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- Paris, (born Oscar Jackson, Jr.) American rapper, turns 39.
- SA Martinez, American vocalist of 311 fame, turns 36.
- Neal Hefti, American arranger and trumpeter, turns 85.
- Steve Luscombe, Brit instrumentalist; one-half of 1980s synthpop duo, Blancmange, turns 53.
- Randy Jackson, American pop music singer with The Jacksons, turns 46.
- Kevin DuBrow, American lead vocalist with Quiet Riot, turns 52.
- Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic drummer with The Sugarcubes, turns 45.
- Roni Size, British DJ and producer; 1997 Mercury Music Prize-winner, turns 38.
- Toby Smith, Brit keyboardist for Jamiroquai, turns 37.
- Amit Sebastian Paul, Swedish singer for A*Teens, turns 24.
- Siggy Busch, German bassist, turns 64.
- Melba Moore, American singer and actress, turns 62.
- Steve Kellough, American country musician with Wild Horses, turns 49.
- Peter Green, British guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac, turns 61.
- Makoto Ogawa, Japanese j-pop singer of Morning Musume fame, turns 20.
- Roger O'Donnell, Brit bassist with The Cure, turns 52.
- Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass musician with The Osborne Brothers, turns 69.
- Lee Clayton, American country music singer, turns 64.
- Peter Timmins, Canadian drummer for Cowboy Junkies, turns 41.
- King Errisson, Bahamanian percussionist, turns 66.
- Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor vocalist, turns 81.
- Denny Laine, (born Brian Hines) Brit guitarist and singer for Wings and The Moody Blues, turns 63.
- Rickie Lee Reynolds, American twelve string guitarist with Black Oak Arkansas, turns 59.
- Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002), American singer and composer, would have turned 91 this year.
- Pim Jacobs (October 29, 1934 – July 03, 1996), Dutch pianist, would have turned 73 this year.
- Dan Emmett (October 29, 1815 – June 28, 1904), American minstrel entertainer, would have turned 192 this year.
- Rollie Culver (October 29, 1908 – December 08, 1984), American drummer, would have turned 99 this year.
- Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1959), American singer and comedienne, would have turned 116 this year.
- Zoot Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 82 this year.
- Walter Dobschinski (1908 – 1996), German bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 99.
- David Paton, Scottish bassist with Alan Parsons Project and Camel, turns 56.
- Frida Boccara (October 29, 1940 – August 01, 1996), French singer, would have turned 67 this year.
