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- Ivette Sosa, American vocalist and choreographer; member of Eden's Crush, turns 31.
- P. F. Sloan, (born Philip Gary Schlein) American pop-rock singer and songwriter, turns 62.
- Pat Barrett, Canadian tenor vocalist with The Crew-Cuts, turns 74.
- Nature, (born Jermaine Baxter) American rapper, turns 35.
- Huw Bunford, Welsh guitarist with Super Furry Animals, turns 40.
- Alexander Arzamastev, Russian drummer for Bering Strait, turns 34.
- Lee Dorman, American bassist with Iron Butterfly, turns 62.
- Les Braid, Brit organist and bass player with The Swinging Blue Jeans, turns 66.
- Elaine Delmar, Brit vocalist and pianist, turns 68.
- Jessye Norman, American opera singer, turns 62.
- George Robert, Swiss composer, arranger, saxophonist, and clarinetist, turns 47.
- Signe Toly Anderson, American folk rock singer of Jefferson Airplane fame, turns 66.
- Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese pop music singer, turns 27.
- Kay Gee, American DJ of Naughty By Nature fame, turns 38.
- Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Spanish conductor, turns 74.
- Jessye Norman, American opera singer (soprano), turns 62.
- Allen Shellenberger, American drummer for Lit, turns 38.
- Mitch Dorge, Canadian drummer, composer, and record producer with Crash Test Dummies, turns 47.
- Jimmy Gilmer, American vocalist of Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs, turns 67.
- Jaki Graham, Brit backing vocalist with UB40, turns 51.
- Tim Whelan, Brit guitarist and founding member of britpop act, Furniture, turns 49.
- Snooky Pryor, American blues musician, turns 86.
- Maggie Reilly, Scottish folk music singer, turns 51.
- Jamie Stevens, German pop music singer, turns 32.
- Paul Thomson, Scottish drummer for Franz Ferdinand, turns 31.
- Freddie Mercury (September 15, 1946 – November 24, 1991), Brit vocalist for Queen, would have turned 61 this year.
- Roy Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992), American country musician, would have turned 104 this year.
- Al Casey (September 15, 1915 – September 11, 2005), American jazz guitarist with Fats Waller, would have turned 92 this year.
- Roger "Ram" Ramirez (September 15, 1913 – January 11, 1994), Puerto Rican pianist and composer, would have turned 94 this year.
- Frank Martin (September 15, 1890 – November 21, 1974), Swiss composer, would have turned 117 this year.
- Anton Heiller (September 15, 1923 – March 25, 1979), Austrian organist, would have turned 84 this year.
- Bobby Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005), American musician, would have turned 83 this year.
- Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 08, 1975), American saxophonist and bandleader, would have turned 79 this year.
- Max Harris (September 15, 1918 – March 13, 2004), Brit arranger, composer, and accordion player, would have turned 89 this year.
- Bert Ambrose (September 15, 1896 – June 12, 1971), Brit violinist and bandleader, would have turned 111 this year.
- Stanley Dance (September 15, 1910 – February 23, 1999), Brit writer and music critic, would have turned 97 this year.
- Bruno Walter (September 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962), German conductor, would have turned 131 this year.
- Jenő Hubay (September 15, 1858 – March 12, 1937), Hungarian violinist, would have turned 149 this year.
