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- Jon DeRosa, American multi-instrumentalist with the musical collective known as Aarktica, turns 29.
- Andy Lee, Korean rapper and boy band vocalist of Shinhwa fame, turns 26.
- Rita Reys, Dutch singer, turns 83.
- Murph, (born Emmett Murphy) American drummer with The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr, turns 1811.
- Freddie Hart, American country music singer, turns 81.
- Gabrielle Glaser, American singer of Luscious Jackson fame, turns 42.
- Brett Scallions, American vocalist for Fuel, turns 36.
- Hank Crawford, American soul jazz-oriented alto saxophonist, turns 73.
- James Emery, American guitarist, turns 56.
- Albert Lee, Brit guitarist with Heads Hands And Feet, turns 64.
- Karmen Stavec, German-born Slovenian singer, turns 34.
- Sal Marquez, American trumpeter, turns 64.
- Paco de Lucía, Spanish guitarist, turns 60.
- Matthieu Chedid, French singer-songwriter, turns 36.
- Alex Blake, Panamanian bassist, turns 56.
- Lee Roy Parnell, American country music singer, turns 51.
- David Baker, American trombonist, turns 76.
- Russell Moore, American bluegrass music guitarist with IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, turns 44.
- Betty Wright, American R&B singer, turns 54.
- Luke Stricklin, American country music singer, turns 25.
- Ray Hilderbrand, American pop music artist; "Paul" of Paul & Paula fame, turns 67.
- John Hicks, American pianist, turns 66.
- Reinhard Mey, German singer-songwriter, turns 65.
- Louis Freichel, German arranger, pianist, and vibraphonist, turns 86.
- Louis Demetrius Alvanis, Brit classical music pianist, turns 47.
- Willi Resetarits, Austrian singer and cabaret performer, turns 59.
- Jack Dieval, French jazz pianist, turns 87.
- Cameron Brown, American bass player, turns 62.
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Japanese bassist with Southern All Stars, turns 52.
- Brad Warren, American guitarist with Warren Brothers, turns 39.
- Dima Bilan, Russian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant, turns 26.
- Carla Thomas, American singer, turns 65.
- Louis Moutin, French drummer with Moutin Reunion Quartet, turns 46.
- Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor, turns 63.
- François Moutin, French bassist with Moutin Reunion Quartet, turns 46.
- David "Panama" Francis (December 21, 1918 – November 13, 2001), American jazz drummer, would have turned 89 this year.
- Peetie Wheatstraw (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941), American blues pianist, would have turned 105 this year.
- George Treadwell (December 21, 1919 – May 14, 1967), American trumpeter, would have turned 88 this year.
- Marshall Brown (December 21, 1920 – December 13, 1983), American trombonist and bass trumpeter, would have turned 87 this year.
- Zdeněk Fibich (December 21, 1850 – October 15, 1900), Bohemian composer of Die Braut von Messina, an opera, would have turned 157 this year.
- Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 04, 1993), American composer/guitarist for The Mothers of Invention, would have turned 67 this year.
- Jerome Darr (December 21, 1910 – October 29, 1986), American guitarist, would have turned 97 this year.
- Carl Wilson (December 21, 1946 – February 06, 1998), American guitarist with The Beach Boys, would have turned 61 this year.
- Don Lorenzo Perosi (December 21, 1872 – October 12, 1956), Italian composer of religious music, would have turned 135 this year.
- Leroy Robertson (December 21, 1896 – July 25, 1971), American composer, would have turned 111 this year.
