Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 22

• Dick Parry, Brit saxophonist of Pink Floyd sessions, turns 82.
• Barry Jenkins, Brit drummer with The Animals, turns 80.
• Rick Nielsen, American guitarist and vocalist with Cheap Trick, turns 78.
• Alan Gene Williams, American multi-instrumentalist with The Rubettes, Shoulders, turns 74.
• Warren Benbow, American jazz drummer, turns 73.
• Ricky Ross, Scottish guitarist, pianist, and vocalist with Deacon Blue, turns 67.
• Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, turns 66.
• John Patitucci, American double bassist, turns 65.
• Chuck Mead, American country musician with BR5-49, turns 64.
• Luther Campbell, American rapper of 2 Live Crew fame, turns 63.
• Danny Saber, American multi-instrumentalist with Black Grape, turns 58.
• Richey James Edwards, Brit guitarist and vocalist with Manic Street Preachers, turns 56.
• Vanessa Paradis, French singer and actress, turns 52.
• Jordin Sparks, American singer, model and American Idol winner, turns 35.
• Mark Klein, American singer of The Boogie Kings , turns 31.
• Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and television personality, turns 31.
• Mulatto (born Alyssa Stephens), American rapper, turns 26.

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• Maurice Gibb (December 22, 1949 –January 12, 2003), Brit singer, songwriter, producer with Bee Gees, would have turned 75 this year.
• Robin Gibb (December 22, 1949 –May 20, 2012), Brit singer, songwriter, producer with Bee Gees, would have turned 75 this year.
• Beb Guérin (December 22, 1941–November 14, 2011), French bass player, would have turned 83 this year.
• Nick Ceroli (December 22, 1939 –August 11, 1985), American session musician (drummer), would have turned 85 this year.
• Joe Lee Wilson (December 22, 1935–July 17, 2011), American vocalist, would have turned 89 this year.
• Red Balaban (December 22, 1929–December 29, 2013), American sousaphonist, would have turned 95 this year.
• Ronnie Ball (December 22, 1927 –December 31, 1984), Brit cool jazz pianist, would have turned 97 this year.
• Lil Green (December 22, 1919 –April 14, 1954), (born Lillian Green) American blues vocalist, would have turned 105 this year.
• Reunald Jones (December 22, 1910 –February 26, 1989), American swing-style trumpeter, would have turned 114 this year.
• Danny Polo (December 22, 1901 –July 11, 1949), American clarinetist, would have turned 123 this year.
• Edgard Varèse (December 22, 1883 –November 06, 1965), French-born composer; Varèse Sarabande record label namesake, would have turned 141 this year.
• Franz Schmidt (December 22, 1874 –February 11, 1939), Austrian romantic music composer, would have turned 150 this year.
• Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 –November 29, 1924), Italian opera composer, would have turned 166 this year.
• Teresa Carreño (December 22, 1853 –June 12, 1917), Venezuelan conductor and pianist, would have turned 171 this year.
• Franz Wilhelm Abt (December 22, 1819 –March 31, 1870), German composer, would have turned 205 this year.
• Karl Friedrich Abel (December 22, 1723 –June 20, 1787), German composer and violist, would have turned 301 this year.