Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 23

• Gianni Coscia, Italian accordionist, turns 93.
• Chita Rivera, Mexican actor and singer, turns 91.
• Millie Jackson, American disco/R&B singer, turns 81.
• Gary Burton, American vibraphonist, turns 81.
• Bill Cunningham, American bassist and pianist with Box Tops, turns 74.
• Robin Zander, (born Lamont Robin Zander) American rhythm guitarist with Cheap Trick, turns 71.
• Franco De Vita, Venezuelan singer and songwriter, turns 70.
• Reggie Calloway, American trumpeter with Calloway and Midnight Star, turns 69.
• Earl Falconer, Brit bassist with UB40, turns 65.
• Marc Nelson, American singer and songwriter, turns 53.
• Mark Curry, (a.k.a. Chop D.I.E.S.E.L) American rapper, turns 52.
• David Firth, Brit animator and musician, turns 41.

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• XXXTentacion (January 23, 1998–June 18, 2018), (born Jahseh Onfroy) American rapper and singer, would have turned 26 this year.
• Raymond Droz (January 23, 1955 –June 23, 2000), Swiss trombonist, would have turned 69 this year.
• Danny Federici (January 23, 1950 –April 17, 2008), American organist and keyboardist with E Street Band, would have turned 74 this year.
• David Stahl (January 23, 1949–October 24, 2010), American conductor, would have turned 75 this year.
• Anita Pointer (January 23, 1948–December 31, 2022), American girl group singer with Pointer Sisters, would have turned 76 this year.
• Jerry Lawson (January 23, 1944–July 10, 2019), American singer with The Persuasions, would have turned 80 this year.
• Erich Kleinschuster (January 23, 1930–September 12, 2018), Austrian trombonist, would have turned 94 this year.
• Harold Ousley (January 23, 1929 –August 13, 2015), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 95 this year.
• Dave Black (January 23, 1928 –December 04, 2006), American drummer, would have turned 96 this year.
• Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 –July 31, 1963), American west coast jazz bass player, would have turned 98 this year.
• Marty Paich (January 23, 1925 –August 12, 1995), (born Martin Louis Paich) American arranger, music director, and pianist, would have turned 99 this year.
• Ray Abrams (January 23, 1920 –July {{{6}}}, 1992), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 104 this year.
• Fred Beckett (January 23, 1917 –January 30, 1946), American trombonist, would have turned 107 this year.
• Scoops Carry (January 23, 1915 –August 04, 1970), (born George Dorman Carry) American alto saxophonist and clarinetist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Teddy Napoleon (January 23, 1914 –July 05, 1964), American pianist, would have turned 110 this year.
• Jack Kluger (January 23, 1912 –May 26, 1963), Belgian bandleader and music director, would have turned 112 this year.
• Michel Warlop (January 23, 1911 –March 20, 1947), French violinist with Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt, would have turned 113 this year.
• Django Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 –May 16, 1953), Belgian jazz guitarist, would have turned 114 this year.
• Jerry Blake (January 23, 1908 –December 31, 1961), American clarinetist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Benny Waters (January 23, 1902 –August 11, 1998), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 122 this year.
• William Ifor Jones (January 23, 1900 –November 11, 1988), Welsh conductor and organist, would have turned 124 this year.