Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/October 14

• La Monte Young, American composer, turns 89.
• Melba Montgomery, American country singer for George Jones, Charlie Louvin, and Gene Pitney, turns 86.
• Cliff Richard, British singer with The Shadows, turns 84.
• Colin Hodgkinson, Brit bassist with Whitesnake, turns 79.
• Justin Hayward, Brit composer, guitarist and singer for The Moody Blues, turns 78.
• Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist and actor, turns 77.
• Marcia Barrett, Jamaican vocalist of Boney M fame, turns 76.
• Chris Amoo, Brit performer and songwriter for The Chants, The Real Thing, turns 72.
• Garrison Fewell, American guitarist, turns 71.
• Kazumi Watanabe, Japanese guitarist, turns 71.
• Thomas Dolby, British new wave music keyboardist, turns 66.
• Constantine Koukias, Australian composer, turns 59.
• Karyn White, American R&B singer, turns 59.
• Doug Virden, American country music vocalist for Sons of the Desert, turns 53.
• Shaggy 2 Dope, American rapper of Insane Clown Posse fame, turns 50.
• Natalie Maines, American country musician with Dixie Chicks, turns 50.
• Shaznay Lewis, Brit singer and songwriter with All Saints, turns 49.
• Usher, (born Usher Raymond IV) American actor, dancer, and R&B singer , turns 46.
• Bryan Breeding, American singer B5, a boy band, turns 30.

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• Dan McCafferty (October 14, 1946 –November 08, 2022), Scottish lead vocalist for Nazareth, would have turned 78 this year.

• Tony Duran (October 14, 1945 –December 19, 2011), American slide guitarist with Frank Zappa, would have turned 79 this year.
• Fritz Pauer (October 14, 1943 –July 01, 2012), Austrian pianist, would have turned 81 this year.
• Dusko Goykovich (October 14, 1931 –April 05, 2023), Yugoslavian trumpeter, would have turned 93 this year.
• Nikhil Banerjee (October 14, 1931 –January 27, 1986), Indian classical musician, would have turned 93 this year.
• Jan Morks (October 14, 1925 –September 04, 1984), Dutch clarinettist, would have turned 99 this year.
• Allan Jones (October 14, 1907 –January 27, 1992), American actor and singer, would have turned 117 this year.
• Red McKenzie (October 14, 1899 –February 07, 1948), American vocalist, would have turned 125 this year.
• Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 –July 14, 1965), American composer and pianist, would have turned 135 this year.