Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 4

• Leroy Van Dyke, American country singer, turns 95.
• Mark Levine, American jazz pianist and trombonist, turns 86.
• Steve Swallow, American jazz bassist, turns 84.
• Jim Fielder, American bassist for Blood Sweat & Tears, turns 77.
• Duke Robillard, American blues guitarist, turns 76.
• Barbara K. MacDonald, American mandolin player of Timbuk 3 fame, turns 67.
• Russell Simmons, American hip hop entrepreneur; founder of Def Jam and Russell Simmons Music Group, turns 67.
• Chris Lowe, Brit keyboardist for Pet Shop Boys, turns 65.
• Jon Secada, American pop music vocalist, turns 63.
• Robert Hurst, American bass player, turns 60.
• Heidi Newfield, American singer, guitarist, and harmonica player with Trick Pony, turns 54.
• Brian Transeau, (a.k.a. BT) American electronica musician, turns 53.
• Andy Parle, Brit drummer for Space, turns 54.
• Yelena Sergeyevna Katina, Russian pop music singer, member of t.A.T.u., turns 40.
• Jessica Benson, American R&B vocalist of 3LW fame, turns 36.
• Leigh-Anne Pinnock, English pop singer and one-fourth of Little Mix, turns 33.

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• Leon Thomas (October 4, 1937 –May 08, 1999), American vocalist, would have turned 87 this year.
• Stan Hasselgard (October 4, 1922 –November 23, 1948), Swedish clarinettist, would have turned 102 this year.
• Marvin Ash (1914 – 1974), American pianist, would have turned 110.
• Karl-Erik Norman (October 4, 1910 –August 15, 2005), (a.k.a. Charlie Norman) Swedish pianist, would have turned 114 this year.
• Buddy Featherstonhaugh (October 4, 1909 –July 12, 1976), French tenor saxophonist, would have turned 115 this year.
• Noel Chiboust (October 4, 1909 –January 17, 1994), French trumpeter, would have turned 115 this year.
• Greely Walton (October 4, 1904 –October 09, 1993), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 120 this year.