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  • Pete Shelley (April 17, 1955 –December 06, 2018), British singer-songwriter-guitarist for Buzzcocks , would have turned 69 this year.
  • Sipho Gumede (April 17, 1953 –July 26, 2004), South African bass player, would have turned 71 this year.
  • David Axelrod (April 17, 1936 –February 05, 2017), American composer and record producer, would have turned 88 this year.
  • Art Ellefson (1932 –2018), Canadian tenor saxophonist, would have turned 92.
  • Chris Barber (April 17, 1930 –March 02, 2021), Brit bandleader and trombonist, would have turned 94 this year.
  • Whitney Balliett (April 17, 1926 –February 01, 2007), American jazz critic, would have turned 98 this year.
  • Joe Romano (April 17, 1923 –November 26, 2008), American saxophonist, would have turned 101 this year.
  • Paul Smith (April 17, 1922 –June 29, 2013), American pianist, would have turned 102 this year.
  • Chief Bey (April 17, 1913 –April 18, 2004), (born James Bey) American folklorist, percussionist, and vocalist, would have turned 111 this year.
  • Russell Bowles (April 17, 1909 –July 15, 1991), American trombonist, would have turned 115 this year.
  • Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 –June 17, 1966), American banjoist and guitarist, would have turned 134 this year.