Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 31

• Siw Malmkvist, Swedish singer; Melodifestivalen and Eurovision Song Contestant, turns 88.
• Andy Summers, Brit guitarist with The Police, turns 82.
• Burton Cummings, Canadian vocalist with The Guess Who, turns 77.
• Fermin Goytisolo, Cuban percussionist with KC and the Sunshine Band, turns 73.
• Tom Hamilton, American bassist with Aerosmith, turns 73.
• Jimmy Haslip, American bassist with Blackjack, Jing Chi, and Yellowjackets, turns 73.
• Paul Westerberg, American vocalist with The Replacements, turns 64.
• Ric Ivanisevich, American guitarist with Oleander, turns 62.
• Scott Ian, (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld) American guitarist with Anthrax, turns 61.
• Marcus Adoro, Filipino lead guitarist with The Eraserheads, turns 53.
• Joey McIntyre, American boy band vocalist with New Kids On The Block, turns 52.
• Psy, South Korean singer and rapper, turns 47.
• Papoose, American east coast rap artist, turns 46.
• Bob Bryar, American drummer with My Chemical Romance, turns 45.
• Joe Craig, Brit composer and novelist, turns 44.
• Jess Bonner, American vocalist for Girl Authority, turns 31.

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• Michael Hedges (December 31, 1953 –December 02, 1997), American acoustic guitarist, would have turned 71 this year.
• Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 –May 17, 2012), American singer, would have turned 76 this year.
• John Denver (December 31, 1943 –October 12, 1997), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, would have turned 81 this year.
• Pete Quaife (December 31,  1943 –June 23, 2010), Brit bassist with The Kinks, would have turned 81 this year.
• Peter Herbolzheimer (December 31, 1935 –March 27, 2010), Romanian trombonist, would have turned 89 this year.
• Gil Melle (December 31, 1931 –October 28, 2004), American baritone saxophonist and film score composer, would have turned 93 this year.
• Odetta (December 31, 1930 –December 02, 2008), (born Odetta Holmes) American blues and folk music singer, would have turned 94 this year.
• Ross Barbour (December 31, 1928 –August 20, 2011), American vocalist with The Four Freshmen, would have turned 96 this year.
• Wilbur Harden (1924 – 1969), American flugelhorn player, would have turned 100.
• Simon Brehm (December 31, 1921 –February 11, 1967), Swedish bass player, would have turned 103 this year.
• Rex Allen (December 31, 1920 –December 17, 1999), American actor and singer, would have turned 104 this year.
• Cedric Haywood (December 31, 1914 –September 09, 1969), American pianist, would have turned 110 this year.
• Jonah Jones (December 31, 1909 –April 29, 2000), American jazz trumpeter, would have turned 115 this year.
• John Kirby (December 31, 1908 –June 14, 1952), American bass and tuba player, would have turned 116 this year.
• Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 –September 20, 1994), (born Julius Kerwin Stein) American Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 119 this year.
• Nathan Milstein (December 31, 1903 –December 21, 1992), Ukrainian violinist, would have turned 121 this year.
• Hnat Khotkevych (December 31, 1877 –October 10, 1938), (born Hnat Martynovych Khotkevych) Ukrainian bandura player, would have turned 147 this year.