Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 16
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- Ralph Tresvant, American R&B vocalist of New Edition fame, turns 40.
- Levon Ichkhanian, Canadian-Armenian composer and multi-instrumentalist, turns 44.
- Janet Jackson, American actress and pop music singer, turns 42.
- Hanna Richardson, American jazz vocalist, turns 52.
- Nikki Iles, Brit accordionist and pianist, turns 45.
- Redd Holt, (born Isaac Holt) American drummer, turns 76.
- Billy Cobham, Panamanian drummer with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, turns 64.
- Jesse Jones Jr., American flautist and saxophonist, turns 64.
- Eddie Bert, American trombonist, turns 86.
- Michael Moore, American bass player, turns 63.
- Pete Jacobson (May 16, 1950 – April 20, 2002), Brit session musician (pianist), would have turned 58 this year.
- Friedrich Gulda (May 16, 1930 – January 27, 2000), Austrian pianist, would have turned 78 this year.
- Dud Bascomb (May 16, 1916 – December 25, 1972), (born Wilbur Odell Bascomb) American trumpeter, would have turned 92 this year.
- Betty Carter (May 16, 1930 – September 26, 1998), American vocalist, would have turned 78 this year.
- Marlowe Morris (1915 – 1977), American keyboardist, would have turned 93.
- Woody Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 19, 1987), American bandleader, composer, reedist, and vocalist, would have turned 95 this year.
