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- Lola Falana, American dancer and actress, turns 65.
- Richard Ashcroft, British lead vocalist for The Verve, turns 36.
- Brad Fischetti, American vocalist with Lyte Funky Ones, turns 32.
- Hiram Bullock, Japanese guitarist, turns 52.
- Oliver Jones, Canadian pianist, turns 73.
- Victor Wooten, American bassist, turns 43.
- Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer, turns 72.
- Jeremy Popoff, American guitarist and vocalist with Lit, turns 36.
- Jonny Buckland, Brit lead guitarist for Coldplay, turns 30.
- Harry Connick, Jr., American actor, singer, pianist, and winner of multiple Grammy Awards, turns 40.
- Andols Herrick, American drummer for Chimaira, turns 28.
- Bernie Dwyer, Brit drummer with Freddie & The Dreamers, turns 67.
- Moby, (nee Richard Melville Hall) American singer and electronic musician, turns 42.
- Jon Moss, Brit drummer with Culture Club, turns 50.
- Mickey Hart, American drummer of Grateful Dead fame, turns 57.
- Bert Courtley, Brit trumpeter, turns 78.
- Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer for Noise Addict, turns 29.
- Dave Bidini, Canadian rhythm guitarist for Rheostatics, turns 44.
- Ian Hamer, Brit arranger, composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player, turns 75.
- Elephant Man, (born O'Neil Bryant) Jamaican dancehall musician, turns 31.
- Ludacris, (nee Christopher Brian Bridges) American rapper and actor, turns 30.
- Gregory Kane, Canadian keyboardist with Hue and Cry, turns 41.
- John Martyn, Brit singer-songwriter and guitarist, turns 59.
- Leo Kottke, Singer and musician, turns 62.
- Bart Van Der Zeeluw, Belgian percussionist with K's Choice, turns 39.
- Gidget Gein, (born Bradley Stewart) American bassist for Marilyn Manson, turns 38.
- Kay Hanley, American vocalist with Letters to Cleo, turns 39.
- Tommy Shaw, American guitarist for Styx, Damn Yankees, turns 54.
- Rory Lyons, Brit drummer for psychobilly act, King Kurt, turns 48.
- Phil May, Brit vocalist with Pretty Things, Fallen Angels, turns 63.
- Mick Talbot, Brit keyboardist with The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau, as well as The Style Council, turns 49.
- Eduard Hanslick (September 11, 1825 – August 06, 1904), German music critic, would have turned 182 this year.
- Friedrich Kuhlau (September 11, 1786 – March 12, 1832), German composer, would have turned 221 this year.
- Sidney Desvigne (September 11, 1893 – December 02, 1959), American trumpeter, would have turned 114 this year.
- William Boyce (September 11, 1711 – February 07, 1779), English composer, would have turned 296 this year.
- Harry Somers (September 11, 1925 – March 09, 1999), Canadian composer, would have turned 82 this year.
- Georges Metaxa (September 11, 1899 – December 08, 1950), Romanian actor and vocalist, would have turned 108 this year.
- Jimmie Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 05, 2000), (born James Houston Davis) American composer and politician, would have turned 108 this year.
- Johnny Acea (September 11, 1917 – July 23, 1963), American pianist, would have turned 90 this year.
