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- Eddie Levert, American lead singer with The O'Jays, turns 65.
- Diana DeGarmo, American singer, Broadway actress and former American Idol contestant, turns 20.
- Dominique Eade, English jazz singer, turns 48.
- Iain Matthews, British songwriter, turns 61.
- Ian Mosley, drummer for Marillion, turns 54.
- Fredy Studer, Swiss percussionist, turns 59.
- Tom Harrell, American trumpeter, turns 61.
- Tom Malone, American trombonist, turns 60.
- Lou Gare, Brit tenor saxophonist with free improvisation group AMM, turns 68.
- Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter, turns 55.
- Javon Jackson, American tenor saxophonist and Berklee College of Music alum, turns 42.
- Joe Thomas, American flautist and tenor saxophonist, turns 74.
- Clarence Shaw, American session musician (trumpeter) with Charles Mingus, turns 81.
- Ben Kweller, American singer-songwriter and one-third of The Bens, turns 26.
- Doane Perry, American drummer for Jethro Tull, turns 53.
- Al Viola, American guitarist, turns 88.
- Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 – July 30, 2005), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 83 this year.
- Al Dailey (June 16, 1938 – June 26, 1984), American pianist, would have turned 69 this year.
- Sergey Anatol'yevich Kuryokhin (June 16, 1954 – July 09, 1996), Russian pianist, would have turned 53 this year.
