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  • Bill Stapleton (1945 – 1984), American trumpeter, would have turned 79.
  • Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1942 –August 22, 2011), American songwriter of Ashford & Simpson fame, would have turned 82 this year.
  • Tyrone Davis (May 4, 1938 –February 09, 2005), American soul music singer, would have turned 86 this year.
  • Dick Dale (May 4, 1937 –March 16, 2019), American rock guitarist and pioneer of surf music, would have turned 87 this year.
  • Don Friedman (May 4, 1935 –June 30, 2016), American jazz pianist, would have turned 89 this year.
  • Richard Williams (May 4, 1931 –November 05, 1985), American trumpeter, would have turned 93 this year.
  • Lars Gullin (May 4, 1928 –May 17, 1976), Swedish baritone saxophonist, would have turned 96 this year.
  • Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 –August 23, 2006), Canadian trumpeter, would have turned 96 this year.
  • Sonny Payne (May 4, 1926 –January 29, 1979), American drummer, would have turned 98 this year.
  • Ed Cassidy (May 4, 1923–December 06, 2012), American drummer with Spirit, would have turned 101 this year.
  • Guy Warren (May 4, 1923–December 22,  2008), (born Warren Gamaliel Akwei) Ghanaian percussionist and Afro-jazz inventor, would have turned 101 this year.
  • Mary Ann McCall (May 4, 1919 –December 04, 1994), American vocalist, would have turned 105 this year.
  • Moe Purtill (May 4, 1916 –March 09, 1994), American drummer, would have turned 108 this year.
  • Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 –September 06, 1975), Canadian composer and pianist, would have turned 138 this year.