Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/August 11

John Simon, American record producer, turns 85.
John Ellison, American R&B singer, lead vocalist for John Ellison & the Soul Brothers Six, turns 85.
Mike Hugg, British drummer for Manfred Mann, turns 84.
Jim Kale, Canadian bassist with The Guess Who, turns 83.
Kenny Gamble, American record producer and Grammy Award winner, turns 83.
Joe Jackson, British singer-songwriter, turns 72.
Bragi Ólafsson, Icelandic bassist with The Sugarcubes, turns 64.
Charlie Sexton, American guitarist and singer-songwriter, turns 58.
Andy Bell, Welsh bassist with Oasis and Ride, turns 56.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, American disc jockey for A Tribe Called Quest, turns 56.
Ben Gibbard, American lead vocalist with Death Cab for Cutie, turns 50.
Mack Daddy, (nee Chris Kelly) American rapper of Kris Kross fame, turns 48.
Michael Bruno (musician), American singer and one-third member of pop-rock band Honor Society, turns 47.
J-Boog, member of B2K, the defunct American boy band, turns 41.
Alyson Stoner, American actress, dancer and Pop singer, turns 33.

Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 –March 11, 2024), American guitarist and keyboardist, would have turned 77 this year.
Denis Payton (August 11, 1943 –December 17, 2006), British saxophonist and guitarist for The Dave Clark Five, would have turned 83 this year.
Peter King (August 11, 1940 –August 23, 2020), British post-bop and zydeco alto saxophonist, would have turned 86 this year.
Ronnie Dawson (August 11, 1939 –September 30, 2003), American swing bandleader, guitarist, and vocalist, would have turned 87 this year.
Johnny Rae (August 11, 1934 –September 04, 1993), American percussionist for Cal Tjader and Stan Getz, would have turned 92 this year.
Alun Hoddinott (August 11, 1929 –March 11, 2008), Welsh composer, would have turned 97 this year.
Mike Douglas (August 11, 1925 –August 11, 2006), American vocalist and talk show host, would have turned 101 this year.
Chuck Norris (August 11, 1921 –August 26, 1989), American blues guitarist, would have turned 105 this year.
Ginette Neveu (August 11, 1919 –October 27, 1949), French violin virtuoso, would have turned 107 this year.
Eric James (August 11, 1913 –March 28, 2006), American arranger, composer, and pianist, would have turned 113 this year.
Russell Procope (August 11, 1908 –January 21, 1981), American clarinet and alto saxophone player, would have turned 118 this year.
Jess Stacy (August 11, 1904 –January 05, 1994), (nee Alexandria Stacy) American pianist, would have turned 122 this year.