Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 5

• José Carreras, Spanish tenor, turns 79.

• Andy Kim, Canadian pop music singer and songwriter, turns 79.

• Jim Messina, American musician with Poco, Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina, turns 78.

• Miroslav Bukovsky, Czech trumpeter, turns 78.

• Egberto Gismonti, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer, turns 78.

• Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist, turns 69.

• Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Japanese bassist, turns 67.

• Brian Bromberg, American bassist, turns 65.

• Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian composer, turns 65.

• Les Nemes, Brit bassist with Haircut 100, turns 65.

• Anders Bergcrantz, Swedish trumpeter, turns 64.

• José Cura, Argentine tenor vocalist, turns 63.

• Johnny Rzeznik, American guitarist and vocalist with Goo Goo Dolls, turns 60.

• Gary Allan, American country music singer, turns 58.

• Glenn Graham, American percussionist with Blind Melon, turns 57.

• Craig Gill, Brit drummer with Inspiral Carpets, turns 54.

• Zainam Higgins, Brit vocalist with Cleopatra, turns 45.

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• Jack Russell (December 5, 1960 –August 07, 2024), American lead vocalist of Great White fame, would have turned 65 this year.

• Camarón de la Isla (December 5, 1950 –July 02,  1992), Spanish flamenco singer, would have turned 75 this year.

• Kim Simmonds (December 5, 1947–December 13,  2022), Welsh guitarist and singer for Savoy Brown, would have turned 78 this year.

• J. J. Cale (December 5, 1938 –July 26,  2013), American guitarist and singer-songwriter , would have turned 87 this year.

• Totti Bergh (December 5, 1935 –January 04, 2012), Norwegian reedist, would have turned 90 this year.

• Art Davis (December 5, 1934–July 29, 2007), American session musician and clinical psychologist, would have turned 91 this year.

• Little Richard (December 5, 1932 –May 09, 2020 ), (born Richard Wayne Penniman) American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 93 this year.

• Gene Allen (December 5, 1928–October 07, 2015), (born Eugene Sufana) American baritone saxophonist, would have turned 97 this year.

• Kay Davis (December 5, 1920–January 27, 2012), American vocalist, would have turned 105 this year.

• Kansas Fields (December 5, 1915 –August 03, 1995), (born Carl Donnell Fields) American drummer, would have turned 110 this year.

• Wladyslaw Szpilman (December 5, 1911 –July 06, 2000), Polish pianist, would have turned 114 this year.

• Johannes Heesters (December 5, 1903–December 24, 2011), Dutch singer and actor, would have turned 122 this year.

• Sonny Boy Williamson (December 5, 1899 –May 25, 1922), (born Aleck Miller) American bluesman, would have turned 126 this year.

• Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 –January 26, 1947), American soprano vocalist, would have turned 127 this year.

• Vítezslav Novák (December 5, 1870 –July 18, 1949), Czech composer, would have turned 155 this year.

• Francesco Geminiani (December 5, 1687 –September 17, 1762), Italian violinist and composer, would have turned 338 this year.

• Henry Lawes (December 5, 1595 –October 21, 1662), English composer, would have turned 430 this year.