Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 19

• Roger Blank, American session musician (drummer) with Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, turns 86.

• Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian musician and arranger, turns 81.

• John McEuen, American multi-instrumentalist with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, turns 79.

• Lenny White, American jazz-rock drummer, turns 75.

• Janie Fricke, American country pop vocalist, turns 72.

• Ron Kuivila, American avant-garde musician, turns 69.

• Eric Marienthal, American alto saxophonist and Chick Corea Elektric Band member, turns 67.

• Doug Johnson (Loverboy), Canadian keyboardist for Loverboy, turns 67.

• Limahl, (born Christopher Hamill) Brit vocalist with Kajagoogoo, turns 66.

• Kevin Shepard, American drummer with Zoo Story, Tonic, turns 56.

• Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijan pianist and vocalist, turns 55.

• Sebastian, (born Knud Torben Christensen) Danish guitarist, turns 54.

• Lady Sovereign, (born Louise Amanda Harman) Brit grime MC, turns 39.

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• Zal Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 –December 13, 2002), Canadian lead guitarist with The Lovin' Spoonful, would have turned 80 this year.

• Alvin Lee (December 19, 1944–March 06, 2013), Brit guitarist and vocalist of Ten Years After, would have turned 80 this year.

• Maurice White (December 19, 1941–February 04, 2016), American vocalist with Earth, Wind & Fire, would have turned 83 this year.

• Don Weller (December 19, 1940–May 30, 2020), Brit tenor saxophonist, would have turned 84 this year.

• Phil Ochs (December 19, 1940 –April 19, 1976), (born Philip David Ochs) American protest songwriter, would have turned 84 this year.

• Pete Strange (December 19, 1938 –August 14, 2004), Brit sideman (trombonist), would have turned 86 this year.

• Milcho Leviev (December 19, 1937–October 12, 2019), Bulgarian keyboardist, would have turned 87 this year.

• Bobby Timmons (December 19, 1935 –March 01, 1974), American pianist, would have turned 89 this year.

• Bob Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929–December 15, 2011), American trombonist, would have turned 95 this year.

• Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925–March 06, 2012), American songwriter with Sherman Brothers, would have turned 99 this year.

• Little Jimmy Dickens (December 19, 1920–January 02, 2015), American countrypolitan guitarist, would have turned 104 this year.

• Professor Longhair (December 19, 1918 –January 30, 1980), (born Henry Roeland Byrd) American blues pianist, would have turned 106 this year.

• Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915 –October 11, 1963), French singer and actress, would have turned 109 this year.

• Charlie Ryan (December 19, 1915 –February 16, 2008), American rockabilly guitarist, would have turned 109 this year.

• Lu Watters (December 19, 1911 –November 05, 1989), American bandleader and trumpeter, would have turned 113 this year.

• Erskine Tate (December 19, 1895 –December 17, 1978), American bandleader and violinist, would have turned 129 this year.

• Fritz Reiner (December 19, 1888 –November 15, 1963), American conductor, would have turned 136 this year.

• George Frederick Bristow (December 19, 1825 –December 13, 1898), American composer and violinist, would have turned 199 this year.