Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 26

• Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American tenor vocalist with The Four Tops, turns 89.
• Rattlesnake Annie, American country blues singer, turns 83.
• Doug Hammond, American drummer, turns 82.
• Bob Carpenter, American keyboardist and vocalist for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, turns 78.
• Brooks Kerr, American pianist, turns 73.
• John Scofield, American jazz guitarist, turns 73.
• Belden Bullock, American bassist, turns 67.
• Brandon Fields, American alto saxophonist, turns 67.
• Guy Barker, Brit trumpeter, turns 67.
• James Kottak, American drummer with Scorpions, turns 62.
• Brian Westrum, American drummer with Sons of the Desert, turns 62.
• Tony Buck, Australian drummer, turns 62.
• Lars Ulrich, American drummer with Metallica, turns 61.
• Dana Baldinger, Brit bassist with Popinjays, turns 61.
• Audrey Wiggins, American country music vocalist, turns 57.
• J. Yuenger, (born Jay Noel Yuenger) American guitarist with White Zombie, turns 57.
• Peter Klett, American guitarist for Candlebox, turns 55.
• James Mercer, American guitarist and vocalist with The Shins, turns 54.
• Jared Leto, American actor and singer with 30 Seconds to Mars, turns 53.
• Chris Daughtry, American Idol contestant and frontman for Daughtry, turns 45.
• Adam Walker, British flautist, turns 37.
• Jade Thirlwall, English pop singer and one-fourth of Little Mix, turns 32.

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• Phil Spector (December 26, 1939–January 16, 2021), American record producer , would have turned 85 this year.
• Stan Martin (December 26, 1938 –January 28, 2003), American disc jockey and MC, would have turned 86 this year.
• Billy Bean (December 26, 1933 –February 06, 2012), American West coast jazz guitarist, would have turned 91 this year.
• Monty Budwig (December 26, 1929 –March 09, 1992), American bass player, would have turned 95 this year.
• Harry Choates (December 26, 1922 –July 17, 1951), American fiddler, would have turned 102 this year.
• Steve Allen (December 26, 1921 –October 30, 2000), American comedian and musician, would have turned 103 this year.
• Butch Ballard (December 26, 1917 –October 01, 2011), (born George Edward Ballard) American drummer, would have turned 107 this year.
• Una Mae Carlisle (December 26, 1915 –November 07, 1956), American Boogie-woogie pianist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Pete "Brother Oswald" Kirby (December 26, 1911 –October 17, 2002), American dobro player and vocalist for The Smoky Mountain Boys, would have turned 113 this year.
• Quinn Wilson (December 26, 1908 –June 14, 1978), American tuba player, would have turned 116 this year.
• Imperio Argentina (December 26, 1906 –August 22, 2003), Argentine actress and singer, would have turned 118 this year.
• Johann Georg Pisendel (December 26, 1687 –November 25, 1755), German composer, would have turned 337 this year.