Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 15

• Barry McGuire, American folk music and Contemporary Christian music singer, and songwriter, turns 89.
• Chris Andrews, British singer, turns 82.
• Don Stevenson, American drummer for The Frantics, Moby Grape, turns 82.
• Richard Carpenter, American keyboardist and composer for The Carpenters, turns 78.
• Palle Danielsson, Swedish bass player, turns 78.
• Bo Stief, Danish bass player, turns 78.
• Chris de Burgh, Irish singer and songwriter, turns 74.
• Bent Clausen, Danish percussionist, turns 72.
• Tito Jackson, American singer of the Jackson Five , turns 71.
• Henrik Bolberg Pedersen, Danish trumpeter, European Jazz Competition winner, and flugelhorn player, turns 64.
• Jordan Luck, New Zealand singer and songwriter , The Exponents, and Luck, turns 63.
• Dave Stead, Brit drummer for The Beautiful South, turns 58.
• Bill Charlap, American pianist, turns 58.
• Eric Benét, American R&B and gospel music singer, turns 54.
• Ginuwine, (nee Elgin Baylor Lumpkin) American R&B vocalist, turns 54.
• Sandra Kim, Belgian singer and 1986 Eurovision Song Contest winner, turns 52.
• Erin McKeown, American folk rock singer-songwriter, turns 47.
• Jordan Johnson, American singer, turns 34.
• Malu Trevejo, Cuban-American singer, turns 22.

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• Joe Roccisano (October 15, 1939 –November 09, 1997), American bandleader and alto saxophonist, would have turned 85 this year.
• Fela Kuti (October 15, 1938 –August 02, 1997), Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and father of the afrobeat genre, would have turned 86 this year.
• Marv Johnson (October 15, 1938 –May 16, 1993), American R&B and soul music performer with Motown Records, would have turned 86 this year.
• Alan Elsdon (October 15, 1934 –May 2, 2016), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 90 this year.
• Karl Richter (October 15,  1926 –February 15, 1981), German conductor, would have turned 98 this year.
• Mickey Baker (October 15, 1925 –November 27, 2012), American guitarist and vocalist, would have turned 99 this year.
• Moe Wechsler (October 15, 1920 –February 18, 2016), American jazz pianist, would have turned 104 this year.
• Paul Tanner (October 15, 1917 –February 5, 2013), American trombonist credited with developing the Electro-Theremin, would have turned 107 this year.
• Al Killian (October 15, 1916 –September 05, 1950), American trumpeter, would have turned 108 this year.
• Nellie Lutcher (October 15, 1915 –June 8, 2007), American jazz singer and pianist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Thore Jederby (October 15, 1913 –January 10, 1984), Swedish bass player, would have turned 111 this year.
• Herman Chittison (October 15, 1908 –March 08, 1967), American jazz pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 –October 03, 1976), American blues pianist and vocalist, would have turned 118 this year.
• Charles Remue (October 15, 1903 –February 05, 1971), Belgian alto saxophonist, would have turned 121 this year.
• Joe Sanders (October 15, 1896 –May 15, 1965), American pianist and vocalist, would have turned 128 this year.
• P. G. Wodehouse (October 15, 1881 –February 14, 1975), American songwriter, would have turned 143 this year.