Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 21

• Manfred Mann (nee Michael Lubowitz), Brit keyboardist and singer, turns 86.
• Steve Cropper, (a.k.a. "The Colonel") American Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and guitarist for Booker T and the MG's, turns 85.
• Elvin Bishop, American blues singer and guitarist, turns 84.
• Ron Elliott (musician), American guitarist and vocalist for The Beau Brummels, turns 83.
• Lee Loughnane, American trumpeter with Chicago , turns 80.
• Jerry Bergonzi, American tenor saxophonist, turns 79.
• John Bundrick, American session musician (keyboardist) for Free, turns 78.
• Ali Ryerson, American flautist, turns 74.
• Marc Johnson (musician), American bandleader and composer, turns 73.
• Charlotte Caffey, American singer and guitarist with The Graces and The Go-Go's, turns 73.
• Eric Faulkner, Scottish guitarist, songwriter and singer for Bay City Rollers, turns 73.
• Julian Cope, Brit guitarist and vocalist with The Teardrop Explodes, turns 69.
• Attila the Stockbroker, Brit pop poet and songwriter, turns 69.
• Steve Lukather, American guitarist for Toto, turns 69.
• Rose McDowall, Scottish vocalist with Strawberry Switchblade, turns 67.
• Tony Mortimer, Brit vocalist with East 17 , turns 55.

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• Keith Green (October 21, 1953 –July 28, 1982), (born Keith Gordon Green) American Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 73 this year.
• Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 –July 26, 1990), American keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter of Grateful Dead fame, would have turned 74 this year.
• Tetsu Yamauchi (October 21, 1946 –December 04, 2025), Japanese bassist for Faces and Free, would have turned 80 this year.
• Jimmy Beaumont (October 21, 1941 –October 7, 2017), American R&B vocalist with The Skyliners, would have turned 85 this year.
• Don Rader (October 21, 1935 –April 18, 2023), American trumpeter, would have turned 91 this year.
• Bobby Few (October 21, 1935–January 6, 2021), American pianist, would have turned 91 this year.
• Don Elliott (October 21, 1926 –July 5, 1984), American mellophone virtuoso, would have turned 100 this year.
• Chauncey Westbrook (October 21, 1921 –November 2, 2006), American guitarist, would have turned 105 this year.
• Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 –January 6, 1993), (nee John Birks Gillespie) American jazz trumpeter, would have turned 109 this year.
• Cosimo DiCeglie (1913 – 1980), Italian guitarist, would have turned 113.
• Gus Clark (October 21, 1913 –April 19, 1979), Belgian pianist, would have turned 113 this year.
• Don Byas (October 21, 1912 –August 24, 1972), (born Carlos Wesley Byas) American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 114 this year.