Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 16

• Claude Abadie, French clarinetist, turns 104.
• Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano, turns 90.
• Aldo Romano, Italian Jazzpar Prize-winnning free jazz drummer, turns 83.
• Barbara Lynn, American singer, turns 82.
• Ronnie Milsap, American singer-songwriter, turns 81.
• Brian Ferneyhough, Brit composer, turns 81.
• Gavin Bryars, British composer, turns 81.
• Jim Stafford, American singer-songwriter and entertainer, turns 80.
• Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano, turns 78.
• Spike Wells, Brit drummer with Tubby Hayes, turns 78.
• Debbie Allen, American musical theatre choreographer, turns 74.
• Sade Adu, (born Helen Folasade Adu) Nigerian smooth jazz performer, turns 65.
• Paul Webb, Brit bassist with Talk Talk, turns 62.
• Fat Mike, (born Michael John Burkett) American bassist with NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, turns 60.
• Maxine Jones, American R&B vocalist of En Vogue fame, turns 59.
• Brendan O'Hare, Scottish drummer with Teenage Fanclub, Telstar Ponies, and Mogwai, turns 54.
• Stuart Fletcher, Brit guitarist for The Seahorses, turns 48.
• Nick Valensi, American guitarist with The Strokes, turns 43.
• Samuel Preston, British singer with The Ordinary Boys, turns 42.
• Julie Dubela, American singer, turns 33.
• Julia Cumming, American guitarist and singer with Supercute!, turns 28.
• Jennie, South Korean singer, rapper and member of Blackpink, turns 28.

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• Aaliyah (January 16, 1979 –August 25, 2001), (born Aaliyah Dana Haughton) American Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee, would have turned 45 this year.
• Dalvanius Prime (January 16, 1948 –October 03, 2002), New Zealand entertainer and songwriter, would have turned 76 this year.
• Bob Bogle (January 16, 1934 –June 14, 2009), American guitarist with The Ventures, would have turned 90 this year.
• Lester Davenport (January 16, 1932 –March 17, 2009), American harmonica player, would have turned 92 this year.
• Spike Robinson (January 16, 1930 –October 29, 2001), (born Henry Berthold Robinson) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94 this year.
• G. T. Hogan (January 16, 1929 –August 07, 2004), (born Wilbert Granville Hogan) American session musician (drummer), would have turned 95 this year.
• Phillip Guilbeau (January 16, 1926 –September 08, 2005), American trumpeter, would have turned 98 this year.
• Ernesto Bonino (January 16, 1922 –April 29, 2008), Italian singer, would have turned 102 this year.
• Sandy Block (1917 – ?), (a.k.a. Sid Block) American bass player with Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, among others, would have turned 107.
• Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 –February 15, 1984), American actress and singer, would have turned 116 this year.
• Ivie Anderson (January 16, 1904 –September 28, 1949), American jazz singer with Duke Ellington, would have turned 120 this year.
• John Robichaux (1886 – 1939), American violinist, would have turned 138.
• Irving Mills (January 16, 1884 –April 21, 1985), American music publisher, would have turned 140 this year.
• Niccolò Piccinni (January 16, 1728 –May 07, 1800), Italian opera buffa composer, would have turned 296 this year.