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- Die, Japanese guitarist with Dir en grey, turns 33.
- Bobby Colomby, ((born Robert Colomby) American drummer with Blood, Sweat & Tears, turns 63.
- Brenda Lee, American pop music singer, turns 63.
- Sam Falzone, American tenor saxophonist, turns 74.
- Anna Vissi, Greek singer, turns 50.
- Peter Criss, (born Peter George John Criscuola) American drummer for Kiss, turns 60.
- Stevie Wright, (born Stephen Carlton Wright) Australian musician with The Easybeats, turns 59.
- Walter Eichenberg, German trumpeter, turns 85.
- Billy Bragg, (born Steven William Bragg) Brit singer and songwriter, turns 50.
- Anita Ward, American singer, turns 50.
- Courtney Johnson, American country musician with New Grass Revival, turns 68.
- JoJo, (born Joanna Noëlle Levesque) American pop music singer, turns 17.
- Arne Domnerus, Swedish alto saxophonist, turns 83.
- Graham Hopkins, Irish drummer for Therapy?, turns 32.
- Simo Santapukki, Finnish guitarist and drummer for Apulanta, turns 30.
- John Harbison, American composer of opera music, turns 69.
- Lloyd Courteney, American drummer, turns 60.
- Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer, turns 60.
- Pete Levin, American avant-garde jazz musician, turns 65.
- Gilbert Montagné, French organist, turns 56.
- Tiny Kennedy, (born Jesse Kennedy, Jr.) American jump blues vocalist, turns 82.
- Michael Hurley, American singer-songwriter, turns 66.
- Chris Robison, American farfisa organist for New York Dolls, turns 41.
- Chris Robinson, American vocalist with The Black Crowes, turns 41.
- Frank Necessary, American author and bluegrass music banjoist, turns 72.
- Larry Willis, American pianist, turns 67.
- Efrem Towns, American trumpeter with Dirty Dozen Brass Band, turns 47.
- Mike Keneally, American multi-instrumentalist, turns 46.
- Ray Coburn, Canadian keyboardist of Honeymoon Suite fame, turns 45.
- Alan Parsons, Brit keyboardist and record producer with The Alan Parsons Project, turns 59.
- Bill Keith, American steel guitarist, turns 68.
- Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984), American Academy Award-winning lyricist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Cousin Joe (December 20, 1907 – October 02, 1989), (born Pleasant Joseph) American blues vocalist and guitarist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Al Rinker (December 20, 1907 – June 11, 1982), American pianist, vocalist, and composer with The Rhythm Boys, would have turned 100 this year.
- Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 04, 1990), American actress and traditional pop music vocalist, would have turned 109 this year.
- Ralph Dollimore (December 20, 1930 – August 25, 1988), Brit arranger and composer, would have turned 77 this year.
- Pat Hare (December 20, 1930 – September 26, 1980), American memphis blues guitarist, would have turned 77 this year.
- Chubby Anthony (December 20, 1935 – February 05, 1980), (born Donald Anthony) American fiddler, would have turned 72 this year.
- Ted Fiorito (December 20, 1900 – July 22, 1971), American bandleader and keyboardist, would have turned 107 this year.
- John Hardee (December 20, 1918 – May 18, 1984), American jazz blues tenor saxophonist, would have turned 89 this year.
- Vagn Holmboe (December 20, 1909 – September 01, 1996), Danish neoclassicism composer, would have turned 98 this year.
- Reinhold Svensson (December 20, 1920 – November 23, 1968), Swedish pianist and composer, would have turned 87 this year.
- Pietro Raimondi (December 20, 1786 – October 30, 1853), Italian romantic music composer, would have turned 221 this year.
