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- Billy "Crash" Craddock, American country music singer, turns 85.
- Eddie Levert, American lead singer with The O'Jays, turns 82.
- Iain Matthews, British singer-songwriter (Fairport Convention, Matthews Southern Comfort), turns 78.
- Tom Harrell, American trumpeter, turns 78.
- Tom Malone, American trombonist, turns 77.
- Fredy Studer, Swiss percussionist, turns 76.
- Gino Vannelli, Canadian singer-songwriter, turns 72.
- Ian Mosley, drummer for Marillion, turns 71.
- Doane Perry, American drummer for Jethro Tull, turns 70.
- Dominique Eade, English jazz singer, turns 65.
- Javon Jackson, American tenor saxophonist and Berklee College of Music alum, turns 59.
- Ben Kweller, American singer-songwriter and one-third of The Bens, turns 43.
- Diana DeGarmo, American singer, Broadway actress and former American Idol contestant, turns 37.
- Destinee Monroe, American singer and member of one one-third of Clique Girlz, turns 30.
- Tupac Shakur (June 16, 1971 –September 16, 2007), American rapper, would have turned 53 this year.
- Sergey Anatol'yevich Kuryokhin (June 16, 1954 –July 09, 1996), Russian pianist, would have turned 70 this year.
- Lou Gare (June 16, 1939 –October 06, 2017), Brit tenor saxophonist with free improvisation group AMM, would have turned 85 this year.
- Al Dailey (June 16, 1938 –June 26, 1984), American pianist, would have turned 86 this year.
- Clarence Shaw (June 16, 1926 –August 17, 1973), American session musician (trumpeter) with Charles Mingus, would have turned 98 this year.
- Eli "Lucky" Thompson (June 16, 1924 –July 30, 2005), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 100 this year.
- Al Viola (June 16, 1919 –February 21, 2007), American guitarist, would have turned 105 this year.
