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- Marc Johnson, American bandleader and composer, turns 54.
- Ali Ryerson, American flautist, turns 55.
- Chauncey Westbrook, American guitarist, turns 86.
- Jerry Bergonzi, American tenor saxophonist, turns 60.
- Manfred Mann, (nee Michael Lubowitz) Brit keyboardist and singer, turns 67.
- Don Rader, American trumpeter, turns 72.
- Tony Mortimer, Brit vocalist of East 17 fame, turns 36.
- John Bundrick, American session musician (keyboardist) for Free, turns 59.
- Tetsu Yamauchi, Japanese bassist for Faces and Free, turns 60.
- Rose McDowall, Scottish vocalist with Strawberry Switchblade, turns 48.
- Lee Loughnane, American trumpeter of Chicago fame, turns 61.
- Ron Elliott, American guitarist and vocalist for The Beau Brummels, turns 64.
- Elvin Bishop, American blues singer and guitarist, turns 65.
- Julian Cope, Brit guitarist and vocalist with The Teardrop Explodes, turns 50.
- Jimmy Beaumont, American R&B vocalist with The Skyliners, turns 67.
- Attila the Stockbroker, Brit pop poet and songwriter, turns 50.
- Charlotte Caffey, American singer and guitarist with The Graces and The Go-Go's, turns 54.
- Bobby Few, American pianist, turns 72.
- Steve Lukather, American guitarist for Toto, turns 50.
- Eric Faulkner, Scottish guitarist, songwriter and singer for Bay City Rollers, turns 53.
- Steve Cropper, (a.k.a. "The Colonel") American Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and guitarist for Booker T and the MG's, turns 66.
- Cosimo DiCeglie (1913 – 1980), Italian guitarist, would have turned 94.
- Don Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972), (nee Carlos Wesley Byas) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 95 this year.
- Don Elliott (October 21, 1926 – July 05, 1984), American mellophone virtuoso, would have turned 81 this year.
- Gus Clark (October 21, 1913 – April 19, 1979), Belgian pianist, would have turned 94 this year.
- Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 06, 1993), (nee John Birks Gillespie) American jazz trumpeter, would have turned 90 this year.
- Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990), German guitarist of Grateful Dead fame, would have turned 55 this year.
- Keith Green (October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982), (born Keith Gordon Green) American Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 54 this year.
