Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/June 6

• James Shaffer, (born James Christian Shaffer) American guitarist for Korn, turns 55.
• Steve Vai, (born Steven Siro Vai) American guitarist with Whitesnake, turns 65.
• Monty Alexander, (born Montgomery Bernard Alexander) Jamaican pianist, turns 81.
• Kristian Bergheim, Norwegian tenor saxophonist, turns 99.
• Paul Lovens, German percussionist, turns 76.
• Uncle Kracker, (born Matthew Shafer) American pop rock singer, turns 51.
• Al Grey (June 6, 1925 –March 24, 2000), American trombonist, would have turned 100 this year.
• Bert Lown (June 6, 1903 –November 20, 1962), American bandleader and violinist, would have turned 122 this year.
• Grant Green (June 6, 1935 –January 31, 1979), American guitarist, would have turned 90 this year.
• Jack Yellen (June 6, 1892 –April 17, 1991), Polish lyricist and songwriter, would have turned 133 this year.
• Lennie Bush (June 6, 1927 –June 15, 2004), (born Leonard Walter Bush) Brit bass player, would have turned 98 this year.
• Raymond Burke (June 6, 1904 –March 21, 1986), American clarinetist, would have turned 121 this year.
• Jimmie Lunceford (June 6, 1902 –July 12, 1947), (born James Melvin Lunceford) American alto saxophonist and bandleader, would have turned 123 this year.
• Gil Cuppini (June 6, 1924 –June 16, 1996), Italian drummer, would have turned 101 this year.
• Ted Lewis (June 6, 1892 –August 25, 1971), (born Theodore Leopold Friedman) American bandleader and clarinetist, would have turned 133 this year.

Zbigniew Seifert (6 June 1946 – 15 February 1979) Polish jazz violinist, would have turned 70.