Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/December 10

• Don Sebesky, American composer and trombonist, turns 87.

• Chad Stuart, (born David Stuart Chadwick) Brit vocalist Chad and Jeremy, turns 83.

• Franco Ambrosetti, Swiss trumpeter, turns 83.

• Mike Lang, American pianist, turns 83.

• Ace Kefford, Brit bassist with The Move, turns 78.

• Gloria Loring, American actress and singer, turns 78.

• Walter Orange, American drummer and vocalist for The Commodores, turns 77.

• Jessica Cleaves, American vocalist with Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, turns 76.

• Ralph Tavares, American musician with Tavares, turns 76.

• Ellen Nikolaysen, Norwegian singer, turns 73.

• Johnny Rodriguez, American country music singer, turns 73.

• Eugenio Columbo, Italian flautist and saxophonist, turns 71.

• Geoff Deane, Brit vocalist with Modern Romance, turns 70.
• Jack Hues , Brit singer of Wang Chung fame, turns 70.
• Paul Hardcastle, Brit record producer and keyboardist, turns 67.

• John Goldsby, American bass player, turns 66.

• J Mascis, (born Joseph Mascis) American songwriter with Dinosaur Jr., turns 59.

• Timothy Christian Riley, American R&B vocalist with Tony! Toni! Toné!, turns 59.

• Scot Alexander, American bassist with Dishwalla, turns 53.

• Brian Molko, Belgian singer and songwriter with Placebo, turns 52.

• Meg White, American drummer with The White Stripes, turns 50.

• Kuniva, American rapper with D12, turns 48.

• Sarah Chang, American violinist, turns 44.

• Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer and winner of Singapore Idol, turns 43.

• Tim Deegan, Canadian VJ with MuchMusic, turns 42.

• Raven-Symoné, American actress and singer, turns 39.

• Rachel Trachtenburg, American musician and singer for the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Supercute!, turns 31.

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• Kevin Sharp (December 10, 1970 –April 19, 2014), American country music singer, would have turned 54 this year.

• John Boudreaux (December 10, 1936 –January 14, 2017), American drummer, would have turned 88 this year.

• Bob Cranshaw (December 10, 1932 –November 02, 2016), American bass player, would have turned 92 this year.

• George Tucker (1927 – 1965), American bass player, would have turned 97.

• Guitar Slim (December 10, 1926 –February 07, 1959), (born Eddie Jones) American blues guitarist, would have turned 98 this year.

• Alexander Courage (December 10, 1919 –May 15, 2008), American composer, would have turned 105 this year.

• Morton Gould (December 10, 1913 –February 21, 1996), American composer, would have turned 111 this year.

• Ray Nance (December 10, 1913 –January 28, 1976), American trumpeter, would have turned 111 this year.

• Irving Fazola (December 10, 1912 –March 20, 1949), American clarinetist, would have turned 112 this year.

• Olivier Messiaen (December 10, 1908 –April 27, 1992), French composer and ornithologist, would have turned 116 this year.

• Matty Malneck (December 10, 1903 –February 25, 1981), American violinist, would have turned 121 this year.

• César Franck (December 10, 1822 –November 08, 1890), (born César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck) Belgian organist, would have turned 202 this year.