Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 5

• Margie Singleton, American country pop vocalist, turns 89.
• Roy Book Binder, American folk/blues guitarist and vocalist, turns 83.
• Arlene Smith, American R&B singer for The Chantels, turns 83.
• Steve Miller, American singer and songwriter with the Steve Miller Band, turns 81.
• Gerry Scanlan, British bassist and founding member of Bitter Suite, turns 80.
• Alicia Cunningham, American jazz vocalist and one-half of The Cunninghams, turns 78.
• Brian Johnson, Brit lead vocalist for AC/DC, Geordie, turns 77.
• Tawl Ross, American guitarist for Parliament, Funkadelic, turns 76.
• Thomas Clausen, Danish jazz pianist, turns 75.
• Bob Geldof, Irish singer and songwriter with The Boomtown Rats, turns 73.
• Harold Faltermeyer, German session musician and record producer, turns 72.
• Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist for Hothouse Flowers, turns 69.
• Russell Mael, American falsetto vocalist with Sparks, turns 69.
• Lee Jay Thompson, Brit saxophonist and vocalist for Madness, turns 67.
• Clifton Anderson, American trombonist, turns 67.
• Kelly Joe Phelps, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, turns 65.
• Paul Heard, Brit bassist and keyboardist for M People, turns 64.
• David Bryson, American guitarist for Counting Crows, turns 63.
• Dave Dederer, American guitarist and vocalist with Presidents of the United States of America, turns 58.
• Heather Headley, American actress and singer, turns 50.
• Brian Mashburn, American guitarist of Save Ferris fame, turns 49.
• Kele Le Roc, Brit vocalist of Basement Jaxx fame, turns 47.
• James Valentine, American guitarist for Maroon 5, turns 46.
• Paul Thomas, American bassist with Good Charlotte, turns 44.
• Brooke Valentine, American R&B singer, turns 39.
• Nicola Roberts, Brit vocalist with Girls Aloud, turns 39.

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• "Fast" Eddie Clarke (October 5, 1950 –January 10, 2018), Brit guitarist for Fastway and Motörhead, would have turned 74 this year.
• B.W. Stevenson (October 5, 1949 –April 28, 1988), American singer and songwriter, would have turned 75 this year.
• Brian Connolly (October 5, 1948 –February 09, 1997), British vocalist for Sweet, would have turned 76 this year.
• Delroy Wilson (October 5, 1948 –March 06, 1995), Jamaican vocalist, would have turned 76 this year.
• Richard Street (October 5, 1942 –February 27, 2013), American soul music singer with The Temptations, would have turned 82 this year.
• Donald Ayler (October 5, 1942 –October 21, 2007), American trumpeter (brother to Albert Ayler), would have turned 82 this year.
• Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1938 –April 04, 2016), American R&B vocalist with doo wop group, The Belmonts, would have turned 86 this year.
• Bill Dixon (October 5, 1925 –June 16, 2010), American trumpeter and flugelhorn player, would have turned 99 this year.
• Jimmy Blanton (October 5, 1918 –July 30, 1942), American double bassist, would have turned 106 this year.
• Fred Norman (October 5, 1910 –February 19, 1993), American arranger and trombonist, would have turned 114 this year.
• Kalle Engstrom (October 5, 1908 –July 17, 1955), Norwegian arranger and clarinettist, would have turned 116 this year.
• Frank Guarente (October 5, 1893 –July 21, 1942), Italian trumpeter, would have turned 131 this year.