Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 9

• Byron Allen, American alto saxophonist, turns 85.

• Sammy Strain, American soul music vocalist for The O'Jays, Little Anthony & The Imperials, turns 83.

• Jimmy Owens, American hard bop trumpeter, turns 81.

• Joan Armatrading, British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, turns 74.

• Donny Osmond, American entertainer and TV personality, turns 67.

• Nick Seymour, Australian bassist of Crowded House fame, turns 66.

• Paul Landers, German rhythm guitarist with Rammstein, turns 60.

• Jerry Hughes, American keyboardist with Yankee Grey, turns 59.

• Joshua Bell, American violinist, turns 57.

• Thomas Flowers, American vocalist with Oleander, turns 57.

• Brian Bell, American guitarist with Weezer and The Relationship, turns 56.

• David Kersh, American country music singer, turns 54.

• Jakob Dylan, American guitarist and vocalist with The Wallflowers, turns 54.

• Geoff Barrow, Brit musician with Portishead, turns 53.

• Tré Cool, (born Frank Edwin Wright) American drummer for Green Day, turns 52.

• Canibus, Jamaican-born rapper, turns 50.

• Eric Zamora, American saxophonist with Save Ferris, turns 48.

• Imogen Heap, Brit singer and songwriter of Frou Frou fame, turns 47.

• Olivia Lufkin, Japanese singer, turns 45.

• AleXa, American singer, turns 28.

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• Zac Foley (December 9, 1970 –January 02, 2002), (born Zachary Sebastian Rex James Foley) Brit bassist of EMF fame, would have turned 54 this year.

• Neil Innes (December 9, 1944 –December 29, 2019 ), Brit guitarist and songwriter with The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and Monty Python, would have turned 80 this year.

• John "Jay" Traynor (December 9, 1943–January 02, 2014), American vocalist for Jay and the Americans, would have turned 81 this year.

• Dan Hicks (December 9, 1941–February 06, 2016), American folk music singer, would have turned 83 this year.

• Donald Byrd (December 9, 1932–February 04, 2014), American trumpeter, would have turned 92 this year.

• Junior Wells (December 9, 1932–January 15, 1998), American blues singer and harmonica player, would have turned 92 this year.

• Pierre Henry (December 9, 1927 –July 05, 2017), French composer, would have turned 97 this year.

• Cedric West (December 9, 1918 –October {{{6}}}, 1997 ), Burmese guitarist and trombonist, would have turned 106 this year.

• Rey De La Torre (December 9, 1917 –July 21, 1994), Cuban guitarist, would have turned 107 this year.

• Bob Scobey (December 9, 1916 –June 12, 1963), American dixieland trumpeter, would have turned 108 this year.

• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (December 9, 1915 –August 03, 2006), German-born soprano, would have turned 109 this year.

• Freddy Martin (December 9, 1906 –October 01, 1983), American bandleader and saxophonist, would have turned 118 this year.

• Gil Rodin (December 9, 1906 –June 10, 1974), Russian tenor saxophonist, would have turned 118 this year.

• Conchita Supervia (December 9, 1895 –March 30, 1936), Spanish opera singer, would have turned 129 this year.

• Joaquín Turina (December 9, 1882 –January 14, 1949), Spanish composer, would have turned 142 this year.

• Emma Abbott (December 9, 1850 –January 05, 1891), American soprano vocalist, would have turned 174 this year.

• Baldassare Ferri (December 9, 1610 –September 10, 1680), Italian castrato, would have turned 414 this year.