Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 31

• Garnett Brown, American trombonist, turns 88.
• Philip Glass, American composer, turns 87.
• Charlie Musselwhite, American blues singer, turns 80.
• Frank Ricotti, Brit vibraphonist, turns 75.
• Phil Manzanera, American guitarist for Roxy Music, turns 73.
• Harry Wayne Casey, American keyboardist for KC & the Sunshine Band, turns 73.
• Dave Benton, (born Efren Eugene Benita) Aruban singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2001 winner, turns 73.
• Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist with Whitesnake, turns 70.
• John Lydon, (born John Joseph Lydon) Brit vocalist with Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd., turns 68.
• Lloyd Cole, Brit guitarist and vocalist with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, turns 63.
• Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist with Slayer, turns 60.
• Billey Shamrock, Swedish entertainer and songwriter, turns 60.
• Al Doughty, (born Alan Jaworski) Brit bassist with Jesus Jones, turns 58.
• Jason Cooper, (born Jason Toop Cooper) Brit drummer with The Cure, turns 57.
• Chad Channing, American drummer of Nirvana fame, turns 57.
• Justin Timberlake, American boy band vocalist of 'N Sync fame, turns 43.
• Elena Paparizou, Greek singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2005 winner, turns 42.
• Marcus Mumford, English singer with Mumford & Sons, turns 37.

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• Terry Kath (January 31, 1946 –January 23, 1978), American guitarist of Chicago fame, would have turned 78 this year.
• Ottilie Patterson (January 31, 1932 –November 20, 2011), Irish jazz singer with Chris Barber's band, would have turned 92 this year.
• Chuck Willis (January 31, 1928 –April 10, 1958), (born Harold Willis) American blues shouter and uncle to Chick Willis, would have turned 96 this year.
• Keshav Sathe (January 31, 1928 –January 18, 2012), Indian tabla virtuoso, would have turned 96 this year.
• John Anderson (January 31, 1921 –August 18,  1974), American trumpeter, would have turned 103 this year.
• Mario Lanza (January 31, 1921 –October 07, 1959), American singer, would have turned 103 this year.
• Bobby Hackett (January 31, 1915 –June 07, 1976), American trumpeter, would have turned 109 this year.
• Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 –July 19, 2002), American folklorist and musicologist, would have turned 109 this year.
• Benny Morton (January 31, 1907 –December 28, 1985), American trombonist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Emanuel Sayles (January 31, 1907 –October 05, 1986), American banjoist and guitarist, would have turned 117 this year.
• Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 –July 17, 1983), American jazz pianist and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, would have turned 118 this year.
• William Thornton Blue (1902 – 1968), American clarinetist, would have turned 122.
• Fred Rich (January 31, 1898 –September 08, 1956), Polish bandleader and pianist, would have turned 126 this year.
• Isham Jones (January 31, 1894 –October 19, 1956), American pianist, would have turned 130 this year.
• Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 –October 10, 1964), American actor and singer, would have turned 132 this year.
• Franz Schubert (January 31, 1797 –November 19, 1828), Austrian composer, would have turned 227 this year.
• François Devienne (January 31, 1759 –September 05, 1803), French composer, would have turned 265 this year.