Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/September 11

• Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer, turns 91.
• Lola Falana, American dancer and actress, turns 84.
• Mickey Hart, American drummer of Grateful Dead fame, turns 83.
• Leo Kottke, Singer and musician, turns 81.
• Julie Covington, British singer and actress, turns 80.
• Tommy Shaw, American guitarist for Styx, Damn Yankees, turns 73.
• Jon Moss, Brit drummer with Culture Club, turns 69.
• Mick Talbot, Brit keyboardist with The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau, The Style Council, turns 68.
• Rory Lyons, Brit drummer for psychobilly act, King Kurt, turns 67.
• Dave Bidini, Canadian rhythm guitarist for Rheostatics, turns 63.
• Victor Wooten, American bassist, turns 62.
• Moby, (nee Richard Melville Hall) American singer and electronic musician, turns 61.
• Gregory Kane, Canadian keyboardist with Hue and Cry, turns 60.
• Jeff Coffey, American singer-songwriter and bassist for Don Felder and Chicago (band), turns 59.
• Harry Connick, Jr., American actor, singer, pianist, and winner of multiple Grammy Awards, turns 59.
• Bart Van Der Zeeluw, Belgian percussionist with K's Choice, turns 58.
• Kay Hanley, American vocalist with Letters to Cleo, turns 58.
• Richard Ashcroft, British lead vocalist for The Verve, turns 55.
• Jeremy Popoff, American guitarist and vocalist with Lit, turns 55.
• Brad Fischetti, American vocalist with Lyte Funky Ones, turns 51.
• Elephant Man, (born O'Neil Bryant) Jamaican dancehall musician, turns 50.
• Jonny Buckland, Brit lead guitarist for Coldplay, turns 49.
• Ludacris, (nee Christopher Brian Bridges) American rapper and actor, turns 49.
• Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer for Noise Addict, turns 48.
• Andols Herrick, American drummer for Chimaira, turns 47.
• Chikezie, American singer and former American Idol contestant, turns 41.

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• Gidget Gein (September 11, 1969–October 11, 2008), (born Bradley Stewart) American bassist for Marilyn Manson, would have turned 57 this year.
• Hiram Bullock (September 11, 1955 –July 25, 2008), Japanese guitarist, would have turned 71 this year.
• John Martyn (September 11, 1948 –January 29, 2009), Brit singer-songwriter and guitarist, would have turned 78 this year.
• Phil May (September 11, 1944–May 15, 2020), Brit vocalist with Pretty Things, would have turned 82 this year.
• Oliver Jones (September 11, 1934–July 22, 2026), Canadian pianist, would have turned 92 this year.
• Ian Hamer (September 11, 1932 –September 03, 2006), Brit arranger, composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player, would have turned 94 this year.
• Bert Courtley (September 11, 1929 –September 13, 1969), Brit trumpeter, would have turned 97 this year.
• Harry Somers (September 11, 1925 –March 09, 1999), Canadian composer, would have turned 101 this year.
• Johnny Acea (September 11, 1917 –July 23, 1963), American pianist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Georges Metaxa (September 11, 1899 –December 08, 1950), Romanian actor and vocalist, would have turned 127 this year.
• Jimmie Davis (September 11, 1899 –November 05, 2000), (born James Houston Davis) American composer and politician, would have turned 127 this year.
• Sidney Desvigne (September 11, 1893 –December 02, 1959), American trumpeter, would have turned 133 this year.
• Eduard Hanslick (September 11, 1825 –August 06, 1904), German music critic, would have turned 201 this year.
• Friedrich Kuhlau (September 11, 1786 –March 12, 1832), German composer, would have turned 240 this year.
• William Boyce (September 11, 1711 –February 07, 1779), English composer, would have turned 315 this year.