Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/April 21

• Pat Rebillot, American arranger, composer, and keyboardist, turns 89.
• Alan Skidmore, Brit flautist and saxophonist, turns 82.
• Iggy Pop, The Stooges frontman and solo artist, turns 77.
• Pawel Jarzebski, Polish session musician (bass player), turns 76.
• Robert Smith, Brit guitarist with The Cure, turns 65.

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• Paul Davis (April 21, 1948 –April 22, 2008), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 76 this year.
• Peter Kowald (April 21, 1944 –September 21, 2002), German free jazz bass player, would have turned 80 this year.
• Jimmie Noone, Jr. (April 21, 1938 –March 29, 1991), American clarinetist, saxophonist and vocalist with The Cheathams, would have turned 86 this year.
• Ian Carr (April 21, 1933 –February 25, 2009), Scottish author and trumpeter, would have turned 91 this year.
• Slide Hampton (April 21, 1932–November 18, 2021), American arranger and trombonist, would have turned 92 this year.
• Carline Ray (April 21, 1925 –July 18, 2013), American bass player with International Sweethearts of Rhythm, would have turned 99 this year.
• Sonny Berman (April 21, 1924 –January 16, 1947), American trumpeter, would have turned 100 this year.
• Clara Ward (April 21, 1924 –January 16, 1973), American gospel music singer, arranger, and bandleader, would have turned 100 this year.
• Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 –December 02, 2017), American jazz guitarist, would have turned 102 this year.
• Joe Dixon (April 21, 1917 –May 28, 1998), American alto saxophonist and clarinetist, would have turned 107 this year.
• Walt Yoder (April 21, 1914 –December 02, 1978), American bass player, would have turned 110 this year.
• Zilas Gorling (April 21, 1911 –April 11, 1960), Swedish tenor saxophonist, would have turned 113 this year.
• John G. Blowers, Jr. (April 21, 1911 –July 17, 2006), (a.k.a. Johnny Blowers) American drummer, would have turned 113 this year.
• Alfred Lion (April 21, 1908 –February 02, 1987), German record producer and founder of the Blue Note Records imprint, would have turned 116 this year.
• Leo Adde (April 21, 1904 –March , 1942), American drummer, would have turned 120 this year.
• Lorenzo Tio (April 21, 1893 –December 24, 1933), American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, would have turned 131 this year.