, drummer of Foreigner, was born in Peckham, London, England.
- Roy Brown and His Mighty Mighty Men reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Best Sellers chart with “Hard Luck Blues”. Brown also wrote “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, a 1948 hit for Wynonie Harris that is regarded by many rock historians as a precursor to the rock ’n’ roll era and was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1954.
- American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist William Borsey, known as Willy DeVille, was born in Stamford, Connecticut. He became known as frontman of Mink DeVille, which was associated with New York's CBGB and had the UK hit “Spanish Stroll” in 1977. His song “Storybook Love”, on which he collaborated with Mark Knopfler, became the theme song of the 1987 film “The Princess Bride”.
- Bill Cowsill of The Cowsills was born. The group had the US hit “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” in 1967 and a hit with the title song from “Hair” in 1969.
- Dick Cowsill of The Cowsills was born. The group had the US hit “The Rain, The Park & Other Things” in 1967 and a hit with the title song from “Hair” in 1969.
- Scottish folk musician John Alexander was born.
- English guitarist and songwriter Michael “Micky” Moody was born in Middlesbrough. He was best known as a member of Whitesnake, Juicy Lucy and Snafu. Juicy Lucy had the UK No. 14 single “Who Do You Love” in 1970, while Whitesnake had the US No. 1 single “Here I Go Again” in 1987 and reached No. 9 in the UK.