Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 23
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- Charly Garcia, Argentine singer, turns 57.
- Robert Trujillo, American bassist with Metallica, turns 44.
- Jessicka, (née Jessica Fodera) American goth rock performer, turns 33.
- Roy Zimmerman, American guitarist and songwriter, turns 95.
- Pauline Black, Jewish-Nigerian lead vocalist with British ska act, The Selecter, turns 55.
- "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer and comedian, turns 49.
- Kelly Marie, British disco singer, turns 51.
- Dwight Yoakam, American country music singer and songwriter, turns 52.
- Würzel, (née Michael Burston) Brit guitarist and vocalist with Motörhead, turns 59.
- Freddie Marsden, Brit drummer with Gerry & the Pacemakers, turns 68.
- Ellie Greenwich, (née Eleanor Greenwich) American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer, turns 68.
- Ernie Watts, American grammy award winning multi-instrumentalist, turns 63.
- Ned Rorem, American composer, turns 85.
- Betty Bennett, American jazz singer, turns 87.
- Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer for Play, turns 21.
- Stevie Brock, American singer, turns 18.
- William Alsop, American alto saxophonist, turns 103.
- Fats Sadi, Belgian vibraphonist, turns 81.
- Sonny Criss (October 23, 1927 – November 19, 1977), (née William Criss) American alto saxophonist, would have turned 81 this year.
- Bernard Peiffer (October 23, 1922 – September 07, 1976), French pianist, would have turned 86 this year.
- Greg Ridley (October 23, 1943 – November 19, 2003), Brit bassist with Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie, would have turned 65 this year.
- Gary McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 03, 1971), American arranger, composer, and vibraphonist, would have turned 75 this year.
- Albert Lortzing (October 23, 1801 – January 21, 1851), German composer, would have turned 207 this year.
- Charlie Foxx (October 23, 1939 – September 18, 1998), American R&B singer and one-half of Inez and Charlie Foxx, would have turned 69 this year.
- Speckled Red (October 23, 1892 – January 02, 1973), (née Rufus Perryman) American boogie-woogie pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
