Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 16
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- Walt Dickerson, American vibraphonist, turns 77.
- Warren Barker, American composer, turns 85.
- Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist, turns 50.
- Jukka Tolonen, Finnish session musician (guitarist), turns 56.
- Joe Farreras, Spanish drummer, turns 92.
- Gerard Badini, French clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, turns 77.
- Junko Onishi, Japanese jazz pianist, turns 41.
- Butch Lacy, American arranger, composer, and pianist, turns 61.
- Erling Kroner, Danish trombonist, turns 65.
- John Walters, Brit composer, turns 55.
- Ray Ventura (April 16, 1908 – March 30, 1979), French bandleader and pianist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), American conductor and Grammy Award-winning film score composer, would have turned 84 this year.
- Alexandre Stellio (April 16, 1885 – July 24, 1939), French bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 123 this year.
- Boyce Brown (April 16, 1910 – January 30, 1959), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Bennie Green (April 16, 1923 – March 23, 1977), American trombonist, would have turned 85 this year.
- Tony Rizzi (1923 – 1992), (born Trefoni Rizzi) American jazz guitarist, would have turned 85.
- Alton Purnell (April 16, 1911 – January 14, 1987), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 97 this year.
- Herbie Mann (April 16, 1930 – July 01, 2003), (born Herbert Jay Solomon) American flautist, tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist, would have turned 78 this year.
