Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 19

• John Reginald Crocker, Brit aerophone virtuoso, turns 88.
• Tommy Ambrose, Canadian singer-songwriter , turns 86.
• Eddie Daniels, American clarinettist, turns 84.
• George McCrae, American singer, turns 81.
• Jeannie C. Riley, American country music-turned-gospel music singer, turns 80.
• Wilbert Hart, American soul musician with Delfonics, turns 78.
• Patrick Simmons, American songwriter and guitarist for The Doobie Brothers, turns 77.
• Nino DeFranco, Canadian singer with The DeFranco Family, turns 69.
• Karl Wallinger, Welsh guitarist and keyboardist for The Waterboys and World Party, turns 68.
• Ronnie Burrage, American drummer, turns 66.
• Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer, turns 65.
• Daniel Woodgate, Brit drummer with Madness, turns 65.
• Todd Park Mohr, American multi-instrumentalist with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, turns 59.
• Sinitta Malone, American lead vocalist with Hot Gossip , turns 59.
• Tim Garland, Brit tenor saxophonist, turns 59.
• Toby Graffety Smith, composer and keyboardist for Jamiroquai, turns 55.
• Pras, (nee Michel Pras) Haitian-born rapper with The Fugees, turns 53.
• Cyndi Thomson, American country music singer, turns 49.
• Janet Leon, Swedish singer for Play, turns 35.

---

---

• Keith Reid (October 19, 1946 –March 23, 2023), Brit songwriter with Procol Harum, would have turned 79 this year.
• Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 –September 11, 1987), (nee Winston McIntosh) Jamaican guitarist with The Wailers, would have turned 81 this year.
• Ronnie Greb (1938 – 2005), (nee Ronnie Graboski) American drummer, would have turned 87.
• Dave Guard (October 19, 1934 –March 21, 1991), American folk singer with The Kingston Trio, would have turned 91 this year.
• Pete Chilver (October 19, 1924 –March 16, 2008), Brit guitarist, would have turned 101 this year.
• Leon Sash (October 19, 1922 –November 25, 1979), American multi-instrumentalist, would have turned 103 this year.
• Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1921 –July 09, 1980), Brazilian diplomat, poet, singer, and songwriter, would have turned 104 this year.
• Arne Bendiksen (October 19, 1921 –March 26, 2009), Norwegian composer and singer, would have turned 104 this year.
• Emil Gilels (October 19, 1916 –October 14, 1985), Soviet-era pianist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Red Richards (October 19, 1912 –March 12, 1998), American jazz pianist, would have turned 113 this year.
• Jack Noren (1908 – 1990), American drummer, would have turned 117.
• Spike Hughes (October 19, 1908 –February 02, 1987), Brit composer and music journalist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Sylvester Lewis (1908 – 1974), American trumpeter, would have turned 117.
• Geirr Tveitt (October 19, 1908 –February 19, 1981), Norwegian composer and pianist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Roger Wolfe Kahn (October 19, 1907 –July 12, 1962), American bandleader, would have turned 118 this year.
• Hans Jan Lengsfelder (October 19, 1903 –February 06, 1979), Austrian lyricist, would have turned 122 this year.
• Art Satherly (October 19, 1889 –February 10, 1986), Brit talent scout, A&R, would have turned 136 this year.
• Alphonse Picou (October 19, 1878 –February 04, 1961), American clarinettist, would have turned 147 this year.