Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 11

• Rita Moreno, American actress and singer, turns 95.

• David Gates, American singer for Bread, turns 86.

• Brenda Lee, (born Brenda Mae Tarpley) American pop music singer, turns 82.

• Chester Thompson, American drummer with Weather Report, Frank Zappa, and Genesis, turns 78.

• Jermaine Jackson, American pop music singer, turns 72.

• Stevie Young, American rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist with AC/DC, turns 70.

• Mike Mesaros, American bassist with The Smithereens, turns 69.

• Nikki Sixx, American bassist with Mötley Crüe, turns 68.

• Darryl Jones, American session musician (bassist), turns 65.

• Cosy Sheridan, American folk music singer, turns 62.

• Dave Schools, American bassist for Widespread Panic, turns 62.

• Justin Currie, Scottish bassist for Del Amitri, turns 62.

• DJ Yella, (born Antoine Carraby) American disc jockey of N.W.A. fame, turns 59.

• Easther Bennett, Brit R&B vocalist of Eternal fame, turns 54.

• Mos Def, (born Dante Terrell Smith) American actor and rapper, turns 53.
• Zacky Vengeance, (born Zachary Jonathan Baker) American rhythm guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold fame, turns 45.

• Gina Miele, American vocalist for Girl Authority, turns 33.

• Hailee Steinfeld, American singer, turns 30.

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• McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 –March 06, 2020 ), American jazz pianist with John Coltrane, would have turned 88 this year.

• Bill McGuffie (December 11, 1927 –March 22, 1987), Scottish pianist and composer, would have turned 99 this year.

• Big Mama Thornton (December 11, 1926 –July 25, 1984), Hound Dog, would have turned 100 this year.

• Marky Markowitz (December 11, 1923 –November 11, 1986), (born Irwin Markowitz) American trumpeter, would have turned 103 this year.

• Eddie Johnson (December 11, 1920–April 07, 2010), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 106 this year.

• Perez Prado (December 11, 1916 –September 14, 1989), (born Dámaso Pérez Prado) Cuban pianist and composer, would have turned 110 this year.

• Elliott Carter (December 11, 1908 –November 05, 2012), American composer, would have turned 118 this year.

• Jack Purvis (December 11, 1906 –March 30, 1962), American trumpeter, would have turned 120 this year.

• Carlos Gardel (December 11, 1890 –June 24, 1935), Argentinian tango music composer, would have turned 136 this year.

• Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (December 11, 1858 –April 25, 1943), Russian music theatre director, would have turned 168 this year.

• Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 –March 08, 1869), French romantic music composer, would have turned 223 this year.

• Emanuele d'Astorga (December 11, 1680 –August 21, 1736), Italian composer, would have turned 346 this year.

• Manuel Cardoso (December 11, 1566 –November 24, 1650), Portuguese composer, would have turned 460 this year.