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- Matt DeVries, American guitarist of Chimaira fame, turns 30.
- Jarrod Montague, American drummer with Taproot, turns 31.
- Robert Wyatt, Brit singer with pioneering Canterbury Scene act, Soft Machine, turns 62.
- Robert Suderburg, American composer, turns 71.
- Sam Phillips, American guitarist and singer-songwriter, turns 45.
- Billy Bass Nelson, (born William Nelson) American bassist of Funkadelic fame, turns 56.
- Rick Allen, American keyboardist with Box Tops, turns 61.
- Lydia Aylott, (born Lydia Georgina Edith) Brit composer, turns 71.
- Leonid Grabovsky, Russian composer, turns 72.
- Spiro Malas, American bass-baritone singer, turns 74.
- Ezio Flagello, American basso and brother to Nicolas Flagello, turns 76.
- Frances Yeend, Canadian soprano singer, turns 89.
- Luis de Pablo, Spanish composer, turns 77.
- Kerry McCoy, American arranger and pianist, turns 49.
- Malvina Major, New Zealand composer, turns 64.
- Acker Bilk, (born Bernard Stanley Bilk) Brit clarinetist, turns 78.
- Peter Crossley-Holland, Brit composer and musicologist, turns 91.
- John Tavener, Brit experimental music composer, turns 63.
- Richard Danielpour, American composer, turns 51.
- Achim Reichel, German record producer, turns 63.
- Lee Latchford-Evans, Brit bubblegum pop vocalist with Steps, turns 32.
- Joey Fatone, American boy band vocalist with 'N Sync, turns 30.
- Raphael Brown, (a.k.a. Tweety) American R&B singer of Next fame, turns 31.
- Brian Keenan, American drummer with The Chambers Brothers, turns 64.
- Nick Carter, American boy band vocalist with Backstreet Boys, turns 27.
- Julian Arguelles, Brit soprano saxophonist, turns 41.
- Dick Taylor, Brit guitarist and vocalist with Pretty Things, turns 64.
- Jack Scott, Canadian rockabilly singer and songwriter, turns 71.
- Mert Oliver, American bass player, turns 90.
- Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter and founder of Lilith Fair, turns 39.
- Rakim, (born William Michael Griffin Jr.) American rapper of Eric B. & Rakim fame, turns 39.
- Bob Moses, American session musician (drums), turns 59.
- DJ Muggs, (born Lawrence Muggerud) American disc jockey of Cypress Hill fame, turns 39.
- Dan Spitz, American guitarist with Anthrax, turns 44.
- Paul Asciak, Maltese tenor vocalist who discovered Joseph Calleja, turns 84.
- Dave Sharp, Welsh guitarist with The Alarm, turns 48.
- Greg Cook, American country music bassist with Ricochet, turns 42.
- Bobby Sands (1907 – ?), American tenor saxophonist with Claude Hopkins and Edmond Hall, would have turned 100.
- Franz Wullner (January 28, 1832 – September 08, 1902), Austrian composer, would have turned 175 this year.
- Louis Ferdinand Joseph Herold (January 28, 1791 – January 19, 1833), French opera composer, would have turned 216 this year.
- Giovanni Velluti (January 28, 1780 – January 22, 1861), Italian castrato, would have turned 227 this year.
- Alfonso Marsh (January 28, 1627 – April 09, 1681), Brit composer, would have turned 380 this year.
- Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth (January 28, 1756 – April 30, 1792), German composer, would have turned 251 this year.
- Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (January 28, 1757 – August 06, 1821), Italian composer, would have turned 250 this year.
- Johann Ernst Bach (January 28, 1722 – January 09, 1777), German composer and nephew to Johann Sebastian Bach, would have turned 285 this year.
- Gottfried Vopelius (January 28, 1645 – February 03, 1715), German composer, would have turned 362 this year.
- Marie-Cornélie Falcon (January 28, 1812 – February 25, 1897), French mezzo-soprano, would have turned 195 this year.
- Gregor Joseph Werner (January 28, 1693 – March 03, 1766), Austrian organist and composer, would have turned 314 this year.
- Johann Balthasar Konig (January 28, 1691 – April 02, 1754), German composer and organist, would have turned 316 this year.
- King Tubby (January 28, 1941 – February 06, 1989), (born Osbourne Ruddock) Jamaican pioneering dub music record producer, would have turned 66 this year.
- Laura Pasini (January 28, 1894 – June 30, 1942), Italian soprano singer, would have turned 113 this year.
- Elliot Griffis (January 28, 1893 – June 08, 1967), American composer and pianist, would have turned 114 this year.
- Viktor Nessler (January 28, 1841 – May 28, 1890), German composer, would have turned 166 this year.
- Lily Theresa Strickland (January 28, 1887 – June 06, 1958), American composer, would have turned 120 this year.
- Jan Masseus (1913 – 1999), Dutch composer and pianist, would have turned 94.
- Bob Hilliard (January 28, 1918 – February 01, 1971), American lyricist and Songwriters' Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 89 this year.
- Constantin Regamey (January 28, 1907 – December 27, 1982), Swiss pianist and composer, would have turned 100 this year.
- Ricardo Fabrega (January 28, 1905 – February 10, 1973), Panamanian dance music composer, would have turned 102 this year.
- Vittorio Rieti (January 28, 1898 – February 19, 1994), Italian Neoclassicism composer, would have turned 109 this year.
- Michael Dewar Head (January 28, 1900 – August 24, 1976), Brit singer, pianist, and composer, would have turned 107 this year.
- Fidelia Campigna (January 28, 1897 – December 27, 1983), Italian soprano singer, would have turned 110 this year.
- Karel Boleslav Jirák (January 28, 1891 – January 30, 1932), Czech conductor and composer, would have turned 116 this year.
- Jean Athanasiou (January 28, 1885 – November 20, 1938), Romanian baritone singer, would have turned 122 this year.
- Bianca Bianchi (January 28, 1865 – February 16, 1947), (born Bertha Schwarz) Austrian coloratura soprano, would have turned 142 this year.
- Walter Kollo (January 28, 1878 – September , 1940), (born Walter Elimar Kollo) German operetta composer, would have turned 129 this year.
- Leon Laffitte (January 28, 1875 – September , 1938), French tenor vocalist, would have turned 132 this year.
- Julian Aguirre (January 28, 1868 – August 13, 1924), Argentinian composer, would have turned 139 this year.
- Frederic Lamond (January 28, 1868 – February 21, 1948), (born Frederic Archibald Lamond) Scottish composer, would have turned 139 this year.
- Louis Nelson DeLisle (January 28, 1885 – August 20, 1949), American clarinetist, would have turned 122 this year.
- Zilner Randolph (January 28, 1889 – February 02, 1994), American trumpeter, would have turned 118 this year.
- Arthur Rubinstein (January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982), Polish Grammy Award-winning pianist and conductor, would have turned 120 this year.
- Rolf Larsson (January 28, 1918 – May 05, 1991), Swedish pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
- Yuly Sergueievitch Meytus (January 28, 1903 – April 02, 1997), Ukranian composer, would have turned 104 this year.
- Ronnie Scott (January 28, 1927 – December 23, 1996), Brit tenor saxophonist and entrepreneur, would have turned 80 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 146 this year.
