Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 4

• John Gorman, Brit vocalist with The Scaffold, turns 87.
• John McLaughlin, Brit jazz guitarist with Mahavishnu Orchestra, turns 82.
• Chris Cutler, Brit ethnomusicologist and drummer for Pere Ubu and The Residents, turns 77.
• Robert Dick, American flautist, turns 74.
• Eugene Chadbourne, American avant-garde guitarist, turns 70.
• Clive Gregson, Brit singer and songwriter for Any Trouble, turns 69.
• Nels Cline, American guitarist, turns 68.
• Alex Cline, American drummer, turns 68.
• Patty Loveless, American singer, turns 68.
• Bernard Sumner, Brit guitarist with New Order, turns 68.
• Marcel King, Brit R&B vocalist with Sweet Sensation, turns 66.
• Michael Stipe, American vocalist of R.E.M. fame, turns 64.
• Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist and keyboardist with Cocteau Twins, turns 62.
• Cait O'Riordan, Irish bassist with The Pogues, turns 59.
• David Glasper, Welsh vocalist with Breathe, turns 59.
• Beth Gibbons, Brit vocalist with Portishead, turns 59.
• Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter, turns 58.
• Benjamin Darvill, Brit multi-instrumentalist for Crash Test Dummies, turns 57.
• Nigel Hitchcock, Brit alto saxophonist, turns 53.
• Tim Wheeler, Irish guitarist and vocalist with Ash, turns 47.

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• Arthur Conley (January 4, 1946–November 17, 2003), American vocalist and protégé to Otis Redding, would have turned 78 this year.
• David Lee (January 4, 1941–August 04, 2021), American drummer, would have turned 83 this year.
• Alan Littlejohn (January 4, 1929–November 12, 1995), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 95 this year.
• Al Dreares (January 4, 1929–November 17, 2011), American drummer, would have turned 95 this year.
• Tito Rodríguez (January 4, 1923–February 28, 1973), Puerto Rican bandleader and vocalist, would have turned 101 this year.
• Frank Wess (January 4, 1922 –October 30, 2013), American flautist and saxophonist, would have turned 102 this year.
• Roger Bell (1919–2008), Australian trumpeter, would have turned 105.
• Slim Gaillard (January 4, 1916 –February 26, 1991), Cuban multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 108 this year.
• Noro Morales (January 4, 1911–January 16, 1964), Puerto Rican pianist, would have turned 113 this year.
• Joe Marsala (January 4, 1907–March 03, 1978), American composer, clarinetist, and saxophonist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Frankie Newton (January 4, 1906–March 11, 1954), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 118 this year.
• Sydney Lipton (January 4, 1904–July 19, 1995), Brit violinist, would have turned 120 this year.