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- Rob Zombie, (born Robert Bartleh Cummings) American musician and director of White Zombie fame, turns 41.
- Melanie Chisholm, (a.k.a. Mel C) Brit girl group vocalist of Spice Girls fame, turns 33.
- Zack de la Rocha, American rap-rock vocalist with Rage Against the Machine, turns 37.
- Ingrid Jensen, Canadian trumpeter, turns 41.
- William Lee Golden, American country musician with Oak Ridge Boys, turns 68.
- George Duke, American keyboardist, turns 61.
- Ricky Van Shelton, American country music singer, turns 50.
- Des O'Connor, Brit singer, comedian, and presenter, turns 75.
- Per Gessle, Swedish songwriter for Roxette and Gyllene Tider, turns 48.
- Gene Lake, American drummer, turns 41.
- Amerie, (born Amerie Mi Marie Rogers) American singer and actress, turns 27.
- Maggie Bell, Scottish vocalist with Stone The Crows, turns 62.
- Glenn Yarbrough, American folk singer with The Limeliters, turns 77.
- Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist, turns 52.
- Rene Netto, American reedist, turns 70.
- Guy Chambers, Brit singer, songwriter, and record producer with The Lemon Trees, turns 44.
- Charlie Gillingham, American keyboardist with Counting Crows, turns 47.
- Cynthia Robinson, American trumpeter for Sly & The Family Stone, turns 61.
- Blixa Bargeld, (born Christian Emmerich) German musician with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, turns 48.
- TBird, American rapper with B-Rock and the Bizz, turns 40.
- Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer, turns 67.
- Kris Roe, American guitarist with The Ataris, turns 29.
- Olu Dara, (born Charles Jones III) American cornetist, guitarist, and trumpeter, turns 66.
- Dill Katz, Brit bass player, turns 61.
- Felipe Rose, American vocalist with Village People, turns 53.
- John Etheridge, Brit jazz fusion guitarist with Soft Machine, turns 59.
- Dan Haseltine, American vocalist and percussionist with Jars of Clay, turns 34.
- Hadley Caliman, American tenor saxophonist, turns 75.
- Matt Wong, American bassist with Reel Big Fish, turns 34.
- Raekwon, (born Corey Woods) American rapper with the musical collective known as Wu-Tang Clan, turns 39.
- Raimond Pauls, Latvian pianist, turns 71.
- Tom Adorlino, American drummer of NRBQ fame, turns 50.
- Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948), Italian composer, would have turned 131 this year.
- Roland Alphonso (January 12, 1931 – November 21, 1998), Cuban saxophonist, would have turned 76 this year.
- Ruth Brown (January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006), American pop music vocalist, would have turned 79 this year.
- Guy Lafitte (January 12, 1927 – June 10, 1998), French swing tenor saxophonist, would have turned 80 this year.
- Louis Horst (January 12, 1884 – January 23, 1964), American dance composition and composer, would have turned 123 this year.
- Jacques Duphly (January 12, 1715 – July 15, 1789), French composer and harpischordist, would have turned 292 this year.
- Jay McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 07, 2006), American pianist and bandleader, would have turned 91 this year.
- Abe Tilmon (January 12, 1945 – June , 1982), (born Abrim Tilmon) American vocalist with Detroit Emeralds, would have turned 62 this year.
- Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005), (born John William Baldry) Brit blues singer of Bluesology fame, would have turned 66 this year.
- Harry Roy (January 12, 1900 – February 01, 1971), (born Harry Lipman) Brit clarinetist, would have turned 107 this year.
- Chris Bell (January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978), American power pop guitarist with Big Star, would have turned 56 this year.
- Edgar DeLange (January 12, 1904 – July 13, 1949), American lyricist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Trummy Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984), American swing era bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 95 this year.
