Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 16

• Fred Turner, American bassist with Bachman–Turner Overdrive, turns 83.
• Ray Anderson, American trombonist, turns 74.
• Tony Carey, Brit keyboardist for Rainbow, turns 73.
• Erkki-Sven Tüür, Estonian composer, turns 67.
• Gary Kemp, Brit guitarist for Spandau Ballet, turns 67.
• Flea, (née Michael Peter Balzary) American bassist with Red Hot Chili Peppers, turns 64.
• Anthony Kerr, Irish vibraphonist, turns 61.
• Wendy Wilson, American singer with Wilson Phillips, turns 57.
• Tomas Lindberg, Swedish musician, At the Gates, turns 54.
• John Mayer, American pop rock music singer-songwriter, turns 49.
• Vincy Chan, Hong Kong cantopop singer, turns 44.
• Inna, Romanian singer, turns 40.

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• Roy Hargrove (October 16, 1969 –November 02, 2018), American jazz trumpeter , would have turned 57 this year.
• Boogie Mosson (October 16, 1952 –April 18, 2013), (née Cordell Mosson) American member of P-Funk, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 74 this year.
• Bob Weir (October 16, 1947 –January 10, 2026), American [founding member] songwriter and guitarist for Grateful Dead, would have turned 79 this year.
• Nico (singer) (October 16, 1938 –July 18, 1988), (née Christa Päffgen) German singer for Velvet Underground and Warhol superstar, would have turned 88 this year.
• Emile Ford (October 16, 1937 –April 11, 2016), (née Emile Sweetman) of Checkmates fame, would have turned 89 this year.
• Ben Aronov (October 16, 1932 –May 03, 2015), American pianist, would have turned 94 this year.
• Bert Kaempfert (October 16, 1923 –June 21, 1980), German orchestra leader and songwriter, would have turned 103 this year.
• Lenny Hambro (October 16, 1923 –September 21, 1995), (née Leonard William Hambro) American alto saxophonist, would have turned 103 this year.
• Max Bygraves (October 16, 1922 –October 16, 2012), (née Walter William Bygraves) Brit singer and songwriter, presenter of Family Fortunes, would have turned 104 this year.
• Ford Lee Buck Washington (October 16, 1903 –January 31, 1955), American pianist, would have turned 123 this year.
• Big Joe Williams (October 16, 1903 –December 17, 1982), (née Joseph Lee Williams) American guitarist and singer, would have turned 123 this year.