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Leonid Grabovsky , Russian composer, turns 89.
Dick Taylor , Brit guitarist and vocalist with
Pretty Things , turns 81.
Malvina Major , New Zealand composer, turns 81.
Achim Reichel , German
record producer , turns 80.
Robert Wyatt , Brit singer with pioneering
Canterbury Scene act,
Soft Machine , turns 79.
Rick Allen , American
keyboardist with
Box Tops , turns 78.
Bob Moses , American
session musician (drums), turns 76.
Billy Bass Nelson , (born William Nelson) American
bassist of
Funkadelic fame, turns 73.
Richard Danielpour , American composer, turns 68.
Kerry McCoy , American
arranger and
pianist , turns 66.
Dave Sharp , Welsh guitarist with
The Alarm , turns 65.
Sam Phillips , American guitarist and
singer-songwriter , turns 62.
Dan Spitz , American guitarist with
Anthrax , turns 61.
Julian Arguelles , Brit
soprano saxophonist , turns 58.
Sarah McLachlan , Canadian singer-songwriter and founder of
Lilith Fair , turns 56.
Rakim , (born William Michael Griffin Jr.) American
rapper of
Eric B. & Rakim fame, turns 56.
DJ Muggs , (born Lawrence Muggerud) American disc jockey of
Cypress Hill fame, turns 56.
Lee Latchford-Evans , Brit
bubblegum pop vocalist with
Steps , turns 49.
Jarrod Montague , American
drummer with
Taproot , turns 48.
Rick Ross (born William Leonard Roberts II), American rapper and record executive, turns 48.
Matt DeVries , American
guitarist of
Chimaira fame, turns 47.
Joey Fatone , American
boy band vocalist with
'N Sync , turns 47.
Nick Carter , American boy band vocalist with
Backstreet Boys , turns 44.
John Tavener (January 28, 1944 –November 12, 2013), Brit
experimental music composer, would have turned 80 this year.
Brian Keenan (January 28, 1943 –October 05, 1985), American drummer with
The Chambers Brothers , would have turned 81 this year.
King Tubby (January 28, 1941 –February 06, 1989), (born Osbourne Ruddock) Jamaican pioneering
dub music record producer, would have turned 83 this year.
Jack Scott (January 28, 1936 –December 12, 2019), Canadian
rockabilly singer and songwriter, would have turned 88 this year.
Robert Suderburg (January 28, 1936 –April 22, 2013), American
composer , would have turned 88 this year.
Spiro Malas (January 28, 1933 –June 23, 2019), American
bass-baritone singer, would have turned 91 this year.
Ezio Flagello (January 28, 1931 –March 19, 2009), American
basso and brother to
Nicolas Flagello , would have turned 93 this year.
Luis de Pablo (January 28, 1930–October 10, 2021), Spanish composer, would have turned 94 this year.
Acker Bilk (January 28, 1929 –November 02, 2014), (born Bernard Stanley Bilk) Brit
clarinetist , would have turned 95 this year.
Ronnie Scott (January 28, 1927 –December 23, 1996), Brit tenor saxophonist and
entrepreneur , would have turned 97 this year.
Paul Asciak (January 28, 1923 –April 21, 2015), Maltese
tenor vocalist who discovered
Joseph Calleja , would have turned 101 this year.
Frances Yeend (January 28, 1918 –April 27, 2008), Canadian
soprano singer, would have turned 106 this year.
Bob Hilliard (January 28, 1918 –February 01, 1971), American lyricist and
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 106 this year.
Rolf Larsson (January 28, 1918 –May 05, 1991), Swedish pianist, would have turned 106 this year.
Peter Crossley-Holland (January 28, 1916 –April 27, 2001), Brit composer and
musicologist , would have turned 108 this year.
Jan Masseus (1913 – 1999), Dutch composer and pianist, would have turned 111.
Bobby Sands (1907 – ?), American
tenor saxophonist with
Claude Hopkins and
Edmond Hall , would have turned 117.
