Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 23
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- Dave Murray, Brit guitarist with Iron Maiden, turns 50.
- Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter, turns 49.
- Wil Sinnott, Brit bassist with The Shamen, turns 48.
- Anthony Phillips, British guitarist with Genesis, turns 57.
- Eddie Vedder, American vocalist of Pearl Jam fame, turns 42.
- Montsho Eshe, American vocalist with Arrested Development, turns 34.
- Harry Judd, American drummer for McFly, turns 23.
- Carla Bruni, Italian-French model, songwriter and singer, turns 40.
- Luther Grosvenor, (a.k.a. Ariel Bender) Brit guitarist with Spooky Tooth and Mott the Hoople, turns 59.
- Adrian Belew, (born Robert Steven Belew) American guitarist and vocalist for King Crimson, turns 59.
- Buddy Harmon, American country music drummer, turns 80.
- Ron Bushy, American drummer with Iron Butterfly, turns 67.
- Harry Shearer, American actor and bassist, turns 65.
- Duster Bennett, Brit blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player, turns 62.
- Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist, turns 85.
- Frank Morgan, American alto saxophonist, turns 75.
- "Pinocchio" James, (born Cornelius James), turns 81.
- Joe Harris, American session musician (drummer) with Benny Goodman, turns 82.
- Laurence Hobgood, American Grammy Award-nominated pianist, turns 49.
- John Gordon, American alto saxophonist, turns 42.
- John Drew, Brit bass player, turns 81.
- Ralph Bowen, Canadian tenor saxophonist, turns 47.
- Claudio Scimone, Italian conductor, turns 85.
- Esthero, (born Jen-Bea Englishman) Canadian singer-songwriter, turns 30.
- Herman Schoonderwalt, Dutch reedist, turns 77.
- Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete and musician, turns 86.
- Muhammad Ali, American free jazz drummer, turns 72.
- Ron Gowans, Australian flautist, turns 96.
- Frederick Heath, Brit singer; Johnny Kidd of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates fame, turns 69.
- Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist of Jefferson Airplane fame, turns 68.
- Severo Bonini (December 23, 1582 – December 05, 1663), Italian composer, would have turned 426 this year.
- Esther Phillips (December 23, 1935 –August 07, 1984), American singer, would have turned 73 this year.
- Mike Jackson (December 23, 1888 – June 21, 1945), American acid jazz/jazz-funk composer and pianist, would have turned 120 this year.
- Henry Cuesta (December 23, 1931 – December 17, 2003), American clarinetist for The Lawrence Welk Show, would have turned 77 this year.
- Chet Baker (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988), American trumpeter and vocalist, would have turned 79 this year.
- Eugene Booker Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005), American lead vocalist with The Chi-Lites, would have turned 68 this year.
- Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (December 23, 1689 – October 28, 1755), French composer, would have turned 319 this year.
