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- Chad Gracey, drummer for American rock band, Live, turns 36.
- Dennis Greaves, Brit guitarist/vocalist of UK R&B group Nine Below Zero, turns 50.
- Alison Krauss, award-winning country music singer, turns 36.
- Sam Watters, music producer of R&B quartet, Color Me Badd, turns 37.
- Slash, guitarist for Guns N' Roses, turns 42.
- Tim Kellett, English keyboardist and trumpet player for Simply Red, turns 43.
- Martin Gore, of Depeche Mode fame, turns 46.
- Blair Thornton, guitarist for Bachman-Turner Overdrive, turns 57.
- Andy Mackay, member, Roxy Music, turns 61.
- Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, Indian violinist, turns 60.
- Claude Luter, French clarinet player, turns 84.
- Loren Schoenberg, American Jazz musician (Tenor saxophone), turns 49.
- Yuval Gabay, guitarist/vocalist for Soul Coughing, turns 44.
- Francis Healy, guitarist, singer-songwriter and vocalist for Travis, turns 34.
- Khan Jamal, American vibraphonist, turns 61.
- Steve Jocz, drummer for Canadian pop punk act Sum 41, turns 26.
- Pedro Aznar, vocalist/percussionist, turns 48.
- Danny Barcelona, Hawaiian drummer, turns 78.
- Alan Barnes, English Reeds player, turns 48.
- Madeline Bell, vocalist with Blue Mink, turns 65.
- Shannon Brown, American country music artist, turns 34.
- Jim Chapin, American Jazz percussionist, turns 88.
- Dalvin DeGrate, American R&B vocalist and member of Jodeci, turns 36.
- Gloria DeHaven, American actress and vocalist, turns 82.
- Rob Dickinson, vocalist for Catherine Wheel, the English alternative rock act, turns 42.
- Cleveland Duncan, vocalist and member of The Penguins, turns 72.
- David Essex, British artisan and gypsy, turns 60.
- Alf Prøysen (July 23, 1914 – November 23, 1970), Norwegian guitarist and songwriter, would have turned 93 this year.
- Clarence Holiday (July 23, 1898 – March 01, 1937), American Rhythm guitarist and father to Billie Holiday, would have turned 109 this year.
- Tony Lee (July 23, 1934 – March 09, 2004), British Lounge Jazz musician, would have turned 73 this year.