Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 12

• Toshiko Akiyoshi, Manchurian jazz pianist, turns 95.

• Juhani Aaltonen, Finnish flautist and saxophonist, turns 89.

• Connie Francis, American and pop music singer, turns 86.

• Dionne Warwick, American R&B and soul music singer, turns 84.

• Declan Cluskey, Irish arranger with The Bachelors, turns 82.

• Mike Heron, Scottish multi-instrumentalist with Incredible String Band, turns 82.

• Tim Hauser, American vocalist with The Manhattan Transfer, turns 82.

• Dave Munden, Brit vocalist with The Tremeloes, turns 81.

• Dickey Betts, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter with The Allman Brothers Band, turns 81.

• Michael Carvin, American drummer, turns 80.

• Alex Acuña, Peruvian percussionist, turns 80.

• Bruce Ditmas, American drummer, turns 78.

• Ralph Scala, American organist and vocalist with Blues Magoos, turns 77.

• Ray Jackson, (born Lindsay Raymond Jackson) Brit mandolinist and harmonica player of Lindisfarne fame, turns 76.

• Richard Galliano, French accordion player, turns 74.

• Tim Whitehead, Brit tenor saxophonist, turns 74.

• Cy Curnin, Brit vocalist with The Fixx, turns 67.

• Sheila E., (born Sheila Escovedo) American drummer, turns 67.

• Belouis Some, (born Neville Keighley) British new wave musician, turns 65.

• Daniel O'Donnell, Irish country musician, turns 63.

• Soren Kristiansen, Danish pianist, turns 62.

• Eric Schenkman, American guitarist with Spin Doctors, turns 61.

• Mark Mondesir, Brit session musician (drummer), turns 60.

• Nick Dimichino, American bassist for Nine Days, turns 57.

• Danny Boy, American MC and hype man with House of Pain, turns 56.

• Hank Williams III, American Americana and cowpunk guitarist, turns 52.

• Dan Hawkins, Brit guitarist with The Darkness, turns 48.

• Dino Meneghin, American session musician and record producer, turns 47.

• Evren Genis, Turkish composer, turns 46.

• Katrina Elam, American singer, turns 41.

• Sabine Devieilhe, French soprano, turns 39.

• Jasmine Murray, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 33.

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• Tony Williams (December 12, 1945 –February 23, 1997), American drummer, would have turned 79 this year.

• Robin Tyner (December 12, 1944 –September 18, 1991), (born Robert Derminer) American lead vocalist with MC5, would have turned 80 this year.

• Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 –December 17, 1999), American jazz-funk and smooth jazz pioneer, would have turned 81 this year.

• John Hicks (December 12, 1941 –May 10, 2006), American hard bop/post-bop pianist, would have turned 83 this year.

• Gary Barone (December 12, 1941–December 24, 2019), American trumpeter, would have turned 83 this year.

• Terry Kirkman (December 12, 1941–September 23, 2023), American songwriter and founding member of The Association, would have turned 83 this year.

• Dodo Marmarosa (December 12, 1925 –September 12, 2002), American pianist, would have turned 99 this year.

• Lars Lystedt, Swedish trombonist, turns 99.

• Bob Dorough (December 12, 1923 –April 23, 2018), American Bebop pianist and vocalist, would have turned 101 this year.

• Joe Williams (December 12, 1918 –March 29, 1999), American vocalist, would have turned 106 this year.

• Frank Sinatra (December 12, 1915 –May 14, 1998), American entertainer and Rat Pack member, would have turned 109 this year.

• Don Stovall (December 12, 1913 –November 20, 1970), American swing-style alto saxophonist, would have turned 111 this year.

• Eddie Barefield (December 12, 1909 –January 04, 1991), American clarinetist, would have turned 115 this year.

• Fred Elizalde (December 12, 1907 –January 16, 1979), American bandleader and pianist, would have turned 117 this year.

• Dagmar Nordstrom (December 12, 1903 –April 09, 1976), American composer and pianist of Nordstrom Sisters fame, would have turned 121 this year.

• Kurt Atterberg (December 12, 1887 –February 15, 1974), Swedish composer of ballet and opera music, would have turned 137 this year.