Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/November 18

Jacky Ward, American country music singer, turns 80.
Bennie Wallace, American tenor saxophonist, turns 80.
Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer, turns 78.
Herman Rarebell, German drummer for Scorpions, turns 77.
Rudy Sarzo, Cuban bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, among others, turns 76.
Graham Parker, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 76.
John McFee, American guitarist for The Doobie Brothers, turns 73.
John Parr, Brit singer and songwriter, turns 72.
Michael Ramos, American keyboardist for BoDeans, turns 68.
Cindy Blackman, American drummer, turns 67.
Kim Wilde, Brit pop music singer, turns 66.
Kirk Lee Hammett, American guitarist with Metallica , turns 64.
Tim DeLaughter, American multi-instrumentalist of Tripping Daisy fame, turns 61.
Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, turns 57.
Matt Knight, Brit bassist with Toploader, turns 54.
Anthony McPartlin, Brit actor, presenter, and singer, turns 51.
Neal E. Boyd, American opera singer and 2008 America's Got Talent winner, turns 51.
Jessie Alexander, American country music singer, turns 50.
Muma Gee, Nigerian pop singer, turns 48.
Fabolous, (born Skylar John Jackson) American rapper, turns 47.
Jonathan Lewis Seward, (a.k.a. Johnny Christ) American bassist with Avenged Sevenfold, turns 42.
Rex Goudie, Canadian singer, turns 41.

Don Cherry (November 18, 1936 –October 19, 1995), American trumpeter, would have turned 90 this year.
Sheila Jordan (November 18, 1928 –August 11, 2025), American vocalist, would have turned 98 this year.
Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 –March 02, 2003), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 99 this year.
Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927–May 13, 2005), American bass player, would have turned 99 this year.
Claude Williamson (November 18, 1926–July 16, 2016), American pianist, would have turned 100 this year.
Lil Greenwood (November 18, 1924–July 19, 2011), American blues singer with Duke Ellington, would have turned 102 this year.
Boots Mussulli (November 18, 1917 –September 23, 1967), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 109 this year.
Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 –June 25, 1976), American songwriter and vocalist, would have turned 117 this year.
Compay Segundo (November 18, 1907 –July 13, 2003), Cuban clarinetist, percussionist, and Buena Vista Social Club songwriter, would have turned 119 this year.
Eugene Ormandy (November 18, 1899 –March 12, 1985), Hungarian conductor, would have turned 127 this year.
Ignacy Paderewski (November 18, 1860 –June 29, 1941), Polish composer, would have turned 166 this year.
William Gilbert (November 18, 1836 –May 29, 1911), British songwriter of comic opera, would have turned 190 this year.
Carl Maria von Weber (November 18, 1786 –June 05, 1826), German composer, would have turned 240 this year.