Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 7

• Leona Williams, (born Leona Belle Helton) American bassist for Loretta Lynn (see also Helton Family Band), turns 81.
• Mike McCartney, (born Peter Michael McCartney) Brit vocalist with The Scaffold, turns 80.
• Dave Cousins, Brit frontman for Strawbs, turns 79.
• Jann Wenner, American publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, turns 78.
• Kenny Loggins, (born Kenneth Clark Loggins) American singer and songwriter, turns 76.
• Marshall Chapman, American singer-songwriter, turns 75.
• Kathy Valentine, American bassist with The Go-Go's, turns 65.
• David Lee Murphy, American country music singer, turns 65.
• Clint Mansell, Brit guitarist, Pop Will Eat Itself, turns 61.
• Christine Tobin, Irish jazz singer, turns 61.
• John Colianni, American jazz pianist, turns 61.
• Five for Fighting, born Vladimir John Ondrasik III, American singer-songwriter, turns 59.
• Jonna Tervomaa, Finnish pop music singer, turns 51.
• John Rich, American bassist and vocalist of Lonestar, Big & Rich fame, turns 50.
• Ivan Moody, American singer and songwriter with Five Finger Death Punch, turns 44.

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• Earl Lindo (January 7, 1953 –September 04, 2017), Jamaican keyboardist with Bob Marley and The Wailers, would have turned 71 this year.
• Juan Gabriel (January 7, 1950–August 28, 2016), Mexican singer and songwriter, would have turned 74 this year.
• Danny Williams (January 7, 1942 –December 06, 2005), South African singer, would have turned 82 this year.
• Iona Brown (January 7, 1941 –June 05, 2004), Brit conductor and violinist, would have turned 83 this year.
• Rory Storm (January 7, 1938 –February 02, 1972), (born Alan Caldwell) British singer, would have turned 86 this year.
• Paul Revere (January 7, 1937–October 04,  2014), (born Paul Revere Dick) American keyboardist of Paul Revere & the Raiders fame, would have turned 87 this year.
• Eldee Young (January 7, 1936 –February 12, 2007), American bass player, would have turned 88 this year.
• Kenny Davern (January 7, 1935 –December 12, 2006), American clarinetist, would have turned 89 this year.
• Tommy Johnson (January 7, 1935 –October 16, 2006), American session musician (tuba), would have turned 89 this year.
• Don Payne (January 7, 1933–February 25, 2017), American bass player, would have turned 91 this year.
• Jack Greene (January 7, 1930–March 14,  2013), American country music singer, would have turned 94 this year.
• Dave Schildkraut (January 7, 1925 –January 01, 1998), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year.
• Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 –September 20, 1988), American drummer, would have turned 99 this year.
• Jean-Pierre Rampal (January 7, 1922 –May 20, 2000), French flautist, would have turned 102 this year.
• Keg Purnell (January 7, 1915 –June 25, 1965), American sideman (drummer), would have turned 109 this year.
• Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 –February 12, 1948), (born Luciano Gonzales) Cuban percussionist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Red Allen (January 7, 1908 –April 17, 1967), (born Henry Allen) American trumpeter, would have turned 116 this year.
• Herb Magidson (January 7, 1906 –January 02, 1986), American lyricist, would have turned 118 this year.
• Francis Poulenc (January 7, 1899 –January 30, 1963), French composer with Les Six, would have turned 125 this year.
• Al Bowlly (January 7, 1898 –April 17, 1941), Mozambique-born vocalist, would have turned 126 this year.
• Emanuil Manolov (January 7, 1860 –February 02, 1902), Bulgarian composer, would have turned 164 this year.