Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 17
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- Tommy Steele, Brit actor and singer, turns 72.
- Al Williams, American pianist, turns 89.
- Sara Dallin, Brit singer and songwriter of Bananarama fame, turns 47.
- Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Brazilian guitarist, turns 64.
- Mick Quinn, Brit bassist with Supergrass, turns 39.
- Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock, American disc jockey for Sugar Ray, turns 38.
- Art Neville, American pianist and vocalist with The Neville Brothers, turns 71.
- Bob Drasnin, (born Robert Drasnin) American film score composer and reedist, turns 81.
- Paul Rodgers, Brit singer and songwriter for Free, Bad Company, turns 59.
- Wanda Hutchinson, American R&B vocalist with The Emotions, turns 57.
- Vyacheslav Ganelin, Lithuanian multi-instrumentalist, turns 64.
- Yoshihiko Katori, Japanese vibraphonist, turns 48.
- Mike Mills, American bassist for R.E.M., turns 50.
- Walter Booker, American bass player, turns 75.
- Ginger, (born David Walls) Brit guitarist and vocalist for The Wildhearts, turns 44.
- Walter Bolden, American drummer, turns 83.
- Tracy Byrd, American country music singer, turns 42.
- Dave Dee, (born David Harman) Brit vocalist with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, turns 65.
- Jim Bonfanti, American drummer and vocalist with The Raspberries, turns 60.
- Fernando Lopes-Graça (December 17, 1906 – November 27, 1994), Portuguese composer and musicologist, would have turned 102 this year.
- Louis Mitchell (December 17, 1885 – September 12, 1957), American bandleader and drummer, would have turned 123 this year.
- André Claveau (December 17, 1915 – July 04, 2003), French singer, would have turned 93 this year.
- John Casimir (December 17, 1898 – January 12, 1963), American clarinetist, would have turned 110 this year.
- James Booker (December 17, 1939 – November 08, 1983), American pianist, would have turned 69 this year.
- Carlo Little (December 17, 1938 – August 06, 2005), Brit rock and roll drummer, would have turned 70 this year.
- Sonny Red Kyner (December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 76 this year.
- Eddie Kendricks (December 17, 1939 – October 05, 1992), American singer and songwriter with The Temptations, would have turned 69 this year.
- Sy Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988), American arranger, bandleader, and trombonist, would have turned 98 this year.
- Domenico Cimarosa (December 17, 1749 – January 11, 1801), Italian opera composer, would have turned 259 this year.
- Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979), American conductor, would have turned 114 this year.
- Kurt Henkels (December 17, 1910 – July 12, 1986), German bandleader, would have turned 98 this year.
- Carlton Barrett (December 17, 1950 – April 17, 1987), Jamaican one drop rhythm drummer with The Wailers, would have turned 58 this year.
- Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 – May 04, 1987), American blues singer and harmonica player, would have turned 66 this year.
- Ray Noble (December 17, 1903 – April 03, 1978), Brit bandleader and composer, would have turned 105 this year.
- Bob Stinson (December 17, 1959 – February 18, 1995), American guitarist with The Replacements, would have turned 49 this year.
