Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 16

• Gerard Badini, French clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, turns 93.
• Bobby Vinton, American vocalist ("Blue Velvet"), turns 89.
• Erling Kroner, Danish trombonist, turns 81.
• Jukka Tolonen, Finnish session musician (guitarist), turns 72.
• Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist, turns 66.
• Dave Pirner, lead vocalist for Soul Asylum, turns 60.
• Junko Onishi, Japanese jazz pianist, turns 57.
• Chance the Rapper, American hip-hop artist, turns 31.

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• Selena (April 16, 1971 –March 31, 1995), Tejano pop singer, would have turned 53 this year.
• Gerry Rafferty (April 16, 1947 –January 04, 2011), Scottish singer-songwriter ("Baker Street)", vocalist in Stealer's Wheel and The Humblebums, would have turned 77 this year.
• Dave Peverett  (April 16, 1943 –February 07), 2000), English lead singer and guitarist for Foghat, would have turned 81 this year.
• Dusty Springfield (April 16, 1939 –March 02, 1999), (born Mary O'Brien) English pop-soul singer, would have turned 85 this year.
• Walt Dickerson (April 16, 1931 –May 15, 2008), American vibraphonist, would have turned 93 this year.
• Herbie Mann (April 16, 1930 –July 01, 2003), (born Herbert Jay Solomon) American flautist, tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist, would have turned 94 this year.
• Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 –June 14, 1994), American conductor and Grammy Award-winning film score composer, would have turned 100 this year.
• Bennie Green (April 16, 1923 –March 23, 1977), American trombonist, would have turned 101 this year.
• Warren Barker (April 16, 1923 –August 03, 2006), American composer, would have turned 101 this year.
• Alton Purnell (April 16, 1911 –January 14, 1987), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 113 this year.
• Boyce Brown (April 16, 1910 –January 30, 1959), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 114 this year.
• Ray Ventura (April 16, 1908 –March 30, 1979), French bandleader and pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Alexandre Stellio (April 16, 1885 –July 24, 1939), French bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 139 this year.