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- Bob Brookmeyer, American trombonist, turns 78.
- Lady Sovereign, (born Louise Amanda Harman) Brit grime MC, turns 22.
- Ron Kuivila, American avant-garde musician, turns 52.
- Janie Fricke, American country pop vocalist, turns 55.
- Little Jimmy Dickens, American countrypolitan guitarist, turns 87.
- Trevor Rager, American drummer of Fairview fame, turns 27.
- Eric Marienthal, American alto saxophonist and Chick Corea Elektric Band member, turns 50.
- Harry Harman, Australian tuba player, turns 80.
- Milcho Leviev, Bulgarian keyboardist, turns 70.
- Roger Blank, American session musician (drummer) with Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, turns 69.
- Sebastian, (born Knud Torben Christensen) Danish guitarist, turns 37.
- SOOZ, (born Susan Goodman Jackson) American award-winning singer-songwriter, turns 55.
- Doug Johnson, Canadian keyboardist for Loverboy, turns 50.
- Alvin Lee, Brit guitarist and vocalist of Ten Years After, turns 63.
- John McEuen, American multi-instrumentalist with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, turns 62.
- Limahl, (born Christopher Hamill) Brit vocalist with Kajagoogoo, turns 49.
- Don Weller, Brit tenor saxophonist, turns 60.
- Charlie Ryan, American rockabilly guitarist, turns 92.
- Robert B. Sherman, American songwriter with Sherman Brothers, turns 82.
- Kevin Shepard, American drummer with Zoo Story, Tonic, turns 39.
- Maurice White, American vocalist with Earth, Wind & Fire, turns 66.
- Jeff Davis (musician), American session musician with Lee Konitz, Machito, turns 55.
- Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijan pianist and vocalist, turns 38.
- Santos Miranda, American percussionist, turns 79.
- Lenny White, American jazz-rock drummer, turns 58.
- Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 – October 11, 1963), French singer and actress, would have turned 92 this year.
- Phil Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 19, 1976), (born Philip David Ochs) American protest songwriter, would have turned 67 this year.
- Professor Longhair (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), (born Henry Roeland Byrd) American blues pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
- Erskine Tate (December 19, 1895 – December 17, 1978), American bandleader and violinist, would have turned 112 this year.
- Lu Watters (December 19, 1911 – November 05, 1989), American bandleader and trumpeter, would have turned 96 this year.
- Bobby Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 01, 1974), American pianist, would have turned 72 this year.
- George Frederick Bristow (December 19, 1825 – December 13, 1898), American composer and violinist, would have turned 182 this year.
- Pete Strange (December 19, 1938 – August 14, 2004), Brit sideman (trombonist), would have turned 69 this year.
- Joe "King" Oliver (December 19, 1885 – April 08, 1938), American jazz musician, would have turned 122 this year.
- Zal Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002), Canadian lead guitarist with The Lovin' Spoonful, would have turned 63 this year.
- Fritz Reiner (December 19, 1888 – November 15, 1963), American conductor, would have turned 119 this year.
