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- Craig Douglas, (born Terrence Perkins) British vocalist, turns 85.
- Mark Knopfler, Brit guitarist for Dire Straits, turns 77.
- Ron Mael, American keyboardist with Sparks, turns 76.
- Kid Creole, (born Nate Glover) American rapper with Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, turns 76.
- August Darnell, Canadian vocalist with Kid Creole and the Coconuts, turns 75.
- Jerry Speiser, Australian drummer for Men at Work, turns 73.
- Pat Metheny, veteran jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group, turns 72.
- Danny Shirley, American country music singer, turns 70.
- Jurgen Dehmel, German bassist of Nena fame ("99 Luftballons"), turns 68.
- Roy Hay (musician), Brit guitarist and keyboardist of Culture Club fame, turns 64.
- Sir Mix-a-Lot, (born Anthony Ray) American Grammy Award-winning rapper and music producer, turns 63.
- Bon Harris, British percussionist with Nitzer Ebb, turns 61.
- Paul Tucker (musician), British keyboardist for Lighthouse Family, turns 58.
- Tanita Tikaram, West German singer-songwriter, turns 57.
- Sharam Tayebi, Iranian DJ, music producer, and one-half of Deep Dish, turns 56.
- Del tha Funkee Homosapien, (born Teren Delvon Jones) American alternative hip hop artist with Deltron 3030, turns 54.
- Bill Uechi, American bassist for Starpool, Save Ferris, turns 51.
- Tony Allen (August 12, 1940 –April 30, 2020), Nigerian drummer instrumental in creation of the Afrobeat genre, would have turned 86 this year.
- Porter Wagoner (August 12, 1927 –October 28, 2007), American country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 99 this year.
- Ruth Lowe (August 12, 1914 –January 04, 1981), Canadian songwriter and pianist, would have turned 112 this year.
- Billy Douglas (musician) (1912–1978), American trumpeter and vocalist, would have turned 114.
- Rex Griffin (August 12, 1912 –October 12, 1959), American country musician, songwriter and vocalist, would have turned 114 this year.
- Joseph Spence (musician) (August 12, 1910 –March 18, 1984), Bahamian fisherman-turned-guitarist, would have turned 116 this year.
- Gladys Bentley (August 12, 1907 –January 18, 1960), American blues singer, would have turned 119 this year.
- Valfrido Silva (August 12, 1904 –January 06, 1972), Brazilian composer and drummer, would have turned 122 this year.
- Elton Island Spivey (August 12, 1900 –June 25, 1971), (a.k.a. Za Zu Girl) American blues singer, would have turned 126 this year.