Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 8

Derek Hogg, English drummer, turns 96.
Eiji Kitamura, Japanese clarinetist, turns 95.
Phil Lee, Brit guitarist, turns 81.
Steve Howe, English musician, songwriter, guitarist of Asia and Yes, turns 77.
Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Guns N' Roses, turns 62.
Donita Sparks, American guitarist and vocalist of L7 fame, turns 61.
Julian Lennon, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 61.
Anouk, (born Anouk Stotijn-Teeuwe) Dutch pop music singer, turns 49.

Kim Jonghyun (April 8, 1990–December 18, 2017), South Korean K-POP singer, songwriter, producer, composer), would have turned 34 this year.
Biz Markie (April 8, 1964–July 16, 2021), American rapper and disc jockey, would have turned 60 this year.
Jerry Abbott (April 8, 1942–April 2, 2024), American country songwriter and producer, would have turned 82 this year.
Paul Jeffrey (April 8, 1933 –March 20, 2015), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 91 this year.
Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 –September 11, 2004), American lyricist and Songwriters' Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 91 this year.
Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 –October 9, 1978), (born Jacques Romain Georges Brel) French singer and songwriter, would have turned 95 this year.
Monty Sunshine (April 8, 1928 –November 30, 2010), Brit clarinetist and soprano saxophonist, would have turned 96 this year.
Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920 –November 10, 1994), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 104 this year.
George Dixon (April 8, 1909 –August 01, 1994), American trumpeter, would have turned 115 this year.
Yip Harburg (April 8, 1896 –March 04, 1981), American Academy Award-winning songwriter and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 128 this year.
Victor Schertzinger (April 8, 1880 –October 26, 1941), American composer, would have turned 144 this year.