Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/June 19

• Chuck Berghofer, American bassist, turns 88.

• Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, lead singer for Spanky & Our Gang, turns 83.

• Ann Wilson, American flautist and vocalist with Heart, turns 75.

• Larry Dunn, American keyboardist with Earth, Wind & Fire, turns 72.

• Paula Abdul, American singer and American Idol panel member, turns 63.
• Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter with The Verve Pipe, turns 61.
• Darren Barrett, Brit guitarist and trumpeter, turns 58.
• Brian Welch, American guitarist for Korn, turns 56.
• Scott Avett, American signer, songwriter, keyboardist, banjo player and guitarist with The Avett Brothers, turns 49.

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• Nick Drake (June 19, 1948 –November 25, 1974), (born Nicholas Rodney Drake) British singer-songwriter pioneer, would have turned 77 this year.
• Robert Palmer (June 19, 1945 –November 20, 1997), American music critic and reedist, would have turned 80 this year.
• Tommy DeVito (June 19, 1928 –June 19, 2020), American singer and musician, member of The Four Seasons, would have turned 97 this year.
• Dave Lambert (June 19, 1917 –October 03, 1966), (born David Alden Lambert) American lyricist and vocalese pioneer, would have turned 108 this year.
• Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914 –May 11, 1979), American bluegrass music pioneer, would have turned 111 this year.
• Jerry Jerome (June 19, 1912 –November 17, 2001), American arranger, bandleader, and tenor saxophonist, would have turned 113 this year.
• Bertie King (1912 – 1981), (born Albert King) Panamanian saxophonist, would have turned 113.

• Joe Thomas (June 19, 1909 –August 03, 1986), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Charles Hubbard Thompson (June 19, 1891 –June 13, 1964), American pianist, would have turned 134 this year.