Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 20

• John Harbison, American composer of opera music, turns 87.
• Michael Hurley, American singer-songwriter, turns 84.
• Pete Levin, American avant-garde jazz musician, turns 83.
• Bobby Colomby, American drummer with Blood, Sweat & Tears, turns 81.
• Peter Criss, (born Peter George John Criscuola) American drummer for Kiss, turns 78.
• Lloyd Courteney, American drummer, turns 78.
• Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer, turns 78.
• Alan Parsons, Brit keyboardist and record producer with The Alan Parsons Project, turns 77.
• Gilbert Montagné, French organist, turns 74.
• Billy Bragg, (born Steven William Bragg) Brit singer and songwriter, turns 68.
• Anita Ward, American singer, turns 68.
• Anna Vissi, Greek singer, turns 68.
• Efrem Towns, American trumpeter with Dirty Dozen Brass Band, turns 65.
• Mike Keneally, American multi-instrumentalist, turns 64.
• Chris Robison, American farfisa organist for New York Dolls, turns 59.
• Chris Robinson, American vocalist with The Black Crowes, turns 59.
• Die, Japanese guitarist with Dir en grey, turns 51.
• Graham Hopkins, Irish drummer for Therapy?, turns 50.
• Simo Santapukki, Finnish guitarist and drummer for Apulanta, turns 48.
• David Cook, American singer and American Idol 7 winner, turns 39.
• Anoop Desai, American singer and American Idol contestant, turns 38.
• JoJo (singer), (born Joanna Noëlle Levesque) American pop music singer, turns 35.
• Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer with Babymetal, turns 28.

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• Stevie Wright (December 20, 1947 –December 27, 2015), (born Stephen Carlton Wright) Australian musician with The Easybeats, would have turned 78 this year.
• Larry Willis (December 20, 1940 –September 29, 2019), American pianist, would have turned 85 this year.
• Courtney Johnson (December 20, 1939–June 06, 1996), American country musician with New Grass Revival, would have turned 86 this year.
• Bill Keith (December 20,  1939 –October 23, 2015), American steel guitarist, would have turned 86 this year.
• Judy Henske (December 20, 1936 –April 27, 2022), American folk and art-rock singer, would have turned 89 this year.
• Frank Necessary (December 20, 1935–December 11, 2011), American author and bluegrass music banjoist, would have turned 90 this year.
• Chubby Anthony (December 20, 1935 –February 05, 1980), (born Donald Anthony) American fiddler, would have turned 90 this year.
• Ralph Dollimore (December 20, 1930 –August 25, 1988), Brit arranger and composer, would have turned 95 this year.
• Pat Hare (December 20, 1930 –September 26, 1980), American memphis blues guitarist, would have turned 95 this year.
• Arne Domnerus (December 20, 1924–September 08, 2008), Swedish alto saxophonist, would have turned 101 this year.
• Reinhold Svensson (December 20, 1920 –November 23, 1968), Swedish pianist and composer, would have turned 105 this year.
• John Hardee (December 20, 1918 –May 18, 1984), American jazz blues tenor saxophonist, would have turned 107 this year.
• Vagn Holmboe (December 20, 1909 –September 01, 1996), Danish neoclassicism composer, would have turned 116 this year.
• Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 –March 18, 1984), American Academy Award-winning lyricist, would have turned 118 this year.
• Ted Fiorito (December 20, 1900 –July 22, 1971), American bandleader and keyboardist, would have turned 125 this year.
• Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 –September 04, 1990), American actress and traditional pop vocalist, would have turned 127 this year.
• Pietro Raimondi (December 20, 1786 –October 30, 1853), Italian romantic music composer, would have turned 239 this year.