Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 12

• Raimond Pauls, Latvian pianist, turns 88.
• William Lee Golden, American country musician with Oak Ridge Boys, turns 85.
• Olu Dara, (born Charles Jones III) American cornetist, guitarist, and trumpeter, turns 83.
• Maggie Bell, Scottish vocalist with Stone The Crows, turns 79.
• George Duke, American keyboardist, turns 78.
• Cynthia Robinson, American trumpeter for Sly & The Family Stone, turns 78.
• John Etheridge, Brit jazz fusion guitarist with Soft Machine, turns 76.
• Felipe Rose, American vocalist with Village People, turns 70.
• Jane Ira Bloom, American soprano saxophonist, turns 69.
• Tom Adorlino, American drummer of NRBQ fame, turns 67.
• Ricky Van Shelton, American country music singer, turns 67.
• Per Gessle, Swedish songwriter for Roxette and Gyllene Tider, turns 65.
• Blixa Bargeld, (born Christian Emmerich) German musician with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, turns 65.
• Guy Chambers, Brit singer, songwriter, and record producer with The Lemon Trees, turns 61.
• Rob Zombie, (born Robert Bartleh Cummings) American musician and director of White Zombie fame, turns 58.
• Ingrid Jensen, Canadian trumpeter, turns 58.
• Gene Lake, American drummer, turns 58.
• TBird, American rapper with B-Rock and the Bizz, turns 57.
• Raekwon, (born Corey Woods) American rapper with the musical collective known as Wu-Tang Clan, turns 56.
• Zack de la Rocha, American rap-rock vocalist with Rage Against the Machine, turns 54.
• Dan Haseltine, American vocalist and percussionist with Jars of Clay, turns 51.
• Matt Wong, American bassist with Reel Big Fish, turns 51.
• Melanie Chisholm, (a.k.a. Mel C) Brit girl group vocalist of Spice Girls fame, turns 50.
• Kris Roe, American guitarist with The Ataris, turns 46.
• Amerie, (born Amerie Mi Marie Rogers) American singer and actress, turns 44.
• Rabia Shaheen Qazi, lead vocalist of Seattle psychedelic rock band Rose Windows (band), turns 33.
• Zayn Malik, (born Zain Malik) English pop singer, former member of One Direction, turns 31.

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• Naya Rivera (January 12, 1987 –July 8, 2020), American singer and actress, would have turned 37 this year.
• Chris Bell (January 12, 1951 –December 27, 1978), American power pop guitarist with Big Star, would have turned 73 this year.
• Abe Tilmon (January 12, 1945 –June , 1982), (born Abrim Tilmon) American vocalist with Detroit Emeralds, would have turned 79 this year.
• Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 –July 21, 2005), (born John William Baldry) Brit blues singer of Bluesology fame, would have turned 83 this year.
• Ronald Shannon Jackson (January 12, 1940 –October 19, 2013), American drummer, would have turned 84 this year.
• Des O'Connor (January 12, 1932–November 14, 2020), Brit singer, comedian, and presenter, would have turned 92 this year.
• Hadley Caliman (January 12, 1932 –September 08, 2010), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 92 this year.
• Roland Alphonso (January 12, 1931 –November 21, 1998), Cuban saxophonist, would have turned 93 this year.
• Glenn Yarbrough (January 12, 1930–2016 August, 1978), American folk singer with The Limeliters, would have turned 94 this year.
• Ruth Brown (January 12, 1928 –November 17, 2006), American pop music vocalist, would have turned 96 this year.
• Guy Lafitte (January 12, 1927 –June 10, 1998), French swing tenor saxophonist, would have turned 97 this year.
• Jay McShann (January 12, 1916 –December 07, 2006), American pianist and bandleader, would have turned 108 this year.
• Trummy Young (January 12, 1912 –September 10, 1984), American swing era bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 112 this year.
• Edgar DeLange (January 12, 1904 –July 13, 1949), American lyricist, would have turned 120 this year.
• Harry Roy (January 12, 1900 –February 01, 1971), (born Harry Lipman) Brit clarinetist, would have turned 124 this year.
• Louis Horst (January 12, 1884 –January 23, 1964), American dance composition and composer, would have turned 140 this year.
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (January 12, 1876 –January 21, 1948), Italian composer, would have turned 148 this year.
• Jacques Duphly (January 12, 1715 –July 15, 1789), French composer and harpsichordist, would have turned 309 this year.