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- Raymond McGinley, Scottish guitarist with Teenage Fanclub, turns 43.
- John Paul Jones, Brit bassist and keyboardist with Led Zeppelin, turns 61.
- Joe Haider, German pianist, turns 71.
- Cissy King, American entertainer, turns 61.
- Stephen Stills, American guitarist with Crosby, Stills & Nash, turns 62.
- Noel Crow, Australian bandleader and clarinetist, turns 69.
- Kimberley Locke, American vocalist, turns 29.
- Thomas Bangalter, French disc jockey of Daft Punk fame, turns 32.
- Musa Kaleem, American tenor saxophonist, turns 86.
- Rob Arnold, American guitarist with Chimaira, turns 27.
- James Carter, American tenor saxophonist, turns 38.
- Ian Hunter-Randall, Brit trumpeter, turns 69.
- Ernst Mahle, Brazilian composer, turns 78.
- George Martin, Brit record producer with The Beatles, turns 81.
- Al Belletto, American alto saxophonist, turns 79.
- Van Dyke Parks, American songwriter and record producer, turns 66.
- Brian Smith, New Zealand-born flautist and saxophonist, turns 68.
- Martin Galway, Irish composer of music for the Commodore 64 sound chip, turns 41.
- Renato Carosone (January 3, 1920 – May 20, 2001), Italian musician, would have turned 87 this year.
- Geezil Minerve (January 3, 1922 – January 04, 1992), (born Harold Minerve) Cuban alto saxophonist, would have turned 85 this year.
- Maxene Andrews (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), American close harmony vocalist with The Andrews Sisters, would have turned 91 this year.
- Preston Jackson (January 3, 1902 – November 12, 1983), American trombonist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Herbie Nichols (January 3, 1919 – April 12, 1963), American jazz pianist, would have turned 88 this year.
- Motohiko Hino (January 3, 1946 – May 13, 1999), Japanese drummer, would have turned 61 this year.
- Victor Borge (January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000), Danish pianist, would have turned 98 this year.
- John Jenkins (January 3, 1931 – July 12, 1993), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 76 this year.
- Nell Rankin (January 3, 1924 – January 13, 2005), American mezzo-soprano and opera singer, would have turned 83 this year.
