Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 16
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- Maxine Jones, American R&B vocalist of En Vogue fame, turns 43.
- Paul Webb, Brit bassist with Talk Talk, turns 46.
- Claude Abadie, French clarinetist, turns 88.
- Sade Adu, (born Helen Folasade Adu) Nigerian smooth jazz performer, turns 49.
- Ronnie Milsap, American country music vocalist, turns 62.
- Raymond Philips, American keyboardist for The Nashville Teens, turns 66.
- Jim Stafford, American entertainer, turns 64.
- Julie Dubela, American singer, turns 17.
- Phillip Guilbeau, American trumpeter, turns 82.
- Samuel Preston, British singer with The Ordinary Boys, turns 26.
- Debbie Allen, American musical theatre choreographer, turns 58.
- Lester Davenport, American harmonica player, turns 76.
- Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano, turns 62.
- Ronnie Milsap, American singer-songwriter, turns 65.
- Ulf Johansson Werre, Swedish pianist and trombonist, turns 52.
- Brian Ferneyhough, Brit composer, turns 65.
- Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, turns 74.
- Bob Bogle, American guitarist with The Ventures, turns 74.
- Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer, turns 86.
- Barbara Lynn, American singer, turns 66.
- Spike Wells, Brit drummer with Tubby Hayes, turns 62.
- Nick Valensi, American guitarist with The Strokes, turns 27.
- Stuart Fletcher, Brit guitarist for The Seahorses, turns 32.
- William Francis, American keyboardist with Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, turns 66.
- Brendan O'Hare, Scottish drummer with Teenage Fanclub, Telstar Ponies, and Mogwai, turns 38.
- Aldo Romano, Italian Jazzpar Prize-winnning free jazz drummer, turns 67.
- Sandy Block (1917 – ?), (a.k.a. Sid Block) American bass player with Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, among others, would have turned 91.
- Ivie Anderson (January 16, 1904 – September 28, 1949), American jazz singer with Duke Ellington, would have turned 104 this year.
- Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984), American actress and singer, would have turned 100 this year.
- G. T. Hogan (January 16, 1929 – August 07, 2004), (born Wilbert Granville Hogan) American session musician (drummer), would have turned 79 this year.
- Niccolò Piccinni (January 16, 1728 – May 07, 1800), Italian opera buffa composer, would have turned 280 this year.
- Spike Robinson (January 16, 1930 – October 29, 2001), (born Henry Berthold Robinson) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 78 this year.
- Dalvanius Prime (January 16, 1948 – October 03, 2002), New Zealand entertainer and songwriter, would have turned 60 this year.
- John Robichaux (1886 – 1939), American violinist, would have turned 122.
- Irving Mills (January 16, 1884 – April 21, 1985), American music publisher, would have turned 124 this year.
- Aaliyah (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), (born Aaliyah Dana Haughton) American Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee, would have turned 29 this year.
