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- Matt Wachter, American bassist with 30 Seconds to Mars, turns 31.
- George Brown, American keyboardist with Kool & The Gang, turns 58.
- Grady Thomas, American vocalist of Parliament-Funkadelic fame, turns 66.
- Andre Ceccarelli, French drummer, turns 61.
- Sam Phillips, American record producer; founder of Sun Records, turns 84.
- Jerry Gonzalez, American multi-instrumentalist, turns 58.
- Athol Guy, Australian vocalist with The Seekers, turns 67.
- Louis Stewart, Irish guitarist, turns 63.
- Marilyn Manson, (born Brian Warner) American painter and vocalist, turns 38.
- Kate Schellenbach, American vocalist for Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson, turns 41.
- Phil Thornalley, Brit guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist with The Cure, turns 43.
- Bob Keene, American bandleader and clarinetist, turns 85.
- Grant Young, American drummer of Soul Asylum fame, turns 43.
- Iris DeMent, American country music singer and songwriter, turns 46.
- Biff Byford, Brit vocalist of Saxon fame, turns 56.
- Piotr Baron, Polish saxophonist, turns 46.
- John Bates, Australian trombonist, turns Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "}".
- Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, turns 76.
- Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist, turns 65.
- Richard Hayes, American actor and singer featured on Robert Q. Lewis' show, turns 77.
- Joe Monzo, American composer, turns 45.
- Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer and model, turns 35.
- Phil Joel, Australian bassist for Newsboys, turns 34.
- George Malone, American R&B vocalist with The Monotones, turns 67.
- Chris Stein, American guitarist with Blondie, turns 57.
- Paul Wertico, American drummer, turns 54.
- Jack Brokensha, (born John Joseph Brokensha) Australian vibraphonist, turns 81.
- Dizzy Reece, Jamaican trumpeter, turns 76.
- Myra Melford, American pianist, turns 50.
- Art Baron, American trombonist, turns 57.
- Chuck Flores, (born Charles Walter Flores) American session musician (drummer), turns 72.
- Nikolai Medtner (January 5, 1880 – November 13, 1951), Russian composer, would have turned 127 this year.
- Jo Ann Kelly (January 5, 1944 – October 21, 1990), Brit guitarist, would have turned 63 this year.
- Cees See (January 5, 1934 – December 09, 1985), Dutch drummer, would have turned 73 this year.
- Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995), Italian pianist, would have turned 87 this year.
- Johnny Adams (January 5, 1932 – September 14, 1998), American blues singer, would have turned 75 this year.
- Lennie Hastings (January 5, 1927 – July 14, 1978), Brit drummer, would have turned 80 this year.
- Bill Davison (January 5, 1906 – November 14, 1989), American cornetist, would have turned 101 this year.
- R.Q. Dickerson (January 5, 1898 – January 21, 1951), (born Roger Quincy Dickerson) American trumpeter, would have turned 109 this year.
- Oscar Klein (January 5, 1930 – December 12, 2006), Austrian trumpeter, would have turned 77 this year.
- Mike Riley (January 5, 1904 – September 02, 1984), American trombonist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Elizabeth Cotten (January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987), American composer and guitarist, would have turned 112 this year.
