Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 5

• Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, turns 93.
• Dizzy Reece, Jamaican trumpeter, turns 93.
• Athol Guy, Australian vocalist with The Seekers, turns 84.
• Grady Thomas, American vocalist of Parliament-Funkadelic fame, turns 83.
• Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist, turns 82.
• André Ceccarelli, French drummer, turns 78.
• Chris Stein, American guitarist with Blondie, turns 74.
• Art Baron, American trombonist, turns 74.
• Biff Byford, Brit vocalist of Saxon fame, turns 73.
• Paul Wertico, American drummer, turns 71.
• Myra Melford, American pianist, turns 67.
• Iris DeMent, American country music singer and songwriter, turns 63.
• Piotr Baron, Polish saxophonist, turns 63.
• Phil Thornalley, Brit guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist with The Cure, turns 60.
• Grant Young, American drummer of Soul Asylum fame, turns 60.
• Kate Schellenbach, American vocalist for Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson, turns 58.
• Marilyn Manson, (born Brian Warner) American painter and vocalist, turns 55.
• Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer and model, turns 52.
• Phil Joel, Australian bassist for Newsboys, turns 51.
• Matt Wachter, American bassist with 30 Seconds to Mars, turns 48.

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• George Brown (January 5, 1949 –November 16, 2023), American keyboardist with Kool & The Gang, would have turned 75 this year.
• Jerry González (January 5, 1949–October 01, 2018), American multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 75 this year.
• Jo Ann Kelly (January 5, 1944 –October 21, 1990), Brit guitarist, would have turned 80 this year.
• Chuck Flores (January 5, 1935 –November 24, 2016), (born Charles Walter Flores) American session musician (drummer), would have turned 89 this year.
• Cees See (January 5, 1934 –December 09, 1985), Dutch drummer, would have turned 90 this year.
• Johnny Adams (January 5, 1932 –September 14, 1998), American blues singer, would have turned 92 this year.
• Oscar Klein (January 5, 1930 –December 12, 2006), Austrian trumpeter, would have turned 94 this year.
• Richard Hayes (January 5, 1930 –March 10, 2014), American actor and singer featured on Robert Q. Lewis' show, would have turned 94 this year.
• Lennie Hastings (January 5, 1927 –July 14, 1978), Brit drummer, would have turned 97 this year.
• Jack Brokensha (January 5, 1926 –October 28, 2010), (born John Joseph Brokensha) Australian vibraphonist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Sam Phillips (January 5, 1923 –July 30, 2003), American record producer; founder of Sun Records, would have turned 101 this year.
• Bob Keene (January 5, 1922 –November 28, 2009), American bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 102 this year.
• Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 –June 12, 1995), Italian pianist, would have turned 104 this year.
• Bill Davison (January 5, 1906 –November 14, 1989), American cornetist, would have turned 118 this year.
• Mike Riley (January 5, 1904 –September 02, 1984), American trombonist, would have turned 120 this year.
• R.Q. Dickerson (January 5, 1898 –January 21, 1951), (born Roger Quincy Dickerson) American trumpeter, would have turned 126 this year.
• Elizabeth Cotten (January 5, 1895 –June 29, 1987), American composer and guitarist, would have turned 129 this year.
• Nikolai Medtner (January 5, 1880 –November 13, 1951), Russian composer, would have turned 144 this year.