Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 18

• Bramwell Morrison, Canadian musician; "Bram" of Sharon, Lois & Bram, turns 84.

• Wadada Leo Smith, American avant-garde jazz trumpeter, turns 83.

• Keith Richards, Brit guitarist with Rolling Stones, turns 81.

• Bill Nelson, Brit guitarist for Be-Bop Deluxe, turns 76.

• Martha Johnson, Canadian vocalist with Martha and the Muffins, turns 74.

• Elliot Easton, American lead guitarist with The Cars, turns 71.

• Jacek Kochan, Polish drummer, turns 69.

• Geordie Walker, Brit guitarist with Killing Joke, turns 66.

• Daddy G, (born Grant Marshall) Brit musician with Massive Attack, turns 65.

• Robson Green, Brit actor and singer, turns 60.

• Steve Dullaghan, Brit bassist with The Primitives, turns 58.

• Andy Miller, Brit guitarist of Dodgy fame, turns 56.

• Cowboy Troy, (born Troy Coleman) American country-rapper, turns 54.

• DJ Lethal, (born Leor Dimant) Latvian disc jockey with Limp Bizkit and House of Pain, turns 52.

• Raymond Herrera, American drummer of Fear Factory fame, turns 51.

• Euroboy, (born Knut Schreiner) Norwegian musician of Turbonegro fame, turns 50.

• Axwell, (born Axel Hedfors) Swedish DJ with Swedish House Mafia, turns 47.

• Maria Brink, American vocalist with In This Moment, turns 47.

• Christina Aguilera, American pop music performer and Mickey Mouse Club alum, turns 44.

• Lindsay Armaou, Irish-Greek girl group vocalist with B*Witched, turns 44.

• Murphy Lee, (born Tohri Murphy Lee Harper) American rapper, turns 41.
• YBN Nahmir (born Nicholas Simmons), American rapper and songwriter, turns 25.
• Billie Eilish, American singer and songwriter, turns 23.

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• DMX (December 18, 1970 –April 9, 2021), American rapper, would have turned 54 this year.

• Randy Castillo (December 18, 1950 –March 26, 2002), American drummer, would have turned 74 this year.

• Deke Leonard (December 18, 1944 –January 31, 2017), Welsh guitarist with Man, would have turned 80 this year.

• Bobby Keys (December 18, 1943 –December 02, 2014), American saxophonist, would have turned 81 this year.

• Sam Andrew (December 18, 1941 –February 12, 2015), American singer and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, would have turned 83 this year.

• Chas Chandler (December 18, 1938 –July 17, 1996), Brit bassist for The Animals, would have turned 86 this year.

• Joel Hirschhorn (December 18, 1938 –September 18, 2005), American songwriter and composer, would have turned 86 this year.

• Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 –July 04, 2009), American record industry executive, would have turned 93 this year.

• Al Jones (1930 – 1976), American drummer, would have turned 94.

• Don Heckman (December 18, 1930–November 18, 2020), American clarinetist and music critic, would have turned 94 this year.

• Nick Stabulas (December 18, 1929 –February 06, 1973), American drummer, would have turned 95 this year.

• Harold Land (December 18, 1928 –July 27, 2001), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 96 this year.

• Ira Gitler (December 18, 1928 –February 23, 2019), American music historian and critic, would have turned 96 this year.

• Bill Reichenbach Sr. (December 18, 1923 –May 16, 2008), American trombonist and composer, would have turned 101 this year.

• Big Miller (December 18, 1922 –June 09, 1992), (born Clarence Horatio Miller) American trombonist, would have turned 102 this year.

• Barry Galbraith (December 18, 1919 –January 13, 1983), American guitarist, would have turned 105 this year.

• Eddie Vinson (December 18, 1917 –July 02, 1988), American alto saxophonist and blues shouter, would have turned 107 this year.

• Pee Wee Crayton (December 18, 1914 –June 25, 1985), American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 110 this year.

• Lawrence Lucie (December 18, 1907 –August 14, 2002), American session musician (guitarist), would have turned 117 this year.

• Fletcher Henderson (December 18, 1897 –December 28, 1952), American bandleader and pianist, would have turned 127 this year.

• Sam Morgan (December 18, 1887 –February 25, 1936), American trumpeter, would have turned 137 this year.

• Augusta Holmès (December 18, 1847 –January 28, 1903), French composer, would have turned 177 this year.