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- Tony Kinsey, renowned Brit jazz drummer, turns 97.
- Tom Zé, Brazilian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, turns 88.
- Gene Watson, American country music singer, turns 81.
- Gary Mallaber, American drummer for Steve Miller Band, turns 78.
- Mwata Bowden, American aerophone virtuoso, turns 77.
- Daryl Hall, American blue-eyed soul vocalist of Hall and Oates, turns 75.
- Al Anderson, Jamaican songwriter and guitarist with Bob Marley and The Wailers, turns 74.
- Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer and songwriter, turns 73.
- Claude Morrison, Canadian vocalist with The Nylons, turns 72.
- Paulette Carlson, American country music singer, turns 71.
- Linda Boone, American singer, turns 69.
- Blair Cunningham, American drummer for Brit pop music outfit, Haircut 100, turns 67.
- Andy McCoy, Finnish lead guitarist with Hanoi Rocks, turns 62.
- Todd Snider, American country music singer-songwriter, turns 58.
- Mike Smith, American guitarist with theSTART and Snot, turns 53.
- Petra Haden, American violinist with The Rentals and that dog., turns 53.
- MC Lyte, American rapper, turns 53.
- Brendan Brown, American guitarist and vocalist for Wheatus, turns 51.
- Cardi B, (born Belcalis Almanzar), American rapper, turns 32.
- Andrew Woolfolk (October 11, 1950–April 24, 2022), American multi-instrumentalist of Earth Wind and Fire, would have turned 74 this year.
- Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 –November 08, 1999), American trumpeter, would have turned 83 this year.
- Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 –May 03, 2001), American free jazz and hard bop drummer, would have turned 88 this year.
- Dottie West (October 11, 1932 –September 04, 1991), (nee Dorothy Marsh) American country music singer, would have turned 92 this year.
- Luděk Hulan (October 11, 1929 –February 22, 1979), Czech jazz bass player, would have turned 95 this year.
- Loys Choquart (October 11, 1920 –December 10, 1989), (or Loïs Choquart) Swiss bandleader and clarinettist, would have turned 104 this year.
- Curtis Amy (October 11, 1919 –June 05, 2002), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 105 this year.
- Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 –October 16, 1990), American bebop drummer, would have turned 105 this year.
- Bob Dukoff (October 11, 1918 –May 3, 2012), American jazz vocalist, would have turned 106 this year.
- Teddy Weatherford (October 11, 1903 –April 25, 1945), American jazz pianist, would have turned 121 this year.
- Jakov Gotovac (October 11, 1895 –October 16, 1982), Croatian composer, would have turned 129 this year.
- Simon Sechter (October 11, 1788 –September 10, 1867), Austrian organist, conductor, and composer, would have turned 236 this year.
