Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 29

• King Errisson, Bahamanian percussionist, turns 83.
• Melba Moore, American singer and actress, turns 79.
• David Paton, Scottish bassist with Alan Parsons Project and Camel, turns 73.
• Steve Luscombe, Brit instrumentalist; one-half of 1980s synthpop duo, Blancmange, turns 70.
• Roger O'Donnell, Brit bassist with The Cure, turns 69.
• Steve Kellough, American country musician with Wild Horses, turns 66.
• Randy Jackson, American pop music singer with The Jacksons, turns 63.
• Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic drummer with The Sugarcubes, turns 62.
• Peter Timmins, Canadian drummer for Cowboy Junkies, turns 58.
• Paris, (born Oscar Jackson, Jr.) American rapper, turns 56.
• Roni Size, British DJ and producer; 1997 Mercury Music Prize-winner, turns 55.
• Toby Smith, Brit keyboardist for Jamiroquai, turns 54.
• SA Martinez, American vocalist of 311 fame, turns 53.
• Amit Sebastian Paul, Swedish singer for A*Teens, turns 41.
• Makoto Ogawa, Japanese j-pop singer of Morning Musume fame, turns 37.

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• Kevin DuBrow (October 29, 1955–November 19, 2007), American lead vocalist with Quiet Riot, would have turned 69 this year.
• Rickie Lee Reynolds (October 29, 1948 –September 05, 2021), American twelve string guitarist with Black Oak Arkansas, would have turned 76 this year.
• Peter Green (October 29, 1946 –July 20, 2020), British guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac, would have turned 78 this year.
• Denny Laine (October 29, 1944 –December 05, 2023), (born Brian Hines) Brit guitarist and singer for Wings and The Moody Blues, would have turned 80 this year.
• Lee Clayton (October 29, 1943 –June 12, 2023), American country music singer, would have turned 81 this year.
• Frida Boccara (October 29, 1940 –August 01, 1996), French singer, would have turned 84 this year.
• Sonny Osborne (October 29, 1938–October 24, 2021), American bluegrass musician with The Osborne Brothers, would have turned 86 this year.
• Pim Jacobs (October 29, 1934 –July 03, 1996), Dutch pianist, would have turned 90 this year.
• Jon Vickers (October 29, 1926 –July 10, 2015), Canadian tenor vocalist, would have turned 98 this year.
• Zoot Sims (October 29, 1925 –March 23, 1985), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year.
• Neal Hefti (October 29, 1922 –October 11, 1908), American arranger and trumpeter, would have turned 102 this year.
• Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 –November 21, 2002), American singer and composer, would have turned 108 this year.
• Rollie Culver (October 29, 1908 –December 08, 1984), American drummer, would have turned 116 this year.
• Walter Dobschinski (1908 – 1996), German bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 116.
• Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 –May 29, 1959), American singer and comedienne, would have turned 133 this year.
• Dan Emmett (October 29, 1815 –June 28, 1904), American minstrel entertainer, would have turned 209 this year.