Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/November 28

• Berry Gordy, American record producer and founder of Motown Records, turns 97.

• Roy McCurdy, American drummer with Blood, Sweat & Tears, turns 90.

• Gary Troxel, American vocalist with The Fleetwoods, turns 87.

• Bruce Channel, (born Bruce McMeans) American one-hit wonder, turns 86.

• Jesper Thilo, Danish alto saxophonist, turns 85.

• Randy Newman, American jazz pianist, singer, and film score composer, turns 83.

• Beeb Birtles, Dutch guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Little River Band, turns 78.

• Paul Shaffer, Canadian composer and bandleader for Late Show with David Letterman, turns 77.

• David Jaynes, Brit bassist for Modern Romance, turns 72.

• David Van Day, Brit vocalist with Dollar and Bucks Fizz, turns 68.

• Matt Cameron, American drummer with Soundgarden, turns 64.

• Matt Cheslin, Brit bassist with Neds Atomic Dustbin, turns 56.

• apl.de.ap, (born Allan Pineda Lindo) American hip hop musician with The Black Eyed Peas, turns 52.

• Styles P, (born David Styles) American rapper with D-Block, turns 52.

• Chamillionaire, (born Hakeem Seriki) American Grammy Award-nominated rapper, turns 47.

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• Dennis Irwin (November 28, 1951 –March 10, 2008), American bass player, would have turned 75 this year.

• Alexander Godunov (November 28, 1949 –May 18, 1995), Russian composer and ballet dancer, would have turned 77 this year.

• Butch Thompson (November 28, 1943–August 14, 2022), American ragtime and stride pianist, would have turned 83 this year.

• Clem Curtis (November 28, 1940 –March 27, 2017), Caribbean soul music vocalist with The Foundations, would have turned 86 this year.

• Gato Barbieri (November 28, 1934 –April 02, 2016), Argentinian latin jazz tenor saxophonist, would have turned 92 this year.

• Jerry Coker (November 28, 1932 –January 14, 2024), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 94 this year.

• Ethel Ennis (November 28, 1932 –February 17, 2019), American jazz singer with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, would have turned 94 this year.

• Gigi Gryce (November 28, 1927 –March 17, 1983), (born George General Grice, Jr) American arranger, clarinetist, and flautist, would have turned 99 this year.

• Dick Vance (1915 – 1985), American trumpeter, would have turned 111.

• George Wettling (November 28, 1907 –June 06, 1968), American drummer and painter, would have turned 119 this year.

• Jose Iturbi (November 28, 1895 –June 28, 1980), Spanish conductor and pianist, would have turned 131 this year.

• Anton Rubinstein (November 28, 1829 –November 20, 1894), Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, would have turned 197 this year.

• Ferdinand Ries (November 28, 1784 –January 13, 1838), German pianist and composer, would have turned 242 this year.

• Jean-Baptiste Lully (November 28, 1632 –March 22, 1687), French composer of opera and baroque music, would have turned 394 this year.