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- Carl Perkins, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, turns 75.
- Al Gafa, (born Alexander Gafa) American jazz guitarist, turns 66.
- Steve Gadd, American drummer, turns 62.
- Michael Hashim, American saxophonist, turns 51.
- Jesse McCartney, American actor and boy band singer, turns 20.
- Toshiyuki Honda, Japanese arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, turns 50.
- Art Van Damme, American accordionist, turns 87.
- George D. Weiss, American lyricist, turns 86.
- Reuben Wilson, (born Reuben Lincoln Wilson) American organist, turns 72.
- Carl Fischer, American songwriter, turns 95.
- Bobby Levine (April 9, 1923 – September 07, 1997), American clarinetist, would have turned 84 this year.
- Julian Dash (April 9, 1916 – February 25, 1974), (born St. Julian Bennett Dash) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 91 this year.
- Arthur Briggs (April 9, 1901 – July 15, 1991), Canadian trumpeter, would have turned 106 this year.
- Clement Doucet (April 9, 1884 – September 09, 1950), Belgian pianist, would have turned 123 this year.
- Edmund Jenkins (April 9, 1894 – September 12, 1926), American bandleader, composer, and reedist, would have turned 113 this year.
- Teddy Roy (April 9, 1905 – August 31, 1966), American pianist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Sharkey Bonano (April 9, 1904 – March 27, 1972), (born Joseph Bonano) American trumpeter, would have turned 103 this year.
