Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 4

Leroy Van Dyke, American country singer, turns 97.
Steve Swallow, American jazz bassist, turns 86.
Jim Fielder, American bassist for Blood Sweat & Tears, turns 79.
Duke Robillard, American blues guitarist, turns 78.
Barbara K. MacDonald, American mandolin player of Timbuk 3 fame, turns 69.
Russell Simmons, American hip hop entrepreneur; founder of Def Jam and Russell Simmons Music Group, turns 69.
Chris Lowe, Brit keyboardist for Pet Shop Boys, turns 67.
Jon Secada, American pop music vocalist, turns 65.
Robert Hurst, American bass player, turns 62.
Heidi Newfield, American singer, guitarist, and harmonica player with Trick Pony, turns 56.
Brian Transeau, (a.k.a. BT) American electronica musician, turns 55.
Andy Parle, Brit drummer for Space, turns 56.
Yelena Sergeyevna Katina, Russian pop music singer, member of t.A.T.u., turns 42.
Jessica Benson, American R&B vocalist of 3LW fame, turns 38.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock, English pop singer and one-fourth of Little Mix, turns 35.

Mark Levine (October 4, 1938 –January 27, 2022), American jazz pianist and trombonist, would have turned 88 this year.
Leon Thomas (October 4, 1937 –May 08, 1999), American vocalist, would have turned 89 this year.
Stan Hasselgard (October 4, 1922 –November 23, 1948), Swedish clarinettist, would have turned 104 this year.
Marvin Ash (1914 – 1974), American pianist, would have turned 112.
Karl-Erik Norman (October 4, 1910 –August 15, 2005), (a.k.a. Charlie Norman) Swedish pianist, would have turned 116 this year.
Buddy Featherstonhaugh (October 4, 1909 –July 12, 1976), French tenor saxophonist, would have turned 117 this year.
Noel Chiboust (October 4, 1909 –January 17, 1994), French trumpeter, would have turned 117 this year.
Greely Walton (October 4, 1904 –October 09, 1993), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 122 this year.