Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/September 19

• Sylvia Tyson, Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist, solo and with Ian and Sylvia , turns 86.
• Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor , turns 86.
• Bill Medley, American singer, songwriter and one-half of The Righteous Brothers, turns 86.
• Freda Payne, American singer and actress, turns 84.
• David Bromberg, American guitarist, turns 81.
• Lol Crème, British musician and music video director and member of soft rock group, 10cc, turns 79.
• Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer, songwriter, and music producer, turns 75.
• Nile Rodgers, American arranger, composer, guitarist and music producer, co-founding member of R&B/funk act, Chic, turns 74.
• Rex Smith, American singer and actor, turns 71.
• Rusty Egan, Brit drummer for The Rich Kids, Sex Pistols, turns 69.
• Tatsu Aoki, Japanese bassist, turns 69.
• Sally Barker, Brit guitarist, turns 67.
• Jeff Bates, American country music singer, turns 63.
• Jarvis Cocker, Brit vocalist with Pulp, turns 63.
• Trisha Yearwood, American country music singer and TV personality, turns 62.
• Winston Clifford, Brit drummer and vocalist, turns 61.
• Espraronza Griffin, American R&B vocalist with Society of Soul, turns 57.
• Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist, turns 57.
• Paul Winterhart, session musician with Kula Shaker, turns 55.
• A. Jay Popoff, American drummer for Lit, turns 53.
• Ryan Dusick, of Maroon 5 fame, turns 49.
• Eamon Doyle, American rapper, turns 43.
• Patrick Breeding, American R&B singer for B5, a boy band, turns 36.
• Joey Pearson, American singer-songwriter, turns 35.

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• Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 –July 29, 1974), (born Ellen Naomi Cohen) American singer of The Mamas & Papas fame, would have turned 85 this year.
• Brian Epstein (September 19, 1934 –August 27, 1967), Brit manager (discovered The Beatles), would have turned 92 this year.
• Lol Coxhill (September 19, 1932 –July 10, 2012), British saxophonist, would have turned 94 this year.
• Billy Ward (September 19, 1921 –February 16, 2002), American R&B vocalist with The Dominoes, would have turned 105 this year.
• Alberto Socarras (September 19, 1908 –August 26, 1987), Cuban reed player, would have turned 118 this year.