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  • Levon Helm (May 26, 1942 –April 19, 2012), American drummer with The Band, would have turned 82 this year.
  • Neil Ardley (May 26, 1937 –February 23, 2004), Brit composer, would have turned 87 this year.
  • Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 –September 28, 1991), (born Miles Dewey Davis III) American bandleader, composer, and trumpeter, would have turned 98 this year.
  • Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 –January 21, 2002), (born Norma Deloris Egstrom) American composer, lyricist, and vocalist, would have turned 104 this year.
  • Calvin Jackson (May 26, 1919 –December 09, 1985), American pianist, would have turned 105 this year.
  • Moondog (May 26, 1916 –September 08, 1999), (born Louis Hardin) American composer, percussionist, and vocalist, would have turned 108 this year.
  • Vernon Alley (May 26, 1915 –October 03, 2005), American bass player, would have turned 109 this year.
  • Harold Shorty Baker (May 26, 1914 –November 08, 1966), American trumpeter, would have turned 110 this year.
  • Ziggy Elman (May 26, 1914 –June 26, 1968), (born Harry Aaron Finkelman) American trumpeter, would have turned 110 this year.
  • Ady Rosner (May 26, 1910 –August 08, 1976), German bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, would have turned 114 this year.
  • Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883 –August 16, 1943), American vocalist, would have turned 141 this year.