Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 20
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- Phife Dawg, (born Malik Taylor) American rapper with A Tribe Called Quest, turns 38.
- Craig Frost, American keyboardist of Grand Funk Railroad fame, turns 60.
- John Altenburgh, American pianist, turns 48.
- Stephen Marley, Jamaican singer with Melody Makers, turns 36.
- Joe Bonner, American jazz pianist, turns 60.
- Cy Laurie, Brit clarinetist, turns 82.
- Mikey Welsh, American bassist of Weezer fame, turns 37.
- Sonny Brown, (born Gerard Brown) American drummer, turns 72.
- Jimmy Winston, American organist for Small Faces, turns 63.
- Johnny Tillotson, American singer and songwriter, turns 69.
- Ashley Slater, Canadian trombonist, turns 47.
- Ran Blake, American pianist, turns 73.
- Issi Rozen, Israeli jazz guitarist, turns 37.
- Billy James, American drummer and talent scout, turns 72.
- Holly Hofmann, American flautist, turns 52.
- Avishai Cohen, Israeli bass player, turns 37.
- Henri Renaud (April 20, 1925 – October 16, 2002), French pianist and record producer, would have turned 83 this year.
- Bob Braun (April 20, 1929 – January 15, 2001), American one-hit wonder and radio personality, would have turned 79 this year.
- Tito Puente (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), American percussionist, would have turned 85 this year.
- Vera Auer (April 20, 1919 – August 02, 1996), Austrian accordionist and vibraphonist, would have turned 89 this year.
- Lionel Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002), American bandleader, percussionist, and pianist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 01, 2005), American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, would have turned 57 this year.
- Charlie Lourie (April 20, 1920 – December 31, 2000), American record producer and founder of the Mosaic Records imprint, would have turned 88 this year.
- Beaver Harris (April 20, 1936 – December 22, 1991), American drummer, would have turned 72 this year.
- Emile Christian (April 20, 1895 – December 03, 1973), American clarinetist, saxophonist, and trombonist, would have turned 113 this year.