Constantin Regamey (January 28, 1907 –December 27, 1982), Swiss pianist and composer, would have turned 117 this year.
Ricardo Fabrega (January 28, 1905 –February 10, 1973), Panamanian
dance music composer, would have turned 119 this year.
Yuly Sergueievitch Meytus (January 28, 1903 –April 02, 1997), Ukrainian composer, would have turned 121 this year.
Michael Dewar Head (January 28, 1900 –August 24, 1976), Brit singer, pianist, and composer, would have turned 124 this year.
Vittorio Rieti (January 28, 1898 –February 19, 1994), Italian
Neoclassicism composer, would have turned 126 this year.
Fidelia Campigna (January 28, 1897 –December 27, 1983), Italian soprano singer, would have turned 127 this year.
Laura Pasini (January 28, 1894 –June 30, 1942), Italian soprano singer, would have turned 130 this year.
Elliot Griffis (January 28, 1893 –June 08, 1967), American composer and pianist, would have turned 131 this year.
Karel Boleslav Jirák (January 28, 1891 –January 30, 1932), Czech
conductor and composer, would have turned 133 this year.
Zilner Randolph (January 28, 1889 –February 02, 1994), American trumpeter, would have turned 135 this year.
Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 –December 20, 1982), Polish
Grammy Award -winning pianist and conductor, would have turned 137 this year.
Lily Theresa Strickland (January 28, 1887 –June 06, 1958), American composer, would have turned 137 this year.
Jean Athanasiou (January 28, 1885 –November 20, 1938), Romanian
baritone singer, would have turned 139 this year.
Louis Nelson DeLisle (January 28, 1885 –August 20, 1949), American clarinetist, would have turned 139 this year.
Walter Kollo (January 28, 1878 –September , 1940), (born Walter Elimar Kollo) German
operetta composer, would have turned 146 this year.
Leon Laffitte (January 28, 1875 –September , 1938), French tenor vocalist, would have turned 149 this year.
Julian Aguirre (January 28, 1868 –August 13, 1924), Argentinian composer, would have turned 156 this year.
Frederic Lamond (January 28, 1868 –February 21, 1948), (born Frederic Archibald Lamond) Scottish composer, would have turned 156 this year.
Bianca Bianchi (January 28, 1865 –February 16, 1947), (born Bertha Schwarz) Austrian
coloratura soprano, would have turned 159 this year.
Isadora Luckstone (January 28, 1861 –March 12, 1941), American music teacher to
Lila P. Robeson ,
Lambert Murphy , and
Ellison van Hoose , would have turned 163 this year.
Viktor Nessler (January 28, 1841 –May 28, 1890), German composer, would have turned 183 this year.
Franz Wullner (January 28, 1832 –September 08, 1902), Austrian composer, would have turned 192 this year.
Marie-Cornélie Falcon (January 28, 1812 –February 25, 1897), French
mezzo-soprano , would have turned 212 this year.
Louis Ferdinand Joseph Herold (January 28, 1791 –January 19, 1833), French
opera composer, would have turned 233 this year.
Giovanni Velluti (January 28, 1780 –January 22, 1861), Italian
castrato , would have turned 244 this year.
Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (January 28, 1757 –August 06, 1821), Italian composer, would have turned 267 this year.
Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth (January 28, 1756 –April 30, 1792), German composer, would have turned 268 this year.
Johann Ernst Bach (January 28, 1722 –January 09, 1777), German composer and nephew to
Johann Sebastian Bach , would have turned 302 this year.
Gregor Joseph Werner (January 28, 1693 –March 03, 1766), Austrian
organist and composer, would have turned 331 this year.
Johann Balthasar König (January 28, 1691 –April 02, 1754), German composer and organist, would have turned 333 this year.
Gottfried Vopelius (January 28, 1645 –February 03, 1715), German composer, would have turned 379 this year.