Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 11

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Rita Moreno, American actress and singer, turns 95.

David Gates, American singer for Bread, turns 86.

Brenda Lee, (born Brenda Mae Tarpley) American pop music singer, turns 82.

Chester Thompson, American drummer with Weather Report, Frank Zappa, and Genesis, turns 78.

Jermaine Jackson, American pop music singer, turns 72.

Stevie Young, American rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist with AC/DC, turns 70.

Mike Mesaros, American bassist with The Smithereens, turns 69.

Nikki Sixx, American bassist with Mötley Crüe, turns 68.

Darryl Jones, American session musician (bassist), turns 65.

Cosy Sheridan, American folk music singer, turns 62.

Dave Schools, American bassist for Widespread Panic, turns 62.

Justin Currie, Scottish bassist for Del Amitri, turns 62.

DJ Yella, (born Antoine Carraby) American disc jockey of N.W.A. fame, turns 59.

Easther Bennett, Brit R&B vocalist of Eternal fame, turns 54.

Mos Def, (born Dante Terrell Smith) American actor and rapper, turns 53.
Zacky Vengeance, (born Zachary Jonathan Baker) American rhythm guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold fame, turns 45.

Gina Miele, American vocalist for Girl Authority, turns 33.

Hailee Steinfeld, American singer, turns 30.

McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 –March 06, 2020 ), American jazz pianist with John Coltrane, would have turned 88 this year.

Bill McGuffie (December 11, 1927 –March 22, 1987), Scottish pianist and composer, would have turned 99 this year.

Big Mama Thornton (December 11, 1926 –July 25, 1984), Hound Dog, would have turned 100 this year.

Marky Markowitz (December 11, 1923 –November 11, 1986), (born Irwin Markowitz) American trumpeter, would have turned 103 this year.

Eddie Johnson (December 11, 1920–April 07, 2010), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 106 this year.

Perez Prado (December 11, 1916 –September 14, 1989), (born Dámaso Pérez Prado) Cuban pianist and composer, would have turned 110 this year.

Elliott Carter (December 11, 1908 –November 05, 2012), American composer, would have turned 118 this year.

Jack Purvis (December 11, 1906 –March 30, 1962), American trumpeter, would have turned 120 this year.

Carlos Gardel (December 11, 1890 –June 24, 1935), Argentinian tango music composer, would have turned 136 this year.

Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (December 11, 1858 –April 25, 1943), Russian music theatre director, would have turned 168 this year.

Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 –March 08, 1869), French romantic music composer, would have turned 223 this year.

Emanuele d'Astorga (December 11, 1680 –August 21, 1736), Italian composer, would have turned 346 this year.

Manuel Cardoso (December 11, 1566 –November 24, 1650), Portuguese composer, would have turned 460 this year.